For that matter, why not mod the printer to have a small incinerator inside it. Of course, you'd need ventilation and fireproofing, but you'd have a much more secure system of document disposal.:: Waits eagerly to see whether this gets modded "Insightful" or "Funny" first::
I really don't see professional graphic designers, especially in print, picking up many free apps in any significant way. Things like printer compatibility and the like mean that apps tend to get entrenched. The fact that there still is a huge percentage of QuarkXPress users is a testament to that fact.
Still, though, if the free apps get enough polish to them, I could see scrappy web firms leading the way to greater [Ff]ree graphic software usage.
Well, CorelDRAW is still left against Adobe Illustrator. Photoshop tromps PhotoPaint outright, but for usability and features, DRAW blows AI away. You've also got the lower-consumer-end contender, PaintShop Pro, which Corel just bought out (I think it was) this last year.
Of course, it sounds like Corel's going to try targeting Draw more toward corporate users, which will further lower printers' opinions of CorelDRAW designers (as inept hacks), even though DRAW has a suprising array of prepress tools and very good native PDF support built in.
From what I hear (through the rumor mill), Adobe's liable to kill Freehand, among other things, which is another comparable-if-not-greater app to Illustrator.
And how can a web game allow saving without cookies, which unknowing users like to delete first and ask questions later?
You could have a downloadable/uploadable game data file, or a username/password-based save-and-restore on the server side......or (and I rant) users could just realize that, in general, persistence on the web is dependent on cookies, and it's to be expected that you will lose advanced functionality if you disable advanced-functional features of your browser. Most people who care enough to delete cookies are knowledgeable enough to expect that it will kill persistent functionality on sites. If not, they'll soon find out. The same goes with killing JavaScript, or Flash, or running at 640x480x256: Turn off functions, and you'll lose functionality.
This subsection does not apply to-- (i) a computer program which is embodied in a machine or product and which cannot be copied during the ordinary operation or use of the machine or product; or (ii) a computer program embodied in or used in conjunction with a limited purpose computer that is designed for playing video games and may be designed for other purposes.
Yes, but a lot of the same arguments could be said for a lot of digital music files.
Of course, I find both practices to be repulsive, which I why I tend not buy into either. It's online MP3 stores or minor-label music for me.
The thing I find funny is that while the major labels are spending money adding DRM and crippling schemes, a lot more minor labels are putting out lower-priced discs with free promotional perks (usually a DVD with music videos, or perhaps a bundled EP). That, and the more eclectic selections of minor-label music, keeps me hooked.
What, you've never bitched about stupid people off-hours? Most jobs that involve people, generally involve stupid people. Recognizing this fact does not really reflect (positively or negatively) on the level of ability to *deal* with the stupid people on the job, to wit, getting their problems solved courteously without belittling them to their faces.
At worst, you can infer that the GPP's constant idiot-dealings may be somewhat taxing, but that's why it's a job, and not a hobby.
Either they shift the cost/burden to you, or they... shift the cost/burden to you. You'd either have BitTorrent, or you'd have slow downloads and/or higher prices.
For most people, using up the background bandwidth is a less painful proposition than paying more or getting less.
For one personally-selfish reason, you would be opening it to yourself, along with everyone else, allowing you to extend, reuse, and keep it beyond your scope and tenure at your company.
How do you deal with community-contributed code in that case, though? Do you simply license out a version of only what you made in-house, without outside improvements, or is it covered in the license?
If it's good, you can also give the organization Good Karma [tm] by prominently mentioning them as the creators. If the software isn't worth selling, it's not revealing any secrets, and it would otherwise languish in-house, then it becomes a low-cost marketing and mindshare boost.
It's also a good way to have somewhat of a "short list" pool for future relevant hiring. It could allow the company to easily assess the person's work, and the potential employee to already have a relationship (however small) with the company.
And, on the other side, going to see a movie in the theater is really less social than watching at home, considering that everyone tells me to shut up when I make comments during a theater show.
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If you're going to do that, you might as well upgrade to Gigabit hurricanes.
For that matter, why not mod the printer to have a small incinerator inside it. Of course, you'd need ventilation and fireproofing, but you'd have a much more secure system of document disposal. :: Waits eagerly to see whether this gets modded "Insightful" or "Funny" first ::
Did you actually RTFM? Or the summary, perhaps? The article is putting the supposedly astronomical XB360 launch price in perspective as normal.
Uh... that is permaban.
In my defense, at least my little typo doesn't change the core meaning of my message.
:: Puts down the Nevermind lyric booklet. :: Oh, that wasn't a song reference?
I really don't see professional graphic designers, especially in print, picking up many free apps in any significant way. Things like printer compatibility and the like mean that apps tend to get entrenched. The fact that there still is a huge percentage of QuarkXPress users is a testament to that fact.
Still, though, if the free apps get enough polish to them, I could see scrappy web firms leading the way to greater [Ff]ree graphic software usage.
Well, CorelDRAW is still left against Adobe Illustrator. Photoshop tromps PhotoPaint outright, but for usability and features, DRAW blows AI away. You've also got the lower-consumer-end contender, PaintShop Pro, which Corel just bought out (I think it was) this last year.
Of course, it sounds like Corel's going to try targeting Draw more toward corporate users, which will further lower printers' opinions of CorelDRAW designers (as inept hacks), even though DRAW has a suprising array of prepress tools and very good native PDF support built in.
From what I hear (through the rumor mill), Adobe's liable to kill Freehand, among other things, which is another comparable-if-not-greater app to Illustrator.
And how can a web game allow saving without cookies, which unknowing users like to delete first and ask questions later?
...or (and I rant) users could just realize that, in general, persistence on the web is dependent on cookies, and it's to be expected that you will lose advanced functionality if you disable advanced-functional features of your browser. Most people who care enough to delete cookies are knowledgeable enough to expect that it will kill persistent functionality on sites. If not, they'll soon find out. The same goes with killing JavaScript, or Flash, or running at 640x480x256: Turn off functions, and you'll lose functionality.
You could have a downloadable/uploadable game data file, or a username/password-based save-and-restore on the server side...
This subsection does not apply to--
(i) a computer program which is embodied in a machine or product and which cannot be copied during the ordinary operation or use of the machine or product; or
(ii) a computer program embodied in or used in conjunction with a limited purpose computer that is designed for playing video games and may be designed for other purposes.
Yes, but a lot of the same arguments could be said for a lot of digital music files.
Of course, I find both practices to be repulsive, which I why I tend not buy into either. It's online MP3 stores or minor-label music for me.
The thing I find funny is that while the major labels are spending money adding DRM and crippling schemes, a lot more minor labels are putting out lower-priced discs with free promotional perks (usually a DVD with music videos, or perhaps a bundled EP). That, and the more eclectic selections of minor-label music, keeps me hooked.
How do you mitigate against the "MP3.com effect", though, to keep the the site from becoming crapflooded with an overwhelming number of bad musicians?
What, you've never bitched about stupid people off-hours? Most jobs that involve people, generally involve stupid people. Recognizing this fact does not really reflect (positively or negatively) on the level of ability to *deal* with the stupid people on the job, to wit, getting their problems solved courteously without belittling them to their faces.
At worst, you can infer that the GPP's constant idiot-dealings may be somewhat taxing, but that's why it's a job, and not a hobby.
Or pigeons.
* Open source CD's (Linux, BSD, TheOpenCD, etc.) available for checkout, or even ISO's available for burning.
Don't forget public domain and (CC) content.
No, it's a "Pent-op". It's only got five functions.
Pormnemonics? You could hit the talk show circuit with a buzzword like that.
Tried the bankers' style "pen on a chain" yet?
RSS. Just say it to yourself over and over again. It rolls off the tongue.
"Arses?"
Either they shift the cost/burden to you, or they... shift the cost/burden to you. You'd either have BitTorrent, or you'd have slow downloads and/or higher prices.
For most people, using up the background bandwidth is a less painful proposition than paying more or getting less.
Or it could have... you know... a button on it.
For one personally-selfish reason, you would be opening it to yourself, along with everyone else, allowing you to extend, reuse, and keep it beyond your scope and tenure at your company.
How do you deal with community-contributed code in that case, though? Do you simply license out a version of only what you made in-house, without outside improvements, or is it covered in the license?
If it's good, you can also give the organization Good Karma [tm] by prominently mentioning them as the creators. If the software isn't worth selling, it's not revealing any secrets, and it would otherwise languish in-house, then it becomes a low-cost marketing and mindshare boost.
It's also a good way to have somewhat of a "short list" pool for future relevant hiring. It could allow the company to easily assess the person's work, and the potential employee to already have a relationship (however small) with the company.
The first thing I will do is rip the DVD to my compy eliminate the ads and then return the DVD to the studio and demand a refund.
You know, you'd probably have a solid ethical stand there if you just picked one of the two.
And, on the other side, going to see a movie in the theater is really less social than watching at home, considering that everyone tells me to shut up when I make comments during a theater show.