Sadly, it has been my experience that the kind of people that are easily swayed by their favorite entertainers are usually not the kind of people that would be willing to listen to ANY opposing arguments. I have tried to explain the situation to people using all sorts of different analogies but all they hear is "BIG GOVERNMENT IS TAKING OUR INTARWEBS!".
What I don't get is why so many big businesses (not necessarily "internet companies" like Amazon and Google) have remained silent on the issue. You know that massive B2B e-commerce system that connects you to your suppliers and your customers? It uses the internet. Ever think about how the new FCC regulations will affect you?
As someone who is a customer of both of these companies, I kinda wish they'd spend less time throwing lawsuits at each other and more time providing value to their customers. I'm just sayin'...
I once asked someone about this and how to get around it. Their answer was to take the number of years required in the technology, add 2 and let that be your "years of experience". This will get you past HR and (hopefully) in front of a hiring manager. If the manager points out that your 8 years of Ruby on Rails experience seems unlikely, tell him what you did. If the manager doesn't laugh then you do NOT want to work for him/her.
What the hell made Mr. Spiegel of XTS software think that posting this story was a good idea?
If you were one of his customers, how would you feel knowing that the product that you just bought was developed not by the best developers but developers that knew how to play this game? Personally, I would feel more comfortable deploying software if I knew that the developers weren't spending most of their time marketing themselves internally.
I agree. To be honest, I was considering buying one a few weeks ago. I understand the issue from the Amazon side, but I would not feel comfortable spending that much money on a device with such strict digital ties to the manufacturer.
The problem that I see is that Amazon has tipped their hand - they not only have the ability to remove content remotely but they also have the will to do it.
But doesn't SLI mean NVIDIA sells two high end graphics cards? Why wouldn't they do this? It makes perfect sense in every way possible.
I was thinking this exactly. When I upgraded my system last winter I could not find a SLI board that I really wanted, so I was stuck with having to run only one video card.
If Apple were to implement SLI in their Mac Pro's I might dump my PC completely and just get a big, shiny, dual-GPU-having, silver box of HELL YEAH!
The entire con was a blast. Jerry and Mike were EXTREMELY polite. They got mobbed everywhere that they went and they did everything that they could to try to spend a few minutes speaking with as many people as possible. The Enforcers were incredibly cool and very helpful. If you get the chance to go next year, DO IT.
I remember being cautiously optomistic when they announced that Office 12 would be moving to an "open document format". Looks like they're attempting to flood the market with too much data.
Has anyone done the math on the amount of storage that this will take? Seriously - it seems like it is a good time to be selling hard drives. And who the hell is going to be responsible for administrating this mess? Are gov't employees in the UK better than gov't employees here in the states?
From TFA:
"The good news is that there are solutions available that will allow you to once and for all face up to this unspoken taboo and eliminate this threat. The solution is digital vaulting technology."...and? Any links to this "digital vaulting technology"? Are their any reputable vendors in this space yet? How does it work? What does it do?
I've *never* understood why the record companies weren't all over this the minute that Napster hit big.
Talk about targeted demographics!
When I worked in radio years ago we were asked to keep a log of every song that was requested during our shift.
I asked the PM what was done with the logs - he told me that the record companies used them as part of their metrics! If you are familiar with commercial radio then you probably know that the guy/gal in the booth is not the most reliable person. When we discovered this, we all started screwing with the reports.
"Yes, 25 people called in to request 'Muskrat Love' last hour. See? It says so right here in this log! Yes, I know that we are a cock-rock station targetted at the 18-35 male demographic - who knows? Maybe it's that new retro thing that the kids are all going nuts over."
Seriously - if some kind of anonymous stats could be generated and sent to the record companies from Shoutcast/Icecast servers then maybe we'd get some better music.
MS-DOS is a butter knife, *nix is a chainsaw. A chainsaw is MUCH more powerful than a butter knife but it is MUCH easier to cut your leg off with a chainsaw than with a butter knife.
I think this was in response to a TA accidentally deleting most of our home directories.
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Sadly, it has been my experience that the kind of people that are easily swayed by their favorite entertainers are usually not the kind of people that would be willing to listen to ANY opposing arguments. I have tried to explain the situation to people using all sorts of different analogies but all they hear is "BIG GOVERNMENT IS TAKING OUR INTARWEBS!".
What I don't get is why so many big businesses (not necessarily "internet companies" like Amazon and Google) have remained silent on the issue. You know that massive B2B e-commerce system that connects you to your suppliers and your customers? It uses the internet. Ever think about how the new FCC regulations will affect you?
As someone who is a customer of both of these companies, I kinda wish they'd spend less time throwing lawsuits at each other and more time providing value to their customers. I'm just sayin'...
I once asked someone about this and how to get around it. Their answer was to take the number of years required in the technology, add 2 and let that be your "years of experience". This will get you past HR and (hopefully) in front of a hiring manager. If the manager points out that your 8 years of Ruby on Rails experience seems unlikely, tell him what you did. If the manager doesn't laugh then you do NOT want to work for him/her.
Which company do you work for? Just curious.
What the hell made Mr. Spiegel of XTS software think that posting this story was a good idea?
If you were one of his customers, how would you feel knowing that the product that you just bought was developed not by the best developers but developers that knew how to play this game? Personally, I would feel more comfortable deploying software if I knew that the developers weren't spending most of their time marketing themselves internally.
Anyone else feel this way?
I agree. To be honest, I was considering buying one a few weeks ago. I understand the issue from the Amazon side, but I would not feel comfortable spending that much money on a device with such strict digital ties to the manufacturer.
The problem that I see is that Amazon has tipped their hand - they not only have the ability to remove content remotely but they also have the will to do it.
Achievement whore checking in.
Oh god my life is so empty...
I'll start a feature called "You are not a techie."
That was my first thought upon reading this.
But doesn't SLI mean NVIDIA sells two high end graphics cards? Why wouldn't they do this? It makes perfect sense in every way possible.
I was thinking this exactly. When I upgraded my system last winter I could not find a SLI board that I really wanted, so I was stuck with having to run only one video card.
If Apple were to implement SLI in their Mac Pro's I might dump my PC completely and just get a big, shiny, dual-GPU-having, silver box of HELL YEAH!
Does anyone else find it somewhat ironic that a company that has roots in defrauding Ma Bell is having these problems now?
Tits or GTFO.
Depends on whether or not he accidentally "falls down some stairs". I cannot imagine that the CIA is going to let something like this go.
Here ya go!
It's small but it is about 30 mins after the doors opened. Please ignore the stuff in my teeth. I'll try to upload some more later.
For pics, I got three:
Tycho and Gabe
One half of one of the LAN rooms at PAX
Me + Frag Dolls
The entire con was a blast. Jerry and Mike were EXTREMELY polite. They got mobbed everywhere that they went and they did everything that they could to try to spend a few minutes speaking with as many people as possible. The Enforcers were incredibly cool and very helpful. If you get the chance to go next year, DO IT.
Pot.
Kettle.
Douchebag.
Asking a hacker why he doesn't just buy an off-the-shelf solution is like asking a Marathon running why he doesn't just call a cab.
Brilliant. I am *so* stealing this quote.
If you want to affect change, you need to understand what motivates them and offer solutions to those problems.
But I don't know *anything* about how to help them improve their golf swing!
...and this seems to be it.
I remember being cautiously optomistic when they announced that Office 12 would be moving to an "open document format". Looks like they're attempting to flood the market with too much data.
Has anyone done the math on the amount of storage that this will take? Seriously - it seems like it is a good time to be selling hard drives. And who the hell is going to be responsible for administrating this mess? Are gov't employees in the UK better than gov't employees here in the states?
From TFA: "The good news is that there are solutions available that will allow you to once and for all face up to this unspoken taboo and eliminate this threat. The solution is digital vaulting technology." ...and? Any links to this "digital vaulting technology"? Are their any reputable vendors in this space yet? How does it work? What does it do?
Whenever I was sick my cat used to go out and find mice and/or voles and leave them for me on the back doorstep.
It was sweet in a feral kinda way.
It's easy to beat the AOL Turing test...
"AOL Turing Test" is now my new favorite phrase.
This really makes me want to clean up on my IM shorthand.
Just wait dude.
He's got enough rope and it looks like he can't tie that noose fast enough.
I've *never* understood why the record companies weren't all over this the minute that Napster hit big.
Talk about targeted demographics!
When I worked in radio years ago we were asked to keep a log of every song that was requested during our shift.
I asked the PM what was done with the logs - he told me that the record companies used them as part of their metrics! If you are familiar with commercial radio then you probably know that the guy/gal in the booth is not the most reliable person. When we discovered this, we all started screwing with the reports.
"Yes, 25 people called in to request 'Muskrat Love' last hour. See? It says so right here in this log! Yes, I know that we are a cock-rock station targetted at the 18-35 male demographic - who knows? Maybe it's that new retro thing that the kids are all going nuts over."
Seriously - if some kind of anonymous stats could be generated and sent to the record companies from Shoutcast/Icecast servers then maybe we'd get some better music.
I once had a compsci prof that used this analogy:
MS-DOS is a butter knife, *nix is a chainsaw. A chainsaw is MUCH more powerful than a butter knife but it is MUCH easier to cut your leg off with a chainsaw than with a butter knife.
I think this was in response to a TA accidentally deleting most of our home directories.
/me queues up some Rush out of respect.
"Nowhere is the dreamer or the misfit so alone..."