Complaining about how Sun's OSS software isn't that opensource is merely a ploy by IBM in order to copycat Suns' projects and start making a profit. IBM is as ignorant as SCO. However, Sun has everyright to not be allow access to certain parts of code that might be pure proprietary. If they are funding the project than why should those that are not complain that they are not being 'that' open with their project?
This is why I think opensource is not that good for conglomerates such as IBM, SUN, etc. because they are all competitors to each other and would you share a secret to your enemy? That's suicide from a business standpoint!
My observance: If you watch TV or listen to the Radio or look at the banner ads on slashdot or websites you visit you keep hearing these advertisements for online schools like Phoenix, Devry, ITT and where they are all offering BS/BA degrees in some technical field. This slashdot article is really talking about these types of BS degrees and how there is a huge increase in the number of BA degrees being offered by these schools. All it is, basically, is a marketing tool. These institutions cater to people who are not traditional-college material because the schools offer something specific to the career they are wanting to have. THe BS degrees being offered by these schools are career specific and reflect the current job market/demand that is out there now. For example, if you like computers: you like putting them together, setting them up, and setting up networking, then ITT, Devry and Phoenix offer specific degrees that offer the courses neccesary for that area of expertise.
The reason this is article brings up the question if MS is the new BS is because 10years ago all you needed was a diploma to get most technical jobs that have advancement to go up the corporate ladder, etc. and get a decent salary. Diploma, nowadays, put you in the bottom of the corporate ladder or in a position with very limited pay growth. Fast foward 10 years later and nowadays most employers are looking for some form of certification/degree other than a diploma. Most of jobs out there that require this are good career jobs that pay at the most upper-middle class salary, but a good salary nonetheless. Nowadays a diploma hardly gets you anything and that is just how it is. Then there are those people who have Masters (or gotten them more than 5 years ago) and are working jobs that someone fresh out of Devry with a BS degree with no work experience can get hired for immediately. That is just how it is currently.
You also have to realize that nowadays a lot of classes are being offered online. THis is great for busy people currently working jobs and need that job to pay for the roof over the head. So this makes it easier for people to earn BS/BA degrees and that is why you are seeing more people have BA/BS degrees and why you are seeing employers require BA/BS degrees rather than AS/Certification degrees.
I'm also seeing highschools, especially the one I used to go to, offer classes such as Cisco Networking. Basically they are prepping students for the job market that is currently out there. You will have students in highschool taking the standard classes like physics algebra 2, etc. and these students will most likely go to a regular college. But you also have students who are not that college material but instead they now ahve the option to try something in highschool that they can be successful in. It is not all about SAT scores or what college you got accepted. What matters in real life is if you are mildly happy with the job you have and if you are making enough money to support yourself, a house, and family. That is the testament of life right that proves if you're successful or not. It is not the degree you have or what school you went to. I'm guessing in a way this attributes to why USA is falling behind on traditional test scores the rest of the world is excelling at, however, if that is the case than why is America still the richest and highest paying country than other countries where they have kids who can be as smart as Einstein (but can they apply those skills successfully;-)?). But this is a whole other discussion right there.
My experience: Looking at this article I'm glad that I switched career paths from the computer industry to the Architecture/Construction industry (about to work on a master in Architecture). Originally I was going for a BS in computer science and get a job in the gaming industry with that degree but I realized that programming or a career heavily involved with computers is not for me. When I was originally in the CS path I was very unwary about my futur
According to the google summary. Patent was filed in 2000 and published in 2005. This is purely just another intended patent infrigement suit against a profitable company.
It is true that the patent system needs some updating because there are old fogies in there who are not up to date with what is going on outside their office walls. This is why you are hearing patent suits of this nature. Some are legitimate while some aren't, while some were clearly made to sue a profitable source. Other than that this is clearly a patent troll.
Nintendo clearly states the patent number their devices use. I am not sure about MS though. If these patents by the plaintiff were filed in 1999, but if Nintendo has patents on their analog joysticks then this case will be thrown out the window like the million other patent suits brought up against them. I need to hurry up and patent my invention called "Life" and then sue the whole world for patent infringement.
I hope they don't allow wannabes in anymore....
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Wanna know how to downscale E3 and make it MUCH more professional than it has been so far? Easy.... Don't let G4 into the Expo:-P
As well as the Wannabes, those journalists who do not get paid for writing reviews, etc. because they just mess it up for those who do and then you have those who get in because 'they know a guy'.
What just happened is a form of Communism!!
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Communism- A type of government where as you the citizen has no basic rights, can't have a "say" in the government. Also known as Big Brother.
People, if you want to stop the government from being ignorant VOTE!!! Any slashdot in Conneticut who is against this bill should have gone to City Hall and voted against that bill... I would have, but I don't live in Conn.. But my point is if you don't want the gov. to make rash decisions then help point it to the right direction you won't be charged of treason or whatever.
WOW, and I thought I was the only one with a BIG TOYS. But aren't those illegal?
Privacy? Is that a new word in the vocabulary?
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That's basically how it is today. Nobody has privacy anymore. Take this one lady (a good looking one) down in Chile (I believe that's the place they did this) she volunteered to live in a glass house in the downtown district of some major city where you can see her do everything from doing dishes to taking a piss. I mean talk about total invasion privacy. Now there's so called spyware (software that collects info about you and secretly sends it to the company whenever you log on to the net) like PKZIP, and RealDownload. Although they call it a marketing strategy in order to find out what it is you usually do on the net or what software you usually download or even buy. And don't think that they're going to stop cause there was a recent poll from www.techtv.com asking if the government has been keeping track of people on the net by sending cookies to you and YES was the popular answer. Some people don't care about this, and some do but we might all have to get used to it someday.
That's why the internet was for in case a router went down. That's why the pentagon spent a lot of money in it back in the old days just incase the soviets droped a nuke on us and we needed to retaliate SO a network was made so that if the nuke was dropped somewhere we can rely on a computer network that can be rerouted if a router went down and still be able to send a nuke back from a computer. Ever since they gave it to the public the redundancy of the system started to go down and the internet could easily collapse!
It is true of what they say that if some person can do a DoS can bring down a large number of routers!! We should start and try to fix the problem before some idiot does one and it does some major damage.
That's why the internet was for in case a router went down. That's why the pentagon spent a lot of money in it back in the old days just incase the soviets droped a nuke on us and we needed to retaliate SO a network was made so that if the nuke was dropped somewhere we can rely on a computer network that can be rerouted if a router went down and still be able to send a nuke back from a computer. Ever since they gave it to the public the redundancy of the system started to go down and the internet could easily collapse!
It is true of what they say that if some person can do a DoS can bring down a large number of routers!! We should start and try to fix the problem before some idiot does one and it does some major damage.
I don't think that's possible if they want it to be a mass market system. People will also need to learn how to program it and that will be a huge learning curve for the average console gamer (but maybe not for average Slashdot users:-) ). However, I think that's one step into the future for the gaming industry with all the mediocre crap (excluding B&W and Quake3) that's out there and it just might bring out more undiscovered talents because it will give everybody the ability to make a game at their own home without a publishing constantly pushing you to finish a game.
-Just my two cents.
I'm glad that you guys post something that is great!! Although I'm a bit disappointed from the 1st episode cause of JarJar!!!!! But keep in mind that the 2nd episode will be more of a love story and the 3rd episode will be a good one because that is when all of the jedi's will start to disappear and become "extinct" and a lot of battles take place.
P.S. They are soon going to start casting for 3rd episode.
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Complaining about how Sun's OSS software isn't that opensource is merely a ploy by IBM in order to copycat Suns' projects and start making a profit. IBM is as ignorant as SCO. However, Sun has everyright to not be allow access to certain parts of code that might be pure proprietary. If they are funding the project than why should those that are not complain that they are not being 'that' open with their project?
This is why I think opensource is not that good for conglomerates such as IBM, SUN, etc. because they are all competitors to each other and would you share a secret to your enemy? That's suicide from a business standpoint!
My observance:
;-)?). But this is a whole other discussion right there.
If you watch TV or listen to the Radio or look at the banner ads on slashdot or websites you visit you keep hearing these advertisements for online schools like Phoenix, Devry, ITT and where they are all offering BS/BA degrees in some technical field. This slashdot article is really talking about these types of BS degrees and how there is a huge increase in the number of BA degrees being offered by these schools. All it is, basically, is a marketing tool. These institutions cater to people who are not traditional-college material because the schools offer something specific to the career they are wanting to have. THe BS degrees being offered by these schools are career specific and reflect the current job market/demand that is out there now. For example, if you like computers: you like putting them together, setting them up, and setting up networking, then ITT, Devry and Phoenix offer specific degrees that offer the courses neccesary for that area of expertise.
The reason this is article brings up the question if MS is the new BS is because 10years ago all you needed was a diploma to get most technical jobs that have advancement to go up the corporate ladder, etc. and get a decent salary. Diploma, nowadays, put you in the bottom of the corporate ladder or in a position with very limited pay growth. Fast foward 10 years later and nowadays most employers are looking for some form of certification/degree other than a diploma. Most of jobs out there that require this are good career jobs that pay at the most upper-middle class salary, but a good salary nonetheless. Nowadays a diploma hardly gets you anything and that is just how it is. Then there are those people who have Masters (or gotten them more than 5 years ago) and are working jobs that someone fresh out of Devry with a BS degree with no work experience can get hired for immediately. That is just how it is currently.
You also have to realize that nowadays a lot of classes are being offered online. THis is great for busy people currently working jobs and need that job to pay for the roof over the head. So this makes it easier for people to earn BS/BA degrees and that is why you are seeing more people have BA/BS degrees and why you are seeing employers require BA/BS degrees rather than AS/Certification degrees.
I'm also seeing highschools, especially the one I used to go to, offer classes such as Cisco Networking. Basically they are prepping students for the job market that is currently out there. You will have students in highschool taking the standard classes like physics algebra 2, etc. and these students will most likely go to a regular college. But you also have students who are not that college material but instead they now ahve the option to try something in highschool that they can be successful in. It is not all about SAT scores or what college you got accepted. What matters in real life is if you are mildly happy with the job you have and if you are making enough money to support yourself, a house, and family. That is the testament of life right that proves if you're successful or not. It is not the degree you have or what school you went to. I'm guessing in a way this attributes to why USA is falling behind on traditional test scores the rest of the world is excelling at, however, if that is the case than why is America still the richest and highest paying country than other countries where they have kids who can be as smart as Einstein (but can they apply those skills successfully
My experience:
Looking at this article I'm glad that I switched career paths from the computer industry to the Architecture/Construction industry (about to work on a master in Architecture). Originally I was going for a BS in computer science and get a job in the gaming industry with that degree but I realized that programming or a career heavily involved with computers is not for me. When I was originally in the CS path I was very unwary about my futur
I also found this...
h light=computer,games
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6906700.html?hig
According to the google summary. Patent was filed in 2000 and published in 2005. This is purely just another intended patent infrigement suit against a profitable company.
It is true that the patent system needs some updating because there are old fogies in there who are not up to date with what is going on outside their office walls. This is why you are hearing patent suits of this nature. Some are legitimate while some aren't, while some were clearly made to sue a profitable source. Other than that this is clearly a patent troll.
Nintendo clearly states the patent number their devices use. I am not sure about MS though. If these patents by the plaintiff were filed in 1999, but if Nintendo has patents on their analog joysticks then this case will be thrown out the window like the million other patent suits brought up against them. I need to hurry up and patent my invention called "Life" and then sue the whole world for patent infringement.
Wanna know how to downscale E3 and make it MUCH more professional than it has been so far? Easy.... Don't let G4 into the Expo :-P
As well as the Wannabes, those journalists who do not get paid for writing reviews, etc. because they just mess it up for those who do and then you have those who get in because 'they know a guy'.
Communism- A type of government where as you the citizen has no basic rights, can't have a "say" in the government. Also known as Big Brother. People, if you want to stop the government from being ignorant VOTE!!! Any slashdot in Conneticut who is against this bill should have gone to City Hall and voted against that bill... I would have, but I don't live in Conn.. But my point is if you don't want the gov. to make rash decisions then help point it to the right direction you won't be charged of treason or whatever.
WOW, and I thought I was the only one with a BIG TOYS. But aren't those illegal?
That's basically how it is today. Nobody has privacy anymore. Take this one lady (a good looking one) down in Chile (I believe that's the place they did this) she volunteered to live in a glass house in the downtown district of some major city where you can see her do everything from doing dishes to taking a piss. I mean talk about total invasion privacy. Now there's so called spyware (software that collects info about you and secretly sends it to the company whenever you log on to the net) like PKZIP, and RealDownload. Although they call it a marketing strategy in order to find out what it is you usually do on the net or what software you usually download or even buy. And don't think that they're going to stop cause there was a recent poll from www.techtv.com asking if the government has been keeping track of people on the net by sending cookies to you and YES was the popular answer. Some people don't care about this, and some do but we might all have to get used to it someday.
That's why the internet was for in case a router went down. That's why the pentagon spent a lot of money in it back in the old days just incase the soviets droped a nuke on us and we needed to retaliate SO a network was made so that if the nuke was dropped somewhere we can rely on a computer network that can be rerouted if a router went down and still be able to send a nuke back from a computer. Ever since they gave it to the public the redundancy of the system started to go down and the internet could easily collapse! It is true of what they say that if some person can do a DoS can bring down a large number of routers!! We should start and try to fix the problem before some idiot does one and it does some major damage.
That's why the internet was for in case a router went down. That's why the pentagon spent a lot of money in it back in the old days just incase the soviets droped a nuke on us and we needed to retaliate SO a network was made so that if the nuke was dropped somewhere we can rely on a computer network that can be rerouted if a router went down and still be able to send a nuke back from a computer. Ever since they gave it to the public the redundancy of the system started to go down and the internet could easily collapse! It is true of what they say that if some person can do a DoS can bring down a large number of routers!! We should start and try to fix the problem before some idiot does one and it does some major damage.
I don't think that's possible if they want it to be a mass market system. People will also need to learn how to program it and that will be a huge learning curve for the average console gamer (but maybe not for average Slashdot users :-) ). However, I think that's one step into the future for the gaming industry with all the mediocre crap (excluding B&W and Quake3) that's out there and it just might bring out more undiscovered talents because it will give everybody the ability to make a game at their own home without a publishing constantly pushing you to finish a game.
-Just my two cents.
I'm glad that you guys post something that is great!! Although I'm a bit disappointed from the 1st episode cause of JarJar!!!!! But keep in mind that the 2nd episode will be more of a love story and the 3rd episode will be a good one because that is when all of the jedi's will start to disappear and become "extinct" and a lot of battles take place. P.S. They are soon going to start casting for 3rd episode.