You know, the electoral college does not HAVE to vote the way of the people, from my understanding. The majority of the people could have voted for Bush, and they STILL could have cast their votes for Kerry.
I wonder if we'll ever get rid of the electoral college? With today's electronic voting, and electronic methos of counting even hand ballots (Florida aside, of course) I'd like to see the people cast the difinitive votes. Let the people be heard, without their response being interpreted.
Licensing for business works differently from personal-use software.
For example, if you buy MS Office for your home computer, you're out x-number of $...and that's it.
For a business, they're out x-number of $ for each seat-license percontract. Said contract may be renewable yearly, every other year, etc. But it's NOT a one-time fee.
That said, I DO wish Slashdot had an edit option...just not for my post above.:)
True, but if the original poster is working hard to educate the masses that OO is the way to go, and to get rid of all old copies of MS Office and stop using it, then people will know. That's the way it happened in my company, and it was well known (sent in the email distribution to all of IT) that one could report abuse directly to MS.
Perhaps my company went over the top, perhaps not. I've no idea what is required by MS when making the change.
NoNo, staff time is going to cost. But it will likely cost less than the MS solution. Keep in mind that there is tons of MS Office training out there. It costs too. In fact, if someone has already taken MS Office training, it will likely cross over to OO too.
If you're at a customer site with your own (normal) laptop then you already have the appropriate settings, unless it's your first use of the laptop.
Perhaps for those folks that roam natively (CEOs, sales folks, etc.) the thumb drive solution may work well. For everyone else, it's a way to carry porn home from your super-fast work connection, and something else to lose or break.
I can't wait until they make us all wear those paper gowns you find in Dr.'s offices, and take away the whole 'carry on' item thing. A bit of anal cavity probing (additional orifice checking for females) and you're all set. No silly questions, no delays.
"if you treat them like drones, you're encouraging them to give you drone food. Don't try to tell me it doesn't matter - even at a place like McDonalds it's possible to get comparitively good or bad service."
The only problem with your theory is that the cashier, whom you can respect in spades, does not have a hand in making your food. At least not at the fast food places around me. I do, however, agree with you on the level of service you *could* receive, at least from the cashier.
We'd all turn into tree-huggers, and carry our groceries home in burlap sacks.
Just kidding. I agree with you, for the most part: never be shitty to someone who has the power to fuck up your food.
Funny story: I worked in an office, and another guy and I went to a fast-food burger place for lunch. We stood in line to order, and when he got to the front the cashier just stood there staring at him with attitude. So he says "Um, aren't you supposed to say 'Hello, welcome to Burger King,' or something like that. She was obviously not having the best of days, and just responded with "What do you want?" So he just ordered and we left for the office carrying our food. When we got back to the office, I started eating my food. When he started eiting his, not only had they put onions on it, but there was a bite out of 'just' the meat. Everything else was fine but the meat. So again, don't disrespect those in the food industry, at least not to their face.
Another good idea: Negotiate. Except that with the Open Office solution he would pay esentially nothing. Academia also gets discounts for being just that. A small business would likely just get laughed at, or MS would simply bury the costs elsewhere.
Valid point. However, in a business environment there are other considerations, such as per-seat licenses. If his office is like mine, we were *required* to pay. In this case, doing nothing meant that you were no longer allowed to use MS Office, in which case stiff penalties applied if you were caught*.
*Employees could 'report' usage to MS anonomously.
In my office, we paid annually for the 'privillege' of using MS Office. If we were found in non-complaince (using Office without paying for it) the resulting punnishment was far more than the license fee.
I hear you, and feel your pain. Personally, I would support a flat tax of X percent. I had heard a rumour that G.W. Bush was going to try that, and it would have been a perfect because he's a lame-duck (can't get elected again) president. But I've heard nothing about it in a year or so.
I too, and tired of what you call 'pork projects' like the massive bridge in Alaska. Too bad that people don't seem to remember those things come voting time.
"Use a central repository where everyone can look at each others' code"
Certainly not saying it's the best, but an application we successfully use it called MKS Integrity. Developers check out modules they need to modify, and everything is safe, secure, and tracked.
In my shop, we've even automated most application rollouts.
I would tend to say you are the exception rather than the norm. You also pay taxes used for building bridges you don't cross, and handicap ramps that (I hope) you don't need to use.
Also, there is a per-gallon tax (at least in my state) so truckers who buy gas really ARE paying more for the roads than you are.
I realize that, but imagine an additional loose sleeve or conduit, especially if it were also reflective. If the first core broke, the second (conduit) would keep the issue from being damaging.
My wife would disagree, based on her sysopsis of what would happen if I ever cheat on her. I happen to LIKE those pieces of my anatomy, thankyouverymuch.
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You know, the electoral college does not HAVE to vote the way of the people, from my understanding. The majority of the people could have voted for Bush, and they STILL could have cast their votes for Kerry.
I wonder if we'll ever get rid of the electoral college? With today's electronic voting, and electronic methos of counting even hand ballots (Florida aside, of course) I'd like to see the people cast the difinitive votes. Let the people be heard, without their response being interpreted.
"I would pay $5/year for the privilege of reading your posts pre-spellchecked."
Yeah, me too. Imagine the $ you could rake in if you could make a spelling/grammar correction program that was application independent.
Licensing for business works differently from personal-use software.
:)
For example, if you buy MS Office for your home computer, you're out x-number of $...and that's it.
For a business, they're out x-number of $ for each seat-license percontract. Said contract may be renewable yearly, every other year, etc. But it's NOT a one-time fee.
That said, I DO wish Slashdot had an edit option...just not for my post above.
True, but if the original poster is working hard to educate the masses that OO is the way to go, and to get rid of all old copies of MS Office and stop using it, then people will know. That's the way it happened in my company, and it was well known (sent in the email distribution to all of IT) that one could report abuse directly to MS.
Perhaps my company went over the top, perhaps not. I've no idea what is required by MS when making the change.
NoNo, staff time is going to cost. But it will likely cost less than the MS solution. Keep in mind that there is tons of MS Office training out there. It costs too. In fact, if someone has already taken MS Office training, it will likely cross over to OO too.
If you're at a customer site with your own (normal) laptop then you already have the appropriate settings, unless it's your first use of the laptop.
Perhaps for those folks that roam natively (CEOs, sales folks, etc.) the thumb drive solution may work well. For everyone else, it's a way to carry porn home from your super-fast work connection, and something else to lose or break.
I can't wait until they make us all wear those paper gowns you find in Dr.'s offices, and take away the whole 'carry on' item thing. A bit of anal cavity probing (additional orifice checking for females) and you're all set. No silly questions, no delays.
Isn't that what Easter Eggs are all about? :)
And poor information-retention capabilities. I mean, it was IN the ARTICLE that he read a week ago.
Careful, decaf is aparently bad for you! :)
Excellent post. Thank you.
"if you treat them like drones, you're encouraging them to give you drone food. Don't try to tell me it doesn't matter - even at a place like McDonalds it's possible to get comparitively good or bad service."
The only problem with your theory is that the cashier, whom you can respect in spades, does not have a hand in making your food. At least not at the fast food places around me. I do, however, agree with you on the level of service you *could* receive, at least from the cashier.
We'd all turn into tree-huggers, and carry our groceries home in burlap sacks.
Just kidding. I agree with you, for the most part: never be shitty to someone who has the power to fuck up your food.
Funny story: I worked in an office, and another guy and I went to a fast-food burger place for lunch. We stood in line to order, and when he got to the front the cashier just stood there staring at him with attitude. So he says "Um, aren't you supposed to say 'Hello, welcome to Burger King,' or something like that. She was obviously not having the best of days, and just responded with "What do you want?" So he just ordered and we left for the office carrying our food. When we got back to the office, I started eating my food. When he started eiting his, not only had they put onions on it, but there was a bite out of 'just' the meat. Everything else was fine but the meat. So again, don't disrespect those in the food industry, at least not to their face.
Too hot? I'm not sure there IS such a thing.
Jesting aside, if I want my coffe to be hot when I get to my destination it needs to be hotter at the start of the trip.
Another good idea: Negotiate. Except that with the Open Office solution he would pay esentially nothing. Academia also gets discounts for being just that. A small business would likely just get laughed at, or MS would simply bury the costs elsewhere.
Valid point. However, in a business environment there are other considerations, such as per-seat licenses. If his office is like mine, we were *required* to pay. In this case, doing nothing meant that you were no longer allowed to use MS Office, in which case stiff penalties applied if you were caught*.
*Employees could 'report' usage to MS anonomously.
In my office, we paid annually for the 'privillege' of using MS Office. If we were found in non-complaince (using Office without paying for it) the resulting punnishment was far more than the license fee.
I hear you, and feel your pain. Personally, I would support a flat tax of X percent. I had heard a rumour that G.W. Bush was going to try that, and it would have been a perfect because he's a lame-duck (can't get elected again) president. But I've heard nothing about it in a year or so.
:)
I too, and tired of what you call 'pork projects' like the massive bridge in Alaska. Too bad that people don't seem to remember those things come voting time.
Thaings will all change once I'm king.
Um, because he doesn't want to spend an extra $65k. At least, that may have only been clear to me.
Ditto. This is exactly how we do it do.
"Use a central repository where everyone can look at each others' code"
Certainly not saying it's the best, but an application we successfully use it called MKS Integrity. Developers check out modules they need to modify, and everything is safe, secure, and tracked.
In my shop, we've even automated most application rollouts.
"I gotta recalibrate the electrolysis diffuser and recompile the firmware matrix!"(kicks tires)."
I prefer to call this "percussive maintenance." (if I knew who coined the term, this would be where I'd give them credit)
I would tend to say you are the exception rather than the norm. You also pay taxes used for building bridges you don't cross, and handicap ramps that (I hope) you don't need to use.
Also, there is a per-gallon tax (at least in my state) so truckers who buy gas really ARE paying more for the roads than you are.
I realize that, but imagine an additional loose sleeve or conduit, especially if it were also reflective. If the first core broke, the second (conduit) would keep the issue from being damaging.
My wife would disagree, based on her sysopsis of what would happen if I ever cheat on her. I happen to LIKE those pieces of my anatomy, thankyouverymuch.