The key words is "default". This has never been about customer choice, except for the very *few* of us who have some ability to see which one is better or worse. The customer really doesn't care what browser he/she uses. Really. They use the browser that they use because it's already there when they turn the machine on. BGate$ figured that out many moons ago.
Example: My customers (HR for one of the largest U.S. Government Departments) use whatever is in front of them and write contracts to conform to whatever they are using. I have a middle manangement user that, until last week, had never clicked on the "Up" button to get to the next higher directory. Don't laugh. She's an expert in her field. She hasn't needed to know that to do her job which is making sure that people get paid on time and right the first time. (Ok, I was a *little* *stunned*, but my point stands.) My point is that I think *most* of the users (at work, anyway) have no real preference on what browser they use. They just want to do something or get information so they can do something. This is not a browser war; it's a marketing war.
Then again, perhaps it's like the guy who conquered the whole planet in Harrison's "Deathworld 3". Nowhere to go but down now, Billy. Hope you enjoyed the ride. Remember Digital and Computer Data Corp? Bah-ha-ha!
Am I the only one that doubts that there is (or, at least, wasn't) any such word as "Productization"? They used it *twice* in the article. [ahbadee-ahbadee-ahbadee (the sound made by a toon when shaking his head to clear it!)]:)
With the notable exceptions of the BBC & other similar state-run media, the cable/satellite/television companies do *not* decide what "we" view. What we view is literally decided by what we watch. The producers and advertisers spend a lot of money trying to discover what we watch so they can program and advertise to the largest/richest/whatever-is-today's-target crowd. We get exactly what we are asking for on TV and Radio. Or rather, we get exactly what the advertisers think the majority/richest/target crowd wants today. You can blame your neighbors. Enough to make you a geek, huh?:)
3dfx existed to make money for it's managers, and for no one else
And this is a surprise to you? What I don't get is why people don't get this. It is always the one and the only reason for establishing a company. (Any other reason and you are establishing a charity.) Becoming a stockholder (in any format) is in no way like becoming a manager of a company. Not too many stockholders get the bonuses that Managers do, unless they are managers, too. Nothing new here, move along.
5) Studies have shown... 6) I happen to know first-hand...
Sorry, No, these kinds of statements are not ever 'good enough' and never will be. If you don't have proof available, keep your authority-loving opinions to yourself. I dearly hope you are never the doctor of any of my friends or family.
Sorry, this is one I'll agree with and link arms for. The "it'll kill our industry" is pretty much the same argument the chemical plant in Front Royal, VA used, after causing cancer rates in the area to rise dramatically, especially in children.
If you don't want to stand behind it, I don't want to stand in front of it.
To quite honest, everything I have ever heard about SAP made me think that it was HUGELY expensive and only used by Huge Companies (HC's). I absolutely never knew its dB is free. 'Course, so is Oracle's. I doubt either company is planning out of business soon.
For the metrically non-challenged: 9ft/s = 2,7432 meter/s thats = 9,87 km/h or 6,13 miles/h
Curious (and, possibly, ignorant). Are the commnas typing errors or does your country use commas instead of periods for decimal points? One needs to know these things before furlongs of any sort can be calculated.
Does Britain have a legal Patent industry like that which exists in the US? I am refering to need in the US for the hiring of a lawyer (one or more) if one wishes to accomplish a Patent Search and Patent Registration. Do you have ideas for the simplification of the European and US Patent Office Procedures and/or requirement?
Government Personal Info. and Commercial Personal Info. are two seperate things. Your Government personal info. shows up on a Govt. screen when you are paying taxes, buying licenses, accessing govt. resources, during census data analysis and when you are breaking the law. Your Commercial Personal Info is accessed every time you make a transaction or someone want to make some money of you or your info.
Worrying about the Govt. misusing your data is like worrying about asteroids hitting your house. Very long odds (in most of the world, anyway), but it could and has happened. Worrying about the Commercial world misusing your data is like worrying your next car crash. You can do a lot to deter and defer it, but It's coming; you just don't know when. I think most of you guys are worrying about the *wrong* Big Bro'.
Ah, well, hold on there, laddie. Ye had me on your side until ye went and mentioned the land of me birth in a poorly worded slur, likely with alcohol on yur breth.
Actually, Kansas City, Mo, strictly speakin', was there first and was originally named "City of Kansas" (1853), for the local Kanza (kansa?) indians. See History of Kansas City . Well, actually, Independence and Westport, both now part of the KCMo metro area, were there even earlier. So, there. MadDad32
So, they asked a bunch of lawyers whether this was a legal problem. "A legal problem" means one thing to a lawyer -- another opportunity to make more money. "So, George, will we need to pay you a salary next year?" "Fraid so." "Gee, well, that's that." Next, we'll have a "debate" on the questions between,... wait for it,...more lawyers. ( Research on Legal Game Theory, of coure, should have seen this years ago.;)
What ever happened to "possession is 9/10ths of the law"? Was that just an Urban Legend? Worked for me.
If you like logic games or puzzle games, check out "Sherlock" at Kaser Software . (It's all shareware.) It first came out in the early 80's, I think, and I have been playing ever since. (I have purchased every new version.) It's a very simple game that, at the higher levels of difficulty, can be very, very challenging. As each game is randomly generated, every game is unique. Beyond the ideas of level of difficulty, the images used (or created by the player) can add considerably to the ultimate difficulty level. He also makes a bunch of other logic and puzzle shareware games, but this is my favorite. (If you ever heard of KASM, KLINK, & KINT, this is him.) Enjoy.
One may bask at the warm fire of faith or choose to live in the bleak uncertainty of reason-but one cannot have both.
I do apologize for getting off-subject, but this reply is about the Signature of the post to which I am replying. (I think I confused myself with that phrase...) The acceptance of reason and the subsequent logical rejection of faith does not lead neccessarily to a loss of love, sanity, fulfillment, or joy in one's life. Sorry to break the news so abruptly.
Did Heinlein's "The Roads Must Roll" roads use conveyer belts? That was a Nation-wide system of conveyer belts that moved people from city to city, I think. The story was about the engineers that maintained them. Heinlein was the only guy who ever made the work of (us) engineers sound exciting. ("I'll keep those transistors humming, if it's the last thing I do, golldarnit!") Maybe cuz he was one.
Have fun, MadDad32
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Gotta tell this one. (& the next) We always monitor our kids when they are on the Internet. My son, 10 years old, was getting information on Rollercoasters for his school project. (Us two were the only ones home.) I had to go to the living room to do something that took around 10 minutes. (I had previously shown my son how to search for stuff on Google. Apparently, while I was gone, he had clicked on something Google offered that looked VERY interesting. Probably naked ladies on rollercoasters or something.) As I walked back into the room where he was, I thought I saw naked ladies on the monitor. I couldn't believe it. He heard me coming and quickly clicked on the CloseWindow button, which, of course, caused 7 more Porn windows to popup. He was a *little stressed*. I nearly bit my tongue off trying to keep from laughing. We then had a l-o-o-n-n-g talk about credit-card usage.
I used to work for FEMA. My boss was computer-illerate. I wanted to show him how to get info via a Search Site. So I typed in "fema" and clicked search. Half of the sites that came back with "females, get your HOT females right here." Luckily, the other half had something to do with FEMA.
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Not sure..It's still downloading...
If you wish to create a small being that has your genes, you *must* buy the diamond.
Has Japan actually sent something moonward? Can anyone supply links to information about that? (Beyond info on "Selene") Thanks.
Heck, even chicken little looked up when the rock hit her on the head...
The key words is "default". This has never been about customer choice, except for the very *few* of us who have some ability to see which one is better or worse. The customer really doesn't care what browser he/she uses. Really. They use the browser that they use because it's already there when they turn the machine on. BGate$ figured that out many moons ago.
Example: My customers (HR for one of the largest U.S. Government Departments) use whatever is in front of them and write contracts to conform to whatever they are using. I have a middle manangement user that, until last week, had never clicked on the "Up" button to get to the next higher directory. Don't laugh. She's an expert in her field. She hasn't needed to know that to do her job which is making sure that people get paid on time and right the first time. (Ok, I was a *little* *stunned*, but my point stands.) My point is that I think *most* of the users (at work, anyway) have no real preference on what browser they use. They just want to do something or get information so they can do something. This is not a browser war; it's a marketing war.
Then again, perhaps it's like the guy who conquered the whole planet in Harrison's "Deathworld 3". Nowhere to go but down now, Billy. Hope you enjoyed the ride. Remember Digital and Computer Data Corp? Bah-ha-ha!
Am I the only one that doubts that there is (or, at least, wasn't) any such word as "Productization"? They used it *twice* in the article. [ahbadee-ahbadee-ahbadee (the sound made by a toon when shaking his head to clear it!)] :)
With the notable exceptions of the BBC & other similar state-run media, the cable/satellite/television companies do *not* decide what "we" view. What we view is literally decided by what we watch. The producers and advertisers spend a lot of money trying to discover what we watch so they can program and advertise to the largest/richest/whatever-is-today's-target crowd. We get exactly what we are asking for on TV and Radio. Or rather, we get exactly what the advertisers think the majority/richest/target crowd wants today. You can blame your neighbors. Enough to make you a geek, huh? :)
3dfx existed to make money for it's managers, and for no one else
And this is a surprise to you? What I don't get is why people don't get this. It is always the one and the only reason for establishing a company. (Any other reason and you are establishing a charity.) Becoming a stockholder (in any format) is in no way like becoming a manager of a company. Not too many stockholders get the bonuses that Managers do, unless they are managers, too. Nothing new here, move along.
5) Studies have shown... ...
6) I happen to know first-hand
Sorry, No, these kinds of statements are not ever 'good enough' and never will be. If you don't have proof available, keep your authority-loving opinions to yourself. I dearly hope you are never the doctor of any of my friends or family.
This is progress? Next thing they'll do is call ISDN 'high-speed'.
Sorry, this is one I'll agree with and link arms for. The "it'll kill our industry" is pretty much the same argument the chemical plant in Front Royal, VA used, after causing cancer rates in the area to rise dramatically, especially in children.
If you don't want to stand behind it, I don't want to stand in front of it.
To quite honest, everything I have ever heard about SAP made me think that it was HUGELY expensive and only used by Huge Companies (HC's). I absolutely never knew its dB is free. 'Course, so is Oracle's. I doubt either company is planning out of business soon.
For the metrically non-challenged:
9ft/s = 2,7432 meter/s
thats = 9,87 km/h or 6,13 miles/h
Curious (and, possibly, ignorant). Are the commnas typing errors or does your country use commas instead of periods for decimal points? One needs to know these things before furlongs of any sort can be calculated.
MadDad32
What is the opposite of 'defunct'? (QuantSuff?)
Does Britain have a legal Patent industry like that which exists in the US? I am refering to need in the US for the hiring of a lawyer (one or more) if one wishes to accomplish a Patent Search and Patent Registration. Do you have ideas for the simplification of the European and US Patent Office Procedures and/or requirement?
Thank you. MadDad32.
Government Personal Info. and Commercial Personal Info. are two seperate things. Your Government personal info. shows up on a Govt. screen when you are paying taxes, buying licenses, accessing govt. resources, during census data analysis and when you are breaking the law. Your Commercial Personal Info is accessed every time you make a transaction or someone want to make some money of you or your info.
:)
Worrying about the Govt. misusing your data is like worrying about asteroids hitting your house. Very long odds (in most of the world, anyway), but it could and has happened. Worrying about the Commercial world misusing your data is like worrying your next car crash. You can do a lot to deter and defer it, but It's coming; you just don't know when. I think most of you guys are worrying about the *wrong* Big Bro'.
Just don't spend any money and you'll be fine.
Dunno. Who cookin' the Poles?
Ah, well, hold on there, laddie. Ye had me on your side until ye went and mentioned the land of me birth in a poorly worded slur, likely with alcohol on yur breth.
Actually, Kansas City, Mo, strictly speakin', was there first and was originally named "City of Kansas" (1853), for the local Kanza (kansa?) indians. See History of Kansas City . Well, actually, Independence and Westport, both now part of the KCMo metro area, were there even earlier. So, there.
MadDad32
So, they asked a bunch of lawyers whether this was a legal problem. "A legal problem" means one thing to a lawyer -- another opportunity to make more money. "So, George, will we need to pay you a salary next year?" "Fraid so." "Gee, well, that's that." Next, we'll have a "debate" on the questions between, ... wait for it,...more lawyers. ( Research on Legal Game Theory, of coure, should have seen this years ago. ;)
What ever happened to "possession is 9/10ths of the law"? Was that just an Urban Legend? Worked for me.
MadDad32
Well, there's stupid and there's 'deserves to be left out of the gene pool" stupid.
If you like logic games or puzzle games, check out "Sherlock" at Kaser Software . (It's all shareware.) It first came out in the early 80's, I think, and I have been playing ever since. (I have purchased every new version.) It's a very simple game that, at the higher levels of difficulty, can be very, very challenging. As each game is randomly generated, every game is unique. Beyond the ideas of level of difficulty, the images used (or created by the player) can add considerably to the ultimate difficulty level. He also makes a bunch of other logic and puzzle shareware games, but this is my favorite. (If you ever heard of KASM, KLINK, & KINT, this is him.) Enjoy.
Have fun.
MadDad32
Let's see a show of hands of /.ers that read or even write blogs. Wow. I see about 10000000 hands. Hmm? Oh, sorry. That would be binary.
Blogs. Jeez. Can't we get back to the User Vs. the Machine stuff now?
What the fFsck?
One may bask at the warm fire of faith or choose to live in the bleak uncertainty of reason-but one cannot have both.
I do apologize for getting off-subject, but this reply is about the Signature of the post to which I am replying. (I think I confused myself with that phrase...) The acceptance of reason and the subsequent logical rejection of faith does not lead neccessarily to a loss of love, sanity, fulfillment, or joy in one's life. Sorry to break the news so abruptly.
Have fun, MadDad32
Did Heinlein's "The Roads Must Roll" roads use conveyer belts? That was a Nation-wide system of conveyer belts that moved people from city to city, I think. The story was about the engineers that maintained them. Heinlein was the only guy who ever made the work of (us) engineers sound exciting. ("I'll keep those transistors humming, if it's the last thing I do, golldarnit!") Maybe cuz he was one.
Have fun, MadDad32
Gotta tell this one. (& the next) We always monitor our kids when they are on the Internet. My son, 10 years old, was getting information on Rollercoasters for his school project. (Us two were the only ones home.) I had to go to the living room to do something that took around 10 minutes. (I had previously shown my son how to search for stuff on Google. Apparently, while I was gone, he had clicked on something Google offered that looked VERY interesting. Probably naked ladies on rollercoasters or something.) As I walked back into the room where he was, I thought I saw naked ladies on the monitor. I couldn't believe it. He heard me coming and quickly clicked on the CloseWindow button, which, of course, caused 7 more Porn windows to popup. He was a *little stressed*. I nearly bit my tongue off trying to keep from laughing. We then had a l-o-o-n-n-g talk about credit-card usage.
I used to work for FEMA. My boss was computer-illerate. I wanted to show him how to get info via a Search Site. So I typed in "fema" and clicked search. Half of the sites that came back with "females, get your HOT females right here." Luckily, the other half had something to do with FEMA.
Have fun,
MadDad32