This post is both ONTOPIC and INSIGHTFUL. This is probably the most intelligent post I've seen on this topic in quite a while that doesn't flame or denigrate any other post.
I'm not any OS's fanboy. I use both Slackware and Windoze to good effect depending on the need.
This is true. However, the code that we produce at our company supports our manufacturing processes. More often than not, certain of our "Analysts" are trying to spec out programs that might address one small portion of the business process without taking into consideration the ramifications further down the line.
Several of our Analysts are very good at what they do (having worked in the plant at some time or other, or having been on the development side of the house themselves in a past position), but others have been hired in from non-manufacturing/non-IT backgrounds or, God Forbid, recently graduated with their MBA. These latter Analysts tend to make much more work than is neccesary and usually cause alot of rework.
Our hierarchy dictates that all applications must be fully functional to the spec, so if the spec is a turd, the resultant program will most likely be a turd.
I have found it to be very commonplace that many specs are being developed (not just in my company) without adequate input from the development teams or at least a representative that knows how to turn on a computer.
BTW - I noticed that you responded as an AC... You wouldn't be a "Business Analyst" by any chance, would you? ; )
I am currently the Development Lead / System Architect at my company. In my experience, the majority of "issues" and or "bugs" that I have seen crop up have been directly tied to poor requirements gathering by our "Business Analysts".
Often, it turns into a real pissing contest between the two groups. Usually, after testing reveals that the grand vision of the BA is a crock we will usually revert back to the original recommendation of the development group.
Yeah, let's blame the developers for the problems. That's the ticket.
Caliban from "Clash of the Titans" was MUCH more realistic than Gollum in the Rings movies.
Although I do admit that I do have a certain nostalgia for Grumpy from Land of the Lost (Holly too, if I'm being honest).
Yeah, my bad. I hit "submit" before giving proper attribution. Apologies to Mr. Tracinski. Great article. You should read it in it's entirety.
Here's my rant...
This is a tragedy that will be remembered for years to come.Not least for the posturing and politicizing spin that some "reporters" are placing on it to further their own agendas.
All we are hearing from the "objective" media is the nasty, dirty underbelly.This tragedy has been and is horrific, but I find it difficult to swallow that this has all been a multi-year conspiracy to hold down and harm the poor suffering minorities in New Orleans.
I received an email from a friend of mine who actually works(ed) in N.O. for my old company XXXXXX.The scene he described was horrific as well, but he also witnessed great feats of heroism and bravery by young men of every color in New Orleans.These are people who have lost everything, but have been striving every day to rescue people stranded out in the city.Their efforts have not been sponsored by the lackluster New Orleans and Louisiana govts, but are selflessly and tirelessly working on their own to make a difference in this trying time.
I've been saying since day one that this is an opportunity for people to stand up and be heroes.I was very glad to get a confirmation that was indeed happening.This is definitely not information that will be distributed through our "objective" media outlets as it is not as newsworthy or controversial as stating that G.W. Bush "doesn't like black people".
Sorry for the rant but I for one still want to believe that people can overcome difficulty and make a difference.It makes me ill to see people taking advantage of a catastrophe like this to demonize an entire race (black, white, whatever), to further their own political agenda.
That does not make the statements any less true or any less applicable to the conversation.
I feel no shame for posting this. Most of the liberal claptrap that I read in most of these posts (parent included) is merely regurgitated pap from the liberal media machine.
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Yes, and I think that the point is on the top of your head...
What Hurricane Katrina exposed was the psychological consequences of the welfare state. What we consider "normal" behavior in an emergency is behavior that is normal for people who have values and take the responsibility to pursue and protect them. People with values respond to a disaster by fighting against it and doing whatever it takes to overcome the difficulties they face. They don't sit around and complain that the government hasn't taken care of them. And they don't use the chaos of a disaster as an opportunity to prey on their fellow men.
But what about criminals and welfare parasites? Do they worry about saving their houses and property? They don't, because they don't own anything. Do they worry about what is going to happen to their businesses or how they are going to make a living? They never worried about those things before. Do they worry about crime and looting? But living off of stolen wealth is a way of life for them.
People living in piles of their own trash, while petulantly complaining that other people aren't doing enough to take care of them and then shooting at those who come to rescue them--this is not just a description of the chaos at the Superdome. It is a perfect summary of the 40-year history of the welfare state and its public housing projects.
The welfare state--and the brutish, uncivilized mentality it sustains and encourages--is the man-made disaster that explains the moral ugliness that has swamped New Orleans. And that is the story that no one is reporting.
Hurricanes don't work like this; once over land they immediately lose power.
Generally speaking, this is true.
However in Katrina's case, the storm was still a Category 1 hurricane when it hit Jackson, MS. with sustained winds of 80 mph+ and gusts up to 110-120 mph. Jackson is 173 miles inland. I would hardly call that immediately losing power.
"If you have gotten your non-techie friends to switch to Firefox, be sure to tell them about this problem and the possible fixes. Indeed, it is very important that Firefox be kept up to date on as many computers as possible"
Not trying to troll here, but...
Couldn't the same be said for IE or any other browser? If you have non-techie friends that could be vulnerable on any platform, wouldn't letting them know how to check for security updates be the right thing to do?
Should you let them flounder and possibly become zombies for some nefarious spam network because they don't use your "preferred" browser?
Personally, I use Mozilla at home because I like it much better, and encourage all my friends to do the same, but I'm not above recommending security updates to those who choose not to use Mozilla/Firefox.
Granted. And given that attitude, I don't expect to be buying an Apple product any time soon, either.
When I install XP professional on a system, I don't expect to call Microsoft if my ASUS motherboad takes a crap or my ATI video card only displays monochrome.
My point is that by opening up the OS to run on non-apple hardware, Apple would open up their user base tremendously. And possibly garner more than the small percentage of user base that they currently enjoy.
I am watching this issue very closely HOPING that Apple decides to offer the OS without strongarming the consumer to buy "Official Apple Hardware". I would love to run OSX at home, but again, I also want to have more control over my computer than Mr. Jobs has felt in the past was prudent.
I may be labeled a troll for this, but IMHO, selling OSX "AS AN OS" without hardware restrictions will be the only way we will have any competition on the desktop front. Linux just ain't there yet for the vast majority of computer users.
So if we follow this "breakthrough" and use colonies of these "lower life forms" to generate electricity to fuel our power grids, exactly how we are different from the machines in the Matrix?
I worked in environmental remediation in OR for about 6 years. It may be true that back in the dark ages people made some serious mistakes about containment and storage, but during my tenure there were great strides made in remediation processes and technology. ORNL pioneered techniques such as Soil Vitrification, contaminant tracking and mapping, and enhanced water purification processes.
OR is really a nifty place to work if you like to play on the cutting edge of technology.
I don't know what kind of computers YOU build, but with my Antec case, I have none of the "EVIL" PC issues that you descibed.
To change out memory, I merely have to open the side of the case, turn the case on its side (big hardship there), and insert the RAM.
Harddrives, CD/DVD Drives are a bit more complicated. I have to open the case (again using the handy side panel), turn the case on its side (horrors!), and, if I'm feeling froggy, use 4 screws to connect the slide rails to the side of the drive that allow me to insert or remove the drive from the case from the case front. Connect the cables. Done. Total of about 4 minutes.
I'm glad you like your Mac, but you really can't compare aan expensive PowerMac to an El Cheapo case that was poorly designed.
What I like about my PC is that I can add and or remove components without being held captive to a single hardware provider.
I am watching this issue very closely HOPING that Apple decides to offer the OS without strongarming the consumer to buy "Official Apple Hardware". I would love to run OSX at home, but again, I also want to have more control over my computer than Mr. Jobs has felt in the past was prudent.
I may be labeled a troll for this, but IMHO, selling OSX "AS AN OS" without hardware restrictions will be the only way we will have any competition on the desktop front. Linux just ain't there yet for the vast majority of computer users.
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The technology to do this has been commercialized for at least 4 years.
XSVoice has been streaming audio from the NET to cell phones since late 2000.
The audio quality is not great (read as 5 cent phone speaker), but with an earbud it is quite tolerable.
Also, the selection of streams is quite a bit more diverse.
Disclaimer - I am not an employee, just knowledgeable about the technology.
No, really, they do...
Profit!!!
The moderation on this comment is a joke.
This post is both ONTOPIC and INSIGHTFUL. This is probably the most intelligent post I've seen on this topic in quite a while that doesn't flame or denigrate any other post.
I'm not any OS's fanboy. I use both Slackware and Windoze to good effect depending on the need.
I sure hope I get to metamoderate this one.
Whoever modded this Troll has obviously never seen the movie...
BTW - Are you on the Goon squad?
I'm surely it'll be only mostly gay.
Business Analysts don't write the code.
This is true. However, the code that we produce at our company supports our manufacturing processes. More often than not, certain of our "Analysts" are trying to spec out programs that might address one small portion of the business process without taking into consideration the ramifications further down the line.
Several of our Analysts are very good at what they do (having worked in the plant at some time or other, or having been on the development side of the house themselves in a past position), but others have been hired in from non-manufacturing/non-IT backgrounds or, God Forbid, recently graduated with their MBA. These latter Analysts tend to make much more work than is neccesary and usually cause alot of rework.
Our hierarchy dictates that all applications must be fully functional to the spec, so if the spec is a turd, the resultant program will most likely be a turd.
I have found it to be very commonplace that many specs are being developed (not just in my company) without adequate input from the development teams or at least a representative that knows how to turn on a computer.
BTW - I noticed that you responded as an AC... You wouldn't be a "Business Analyst" by any chance, would you? ; )
I am currently the Development Lead / System Architect at my company. In my experience, the majority of "issues" and or "bugs" that I have seen crop up have been directly tied to poor requirements gathering by our "Business Analysts".
Often, it turns into a real pissing contest between the two groups. Usually, after testing reveals that the grand vision of the BA is a crock we will usually revert back to the original recommendation of the development group.
Yeah, let's blame the developers for the problems. That's the ticket.
Probably.
Caliban from "Clash of the Titans" was MUCH more realistic than Gollum in the Rings movies.
Although I do admit that I do have a certain nostalgia for Grumpy from Land of the Lost (Holly too, if I'm being honest).
Momoo dogface to the banana patch.
Yeah, my bad. I hit "submit" before giving proper attribution. Apologies to Mr. Tracinski. Great article. You should read it in it's entirety.
Here's my rant...
This is a tragedy that will be remembered for years to come.Not least for the posturing and politicizing spin that some "reporters" are placing on it to further their own agendas.
All we are hearing from the "objective" media is the nasty, dirty underbelly.This tragedy has been and is horrific, but I find it difficult to swallow that this has all been a multi-year conspiracy to hold down and harm the poor suffering minorities in New Orleans.
I received an email from a friend of mine who actually works(ed) in N.O. for my old company XXXXXX.The scene he described was horrific as well, but he also witnessed great feats of heroism and bravery by young men of every color in New Orleans.These are people who have lost everything, but have been striving every day to rescue people stranded out in the city.Their efforts have not been sponsored by the lackluster New Orleans and Louisiana govts, but are selflessly and tirelessly working on their own to make a difference in this trying time.
I've been saying since day one that this is an opportunity for people to stand up and be heroes.I was very glad to get a confirmation that was indeed happening.This is definitely not information that will be distributed through our "objective" media outlets as it is not as newsworthy or controversial as stating that G.W. Bush "doesn't like black people".
Sorry for the rant but I for one still want to believe that people can overcome difficulty and make a difference.It makes me ill to see people taking advantage of a catastrophe like this to demonize an entire race (black, white, whatever), to further their own political agenda.
Absolutely. Verbatim.
That does not make the statements any less true or any less applicable to the conversation.
I feel no shame for posting this. Most of the liberal claptrap that I read in most of these posts (parent included) is merely regurgitated pap from the liberal media machine.
Yes, and I think that the point is on the top of your head...
What Hurricane Katrina exposed was the psychological consequences of the welfare state. What we consider "normal" behavior in an emergency is behavior that is normal for people who have values and take the responsibility to pursue and protect them. People with values respond to a disaster by fighting against it and doing whatever it takes to overcome the difficulties they face. They don't sit around and complain that the government hasn't taken care of them. And they don't use the chaos of a disaster as an opportunity to prey on their fellow men.
But what about criminals and welfare parasites? Do they worry about saving their houses and property? They don't, because they don't own anything. Do they worry about what is going to happen to their businesses or how they are going to make a living? They never worried about those things before. Do they worry about crime and looting? But living off of stolen wealth is a way of life for them.
People living in piles of their own trash, while petulantly complaining that other people aren't doing enough to take care of them and then shooting at those who come to rescue them--this is not just a description of the chaos at the Superdome. It is a perfect summary of the 40-year history of the welfare state and its public housing projects.
The welfare state--and the brutish, uncivilized mentality it sustains and encourages--is the man-made disaster that explains the moral ugliness that has swamped New Orleans. And that is the story that no one is reporting.
Hurricanes don't work like this; once over land they immediately lose power.
Generally speaking, this is true.
However in Katrina's case, the storm was still a Category 1 hurricane when it hit Jackson, MS. with sustained winds of 80 mph+ and gusts up to 110-120 mph. Jackson is 173 miles inland. I would hardly call that immediately losing power.
"If you have gotten your non-techie friends to switch to Firefox, be sure to tell them about this problem and the possible fixes. Indeed, it is very important that Firefox be kept up to date on as many computers as possible"
Not trying to troll here, but...
Couldn't the same be said for IE or any other browser? If you have non-techie friends that could be vulnerable on any platform, wouldn't letting them know how to check for security updates be the right thing to do?
Should you let them flounder and possibly become zombies for some nefarious spam network because they don't use your "preferred" browser?
Personally, I use Mozilla at home because I like it much better, and encourage all my friends to do the same, but I'm not above recommending security updates to those who choose not to use Mozilla/Firefox.
We could loan the astronauts our tinfoil hats...
This seems to be an interesting topic. I'm sure you could sell a few copies on Amazon...
Granted. And given that attitude, I don't expect to be buying an Apple product any time soon, either.
When I install XP professional on a system, I don't expect to call Microsoft if my ASUS motherboad takes a crap or my ATI video card only displays monochrome.
My point is that by opening up the OS to run on non-apple hardware, Apple would open up their user base tremendously. And possibly garner more than the small percentage of user base that they currently enjoy.
Perhaps they are from your humanocentric viewpoint.
Opps, I forgot that I don't respond to A.C.'s. Damn....
I am watching this issue very closely HOPING that Apple decides to offer the OS without strongarming the consumer to buy "Official Apple Hardware". I would love to run OSX at home, but again, I also want to have more control over my computer than Mr. Jobs has felt in the past was prudent.
I may be labeled a troll for this, but IMHO, selling OSX "AS AN OS" without hardware restrictions will be the only way we will have any competition on the desktop front. Linux just ain't there yet for the vast majority of computer users.
So if we follow this "breakthrough" and use colonies of these "lower life forms" to generate electricity to fuel our power grids, exactly how we are different from the machines in the Matrix?
I worked in environmental remediation in OR for about 6 years. It may be true that back in the dark ages people made some serious mistakes about containment and storage, but during my tenure there were great strides made in remediation processes and technology. ORNL pioneered techniques such as Soil Vitrification, contaminant tracking and mapping, and enhanced water purification processes.
OR is really a nifty place to work if you like to play on the cutting edge of technology.
...and the Ostrich Burger was to die for...
I don't know what kind of computers YOU build, but with my Antec case, I have none of the "EVIL" PC issues that you descibed.
To change out memory, I merely have to open the side of the case, turn the case on its side (big hardship there), and insert the RAM.
Harddrives, CD/DVD Drives are a bit more complicated. I have to open the case (again using the handy side panel), turn the case on its side (horrors!), and, if I'm feeling froggy, use 4 screws to connect the slide rails to the side of the drive that allow me to insert or remove the drive from the case from the case front. Connect the cables. Done. Total of about 4 minutes.
I'm glad you like your Mac, but you really can't compare aan expensive PowerMac to an El Cheapo case that was poorly designed.
What I like about my PC is that I can add and or remove components without being held captive to a single hardware provider.
I am watching this issue very closely HOPING that Apple decides to offer the OS without strongarming the consumer to buy "Official Apple Hardware". I would love to run OSX at home, but again, I also want to have more control over my computer than Mr. Jobs has felt in the past was prudent.
I may be labeled a troll for this, but IMHO, selling OSX "AS AN OS" without hardware restrictions will be the only way we will have any competition on the desktop front. Linux just ain't there yet for the vast majority of computer users.
"The FSF has more than $75 (approx conversion), to fight things like this"
I would think that it would take more than $75 to fight this in court...
Wouldn't it be ironic if nobody replied to this thread..
DOH!!