Sure you can continue to add DRM, dongles, licensing, etc. to help prevent un-authorized copying...
However, to really survive you must be continually improving the software thus giving incentive for customers to pay/license the new version. That's how you can keep ahead of the game and if the older version gets pirated... well at least you get a fresh start with the new release.
If this isn't the case then your static software probably isn't going to keep its $10k value for long and no matter what protections you put inside it'll get cracked/hacked eventually.
Do we have some kind of species-wide dementia or something? Why can't we do stuff anymore that we used to be able to do?
Because we're driven by the almighty dollar in a race to the lowest common denominator. Where it's better to plan obsolescence into products so that the customer needs to buy a new one over and over again. More resources consumed, more money exchanged, more GDP.
I prefer to be elitest and think that only a small percentage of the population can actually think abstractly enough to have an aptitude for math and computer science.
While I love wrapping my head around a hard problem (and gain immense satisfaction in solving it) when I describe what I do (sit in a desk most of the day and think about problems) to other people they picture it to be about as fun as water torture.
The things is if the lenders were responsible if you go bankrupt rather than the government, they would probably be a lot less willing to loan you $100k to begin with.
Sure it was 13 years ago now but when I went through university, people would talk about their $14k loans and that sounded like a pretty large loan back then.
Basically the same as the housing bubble. The availability of credit is directly proportional to the price.
Loans should be privatized and if the student defaults on the loan then the bank should suck up the costs. Might make them more diligent before giving out the loan.
I've seen several observations that point to a common lineage for humans that goes back to only a few handful of mating pairs in Africa around 70k years ago. Probably explains why there is only a single species of human at this point in time.
Why this might be the case is still undecided but a catastrophe on a global scale seems plausible.
Although the result isn't proportional, I would argue that at least one part of the system is working as intended.
First-past-the-post is the best system to get rid of someone the population wants out i.e. the peaceful transition of power. Look at all the uprising in the Middle East. Trying to get rid of a dictator requires revolution and bloodshed and may not even succeed.
While the results may not be completely proportional, being able to get rid of someone in power who is an idiot or downright malicious can be done when the desire or need is great enough. This is imho a key tenet in democracy that is overlooked when evaluating voting systems.
I spent many a year playing good ol' text muds (renegade outpost).
Then played Dark Age of Camelot for about 5 years.
When WoW came along I played for about 2 weeks and said, "been there, done that" and promptly closed my account. When you realize that you're spending months of your life to flip a bit on a hard-drive in a server farm somewhere, the traditional MMORPG loses its appeal.
Just like every other MMO out there, I predict that WoW will slowly collapse into a few servers but will never die. Players will migrate to the next big thing that Blizzard or some other company comes along with.
2010 MacBook Pro. Ran flawlessly on OSX Snow Leopard. Upgraded to Lion and it has crashed about once every day or two. Screen completely frozen, nothing works except a hard reboot... essentially the BSOD.
Better get fixed soon. Not impressed with Apple with this release.
Typical benefits of flying first class: 1. you get your own lines at check-in 2. you get your own lines at the security check... and most people in this line know how to get through security quickly: easy slip-off shoes, computer in its own bin, bottles of liquid tossed. It really isn't all that bad compared to the TSA horror stories you hear about. 3. you get to board the plane first 4. large comfortable seats, free booze, decent meals compared to the peanuts to you get in coach 5. first-class cabin only bathroom 6. you get to deplane first (this is a biggie!) 7. if flights are cancelled occur you usually have your own specialized hot-lines with agents ready to rebook you if it hasn't already been done automatically by the airline 8. if the plane crashes you're near the front and are guaranteed a quick painless death
Overall it's a completely different experience. Airlines bend over backwards for their frequent customers because they spend a lot of money over the course of a year.
A company that holds unpaid internships is cheap and deservedly gets whatever reputation among the future pool of potential interns.
It also starts the business relationship on a bad footing: "welcome to your internship at company X, you are so worthless that we aren't going to bother paying you even though you have a life and living expenses".
Think about it... as an intern, do you really want to start your career in a place like this?
I bet more time is lost due to complex build systems than people want to admit. Gotta love the 72 hour builds on some systems I get to observe.
The complexity of the build system is sometimes on par with the complexity of the application itself but the tool support and resources just is not there.
I travel around a lot for my job visiting both large (Fortune 500) and small firms. Most of them allow Firefox to be used and many people do including build engineers and developers (whom I interact with primarily).
Being familiar with it I'm sure that many employees use it at home too. People are people whether they are at the office or home.
, but I have no interest in wasting any of my precious time taking classes in English, Philosophy, History, Art and the like.
A shame because until I took a course on boolean logic, de Morgan's algebra, etc. in the Philosophy department a lot of computer science and mathematics didn't really click and up to that point I was just regurgitating formulas without having any understanding on the foundation on which my knowledge sat.
I was watching this on the History Channel just yesterday.
In a nutshell, there is a theory that the super volcano Toba erupted about 75000 years ago and reduced the human population down to approximately 500 mating pairs in Africa. In addition to reducing the average temparature by 15 degrees and causing a volcanic winter and, it also caused a genetic bottleneck. This bottleneck explains the apparant lack of diversity of the human genome.
If correct, this theory is also a good explanation for the language tracing.
You are using: [1] <Light> a back-lit keyboard [2] <Finger> a Ring bearing the Apple logo (hums) [3] <Finger> a one-button mouse [4] <Neck> a black turtleneck (glows) (hums) [5] <Neck> a thick beard [6] <Body> a black cashmere and silk sweater (glows) [7] <Head> The Reality Distortion Field (invisible) [8] <Legs> Levi 501s (hums) [9] <Feet> A Pair of Comfy Sneakers [10] <Hands> iPhone 4 (glows) [11] <Arms> black sleeves (glows) [12] <Shield> a 17" MacBook Pro (hums) [13] <About> iPod shuffle (glows) (hums) [14] <Waist> 1st generation iPad [15] <Wrist> An iPod Nano (glows) [16] <Wrist> An iPod Nano (glows) [17] <Wielded> Shrink-wrapped Xcode (glows) [18] <Held> An iPod touch (glows)
There's no excuse for the senior guy to not know the going market rates and manage his career so that he is getting a fair salary.
If he cannot then maybe it's time to switch employers. The fact that he reacted so negatively probably means he's been disgruntled for quite a while accepting a sub-standard salary for his good work.
As many posters have stated, in this industry one usually has to change employers to get a decent salary. Sitting back and hoping for a pay raise is a losing game. If you ask your boss for a raise and the only answer you can give to why you should get one is "because I've been here a long time and I do my job well" then you probably won't get it.
dollar amount = expected value of company * (your shares / number of shares outstanding)
At my last company I was given 3000 options vested over 3 years. I later determined that there was 50M shares outstanding. If we would have hit it big I think the company might have been worth 150M during an IPO. Doing the math = $9k.
I should have realized I was getting screwed I asked the CFO how many shares outstanding there were during a stock option Q&A (of all things) and he didn't answer.
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I'm safe - as of Tue Feb 28 7:32 AM Pacific.
Sure you can continue to add DRM, dongles, licensing, etc. to help prevent un-authorized copying...
However, to really survive you must be continually improving the software thus giving incentive for customers to pay/license the new version. That's how you can keep ahead of the game and if the older version gets pirated... well at least you get a fresh start with the new release.
If this isn't the case then your static software probably isn't going to keep its $10k value for long and no matter what protections you put inside it'll get cracked/hacked eventually.
Plus the cost of imprisonment if the kids don't overcome the steep challenges ahead of them with the meagre resources they have...
That is if the leaders of a theocracy actually believe and practice what they preach.
Do we have some kind of species-wide dementia or something? Why can't we do stuff anymore that we used to be able to do?
Because we're driven by the almighty dollar in a race to the lowest common denominator. Where it's better to plan obsolescence into products so that the customer needs to buy a new one over and over again. More resources consumed, more money exchanged, more GDP.
Short term gains over long term quality.
I prefer to be elitest and think that only a small percentage of the population can actually think abstractly enough to have an aptitude for math and computer science.
While I love wrapping my head around a hard problem (and gain immense satisfaction in solving it) when I describe what I do (sit in a desk most of the day and think about problems) to other people they picture it to be about as fun as water torture.
The things is if the lenders were responsible if you go bankrupt rather than the government, they would probably be a lot less willing to loan you $100k to begin with.
Sure it was 13 years ago now but when I went through university, people would talk about their $14k loans and that sounded like a pretty large loan back then.
Hear, hear...
Basically the same as the housing bubble. The availability of credit is directly proportional to the price.
Loans should be privatized and if the student defaults on the loan then the bank should suck up the costs. Might make them more diligent before giving out the loan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toba_catastrophe_theory
I've seen several observations that point to a common lineage for humans that goes back to only a few handful of mating pairs in Africa around 70k years ago. Probably explains why there is only a single species of human at this point in time.
Why this might be the case is still undecided but a catastrophe on a global scale seems plausible.
If you want a flat tax with no loop holes then it should be a constant amount regardless of your income.
Let's say it's 20%. Doesn't matter if you're poor and make 10k a year, or you make 100k. 20% to Uncle Sam please.
And here am I next door trying to read slashdot or my email and the network is crawling. QoS where are you?
Although the result isn't proportional, I would argue that at least one part of the system is working as intended.
First-past-the-post is the best system to get rid of someone the population wants out i.e. the peaceful transition of power. Look at all the uprising in the Middle East. Trying to get rid of a dictator requires revolution and bloodshed and may not even succeed.
While the results may not be completely proportional, being able to get rid of someone in power who is an idiot or downright malicious can be done when the desire or need is great enough. This is imho a key tenet in democracy that is overlooked when evaluating voting systems.
I spent many a year playing good ol' text muds (renegade outpost).
Then played Dark Age of Camelot for about 5 years.
When WoW came along I played for about 2 weeks and said, "been there, done that" and promptly closed my account. When you realize that you're spending months of your life to flip a bit on a hard-drive in a server farm somewhere, the traditional MMORPG loses its appeal.
Just like every other MMO out there, I predict that WoW will slowly collapse into a few servers but will never die. Players will migrate to the next big thing that Blizzard or some other company comes along with.
2010 MacBook Pro. Ran flawlessly on OSX Snow Leopard. Upgraded to Lion and it has crashed about once every day or two. Screen completely frozen, nothing works except a hard reboot... essentially the BSOD.
Better get fixed soon. Not impressed with Apple with this release.
Just like in "Up in the Air", one thing you learn pretty quick as a frequent flyer is that you never check your luggage.
Typical benefits of flying first class:
1. you get your own lines at check-in
2. you get your own lines at the security check... and most people in this line know how to get through security quickly: easy slip-off shoes, computer in its own bin, bottles of liquid tossed. It really isn't all that bad compared to the TSA horror stories you hear about.
3. you get to board the plane first
4. large comfortable seats, free booze, decent meals compared to the peanuts to you get in coach
5. first-class cabin only bathroom
6. you get to deplane first (this is a biggie!)
7. if flights are cancelled occur you usually have your own specialized hot-lines with agents ready to rebook you if it hasn't already been done automatically by the airline
8. if the plane crashes you're near the front and are guaranteed a quick painless death
Overall it's a completely different experience. Airlines bend over backwards for their frequent customers because they spend a lot of money over the course of a year.
A company that holds unpaid internships is cheap and deservedly gets whatever reputation among the future pool of potential interns.
It also starts the business relationship on a bad footing: "welcome to your internship at company X, you are so worthless that we aren't going to bother paying you even though you have a life and living expenses".
Think about it... as an intern, do you really want to start your career in a place like this?
It's highly neglected in most companies as well.
I bet more time is lost due to complex build systems than people want to admit. Gotta love the 72 hour builds on some systems I get to observe.
The complexity of the build system is sometimes on par with the complexity of the application itself but the tool support and resources just is not there.
I travel around a lot for my job visiting both large (Fortune 500) and small firms. Most of them allow Firefox to be used and many people do including build engineers and developers (whom I interact with primarily).
Being familiar with it I'm sure that many employees use it at home too. People are people whether they are at the office or home.
, but I have no interest in wasting any of my precious time taking classes in English, Philosophy, History, Art and the like.
A shame because until I took a course on boolean logic, de Morgan's algebra, etc. in the Philosophy department a lot of computer science and mathematics didn't really click and up to that point I was just regurgitating formulas without having any understanding on the foundation on which my knowledge sat.
Oldie but a goodie!
I was watching this on the History Channel just yesterday.
In a nutshell, there is a theory that the super volcano Toba erupted about 75000 years ago and reduced the human population down to approximately 500 mating pairs in Africa. In addition to reducing the average temparature by 15 degrees and causing a volcanic winter and, it also caused a genetic bottleneck. This bottleneck explains the apparant lack of diversity of the human genome.
If correct, this theory is also a good explanation for the language tracing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toba_catastrophe_theory
> eq
You are using:
[1] <Light> a back-lit keyboard
[2] <Finger> a Ring bearing the Apple logo (hums)
[3] <Finger> a one-button mouse
[4] <Neck> a black turtleneck (glows) (hums)
[5] <Neck> a thick beard
[6] <Body> a black cashmere and silk sweater (glows)
[7] <Head> The Reality Distortion Field (invisible)
[8] <Legs> Levi 501s (hums)
[9] <Feet> A Pair of Comfy Sneakers
[10] <Hands> iPhone 4 (glows)
[11] <Arms> black sleeves (glows)
[12] <Shield> a 17" MacBook Pro (hums)
[13] <About> iPod shuffle (glows) (hums)
[14] <Waist> 1st generation iPad
[15] <Wrist> An iPod Nano (glows)
[16] <Wrist> An iPod Nano (glows)
[17] <Wielded> Shrink-wrapped Xcode (glows)
[18] <Held> An iPod touch (glows)
There's no excuse for the senior guy to not know the going market rates and manage his career so that he is getting a fair salary.
If he cannot then maybe it's time to switch employers. The fact that he reacted so negatively probably means he's been disgruntled for quite a while accepting a sub-standard salary for his good work.
As many posters have stated, in this industry one usually has to change employers to get a decent salary. Sitting back and hoping for a pay raise is a losing game. If you ask your boss for a raise and the only answer you can give to why you should get one is "because I've been here a long time and I do my job well" then you probably won't get it.
Roughly...
dollar amount = expected value of company * (your shares / number of shares outstanding)
At my last company I was given 3000 options vested over 3 years. I later determined that there was 50M shares outstanding. If we would have hit it big I think the company might have been worth 150M during an IPO. Doing the math = $9k.
I should have realized I was getting screwed I asked the CFO how many shares outstanding there were during a stock option Q&A (of all things) and he didn't answer.