Napster is not to blame for declining sales, the production of crap is. When the music industry puts out a good album/record/cd/whatever, people BUY IT. When they put out shit, people don't buy it. Lately they've been putting out gigantic fuckloads of SHIT. Simple as that.
I can tell you one way you absolutely SHOULDN'T interview a programmer:
"Here's a piece of paper. Write me a program that does."
I actually had a guy do this to me. I'm a very good programmer, but I don't keep syntax of every language I've ever used in my head, that's what REFERENCE BOOKS are for.
Find someone who understands logic, flow, analysis, etc. and is also good with people and you will have found yourself an excellent programmer. Getting hung up on syntax memorization is retarded.
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I wish/. would quit trying to disguise advertisements as articles.
There is no such thing as a "minimum" tip. A tip is to be given when one receives service above and beyond the norm. A tip is a reward for outstanding service, not an entitlement. I'm sick of people in the service industry thinking that people "owe" them a tip, even for shitty service! As for me, if you give outstanding service, I will give an appropriate tip, but if you give average or below service, you get nothing.
((Scene: mid 1800's, ranch territory...))
A cowboy is making his way through ranch land when he meets a native American Rancher on horseback.
"Can I talk to your horse?" the cowboy says.
"Horse no talk," says the N.A.R.
"Do you mind if I try?" the cowboy asks.
"Go ahead," says the N.A.R.
So the cowboy walks up to the horse and says, "How is this guy treating you?"
To the N.A.R.'s surprise, the horse speaks!
"Not too bad, he feeds me good. He whips me once in a while, though, and THAT I don't like."
The NAR can't believe what he is seeing. He and the cowboy continue back towards the ranch when the NAR's dog runs out to greet them.
"Mind if I talk to your dog?" the cowboy asks.
"Dog no talk!" exclaims the NAR.
"Mind if I try?" the cowboy asks.
"Go ahead," says the N.A.R.
So the cowboy walks up to the dog and says, "How is this guy treating you?"
To the N.A.R.'s surprise, the dog speaks!
"Not too bad, he feeds me good. He whips me once in a while, though, and THAT I don't like."
So the NAR and the cowboy continue toward the barn and the corral when the cowboy sees that the NAR also has a few sheep on the ranch. The cowboy says, "Mind if I talk to your sheep?"
To which the NAR replies, "SHEEP LIE!!!!!"
A single protocol for everything, eh? OK. So when someone finds an exploit, they can break EVERYTHING on your system/connected to your system. Wonderful.
And let's not forget: 1 protocol = focal point for exploitation which means more manpower to break it which means gets broken even faster than an IIS box. Again, Wonderful.
This isn't really the first step. Many other corporations have bowed under pressure from foreign governments (including the US). What I don't understand is why is it Yahoo's problem to control the Chinese people? This is proof that the Chinese government is losing control of the populace. Hopefully, the people will revolt soon and get rid of the Communist regime.
...and if you're perhaps given to suspicions that Microsoft always makes decisions with the aim of frustrating competitors of the Windows empire rather than for the good of consumers, you might have a different view of the same architecture.'
How could one possibly have any other viewpoint on this matter? Microsoft has a proven track record of acting in this very fashion when it comes to competitors.
You are correct, sir. "Planned obsolescence" is a real business tactic. The problem is that most people STILL believe that when they purchase a PC/MAC/ they are buying a durable good when in reality, they are purchasing a consumable good. We live in a throw-away society (particularly in the US) and PC's, etc., are no different than tennis shoes, paper plates, or condoms, so naturally there will be a great amount of data that will be discarded.
companies wouldn't use them. I think a little advertising in this type of setting would be fine, especially if it aids in getting good software to the public. However, as in every other opportunity like this one, the Madison Avenue types will over-advertise and piss everyone off. Madison Avenue needs to learn "moderation" and "don't piss off your target market."
I wish all the damn Time Travellers from the future would quit planting crap like this so we can stop wasting scientific effort. "We found the oldest photograph!!" Big Deal. Work on something new and ADD to science fro Chrissake.
This is absolutely ridiculous. Anyone who purports to be able to build a PC from scratch should also be able to find the parts to do so at a reasonable price. Quit asking retarded questions.
1. vendor-centric admins who aren't willing to learn
If you have an employee who isn't willing to learn, get a different employee.
2. different service contracts creating differing expectations of uptime between systems
Can't argue with that.
3. added costs from maintaining multiple service contracts and training on multiple platforms
Ditto
4. finger-pointing, if the systems interact
If people are properly cross-trained, this can be minimized, but will still occasionally happen.
5. rewriting in-house tools which are needed on the new platform, but were not written generically before
Good coders make their code portable in the first place. If your coders don't, get different coders.
6. 3rd party licensing costs may differ (if you are licensing the same product on both OSs)
Can't argue with this, either.
7. dilution of expertise, since your admins will have to be more generalists (this is often overbalanced by the expansion of perspective in problem-solving that comes from broader experience)
The expertise should be at a conceptual level, not at a specific OS level anyway. I think most of us will agree, for example, that it is much more important for an admin to know how dhcp works than to know how to start the service on a specific OS, which can easily be found out.
It has always been my opinion that if you have people who understand the concepts and underpinnings of how *nix systems work, the flavor of the OS doesn't matter. People who have a good understanding from an abstract point of view will easily pick the differences in syntax, location, etc.
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heh heh.... "You are Jordy, We are HUE..."
ALL of the first computer games were on cards... PUNCH CARDS.
Napster is not to blame for declining sales, the production of crap is. When the music industry puts out a good album/record/cd/whatever, people BUY IT. When they put out shit, people don't buy it. Lately they've been putting out gigantic fuckloads of SHIT. Simple as that.
"Here's a piece of paper. Write me a program that does ."
I actually had a guy do this to me. I'm a very good programmer, but I don't keep syntax of every language I've ever used in my head, that's what REFERENCE BOOKS are for.
Find someone who understands logic, flow, analysis, etc. and is also good with people and you will have found yourself an excellent programmer. Getting hung up on syntax memorization is retarded.
I wish /. would quit trying to disguise advertisements as articles.
There is no such thing as a "minimum" tip. A tip is to be given when one receives service above and beyond the norm. A tip is a reward for outstanding service, not an entitlement. I'm sick of people in the service industry thinking that people "owe" them a tip, even for shitty service! As for me, if you give outstanding service, I will give an appropriate tip, but if you give average or below service, you get nothing.
What about "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH?"
((Scene: mid 1800's, ranch territory...)) A cowboy is making his way through ranch land when he meets a native American Rancher on horseback. "Can I talk to your horse?" the cowboy says. "Horse no talk," says the N.A.R. "Do you mind if I try?" the cowboy asks. "Go ahead," says the N.A.R. So the cowboy walks up to the horse and says, "How is this guy treating you?" To the N.A.R.'s surprise, the horse speaks! "Not too bad, he feeds me good. He whips me once in a while, though, and THAT I don't like." The NAR can't believe what he is seeing. He and the cowboy continue back towards the ranch when the NAR's dog runs out to greet them. "Mind if I talk to your dog?" the cowboy asks. "Dog no talk!" exclaims the NAR. "Mind if I try?" the cowboy asks. "Go ahead," says the N.A.R. So the cowboy walks up to the dog and says, "How is this guy treating you?" To the N.A.R.'s surprise, the dog speaks! "Not too bad, he feeds me good. He whips me once in a while, though, and THAT I don't like." So the NAR and the cowboy continue toward the barn and the corral when the cowboy sees that the NAR also has a few sheep on the ranch. The cowboy says, "Mind if I talk to your sheep?" To which the NAR replies, "SHEEP LIE!!!!!"
A single protocol for everything, eh? OK. So when someone finds an exploit, they can break EVERYTHING on your system/connected to your system. Wonderful. And let's not forget: 1 protocol = focal point for exploitation which means more manpower to break it which means gets broken even faster than an IIS box. Again, Wonderful.
This isn't really the first step. Many other corporations have bowed under pressure from foreign governments (including the US). What I don't understand is why is it Yahoo's problem to control the Chinese people? This is proof that the Chinese government is losing control of the populace. Hopefully, the people will revolt soon and get rid of the Communist regime.
How could one possibly have any other viewpoint on this matter? Microsoft has a proven track record of acting in this very fashion when it comes to competitors.
Someone should have modded this +1 Funny. Good one!
You are correct, sir. "Planned obsolescence" is a real business tactic. The problem is that most people STILL believe that when they purchase a PC/MAC/ they are buying a durable good when in reality, they are purchasing a consumable good. We live in a throw-away society (particularly in the US) and PC's, etc., are no different than tennis shoes, paper plates, or condoms, so naturally there will be a great amount of data that will be discarded.
companies wouldn't use them. I think a little advertising in this type of setting would be fine, especially if it aids in getting good software to the public. However, as in every other opportunity like this one, the Madison Avenue types will over-advertise and piss everyone off. Madison Avenue needs to learn "moderation" and "don't piss off your target market."
The Pledge of Allegiance: ... one Nation, under Mog, invisible, with Liberty and Justice for all
Why, Mutant Ninja Turtles, of course!!!
It's actually a map of the steps involved to get anything done in Congress.
I wish all the damn Time Travellers from the future would quit planting crap like this so we can stop wasting scientific effort. "We found the oldest photograph!!" Big Deal. Work on something new and ADD to science fro Chrissake.
Everyone knows that the delicacy of choice for non-earth creatures is Haggis!!
This is absolutely ridiculous. Anyone who purports to be able to build a PC from scratch should also be able to find the parts to do so at a reasonable price. Quit asking retarded questions.
Gee, I hope this leads to "New and Improved" 8-track tapes!!
If you have an employee who isn't willing to learn, get a different employee.
2. different service contracts creating differing expectations of uptime between systems
Can't argue with that.
3. added costs from maintaining multiple service contracts and training on multiple platforms
Ditto
4. finger-pointing, if the systems interact
If people are properly cross-trained, this can be minimized, but will still occasionally happen.
5. rewriting in-house tools which are needed on the new platform, but were not written generically before
Good coders make their code portable in the first place. If your coders don't, get different coders.
6. 3rd party licensing costs may differ (if you are licensing the same product on both OSs)
Can't argue with this, either.
7. dilution of expertise, since your admins will have to be more generalists (this is often overbalanced by the expansion of perspective in problem-solving that comes from broader experience)
The expertise should be at a conceptual level, not at a specific OS level anyway. I think most of us will agree, for example, that it is much more important for an admin to know how dhcp works than to know how to start the service on a specific OS, which can easily be found out.
This is true, but you can remotely display any apps that can't run natively.
Amen.
It has always been my opinion that if you have people who understand the concepts and underpinnings of how *nix systems work, the flavor of the OS doesn't matter. People who have a good understanding from an abstract point of view will easily pick the differences in syntax, location, etc.