All that means is that they have documented their processes. Their processes could be shit...but they're documented, so they have a level 5. Also, they've documented that they have a means to allow change. That doesn't mean they will actually attempt to improve quality, just that they've documented the methods.
It seems business folk like to latch onto a tech concept, exaggerate it's claims, then run blindly with it like lemmings to a cliff.
This recent love of Indian software companies strikes me like the love affair
businesses had with the Internet in the late 90s. "We can run our
businesses so much cheaper on the Internet!" "Banner ads will pay for
all our expenses and then some!" Of course, no one bothered to really
ask the question whether or not the Internet was profitable. All they saw
were dollar signs and were more than happy to ignore the negative aspects of
this new business paradigm. I don't think we're going to have a software
"crash" like we did with the dot com bust, but anyone who thinks they
can pay a little bit of money and magically get high quality code from the
underpants gnomes...er, I mean India, they're going to be disappointed.
Someone sticks a computer in a balloon and calls it news? Hell, I know 13 year olds who've launched small animals and insects into the stratosphere using helium balloons. Okay, so they didn't send back any pictures, but you get the idea.
Since when is it the court's responsibility to strike down a law that was put into place due to "unfair" lobbying by corporations? I'm GLAD they didn't attempt to meddle with the decisions made by the legislative branch. I think this whole effort was well-intentioned, but misplaced. The legislative branch is broke and a lawsuit by a member of the minorty position isn't going to fix it.
Dear Mr. Pulitzer/Philyaw,
Being interested in patents in general, I took notice in your bio the fact that you have 100 patents. I went and looked them up and found that according to the USPTO you have what looks like 3 or 4 (didn't bother looking through each one). You might want to point out this oversight to them. It's quite irresponsible of them to lose track of 96 patents.
Or perhaps you filed for them somewhere else, maybe Turkey?
Although I live in a small-ish town with presumably little electromagnetic
interference, it is worth mentioning that this high-gain, 3 meter tall GSM
network monstrosity is located about 7 meters away from my AP antenna, on the
same roof. I really can't tell whether or not it is affecting my antenna.
I think the more important question would be, "Is your unlicensed
amplified antenna affecting their transmissions"
...right behind Unisys. I think they're still waiting for their first royalty check from Slashdot. [Insert make believe deity here]-forbid they should use PNG instead.
Im not trying to prove to you that my religion is real, validated, etc. I dont need to. It is real to *me*.
So, you have no evidence in your beliefs, but it's your point of view that they are real? In the words of Scott Adams, "Since when did ignorance become a point of view?"
As far as standards go, yeah. IE5 blows them both away. However, the IE4 way of doing things was a HELL of a lot closer to the standard than Netscape's implementation was in 4.x. It kind of a bummer that IE 5.x deprecated the old IE 4.x code rather than eliminate it entirely. Lots of websites would work just fine in Mozilla with
just a little bit of rework.
I don't disagree with the author's conclusions about ZapMail and the Fax machine. However, there's a key difference between telephone calls through your phone company and voice-over-ip: Internet providers are out to screw their customers as much as the phone companies. Take Optimum Online's self-imposed limit on uploads. They cite P2P traffic, but in reality, wouldn't this put the kabash on Voice-over-IP? Lo and behold, Cablevision is working on it's OWN voice-over-IP solution. Guess if you don't want to cable modem capped, you'll have to pay for TWO services. The difference between the two business plans is that the customers bought fax machines and made an "end-run" around Fed-Ex completely. Try to circumvent the telephone company by pumping VoIP packets through your IP and you may be in for a rude awakening.
My mom used to have the same experience. It wasn't until I started helping her enter the information that I discovered the problem. DO NO USE OVERRIDES! If something doesn't look correct, DON'T force a value in there yourself. Find out WHY the program is giving a different than expected result and fix THAT. For example, I found a checkbox got inadvertantly selected that made the program think she ran a business and caused a certain form to become active. It caused different values to be used in the internal calculations. It was only found by digging through the wizards and finding the mistake.
Your friends lied. They went to hamburger university, but were too ashamed to admit it. While stumbling for an answer, they looked around the room and the first thing they saw was your Nintendo sitting in the corner. Like Jan Brady in the "George Glass" fiasco, they blurted out, "Nintendo! Um, yeah...Nintendo college." Yeah right. Boy are you gullible.
Slashdot Mirror
All that means is that they have documented their processes. Their processes could be shit...but they're documented, so they have a level 5. Also, they've documented that they have a means to allow change. That doesn't mean they will actually attempt to improve quality, just that they've documented the methods.
It seems business folk like to latch onto a tech concept, exaggerate it's claims, then run blindly with it like lemmings to a cliff.
This recent love of Indian software companies strikes me like the love affair businesses had with the Internet in the late 90s. "We can run our businesses so much cheaper on the Internet!" "Banner ads will pay for all our expenses and then some!" Of course, no one bothered to really ask the question whether or not the Internet was profitable. All they saw were dollar signs and were more than happy to ignore the negative aspects of this new business paradigm. I don't think we're going to have a software "crash" like we did with the dot com bust, but anyone who thinks they can pay a little bit of money and magically get high quality code from the underpants gnomes...er, I mean India, they're going to be disappointed.
Someone sticks a computer in a balloon and calls it news? Hell, I know 13 year olds who've launched small animals and insects into the stratosphere using helium balloons. Okay, so they didn't send back any pictures, but you get the idea.
Then it should be called the Linux VMM, no? I can guess at a possible meaning, too...but I shouldn't have to.
WE SURRENDER!
Since when is it the court's responsibility to strike down a law that was put into place due to "unfair" lobbying by corporations? I'm GLAD they didn't attempt to meddle with the decisions made by the legislative branch. I think this whole effort was well-intentioned, but misplaced. The legislative branch is broke and a lawsuit by a member of the minorty position isn't going to fix it.
Somewhere in your document, you ought to explain what "VM" stands for. That goes for the poster as well.
...if you can program an emulator that will play games like a human...
What? You mean make a bot to miss every shot using the railgun in Quake 3? I think I can whip up some AI for ya!
Author: Garth
Date: 1/14/2003 6:42 pm CST
Dear Mr. Pulitzer/Philyaw,
Being interested in patents in general, I took notice in your bio the fact that you have 100 patents. I went and looked them up and found that according to the USPTO you have what looks like 3 or 4 (didn't bother looking through each one). You might want to point out this oversight to them. It's quite irresponsible of them to lose track of 96 patents.
Or perhaps you filed for them somewhere else, maybe Turkey?
Garth
Now the list of companies for Slashdot to simultaneously love and hate grows again. Step aside Sony, Disney, and Adobe...make rook for one more.
Even better at Walmart.
Church camp probably isn't so bad. Just remember NEVER to drink the Kook-Aid.
Would you let your kids hang around with a bunch of Linux admins for an entire summer? I think not!
Although I live in a small-ish town with presumably little electromagnetic interference, it is worth mentioning that this high-gain, 3 meter tall GSM network monstrosity is located about 7 meters away from my AP antenna, on the same roof. I really can't tell whether or not it is affecting my antenna.
I think the more important question would be, "Is your unlicensed amplified antenna affecting their transmissions"
...right behind Unisys. I think they're still waiting for their first royalty check from Slashdot. [Insert make believe deity here]-forbid they should use PNG instead.
Im not trying to prove to you that my religion is real, validated, etc. I dont need to. It is real to *me*.
So, you have no evidence in your beliefs, but it's your point of view that they are real? In the words of Scott Adams, "Since when did ignorance become a point of view?"
As far as standards go, yeah. IE5 blows them both away. However, the IE4 way of doing things was a HELL of a lot closer to the standard than Netscape's implementation was in 4.x. It kind of a bummer that IE 5.x deprecated the old IE 4.x code rather than eliminate it entirely. Lots of websites would work just fine in Mozilla with just a little bit of rework.
I don't disagree with the author's conclusions about ZapMail and the Fax machine. However, there's a key difference between telephone calls through your phone company and voice-over-ip: Internet providers are out to screw their customers as much as the phone companies. Take Optimum Online's self-imposed limit on uploads. They cite P2P traffic, but in reality, wouldn't this put the kabash on Voice-over-IP? Lo and behold, Cablevision is working on it's OWN voice-over-IP solution. Guess if you don't want to cable modem capped, you'll have to pay for TWO services. The difference between the two business plans is that the customers bought fax machines and made an "end-run" around Fed-Ex completely. Try to circumvent the telephone company by pumping VoIP packets through your IP and you may be in for a rude awakening.
Now the CowboyNeil option will come with a picture. The HORROR! THE HORROR!
Congressman: A "do not call list," eh? My constituents will love this!
Aide: What about businesses that rely on telemarketing?
Congressman: Maybe if they can "persuade" me (nudge, nudge), I'll change my mind. Heh.
Aide: But sir! How will we drum up support for our re-election bid?
Congressman: Hmmm. Good point. Let's throw in a few exemptions for "political" campaigns.
Aide: Won't that make you look hypocritical?
Congressman: Nah, I just toss in "non-profit organizations" to deflect attention. It's a home run!
My mom used to have the same experience. It wasn't until I started helping her enter the information that I discovered the problem. DO NO USE OVERRIDES! If something doesn't look correct, DON'T force a value in there yourself. Find out WHY the program is giving a different than expected result and fix THAT. For example, I found a checkbox got inadvertantly selected that made the program think she ran a business and caused a certain form to become active. It caused different values to be used in the internal calculations. It was only found by digging through the wizards and finding the mistake.
...to include Jar Jar and Queen Amidala, are they going to be considered "classic" action figures, too?
That's the price you pay for living in a "free" society. Deal with it...the founding fathers did.
I hereby clone this First Post and claim it as my own!
Your friends lied. They went to hamburger university, but were too ashamed to admit it. While stumbling for an answer, they looked around the room and the first thing they saw was your Nintendo sitting in the corner. Like Jan Brady in the "George Glass" fiasco, they blurted out, "Nintendo! Um, yeah...Nintendo college." Yeah right. Boy are you gullible.