I think long term facebook may turn out to be a good investment. I mean, 1B users are not going to disappear overnight, they have plenty of time to figure out how to monetize, or their long-term strategy for that matter. Most likely, Zuck won't be the one who figures it out, so he will be forced to step down and somebody else will turn it into super profitable business.
May be they will just continue to exist as they are, because after all they are profitable. The only problem is that they won't look cool any more and people may start looking for the next place to nurture virtual sheeps.
My job for quite a while was basically taking one of the many company's websites, (fair share of which were stale unsupported "old style" html forms), and adding some ajaxy touch to them, making forms more dynamic: submissions done using ajax, fewer page reloads. Make all personalization stuff load asynchronously etc. In all of those cases the bandwidth usage went down and also servers' load sometimes went down, even though the number of requests was higher. All my friends who were working on similar stuff reported similar experience.
In one of the projects (I didn't do it, but my colleagues did), which was basically a web app, with a lot of user interaction the bandwidth usage went down by as much as 20%
Sorry, I can't tell you the name of the project.
YMMV, of course, but it looks pretty reasonable to me that when you need to transfer less info to the user (no redundant page reloads), the bandwidth usage goes down.
I like better the version of it that goes like this: "Wise man leans from mistakes of others. Intelligent man learns from his own mistakes. Fool never learns"
I actually find this guy to be more comfortable than vertical mouse, because besides the hand being in a natural position, you don't have to move it. With the vertical mouse (at least the one I have -- Evoluent) I find it kind of hard to grab when you need to lift it and also I often hit the "back" button on it, when trying to reach for it without looking (i.e. it is too tall).
Microsoft was always good at input devices. Microsoft Natural keyboard is the one I instantly fell in love with and use it ever since. I also have some trackball from them. Don't remember the model and won't bother to look for the picture, but it is very comfortable.
Apple's keyboard only looks nice. Pretty crappy when you actually try to use it (when compared to MS's).
Math stands apart from the rest of the subjects because it is sole pure abstract one. It is the only subject which was created 100% by humans. Yet, since it relates in no way to the outside world, it is also the most unnatural for our brain to learn.
I'd say that it is quite the opposite, the most natural thing for our brain to learn. It is purely artificial, which means *created by human brains* to help *human brains* structure thoughts in a way that makes complex subjects manageable.
It requires effort, yes, but it's well worth it, because then you'll see that it is literally everywhere: Physics, Law, Economics, hell even Psychology or History. All other subjects are structured around math, because math is how people think.
That's a very valid point. Stupid complaints like this make "sexism" look like something made up and silly. While in some parts of the world this is a very serious issue.
Bad analogy. BIG FAT COCK would be a better one. Saying wither will get you disciplined/fired at work.
As well as saying "Fuck you" to your boss, regardless of his/her gender. There are many ways to get yourself disciplined/fired. It does not prove that some particular way is sexist.
I moved to US only recently (about a year ago), so I couldn't access Hulu or some books on Amazon, but "Frustrarion"? Seriously?
Hulu -- didn't even know what it is, or even that it exists.
Buying ebooks from Amazon -- OK, you do know that some people speak languages other than English, do you? For those who *want* the book in English, there are plently of DRM-free eBook readers and you can just pirate the content. For the most interesting stuff at least. You wouldn't but Kindle, if you are not in US, that is for sure.
Significantly Higher Prices for games -- guess what, I bought perfectly legal localized copies of Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, Modern Warfare for... wait for it... $15 each! Yeah, I was really frustrated that I didn't have an opportunity to buy them for $60.
So, my question is, what was Whoever Wrote the Summary smoking? Or did he think that Australia is the only country outside of US?
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Awww, I'm sorry your FP didn't get modded up. Want to cry on my shoulder?
Tablet sales are 24% of the market in 2012, but are increasing 100% year over year. If that continues for 18 more months, ...
... they will have 174% of the market?
My first thought exactly. If "managed to get hold of ... email address" really means stuffed it into From: header, then this means absolutely nothing.
I think long term facebook may turn out to be a good investment. I mean, 1B users are not going to disappear overnight, they have plenty of time to figure out how to monetize, or their long-term strategy for that matter. Most likely, Zuck won't be the one who figures it out, so he will be forced to step down and somebody else will turn it into super profitable business.
May be they will just continue to exist as they are, because after all they are profitable. The only problem is that they won't look cool any more and people may start looking for the next place to nurture virtual sheeps.
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This is just from experience.
My job for quite a while was basically taking one of the many company's websites, (fair share of which were stale unsupported "old style" html forms), and adding some ajaxy touch to them, making forms more dynamic: submissions done using ajax, fewer page reloads. Make all personalization stuff load asynchronously etc. In all of those cases the bandwidth usage went down and also servers' load sometimes went down, even though the number of requests was higher. All my friends who were working on similar stuff reported similar experience.
In one of the projects (I didn't do it, but my colleagues did), which was basically a web app, with a lot of user interaction the bandwidth usage went down by as much as 20%
Sorry, I can't tell you the name of the project.
YMMV, of course, but it looks pretty reasonable to me that when you need to transfer less info to the user (no redundant page reloads), the bandwidth usage goes down.
Intelligence helps you to get out of a tough spot.
Wisdom helps you to avoid it in the first place.
I like better the version of it that goes like this: "Wise man leans from mistakes of others. Intelligent man learns from his own mistakes. Fool never learns"
Wisdom comes from teeth. Specific teeth for that.
If you have higher intelligence you get more experience points for completing the same quest or killing the same amount of creatures.
Anybody who ever created dynamic websites knows that their bandwidth usage is lower than that of more "static" counterparts.
I don't understand, If I don't accept this new EULA, will I get a refund for all my games or what?
I actually find this guy to be more comfortable than vertical mouse, because besides the hand being in a natural position, you don't have to move it. With the vertical mouse (at least the one I have -- Evoluent) I find it kind of hard to grab when you need to lift it and also I often hit the "back" button on it, when trying to reach for it without looking (i.e. it is too tall).
Microsoft was always good at input devices. Microsoft Natural keyboard is the one I instantly fell in love with and use it ever since. I also have some trackball from them. Don't remember the model and won't bother to look for the picture, but it is very comfortable.
Apple's keyboard only looks nice. Pretty crappy when you actually try to use it (when compared to MS's).
Most people are going to have credit cards, 401ks, mortgages, car loans, etc. Knowing how these things work is the first step to financial success.
Except that most of these are created to be as confusing as possible, so educating the masses will just make them more confusing.
Don't forget the units, it's $/band
Math stands apart from the rest of the subjects because it is sole pure abstract one. It is the only subject which was created 100% by humans. Yet, since it relates in no way to the outside world, it is also the most unnatural for our brain to learn.
I'd say that it is quite the opposite, the most natural thing for our brain to learn. It is purely artificial, which means *created by human brains* to help *human brains* structure thoughts in a way that makes complex subjects manageable.
It requires effort, yes, but it's well worth it, because then you'll see that it is literally everywhere: Physics, Law, Economics, hell even Psychology or History. All other subjects are structured around math, because math is how people think.
All cats have long moved to the Internet so need to worry about this at all.
That's a very valid point. Stupid complaints like this make "sexism" look like something made up and silly. While in some parts of the world this is a very serious issue.
is it all the government contracts? or all the indians working there?
No, its stupid people posting stupid crap in public forums.
Bad analogy. BIG FAT COCK would be a better one. Saying wither will get you disciplined/fired at work.
As well as saying "Fuck you" to your boss, regardless of his/her gender. There are many ways to get yourself disciplined/fired. It does not prove that some particular way is sexist.
Slashdot editors, the title for this post should read "Microsoft Apologized for Big Boobs". Work better next time.
I moved to US only recently (about a year ago), so I couldn't access Hulu or some books on Amazon, but "Frustrarion"? Seriously?
Hulu -- didn't even know what it is, or even that it exists.
Buying ebooks from Amazon -- OK, you do know that some people speak languages other than English, do you? For those who *want* the book in English, there are plently of DRM-free eBook readers and you can just pirate the content. For the most interesting stuff at least. You wouldn't but Kindle, if you are not in US, that is for sure.
Significantly Higher Prices for games -- guess what, I bought perfectly legal localized copies of Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, Modern Warfare for ... wait for it ... $15 each! Yeah, I was really frustrated that I didn't have an opportunity to buy them for $60.
So, my question is, what was Whoever Wrote the Summary smoking? Or did he think that Australia is the only country outside of US?
The remake of jagged alliance is only for Nintendo, isn't it?
I know I can always but the old game, but I have a far higher expectations for graphic quality these days :) Can't get over it.
Wow! Awesome news, I didn't know that!