When the industry was regulated, there were reasons why. Our grandfathers and grandmothers got screwed in the past by corporations who fucked with their electricity. Grandma and Grandpa got pissed and urged their politicians to do something about. Seeing an opportunity to get votes, the politicians tightened the reins of for-profit utility companies and regulated. All was well...
...unitl Grandma and Grandpa die off and it's forgotten just how greedy and unscrupulous corporate fucks can be. So then these assholes in the utility company, drooling over those bonuses they and their other corporate cronies will be getting, fetch their fancy lobbyists and sick them on the politicians who now, instead of hearing the complaints of Grandpa and Grandma, hear only the sound of kachings ringing out from their campaign contribution coffers.
Of course, everyone assures us that deregulation is done for the good of the customer. Give me a mother fucking break! I'm sure everyone is just bending over backwards to go out of their way to help we consumers catch a break on our utility bill. The truth is that we get fucked up the ass with a 10" cock until we cry out in pain until the day comes when we get these corporate fuck sticks back under the control of the people (yeah, that's the government, remember?)
Of course people aren't going to fit into your logical world. People are quantum entities, not Newtonian. They are dictated by the world of probablility and there can never be any certainty.
You should realize this, get over it, face reality, and adjust to it. After all, that's the most logical thing to do. If you can't adjust to your environment, then look within, not out for the problem.
I don't know one individual who has purchased a copy of Microsoft Office. Sure, businesses will buy it but then workers take that "backup" copy from work and install it on their systems. From there, MS Office is obtained through the friend of a friend of a friend method. And you can bet it's an unstated but integral part of Microsoft's business strategy because it makes their products more universal. Besides, when you've got $40 billion in the bank, it just doesn't matter.
So, as long as MS has businesses in their back pocket, they've got little need to worry about competing with free, as in freedom, software.
I don't know one individual who has purchased a copy of Microsoft Office. Sure, businesses will buy it but then workers take that "backup" copy from work and install it on their systems. From there, MS Office is obtained through the friend of a friend of a friend method. And you can bet it's an unstated but integral part of Microsoft's business strategy because it makes their products more universal. Besides, when you've got $40 billion in the bank, it just doesn't matter.
So, as long as MS has businesses in their back pocket, they've got little need to worry about competing with free, as in freedom, software.
Wow, talk about a marketing campaign on a budget. The Flash site was laughable and that Real Video with the dorky guy in the red shirt trying to be hip was totally ludicrous. Not a good way to get a product taken seriously, and neither is the $300 price tag.
I expect a politician to know as much about source code as a computer programmer should know about corporate accounting practices and regulations.
Politicians are good at one thing, being liked. That's because being liked gets you votes. Being smart about source code doesn't win votes (well, maybe yours). Don't fault the politicians for the faults of their constituents.
JFK might have never got into office if accurate vote counting was ever a priority.
I don't know about anyone else, but when I vote, there's these little senile old ladies who ask what my name and address is and don't ask for any ID. Give me some cheap sunglasses and a fake beard and I could cast several votes for me and my neighbors next election.
Agreed. I had the Psion 5 until the screen went dead (and Psion went out of business). Loved it. Then I bought the HP Jornada 728 (now discontinued). A little bulkier and a lot buggier, but I still loved having a keyboard you could touch type on.
I just sold the Jornada, however, (the number of crashes and Microsoft software bugs were a bit too much), for $800 on eBay and am exchanging it for the more "traditional" PDA form factor with the Zaurus 5600 for a street price of $440. I'm not going to be able to touch type on it but it still has a keyboard to enter data.
But when I see people clumsily tapping away on their PDA screens to enter data, I just scratch my head and wonder why the clamshell designs never took off.
Pure speculation but I think it's possible Poindexter has got some dirt to tell about the Iran-Contra scandal and to keep him quiet they are letting him indulge in these crazy schemes. I guess it's more ethical than offing him.
The man is clearly insane. Who is his graphic artist, by the way?
I understand how this must look to the general public. But I can tell you, if you were in my shoes, you'd do exactly the same. Keeping up with the Joneses in my neigborhood gets very expensive and I've got three kids all looking to go to Ivy League colleges. The bonuses I raked in for this scheme were more than enough to cover this and put a new down payment on a beautiful home in White Plains. What are you doing to ensure your family prospers?
How many times have I told you kids? No coffee in the digitizing lab!
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"Our work is cut our for us..." that was the last sentence from the article.
Yeah, especially when you are trying to herd a bunch of stubborn cats like geeks. The problem is that geeks, who mostly espouse libertarian values, have been sucked into the John Wayne individualism that permeates conservative thought. Until geeks learn to embrace the concepts behind words like "solidarity" and "cooperation," any concerted effort by technologists to combat more organized institutions is destined to wither on the vine.
Question: Why is it OK for the IBM's of the world to do whatever is best for the corporation but when workers try to fight for their own self-interest they're considered to be nothing short of selfish Communists who "don't understand the realities of a capitalist system."?
Answer: Because you dumb-ass workers are too stupid to see the wool being pulled over your eyes.
As a corporate executive for IBM, I'd like to thank you bottom feeders in the tech industry for taking this news laying down. I certainly don't need the extra grief and protests that often comes with screwing over thousands of engineers and programmers.
It sounds like all of you understand my needs and concerns. I'm just like you, after all, with a wife and family to support. With three children who will all go to an Ivy League school, I'm certainly going to need all the bonuses I can get. And keeping up with the Jones in my neigborhood certainly isn't cheap! I'm counting on an excellent track record of downsizing and outsourcing to make sure I'm super-marketable in the rough and tumble world of corporate America.
Finally, I'd like to speak for all my other executive brothers and sisters sitting in corporate suites across the globe who are just doing what we need to do to survive in this dog eat dog world. Thanks again for your understanding and altruism...
There's this little yellow hole labeled "Video our" on the back of my TV with a little red hole and white hole below that. I seem to have matching holes on the back of my video capture card. Can someone clue me in as to what they are for?
Wrong. Politicians pushed welfare reform through because, as I pointed out, people got angry about it. If people get angry about this instead of shrugging shoulders, change will happen.
Gotta love the "what cares" attitude of some of the comments here. Don't the posters understand they are part of problem? That the powerful and well-heeled will continue to rip us off as long as they can get away with it?
Poor people incurred frothing, hateful wrath of the middle class for getting money for food and rent. Yet these large, powerful corporations walk away with bagfuls of money every day and it's "ho-hum, what else is new?" How bad is it going to have to get before you get angry enough to do something?
I don't think people Google is counting on people to mistakenly click the sponsored links. Otherwise, they wouldn't have taken the trouble to clearly label their links "Sponsored Links" and space them off from the other links. I've clicked sponsored links knowing full well they were paid advertisements simply because it looked like they had something I was interested in seeing. In fact, I've clicked on far more Google Sponsored Links than I have banner ads. Google is doing it right.
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Of course, everyone assures us that deregulation is done for the good of the customer. Give me a mother fucking break! I'm sure everyone is just bending over backwards to go out of their way to help we consumers catch a break on our utility bill. The truth is that we get fucked up the ass with a 10" cock until we cry out in pain until the day comes when we get these corporate fuck sticks back under the control of the people (yeah, that's the government, remember?)
you snooze you lose. I'm waiting, waiting, waiting.
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You should realize this, get over it, face reality, and adjust to it. After all, that's the most logical thing to do. If you can't adjust to your environment, then look within, not out for the problem.
So, as long as MS has businesses in their back pocket, they've got little need to worry about competing with free, as in freedom, software.
So, as long as MS has businesses in their back pocket, they've got little need to worry about competing with free, as in freedom, software.
Why does slashdot insist on linking to crap sites where I have to spend the first 5 minutes determining if it's legitimate or not? Annoying.
Wow, talk about a marketing campaign on a budget. The Flash site was laughable and that Real Video with the dorky guy in the red shirt trying to be hip was totally ludicrous. Not a good way to get a product taken seriously, and neither is the $300 price tag.
Politicians are good at one thing, being liked. That's because being liked gets you votes. Being smart about source code doesn't win votes (well, maybe yours). Don't fault the politicians for the faults of their constituents.
I don't know about anyone else, but when I vote, there's these little senile old ladies who ask what my name and address is and don't ask for any ID. Give me some cheap sunglasses and a fake beard and I could cast several votes for me and my neighbors next election.
Oh, is this off topic? Sorry. Guess no one cares about voting.
I just sold the Jornada, however, (the number of crashes and Microsoft software bugs were a bit too much), for $800 on eBay and am exchanging it for the more "traditional" PDA form factor with the Zaurus 5600 for a street price of $440. I'm not going to be able to touch type on it but it still has a keyboard to enter data.
But when I see people clumsily tapping away on their PDA screens to enter data, I just scratch my head and wonder why the clamshell designs never took off.
The man is clearly insane. Who is his graphic artist, by the way?
I understand how this must look to the general public. But I can tell you, if you were in my shoes, you'd do exactly the same. Keeping up with the Joneses in my neigborhood gets very expensive and I've got three kids all looking to go to Ivy League colleges. The bonuses I raked in for this scheme were more than enough to cover this and put a new down payment on a beautiful home in White Plains. What are you doing to ensure your family prospers?
How many times have I told you kids? No coffee in the digitizing lab!
Yeah, especially when you are trying to herd a bunch of stubborn cats like geeks. The problem is that geeks, who mostly espouse libertarian values, have been sucked into the John Wayne individualism that permeates conservative thought. Until geeks learn to embrace the concepts behind words like "solidarity" and "cooperation," any concerted effort by technologists to combat more organized institutions is destined to wither on the vine.
But good luck anyway.
Question: Why is it OK for the IBM's of the world to do whatever is best for the corporation but when workers try to fight for their own self-interest they're considered to be nothing short of selfish Communists who "don't understand the realities of a capitalist system."?
Answer: Because you dumb-ass workers are too stupid to see the wool being pulled over your eyes.
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It sounds like all of you understand my needs and concerns. I'm just like you, after all, with a wife and family to support. With three children who will all go to an Ivy League school, I'm certainly going to need all the bonuses I can get. And keeping up with the Jones in my neigborhood certainly isn't cheap! I'm counting on an excellent track record of downsizing and outsourcing to make sure I'm super-marketable in the rough and tumble world of corporate America.
Finally, I'd like to speak for all my other executive brothers and sisters sitting in corporate suites across the globe who are just doing what we need to do to survive in this dog eat dog world. Thanks again for your understanding and altruism...
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And you never heard of an A/D converter? A first generation copy is more than acceptable for free.
There's this little yellow hole labeled "Video our" on the back of my TV with a little red hole and white hole below that. I seem to have matching holes on the back of my video capture card. Can someone clue me in as to what they are for?
Wrong. Politicians pushed welfare reform through because, as I pointed out, people got angry about it. If people get angry about this instead of shrugging shoulders, change will happen.
Poor people incurred frothing, hateful wrath of the middle class for getting money for food and rent. Yet these large, powerful corporations walk away with bagfuls of money every day and it's "ho-hum, what else is new?" How bad is it going to have to get before you get angry enough to do something?
I don't think people Google is counting on people to mistakenly click the sponsored links. Otherwise, they wouldn't have taken the trouble to clearly label their links "Sponsored Links" and space them off from the other links. I've clicked sponsored links knowing full well they were paid advertisements simply because it looked like they had something I was interested in seeing. In fact, I've clicked on far more Google Sponsored Links than I have banner ads. Google is doing it right.