That's only because he left out some words: "... at a fundamental level there is a symmetry and orthogonality of conceptualization that leads to a seamless user experience to empower the core business for enterprise synergy and a strong paradigm shift."
"I used to work for Motorola as a software engineer on handsets. It was a lousy experience."
Could you explain further? What happened that cause Motorola's inability to make sensible decisions?
The Motorola V3 Razr phone was successful until owners discovered the screen was open to dust and moisture, the manual was terrible, and the help messages were unhelpful. I noticed that Motorola cell phones became much less popular after the Razr.
Quote: "On March 24, 2008 Icahn sued Motorola as part of his efforts to gain 4 seats on Motorola's Board and force a sale of its mobile business."
It is interesting that the New York Times article linked by Slashdot doesn't discuss the reason for the split. The reason may be that the split would be profitable for Mr. Icahn.
Quotes are needed around to_dir if the initial folder name has spaces:
:: UpdateTools.cmd :: :: Copies or updates the Sysinternals tools from :: Microsoft's live.sysinternals.com web site. :: :: Set the to_dir local environment variable :: to the current path in which this batch :: file is located. SET to_dir=%~dp0 :: :: Save the current folder and switch to :: the \\live.sysinternals.com\tools folder. PUSHD \\live.sysinternals.com\tools :: :: Use the XCOPY command to copy all the files :: from the tools sub-folder to the current folder. ::/Y Overwrite existing files without notification. ::/D Copy only files that don't exist, or newer files. ::/C Continue copying even if there are errors. :: Use quote marks around to_dir because there :: may be spaces in the initial folder name. XCOPY/Y/D/C *.* "%to_dir%" :: :: Switch back to the original folder, the one :: in which this batch file is located. POPD
"One of the major terms in the non-linear politics is who gets the blame when a product shipped with working functionality proves impossible to extend in the next coding iteration because the wrong foundation was chosen. Do you want the estimate consistent with my professionalism, or with grenades baked in for the next guy to work on this?"
And: "Some day I would love to seal my estimate into a cryptographic vault on the basis that my estimate is only correct if I don't tell anyone. As soon as you tell someone, that person immediately goes around changing the assumed conditions."
I agree with that, but I think there is a fundamental problem. It
seems to me that a lot of project estimation is done to serve a hidden
purpose. The manager wants to get a commitment from programmers without
actually knowing what they are doing or understanding the day-to-day
challenges.
Usually the manager is hoping to intimidate the programmers into
working more than a 40-hour week. Long weeks create the appearance of
diligence, but tired programmers make mistakes that cost time; time isn't
saved.
Usually the manager is technically challenged, but doesn't want to
admit it.
Estimating programming time is often estimating how long it will take
to do something that has never been done before. There may be political
pressure to pretend that an accurate estimate can be given, but with many
projects that's just a socially acceptable lie.
This is a reply to several of your comments, not just this one. It
seems that I have something to say that may or may not be useful in your
thinking.
As you have seen, people are often very negative about Microsoft. They
are also usually not very eloquent or organized in their thinking when they
express their negativity.
There is, however, a strong foundation for their negativity. Microsoft
top managers have in the past been extremely destructive toward Microsoft
customers. For example, Microsoft top managers released Microsoft Vista even
though they were told by middle managers that it was not ready.
It's not the coders that give Microsoft a bad reputation. It is the
top managers.
"If you can't tell that it's a joke, you're pretty stupid."
You have made the issue an occasion to act out your anger, instead of
considering the underlying circumstances.
That is not a way that a big corporation should present itself. It's
the kind of unfunny "joke" that only someone who is socially challenged would
think is funny. Corporations must communicate with everyone, not just a
backward few.
You said, "Frankly, I don't care..." That's obvious.
I care. I don't like seeing Google doing less than its best, even
though I don't do consulting for them.
"In-Commode Package Delivery
With professional installation service, you can also have your Google Checkout purchases delivered directly through the sewage network into your bathroom."
I suppose someone with access to the Google web site got fired and wanted to make trouble.
Google has always been a little sloppy with its public relations, but this is extreme.
Why have publishers? They take most of the money, and for most authors, do very, very little. It would be better for authors to hire editors and layout artists themselves, and sell online from their own web sites.
Slashdot criticism: "Once again, Dilbert proves to be scarily prescient."
From the article, Text4baby founding partners include:
National Healthy Mothers
Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB)
Voxiva
CTIA - The Wireless Foundation
Grey healthcare group (a WPP company)
Founding corporate sponsor Johnson & Johnson
WellPoint
Pfizer
CareFirst
BlueCross
BlueShield
"... wireless carriers are distributing free text messages."
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Defense Military Health System
BabyCenter LLC
Danya International
Syniverse Technologies
Keynote Systems
The George Washington University
"MTV Networks is a media sponsor."
So, your comment, "Remember, Slashdot is run by rich white guys" could be changed to read "Remember, Slashdot is run by rich, out-of-touch white guys who didn't read the story they posted."
SmallFurryCreature, I agree with what you said: "... this whole thing is just another sign of the US tearing itself apart for some reason I at least cannot understand."
DARPA had an endless amount of taxpayer money for killing people and
destroying their property. Some DARPA employees got off-topic and wanted to
network distant DARPA computers together. They were successful.
But there was extreme opposition to making that work public. Al Gore
insisted that ARPANet
become a public network, and got that okayed in Congress before most Senators
and Representatives knew how to type.
That information about Al Gore comes from an email message I received
from Vint
Cerf, whom some people call the "father of the internet". I don't know Dr.
Cerf, but he replied to an email I sent him asking for the facts.
When Ed Foster was still alive, each year his GripeLog would rate the most abusive software companies in the United States. Microsoft was usually first, of course, but once Intuit was rated the most abusive.
The U.S. government is so corrupt that it amazes and scares me. Anything for those who want to make money using the power of government. When Saudis attack, invade Iraq? When Intuit wants something, use any foolish excuse to give it? Put a 6 times higher percentage of the population in prison as any European country? All part of U.S. government corruption.
Slashdot Mirror
That's only because he left out some words: "... at a fundamental level there is a symmetry and orthogonality of conceptualization that leads to a seamless user experience to empower the core business for enterprise synergy and a strong paradigm shift."
Now, instead of burning, you fell asleep, right?
It's not "Goodbye Moto". It's Hello Motos.
Another story about the underlying reason for the split: Icahn vs. Motorola: The Rematch
Mr. Icahn often has good ideas: It's Up to the Shareholders, Not the Government, to Demand Change at a Company. I think, however, that the government should stop banking abuses.
"I used to work for Motorola as a software engineer on handsets. It was a lousy experience."
Could you explain further? What happened that cause Motorola's inability to make sensible decisions?
The Motorola V3 Razr phone was successful until owners discovered the screen was open to dust and moisture, the manual was terrible, and the help messages were unhelpful. I noticed that Motorola cell phones became much less popular after the Razr.
Neither of the stories linked by Slashdot mentioned the underlying reasons for the split. The split was Carl Icahn's idea. One story: Carl Icahn Top Stocks: Yahoo! Inc., Motorola Inc., ...
Quote: "On March 24, 2008 Icahn sued Motorola as part of his efforts to gain 4 seats on Motorola's Board and force a sale of its mobile business."
It is interesting that the New York Times article linked by Slashdot doesn't discuss the reason for the split. The reason may be that the split would be profitable for Mr. Icahn.
Here's another story, with many comments: New Patches Cause BSoD for Some Windows XP Users.
Here's a better story: Microsoft halts Windows Update distribution of security fix after blue-screen reports.
Maybe we could write an article together about this subject.
Funny and true quotes from the parent comment:
"One of the major terms in the non-linear politics is who gets the blame when a product shipped with working functionality proves impossible to extend in the next coding iteration because the wrong foundation was chosen. Do you want the estimate consistent with my professionalism, or with grenades baked in for the next guy to work on this?"
And: "Some day I would love to seal my estimate into a cryptographic vault on the basis that my estimate is only correct if I don't tell anyone. As soon as you tell someone, that person immediately goes around changing the assumed conditions."
"One size does not fit all."
I agree with that, but I think there is a fundamental problem. It seems to me that a lot of project estimation is done to serve a hidden purpose. The manager wants to get a commitment from programmers without actually knowing what they are doing or understanding the day-to-day challenges.
Usually the manager is hoping to intimidate the programmers into working more than a 40-hour week. Long weeks create the appearance of diligence, but tired programmers make mistakes that cost time; time isn't saved.
Usually the manager is technically challenged, but doesn't want to admit it.
Estimating programming time is often estimating how long it will take to do something that has never been done before. There may be political pressure to pretend that an accurate estimate can be given, but with many projects that's just a socially acceptable lie.
Here is an example. Someone was 100 million dollars in error: Waste Management sues SAP over ERP implementation.
A small error may be just an error in estimation. A huge error indicates a social problem.
Foredecker,
This is a reply to several of your comments, not just this one. It seems that I have something to say that may or may not be useful in your thinking.
As you have seen, people are often very negative about Microsoft. They are also usually not very eloquent or organized in their thinking when they express their negativity.
There is, however, a strong foundation for their negativity. Microsoft top managers have in the past been extremely destructive toward Microsoft customers. For example, Microsoft top managers released Microsoft Vista even though they were told by middle managers that it was not ready.
It's not the coders that give Microsoft a bad reputation. It is the top managers.
See this: Continuous Archiving and Point-In-Time Recovery (PITR). PostgreSQL is becoming more sophisticated every day, and redundant hardware is reducing the need for sophistication.
"If you can't tell that it's a joke, you're pretty stupid."
You have made the issue an occasion to act out your anger, instead of considering the underlying circumstances.
That is not a way that a big corporation should present itself. It's the kind of unfunny "joke" that only someone who is socially challenged would think is funny. Corporations must communicate with everyone, not just a backward few.
You said, "Frankly, I don't care..." That's obvious.
I care. I don't like seeing Google doing less than its best, even though I don't do consulting for them.
It's not April 1. Even if it was, it is foolish public relations.
Google TiSP??? That is by far the weirdest thing I have ever seen Google do.
It's a joke, of course. See How TiSP Works. Quote:
"In-Commode Package Delivery
With professional installation service, you can also have your Google Checkout purchases delivered directly through the sewage network into your bathroom."
I suppose someone with access to the Google web site got fired and wanted to make trouble.
Google has always been a little sloppy with its public relations, but this is extreme.
Kindle Numbers: Traditional Publishing Vs. Self Publishing
The people who make money when women have trouble with pregnancy are missing from the list of supporters.
Why have publishers? They take most of the money, and for most authors, do very, very little. It would be better for authors to hire editors and layout artists themselves, and sell online from their own web sites.
Slashdot criticism: "Once again, Dilbert proves to be scarily prescient."
From the article, Text4baby founding partners include:
National Healthy Mothers
Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB)
Voxiva
CTIA - The Wireless Foundation
Grey healthcare group (a WPP company)
Founding corporate sponsor Johnson & Johnson
WellPoint
Pfizer
CareFirst
BlueCross
BlueShield
"... wireless carriers are distributing free text messages."
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Defense Military Health System
BabyCenter LLC
Danya International
Syniverse Technologies
Keynote Systems
The George Washington University
"MTV Networks is a media sponsor."
So, your comment, "Remember, Slashdot is run by rich white guys" could be changed to read "Remember, Slashdot is run by rich, out-of-touch white guys who didn't read the story they posted."
SmallFurryCreature, I agree with what you said: "... this whole thing is just another sign of the US tearing itself apart for some reason I at least cannot understand."
This is more of the story:
DARPA had an endless amount of taxpayer money for killing people and destroying their property. Some DARPA employees got off-topic and wanted to network distant DARPA computers together. They were successful.
But there was extreme opposition to making that work public. Al Gore insisted that ARPANet become a public network, and got that okayed in Congress before most Senators and Representatives knew how to type.
That information about Al Gore comes from an email message I received from Vint Cerf, whom some people call the "father of the internet". I don't know Dr. Cerf, but he replied to an email I sent him asking for the facts.
U.S. government: Any amount of money for killing people (DARPA), but can't fix the terribly abusive, broken health system.
How does JWASM compare with Flat Assembler?
You're right about that.
I criticized the management of IE and got an immediate +5 moderation: Confused by Microsoft P.R.?, and no comments.
The same day, I criticized the management of Firefox, and got an immediate -1 Troll, with a lot of hostile comments: Firefox development is poorly managed, apparently.
When Ed Foster was still alive, each year his GripeLog would rate the most abusive software companies in the United States. Microsoft was usually first, of course, but once Intuit was rated the most abusive.
The U.S. government is so corrupt that it amazes and scares me. Anything for those who want to make money using the power of government. When Saudis attack, invade Iraq? When Intuit wants something, use any foolish excuse to give it? Put a 6 times higher percentage of the population in prison as any European country? All part of U.S. government corruption.