The premise is that an extremely small failure rate is acceptable. My argument is that an extremely small failure rate that causes bodily injury is slightly different to a comparison of the failure rate for something like DVD blanks, which rarely, if ever, spontaneously injure people.
[obFightClub]The other premise is that A*B*C=X, where A is the unit production, B is the failure rate for a particular flaw, and C is the average payout of a lawsuit. Y is the cost to repair that flaw. If X>Y, then no recall.
It would appear that X>>>Y, since the volume is very high, and less than 100 phones have exploded, even when subjected to the great unwaashed masses who do things like take the phone into the shower, leave it in a puddle, and drive over it. It could be argued that, given the environment it exists in, some failures were to be expected, especially when the GUW doesn't want to pay more than $100 for said phone.
Was that good enough, or should I use smaller words and fire up Visio?
Read the agreement. It says, in very plain terms, SOFTWARE IS LICENSED, NOT SOLD. Which means you have purchased a license to run the software.
What agreement? Point me to an EULA that has passed msuter in a court of law. I buy the software for cash. When I open up the package and it blathers on about licensing, it isn't offering me anything, as I already have the software. I then click buttons until it works.
technically though, arent you? you cant legally do whatever you want with it.
There's this thing called copyright. If I don't step on its toes, I can do whatever I choose with my book or game. Valve can write a license if they like, but I don't have to accept it.
legally you don't own the game, you just own a license to play it. That license can be revoked by Valve if they think your breaching their ToS, and tough shit to you.
That works for an online game, but not HL2. If I buy the game, I own legally it. I don't have a license that can be revoked, I own the game. If Valve wants to lock me out, then they had better be cutting me a check for my troubles.
You didn't "buy" the software, you bought a license to run the bits on a CD (or in the case of HL2, 5 CDs) as well as the service that Steam provides.
Speak for youself. I buy software, not licenses. When you buy a book, are you really buying a license to read words on the page? If that sounded stupid, think how it must sound to tell me I didn't buy something at the cash register.
No, I don't remember any. Why the fuck should I have to? I'm not a god-damn encyclopedia! It's not like anyone remembers this shit without a book anyways....
That's rich - 5 years in (possibly) web work and doesn't know MVC. Maybe I should put 'not a mouth-breather' on my resume.
You do if it's an electricity storing smart thong that shocks to death anyone other than the daughter who touches it.
I pity your daughter. She's going to grow up with an unhealthy fear of toilets. If you're at all serious, I suggest you give her some condoms tell her that there's more if she wants them, and tell her dates that you have 60 acres and a backhoe.
This stuff can't possibly be that hard. I'm a socially inept (becoming epter) geek and I know not to pull that crap. Perhaps that's why you get so many people that rely on bullshit and attitude - the rules are different in a lot of society - image rules over substance.
You're kidding. There's no place in Delaware that is 4 hours away from any other place in Delaware.
Are you kidding? Depending on the time of day, Gaithersburg MD is 2 hours from Herndon, VA (35 mile drive, give or take). Hell, Come out the Tysons Corner, VA, where it can take 45 minutes to go a bit over half a mile.
Sure, you aren't killing puppies for science, but you do spend all day listening to people demanding that you fix their problems like it's your fault. You're usually rated by call time, so actually helping people looks bad on you review.
But I've got an Aeron chair. Meh - it's a decent chair, but nothing to lose sleep over. As for the jobs situation, I got no idea.
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If Joel understood that simple fact (and he does not), then he would release his software under an open source license. And he would move to Linux, abandoning M$ Windows.
And if you understood that sold software is intended to generate income, not exist for its own benefit, maybe you could run a business.
If you want to assess a prospective employee's intelligence, the first questions that you ask should be along these lines: "How long have you been using Linux or *BSD?
What the hell for? Lots of intelligent people don't use Linux/BSD or really drink the koolaid. Some of us have lives outside of the computer.
Why do people who have such a poor understanding of the OSR (e.g., Joel, Steve Jobs)
Why do you think their understanding is poor? Just because they aren't OS crusaders?
The Vietnam vet is still sitting by the side of the road singing about how he has no legs.
Not to rag on a veteran, but what obligation do the Japanese have to make prosthetics for Americans? If you want to rail against our misplaced priorities, this is probably not the place.
You poor deluded loser. You must have totally missed out on the casual sex from eighteen year old girls away from home for the very first time. I should have gone to a party school.
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The premise is that an extremely small failure rate is acceptable. My argument is that an extremely small failure rate that causes bodily injury is slightly different to a comparison of the failure rate for something like DVD blanks, which rarely, if ever, spontaneously injure people.
[obFightClub]The other premise is that A*B*C=X, where A is the unit production, B is the failure rate for a particular flaw, and C is the average payout of a lawsuit. Y is the cost to repair that flaw. If X>Y, then no recall.
It would appear that X>>>Y, since the volume is very high, and less than 100 phones have exploded, even when subjected to the great unwaashed masses who do things like take the phone into the shower, leave it in a puddle, and drive over it. It could be argued that, given the environment it exists in, some failures were to be expected, especially when the GUW doesn't want to pay more than $100 for said phone.
Was that good enough, or should I use smaller words and fire up Visio?
Oh, yes please. I could use the nap ;)
I have seen some companies that have made ther FBI warnings quite humorous.
Ilapallazo is watching you!
And what injury could you sustain from a bad DVD?
Puncture wound. Now what does that have to do with failure rates?
the only person that owns half life 2 is valve etc.
The only person that owns the copyright is Valve. Millions of people own HL2.
Read the agreement. It says, in very plain terms, SOFTWARE IS LICENSED, NOT SOLD. Which means you have purchased a license to run the software.
What agreement? Point me to an EULA that has passed msuter in a court of law. I buy the software for cash. When I open up the package and it blathers on about licensing, it isn't offering me anything, as I already have the software. I then click buttons until it works.
technically though, arent you? you cant legally do whatever you want with it.
There's this thing called copyright. If I don't step on its toes, I can do whatever I choose with my book or game. Valve can write a license if they like, but I don't have to accept it.
legally you don't own the game, you just own a license to play it. That license can be revoked by Valve if they think your breaching their ToS, and tough shit to you.
That works for an online game, but not HL2. If I buy the game, I own legally it. I don't have a license that can be revoked, I own the game. If Valve wants to lock me out, then they had better be cutting me a check for my troubles.
Have you ever seen Habit for Humanity build them in one day?
Wow!
The only thing you have to wait on is the cement and paint to dry.
Oh, wait, wasn't that the whole point? Concrete still takes a few days to dry and all that.
You didn't "buy" the software, you bought a license to run the bits on a CD (or in the case of HL2, 5 CDs) as well as the service that Steam provides.
Speak for youself. I buy software, not licenses. When you buy a book, are you really buying a license to read words on the page? If that sounded stupid, think how it must sound to tell me I didn't buy something at the cash register.
No, I don't remember any. Why the fuck should I have to? I'm not a god-damn encyclopedia! It's not like anyone remembers this shit without a book anyways....
That's rich - 5 years in (possibly) web work and doesn't know MVC. Maybe I should put 'not a mouth-breather' on my resume.
You do if it's an electricity storing smart thong that shocks to death anyone other than the daughter who touches it.
I pity your daughter. She's going to grow up with an unhealthy fear of toilets. If you're at all serious, I suggest you give her some condoms tell her that there's more if she wants them, and tell her dates that you have 60 acres and a backhoe.
It's worse than that: with the new smaart fabric, the paisley's swim around.
the chastity thong
Ya know, you don't have to remove a thong for sex, right?
This stuff can't possibly be that hard. I'm a socially inept (becoming epter) geek and I know not to pull that crap. Perhaps that's why you get so many people that rely on bullshit and attitude - the rules are different in a lot of society - image rules over substance.
You're kidding. There's no place in Delaware that is 4 hours away from any other place in Delaware.
Are you kidding? Depending on the time of day, Gaithersburg MD is 2 hours from Herndon, VA (35 mile drive, give or take). Hell, Come out the Tysons Corner, VA, where it can take 45 minutes to go a bit over half a mile.
Horsepower is on the high end.
That's because HP is a function of engine RPM and gearing .
Sure, you aren't killing puppies for science, but you do spend all day listening to people demanding that you fix their problems like it's your fault. You're usually rated by call time, so actually helping people looks bad on you review.
I'm 15, and I've gotten phone calls at school.
Easy fix: "Is anybody dead or on fire? No? Then I'll talk to you later.
Gee, that's funny - I do the same thing. I take it you're in the bay area.
Why not try hiring an intelligent guy who can learn to write drivers?
But I've got an Aeron chair. Meh - it's a decent chair, but nothing to lose sleep over. As for the jobs situation, I got no idea.
If Joel understood that simple fact (and he does not), then he would release his software under an open source license. And he would move to Linux, abandoning M$ Windows.
And if you understood that sold software is intended to generate income, not exist for its own benefit, maybe you could run a business.
If you want to assess a prospective employee's intelligence, the first questions that you ask should be along these lines: "How long have you been using Linux or *BSD?
What the hell for? Lots of intelligent people don't use Linux/BSD or really drink the koolaid. Some of us have lives outside of the computer.
Why do people who have such a poor understanding of the OSR (e.g., Joel, Steve Jobs)
Why do you think their understanding is poor? Just because they aren't OS crusaders?
It's a bit harder now, since I'm 29, but it's not too hard. First, you have to talk to them.
The Vietnam vet is still sitting by the side of the road singing about how he has no legs.
Not to rag on a veteran, but what obligation do the Japanese have to make prosthetics for Americans? If you want to rail against our misplaced priorities, this is probably not the place.
Internet2 is the best part of college.
You poor deluded loser. You must have totally missed out on the casual sex from eighteen year old girls away from home for the very first time. I should have gone to a party school.