One well-placed North Korean nuke and South Korea's broadband capacity won't look quite as attractive to business.
More to the point, North Korea has artillery in position right now that could level Seoul in 5 minutes, and It's been like that for years. Talk about a mind-fuck.
We need real economists to create real business cases for our customers. Then we need to deliver. There are lots of big software projects that fail, either partially or totally.
What we need is for managers to accept realistic expectations and allow enough time to do a proper design. Most projects fail because these requirements are not met. There's also the issue of project leadership, but at least that's under the control of the project manager.
Ah, well, you've obviously only got the basic, economy model. I'd suggest that you ask for the deluxe, super-duper version but it's obviously a bit late for that - I don't think that retrogrades are available
They are available, but you lose all your data. Hardly worth it if you can't remember all the stupid things you did in college.
whooptedoo, I can journal metadata. That takes what, a minute to repair? I want something on the order of XFS before I'll concede journaling capability. Anything less is a waste of time, even if it is technically correct.
Patents and copyright laws could have been what actually built a software industry in the United States.
Not by a mile. The current crop of big boys grew up in a far more lenient environment. Phoenix reverse engineered the BIOS from IBM's PC, which was a major contributor to the PC explosion. Nowadays, they'd be convicted felons. Sure, there was also a lot of patented stuff, such as the stuff from PARC, and the mountains of patents that IBM holds, but we didn't have to contend with any of the foolishness that we have today, like one-click patents, BT claiming rights to all of hypertext, and a small company staffed with lawyers holding a major part of the industry hostage for years (guess which one and win a prize!). Do anything innovative today and, should it be marketable, you may find that someone has filed a patent for it based on your product.
But failure to lend aid (especially AFTER the doctor had a cure!) to a neighbor who is in your own league and not hostile is wicked.
The neighbor in question is not suffering from a disease, but severely inbred (somehow). There's not much to be done, and the 'other' species is in fact the portion of the population that is genetically healthy. The only real way to help them would be to encourage them to interbreed, but I don't see that flying too well. Helping them with external aid has many parallels with the US propping up friendly governments artificially: it only rarely changes anything, and typically only delays the inevitable.
allowing a communist candidate in a democratic election seems inherently contradictory, like voting to do away with voting.
Are you joking? That's the most inherently democratic thing you can do! Undemocratic is congress telling DC that they can't hold a referendum on pot legalization.
That's why you don't see Arabs and Muslims living in the US being locked up simply because they're Arab or Muslim.
Except for that guy from Intel. You know, the guy that gave money to a major muslim charity as part of his religious duties. You know, the guy that was featured on slashdot a month or so ago?
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We can trust a central system to protect us -- aka, human rights and life.
I'm sorry, you have appeared to mispelled "We can trust a central system, which will abuse us at its whim (because it can), and the terrorists will kill us".
Speaking of which, doesn't establishing a Bill of Rights seem like a little more pressing of an issue in a recently-toppled government than copyright protections?
It tends to be between $50 and $90 (depending on the level of service you purchase). This is a small price to pay to get some exposure, but has anyone used it and can say anything good or bad about it?
So, what you're saying is, I give you $50, and you shotgun my resume to everyone on your list. Then those people take my resume (and the other thousand like it) and stick it in the round file. And this is a good thing? I'd be better off hiring a whore - at least then I'd get some satisfaction.
And even better, if she had no gun at all, there would be no risk from that gun!
However, she is at much greater risk from an armed assailant. Also remember that women sometimes have to deal with rather insistent romantic attention.
Guns don't defend people, people defend people...
Guns are a pretty damn effective tool for self-defense. Besides, I don't see anyone else willing to defend me.
Actually, I think that a prostiute is lest morally detestable than a telemarketer - at least prostitutes can feasably enjoy their job, and it pays better.
I dunno about that, but at least prostitutes are in demand with their clients.
Look at all the poor saps who fail to install security upgrades. Microsoft can't be held liable when they provide a patch and you fail to install it.
Sure you can. Microsoft so screwed up its security patch system that patches couldn't be relied on to not hose the machine, reverse previous patches, alter system functionality, or expose new vulnerabilities. Given that, how can you not hold Microsoft responsible?
why should an electronic engineer who designs a program to operate the gears be exempt?
Because none of his development tools are sufficiently accountable to trust.
Because he is paid less than a plumber - he can't afford to be bonded on the wages you're willing to pay.
Because nobody is set up to bond programmers.
Because nobody wants to pay for quality.
Because guaranteeing the correct operation of a complex piece of machinery in an uncontrolled environment is idiocy. At least a manual gearbox leaves evidence when it gets overtorqued.
Maybe the safety interlock wasn't in the spec.
As an electronic engineer, I make my system based on some OS, so either I or the OS manufacturer (which, I add, licences an OS, if it is used against the license terms, it is my liability) has the liability.
What are you really? electronics engineers build circuits and hardware. Programmers build on top of an OS. Unless you got a RTOS, you almost certainly got no claim of correct operation. You really want to warrant that MS or Sun makes a bug-free product?
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Surprise would be difficult, but not impossible, since troop movements are monitored quite closely.
That's not a problem: NK can attack first without moving any troops.
why put a cardreader on your toilet, is it *really* necessary?
Good question. Why does my work put combo locks (those 5 pin doorknob things) on the toilet, anyway?
One well-placed North Korean nuke and South Korea's broadband capacity won't look quite as attractive to business.
More to the point, North Korea has artillery in position right now that could level Seoul in 5 minutes, and It's been like that for years. Talk about a mind-fuck.
We need real economists to create real business cases for our customers. Then we need to deliver. There are lots of big software projects that fail, either partially or totally.
What we need is for managers to accept realistic expectations and allow enough time to do a proper design. Most projects fail because these requirements are not met. There's also the issue of project leadership, but at least that's under the control of the project manager.
Ah, well, you've obviously only got the basic, economy model. I'd suggest that you ask for the deluxe, super-duper version but it's obviously a bit late for that - I don't think that retrogrades are available
They are available, but you lose all your data. Hardly worth it if you can't remember all the stupid things you did in college.
whooptedoo, I can journal metadata. That takes what, a minute to repair? I want something on the order of XFS before I'll concede journaling capability. Anything less is a waste of time, even if it is technically correct.
NTFS is a full journaling file system.
No it isn't. That's the whole point. If NT dies (and it does), you lose data. Losing data = no journaling.
Yea, but it looks like butt and doesn't run the only OS I really care to use anymore.
Whaddya mean? It runs Unix, what else is there?
Patents and copyright laws could have been what actually built a software industry in the United States.
Not by a mile. The current crop of big boys grew up in a far more lenient environment. Phoenix reverse engineered the BIOS from IBM's PC, which was a major contributor to the PC explosion. Nowadays, they'd be convicted felons. Sure, there was also a lot of patented stuff, such as the stuff from PARC, and the mountains of patents that IBM holds, but we didn't have to contend with any of the foolishness that we have today, like one-click patents, BT claiming rights to all of hypertext, and a small company staffed with lawyers holding a major part of the industry hostage for years (guess which one and win a prize!). Do anything innovative today and, should it be marketable, you may find that someone has filed a patent for it based on your product.
In conclusion, America is a land of contrasts.
But failure to lend aid (especially AFTER the doctor had a cure!) to a neighbor who is in your own league and not hostile is wicked.
The neighbor in question is not suffering from a disease, but severely inbred (somehow). There's not much to be done, and the 'other' species is in fact the portion of the population that is genetically healthy. The only real way to help them would be to encourage them to interbreed, but I don't see that flying too well. Helping them with external aid has many parallels with the US propping up friendly governments artificially: it only rarely changes anything, and typically only delays the inevitable.
,i>what possible justification can Cpt. Archer give for his attempt to render a sentient spacefaring species extinct in _Dear Doctor_?
Maybe because intervention would have doomed the other half of the species (you know, the lower caste guys) to eternal subordination?
What Trek needs is to dump Berman and his lackeys.
What Trek needs to do is die. Seriously, we need new blood.
allowing a communist candidate in a democratic election seems inherently contradictory, like voting to do away with voting.
Are you joking? That's the most inherently democratic thing you can do! Undemocratic is congress telling DC that they can't hold a referendum on pot legalization.
That's why you don't see Arabs and Muslims living in the US being locked up simply because they're Arab or Muslim.
Except for that guy from Intel. You know, the guy that gave money to a major muslim charity as part of his religious duties. You know, the guy that was featured on slashdot a month or so ago?
We can trust a central system to protect us -- aka, human rights and life.
I'm sorry, you have appeared to mispelled "We can trust a central system, which will abuse us at its whim (because it can), and the terrorists will kill us".
So, tungsten engagement ring or regular?
Speaking of which, doesn't establishing a Bill of Rights seem like a little more pressing of an issue in a recently-toppled government than copyright protections?
In this administration? What are you, mad?
It's a song by Rammstein, godamnit! Stop trying to run it through Babelfish and post a link to an MP3!
It tends to be between $50 and $90 (depending on the level of service you purchase). This is a small price to pay to get some exposure, but has anyone used it and can say anything good or bad about it?
So, what you're saying is, I give you $50, and you shotgun my resume to everyone on your list. Then those people take my resume (and the other thousand like it) and stick it in the round file. And this is a good thing? I'd be better off hiring a whore - at least then I'd get some satisfaction.
When I refused again, he said that he was going to send it to me anyway, and that I would be billed to my address.
So, you refused to buy something, and he wants to give it to you free? Sounds like a good idea.
Um, the creation is the proof on intelligent design.
No, Intelligent design is a restatement of Creation.
Creations is a theory, belief system, and religion to the same extent as evolution is.
Creationism is not a theory because it is not falsifiable, nor does it make predictions. Evolution is falsifiable, and it does make predictions.
And even better, if she had no gun at all, there would be no risk from that gun!
However, she is at much greater risk from an armed assailant. Also remember that women sometimes have to deal with rather insistent romantic attention.
Guns don't defend people, people defend people...
Guns are a pretty damn effective tool for self-defense. Besides, I don't see anyone else willing to defend me.
Actually, I think that a prostiute is lest morally detestable than a telemarketer - at least prostitutes can feasably enjoy their job, and it pays better.
I dunno about that, but at least prostitutes are in demand with their clients.
Look at all the poor saps who fail to install security upgrades. Microsoft can't be held liable when they provide a patch and you fail to install it.
Sure you can. Microsoft so screwed up its security patch system that patches couldn't be relied on to not hose the machine, reverse previous patches, alter system functionality, or expose new vulnerabilities. Given that, how can you not hold Microsoft responsible?
why should an electronic engineer who designs a program to operate the gears be exempt?
As an electronic engineer, I make my system based on some OS, so either I or the OS manufacturer (which, I add, licences an OS, if it is used against the license terms, it is my liability) has the liability.
What are you really? electronics engineers build circuits and hardware. Programmers build on top of an OS. Unless you got a RTOS, you almost certainly got no claim of correct operation. You really want to warrant that MS or Sun makes a bug-free product?