There might be a lot of competition but Cell phones are still expensive to use. Cheap plans severely limit the number of minutes you can use, or give no free minutes. The expensive plans are very expensive, and in the middle are the "Normal" plans which can easily cost double or triple what a land line costs, and still limit your minutes.
I used to own cell phones, but in the past year I haven't had one. It's an extra cost I can't justify. I don't want to waste money locking in to a specific provider, or pay bundles of cash for a decent phone, or worry about minutes because I talked longer then normal. I save myself $50 or more a month.
I'll only get back into a cell phone once the networks are more open, the services is unlimited, and it's not as expensive. (or, my next employer gives me one.) I feel that BECAUSE there's so much competition and there's so many cell phones in use, cheaper prices are possible. They're milking it.
Ohh that would be sweet! I'd love to see what the performance is on that thing. I use UDP transport for the site-to-site VPN stuff, and I usually use TCP OpenVPN for when I'm remoting in from work or abroad since it works over anything, including an HTTPS proxy.
Neat, I might have to grab one. I had wanted to run OpenWRT but it's just kinda soso on a 4MB unit, and DD-WRT offered a nice easy web interface to boot, so I went with that.
I have two friends besides myself with these motorola boxes. We run OpenVPN on them, and have a VPN between our networks. It's pretty great, because OpenVPN is very resiliant to up/down and IP changes, but the CPU isn't fast enough to deal with the encryption and maintain even 2Mbit.
I didn't. I never made millions. I have always taken my work seriously. I never took 4 hour lunches, I never got massages at work. But I'm always, always been on the level with a company that wants to hire me.
Yes, companies DO need you. If they didn't, why hire anyone? It's still hard to find actual GOOD IT workers in this market saturated with very mediocre ones. If you're actually talented (maybe you're not, and that's why you're so pissed at the world) then you'll show that at an interview, and the company will want you. If they're not willing to write down your offer, you don't sign with them. ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A JOB ALREADY, which is what this AskSlashdot poster had.
Finding a good job is a shitty job. No doubt about it. In 2001 I lost my job and I didn't find another decent one until 2003. It sucked. I understand how hard it is, even if you're good, when the market is bad. But, right now it's not. And, since I never took advantage - never took the 4 hour lunches - nothing has really changed for me.
ps. I work for the government now. No matter what tax cuts or spending cuts get made, I'll still have a job.
Yea I know the new Mini is the core chips and all that jazz, but I thought the whole idea was to have a Mac that was cheap. The first Mac Mini was like "crap, I could have a Mac for $400." Once you cross that $500 line, though, it's different. It's now kinda a lot of money. (Although, still a fuck of a lot less then a Mac Pro.)
Not to mention, the default setup of the $600 Mini is kinda weak. 512MB RAM? I mean, wtf. MacOS isn't exactly RAM friendly, and mix that with the fact that a lot of stuff still runs under rosetta...
Oh well. The Mini was neat for awhile, but now I just couldn't justify the cost. But I'm a PC user, and MacOS runs fine on my beige box workstation. I suppose if you wanted to have portable ProTools without purchasing a very expensive Mac notebook, it's a decent option.
The big problem I have with the Motorola box (I think it's an 850g or something) is that the processor is really slow. My Internet connection is 15Mbit downstream, and when I'm using that, or doing anything Wireless, the whole device tends to bog.
So how's the CPU on the Asus 500g? It sounds great with the USB - is it USB 2.0?
Don't tell me what I mean. The NetBurst archetecture was dead on arrival, and you know that's what I was talking about. Pentium 4 always sucked. Intel had to drive them so hard, make them so hot, to compete. It's been that way for years.
Just an FYI, while you admit that AMD has had the "crown" for SMP for 3.5 years, there weren't many more years then that BEFORE that, with SMP intel boxes. Come on, how many SMP x86 boxes were around in 1996?
"Few server tasks are meaningfully bottlenecked by the CPU bus"
I hope you're not referring to the wildly popular and strongly growing virtualization market? When you're working with enterprise class (or shit, even a good lab) VM Servers you're ALL ABOUT BUS SPEED. Speed to the RAM, speed to the other CPU's. It's a huge bottleneck, and AMD owns the market here for performance. You're assume everyone will continue using one server, one task. With virtualization, this is not the trend.
But, yea - you're right - I mean, neither Intel nor AMD really create so much new technology on their own, they all base everything off each other's work. And IBM tends to be a leader in actually inventing things.
But, AMD made a lot of right moves in the X86 chip design and market, so Intel is now playing catch-up. You could nit-pick the little details like TheRaven64 did (obviously an Intel fan boy) but some of the major changes in X86 architecture have been pioneered by AMD.
AMD deserves a lot of credit for being able to stick it out with a company as large as Intel, especially since Intel has such a huge market share. They're the reason we're not all still using 500Mhz CPU's right now. Remember the rate in which Intel would release processors? And the speed increments?
If they're not willing to work with you to get the complete offering in writing, then you should reconsider the position, and BEFORE you quit your current job. They're trying to pull a fast one. If they are truly interested in hiring you honestly, they should have no problem getting this done. They can get legal to sign off on it. Another day won't kill anyone, especially in a relocation scenario.
It sounds to me like YOU are the one that's never been screwed, because for the rest of us, we want it in writing - accept no substitute.
You're right, and it's worth noting that the cheapest Mac Mini is $600. Wasn't the first Mac Mini only $500?
It doesn't have multiple NICs, either. If you're doing anything networking related, you kinda need more then one NIC. And no, a USB to Ethernet NIC isn't a great option when the unit costs $600 and you need a network device.
I would like to build one of these little machines some day, maybe a few of them, for various purposes. They do tend to be fairly expensive though, but still not as much as a Mac Mini. And, you can opt for solid-state disks, multiple NICs, and your choice of expandability.
I do have one of those WRT54G's (actually, it's a motorola box, but it's the same as the 4MB Linksys) with DD-WRT on it. It's really great! It's like a mini linux box that cost me $30.
I agree with you. The thing is, even if RightSaidFred99 over there thinks Intel is just as good at SMP configurations, it's only NOW just starting to become a reality. AMD has been using HyperTransport since the first Opteron, released several years ago. You've been able to use 4-way Opteron boxes and achieve MUCH better overall system performance then you ever could with a Xeon. Think VMware. When a dual-CPU Xeon outperforms a Quad-CPU Xeon, there's something wrong with the bus architecture.
The "core" CPU is finally, after over 7 years, perhaps better then the current generation of AMD CPU's, but again, it's still based on the same old North-bridge configuration. While Intel has managed to bump up the speed on this bus a bit, and they can more easily support new and faster RAM because the CPU doesn't have the memory controller, it's still the same old. If you're doing 4-way or more, with heavy applications like busy ESX servers, you're going to get a LOT more performance out of your Opteron system, including 4-way systems utilizing multi-core CPU's. Just because CPU's are going dual and multi-core, doesn't mean enterprise servers will ship with only one socket.
I say Good for Intel, the Core CPU is a good one. But, if you look at everything Intel has been doing with their CPU line lately, you'll see that they are generally copying AMD in a lot of places, starting with EM64T (aka AMD64.)
Why do these people, these doctors or musicians or whatever, need to *really know*, as you say, how to use a computer? Are you assuming that people need to be programmers to use them? I'm not one. Why is "using the computer" always thought to be programming shell code to people like you?
I have family just like everyone else, and my mom isn't a musician and my dad isn't a doctor. They both get on just fine with their computers. It's true that problem-solving on computers is a little over their heads for some things, but they don't need to know nor care how complicated things REALLY are under the hood.
I mean, I'm not expected to troubleshoot my own car, and I certainly can't fix most problems with it. Why should the average computer user be? They call the mechanic.
I've got several friends that are in bands, and they all seem to be able to use their Macs and PC's just fine without being techies like me.
It's true that computers aren't quite as easy as the wonder-media-world that the commercials make them out to be. But it's really not THAT far off. And to be fair, you also can't expect your car to drive itself for you or get 50MPG like the commercials seem to portray.
The auto industry is a good comparison to the computer industry. Cars are terribly complicated, as are computers, but you can use both without being master of either. No degrees required.
I see the same old argument over and over again about computers. "Users want toaster-level easy." This is only true for someone that might have NEVER used any modern technology. Pretty much everyone that uses a computer invariably finds new things to do with them, or wants to do new things, and thus your toaster also needs to be able to cook bacon and eggs - not so simple any more.
If you want to toast bread, buy a toaster. If you want to print photos, get a photo printer, no computer necessary. If you want to play a game, load up a Playstation.
Why buy a computer?
Because you're getting a multi-function device. That's putting it simply. It's a nearly unlimited-function device. Everyone wants to do something different with them. How simple can you possibly make something like that, and yet still have it be useful?
I really don't buy the whole "Computers are too difficult" argument anymore. You sit anyone down in front of ANY machine now (Windows, KDE/Gnome, MacOS) and they'll play around and figure out how to open up the web browser. They'll click the mail icon and get to e-mail. They'll find a word processor if one is installed. I mean, you really gotta be a bottom of the barrel dipshit to not understand how to move a mouse cursor and click things. No degree required.
So you're presented with a user interface, while not perfect on any system, that's pretty easy to figure out. If you can figure out how to plug the computer in, you can figure out how to use it in a basic way. The moment you want to do something other then the basics, you move squarely out of toaster land.
That's not to say things couldn't be better (and improvements are made all the time) but I don't share the doomsday view of people in general,; with some odd disposition to not be able to use computers as computer users. The only way I can see some giant leap in computer usability will be when you can talk plainly to them, and get responses from an AI-type system. Think Star Trek.
Plus, let's be realistic: If computers were THAT hard to figure out, why in god's name have so many of them been sold? Wouldn't the word be out by now, that you need a degree to use them?
The problem is also that if your environment at work is not set up to accommodate your leaning back position (ie monitors way up high, etc) then your neck ends up bending forward and holding up the weight of your head so you can see your screens and anything else on the desk.
It will end up giving you neck pain. Sitting fairly straight seems to be the best for taking burden off your neck. When you're standing, your neck doesn't often get tired.
What sucks about them? I mean, god man, what more do you need in a show? They're intelligent, interesting, and they have some good actors. Edward James Olmos is really great in his role as Adama, and the whole cast of Lost does a great job.
I guess a show that magically transports candy bars through the TV would be the only thing to make you happy.
I do agree that a manager with some knowledge of the subject matter would be preferred in most cases, but some of the best bosses I've had were pretty much non-technical. Then again, I'm a self starter and I'd like to think I do a good job, so that works for me.
Yea, you can't be definitive on this issue issue because people are different. One boss might be non-technical, but he chooses competent employees/team members and trusts their opinion. Another boss might have a bad team, but is technical enough to know where things should head from a technical point of view.
Every company, situation, boss, and team is different. None of the variables need be set in stone - it's all about the group dynamic and how they work together.
And some bosses are just assholes, and it won't matter how much tech experience they have.
The spirit in which pornography is created and viewed promotes immorality.That's what YOU believe. Personally, I believe that sexuality shouldn't be suppressed, and I feel that the proliferation of pornography simply underscores our desire to be more open about sex. It shouldn't be a taboo. We're living and breathing organisms and it's a part of who we are. To deny that is to deny our very existence.
I don't believe pornography is created in a "spirit of immorality." I believe that some of it is over the top, as happens in anything, but I don't believe it's immoral any more then sex itself.
Take a look at one thing here - notice how I say "I believe" rather then putting this out there like fact? See, that's another part of being human. We have different beliefs. You need to respect my beliefs before I can try to respect yours.
Ohh yea, you're right. I mean, wouldn't it be wonderful if everything we did was punishable by life sentences?
What about an off-color remark on Slashdot? You're polluting the site! LIFE IN JAIL. How about a turn on red, with a sign that says "no turn on red?" Those stupid drivers need to spend their lives in jail! The entire cast of Lost or Battlestar Galactica need to be sent to prison as well, because their shows show too much skin!
Seriously dude, don't you have any fucking compassion? So, just because you don't want to run into any porn sites on the Internet (boo hoo), you think people should rot in jail for life over it? You're on scary son of a bith.
Don't you realize that it's the very freedom of information (whether you like it or not) that has made the Internet as popular and useful as it is?
I haven't been giving Slashdot much attention lately. I kind of assumed that people wouldn't hate Sony on here as much as they do on Digg. Personally, I don't hate them any more then any other big company. They're all bastards =) Nintendo and Apple are NO exceptions. People have a short memory - Nintendo was a real jerk to deal with when they had a virtual monopoly on the game console market, and Apple really banged a lot of companies in the ass when they allowed Clone Macs, and then stopped them as soon as they started producing them.
"Sony has a web browser that pretty much requires you to plug in a USB mouse and keyboard to be able to use it. If I wanted to do that, I'd use a PC."
Ahh hah!
I've been reading a lot of stuff on Digg against the PS3, but I think it's a pretty damned cool box. One of the reasons I really want one (and won't get my hands on until after the holidays, most likely) is because you can use it AS a PC. Sony allows you to install other operating systems on the machine. There's already Fedora Core available for it.
If the Sony browser required a keyboard and mouse, well, I have a really cool set from that Gyrosomething company. You know, the mouse with the accelerometers in it. Anyways, with the ability to just plug in USB stuff, and the Linux functionality, you won't NEED to plug a PC into your TV, you won't need an expensive HTPC case with a whole PC in it. You'll be able to use your PS3 for everything.
As long as you have a decent HDTV, using the PS3 as a general purpose "media" PC would be easy.
The Wiimote might be good for mouse actions, but it's still not going to help you type any faster. You'd end up using a keyboard anyways. Same with any game pad.
Is there any proof of a direct correlation? Does money spent on these units mean money not spent on schools? Or, could the budget already be earmarked for "technology improvements" and this is better spending then say, $800 Dells in only 50 schools versus $120 OLPC in 330 schools?
The situation is probably more complex then either of us are fully aware of. We don't know what the governments of these countries do with the money. There's obviously a need for basic necessities, but sometimes you have to also look to the future, and I am of the belief that introducing kids to computers is a good way to get them competitive in the new world.
Plus, as someone else pointed out, these notebooks won't all go to people that are starving. It would be a little ridiculous to hand these things to diseased and dying children - but there's a lot of communities where the people DO work, they DO have basic education programs, but they are very poor and would never be able to touch a computer else wise.
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There might be a lot of competition but Cell phones are still expensive to use. Cheap plans severely limit the number of minutes you can use, or give no free minutes. The expensive plans are very expensive, and in the middle are the "Normal" plans which can easily cost double or triple what a land line costs, and still limit your minutes.
I used to own cell phones, but in the past year I haven't had one. It's an extra cost I can't justify. I don't want to waste money locking in to a specific provider, or pay bundles of cash for a decent phone, or worry about minutes because I talked longer then normal. I save myself $50 or more a month.
I'll only get back into a cell phone once the networks are more open, the services is unlimited, and it's not as expensive. (or, my next employer gives me one.) I feel that BECAUSE there's so much competition and there's so many cell phones in use, cheaper prices are possible. They're milking it.
Ohh that would be sweet! I'd love to see what the performance is on that thing. I use UDP transport for the site-to-site VPN stuff, and I usually use TCP OpenVPN for when I'm remoting in from work or abroad since it works over anything, including an HTTPS proxy.
Neat, I might have to grab one. I had wanted to run OpenWRT but it's just kinda soso on a 4MB unit, and DD-WRT offered a nice easy web interface to boot, so I went with that.
I have two friends besides myself with these motorola boxes. We run OpenVPN on them, and have a VPN between our networks. It's pretty great, because OpenVPN is very resiliant to up/down and IP changes, but the CPU isn't fast enough to deal with the encryption and maintain even 2Mbit.
So, this might be a good solution.
Maybe you lost millions in the .com bust?
I didn't. I never made millions. I have always taken my work seriously. I never took 4 hour lunches, I never got massages at work. But I'm always, always been on the level with a company that wants to hire me.
Yes, companies DO need you. If they didn't, why hire anyone? It's still hard to find actual GOOD IT workers in this market saturated with very mediocre ones. If you're actually talented (maybe you're not, and that's why you're so pissed at the world) then you'll show that at an interview, and the company will want you. If they're not willing to write down your offer, you don't sign with them. ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A JOB ALREADY, which is what this AskSlashdot poster had.
Finding a good job is a shitty job. No doubt about it. In 2001 I lost my job and I didn't find another decent one until 2003. It sucked. I understand how hard it is, even if you're good, when the market is bad. But, right now it's not. And, since I never took advantage - never took the 4 hour lunches - nothing has really changed for me.
ps. I work for the government now. No matter what tax cuts or spending cuts get made, I'll still have a job.
Yea I know the new Mini is the core chips and all that jazz, but I thought the whole idea was to have a Mac that was cheap. The first Mac Mini was like "crap, I could have a Mac for $400." Once you cross that $500 line, though, it's different. It's now kinda a lot of money. (Although, still a fuck of a lot less then a Mac Pro.)
Not to mention, the default setup of the $600 Mini is kinda weak. 512MB RAM? I mean, wtf. MacOS isn't exactly RAM friendly, and mix that with the fact that a lot of stuff still runs under rosetta...
Oh well. The Mini was neat for awhile, but now I just couldn't justify the cost. But I'm a PC user, and MacOS runs fine on my beige box workstation. I suppose if you wanted to have portable ProTools without purchasing a very expensive Mac notebook, it's a decent option.
The big problem I have with the Motorola box (I think it's an 850g or something) is that the processor is really slow. My Internet connection is 15Mbit downstream, and when I'm using that, or doing anything Wireless, the whole device tends to bog.
So how's the CPU on the Asus 500g? It sounds great with the USB - is it USB 2.0?
Note: I never said small form factor.
Don't tell me what I mean. The NetBurst archetecture was dead on arrival, and you know that's what I was talking about. Pentium 4 always sucked. Intel had to drive them so hard, make them so hot, to compete. It's been that way for years.
Just an FYI, while you admit that AMD has had the "crown" for SMP for 3.5 years, there weren't many more years then that BEFORE that, with SMP intel boxes. Come on, how many SMP x86 boxes were around in 1996?
"Few server tasks are meaningfully bottlenecked by the CPU bus"
I hope you're not referring to the wildly popular and strongly growing virtualization market? When you're working with enterprise class (or shit, even a good lab) VM Servers you're ALL ABOUT BUS SPEED. Speed to the RAM, speed to the other CPU's. It's a huge bottleneck, and AMD owns the market here for performance. You're assume everyone will continue using one server, one task. With virtualization, this is not the trend.
Big company or not, I wouldn't assume anything.
But, yea - you're right - I mean, neither Intel nor AMD really create so much new technology on their own, they all base everything off each other's work. And IBM tends to be a leader in actually inventing things.
But, AMD made a lot of right moves in the X86 chip design and market, so Intel is now playing catch-up. You could nit-pick the little details like TheRaven64 did (obviously an Intel fan boy) but some of the major changes in X86 architecture have been pioneered by AMD.
AMD deserves a lot of credit for being able to stick it out with a company as large as Intel, especially since Intel has such a huge market share. They're the reason we're not all still using 500Mhz CPU's right now. Remember the rate in which Intel would release processors? And the speed increments?
If they're not willing to work with you to get the complete offering in writing, then you should reconsider the position, and BEFORE you quit your current job. They're trying to pull a fast one. If they are truly interested in hiring you honestly, they should have no problem getting this done. They can get legal to sign off on it. Another day won't kill anyone, especially in a relocation scenario.
It sounds to me like YOU are the one that's never been screwed, because for the rest of us, we want it in writing - accept no substitute.
The cheapest Mac Mini is $600.
The most expensive Mac Mini without monitor is $1600.
Cheapo, huh? You could build three utility PC's $600.
You're right, and it's worth noting that the cheapest Mac Mini is $600. Wasn't the first Mac Mini only $500?
It doesn't have multiple NICs, either. If you're doing anything networking related, you kinda need more then one NIC. And no, a USB to Ethernet NIC isn't a great option when the unit costs $600 and you need a network device.
I would like to build one of these little machines some day, maybe a few of them, for various purposes. They do tend to be fairly expensive though, but still not as much as a Mac Mini. And, you can opt for solid-state disks, multiple NICs, and your choice of expandability.
I do have one of those WRT54G's (actually, it's a motorola box, but it's the same as the 4MB Linksys) with DD-WRT on it. It's really great! It's like a mini linux box that cost me $30.
I agree with you. The thing is, even if RightSaidFred99 over there thinks Intel is just as good at SMP configurations, it's only NOW just starting to become a reality. AMD has been using HyperTransport since the first Opteron, released several years ago. You've been able to use 4-way Opteron boxes and achieve MUCH better overall system performance then you ever could with a Xeon. Think VMware. When a dual-CPU Xeon outperforms a Quad-CPU Xeon, there's something wrong with the bus architecture.
The "core" CPU is finally, after over 7 years, perhaps better then the current generation of AMD CPU's, but again, it's still based on the same old North-bridge configuration. While Intel has managed to bump up the speed on this bus a bit, and they can more easily support new and faster RAM because the CPU doesn't have the memory controller, it's still the same old. If you're doing 4-way or more, with heavy applications like busy ESX servers, you're going to get a LOT more performance out of your Opteron system, including 4-way systems utilizing multi-core CPU's. Just because CPU's are going dual and multi-core, doesn't mean enterprise servers will ship with only one socket.
I say Good for Intel, the Core CPU is a good one. But, if you look at everything Intel has been doing with their CPU line lately, you'll see that they are generally copying AMD in a lot of places, starting with EM64T (aka AMD64.)
You don't seem to understand.
Why do these people, these doctors or musicians or whatever, need to *really know*, as you say, how to use a computer? Are you assuming that people need to be programmers to use them? I'm not one. Why is "using the computer" always thought to be programming shell code to people like you?
I have family just like everyone else, and my mom isn't a musician and my dad isn't a doctor. They both get on just fine with their computers. It's true that problem-solving on computers is a little over their heads for some things, but they don't need to know nor care how complicated things REALLY are under the hood.
I mean, I'm not expected to troubleshoot my own car, and I certainly can't fix most problems with it. Why should the average computer user be? They call the mechanic.
I've got several friends that are in bands, and they all seem to be able to use their Macs and PC's just fine without being techies like me.
It's true that computers aren't quite as easy as the wonder-media-world that the commercials make them out to be. But it's really not THAT far off. And to be fair, you also can't expect your car to drive itself for you or get 50MPG like the commercials seem to portray.
The auto industry is a good comparison to the computer industry. Cars are terribly complicated, as are computers, but you can use both without being master of either. No degrees required.
I see the same old argument over and over again about computers. "Users want toaster-level easy." This is only true for someone that might have NEVER used any modern technology. Pretty much everyone that uses a computer invariably finds new things to do with them, or wants to do new things, and thus your toaster also needs to be able to cook bacon and eggs - not so simple any more.
If you want to toast bread, buy a toaster. If you want to print photos, get a photo printer, no computer necessary. If you want to play a game, load up a Playstation.
Why buy a computer?
Because you're getting a multi-function device. That's putting it simply. It's a nearly unlimited-function device. Everyone wants to do something different with them. How simple can you possibly make something like that, and yet still have it be useful?
I really don't buy the whole "Computers are too difficult" argument anymore. You sit anyone down in front of ANY machine now (Windows, KDE/Gnome, MacOS) and they'll play around and figure out how to open up the web browser. They'll click the mail icon and get to e-mail. They'll find a word processor if one is installed. I mean, you really gotta be a bottom of the barrel dipshit to not understand how to move a mouse cursor and click things. No degree required.
So you're presented with a user interface, while not perfect on any system, that's pretty easy to figure out. If you can figure out how to plug the computer in, you can figure out how to use it in a basic way. The moment you want to do something other then the basics, you move squarely out of toaster land.
That's not to say things couldn't be better (and improvements are made all the time) but I don't share the doomsday view of people in general,; with some odd disposition to not be able to use computers as computer users. The only way I can see some giant leap in computer usability will be when you can talk plainly to them, and get responses from an AI-type system. Think Star Trek.
Plus, let's be realistic: If computers were THAT hard to figure out, why in god's name have so many of them been sold? Wouldn't the word be out by now, that you need a degree to use them?
The problem is also that if your environment at work is not set up to accommodate your leaning back position (ie monitors way up high, etc) then your neck ends up bending forward and holding up the weight of your head so you can see your screens and anything else on the desk.
It will end up giving you neck pain. Sitting fairly straight seems to be the best for taking burden off your neck. When you're standing, your neck doesn't often get tired.
What sucks about them? I mean, god man, what more do you need in a show? They're intelligent, interesting, and they have some good actors. Edward James Olmos is really great in his role as Adama, and the whole cast of Lost does a great job.
I guess a show that magically transports candy bars through the TV would be the only thing to make you happy.
I do agree that a manager with some knowledge of the subject matter would be preferred in most cases, but some of the best bosses I've had were pretty much non-technical. Then again, I'm a self starter and I'd like to think I do a good job, so that works for me.
Yea, you can't be definitive on this issue issue because people are different. One boss might be non-technical, but he chooses competent employees/team members and trusts their opinion. Another boss might have a bad team, but is technical enough to know where things should head from a technical point of view.
Every company, situation, boss, and team is different. None of the variables need be set in stone - it's all about the group dynamic and how they work together.
And some bosses are just assholes, and it won't matter how much tech experience they have.
The spirit in which pornography is created and viewed promotes immorality.That's what YOU believe. Personally, I believe that sexuality shouldn't be suppressed, and I feel that the proliferation of pornography simply underscores our desire to be more open about sex. It shouldn't be a taboo. We're living and breathing organisms and it's a part of who we are. To deny that is to deny our very existence.
I don't believe pornography is created in a "spirit of immorality." I believe that some of it is over the top, as happens in anything, but I don't believe it's immoral any more then sex itself.
Take a look at one thing here - notice how I say "I believe" rather then putting this out there like fact? See, that's another part of being human. We have different beliefs. You need to respect my beliefs before I can try to respect yours.
Ohh yea, you're right. I mean, wouldn't it be wonderful if everything we did was punishable by life sentences?
What about an off-color remark on Slashdot? You're polluting the site! LIFE IN JAIL. How about a turn on red, with a sign that says "no turn on red?" Those stupid drivers need to spend their lives in jail! The entire cast of Lost or Battlestar Galactica need to be sent to prison as well, because their shows show too much skin!
Seriously dude, don't you have any fucking compassion? So, just because you don't want to run into any porn sites on the Internet (boo hoo), you think people should rot in jail for life over it? You're on scary son of a bith.
Don't you realize that it's the very freedom of information (whether you like it or not) that has made the Internet as popular and useful as it is?
I haven't been giving Slashdot much attention lately. I kind of assumed that people wouldn't hate Sony on here as much as they do on Digg. Personally, I don't hate them any more then any other big company. They're all bastards =) Nintendo and Apple are NO exceptions. People have a short memory - Nintendo was a real jerk to deal with when they had a virtual monopoly on the game console market, and Apple really banged a lot of companies in the ass when they allowed Clone Macs, and then stopped them as soon as they started producing them.
"Sony has a web browser that pretty much requires you to plug in a USB mouse and keyboard to be able to use it. If I wanted to do that, I'd use a PC."
Ahh hah!
I've been reading a lot of stuff on Digg against the PS3, but I think it's a pretty damned cool box. One of the reasons I really want one (and won't get my hands on until after the holidays, most likely) is because you can use it AS a PC. Sony allows you to install other operating systems on the machine. There's already Fedora Core available for it.
If the Sony browser required a keyboard and mouse, well, I have a really cool set from that Gyrosomething company. You know, the mouse with the accelerometers in it. Anyways, with the ability to just plug in USB stuff, and the Linux functionality, you won't NEED to plug a PC into your TV, you won't need an expensive HTPC case with a whole PC in it. You'll be able to use your PS3 for everything.
As long as you have a decent HDTV, using the PS3 as a general purpose "media" PC would be easy.
The Wiimote might be good for mouse actions, but it's still not going to help you type any faster. You'd end up using a keyboard anyways. Same with any game pad.
AMEN. You can take a shit outside and bury it, but you can't use a shovel to get you on Slashdot.
Toilets are overrated.
Is there any proof of a direct correlation? Does money spent on these units mean money not spent on schools? Or, could the budget already be earmarked for "technology improvements" and this is better spending then say, $800 Dells in only 50 schools versus $120 OLPC in 330 schools?
The situation is probably more complex then either of us are fully aware of. We don't know what the governments of these countries do with the money. There's obviously a need for basic necessities, but sometimes you have to also look to the future, and I am of the belief that introducing kids to computers is a good way to get them competitive in the new world.
Plus, as someone else pointed out, these notebooks won't all go to people that are starving. It would be a little ridiculous to hand these things to diseased and dying children - but there's a lot of communities where the people DO work, they DO have basic education programs, but they are very poor and would never be able to touch a computer else wise.