Wow, you have a lot of faith in the justice system. Just because the jury finds him not guilty doesn't mean he didn't commit a crime, especially given his celebrity status. OJ anyone?
As far as you know, OJ is innocent too. Sounds like you'd prefer the US justice system to be based on trial by media. Clearly you don't believe in innocent until proven guilty.
OJ was found not guilty by a jury of his peers. If you know some reason why he should be convicted, perhaps you should have stepped up during the trial.
And if Michael Jackson is innocent, then he has been taken to trial BECAUSE of his celebrity status. You think anybody would have taken this kind of time and effort - millions of dollars worth - to prosecute a nobody?
It comforts people to think that the highly successful are suffering under some burden.
Look at the huge number of people who still perpetuate the myth that Einstein was dyslexic. Despite the fact that there isn't one shred of evidence to back it up, sites all over the net trumpet this lie as truth.
I suspect it's the same for Gates and the whole Aspergers thing.
We sell clients on technology with many points of failure. We provide operating systems full of bugs. We provide applications that don't interoperate. We sell them monitors with dead pixels and tell them it's normal. We sell them software that needs patching, gives inaccurate results, or crashes when you look at it sideways.
Exactly how much respect should we expect when we are called in to fix it?
It seems that independent companies tend to review Linux very favorably, yet the only way for Microsoft to get a favorable review is to pay someone for a favorable review. Why do you believe that is?
The question makes the erroneous assumption that Microsoft has no independent favorable reviews, and asks that he proceed with that assumption. I'll bet he can pick from any number of actual independent favorable reviews and refute that claim. What exactly makes this a baseline question that everybody knows the answer to?
questions should be genuine. it shouldn't be used to prove a point, or lack of a point, or to push an agenda or to reinforce what we already know. nor should questions be used to try to push the answerer into a corner to "admit" something. we know it won't happen, it's self-serving and frankly, useless.
For the first time, I wish I had mod points. I've never used any before. I would rate this insightful.
To the person who posed the original question, I ask, "A colleague of mine told me that you're mean-spirited and vindictive. I think you're just not very bright. Which one of us is right?"
I was part of some focus group thing (online) that MS did and they asked me how to improve Windows Update. I told them to make Windows more secure. Failing that, they need to make stuff to fix the problems they caused. Not Giant. Not Lavasoft. Not Patrick Kolla.
So you participated in a focus group... got asked a question... answered with a completely pointless and vague non sequitur... and blindly went on your way feeling smug.
As far as I'm concerned, the most stylish case would be an oak desk tailored for my spatial needs, with embedded monitors. Then build the computer inside the desk, completely hidden. Even the CD/DVD tray should be hidden until needed.
I've read some posts here from people complaining about the quality of the animation, the apparent lack of depth, and the overall direction that "Cars" seems to be taking.
I remember the first time I saw a trailer for "The Incredibles". It was mostly just a guy trying to do up a belt. The animation looked iffy at best. Tomorrow I'll see the show and I know it'll be gorgeous, and I'll love the story.
Remember the initial clips for "Finding Nemo"? Nothing hinted at the sheer beauty of the final product, nor the kickass story.
No matter what you think about this short trailer, remember that the first glimpses of Pixar films tell you nothing.
"Hackers are having a real hard time finding work in the U.S.," says Kittridge in explaining his decision to work for spammers. "Spamming is our last resort to pay rent," he says.
It's hardly the last resort. Ever thought about learning some other trade? Really, you mean it's the last resort before doing something that means real change for you. Are we supposed to understand this?
After reading the related article "SunnComm CEO demands to be called a laughing stock", I'd have told the caller from the Register to go fuck themselves.
With all of these new recording format options made available to the public, how can any consumer intelligently know which one to buy into?"
Intelligently know? Gee... perhaps it's enough to averagely know. No, wait... I guess slowly knowing might suffice. No - I got it! Perhaps the consumer has to fantastically brightly know which one to buy in order for their opinion to be valid!
Seriously, what the hell happened to basic language skills?
Seriously? You have ENOUGH fans who are sophisticated enough to hear the difference in microphone that you need to spend this much or lose them? Seriously? Or are you doing the dot-com thing of buying really expensive equipment UP FRONT on the off chance that you make it big so you don't have to upgrade later? What's wrong with a $12.50 microphone today and a more expensive one once you make some money? If that's your best business sense you deserve to fail.
Clearly you know NOTHING about the recording process, and haven't thought it through.
Have you noticed nobody releases patches for music? The closest thing is remastering your originals. So when that first cut goes out the door, it is officially in the wild. It has to be done right the first time. And if your acoustic guitar line is utter crap because some dingbat figured a $12.50 microphone would be okay for now, well, guess what? It's completely unrecoverable. All you can do is rerecord it.
I'm a hobbyist only, and I've got $1600 worth of microphones.
Your "best business sense" is two-feet-of-forehead retarded. Record it with a $12.50 microphone and you'll never, EVER make a dime.
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Wow, you have a lot of faith in the justice system. Just because the jury finds him not guilty doesn't mean he didn't commit a crime, especially given his celebrity status. OJ anyone?
As far as you know, OJ is innocent too. Sounds like you'd prefer the US justice system to be based on trial by media. Clearly you don't believe in innocent until proven guilty.
OJ was found not guilty by a jury of his peers. If you know some reason why he should be convicted, perhaps you should have stepped up during the trial.
And if Michael Jackson is innocent, then he has been taken to trial BECAUSE of his celebrity status. You think anybody would have taken this kind of time and effort - millions of dollars worth - to prosecute a nobody?
This is just flat out wrong. And I OWN his biography. Subtle Is the Lord: The Life and Science of Albert Einstein, Oxford Press.
It comforts people to think that the highly successful are suffering under some burden.
Look at the huge number of people who still perpetuate the myth that Einstein was dyslexic. Despite the fact that there isn't one shred of evidence to back it up, sites all over the net trumpet this lie as truth.
I suspect it's the same for Gates and the whole Aspergers thing.
When I went to high school, the girls were NOT built like they are today.
Evolution HAS to be right.
Gee... the article is about the third generation of the game, and you decide it's high time to go lambaste the old one.
Do we need to wait until Splinter Cell V to hear what you think of III?
Why are these games so damn dark. I'm not a nocturnal animal. I need light to see.
Which is exactly why the good folks at Ubisoft took the time to outfit you with night vision goggles.
We sell clients on technology with many points of failure. We provide operating systems full of bugs. We provide applications that don't interoperate. We sell them monitors with dead pixels and tell them it's normal. We sell them software that needs patching, gives inaccurate results, or crashes when you look at it sideways.
Exactly how much respect should we expect when we are called in to fix it?
Have we finally found the Second Step?
But I don't have a problem. I can quit any time I want to. I just don't want to right now.
Apparently I'm confounded by button placement...
I don't have a problem. I can quit any time I want. I just don't want to right now.
The original question is:
It seems that independent companies tend to review Linux very favorably, yet the only way for Microsoft to get a favorable review is to pay someone for a favorable review. Why do you believe that is?
The question makes the erroneous assumption that Microsoft has no independent favorable reviews, and asks that he proceed with that assumption. I'll bet he can pick from any number of actual independent favorable reviews and refute that claim. What exactly makes this a baseline question that everybody knows the answer to?
Why ask this question? The answer is, "Because when you are a member of the overwhelming majority, there is no need to be militant about it."
questions should be genuine. it shouldn't be used to prove a point, or lack of a point, or to push an agenda or to reinforce what we already know. nor should questions be used to try to push the answerer into a corner to "admit" something. we know it won't happen, it's self-serving and frankly, useless.
For the first time, I wish I had mod points. I've never used any before. I would rate this insightful.
To the person who posed the original question, I ask, "A colleague of mine told me that you're mean-spirited and vindictive. I think you're just not very bright. Which one of us is right?"
The standard required for a +5 post has hit rock bottom. Elevating a "Well don't use it" post as insightful is ridiclous.
I was part of some focus group thing (online) that MS did and they asked me how to improve Windows Update. I told them to make Windows more secure. Failing that, they need to make stuff to fix the problems they caused. Not Giant. Not Lavasoft. Not Patrick Kolla.
... and blindly went on your way feeling smug.
So you participated in a focus group... got asked a question... answered with a completely pointless and vague non sequitur
Well done. Way to be useless.
The best computer case is an absent one.
As far as I'm concerned, the most stylish case would be an oak desk tailored for my spatial needs, with embedded monitors. Then build the computer inside the desk, completely hidden. Even the CD/DVD tray should be hidden until needed.
I've read some posts here from people complaining about the quality of the animation, the apparent lack of depth, and the overall direction that "Cars" seems to be taking.
I remember the first time I saw a trailer for "The Incredibles". It was mostly just a guy trying to do up a belt. The animation looked iffy at best. Tomorrow I'll see the show and I know it'll be gorgeous, and I'll love the story.
Remember the initial clips for "Finding Nemo"? Nothing hinted at the sheer beauty of the final product, nor the kickass story.
No matter what you think about this short trailer, remember that the first glimpses of Pixar films tell you nothing.
We all know CEO's don't do much, other than try and look good.
Only somebody with no real idea of what goes on in a large organization would say that CEO's don't do much.
You're one of those people who actually believes a Dilbert cartoon is representative of reality, aren't you.
It doesn't fucking matter because 'virii' is a fucking SLANG TERM... Maybe you should go back to grade school and stock up on social skills.
Silly me... I prefer to socially develop while maintaining my understanding of language.
It's one thing to use a slang term - which 'virii' is not. It's quite another to make a common mistake - which 'virii' is.
"Hackers are having a real hard time finding work in the U.S.," says Kittridge in explaining his decision to work for spammers. "Spamming is our last resort to pay rent," he says.
It's hardly the last resort. Ever thought about learning some other trade? Really, you mean it's the last resort before doing something that means real change for you. Are we supposed to understand this?
...and automatic -5 if you can't rewrite them and keep it remotely singable.
Such as in this case.
After reading the related article "SunnComm CEO demands to be called a laughing stock", I'd have told the caller from the Register to go fuck themselves.
With all of these new recording format options made available to the public, how can any consumer intelligently know which one to buy into?"
Intelligently know? Gee... perhaps it's enough to averagely know. No, wait... I guess slowly knowing might suffice. No - I got it! Perhaps the consumer has to fantastically brightly know which one to buy in order for their opinion to be valid!
Seriously, what the hell happened to basic language skills?
Seriously? You have ENOUGH fans who are sophisticated enough to hear the difference in microphone that you need to spend this much or lose them? Seriously? Or are you doing the dot-com thing of buying really expensive equipment UP FRONT on the off chance that you make it big so you don't have to upgrade later? What's wrong with a $12.50 microphone today and a more expensive one once you make some money? If that's your best business sense you deserve to fail.
Clearly you know NOTHING about the recording process, and haven't thought it through.
Have you noticed nobody releases patches for music? The closest thing is remastering your originals. So when that first cut goes out the door, it is officially in the wild. It has to be done right the first time. And if your acoustic guitar line is utter crap because some dingbat figured a $12.50 microphone would be okay for now, well, guess what? It's completely unrecoverable. All you can do is rerecord it.
I'm a hobbyist only, and I've got $1600 worth of microphones.
Your "best business sense" is two-feet-of-forehead retarded. Record it with a $12.50 microphone and you'll never, EVER make a dime.