Well yes that is an option. But the idea defies the very purpose any one would be interested in buying Tivo. Lets say if I try to tape a game on sunday and I am out of town for an extended vacation. So when I come back a week later Tivo is gonna say "sorry you're schedule clashed with mine". Wasn't Tivo supposed to solve that problem? I was indeed considering buying it pretty soon but now I will instead look at building myself MythTv box.
Actually the way I see it, the Chinese govt. will be more than happy with this actually happening. They don't have to put up all kinds of firewalls to stop their citizens. Most of these sites and networks that the Chinese visit are in America any way. As I see it, the more countries ban Chinese IP, the more happier their govt. is.
I have never gotten any certification, nor has any employer seriously asked me for one
It doesn't matter if you have certifications when you can legitimately claim that you have worked >5 years in that particular field. But in case of a candidate who is entry level or has less than 4 yrs of experience these certifications are a way to get you the interview. There are many young graduates who are probably equally qualified for that position. Those certifications are the ones which get you noticed. That was at least my experience.
Yup they are. But the catch is it costs money and its the responsibility of the enterpises to pay for it. I doubt if a fresh graduate is going to pay thousands of dollars to learn IBM's technology just when (s)he has come out of college with huge debt.
object it. Just because everyone is doing it or following it doesn not mean they are informed or are acting in every one's interest. The backers of DRM are strong advocates of protecting the content provider's rights. Fine, what about me?
For some people there are more important things than pay. People (including me) have left great paying jobs for a lower pay because that job offered them a much better balance of life. No more crazy 70-80 coding days. More time for yourself and family during the week and weekends. And if you are one of those lucky people to join a Univ, tons of holidays and vacations. And if you are a nerd all the books in the world to keep you occupied.
Some of us really are nerds at heart and strive to learn new "Stuff that matter";).
removing religion has nothing to do with making people interested in anything
This is definitely going offtopic and I don't give a shit, but you definitely sir are not aware of current situation. When the congress is educating people stupid things like - "AIDS can spread through tears", it is mainly fueled by right or wrong religious frame of mind. Science tells you that AIDS cannot be spread through tears but that is not what our govt wants to hear and tell people. This is not the only example. There are tons of others where people are ready to shove science for that "imaginary friend for adults"
Support as such arises, in most cases, due to ignorance and laziness. Most of these tech support issues can be solved by simply RTFM. Now that is definitely too much to ask of people. How many people actually read the manual when they get their PC or at least when they actually have a problem? This is the reason most companies don't print manuals but just put it on a CD because if they know that they are simply going to save money. Besides if you are savvy enough to pop in that CD and read the docs you'll hardly ever call tech support.
Sad story is that people will spend hours searching for pr0n on google, but 10 minutes searching an answer for their problem is apparently waste of their time
Whoever modded the parent as flamebait is a moron. AFAIK, piracy is probably the best form of advertisement. Let me give you an example. Back in college, my roommate used to visit every goddamn warez site he could find. He downloaded all the softwares and tried them. Didn't matter if he needed it or not. Now he is a consultant where in his job is to suggest which apps to use for a job. Guess what, some of the weird obscure apps found their way to profitability because of this guy.
Now I am not saying that piracy will definitely lead to sucess or will create a career for you like my friend. But my guess is there are lots of guys sitting in their dorm with fat internet pipes just downloading stuff. To me that is advertisement. And besides you don't lose any money there as these guys will never buy the software in the first place but businesses do.
Slashdot recently conducted a research in which they discovered that apparently slashdotters are gaining the ability of a shorter attention span. Now Slashdot being a concerned community service decides from time to time to revisit old stories that fellow slashdotters might have forgotten or overlooked...
Moral of the story - Get a fuckin job! and stop reloading
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Damn! Tivo told me it was the "sensitive bit" - sensitive to copyrights. Those lying assholes!
Well yes that is an option. But the idea defies the very purpose any one would be interested in buying Tivo. Lets say if I try to tape a game on sunday and I am out of town for an extended vacation. So when I come back a week later Tivo is gonna say "sorry you're schedule clashed with mine". Wasn't Tivo supposed to solve that problem? I was indeed considering buying it pretty soon but now I will instead look at building myself MythTv box.
Actually the way I see it, the Chinese govt. will be more than happy with this actually happening. They don't have to put up all kinds of firewalls to stop their citizens. Most of these sites and networks that the Chinese visit are in America any way. As I see it, the more countries ban Chinese IP, the more happier their govt. is.
Thats only on /. ;)
Damn these creatures can march anywhere!
I have never gotten any certification, nor has any employer seriously asked me for one It doesn't matter if you have certifications when you can legitimately claim that you have worked >5 years in that particular field. But in case of a candidate who is entry level or has less than 4 yrs of experience these certifications are a way to get you the interview. There are many young graduates who are probably equally qualified for that position. Those certifications are the ones which get you noticed. That was at least my experience.
Yup they are. But the catch is it costs money and its the responsibility of the enterpises to pay for it. I doubt if a fresh graduate is going to pay thousands of dollars to learn IBM's technology just when (s)he has come out of college with huge debt.
I think it is cruel to the guy who has to do all the smacking! The idea is to punish the dumb people not the hard working person
object it. Just because everyone is doing it or following it doesn not mean they are informed or are acting in every one's interest. The backers of DRM are strong advocates of protecting the content provider's rights. Fine, what about me?
Prior art? This is not a patent application! God is claiming that (s)he has copyright on creating life.
Thats a tragedy - God trying to prove to humans in humans' court that (s)he created them.
Scare tactics always work in US. Tell them, doom is near and people will do anything, even hire you ;)!
Well if you RTFA, yo'd know that its actually a 14-day trip. So it seems impossible for you. Sorry.
Excellent...I'd like to read more (electronically). Care to provide a link to not only inform us but also backup your claim?
I don't get it if its a dupe why is the site still slashdotted? Don't people trust any one anymore?
Some of us really are nerds at heart and strive to learn new "Stuff that matter" ;).
removing religion has nothing to do with making people interested in anything This is definitely going offtopic and I don't give a shit, but you definitely sir are not aware of current situation. When the congress is educating people stupid things like - "AIDS can spread through tears", it is mainly fueled by right or wrong religious frame of mind. Science tells you that AIDS cannot be spread through tears but that is not what our govt wants to hear and tell people. This is not the only example. There are tons of others where people are ready to shove science for that "imaginary friend for adults"
Should read like this:
Remove religion and people will start to get interested in things that matter again
Makes me wonder may be just may be he is not a good actor if he "cannot act to fly"
Sad story is that people will spend hours searching for pr0n on google, but 10 minutes searching an answer for their problem is apparently waste of their time
I want the link too. My ISP's spam and antivirus are screwing things up for me. I don't get these emails. (Sigh)...
Now I am not saying that piracy will definitely lead to sucess or will create a career for you like my friend. But my guess is there are lots of guys sitting in their dorm with fat internet pipes just downloading stuff. To me that is advertisement. And besides you don't lose any money there as these guys will never buy the software in the first place but businesses do.
Oh wait...welcome to earth ;)
Moral of the story - Get a fuckin job! and stop reloading
My guess - you will still be marked redundant ;)