I personally believe that there is a fine balance between too much carrot, and too much stick, but that the answer certainly does not come from throwing the stick out completely. I am most motivated when there are expectations of me, and I have worked at companies where expectations are disturbingly low.
The best software people aren't motivated by the carrot or the stick. A real hacker obsessed with a problem can often be more productive than 10 average people (even if they're competent and work hard.) These types don't care about the expectations. They'll get the job done quickly and effectively because they're driven to do it for their own satisfaction. I think the idea behind the perks is to attract those people and keep them comfortable once they've been hired. A few bowls of fruit are pretty cheap if it gets you people who are naturally productive with little or no external pressure.
I should have pointed out that a lot of devices didn't work at the 100 speed. I'm not trying to bash Windows, but when shit goes awry it doesn't matter what OS you have, you're going to need some technical skill to fix it.
What scenario would Grandma Maybel need to even know about the registry?
Maybe Maybel wants to connect a video camera to the computer to email a video. Seems like a pretty "ordinary" task, but with XP SP2 many users were required to do some pretty nontrivial registry hacking
Is this all bullshit or not? It seems the more one descends into less credible news sources, you get more reports of rampant election fraud. Is there a solid, reputable news source carrying this story? I'm not dissing rawstory.com, but I've also never heard of them. I'm starting to put vote tampering conspiracy theorists into the same category as 9/11 loose change people and Holocaust deniers. Am I wrong? If so where's the evidence (some guy's blog doesn't count.)
Yes, many people were stupid enough to vote for Bush after the first four years. Americans need to address that very real problem instead of trying to blame it on some scam.
Until proven wrong, I'm afraid that EA/Bioware is going to be far more EA than Bioware. My first experience with them was the horribly botched Mass Effect downloadable content for the 360. You pay $6 for the new mission, then you have to start a new game and progress through several hours to get to it (I decided to eat the loss and go play Baldur's Gate 2 instead:).)
Has anyone else noticed that Joss Whedon can turn any actor into one of his archetypes? The girl in this one clearly has the Willow/Kaylee vibe, and NPH comes off exactly like a guy from Buffy (or Wash... RIP.) I don't think he's a tyrant while directing, but he seems to be able to get incredibly specific performances.
They are indeed good at not getting shot down, but not perfect. An F-117 was taken down by conventional SAMs in Kosovo (might have been a lucky shot) and there's some Czech radar system that's supposed to be somewhat effective, but if the tech can be advanced to the point where stealthy aircraft can hit their targets no matter how heavily defended, I'd think that would have some heavy implications.
Maybe someone can point out the anti-stealth technology that would prevent that scenario. I've seen some talk of acoustic detection systems and "shotgun" weapons, but I don't know how they'd measure up in the real world.
It's not just that Blizzard holds back their games until they are ready, it's that they have fans that will WAIT until Blizzard's games come out. That is a luxury that most other studios don't have.
Really? Does anyone ever say "I've heard this new game is really incredible, but they didn't ship on time so I'm not buying it." I'm pretty sure the motivation to ship unfinished games comes from short sighted efforts to put good numbers on a quarterly spreadsheet.
This is the system I'm most comfortable with as well. I wonder how much luck people have with editing in Emacs and just using the IDE "build" function. If you're using Xcode or Visual C++/.net/whatever because that's the format of the project, are there problems with using an external editor?
They're not interested in enforcing this in general, but if you pull a stupid, nasty stunt that turns out worse than you'd imagined and they're under public pressure to do something to you (as is the case here), they have something in their pockets with which to charge you.
I'm not sure that you're allowed to eloquently sum up the whole issue with one non-biased sentence. Maybe you're new here?
The problem is that American voters don't seem to respect someone who can admit mistakes. They want a guy who's always right, even when he's wrong. That probably excludes Powell as as a VP, but it's all good though. I get the impression that both of the current candidates are genuinely interested in the well being of our troubled nation.
have plugins run as separate process with very limited (or more importantly: well defined) IPC
That's a really good idea and I'd like to subscribe to your newsletter. There are some problems though.
1.) plugins could continue to run after you've closed the browser.
2.) plugin development would have much more overhead.
3.) developers would have to implement the system specifically for each target platform (and redo it every couple of years when MS comes up with a new IPC system.)
I think the problem with Powell is that he didn't get out early enough. His credibility took a big hit when he spouted obvious bullshit to the UN. I'd imagine that he thought he could do more good by playing ball and working from the inside, but in hindsight we saw how that worked out.
Right on. It's weird that people will spend $500 on a graphics card and yet allow their primary tactile contact with the machine be some cheap spongy POS. I don't know anything about the keyboard in the review, but the Model M is by far the best input device I ever bought. Typing on what's considered a normal keyboard these days makes me want to vomit with rage.
So true. In any software project the guy who understands the problem is better than 10 guys who don't (regardless of technical skill.) Most effective engineers get involved with a field they're interested in. Learning all the intricacies of a system you don't care about is no fun.
You said you'd kill a guy for attacking your vehicle. I was giving you the benefit of the doubt and assuming you were a real psychopath. Now it looks like you're just a troll (good work though, you did get me.)
Yes, I know that in space noone can hear you scream but I don't care when the star destroyer comes "whooshing" by.
This always seemed like a weird pedantic objection to me. If your ears were exposed to the vacuum of space you'd have bigger problems than not hearing spaceships. Why not question the fact that there's an all-seeing camera fraudulently providing the visuals?
It might be better to go to the blizzard forums with this. I'm pretty sure the WoW tech support people are allowed to ignore off topic emails (they can't just give up on the world.. . of warcraft.)
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I personally believe that there is a fine balance between too much carrot, and too much stick, but that the answer certainly does not come from throwing the stick out completely. I am most motivated when there are expectations of me, and I have worked at companies where expectations are disturbingly low.
The best software people aren't motivated by the carrot or the stick. A real hacker obsessed with a problem can often be more productive than 10 average people (even if they're competent and work hard.) These types don't care about the expectations. They'll get the job done quickly and effectively because they're driven to do it for their own satisfaction. I think the idea behind the perks is to attract those people and keep them comfortable once they've been hired. A few bowls of fruit are pretty cheap if it gets you people who are naturally productive with little or no external pressure.
I should have pointed out that a lot of devices didn't work at the 100 speed. I'm not trying to bash Windows, but when shit goes awry it doesn't matter what OS you have, you're going to need some technical skill to fix it.
What scenario would Grandma Maybel need to even know about the registry?
Maybe Maybel wants to connect a video camera to the computer to email a video. Seems like a pretty "ordinary" task, but with XP SP2 many users were required to do some pretty nontrivial registry hacking
Is this all bullshit or not? It seems the more one descends into less credible news sources, you get more reports of rampant election fraud. Is there a solid, reputable news source carrying this story? I'm not dissing rawstory.com, but I've also never heard of them. I'm starting to put vote tampering conspiracy theorists into the same category as 9/11 loose change people and Holocaust deniers. Am I wrong? If so where's the evidence (some guy's blog doesn't count.)
Yes, many people were stupid enough to vote for Bush after the first four years. Americans need to address that very real problem instead of trying to blame it on some scam.
EA wants a piece of Blizzard's pie.
Until proven wrong, I'm afraid that EA/Bioware is going to be far more EA than Bioware. My first experience with them was the horribly botched Mass Effect downloadable content for the 360. You pay $6 for the new mission, then you have to start a new game and progress through several hours to get to it (I decided to eat the loss and go play Baldur's Gate 2 instead :).)
Has anyone else noticed that Joss Whedon can turn any actor into one of his archetypes? The girl in this one clearly has the Willow/Kaylee vibe, and NPH comes off exactly like a guy from Buffy (or Wash... RIP.) I don't think he's a tyrant while directing, but he seems to be able to get incredibly specific performances.
lately he is well difficult to obtain spoon pearls of the G1.
Indeed ...
I see this I eat a guarded form of censorship,
Whatever the original said, I'm thinking the translation is better.
They are indeed good at not getting shot down, but not perfect. An F-117 was taken down by conventional SAMs in Kosovo (might have been a lucky shot) and there's some Czech radar system that's supposed to be somewhat effective, but if the tech can be advanced to the point where stealthy aircraft can hit their targets no matter how heavily defended, I'd think that would have some heavy implications.
Maybe someone can point out the anti-stealth technology that would prevent that scenario. I've seen some talk of acoustic detection systems and "shotgun" weapons, but I don't know how they'd measure up in the real world.
Best one I've seen: "You have a big heart ... but a small penis."
It's not just that Blizzard holds back their games until they are ready, it's that they have fans that will WAIT until Blizzard's games come out. That is a luxury that most other studios don't have.
Really? Does anyone ever say "I've heard this new game is really incredible, but they didn't ship on time so I'm not buying it." I'm pretty sure the motivation to ship unfinished games comes from short sighted efforts to put good numbers on a quarterly spreadsheet.
This is the system I'm most comfortable with as well. I wonder how much luck people have with editing in Emacs and just using the IDE "build" function. If you're using Xcode or Visual C++/.net/whatever because that's the format of the project, are there problems with using an external editor?
They're not interested in enforcing this in general, but if you pull a stupid, nasty stunt that turns out worse than you'd imagined and they're under public pressure to do something to you (as is the case here), they have something in their pockets with which to charge you.
I'm not sure that you're allowed to eloquently sum up the whole issue with one non-biased sentence. Maybe you're new here?
Now that you have survived, and, correct me if I am wrong ...
If the guy didn't survive and is still correcting you, you shouldn't be dispensing advice, you want to make sure he doesn't eat your brain.
... Perl code now looks more consistent.
Holy crap, It's magic!
The problem is that American voters don't seem to respect someone who can admit mistakes. They want a guy who's always right, even when he's wrong. That probably excludes Powell as as a VP, but it's all good though. I get the impression that both of the current candidates are genuinely interested in the well being of our troubled nation.
have plugins run as separate process with very limited (or more importantly: well defined) IPC
That's a really good idea and I'd like to subscribe to your newsletter. There are some problems though.
1.) plugins could continue to run after you've closed the browser.
2.) plugin development would have much more overhead.
3.) developers would have to implement the system specifically for each target platform (and redo it every couple of years when MS comes up with a new IPC system.)
I think the problem with Powell is that he didn't get out early enough. His credibility took a big hit when he spouted obvious bullshit to the UN. I'd imagine that he thought he could do more good by playing ball and working from the inside, but in hindsight we saw how that worked out.
Right on. It's weird that people will spend $500 on a graphics card and yet allow their primary tactile contact with the machine be some cheap spongy POS. I don't know anything about the keyboard in the review, but the Model M is by far the best input device I ever bought. Typing on what's considered a normal keyboard these days makes me want to vomit with rage.
So true. In any software project the guy who understands the problem is better than 10 guys who don't (regardless of technical skill.) Most effective engineers get involved with a field they're interested in. Learning all the intricacies of a system you don't care about is no fun.
You said you'd kill a guy for attacking your vehicle. I was giving you the benefit of the doubt and assuming you were a real psychopath. Now it looks like you're just a troll (good work though, you did get me.)
Jimmy James? is that you?
Super Karate Monkey Death Car
I realize that you're an armed internet tough guy, but someone breaking a mirror on your vehicle is not justification for killing, not even in Texas.
Yes, I know that in space noone can hear you scream but I don't care when the star destroyer comes "whooshing" by.
This always seemed like a weird pedantic objection to me. If your ears were exposed to the vacuum of space you'd have bigger problems than not hearing spaceships. Why not question the fact that there's an all-seeing camera fraudulently providing the visuals?
Here's the address to write to and to let them know that there is demand: http://us.blizzard.com/support/webform-us.xml
It might be better to go to the blizzard forums with this. I'm pretty sure the WoW tech support people are allowed to ignore off topic emails (they can't just give up on the world .. . of warcraft.)
If your income depends on people not being allowed to share information with each other, then you're doing it wrong.
How would you suggest I recoup my expenses from making a very expensive movie?