I'll be making a switch as soon as I can get my own business up to the point where I can support myself. Which hopefully will be in about a year. Maybe 2.
I keep saying that to myself, also. But, now, I have a kid and a wife that make me consider my company benefits. Unfortunately, it looks like I am stuck in a traveling IT job for a long time. I make a good salary, and get good benefits. But, that means I have to endure the "glamour" of travel every week. Nope. I'm not going anywhere. I just can't take the risk, even in an improving economy.
If my kid enters the IT profession, I'll disown him. He'd be better off becoming a stand-up philosopher or maybe even a piss boy. Oh wait. Piss boy is MY job....
You are presuming that $100 tennis shoes are not a cost effective investment. One could however make the argument that $100 tennis shoes are useful because of the social advantages gained by owning such a status symbol.
That, and the fact that they make me jump higher and run faster, hell, $100 is a bargain!
For next gen (bluRay/holodisk) to take of there will either have to be a huge improvement in quality, drop in cost, or some other compelling reason to switch.
Drop in Cost? Whoa! Hold on there, sparky. If you drop the cost from the approximately $20 we pay for a DVD movie today, that will hurt the profit margins. That would mean all of the incredibly important Hollywood people, like: publicists, lawyers, agents, hair & makeup artists, personal trainers, executive producers, marketers, graphic designers, executive assistants and best boys; would end up either taking pay cuts, Or, they'd end up losing their jobs.
Sorry, a drop in the cost is OUT of the question. In fact, it's a miracle that the price isn't HIGHER than $20 a movie. All of those people add value to your entertainment experience. You should pay more!
The movie title Freddy Got Fingered just appeared in the same paragraph as the phrase Classic movie. Excuse me while I hide, because after this event, God will want to clean house. Here come the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse!
the fact that people (especially some of the media) realizing not all of the stuff that comes on the net needs to make sense
And it only took them 9 years (give or take a few years since the web took off) to figure that fact out! Wow. At this rate, It will only be 40 more years until these "people" stop buying things from spammers.
MP: "Today, we are going to find and capture the elusive XP2 Leopard. My associate, Jim, is armed with a toe-nail clipper and a badminton raquet. Jim, why don't you start marching down that trail over there? I'll be back at the truck with the cameraman and a bottle of scotch."
how does a business succeed based on this technology?
Why are you letting those pesky little details get in the way? These guys are Visionary Thought Leaders! Start looking at the Big Picture! See? It's there on your phone! And, you can send that picture TO people!
No. And the only way I can imagine you would think that is my use of the word "certainly". My intent was to point out something that Dun Malg explained in his response: Bad, Yes. Catholic, No.
If anyone should be accused of a religious bias, it would be the OP, who appeared to derisively use the term "Pope".
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I keep saying that to myself, also. But, now, I have a kid and a wife that make me consider my company benefits. Unfortunately, it looks like I am stuck in a traveling IT job for a long time. I make a good salary, and get good benefits. But, that means I have to endure the "glamour" of travel every week. Nope. I'm not going anywhere. I just can't take the risk, even in an improving economy.
If my kid enters the IT profession, I'll disown him. He'd be better off becoming a stand-up philosopher or maybe even a piss boy. Oh wait. Piss boy is MY job....
Don't forget to put the cover sheet on the TPS report.
Interesting comparison.
California: High Taxes, Mudslides, Wildfires and Earthquakes.
Florida: Alligators, Very Large Insects, Humidity, and Hurricanes.
Just give up and move to Iowa.
That, and the fact that they make me jump higher and run faster, hell, $100 is a bargain!
Drop in Cost? Whoa! Hold on there, sparky. If you drop the cost from the approximately $20 we pay for a DVD movie today, that will hurt the profit margins. That would mean all of the incredibly important Hollywood people, like: publicists, lawyers, agents, hair & makeup artists, personal trainers, executive producers, marketers, graphic designers, executive assistants and best boys; would end up either taking pay cuts, Or, they'd end up losing their jobs.
Sorry, a drop in the cost is OUT of the question. In fact, it's a miracle that the price isn't HIGHER than $20 a movie. All of those people add value to your entertainment experience. You should pay more!
Imposter! A female friend? Surely you can't be a slashdotter! You must be spoofing that user id.
Yet Another Sign of Our Impending Doom.
The movie title Freddy Got Fingered just appeared in the same paragraph as the phrase Classic movie. Excuse me while I hide, because after this event, God will want to clean house. Here come the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse!
Uh, did you RTFA? He lives in England. Their healthcare system IS socialist. More socialist than the US, anyway.
BTW, this site has a full transcript of Part One. I credit my quote to that transcript.
Porch.
Wait a minute! That's MY job! If you are doing that, what am I supposed to do?
And it only took them 9 years (give or take a few years since the web took off) to figure that fact out! Wow. At this rate, It will only be 40 more years until these "people" stop buying things from spammers.
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..so I'm posting this anonymously.
-Steve
Dear "Steve": If you want to be anonymous, you probably should remove your name from the post.
Sort of sounds like this.
Cue Marlin Perkins (of the old Mutual of Omaha Wild Kingdom shows):
MP: "Today, we are going to find and capture the elusive XP2 Leopard. My associate, Jim, is armed with a toe-nail clipper and a badminton raquet. Jim, why don't you start marching down that trail over there? I'll be back at the truck with the cameraman and a bottle of scotch."
Why are you letting those pesky little details get in the way? These guys are Visionary Thought Leaders! Start looking at the Big Picture! See? It's there on your phone! And, you can send that picture TO people!
...you have to start coming up with better excuses to avoid them.
Based on a later posting by the parent, I withdraw this statement.
No. And the only way I can imagine you would think that is my use of the word "certainly". My intent was to point out something that Dun Malg explained in his response: Bad, Yes. Catholic, No.
If anyone should be accused of a religious bias, it would be the OP, who appeared to derisively use the term "Pope".
While I am certainly not a fan of Ashcroft, I must point out that he is certainly not Catholic.
Not now, we are only on YELLOW Alert.
Danger is my middle name.
What? They aren't right next to each other? If it's west of the Hudson River, then the exact location doesn't matter.
When I read this, why is it that I am reminded of a line from Blazing Saddles: "Excuse me while a whip this out."?