How about making friends with him? He's less likely to try and harass his friends and more likely to listen to their complaints if he knows you on a personal level. Have him over for a beer and cards. Say hi in the street. Help him clear debris out of his yard after a storm. It's amazing how quickly we think to resort to terrorist methods instead of being civilized.
This is stupid. Why can't the AV makers of the world get together on a digital standard for home theater, and a standard form factor. I'd love a "rack mount" system that enabled all my components to fit in modularly and be hidden away in a piece of furniture or closet, and fit just right. They could all share a single internet connection module, a single dvd player module, single video output that fits with your tv, etc. Ah pipe dreams...
They touch on this in TFA, but they don't seem to really get the idea. all Macs, even the entry-level models, are thicker and more performance-minded machines.
The problem is that macs cost even between 130% and 165% (my own spot check) the price of an identically equipped dell. (yes, minus mac OSX) Add all the bad press that they have been getting on QC and sweatshops, plus the forthcoming release of Zune (which looks to be REALLY big) and the perfect storm may just erode the massochistic mac faithful that value style over substance.
To say that "the army" is requiring all pcs to do anything is questionable at best. What this appears to apply to is the enterprise systems. That's maybe a couple hundred servers that fall into the command of Netcom. I see no mention of netcom having responsibility for things like desktops, agency by agency servers, etc. Never can tell though.
Perhaps the problem lies not with the thematic genre, but with the functional one. Think beyond the First Person Shooter. You want Sci-fi? Fine, you want combat? Fine. How will combat be done in the year 2100 (or whenever) It won't be running up a beach and punching a nazi in the face, that's for damn sure.
another option is chris rock logic. "Yeah, we got guns, but bullets are so expensive that I only use them as a last resort..." Might work for post-apocalypic worlds.
I didn't really make a claim to this end, but I don't think that a profit motivated pharmaceutical company is going to allow their work to be purchased for a paltry 287 million. It'll fund some university labs into the future, but won't lead to a cure. (my prediction)
What's wrong with selling on eBay? That's capitalism baby! If sony really has a problem with it, then they just need to supply enough to the market to not have the problem. If YOU have a problem with it, then GO RESERVE ONE. PS3 is going to be a dangerous call. $600 each is a hefty gamble, especially if gamers decide that it's too much.
Perhaps a better one would be CIA contractor removed from contract for NOT DOING HER JOB.
Misuse of government resources is a CLEAR violation of the oath she swore when she got her security clearance, agency policy, her company policy, and any modicum of professional ethics.
This is no different than her being asleep at her desk.
Think about it as such. 287 million to research a cure.
or
Spend 3 billion of your own money to develop a treatment.
100 million people with AIDS (total guess) X $10 / week = $1 Billion dollars per week for the rest of their lives, and you ensure a new generation of "customers."
Yes, there are people doing research that would love to find a cure, but it takes a pharmaceutical giant to engineer, manufacture, and distribute. I wish him luck, but don't expect anyhting monumental from it.
I had a Mac as recently as 2 years ago. (it wasn't new then) I had OS X and it mostly worked. (the plastic was crappy though) The hardware issue for me was totally hit-or-miss. My wireless card worked fine, my epson printer did notthing. My MS mouse worked great, my digital photo frame did nothing.
As for support, let's not pretend that computers just sit there and go. I have had a good bit of enterprise experience, and quite frankly I have never SEEN Macs deployed in such an environment. Even if you wanted to, could you? Is there a centralized management capability? Can I script software installation? Can I log in remotely? How do I handle authentication? What do I use for email, calendar, etc? I am certainly not saying that all of these things CANT be done on Apple, but just because your home mac doesn't crash when downloading songs doesn't mean that the experience scales, or that the infrastructure is there.
"It's not a PC. PCs care about that stuff. Macs just work."
Not to start a flamewar, but when was it decided that Macs "Just work?" Back when I had macs, I had nothing but problems. The hardware felt well constructed, but cheap plastic kept breaking. Connecting peripherals was great as long as you bought the peripheral from Apple's 2 or 3 preferred models. Most of the software worked most of the time, but perhaps I was expecting more than is realistic.
I got my Master's at UCSB, and it was very relevant, yet very different than undergrad. The #1 thing I got from it was the abilty to think and operate independantly. I can do research, and I can form an opinion off of a sound basis, and I am respected in my current job for that reason. "I think we should do it this way" carries a lot less weight than "all evidence suggests that this way will give us the best chance of success." Don't think of it as more school, think of it as a chance to do your own thing AT a school. You have to make it your own.
willfully engaging in behavior contrary to basic biological drives (reproduction) indicates something seriously wrong with an individual.
But that's what the naughty parts of the movies are all about. Not only are they celebrating the biological drive, but they help people score fairly regularly.
Why is it assumed that all the people that currently use yahoo will instantly start using the new MSN search? You can't buy search marketshare. It don't work like that.
Groove is actually exceptionally cool software that is installed all over. With Office Groove 2007 it will literally be everywhere. Lotus notes/domino was way ahead of it's time when it came out, but the complexity was mostly a result of poor database design by domino admins. That and using it for things WAY more complicated than it was intended for.
There's no denying that Apple is perhaps one of the most innovative companies when it comes to consumer electronics
I deny this. They certainly put the iPod suite together well, but I hardly call an MP3 player innovative. They have relied very heavily on their business partners for the real innovative thinking. (reasonable DRM (dolby), connection to car stereos (kenwood, JVC, etc), storage (hitachi), etc. Besides the iPod, what has apple even put out for "non-pc" consumer electronics. The newton? The HiFi? The Rokr? I got no beef with apple, but that statement was flawed on many levels.
I pay $15/mo for Verizon DSL @ 768k. My transfer rates for large files are often above 1.6mbps. Certainly time of day is important, but you need to remember that the "speed tests" will give you a different answer each time you try them. A network hiccup, a few lost packets, etc will all skew those things. Download a couple of really big files from fast servers simultaneously. That kind of real-world test is far more accurate.
Why is it assumed that the internet is the common property of all mankind? Certainly the infrastructure owned by governments around the world is held to one standard, but why do we assume that verizon, quest, etc somehow "owe" us? The internet is a commercial entity. Laying all that fiber was paid for (mostly) by companies expecting a reasonable ROI. The way to voice your opinion is with your wallet. Cancel your service.
To create a modern game, you typically need x things.
1) a software engine
2) graphic art and modeling
3) A narrative (ususally the hardest part)
4) testing
5) marketing
6) support
Each of these is a large undertaking. Sure a couple of talented programmers can write an engine(although there arent many good free ones) and there are a ton of people to do 3D modeling, the rest are largely ignored, especially the narrative. A good game has a professional writer that works iteratively with the developers to create a story that people care about. Indie games (and many professional ones) often fall into the cliched traps. (rescue the princess, repel the alien invaders, find the three magic itmes to destroy the ultimate evil, kill the zombies to survice, etc)
This is not compelling stuff.
Then after version 0.9 comes out jimmie the programmer has a baby and can't spend his evenings coding anymore. Molly in quebec that you met on the internet doesn't understand his code, and her artist sister only uses lightwave, not 3D studio like the old artist had an illegal copy of.
My point is that making a good *modern* game is a large project that most small dev teams are not prepared for.
The big money these days for developers is in the DoD. Every major and minor player in software and hardware has a MAJOR DC office. (most of them in Northern Virginia) There is BIG money to be made in defense/homeland security, and everybody wants a piece. Politics invites money, and money invites nerds. QED
I cannot help but think that computer literacy is all about using computers to be able to communicate more effectively
This may be well meaning, but it is all wrong. There is a fundamental and important distinction between being computer literate and internet literate. Knowing how to use the internet is important, but it is only tangentially related to the operation of a computer.
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How about making friends with him? He's less likely to try and harass his friends and more likely to listen to their complaints if he knows you on a personal level. Have him over for a beer and cards. Say hi in the street. Help him clear debris out of his yard after a storm. It's amazing how quickly we think to resort to terrorist methods instead of being civilized.
This is stupid. Why can't the AV makers of the world get together on a digital standard for home theater, and a standard form factor. I'd love a "rack mount" system that enabled all my components to fit in modularly and be hidden away in a piece of furniture or closet, and fit just right. They could all share a single internet connection module, a single dvd player module, single video output that fits with your tv, etc. Ah pipe dreams...
all Macs, even the entry-level models, are thicker and more performance-minded machines.
The problem is that macs cost even between 130% and 165% (my own spot check) the price of an identically equipped dell. (yes, minus mac OSX) Add all the bad press that they have been getting on QC and sweatshops, plus the forthcoming release of Zune (which looks to be REALLY big) and the perfect storm may just erode the massochistic mac faithful that value style over substance.
To say that "the army" is requiring all pcs to do anything is questionable at best. What this appears to apply to is the enterprise systems. That's maybe a couple hundred servers that fall into the command of Netcom. I see no mention of netcom having responsibility for things like desktops, agency by agency servers, etc. Never can tell though.
another option is chris rock logic. "Yeah, we got guns, but bullets are so expensive that I only use them as a last resort..." Might work for post-apocalypic worlds.
How does a software developer discussing torture policy help them better do their job?
I didn't really make a claim to this end, but I don't think that a profit motivated pharmaceutical company is going to allow their work to be purchased for a paltry 287 million. It'll fund some university labs into the future, but won't lead to a cure. (my prediction)
how about shutting down the millions of PCs that are sucking 150 watts each when idle. How about Xerox machines that keep the lamp hot, etc.
What's wrong with selling on eBay? That's capitalism baby! If sony really has a problem with it, then they just need to supply enough to the market to not have the problem. If YOU have a problem with it, then GO RESERVE ONE. PS3 is going to be a dangerous call. $600 each is a hefty gamble, especially if gamers decide that it's too much.
Perhaps a better one would be
CIA contractor removed from contract for NOT DOING HER JOB.
Misuse of government resources is a CLEAR violation of the oath she swore when she got her security clearance, agency policy, her company policy, and any modicum of professional ethics.
This is no different than her being asleep at her desk.
or
Spend 3 billion of your own money to develop a treatment.
100 million people with AIDS (total guess) X $10 / week = $1 Billion dollars per week for the rest of their lives, and you ensure a new generation of "customers."
Yes, there are people doing research that would love to find a cure, but it takes a pharmaceutical giant to engineer, manufacture, and distribute. I wish him luck, but don't expect anyhting monumental from it.
As for support, let's not pretend that computers just sit there and go. I have had a good bit of enterprise experience, and quite frankly I have never SEEN Macs deployed in such an environment. Even if you wanted to, could you? Is there a centralized management capability? Can I script software installation? Can I log in remotely? How do I handle authentication? What do I use for email, calendar, etc? I am certainly not saying that all of these things CANT be done on Apple, but just because your home mac doesn't crash when downloading songs doesn't mean that the experience scales, or that the infrastructure is there.
Not to start a flamewar, but when was it decided that Macs "Just work?" Back when I had macs, I had nothing but problems. The hardware felt well constructed, but cheap plastic kept breaking. Connecting peripherals was great as long as you bought the peripheral from Apple's 2 or 3 preferred models. Most of the software worked most of the time, but perhaps I was expecting more than is realistic.
I got my Master's at UCSB, and it was very relevant, yet very different than undergrad. The #1 thing I got from it was the abilty to think and operate independantly. I can do research, and I can form an opinion off of a sound basis, and I am respected in my current job for that reason. "I think we should do it this way" carries a lot less weight than "all evidence suggests that this way will give us the best chance of success." Don't think of it as more school, think of it as a chance to do your own thing AT a school. You have to make it your own.
But that's what the naughty parts of the movies are all about. Not only are they celebrating the biological drive, but they help people score fairly regularly.
Why is it assumed that all the people that currently use yahoo will instantly start using the new MSN search? You can't buy search marketshare. It don't work like that.
Groove is actually exceptionally cool software that is installed all over. With Office Groove 2007 it will literally be everywhere. Lotus notes/domino was way ahead of it's time when it came out, but the complexity was mostly a result of poor database design by domino admins. That and using it for things WAY more complicated than it was intended for.
Actually, I did. And after reading the article, I'm convinced that it was a typo.
Leaking apps are a big problem, but that's why we have virtualization. It's simple, fast, and reliable.
I deny this. They certainly put the iPod suite together well, but I hardly call an MP3 player innovative. They have relied very heavily on their business partners for the real innovative thinking. (reasonable DRM (dolby), connection to car stereos (kenwood, JVC, etc), storage (hitachi), etc. Besides the iPod, what has apple even put out for "non-pc" consumer electronics. The newton? The HiFi? The Rokr? I got no beef with apple, but that statement was flawed on many levels.
I pay $15/mo for Verizon DSL @ 768k. My transfer rates for large files are often above 1.6mbps. Certainly time of day is important, but you need to remember that the "speed tests" will give you a different answer each time you try them. A network hiccup, a few lost packets, etc will all skew those things. Download a couple of really big files from fast servers simultaneously. That kind of real-world test is far more accurate.
Why is it assumed that the internet is the common property of all mankind? Certainly the infrastructure owned by governments around the world is held to one standard, but why do we assume that verizon, quest, etc somehow "owe" us? The internet is a commercial entity. Laying all that fiber was paid for (mostly) by companies expecting a reasonable ROI. The way to voice your opinion is with your wallet. Cancel your service.
This is not compelling stuff.
Then after version 0.9 comes out jimmie the programmer has a baby and can't spend his evenings coding anymore. Molly in quebec that you met on the internet doesn't understand his code, and her artist sister only uses lightwave, not 3D studio like the old artist had an illegal copy of.
My point is that making a good *modern* game is a large project that most small dev teams are not prepared for.
The big money these days for developers is in the DoD. Every major and minor player in software and hardware has a MAJOR DC office. (most of them in Northern Virginia) There is BIG money to be made in defense/homeland security, and everybody wants a piece. Politics invites money, and money invites nerds. QED
This may be well meaning, but it is all wrong. There is a fundamental and important distinction between being computer literate and internet literate. Knowing how to use the internet is important, but it is only tangentially related to the operation of a computer.