When I sit down at the computer lab running Solaris, typing http://slashdot.org into the Netscape browser will invariably show me a huge ferking Microsoft banner ad.
Isn't this whole story item, anyway?
Actually, given this crowd, I'd expect -1, Troll or 0, Overrated (is this possible?). Linux apologists' sense of humor is about as fragile as Linux evangelists'.
This is one of those articles where everyone gets to rehash the same old MS bashing. Then, they all get modded up. Easier for me to read because all the responses are 5, Interesting. When can we get our next iTunes article?
If the reason you want to work in "IT" is for the money, find something else. Enough people with degrees will see through that attitude in short order and you'll find it hard to progress. Not because they necessaily disdain those that don't have degrees. But because often (but not always) people without degrees show a stunning lack of ability/willingness/effort. I'm not saying you don't have those things, but if you do, you might find it worth some willingness and effort to prove that you have the ability.
If the 'War on Copyright Violation' is ultimately as successful as the 'War on Drugs', I may never have to pay for a piece of copyrighted material ever again.
But is anyone surprised by this? I mean really deep down surprised. What hurts CD sales is the shoddy quality of the entertainment on said CD's. If I wanted to hear one good song surrounded by 12 crappy songs, I'd turn on the radio.
Froogle is nice in that it's just looking for the price, but don't those other sites offer something in the way of vendor ratings. A lot of times, you can find a seller that you've become comfortable with or has good word-of-mouth. For example, I buy all my computer gear at newegg.com.
But when I needed some Moen faucets to finish off a bathroom remodel, I looked to the Net rather than special order them from Home Depot. Having found some vendor ratings for those site proved helpful.
I'm pretty annoyed that I can't through Google anymore without seeing an ad of some sort. Uh, yeah, a sponsored link is an ad. It might not be a Microsoft ad, but it's an ad just the same
It's not really enough to define "the lead in technology" and have people follow. You've got to define it and do something useful with it so you maintain that lead.
I mean, it's great to design the first machine with a GUI and a mouse. Even better if you can name it after your daughter.
*cough* Lisa *cough*
Or how about a computer you can hold in your hand and take it with you, so you'll have all your info handy?
*cough* Newton *cough*
You need more than a cute name to prevent Microsoft or Palm from running away with your technology leading idea. Laugh now, but what if, God forbid, Real Networks is the ubiquitous name in portable digital music in ten years?
Hell, you might as well just create products that differentiate themselves by prepending the name with a lowercase i or slapping a colored side-panel on it...
I've been hearing about how Microsoft is starting to sweat for over a decade now. About how this or that proves that Microsoft will go down thanks to at least one of (Linux, Mac, Sony PlayStation, monopolistic practices, Apache, Open Office, WordPerfect, the list goes on and on). And yet, life goes on, and Microsoft and it's products are still here.
Certainly, one could see how all these harbingers of Microsoft's demise not panning out would make me skeptical.
If I want to use the "best" online music store out there, I get to:
1. Dump my trusty Firefox browser for a resource hogging piece of proprietary software 2. Stop using the media player that I use for all the other music I have 3. Buy an overpriced, overhyped, overengineered piece of hardware 4. Deal with a company that historically shown itself to be one of the worst managed companies in America. One that shoots it own foot off whenver it sniffs a little success.
I, for one, am not falling for the hype. That's about as stupid as buying a computer because I can choose what color it is on the side.
Believe me, there are enough parent in this country that take the lazy way out of properly parenting their children. This includes people from all walks of life, whether they would be caught dead in a Wal-Mart store or not. Mommy and Daddy Jones will left their kids download from Wal-Mart based on the knowledge that they demand cleaned-up versions of songs alone. Never mind the fact that this is only slightly less lazy since you can grasp the concept of f**k instead of fuck.
I figured I'd log on to the new-fangled Internet and see if I couldn't wrangle up some help with a term paper. I should have this thing done shortly with as little delay as possible.
Slashdot Mirror
When I sit down at the computer lab running Solaris, typing http://slashdot.org into the Netscape browser will invariably show me a huge ferking Microsoft banner ad. Isn't this whole story item, anyway?
Live Action Drunken Pac-Man with busty chicks as ghosts, seen in the box office smash "Club Dread".
Yeah, but then Mac apologists will always have someone to demonize.
But that one girl saved Christmas with her Mac! If they put it on T.V., it must have been true.
Good times!
Old-School
As if driving around the Washington Beltway wasn't risky enough in a Miata! This thing would be a cicada to a Ford Excursion flying through traffic.
ObJoke: What's the last thing that goes through a bug's mind when it hits a windshield?
It's ass!
So the bastard next to me in the movie theater can ruin the experience by getting a call from a jackass he *doesn't* know?
Actually, given this crowd, I'd expect -1, Troll or 0, Overrated (is this possible?). Linux apologists' sense of humor is about as fragile as Linux evangelists'.
This is one of those articles where everyone gets to rehash the same old MS bashing. Then, they all get modded up. Easier for me to read because all the responses are 5, Interesting. When can we get our next iTunes article?
If the reason you want to work in "IT" is for the money, find something else. Enough people with degrees will see through that attitude in short order and you'll find it hard to progress. Not because they necessaily disdain those that don't have degrees. But because often (but not always) people without degrees show a stunning lack of ability/willingness/effort. I'm not saying you don't have those things, but if you do, you might find it worth some willingness and effort to prove that you have the ability.
If the 'War on Copyright Violation' is ultimately as successful as the 'War on Drugs', I may never have to pay for a piece of copyrighted material ever again.
But is anyone surprised by this? I mean really deep down surprised. What hurts CD sales is the shoddy quality of the entertainment on said CD's. If I wanted to hear one good song surrounded by 12 crappy songs, I'd turn on the radio.
Froogle is nice in that it's just looking for the price, but don't those other sites offer something in the way of vendor ratings. A lot of times, you can find a seller that you've become comfortable with or has good word-of-mouth. For example, I buy all my computer gear at newegg.com.
But when I needed some Moen faucets to finish off a bathroom remodel, I looked to the Net rather than special order them from Home Depot. Having found some vendor ratings for those site proved helpful.
I'm pretty annoyed that I can't through Google anymore without seeing an ad of some sort. Uh, yeah, a sponsored link is an ad. It might not be a Microsoft ad, but it's an ad just the same
It's not really enough to define "the lead in technology" and have people follow. You've got to define it and do something useful with it so you maintain that lead.
...
I mean, it's great to design the first machine with a GUI and a mouse. Even better if you can name it after your daughter.
*cough* Lisa *cough*
Or how about a computer you can hold in your hand and take it with you, so you'll have all your info handy?
*cough* Newton *cough*
You need more than a cute name to prevent Microsoft or Palm from running away with your technology leading idea. Laugh now, but what if, God forbid, Real Networks is the ubiquitous name in portable digital music in ten years?
Hell, you might as well just create products that differentiate themselves by prepending the name with a lowercase i or slapping a colored side-panel on it
oh wait
I've been hearing about how Microsoft is starting to sweat for over a decade now. About how this or that proves that Microsoft will go down thanks to at least one of (Linux, Mac, Sony PlayStation, monopolistic practices, Apache, Open Office, WordPerfect, the list goes on and on). And yet, life goes on, and Microsoft and it's products are still here.
Certainly, one could see how all these harbingers of Microsoft's demise not panning out would make me skeptical.
Should I spend half of my available time cramming together plastic bricks?
If I want to use the "best" online music store out there, I get to:
1. Dump my trusty Firefox browser for a resource hogging piece of proprietary software
2. Stop using the media player that I use for all the other music I have
3. Buy an overpriced, overhyped, overengineered piece of hardware
4. Deal with a company that historically shown itself to be one of the worst managed companies in America. One that shoots it own foot off whenver it sniffs a little success.
I, for one, am not falling for the hype. That's about as stupid as buying a computer because I can choose what color it is on the side.
Believe me, there are enough parent in this country that take the lazy way out of properly parenting their children. This includes people from all walks of life, whether they would be caught dead in a Wal-Mart store or not. Mommy and Daddy Jones will left their kids download from Wal-Mart based on the knowledge that they demand cleaned-up versions of songs alone. Never mind the fact that this is only slightly less lazy since you can grasp the concept of f**k instead of fuck.
If you can't identify a need that you can fill with the resourced that you have, you'll fail.
You read the summaries?
I can go see a stripper sober? That's an interesting experiment in itself.
I figured I'd log on to the new-fangled Internet and see if I couldn't wrangle up some help with a term paper. I should have this thing done shortly with as little delay as possible.
Do your own homework!
Maybe the law isn't as bad as made out to be. Over the long-term, maybe more good will result than bad.
I seriously doubt it, but I'm certain I wouldn't first person to be wrong.
Good! One less thing to have to buy every year.