HBO is doing really good stuff these days (minus Sopranos), but Rome wasnt the best, Deadwood was just insanely great. But, like with Rome, the lavish sets caused them to run out of money for lack of viewers. Its a crime to kill off shows like this, when they could have benefitted from better marketing. Most people have never seen Rome, Deadwood, The Wire, or other great HBO productions. Deadwood had better T&A too, though some of it was on the chunky side.
"I don't know if it's because we were the ones who were picked on in junior high, or what. But I do know that IT professionals are the most ill-treated group of highly-skilled professionals around."
This is because as a group, we are the LEAST professional of the professional vocations. With our paper MCSE's to our lack of communication skills, our refusal in some cases to "dress for success" and sometimes questionable bathing habits. Everybody who has worked in IT knows someone personally who fits this description.
You are correct, we do need organizations to screen our professionals as much as any other field. The 'soft' skills are just as important as technical prowess to be a true professional. It always helps when people assume that instead of spending all of your free time memorizing Battlestar Gallactica scripts, that you might actually have time for a girlfriend.
Which is why America is a Representative Republic and NOT a Democracy.
With Democracies, you end up with the tyranny of the majority, regardless of whether the minority opinion is the correct one. Under a Republic form, a large enough minority can plug up the works and force negotiation with the majority before a final solution is agreed upon.
The Linux Development community needs representative decision making, there are too many voters, hence, almost no direction or real progress towards a cohesive goal. Nothing will change without true leadership, and sadly, accountability.
You cant measure progress without accountability for failure. Socialism has not worked in ANY form, and it wont work for Linux either.
Apple just did what they always do, which is to read the tea leaves sooner than the competition. DRM is limiting what Apple and others can do, but unlike the others, Apple doesnt mind taking a short-term risk in favor of a long term goal. Apple's foresight is the only reason they still exist as a force in the marketplace.
In that Apple customers have a religious zeal for their products, this decision is NOT against their business model.
Just to follow up, how stupid is it for the same folks yelling "Microsoft sucks!" on a daily basis, to turn around and ask for access to some of that suckage for themselves?
Do they suck or not, people? If so, why ask for their shit?
Why is Microsoft the only company constantly expected to make decisions anti to their business model? Where is the clamor for Apple to adopt VB for the sake of 'developers'? Ok, bad example.
But seriously; with 50Billion in the bank, I think throwing around words like 'terrified' serve no purpose but to feed the rabid-anti-Microsoft crowds.
Hard to have a serious discussion, when the article is premised on hype and flaming rhetoric to start with.
I was afraid my comment would create another C# vs. Java debate, as that was not the intent. I was just relaying what I have experienced from people new to the language after hearing nothing but crap about it. In every case, people who read all the Slashdot crap about C# or.NET for that matter, when exposed to the real thing, discover it to be much better than expected, and I was only suggesting the same thing this go'round with Silverlake.
I did NOT want to create another C#-Java slugfest, trust me....
Huh? The syntax is almost identical! I think you are correct in needing more experience with the language. Tone down your ambitions until you master the basics. A lot of people jump into C# without a good understanding of the CLR or.NET as a whole. You will gain much by learning the underpinnings first, and you will then discover that C# is about as flexible as it gets. Is it perfect? No. But it aint bad at all.
If a lot of you, previously unexposed to the CLR gain access to it, you will discover that it is not the crap that so many of you have read it to be.
From denial, to grudging acceptance, to surprised admiration, is how the process works, and whether you hate Microsoft or not, a few months playing with C# usually results in the comment "Damm, why didnt they do this with Java?"
The Borg isnt dead, they have only been regenerating. Prepare to modulate shield frequencies, because they are coming.......
Its not lack of choice, its not too many choices, it is only EXCHANGE, bitches!
For the umpteenth time, I will continue to point out that until there is a viable option for Exchange Server, there is no contest here.
Spare me the obligatory list of all the 'it does some of Exchange' products. Exchange is literally cemented into the Enterprise space, because nobody has done anything to replace it. If you want Exchange, you run WINDOWS. You run OUTLOOK, which means you buy OFFICE.
I am so tired of people trying to come up with all these stupid, philosopical excuses for why the Microsoft juggernaut continues unabated, no matter how much bad press or ill will the industry can throw at them.
Exchange came along and filled a gap that nobody wants to pry open with competition. So for what its worth, the battle is over, and everyone must hope-wish-prey that they can convince people to move to a web based solution. (get real)
You want to beat Microsoft, you gotta beat Exchange, bitches. That's it.
Any product that is worth its weight simply doesn't need to be advertised.
Congradulations, as you have now joined the stupid statement hall of fame, with that one.
Then, you go on to mention that people dont know about Desktop Linux despite the 'buzz'. Huh?
There IS no buzz for Linux outside of technologists BECAUSE there has been no Marketing to speak of.
People dont adopt your product solely on the basis of the other product sucking, you have to give them a reason FOR your product. Even stupid politicians know this. Your product must bring something to the table AND it is your job to let your potential customers know about it, until they can recite it in their sleep.
A product is NOT worth its weight, if nobody knows about it. Geeks are too arrogant to understand that not everyone lives and breathes technology. On any given day, there are 100 if not 1000 times more people browsing MySpace, than at NewEgg.
Tech Companies should learn this and never forget it.
Endless promotion, Endless recruitment, Constant attack on competition.
Persuasive spokespersons, Constant reminders of what you WONT get if you dont buy, and buy NOW.
An answer to every question or challenge about your product, and when that wont work, promote FAITH in the organization, and patience in the reciept of what you are really wanted.
Unashamed, unabashed belief in your product as THE ONLY real solution.
This is Evangelism, and it works better than anything else, regardless of whether you really have the goods or not.
Its the same thing in all technical markets. Creators of fine technologies like to think that the sheer genius of their creation will be all they need to get people excited, and that their marketing efforts need go no further than a press release, and a product information page on their web site.
If you build it, THEY WONT COME, unless you practically shove it down their throat, with associated information, pricing, positioning, comparisons and timing. Got that, Commodore?
Microsoft sells technology like Procter and Gamble sells soap, and that is no accident.
Companies with better technology sit and fume, with never a thought to learning about how to market their products in a competitive marketplace, especially when presented with the fact that marketing AINT CHEAP, even if it sucks.
It will never change, because technologists are too in love with their products to ever consider that somebody else wont be without persuasion.
Any fool knows that the shields used on Star Trek were about heat absorbtion from Phaser fire and Photon torpedoes, also Mass deflection (ala the Tractor Beam) against asteroids and your odd ship explosion. Of Course, the shields were modified over the years to deal with Temporal Incursions and the Genesis effect, but it would be wrong these shields as simular to Star Trek.
Best purchase I ever made was my first pair of these babies.
If I go across country, I make a stop on the way to the airport at my local Costco, buy a DVD series of a popular TV show, and watch the season uninterrupted by screaming babies or anyone else. Even if I dont want to watch anything, I just keep them on, and hear practically nothing at all.
But, you cant go cheap on these things, you have to get them with large ear cuffs that cover your ears completely. Sit down, turn them on, enjoy your flight in silence or whatever you want to access on your laptop, ipod, whatever.
On my last back and forth to NY, I rewatched the whole season two of Gallactica. You can pick up nuance in silence that you miss watching at home. I learned to keep 3 charged batteries for my Thinkpad, so I can fly anywhere on battery power alone.
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HBO is doing really good stuff these days (minus Sopranos), but Rome wasnt the best, Deadwood was just insanely great. But, like with Rome, the lavish sets caused them to run out of money for lack of viewers. Its a crime to kill off shows like this, when they could have benefitted from better marketing. Most people have never seen Rome, Deadwood, The Wire, or other great HBO productions. Deadwood had better T&A too, though some of it was on the chunky side.
Excellent point, dammit.
Time for Adama to bone the Pres, or END IT.
No more Adama father-son drama.
More catfights!
How about a Cylon actually WINNING a dogfight?
Except for Exodus part two, I could barely watch season 3. Amazing that the best-ever episode comes in the worst-ever season.
FIX IT!
This is because as a group, we are the LEAST professional of the professional vocations. With our paper MCSE's to our lack of communication skills, our refusal in some cases to "dress for success" and sometimes questionable bathing habits. Everybody who has worked in IT knows someone personally who fits this description.
You are correct, we do need organizations to screen our professionals as much as any other field. The 'soft' skills are just as important as technical prowess to be a true professional. It always helps when people assume that instead of spending all of your free time memorizing Battlestar Gallactica scripts, that you might actually have time for a girlfriend.
We did this to ourselves.
With Democracies, you end up with the tyranny of the majority, regardless of whether the minority opinion is the correct one. Under a Republic form, a large enough minority can plug up the works and force negotiation with the majority before a final solution is agreed upon.
The Linux Development community needs representative decision making, there are too many voters, hence, almost no direction or real progress towards a cohesive goal. Nothing will change without true leadership, and sadly, accountability.
You cant measure progress without accountability for failure. Socialism has not worked in ANY form, and it wont work for Linux either.
Apple just did what they always do, which is to read the tea leaves sooner than the competition. DRM is limiting what Apple and others can do, but unlike the others, Apple doesnt mind taking a short-term risk in favor of a long term goal. Apple's foresight is the only reason they still exist as a force in the marketplace.
In that Apple customers have a religious zeal for their products, this decision is NOT against their business model.
Do they suck or not, people? If so, why ask for their shit?
Why is Microsoft the only company constantly expected to make decisions anti to their business model? Where is the clamor for Apple to adopt VB for the sake of 'developers'? Ok, bad example.
But seriously; with 50Billion in the bank, I think throwing around words like 'terrified' serve no purpose but to feed the rabid-anti-Microsoft crowds.
Hard to have a serious discussion, when the article is premised on hype and flaming rhetoric to start with.
I did NOT want to create another C#-Java slugfest, trust me....
Huh? The syntax is almost identical! I think you are correct in needing more experience with the language. Tone down your ambitions until you master the basics. A lot of people jump into C# without a good understanding of the CLR or .NET as a whole. You will gain much by learning the underpinnings first, and you will then discover that C# is about as flexible as it gets. Is it perfect? No. But it aint bad at all.
From denial, to grudging acceptance, to surprised admiration, is how the process works, and whether you hate Microsoft or not, a few months playing with C# usually results in the comment "Damm, why didnt they do this with Java?"
The Borg isnt dead, they have only been regenerating. Prepare to modulate shield frequencies, because they are coming.......
For the umpteenth time, I will continue to point out that until there is a viable option for Exchange Server, there is no contest here.
Spare me the obligatory list of all the 'it does some of Exchange' products. Exchange is literally cemented into the Enterprise space, because nobody has done anything to replace it. If you want Exchange, you run WINDOWS. You run OUTLOOK, which means you buy OFFICE.
I am so tired of people trying to come up with all these stupid, philosopical excuses for why the Microsoft juggernaut continues unabated, no matter how much bad press or ill will the industry can throw at them.
Exchange came along and filled a gap that nobody wants to pry open with competition. So for what its worth, the battle is over, and everyone must hope-wish-prey that they can convince people to move to a web based solution. (get real)
You want to beat Microsoft, you gotta beat Exchange, bitches. That's it.
Congradulations, as you have now joined the stupid statement hall of fame, with that one.
Then, you go on to mention that people dont know about Desktop Linux despite the 'buzz'. Huh?
There IS no buzz for Linux outside of technologists BECAUSE there has been no Marketing to speak of.
People dont adopt your product solely on the basis of the other product sucking, you have to give them a reason FOR your product. Even stupid politicians know this. Your product must bring something to the table AND it is your job to let your potential customers know about it, until they can recite it in their sleep.
A product is NOT worth its weight, if nobody knows about it. Geeks are too arrogant to understand that not everyone lives and breathes technology. On any given day, there are 100 if not 1000 times more people browsing MySpace, than at NewEgg.
Strange, I know, but true.
Endless promotion, Endless recruitment, Constant attack on competition.
Persuasive spokespersons, Constant reminders of what you WONT get if you dont buy, and buy NOW.
An answer to every question or challenge about your product, and when that wont work, promote FAITH in the organization, and patience in the reciept of what you are really wanted.
Unashamed, unabashed belief in your product as THE ONLY real solution.
This is Evangelism, and it works better than anything else, regardless of whether you really have the goods or not.
If you build it, THEY WONT COME, unless you practically shove it down their throat, with associated information, pricing, positioning, comparisons and timing. Got that, Commodore?
Microsoft sells technology like Procter and Gamble sells soap, and that is no accident.
Companies with better technology sit and fume, with never a thought to learning about how to market their products in a competitive marketplace, especially when presented with the fact that marketing AINT CHEAP, even if it sucks.
It will never change, because technologists are too in love with their products to ever consider that somebody else wont be without persuasion.
I knew someone couldnt resist! You see, this is my power.
No, no, no, dude.
You only need bio-gel packs and iso-linear chips. But, only the green ones.
If you use the red ones and get them mixed up, you'll need Data to save your ass.
I hope we have cleared that up, dammit.
Troll? Hell, when did those loser Fry's employees figure out how to moderate?
Frys has a bundle right now that NewEgg cant touch. I would NEVER buy Frys RAM though.
Open System Manager, hold down the CTRL key, while typing 'BillGATES'.
A virtual drive of unknown origin will appear on the desktop, containing all the missing email.
It is up to you whether to make copies, or to delete the files.
Type 'AMDisOURbitch' to make the files invisible again.
The lines, the loser staff, I keep swearing I'll never go back.
But I can deal with the losers once more to build two very nice AMD powered workstations for less than a grand.
I'll still get the RAM at NewEgg, I DO have SOME standards.
Its all in Farsi and Chinese! WTF?
Best purchase I ever made was my first pair of these babies.
If I go across country, I make a stop on the way to the airport at my local Costco, buy a DVD series of a popular TV show, and watch the season uninterrupted by screaming babies or anyone else. Even if I dont want to watch anything, I just keep them on, and hear practically nothing at all.
But, you cant go cheap on these things, you have to get them with large ear cuffs that cover your ears completely. Sit down, turn them on, enjoy your flight in silence or whatever you want to access on your laptop, ipod, whatever.
On my last back and forth to NY, I rewatched the whole season two of Gallactica. You can pick up nuance in silence that you miss watching at home. I learned to keep 3 charged batteries for my Thinkpad, so I can fly anywhere on battery power alone.
Because it would likely outwardly look and act like Windows, requiring a minimum of retraining.