Yeah, now we see why you REALLY don't do drugs. I could probably grow a pretty nice heroin addiction for what you spend on gas these days. =P
50 mpg, baybee, on my Honda Davidson. =)
OK, everything else was a joke, but the part about getting your boots shined. If you want to test my idea, experiment for a month. Every Friday (assuming you have weekends off, adjust accordingly if you don't), get your boots shined before going out that night. If you're anything like me, it will give you a tiny, but important, boost. It'll put a stupid grin on your face. If it doesn't do this, then I apologize in advance for putting you thru the horror of having your boots shined.
My joke post below aside (I'm both shocked and totally unsurprised that anyone on slashdot bit), I hear that once in a while, too. I think my reaction is similar to yours; I sort of take it like a compliment, but I wonder what the hell the speaker thinks is wrong with me in the first place.
I rarely wore them anyway, but a few years back I swore of neckties altogether. When an occasion requires a tie, I wear a bolo tie, with plain (but shiny!) black western boots. I've recently bought a really nice embroidered western shirt from a store that caters to country western musicians, but before that I just wore a nice black shirt. I've never worn a cowboy hat, though. =) For pants I either wear unfaded black jeans (if it's formal) or unfaded blue jeans (if it's not). I've got a rich uncle that sometimes invites me to lunch or dinner at his country club. On those occasions I'm forced to wear slacks because of the dress code, but I put up with it because I enjoy my uncle's company. Oh, and I'v got a nice black psuedo-suede coat to go on top of everything. (Nothing has fringe on it, btw! =)) This cowboy outfit has served me well, from funerals, weddings, going out to plays, court appearances, and the very rare job interview. (I get 99% of my work from word of mouth and repeat customers.)
The one serious thing about my joke post below is the shoe shining thing. There's something really great about getting your shoes shined. It just does something to improve my mood, either "My shoes are shiny and I can do anything!" or "I might fall flat on my face, but at least my shoes are shined" or something somewhere in between.
One of the cheapest places to get your shoes shined is at Nordstrom. It's $2.50 + tip. I don't generally shop at Nordstrom, but I like the inexpensive shoeshine. I also like traveling in countries where you can get a good inexpensive shoeshine. I'll pack my western boots on a backpacking type trip to Mexico, just so I can get my shoes shined in the town square. Ten pesos well spent.
There's one thing I used to love to do that I don't think you can do anymore in most places, and that's to get an old fashioned, lay back in the chair, straight razor shave. Twenty years ago, it was easy to old barber shops that offered this. Now days, with all the fear surrounding blood bourne diseases, not so much. Again, when I was in Mexico, I asked for a shave at a peluceria, but the guy told me, no, to shave a stranger would be like having sex with everyone I'd ever had sex with, but with none of the fun.
The last time I had a straight razor shave was in the PRC. Only 20 yuan. I haven't been back there in a while, so I don't know if they still offer that. It was in a hotel in Shenzhen.
Oh, and my "normal" everyday drag is wellingtons, thick socks, jeans, and a t-shirt (preferably black).
The "I'm too busy to care about personal hygiene and appearance" pose is usually a cover for deep seated feelings of self loathing, usually brought on by an overbearing mother and distant (or absent) father during childhood.
We're not talking about wearing a suit and obsessing over your nostril hairs. Nobody expects a geek to be a metro. But would it kill you to get your haircut every six weeks, or wear a shirt with a collar? The answer is, no, it wouldn't kill you. In fact, it might even feel good, instead of staying up all night coding and drinking mountain dew, or worse, taking drugs.
That's where this dressing like a slob and not getting your haircut leads you to, in case you didn't know. Drug addiction, insanity, and no date on a Friday night.
I'm free of false drugs. When I want to get high, I get my hair cut, shine my shoes, fill up the tank, clean the windshield and hit the open road. I swear to God that there's nothing that beats the feeling of having shiny shoes.
So, get your hair cut. It'll make your mother happy.
But you're basically saying that his high end PC is really a low cost workstation. For tasks like that, it makes total sense to use "cheap" (relatively) game hardware rather than expensive wildcat graphics boards (I'm not sure if they still even make them).
I think what the GP was scoffing at was the PHB that gets one of these $500 cards in his PC when he will never utilize the power.
That's interesting info. I guess my knowledge is a few years out of date. I was under the impression that individual units in a render farm ran headless, and the whole idea was to use masses of cheap commodity hardware to do the heavy crunching.
What you're saying does make sense, though. GPUs are just slightly more expensive cheap commodity hardware. =) And if it will cut down on render times while not raising costs by several orders of magnitude, it seems like a no brainer. Shorter render times = pushing more projects through = more money.
Do you know which cards are commonly used? Are they $500 gaming cards? Cheaper gaming cards? More specialized cards?
Also, I'd imagine that the really big post houses (with the state of the art farms you of which you speak) have access to driver source code, so they can create and optimize their own drivers. If this is the case, they probably can't or wouldn't want to (if they could) release these drivers. I'm just guessing. If you have more info, I'd love to hear it!
Oh, so now it's a troll for one to say that he'd find someone more attractive if that person got a haircut? And I suppose it's not only too much to ask, but also flamebait to ask someone to stop slouching.
Seriously, RMS is a very attractive man, if only he'd bathe one in a while, get his hair cut, not dress like such a slob, and sit up straight. Maybe he could also brush his teeth once in a while and not let his pants sag down so his but crack shows (there's this thing called a belt).
RMS could be a very sexy man, if only he weren't so repulsive. I think he does it on purpose, just to make his mother cry.
I'm sure I'm not alone on slashdot when I say that I'd be willing to pay big money for a centerfold picture of RMS if he got a bikini wax.
I think this is why in some settings, Linux is already working fine on the desktop. An IT department that really understands what its users need can set up such a default install, tweaking where required for individuals.
In this situation by default the developer owns the rights and what rights are to be transferred to the client must be negotiated. The two can agree that this is to be a work-for-hire but they need not, and it is not the default arrangment.
Are you sure about this? It was my understanding that the vast majority of work-for-hire contracts do not reserve copyrights for the developer. Contracts where the developer holds all the copyrights are more the exception than the rule.
Certainly, in each case it depends on the actual contracts involved, and contracts are inherently negotiable, but how many contract developers actually negotiate for these rights? How many businesses will accept such terms when all they need do is find another developer?
I think we're basically in agreement in substance. It (should) be spelled out in the contract before any work begins. Although you didn't say it explicitly, yes, the vast number of such contracts are work for hire, with no special rights reserved by the contract worker, so for the most part you are right.
You've brought up an excellent point, but it's not always so black and white. Ownership of the copyright can (and should be be) subject to the negotiations of the contract before any work begins. If the agreement is work for hire, then you are absolutely right. But what if the project reuses code to which you already hold copyright? See, it can get a little ambigious, which is why it's important to examine all possible angles during negotiation and then spell it out in the contract.
I might be assuming too much, but it sounds like the OOP, Tiger,
1) Doesn't know what the hell he is talking about;
2) Thinks he can backdoor some rights into the software after-the-fact with a EULA.
Exactly. And if you're developing custom software, at least some, if not most, of the issues will be spelled out in the contract. You might or might not want a license agreement of some sort, but it depends on the contract you negotiate.
A EULA is for when it's not custom work, when you are not negotiating anything, but selling or distributing your code to an unknown (at the time of the transaction) party.
Again, as the OP stated, ask a lawyer, not slashdot.
Yes, that is true, although there is a free patch that will let you run OS X on some older hardware. Not surprisingly, this patch is distributed by OWC, a company that sells upgrades for Macs.
I think that the transition to Intel CPUs will be another such dividing line. If you buy a non-intel Mac the day before that model goes to Intel, your resale value down the road will be considerably less than if you waited a day.
That's how most men become homosexuals. They accidentally go into a gay bar, and the next thing they know, they're sucked into the homosexual lifestyle.
we started to notice . . . a few rainbows posted around the place
I'm sure you know by now to only go into bars that have a leather motif if you want to avoid gay bars.
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Yeah, now we see why you REALLY don't do drugs. I could probably grow a pretty nice heroin addiction for what you spend on gas these days. =P
50 mpg, baybee, on my Honda Davidson. =)
OK, everything else was a joke, but the part about getting your boots shined. If you want to test my idea, experiment for a month. Every Friday (assuming you have weekends off, adjust accordingly if you don't), get your boots shined before going out that night. If you're anything like me, it will give you a tiny, but important, boost. It'll put a stupid grin on your face. If it doesn't do this, then I apologize in advance for putting you thru the horror of having your boots shined.
My joke post below aside (I'm both shocked and totally unsurprised that anyone on slashdot bit), I hear that once in a while, too. I think my reaction is similar to yours; I sort of take it like a compliment, but I wonder what the hell the speaker thinks is wrong with me in the first place.
I rarely wore them anyway, but a few years back I swore of neckties altogether. When an occasion requires a tie, I wear a bolo tie, with plain (but shiny!) black western boots. I've recently bought a really nice embroidered western shirt from a store that caters to country western musicians, but before that I just wore a nice black shirt. I've never worn a cowboy hat, though. =) For pants I either wear unfaded black jeans (if it's formal) or unfaded blue jeans (if it's not). I've got a rich uncle that sometimes invites me to lunch or dinner at his country club. On those occasions I'm forced to wear slacks because of the dress code, but I put up with it because I enjoy my uncle's company. Oh, and I'v got a nice black psuedo-suede coat to go on top of everything. (Nothing has fringe on it, btw! =)) This cowboy outfit has served me well, from funerals, weddings, going out to plays, court appearances, and the very rare job interview. (I get 99% of my work from word of mouth and repeat customers.)
The one serious thing about my joke post below is the shoe shining thing. There's something really great about getting your shoes shined. It just does something to improve my mood, either "My shoes are shiny and I can do anything!" or "I might fall flat on my face, but at least my shoes are shined" or something somewhere in between.
One of the cheapest places to get your shoes shined is at Nordstrom. It's $2.50 + tip. I don't generally shop at Nordstrom, but I like the inexpensive shoeshine. I also like traveling in countries where you can get a good inexpensive shoeshine. I'll pack my western boots on a backpacking type trip to Mexico, just so I can get my shoes shined in the town square. Ten pesos well spent.
There's one thing I used to love to do that I don't think you can do anymore in most places, and that's to get an old fashioned, lay back in the chair, straight razor shave. Twenty years ago, it was easy to old barber shops that offered this. Now days, with all the fear surrounding blood bourne diseases, not so much. Again, when I was in Mexico, I asked for a shave at a peluceria, but the guy told me, no, to shave a stranger would be like having sex with everyone I'd ever had sex with, but with none of the fun.
The last time I had a straight razor shave was in the PRC. Only 20 yuan. I haven't been back there in a while, so I don't know if they still offer that. It was in a hotel in Shenzhen.
Oh, and my "normal" everyday drag is wellingtons, thick socks, jeans, and a t-shirt (preferably black).
The "I'm too busy to care about personal hygiene and appearance" pose is usually a cover for deep seated feelings of self loathing, usually brought on by an overbearing mother and distant (or absent) father during childhood.
We're not talking about wearing a suit and obsessing over your nostril hairs. Nobody expects a geek to be a metro. But would it kill you to get your haircut every six weeks, or wear a shirt with a collar? The answer is, no, it wouldn't kill you. In fact, it might even feel good, instead of staying up all night coding and drinking mountain dew, or worse, taking drugs.
That's where this dressing like a slob and not getting your haircut leads you to, in case you didn't know. Drug addiction, insanity, and no date on a Friday night.
I'm free of false drugs. When I want to get high, I get my hair cut, shine my shoes, fill up the tank, clean the windshield and hit the open road. I swear to God that there's nothing that beats the feeling of having shiny shoes.
So, get your hair cut. It'll make your mother happy.
Well, it's at least older than shitting while sitting down with a wifi enabled laptop.
Actually I don't see the big deal. This is nothing new.
Just the same, I'm going to register a complaint with the Netter Nusiness Nureau.
Safari can't find the server.
Safari can't open the page "http://www.bistbuy.com/" because it can't find the server "www.bistbuy.com".
This is a non story. I really don't understand how anyone would hold Google culpable for this.
Which is why we have the tried and true pick up line, "Does this smell like chloroform to you?"
But you're basically saying that his high end PC is really a low cost workstation. For tasks like that, it makes total sense to use "cheap" (relatively) game hardware rather than expensive wildcat graphics boards (I'm not sure if they still even make them).
I think what the GP was scoffing at was the PHB that gets one of these $500 cards in his PC when he will never utilize the power.
Is your grandmother hot?
That's interesting info. I guess my knowledge is a few years out of date. I was under the impression that individual units in a render farm ran headless, and the whole idea was to use masses of cheap commodity hardware to do the heavy crunching.
What you're saying does make sense, though. GPUs are just slightly more expensive cheap commodity hardware. =) And if it will cut down on render times while not raising costs by several orders of magnitude, it seems like a no brainer. Shorter render times = pushing more projects through = more money.
Do you know which cards are commonly used? Are they $500 gaming cards? Cheaper gaming cards? More specialized cards?
Also, I'd imagine that the really big post houses (with the state of the art farms you of which you speak) have access to driver source code, so they can create and optimize their own drivers. If this is the case, they probably can't or wouldn't want to (if they could) release these drivers. I'm just guessing. If you have more info, I'd love to hear it!
Oh, so now it's a troll for one to say that he'd find someone more attractive if that person got a haircut? And I suppose it's not only too much to ask, but also flamebait to ask someone to stop slouching.
Seriously, RMS is a very attractive man, if only he'd bathe one in a while, get his hair cut, not dress like such a slob, and sit up straight. Maybe he could also brush his teeth once in a while and not let his pants sag down so his but crack shows (there's this thing called a belt).
RMS could be a very sexy man, if only he weren't so repulsive. I think he does it on purpose, just to make his mother cry.
I'm sure I'm not alone on slashdot when I say that I'd be willing to pay big money for a centerfold picture of RMS if he got a bikini wax.
I think this is why in some settings, Linux is already working fine on the desktop. An IT department that really understands what its users need can set up such a default install, tweaking where required for individuals.
For the average user, there are too many options. (link is to a satirical article on building a linux box for grandma)
you can be sure it's going into trinkets and geek toys, probably a new macbook.
Well, I was kind of hoping he'd take some of that money and get himself a haircut. Maybe some new clothes if there's enough.
RM$, I stab at thee!
In this situation by default the developer owns the rights and what rights are to be transferred to the client must be negotiated. The two can agree that this is to be a work-for-hire but they need not, and it is not the default arrangment.
Are you sure about this? It was my understanding that the vast majority of work-for-hire contracts do not reserve copyrights for the developer. Contracts where the developer holds all the copyrights are more the exception than the rule.
Certainly, in each case it depends on the actual contracts involved, and contracts are inherently negotiable, but how many contract developers actually negotiate for these rights? How many businesses will accept such terms when all they need do is find another developer?
I think we're basically in agreement in substance. It (should) be spelled out in the contract before any work begins. Although you didn't say it explicitly, yes, the vast number of such contracts are work for hire, with no special rights reserved by the contract worker, so for the most part you are right.
You've brought up an excellent point, but it's not always so black and white. Ownership of the copyright can (and should be be) subject to the negotiations of the contract before any work begins. If the agreement is work for hire, then you are absolutely right. But what if the project reuses code to which you already hold copyright? See, it can get a little ambigious, which is why it's important to examine all possible angles during negotiation and then spell it out in the contract.
I might be assuming too much, but it sounds like the OOP, Tiger,
1) Doesn't know what the hell he is talking about;
2) Thinks he can backdoor some rights into the software after-the-fact with a EULA.
Exactly. And if you're developing custom software, at least some, if not most, of the issues will be spelled out in the contract. You might or might not want a license agreement of some sort, but it depends on the contract you negotiate.
A EULA is for when it's not custom work, when you are not negotiating anything, but selling or distributing your code to an unknown (at the time of the transaction) party.
Again, as the OP stated, ask a lawyer, not slashdot.
With an attitude like that, you will never win a free iPod by clicking on the monkey.
OUTBOUND! That's what I was thinking of. Thanks!
Yes, that is true, although there is a free patch that will let you run OS X on some older hardware. Not surprisingly, this patch is distributed by OWC, a company that sells upgrades for Macs.
I think that the transition to Intel CPUs will be another such dividing line. If you buy a non-intel Mac the day before that model goes to Intel, your resale value down the road will be considerably less than if you waited a day.
This is why it currently sucks to be a Republican who is not a brainwashed Bush Zombie. The great majority of my fellow Republicans make me ashamed.
That's how most men become homosexuals. They accidentally go into a gay bar, and the next thing they know, they're sucked into the homosexual lifestyle.
we started to notice . . . a few rainbows posted around the place
I'm sure you know by now to only go into bars that have a leather motif if you want to avoid gay bars.
The problem is the lack of oversight and accountability. There are no safeguards against abuse, guaranteeing that there will be abuse.
In Soviet Russia,
Netcraft is dead! BSD confirms it.