+1.
Usually the UI is "designed" too late in the release cycle to make changes; the reasons given are a variation on, "It's only temporary; we'll change it in the next version." Heh -- there's nothing more permanent than a temporary solution.
I have spent enough years in UI design and documentation to know that both are unwelcome feedback loops in the dev process. It's sad but true; a dev doesn't want to know how to make it better, the dev just wants a writer to meet the documentation milestone on the Gannt chart.
*sigh*
Ars Technica left out a whole bunch of information. The plaintiffs didn't agree to dismissal because the suit was bogus. Plaintiff's' attorneys had a poorly-drafted complaint to start with, spent four years adding and dropping plaintiffs trying to find ones that had actually been "injured", and four years amending the complaint with ever-more-vague claims against Microsoft.
This is all part of the public record and anyone can take a look at it.
Moral: If you're going to be all mad about something, do your homework first before charging off and filing a lawsuit.
The problem with the case is that plaintiff's' attorneys have failed to meet the legal requirements to certify the lawsuit as a class action. The initial pleading has been repeatedly amended to add and drop plaintiffs, while at the same time it is not able to advance coherent legal arguments backed by evidence. Courts will not certify a lawsuit as a class action based on wishful thinking. The courts require prima facie evidence that the issue is widespread, that many people are harmed, and that judicial economy will be best served by having a single lawsuit.
This isn't a "win" for Microsoft or a "loss" for the common man; plaintiffs' attorneys haven't done their homework and met the burden of proof for certifying the class.
Had an old Kaypro II, circa 1983. Single-side floppies, 9" green monochrome screen, weighed a ton. Load the OS from a floppy, then load an app from a floppy. Great stuff for its time!
The British government can't spare the funds for a Bletchley Park program. It's too busy funding second homes, moat cleanings, servants, and X-rated films for its MPs. Let's get priorities straight, shall we?
If Hasbro is like every other bean-counter-based business, it demands 10-15% growth year over year from its subsidiaries, otherwise no bonuses for executives. Perpetual linear growth is not possible in a finite market, but that doesn't stop the parent company from squeezing the sub (in a decidedly non-sexual fun way).
Maybe we should send a PDF copy of the Cluetrain Manifesto to the execs at WotC and Hasbro....
Check out the book Emergency Power for Radio Communications. It is really more about emergency power for your home, as it helps you determine what size electrical supply you'll need and then discusses different ways to generate power.
Microsoft has hundreds of groups worldwide that have their own Web sites -- country-specific, product-specific, market-specific -- and much of the Web site design work is outsourced to other companies. Even if Microsoft mandated that Silverlight had to be used immediately, the switchover would take a huge investment in time and money. Time, because all those third parties need to be trained, and money, because there are huge numbers of old pages that would need to be retrofitted.
Posting an AC's submission of a blog opinion does not qualify as news. Might as well submit a typing exercise from the proverbial band of infinite monkeys -- it would have a much better chance of being newsworthy.
It's apparent that Dave Karakker hasn't read The Cluetrain Manifesto. Or he's read it and doesn't care.
I hate spin, marketese, the corporate arrogance and belief that I can't understand something without a marketroid to interpret for me.
Sony doesn't have a clue, really.
I know this is Slashdot, but do we really need a thread engaging in metadebate about an article? Why not spend time discussing and proving (or refuting) the points made in TFA. Even if TFA is using ad hominem attacks, just point them out and move on -- we really don't need "talk radio" on Slashdot, getting all frothed up about who is the bigger doo-doo head.
Long live the Gord! True tales of true imbeciles and the people who breed them. Whenever I need a mood lift, I go read a few chapters from the Books of Gord. Priceless!
The situation is analogous to hiring a former embezzler as an accountant, and the answer is always, "It depends." The burden is on the former black hat to establish credibility and trustworthiness. The potential employer also needs to be aware of scenarios where the former black hat can still be a valuable, contributing employee.
this basically is the first time Microsoft has admitted that Windows 98 is so broken that it's crazy to be running it on today's Internet.
Hell, I'm still trying to get yesterday's Internet (Web 1.0) running on today's hardware (AMD 2.4GHz) with tomorrow's software (Vista). Can we preemptively declare Vista broken, and move on to Vista++?
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If robots replace investors, at least we could program them with some empathy.
That is all.
I misread "stack-rank" as "slack-rank." Not sure there's a difference. Glass is half full or half empty either way.
A: All of them!
Even astronauts need porn in space.
+1. Usually the UI is "designed" too late in the release cycle to make changes; the reasons given are a variation on, "It's only temporary; we'll change it in the next version." Heh -- there's nothing more permanent than a temporary solution. I have spent enough years in UI design and documentation to know that both are unwelcome feedback loops in the dev process. It's sad but true; a dev doesn't want to know how to make it better, the dev just wants a writer to meet the documentation milestone on the Gannt chart. *sigh*
Donating to OSS that you use is a great way to give back. Nothing says "thank you" like cold, hard cash.
Ars Technica left out a whole bunch of information. The plaintiffs didn't agree to dismissal because the suit was bogus. Plaintiff's' attorneys had a poorly-drafted complaint to start with, spent four years adding and dropping plaintiffs trying to find ones that had actually been "injured", and four years amending the complaint with ever-more-vague claims against Microsoft. This is all part of the public record and anyone can take a look at it. Moral: If you're going to be all mad about something, do your homework first before charging off and filing a lawsuit.
The problem with the case is that plaintiff's' attorneys have failed to meet the legal requirements to certify the lawsuit as a class action. The initial pleading has been repeatedly amended to add and drop plaintiffs, while at the same time it is not able to advance coherent legal arguments backed by evidence. Courts will not certify a lawsuit as a class action based on wishful thinking. The courts require prima facie evidence that the issue is widespread, that many people are harmed, and that judicial economy will be best served by having a single lawsuit. This isn't a "win" for Microsoft or a "loss" for the common man; plaintiffs' attorneys haven't done their homework and met the burden of proof for certifying the class.
Who are we talking about -- the Ted Alvin Klaut accused of rape, or the Ted Alvin Klaut who is a dickhead?
Had an old Kaypro II, circa 1983. Single-side floppies, 9" green monochrome screen, weighed a ton. Load the OS from a floppy, then load an app from a floppy. Great stuff for its time!
The British government can't spare the funds for a Bletchley Park program. It's too busy funding second homes, moat cleanings, servants, and X-rated films for its MPs. Let's get priorities straight, shall we?
Maybe we should send a PDF copy of the Cluetrain Manifesto to the execs at WotC and Hasbro....
Aw, drat. (scuttles off to corner and mopes) ;)
You ever wonder what it would be like to ask rhetorical questions that no one answered? I'm just sayin'.
Check out the book Emergency Power for Radio Communications. It is really more about emergency power for your home, as it helps you determine what size electrical supply you'll need and then discusses different ways to generate power.
Microsoft has hundreds of groups worldwide that have their own Web sites -- country-specific, product-specific, market-specific -- and much of the Web site design work is outsourced to other companies. Even if Microsoft mandated that Silverlight had to be used immediately, the switchover would take a huge investment in time and money. Time, because all those third parties need to be trained, and money, because there are huge numbers of old pages that would need to be retrofitted. Posting an AC's submission of a blog opinion does not qualify as news. Might as well submit a typing exercise from the proverbial band of infinite monkeys -- it would have a much better chance of being newsworthy.
It's apparent that Dave Karakker hasn't read The Cluetrain Manifesto. Or he's read it and doesn't care. I hate spin, marketese, the corporate arrogance and belief that I can't understand something without a marketroid to interpret for me. Sony doesn't have a clue, really.
I know this is Slashdot, but do we really need a thread engaging in metadebate about an article? Why not spend time discussing and proving (or refuting) the points made in TFA. Even if TFA is using ad hominem attacks, just point them out and move on -- we really don't need "talk radio" on Slashdot, getting all frothed up about who is the bigger doo-doo head.
Long live the Gord! True tales of true imbeciles and the people who breed them. Whenever I need a mood lift, I go read a few chapters from the Books of Gord. Priceless!
The situation is analogous to hiring a former embezzler as an accountant, and the answer is always, "It depends." The burden is on the former black hat to establish credibility and trustworthiness. The potential employer also needs to be aware of scenarios where the former black hat can still be a valuable, contributing employee.
Crash Bandicoot was a spunky one
Now he is no more
What he thought was H20
Was H2SO4.
Touché! Guess I better stop wasting time on Slashdot and get back to my Scientific American. :D
Oh hell, there went another two minutes of my life spent on mindless drivel that I'll never get back.