I wonder how the IE team feels knowing that an intern who had to share an apartment with his mom and have her drive him to work basically outperformed their entire team.
How many IE developers want to commit suicide due to the red tape and bearacracy that will not let them release their latest works?
They probably are not aloud to talk about their development efforts much either.
Some of us actually like working, even if we don't necessarily like our jobs.
I find that most people who spend a lot of time at work are unhappy in other areas of their lives.
e.g. No HAPPY marriage, no hobbies, terrified of looking bad for the company.
In America seems a lot of people use work as a substitute for a life. Or lets say... they define themselves through their work (position, salary,etc).
This lifestyle works for some people. For others surrounded by people like this it causes stress.
Most people burn out after a certain number of hours a day and are not very productive. There have been studies, but I wont make up statistics on the spot.
And I still use a $0.89 Mead Composition book (UPC #043100090236) for my daily to-do and I keep it tucked inside a small calendar to track my "appointments".
+5, Insightful?
Maybe +5, Ignorant.
Who tries to replace a pad of paper with a $500 PC.
If that's all you wanted then it was dumb to try it in the first place. Nevermind 16 times as you claim.
"It isn't just a tip calculator!" - Jerry Seinfeld
Well-to-do people almost always pay higher dollar amounts in taxes than other people do.
Man. What is happening to/. ???
I once read a quote that went like, "If you are a democrat in your 20s you have heart. If you are still one in your 30s your are an idiot."
Is that what is happening here? I see so many posts leaning toward capitalism, corporate patents, copyrights, etc now than ever.
Generally speaking are the Slashdotters just hitting their 30s and turning into self preserving money making capitalists?
I like a different viewpoints to keep myself in check and keep the conversation real, but it feels like people a getting comfortable in a situation and protecting it.
While many here still believe in even distribution, paying for what something is worth, the tone is growing away from that.
Maybe so many people got burned over the past few years they are just became hardline preservationists of what they have now.
Seems to me people (skilled professionals) certainly seemed to fall in line at the work place after jobs started coming back.
First off it's altars not alters dumbass. Second, name one church in the world with a gold altar. Not even St. Peter's has one. You're just an ignoramus.
Strange that an incorrect spelling causes so many to miss the point being made that church charity seems to be used only to sustain the church and pay the salaries of it's holy workers.
Slashdot Mirror
With all the goatse posts it's no wonder.
jobs.apple.com? That Steve is such an ego maniac.
You don't pay Microsoft at bill.microsoft.com.
And you don't get into the place through gates.micosoft.com
What's a Dongeon?
Is that a Donkey and Dragon Chimera?
How many hitpoints does it have?
Oh hell... I'm adding one to my modded Temple of Elemental Evil campaign tonight.
I never run out of power for my electronics.
Could be since I drive a Dodge Ram everywhere I go with a AC/DC converter.
I especially like to charge my stuff when I go out to buy a gallon of milk.
Only costs $50/week.
Doh!
Schadenfreude (n): The pleasure one gets from slashdotting another's website.
That's easy:
Internet Explorer 7.0!
All that to keep your wife away from your pr0n? Jeez!!!
A: Slashdotted
How many IE developers want to commit suicide due to the red tape and bearacracy that will not let them release their latest works?
They probably are not aloud to talk about their development efforts much either.
The IE team seemed very capable.
The justice dept though is quite capable also.
In other words: Stern was being Stern and Powell was being Powell?
Do you want Stern to be somebody he isn't?
One is a controversial windbag and the other is a politically correct issue dodger.
Ditto on redneck slaves voting W in for another 4.
It's eBay Time!!!
Who wants a kick ass Mage?
$250 sound good?
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh... you're serious?
Does anyone ever consider the fact that most people on this planet are happy being lied to. If someone says what they want to hear for example.
You do reallize the masses are asses.
People just believe what they want like religon.
Nobody accepts that Brad and Jen didn't want to do it anymore. "It had to be the Tomb Raider girl!"
People have been subscribing to bullshit forever. How else would wars get started?
Apple can keep the OS they have now. It is great and will probably be able to meet or beat Longhorn in the graphics and usability dept.
Everytime Apple introduces a new OS... Oh. they really only did that once.
OS X.
I find that most people who spend a lot of time at work are unhappy in other areas of their lives.
e.g. No HAPPY marriage, no hobbies, terrified of looking bad for the company.
In America seems a lot of people use work as a substitute for a life. Or lets say... they define themselves through their work (position, salary,etc).
This lifestyle works for some people. For others surrounded by people like this it causes stress.
Most people burn out after a certain number of hours a day and are not very productive. There have been studies, but I wont make up statistics on the spot.
The plane is going down. Inside is a Doctor, a Lawyer and CowboyNeal.
Who survives the crash?
+5, Insightful?
Maybe +5, Ignorant.
Who tries to replace a pad of paper with a $500 PC.
If that's all you wanted then it was dumb to try it in the first place. Nevermind 16 times as you claim.
"It isn't just a tip calculator!" - Jerry Seinfeld
My question is why are people on /. now defending the way capistalism is creating big gaps in wealth distribution?
This article is about an engineer getting rewarded for the key contribution to the company.
What is wrong with his rights to the design and getting the proper credit for it.
Maybe we think the same thing. But maybe you are from Texas and I am from Boston :)
It should be incetive to build and create with good reward instead of someone getting rich on someone else's hardwork and plight.
Company hires should be invited to make money WITH the company not FOR the company.
Man. What is happening to /. ???
I once read a quote that went like, "If you are a democrat in your 20s you have heart. If you are still one in your 30s your are an idiot."
Is that what is happening here? I see so many posts leaning toward capitalism, corporate patents, copyrights, etc now than ever.
Generally speaking are the Slashdotters just hitting their 30s and turning into self preserving money making capitalists?
I like a different viewpoints to keep myself in check and keep the conversation real, but it feels like people a getting comfortable in a situation and protecting it.
While many here still believe in even distribution, paying for what something is worth, the tone is growing away from that.
Maybe so many people got burned over the past few years they are just became hardline preservationists of what they have now.
Seems to me people (skilled professionals) certainly seemed to fall in line at the work place after jobs started coming back.
Is this trend real or am I imagining it?
Depends on your definition of "fix":
Fix, as in give everyone broadband or fix, as in create disparity.
fix: v. fixed, fixing, fixes
1.) To place securely; make stable or firm.
2.) To influence the outcome or actions of by improper or unlawful means.
Strange that an incorrect spelling causes so many to miss the point being made that church charity seems to be used only to sustain the church and pay the salaries of it's holy workers.
Yes it runs Linux.
Yes it has Quake... and microdrives fit... and gameboy emulation... and... you get it.
Quick someone make and evil Microsoft or battery joke.
No. Moore's law states that any processor that performs better than a duck and floats is made by witches!
I think it has to do more with where her grip is being tightened and what is an engineer's talent and why everything is so slippery.