How in blazes does a *retroactive* copyright extension encourage the creation of the work? Has everybody in power forgotten the whole frapping point of copyright??
To appease your donors and get re-elected? Nope. They still remember.
The ironic part is that "cable TV" is how most people get the Internet. As they realize this, and cable companies start reducing channels (that no one is watching) but delivering service for the same price, profits will go up.
Unless someone tries to "legislate a solution" to a problem that does not have to exist...
I just want something to win the war. And that something has to be standard across brands and writable by third parties. So it can run the stock media streamer, a 3rd party commercial one, or a FOSS one. Just pick a hardware set, and let the market choose the software.
I predict that at the end of next month, little Debbie Povunktuk will be recorded as eating 500,000 calories all in mashed potatoes.
C'mon... kids that age share all sorts of things... they won't understand that sharing their secret PIN is wrong. Mainly because their mom&dad said to report anyone that tells them "it'll be our little secret"
But sharing is evil! The RIAA told me so...
And remember to say that when politicians ask for money...
I am sorry I ran out of mod points yesterday... On the other hand, I would have a hard time choosing between +1 Informative, +1 Funny, +1 Flame Bait with Style.
http://www.argosy.tw/product-detial.php?prod_id=154
Not a lot of bells and whistles. But it holds a 2TB drive if you want it. It works with every TV I have tried it on. It has played every media I have thrown at it. The UI is a bit boring, but so what! Dirt cheap, ultra quiet, and does the job. I just wish it also worked as a NAS, and not just samba client.
I do know this much : SONY has lost me as a customer forever. I may not be aware of every single piece of tech that they have their finger in, but you can bet if it stinks of them, it won't be in my shopping basket.
You mean the CD rootkit, the "secure" thumb drive rootkit, and the BluRay shenanigans weren't enough? I am a Linux geek, but this is no where near as bad as the other 3.
It's completely ridiculous, which shouldn't surprise anyone.
The ridiculous and surprising part is his legal defense:
"He explains that he believed a warning about the update, downloaded on April 1st, was just an April Fool's joke."
If I were the judge, I would have adjourned the case until April 1st and then handed down the victory to Sony then.
That and his damages... Renting a laptop? The PS3 was not a laptop. He should have gone for the price of a PS3. Then he would have won. Less money, but more than he got!
Statistics are simply large collections of anecdotal evidence. The above was mine. There are other over 40s both at that business, and employed at other places in the IT field. But I was just giving my story.
You are just flipping the problem, not solving it. Just like a lot of MBA managers can't be coders, many coders have no clue at management. I have worked for some. It is scary.
What the other guy said... Also, what do you program in? I know that finding a skilled Ruby programmer was like pulling teeth. If we found a good one we would hire them if they were a 70 year old donkey! The thing is that we found 3 within 200 miles, and one was hired out from under us before we could even make an offer.
Now 50 year old C programmers, on the other hand... You are in a much bigger market.
I would guess it is much harder to prove than race or religion. I mean seriously, we interview a lot of candidates. No one I have ever worked with expressed the thought that older people can't be competent in CS, whereas I have run into actual racists/religionists.
Older people don't get hired because:
1) They let their skill sets get out of date. We're hiring people currently skilled in java. I have seen some older people apply who only knew cobol, apparently, and weren't willing to learn enough java to pass a basic technical interview.
2) Older people can appear tired. We're hiring energetic people with enthusiasm for their work. If you can't even fake it the length of an interview....
I say all this headed for my 30th birthday and knowing the clock is ticking.
I am over 40, and work at a small startup. I was very actively recruited. However, my skills are current, I have a very broad base, and I got a good nights sleep before the interview.:) I hear about this ageism in IT all the time, but I have never seen it. Don't worry about the clock, just the attitude...
He did say "20-something morons" which hopefully is a subset of "20-somethings" in general. If not, we are in real trouble. And making a comment about how much trouble I think we are in might be ageist...
Other than upgrading graphics now means a new CPU, which often means a new mother board, which almost always means a new OS install... I think this new system will do well in non-upgradeable systems, like laptops and net-tops or other sff PCs. But I think discrete cards will still be preferred in high end desktops, workstations, and gaming systems. It will be interesting to watch.
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For everyone here, content is supposed to be free for the taking, yet no one wants to pay for the "creating" of it. Interesting.
Actually, 363 people want to pay for creating it. At least when I checked... More now I am sure.
How in blazes does a *retroactive* copyright extension encourage the creation of the work? Has everybody in power forgotten the whole frapping point of copyright??
To appease your donors and get re-elected? Nope. They still remember.
Please do not let this post get posted to 4chan...
The ironic part is that "cable TV" is how most people get the Internet. As they realize this, and cable companies start reducing channels (that no one is watching) but delivering service for the same price, profits will go up.
Unless someone tries to "legislate a solution" to a problem that does not have to exist...
I just want something to win the war. And that something has to be standard across brands and writable by third parties. So it can run the stock media streamer, a 3rd party commercial one, or a FOSS one. Just pick a hardware set, and let the market choose the software.
Oh shit, he did! And in today's environment any allergen is a no-no it seems.
So I guess we have to reduce our options to corn meal, soy paste, and glucose-fructose.
North Americans are in trouble.........
Allergic to corn... Especially high fructose corn syrup. I know some people allergic to soy... I guess that leaves water. :)
Who's definition? The local education authority, I would imagine.
I'm pretty sure we can all agree that carbonated sugar drinks containing 100% the recommended daily sugar intake are unhealthy, no?
So is a gun to the head... Unhealthy is easy. Agreeing on healthy is a lot tougher.
I predict that at the end of next month, little Debbie Povunktuk will be recorded as eating 500,000 calories all in mashed potatoes.
C'mon... kids that age share all sorts of things... they won't understand that sharing their secret PIN is wrong. Mainly because their mom&dad said to report anyone that tells them "it'll be our little secret"
But sharing is evil! The RIAA told me so...
And remember to say that when politicians ask for money...
You mean it's not where you live? Where is that? Exactly? And how many people live there?
By who's definition of healthy? Low fat? Low carb? Vegetarian? Vegan? Kosher? How about we just serve what we all can agree on; Nothing.
I am sorry I ran out of mod points yesterday... On the other hand, I would have a hard time choosing between +1 Informative, +1 Funny, +1 Flame Bait with Style.
Knock what you want, but Beck must be doing something right. Now everyone wants to hold a rally...
http://www.argosy.tw/product-detial.php?prod_id=154 Not a lot of bells and whistles. But it holds a 2TB drive if you want it. It works with every TV I have tried it on. It has played every media I have thrown at it. The UI is a bit boring, but so what! Dirt cheap, ultra quiet, and does the job. I just wish it also worked as a NAS, and not just samba client.
Agreed. It is nice but http://www.argosy.tw/product-detial.php?prod_id=154 does everything he asked for at less than $100. And it will hold a 2TB drive and work to move and swap media as well.
I do know this much : SONY has lost me as a customer forever. I may not be aware of every single piece of tech that they have their finger in, but you can bet if it stinks of them, it won't be in my shopping basket.
You mean the CD rootkit, the "secure" thumb drive rootkit, and the BluRay shenanigans weren't enough? I am a Linux geek, but this is no where near as bad as the other 3.
It's completely ridiculous, which shouldn't surprise anyone.
The ridiculous and surprising part is his legal defense:
"He explains that he believed a warning about the update, downloaded on April 1st, was just an April Fool's joke."
If I were the judge, I would have adjourned the case until April 1st and then handed down the victory to Sony then.
That and his damages... Renting a laptop? The PS3 was not a laptop. He should have gone for the price of a PS3. Then he would have won. Less money, but more than he got!
Statistics are simply large collections of anecdotal evidence. The above was mine. There are other over 40s both at that business, and employed at other places in the IT field. But I was just giving my story.
You are just flipping the problem, not solving it. Just like a lot of MBA managers can't be coders, many coders have no clue at management. I have worked for some. It is scary.
What the other guy said... Also, what do you program in? I know that finding a skilled Ruby programmer was like pulling teeth. If we found a good one we would hire them if they were a 70 year old donkey! The thing is that we found 3 within 200 miles, and one was hired out from under us before we could even make an offer.
Now 50 year old C programmers, on the other hand... You are in a much bigger market.
Its like saying boxing discriminates against the feeble.
Now that is sig material right there!
I would guess it is much harder to prove than race or religion. I mean seriously, we interview a lot of candidates. No one I have ever worked with expressed the thought that older people can't be competent in CS, whereas I have run into actual racists/religionists.
Older people don't get hired because: 1) They let their skill sets get out of date. We're hiring people currently skilled in java. I have seen some older people apply who only knew cobol, apparently, and weren't willing to learn enough java to pass a basic technical interview. 2) Older people can appear tired. We're hiring energetic people with enthusiasm for their work. If you can't even fake it the length of an interview ....
I say all this headed for my 30th birthday and knowing the clock is ticking.
I am over 40, and work at a small startup. I was very actively recruited. However, my skills are current, I have a very broad base, and I got a good nights sleep before the interview. :) I hear about this ageism in IT all the time, but I have never seen it. Don't worry about the clock, just the attitude...
"because 20-something morons who have never seen a project managed competently think it's supposed to be that way."
I would venture to guess...there are PLENTY of 40-50yr olds that have yet to see a project managed competently...
Often it seems that project management is just a job title, not a skill...
He did say "20-something morons" which hopefully is a subset of "20-somethings" in general. If not, we are in real trouble. And making a comment about how much trouble I think we are in might be ageist...
Actually, Intel was first out with on die graphics. It was just a low end chip and low end graphics.
Other than upgrading graphics now means a new CPU, which often means a new mother board, which almost always means a new OS install... I think this new system will do well in non-upgradeable systems, like laptops and net-tops or other sff PCs. But I think discrete cards will still be preferred in high end desktops, workstations, and gaming systems. It will be interesting to watch.