> My profession (consulting) is all about being smart for other people.
You are the perfect ditch-digger. Not only do you like to do other peoples work without benefits, but you can think of better ways to get the job done.
I'm suing this "Search King" for copyright infringment. I don't know what else I should sue him under, but he is blatently stealing MY idea for success.
I'm suing so-called "Best Buy" because they are devaluing my business "Buy King". Not only did this JERK steal my business name, but he stole my whole business plan.
Another alternative would be to try hiring through a temp service. You would still get a 40 hr/wk employee, but you wouldn't have to give him any of the perks of the company, plus you can fire him a lot easier as well.
Copyright law will still be here, with the 20 year extension.
DRM will pass, and start to be implemented in technology, causing major problems to the tech industry.
Someone major in the Linux community will go to a great deal of trouble to Break the DMCA, and circumvent the mandatory DRM. They will do this in a public arena, and be arrested. People will protest, but they will still be in jail in 12 months.
Computers connecting to the internet must have some sort of DRM installed in their hardware. This will cause everyone to upgrade their hardware. This will raise the tech sector out of it's slump. This will also register everyone to a computer.
Some unfounded/unknown company (most likely a small startup) will put together a very inexpensive upgrade kit to bring your current computer into compliance with DRM. This company will make the founders millionaires overnight. They will be filthy rich at the end of this 12 months.
I will drink several beers, sodas, and eat some pizza, not in that particular order.
Commerzbank in germany will come very close to collapsing, bringing the european market down, the dollar and american tech sector will become stronger from this.
Lawn-mowing robots and will quickly find their ways into american yards, faster than cellphones. Their prices will fall to equal that of a riding mower. People will purchase them as they get to be very good quality.
HP will fire Fiona
Televisions, affected by DRM as well, will set a time when people must switch to HDTV recievers. There will again be a company that comes out with conversion kits.
An anonymous coward on slashdot will be moderated as a troll.
Those are my predictions for the forthcoming year! Have a mysteriously spooktacular friday!
It doesn't matter if it's visible to the human eye or not. If adding extra frames that degrade the quality of the film causes a strobe-light effect of any sort, you can set off some serious seizures.
I hope they do a lot of research with this before implementing it.
This might be a good question, "Where did all the hand-held scanners go", but, you can learn about the whole history in a few hours of seraching on the net.
If I purchased the console then it is up to me to decide what software I run on it. The OEM has no right to tell me what is and is not authorised software.
I agree with this statement. This is why MS went after the source instead of all the consumers who modded their Xboxes.
Keeping modded Xboxes off the internet-play system will be easy enough as well: If you void the warranty, you aren't allowed on our system.
Has anyone else found it funny that MS chose the same initials as a deadly and unpleasent disease?
Hi, I'm not an Anonymous Coward who does work and finds the time to post to slashdot every once-in-a-while. While sometimes my posts are offtopic, or not insightful, I usually add something to a discussion. My personal computer uses quite a bit of proprietary software, with some open source software. I do prefer Mozilla as my choice of browser, and have taken quite a shine to Open Office, but I still like Windows over Linux or *BSD (I have installed both FreeBSD and suse). My home network is a cheesy 10/100 LAN setup.
I can buy a $400 graphics card from Texas and have it shipped to me for cheaper than going to a local store to buy it for the same price. The reason is I don't pay the sales tax on the board.
The sales tax pays for local law enforcement, schools, the local government, things that I enjoy taking for granted. By depriving my local economy of said taxes, they have less money to spend on services that I use on a regular basis.
People go to great lengths to avoid paying taxes when making large purchases: visiting Indian Reservations, going out of state, and purchasing from the internet.
How much tax-free "stuff" have you bought from the internet?
An example I will try to use (although probably incorrectly) is ebay. I'm sure they pay taxes to the state of California. When I buy something off of ebay I do not pay taxes. A few years ago it was a flea market, but now more and more businesses sell brand new merchandise off of ebay. While I'm sure each businesses pays taxes, I have yet to pay any tax on any purchase. This is siphoning money from my local economy to another state. My local government (State, County, District) has made no money, while I have spent my disposable income. While this is not robbing my local economy, it does not help it in any way. Potholes on streets will go unfixed, fewer policeman will be there to help, and state employees will have to do more with less in general, because the funds are less than expected. All from a simple ebay purchase.
While I might not be able to cause a catastrophe of this magnitude by myself, consider the growing amount of people using the internet to shop. The more tax-free money spent on the internet = less money to fund services that affect your daily life.
Taxes are always a necessary evil.
Someone who has ambitions to gain political office never has good intentions.
Proof you are not a UNIX lover, you almost had me ad REI's, but then this remark came out. Everyone know's the UNIX lovers equivalent of Disnyland is of course Legoland (and not legoland california, either).
Nice try, you almost had me. Go back to starbucks with your mac and pretend to love Unix.
The way microsoft will not beat linux outright is because it will refuse to die. As long as a hobbyist is around, Linux will be there. Microsoft knows and fears this.
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> Are you so worried you're not gonna fit in that you have to wear the same type of clothes?
He's worried about not being seen as alternative unless he conforms.
> Hmm, I think I've just been trolled.
When it comes to Lynx, sometimes you have to get down and even set the trolls straight.
I think I saw this question on a midterm in college. It was for an algorithms class, and even then I thought it was a stupid question.
> My profession (consulting) is all about being smart for other people.
You are the perfect ditch-digger. Not only do you like to do other peoples work without benefits, but you can think of better ways to get the job done.
I'm suing this "Search King" for copyright infringment. I don't know what else I should sue him under, but he is blatently stealing MY idea for success.
I'm suing so-called "Best Buy" because they are devaluing my business "Buy King". Not only did this JERK steal my business name, but he stole my whole business plan.
6. Tell the boss you "programmed" this feature in yourself, and you deserve a raise.
JAG's, SEALS and Penguins?
Another alternative would be to try hiring through a temp service. You would still get a 40 hr/wk employee, but you wouldn't have to give him any of the perks of the company, plus you can fire him a lot easier as well.
Copyright law will still be here, with the 20 year extension.
DRM will pass, and start to be implemented in technology, causing major problems to the tech industry.
Someone major in the Linux community will go to a great deal of trouble to Break the DMCA, and circumvent the mandatory DRM. They will do this in a public arena, and be arrested. People will protest, but they will still be in jail in 12 months.
Computers connecting to the internet must have some sort of DRM installed in their hardware. This will cause everyone to upgrade their hardware. This will raise the tech sector out of it's slump. This will also register everyone to a computer.
Some unfounded/unknown company (most likely a small startup) will put together a very inexpensive upgrade kit to bring your current computer into compliance with DRM. This company will make the founders millionaires overnight. They will be filthy rich at the end of this 12 months.
I will drink several beers, sodas, and eat some pizza, not in that particular order.
Commerzbank in germany will come very close to collapsing, bringing the european market down, the dollar and american tech sector will become stronger from this.
Lawn-mowing robots and will quickly find their ways into american yards, faster than cellphones. Their prices will fall to equal that of a riding mower. People will purchase them as they get to be very good quality.
HP will fire Fiona
Televisions, affected by DRM as well, will set a time when people must switch to HDTV recievers. There will again be a company that comes out with conversion kits.
An anonymous coward on slashdot will be moderated as a troll.
Those are my predictions for the forthcoming year! Have a mysteriously spooktacular friday!
What about people with epilepsy?
It doesn't matter if it's visible to the human eye or not. If adding extra frames that degrade the quality of the film causes a strobe-light effect of any sort, you can set off some serious seizures.
I hope they do a lot of research with this before implementing it.
I've been saying "Canada".
Why didn't anyone tell me? I've been making an ass out of myself.
Sometimes I can't figure out WHY people refuse to research themselves.
This might be a good question, "Where did all the hand-held scanners go", but, you can learn about the whole history in a few hours of seraching on the net.
My biggest concern if I end up packing groceries is health insurance.
Night stockers usually get health insurance. The hours suck a lot more, though.
If I purchased the console then it is up to me to decide what software I run on it. The OEM has no right to tell me what is and is not authorised software.
I agree with this statement. This is why MS went after the source instead of all the consumers who modded their Xboxes.
Keeping modded Xboxes off the internet-play system will be easy enough as well: If you void the warranty, you aren't allowed on our system.
Has anyone else found it funny that MS chose the same initials as a deadly and unpleasent disease?
A soft-bristle toothbrush.
If you deal with anything that accumulates a great amount of corrosion, a toothbrush is perfect to remove it.
More info can be found here:
http://www.ortv.ru/ and here http://www.ortv.ru/
Remember to use Babelfish or some other translator if you can't read Russian.
That wasn't Jesus. It was his less successful brother, Ed.
Ed has "issues".
> I'll probably be playing more Seven Cities of Gold this evening That game really brings back memories.
Hi, I'm not an Anonymous Coward who does work and finds the time to post to slashdot every once-in-a-while. While sometimes my posts are offtopic, or not insightful, I usually add something to a discussion. My personal computer uses quite a bit of proprietary software, with some open source software. I do prefer Mozilla as my choice of browser, and have taken quite a shine to Open Office, but I still like Windows over Linux or *BSD (I have installed both FreeBSD and suse). My home network is a cheesy 10/100 LAN setup.
TSIA
I have voted in all the previous elections. Unfortunately, it IS washington that decides.
I can buy a $400 graphics card from Texas and have it shipped to me for cheaper than going to a local store to buy it for the same price. The reason is I don't pay the sales tax on the board.
The sales tax pays for local law enforcement, schools, the local government, things that I enjoy taking for granted. By depriving my local economy of said taxes, they have less money to spend on services that I use on a regular basis.
People go to great lengths to avoid paying taxes when making large purchases: visiting Indian Reservations, going out of state, and purchasing from the internet.
How much tax-free "stuff" have you bought from the internet?
An example I will try to use (although probably incorrectly) is ebay. I'm sure they pay taxes to the state of California. When I buy something off of ebay I do not pay taxes. A few years ago it was a flea market, but now more and more businesses sell brand new merchandise off of ebay. While I'm sure each businesses pays taxes, I have yet to pay any tax on any purchase. This is siphoning money from my local economy to another state. My local government (State, County, District) has made no money, while I have spent my disposable income. While this is not robbing my local economy, it does not help it in any way. Potholes on streets will go unfixed, fewer policeman will be there to help, and state employees will have to do more with less in general, because the funds are less than expected. All from a simple ebay purchase.
While I might not be able to cause a catastrophe of this magnitude by myself, consider the growing amount of people using the internet to shop. The more tax-free money spent on the internet = less money to fund services that affect your daily life.
Taxes are always a necessary evil.
Someone who has ambitions to gain political office never has good intentions.
Taxes on internet commerce.
1. How they should and should not work.
2. Where and when to place them.
It is a necessary evil, one that the tech community has the opportunity to help evolve.
AHA!!
> Consumers choose Disnyland - I choose backpacking, climbing, sailing, foreign countries.
Proof you are not a UNIX lover, you almost had me ad REI's, but then this remark came out. Everyone know's the UNIX lovers equivalent of Disnyland is of course Legoland (and not legoland california, either).
Nice try, you almost had me. Go back to starbucks with your mac and pretend to love Unix.
The way microsoft will not beat linux outright is because it will refuse to die. As long as a hobbyist is around, Linux will be there. Microsoft knows and fears this.