Funny you mention that, while semi computer literate folks MIGHT bring it up with their IT dept, I've seen plenty of folks blindly do crazy stuff like stick random USB sticks in their computer. We often don't find out until it's too late.
Oh and, if you are from Uniloc, I have one more thing for you: Don't fuck with minecraft and DON'T fuck with Mojang. It's one thing to harass microsoft (who basically everyone hates but deals with because there isn't a better solution), but to fuck with an indie game developer that everyone loves....that's like kicking a poor old lady in a wheel chair in times square in NYC, what the fuck do you think is going to happen here?
Yep, this, legit companies would license their patents. If Uniloc were serious about their patents, they would have tried to license the technology to Mojang and other companies prior to legal action. As it is, I would recommend looking at history. Patent trolls rarely win.
A few simple things would solve our patent system:
1) Require that any company SUING someone for patents actually MANUFACTURER the device/program directly themselves (thus eliminating patent/ip holding companies)
2) Require quadruple damages + legal fees if a company holding/suing for patent infringement loses. This will discourage companies such as apple from suing for billions of dollars and will encourage licensing deals.
3) Shorten patent validity times to 5 years. Patents should be the last thing you do during the development process.
4) Companies should be limited to no more than 10 patents a year. This would encourage quality over quantity. While this sounds crazy, companies would be more inclined to not push junk patents through the system.
Notice i didn't say to eliminate software patents.
because you know, apple is waaay less profitable than google and doesn't use your information for nefarious means. Nevermind the fact that they are the most profitable company in the USA....
I hate this. Everyone is swearing that global warming is an issue. I'm not going to deny that pollution is a problem. I'm not even going to deny that it may affect the earth in a negative way. HOWEVER, We are breaking records that were set 40-60+ YEARS AGO PEOPLE! This is a WARM year, nothing more, nothing less. The last record high temperature in MY area was set in 1954. If we are experiencing global warming, why hasn't the temperature been shattered every year since then? Why did it take almost 60 years to break a high? Oh i know why! Because there is no such thing as global warming! Because we are experiencing a fluke in what is otherwise a cooling of the earth. Because these so called scientists, which are all funded by various questionable means are trying to promote political agendas whether then back the facts up. Give me 20+ years of climbing temperatures (a mere drop in the bucket considering how old this planet is) and i'll change my mind...wait what? You mean scientists can't actually PROVE that global warming exists?!?!?!
I understand Microsoft's reasoning for having a secure bootloader (helps protect against rootkits), however, their approach is flawed. A much better way that comes to mind is something like apple's appstore model. Pay $99/year for a developer license and you can load your own bootloader. While critics probably don't like this idea, I've ran across enough rootkits in my time to believe a locked bootloader is a necessity.
What does rails have to do with vb6? Oh and the reason why rails is so popular is that like vb6, we rails developers can use the framework (as well as the ruby language) to get stuff done. Rails was not, and never will be, meant for desktop applications.
Disclaimer: Loved C, hated C++, LOVED vb6, HATED java, LOVED C#, HATED VB.Net, LOVED Ruby/Ruby on Rails, and hated python.
I know friends that are CS majors and can't find a job. I have no degree (and no college debt to pay off) and i make far more money then they ever will. Why? Because i know my...erm...shit. *Knowing my shit* doesn't mean being a god a programming either. 70% of my work is IT related and NOT programming (even though i consider myself better at programming.)
My advice?
If you truly are smart:
1) Figure out your skillset.
2) Target your skillset.
3) Look for smaller businesses (startups especially) that have need of your skills.
4) The time (and money) will follow.
5) Note that you may find a job with shit pay and shit management. If you have no experience under your belt this ok. Use this job to build experience. Afterwards, finding a great job will be easy.
-- P.S. i almost dropped out of high school, and only have a high school diploma and make 6 figures a year.
You guys don't seem to get why Mega Upload was shut down in the first place. It wasn't that they were hosting pirated content, it was that the employees of the company knew about it and even encouraged it. The DMCA has a safe harbor provision for sites like drop box, etc.
A friend of mine was hired by a pharmaceutical company as a contractor on a large software project for $150,000/year. He was a project manager and only had a 24 month contract. He was told to stay out of the way. He spent his days browsing the internet, drinking coffee, and playing video games. He was recently hired full time for his 'excellent work'. This is a true story. Corporations are no less wasteful than big government.
I can show you how to tax your CPU past 40%, even if it's a quad core (unless you have a Core iAnything)
1) Grab Splash Pro Ex
2) Enable Motion2 and other enhancements in settings
3) Crank up motion 2 to 10x
4) If on Core iAnything, enjoy awesomeness
5) If on AMD, cry.
6) If on dual core, cry
7) ????
8) profit!
I use Ally bank. Not only are they no fee, but they let you use any ATM and refund ALL atm fees at the end of the month. They also have a competitive interest rate on their checking/savings/cds (compared to brick and mortar banks) and they have the best customer service i've ever used.
www.ally.com
I'm going to go out on a limb and say twitter itself is compromised. Recently my account was hijacked. It used a strong password and I've only logged into it twice in the past 2 years. Suddenly a few days ago my twitter account starts sending out spam. I use different passwords for every site (including twitter) so how did this happen? I strongly suspect that twitter has been cracked and that the people that did it are keeping a very low profile to avoid getting caught.
You know, I'm probably going to get modded down for this, but i have to say it anyway. To all you people keep saying how horrible the iPad is and how it's going to fail. You are wrong. Way wrong. Not only is the iPad going to totally succeed, but it's probably going to change computing as we know it. As people start using the closed iPad architecture, Apple will introduce more and more gadgets that use this architecture until they completely replace windows machines for most users. Sure they'll always be us geeks that prefer an open architecture, but for most users (my mom, your mom, etc.) the iPad does enough. You shouldn't stand in the way of this transition. It means no more tech support calls. No more 'my computer is full of viruses, can you fix it?' questions. This is the best thing that could ever possibly happen.
Oh, and the iPad has a keyboard add-on, so all you people that say it has no keyboard, shut your holes.
Disclaimer: No, i don't have a mac, No, I don't have an iPhone. I do however have an iPod touch and love it. However, nothing could ever replace my blackberry.
Sorry, had to sacrifice mod points to post this.
I'm not an apple fan by any means, but you clearly have never used an Apple product outside of maybe a Mac. The iPod Touch and iPhone are simply unmatched today. The interface feels natural and easy to use. I have a Blackberry, my old phone is a Windows Mobile 6.5 device, and I've written software for the Android OS. I must say, out of all of those, the iPhone OS is the cleanest and easiest to use. It also offers the most functionality thanks to the app store. Yeah sure other platforms have app stores as well, but they suck balls in comparison to Apple's app store. In addition, iTunes on the iPod Touch and iPhone ROCKS!
If Apple can release a tablet PC that's as great as the iPod Touch and iPhone were, they are going to kick some ass and make a lot of nerds happy in the process.
DISCLAIMER: I do not work for Apple, I get no kickback for this post. I am not an Apple fanboi. My primary phone is a Blackberry.
Yes, i'm going to waste mod points for this. While this bill is probably over hyped, all I'm going to say is....bring it. The day you managed to actually step on the average individuals toes will be the day that citizens of our proud country rise up and take back what is rightfully theirs. Every since laws were repealed that prevented politicians from taking virtual bribes from corporate entities this country (the USA) has been in a downward spiral. So yes I say, give us a reason. Give Americans a reason to take back this country from the tyranny that is now our government. Give us a reason to rise up and take back our freedom.
I call bullshit. I log in from 6 different IPs regularly: home, work, friend's house, family's house, g/f's house, and g/f's family's house, and i've never had any issues. I've also used various public networks in the past without issue. My account has been active since steam was first released.
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The small business I work for offers full tuition reimbursement for any class provided you pass. Try again amazon.
Funny you mention that, while semi computer literate folks MIGHT bring it up with their IT dept, I've seen plenty of folks blindly do crazy stuff like stick random USB sticks in their computer. We often don't find out until it's too late.
Oh and, if you are from Uniloc, I have one more thing for you: Don't fuck with minecraft and DON'T fuck with Mojang. It's one thing to harass microsoft (who basically everyone hates but deals with because there isn't a better solution), but to fuck with an indie game developer that everyone loves....that's like kicking a poor old lady in a wheel chair in times square in NYC, what the fuck do you think is going to happen here?
Yep, this, legit companies would license their patents. If Uniloc were serious about their patents, they would have tried to license the technology to Mojang and other companies prior to legal action. As it is, I would recommend looking at history. Patent trolls rarely win.
A few simple things would solve our patent system: 1) Require that any company SUING someone for patents actually MANUFACTURER the device/program directly themselves (thus eliminating patent/ip holding companies) 2) Require quadruple damages + legal fees if a company holding/suing for patent infringement loses. This will discourage companies such as apple from suing for billions of dollars and will encourage licensing deals. 3) Shorten patent validity times to 5 years. Patents should be the last thing you do during the development process. 4) Companies should be limited to no more than 10 patents a year. This would encourage quality over quantity. While this sounds crazy, companies would be more inclined to not push junk patents through the system. Notice i didn't say to eliminate software patents.
because you know, apple is waaay less profitable than google and doesn't use your information for nefarious means. Nevermind the fact that they are the most profitable company in the USA....
I hate this. Everyone is swearing that global warming is an issue. I'm not going to deny that pollution is a problem. I'm not even going to deny that it may affect the earth in a negative way. HOWEVER, We are breaking records that were set 40-60+ YEARS AGO PEOPLE! This is a WARM year, nothing more, nothing less. The last record high temperature in MY area was set in 1954. If we are experiencing global warming, why hasn't the temperature been shattered every year since then? Why did it take almost 60 years to break a high? Oh i know why! Because there is no such thing as global warming! Because we are experiencing a fluke in what is otherwise a cooling of the earth. Because these so called scientists, which are all funded by various questionable means are trying to promote political agendas whether then back the facts up. Give me 20+ years of climbing temperatures (a mere drop in the bucket considering how old this planet is) and i'll change my mind...wait what? You mean scientists can't actually PROVE that global warming exists?!?!?!
The mobile OS market is far too saturated for yet another entry. They should stick to what they are good at and leave the OS market to everyone else.
I understand Microsoft's reasoning for having a secure bootloader (helps protect against rootkits), however, their approach is flawed. A much better way that comes to mind is something like apple's appstore model. Pay $99/year for a developer license and you can load your own bootloader. While critics probably don't like this idea, I've ran across enough rootkits in my time to believe a locked bootloader is a necessity.
Except if you start typing in windows 8...it does...GASP! The same thing as windows 7. Please come again.
What does rails have to do with vb6? Oh and the reason why rails is so popular is that like vb6, we rails developers can use the framework (as well as the ruby language) to get stuff done. Rails was not, and never will be, meant for desktop applications. Disclaimer: Loved C, hated C++, LOVED vb6, HATED java, LOVED C#, HATED VB.Net, LOVED Ruby/Ruby on Rails, and hated python.
god = good, no edit button :P
I know friends that are CS majors and can't find a job. I have no degree (and no college debt to pay off) and i make far more money then they ever will. Why? Because i know my...erm...shit. *Knowing my shit* doesn't mean being a god a programming either. 70% of my work is IT related and NOT programming (even though i consider myself better at programming.) My advice? If you truly are smart: 1) Figure out your skillset. 2) Target your skillset. 3) Look for smaller businesses (startups especially) that have need of your skills. 4) The time (and money) will follow. 5) Note that you may find a job with shit pay and shit management. If you have no experience under your belt this ok. Use this job to build experience. Afterwards, finding a great job will be easy. -- P.S. i almost dropped out of high school, and only have a high school diploma and make 6 figures a year.
You guys don't seem to get why Mega Upload was shut down in the first place. It wasn't that they were hosting pirated content, it was that the employees of the company knew about it and even encouraged it. The DMCA has a safe harbor provision for sites like drop box, etc.
A friend of mine was hired by a pharmaceutical company as a contractor on a large software project for $150,000/year. He was a project manager and only had a 24 month contract. He was told to stay out of the way. He spent his days browsing the internet, drinking coffee, and playing video games. He was recently hired full time for his 'excellent work'. This is a true story. Corporations are no less wasteful than big government.
I can show you how to tax your CPU past 40%, even if it's a quad core (unless you have a Core iAnything) 1) Grab Splash Pro Ex 2) Enable Motion2 and other enhancements in settings 3) Crank up motion 2 to 10x 4) If on Core iAnything, enjoy awesomeness 5) If on AMD, cry. 6) If on dual core, cry 7) ???? 8) profit!
I use Ally bank. Not only are they no fee, but they let you use any ATM and refund ALL atm fees at the end of the month. They also have a competitive interest rate on their checking/savings/cds (compared to brick and mortar banks) and they have the best customer service i've ever used. www.ally.com
I'm going to go out on a limb and say twitter itself is compromised. Recently my account was hijacked. It used a strong password and I've only logged into it twice in the past 2 years. Suddenly a few days ago my twitter account starts sending out spam. I use different passwords for every site (including twitter) so how did this happen? I strongly suspect that twitter has been cracked and that the people that did it are keeping a very low profile to avoid getting caught.
You know, I'm probably going to get modded down for this, but i have to say it anyway. To all you people keep saying how horrible the iPad is and how it's going to fail. You are wrong. Way wrong. Not only is the iPad going to totally succeed, but it's probably going to change computing as we know it. As people start using the closed iPad architecture, Apple will introduce more and more gadgets that use this architecture until they completely replace windows machines for most users. Sure they'll always be us geeks that prefer an open architecture, but for most users (my mom, your mom, etc.) the iPad does enough. You shouldn't stand in the way of this transition. It means no more tech support calls. No more 'my computer is full of viruses, can you fix it?' questions. This is the best thing that could ever possibly happen. Oh, and the iPad has a keyboard add-on, so all you people that say it has no keyboard, shut your holes. Disclaimer: No, i don't have a mac, No, I don't have an iPhone. I do however have an iPod touch and love it. However, nothing could ever replace my blackberry.
This story is false. I was at one of the apple stores in Manhattan earlier today and bought a 3GS.
Sorry, had to sacrifice mod points to post this. I'm not an apple fan by any means, but you clearly have never used an Apple product outside of maybe a Mac. The iPod Touch and iPhone are simply unmatched today. The interface feels natural and easy to use. I have a Blackberry, my old phone is a Windows Mobile 6.5 device, and I've written software for the Android OS. I must say, out of all of those, the iPhone OS is the cleanest and easiest to use. It also offers the most functionality thanks to the app store. Yeah sure other platforms have app stores as well, but they suck balls in comparison to Apple's app store. In addition, iTunes on the iPod Touch and iPhone ROCKS! If Apple can release a tablet PC that's as great as the iPod Touch and iPhone were, they are going to kick some ass and make a lot of nerds happy in the process. DISCLAIMER: I do not work for Apple, I get no kickback for this post. I am not an Apple fanboi. My primary phone is a Blackberry.
I'm sorry, I must be dumb. Someone please explain to me, exactly WHAT law is she breaking? I read the complaint.
Hi Guys, it's a SQL Server 2008 backup. Nothing stripped out about it. It restores fine, i have it in my local instance of SS2008.
Yes, i'm going to waste mod points for this. While this bill is probably over hyped, all I'm going to say is....bring it. The day you managed to actually step on the average individuals toes will be the day that citizens of our proud country rise up and take back what is rightfully theirs. Every since laws were repealed that prevented politicians from taking virtual bribes from corporate entities this country (the USA) has been in a downward spiral. So yes I say, give us a reason. Give Americans a reason to take back this country from the tyranny that is now our government. Give us a reason to rise up and take back our freedom.
I call bullshit. I log in from 6 different IPs regularly: home, work, friend's house, family's house, g/f's house, and g/f's family's house, and i've never had any issues. I've also used various public networks in the past without issue. My account has been active since steam was first released.