Canopy Group has been categorized as a technology accelerator and a dynamic operating company. Funding and influencing emerging technologies and then providing shareable management resources across its portfolio of companies is what Canopy Group does best.
Originally founded in 1995, Canopy Group continues to operate by founder Ray Noorda's vision of "co-opetition," where synergies across the portfolio are optimized at the same time that each company develops independent market success.
In other words:
We like to use marketing speak such as "synergies" to hide that fact that we simply own a bunch of random companies and really don't do anything useful at all for the world.
Also, what % of the US military would actually pull the trigger on US citizens and how long would they do this before deserting/going crazy?
Would the government even be that stupid in the first place, no matter how much like a chimp Dubbyah is?
Besides which:
Civil Rights movement anyone??
What I find crazy is that you justify not standing up for your rights with not being able to defeat the US military!? Since when has it required that for political upheaval in first world countries??
Of course he was depressed and becoming increasingly sociopathic and games were a way of blocking out the world. However, would TV, sport or some other non-physically addicting thing have caused him to spend 6 years doing nothing? Maybe...maybe not, its a hard call.
Looking on the bright side, at least he was anti-drugs, I can't begin to think what would have happened in that scenario...
My brother just stopped going to work. Started with "sick days" and then nothing. He was in a semi-management position (12 staff under him) that could have turned into something better.
He has spent the last 6 years playing computer games, 14 hours a day.
Now he just got a job in a service station and this is a major leap forward...
"It seems to me that programmers are getting more and more dependent on having source code available to crib off of..."
Is this a problem? The whole academic research field (which I am a part of) relies on this very concept. (i.e. Dialectic Process) One point of view is that NOTHING that we do is completely original. Who would argue this is not a good thing? Certainly the INTENT of patents is just this, to allow the dialectic process!
From this point of view, extending the work of others with new innovations HELPS you be more innovative, instead of continuously having to solve problems that have already been solved. On the other hand, pretending that other's source code is your own is plaguerism and this is bad. Also, adding insignificant amounts of innovation to somebody else's technology and trumpting your amazing creation is also bad. (I am looking at you Billy boy!)
This brings us back to my original post really. Great that they pulled off a whole heap of work for free and got a game running. Innovation or creation? (implied in the article) Basically non-existant.
This goes to show what a great game an open source project can create.
As a programmer, I love the open source movement and all it stands for. (in concept as well as utility)
I AM impressed by this particular OS project in that it has made it, where many have fallen.
(IE: DISCLAIMER FOR ALL THOSE ZEALOUS MODS WHO MODE FIRST AND UNDERSTAND POST SECOND!!)
However, I think this quote is a little over the top.
This project is a clone of a closed source project, not created at all. This is retrogaming/cloning, not an innovative project.
Also, as far as "retrogaming" goes, and I am a BIG fan of it ever since I remaked "Taipan" at 14, it is rather vanilla. No graphics upgrade, interface is pretty boring.
Note: http://www.remakes.org - awesome site!
But having said that, they made, so all good to them. I just don't think this is the best OS has to offer or a front page slashdot?
Still, I guess some people might find it +5 interesting...
Had to fix a friend's laptop that had been completely screwed by spyware/virii etc. (too much dodgy porn on IE). It had SP 2.
Problems: - No default install disk - CD Drive was "busted" anyway (probably due to virus activity) - no cash - Windows explorer/control panel/network settings windows would not open. (i.e. hang the computer completely) Not being a super tech nerd (I am a prgrammer), I thought this was going to be a little difficult.
Turns out norton had been hijacked by one virus, allowing all the others in, one of which was screwing explorer. In desparation I tried uninstalling SP2, not to sure why i thought it would work. It pops up the window informing me 5 programs would not work if I did this, 3 of them were spyware.:) Once SP2 was gone, I could access explorer and the rest was easy.
The point of this long winded story: there are virii/spyware out there that actually REQUIRE SP2 to function also...which I find somewhat ironic in an alanis morissette kind of way.
Yes I have. I am also one, although I am not foolish enough to believe I will ever be "famous". (or actually want to be either) Just because the sterotype is a bunch of losers and your experience has been with the same, does not mean that there are no hard working musicians out there. My father was one and I have met many.
I agree, that there are many complete losers out there attempting to "make it big"(TM) without putting in a hard days work or forking out any cash. (or forking it out on the wrong things!)
Much like any endeavour, without hard work and at least SOME capital, you are unlikely to succeed.
As to your ideal of "poor talented musicain", I say "big deal?". Even if you are the most talented musician in the world, if you are a stupid, lazy moron with no motivation, you are not going to make it. (and nor should)
Music is HARD and takes WORK. You ain't got the stones, you are never going to be like them.
You make it sound like the music industry is the only one with recording equipment??
There are hundreds of smaller recording studios more than willing to help you out for a reasonable price. If you aren't good enough to earn enough money to afford it, then you probably wont sell any CDs anyhow...
This may come as a huge shock to you, but they wont ask you to sign your life away...or even sign at all...
I think Thomas Jefferson would be crying right now;)
If Thomas Jefferson was the immensely moral and wonderful man his legend has become and were alive in this age, then he would probably be a radical nobody somewhere that the majority of people would not even recognise, regardless of how well or how truthfully he spoke. Perhaps he would have tried for office and was completely whitewashed by the powerful duoploy (and "their" media industry) and never given a fair chance? (e.g. Nader)
If he were just a man at the right place and time, then he may be no different to Hatch and the rest - having sold his moral fibre for the sugary goodness of personal power. One would hope not.
Disclaimer: Of course I understand you meant this metaphorically, but one likes to take liberties when being this cynical.
PS: GO CANADA!! Man, yours is the only other country in the world I would love to live in. (as opposed to NZ)
Unfortunately the inevitable nuclear fallout you guys are going to get puts me off....:)
Comparing it to a motorcycle is misleading. It is more of a scooter.
Yes, it doesn't look like one, but it has all the performance of a 50cc scooter. I drive one with the same specs, it is awesome for inner city traffic. (mine is the Gilera Ice)
So, compared to a 50cc scooter, this is absolutely awesome.:)
Compared to a real bike, not so....but then who would be that stupid???....Oh....I see...
Well than I think this is an extremely antisocial point of view which, by the sounds of it, it perfectly ok with you.
In the end this become mere opinion, since to bother rebutting that statement requires a common "meaning of life" framework, which we certainly do not have...
Well then that makes you a special case, hardly representative.
Your point then is that someone, somewhere may use gaming as a plesant diversion from the realities of life, and only for less than 8 hours a week.
This is not relevant in the discussion of addiction.
You are a bit of a hermit and therefore your gaming does not affect your life? Therefore you are not in the category of people I was mentioning. How is this relevant to my post? Have you lost a job/girlfriend/family member due to gaming?
If you DO have some sort of sociopathic disorder, then it is seems to not be caused by gaming and hopefully gaming is not making it worse. (which is the case in my above post) However, current addicts are not exactly the best people to be commenting on their disorder, are they? Thus, regardless of your situation, one can only take your statements at face (value with a grain of salt), since the reality of your situation is far from verifiable.
My current flatmate is pretty much in exactly the same boat as you. He games because he does not really get on with people too well. (he is a nice guy, he just doesn't "get" normal conversation - he is also excessively wierd by normal standards) If it wasn't gaming, it would be TV and books.
On an intersting note, he refuses to play MMOGs (and has never played them) because he fears that once he starts, he will disappear from the world in general...
You are correct in that spending a lot of time at something != addiction. However this is only the bare entry level requirement for this term, thus your arguement is quite falicious.
Most of the categorisation for addiction centres around its NEGATIVE impact on someone's life.
e.g. (my own brother) Used gaming to escape problems in his life. Ended up losing his job because he played games all day (12-16 hours, and I am not being sensational) He has just spent the last 4 years unemployed playing computer games all day, every day. (again, this is not hyperbole)
In his case, and I imagine many others, the "alcoholics checklist" is a pretty good indicator of how bad things are. (substitute alcohol for gaming, ignore the one or two that are only for substance abuse) He would score an 70%, possibly higher. e.g. http://www.alcoholism-help.com/self -assessment.htm l
But for those that can't think rationally and will react negatively to my post, remember that I am NOT against gaming. I am a hardcore gamer, but I also have a busy social/work/girlfriend/life etc. It is all about balance, which I am sure most people at least understand if not practice.
However, gaming can be used by people to screw up their lives, just like drugs. It is a form of escapism and therefore can be used for that purpose. MMOGs are particularily nasty in this respect because they have the reward system.
Unfortunately in the real world managers have not so inventive, but legal, ways to get around this.
E.g. (and yes, I have seen this happen) Person is "downsized" and new person is hired under a different job description, but essentially does the same thing, with a few cosmetic changes.
I have seen this happen to a team of 5 people as well. Actually it was the team I was with. After I told them to stick their job, the big pointy hairs realised the rest of them were useless.
Here in NZ, it would be perfectly legal for me to hit on and have sex with the 17 yr old in question. (hell, 16 is fine)
However, if I took photos of her...
At least your laws are consistant, if somewhat puritan: people are minors and totally brainless and not allowed to make their own decisions until they are 18.
The reality, of course, is little miss "topless beacon of christianity" probably took on three guys at once that night in a drunken, sexual orgy.
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We like to use marketing speak such as "synergies" to hide that fact that we simply own a bunch of random companies and really don't do anything useful at all for the world.
PS: Money....money...money....money...
Also, what % of the US military would actually pull the trigger on US citizens and how long would they do this before deserting/going crazy?
Would the government even be that stupid in the first place, no matter how much like a chimp Dubbyah is?
Besides which:
Civil Rights movement anyone??
What I find crazy is that you justify not standing up for your rights with not being able to defeat the US military!? Since when has it required that for political upheaval in first world countries??
Maybe in africa...
Of course he was depressed and becoming increasingly sociopathic and games were a way of blocking out the world.
However, would TV, sport or some other non-physically addicting thing have caused him to spend 6 years doing nothing? Maybe...maybe not, its a hard call.
Looking on the bright side, at least he was anti-drugs, I can't begin to think what would have happened in that scenario...
We live in a welfare country and he stayed with his parents in the middle of farming land with a depressed economy without transport...
My brother just stopped going to work. Started with "sick days" and then nothing. He was in a semi-management position (12 staff under him) that could have turned into something better.
He has spent the last 6 years playing computer games, 14 hours a day.
Now he just got a job in a service station and this is a major leap forward...
Games...
I see your point. Programmers should be worried about that, their jobs can be stolen by idiot, less educated, VB-style clones otherwise.
I have seen that sort of thing happen. The code is shite, the company loses money, but they are paying them less so they think they are winning.
Thanks for the vote of confidence. :)
"It seems to me that programmers are getting more and more dependent on having source code available to crib off of..."
Is this a problem? The whole academic research field (which I am a part of) relies on this very concept. (i.e. Dialectic Process) One point of view is that NOTHING that we do is completely original.
Who would argue this is not a good thing? Certainly the INTENT of patents is just this, to allow the dialectic process!
From this point of view, extending the work of others with new innovations HELPS you be more innovative, instead of continuously having to solve problems that have already been solved.
On the other hand, pretending that other's source code is your own is plaguerism and this is bad. Also, adding insignificant amounts of innovation to somebody else's technology and trumpting your amazing creation is also bad. (I am looking at you Billy boy!)
This brings us back to my original post really. Great that they pulled off a whole heap of work for free and got a game running.
Innovation or creation? (implied in the article) Basically non-existant.
I AM impressed by this particular OS project in that it has made it, where many have fallen.
(IE: DISCLAIMER FOR ALL THOSE ZEALOUS MODS WHO MODE FIRST AND UNDERSTAND POST SECOND!!)
However, I think this quote is a little over the top.
This project is a clone of a closed source project, not created at all. This is retrogaming/cloning, not an innovative project.
Also, as far as "retrogaming" goes, and I am a BIG fan of it ever since I remaked "Taipan" at 14, it is rather vanilla. No graphics upgrade, interface is pretty boring.
Note: http://www.remakes.org - awesome site!
But having said that, they made, so all good to them. I just don't think this is the best OS has to offer or a front page slashdot?
Still, I guess some people might find it +5 interesting...
Here's an interesting story...maybe...
:)
Had to fix a friend's laptop that had been completely screwed by spyware/virii etc. (too much dodgy porn on IE). It had SP 2.
Problems:
- No default install disk
- CD Drive was "busted" anyway (probably due to virus activity)
- no cash
- Windows explorer/control panel/network settings windows would not open. (i.e. hang the computer completely)
Not being a super tech nerd (I am a prgrammer), I thought this was going to be a little difficult.
Turns out norton had been hijacked by one virus, allowing all the others in, one of which was screwing explorer.
In desparation I tried uninstalling SP2, not to sure why i thought it would work. It pops up the window informing me 5 programs would not work if I did this, 3 of them were spyware.
Once SP2 was gone, I could access explorer and the rest was easy.
The point of this long winded story: there are virii/spyware out there that actually REQUIRE SP2 to function also...which I find somewhat ironic in an alanis morissette kind of way.
Yes I have. I am also one, although I am not foolish enough to believe I will ever be "famous". (or actually want to be either)
Just because the sterotype is a bunch of losers and your experience has been with the same, does not mean that there are no hard working musicians out there.
My father was one and I have met many.
I agree, that there are many complete losers out there attempting to "make it big"(TM) without putting in a hard days work or forking out any cash. (or forking it out on the wrong things!)
Much like any endeavour, without hard work and at least SOME capital, you are unlikely to succeed.
As to your ideal of "poor talented musicain", I say "big deal?".
Even if you are the most talented musician in the world, if you are a stupid, lazy moron with no motivation, you are not going to make it. (and nor should)
Music is HARD and takes WORK. You ain't got the stones, you are never going to be like them.
You make it sound like the music industry is the only one with recording equipment??
There are hundreds of smaller recording studios more than willing to help you out for a reasonable price. If you aren't good enough to earn enough money to afford it, then you probably wont sell any CDs anyhow...
This may come as a huge shock to you, but they wont ask you to sign your life away...or even sign at all...
If Thomas Jefferson was the immensely moral and wonderful man his legend has become and were alive in this age, then he would probably be a radical nobody somewhere that the majority of people would not even recognise, regardless of how well or how truthfully he spoke.
Perhaps he would have tried for office and was completely whitewashed by the powerful duoploy (and "their" media industry) and never given a fair chance? (e.g. Nader)
If he were just a man at the right place and time, then he may be no different to Hatch and the rest - having sold his moral fibre for the sugary goodness of personal power. One would hope not.
Disclaimer: Of course I understand you meant this metaphorically, but one likes to take liberties when being this cynical.
PS: GO CANADA!! Man, yours is the only other country in the world I would love to live in. (as opposed to NZ) Unfortunately the inevitable nuclear fallout you guys are going to get puts me off....
Comparing it to a motorcycle is misleading. It is more of a scooter.
:)
...but then who would be that stupid??? ....Oh....I see...
Yes, it doesn't look like one, but it has all the performance of a 50cc scooter. I drive one with the same specs, it is awesome for inner city traffic. (mine is the Gilera Ice)
So, compared to a 50cc scooter, this is absolutely awesome.
Compared to a real bike, not so.
Well than I think this is an extremely antisocial point of view which, by the sounds of it, it perfectly ok with you.
In the end this become mere opinion, since to bother rebutting that statement requires a common "meaning of life" framework, which we certainly do not have...
Well then that makes you a special case, hardly representative. Your point then is that someone, somewhere may use gaming as a plesant diversion from the realities of life, and only for less than 8 hours a week. This is not relevant in the discussion of addiction.
I don't see your point?
You are a bit of a hermit and therefore your gaming does not affect your life? Therefore you are not in the category of people I was mentioning.
How is this relevant to my post? Have you lost a job/girlfriend/family member due to gaming?
If you DO have some sort of sociopathic disorder, then it is seems to not be caused by gaming and hopefully gaming is not making it worse. (which is the case in my above post)
However, current addicts are not exactly the best people to be commenting on their disorder, are they? Thus, regardless of your situation, one can only take your statements at face (value with a grain of salt), since the reality of your situation is far from verifiable.
My current flatmate is pretty much in exactly the same boat as you. He games because he does not really get on with people too well. (he is a nice guy, he just doesn't "get" normal conversation - he is also excessively wierd by normal standards) If it wasn't gaming, it would be TV and books.
On an intersting note, he refuses to play MMOGs (and has never played them) because he fears that once he starts, he will disappear from the world in general...
heh, very funny. Most of the queen song rewrites are rubbish. (and based on bohemian rapsody)
This one is heaps better.
>Is the RIAA a government run establishment?
Actually the government is (partly) run by the RIAA via senator's bacl pockets.
>Where do they get their power and athority from?
As stated above, near a senator's butthole.
>Does the recording industry pay them to do its bidding or what?
Yes.
Anything else??
Having a degree in psych...
f -assessment.htm l
You are correct in that spending a lot of time at something != addiction. However this is only the bare entry level requirement for this term, thus your arguement is quite falicious.
Most of the categorisation for addiction centres around its NEGATIVE impact on someone's life.
e.g. (my own brother)
Used gaming to escape problems in his life. Ended up losing his job because he played games all day (12-16 hours, and I am not being sensational)
He has just spent the last 4 years unemployed playing computer games all day, every day. (again, this is not hyperbole)
In his case, and I imagine many others, the "alcoholics checklist" is a pretty good indicator of how bad things are. (substitute alcohol for gaming, ignore the one or two that are only for substance abuse) He would score an 70%, possibly higher.
e.g.
http://www.alcoholism-help.com/sel
But for those that can't think rationally and will react negatively to my post, remember that I am NOT against gaming. I am a hardcore gamer, but I also have a busy social/work/girlfriend/life etc. It is all about balance, which I am sure most people at least understand if not practice.
However, gaming can be used by people to screw up their lives, just like drugs. It is a form of escapism and therefore can be used for that purpose. MMOGs are particularily nasty in this respect because they have the reward system.
haha, thought as much. Difference of opinion cannot be tolerated here. I am sure amny agreed, but it takes only one fanboy with to hate. :)
Hilarious.
Is it just me or does that name sound like a 5 year old invented it?
I am not trolling, I just assumed that a large number of players were older than 15 and this name was a little...lame??
Unfortunately in the real world managers have not so inventive, but legal, ways to get around this.
E.g. (and yes, I have seen this happen)
Person is "downsized" and new person is hired under a different job description, but essentially does the same thing, with a few cosmetic changes.
I have seen this happen to a team of 5 people as well.
Actually it was the team I was with. After I told them to stick their job, the big pointy hairs realised the rest of them were useless.
It was actually sarcasm, but feel free to miss the point as much as possible.
I am not a troll, I just stated my opinion. But I guess nowadays that is not allowed anymore...
Congrats to the mods at work here, you are really good at your job. I am sure you are like this post and missed the point too...
MEMO
TO: SOE
FROM: ME
I bought SWG.
I will not even bother giving this a go. Don't trust you, not willing to fund your enterprise.
Bite me, you wont chump me twice.
Bitter...moi??? Never.
PS: Glad to see EQ2 is doing so well.
Here in NZ, it would be perfectly legal for me to hit on and have sex with the 17 yr old in question. (hell, 16 is fine)
However, if I took photos of her...
At least your laws are consistant, if somewhat puritan: people are minors and totally brainless and not allowed to make their own decisions until they are 18.
The reality, of course, is little miss "topless beacon of christianity" probably took on three guys at once that night in a drunken, sexual orgy.
How sweet...like candy...