Hey there, dr ttol-
Microsoft has their great internship program to encourage the brightest people to work for them and put another brick and some spackle on their empire. Also, people have to make an effort to get these internships, the parent poster was invited.
With regards to the ideashappen thing, from what I remember from slashdot's article on it, you have to give up image rights and possibly the idea itself (it would be in the public domain, at any rate). Not to mention it's sponsored by visa which I'm sure will convince thousands of people to go into debt to feed their "ideas."
Anyhow, Trinary proved me wrong. I guess microsoft does to something to help the community.
I know you think I should research some more, but I think we just have different assumptions. Capice?
Hey there. You seem to be pretty cynical. It seems as though the company was very generous relative to other companies out there.
Yes, it's true that that mods add tremendous value to the product and wining-and-dining of the modders does do good things for work-of-mouth advertising.
I think that trips like these are a novelty, at least, this is one of the only I've ever heard of. Do big companies that hoard billions in cash (and could readily afford to do so) do anything like this? Does Microsoft bring people in free-of-charge to see cool new things for the XBOX and eat some food? Nope.
My point is that yes, this is guerilla advertising in a way, but it's nice to see a company connect with the community in a more intimate way than sending a few checks; even if they do gain from it.
I am Apu's screaming child who cannot eat because someone from a central-asian ex-soviet "republic" can do my job for 5 cents an hour cheaper.
A firm's goal is to maximize profit. This cannot be done at the most efficient levels if money is paid with regard to social justice. Yes, we all have different assumptions on what social justice is. Regardless, I don't think that anyone should have to work 12 hours a day building many items that are worth more than a year's wage only to come home to high infant morality rates, a mud hut and malaria. Mod me as troll if you wish, but fuck everyone who thinks that poor-ass countries should stay poor in order to continue our unsustainable lifestyles.
From what we've all learned is that microsoft collects patents and typically doesn't use them to force themselves onto other corporations like a frat boy at a sweet sixteen party.
The thing is, if microsoft suddenly finds its share price dropping or people quit the windows habit cold-turkey, we're all in for something that looks kinda like the end of Akira.
Well quilt me a dress and call me Susie! I ain't never taken a cotton those cor-por-ations that done sue people that take their trash!
Sheeeit! I try to make my daughter's child a jawa for halloween and them hoodlums get all testy that I picked up a tater sack from the star wars backlot in australia.
Poop on me and call me charlie! no, wait, call me george lucas. I ain't seen a man with a heavier directing fist since Mussolini. I done learned in statistics class that there is a relationship between George Lucas's weight and the amount of money he makes sellin' those 30-foot wide screensavers! For every 50 million he makes, he done gains another 50 pounds!
And guess what? They won't have to use anything but a bit uh blush n'some eye shadow in episode 3 when George himself stands in as Jabba-the-Hut. Sheeit. This granny's gonna git back to her lurkin' now.
What would you like me to cite?
If you go here, and read page 5, that's where my hunger citation comes from. The high school thing I heard on NPR. I'm sure you could find a relevant article if you tried. Hope this helps!
I can see why politicans want to try this instead of a gas tax. Oregon is a terribly populist state--we'd vote ourselves into homelessness if there needed to be a house tax. High tax bills just never get passed here, especially on the local level.
Still, this plan is prohibitively expensive in a state that can't feed & school itself. Not to mention how easy it would to hack those boxes or just turn them off. I would have thought they'd start up toll roads instead of some contrived tracking scheme.
This is freaking stupid! Our high school school-year is getting so short that someone graduating won't be considered a high school graduate by the federal government! We are first in the nation in hunger, and salem wants to put BBBs (big brother boxes, natch:) in my car? Put some food in people's mouths and get them jobs first. sheesh.
Well, let's see... The world's largest media company teaming up (formally or informally) voltron-style with the world's largest software company? I think not. They should be in competition with each other, not buddying up their buddy lists so there will be some sort of interoperability between MSN Messenger and AIM. Any level of collusion across markets, specifically AOL and Microsoft, sounds like a rainy day to me.
Shitty Corporate whOre (SCO) has filed a pre-emptive lawsuit against the Supernova Factory named "Arp 299." The lawsuit states that Arp 299 illegally appropriated Unix source code, specifically the code for the Unix command, arp.
Unfortunately, the court papers will be delivered and a reply received sometime in the next 280 Million years.
The trial is expected to take 10+e95 years, unless Arp 299 doesn't respond by July 1st, 280,002,003 AD in which case the judge's Grandson+e32 will declare SCO winner by default. SCO's stock was up 10% to -53.43 in late-day trading.
Upon hearing the news, Mr. Gates starting swirling into a giant Thai-phoon, quickly engulfing some of his troglodytes, but not the beefy Mr. Ballmer. He is like stone and stood his ground, for that is why the call him STONE MAN!!!
Ok. Here in America people are getting fatter and fatter right? The Segway exists to appropriate the one bit of mild exercize people get daily: walking. Of course I understand its use for postal workers and similar industries that make frequent stops, but this machine is totally wrong for normal people.
I'm sure in 30 years time, there will be a study done linking Segway use (if everyone has one eventually) with heart disease. It's simply not right to encourage people to have a 100% sedentary lifestyle. Get up and MOVE.
...after you are done reading slashdot.
How would they backup all this data?
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How would they backup such a monstrous amount of data anyhow? If the place housing the data goes away, what would happen to the data? the only way i can think of backing it up is to have a huge offsite backup drive farm. i don't think tapes would be an option.
This should be one of the first queries:
$sth = $dbh-> prepare({SELECT from tblAll WHERE status="immigrant"});
$sth->execute();
@val = $sth->fetchrow_array();
deport(@val);
I know this is slightly OT, but damn, can you imagine any of the big 4 broadcasters doing a piece on this? They are all tied at the hip to conglomerates that have deep interests in the music industry.
Well, I can imagine Fox News doing a piece in 2005...
When Copyright Kills: RIAA sniper bill signed into law
That's a good idea, but what about the power requirements? Maybe it would work with battery-powered Wi-Fi phone ala those Cisco phones that were mentioned here recently?
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1. sim sco_code.c kernel.c > linux_fucked.txt
2. e-mail linux_fucked.txt to lawyers.
3. Meet microsoft in a back alley, laugh manaically and take posession of suitcase of full of money.
4. High 6 junior high kids for "PR department internship program."
5. Feed the lawyers, let them out of their cages and wait to be purchased by a larger company BECAUSE SCO IS SO DAMN OBNOXIOUS!!!
It won't end until SCO stops kicking and screaming and grows the fuck up:)
Hey there, dr ttol-
Microsoft has their great internship program to encourage the brightest people to work for them and put another brick and some spackle on their empire. Also, people have to make an effort to get these internships, the parent poster was invited.
With regards to the ideashappen thing, from what I remember from slashdot's article on it, you have to give up image rights and possibly the idea itself (it would be in the public domain, at any rate). Not to mention it's sponsored by visa which I'm sure will convince thousands of people to go into debt to feed their "ideas."
Anyhow, Trinary proved me wrong. I guess microsoft does to something to help the community.
I know you think I should research some more, but I think we just have different assumptions. Capice?
Hey there. You seem to be pretty cynical. It seems as though the company was very generous relative to other companies out there.
Yes, it's true that that mods add tremendous value to the product and wining-and-dining of the modders does do good things for work-of-mouth advertising.
I think that trips like these are a novelty, at least, this is one of the only I've ever heard of. Do big companies that hoard billions in cash (and could readily afford to do so) do anything like this? Does Microsoft bring people in free-of-charge to see cool new things for the XBOX and eat some food? Nope.
My point is that yes, this is guerilla advertising in a way, but it's nice to see a company connect with the community in a more intimate way than sending a few checks; even if they do gain from it.
I am Apu's screaming child who cannot eat because someone from a central-asian ex-soviet "republic" can do my job for 5 cents an hour cheaper.
A firm's goal is to maximize profit. This cannot be done at the most efficient levels if money is paid with regard to social justice. Yes, we all have different assumptions on what social justice is. Regardless, I don't think that anyone should have to work 12 hours a day building many items that are worth more than a year's wage only to come home to high infant morality rates, a mud hut and malaria. Mod me as troll if you wish, but fuck everyone who thinks that poor-ass countries should stay poor in order to continue our unsustainable lifestyles.
R.I.P.N.I.C.
From what we've all learned is that microsoft collects patents and typically doesn't use them to force themselves onto other corporations like a frat boy at a sweet sixteen party.
The thing is, if microsoft suddenly finds its share price dropping or people quit the windows habit cold-turkey, we're all in for something that looks kinda like the end of Akira.
Just my $0.02
Well quilt me a dress and call me Susie! I ain't never taken a cotton those cor-por-ations that done sue people that take their trash!
Sheeeit! I try to make my daughter's child a jawa for halloween and them hoodlums get all testy that I picked up a tater sack from the star wars backlot in australia.
Poop on me and call me charlie! no, wait, call me george lucas. I ain't seen a man with a heavier directing fist since Mussolini. I done learned in statistics class that there is a relationship between George Lucas's weight and the amount of money he makes sellin' those 30-foot wide screensavers! For every 50 million he makes, he done gains another 50 pounds!
And guess what? They won't have to use anything but a bit uh blush n'some eye shadow in episode 3 when George himself stands in as Jabba-the-Hut. Sheeit. This granny's gonna git back to her lurkin' now.
What would you like me to cite? If you go here, and read page 5, that's where my hunger citation comes from. The high school thing I heard on NPR. I'm sure you could find a relevant article if you tried. Hope this helps!
Thanks, Macshune
I can see why politicans want to try this instead of a gas tax. Oregon is a terribly populist state--we'd vote ourselves into homelessness if there needed to be a house tax. High tax bills just never get passed here, especially on the local level.
Still, this plan is prohibitively expensive in a state that can't feed & school itself. Not to mention how easy it would to hack those boxes or just turn them off. I would have thought they'd start up toll roads instead of some contrived tracking scheme.
This is freaking stupid! Our high school school-year is getting so short that someone graduating won't be considered a high school graduate by the federal government! We are first in the nation in hunger, and salem wants to put BBBs (big brother boxes, natch:) in my car? Put some food in people's mouths and get them jobs first. sheesh.
It's all the Sims version 3 with a matrix-theme patched onto it!!!
It's the beginning of the end for private personal computing as we know it!
Anyone got some champagne?
Well, let's see... The world's largest media company teaming up (formally or informally) voltron-style with the world's largest software company? I think not. They should be in competition with each other, not buddying up their buddy lists so there will be some sort of interoperability between MSN Messenger and AIM. Any level of collusion across markets, specifically AOL and Microsoft, sounds like a rainy day to me.
Update:
Shitty Corporate whOre (SCO) has filed a pre-emptive lawsuit against the Supernova Factory named "Arp 299." The lawsuit states that Arp 299 illegally appropriated Unix source code, specifically the code for the Unix command, arp.
Unfortunately, the court papers will be delivered and a reply received sometime in the next 280 Million years.
The trial is expected to take 10+e95 years, unless Arp 299 doesn't respond by July 1st, 280,002,003 AD in which case the judge's Grandson+e32 will declare SCO winner by default. SCO's stock was up 10% to -53.43 in late-day trading.
And without formatting!!! Way to go troll!!!
Upon hearing the news, Mr. Gates starting swirling into a giant Thai-phoon, quickly engulfing some of his troglodytes, but not the beefy Mr. Ballmer. He is like stone and stood his ground, for that is why the call him STONE MAN!!!
1. Find wholesale friend in Thailand
2. Import said cheap laptops
3. Remove evidence of thai-stuff from laptop
4. ?????
5. PROFIT!!!!!
Private : Colonel! It says, "MSN Messenger down for maintenance. Please try again in 15 minutes"
:Sir! XP just had to install an update. I need to reboot! ...Sir? Sir???
Colonel : Shit, boy! We're gonna get gassed 'cause Billy didn't change the oil up in Redmond! Sheeeit.
Private : Do you want me to bring out the pigeons?
Colonel [lights cigarette]:Fuck it. Send an e-mail to command that says, "possible chemical attack underway. pls advise."
Private
[Colonel breaks M-16 over leg]
Thankfully, a giant penguin dropped down from the sky with reliable software, just before it was too late.
Ok. Here in America people are getting fatter and fatter right? The Segway exists to appropriate the one bit of mild exercize people get daily: walking. Of course I understand its use for postal workers and similar industries that make frequent stops, but this machine is totally wrong for normal people.
...after you are done reading slashdot.
I'm sure in 30 years time, there will be a study done linking Segway use (if everyone has one eventually) with heart disease. It's simply not right to encourage people to have a 100% sedentary lifestyle. Get up and MOVE.
How would they backup such a monstrous amount of data anyhow? If the place housing the data goes away, what would happen to the data? the only way i can think of backing it up is to have a huge offsite backup drive farm. i don't think tapes would be an option.
I meant that it *WILL* be the first query, not that it *SHOULD* be the first query.
This should be one of the first queries:
$sth = $dbh-> prepare({SELECT from tblAll WHERE status="immigrant"});
$sth->execute();
@val = $sth->fetchrow_array();
deport(@val);
i messed up my modding! this is interesting! thanks!
Well, I can imagine Fox News doing a piece in 2005...
When Copyright Kills: RIAA sniper bill signed into law
That's a good idea, but what about the power requirements? Maybe it would work with battery-powered Wi-Fi phone ala those Cisco phones that were mentioned here recently?