There's one issue with Linux game sales that I hope these publishers keep in mind. There are a lot of games that they're porting to Linux, where I already bought a copy of the game for Windows. If there had been a Linux version at the time, I would have bought that instead.
So I hope they don't get the wrong idea when I don't buy certain games. If in the future I know a game I want will be released on Linux within a reasonable time, I'll hold out.
I'm mid-career, and this question feels very relevant to me. For the past 15 years or so, I've focused on cross-platform (mostly Linux) C++ programming, with a decent SQL understanding as well.
But lately, the market for straight-up C++ Linux jobs seems to be waning. For one thing, more dynamic / introspective languages such as Java, Python, Javascript, and C# seem far more prevalent than my loved/hated C++.
But a bigger trend seems to be a shift to frameworks, rather than languages + OS's, as the focus of job-posting requirements. It's no longer true that C++/Java + Linux + SQL experience lets me quickly find a well-paying job in the city of my choice. For that, one also (or instead?) needs competence in something like Hadoop, Cassandra, Ruby on Rails, Amazon Web Services, Django, etc.
This makes sense, as CPU's get faster, and as software development continues shifting to a more connected, more web-oriented world. But it's a little scary for someone like me, whose day job doesn't offer much opportunity to work with those newer frameworks in order to develop a marketable level of skill.
I'm guessing this is a periodic problem. Ace mainframe programmers found themselves less marketable when desktop development became popular. Desktop developers were partially outmoded by client/server, and have a more serious marketability problem now that most development is aimed at (ultimately) web browsers. It's not that serious C++/Linux/back-end geeks like me can't find work, it's just that I(we) feel a little trapped compared to those whose skills are currently in broader demand.
I guess the question, then, is do I(we) double-down on our current expertise and become indispensable in a small fraction of the job market, or do we accept the pros and cons of partially re-inventing our careers (and setting back our salaries) to retool?
You should be aware, then, that your definition of religion is inconsistent with that belief structures of many people who describe themselves with that label.
That's not religion, that's dogmatism. People can be dogmatic about both religious and non-religious topics. People can be dogmatic and non-dogmatic about religion.
Claiming that a topic is "settled" is, typically, a tactic to shut a viewpoint down as no longer being a live option the community will consider in its collective deliberations.
At best, this is a necessary pruning tactic, so that old, disproven arguments can't be repeatedly raised. Without some mechanism like this, it would be difficult for groups to proceed when they have a majority, but not unanimous, consensus.
At its worst, "settled" talk is a rhetorical trick, to shut someone with a potentially valid point out of a public deliberation. We see this somewhat with climate science (since new data are regularly obtained), and also in law / public policy. For example, Marbury vs. Madison may have "settled" the law regarding whether or not court decision trump the other two branches' judgment in matters of law. But that doesn't mean the position is correct, or that the count-arguments were ever adequately resolved. One could argue that it's a thin veil over the military victor's (the North's) version of history.
How does that work with website owner's terms of use, however?
Suppose I create a website, and say that I'm only authorizing the content on my site to be accessed by username Joe.
Joe logs into my website from his employer's computer, and his employer logs the content I send him. His employer now has unauthorized, decrypted copies of my data.
Is the employer now in violation of the laws against unauthorized computer access, and in violation of the DMCA for circumventing my copyright mechanism? Recall that Joe has no authority to loosen my copyright claims.
I hate it too, but there's a fact I think we need to come to grips with. The Constitution permits the Supreme Court be its final interpreter, even when their interpretations are clearly ridiculous to the common citizen. This is perhaps a major flaw in our Constitution, but regardless, it's there.
Or they could have told her to keep her God damned trap shut for once in her life.
The parents are to blame. They revealed a secret they were contracted to keep. Their daughter is still growing up (faster at this point, I'll bet), but they're supposed to be setting an example.
I could be wrong (obviously), but isn't Germany dependent on Gazprom for a lot of their heating gas? If so, it sounds like Russia has Germany by the short-curlies, if you know what I mean. Especially in winter.
Slashdot Mirror
The NSA hates the CIA
Well yeah, in the first season. But Sarah and John eventually get along.
Why, would that somehow bring them back to life?
There's one issue with Linux game sales that I hope these publishers keep in mind. There are a lot of games that they're porting to Linux, where I already bought a copy of the game for Windows. If there had been a Linux version at the time, I would have bought that instead.
So I hope they don't get the wrong idea when I don't buy certain games. If in the future I know a game I want will be released on Linux within a reasonable time, I'll hold out.
I'm very curious: How has that worked out for you?
As much as I love(and hate, and love to hate) C++ on Linux, I'm not so wedded to it that I'm unwilling to move on if reality requires it.
Is it really needed? Do you have a study to back that up, huh? Huh???
Nope. My claim stands on a turtle.
Citation of reproducible study needed.
The older I become, the less significant difference I see between the sexes. Kinda sad?
No, it just means you finally need glasses.
I'm mid-career, and this question feels very relevant to me. For the past 15 years or so, I've focused on cross-platform (mostly Linux) C++ programming, with a decent SQL understanding as well.
But lately, the market for straight-up C++ Linux jobs seems to be waning. For one thing, more dynamic / introspective languages such as Java, Python, Javascript, and C# seem far more prevalent than my loved/hated C++.
But a bigger trend seems to be a shift to frameworks, rather than languages + OS's, as the focus of job-posting requirements. It's no longer true that C++/Java + Linux + SQL experience lets me quickly find a well-paying job in the city of my choice. For that, one also (or instead?) needs competence in something like Hadoop, Cassandra, Ruby on Rails, Amazon Web Services, Django, etc.
This makes sense, as CPU's get faster, and as software development continues shifting to a more connected, more web-oriented world. But it's a little scary for someone like me, whose day job doesn't offer much opportunity to work with those newer frameworks in order to develop a marketable level of skill.
I'm guessing this is a periodic problem. Ace mainframe programmers found themselves less marketable when desktop development became popular. Desktop developers were partially outmoded by client/server, and have a more serious marketability problem now that most development is aimed at (ultimately) web browsers. It's not that serious C++/Linux/back-end geeks like me can't find work, it's just that I(we) feel a little trapped compared to those whose skills are currently in broader demand.
I guess the question, then, is do I(we) double-down on our current expertise and become indispensable in a small fraction of the job market, or do we accept the pros and cons of partially re-inventing our careers (and setting back our salaries) to retool?
Don't you have a cross to burn or something?
Hasty inference! Bingo! I win Fallacy Bingo!
Okay, I'm going back to work now. Have a nice weekend.
Wow, now a genetic fallacy. Holy crap, what is this, a pop quiz for a Philosophy 101 class?
You should be aware, then, that your definition of religion is inconsistent with that belief structures of many people who describe themselves with that label.
That's not religion, that's dogmatism. People can be dogmatic about both religious and non-religious topics. People can be dogmatic and non-dogmatic about religion.
Nice job of concealing your ideological looniness until the end of the post.
I'm sorry, you're looking for "Ad Hominem Attacks". That's three doors down, on the left. Cheerio! (Stupid git...)
Claiming that a topic is "settled" is, typically, a tactic to shut a viewpoint down as no longer being a live option the community will consider in its collective deliberations.
At best, this is a necessary pruning tactic, so that old, disproven arguments can't be repeatedly raised. Without some mechanism like this, it would be difficult for groups to proceed when they have a majority, but not unanimous, consensus.
At its worst, "settled" talk is a rhetorical trick, to shut someone with a potentially valid point out of a public deliberation. We see this somewhat with climate science (since new data are regularly obtained), and also in law / public policy. For example, Marbury vs. Madison may have "settled" the law regarding whether or not court decision trump the other two branches' judgment in matters of law. But that doesn't mean the position is correct, or that the count-arguments were ever adequately resolved. One could argue that it's a thin veil over the military victor's (the North's) version of history.
What's wrong with them taking it back and apologizing?
What if the decryption was surreptitious? Would that matter?
And, would it count as wiretapping, in two-party-consent wiretap states?
How does that work with website owner's terms of use, however?
Suppose I create a website, and say that I'm only authorizing the content on my site to be accessed by username Joe.
Joe logs into my website from his employer's computer, and his employer logs the content I send him. His employer now has unauthorized, decrypted copies of my data.
Is the employer now in violation of the laws against unauthorized computer access, and in violation of the DMCA for circumventing my copyright mechanism? Recall that Joe has no authority to loosen my copyright claims.
I hate it too, but there's a fact I think we need to come to grips with. The Constitution permits the Supreme Court be its final interpreter, even when their interpretations are clearly ridiculous to the common citizen. This is perhaps a major flaw in our Constitution, but regardless, it's there.
they deserve to fail miserably and go down in flames.
They deserve having to drink Starbucks for the rest of their lives.
Does the U.S. even have the engineering prowess, industry, money, and political will to perform a major dam repair/construction at this point?
Don't worry - the only thing downstream from this dam is Portland.
Crap. The resulting sludge will just be coffee with a bunch of knit hats floating on top.
Or they could have told her to keep her God damned trap shut for once in her life.
The parents are to blame. They revealed a secret they were contracted to keep. Their daughter is still growing up (faster at this point, I'll bet), but they're supposed to be setting an example.
I could be wrong (obviously), but isn't Germany dependent on Gazprom for a lot of their heating gas? If so, it sounds like Russia has Germany by the short-curlies, if you know what I mean. Especially in winter.
Ralph Nader.
Probably true. But that's just one.
I had sympathy for him based on his situation, but then yesterday I read his blogposts.
Talk about liberal left-crazy.
I'm too am socially conservative, but I don't think we should desireothers' deaths just because of strong political differences.