I was once reared ended by a guy who stopped his phone conversation just long enough to say those scratches on his bumper are from the last person he ran into. Some people never learn!
Chu is the director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. So he has at least some management and understanding of politics, even if he has a Noble.
How is this different from other for pay software? I walk into a store and buy shrink wrapped software and 99% of the time I can't return it if I've opened it, much less decided I don't like it. They need something called MARKETING. And all they want is free marketing on the itunes store, but word of mouth or actual ads might work as well or better.
Apple used to own the schools. Every major company targets the education market (or used to). If you can get people hooked on your system as students then they will want it as paying or decision making adults. I've seen discounts as much as 90% off for educational markets, sometimes hardware sold well below production cost. This may be less important these days as most people encounter their first computer at home instead of schools.
What I find shocking and offensive is the teachers belief that "no software is free". Attacking teachers on their ties to Microsoft (known or unknown) isn't nearly as effective as educating them on open source software and its benefits (there is a term for this, "teaching the teachers").
When Obama takes office, I think that makes 3 US presidents in a row that have (at least off the record, but perhaps on tape) admitted to using or been caught using illegal recreational drugs. It does seem to make the laws hard to defend morally.
I think I liked it because it was stylized and was really like a comic book brought to life. Not sure if I will like this movie as well, but I will definitely watch it to find out.
As a Sci-Fi fan I think it would be interesting to see the time leading up to and including the first war with the Cylons. Not just the development of the Cylon technology, but the action of the battle. If it just becomes a Sci-Fi Soap, then I'm not sure who the audience is....
The advent of Chrome makes it hard to make the case that Mozilla and Goggle are too closely tied, or the same entity. I suspect someone is just curious about a non-profit that is generating profits.
I tried reading the report, but still couldn't quiet tell what Mozilla's expenses are.
It would be smart for Apple to cater to the needs and desires of developers. Eventually Developers will develop cool apps for the platform they use the most, if that turns out to be OS X, then Apple could win BIG.
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On the religious side I pity Card. He feels some bizarre persecution of his religion that I don't think has occurred in our lifetime. If you read Folk of the Fringe Or similar collection of short stories, it comes across in his work. (Obviously it also comes across more aggressively in his political rants.)
I'll give the book a chance, but I might check it out from a library.
To me this is obvious to the point of disbelief it doesn't already exist. I mean a year or two ago there was an article about a "throwable robot" that would be pitched behind enemy lines.
What bothers me is to mix the police state direction we are moving in, with RFID technology to end up with something similar to what Vernor Vinge depicts in "A Deepness in the Sky".
It is a FIRM belief of mine that when an OS crashes it is the fault of the OS, period. If an application fails then it is the fault of the App developers, but if the app causes the OS to crash then that is a problem with the OS. Your OS should only crash when there is a hardware problem. Anything else that causes the OS to crash is a problem in the OS.
You can have a biscuit out of a can (or tube) and some of them are good. Or you can have a scratch made biscuit. The best programmers I know either writing from scratch or modify the OSS libraries to do what they need.
Sometimes it is faster to write from scratch rather that learn to use the tool kits out there.
Only because you have come to accept poor quality. If people didn't spend 20 years with PC's that were unreliable, they wouldn't accept poor quality in other areas. Now I have to deal with a cell phone that reboots daily, because its "good enough."
There is no fundamental reason why a desk top PC is going to be unreliable. Poor design and quality control of the OS is the cause.
Seriously lets look at the record... They totally missed the web. Windows is fabulously successful commercially, but a total flop as a work of science. MS has taught everyone to accept poor quality in software. What is the software in your car, TV, DVD player, etc. were no more reliable than a Windows PC?
I'm getting really paranoid about things. I find myself avoiding any web service that wants me to download a app or plug in I'm not very familiar with.
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And remember they are professionals, treat them like that.
I was once reared ended by a guy who stopped his phone conversation just long enough to say those scratches on his bumper are from the last person he ran into. Some people never learn!
My coffee habit should get me on a list of major Bio-diesel feed stock suppliers. :-)
Chu is the director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. So he has at least some management and understanding of politics, even if he has a Noble.
How is this different from other for pay software? I walk into a store and buy shrink wrapped software and 99% of the time I can't return it if I've opened it, much less decided I don't like it. They need something called MARKETING. And all they want is free marketing on the itunes store, but word of mouth or actual ads might work as well or better.
Would a digg like site for the app store help?
http://inttech.blogspot.com/2008/11/sci-fi-and-real-science-collide.html
Yes real science and Sci-Fi are colliding. This research can have amazing benefits for people suffering from a wide range of conditions and limb loss.
Apple used to own the schools. Every major company targets the education market (or used to). If you can get people hooked on your system as students then they will want it as paying or decision making adults. I've seen discounts as much as 90% off for educational markets, sometimes hardware sold well below production cost. This may be less important these days as most people encounter their first computer at home instead of schools.
What I find shocking and offensive is the teachers belief that "no software is free". Attacking teachers on their ties to Microsoft (known or unknown) isn't nearly as effective as educating them on open source software and its benefits (there is a term for this, "teaching the teachers").
When Obama takes office, I think that makes 3 US presidents in a row that have (at least off the record, but perhaps on tape) admitted to using or been caught using illegal recreational drugs. It does seem to make the laws hard to defend morally.
eBay needs help. They have alienated there sellers, gone to supporting "stores" more than hobby/small-time sellers, and they take almost 10% of sells.
Now they show they can't think through the obvious implications of a badly designed promotion (scam).
Really ebay would do much better to cut their fees and support the mom and pops in this economic environment. I think the time is ripe for competition in the on-line auction market. http://poorbenjamin.blogspot.com/2008/08/for-jerry-yang-to-ponder.html
I think I liked it because it was stylized and was really like a comic book brought to life. Not sure if I will like this movie as well, but I will definitely watch it to find out.
As a Sci-Fi fan I think it would be interesting to see the time leading up to and including the first war with the Cylons. Not just the development of the Cylon technology, but the action of the battle. If it just becomes a Sci-Fi Soap, then I'm not sure who the audience is....
A new Super Hero is born.
Have any idea how many companies get 75% or 80% of revenue from Walmart? Look at how "connected" they are.
The advent of Chrome makes it hard to make the case that Mozilla and Goggle are too closely tied, or the same entity. I suspect someone is just curious about a non-profit that is generating profits.
I tried reading the report, but still couldn't quiet tell what Mozilla's expenses are.
This is just a hidden bail out of the music industry. They need a viable business model in the modern world.
It would be smart for Apple to cater to the needs and desires of developers. Eventually Developers will develop cool apps for the platform they use the most, if that turns out to be OS X, then Apple could win BIG.
On the religious side I pity Card. He feels some bizarre persecution of his religion that I don't think has occurred in our lifetime. If you read Folk of the Fringe Or similar collection of short stories, it comes across in his work. (Obviously it also comes across more aggressively in his political rants.)
I'll give the book a chance, but I might check it out from a library.
To me this is obvious to the point of disbelief it doesn't already exist. I mean a year or two ago there was an article about a "throwable robot" that would be pitched behind enemy lines.
What bothers me is to mix the police state direction we are moving in, with RFID technology to end up with something similar to what Vernor Vinge depicts in "A Deepness in the Sky".
Perhaps we should try electing people with above room temp IQs. Anyone think that will work?
It is a FIRM belief of mine that when an OS crashes it is the fault of the OS, period. If an application fails then it is the fault of the App developers, but if the app causes the OS to crash then that is a problem with the OS. Your OS should only crash when there is a hardware problem. Anything else that causes the OS to crash is a problem in the OS.
You can have a biscuit out of a can (or tube) and some of them are good. Or you can have a scratch made biscuit. The best programmers I know either writing from scratch or modify the OSS libraries to do what they need.
Sometimes it is faster to write from scratch rather that learn to use the tool kits out there.
Only because you have come to accept poor quality. If people didn't spend 20 years with PC's that were unreliable, they wouldn't accept poor quality in other areas. Now I have to deal with a cell phone that reboots daily, because its "good enough."
There is no fundamental reason why a desk top PC is going to be unreliable. Poor design and quality control of the OS is the cause.
Seriously lets look at the record... They totally missed the web. Windows is fabulously successful commercially, but a total flop as a work of science. MS has taught everyone to accept poor quality in software. What is the software in your car, TV, DVD player, etc. were no more reliable than a Windows PC?
Given the MS record on REAL innovation, I hope he employees some new and better "thinkers." I'm just not to impressed with the last 30 years....
I'd just like to be able to trust anti-virus software.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/10/20/mac-malware-program-macguard-masquerades-as-antivirus-app
I'm getting really paranoid about things. I find myself avoiding any web service that wants me to download a app or plug in I'm not very familiar with.