This lawsuit is an attempt to either: 1) Make some easy bank. 2)Get bought out by IBM.
Their situation has reached a desperate enough time that public good will towards their company is not as important as keeping the company on its feet. Their accountants felt a new direction was obviously needed and this is it. Of course they know that the opinion of SCO within the community will sink - OF COURSE THEY KNOW THIS!!! It's outweighed by more important interests.
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You know, the reviewer mentions that the book assumes no knowledge of XML-RPC or SOAP but still uses the acronyms. I think that if you're going to write a review of a book to help people out who don't know what either of those terms mean, you should define the terms. For those of us who already have a working understanding of those terms - we've got our books. Sure, a quick google search would, no doubt, reveal the information but some hand-holding is a bit helpful.
For instance, when I am teaching a student who is new to a particular field and I am assuming that they don't have any previous knowledge of the material - my first lesson doesn't throw around acronyms without any explanation of them. It's just good practice to define your terms, if you're assuming the reader has no knowledge of them beforehand.
People without deep pockets don't have to worry. Since they don't have any cash, no one is going to file suit against them. No one sues homeless people.
Boy, I'd love to be your boss. Perhaps if you were to do a little overtime work at the McDonald's where you work, you'd look at your check and say to me, "Hey, I didn't get paid for the extra time I worked!"
To which I would reply, "Jesus, isn't getting paid for 40 hours enough already?" In understanding how companies work, realize that they're just like people except on a grander scale.
Well, you've got a point BUT... a digital feed is a lot cheaper to produce than rolls and rolls of film. This means that theatres could become much different places - they won't be limited to just showing what the big buys have churned out with all their money. Want to watch home movies or you and your dad playing baseball? Rent the theatre for an hour, pump your digital feed in, and enjoy. The possibilities this opens go really far beyond that but there's an example. The difference isn't coming from the quality but from what is being shown.
I agree completely with your post. Just because Microsoft is doing something doesn't mean that everyone needs to set up their soap box. If the parent of this parent had read the article he would see that Microsoft is actually giving a leg up to the little guy in this case. Digital theatres have previously been reserved for only the largest theatres in the largest cities and only the biggest blockbusters were shown on them. Microsoft's foray will change that and give a chance to indie films to get on screen at a much cheaper rate.
As it currently stands, digital filming is cheaper than the old way BUT you have to be big time in order to get into a theatre that shows digital films. Thus, the cost savings of digital film are only available to the guys with the money. Clearly Microsoft is aiming to make a buck with this but they're also helping to create competition for Hollywood.
So, since the MPAA represents Hollywood we have a situation here where Microsoft is going against the MPAA. Who will the Slashbots support? The MPAA of course! Microsoft is the most evil company in the universe, right? The MPAA is just a lackey of evil.
The trust and attention of tens of millions of people? I guess - I don't know that Google has my trust and my attention to Google is limited to assuring that my searches are yielding usable results. Beyond that, a good search engine is a good search engine. Let's not forget that in times B.G. [Before Google] there were search enginges that had the daily attention and trust of millions of people. Google isn't the pinnacle of search engines - there will be better ones, whether produced by Google or by another company.
Also, Microsoft has knocked down plenty of companies that people didn't want "dead." Furthermore, you should consider your use of the word "nobody." When you say nobody wants them "dead", you're implying that no one exists that wants Google beaten. I'm sure there are people, as evidenced by the article, within Microsoft who want to beat Google.
The Justice Department has been placated. The Republicans are pulling the strings in government these days. Let's not forget who is appointing federal judges around here. Here's a hint: It's not Tom Daschle or any Kennedy.
I don't know what your background is [Computer Science degrees for me] BUT it just seems like good business sense to constantly diversify. Microsoft sees a market that Google is currently dominating, but by no means invented, and wants a piece of it. Furthermore, this is a market they can more easily get their paws into than, say, apple juice manufacturing, because of their name brand recognition within the computer industry and their current control over the average user's browser selection. Microsoft is a company that has had some innovation but, more importantly for their stockholders, has made some really shrewd and often illegal business moves. These kind of moves are what a good company does to build their capital and continue to thrive.
You say that developing countries need a stepping stone to "develop themselves without being exploited by developed countries" - which is a nice sentiment - but don't you think that the people who put in so much effort to develop all these technologies in the first place deserve a bit back?
Basically, this depends on how you view computer technology. If you see the labor being primarily one of doing standard programming jobs (i.e. the same jobs are repeated over and over again) then this is much the same as "The Green Revolution", which was supposed to bring agricultural developments into Africa. While on the other hand, you can look at this technology as similar to the arms race. Once the US developed the neutron bomb, they did not just give it away to the Russians. I fall somewhere in between - the research that has gone into all this work needs to be rewarded (with more grants for more research) but third world countries can't be crippled with a buy-in price that's beyond their GDP.
And just because a company makes a profit from a third world country does not mean that that country is being exploited.
Well, he could always pursue a career in the mortuary. As you may very well know, the cold slab in the basement of your favorite hospital is one of the most sexually charged atmospheres you'll find outside of my bedroom. You'd be well advised to dabble in the dark art for a few years of your life, for the experience and sexual awakening alone. When you couple this with solid health care coverage, deceny pay, and great hours it becomes quite clear that no other job comes close. So, check it out!
Dead people are not just for fucking anymore. Oh, wait - no, my mistake: they're still just for fucking.
Well that's quite a portfolio but what has she done lately? Obviously I can't get at her site because it's a smoldering heap BUT I am curious why you don't mention any more recent additions to that portfolio.
So is she retired or in a different field or just not getting called on by the companies anymore?
Swimming With Sharks is a really great film. No comparisons that I can make are really coming to mind. Kevin Spacey and that other guy are in it - basically it's a story about the other guy getting a job as Kevin Spacey's intern, having dreams of a bright future in Hollywood, and being slowly subverted as a person. The ending of this and Curdled are both the type that hit you like a ton of bricks. See both if you get the chance.
Quotes: "You are nothing! If you were in my toilet I wouldn't bother flushing it. My bathmat means more to me than you!" "You think you deserve it because you want it? It doesn't work like that. You have to earn it. You have to take it. You have to make it yours. But first you have to decide what you really want." "What I am concerned with is detail. I asked you to go get me a packet of sweet-n-low, you bring me back equal. That isn't what I asked for, that isn't what I wanted, that isn't what I needed, and that shit isn't gonna work around here." "Your job is unfair to you? Grow up, way it goes. People use you? Life's unfair? Grow up, way it goes. Your girlfriend doesn't love you? Tough shit, way it goes. Your wife gets raped and shot, and they leave their unfinished beers . . . stinking longnecks just lying there on the . . . So be it, way it goes." "What I am concerned with is detail. I asked you to go get me a packet of sweet-n-low, you bring me back equal. That isn't what I asked for, that isn't what I wanted, that isn't what I needed, and that shit isn't gonna work around here."
I don't think Glengarry Glen Ross counts as "underappreciated." Most people who were of age when the movie was released, remember it as a nice piece of work. It received an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe nomination. Plenty of people know and appreciate Glengarry Glen Ross. I haven't done any polling to back this up but neither have you so that's okay.
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It's easy to lodge claims against the U.S. government when you don't actually cite an instance of the government breaking "every rule."
This lawsuit is an attempt to either:
1) Make some easy bank.
2)Get bought out by IBM.
Their situation has reached a desperate enough time that public good will towards their company is not as important as keeping the company on its feet. Their accountants felt a new direction was obviously needed and this is it. Of course they know that the opinion of SCO within the community will sink - OF COURSE THEY KNOW THIS!!! It's outweighed by more important interests.
Mods: this guy has hid an associate referral within the link. Please mod the parent down and mod up this link. If you check out gnurb's posting history, you will see that he is using Slashdot as his own personal free advertising space. I find this highly irregular and would like to see action taken against his account. I will be contacting the chief manager of the associates program at amazon later today in order to have his account disabled.
For instance, when I am teaching a student who is new to a particular field and I am assuming that they don't have any previous knowledge of the material - my first lesson doesn't throw around acronyms without any explanation of them. It's just good practice to define your terms, if you're assuming the reader has no knowledge of them beforehand.
And there you have my input! Have a Great Day!
People without deep pockets don't have to worry. Since they don't have any cash, no one is going to file suit against them. No one sues homeless people.
Oh sure, they were throwing their considerable weight, in respect to Sony [Sony who?], around - weren't they?
To which I would reply, "Jesus, isn't getting paid for 40 hours enough already?"
In understanding how companies work, realize that they're just like people except on a grander scale.
Well, you've got a point BUT...
a digital feed is a lot cheaper to produce than rolls and rolls of film. This means that theatres could become much different places - they won't be limited to just showing what the big buys have churned out with all their money. Want to watch home movies or you and your dad playing baseball? Rent the theatre for an hour, pump your digital feed in, and enjoy. The possibilities this opens go really far beyond that but there's an example. The difference isn't coming from the quality but from what is being shown.
I agree completely with your post. Just because Microsoft is doing something doesn't mean that everyone needs to set up their soap box. If the parent of this parent had read the article he would see that Microsoft is actually giving a leg up to the little guy in this case. Digital theatres have previously been reserved for only the largest theatres in the largest cities and only the biggest blockbusters were shown on them. Microsoft's foray will change that and give a chance to indie films to get on screen at a much cheaper rate.
As it currently stands, digital filming is cheaper than the old way BUT you have to be big time in order to get into a theatre that shows digital films. Thus, the cost savings of digital film are only available to the guys with the money. Clearly Microsoft is aiming to make a buck with this but they're also helping to create competition for Hollywood.
So, since the MPAA represents Hollywood we have a situation here where Microsoft is going against the MPAA. Who will the Slashbots support? The MPAA of course! Microsoft is the most evil company in the universe, right? The MPAA is just a lackey of evil.
Also, Microsoft has knocked down plenty of companies that people didn't want "dead." Furthermore, you should consider your use of the word "nobody." When you say nobody wants them "dead", you're implying that no one exists that wants Google beaten. I'm sure there are people, as evidenced by the article, within Microsoft who want to beat Google.
The Justice Department has been placated. The Republicans are pulling the strings in government these days. Let's not forget who is appointing federal judges around here. Here's a hint: It's not Tom Daschle or any Kennedy.
Would you? Does Google make a whole lot of money? I'm not so sure. Who knows what the books at Google look like? In the red or black?
I don't know what your background is [Computer Science degrees for me] BUT it just seems like good business sense to constantly diversify. Microsoft sees a market that Google is currently dominating, but by no means invented, and wants a piece of it. Furthermore, this is a market they can more easily get their paws into than, say, apple juice manufacturing, because of their name brand recognition within the computer industry and their current control over the average user's browser selection. Microsoft is a company that has had some innovation but, more importantly for their stockholders, has made some really shrewd and often illegal business moves. These kind of moves are what a good company does to build their capital and continue to thrive.
You want to make love to me, don't you?
Basically, this depends on how you view computer technology. If you see the labor being primarily one of doing standard programming jobs (i.e. the same jobs are repeated over and over again) then this is much the same as "The Green Revolution", which was supposed to bring agricultural developments into Africa. While on the other hand, you can look at this technology as similar to the arms race. Once the US developed the neutron bomb, they did not just give it away to the Russians. I fall somewhere in between - the research that has gone into all this work needs to be rewarded (with more grants for more research) but third world countries can't be crippled with a buy-in price that's beyond their GDP.
And just because a company makes a profit from a third world country does not mean that that country is being exploited.
Dead people are not just for fucking anymore.
Oh, wait - no, my mistake: they're still just for fucking.
So is she retired or in a different field or just not getting called on by the companies anymore?
Sarcasm fans? In the house? Anywhere? Anywhere?
You said "stoopit." This makes you a DICKLESS ASS-GOBLIN. Congrats!
Well then I guess it's not really "underappreciated", now is it?
Quotes:
"You are nothing! If you were in my toilet I wouldn't bother flushing it. My bathmat means more to me than you!"
"You think you deserve it because you want it? It doesn't work like that. You have to earn it. You have to take it. You have to make it yours. But first you have to decide what you really want."
"What I am concerned with is detail. I asked you to go get me a packet of sweet-n-low, you bring me back equal. That isn't what I asked for, that isn't what I wanted, that isn't what I needed, and that shit isn't gonna work around here."
"Your job is unfair to you? Grow up, way it goes. People use you? Life's unfair? Grow up, way it goes. Your girlfriend doesn't love you? Tough shit, way it goes. Your wife gets raped and shot, and they leave their unfinished beers . . . stinking longnecks just lying there on the . . . So be it, way it goes."
"What I am concerned with is detail. I asked you to go get me a packet of sweet-n-low, you bring me back equal. That isn't what I asked for, that isn't what I wanted, that isn't what I needed, and that shit isn't gonna work around here."
Check it out!
UHF doesn't suck. It's great and really a classic. Now, go have a drink from the firehose.
I don't think Glengarry Glen Ross counts as "underappreciated." Most people who were of age when the movie was released, remember it as a nice piece of work. It received an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe nomination. Plenty of people know and appreciate Glengarry Glen Ross. I haven't done any polling to back this up but neither have you so that's okay.
Do your homework!!!
You are suggesting that Iraq should start bombing the alcove above Mrs. Johnson's garage to smoke little Billy out?