Or Apple's reputation of "just working" will go down the tubes because they no longer have total control over the hardware.
If Apple starts trying to support every combination of 3rd party hardware out there, OSX will start having reliability problems just like Windows does.
Gattaca was about discrimination based on genetics, which a person can't (yet) control. This is about detecting trace amounts of substances being moved around by your fingertips.
A clever and solid marketing campaign will trump a quality product if enough money is thrown at the problem. It's unfortunate and sad but that's the way the cookie crumbles.
For me, the big selling point for upgrading to DVD was the ability to skip around to different scenes quickly, no rewinding and features like playing commentary from the director and cast. Blu-ray adds better sound and picture, but unless you also upgrade your entire A/V setup these benefits just aren't there.
A steady paycheck looks good on paper and many people are perfectly happy working on someone else's ideas for their entire lives. Eventually though, people with a creative streak have to have an outlet or they go insane. Sometimes a part-time hobby is enough, sometimes it means quitting the steady job.
Just buying a USB floppy is a simple and easy solution...if you work somewhere that makes use of common sense. Just going out and purchasing a $20 item isn't so simple in many government agencies. IT and Operations get into pissing contests over who should pay for it and a $20 item gets expensive when there are users at hundreds of locations.
When it comes to government work, the first thought in everyone's head is "Cover Your Ass." That's why nobody wants to take a chance with a creative workaround. If something isn't on the magical list of authorized hardware then nobody wants to give the nod to plug it into a computer...yes, even if it's only a stupid floppy drive. It doesn't help that a huge chunk of IT spent most of their careers in some other line of work and just transferred to IT so they could move up a GS level.
Unfortunately, only problems that cause a big stink really get fixed. Problems like a CBT not working get brushed aside until they turn into a huge fire that needs to be put out instead of a small inconvenience. Problems require projects to be created and personnel assigned to study possible solutions. This is all done in the name of fairness so that nobody can be accused of misappropriation of funds.
The people that really keep things running in government are usually the little guys. They have nothing to lose by coming up with a creative solution to a problem. These people usually get promoted to a level where they switch into CYA mode, or they are the first to be sacrificed when something goes wrong.
Hell, where I work now we're having problems because a particular CBT REQUIRES a floppy disk. Nobody can get the money to have the CBT code changed. The new computers don't come with floppy drives and the old computers are required to be taken out of service. Emulation software can't be used because it won't pass the "approval process" and putting a floppy drive into a new system voids the maintenance agreement.
I've seen how government applications are coded. The majority are either built by someone that can program but not engineer software and the rest are built by the lowest bidder. I find it perfectly feasible that a simple change will break the entire system.
I prefer a book for looking up many things, including command options or syntax which is the sort of thing google excels at. I'm either becoming an old and crusty "get off my lawn" guy, or the tactile sensation of real paper has a solid hold on me. Then again, maybe I'm just a good little consumer and regularly pay for information I can freely get elsewhere.
Someone coming in after Jobs will be more concerned with not becoming "the guy that killed Apple" than in creating innovative products. Jobs plays to win. His successor will play to not lose and that will hurt Apple.
The official Warhammer Online site has huge banner ads saying "Warhammer Collector's Edition: Pre-Order now!" and links to the EA web store. Sounds like they are on the bandwagon with the rest of them.
The problem isn't proving that evolution is true. The problem is that ID can't be proven false. It's like demanding Scientology be taught in schools because it can't be proven false even though most sane people know it's just bad science fiction.
Without Gates Microsoft runs the risk of becoming a faceless super-corporation focusing on sales rather than developing the tech that could give the company an edge.
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Or Apple's reputation of "just working" will go down the tubes because they no longer have total control over the hardware.
If Apple starts trying to support every combination of 3rd party hardware out there, OSX will start having reliability problems just like Windows does.
I don't even need a sign and people take stuff out of my yard. Maybe I should move to a better neighborhood.
Gattaca was about discrimination based on genetics, which a person can't (yet) control. This is about detecting trace amounts of substances being moved around by your fingertips.
Some people would say that Apple products are perceived as being solid primarily because of the strong marketing.
A clever and solid marketing campaign will trump a quality product if enough money is thrown at the problem. It's unfortunate and sad but that's the way the cookie crumbles.
You're probably not worth anything, but your PHB doesn't know enough about IT to realize this.
No no no...
It's like saying a car that doesn't run is OK, because at least it doesn't catch on fire.
For me, the big selling point for upgrading to DVD was the ability to skip around to different scenes quickly, no rewinding and features like playing commentary from the director and cast. Blu-ray adds better sound and picture, but unless you also upgrade your entire A/V setup these benefits just aren't there.
A steady paycheck looks good on paper and many people are perfectly happy working on someone else's ideas for their entire lives. Eventually though, people with a creative streak have to have an outlet or they go insane. Sometimes a part-time hobby is enough, sometimes it means quitting the steady job.
But you don't understand. IT workers are mistreated because EVERYONE ELSE is so stupid they wonder why we can be so stupid. geez.
What if the single male wanking off is also pre-teenage or early teens?
Just buying a USB floppy is a simple and easy solution...if you work somewhere that makes use of common sense. Just going out and purchasing a $20 item isn't so simple in many government agencies. IT and Operations get into pissing contests over who should pay for it and a $20 item gets expensive when there are users at hundreds of locations.
When it comes to government work, the first thought in everyone's head is "Cover Your Ass." That's why nobody wants to take a chance with a creative workaround. If something isn't on the magical list of authorized hardware then nobody wants to give the nod to plug it into a computer...yes, even if it's only a stupid floppy drive. It doesn't help that a huge chunk of IT spent most of their careers in some other line of work and just transferred to IT so they could move up a GS level.
Unfortunately, only problems that cause a big stink really get fixed. Problems like a CBT not working get brushed aside until they turn into a huge fire that needs to be put out instead of a small inconvenience. Problems require projects to be created and personnel assigned to study possible solutions. This is all done in the name of fairness so that nobody can be accused of misappropriation of funds.
The people that really keep things running in government are usually the little guys. They have nothing to lose by coming up with a creative solution to a problem. These people usually get promoted to a level where they switch into CYA mode, or they are the first to be sacrificed when something goes wrong.
I wish his thinking was MORE typical. The "I have a RIGHT to a job" attitude is what's sickening.
Hell, where I work now we're having problems because a particular CBT REQUIRES a floppy disk. Nobody can get the money to have the CBT code changed. The new computers don't come with floppy drives and the old computers are required to be taken out of service. Emulation software can't be used because it won't pass the "approval process" and putting a floppy drive into a new system voids the maintenance agreement.
I've seen how government applications are coded. The majority are either built by someone that can program but not engineer software and the rest are built by the lowest bidder. I find it perfectly feasible that a simple change will break the entire system.
I prefer a book for looking up many things, including command options or syntax which is the sort of thing google excels at. I'm either becoming an old and crusty "get off my lawn" guy, or the tactile sensation of real paper has a solid hold on me. Then again, maybe I'm just a good little consumer and regularly pay for information I can freely get elsewhere.
After reading that post, just mod me -1 duh.
Even if this is an unintentional error, they have certainly lost some credibility.
Someone coming in after Jobs will be more concerned with not becoming "the guy that killed Apple" than in creating innovative products. Jobs plays to win. His successor will play to not lose and that will hurt Apple.
The official Warhammer Online site has huge banner ads saying "Warhammer Collector's Edition: Pre-Order now!" and links to the EA web store. Sounds like they are on the bandwagon with the rest of them.
Feels like a bit of a bait and switch for the folks that pre-ordered.
The problem isn't proving that evolution is true. The problem is that ID can't be proven false. It's like demanding Scientology be taught in schools because it can't be proven false even though most sane people know it's just bad science fiction.
I'm not surprised the same guy paid the geek squad $150 to install it for him.
Without Gates Microsoft runs the risk of becoming a faceless super-corporation focusing on sales rather than developing the tech that could give the company an edge.
Runs the risk? Isn't this what Microsoft is now?
The XBox ran a custom OS, not a modified version of Windows. People thought it was a tweaked Windows because the APIs were similar to DirectX.