How can he be charged with a crime for using a FREE service.
If I put a drinking fountain in front of my house and put a sign up that said "FREE water", how could I charge someone with criminal unauthorized use if they came up and took a drink?
It kinda sounds like the guy got the shaft to me.
True it doesn't prove my point, however the burden of proof is on the Slashdot article writer, not me. If they are going to make a statement such as:
[i]"Developers can deal with looking at tables and grids full of data to make decisions and get things done, but other types of workers.... have little to no attention span and need a picture to be worth a thousand words"[/i]
Then they need to prove it to me, not the other way around. I am not the one trying to force a fact, they are, I am merely calling them out on it saying I don't believe it as there has been no proof provided to back the statement up.
Actually it's not the interface that makes the game fun... There are some games that have great interfaces - that I personally do not find fun to play (CIV, WoW), etc.
I also disagree with this statment: "other types of workers (executives, salespeople, etc.) have little to no attention span and need a picture to be worth a thousand words"
I fail to see how employment position is a realisic and valid way to determine attention span.
I have no sympathy for software pirates. As if they have a right to complain that their pirated materials *gasp* stopped working. I only sympathize with the legit. customers.
I understand many chinese are poor and all... but that gives them no more right to pirate Windows than I would have to go and steal a BMW just because I can't afford one.
How the hell can a company that bases it's business on 'sneaky' software installs complain about 'sneaky' software removal. It isn't even sneaky at that, those people put anti-spyware software on their PC to recieve a desired result. In any event, the pot can't call the kettle black.
Yeah, that guy needs to calm the hell down. The LED indicators are for the most part meaningful - especially for troubleshooting. Imagine trying to troubleshoot a router without any LEDs. Heck, this guy is complaining about power LEDs to let you know if a device is turned on. Get a life and find something more productive to do with your time.
If the LEDs reaaaaaaaaaaaaly bother you that much, put a small square of electrical tape over them. Problem solved. You can even trim them down with scissors so they are more asthetic.
From an audiophile point of view, the CD *IS* higher quality than a MP3. Sure, for the average user an MP3 is fine - especially when you are playing it back on PC speakers or a system from a big-box retailer. However, if you have invested in high grade audio components like Classe, B&W, Adcom, etc. it's a waste to play Mp3s through the system instead of a higher quality source. I buy CD's not out of guilt, fear, or whatever you want to call it. I buy them for uncompromised pure sound - if you have a high grade audio system you *can* hear an audible difference.
I find it rather sad that you "look down" on someone over a software preferance, as if that makes you superior.
I use software that fits my needs. I would rather pay for a solution I don't have to tinker with than get a free one that is a headache. I honestly feel sorry for you if you feel that *my* software preference is the cause of *your* software problems. I'm receptive to free software/protection of rights and if an open source program is available and works up to my expectations, I'll use it.
If you want a new standard, you need to go out and prove to the masses why it is better for them. Additionally, you need to deliver and make it work, without frustrating the end user. Consumers pay good money specifically for things to work smoothly and eliminate aggrivation, not create it.
I care because for the most part, people do not use IE/Windows out of choice, they use it by default, even when there are better alternatives available.
Windows is another problem for another rant. But let me just give you one: Anti-virus software would not have to exist, were it not for Windows. Also, hardware manufacturers tend to write their drivers for Windows only, meaning Windows gets the credit for working on just about any hardware, without having to do any of the work. It also means that they tend to not release specifications, meaning Linux has to reverse-engineer these things.
So, you, as a Windows user, are directly contributing to my problems -- things like my wireless card not working, and the difficulty of finding a wireless card known to work with Linux.
That is why we look down on you. You are making the computing world a hell for anyone who doesn't make the same choices you do (Windows/IE). Microsoft may have made Windows/IE hell to work with, but you, without even realizing it, are making it more and more difficult to choose anything else.
-MY REPLY TO ABOVE POST POINTS-
Yes, windows is the OEM default in most instances... but I use it by choice, NOT by force. I have toyed with linux and for my uses I find it unacceptaable.
In terms of technical skills, I am between Joe Average and the guru. However, I prefer things to work out of the box. If linux is to be a real viable solution for the average user it needs to be bascically plug and play.
An example from my own experience. I tried Suse 10.1, had HORRIBLE sound issues. Only one application at a time could use my sound card. I was told that it was because my soundcard did not support hardware mixing. Fair enough, and it sounded like a valid point as it is a cheapie onboard sound card. I was told I could setup software mixing. That would require installing different services and wirting a script in some language I had no knowledge of... jsut to get my sounds to work properly with my existing hadware - I shouldn't ahve to replace it to get multi channel sound. I didn't have this problem in windows. In windows it just worked without massive tinkering and coding scripts in some arcane language.
This IS why people choose windows. Ease of use and hardware support. As a comsumer I don't want to have to spend hours tinkering for stuff to work, I have better things to do with my time.
I think they are sensationalizing the story a bit too much.
That particular model of plane cruises at roughly 550 MPH. The debris were roughly 5 miles away, and being called a near miss.
550/60 = ~9.16 Miles per min
5/9.16 = ~0.54 mins apart
Now, at first glance that might seem close, but consider that if someone crosses the street 30 seconds before you get there, you DID NOT narrowly miss them. You missed them by a quite a lot, at least in my opinion.
This allows access to the device amongst multiple computers simultaneously. It also avoids the pain of manually changing the setting evertime you want to use a device on a different computer.
How do you mount an assault down an alley that's covered with a RPG on one end with elevation and infantry on the sides when your team of 8 is on the opposite end and has to make their way down said alley without casualty?
Usually it's easy to avoid RPGs and makes it harder for you opponent to snipe you when you jump around non-stop on the battle field.
No escape from the mass mind rape
Play it again jack and then rewind the tape
And then play it again and again and again
Until ya mind is locked in
Believin' all the lies that they're tellin' ya
Buyin' all the products that they're sellin' ya
They say jump and ya say how high
Ya brain-dead
Ya gotta fuckin' bullet in ya head
Yes, bullet in the head, it isn't saying go and shoot somebody, its called symbolism... IE, if your a prisoner to the system you might as well have a bullet in your head.
Same with killing in the name, read the whole song, then comment about it!
Definately a form of censorship. I find it unnervingly amusing, but not surprising on what they decided to censor.
An excerpt from one of these 'terrible' cd's (Rage Against The Machine....... gee, i wonder what 'the machine' is)
Weapons-- not food, not homes, not shoes
Not need, just feed the war cannibal animal
I walk the corner to the rubble that used to be a library
Line up to the mind cemetary now
What we don't know keeps the contracts alive an movin'
They don't gotta burn the books they just remove 'em
While arms warehouses fill as quick as the cells
Rally round the family, pockets full of shells
Think about one particular portion, Indeed, "they" don't need to burn the CD's, just remove them...
...but was ignored until a hacker kindly emailed them proof that their credit-card server was compromised.....and says that I need to be working on paying work, not security.....
Tell him that keeping your servers secure IS paying work. As a customer, if I know that a company is not keeping my credit cards, etc. secure, I will not do business with them. Ask him what would happen if there was a big 'scandal' (for lack of better terms), and thousands of customers credit was exploited. How much of an opportunity would you have to sell your so called 'paying' work then?
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Imagine putting peons4hire on your resume as an employer.
How can he be charged with a crime for using a FREE service. If I put a drinking fountain in front of my house and put a sign up that said "FREE water", how could I charge someone with criminal unauthorized use if they came up and took a drink? It kinda sounds like the guy got the shaft to me.
True it doesn't prove my point, however the burden of proof is on the Slashdot article writer, not me. If they are going to make a statement such as:
.... have little to no attention span and need a picture to be worth a thousand words"[/i]
[i]"Developers can deal with looking at tables and grids full of data to make decisions and get things done, but other types of workers
Then they need to prove it to me, not the other way around. I am not the one trying to force a fact, they are, I am merely calling them out on it saying I don't believe it as there has been no proof provided to back the statement up.
Actually it's not the interface that makes the game fun... There are some games that have great interfaces - that I personally do not find fun to play (CIV, WoW), etc. I also disagree with this statment: "other types of workers (executives, salespeople, etc.) have little to no attention span and need a picture to be worth a thousand words" I fail to see how employment position is a realisic and valid way to determine attention span.
Where did I bring nationality into this?
I have no sympathy for software pirates. As if they have a right to complain that their pirated materials *gasp* stopped working. I only sympathize with the legit. customers.
I understand many chinese are poor and all... but that gives them no more right to pirate Windows than I would have to go and steal a BMW just because I can't afford one.
How the hell can a company that bases it's business on 'sneaky' software installs complain about 'sneaky' software removal. It isn't even sneaky at that, those people put anti-spyware software on their PC to recieve a desired result. In any event, the pot can't call the kettle black.
Yeah, that guy needs to calm the hell down. The LED indicators are for the most part meaningful - especially for troubleshooting. Imagine trying to troubleshoot a router without any LEDs. Heck, this guy is complaining about power LEDs to let you know if a device is turned on. Get a life and find something more productive to do with your time.
If the LEDs reaaaaaaaaaaaaly bother you that much, put a small square of electrical tape over them. Problem solved. You can even trim them down with scissors so they are more asthetic.
Wrong.
From an audiophile point of view, the CD *IS* higher quality than a MP3. Sure, for the average user an MP3 is fine - especially when you are playing it back on PC speakers or a system from a big-box retailer. However, if you have invested in high grade audio components like Classe, B&W, Adcom, etc. it's a waste to play Mp3s through the system instead of a higher quality source. I buy CD's not out of guilt, fear, or whatever you want to call it. I buy them for uncompromised pure sound - if you have a high grade audio system you *can* hear an audible difference.
I find it rather sad that you "look down" on someone over a software preferance, as if that makes you superior.
I use software that fits my needs. I would rather pay for a solution I don't have to tinker with than get a free one that is a headache. I honestly feel sorry for you if you feel that *my* software preference is the cause of *your* software problems. I'm receptive to free software/protection of rights and if an open source program is available and works up to my expectations, I'll use it.
If you want a new standard, you need to go out and prove to the masses why it is better for them. Additionally, you need to deliver and make it work, without frustrating the end user. Consumers pay good money specifically for things to work smoothly and eliminate aggrivation, not create it.
I care because for the most part, people do not use IE/Windows out of choice, they use it by default, even when there are better alternatives available.
Windows is another problem for another rant. But let me just give you one: Anti-virus software would not have to exist, were it not for Windows. Also, hardware manufacturers tend to write their drivers for Windows only, meaning Windows gets the credit for working on just about any hardware, without having to do any of the work. It also means that they tend to not release specifications, meaning Linux has to reverse-engineer these things.
So, you, as a Windows user, are directly contributing to my problems -- things like my wireless card not working, and the difficulty of finding a wireless card known to work with Linux.
That is why we look down on you. You are making the computing world a hell for anyone who doesn't make the same choices you do (Windows/IE). Microsoft may have made Windows/IE hell to work with, but you, without even realizing it, are making it more and more difficult to choose anything else.
-MY REPLY TO ABOVE POST POINTS-
Yes, windows is the OEM default in most instances... but I use it by choice, NOT by force. I have toyed with linux and for my uses I find it unacceptaable.
In terms of technical skills, I am between Joe Average and the guru. However, I prefer things to work out of the box. If linux is to be a real viable solution for the average user it needs to be bascically plug and play.
An example from my own experience. I tried Suse 10.1, had HORRIBLE sound issues. Only one application at a time could use my sound card. I was told that it was because my soundcard did not support hardware mixing. Fair enough, and it sounded like a valid point as it is a cheapie onboard sound card. I was told I could setup software mixing. That would require installing different services and wirting a script in some language I had no knowledge of... jsut to get my sounds to work properly with my existing hadware - I shouldn't ahve to replace it to get multi channel sound. I didn't have this problem in windows. In windows it just worked without massive tinkering and coding scripts in some arcane language.
This IS why people choose windows. Ease of use and hardware support. As a comsumer I don't want to have to spend hours tinkering for stuff to work, I have better things to do with my time.
...a leak of hellium gas and....
... oh wait.....
Jesus christ!
I think they are sensationalizing the story a bit too much. That particular model of plane cruises at roughly 550 MPH. The debris were roughly 5 miles away, and being called a near miss. 550/60 = ~9.16 Miles per min 5/9.16 = ~0.54 mins apart Now, at first glance that might seem close, but consider that if someone crosses the street 30 seconds before you get there, you DID NOT narrowly miss them. You missed them by a quite a lot, at least in my opinion.
You say Tomato (tah-mah-tow), I say Tomato (toe-may-toe).
In an unpredictable move the Bush administration has awarded the contract to.... Halliburton.
This allows access to the device amongst multiple computers simultaneously. It also avoids the pain of manually changing the setting evertime you want to use a device on a different computer.
Really? I wasn't aware public infastructure was the primary interest or responsability of a private company.
run away!
run away!
How do you mount an assault down an alley that's covered with a RPG on one end with elevation and infantry on the sides when your team of 8 is on the opposite end and has to make their way down said alley without casualty?
Usually it's easy to avoid RPGs and makes it harder for you opponent to snipe you when you jump around non-stop on the battle field.
....Users have to log in to identify themselves when they start using the computer....
Yeah, just what I want to do, log into my own individual PC at home just to use it.
No escape from the mass mind rape
Play it again jack and then rewind the tape
And then play it again and again and again
Until ya mind is locked in
Believin' all the lies that they're tellin' ya
Buyin' all the products that they're sellin' ya
They say jump and ya say how high
Ya brain-dead
Ya gotta fuckin' bullet in ya head
Yes, bullet in the head, it isn't saying go and shoot somebody, its called symbolism... IE, if your a prisoner to the system you might as well have a bullet in your head.
Same with killing in the name, read the whole song, then comment about it!
Definately a form of censorship. I find it unnervingly amusing, but not surprising on what they decided to censor.
An excerpt from one of these 'terrible' cd's (Rage Against The Machine....... gee, i wonder what 'the machine' is)
Weapons-- not food, not homes, not shoes
Not need, just feed the war cannibal animal
I walk the corner to the rubble that used to be a library
Line up to the mind cemetary now
What we don't know keeps the contracts alive an movin'
They don't gotta burn the books they just remove 'em
While arms warehouses fill as quick as the cells
Rally round the family, pockets full of shells
Think about one particular portion, Indeed, "they" don't need to burn the CD's, just remove them...
...but was ignored until a hacker kindly emailed them proof that their credit-card server was compromised.....and says that I need to be working on paying work, not security.....
Tell him that keeping your servers secure IS paying work. As a customer, if I know that a company is not keeping my credit cards, etc. secure, I will not do business with them. Ask him what would happen if there was a big 'scandal' (for lack of better terms), and thousands of customers credit was exploited. How much of an opportunity would you have to sell your so called 'paying' work then?
How is this Small form Factor DUAL Operton?
----------From the Article---------
NVIDIA nForce3 Pro 250Gb Adopted by Leading Workstation System - ZMAX Single-Chip Solution Revolutionary single-chip solution designed for the AMD Opteron enables higher-quality, and delivers maximum performance with the lowest latency
"Rodents of unusual size? They don't exist!"
What can I say, rodents were able to break into my inbox and read all of my enlarge your unit spam.