So now techies are going to start learning to speak redneck instead of hindi?
Anyway, I think this is better than having things outsourced to India. It is governed under American law so I feel more comfortable with them having sensitive data than someone in India, they are fluent in English (well, thats debatable) and American customs and nuances, and keeping those jobs on this side of the pond helps our economy.
Please quote from my post where I say I want a video editor in an iPod. I just want a way to store and watch video that I've been shooting in the field. This would be an incredible way to organize and view all your various takes.
No kidding. And frankly, its my decision how I spend my money. And I will be the one who determines if it is a waste or not.
Plus, the other thing people don't realize is that we can't devote all of our money to schools or medicine, etc. If we did that society would collapse. Plus, you should try researching how many important technologies we take for granted today were the result of projects of fancy.
I was looking at their website, and while they list the products, I can't seem to find anywhere on there to order them, can you help me out with an order link?
Unfortunately it hasn't. And while I absolutely hate it, I have to hand it to the scummy company that created this scheme. Instead of spamming people themselves, they get people who would normally be against receiving such spam to go out and become spammers themselves.
People have already started posting ipod links on all student email at my school, and when I pointed out that if one person did that, more people would, and it would create a bunch of clutter and NOBODY would get their iPod, well, lets just say the person who sent the link wasn't very appreciative, but he's not that bright anyways.
How does riding on a train require the use of your eyes? I think that would be a great place for a video player.
And for working out, what about a stair machine, or the exercise bike. Why be forced to share a wall mounted tv with people there when you can watch whatever the hell you want.
And I think its safe to say that while Steve Jobs is a smart business man, he's completely off his rocker on this one.
First off, people are going to be using these picture ipods in the field for digital photography. What makes him think video editors wouldn't want that capability as well? Peter Jackson had been using his iPod's harddrive to ferry files back and forth, I'm sure he would have bought one.
The size factor is something that can be worked around with improvements in technology.
As for people having a lack of video content. Um...hi Steve, welcome to the internet circa 2004, where people send tons of little video clips back and forth, the largest portion of traffic on the internet is in the form of people using bittorrent to transfer movies and tv shows, and where porn is more easily accessible than ever before. If that doesn't mean there's a ripe market for it, then I don't know what does.
The funny thing is, any pirated movie with that message on the screen would become an instant hit on Suprnova and the like for exactly the same reasons as Madonna's bitch out.mp3 was.
"On the contrary, they have to pay you exactly what you are worth"
BZZZT! Wrong answer.
They pay you exactly what they THINK you are worth. I'm not saying inflate your resume artificially, but certainlly fluff it up, work any connections you have, etc.
I'm a good example of this. I have managed to stack my resume through college, plus I am creative enough to talk it up, and I interview extremely well. I have managed to not only get job offers, but have asked for more money and been approved.
I say this not to brag, but to prove that its all part of the game. You need to increase your perceived value by hook or by crook (well, maybe not by crook). Get creative people, start listing some of your obscure hobbies on your resume. Do SOMETHING to make yourself stand out as an individual and as someone who brings something unique to the table (possibly more than one unique thing). Hell, I've been teaching myself Japanese for the past 3 years just to understand anime a bit better, but when people read that I've been self-teaching myself Japanese, they think "hmmm, very interesting and unique, and it shows that he's a self-starter who's fully willing to dive into tough situations".
BAM!!! That INSTANTLY puts me ahead of somebody who neglected to list any hobbies. Remember, anything you hand them or say to them or w/e at an interview or before an interview (hell, anything before you get hired) has an affect on if they decide to hire you. If you want to be competitive, you need to learn to friggin schmooze like Leisure Suit Larry. Doesn't matter if you're not assertive, personable, etc. FAKE IT! And for those of you with any cash to spend, an improv acting class or two doesn't hurt things any.
This is scary for me because I look around and I see how many of you are much older than myself and do not have the common wisdom to start thinking outside the box. This is not a computer program, there are no rules (well, except the law...um...yeah.)
So I mean this post to kick you in the asses, but also to cheer you on.
There are people out there who are able to get hired for a prime position during a hiring freeze simply because they set themselves ahead of the pack. Make that effort, because most likely your peers won't, and that just makes your chances better.
I realize the severity of the problem, but I don't doubt these are problems that can be solved now that they have more insight into the demand. Which is exactly what this indicates, an incredibly huge demand for their game.
If I was working for Blizzard and WASN'T one of the techies responsible for fixing all this, I'd be fucking ecstatic.
This isn't entirely off topic because it is important that while EQ2 launches today, so does the WoW open beta. I wonder how much of an affect that will have on people.
Now, that being said, Fileplanet is out of beta keys, and so I'm wondering if anybody has details on when I'll be able to get into the open beta. Damn fileplanet and them leeching off every fun thing that used to exist with games.
Ok...now I understand that voting systems can be a VERY complicated matter...
But doesn't it seem to anyone else that a secure program to record a couple of true/false statements for a bunch of people, and then have a method of confirming it should be pretty simple to make and implement?
WHY THE HELL IS THERE EVEN ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS?!?!?!?!
I apologize for the caps, but as a US Citizen who has had it up to HERE, I needed to vent.
Personally, I'd say that is probably a good predictino. However, any credible study that shows the RIAA's claims are not as serious as they say helps us out, and may help end the carpet bombing lawsuits.
While this story is nothing new to us, and while it won't affect the decisions of anybody on the labels' side, it gives me a small amount of hope since it is the Economist writing this story.
The economist reaches a very broad audience of VERY intelligent people, and also people who tend to have a lot of money, or be in positions of power. Hopefully they can recongize the situation for what it is, and I think the economist will give the position some credibility.
We have to start somewhere with educating the people in charge, and I'd say the Economist is a hell of a source to have touting this position.
No kidding, especially with easy computer systems to do it with.
I know when people pissed me off when I worked at blockbuster, or I suspected them of lying about late fees and such, I would make a note on their account and other employees wouldn't let them slide as easily in the future.
Listen buddy, just because you had a bad experience with advertising in school when you were little does NOT mean all advertisers/marketers are evil.
As someone in the industry, I can tell you that we have our share of good people and bad people as does ANY industry.
I'm sorry you've had experiences with the bad ones, as they certainly outnumber the good ones, but there are some of us who are intelligent, ethical, and respectful of our CUSTOMERS (not consumers).
"I'm starting to feel that basically the world consists of here (basically, where the people I interact with outside the net are) and everywhere else. "
You sure its not just because you're from America?
I KEED I KEED. I'm from the US myself.
But I totally know what you're saying. And personally, I think that once there's a critical mass of people (and more importantly people with influence) who feel the same way, we will see the governmental shift into a global economy. However, the world is still extremely fractured outside the land of the internet, and still quite frequently within it (Great Firewall of China anybody?).
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Anyway, I think this is better than having things outsourced to India. It is governed under American law so I feel more comfortable with them having sensitive data than someone in India, they are fluent in English (well, thats debatable) and American customs and nuances, and keeping those jobs on this side of the pond helps our economy.
Plus, the other thing people don't realize is that we can't devote all of our money to schools or medicine, etc. If we did that society would collapse. Plus, you should try researching how many important technologies we take for granted today were the result of projects of fancy.
That's like sending over a jar of Prego to Italy.
People have already started posting ipod links on all student email at my school, and when I pointed out that if one person did that, more people would, and it would create a bunch of clutter and NOBODY would get their iPod, well, lets just say the person who sent the link wasn't very appreciative, but he's not that bright anyways.
And for working out, what about a stair machine, or the exercise bike. Why be forced to share a wall mounted tv with people there when you can watch whatever the hell you want.
First off, people are going to be using these picture ipods in the field for digital photography. What makes him think video editors wouldn't want that capability as well? Peter Jackson had been using his iPod's harddrive to ferry files back and forth, I'm sure he would have bought one.
The size factor is something that can be worked around with improvements in technology.
As for people having a lack of video content. Um...hi Steve, welcome to the internet circa 2004, where people send tons of little video clips back and forth, the largest portion of traffic on the internet is in the form of people using bittorrent to transfer movies and tv shows, and where porn is more easily accessible than ever before. If that doesn't mean there's a ripe market for it, then I don't know what does.
BZZZT! Wrong answer.
They pay you exactly what they THINK you are worth. I'm not saying inflate your resume artificially, but certainlly fluff it up, work any connections you have, etc.
I'm a good example of this. I have managed to stack my resume through college, plus I am creative enough to talk it up, and I interview extremely well. I have managed to not only get job offers, but have asked for more money and been approved.
I say this not to brag, but to prove that its all part of the game. You need to increase your perceived value by hook or by crook (well, maybe not by crook). Get creative people, start listing some of your obscure hobbies on your resume. Do SOMETHING to make yourself stand out as an individual and as someone who brings something unique to the table (possibly more than one unique thing). Hell, I've been teaching myself Japanese for the past 3 years just to understand anime a bit better, but when people read that I've been self-teaching myself Japanese, they think "hmmm, very interesting and unique, and it shows that he's a self-starter who's fully willing to dive into tough situations".
BAM!!! That INSTANTLY puts me ahead of somebody who neglected to list any hobbies. Remember, anything you hand them or say to them or w/e at an interview or before an interview (hell, anything before you get hired) has an affect on if they decide to hire you. If you want to be competitive, you need to learn to friggin schmooze like Leisure Suit Larry. Doesn't matter if you're not assertive, personable, etc. FAKE IT! And for those of you with any cash to spend, an improv acting class or two doesn't hurt things any.
This is scary for me because I look around and I see how many of you are much older than myself and do not have the common wisdom to start thinking outside the box. This is not a computer program, there are no rules (well, except the law...um...yeah.)
So I mean this post to kick you in the asses, but also to cheer you on.
There are people out there who are able to get hired for a prime position during a hiring freeze simply because they set themselves ahead of the pack. Make that effort, because most likely your peers won't, and that just makes your chances better.
If I was working for Blizzard and WASN'T one of the techies responsible for fixing all this, I'd be fucking ecstatic.
Now, that being said, Fileplanet is out of beta keys, and so I'm wondering if anybody has details on when I'll be able to get into the open beta. Damn fileplanet and them leeching off every fun thing that used to exist with games.
But doesn't it seem to anyone else that a secure program to record a couple of true/false statements for a bunch of people, and then have a method of confirming it should be pretty simple to make and implement?
WHY THE HELL IS THERE EVEN ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS?!?!?!?!
I apologize for the caps, but as a US Citizen who has had it up to HERE, I needed to vent.
I don't care WHO has to die for me to get my damn X-Wing. X-WING I SAY!!!!
The economist reaches a very broad audience of VERY intelligent people, and also people who tend to have a lot of money, or be in positions of power. Hopefully they can recongize the situation for what it is, and I think the economist will give the position some credibility.
We have to start somewhere with educating the people in charge, and I'd say the Economist is a hell of a source to have touting this position.
The Flash? Quicksilver?
I know when people pissed me off when I worked at blockbuster, or I suspected them of lying about late fees and such, I would make a note on their account and other employees wouldn't let them slide as easily in the future.
As someone in the industry, I can tell you that we have our share of good people and bad people as does ANY industry.
I'm sorry you've had experiences with the bad ones, as they certainly outnumber the good ones, but there are some of us who are intelligent, ethical, and respectful of our CUSTOMERS (not consumers).
You sure its not just because you're from America?
I KEED I KEED. I'm from the US myself.
But I totally know what you're saying. And personally, I think that once there's a critical mass of people (and more importantly people with influence) who feel the same way, we will see the governmental shift into a global economy. However, the world is still extremely fractured outside the land of the internet, and still quite frequently within it (Great Firewall of China anybody?).
"Have you seen this boy?"