It's 's' unless it's American English. No, I don't mean it in the Microsoft way of dictation, but rather the international standard.
Honestly, only Americans could bastardize the word bastardise.
Well what do you expect? They took the 'u' out of honour as well.
It's just a test to see who reads the article before sharing their enlightened opinion.
It's like that instruction test in school:
1. Read all of the instructions.
2. Clap your hands.
3. Shout out that you are at step 3.
4. Jump up and down.
5. Do not perform steps 2-4
6. Finish test
It is very unlikely that there will be a radical change in the Internet. Too many businesses, governments and people rely on current standards, that are going to be disruptive and expensive to change.
Don't believe me? Look at your power socket. Not many countries change their standards, and it requires quite a bit of expense to make it happen. Hence why manufacturers and consumers wind up looking stupid when bringing an American appliance to a European power socket. *SCHMOKING!!!*
The standard whitegood market, where everything is cheap and disposable.
The standard pleb doesn't really give a damn whether it can crunch a billion petaflops in under a nanosecond, or heat a cup of water standing on the desk by its sheer awesomeness.
All they care about is whether they can chat to their friends, write a letter, browse the intert00bs and lose the last bit of their privacy by posting everything on facebook.
Have I missed something? I looked at your link Mr. AC, and I see no racist remarks? I see cultural observations, but if you're going to pull the racist card, I'd think that the other party involved was closer to being racist than girlintraining.
Oh wait, you didn't expect anyone to read the comment and just go by your accusation? Right. Everything clear now.
outsourced development companies from India, who haven't learned yet, or just don't care as much.
Unfortunately, it's the latter and not the former. And by the way, it's not "India" that is the problem, but "outsourcing company". I have worked with some fantastic Indian developers, but they don't work for outsourcing companies. "Cheap" outsourcing companies are not good at developing software, they are experts in sending out invoices.
Why should someone feel guilty about being paid for their efforts? Business is a not a bad thing in itself, as people who work do need to be compensated, that is unless if they are independantly wealthy.
I have no issue whatsoever with a developer being compensated for their time, nor does it even raise an eyebrow for me.
I think the ethical standard here is that Linux is open source. That is open for peer review, open for other developers to work further on the ideas and ideals. Too often do people confuse this sort of "free" with the other sort: Mana from heaven.
Yes, you can download and install a linux copy for absolutely free, but thankfully, there is money to be made outside of just getting copies of bits and bytes to a PC. I do not think that there is anything wrong with that at all, and good on the highly intelligent and skilled developers of Linux saying "Where's my paycheck?"
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It's called a "Verisign" developer certificate. That or the macstore.
What, you've never reached the end of the internet and gone outside?
Heil gruppenfuerer Mundiestetter!
But when they start to figure out they are all politicians they will start to wonder ;-)
I see nothink! nothink!
It's 's' unless it's American English. No, I don't mean it in the Microsoft way of dictation, but rather the international standard. Honestly, only Americans could bastardize the word bastardise.
Well what do you expect? They took the 'u' out of honour as well.
Well, I guess that's what you get with such an explosive advertising campaign!
and random restarts of Windows 7 was my idea!
The trouble is you have to keep the computer travelling at faster than 88 miles per hour.
the morlocks would be happy! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morlock
It's just a test to see who reads the article before sharing their enlightened opinion.
It's like that instruction test in school:
1. Read all of the instructions.
2. Clap your hands.
3. Shout out that you are at step 3.
4. Jump up and down.
5. Do not perform steps 2-4
6. Finish test
It is very unlikely that there will be a radical change in the Internet. Too many businesses, governments and people rely on current standards, that are going to be disruptive and expensive to change.
Don't believe me? Look at your power socket. Not many countries change their standards, and it requires quite a bit of expense to make it happen. Hence why manufacturers and consumers wind up looking stupid when bringing an American appliance to a European power socket. *SCHMOKING!!!*
Unfortunately, who's pockets can you use to bribe congressmen to make that come to light?
If pro is opposite of con, then logically what is the opposite of progress?
The standard whitegood market, where everything is cheap and disposable.
The standard pleb doesn't really give a damn whether it can crunch a billion petaflops in under a nanosecond, or heat a cup of water standing on the desk by its sheer awesomeness.
All they care about is whether they can chat to their friends, write a letter, browse the intert00bs and lose the last bit of their privacy by posting everything on facebook.
Yeah, well, what a surprise. Outsourcing company great at sending out invoices, not so good at delivering a product.
World famous EDS quote. "Never get sales confused with delivery."
Have I missed something? I looked at your link Mr. AC, and I see no racist remarks? I see cultural observations, but if you're going to pull the racist card, I'd think that the other party involved was closer to being racist than girlintraining.
Oh wait, you didn't expect anyone to read the comment and just go by your accusation? Right. Everything clear now.
And thats why I'm posting; I'd like to share my idiocy with you.
No worries my good man! This is slashdot. You are in good company.
As you know, there is also [then-MPAA president] Jack Valenti's proposal for term to last forever less one day.
Then we all realise that mathematical illiteracy has just gone a step lower... Thanks edumacation system!
outsourced development companies from India, who haven't learned yet, or just don't care as much.
Unfortunately, it's the latter and not the former. And by the way, it's not "India" that is the problem, but "outsourcing company". I have worked with some fantastic Indian developers, but they don't work for outsourcing companies. "Cheap" outsourcing companies are not good at developing software, they are experts in sending out invoices.
Yup. With smartphones and a car cradle, Tom Tom will be gone gone.
Why should someone feel guilty about being paid for their efforts? Business is a not a bad thing in itself, as people who work do need to be compensated, that is unless if they are independantly wealthy.
I have no issue whatsoever with a developer being compensated for their time, nor does it even raise an eyebrow for me.
I think the ethical standard here is that Linux is open source. That is open for peer review, open for other developers to work further on the ideas and ideals. Too often do people confuse this sort of "free" with the other sort: Mana from heaven.
Yes, you can download and install a linux copy for absolutely free, but thankfully, there is money to be made outside of just getting copies of bits and bytes to a PC. I do not think that there is anything wrong with that at all, and good on the highly intelligent and skilled developers of Linux saying "Where's my paycheck?"
or can Google it and follow the steps.
No, not when the router is down usually.
Yeah, what a huge load of bull!
I wouldn't trust a statistic I didn't guess either.
Nobody wins but the lawyers.
A little green man!
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No... that's just a dog...