Hate to say it, but unless this hits the mainstream press, there's probably nothing to this, some sort of leftist blog's wet dream. Mainstream "reporters" go for stories like this like sharks for injured seals, they all dream of being the next Woodward and Bernstein. If there is so much as a fraction of a grain of truth, we will see it in the NYT very soon, otherwise, it's probably a big steaming pile of horse shit.
Also, Google does not bring up anything that connects any "Clinton Curt" to software programming. My opinion is that this is tin foil hat material. But it is fun to watch people run around frothing at the mouth!
That's a very good point: People pick up some "loyalty" for some reason, often not based on any particular reason, and ignorantly discount everything else as being inferior. Can we think of any other products, either hardware or software, that this applies to?
Anyway, I wonder if manufactures that have products that are designed around the P-II will start buying them up, creating a shortage. Will we see the price of unused and "reconditioned" P-IIs on Ebay soar?
I think the GIMP developers would love to see many Adobe patents disapear. On the other hand, I think they wouldn't give a flying fart about any Photoshop source code.
Why would they want to see the patents go away if they where not interested in the code? That does not make sense. Think about it.
Whenever you say ANYTHING good about PS here, and suggest that GIMP is not quite ready, boy oh boy, get ready for a flame war. But the truth is the truth. PS is the standard for a reason. And, sooner or later, Adobe will port PS to Linux, and GIMP will die out, except for the extreamists. PS is a fine tool.
I have personally had three interviews and found that typically *after* you have the interview a Google referrer shows up in your logs from the interviewing company.
How do you draw the connection? You have a web site? And Google sends you someone, so you assume some connection between that and recent job interview? And, how many job interviews have you had recently?
So how much beta testing did you really do in one day?
I don't know that I would call M$ "Usability Studies" beta testing, exactly, but the sessions last 2 hours. Pretty nifty if you live near Seattle. It's an extra $200 to $500 (after offing the free software) every few months...
Perhaps it's for use for people like the Weather Channel, or HamWeather, a weather package that anyone can install and use on their web site that draws data from NOAA (don't know if it's GPL, don't really care...).
Actually, when the ad was proposed, Mr. Coward , there was quite a bit of talk from those "in the know" about what it would contain. Do you, Mr. Coward , know something different?
The problem with the NYT ad was that it was going to be some full page Leftist diatribe promoting Open Source as the solution to the worlds problems, and of course the savior that will fight the Evil Microsoft. What they should have done was hire a sharp ad agency AND PROMOTE FIREFOX without the ax grinding.
Anyway, an ad in the NYT is hardly "word of mouth".
In a way, this is what Microsoft is doing with their usability studies. I've done quite a few, mainly to get the free software to resell on Ebay (recently got Project (msrp: $400 - $599), sold it the next day for $280 cash).
But other people do these studies because it makes them feel "a part" of such a great software company, and I'm sure they tell all their friends.
Blogs will "peak" just like free web space like GeoCities is on the way out. Blogs will reach a point where the only people "blogging" are 13 to 15 year old teeny-bops.
I work for the Air Force. As far as I know, DoD has been doing this for a few years now. My ID card has a chip, a strip, and needs my index finger on a scanner to open certain doors.
I suspect that the diabled will be the last to get these things. It will be the same people who went out and got 2 or 3 Segways that end up with these first, rich-kid toys. Sad, I think, but that's my prediction.
If a strange Mexican man offers your child some candy, and your child steps into his car, that's considered an alien abduction unless you live in Mexico.
Because most of the in the *real* world where people have *real* jobs they don't have time to tinker with stuff endlessly just for their own geek satisfaction.
Really? Testing possible solutions to IT problems is what most IT departments do! Besides, it should not take more than a few hours at most to test the idea.
Wozniak was the Paul Allen to Job's Bill Gates, and much like Allen, Wozniak has dabbled here and their, with no truly successful financial venture yet. That doesn't mean he's worthless
Wow. You don't live in Seattle, obviously. Otherwise you would have more knowledge about some of the very big things that Paul Allen has his fingers in (and I don't mean EMP). Thing about Allen is that he doesn't seek out the spotlight, so his many ventures don't have "PAUL ALLEN WAS HERE!" plastered all over them.
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Also, Google does not bring up anything that connects any "Clinton Curt" to software programming. My opinion is that this is tin foil hat material. But it is fun to watch people run around frothing at the mouth!
Is this true even for small embedded applications?
This is "flamebait"? Care to explaine?
Anyway, I wonder if manufactures that have products that are designed around the P-II will start buying them up, creating a shortage. Will we see the price of unused and "reconditioned" P-IIs on Ebay soar?
Paint may not match Photoshop in features, but you can't beat the price!
I don't "hate" GIMP, I simply require professional quality tools. If GIMP meets the industry standard, I'll use it.
Why would they want to see the patents go away if they where not interested in the code? That does not make sense. Think about it.
Does that also mean you get what you pay for with GIMP?
Whenever you say ANYTHING good about PS here, and suggest that GIMP is not quite ready, boy oh boy, get ready for a flame war. But the truth is the truth. PS is the standard for a reason. And, sooner or later, Adobe will port PS to Linux, and GIMP will die out, except for the extreamists. PS is a fine tool.
I'll bet you masturbate a lot.
How do you draw the connection? You have a web site? And Google sends you someone, so you assume some connection between that and recent job interview? And, how many job interviews have you had recently?
I always thought "cyber" was, you know, IM sex...
I don't know that I would call M$ "Usability Studies" beta testing, exactly, but the sessions last 2 hours. Pretty nifty if you live near Seattle. It's an extra $200 to $500 (after offing the free software) every few months...
Perhaps it's for use for people like the Weather Channel, or HamWeather, a weather package that anyone can install and use on their web site that draws data from NOAA (don't know if it's GPL, don't really care...).
Actually, when the ad was proposed, Mr. Coward , there was quite a bit of talk from those "in the know" about what it would contain. Do you, Mr. Coward , know something different?
Anyway, an ad in the NYT is hardly "word of mouth".
But other people do these studies because it makes them feel "a part" of such a great software company, and I'm sure they tell all their friends.
Blogs will "peak" just like free web space like GeoCities is on the way out. Blogs will reach a point where the only people "blogging" are 13 to 15 year old teeny-bops.
No, no, no. You have to make your write-up sound like a second or third rate wanna-be Hemingway penned it.
Jesus, Richard, that's quite the story description. Have an orgasm over this, did you?
It's a job requirement.
I suspect that the diabled will be the last to get these things. It will be the same people who went out and got 2 or 3 Segways that end up with these first, rich-kid toys. Sad, I think, but that's my prediction.
I stand corrected.
Really? Testing possible solutions to IT problems is what most IT departments do! Besides, it should not take more than a few hours at most to test the idea.
Wow. You don't live in Seattle, obviously. Otherwise you would have more knowledge about some of the very big things that Paul Allen has his fingers in (and I don't mean EMP). Thing about Allen is that he doesn't seek out the spotlight, so his many ventures don't have "PAUL ALLEN WAS HERE!" plastered all over them.