I'm not going to evaluate whether or not you have the math wrong because I think you have the premise wrong. You may accept the death of 2 of your 1000 closest friends, but tell me, how many times will you accept your wife's death in a terrorist attack? Or your children's? Or your own (although technically this would be unacceptable)? Or do you (because of some evolutionary hiccup) place equal value on these lives as you do others?
the frackin thing doesnt even work. and when you hit the 'Contact' button to yell at the creators of the site for sucking, all you get is an Apache error. Smoooooooooooth.
"Targeted at notebooks, this doesn't seem like such a bad limitation..."
I'm sure this has already been pointed out, but I would just like to reiterate that you are a moron.
Regulators messed up? What regulators?
The problem with the AIG "bail out" is that it's not a bail out at all. It's just a 2 year bridge, so that it becomes someone else's problem. Bernanke, Paulson, and the rest of them won't be around then to care. In 2 years, when they definitely won't be able to pay back their loan (how many bankrupt companies can you name that could pay back an $85 bln loan @ 11.5% interest in 2 years??), We will give AIG another one. And then again 2 years after that. And so it goes...
Financial collapse due to sheer greed and ineptitude should not be bailed out. What lesson is being learned here?
Truly free markets are not sustainable, and NEVER have been. Greed always takes over, and leads to poor decison-making and, without fail, financial collapse, which in turn leads us back to more regulation and government oversight. Why not just keep the regulation the whole effing time? Greedy politicians who get big bucks from big business to get rid of all those pesky regulators. That's why.
In our lifetimes, I doubt this cycle will change.
People are so dumb. "TV's" as you all refer to them are really just monitors, with different video inputs, user inputs, and resolutions. I can already plug my computer into my HDTV and do whatever i want, and it shows up on-screen in glorious 1300x768 HD.
I don't think this is the question that is to be answered anyway. The question is will Web "programming" ever overtake TV "programming". And the answer is.......Yes. Someday. The question doesn't require an answer as to when. It won't happen while your Grandma Millie is still around, but it will happen. Competition will necessitate it. Computers (and the internet) will be ubiquitous. So yes, a week and a half from now, probably even next year we'll all be sitting around the TV to watch the Super Bowl (if you're into that sort of thing). But 20 years from now? Are you kidding? The TV will go the way of the telephone: it will be either "cellular" or "TVoip". How many people do you know with landline telephones? Now, about how many of those people are under the age of 30? Probably not many.
Now, who are the jerks who rated this guy's post as "Insightful?" There was more insight in the mess I left in the toilet bowl this morning.
People are so dumb. "TV's" as you all refer to them are really just fancy monitors, with different video inputs, user inputs, and resolutions. I can already plug my computer into my HDTV and do whatever i want, and it shows up on-screen in glorious HD.
I don't think this is the question that is to be answered anyway. The question is will Web "programming" ever overtake TV "programming". And the answer is.......Yes. Someday. It won't happen while your Grandma Millie is still around, but it will happen. Competition will necessitate it. Computers (and the internet) will be ubiquitous.
Now, who are the jerks who rated this guy's post as "Insightful." There was more insight in the mess I left in the toilet bowl this morning.
why is everybody so fucking stupid? all it takes is for one person to NOT believe in god to disprove the entire god damned thing. and americans happen to be among the most god-loving persons on earth, so the 92% in there is a tad misleading. seriously people, don't be stupid.
this is dumb. don't report the wapo's case as fact. they were no obscene comments, and while there was a lot of opposition to the ombudsman's original article, it was mostly factual opposition. For instance, many pointed out the Post's lack of attention to detail by noting that Abramoff did NOT give any money directly to democrats. The Post is making the assumption that Abramoff clients were giving money to democrats because Jack asked them to. They say they have proof, but they have yet to publish it. What are they waiting for?
The ombudsman's job is essentially to have a dialogue with the readers of the washington post. She has not only failed, but neglected to even try. This post gives a slanted view of the issue, and should be updated/corrected.
It has plugins for almost every IM protocol out there including Jabber. Might have trouble integrating Google Talk with that, but I'm sure it's in the works. And you can have secure IM sessions via AIM, which is a big plus for me. You can get the Pro version of the software from your favorite bit torrent sites.
The IT field sucks right now. Fun and/or interesting jobs all go to very experienced people, who have 10+ years experience. Meanwhile, salaries (if you're lucky enough to not have to work by the hour) just continue to drop because of the pressure of the off-shore economy. I wouldn't recommend anyone to enter the IT field.
I thought the difference between free and open source software was that with open source you can actually download, view, and/or modify the source code while free software, such as skype or adobe acrobat reader, wouldn't allow such practices.
Um, I would just like to point out, for all those who didn't read the entire article, that all the shows mentioned SUCK MAJOR BALLS! Who cares if you miss the final minute of ER...you've probably already seen in 1,000,587 times anyways.
I've been having the same problem with Firefox 1.0, especially with Java applets and especially when I have two windows open, each with multiple tabbed windows.
And it's not only the 80+ hour work weeks, people could learn to live with that. It's the fact that they have no motivation in terms of overtime pay or paid vacation time. EA sounds like a great place......FOR ME TO POOP ON!!!
I have an interview with EA next Thursday. I can't wait to see the look in their eyes when I pull this one out on them.
You want to work 12 hours a day for 7 days a week, get paid a minimal salary, and then be "turned-over" after 2 years...I'll point them to your alias.
You mentioned almost every reason to dislike Windows in your question. Those are the reasons I don't use Windows. Microsoft is evil. Their OS sucks any way you look at it. The hidden costs associated with using Windows (spam, viruses, lack of support for open source) are practicially infinite, meaning, for better or worse, that those problems will always exist for Windows. They say there is no such thing as a dumb question, but I don't agree. Your question is dumb and you, imho, are also dumb.
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I'm not going to evaluate whether or not you have the math wrong because I think you have the premise wrong. You may accept the death of 2 of your 1000 closest friends, but tell me, how many times will you accept your wife's death in a terrorist attack? Or your children's? Or your own (although technically this would be unacceptable)? Or do you (because of some evolutionary hiccup) place equal value on these lives as you do others?
a) this is satire. b) this circulated the web about a month ago.
i don't understand how an editor for a major tech site can write a post without even using a spell checker. it's 2010. just fyi.
the frackin thing doesnt even work. and when you hit the 'Contact' button to yell at the creators of the site for sucking, all you get is an Apache error. Smoooooooooooth.
Are the stats adjusted for soviet-style kidnapping being reported as suicide? You can't help but notice all the "leaders" are soviet bloc countries.
I am amazed at the fact that anybody visiting this site even cares.
do not post dumb things here anymore thanks.
"Targeted at notebooks, this doesn't seem like such a bad limitation..." I'm sure this has already been pointed out, but I would just like to reiterate that you are a moron.
Regulators messed up? What regulators? The problem with the AIG "bail out" is that it's not a bail out at all. It's just a 2 year bridge, so that it becomes someone else's problem. Bernanke, Paulson, and the rest of them won't be around then to care. In 2 years, when they definitely won't be able to pay back their loan (how many bankrupt companies can you name that could pay back an $85 bln loan @ 11.5% interest in 2 years??), We will give AIG another one. And then again 2 years after that. And so it goes... Financial collapse due to sheer greed and ineptitude should not be bailed out. What lesson is being learned here? Truly free markets are not sustainable, and NEVER have been. Greed always takes over, and leads to poor decison-making and, without fail, financial collapse, which in turn leads us back to more regulation and government oversight. Why not just keep the regulation the whole effing time? Greedy politicians who get big bucks from big business to get rid of all those pesky regulators. That's why. In our lifetimes, I doubt this cycle will change.
Being that cpan is part of perl.org, I'd say start at perl.org
People are so dumb. "TV's" as you all refer to them are really just monitors, with different video inputs, user inputs, and resolutions. I can already plug my computer into my HDTV and do whatever i want, and it shows up on-screen in glorious 1300x768 HD. I don't think this is the question that is to be answered anyway. The question is will Web "programming" ever overtake TV "programming". And the answer is.......Yes. Someday. The question doesn't require an answer as to when. It won't happen while your Grandma Millie is still around, but it will happen. Competition will necessitate it. Computers (and the internet) will be ubiquitous. So yes, a week and a half from now, probably even next year we'll all be sitting around the TV to watch the Super Bowl (if you're into that sort of thing). But 20 years from now? Are you kidding? The TV will go the way of the telephone: it will be either "cellular" or "TVoip". How many people do you know with landline telephones? Now, about how many of those people are under the age of 30? Probably not many. Now, who are the jerks who rated this guy's post as "Insightful?" There was more insight in the mess I left in the toilet bowl this morning.
People are so dumb. "TV's" as you all refer to them are really just fancy monitors, with different video inputs, user inputs, and resolutions. I can already plug my computer into my HDTV and do whatever i want, and it shows up on-screen in glorious HD. I don't think this is the question that is to be answered anyway. The question is will Web "programming" ever overtake TV "programming". And the answer is.......Yes. Someday. It won't happen while your Grandma Millie is still around, but it will happen. Competition will necessitate it. Computers (and the internet) will be ubiquitous. Now, who are the jerks who rated this guy's post as "Insightful." There was more insight in the mess I left in the toilet bowl this morning.
you've proven, yet again, that slashdot is the slowest effing tech news source in the world. good job guys.
why is everybody so fucking stupid? all it takes is for one person to NOT believe in god to disprove the entire god damned thing. and americans happen to be among the most god-loving persons on earth, so the 92% in there is a tad misleading. seriously people, don't be stupid.
this is dumb. don't report the wapo's case as fact. they were no obscene comments, and while there was a lot of opposition to the ombudsman's original article, it was mostly factual opposition. For instance, many pointed out the Post's lack of attention to detail by noting that Abramoff did NOT give any money directly to democrats. The Post is making the assumption that Abramoff clients were giving money to democrats because Jack asked them to. They say they have proof, but they have yet to publish it. What are they waiting for? The ombudsman's job is essentially to have a dialogue with the readers of the washington post. She has not only failed, but neglected to even try. This post gives a slanted view of the issue, and should be updated/corrected.
It has plugins for almost every IM protocol out there including Jabber. Might have trouble integrating Google Talk with that, but I'm sure it's in the works. And you can have secure IM sessions via AIM, which is a big plus for me. You can get the Pro version of the software from your favorite bit torrent sites.
The IT field sucks right now. Fun and/or interesting jobs all go to very experienced people, who have 10+ years experience. Meanwhile, salaries (if you're lucky enough to not have to work by the hour) just continue to drop because of the pressure of the off-shore economy. I wouldn't recommend anyone to enter the IT field.
I thought the difference between free and open source software was that with open source you can actually download, view, and/or modify the source code while free software, such as skype or adobe acrobat reader, wouldn't allow such practices.
Kid to other kid: "Mortal Kombat is the best video game ever."
Adam Sandler to Kid: "Mortal Kombat is a very good game, but Donkey Kong is the best video game ever"
Kid to Adam Sandler: "Donkey Kong sucks!"
Adam Sandler to Kid: "You know something, you suck"
Um, I would just like to point out, for all those who didn't read the entire article, that all the shows mentioned SUCK MAJOR BALLS! Who cares if you miss the final minute of ER...you've probably already seen in 1,000,587 times anyways.
I've been having the same problem with Firefox 1.0, especially with Java applets and especially when I have two windows open, each with multiple tabbed windows.
And it's not only the 80+ hour work weeks, people could learn to live with that. It's the fact that they have no motivation in terms of overtime pay or paid vacation time. EA sounds like a great place......FOR ME TO POOP ON!!!
I have an interview with EA next Thursday. I can't wait to see the look in their eyes when I pull this one out on them. You want to work 12 hours a day for 7 days a week, get paid a minimal salary, and then be "turned-over" after 2 years...I'll point them to your alias.
I heard that stored hydrogen gas is a very, very dangerous source of energy. Google Hindenburg for more information.
You mentioned almost every reason to dislike Windows in your question. Those are the reasons I don't use Windows. Microsoft is evil. Their OS sucks any way you look at it. The hidden costs associated with using Windows (spam, viruses, lack of support for open source) are practicially infinite, meaning, for better or worse, that those problems will always exist for Windows. They say there is no such thing as a dumb question, but I don't agree. Your question is dumb and you, imho, are also dumb.