You are forgetting that China doesn't fit in the traditional Communist model, at least not economically. How many Communist governments have had economies growing at the pace that China is experiencing at this time? Maybe the Soviet Union in the first couple of decades, but clearly China is an exception, in that it mixes a Communist government with a quasi-capitalist economic system. And trends seem to indicate that China will increasingly become more democratic and capitalistic.
It has everything going for it. Growing economy, a collection of research labs of U.S. and domestic companies, and a desire to pace with and outdo anything the West can throw at it. I'd put my money on China before I put it on India.
They exercise, urinate/defecate in vacuum lavatories, roll around and bump the walls, oh, and experiment unique ways of ingesting bad food in freefall. Do you see why we need the shuttle flights and space stations?;)
Did anyone else see that screenshot? That looks like a nightmare. Trained "associates" have a hard time scanning and bagging. Are we sure that people will be smart, fair, and advanced enough to use this system to its fullest without resorting to extra-intentional functions?
You are a hippie idiot. Any company is a company to make MONEY, not to serve some general good. Guess what, even Kaiser and Cancer treatment places are there to MAKE MONEY, not for any other purpose. Maybe the people working there do so out of the "kindness of their heart," but that is not the intent of the organization as a whole. Same with Google. Same with Slashdot. And same with anything else.
Exactly. Why spend time, energy, and frustration learning a layout that hardly anyone uses today? You can just see the interviewer asking, "Excuse me, sir, but what is Dvorak? You say you are fluent. Could you please describe what it is and how it will benefit us?" QWERTY is the standard. Get over it. Use the standard, forget the "boutique" layouts. Better to improve your speed on QWERTY (I've been typing for 10+ years and can do 140 WPM if I'm not tired) than learn something new from scratch. It's like learning to write with your left hand, even though you have been doing it with your right your whole life. Then again, you might get a scholarship for that, but nothing for learning Dvorak!
"When all the dust had settled, it came to about 300 dollars for just the case, racks, window, lighting, and other misc stuff. That also includes parts we purchased and didn't end up using. Time and labor were the main costs."
Nothing about computer components. Motherboard, CPU, hard drives, power supplies, so on and so forth.
You're evil. You should instead harangue the student, throw one of them out, and teach everyone else a lesson. It's common courtesy to turn that off before entering the class. It's akin to someone suddenly bursting out monotonously, for no reason other than they're idiots.
Don't be an idiot. This is a way of taking attendance: that's all. How is it different than having some guy there to do it manually? Why does everything turn to hell when technology is involved? Are you all technophobes? This is simple technology with a simple aim. Get over it, people.
It's pointless to say something like that and not offer more. Besides, he could be just like some people who predict stuff, in that he is right on one count for every 100 that he misses.
Why shouldn't they? Believing in that has made them what they are today. If you have the formula to achieve the same, why not employ it? Would you rather listen to a bunch of geeks instead of doing what has worked for 25 years? If so, you're an idiot.
Regardless of how he treats anyone, he has made a greater impact and changed the world for the better than any other individual in his field, except maybe for Tim Berners-Lee and a couple of others. He's a businessman and he runs a company whose goal is to make money. I'm convinced that no matter what he does, there will always be someone like you on Slashdot to bitch about it as immoral.
And you think any other major company is in it to provide a better product or service? If you believe that then you're more naive than the entire OSS community put together. The world revolves around money, power, and influence. You either have it, want it, or criticize it as unholy. A business is in business to make money and win market share, employing whatever means along the process it deems necessary and walking the fine line of legality and growth. I suggest you wise up or the world will run you over.
Look, reporters, critics, journals, haters, and analysts have been claiming similar things for decades now. Who gives a shit what they say? It's always, "Microsoft will not be able to sustain the growth of product X" and BAM, that product ends up dominating the market. Or maybe it's that, "Establishing overseas labs will hinder MS's development" and BAM, they end up doing much better as a result. Or it's, "Certain law suits or patents will come back to bite MS in the ass" and BAM, they are settled and MS gets even stronger. This is no different. Anyone on the sidelines, no matter how credible, can make whatever claims they want to fulfill whatever agendas that they may have. Microsoft isn't full of idiots: idiots do not build, sustain, and grow - over the span of 25 years - the largest and most powerful software company - or among ANY group of companies, for that matter. They know full well what they're doing. Their financial track record is a proof of that. It may comfort you to read articles which portray Microsoft in some sort of a downfall or crossroads, but we know that's because you're an OSS fanboy and you hate Microsoft.
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What reasons are cited for this development? Security?
What do you use instead?
You are forgetting that China doesn't fit in the traditional Communist model, at least not economically. How many Communist governments have had economies growing at the pace that China is experiencing at this time? Maybe the Soviet Union in the first couple of decades, but clearly China is an exception, in that it mixes a Communist government with a quasi-capitalist economic system. And trends seem to indicate that China will increasingly become more democratic and capitalistic.
It has everything going for it. Growing economy, a collection of research labs of U.S. and domestic companies, and a desire to pace with and outdo anything the West can throw at it. I'd put my money on China before I put it on India.
WHAT? RTFA, because you're way off track.
They exercise, urinate/defecate in vacuum lavatories, roll around and bump the walls, oh, and experiment unique ways of ingesting bad food in freefall. Do you see why we need the shuttle flights and space stations? ;)
Did anyone else see that screenshot? That looks like a nightmare. Trained "associates" have a hard time scanning and bagging. Are we sure that people will be smart, fair, and advanced enough to use this system to its fullest without resorting to extra-intentional functions?
You are a hippie idiot. Any company is a company to make MONEY, not to serve some general good. Guess what, even Kaiser and Cancer treatment places are there to MAKE MONEY, not for any other purpose. Maybe the people working there do so out of the "kindness of their heart," but that is not the intent of the organization as a whole. Same with Google. Same with Slashdot. And same with anything else.
Exactly. Why spend time, energy, and frustration learning a layout that hardly anyone uses today? You can just see the interviewer asking, "Excuse me, sir, but what is Dvorak? You say you are fluent. Could you please describe what it is and how it will benefit us?" QWERTY is the standard. Get over it. Use the standard, forget the "boutique" layouts. Better to improve your speed on QWERTY (I've been typing for 10+ years and can do 140 WPM if I'm not tired) than learn something new from scratch. It's like learning to write with your left hand, even though you have been doing it with your right your whole life. Then again, you might get a scholarship for that, but nothing for learning Dvorak!
Maybe you should RTFA:
"When all the dust had settled, it came to about 300 dollars for just the case, racks, window, lighting, and other misc stuff. That also includes parts we purchased and didn't end up using. Time and labor were the main costs."
Nothing about computer components. Motherboard, CPU, hard drives, power supplies, so on and so forth.
You're evil. You should instead harangue the student, throw one of them out, and teach everyone else a lesson. It's common courtesy to turn that off before entering the class. It's akin to someone suddenly bursting out monotonously, for no reason other than they're idiots.
You're sitting at your desk and out of nowhere, bam! You are transported to the edge of the galaxy. Weird.
They have had this pile for a while now. In fact, they have special software that decides how it should be spent/invested.
Don't be an idiot. This is a way of taking attendance: that's all. How is it different than having some guy there to do it manually? Why does everything turn to hell when technology is involved? Are you all technophobes? This is simple technology with a simple aim. Get over it, people.
It's pointless to say something like that and not offer more. Besides, he could be just like some people who predict stuff, in that he is right on one count for every 100 that he misses.
Ever hear of Doom?
Firing a harmful employee is evil now? Are some people on Slashdot ALWAYS going to side with individuals?
BBC says she resigned, but Bloomberg reports that the board kicked her out. I don't know which to believe.
It's kind of sad that her section on HP's site has been removed. Click on the very first link. Nothing there. Hah!
:D
Though you can still email Carly! Let's send our best wishes to one of the worst CEOs in recent years!
Why shouldn't they? Believing in that has made them what they are today. If you have the formula to achieve the same, why not employ it? Would you rather listen to a bunch of geeks instead of doing what has worked for 25 years? If so, you're an idiot.
You have simply given up. +1 to the hippie lifestyle, maaan.
Regardless of how he treats anyone, he has made a greater impact and changed the world for the better than any other individual in his field, except maybe for Tim Berners-Lee and a couple of others. He's a businessman and he runs a company whose goal is to make money. I'm convinced that no matter what he does, there will always be someone like you on Slashdot to bitch about it as immoral.
And you think any other major company is in it to provide a better product or service? If you believe that then you're more naive than the entire OSS community put together. The world revolves around money, power, and influence. You either have it, want it, or criticize it as unholy. A business is in business to make money and win market share, employing whatever means along the process it deems necessary and walking the fine line of legality and growth. I suggest you wise up or the world will run you over.
Look, reporters, critics, journals, haters, and analysts have been claiming similar things for decades now. Who gives a shit what they say? It's always, "Microsoft will not be able to sustain the growth of product X" and BAM, that product ends up dominating the market. Or maybe it's that, "Establishing overseas labs will hinder MS's development" and BAM, they end up doing much better as a result. Or it's, "Certain law suits or patents will come back to bite MS in the ass" and BAM, they are settled and MS gets even stronger. This is no different. Anyone on the sidelines, no matter how credible, can make whatever claims they want to fulfill whatever agendas that they may have. Microsoft isn't full of idiots: idiots do not build, sustain, and grow - over the span of 25 years - the largest and most powerful software company - or among ANY group of companies, for that matter. They know full well what they're doing. Their financial track record is a proof of that.
It may comfort you to read articles which portray Microsoft in some sort of a downfall or crossroads, but we know that's because you're an OSS fanboy and you hate Microsoft.
Linux was originally a free alternative to Unix. The cost was initially the only motivation.