Re:So far, it's the same old stuff
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Mod me down, fanboi, but it's true -- slashdot discussions are 99% crap.
Re:So far, it's the same old stuff
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That the post above can get "insightful" pretty much sums up slashdot. I don't know why I bother to read this crap any more.
Re:So far, it's the same old stuff
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As the note said, I was talking about the commercials. Football is the same dumb sport it's ever been, no point in even commenting.
So far, it's the same old stuff
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Commercials featuring scantily-clad women and lots of violence. That's America...
Keep you doped with religion, and sex, and TV And you think you're so clever and classless and free But you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see
- John Lennon
Factories are designed to make their workers into interchangeable parts.
Having worked on many, many software projects, I don't think programmers are going to become fungable anytime soon. There is too much variation in talent.
OK, having reread your message (and seeing that they HAVE already registered): 1) If it takes a while to get it, I may move on; 2) Good chance they used a fake email account. (I seldom do this anymore... I use 'prophylactic' email accounts so that I can retrieve any password if necessary without subjecting myself to more spam.)
I hate spam. If I have to download it for some reason, I use a 'prophylactic' email account.
I hate timed evaluations. My experience has been that I may start evaluating, get pulled in tomorrow to work on something else, and not get back to the evaluation until the key has expired. Then I have to go through it all again. What a drag. I would much, much rather get a somewhat crippled version (e.g., can only make 3 connections or whatever) that still demonstrates the power than a timed version.
I like to be able to hack on stuff at home without violating licenses. This is another reason I like unlimited but crippled versions that are adequate for home experimentation.
Besides all the high-falutin' principles that make free software better, the reality is that free software is better because you can just work with it and not have to screw around with annoying paperwork, etc.
Re:Cheaper to build it yourself? Not here :-(
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I've been looking at buying a new games system, where the emphasis is on 3d RPGs.
Will it be "cheaper" to build it rather than buy it from a vendor? Yeah, I think it will be. But bear in mind that you can't buy the kind of system I want from Dell or Gateway; they don't give you enough control over the components.
You _can_ buy such a system from more specialized shops, but they typically charge a fair premium compared to building it yourself. (And small, specialty games systems shops don't get the kind of discounts Dell does anyhow.)
If you want a vanilla system, it's going to be hard to beat Dell. But I think there is a market for other kinds of systems.
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Mod me down, fanboi, but it's true -- slashdot discussions are 99% crap.
That the post above can get "insightful" pretty much sums up slashdot. I don't know why I bother to read this crap any more.
As the note said, I was talking about the commercials. Football is the same dumb sport it's ever been, no point in even commenting.
Oops, Neuromancer. Whatever. I will never understand its appeal.
who cares? It was popular crap, but it was still crap.
If you're going to pick failures, pick interesting failures from some time in the last 10 years, please.
No big organization licenses code without getting a code escrow agreement to cover them if the vendor fails.
Well, except maybe for vendors like Microsoft.
Since buying a new keyboard costs $20-30 (U.S.), who cares? You can easily buy a new keyboard if you need one.
If you don't like this (I don't), there is a simple recourse: stop buying their music.
There are enough old CDs and other sources of music to last me a long time...
my poor old 1 GHz AMD sounds like an aircraft taking off with all the fans... hope the new ones run cooler. (yeah, right.)
Sure it's stupid, but it's her you are trying to please, not yourself.
If you love her, it's her happiness you are seeking.
It does the job, is free, and can be used via web or imap...
Because they'd like to believe it's true, or because they are not really gamers.
I started out on a Mac. Once I discovered the world of PC gaming I was hooked, and have never been tempted to go back...
Welcome to the wonderful world of a Nash equilibrium.
No, it's not magic, but we have found it makes a HUGE difference in code quality. In combination with regression test scripts, it helps a lot.
The thing about programming in pairs is that it dramatically improves general code design/implementation, and that has a big effect on bugs.
What are you talking about? They're taking lawyers, aren't they?
Factories are designed to make their workers into interchangeable parts.
Having worked on many, many software projects, I don't think programmers are going to become fungable anytime soon. There is too much variation in talent.
I can't say about other parts of IT.
OK, having reread your message (and seeing that they HAVE already registered):
1) If it takes a while to get it, I may move on;
2) Good chance they used a fake email account. (I seldom do this anymore... I use 'prophylactic' email accounts so that I can retrieve any password if necessary without subjecting myself to more spam.)
I hate spam. If I have to download it for some reason, I use a 'prophylactic' email account.
I hate timed evaluations. My experience has been that I may start evaluating, get pulled in tomorrow to work on something else, and not get back to the evaluation until the key has expired. Then I have to go through it all again. What a drag. I would much, much rather get a somewhat crippled version (e.g., can only make 3 connections or whatever) that still demonstrates the power than a timed version.
I like to be able to hack on stuff at home without violating licenses. This is another reason I like unlimited but crippled versions that are adequate for home experimentation.
Besides all the high-falutin' principles that make free software better, the reality is that free software is better because you can just work with it and not have to screw around with annoying paperwork, etc.
I've been looking at buying a new games system, where the emphasis is on 3d RPGs.
Will it be "cheaper" to build it rather than buy it from a vendor? Yeah, I think it will be. But bear in mind that you can't buy the kind of system I want from Dell or Gateway; they don't give you enough control over the components.
You _can_ buy such a system from more specialized shops, but they typically charge a fair premium compared to building it yourself. (And small, specialty games systems shops don't get the kind of discounts Dell does anyhow.)
If you want a vanilla system, it's going to be hard to beat Dell. But I think there is a market for other kinds of systems.
"800Mhz to 1GHz is all that anyone needs for standard apps"
Well, duh. That's why the benchmarks concentrate on games. That's who buys high-end systems: Gamers.
Speaking as a gamer whose 1 gHz system is about to be put out to pasture in favor a new, top-of-the-line system...
Especially given that much of Microsoft's revenue is driven from the upgrade cycle.
I don't really see how a service model could make substantial revenue from the consumer market, either. Consumers don't hire consultants.
Just had to add that... ;-)
Go for it. I think monsters are fine so long as they are useful. Timeliness matters.