One thought that occurred to me as I was reading the article is this: The company may be spending too much time teaching the very basic things to their many students, and perhaps spending too much money on teachers who could be teaching mroe advanced stuff. So what do you do? Get the Gov't to fund a $2bn project that gives this company (and others like it) a population of young, eager, kids who are desperate to get out of their poverty, and who are already 1/2 way to becoming a "web programmer". Saves the company money on the front end (lower basic education costs), and saves the company on the back end, too, because the basic skills aren't so unique any more, so they don't have to pay as much to get the same level of quality.
shoot, just make sure that the part of the suit against them that details damages (punitive and real) includes lawyer's fees... that's not uncommon in many suits, just ask any public (city, county, etc) attorney. that way, you get the benefit of your money, and your lawyer is paid for by your opponent!
" I guess those German gas-chamber technicians were doing God's work." uhm... That is one of the most ignorant and inflammatory comments I've seen from someone in a long time. God has no control over what Man decides to pervert or bastardize. One of Man's greatest blessings and curses is the near-limitless imagination. Part of Gods gift to us was the ability to choose what to do with our lives. Those Germans chose to turn their God given gifts to evil, which resulted in the heartless slaughter of millions of people.
But never think that just because something CAN be done (gas chambers that look like shower rooms) it SHOULD be done. To bring it back on topic, if Man devises a way that can be used to cure the maladies of millions, that is good. If it is used as such, then that also is good, and the work of God. But a perversion of that method (say, to give everyone in the world an advanced form of Parkinson's) is evil, and a work of Satan. But in either case, is the tool good or evil, or is it the Man or Men wielding the tool that are good or evil? Think about that.
hehe my Mazda went over 170K miles before it even needed a new clutch... other than that, the only other big repair was a catalytic converter that got ripped off the bottom of the car by a sewer grate...:-)
needless to say, I love my little 626, and I'll prolly keep it until it dies.
you're assuming that the Chinese public cares about this, and even if they did, that the Chinese government would care that the Chinese people cared. I really can't see the Chinese government being swayed by public opinion unless it's some kind of revolution. So no, I think the Chinese government will probably keep on doing what they're doing, and really, space programs of today have more important things to do than cart rich Yanks around the globe a few times. Don't make the mistake that the Chinese are capitalist, or can be judged using a capitalist mindset. They're motivations are probably very different (and yet so similar) to our government's motivations.
dude, for dinner in Tallahassee, you gotta look hard, btu it's there... here's some names: Casual dining (lunch, dinner) catfish pad Shell Oyster Bar Leaning Tower Little Italy Tia's Tex Mex Nice Dining (Dinner) Nicholson's Farmhouse (it's out of town off '27, but DAMN is it good!) Marie Livingston's Bon Thai (I think that's how it's spelled) Samrat (Indian food) The Wharf (nice seafood here)
that's a decent list of good eateries in and around Tallahassee... if ya need locations or anything, lemme know and I'll try and remember where they all are
I doubt it... Haven't you seen the anandtech piece on it? The thing is t-i-n-y... here's a site where they actually crack one open. maybe they'll offer it in other revisions (like how the N64 had that expansion port), but I doubt it... I'm sure the new board they're working on won't be compatible with the rest of the GC hardware... but we could get lucky...
No kidding...
In mine, I almost got the cops called on me for trespassing, trampled by her "guard cow" (no I'm not kidding) and accosted by her 12 year old dog.
and I hadn't even reached her front door, yet.
And once she knew who I was, she yelled at me for 5 minutes before she asked me why I was there (there being her house, which is 140 miles from mine) at 10pm on a work night!
I don't agree with this.
After all, why invest all the time and resources and everything to build a floating planet?
There's already one there, why not use it?
My money is going to be more on habitat controls than planet-sized space stations.
Here's what I see as a more likely scenario:
We find a nice planet to inhabit, pick out the most strategic locations for civilization hubs, send in teams to build the hubs, and slowly expand the hubs as people come in.
So to sum up:
We're probably going to colonize planets one at a time, and live on a solid, natural surface. We are not going to build a zillion death star type space stations and live life zipping around the cosmos.
but hey, I'm always up for a debate...:-)
Did you miss the part where they talk about "cloned cow embryos" (emphasis mine)?
President Bush said he would not support further human stem cell research. I don't believe there is any such restriction on cow, pig, etc stem cells.
So yes, I would think that President Bush would still not support stem cell research on new human stem cell lines.
I couldn't help but wonder how many people are left that will want to sit there on a 56k line and download.nap files. trust me... if you hang out enough in IRC, you'd be amazed what people manage with jsut a 56K dialup connection...
mudic videos, full length movies, you name it.
hell, there were even people running FILESERVERS from their dialups...
I'm tellin' ya... you don't know hell until you find this mecca of perfect, rare, LARGE files, only to find out that you're #50 in the cue, and the max download rate is 2K/sec.
I have to disagree. The developer does have the most important part in making something not crash, but you can NEVER take into account what a user can/will do. For example, if a user decides that they want to use MS Word as their file manager, and it crashes, is that the developers fault?
I would edit your statement to say something more along the lines of:
If an application crashes while being used as it was intended, it's the developer's fault.
Often times, taking classes (no degrees or anything, just classes) can act as a substitute for "real world" work experience.
Around here, a couple of classes can knock off nearly 1.5-2 years of required experience.
And by "classes" I mean worthwhile classes like "Data Management Systems" or "Intro to Telecommunications", and not "English 101" (which is still important) or "Racquetball II".
If your company can't afford to offer telecommuting services to its employees, then the company shouldn't offer it. Something like that is a luxury, not a necessity (remote connection is a necessity, for sure, but daily telecommuting is not).
If telecommuting is a requirement, then set up a bank of modems for the people who need to telecommute to use.
It all comes back to playing by the rules. If the ISP finds out, I'm pretty sure it'll cost more to the company than $200,000 to get their accounts in good standing.
I can definately agree with this. A higher subscription cost would imply higher quality of service. But the fact of the matter is, if you are using the line _to conduct day-to-day business_, then you should pay the provider accordingly. It's part of the contract. I know that if I ran an ISP, and I found that a number of my clients were running their businesses from residential contracts, I would double check the contract (to make sure I wasn't about to break it myself), invite them to upgrade their service immediately, and if they refused, or cancelled the contract, I would send them a bill for the balance of the funds they defrauded from me. It's no laughing matter to check your books and realize that 5% of your clients are being charged 1/3 of what they should be. But yes, higher contract fees should mean higher QoS (even if it doesn't always come out that way:-) )
I mean, you're using the connection for business purposes, you should be willing to pay for that. If your company can't afford it, then tough. It's not rocket science. Not only that, if you require 24-7 availability of your systems, you can always install a modem or two and connect that way.
If you require internet access for work, then you get a work account. If you require it for home, then it's a home account.
Hell, if you work from home, get the damn work account, then deduct the cost from your income taxes.
I wouldn't say that there have been no innovations in gaming in recent times...
I mean, look at Super Monkey Ball (GC) and Jet Grind Radio (DC). These games aren't much like anything that came out before them (I guess SMB can be compared to that old game Marble Madness), and they're a blast to play!
I just think that giving developers a chance to be innovative is too much of a gamble for the big time production houses, and they don't want to risk coming out with a truely unique game, only to find that no one wants to buy it because it's too different.
Hopefully, we'll see an increase in smaller game houses who are more willing/able to take a risk on a new game, and it'll knock the shit out of everything else out there.
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One thought that occurred to me as I was reading the article is this:
The company may be spending too much time teaching the very basic things to their many students, and perhaps spending too much money on teachers who could be teaching mroe advanced stuff.
So what do you do? Get the Gov't to fund a $2bn project that gives this company (and others like it) a population of young, eager, kids who are desperate to get out of their poverty, and who are already 1/2 way to becoming a "web programmer".
Saves the company money on the front end (lower basic education costs), and saves the company on the back end, too, because the basic skills aren't so unique any more, so they don't have to pay as much to get the same level of quality.
shoot, just make sure that the part of the suit against them that details damages (punitive and real) includes lawyer's fees...
that's not uncommon in many suits, just ask any public (city, county, etc) attorney.
that way, you get the benefit of your money, and your lawyer is paid for by your opponent!
" I guess those German gas-chamber technicians were doing God's work."
uhm... That is one of the most ignorant and inflammatory comments I've seen from someone in a long time.
God has no control over what Man decides to pervert or bastardize.
One of Man's greatest blessings and curses is the near-limitless imagination.
Part of Gods gift to us was the ability to choose what to do with our lives. Those Germans chose to turn their God given gifts to evil, which resulted in the heartless slaughter of millions of people.
But never think that just because something CAN be done (gas chambers that look like shower rooms) it SHOULD be done.
To bring it back on topic, if Man devises a way that can be used to cure the maladies of millions, that is good. If it is used as such, then that also is good, and the work of God. But a perversion of that method (say, to give everyone in the world an advanced form of Parkinson's) is evil, and a work of Satan.
But in either case, is the tool good or evil, or is it the Man or Men wielding the tool that are good or evil?
Think about that.
hehe
my Mazda went over 170K miles before it even needed a new clutch...
other than that, the only other big repair was a catalytic converter that got ripped off the bottom of the car by a sewer grate...:-)
needless to say, I love my little 626, and I'll prolly keep it until it dies.
Uhm, weren't the ents the ones who completely nuked Saruman's tower and kept him prisoner until Gandalf could take care of him?
you're assuming that the Chinese public cares about this, and even if they did, that the Chinese government would care that the Chinese people cared.
I really can't see the Chinese government being swayed by public opinion unless it's some kind of revolution.
So no, I think the Chinese government will probably keep on doing what they're doing, and really, space programs of today have more important things to do than cart rich Yanks around the globe a few times.
Don't make the mistake that the Chinese are capitalist, or can be judged using a capitalist mindset. They're motivations are probably very different (and yet so similar) to our government's motivations.
or you can do what I do:
Use Pine to check your emails...
or another text-based email client...:-)
do those magnets screw with TV's that are off?
I mean, there's no cathode gun firing, so it wouldn't mess it up when it's off, would it?
dude, for dinner in Tallahassee, you gotta look hard, btu it's there... here's some names:
Casual dining (lunch, dinner)
catfish pad
Shell Oyster Bar
Leaning Tower
Little Italy
Tia's Tex Mex
Nice Dining (Dinner)
Nicholson's Farmhouse (it's out of town off '27, but DAMN is it good!)
Marie Livingston's
Bon Thai (I think that's how it's spelled)
Samrat (Indian food)
The Wharf (nice seafood here)
that's a decent list of good eateries in and around Tallahassee... if ya need locations or anything, lemme know and I'll try and remember where they all are
I doubt it...
Haven't you seen the anandtech piece on it? The thing is t-i-n-y...
here's a site where they actually crack one open.
maybe they'll offer it in other revisions (like how the N64 had that expansion port), but I doubt it... I'm sure the new board they're working on won't be compatible with the rest of the GC hardware... but we could get lucky...
No kidding...
In mine, I almost got the cops called on me for trespassing, trampled by her "guard cow" (no I'm not kidding) and accosted by her 12 year old dog.
and I hadn't even reached her front door, yet.
And once she knew who I was, she yelled at me for 5 minutes before she asked me why I was there (there being her house, which is 140 miles from mine) at 10pm on a work night!
how about some more information on this? I've never seen anything about cell phones and the Congo...
I don't agree with this.
After all, why invest all the time and resources and everything to build a floating planet?
There's already one there, why not use it?
My money is going to be more on habitat controls than planet-sized space stations.
Here's what I see as a more likely scenario:
We find a nice planet to inhabit, pick out the most strategic locations for civilization hubs, send in teams to build the hubs, and slowly expand the hubs as people come in.
So to sum up:
We're probably going to colonize planets one at a time, and live on a solid, natural surface. We are not going to build a zillion death star type space stations and live life zipping around the cosmos.
but hey, I'm always up for a debate...:-)
Did you miss the part where they talk about "cloned cow embryos" (emphasis mine)?
President Bush said he would not support further human stem cell research. I don't believe there is any such restriction on cow, pig, etc stem cells.
So yes, I would think that President Bush would still not support stem cell research on new human stem cell lines.
I couldn't help but wonder how many people are left that will want to sit there on a 56k line and download .nap files.
trust me... if you hang out enough in IRC, you'd be amazed what people manage with jsut a 56K dialup connection...
mudic videos, full length movies, you name it.
hell, there were even people running FILESERVERS from their dialups...
I'm tellin' ya... you don't know hell until you find this mecca of perfect, rare, LARGE files, only to find out that you're #50 in the cue, and the max download rate is 2K/sec.
I have to disagree. The developer does have the most important part in making something not crash, but you can NEVER take into account what a user can/will do. For example, if a user decides that they want to use MS Word as their file manager, and it crashes, is that the developers fault?
I would edit your statement to say something more along the lines of:
If an application crashes while being used as it was intended, it's the developer's fault.
You do know that when those pellets come down, they're going almost as fast as when they left the barrel of the shotgun?
Maybe rabbit shot will have a slower terminal velocity than other things, but I really wouldn't want to test that out.
Often times, taking classes (no degrees or anything, just classes) can act as a substitute for "real world" work experience.
Around here, a couple of classes can knock off nearly 1.5-2 years of required experience.
And by "classes" I mean worthwhile classes like "Data Management Systems" or "Intro to Telecommunications", and not "English 101" (which is still important) or "Racquetball II".
If your company can't afford to offer telecommuting services to its employees, then the company shouldn't offer it. Something like that is a luxury, not a necessity (remote connection is a necessity, for sure, but daily telecommuting is not).
If telecommuting is a requirement, then set up a bank of modems for the people who need to telecommute to use.
It all comes back to playing by the rules. If the ISP finds out, I'm pretty sure it'll cost more to the company than $200,000 to get their accounts in good standing.
whoops... didn't mean to bold that... silly HTML tags...
I can definately agree with this. A higher subscription cost would imply higher quality of service. But the fact of the matter is, if you are using the line _to conduct day-to-day business_, then you should pay the provider accordingly. It's part of the contract. I know that if I ran an ISP, and I found that a number of my clients were running their businesses from residential contracts, I would double check the contract (to make sure I wasn't about to break it myself), invite them to upgrade their service immediately, and if they refused, or cancelled the contract, I would send them a bill for the balance of the funds they defrauded from me. :-) )
It's no laughing matter to check your books and realize that 5% of your clients are being charged 1/3 of what they should be.
But yes, higher contract fees should mean higher QoS (even if it doesn't always come out that way
I mean, you're using the connection for business purposes, you should be willing to pay for that. If your company can't afford it, then tough. It's not rocket science. Not only that, if you require 24-7 availability of your systems, you can always install a modem or two and connect that way.
If you require internet access for work, then you get a work account. If you require it for home, then it's a home account.
Hell, if you work from home, get the damn work account, then deduct the cost from your income taxes.
I wouldn't say that there have been no innovations in gaming in recent times...
I mean, look at Super Monkey Ball (GC) and Jet Grind Radio (DC). These games aren't much like anything that came out before them (I guess SMB can be compared to that old game Marble Madness), and they're a blast to play!
I just think that giving developers a chance to be innovative is too much of a gamble for the big time production houses, and they don't want to risk coming out with a truely unique game, only to find that no one wants to buy it because it's too different.
Hopefully, we'll see an increase in smaller game houses who are more willing/able to take a risk on a new game, and it'll knock the shit out of everything else out there.
don't forget the ever-present "in bed"
Apple will award you with a large cash bonus after you become their premiere PR agency in bed.
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