Either that, or the published reason: A feature all google services must have is "profit", and gmail is still lacking that feature.
I doubt Gmail is unprofitable. The ads displayed are highly targeted due to the heavily textual nature of email, though people are not necessarily in the mood to browse while writing a letter. The data mining alone must be a veritable gold mine for Google though as it must help tremendously with their advertising initiatives.
Wow, really? I honestly had no idea. I use Firefox with noscript and flashblock so I'm pretty much immune to that sort of stuff. I guess I'll have to advise everyone to do the same before visting those sites. Sorry if I ruffled any feathers!
Fair point. My sources are reliable (megagames.com and gamecopyworld.com) but I suppose I take for granted however difficult it may be to learn about sites like these for the first time.
I would be wary about downloading content like game patches from a torrent site. There is a long history of crackers using altered versions of patches and keygens to spread malware.
I've heard many people make this claim before but I've never ever seen it in practise, and I've been using game cracks since I first acquired them with a 2400 baud modem. In my experience the cracking scene is basically a global competition to become the most reputable, famous, skillful cracker. Maybe your experience differs but I've had absolutely nothing but convenience and quality in game cracks over the last 16 years or so.
Both existing Max Payne games were released on consoles as well, and they didn't diminish the quality of the PC release.
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Did they promise this? In their EULA they immediately define their customer as "the subscriber". That suggests to me (hopefully incorrectly) that when Steam is gone, so is the subscription. Hopefully that's just boilerplate cover-your-ass legaleze.
That was a great example, and you're absolutely correct. However, I think the same conditioning is true in this day and age of EULAs and "are you sure?" prompts. It's for that very reason why I appreciate UAC - because it's one last chance to undo something stupid I've done unwittingly. UAC protects my PC from PEBCAK as much as it does from rootkits.
I agree 100%. I guess I'm in the minority but I love Vista UAC. Fairly often I will carelessly click something, and UAC gives me a second chance to abort before it's too late. UAC is only useful 1 time in 20, but I thank my lucky stars that 1 time.
What is the difference between buying Microsoft Office to store documents on your PC, and buying a Google Appliance to store documents on your PC (or file server)?
The difference is that only one of those two options exists.
It's not like DoD is the only org running a Google Earth server. Google sells them openly (true enough, for the right amount of money, which is a bunch). There's a world of difference between Earth and Apps, though. There's no Google Apps Appliance or other disconnected SKU, for example. That's the service we're talking about here.
You do realize that Google also licenses out their applications for you to run internally right?
Not to my knowledge. The only Google app you can host internally, entirely disconnected from Google, is the Google Search Appliance. The rest are all cloud apps with a 99.9% uptime SLA which Google has failed to deliver on 3 of the last 6 months.
I don't get your point at all. Designers who led very successful projects are destined to write one project that will fail? Or are you saying all Wright's future projects will fail because his name is well known?
Also, are you saying Spore's sole claim to fame was its designer's name? That's not true in my case - the premise (if not the execution) stood on its own merits.
Ever noticed how the RIAA lawsuits always are by the record company, and never the artists?
Well, it's the association for the recording industry. Other associations like ASCAP are for the artists themselves. Your point still holds true though - ASCAP doesn't sue file sharers as far as I know.
I don't know whose fault it is that Thunderbird doesn't take advantage of Vista's native search, but I wouldn't be surprised if the fault was Microsoft's (due to monopoly tactics) or Mozilla's (due to Thunderbird being so stagnant). All I know is that Windows Live Mail is a really fantastic mail client so I don't see any reason to switch back to the ageing Thunderbird.
By the way, you can use a third-party search solution like Google Desktop or Copernic Desktop to search-enable Thunderbird mail, and Microsoft made it easy to replace Windows Search with a third party product in Vista Service Pack 1.
I do what you do, but I recently switched from Thunderbird to Windows Live Mail (a free, better Microsoft mail client than the lame Windows Mail which comes with Vista). Thunderbird is an exceptional mail client that does a great job of handling multiple addresses, but the only thing Windows Live Mail does better is that it allows mail to be indexed and searched from the Vista start button.
BTW I use POP3 but configured Gmail to automatically keep a copy of each mail in its archives. I'm doubly protected this way - if either goes down I can rely on my backup, or I can sync one with the other.
Post-graduate means "after graduation" and nothing more. The assumptions were all yours. Reread my original comment. You're nitpicking on a single comment of secondary importance. My point, which you missed, was that technical writing happens to be a task that some people find so interesting that they dedicate their education and careers to it, so I'm suggesting that one of those people are probably the best ones suited to the task mentioned in the article above.
It was a certificate program, not masters. I don't think it matters what my piece of paper calls me, though I'm proud to say that my piece of paper indicates "High Honours" for straight A's.
I really don't care what your opinion is because my personal experience proves the opposite of your claims. You're free to lump me into whatever stereotypes you wish. If you truly believe school doesn't help people prepare for a career then you're welcome to your ignorance.
My professors were active technical writers by trade. They obviously didn't teach us to write to an academic audience. Sorry but I disagree with your insinuation. My education gave me insight into the real world and prepared me for actual issues and opportunities I face at work. Period.
Maybe some college programs are worthless but not the one I went to. I brought my graduation assignment (a manual for Mozilla Firefox) to my first job interview and I've worked at that company for over 4 years now, right out of college. Of course I've learned more in the real world, but I was prepared for it because I went to college.
There's even more to it than what you mention. If the audience is engineers then they'll find it condescending if you describe the fundamentals of physics. If employees have small cubicles with little desk space maybe they'd prefer web-based training over a printed manual. If many employees don't speak English as a first language perhaps video-based training would help get the message across best.
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Either that, or the published reason: A feature all google services must have is "profit", and gmail is still lacking that feature.
I doubt Gmail is unprofitable. The ads displayed are highly targeted due to the heavily textual nature of email, though people are not necessarily in the mood to browse while writing a letter. The data mining alone must be a veritable gold mine for Google though as it must help tremendously with their advertising initiatives.
Something tells me you don't practise what you preach in your Slashdot sig!
Okay, Wordpress made me abandon mahogany.
I uninstalled Spore a few weeks ago and just tried to reclaim the activation with EA's new tool. All I get is this message:
What the hell does that mean? I have to install the game again? So do I run the deauth tool while it's still installed? And then uninstall it again?
Screw this. If my game ceases to work I'll just pirate it.
DRM that limits the number of times you can install a game you own is theft.
Wow, really? I honestly had no idea. I use Firefox with noscript and flashblock so I'm pretty much immune to that sort of stuff. I guess I'll have to advise everyone to do the same before visting those sites. Sorry if I ruffled any feathers!
Fair point. My sources are reliable (megagames.com and gamecopyworld.com) but I suppose I take for granted however difficult it may be to learn about sites like these for the first time.
I would be wary about downloading content like game patches from a torrent site. There is a long history of crackers using altered versions of patches and keygens to spread malware.
I've heard many people make this claim before but I've never ever seen it in practise, and I've been using game cracks since I first acquired them with a 2400 baud modem. In my experience the cracking scene is basically a global competition to become the most reputable, famous, skillful cracker. Maybe your experience differs but I've had absolutely nothing but convenience and quality in game cracks over the last 16 years or so.
Both existing Max Payne games were released on consoles as well, and they didn't diminish the quality of the PC release.
Did they promise this? In their EULA they immediately define their customer as "the subscriber". That suggests to me (hopefully incorrectly) that when Steam is gone, so is the subscription. Hopefully that's just boilerplate cover-your-ass legaleze.
That was a great example, and you're absolutely correct. However, I think the same conditioning is true in this day and age of EULAs and "are you sure?" prompts. It's for that very reason why I appreciate UAC - because it's one last chance to undo something stupid I've done unwittingly. UAC protects my PC from PEBCAK as much as it does from rootkits.
I agree 100%. I guess I'm in the minority but I love Vista UAC. Fairly often I will carelessly click something, and UAC gives me a second chance to abort before it's too late. UAC is only useful 1 time in 20, but I thank my lucky stars that 1 time.
What is the difference between buying Microsoft Office to store documents on your PC, and buying a Google Appliance to store documents on your PC (or file server)?
The difference is that only one of those two options exists.
I didn't know they did that, but I don't see why they couldn't.
Because then they wouldn't be able to scrape that content for advertising keyword metrics anymore?
It's not like DoD is the only org running a Google Earth server. Google sells them openly (true enough, for the right amount of money, which is a bunch). There's a world of difference between Earth and Apps, though. There's no Google Apps Appliance or other disconnected SKU, for example. That's the service we're talking about here.
You do realize that Google also licenses out their applications for you to run internally right?
Not to my knowledge. The only Google app you can host internally, entirely disconnected from Google, is the Google Search Appliance. The rest are all cloud apps with a 99.9% uptime SLA which Google has failed to deliver on 3 of the last 6 months.
I don't get your point at all. Designers who led very successful projects are destined to write one project that will fail? Or are you saying all Wright's future projects will fail because his name is well known?
Also, are you saying Spore's sole claim to fame was its designer's name? That's not true in my case - the premise (if not the execution) stood on its own merits.
Ever noticed how the RIAA lawsuits always are by the record company, and never the artists?
Well, it's the association for the recording industry. Other associations like ASCAP are for the artists themselves. Your point still holds true though - ASCAP doesn't sue file sharers as far as I know.
I don't know whose fault it is that Thunderbird doesn't take advantage of Vista's native search, but I wouldn't be surprised if the fault was Microsoft's (due to monopoly tactics) or Mozilla's (due to Thunderbird being so stagnant). All I know is that Windows Live Mail is a really fantastic mail client so I don't see any reason to switch back to the ageing Thunderbird.
By the way, you can use a third-party search solution like Google Desktop or Copernic Desktop to search-enable Thunderbird mail, and Microsoft made it easy to replace Windows Search with a third party product in Vista Service Pack 1.
I do what you do, but I recently switched from Thunderbird to Windows Live Mail (a free, better Microsoft mail client than the lame Windows Mail which comes with Vista). Thunderbird is an exceptional mail client that does a great job of handling multiple addresses, but the only thing Windows Live Mail does better is that it allows mail to be indexed and searched from the Vista start button.
BTW I use POP3 but configured Gmail to automatically keep a copy of each mail in its archives. I'm doubly protected this way - if either goes down I can rely on my backup, or I can sync one with the other.
The program I attended required a college or university degree. Thus, a post-graduate program.
I don't know what you're so sore about but you can fuck off now, thanks. Your input adds nothing to the discussion.
Post-graduate means "after graduation" and nothing more. The assumptions were all yours. Reread my original comment. You're nitpicking on a single comment of secondary importance. My point, which you missed, was that technical writing happens to be a task that some people find so interesting that they dedicate their education and careers to it, so I'm suggesting that one of those people are probably the best ones suited to the task mentioned in the article above.
It was a certificate program, not masters. I don't think it matters what my piece of paper calls me, though I'm proud to say that my piece of paper indicates "High Honours" for straight A's.
I really don't care what your opinion is because my personal experience proves the opposite of your claims. You're free to lump me into whatever stereotypes you wish. If you truly believe school doesn't help people prepare for a career then you're welcome to your ignorance.
My professors were active technical writers by trade. They obviously didn't teach us to write to an academic audience. Sorry but I disagree with your insinuation. My education gave me insight into the real world and prepared me for actual issues and opportunities I face at work. Period.
Maybe some college programs are worthless but not the one I went to. I brought my graduation assignment (a manual for Mozilla Firefox) to my first job interview and I've worked at that company for over 4 years now, right out of college. Of course I've learned more in the real world, but I was prepared for it because I went to college.
There's even more to it than what you mention. If the audience is engineers then they'll find it condescending if you describe the fundamentals of physics. If employees have small cubicles with little desk space maybe they'd prefer web-based training over a printed manual. If many employees don't speak English as a first language perhaps video-based training would help get the message across best.