I think that any person in highschool who wants to persue a career in politics already knows not to post their personal details and gossip on places like MySpace.
I remember having a keg party the year after I graduated. The party got big and roudy and eventually the police came. Standard course, but this one guy was totally wigged about the police coming, "They can't know I'm here, this can't be on my record, etc. ".
LOL "Chill out Rob, what's the deal."
"I'm going to be running for county seat in only a couple years and..." blah blah blah.
"By the way, WTF is with/. and special characters (in this case the little rotated e I wanted to use)? They just disappear as soon as I hit preview, maybe it is a firefox font problem or something."
"Or an excuse to exile all the lusers who don't know how to secure 98, like you perhaps?"
The fact that he knows about Windows variants means he's not part of the problem. The problem with zombie pc's (which are primarily responsible for internet extortion) are the people who don't even know what version of Windows they're running.
You list over a dozen steps necessary to secure win98. Do you really think Joe-pc is going to do that? Try to narrow down your list, say to one step. If you could only tell internet/pc noobies one step to follow, what would it be?
My answer is to buy a Mac, if they're not the tinkering type.
"I have been a front-end developer for over 10 years"
And you still haven't learned the <br> tag?
Large no-break paragraph aside, I agree with what you said. In fact, most of it doesn't really need to be said. Arguing against web standards is like arguing against brushing your teeth: sure you can get away without brushing, but only a child would argue against it.
By bringing up America you implied that focusing legislation at online predation rather than on in the home predation is somehow an American phenomenon.
If this is the case, it should be easy to find a country where this isn't happening.
My point is, legislators and politicians waving the 'save our children' flag is a human proclivity not an American one.
Apple's TMS doesn't seem to have a problem doing this. That's probably because the price point - $.99. If they wanted to really sell movies, they wouldn't be charging the same price as the DVD.
It's a move that gives away their position, they're not really losing that much from illegal downloads, otherwise they would have priced the downloads more reasonably, in order to actually sell a lot of them.
I was thinking something very similar: Perhaps Wal-mart failed to tell us of the letter they first sent him asking for him to turn the rights over/sell to them.
"And I learned that if you lock Sims in your upstairs torture chamber, with no tiles to sit, they eventually cry themselves to death."
That one made me laugh, and then wince a little. No parent really likes to see this. Well, unless you're someone like Ted Bundy that is. Then you might encourgage them too see how many dead Sims will fit in a closet.
"Last year, according to a person familiar with the matter, copies of movies downloaded or received from people who had downloaded them cost the studios $447 million in the U.S., whereas copies stemming from professional bootleggers cost the studios $335 million."
We don't know his name. We don't know his position. But at least he's familiar with the matter!
Economics aside, I would recommend he buy the version of the game that runs quickest. Of course there are games where the fps difference between platforms is negligible.
I can't see how anyone over the age of 35 thinks that geeks/nerds are held to a lower esteem by society today than 20 years ago.
You may think so, but us geeks a little longer in the tooth are enjoying a level of societal recognition and esteem not had in over two decades.
I'll offer the observation that, as more of the general population uses computers, the more overall resentment there is towards the geeks with tech know-how. No male, with any amount of football throwing testosterone, wants to throw props at the tech wizard who can bust more moves with his box than Pele with a ball.
3. Popular culture that denigrates "geeks" and "nerds" and makes it a social crime to get A's? Check.
You've either got to be joking, or very young.
Hello, Bill Gates, world's richest man. Uh, Steve Jobs. Those names are known.
Geeks & nerds enjoy a social position not seen since the 1950's. I'm thinking back to the 80's: when the whole 'Revenge of the Nerds' franchise was born. It was silly stupid caricaturing of what would later become the slick stylish and edgy characters we see on something like CSI.
Took me a couple years to learn that one. Lowballing is your first instinct. "I'll just price myself under everyone else."
Raising your prices gives you a whole new client demographic: ones who are happier to pay, appreciate the quality you've put in, and will tell others about you more.
Pricing your products/services higher than you think is a justifiable/good enough profit margin, is not greed. It's called "not leaving money on the table."
The lion's share of an artist's revenue has always come from live performances. If anything, newly released CDs promote the tour (marketing CDs is paid for by the label).
Just ask anyone who's made an album, or signed a recording contract with a major/AA label how much $$ they make on each sale. It's a rare/veteran artist that makes more than $.5/CD.
Most first time recording contracts leave the artists actually owing money.
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"everything runs better without 'Mafia-style extortion plan'"
Except the mafia, that is.
I think that any person in highschool who wants to persue a career in politics already knows not to post their personal details and gossip on places like MySpace.
I remember having a keg party the year after I graduated. The party got big and roudy and eventually the police came. Standard course, but this one guy was totally wigged about the police coming, "They can't know I'm here, this can't be on my record, etc. ".
LOL "Chill out Rob, what's the deal."
"I'm going to be running for county seat in only a couple years and..." blah blah blah.
We never invited him again.
You're having a bad day if you can't find the humor in this story.
"It's not appropriate to copy long swathes of text just because you threw in a citation somewhere."
Sure it is.
For special characters, use an html escape sequence.
å = å
or
å = å
(make sure to include the semicolon)
Wake me up when they offer their next album under CC licensing.
"Or an excuse to exile all the lusers who don't know how to secure 98, like you perhaps?"
The fact that he knows about Windows variants means he's not part of the problem. The problem with zombie pc's (which are primarily responsible for internet extortion) are the people who don't even know what version of Windows they're running.
You list over a dozen steps necessary to secure win98. Do you really think Joe-pc is going to do that? Try to narrow down your list, say to one step. If you could only tell internet/pc noobies one step to follow, what would it be?
My answer is to buy a Mac, if they're not the tinkering type.
"I have been a front-end developer for over 10 years"
And you still haven't learned the <br> tag?
Large no-break paragraph aside, I agree with what you said. In fact, most of it doesn't really need to be said. Arguing against web standards is like arguing against brushing your teeth: sure you can get away without brushing, but only a child would argue against it.
If this is the case, it should be easy to find a country where this isn't happening.
My point is, legislators and politicians waving the 'save our children' flag is a human proclivity not an American one.
Is there a culture that doesn't do this?
Apple's TMS doesn't seem to have a problem doing this. That's probably because the price point - $.99. If they wanted to really sell movies, they wouldn't be charging the same price as the DVD. It's a move that gives away their position, they're not really losing that much from illegal downloads, otherwise they would have priced the downloads more reasonably, in order to actually sell a lot of them.
I was thinking something very similar: Perhaps Wal-mart failed to tell us of the letter they first sent him asking for him to turn the rights over/sell to them.
That one made me laugh, and then wince a little. No parent really likes to see this. Well, unless you're someone like Ted Bundy that is. Then you might encourgage them too see how many dead Sims will fit in a closet.
Ya, but it's still kewl.
"Last year, according to a person familiar with the matter, copies of movies downloaded or received from people who had downloaded them cost the studios $447 million in the U.S., whereas copies stemming from professional bootleggers cost the studios $335 million."
We don't know his name. We don't know his position. But at least he's familiar with the matter!
Economics aside, I would recommend he buy the version of the game that runs quickest. Of course there are games where the fps difference between platforms is negligible.
BTW, hell has started to freeze when a Mac user switches to WinTel for a Graphics/Photo app.
You may think so, but us geeks a little longer in the tooth are enjoying a level of societal recognition and esteem not had in over two decades.
I'll offer the observation that, as more of the general population uses computers, the more overall resentment there is towards the geeks with tech know-how. No male, with any amount of football throwing testosterone, wants to throw props at the tech wizard who can bust more moves with his box than Pele with a ball.
You've either got to be joking, or very young.
Hello, Bill Gates, world's richest man. Uh, Steve Jobs. Those names are known.
Geeks & nerds enjoy a social position not seen since the 1950's. I'm thinking back to the 80's: when the whole 'Revenge of the Nerds' franchise was born. It was silly stupid caricaturing of what would later become the slick stylish and edgy characters we see on something like CSI.
Except when you say things like that, right!?
Life is rarely black & white.
Why?
What is that, like the 5th late you've had this morning?
Took me a couple years to learn that one. Lowballing is your first instinct. "I'll just price myself under everyone else."
Raising your prices gives you a whole new client demographic: ones who are happier to pay, appreciate the quality you've put in, and will tell others about you more.
Pricing your products/services higher than you think is a justifiable/good enough profit margin, is not greed. It's called "not leaving money on the table."
Just ask anyone who's made an album, or signed a recording contract with a major/AA label how much $$ they make on each sale. It's a rare/veteran artist that makes more than $.5/CD.
Most first time recording contracts leave the artists actually owing money.
Because he, like the other eco-Nazis here, can't stand the fact that one of their trusted leaders has turned pragmatic.