...isn't this exactly what the FCC wants to avoid happening? Failing devices mucking up other channels?
So what's the point of Microsoft saying 'oh, it was screwing up when you were testing it'...
If it mucks up other channels while it is malfunctioning it's not going to be commissioned...that's the whole point of testing it...isn't it?
If it doesn't mess up other channels while it's working fine, then fine...but the whole idea that when it malfunctions it interferes with other transmissions...is the perfect reason not to pass this thing in my mind.
I agree that this is the most efficient way to solve the problem that this article is discussing.
Heh, I have to admit, I check my email a billion times a day, but it doesn't stress me out at all. I prefer handling communication over email than over the phone which is even more distracting.
As someone stated in an earlier post, the stress is caused by lack of prioritization and self control on the users part.
Of course the decision is totally up to the individual as always......but this is a superb example of taking advantage of someones ignorance of the true value of the data they are providing.
Do no evil? PSSSH, yeah right...more like Do Know Evil.
No one wants to die for their freedom, no one wants to kill for their freedom. See we're all too 'civilized' for that.
When everyone is ready to get together up in arms and exert their cause with pitchforks and torches at the front door of the white house, then we'll see change, but you're right, while we're pacified with our every day products and daily routine, we don't care, and that does make us a bunch of fucking pussies.
Also, we're so accustomed at this point to communicating en masse over the internet that to organize any kind of revolt would be detected in a heartbeat and beaten back by the so called 'law'.
It has to be rudimentary and it has to be brass and barbaric, everything that our current society deems 'animalistic' and 'uncivilized'...on the other hand it must be fundamentally rooted in what the constitution originally stood for, and this is another grey area that has been well crafted (the grey area that is) to make it easy to call true patriots 'terrorists'.
The system in place, is quite elaborate and deeply rooted, but every man bleeds red, no matter his color or creed.
I think you raise an interesting issue, had I any mod points I would have modded you up.
Nano-technology is the missing link in the current bio-tech field, in my opinion, between the ultimate symbiosis of hardware and human flesh, it will allow us to work at levels far too minute at this point, to make the proper kind of medical advances that would allow effective cohesion of man and machine.
I can't wait for it, even though I hope the day never comes...heh;D
1. You're dealing with forcing individuals in their formative years, to look at advertisements which have been pyshologically designed to influence spending / desire.
2. I'm sure the least amount of effort will be put into controlling the content and reviewing the moral implications of such a system if the patent is granted.
3. Microsoft is displaying it's bottom line here, which obviously is not about helping out schools who need the help and promoting education, but the fact that money is far more important than education will ever be. The meaning behind charity is to give with out the intention of return...remember that concept?
The fact that they would consider taking the computers back if students don't look at the ads is downright grotesque to me.
The institution of the corporation is getting away with far too much at this point. I hope this idea is squashed before it even begins, and if it is granted...that no schools are even lacking enough in moral fiber to accept such a ridiculous deal from such a greedy company as Microsoft. I wish them nothing but the worst of luck and bankruptcy in this endevour.
The true webmaster is not only well versed in code and page design. Those who were only well versed in those areas are dead for sure, as far as being a 'webmaster' is concerned. Todays true webmaster:
- Is well versed in marketing, and thoroughly understands the communication process of graphic design and it's interconnectivity with information design.
- Understands the core concepts of customer service and concept resolution. He / she understands that a website is not just a trivial meeting place of data and the eyes of potential customers, but is a powerful response tool for solving problems.
- Understands the information model of the data he / she is working with and can select and seamlessly infuse the best choice of information technology to get the bottom line across.
- Has a firm understanding of physical networking and understands the concept of code consolidation and resource conservation.
- Must have PR skills that allow him / her to truly understand what the client / customer is trying to say to their target audience.
I don't think the wwwebmaster is dead, the level of understanding and responsibility has just increased tenfold if you want to stay on top of your game.
I'm not advocating piracy, and you're also making a rather large assumption. I didn't say this would SOLVE the problem, I said it's an intelligent approach to DEALING with it.
My point is...given the nature of the internet...you're simply not going to stop it from taking place altogether. That simply will not happen. All I was trying to show, is that this is an intelligent way to deal with the issue, instead of suing people left and right, wasting the time of the courts and taxpayer money as well.
Of course the root issue with piracy is found within individual choice, but the industry can't FORCE people to change their minds, what THEY CAN DO is use intelligent methods to make piracy less desirable by users.
The current crop of 'download to own' movie services and the new ones coming into the market will need to offer greater flexibility of use, selection and low prices to convert the current users to their services
That's the smartest thing I've read throughout this entire entertainment industry / piracy fiasco. Treating the root problem, instead of the symptoms is sheer brilliance.
...what in the hell is so god damn hard about making sure that a device records a selection that a user makes via a touch screen? What the hell about certifying that process needs to be kept as a 'trade secret'?
This is all a bunch of media-spin garbage to get people to buy into blackbox voting, which (and I apologize for my arrogance) anyone with half a brain should see, is a horrible idea.
As far as me and my tax dollars are concerned, all voting software should be open, methods transparent and certification records to be made public. There should be [b]NO PRIVATIZATION of ANY ASPECT of our DEMOCRATIC ELECTORAL PROCESS, EVER, FOR ANY REASON![/b]
This isn't rocket science and never has been, our current moronic whitehouse administration just wants you to think so.
It's just like the whole 'hanging chad' crap, it's just a distraction from what really needs to be done and shown.
This is the downside of being a seemingly sentient specie.
Machines do not 'deserve' rights, this is just an example of smart people out-smarting themselves...an android is no different than my car engine, and no matter how complicated the android gets, or how well it can 'simulate' human activity, to hell with rights.
The only 'rights' machines should have is the right not to be used by without permission of the owner, by anyone other than, and the right not to be destroyed by anyone other than the owner as well. It ends there.
The day we give robots 'rights' is the day I officially 'drop out' of society. The fact that anyone in that branch of government even entertained the thought thus far, is incredibly worrying to me.
If we're so moronic as intellectual organisms to trust our own judgment as to what is man, and what is machine and totally conduct ourselves by way of 'conceptual societal law' then bring on the nuclear apocalypse.
I'm having a great time watching Microsoft self-destruct.
It seems as if they've forgotten who they work for?
Do they really believe that users will continue to take this incredibly shoddy treatment?
It is becoming incredibly obvious to me that Microsoft is trying to leverage their monopoly worse than ever before, with products and the general attitude of the software design towards the user such as Vista.
Then again, what more can you expect from a company who has pretty much 'stolen' their way to the top? The new breed of technologists are True innovators at heart, Microsoft is Marketing Machine now, I think our favorite chair-tossing potty mouth summed it up best with this little clip:
The more thought I give to Microsoft as a company and it's history, it almost seems as if they were better at business strategy from the beginning than they were at software design, not saying that their software was crap, but it's just the 'flavor' I get. Microsoft never made 'superior' products per say, they just made sure to 'exterminate' or 'assimilate' all existing market players before joining the game. The problem with that is, you can make bullshit and it might seem great...when there's nothing else to compare it to, but now that other options are becoming viable and user-friendly, Microsoft seems to be 'wigging out', because now they actually are beginning to have 'real' competition.
Microsoft made good products (except for Windows ME / Windows XP) right up to the Server 2003 family, everything after that has been candy-coated advertising primed nonsense, including Windows XP. Microsoft's goal is no longer to engineer high quality, functional operating systems and software, but to engineer mediocre quality operating systems and wares that are designed to give advertisers prime access to your eyes, if they pay Microsoft the right price.
To sum it up? They sold out...like really soul-ed out.
But that's ok...
My associates have been researching alternate OS routes and there are many promising options on the horizon. It's all a part of the developing market of software design, it will be interesting to see how the beast we know as Microsoft will mature as time goes on, or if they will crash and burn.
I will not buy Office 2007, I will not buy Vista and I will encourage all of my clients and co-workers to do the same for the stated reasons above. Good riddance to bad rubbish. Vista is going to teach Microsoft a hard lesson, or hang them in my humble opinion.
...the beast is too big, heavy and slow for keeping up with this lightspeed innovation, due to what has become reliant upon it. They are the "IBM" of operating system software, AND THEIR GIANT ROBOT HEART BEATS TO SLOWLY!!!
Microsoft(r) has been on fire for a while, I don't think they're going to crash but I do think that some reorganization needs to take place or these swift, small and much more elite groups of talented individuals such as it was with Google(tm), will continue to stay focused and move products through the market much more efficiently, with respect to their development process and organizational structure while their products expand and user base grows along with that.
I think the last rock solid thing to come from Microsoft(r) was Server 2003.
Not that I'm ANY kind of business tycoon to say the least, I just use their products and I can tell when their attitude began to affect their product quality directly. They lost focus on what makes a good piece of software, and much like AOL, it plagues them with every release of software they produce.
Vista has been nothing but a corporate sponsored spawn of monopolistic evil with a ridiculous amount of YOUR system resources being used to keep ridiculously idiotic counter-piracy measures. Microsoft is dancing to the tune of the media giants and the OWNERS OF THE COOKIE JARS they have their hands in, they're using their user base as advertising 'meat'.
I think most of us can admit that the windows 2000 line was an amazing upshot in stability as far as a Microsoft product was concerned, yes previous NT was solid as well. Some will say that windows 98 was an incredible upshot, and yes it was, but perhaps we can consider the spot-light of this to be on networking configuration and accessibility.
The Microsoft(r) today, doesn't innovate; it regurgitates.
I'm a little surprised at the effort that the international community put behind this uh 'trial', charging him with the death of 180+ individuals...what about the countless innocent civilians that past U.S. presidents (and the present) have caused the death of?
Why are they not on trial?
Soon comments like these will be 'treason'.
America is festering, and I think it's time to start cutting the cancer and hypocrisy out on the 7th my fellow countrymen.
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This sounds like one of the BEST IT jokes I've ever heard...what's the punchline? (if there is one)...
...isn't this exactly what the FCC wants to avoid happening? Failing devices mucking up other channels?
So what's the point of Microsoft saying 'oh, it was screwing up when you were testing it'...
If it mucks up other channels while it is malfunctioning it's not going to be commissioned...that's the whole point of testing it...isn't it?
If it doesn't mess up other channels while it's working fine, then fine...but the whole idea that when it malfunctions it interferes with other transmissions...is the perfect reason not to pass this thing in my mind.
I agree that this is the most efficient way to solve the problem that this article is discussing.
Heh, I have to admit, I check my email a billion times a day, but it doesn't stress me out at all. I prefer handling communication over email than over the phone which is even more distracting.
As someone stated in an earlier post, the stress is caused by lack of prioritization and self control on the users part.
This is taking advantage, totally.
...but this is a superb example of taking advantage of someones ignorance of the true value of the data they are providing.
Of course the decision is totally up to the individual as always...
Do no evil? PSSSH, yeah right...more like Do Know Evil.
No one wants to die for their freedom, no one wants to kill for their freedom. See we're all too 'civilized' for that.
When everyone is ready to get together up in arms and exert their cause with pitchforks and torches at the front door of the white house, then we'll see change, but you're right, while we're pacified with our every day products and daily routine, we don't care, and that does make us a bunch of fucking pussies.
Also, we're so accustomed at this point to communicating en masse over the internet that to organize any kind of revolt would be detected in a heartbeat and beaten back by the so called 'law'.
It has to be rudimentary and it has to be brass and barbaric, everything that our current society deems 'animalistic' and 'uncivilized'...on the other hand it must be fundamentally rooted in what the constitution originally stood for, and this is another grey area that has been well crafted (the grey area that is) to make it easy to call true patriots 'terrorists'.
The system in place, is quite elaborate and deeply rooted, but every man bleeds red, no matter his color or creed.
I no longer fly into the United States because of this kind of dog shit.
Your American airlines are losing my potential travel dollars because of your stupid government.
I hope the industry tanks.
The words 'respect' and 'Microsoft' give birth to blasphemy when used in the same sentence.
At least I've got the guts to post my opinions under a USERNAME unlike your cowardice ass.
You're the douche for even assuming that you know what I do or have done.
Ass.
wow...69 million a piece.
I'm sure the justification for this stunt is "well isn't it cutting down the risk on human losses"?
It's interesting to see funding cut from our children's educational facilities to develop...remote controlled stunt planes with bombs.
Now instead of wasting bullets and bombs on killing American soldiers, the Iraqis just have to invest in some decent range EMPs.
I wish them the best of luck...the Iraqis that is.
Sorry, I'm an American myself, and I'm proud to call our current government...retarded.
When are we going to start killing members of government in an all out revolt...how much more of this is it going to take?
This should be interesting.
I've never had front row tickets to a company suicide before...
Something seems awfully odd about the last batch of F.B.I. press releases...
I think you raise an interesting issue, had I any mod points I would have modded you up.
;D
Nano-technology is the missing link in the current bio-tech field, in my opinion, between the ultimate symbiosis of hardware and human flesh, it will allow us to work at levels far too minute at this point, to make the proper kind of medical advances that would allow effective cohesion of man and machine.
I can't wait for it, even though I hope the day never comes...heh
I think this is a very bad idea.
1. You're dealing with forcing individuals in their formative years, to look at advertisements which have been pyshologically designed to influence spending / desire.
2. I'm sure the least amount of effort will be put into controlling the content and reviewing the moral implications of such a system if the patent is granted.
3. Microsoft is displaying it's bottom line here, which obviously is not about helping out schools who need the help and promoting education, but the fact that money is far more important than education will ever be. The meaning behind charity is to give with out the intention of return...remember that concept?
The fact that they would consider taking the computers back if students don't look at the ads is downright grotesque to me.
The institution of the corporation is getting away with far too much at this point. I hope this idea is squashed before it even begins, and if it is granted...that no schools are even lacking enough in moral fiber to accept such a ridiculous deal from such a greedy company as Microsoft. I wish them nothing but the worst of luck and bankruptcy in this endevour.
...can't you guys see that?
Go Boilers!!! ;D
The true webmaster is not only well versed in code and page design. Those who were only well versed in those areas are dead for sure, as far as being a 'webmaster' is concerned. Todays true webmaster:
- Is well versed in marketing, and thoroughly understands the communication process of graphic design and it's interconnectivity with information design.
- Understands the core concepts of customer service and concept resolution. He / she understands that a website is not just a trivial meeting place of data and the eyes of potential customers, but is a powerful response tool for solving problems.
- Understands the information model of the data he / she is working with and can select and seamlessly infuse the best choice of information technology to get the bottom line across.
- Has a firm understanding of physical networking and understands the concept of code consolidation and resource conservation.
- Must have PR skills that allow him / her to truly understand what the client / customer is trying to say to their target audience.
I don't think the wwwebmaster is dead, the level of understanding and responsibility has just increased tenfold if you want to stay on top of your game.
I'm not advocating piracy, and you're also making a rather large assumption. I didn't say this would SOLVE the problem, I said it's an intelligent approach to DEALING with it.
My point is...given the nature of the internet...you're simply not going to stop it from taking place altogether. That simply will not happen. All I was trying to show, is that this is an intelligent way to deal with the issue, instead of suing people left and right, wasting the time of the courts and taxpayer money as well.
Of course the root issue with piracy is found within individual choice, but the industry can't FORCE people to change their minds, what THEY CAN DO is use intelligent methods to make piracy less desirable by users.
The current crop of 'download to own' movie services and the new ones coming into the market will need to offer greater flexibility of use, selection and low prices to convert the current users to their services
That's the smartest thing I've read throughout this entire entertainment industry / piracy fiasco. Treating the root problem, instead of the symptoms is sheer brilliance.
...what in the hell is so god damn hard about making sure that a device records a selection that a user makes via a touch screen? What the hell about certifying that process needs to be kept as a 'trade secret'?
This is all a bunch of media-spin garbage to get people to buy into blackbox voting, which (and I apologize for my arrogance) anyone with half a brain should see, is a horrible idea.
As far as me and my tax dollars are concerned, all voting software should be open, methods transparent and certification records to be made public. There should be [b]NO PRIVATIZATION of ANY ASPECT of our DEMOCRATIC ELECTORAL PROCESS, EVER, FOR ANY REASON![/b]
This isn't rocket science and never has been, our current moronic whitehouse administration just wants you to think so.
It's just like the whole 'hanging chad' crap, it's just a distraction from what really needs to be done and shown.
...how contagious stupidity can truly be.
This is the downside of being a seemingly sentient specie.
Machines do not 'deserve' rights, this is just an example of smart people out-smarting themselves...an android is no different than my car engine, and no matter how complicated the android gets, or how well it can 'simulate' human activity, to hell with rights.
The only 'rights' machines should have is the right not to be used by without permission of the owner, by anyone other than, and the right not to be destroyed by anyone other than the owner as well. It ends there.
The day we give robots 'rights' is the day I officially 'drop out' of society. The fact that anyone in that branch of government even entertained the thought thus far, is incredibly worrying to me.
If we're so moronic as intellectual organisms to trust our own judgment as to what is man, and what is machine and totally conduct ourselves by way of 'conceptual societal law' then bring on the nuclear apocalypse.
Yeah, see, intelligent people understand this concept, but those with dollar signs in their eyes and ass just 'don't get it'.
This is only going to fuel the fire and cause programmers to write scripts to screw up such scans.
I think someone said it best in another post earlier on today in another article:
"Freedom never gets easier to defend"
I'm having a great time watching Microsoft self-destruct.
It seems as if they've forgotten who they work for?
Do they really believe that users will continue to take this incredibly shoddy treatment?
It is becoming incredibly obvious to me that Microsoft is trying to leverage their monopoly worse than ever before, with products and the general attitude of the software design towards the user such as Vista.
Then again, what more can you expect from a company who has pretty much 'stolen' their way to the top? The new breed of technologists are True innovators at heart, Microsoft is Marketing Machine now, I think our favorite chair-tossing potty mouth summed it up best with this little clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTkA9L2J2gY - Advertisers, advertisers, advertisers
The more thought I give to Microsoft as a company and it's history, it almost seems as if they were better at business strategy from the beginning than they were at software design, not saying that their software was crap, but it's just the 'flavor' I get. Microsoft never made 'superior' products per say, they just made sure to 'exterminate' or 'assimilate' all existing market players before joining the game. The problem with that is, you can make bullshit and it might seem great...when there's nothing else to compare it to, but now that other options are becoming viable and user-friendly, Microsoft seems to be 'wigging out', because now they actually are beginning to have 'real' competition.
Microsoft made good products (except for Windows ME / Windows XP) right up to the Server 2003 family, everything after that has been candy-coated advertising primed nonsense, including Windows XP. Microsoft's goal is no longer to engineer high quality, functional operating systems and software, but to engineer mediocre quality operating systems and wares that are designed to give advertisers prime access to your eyes, if they pay Microsoft the right price.
To sum it up? They sold out...like really soul-ed out.
But that's ok...
My associates have been researching alternate OS routes and there are many promising options on the horizon. It's all a part of the developing market of software design, it will be interesting to see how the beast we know as Microsoft will mature as time goes on, or if they will crash and burn.
I will not buy Office 2007, I will not buy Vista and I will encourage all of my clients and co-workers to do the same for the stated reasons above. Good riddance to bad rubbish. Vista is going to teach Microsoft a hard lesson, or hang them in my humble opinion.
...the beast is too big, heavy and slow for keeping up with this lightspeed innovation, due to what has become reliant upon it. They are the "IBM" of operating system software, AND THEIR GIANT ROBOT HEART BEATS TO SLOWLY!!!
Microsoft(r) has been on fire for a while, I don't think they're going to crash but I do think that some reorganization needs to take place or these swift, small and much more elite groups of talented individuals such as it was with Google(tm), will continue to stay focused and move products through the market much more efficiently, with respect to their development process and organizational structure while their products expand and user base grows along with that.
I think the last rock solid thing to come from Microsoft(r) was Server 2003.
Not that I'm ANY kind of business tycoon to say the least, I just use their products and I can tell when their attitude began to affect their product quality directly. They lost focus on what makes a good piece of software, and much like AOL, it plagues them with every release of software they produce.
Vista has been nothing but a corporate sponsored spawn of monopolistic evil with a ridiculous amount of YOUR system resources being used to keep ridiculously idiotic counter-piracy measures. Microsoft is dancing to the tune of the media giants and the OWNERS OF THE COOKIE JARS they have their hands in, they're using their user base as advertising 'meat'.
I think most of us can admit that the windows 2000 line was an amazing upshot in stability as far as a Microsoft product was concerned, yes previous NT was solid as well. Some will say that windows 98 was an incredible upshot, and yes it was, but perhaps we can consider the spot-light of this to be on networking configuration and accessibility.
The Microsoft(r) today, doesn't innovate; it regurgitates.
I'm a little surprised at the effort that the international community put behind this uh 'trial', charging him with the death of 180+ individuals...what about the countless innocent civilians that past U.S. presidents (and the present) have caused the death of?
Why are they not on trial?
Soon comments like these will be 'treason'.
America is festering, and I think it's time to start cutting the cancer and hypocrisy out on the 7th my fellow countrymen.