>>>She points out that open-source is "programmers writing for programmers." Well, duh. Who else cares?
This is one of the reasons that Open Source software has such a small market share. Think about that for a second...why do you think Microsoft has such a dominant market share? Because, despite all problems, it is STILL easy to use for the average user who is not clueless. You have to be pretty savvy to use OS software, and the vast majority of computer users are not. Most people just want to surf the web, play a few games, and bang out emails. Cater to the home users, get kids using it, and they will grow up and continue using it. The first step is to make it more accessible to EVERYONE.
I'd imagine this would be pretty simple without adding too much weight - set it up like a claymore, with a plastic/ball bearing lattice and a small amount of c4. They could even shape the charge so that the bearings came out the nose of the drone, limitting collatoral casualties and upping the kill probability. Very Bond-esque!
Right, because that wouldn't cost them even more money! It's a good thing you don't run a company, your fiscal sense would bankrupt you very quickly. Admitting the mistake is just simply cutting their losses and moving on.
Corporations will squeeze every last damn cent they can out of anyone. When will the government stop this capitalism run amok? I'm all for corporations making profits, and the government helping protect this, but what is happening is that the small guy (consumers and small businesses who don't have millions of dollars to blow on lawsuits) gets hurt.
The downward spiral of recent years, beyond anyone's direct control:
1) The economy going to hell
2) The resulting layoffs
3) People with years of experience competing for entry level jobs
4) A lack of entry level jobs (why hire someone fresh out of school when you can hire a former sysadmin for Dell tech support?)
5) Companies not paying nearly enough as they used to for tech positions
This is not the schools' fault.
A previous poster used the term 'dubious certs,' and this is completely accurate. The problem however is not the curriculum, it is the way the students study. When I attended a comp training school a couple years ago, I cannot tell you how many students used mcsebraindumps.com and other sites where they can get test questions. The percentage was huge. As a result, these people just memorized answers and did not know how to apply anything they learned (if they did at all) to real world situations. When they got out into the real world, they broke more than they fixed. As a result, companies now view these certifications with a skeptical eye. Sure, you passed the test - but what do you really know? Prove to me you can make it - but how do you get the shot if a sysadmin with ten years of experience wants that tech support job too? Answer: you don't. These schools have tried to hide this and have been largely successful, but the truth is finally coming out.
Then what did he think it was going to be used for? The popularity of Napster should have taught him that this was going to happen. Anything that can allow someone to get something for free that they normally would have to pay for, will be used for that purpose. Maybe he didn't intend for this to happen...but the best of intentions oft go awry. I find it hard to believe though that someone smart enough to code Bit Torrent is naive enough to not realize how it would be utilized.
I agree. Thing is, society has already changed, and will not be going back to the pre-9/11 status quo. I'm thinking of more extreme reactionary governing than what we've seen.
I think it's a good thing that this has happened. After all, if we allow terrorists to change our society in a significant way (i.e., turning the United States into a police state), then they have, in a way, won.
However, I am not against giving up some personal freedom to make sure that our nation as a whole survives and hunts these fuggers down - When you want to catch a wolf, do you send a sheep? No, you send another wolf. However, they need to make DAMN sure they don't persecute the innocent.
Why is it that no one has taken SCO to court to get an injunction filed against them, barring them from collecting money or sending 'extortion' letters until their case is proved in court? It makes no sense to me that they can send out these letters, making threats, on a legal matter that is nowhere close to being decided.
How about if SCO loses? Do they have to refund everyone who was coerced into buying licenses? It's ridiculous that no one has tried to prevent them from talking out their asses yet. It makes sense to me, am I missing something?
They are lobbying the same people who gave their blessing to the DMCA. It is obvious that FUD works on politicians, because when it comes to technical issues they don't know shit from shinola.
you want to know how to get politicians to write a spam law that works?
sign them up on spam mailing lists. they'll get bombarded and get so pissed they'll wake up and see how bad the problem is.
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>>>She points out that open-source is "programmers writing for programmers." Well, duh. Who else cares? This is one of the reasons that Open Source software has such a small market share. Think about that for a second...why do you think Microsoft has such a dominant market share? Because, despite all problems, it is STILL easy to use for the average user who is not clueless. You have to be pretty savvy to use OS software, and the vast majority of computer users are not. Most people just want to surf the web, play a few games, and bang out emails. Cater to the home users, get kids using it, and they will grow up and continue using it. The first step is to make it more accessible to EVERYONE.
I'd imagine this would be pretty simple without adding too much weight - set it up like a claymore, with a plastic/ball bearing lattice and a small amount of c4. They could even shape the charge so that the bearings came out the nose of the drone, limitting collatoral casualties and upping the kill probability. Very Bond-esque!
Right, because that wouldn't cost them even more money! It's a good thing you don't run a company, your fiscal sense would bankrupt you very quickly. Admitting the mistake is just simply cutting their losses and moving on.
GREAT attempt to get modded up. By the way, humor is funny, too.
Corporations will squeeze every last damn cent they can out of anyone. When will the government stop this capitalism run amok? I'm all for corporations making profits, and the government helping protect this, but what is happening is that the small guy (consumers and small businesses who don't have millions of dollars to blow on lawsuits) gets hurt.
The downward spiral of recent years, beyond anyone's direct control: 1) The economy going to hell 2) The resulting layoffs 3) People with years of experience competing for entry level jobs 4) A lack of entry level jobs (why hire someone fresh out of school when you can hire a former sysadmin for Dell tech support?) 5) Companies not paying nearly enough as they used to for tech positions This is not the schools' fault. A previous poster used the term 'dubious certs,' and this is completely accurate. The problem however is not the curriculum, it is the way the students study. When I attended a comp training school a couple years ago, I cannot tell you how many students used mcsebraindumps.com and other sites where they can get test questions. The percentage was huge. As a result, these people just memorized answers and did not know how to apply anything they learned (if they did at all) to real world situations. When they got out into the real world, they broke more than they fixed. As a result, companies now view these certifications with a skeptical eye. Sure, you passed the test - but what do you really know? Prove to me you can make it - but how do you get the shot if a sysadmin with ten years of experience wants that tech support job too? Answer: you don't. These schools have tried to hide this and have been largely successful, but the truth is finally coming out.
True, when BT came out I guess the RIAA hadn't made such a big stink yet. That makes sense then. Troll? :p
Then what did he think it was going to be used for? The popularity of Napster should have taught him that this was going to happen. Anything that can allow someone to get something for free that they normally would have to pay for, will be used for that purpose. Maybe he didn't intend for this to happen...but the best of intentions oft go awry. I find it hard to believe though that someone smart enough to code Bit Torrent is naive enough to not realize how it would be utilized.
I agree. Thing is, society has already changed, and will not be going back to the pre-9/11 status quo. I'm thinking of more extreme reactionary governing than what we've seen.
I think it's a good thing that this has happened. After all, if we allow terrorists to change our society in a significant way (i.e., turning the United States into a police state), then they have, in a way, won. However, I am not against giving up some personal freedom to make sure that our nation as a whole survives and hunts these fuggers down - When you want to catch a wolf, do you send a sheep? No, you send another wolf. However, they need to make DAMN sure they don't persecute the innocent.
that smell is actually the stick that was in Microsoft's ass...
Senator Palpatine appeared good...and we know how he turned out to be.
:p
holy shit i'm a dork!!
I haven't heard of anything coming out of this yet. Has there been a determination either way, and how is the case progressing?
Why is it that no one has taken SCO to court to get an injunction filed against them, barring them from collecting money or sending 'extortion' letters until their case is proved in court? It makes no sense to me that they can send out these letters, making threats, on a legal matter that is nowhere close to being decided. How about if SCO loses? Do they have to refund everyone who was coerced into buying licenses? It's ridiculous that no one has tried to prevent them from talking out their asses yet. It makes sense to me, am I missing something?
They are lobbying the same people who gave their blessing to the DMCA. It is obvious that FUD works on politicians, because when it comes to technical issues they don't know shit from shinola.
you want to know how to get politicians to write a spam law that works? sign them up on spam mailing lists. they'll get bombarded and get so pissed they'll wake up and see how bad the problem is.