Indeed - plus my cable company (as many others, I'm sure) won't let me buy individual channels, forcing me to pay quite a few more dollars per month for a package that might include SyFy, wrestling and ghost hunting:/
Maybe not that, but "What keeps you up at night?" - obviously not asking about scary movies or a noisy neighbor, but about issues within the organization. I have found that this way of asking the question (as opposed to "What are the biggest problems?") seems pretty disarming and I've heard prospective employers divulge more than they probably originally wanted to.
You mean there is anyone who can't push the "copy now" button on a given program?
Absolutely. Remember, a lot of people struggle with pushing the "Retrieve emails" button, and some can't even differentiate between the "Reply" and "Reply to all" buttons.
How true. I recently upgraded from an Athlon64 X2 4200+ to a 5600+. Did I need that upgrade? Heck no. However, in my case, the motherboard (socket 939) broke down, and rather than chasing around for a comparable 939 mother board (they ARE getting harder to find), I decided to go with an AM2 board, and "while I was at it" upgrade CPU. Oh and I had to get new memory too (DDR2 instead of the old DDR). But I didn't *need* any of it. When it comes to upgrading, it's sometimes something that just makes plain sense - moving off of obsolete sockets for instance. Of course, budgets play in. If you're really on the cheap, an old Duron 900 in a Socket A motherboard may do you just fine, but newer OS bloat doesn't help either.
...Jay Ohrberg, who also designed and/or built such notable vehicles as the original cruiser for RoboCop (not the spraypainted Taurus we now know), the 100' limo, the original Bat-mobile (designed by George Barris), the Pink Panther car, and a handful other more or less practical vehicles.
Wait a minute. I RTFA, and it actually does look like Diebold is suing because they're sore losers? No breach of contract, but just because they didn't win the bid? Am I missing something here? Does that mean Ford can sue me if I buy a Chevy?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it does appear that the 'new black' in business philosophy these days is "If I can't out-compete you, I'm going to try to out-litigate you". Then again, business is turning into a spectator sport.
I think understanding our origins is of tremendous use. You're right - it won't pay off tomorrow, but a better understanding of the world we live in is ultimately a good thing. Mankind is nothing if not curious. And self-destructive.
I know:) It was a lame attempt at humor - dry such. Some of the greedier people out there will never understand the driving force behind people like RMS, Phil Zimmerman, Linus, and all the other major contributors to FOSS.
...every one of the scripts contains a POD (Plain Old Documentation) section, though only in the downloadable version -- not the version seen in the book, to save space.
...what are we going to do when we run out of characters in the alphabet for the 802.11* protocols? Do like the tropical storm/hurricane name-givers and move to the greek alphabet? 802.11iota?
Indeed. In addition - could the Google logo be considered a parody? IIRC, you can make parodies without infringing on copyrights. Weird Al does this a lot, though I get the impression that he does ask first out of courtesy. I think the paridy factor is the whole reason Coolio is unable to take action against Weird Al for Amish Paradase (a parody of Gangsta's Paradise that Weird Al claims he got permission from the record company to do, but Coolio claims he never gave permission).
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FWIW, you could add "its" between "Mortgages" and "Display" and the headline would also be more clear.
It would just become "it's", just like the confusion between their, they're, there. Par for the course.
You are, of course, correct, sir. It is, nonetheless, very frustrating.
Indeed - plus my cable company (as many others, I'm sure) won't let me buy individual channels, forcing me to pay quite a few more dollars per month for a package that might include SyFy, wrestling and ghost hunting :/
Maybe not that, but "What keeps you up at night?" - obviously not asking about scary movies or a noisy neighbor, but about issues within the organization. I have found that this way of asking the question (as opposed to "What are the biggest problems?") seems pretty disarming and I've heard prospective employers divulge more than they probably originally wanted to.
Warning: Excessive exposure to Big Macs may cause a fat ass.
Absolutely. Remember, a lot of people struggle with pushing the "Retrieve emails" button, and some can't even differentiate between the "Reply" and "Reply to all" buttons.
Now where have I heard that before... Oh, that's right. SCO. And look where they're at...
Is that a south african swallow or a european swallow?
The RIAA will be suing PVC manufacturers soon (since teh internets is a bunch of tubes).
Hot music, hot pants, hot item (iPod) - what can you expect?
How true. I recently upgraded from an Athlon64 X2 4200+ to a 5600+. Did I need that upgrade? Heck no. However, in my case, the motherboard (socket 939) broke down, and rather than chasing around for a comparable 939 mother board (they ARE getting harder to find), I decided to go with an AM2 board, and "while I was at it" upgrade CPU. Oh and I had to get new memory too (DDR2 instead of the old DDR). But I didn't *need* any of it. When it comes to upgrading, it's sometimes something that just makes plain sense - moving off of obsolete sockets for instance. Of course, budgets play in. If you're really on the cheap, an old Duron 900 in a Socket A motherboard may do you just fine, but newer OS bloat doesn't help either.
Well, he might have thought that Intel wasn't going to get into the business of selling "gadgets".
...Jay Ohrberg, who also designed and/or built such notable vehicles as the original cruiser for RoboCop (not the spraypainted Taurus we now know), the 100' limo, the original Bat-mobile (designed by George Barris), the Pink Panther car, and a handful other more or less practical vehicles.
Wait a minute. I RTFA, and it actually does look like Diebold is suing because they're sore losers? No breach of contract, but just because they didn't win the bid? Am I missing something here? Does that mean Ford can sue me if I buy a Chevy?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it does appear that the 'new black' in business philosophy these days is "If I can't out-compete you, I'm going to try to out-litigate you". Then again, business is turning into a spectator sport.
I think understanding our origins is of tremendous use. You're right - it won't pay off tomorrow, but a better understanding of the world we live in is ultimately a good thing. Mankind is nothing if not curious. And self-destructive.
...what about WEB SIGHT(sic)(tm)?
Time's fun when you're having flies.
I know :) It was a lame attempt at humor - dry such. Some of the greedier people out there will never understand the driving force behind people like RMS, Phil Zimmerman, Linus, and all the other major contributors to FOSS.
I thought these people got paid per page?
It's still a hassle and a violation of privacy.
...what are we going to do when we run out of characters in the alphabet for the 802.11* protocols? Do like the tropical storm/hurricane name-givers and move to the greek alphabet? 802.11iota?
Indeed. In addition - could the Google logo be considered a parody? IIRC, you can make parodies without infringing on copyrights. Weird Al does this a lot, though I get the impression that he does ask first out of courtesy. I think the paridy factor is the whole reason Coolio is unable to take action against Weird Al for Amish Paradase (a parody of Gangsta's Paradise that Weird Al claims he got permission from the record company to do, but Coolio claims he never gave permission).
Geez, NO humor.