Exactamundo.
Yet, there are still places in the world that, regardless of memory availability and CPU speed, NEED good assembly language programmers that actually know what they're doing. It's just that the ratio of knowledgeable assembly language programmers to high level language programmers that don't have a clue, continues to get smaller and smaller as time marches on. It would be nice if there was a corresponding ratio in salaries.
I think you make a good argument, however I think the percentages change as the project evolves. One can't point to the evolution of a successful software project and say, "It was half this and half that". I think what you're saying is that there is a process, and that process must successfully engage every level at it's optimal point in the flow. I suppose at the end of it all one could look back on the records and assign percentages. Even then there's bound to be disagreement.
This is a bad thing all the way around. Not only do we the consumers end up paying for their television advertising, we cannot go down to the drug store and purchase their overpriced drugs. When we ask our doctor about a drug we've seen advertised on television, we have to sit through a sermon about how much training the doctors has been through to know which drugs to prescribe to patients and how television advertising was NOT part of the curriculum, bla, bla, bla. I mean... DUH!
First of all, I am of the opinion that our opinions aren't going to matter much in the short run. If some producers of music use DRM and they still sell their music, they will. As for me, as long as there are places where I can go and buy music that is DRM-free, I couldn't care less about who's selling music with DRM. My only concern is that there are laws in place that make it illegal for the music sites to sell DRMed music without there being obvious notices in place that they do indeed incorporate DRM in the music they sell. That goes for CDs too. I've seen a few that made it next to impossible to tell. Anyway, that way it becomes merely and exercise in checking every six months or so to see if those sites have abandoned DRM or not. It may take a few years (maybe more than a few) for DRMed music peddlers to change or go bankrupt, but I'm convinced it's going to happen.
Unified format? It's too late for that. The formats have been in the wild for way too long now. A "unified format" would be a third format, which, if you'll pardon the pun, won't play.
SCO owes way too many people and organizations way too much money for IBM to gain anything (spite has little if any monetary value) by buying SCO. No, IBM/SCO needs to run it's course and set a very strong and long-lasting precedent.
Yeah, I know. The question was mostly rhetorical in hopes of generating a lengthy response. Thanks though. I actually knew a guy once that thought shareholders suing a company was like them suing themselves.
Would somebody please straighten me out on this? It seems to me that there is no patented software that doesn't have previous art in it (in a "nothing new under the sun" kind of way). So why all this fuss about prior art? Does that even apply in software patents?
This will be advertised as something else, but we all know it will be a training mission, a dress rehearsal if you will, for when they have to go shove an asteroid out of its earth-meeting orbit. If history is any clue, when that happens for real, we will just manage in our jubilation over saving the human race, neglect to notice that we have just placed that asteroid into a near future earth-meeting orbit that we have no data on.
I see. Well, thanks for the information. My original comment was based on an experience of quite a few years ago when I was responding to an offer for employment. As I recall, there was an unacceptable amount (for me anyway) of 'red tape' back in those days. I'm glad to hear that they're recruiting again, and hopefully they've made it easier. I realize now that I should have done some research before I made that comment.
Why would I want to spend $13/mo for something I can get for free? http://www.shoutcast.com/ Yeah, I know, you can't get it over that special receiver you bought.
I can vouch for that. I went from Electronics Technician straight to Associate Design Engineer strictly by virtue of the fact that my uncle was buddies with a guy who knew a Manager at North American Aviation. I pulled a lot of irons out of the fire for people there and developed a reputation. I was at Senior Design Engineer level before I finished up my degree. If you're competent, it's definitely who you know first and then what you know and your ability to utilize that knowledge second.
The studios generally charge Wal-Mart a wholesale price of $17.95 for new DVDs, while Apple is paying Disney a wholesale price of about $14.50 per film, according to a studio source.
With that kind of shafting, I'd be pissed off too! As for me, I've found that the local Bi-Mart here has DVD movies for half that amount normally, and occasionally has sales on popular DVDs for like $6.99. Moral of the story - shop around.
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Exactamundo.
Yet, there are still places in the world that, regardless of memory availability and CPU speed, NEED good assembly language programmers that actually know what they're doing. It's just that the ratio of knowledgeable assembly language programmers to high level language programmers that don't have a clue, continues to get smaller and smaller as time marches on. It would be nice if there was a corresponding ratio in salaries.
I think you make a good argument, however I think the percentages change as the project evolves. One can't point to the evolution of a successful software project and say, "It was half this and half that". I think what you're saying is that there is a process, and that process must successfully engage every level at it's optimal point in the flow. I suppose at the end of it all one could look back on the records and assign percentages. Even then there's bound to be disagreement.
Viacom? Who do they think they are, anyway? They should just stick to making erectal disfunction medication.
This is a bad thing all the way around. Not only do we the consumers end up paying for their television advertising, we cannot go down to the drug store and purchase their overpriced drugs. When we ask our doctor about a drug we've seen advertised on television, we have to sit through a sermon about how much training the doctors has been through to know which drugs to prescribe to patients and how television advertising was NOT part of the curriculum, bla, bla, bla. I mean ... DUH!
First of all, I am of the opinion that our opinions aren't going to matter much in the short run. If some producers of music use DRM and they still sell their music, they will.
As for me, as long as there are places where I can go and buy music that is DRM-free, I couldn't care less about who's selling music with DRM.
My only concern is that there are laws in place that make it illegal for the music sites to sell DRMed music without there being obvious notices in place that they do indeed incorporate DRM in the music they sell. That goes for CDs too. I've seen a few that made it next to impossible to tell. Anyway, that way it becomes merely and exercise in checking every six months or so to see if those sites have abandoned DRM or not. It may take a few years (maybe more than a few) for DRMed music peddlers to change or go bankrupt, but I'm convinced it's going to happen.
Unified format? It's too late for that. The formats have been in the wild for way too long now. A "unified format" would be a third format, which, if you'll pardon the pun, won't play.
SCO owes way too many people and organizations way too much money for IBM to gain anything (spite has little if any monetary value) by buying SCO. No, IBM/SCO needs to run it's course and set a very strong and long-lasting precedent.
Sorry .. cash is not acceptable payment.
Yeah, I know. The question was mostly rhetorical in hopes of generating a lengthy response. Thanks though. I actually knew a guy once that thought shareholders suing a company was like them suing themselves.
Thanks.
I was hoping for just such an answer.
"Oh, the tangled webs we weave when we practice to deceive."
Could Microsoft be sued for not offering it's products for sale in Europe? <citations please>
Would somebody please straighten me out on this? It seems to me that there is no patented software that doesn't have previous art in it (in a "nothing new under the sun" kind of way). So why all this fuss about prior art? Does that even apply in software patents?
Re: " ...and then you can sue Microsoft for the original license fee."
Oh, I assure you that it'll be for MUCH more than for for the original licence fee.
This will be advertised as something else, but we all know it will be a training mission, a dress rehearsal if you will, for when they have to go shove an asteroid out of its earth-meeting orbit. If history is any clue, when that happens for real, we will just manage in our jubilation over saving the human race, neglect to notice that we have just placed that asteroid into a near future earth-meeting orbit that we have no data on.
I see. Well, thanks for the information. My original comment was based on an experience of quite a few years ago when I was responding to an offer for employment. As I recall, there was an unacceptable amount (for me anyway) of 'red tape' back in those days. I'm glad to hear that they're recruiting again, and hopefully they've made it easier. I realize now that I should have done some research before I made that comment.
Well, it's a big place, isn't it. Like anywhere else, there's good parts and there's bad.
"Come to Australia." Ha! You say that like you don't know how difficult it is for us to do that.
Even more interesting (time lapse video):2 64/
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003200/a003
Speaking of records, it's quite enlightening to look at all the last three years worth of these images
ftp://toms.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/omi/images/global/
That word has a certain negative connotation associated with it. In the context of this article, wouldn't "revealed" have been a better choice?
Why would I want to spend $13/mo for something I can get for free?
http://www.shoutcast.com/
Yeah, I know, you can't get it over that special receiver you bought.
I can vouch for that. I went from Electronics Technician straight to Associate Design Engineer strictly by virtue of the fact that my uncle was buddies with a guy who knew a Manager at North American Aviation. I pulled a lot of irons out of the fire for people there and developed a reputation. I was at Senior Design Engineer level before I finished up my degree. If you're competent, it's definitely who you know first and then what you know and your ability to utilize that knowledge second.
Answer: QEDIT.
Well, as far as I'm concerned, both "wholesale" prices are waaaay overpriced.
With that kind of shafting, I'd be pissed off too!
As for me, I've found that the local Bi-Mart here has DVD movies for half that amount normally, and occasionally has sales on popular DVDs for like $6.99.
Moral of the story - shop around.