I know you are joking, but I worked with a guy that would do this. After he sent the executable to a customer, he would test the feature. Then, he would frantically call the customer, and tell them not to put the software in use, because it didn't work. He would repeat the process 3 or 4 times before getting the feature to work.
many products that we use day to day in the United States (and every other country)
As I understand it, and hopefully some/.ers from Europe can fill us in, many countries in Europe don't buy things from China, but from more local places. In this respect, I am talking about household items, foods (people and pet). Is that true?
I did this once years ago at work on a common Windows 3.11 PC. We used the PC for development of a legacy product. I took a Windows NT 4.0 desktop screenshot and set it as the background on the 3.11 box. I learned quite a few new words that day when our manager tried to click on "My Computer", and only got a task list.
I have encountered these contracts on 2 previous occasions.
The first company I worked for had me sign one of these "don't work for a competitor or customer for 1 year". Since I needed a job I signed it. After a number of years, I discovered how limiting these documents can be if the company attempts to enforce them.
While working for the first company, I interviewed with another company, which provided an even stricter contract. I asked the interviewer to describe the document during the interview. After the interview, I thanked him, and then ignored the company.
I ended up working directly for a customer of both the 2 companies above. The first company made no attempt to enforce the document, and the 2nd company hounded me for months trying to get me to work for them. Your best bet is to ask the question about these up front, so you can decide before you leave your 'old' company. Otherwise, they only show you these *after* you get hired.
F: Does this outfit make me look fat? M: Ummm, of course not honey - you look great. Computer: Application of this sheet-like outfit makes fat women look thinner.
In a place I used to work, the candy vending machine had braille on the buttons, which correspond to "D", "1", etc. Great idea, until you realize that "D1" wasn't always the Twix bar - the guy that fills the machine is free to put the candy in whatever row he wants to (as long as it has the correct price). So, to the blind, it was pot luck candy dispensing. Just another 'not too well thought out' idea, I suppose.
I used to work in a company that had low walls - They were about 1.5 ft over the top of each desk. At first, it seemed nice, because wherever you sat, you could see around the company, and see out of a nearby window. In practice, it allowed all noise to spread around the area easily. If someone has noisy hardware in a 'common area', you heard it. If someone was making a personal call, you heard that too. I found that it led to no privacy, and negatively affected work. (This was mostly due to noise pollution from people on different projects, not the same project). People on the same project often cubed together, so wall height didn't really play a positive role in that communication.
2) we are nearly certain to run out of oil in the next 20-100 years
Actually, the problem that will strike us first is that rapidly developing countries like India and China are requiring far more oil resources that we (as in the world) can produce. The more immediate problem is one of supply and demand, not just running out of the resource all together.
it makes absolutely no sense to sit on our thumbs and wait until we're really fscked to work on changing our energy infrastructure.
Let's keep in mind how our ecomony rolls. Money talks, and BS walks. One of the major oil companies (I don't recall which one) posted the largest quarter for income ever. No doubt, this is at least partially due to gas, diesel, home heating fuel, etc. costing far more than it ever has. Now, back to the $$ - Do you really think that oil companies *care* about alternate sources of fuel?? While I agree that it does make no sense to wait until the crisis is well at hand, do you think that the oil companies are going to spend the almighty $$ on something other than themselves unless they absolutely *have* to?
What scares me is that approximately half the voting public agrees with him and could get someone just like him, or worse, in office.
I don't think this is completely accurate. I would venture to say that at least some of those people who voted for him were scared more by the other Presidental candidate.
I don't mean to ask you directly who you voted for (if you did), but didn't you look at those 2 candidates in the last election, and wonder to yourself, "This is the best 2 people that we have to pick from?" Of all the people available in the United States that are eligible to become President, those two monkeys are the cream of the crop, that rose above everyone else??
I would venture to say that people that voted for Bush voted for the devil that they knew, instead of the one they didn't know.
If Google still exists in the 'far off' future, it will most likely not look the same as it does now, in respect to the products/services it serves. More likely, it will evolve into something else, fairly unexpected.
The company that I currently contract to was involved in heavy earth drilling 100 years ago. That industry was part of the core business. It defined the company. A year or 2 ago, they sold that portion of the business to a competitor, in order to focus on other areas. This company is just an example, but many others 'drift' from what the founders envision. It's not that the company abandons the founders' views, they just find that more money is to be made elsewhere. I suspect Google will go into areas that we aren't thinking of, just because that is how business works.
Don't people find this type of interface confusing? In my experience, people that use MS Office products seriously dislike the 'feature' that hides inappropriate menu items, and much prefer to see them grayed out if that particular selection is not appropriate. The users I have talked to usually say "Where the $#^% did that selection go?!?". I would think that keys that change meaning would also lead to a similar confusion. Anyone actually use one of these keyboards?
who wants to conquer a home with a trans-am up on blocks in the front driveway and thousands of beer cans
What year trans-am, and just think of the deposit returns on those cans. Let's not be hasty....
As soon as the space junk is gone, then there is really nothing to stop them from enslaving us
Not true - If you recall from your movie (Independence Day) and TV (South Park) history, all we need is Jeff Goldblum and a seed word, such as 'apple'. This will lead Jeff on a word association game rivaled by no one, coming up with a plan to save the world. See? Simple!
How about the ones where/. stopped allowing us to reply to articles still on the front page? Or when you click on an article, and it says "Nothing to see here, move along"?
This is the place I go when I take a break from doing work. But if/. is broken, then what do I do? Go back to work? My whole day is ruined!
I watched the movie a few years ago, to see if I could make sense of it. I think at the time I missed it too. This explanation seems makes sense.
I think that the movie spent a bit of time showing colored lights, the outside of the ship, etc., which is fine, but leads the viewer to a bit of What the #%$^ is he trying to say here?. Not to compare apples and oranges, but the first Matrix movie was was a bit out there, but at least you "got it" when you were done watching it. (Of course, I really don't have an explanation for the 2nd Matrix, and have no idea what happened in the 3rd).
Us: What happened? Us: Someone set up us the applications! Google: Hello Gentlemen! Google: All your searching are belong to us. Google: You are on the way to destruction.! Us: What you say?! Google: You have no chance to survive make your time.! Us: For great justice. !
A friend of mine was tired of 'Office Pranks' being played on him. So, he selected all files on the C: drive of his Win NT 4.0 box and reset all the permissions to only allow his username to execute.
It turns out, Windows needs to be able to read and write from *a couple* of files. If Windows can't, it just blue screens fairly early on boot up.
On the bright side, he did get a nice fresh install of Windows...
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Actually, that was supposed to read "Today, I had to write Java.", which would have been mildly funny, but I forgot a word. So much for the preview.
I would also include:
Alright you Primitive Screwheads, listen up! You see this? This... is my boomstick!
Right now I'm learning to code Java - it's pretty terrible.
I know you are joking, but I worked with a guy that would do this. After he sent the executable to a customer, he would test the feature. Then, he would frantically call the customer, and tell them not to put the software in use, because it didn't work. He would repeat the process 3 or 4 times before getting the feature to work.
That's true - since the car and gun have been invented, you rarely see guys on horseback riding by to shoot arrows at someone.
many products that we use day to day in the United States (and every other country) /.ers from Europe can fill us in, many countries in Europe don't buy things from China, but from more local places. In this respect, I am talking about household items, foods (people and pet). Is that true?
As I understand it, and hopefully some
you insensitive clods!!
I did this once years ago at work on a common Windows 3.11 PC. We used the PC for development of a legacy product. I took a Windows NT 4.0 desktop screenshot and set it as the background on the 3.11 box. I learned quite a few new words that day when our manager tried to click on "My Computer", and only got a task list.
The first company I worked for had me sign one of these "don't work for a competitor or customer for 1 year". Since I needed a job I signed it. After a number of years, I discovered how limiting these documents can be if the company attempts to enforce them.
While working for the first company, I interviewed with another company, which provided an even stricter contract. I asked the interviewer to describe the document during the interview. After the interview, I thanked him, and then ignored the company.
I ended up working directly for a customer of both the 2 companies above. The first company made no attempt to enforce the document, and the 2nd company hounded me for months trying to get me to work for them. Your best bet is to ask the question about these up front, so you can decide before you leave your 'old' company. Otherwise, they only show you these *after* you get hired.
F: Does this outfit make me look fat?
M: Ummm, of course not honey - you look great.
Computer: Application of this sheet-like outfit makes fat women look thinner.
In a place I used to work, the candy vending machine had braille on the buttons, which correspond to "D", "1", etc. Great idea, until you realize that "D1" wasn't always the Twix bar - the guy that fills the machine is free to put the candy in whatever row he wants to (as long as it has the correct price). So, to the blind, it was pot luck candy dispensing. Just another 'not too well thought out' idea, I suppose.
I used to work in a company that had low walls - They were about 1.5 ft over the top of each desk. At first, it seemed nice, because wherever you sat, you could see around the company, and see out of a nearby window. In practice, it allowed all noise to spread around the area easily. If someone has noisy hardware in a 'common area', you heard it. If someone was making a personal call, you heard that too. I found that it led to no privacy, and negatively affected work. (This was mostly due to noise pollution from people on different projects, not the same project). People on the same project often cubed together, so wall height didn't really play a positive role in that communication.
Of course we need to remember those who have already extended and enhanced the Star Wars universe. Who can forget this visonary film maker?
I don't know how accurate that whole googlefight thing is. Did you see this one?
Google Fight
2) we are nearly certain to run out of oil in the next 20-100 years
Actually, the problem that will strike us first is that rapidly developing countries like India and China are requiring far more oil resources that we (as in the world) can produce. The more immediate problem is one of supply and demand, not just running out of the resource all together.
it makes absolutely no sense to sit on our thumbs and wait until we're really fscked to work on changing our energy infrastructure.
Let's keep in mind how our ecomony rolls. Money talks, and BS walks. One of the major oil companies (I don't recall which one) posted the largest quarter for income ever. No doubt, this is at least partially due to gas, diesel, home heating fuel, etc. costing far more than it ever has. Now, back to the $$ - Do you really think that oil companies *care* about alternate sources of fuel?? While I agree that it does make no sense to wait until the crisis is well at hand, do you think that the oil companies are going to spend the almighty $$ on something other than themselves unless they absolutely *have* to?
What scares me is that approximately half the voting public agrees with him and could get someone just like him, or worse, in office.
I don't think this is completely accurate. I would venture to say that at least some of those people who voted for him were scared more by the other Presidental candidate.
I don't mean to ask you directly who you voted for (if you did), but didn't you look at those 2 candidates in the last election, and wonder to yourself, "This is the best 2 people that we have to pick from?" Of all the people available in the United States that are eligible to become President, those two monkeys are the cream of the crop, that rose above everyone else??
I would venture to say that people that voted for Bush voted for the devil that they knew, instead of the one they didn't know.
If Google still exists in the 'far off' future, it will most likely not look the same as it does now, in respect to the products/services it serves. More likely, it will evolve into something else, fairly unexpected.
The company that I currently contract to was involved in heavy earth drilling 100 years ago. That industry was part of the core business. It defined the company. A year or 2 ago, they sold that portion of the business to a competitor, in order to focus on other areas. This company is just an example, but many others 'drift' from what the founders envision. It's not that the company abandons the founders' views, they just find that more money is to be made elsewhere. I suspect Google will go into areas that we aren't thinking of, just because that is how business works.
Don't people find this type of interface confusing? In my experience, people that use MS Office products seriously dislike the 'feature' that hides inappropriate menu items, and much prefer to see them grayed out if that particular selection is not appropriate. The users I have talked to usually say "Where the $#^% did that selection go?!?". I would think that keys that change meaning would also lead to a similar confusion. Anyone actually use one of these keyboards?
Kari-who-is-your-daddy
who wants to conquer a home with a trans-am up on blocks in the front driveway and thousands of beer cans
What year trans-am, and just think of the deposit returns on those cans. Let's not be hasty....
As soon as the space junk is gone, then there is really nothing to stop them from enslaving us
Not true - If you recall from your movie (Independence Day) and TV (South Park) history, all we need is Jeff Goldblum and a seed word, such as 'apple'. This will lead Jeff on a word association game rivaled by no one, coming up with a plan to save the world. See? Simple!
How about the ones where /. stopped allowing us to reply to articles still on the front page? Or when you click on an article, and it says "Nothing to see here, move along"?
/. is broken, then what do I do? Go back to work? My whole day is ruined!
This is the place I go when I take a break from doing work. But if
I watched the movie a few years ago, to see if I could make sense of it. I think at the time I missed it too. This explanation seems makes sense.
I think that the movie spent a bit of time showing colored lights, the outside of the ship, etc., which is fine, but leads the viewer to a bit of What the #%$^ is he trying to say here?. Not to compare apples and oranges, but the first Matrix movie was was a bit out there, but at least you "got it" when you were done watching it. (Of course, I really don't have an explanation for the 2nd Matrix, and have no idea what happened in the 3rd).
I for one welcome our new, 3 ms responding 19 inch overlords.
I think it may play out something more like this:
Us: What happened?
Us: Someone set up us the applications!
Google: Hello Gentlemen!
Google: All your searching are belong to us.
Google: You are on the way to destruction.!
Us: What you say?!
Google: You have no chance to survive make your time.!
Us: For great justice. !
A friend of mine was tired of 'Office Pranks' being played on him. So, he selected all files on the C: drive of his Win NT 4.0 box and reset all the permissions to only allow his username to execute.
It turns out, Windows needs to be able to read and write from *a couple* of files. If Windows can't, it just blue screens fairly early on boot up.
On the bright side, he did get a nice fresh install of Windows...