I think what the facebook people are trying to say is that the company is not for sale unless you pony up with $2 billion. If offered that much money then they would consider giving up creative control and any revenue that might be streaming from it. It's not about being greedy but rather about putting a high pricetag on something you don't want to sell in the first place. I wouldn't sell my car but if someone offered me $100,000 for it, you bet I would sell it and buy another one.
My understanding is that they were offered $750 million not that they were looking for a buyer. That makes a huge difference.
This reminds me of when I took typing in junior high. Of course the class is now called keyboarding and it's taught at the middle school, but I digress. I remember the teacher would tape a paper towel over my fingers so I couldn't see what I was typing on the old IBM Selectric. I still look at the keys sometimes when I go to type. Maybe schools can use blank keyboards to teach touch typing.
And failing that, maybe we can put them in the public labs to discourage people from using the computers. Make my job easier.
Also, one glaring omission from these pics are extra controller ports on the front of the machine.
My understanding is that all controllers for the system will be wireless, possibly bluetooth but that's only a guess. I know there is more information out there about this. There are no controller ports on the front, if you look, just what looks like an IR reciever.
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There are a lot of stupid people out there that I'd love to shock via the Internet.
ZEOS had a nice 386 laptop out years ago but apparently they weren't around for a long time. I only know about it because I found one in our inventory storage and promptly set it up as a clock. It's running Windows 3.1 and works great as a clock.
If this link works, here's a picture of it:
ZEOS Clock
There was a full page ad in our university newspaper today from the MPAA that basicaly said "The lawsuits will start soon. Fear our wrath. Stop sharing or else!"
It was quite impressive... and... stupid.
One would have to use some caution with this device because unwanted consequence could occur.
In some cases, such as the article states, the person may simply blink and walk away, but in other cases the person could become quite upset and violent.
In a class I am currently taking we talked about an organisms reaction to the removal of a stimulus they are conditioned to. In this case, the TV show would be the stimulus and response is the dazed, relaxed feeling they might be having. If this is removed, you will see what is sometimes called an "extinction burst." In these cases, dependent on the situation, the person may turn the TV back on and over successive trails become irritate and irrational about the TV turning off.
A great way to see this in practice is to take the batteries out of a remote. Leave them there for the next person to find. You should notice that when it doesn't work the first time, they might start pushing the button harder, maybe hit the remote, and so on. They do all this long before checking on the batteries.
I'm not saying this is totally applicable in all situations, but it might be something to consider.
Anyone want to pre-order a used copy of Sims 2 for PC?
I was torn when this first came out over what platform to purchase it for. Earlier this year I had purchased I nice, shiny, new G5 with a pretty nice video card. But for some reason not knowing when the Mac version would be avalible had me to decide to upgrade the old PC Video card ($46 expense) to play the game on the release date.
The kicker in all this is that I played it for a week and then stopped. It's not that I don't like the game, I do, but it is time consuming and still just a sims game.
I think it would run better on my Mac, but would it be worth the trouble to purchase this game a second time?
I kind of miss the days when software came out for both platforms in the same box. I understand this would be a lot more difficult now, but I still miss it.
I work in IT and am at some levels a "manager" but it's at the lowest level and I really have no say in a lot of what I do. Some of the problems I can see in a lot of IT jobs is the lack of satisfaction. When I'm doing my job really well no one knows I'm doing my job because everything works.
The cycle that the job requires as far as time input can also be stressful at times. One week you replace a couple monitors and make a printer recommendation and the next week 100 new computers show up that need imaged and deployed in a short period of time.
All in all though, if I had to choose I would keep my current job over a lot of other jobs out there. I have time to work on training, work with a pretty nice team and have a somewhat flexible work schedule.
Anyway, IT Managers don't have the worst IT jobs as far as I'm concerned. Try any kind of phone tech support and you would beg for an IT Manager position. I used to do phone support and I wouldn't go back to that unless I had no other choice.
So this means that not only does my battery no longer hold a charge (not covered under warrenty because it lasted just over a year); the power supply might also burst into flames?
I'm not too worried though. I have an IBM powersupply that was recalled too but I have yet to do anything about it.
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I think what the facebook people are trying to say is that the company is not for sale unless you pony up with $2 billion. If offered that much money then they would consider giving up creative control and any revenue that might be streaming from it. It's not about being greedy but rather about putting a high pricetag on something you don't want to sell in the first place. I wouldn't sell my car but if someone offered me $100,000 for it, you bet I would sell it and buy another one.
My understanding is that they were offered $750 million not that they were looking for a buyer. That makes a huge difference.
And failing that, maybe we can put them in the public labs to discourage people from using the computers. Make my job easier.
My understanding is that all controllers for the system will be wireless, possibly bluetooth but that's only a guess. I know there is more information out there about this. There are no controller ports on the front, if you look, just what looks like an IR reciever.
There are a lot of stupid people out there that I'd love to shock via the Internet.
ZEOS had a nice 386 laptop out years ago but apparently they weren't around for a long time. I only know about it because I found one in our inventory storage and promptly set it up as a clock. It's running Windows 3.1 and works great as a clock.
If this link works, here's a picture of it: ZEOS Clock
"Dexter's Laboratory Game"
Do you mean this game?
Dexter's Lab: Mandark's Lab
EA rush something to market?? That never happens!!
There was a full page ad in our university newspaper today from the MPAA that basicaly said "The lawsuits will start soon. Fear our wrath. Stop sharing or else!"
It was quite impressive... and... stupid.
I'd agree.. Especially after Microsoft teamed up with Fisher Price on the design work for Windows XP...
In some cases, such as the article states, the person may simply blink and walk away, but in other cases the person could become quite upset and violent.
In a class I am currently taking we talked about an organisms reaction to the removal of a stimulus they are conditioned to. In this case, the TV show would be the stimulus and response is the dazed, relaxed feeling they might be having. If this is removed, you will see what is sometimes called an "extinction burst." In these cases, dependent on the situation, the person may turn the TV back on and over successive trails become irritate and irrational about the TV turning off.
A great way to see this in practice is to take the batteries out of a remote. Leave them there for the next person to find. You should notice that when it doesn't work the first time, they might start pushing the button harder, maybe hit the remote, and so on. They do all this long before checking on the batteries.
I'm not saying this is totally applicable in all situations, but it might be something to consider.
I was torn when this first came out over what platform to purchase it for. Earlier this year I had purchased I nice, shiny, new G5 with a pretty nice video card. But for some reason not knowing when the Mac version would be avalible had me to decide to upgrade the old PC Video card ($46 expense) to play the game on the release date.
The kicker in all this is that I played it for a week and then stopped. It's not that I don't like the game, I do, but it is time consuming and still just a sims game.
I think it would run better on my Mac, but would it be worth the trouble to purchase this game a second time?
I kind of miss the days when software came out for both platforms in the same box. I understand this would be a lot more difficult now, but I still miss it.
The cycle that the job requires as far as time input can also be stressful at times. One week you replace a couple monitors and make a printer recommendation and the next week 100 new computers show up that need imaged and deployed in a short period of time.
All in all though, if I had to choose I would keep my current job over a lot of other jobs out there. I have time to work on training, work with a pretty nice team and have a somewhat flexible work schedule.
Anyway, IT Managers don't have the worst IT jobs as far as I'm concerned. Try any kind of phone tech support and you would beg for an IT Manager position. I used to do phone support and I wouldn't go back to that unless I had no other choice.
I'm not too worried though. I have an IBM powersupply that was recalled too but I have yet to do anything about it.
a PSP.... you never know.