I'm the last one to stick on the side of AT&T, or even apple... but you've got to understand it's their product. If they intend it to work one way, on a single network, then that's their choice... deal with it. They have a right to make money off of their product. You have a right to not buy that product if you dislike it. Your call.
Businesses make partnerships for a few reasons. The first is, of course, to make money. The second is interoperability. If my product works great with your product and no one elses, why can't we reach an agreement? It's healthy for both businesses. It may not be the best for the consumer, but as long as the consumers put up with it... it will continue to happen.
I don't see how it's beautiful. To the untrained eye it looks like PERL. In addition, say it takes you 5 minutes to make a script in Ruby, and me 10 minutes to make that script in PHP. With the difference in processing time, eventually that 5 minutes will be gained back and then some.... and I won't have to spend money buying another server once I get a few thousand daily visitors.
I swear to god i'm the only person on this website who sees a flaw with the "it's not X, its you!" argument.
Same thing with linux. It's not linux, it's you! You're the problem!
No, guys. Things should be usable in a natural state. You should be comfortable with something as soon as you start using it. If you're not, then the products usability has failed you. If someone thinks the scrollwheel is better, that's a perfectly valid opinion. You can't tell them their opinion is wrong because YOUR mp3 player works just by holding down a button instead of the scroll wheel. Guess what... that's not natural to this person.
And no, I don't own an ipod. Yes, I've tried linux. No, I don't use a mac. I'm just a usability guy who builds websites.
The site publishers are just as at fault, probably moreso. I have ads on some of my sites, but I don't have any popups, interstitials, etc. You can control the type of ads on your page.
That said, if you've clicked on even one of the last 1000 ads you've seen, then you're average. That's about the normal click through rate on most sites. Now, if you never saw that ad, you wouldn't have clicked it. And you can't just write it off as "I never click ads", because most people will click 1 in 1000, or even 1 in 5000, because it caught their eye and they found the offer appealing or interesting.
It's not two wrongs... its one wrong blocking another.:)
As a site publisher I understand the angle that it "blocks advertising", but as a web surfer I definitely understand. I don't put intrusive ads on my page, but if people want to block them, I understand.
Similarly, salaries of IT professionals world-wide are projected to stagnant or possibly fall due to the large pool of qualified applicants in the market today.
If by qualified, you mean "willing to undercut someone who can get the job done right", then sure. The fact remains that some companies will understand that to get the job done right will cost a fair salary.
Lots of people play football, too... but not everybody makes it to the NFL.
I've been using 9.5 alpha since it was launched, and I'm thoroughly impressed. It handles great and the memory footprint is tiny. The interface doesn't feel clunky like all the previous versions of Opera I've used.
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Wow... talk about running your mouth.
You're assuming I purchase ringtones frequently. In fact, you've gone beyond assumptions and preemptively called me stupid, and a "consumer whore". I'm now obligated to call you an assumption whore. Stop assuming things, stupid!
I've purchased 2 ring tones in the last year. Occasionally, when I'm bored, I'll browse the offerings but get disgusted by the prices. If I do want new ringtones, though, I have no option but to buy them at $2.50 a pop.
Next time, if you pause to consider what you're about to say, you should probably just shut your fucking mouth. That, or just be nice to strangers. I'd hate to see the kind of things that would happen to you if you talk to strangers like that in person.
I can't use my own ringtones on my TMobile Samsung T509... I have to pay $2.50 for a ringtone that I can't hear before I buy. It usually is some shitty part of the song, too. I can buy the same song on itunes for 99 cents.
Also, they look for any excuse they can find to make you connect to the net. Often times just doing it without asking, which of course costs me money. They also recently rearranged their content pages for downloading ringtones. I now have to click about 7 or 8 links before I can buy a ringtone. It used to be 3 or 4. But, Im' paying for bandwidth by the KB... so it makes more sense for them to juice me.
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I'm the last one to stick on the side of AT&T, or even apple... but you've got to understand it's their product. If they intend it to work one way, on a single network, then that's their choice... deal with it. They have a right to make money off of their product. You have a right to not buy that product if you dislike it. Your call.
Businesses make partnerships for a few reasons. The first is, of course, to make money. The second is interoperability. If my product works great with your product and no one elses, why can't we reach an agreement? It's healthy for both businesses. It may not be the best for the consumer, but as long as the consumers put up with it... it will continue to happen.
I don't see how it's beautiful. To the untrained eye it looks like PERL. In addition, say it takes you 5 minutes to make a script in Ruby, and me 10 minutes to make that script in PHP. With the difference in processing time, eventually that 5 minutes will be gained back and then some. ... and I won't have to spend money buying another server once I get a few thousand daily visitors.
My UID > Your UID.
Literally.
I swear to god i'm the only person on this website who sees a flaw with the "it's not X, its you!" argument.
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Same thing with linux. It's not linux, it's you! You're the problem!
No, guys. Things should be usable in a natural state. You should be comfortable with something as soon as you start using it. If you're not, then the products usability has failed you. If someone thinks the scrollwheel is better, that's a perfectly valid opinion. You can't tell them their opinion is wrong because YOUR mp3 player works just by holding down a button instead of the scroll wheel. Guess what... that's not natural to this person.
And no, I don't own an ipod. Yes, I've tried linux. No, I don't use a mac. I'm just a usability guy who builds websites.
And sorry if this seems like a rant.
The site publishers are just as at fault, probably moreso. I have ads on some of my sites, but I don't have any popups, interstitials, etc. You can control the type of ads on your page.
That said, if you've clicked on even one of the last 1000 ads you've seen, then you're average. That's about the normal click through rate on most sites. Now, if you never saw that ad, you wouldn't have clicked it. And you can't just write it off as "I never click ads", because most people will click 1 in 1000, or even 1 in 5000, because it caught their eye and they found the offer appealing or interesting.
Uh... we all do that, and *we* read the internet... or were you more like, suggesting warm up exercises. :)
Yes, because all advertisers are evil! God forbid someone wants to entice you to check out their product in a non obtrusive, friendly way!
It's not two wrongs... its one wrong blocking another. :)
As a site publisher I understand the angle that it "blocks advertising", but as a web surfer I definitely understand. I don't put intrusive ads on my page, but if people want to block them, I understand.
What secret satellites??
haha... only the flyboys among us will understand this. :)
If by qualified, you mean "willing to undercut someone who can get the job done right", then sure. The fact remains that some companies will understand that to get the job done right will cost a fair salary.
Lots of people play football, too... but not everybody makes it to the NFL.
I've been using 9.5 alpha since it was launched, and I'm thoroughly impressed. It handles great and the memory footprint is tiny. The interface doesn't feel clunky like all the previous versions of Opera I've used.
I love it. And no, I'm not being paid... lol
*blue steel*
In soviet russia, all dr evil lasers... hmm... no...
In soviet russia, all our laser are belong to dr evils moonbase!!
Jeez... did that even make sense??
Damnit dude... this is the funniest comment I've read on the internet all year.
Well, when I'm horny, I too terrorize my native wetlands.
Who cares? I bought my copy with the author's CC, so it's not like I'm payin for it!
After you, crazy eddie...
... where did the "organic molecules" come from?
And before I'm flamed, I'm agnostic w/atheist slant.
The republican agenda in 20 words or less:
Tell others how to run their lives, so long as it agrees with how I want to run mine.
A talking levitating perfect crystal growing frog? ... the plot thickens!
Tonight, I'm having chicken... just for you. ;)
Wow... talk about running your mouth.
You're assuming I purchase ringtones frequently. In fact, you've gone beyond assumptions and preemptively called me stupid, and a "consumer whore". I'm now obligated to call you an assumption whore. Stop assuming things, stupid!
I've purchased 2 ring tones in the last year. Occasionally, when I'm bored, I'll browse the offerings but get disgusted by the prices. If I do want new ringtones, though, I have no option but to buy them at $2.50 a pop.
Next time, if you pause to consider what you're about to say, you should probably just shut your fucking mouth. That, or just be nice to strangers. I'd hate to see the kind of things that would happen to you if you talk to strangers like that in person.
Yeah, there are a lot of Kentucky Taco Huts around, but you can also buy pizza at mcdonalds here... it's just weird.
I can't use my own ringtones on my TMobile Samsung T509... I have to pay $2.50 for a ringtone that I can't hear before I buy. It usually is some shitty part of the song, too. I can buy the same song on itunes for 99 cents.
Also, they look for any excuse they can find to make you connect to the net. Often times just doing it without asking, which of course costs me money. They also recently rearranged their content pages for downloading ringtones. I now have to click about 7 or 8 links before I can buy a ringtone. It used to be 3 or 4. But, Im' paying for bandwidth by the KB... so it makes more sense for them to juice me.
This situation is bullshit, but what can I do?