Instead of a candy jar type dispenser, we used to have a weekly "lottery" for a free lunch, where everyone in the office was eligible to win except for the last two weeks' winners and anyone on holiday. Failure to notify the organiser of holiday time meant two weeks removel from the pot. Winning and not turning up was more time out of the pot. It was run by the department boss, with an impartial observer (someone ineligible that week). Four names were chosen, they got to have lunch somewhere near on expenses (up to 10 each, you pay the excess). Draw took place on Friday lunchtime, winning lunch had to be the following week. Remember to get a VAT receipt. Amazingly, in 7 months of working there, I never won once. Probablility of that happening was approx. 1 in 10^21. That's a large number...
Some people are just born unlucky...
Back when I was testing software last summer, the place I was working was up on the third floor, and more often than not you'd take the stairs to get up there. During the incredible heatwave in London at the time, the A/C decided to pack in, and the company who we paid to sort it out never did (until we threatened legal action). Seriously, productivity drops off very quickly in temperatures of 30C+, so make sure the A/C is up to scratch. On the bright side, at least the department manager bought ice creams for everyone every lunch break!
There's a difference between "losing money" and "losing expected revenue" - they were still making money hand over fist, but there was the money they would have obtained from people using pirated stuff had they paid for it instead of pirating it.
Surely it would be possible to deflect the beam by carrying a charged sphere (or similar device) next to you to attract the charged/ionized particles...
So if they're recyclable, they can be used to play DVDs again. Presumably, the data from the original disc will not have been completely 'wiped' after the 8 hours, so there should still be a way to retrieve the original data.
The "9/11" in those industries was when they realised people who copied/pirated programs didn't pay for them, so the company was losing expected revenue. This got them thinking about ways to stop people copying software/music/films, so people had to pay them. All these companies are interested in is profit...
So if you can only watch it for 8 hours, what's the point? What is the incentive for people to buy it when they could watch it once in a cinema (for example) with a much better screen size and audio system, rather than on their TV screen at home? DVD lending will always be around, they can't do much about that, but if they want to cut down on piracy they should try making the DVDs copy protected.
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I'm in the UK, mine happened sometime between 0300 this morning and 1300 this lunchtime (it's currently 1423 here). Interestingly, the e-mail Yahoo! sent about the upgrade said mine would be upgraded tomorrow (16th).
Who would watch 100 movies in a month? Assuming a movie is 90min long, a reasonable estimate for the total length is 9000min or 150hours. Split over 30 days, that's 5hours of films a day. If people have 9 to 5 jobs and are out of the house from, say, 8AM to 6PM, that would leave 14hours in which to sleep (approx. 7hours), eat (2 meals, say 90min total), get ready for work (say, 30min to 1hour), read the newspaper, etc..., so the only way I can see it working is if people spend the entire weekend watching films.
Then don't let the Police hold the samples. Hold them at a Government Science Lab where the Police cannot access them unless they are investigating a crime that has already taken place. Then the problem arises when the Government wants to implicate you in a crime...
So picture the scenario:
Squad of blokes inside enemy territory, one carrying this laptop to find a safe route back. Stumble across enemy patrol, firefight in which laptop is hit and is now useless.
Result: Still need to take hard copy (paper) maps, so laptop would be very inconvenient in this respect. Satellite recon could tell you where the enemy was in real time, and transmit it to the squad by radio, and squad would not need to carry laptop around, thus saving on pack weight!
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Instead of a candy jar type dispenser, we used to have a weekly "lottery" for a free lunch, where everyone in the office was eligible to win except for the last two weeks' winners and anyone on holiday. Failure to notify the organiser of holiday time meant two weeks removel from the pot. Winning and not turning up was more time out of the pot. It was run by the department boss, with an impartial observer (someone ineligible that week). Four names were chosen, they got to have lunch somewhere near on expenses (up to 10 each, you pay the excess). Draw took place on Friday lunchtime, winning lunch had to be the following week. Remember to get a VAT receipt. Amazingly, in 7 months of working there, I never won once. Probablility of that happening was approx. 1 in 10^21. That's a large number... Some people are just born unlucky...
Back when I was testing software last summer, the place I was working was up on the third floor, and more often than not you'd take the stairs to get up there. During the incredible heatwave in London at the time, the A/C decided to pack in, and the company who we paid to sort it out never did (until we threatened legal action). Seriously, productivity drops off very quickly in temperatures of 30C+, so make sure the A/C is up to scratch. On the bright side, at least the department manager bought ice creams for everyone every lunch break!
"... if they miss the target..." Er... US Navy - what do you mean "if"? ;)
Then how would you rate them if they replied "WTF is Slashdot?"
What are my career prospects under you?
There's a difference between "losing money" and "losing expected revenue" - they were still making money hand over fist, but there was the money they would have obtained from people using pirated stuff had they paid for it instead of pirating it.
Surely it would be possible to deflect the beam by carrying a charged sphere (or similar device) next to you to attract the charged/ionized particles...
So if they're recyclable, they can be used to play DVDs again. Presumably, the data from the original disc will not have been completely 'wiped' after the 8 hours, so there should still be a way to retrieve the original data.
The "9/11" in those industries was when they realised people who copied/pirated programs didn't pay for them, so the company was losing expected revenue. This got them thinking about ways to stop people copying software/music/films, so people had to pay them. All these companies are interested in is profit...
So if you can only watch it for 8 hours, what's the point? What is the incentive for people to buy it when they could watch it once in a cinema (for example) with a much better screen size and audio system, rather than on their TV screen at home? DVD lending will always be around, they can't do much about that, but if they want to cut down on piracy they should try making the DVDs copy protected.
"...there are some things money can't buy..." ... for everything else, you'll receive notifications in your e-mail
I'm in the UK, mine happened sometime between 0300 this morning and 1300 this lunchtime (it's currently 1423 here). Interestingly, the e-mail Yahoo! sent about the upgrade said mine would be upgraded tomorrow (16th).
Wonder why they did an Anonymous Coward for this comment? ;)
Ah, but if they're insured, at least you get to change the wallpaper for free!
Who would watch 100 movies in a month? Assuming a movie is 90min long, a reasonable estimate for the total length is 9000min or 150hours. Split over 30 days, that's 5hours of films a day. If people have 9 to 5 jobs and are out of the house from, say, 8AM to 6PM, that would leave 14hours in which to sleep (approx. 7hours), eat (2 meals, say 90min total), get ready for work (say, 30min to 1hour), read the newspaper, etc..., so the only way I can see it working is if people spend the entire weekend watching films.
Then don't let the Police hold the samples. Hold them at a Government Science Lab where the Police cannot access them unless they are investigating a crime that has already taken place. Then the problem arises when the Government wants to implicate you in a crime...
Don't do it in the first place! Off to find a super strength vacuum cleaner and DIY embalming kit to change my DNA...
So picture the scenario: Squad of blokes inside enemy territory, one carrying this laptop to find a safe route back. Stumble across enemy patrol, firefight in which laptop is hit and is now useless. Result: Still need to take hard copy (paper) maps, so laptop would be very inconvenient in this respect. Satellite recon could tell you where the enemy was in real time, and transmit it to the squad by radio, and squad would not need to carry laptop around, thus saving on pack weight!
In the time honoured fashion of large companies, it is much more likely to go on directors' payouts, not improving the product
Still, might be "interesting" to see how their burgers are made now...