"I don't think there will be a lot of people there myself:"
My anecdotal evidence shows that a lot will, attend, really. I'm going and a lot of people that I know will be going, too. It'll just be 2-3 hours on a Saturday afternoon, and whatever happens, I'm sure it'll be funny as hell.
"I am truely flabbergasted by this resistance to change. If you stand to lose ${many} by allowing Windows on the 'net... why not prevent that loss"
Because the potential loss from NOT using Windows would be even greater. You can't run a small-medium sized retail business without Windows... there's no robust small to mid-sized point of sale system that's not Windows based. There's no functional accounting software that's not Windows based. There are simply not enough applications for most businesses to use anything BUT Windows. Even if there were enough applications for Mac's to run a particular basis, you're looking at double to quadruple hardware costs for plain ol' workstations.
I wonder if the course covers the most famous zombie of all: Jeebus! If it's a study of zombie lit, does that means that it includes parts of the Bible that tells about Jeebus dying, and rising from the dead 3 days later with magical powers?
I see the move to e-books in libraries as a bad thing. If anything, it's the antithesis of what a library is for. Libraries exist so that everybody, no matter how poor or disenfranchised can both educate and entertain themselves (LCD = "lowest common denominator"). Anybody can read a book. Only the wealthy can afford e-book readers and the subsequent fees. If libraries move to having titles on ebooks instead of having hard copies, that immediately eliminates people who cannot or won't buy those silly, overpriced book readers.
Not only is it disenfranchising, but it's putting control of information even more in the hands of just a few big corporations. Who trusts Sony with their books? I certainly don't. What happens if Sony discontinues their service? What happens if Sony goes under? What happens if a suit at Sony decides that it's no longer in their best interests to continue this program? A book is simple, and nobody, short of a thief or vandal, can take those away from people or libraries.
I'll keep checking out physical books from my library, and I'll continue to pres my library to acquire more physical books, instead of Sony licenses.
Linux on the desktop hasn't really ever made significant enough inroads to matter all that much. With OSX whetting the whistle of most people who want *nix on the desktop, I doubt that Linux on the desktop will ever be anything more than what it is now: a tiny, marginalized platform only used by uber-geeks. It seems to me that companies are releasing Linux versions of software are releasing later and later, if ever.
HE IS following the party line. The Republican party line is anybody who considers using less oil for any reason is a Communist Socialist Marxist terrorist. I know truly mentally ill people who are not as crazy as some of these Republican candidates.
This article presents valid data about the nature of ALL startups, then proceeds to extrapolate the data to tech startups. I don't think that there's a correlation between the general business data and tech, specifically. If anything, I would imagine that tech startups waste more money and create fewer jobs than non-tech businesses.
Great argument you've got there. I don't know about anybody else, but I'm convinced. According to me, Linux has a market share of 46% of all incoming freshman at U of VA.
"The part that I object to is the part that is getting people killed right now. Can you comprehend this? There are people that are fucking dead right now because of Julian's ego, and more are joining them tomorrow."
There are already many, many people already dead (and still dying) to the gov't either lying or obscuring the truth. Keeping secrets in order to "save lives" is a red herring.
1/2: Not true at all. I use Miva Merchant (a popular shopping cart), and there are dozens of payment providers that I can choose from.
3: What customers trust them? Stupid ones? I wouldn't give a credit card number to Pay Pal, and I don't know anyone who would. I don't understand where you're coming from on this one...
4. Merchant services deposit the money straight into your bank account. Using their debit card is just another way for them to siphon fees.
5. Funds shouldn't be frozen in the first place.
No real business should ever use Pay Pal. Get a merchant services account like a real business.
This article is really, truly stupid. The US government keeps oil prices artificially low by pumping subsidizes and tax breaks to oil companies already. The only reason that electric cars aren't economically viable is because the government already gives massive, massive handouts to already massively profitable oil companies. If the US gov't quit subsidizing those crooks, then they wouldn't need to subsidize electric vehicles.
"Honestly, I think the government has very little role to play here; but if it does, it's in ensuring that the cost of gasoline isn't kept artificially low, making sure the infrastructure can support electric cars, and help setting standards. They can't just force the market, not without hurting the market."
They're already keeping the cost of gasoline artificially low via subsidies. If they stopped subsidizing the oil companies tomorrow, the price of gas would shoot up to more realistic levels, which would probably be closer to $7/gallon. Presto! The electric car is suddenly economically viable.
"Electric cars make no economic sense at this time, which is why we don't drive them."
They would make a lot more financial sense if the government would stop subsidizing the oil industry so heavily. But hey, since when have Fox News neocons been interested in facts?
"Unfortunately I still use them because they are the only ones. They have the easiest website integration, thousands of programmers know how to setup advanced shopping carts and customers trust them. There's nothing I can do."
What in the hell are you talking about? They're the only what? The only way to pay? The only way to accept credit cards? They're not the "only" anything, so I don't know why you say you're "forced" to use them.
"If you're ever gripped because you had to haul yourself across town in the middle of the night to fix a server crash, this interview should put things in perspective."
Gripped what? This sentence doesn't make any sense. Are the/. editors even literate?
I don't know why this is on Slashdot. This doesn't have anything to do with traditional nerd stuff. It's a way of doing business. I'm not complaining, because I'm a "business nerd", but I thought I was the only one. That being said...
It's simple supply and demand. Everybody and their mother is a designer, and many of them are actually pretty good. There's no real reason why designers should be able to ask for the outrageous rates that they traditionally get, if there are so many other people willing to do the same work for cheaper. As a consumer of design work, I don't get any additional value from paying more for an experienced designer. The design is the product, and I don't care who produces it. Sure, the traditional designers that are used to commanding ungodly rates are going to be upset, but such is life.
I'd call him a douchebag because he's just another dot-commer who builds unprofitable, unsustainable "businesses" off of other people's money. He doesn't create anything of any value. All he does is spend other people's money and pays himself as if he deserves it.
The investors are greedy, stupid people who deserve to lose their money, as well, but that's another story.
I don't have a subscription to read the full review, but how, exactly, could they mess this up? Finger on this spot, phone doesn't work. Finger not on this spot, phone works. What technology IQ is required to test this? Heck, what level of actual IQ is required to test this particular problem?
"Does anyone really trust Consumer Report's opinion on technology?"
Yes, I certainly do. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to test the antenna problem. But it does take an impartial organization, that has nothing to gain or lose from the report. Who would you prefer to believe, Apple?
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"I don't think there will be a lot of people there myself:"
My anecdotal evidence shows that a lot will, attend, really. I'm going and a lot of people that I know will be going, too. It'll just be 2-3 hours on a Saturday afternoon, and whatever happens, I'm sure it'll be funny as hell.
I read the article. I thought, "Hey, I should try Chrome". I try to install. I get "unknown installer error".
Color me impressed.
"I am truely flabbergasted by this resistance to change. If you stand to lose ${many} by allowing Windows on the 'net... why not prevent that loss"
Because the potential loss from NOT using Windows would be even greater. You can't run a small-medium sized retail business without Windows... there's no robust small to mid-sized point of sale system that's not Windows based. There's no functional accounting software that's not Windows based. There are simply not enough applications for most businesses to use anything BUT Windows. Even if there were enough applications for Mac's to run a particular basis, you're looking at double to quadruple hardware costs for plain ol' workstations.
I wonder if the course covers the most famous zombie of all: Jeebus! If it's a study of zombie lit, does that means that it includes parts of the Bible that tells about Jeebus dying, and rising from the dead 3 days later with magical powers?
I see the move to e-books in libraries as a bad thing. If anything, it's the antithesis of what a library is for. Libraries exist so that everybody, no matter how poor or disenfranchised can both educate and entertain themselves (LCD = "lowest common denominator"). Anybody can read a book. Only the wealthy can afford e-book readers and the subsequent fees. If libraries move to having titles on ebooks instead of having hard copies, that immediately eliminates people who cannot or won't buy those silly, overpriced book readers.
Not only is it disenfranchising, but it's putting control of information even more in the hands of just a few big corporations. Who trusts Sony with their books? I certainly don't. What happens if Sony discontinues their service? What happens if Sony goes under? What happens if a suit at Sony decides that it's no longer in their best interests to continue this program? A book is simple, and nobody, short of a thief or vandal, can take those away from people or libraries.
I'll keep checking out physical books from my library, and I'll continue to pres my library to acquire more physical books, instead of Sony licenses.
Good thinking, Mr. Bond.
Linux on the desktop hasn't really ever made significant enough inroads to matter all that much. With OSX whetting the whistle of most people who want *nix on the desktop, I doubt that Linux on the desktop will ever be anything more than what it is now: a tiny, marginalized platform only used by uber-geeks. It seems to me that companies are releasing Linux versions of software are releasing later and later, if ever.
HE IS following the party line. The Republican party line is anybody who considers using less oil for any reason is a Communist Socialist Marxist terrorist. I know truly mentally ill people who are not as crazy as some of these Republican candidates.
This article presents valid data about the nature of ALL startups, then proceeds to extrapolate the data to tech startups. I don't think that there's a correlation between the general business data and tech, specifically. If anything, I would imagine that tech startups waste more money and create fewer jobs than non-tech businesses.
Leave me alone. I'm 'baitin!
Great argument you've got there. I don't know about anybody else, but I'm convinced. According to me, Linux has a market share of 46% of all incoming freshman at U of VA.
"The part that I object to is the part that is getting people killed right now. Can you comprehend this? There are people that are fucking dead right now because of Julian's ego, and more are joining them tomorrow."
There are already many, many people already dead (and still dying) to the gov't either lying or obscuring the truth. Keeping secrets in order to "save lives" is a red herring.
You could just put a NAS in a closet and use that. You'd have 100% control, and you could do it for $0 if you use something like FreeNas.
"And exactly where does the government 'heavily subsidise' the EVIL OIL COMPANIES?"
Google is your friend!
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/may/25/nation/la-na-oil-spill-subsidies-20100525
Why did you think that we pay less than $3/gallon for gas and Europeans pay $7-$8.
1/2: Not true at all. I use Miva Merchant (a popular shopping cart), and there are dozens of payment providers that I can choose from.
3: What customers trust them? Stupid ones? I wouldn't give a credit card number to Pay Pal, and I don't know anyone who would. I don't understand where you're coming from on this one...
4. Merchant services deposit the money straight into your bank account. Using their debit card is just another way for them to siphon fees.
5. Funds shouldn't be frozen in the first place.
No real business should ever use Pay Pal. Get a merchant services account like a real business.
This article is really, truly stupid. The US government keeps oil prices artificially low by pumping subsidizes and tax breaks to oil companies already. The only reason that electric cars aren't economically viable is because the government already gives massive, massive handouts to already massively profitable oil companies. If the US gov't quit subsidizing those crooks, then they wouldn't need to subsidize electric vehicles.
"Honestly, I think the government has very little role to play here; but if it does, it's in ensuring that the cost of gasoline isn't kept artificially low, making sure the infrastructure can support electric cars, and help setting standards. They can't just force the market, not without hurting the market."
They're already keeping the cost of gasoline artificially low via subsidies. If they stopped subsidizing the oil companies tomorrow, the price of gas would shoot up to more realistic levels, which would probably be closer to $7/gallon. Presto! The electric car is suddenly economically viable.
"Electric cars make no economic sense at this time, which is why we don't drive them."
They would make a lot more financial sense if the government would stop subsidizing the oil industry so heavily. But hey, since when have Fox News neocons been interested in facts?
"Unfortunately I still use them because they are the only ones. They have the easiest website integration, thousands of programmers know how to setup advanced shopping carts and customers trust them. There's nothing I can do."
What in the hell are you talking about? They're the only what? The only way to pay? The only way to accept credit cards? They're not the "only" anything, so I don't know why you say you're "forced" to use them.
"This is probably a beautiful photograph that I will never see because of the technology chosen for the presentation layer."
Great. Do you want a cookie? The only thing you've accomplished is to not see the picture. Nobody else really cares.
"If you're ever gripped because you had to haul yourself across town in the middle of the night to fix a server crash, this interview should put things in perspective."
/. editors even literate?
Gripped what? This sentence doesn't make any sense. Are the
I don't know why this is on Slashdot. This doesn't have anything to do with traditional nerd stuff. It's a way of doing business. I'm not complaining, because I'm a "business nerd", but I thought I was the only one. That being said...
It's simple supply and demand. Everybody and their mother is a designer, and many of them are actually pretty good. There's no real reason why designers should be able to ask for the outrageous rates that they traditionally get, if there are so many other people willing to do the same work for cheaper. As a consumer of design work, I don't get any additional value from paying more for an experienced designer. The design is the product, and I don't care who produces it. Sure, the traditional designers that are used to commanding ungodly rates are going to be upset, but such is life.
I'd call him a douchebag because he's just another dot-commer who builds unprofitable, unsustainable "businesses" off of other people's money. He doesn't create anything of any value. All he does is spend other people's money and pays himself as if he deserves it.
The investors are greedy, stupid people who deserve to lose their money, as well, but that's another story.
I don't have a subscription to read the full review, but how, exactly, could they mess this up? Finger on this spot, phone doesn't work. Finger not on this spot, phone works. What technology IQ is required to test this? Heck, what level of actual IQ is required to test this particular problem?
"Does anyone really trust Consumer Report's opinion on technology?"
Yes, I certainly do. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to test the antenna problem. But it does take an impartial organization, that has nothing to gain or lose from the report. Who would you prefer to believe, Apple?