How about the hours that go into training one or many users in a company on using that new OS?
*sigh* Epically Lame Argument(tm).
This makes as much sense as saying that you have to retake Driver's Education every time a new car model comes out because the instruments/controls are in different places and/or have been renamed.
What it sounds like is bad initial training to start with.
In order to bid on certain government/DOD contracts you are required to have a second source for most items.
This is an important factor here...excellent point!*
The only way I can see this becoming more than just 'typical competitors maneuvering' would be if Via's chips (like the Nano) satisfied that requirement.
I, for one, just do not have a clue. I also think it's important to look at the big picture here, instead of just two of the dogs circling a pile of bones, growling at each other.(*thus my first sentence)
IMHO if I was doing great I would have made the judges understand a long time ago what a line they've been handed; most tech people, and most well read people, understand. But I have yet to get the judges to understand, although they seem to be starting to wake up. *maybe I'm just lazy, but how do you keep up???
Please, keep chipping away at the citadel! We are on your[our] side in this fight, good sir.(rome was not built in a day, as they say)
Thanks for: 1.) Fighting the 'good fight' 2.) Keeping us nerds(yes, you are one of us-like it or not) informed.
You are a credit to not only your profession, but to all of us here at/.!(yes, you do make a difference in the world!)
By neglecting my family and myself.
Not meaning to nag...,but cut back on that!! We appreciate the the work you do, but don't skimp on the family just for us....take care of the 'home front' first...we value your contributions, but like my Drill Sergeants used to tell me, cover your own ass first, before you worry about your buddy.
Ray, you seem like a good-hearted person, and you have a great reputation here....just remember that your family should come first...afterall, isn't that what it's all about to start with?
(not meaning to 'nag', nor demean your efforts) 'Rock on, dude!!!'
And truthfully, they *shouldn't* accept that the bible is allegory. It says what it says, right down to killing anyone who works on the Sabbath. Christians should accept ALL of the bible, from advocacy of slavery on down -- or none of it (as would be my preference). Most Christians are total hypocrites when it comes to accepting the word of God.
Yes, that 'pick and choose' dichotomy has bothered me for as long as I have expended thought on the subject. The underlying philosophies of 'hurray for me, and screw you', and 'do as I say, not as I do' turned me against any form of christianity early on...when I could think for myself, YMMV.
Maybe the Roman Games should have had a more 'Lions to christians' ratio?!!...I'm Game!!!New Reality Show, FTW!!!!!!!!!
I would be more open to the 'religous' viewpoint if it wasn't constantly being forced/legislated down my throat. But it is being used that way, so I have to resist to keep my freedom of religion/speech alive.
My value of 'soul' is just as important to me as the christian's value of soul is to them. To think anything different is an affront to both christians and my own beliefs, much less the Constitution of the United States. Seperation of the 'church and state' is imperative, not optionable, if we are to avoid a theocosy.[which I will fight tooth_n_nail for Constitional reasons, as well as humanatariaan reasons)
We do not put up with those 'Pinko, commie, terrorist fags here![apply sarcasm heavily]
OU only worded the announcement to CYA[display displeasure without actually censoring the speaker]. The will of the people here in OK would back that up.
Oklahoma is a very conservative/neocon state by majority. We are in the Bible Belt, proud of it, and seem to take it to absurd extremes. {no, I am not part of the majority here-it drives me insane mostly} Think back to the Sen. McCarthy/J. Edgar Hoover Era...it is that way today in OK.(check election results!) For the first time in decades we have a Republican House and Senate both in state. (we[as a state, not individuals] jumped on the neocon/Family Values/Moral Majority bandwagon the past several Pres. elections- the State seems upset that McCain/Palin did not win) Outside of OSU[Oklahoma State University], the whole state went 'nuts' this past election, from my perspective....I look forward with trepidation to this new administration of Obama's, and hope for the best.
I sincerely don't know who or what made them so angry and full of hate.
Here in the USA, I think that the attitude you are describing is a result of atheists feeling like they have been backed into a corner lately. Think about the likes of: Jack Thompson, Tipper Gore, the whole teaching ID/Creationism in science classes in Kansas(that was fortuneatly derailed), the 'think of the children' war on well, everything, the 'Moral Majority' sponsored legislation, 'Family Values' legislation, etc. being constantly hurled at us in a country that is supposedly run by a 'seperation of church and state', secular philosophy that has broken down and headed the opposite direction.(attempted theism by the Moral Majority/Family Values camp)
It's a defensive backlash, and IMO, justifiable.
The 'other side' seems to not realize that 'freedom of religion' also implies the right of 'freedom from religion...'My way, or the highway' gets old after a while!
The United States practically pioneered financial fraud, which logically follows since we have the most developed economy in the world, and other countries come here to learn how to structure their financial institutions, not the other way around.
That is one of the more ill informed statements I have seen in a while.
Pioneered financial fraud? It was already an art form before anyone but (relatively few) Native American Indians knew this continent existed. We may(or may not-I don't know) have pioneered financial fraud 'on the internet', but not anywhere near close to your statement.
Other countries come here to learn how to structure...What? [citation needed] is all I can say here!
I know the education system here sucks, but get real!
Sadly, the answer is again no. I'm beginning to think that we will never see the year of Linux on the desktop at this rate. I've even installed Internet Explorer 6(ies4linux), and not a single drive-by install was successful, but at least attempts were made. *sigh* Hell, I've even tried getting some of the latest malware to run with WINE, but no such luck.(did see some fascinating garbled screen effects and some bizarre error messages though!) Won't someone think of the penguins? *sarcasm off*
This is one aspect of moving away from MS that I do not miss; running system hogging anti malware software, scanning my computer for infections, updating numerous app's individually, etc.
I don't know how long *nix will stay under the RADAR of malware authors, but I'm enjoying it while I can!!
This malware is getting more harmful(money-wise), sneaky, nefarious, and organized at an alarming rate. I'm afraid to imagine how nasty it will be when they do finally take aim at the Apple and *nix computers online. That's one of the reasons that I stay current on all of the latest and greatest of this crap. If (or when?) I do have to deal with any of this stuff, I will at least have a clue. Another reason is:(hangs head in shame)my wife refuses to be converted to *nix. She has to run MS software at work, and wants to stick with what she was trained and works in, although I frequently find her playing Monkey Bubble, and several other games on my Kubuntu Hardy PC!
But I guess only one Windows PC out of the six on my home network isn't too bad. I've only had to clean one bunch of malware off of it about two years ago when a friend of ours was visiting, and while we were visiting, her 17 year old daughter was using it online. But that has been the only problem with it.
NOD32, AVG, and Avast are 3 that I have recommended to Windows users for the past several years. My own antivirus solution is Kubuntu and common sense, which has worked painlessly for 6 years now.
I can assure you that if they do show up for this, they will not find it enjoyable.
Okay, I'm crawling out on a limb here, but what if they are masochists by way of business tradition, and can't help but asking for pain?(yes, this may be far-fetched, but is it a factor?)
BTW, I hope you are right! Experience will have me 'betting' on your side.
LOL!! Until your post on this thread, I was happily remembering helping my buddy code a war game in BASIC on his TRS 80. He was converting the table top w/dice(think D&D style game in WW2, with rulebook and dice taking the DM's place) game they developed/modded into a computer game. The goal was to recreate the tabletop game on the PC. The idea came about from the group playing chess with each other over modem. LAN COOP play in the early/mid 1980's! The game was very similar to what ended up as Panzer/Allied/People's General style turn-based strategy games in the 1990's. (not claiming 'me first!!', just trying to provide a reference for what we were doing on the TRS80)
Good times! But now thanks to you, I too am showing and feeling my age. Oh yeah, "you insensitive clod!". Almost forgot...damn senility is messing with my mind. No, I don't mind. What? Wait, is this a trick question? Who are you?...
I hope to be Harry someday...(movie worth watching-good family fun!*spoiler* especially watching 'mom and pop' find ways to get themselves killed for the insurance money) Good Clean Fun(tm), yet still entertaining...a recommended 'must see', if convenient.(purely dished up as IMHO)
I would not want the landing pad right next to the outpost unless you have achieved the impossible with 100% error/malfunction free operation of the lander vehicle hardware and software, eliminate human error, and have assassinated Murphy.
There is no long term benefit to 'creating jobs' that are not able to be self-sustaining(or readily transferable to another project) in a reasonable time frame. As you said:
Contrary to popular opinion, "creating Jobs" is not always good and is not always entirely different from "throwing money at the problem." "Creating Jobs" only helps when the jobs are useful and produce something else of value.
I know I don't have all of the answers, but some specifics are not too difficult to grasp.
Hear! Hear! Well said. Glad you took a positive stand on your principles. That seems too rare of an occurrence these days, but refreshing when it does.
I was put in a similar position about a year ago. The only difference was when I brought the job offer up to my wife, she told me in no uncertain terms that I should not work for "Those assholes".[quote]
I too, shortly thereafter got my present job. (and love it)
P.S. I'm glad to here it worked out well for you!:-)
The only real pirates, other than the ones from Somalia, are the RIAA lawyers, who are engaged in a racket akin to extortion.
LOL! I can dress up like a RIAA lawyer next 'talk like a pirate day'! But where to find a vulture to ride on my shoulder? (to replace the standard parrot for 'normal' pirates)
Back on topic:
FIRST AMENDED ANSWER, DEFENSES,
COUNTERCLAIM, AND
THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT
[the linked pdf from your blog]
Reading the pdf, it sounds like the Defense is coming out fighting, eyes blazing. I hope they actually have a good case(from the judge's perspective), and the RIAA have unwittingly grabbed a pissed-off tiger by the tail.
Slashdot Mirror
You've not looked in my fridge lately, have you! :-)
All joking aside, you do have a valid point.
*sigh*
Epically Lame Argument(tm).
This makes as much sense as saying that you have to retake Driver's Education every time a new car model comes out because the instruments/controls are in different places and/or have been renamed.
What it sounds like is bad initial training to start with.
Well, I can't remember all of the steps, but somewhere just before '????' and 'Profit!' is a step involving gorillas freezing to death.
This is an important factor here...excellent point!*
The only way I can see this becoming more than just 'typical competitors maneuvering' would be if Via's chips (like the Nano) satisfied that requirement.
I, for one, just do not have a clue.
I also think it's important to look at the big picture here, instead of just two of the dogs circling a pile of bones, growling at each other.(*thus my first sentence)
Please, keep chipping away at the citadel!
We are on your[our] side in this fight, good sir.(rome was not built in a day, as they say)
Thanks for:
1.) Fighting the 'good fight'
2.) Keeping us nerds(yes, you are one of us-like it or not) informed.
You are a credit to not only your profession, but to all of us here at /.!(yes, you do make a difference in the world!)
Not meaning to nag...,but cut back on that!! We appreciate the the work you do, but don't skimp on the family just for us....take care of the 'home front' first...we value your contributions, but like my Drill Sergeants used to tell me, cover your own ass first, before you worry about your buddy.
Ray, you seem like a good-hearted person, and you have a great reputation here....just remember that your family should come first...afterall, isn't that what it's all about to start with?
(not meaning to 'nag', nor demean your efforts)
'Rock on, dude!!!'
Oh ye of insufficient imagination....You have foolishly squandered your tech base if it does not include Ramon noodles...beware!!!!!
If there was doubt before, there is none now...You are one of us.... help us!!!!
How do you find the time to juggle all of the balls you have in mid-air?????[I, for one , am glad you are currently juggling the balls!]
No, really!???
I check out your blog, check /., and other online sources...But I've often wondered how much sleep you average per week/month.
Are you an android or AI??*
(keep juggling, IMHO-your doing great!!!)
*maybe I'm just lazy, but how do you keep up???
Hear! Hear!, and well said!
Yes, that 'pick and choose' dichotomy has bothered me for as long as I have expended thought on the subject. The underlying philosophies of 'hurray for me, and screw you', and 'do as I say, not as I do' turned me against any form of christianity early on...when I could think for myself, YMMV.
Maybe the Roman Games should have had a more 'Lions to christians' ratio?!!...I'm Game!!!New Reality Show, FTW!!!!!!!!!
I would be more open to the 'religous' viewpoint if it wasn't constantly being forced/legislated down my throat. But it is being used that way, so I have to resist to keep my freedom of religion/speech alive.
My value of 'soul' is just as important to me as the christian's value of soul is to them. To think anything different is an affront to both christians and my own beliefs, much less the Constitution of the United States. Seperation of the 'church and state' is imperative, not optionable, if we are to avoid a theocosy.[which I will fight tooth_n_nail for Constitional reasons, as well as humanatariaan reasons)
Unfortuneately, that seems to be correct..if not understated.
*disclaimer-I'm stuck in the middle of this in Oklahoma....and it is true.*
You've obviously not visited/lived in Oklahoma.
We do not put up with those 'Pinko, commie, terrorist fags here![apply sarcasm heavily]
OU only worded the announcement to CYA[display displeasure without actually censoring the speaker]. The will of the people here in OK would back that up.
Oklahoma is a very conservative/neocon state by majority. We are in the Bible Belt, proud of it, and seem to take it to absurd extremes. {no, I am not part of the majority here-it drives me insane mostly}
Think back to the Sen. McCarthy/J. Edgar Hoover Era...it is that way today in OK.(check election results!) For the first time in decades we have a Republican House and Senate both in state. (we[as a state, not individuals] jumped on the neocon/Family Values/Moral Majority bandwagon the past several Pres. elections- the State seems upset that McCain/Palin did not win) Outside of OSU[Oklahoma State University], the whole state went 'nuts' this past election, from my perspective....I look forward with trepidation to this new administration of Obama's, and hope for the best.
Yes!
'nuff said.
Bwahahahahaha!*ROFLCOPTER*
You have to be joking!
Surely you jest?!?!?!?
Here in the USA, I think that the attitude you are describing is a result of atheists feeling like they have been backed into a corner lately.
Think about the likes of:
Jack Thompson, Tipper Gore, the whole teaching ID/Creationism in science classes in Kansas(that was fortuneatly derailed), the 'think of the children' war on well, everything, the 'Moral Majority' sponsored legislation, 'Family Values' legislation, etc. being constantly hurled at us in a country that is supposedly run by a 'seperation of church and state', secular philosophy that has broken down and headed the opposite direction.(attempted theism by the Moral Majority/Family Values camp)
It's a defensive backlash, and IMO, justifiable.
The 'other side' seems to not realize that 'freedom of religion' also implies the right of 'freedom from religion...'My way, or the highway' gets old after a while!
That is one of the more ill informed statements I have seen in a while.
Pioneered financial fraud? It was already an art form before anyone but (relatively few) Native American Indians knew this continent existed. We may(or may not-I don't know) have pioneered financial fraud 'on the internet', but not anywhere near close to your statement.
Other countries come here to learn how to structure...What? [citation needed] is all I can say here!
I know the education system here sucks, but get real!
Sadly, the answer is again no. I'm beginning to think that we will never see the year of Linux on the desktop at this rate.
I've even installed Internet Explorer 6(ies4linux), and not a single drive-by install was successful, but at least attempts were made. *sigh*
Hell, I've even tried getting some of the latest malware to run with WINE, but no such luck.(did see some fascinating garbled screen effects and some bizarre error messages though!)
Won't someone think of the penguins?
*sarcasm off*
This is one aspect of moving away from MS that I do not miss; running system hogging anti malware software, scanning my computer for infections, updating numerous app's individually, etc.
I don't know how long *nix will stay under the RADAR of malware authors, but I'm enjoying it while I can!!
This malware is getting more harmful(money-wise), sneaky, nefarious, and organized at an alarming rate. I'm afraid to imagine how nasty it will be when they do finally take aim at the Apple and *nix computers online.
That's one of the reasons that I stay current on all of the latest and greatest of this crap. If (or when?) I do have to deal with any of this stuff, I will at least have a clue.
Another reason is:(hangs head in shame)my wife refuses to be converted to *nix. She has to run MS software at work, and wants to stick with what she was trained and works in, although I frequently find her playing Monkey Bubble, and several other games on my Kubuntu Hardy PC!
But I guess only one Windows PC out of the six on my home network isn't too bad. I've only had to clean one bunch of malware off of it about two years ago when a friend of ours was visiting, and while we were visiting, her 17 year old daughter was using it online. But that has been the only problem with it.
NOD32, AVG, and Avast are 3 that I have recommended to Windows users for the past several years. My own antivirus solution is Kubuntu and common sense, which has worked painlessly for 6 years now.
Okay, I'm crawling out on a limb here, but what if they are masochists by way of business tradition, and can't help but asking for pain?(yes, this may be far-fetched, but is it a factor?)
BTW, I hope you are right! Experience will have me 'betting' on your side.
Well, 'death', Deluth, Siberian gulag, it's all the same. Don't suffer from Premature Disappointment(tm). Be Happy!
Ha! Ha!
LOL!! Until your post on this thread, I was happily remembering helping my buddy code a war game in BASIC on his TRS 80. He was converting the table top w/dice(think D&D style game in WW2, with rulebook and dice taking the DM's place) game they developed/modded into a computer game. The goal was to recreate the tabletop game on the PC.
The idea came about from the group playing chess with each other over modem. LAN COOP play in the early/mid 1980's!
The game was very similar to what ended up as Panzer/Allied/People's General style turn-based strategy games in the 1990's. (not claiming 'me first!!', just trying to provide a reference for what we were doing on the TRS80)
Good times! But now thanks to you, I too am showing and feeling my age. Oh yeah, "you insensitive clod!". Almost forgot...damn senility is messing with my mind. No, I don't mind. What? Wait, is this a trick question? Who are you?...
'Have pink flamingo, will travel'[Harry Aldrich]
I hope to be Harry someday...(movie worth watching-good family fun!*spoiler* especially watching 'mom and pop' find ways to get themselves killed for the insurance money)
Good Clean Fun(tm), yet still entertaining...a recommended 'must see', if convenient.(purely dished up as IMHO)
I would not want the landing pad right next to the outpost unless you have achieved the impossible with 100% error/malfunction free operation of the lander vehicle hardware and software, eliminate human error, and have assassinated Murphy.
Excellent post!
There is no long term benefit to 'creating jobs' that are not able to be self-sustaining(or readily transferable to another project) in a reasonable time frame.
As you said:
I know I don't have all of the answers, but some specifics are not too difficult to grasp.
*face>palm! *D'oh!
here!=hear
Hear! Hear!
Well said. Glad you took a positive stand on your principles. That seems too rare of an occurrence these days, but refreshing when it does.
I was put in a similar position about a year ago. The only difference was when I brought the job offer up to my wife, she told me in no uncertain terms that I should not work for "Those assholes".[quote]
I too, shortly thereafter got my present job. (and love it)
P.S. I'm glad to here it worked out well for you! :-)
LOL!
I can dress up like a RIAA lawyer next 'talk like a pirate day'! But where to find a vulture to ride on my shoulder? (to replace the standard parrot for 'normal' pirates)
Back on topic:
[the linked pdf from your blog]
Reading the pdf, it sounds like the Defense is coming out fighting, eyes blazing. I hope they actually have a good case(from the judge's perspective), and the RIAA have unwittingly grabbed a pissed-off tiger by the tail.