Let's assume, for a moment, that it has begun. This would mean more job opportunities on the market, more room to grow professionally, and (the possibility) of higher pay.
For individuals who have been out of work for an extended period of time, there would be a collective rejoice if this was, indeed true. They could stop contract gigs, if they want, and attempt to get back in to a FTE position.
For the individuals who were unhappy in their position during the market downturn (for whatever reason... poor treatment by the company, no base increase...) they can now look to find another position.
Assuming all of this is true, here is the big question: If you are an unhappy working, looking to find a new position with a new company is it worth the risk to switch? I understand that nothing is forever, but you have a stability right now - if there is a pending "boom" do you risk switching jobs for the potential of money knowing that the boom can turn into a bust really quickly.
While I do not expect anyone to think a job market recovery would reach that of the dot.com era, I do think a recovery is in place. It just took me 4 months to land a new job, with a base of 100K and 15% bonus every year.
If someone came to me and said "You have your masters, 12 years experience, we want you to be Director at this start-up and here is 120K" I don't think I would do it. Few years back, sure, but the last 4 years have shown me many things and stability is golden (in my book).
But, if the "boom" has not started, that means things are they way they currently are. In reality, in my view of the world (from a job hunting standpoint) it wasn't *that* bad.
This guy goes to iTunes, buys tracks thinking he can switch them over to mp3 with no issues.
This guy flat out ignores the legal info when he signed up for iTunes.
Was go to pirate the music, but couldn't figure out how so is now tryin to play the system on itself.
Has a small penis.
Except for the small penis, those things are the comments I've heard from others who tried to do the same thing but got to laze once they realized Apple covered their tracks.
Oh, it doesn't get better than these comments...
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"So when people say Firefox is being downloaded onto people's systems, that's true, but IE is also on those systems. Firefox is new, and people are trying it out. There's a certain percentage of people who do that--it's very easy to download."
Why is IE on those systems, Bill, oh that's right because you made it part of the OS and there was little way for it not to be on the system.
"...We need to keep IE the best. So no big problem; it's not that people have stopped using IE, it's just we've got lots of good ideas that can match and move ahead...."
I'm sure the Firefox is being downloaded, over and over, but it's not catching on... right? IE hasn't been the best in years.
And for the best (in terms of the IE talk)
Well, no one invests more in security of their browser than what we do on IE.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say this is correct. The part Bill seems to ignore is the fact that the $ is wasted is you base that on their track record of making things secure.
Thanks for filling things in for me, a bit, Rexdude.
I figured that some sort of community owned computing infrastructure was set up in the villages, and in that case, this is very helpful. I was unaware of the corruption issues as well.
There was no intended slap toward India, I'm sorry you took it that way.
The reason I asked the question is based off of the press I have read in the last year or so. Basically, saying that India (for some time) has been a country of extremes. Extremely rich or extremely poor. While a middle class has always existed, according to what I have read, the tech "boom" has given more to add to a middle class and take away from such extremes. I'm not saying what I have read is correct, this is just my understanding - and also why i asked the question(s).
While I've also read that poverty in India is declining, the main question still exists. If the poorest of poor villages have broadband - what is the point if they cannot use it?
Being in India, what is your take on broadband for all?
"The network will have optic fibre connectivity right up to the village level."
From my understanding, India is a country of Very rich and Very poor. The middle class, if you would, is a newer concept (thanks to the tech boom).
So, if these villages lean to the poor side (assuming if you had $ you would live in a city) would you even have a computer? If not, what good is broadband?
Just off the top of my head, I can see their version of "anti-spyware" software telling me that the following are spyware:
Firefox Google Tool Bar AIM Spybot Search and Destroy Ad-Aware Sun Java Counsole Adobe Acrobat iTunes
Then, after clicking on an option NOT to remove these items, it does it anyway OR makes the MS verions the default on the system.
They are the giant, yes, but some company needs to take back marketshare to prevent MS from doing what they want, when they want, to the "dumb" user's machine... Some company needs to step up and provide a user friendly, wide-distro OS. (All Mac OS not apply - I love them, but they already made their niche)
I can see you calling Visa now, trying to explain why you paid your bill with a scap of paper saying "I interviewed at Google, it's an honor, can't you see?".
/smart-ass mode off.
Congrats on the interview. I have noticed that after long interview sessions, companies have been taking up to a month to call back. Plus, if you interviewed during the holiday, that may factor into it. Again, congats!
If LokiTorrent is getting donations from individuals to support their legal team, is there any way that the MPAA can ask for that list of individuals in the discovery phase of the trial?
If so, does that open the individuals who support LokiTorrent to potential legal action from the MPAA? For example, the MPAA gets the list of supporters and IP addresses... or that information is then passes to the feds who use a wiretap to watch their behavior as it relates to piracy?
"the main problem with the 7 series was that the interface was too complex for it's target market."
Yea - that was a complaint of the 7 series, but it was NOT the problem.
As an owner of one of the first 745s in the US, I know this for a fact. In the first 3 months, my car was in the shop 14 times. The Microsoft OS running in the car was at issue the majority of the time....
BMW did give me a new 7, thanks to Lemon laws, but the heart of the issue here was the OS, not how complex it was.
Sebastian Ballas, PearPC's lead developer, said a screenshot of CherryOS shows a variable named "SPIRO MULTIMAX 3000," a nonsensical term Ballas claims to have invented for use in PearPC.
When told that variables with the same names had been found in both CherryOS and PearPC, Kryeziu said programming logic often leads to variables and functions with similar, or identical, names.
I would like to know what exact programming logic is going to lead two individual programmers - working off of two different code bases - to use the term "SPIRO MULTIMAX 3000" to do the same exact thing?
You are right that as long as there's a demand, it'll be there - but even if that demand is met, it will always be there... just in a different form.
If the US were to legalize drugs, controlled by the government, the "demand" from the consumer is now being met and the users will no longer have to buy it illegally. However, now the criminals are no longer making money. So, the criminals will then take to selling other drugs - or other illegal activity. Likewise, if China were to "legalize" porn, controlled by the government, the consumers demand is being met - but the "criminal" will turn to something else which the government has outlawed.
So, demand or not - the illegal activity will always be there. As laws and times change, so do the "illegal" things.
Slashdot Mirror
Use them. If gmail can put filters in (FOR FREE) a company sure can come up with a solution.
You mean there was never terrorists that tried to come from Canada to the US?
Let's assume, for a moment, that it has begun. This would mean more job opportunities on the market, more room to grow professionally, and (the possibility) of higher pay.
For individuals who have been out of work for an extended period of time, there would be a collective rejoice if this was, indeed true. They could stop contract gigs, if they want, and attempt to get back in to a FTE position.
For the individuals who were unhappy in their position during the market downturn (for whatever reason... poor treatment by the company, no base increase...) they can now look to find another position.
Assuming all of this is true, here is the big question: If you are an unhappy working, looking to find a new position with a new company is it worth the risk to switch? I understand that nothing is forever, but you have a stability right now - if there is a pending "boom" do you risk switching jobs for the potential of money knowing that the boom can turn into a bust really quickly.
While I do not expect anyone to think a job market recovery would reach that of the dot.com era, I do think a recovery is in place. It just took me 4 months to land a new job, with a base of 100K and 15% bonus every year.
If someone came to me and said "You have your masters, 12 years experience, we want you to be Director at this start-up and here is 120K" I don't think I would do it. Few years back, sure, but the last 4 years have shown me many things and stability is golden (in my book).
But, if the "boom" has not started, that means things are they way they currently are. In reality, in my view of the world (from a job hunting standpoint) it wasn't *that* bad.
word!
It should have read:
"Was going to pirate the music, but couldn't figure out how so is now tryin to play the system (aka - try to use the law against Apple) on itself.
- This guy goes to iTunes, buys tracks thinking he can switch them over to mp3 with no issues.
- This guy flat out ignores the legal info when he signed up for iTunes.
- Was go to pirate the music, but couldn't figure out how so is now tryin to play the system on itself.
- Has a small penis.
Except for the small penis, those things are the comments I've heard from others who tried to do the same thing but got to laze once they realized Apple covered their tracks.Why is IE on those systems, Bill, oh that's right because you made it part of the OS and there was little way for it not to be on the system.
"...We need to keep IE the best. So no big problem; it's not that people have stopped using IE, it's just we've got lots of good ideas that can match and move ahead...."
I'm sure the Firefox is being downloaded, over and over, but it's not catching on... right? IE hasn't been the best in years.
And for the best (in terms of the IE talk)
Well, no one invests more in security of their browser than what we do on IE.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say this is correct. The part Bill seems to ignore is the fact that the $ is wasted is you base that on their track record of making things secure.
Thanks to all for thier feedback. I think I will try it for the blog aspects, but not so much for the community. /off to LJ
I've been in middle school once, don't need to redo it. ;-)
Thanks.
I've been thinking of using their services, but for one reason or another, never moved on my idea.
Can some LiveJournal users given their thoughts on it? How is the community? How is the service as a whole?
Thanks.
Before you know it, they are going to be getting into TV and DVRs - because - god forbid someone else has a product they don't.... Oh... wait....
Thanks for filling things in for me, a bit, Rexdude.
I figured that some sort of community owned computing infrastructure was set up in the villages, and in that case, this is very helpful. I was unaware of the corruption issues as well.
All the best.
There was no intended slap toward India, I'm sorry you took it that way.
The reason I asked the question is based off of the press I have read in the last year or so. Basically, saying that India (for some time) has been a country of extremes. Extremely rich or extremely poor. While a middle class has always existed, according to what I have read, the tech "boom" has given more to add to a middle class and take away from such extremes. I'm not saying what I have read is correct, this is just my understanding - and also why i asked the question(s).
While I've also read that poverty in India is declining, the main question still exists. If the poorest of poor villages have broadband - what is the point if they cannot use it?
Being in India, what is your take on broadband for all?
"The network will have optic fibre connectivity right up to the village level."
From my understanding, India is a country of Very rich and Very poor. The middle class, if you would, is a newer concept (thanks to the tech boom).
So, if these villages lean to the poor side (assuming if you had $ you would live in a city) would you even have a computer? If not, what good is broadband?
why would I trust them for Anti-spyware?
Just off the top of my head, I can see their version of "anti-spyware" software telling me that the following are spyware:
Firefox
Google Tool Bar
AIM
Spybot Search and Destroy
Ad-Aware
Sun Java Counsole
Adobe Acrobat
iTunes
Then, after clicking on an option NOT to remove these items, it does it anyway OR makes the MS verions the default on the system.
They are the giant, yes, but some company needs to take back marketshare to prevent MS from doing what they want, when they want, to the "dumb" user's machine... Some company needs to step up and provide a user friendly, wide-distro OS. (All Mac OS not apply - I love them, but they already made their niche)
Right.... Honor doesn't pay the bills.
I can see you calling Visa now, trying to explain why you paid your bill with a scap of paper saying "I interviewed at Google, it's an honor, can't you see?".
Congrats on the interview. I have noticed that after long interview sessions, companies have been taking up to a month to call back. Plus, if you interviewed during the holiday, that may factor into it. Again, congats!
If LokiTorrent is getting donations from individuals to support their legal team, is there any way that the MPAA can ask for that list of individuals in the discovery phase of the trial?
If so, does that open the individuals who support LokiTorrent to potential legal action from the MPAA? For example, the MPAA gets the list of supporters and IP addresses... or that information is then passes to the feds who use a wiretap to watch their behavior as it relates to piracy?
"the main problem with the 7 series was that the interface was too complex for it's target market."
Yea - that was a complaint of the 7 series, but it was NOT the problem.
As an owner of one of the first 745s in the US, I know this for a fact. In the first 3 months, my car was in the shop 14 times. The Microsoft OS running in the car was at issue the majority of the time....
BMW did give me a new 7, thanks to Lemon laws, but the heart of the issue here was the OS, not how complex it was.
Awww, you beat me to it while I was slowly typin mine up!
When told that variables with the same names had been found in both CherryOS and PearPC, Kryeziu said programming logic often leads to variables and functions with similar, or identical, names.
I would like to know what exact programming logic is going to lead two individual programmers - working off of two different code bases - to use the term "SPIRO MULTIMAX 3000" to do the same exact thing?
You are right that as long as there's a demand, it'll be there - but even if that demand is met, it will always be there... just in a different form.
If the US were to legalize drugs, controlled by the government, the "demand" from the consumer is now being met and the users will no longer have to buy it illegally. However, now the criminals are no longer making money. So, the criminals will then take to selling other drugs - or other illegal activity. Likewise, if China were to "legalize" porn, controlled by the government, the consumers demand is being met - but the "criminal" will turn to something else which the government has outlawed.
So, demand or not - the illegal activity will always be there. As laws and times change, so do the "illegal" things.
but I love the "Texan-style private ISP justice"! Biased against Texas... or maybe just Bush. ;-) /no flame intended.