I always love it when words like "Ecosystem" are used to describe business models. It gives me a chuckle, and I know not to waste my time reading the FA.
Nah. We will just claim that some of Moore's friends who outlived him cooked up this scheme to make him look good. PDFs can be easily faked after all.
In fact a few generations after Moore is dead, a group of people will say the Moore never existed.
"Simply a group of folks with too much time on their hands concoted the whole thing. You see, the geeks needed a leader to rally around. So they invented Moore (and that Linus guy too... archeolgical digs found he was really a fictional cartoon character created by a Schultz guy). The cult grew on this place called Slashdot (which more research showed to be full of other fictional characters too).
"Eventually, people bought into this, and it got taken for granted that Moore and Linus really existed. The lack of the original documents is the smoking gun.
As products mature, it becomes more and more difficult to diferentiate yourself from your competitors. That translates to lower profit margins. IBM is simply recognizing that. The question becomes, will their services fall into the same trap? Or can they continue to specialize and keep profit margins up.
Good point. I admit I had not thought of that. however, wouldn't this be easy enough to kill on shut down each night? There are several free programs that will intercept the shut-down event, run a series of commands, and then shut-down the PC.
If an agency is working with sensitive information, why is ANY information stored on individual PCs? Information like that should be stored centrally, so access to the information can be audited easily. And if it is so important, do you really want to be in the game of keeping it where it can be lost if a PC goes down?
I work in the banking industry. We do not allow any information to reside on the individual PC level. I maintain the PCs... I don't bother to ask if you have personal info when it is time to replace the PC... if you do, you are violating company policy and would be written up.
Or just don't watch broadcast TV. I feel like I get so much more done since I made the decision to cut it out of my life.
Back to somewhat on topic: By not caring what is "cool", you can very often get superior products for a cheaper price. And when you are a "pay cash" kind of person, you get even better deals. So, while I do not understand the need to be "cool" based on what I drive, I do use it to my advantage. Less money spent = less hours worked...
When I am on my death bed, I doubt I will be thinking "If only I had driven a Lexus..."
Commercials used to be more informative, that's for sure. Now commercials are designed to elicit emotions more than the brain. I'm not too old (early 30's)... but I had to do a small research project where I was looking at old 50's television. The commercials were plain bad from a cinemographic point of view, but I actually got facts about the product, not "you need this to look cool, and if you don't you are a loser that will be made fun of by all of your coworkers and neighbors".
This is way off-topic, but I like buring karma for a good cause.
This bonch is a weird guy. Not entirely sure I even like him. However, I've seen him getting mod attacked for no legitimate reason. Some insightful posts that I may disagree with are getting modded troll.
I love free speech. I don't mind if someone disagrees with me. I don't mind if someone says things that I find totally wrong. Yet, obviously there is at least one person with mod points who has taken it on themselves to mod bonch into oblivion. You don't have to take my word for it.... take a look at the guy's posting history. Is he strange? Probably. Is he a troll? Definitely not.
What to do about it? If you are in M2 land, take your responsiblity seriously. If you seee a troll, and it isn't a clear troll, M2 the moderator down. If you have any mod points, help him to keep his head above water till the mods responsible get corrected by the system. The system only works when a majority of the people are fair, and not just out to push an agenda.
And keep an eye on me... I have a feeling that I will be getting followed a while too:)
Awwww. you want me to keep my opinions to myself? And you come to a public forum with almost 900,000 registered users? Methinks your logic is not the best.
And as far as the artist putting together decent albums, try iTunes. And if you DON'T find it on iTunes, no one holds a gun to your head and makes you fork over the money.
Maybe someone else has had the same life experience as me. When I see someone lie to someone else, I know I can't trust that person. When I see someone take advantage of a situation, I know he will do the same to me if he has the chance. I condense this to "a thief is a thief"
The post I replied to refers to it as "ripping off". Therefore, the author acknowledges that it is theft, even if you disagree. Therefore, he is a thief by his own admission, not by my accusation.
In my experience, if a person will steal from someone, he will steal from me as well. Once you step over lines in some situations, it becomes easier to cross over them in others.
Take a look at some "good" folks, like Martin Luther King, who engaged in multiple affairs, Bill Clinton who did the same, or Richard Nixon (if you are interested, take a look at the stuff the Kennedy's did that helped push him over the edge).
So, I stand behind my statement. I did not make it about anyone but the original poster, so, no, I don't think I overgeneralized.
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I always love it when words like "Ecosystem" are used to describe business models. It gives me a chuckle, and I know not to waste my time reading the FA.
Your religion is fascinating, but not substantiated by facts.
Stange. I've metamoderated a couple dozen times now, and have never seen an 'underrated' or 'overrated'. I will keep an eye out, though.
Are "over-rated" mods ever put up for metamoderation. Is "overrated" just a cowardly way of dinging a post you don't like? Or is there more to it?
I tried pigs. But they kept squealing on me...
Then the French started outsourcing that "monarch overthrowing" job to the Germans.
Nah. We will just claim that some of Moore's friends who outlived him cooked up this scheme to make him look good. PDFs can be easily faked after all.
In fact a few generations after Moore is dead, a group of people will say the Moore never existed.
"Simply a group of folks with too much time on their hands concoted the whole thing. You see, the geeks needed a leader to rally around. So they invented Moore (and that Linus guy too... archeolgical digs found he was really a fictional cartoon character created by a Schultz guy). The cult grew on this place called Slashdot (which more research showed to be full of other fictional characters too).
"Eventually, people bought into this, and it got taken for granted that Moore and Linus really existed. The lack of the original documents is the smoking gun.
Was that supposed to be a joke?!?! ;)
As products mature, it becomes more and more difficult to diferentiate yourself from your competitors. That translates to lower profit margins. IBM is simply recognizing that. The question becomes, will their services fall into the same trap? Or can they continue to specialize and keep profit margins up.
Perhaps there is a reason your kids would only want to see you once a year...
Please lead the way. We'll all follow you.... trust us.
Good point. I admit I had not thought of that. however, wouldn't this be easy enough to kill on shut down each night? There are several free programs that will intercept the shut-down event, run a series of commands, and then shut-down the PC.
Now if I were a little richer, I could have a remote control bee.
Imagine a beowulf cluster of those... I think I'd call it "a swarm".
If an agency is working with sensitive information, why is ANY information stored on individual PCs? Information like that should be stored centrally, so access to the information can be audited easily. And if it is so important, do you really want to be in the game of keeping it where it can be lost if a PC goes down?
I work in the banking industry. We do not allow any information to reside on the individual PC level. I maintain the PCs... I don't bother to ask if you have personal info when it is time to replace the PC... if you do, you are violating company policy and would be written up.
Eh? I work at k-mart and there's plenty of clocks everywhere.
Maybe that's why they had to file bankruptcy twice...
1) This is FUNNY, not Redundant.
2) No, you shouldn't tell him. That was you get the room all to yourself for another 5 weeks.
Or just don't watch broadcast TV. I feel like I get so much more done since I made the decision to cut it out of my life.
Back to somewhat on topic: By not caring what is "cool", you can very often get superior products for a cheaper price. And when you are a "pay cash" kind of person, you get even better deals. So, while I do not understand the need to be "cool" based on what I drive, I do use it to my advantage. Less money spent = less hours worked...
When I am on my death bed, I doubt I will be thinking "If only I had driven a Lexus..."
Commercials used to be more informative, that's for sure. Now commercials are designed to elicit emotions more than the brain. I'm not too old (early 30's)... but I had to do a small research project where I was looking at old 50's television. The commercials were plain bad from a cinemographic point of view, but I actually got facts about the product, not "you need this to look cool, and if you don't you are a loser that will be made fun of by all of your coworkers and neighbors".
:)
But, that is just my two cents
This is way off-topic, but I like buring karma for a good cause.
:)
This bonch is a weird guy. Not entirely sure I even like him. However, I've seen him getting mod attacked for no legitimate reason. Some insightful posts that I may disagree with are getting modded troll.
I love free speech. I don't mind if someone disagrees with me. I don't mind if someone says things that I find totally wrong. Yet, obviously there is at least one person with mod points who has taken it on themselves to mod bonch into oblivion. You don't have to take my word for it.... take a look at the guy's posting history. Is he strange? Probably. Is he a troll? Definitely not.
What to do about it? If you are in M2 land, take your responsiblity seriously. If you seee a troll, and it isn't a clear troll, M2 the moderator down. If you have any mod points, help him to keep his head above water till the mods responsible get corrected by the system. The system only works when a majority of the people are fair, and not just out to push an agenda.
And keep an eye on me... I have a feeling that I will be getting followed a while too
Awwww. you want me to keep my opinions to myself? And you come to a public forum with almost 900,000 registered users? Methinks your logic is not the best.
And as far as the artist putting together decent albums, try iTunes. And if you DON'T find it on iTunes, no one holds a gun to your head and makes you fork over the money.
Sorry, that was my brother. He likes to fool people. We don't talk about him much during our reunions.
My thoughts exactly. I heard he is waiting for Longhorn though.
Visual Source Safe!
Maybe someone else has had the same life experience as me. When I see someone lie to someone else, I know I can't trust that person. When I see someone take advantage of a situation, I know he will do the same to me if he has the chance. I condense this to "a thief is a thief"
The post I replied to refers to it as "ripping off". Therefore, the author acknowledges that it is theft, even if you disagree. Therefore, he is a thief by his own admission, not by my accusation.
In my experience, if a person will steal from someone, he will steal from me as well. Once you step over lines in some situations, it becomes easier to cross over them in others.
Take a look at some "good" folks, like Martin Luther King, who engaged in multiple affairs, Bill Clinton who did the same, or Richard Nixon (if you are interested, take a look at the stuff the Kennedy's did that helped push him over the edge).
So, I stand behind my statement. I did not make it about anyone but the original poster, so, no, I don't think I overgeneralized.