So no, if he doesn't have the drive to learn and problem solve he's better off outside playing with a ball... or girls since he's a teen.
Hmmm...yes. He is getting into programming, but he's not so far gone yet that this mysterious "girls" is totally out of his reach.
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This isn't a debate. This is me, making my intentions known. I cut my cable because of commercials, I stopped going to theaters because of them, I stopped listening to the radio because of them, and now I'm going to stop watching films entirely, in any format, if they are produced in the USA. If I see a similar pattern emerge in films made outside the USA, which I haven't yet, I'll cut them out of my life as well.
So...why are you on Slashdot? They have advertisements. (Yeah, yeah...I know. You can block them. But you could mute your cable television too.)
Cutting yourself off from a world who relies on advertisements for getting new ideas and thoughts out there seems...well...I don't have a nice word for it. But, heck...do you stop talking to your friends if they make a recommendation about a product?
Instead, why not listen to the advertisements and then use your brain to decide if they have some merit or they're full of crap?
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I don't believe that to be true, and I won't waste my money hoping not to be forced to suffer through it any further.
What you believe and what is actually true are not necessarily the same thing.
You can believe all you want that there are no more filmmakers who value their work above "big profits," but that doesn't make it true.
As for product placement...I see products all the time in real life, so I don't even notice it when its in movies unless it is blatantly obvious. In fact, the world can seem very weird without products all around us.
What I would prefer is good eye tracking software. So, I can just look anywhere on my screen and press a button on my keyboard (like a mouse click) and it would go to that spot.
but take solace in the fact that no matter what you do with your life, you won't actually turn into a mindless blimp in a hover-chair.
Or so we hope.
I don't have this quote exactly right, but there is one that says something to the effect of, "Big changes happen in very small steps."
The thing is, you and I won't become a mindless blimp in a hover-chair. But, take a look around you. Already, people invest a lot of money into sitting comfortably. They go from work where they sit all day to home to sit and enjoy the commute in between (sitting - no biking or walking when they can). Generation-Z (or "Digital Natives") will be that much worse. Take a look around you - people are far heavier than they used to be.
I don't mean to be fear-mongering, but I think things are going to continue on this trend due to some very common traits about humans.
1. We like to be comfortable. 2. We don't like to fess up to our problems and we like to pass the buck off to someone else. 3. When our needs are met, we tend to be complacent and not care until said thing changes.
I don't know about you, but there is some scary stuff in Wall-E...at least in my opinion.
Why is this such a bad thing? I mean, yeah, I think we spend too much time in this country (and world, but moreso in America) buying "stuff" that is rather useless. We're trained to always want more and more.
But, a company exists TO MAKE MONEY. They are not there to make you feel good about yourself (although some do). They are not there to build happiness and rainbows (although some try to). They generate revenue by meeting a need (or a want) and, hopefully, grow so they can bolster the economy and provide jobs.
Yeah, we don't need a ton of Wall-E toys. Obviously. But, is it really that bad if they are marketing this stuff? As long as they aren't doing anything illegal, I really don't think so.
I will admit - I don't watch too many movies. However, I am extremely glad I spent the money to see Wall-E and I will be buying it on DVD when it is released.
The animation of this movie is amazing. Using almost no words (two?), the animation team captures a wide range of emotion: love, sadness, fear, humor and anger. What's even better is that they capture these emotions in the form of robots - something that typically is not associated with emotion. The storyline itself is fantastic. Not only is it simplistic enough that even a child can understand it and enjoy it, there is a definite adult theme throughout the entire movie which emphasizes taking care of this planet that we live on.
Additionally, this movie starts up with a great short (haha...that rabbit is awesome), the ending credits are absolutely beautiful and genius (how many different art styles can you spot?) and the soundtrack is great.
I would highly recommend that everybody check this movie out in the theater. It's definitely worth it.
...which of course only makes then more annoyed when something goes wrong.
You would think. But, it only works that way for people who know better (AKA, the culture of Slashdot) - and even then that is not always true. For the average Joe, they'll justify left and right why they spent so much money even if the user experience is not all that great.
With that said, if they expect good quality and the product just breaks repeatedly (I'm comparing failing to work vs. a bad user experience), then, of course, people complain.
No, they're not. Apple's products are competitive with similar machines from other OEM's. What they don't do is make cheap POS models from supplier-of-the-week like Dell or HP.
Precisely.
What people at Slashdot never seem to get is that, while people value quality, that is typically not the first thing that people look at in their computers. They want something that just works for their e-mail and web surfing (OMG MYSPACE!!!111!) needs. So, if they're looking at a $900 Dell and a $2300 Apple, unless they have quite a bit of disposable income (far less people do these days), the Dell is going to win out.
I use gmail as my primary email, stupid as that may be.
Mind if I ask why it is stupid to use GMail as your primary e-mail?
I use it as mine...never had any issues or troubles. I definitely don't think it's stupid. I can use it from anywhere, it's fast, its spam filters are good (unless you read the recently posted Slashdot article) and it has a great interface (IMO).
No one from either side is willing to comment, nor has the structure of the supposed deal been worked out. The original unconfirmed report comes from the Wall Street Journal (password-protected). A few months ago there was talk about AOL teaming up with Yahoo, but that never materialized.
Translation:
We know absolutely nothing because nobody is talking about the unconfirmed idea that supposedly sort of was talked about some time ago.
30 Liters a day? Man...if they don't manage to collect that, they're going to be pissed. What's even more disconcerting is that I'm sure the Number One guy at NASA is a wee bit worried about the results. He was overheard telling the Orion project manager, "You're in over your head on this one."
Hopefully additional information will be leaked so the true details of this story can be flushed out.
"coolest kid in the school" feeling kids go through but in adults
God help us all.
Seriously, people aren't all that much different from what they were in their late high school/early college years. It is a bit saddening that the so many people are judged (and judge) based on their "cool stuff." It's just, as we get older, the "cool stuff" gets a lot more expensive.
You're partly right. Cars work the same way - some cars that are pricey are *not* worth the money that they cost and are not really any better than, say, a Honda (typically considered an inexpensive car). People just buy a fancy car as a status symbol.
It really boils down to what Dale Carnegie called, "the most important thing to know when it comes to dealing with people" - everybody wants to feel important or special. Having an expensive computer/car/etc they do feel that way (whether they admit it or not). It puts them in "the elite."
Now, with that said, Dell couldn't just start raising their prices for a number of reasons. First, they have built themselves up as an "inexpensive PC company." Their computers have always been priced as being affordable.
Additionally, I will concede that there is some truth that Apple puts a lot of polish into their hardware. Much (not all) of their hardware just feels better. You can only get away with charging more if there as at least some of that. Dell would need to step up some of their hardware before they could just start charging more.
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I manage to get IE to run as secure as any other browser on the market
Really? That's not something you can prove as you can never prove (definitively) that your computer hasn't been broken into.
So no, if he doesn't have the drive to learn and problem solve he's better off outside playing with a ball ... or girls since he's a teen.
Hmmm...yes. He is getting into programming, but he's not so far gone yet that this mysterious "girls" is totally out of his reach.
This isn't a debate. This is me, making my intentions known. I cut my cable because of commercials, I stopped going to theaters because of them, I stopped listening to the radio because of them, and now I'm going to stop watching films entirely, in any format, if they are produced in the USA. If I see a similar pattern emerge in films made outside the USA, which I haven't yet, I'll cut them out of my life as well.
So...why are you on Slashdot? They have advertisements. (Yeah, yeah...I know. You can block them. But you could mute your cable television too.)
Cutting yourself off from a world who relies on advertisements for getting new ideas and thoughts out there seems...well...I don't have a nice word for it. But, heck...do you stop talking to your friends if they make a recommendation about a product?
Instead, why not listen to the advertisements and then use your brain to decide if they have some merit or they're full of crap?
Ah...but that's precisely what worries me...
I don't believe that to be true, and I won't waste my money hoping not to be forced to suffer through it any further.
What you believe and what is actually true are not necessarily the same thing.
You can believe all you want that there are no more filmmakers who value their work above "big profits," but that doesn't make it true.
As for product placement...I see products all the time in real life, so I don't even notice it when its in movies unless it is blatantly obvious. In fact, the world can seem very weird without products all around us.
Kind of makes me wonder what the other 43 percent of respondents thought would be good requirements for future developers...
A solution to nasty-tasting seawater! Lemonade oceans FTW!
Except...it's lime.
Funny that this is coming from a Warlock. Awesome Bar is OP anyway and needs to be nerfed.
(WoW references are still good for mod points, right?)
What I would prefer is good eye tracking software. So, I can just look anywhere on my screen and press a button on my keyboard (like a mouse click) and it would go to that spot.
Would be hot. Not sure how feasible it is.
(I hate the mouse, BTW. Keyboard all the way!)
My...that's a big package.
So, really, what you're saying is that the report is just a bunch of BS, eh?
4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42 are better numbers IMO.
For the love of...
Awww, he is giving you his heart. How cute!
This is Slashdot! Save yourself the typing!!!
measuring only 1 - 10 ns...That's instantaneous enough for Gov't work.
Heh. I don't know what country you live in, but here in America, 20 years is instantaneous enough for government work.
but take solace in the fact that no matter what you do with your life, you won't actually turn into a mindless blimp in a hover-chair.
Or so we hope.
I don't have this quote exactly right, but there is one that says something to the effect of, "Big changes happen in very small steps."
The thing is, you and I won't become a mindless blimp in a hover-chair. But, take a look around you. Already, people invest a lot of money into sitting comfortably. They go from work where they sit all day to home to sit and enjoy the commute in between (sitting - no biking or walking when they can). Generation-Z (or "Digital Natives") will be that much worse. Take a look around you - people are far heavier than they used to be.
I don't mean to be fear-mongering, but I think things are going to continue on this trend due to some very common traits about humans.
1. We like to be comfortable.
2. We don't like to fess up to our problems and we like to pass the buck off to someone else.
3. When our needs are met, we tend to be complacent and not care until said thing changes.
I don't know about you, but there is some scary stuff in Wall-E...at least in my opinion.
Why is this such a bad thing? I mean, yeah, I think we spend too much time in this country (and world, but moreso in America) buying "stuff" that is rather useless. We're trained to always want more and more.
But, a company exists TO MAKE MONEY. They are not there to make you feel good about yourself (although some do). They are not there to build happiness and rainbows (although some try to). They generate revenue by meeting a need (or a want) and, hopefully, grow so they can bolster the economy and provide jobs.
Yeah, we don't need a ton of Wall-E toys. Obviously. But, is it really that bad if they are marketing this stuff? As long as they aren't doing anything illegal, I really don't think so.
Ahhh...but, don't you know? High School Never Ends.
I will admit - I don't watch too many movies. However, I am extremely glad I spent the money to see Wall-E and I will be buying it on DVD when it is released.
The animation of this movie is amazing. Using almost no words (two?), the animation team captures a wide range of emotion: love, sadness, fear, humor and anger. What's even better is that they capture these emotions in the form of robots - something that typically is not associated with emotion. The storyline itself is fantastic. Not only is it simplistic enough that even a child can understand it and enjoy it, there is a definite adult theme throughout the entire movie which emphasizes taking care of this planet that we live on.
Additionally, this movie starts up with a great short (haha...that rabbit is awesome), the ending credits are absolutely beautiful and genius (how many different art styles can you spot?) and the soundtrack is great.
I would highly recommend that everybody check this movie out in the theater. It's definitely worth it.
...which of course only makes then more annoyed when something goes wrong.
You would think. But, it only works that way for people who know better (AKA, the culture of Slashdot) - and even then that is not always true. For the average Joe, they'll justify left and right why they spent so much money even if the user experience is not all that great.
With that said, if they expect good quality and the product just breaks repeatedly (I'm comparing failing to work vs. a bad user experience), then, of course, people complain.
No, they're not. Apple's products are competitive with similar machines from other OEM's. What they don't do is make cheap POS models from supplier-of-the-week like Dell or HP.
Precisely.
What people at Slashdot never seem to get is that, while people value quality, that is typically not the first thing that people look at in their computers. They want something that just works for their e-mail and web surfing (OMG MYSPACE!!!111!) needs. So, if they're looking at a $900 Dell and a $2300 Apple, unless they have quite a bit of disposable income (far less people do these days), the Dell is going to win out.
No. That is not the only way.
Spammers also just start randomly generated combination of names and numbers and sending mass amounts of e-mail out.
Haven't you ever seen an e-mail come through that has this in the CC field...
blah1@gmail.com, blah2@gmail.com, blah3@gmail.com
etc...
It's not Google releasing your info. That's the *last* thing they'd want to do it. It would really mess up their business.
I use gmail as my primary email, stupid as that may be.
Mind if I ask why it is stupid to use GMail as your primary e-mail?
I use it as mine...never had any issues or troubles. I definitely don't think it's stupid. I can use it from anywhere, it's fast, its spam filters are good (unless you read the recently posted Slashdot article) and it has a great interface (IMO).
No one from either side is willing to comment, nor has the structure of the supposed deal been worked out. The original unconfirmed report comes from the Wall Street Journal (password-protected). A few months ago there was talk about AOL teaming up with Yahoo, but that never materialized.
Translation:
We know absolutely nothing because nobody is talking about the unconfirmed idea that supposedly sort of was talked about some time ago.
WTF?
30 Liters a day? Man...if they don't manage to collect that, they're going to be pissed. What's even more disconcerting is that I'm sure the Number One guy at NASA is a wee bit worried about the results. He was overheard telling the Orion project manager, "You're in over your head on this one."
Hopefully additional information will be leaked so the true details of this story can be flushed out.
"coolest kid in the school" feeling kids go through but in adults
God help us all.
Seriously, people aren't all that much different from what they were in their late high school/early college years. It is a bit saddening that the so many people are judged (and judge) based on their "cool stuff." It's just, as we get older, the "cool stuff" gets a lot more expensive.
You're partly right. Cars work the same way - some cars that are pricey are *not* worth the money that they cost and are not really any better than, say, a Honda (typically considered an inexpensive car). People just buy a fancy car as a status symbol.
It really boils down to what Dale Carnegie called, "the most important thing to know when it comes to dealing with people" - everybody wants to feel important or special. Having an expensive computer/car/etc they do feel that way (whether they admit it or not). It puts them in "the elite."
Now, with that said, Dell couldn't just start raising their prices for a number of reasons. First, they have built themselves up as an "inexpensive PC company." Their computers have always been priced as being affordable.
Additionally, I will concede that there is some truth that Apple puts a lot of polish into their hardware. Much (not all) of their hardware just feels better. You can only get away with charging more if there as at least some of that. Dell would need to step up some of their hardware before they could just start charging more.