Just because there are people out there uploading a ton of stuff that they don't have the rights for, doesn't mean everybody here agrees with that. Your previous premise is that, "If it's already out there, it's okay to do wrong." Just because Windows is available on Pirate Bay does not make it right to download and use it without a license that you didn't pay for.
Now, if it was *really* that simple, don't you think it would have already been done that way? The problem is, it's not that simple. For a variety of reasons (both technical, and non-technical), electrical systems can't just be disconnected from the grid. Too many other systems rely on this connection. And, even if it could, would that really be the answer? With more and more members of industry talking about smartgrid technologies, does it really make sense to do it this way? Then, of course, there's also the political nightmare of trying to get such a huge industry to agree and work together.
I personally don't have all the answers, but I just wanted to point out just a few of the problems to your very simplistic solution.
I pretty much assumed the porn industry would thrust themselves into 3-D video technology. It only makes sense that they take the plunge and bury themselves deep in the industry.
I tend to agree with you which is why I try to keep an eye out for other, interesting work being done independently. If I could make a recommendation, please check out Ink. It was released in 2009 straight to DVD because they couldn't find anybody to help them bring it to the big screen. Very interesting plot, excellent actors, etc. Also, it's available free from Hulu if you would like to watch it that way (or off of Netflix).
I really enjoyed the movie, and I'm always open to other suggestions as well.
...or for recent operating systems such as OSX, Linux, BSD, etc. Plus, a GUI does not necessarily mean "huge mammoth application," so the idea of these mini-applications is not just limited to terminal apps.
The idea of having modular, small applications is a much better one than the mammoths that we sometimes see in the application world. I don't know if you're trolling, or what, but small, self-contained, mini-applications that do one thing and one thing well really is a better way (for the most part). A smaller application is easier to test, easier to debug, makes it possible to swap out one small part for another small part, and, by bringing all those small parts together, you can CHOOSE to have a mega-application. However, if you don't want a mega application, you can also choose to only have the small parts you need.
Reason 4 - You recover whatever it is that you're cleaning up from the glass. This is particularly useful for oil spills if you think about how much oil is wasted in a decent sized oil spill. (And, I'm sure oil companies do not want to let all that profit go to waste.)
I second this. Sliders is a very excellent idea which went haywire due to various reasons (as stated by the parent). I just got brought back into this series due to the fact that the first three seasons are now available on Hulu. But, I do agree - after John Rhys-Davies was yanked, the show just continued to go downhill from there. Plus, while I realize the show needs a plot, can it stop being from the standpoint of, "Quinn decides to be dumb and save a damsel in distress and gets everybody into a heap of trouble" and instead have something more imaginative.
While all your statements are true, what do you do about someone downloading illegal material off your connection? Sure, you *may* be let off the hook with the "open network" argument, but it's going to be very painful and expensive to get to that point. In the meantime, your name and your family will be dragged through mud.
The name [Google] reflects the immense volume of information that exists, and the scope of Google's mission: to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
It only stands to reason that in order to organize the world's information, you have to know the information in the first place. Whether you think this is a good or bad thing is up to you to decide.
Transubstantiation is in official church doctrine for over 1/6th of the earth's population, yes. But, as you very well know, that does not mean 1/6th of the earth's population actually believes in it. Heck, how many people believe in every single aspect of any religion (for those who have those beliefs in the first place)? And, additionally, all those people call themselves "Catholic," but how many know anything about the religion that they claim to be a part of?
So, it is more than I made it out to be, but it's less than you make it out to be as well.
Ahhh religion, where changing flesh into bread and blood into wine isnt considered "witchcraft". Yet all other "magics" was at one time punishable. Hypocrisy, it loves religion.
While there are some individuals who do believe that the bread and wine become flesh and blood upon consumption, that is a very uncommon view. Instead, the act of communion is period of remembrance of what Jesus Christ sacrificed to cover our sins. His body was tortured as payment for those sins, and his blood was shed to cover those sins. A bit confusing, I understand, especially if you have had no experience with it. But, communion is not what you are making it out to be.
You are right. Acquiring other companies is not very innovative - at least not in the technological sense. My question to you is - what's the problem with it?
You only have to look around a little bit to see that these smaller "competitors" are much more easily able to innovate. They have the flexibility and the "nothing to lose" mentality that makes that a possibility. In addition, you make it sound like buying up a smaller company (I dislike your word "competitors") is a bad thing. I'm pretty sure nobody strong armed those companies into selling to Google. The owners/founders of those companies were HAPPY to sell to Google because (surprise, surprise) THEY MADE MONEY.
Of course, this is not to say I condone "strong arm" buying tactics. But, from my readings, I haven't seen Google responsible for anything like that. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
In addition, while some of these companies had a fairly decent user base (though, definitely not all), being bought up by a larger company means you now get brand recognition, you get moved to the forefront of your industry, etc. I personally had not heard of Grand Central until Google's purchase of them and the release of Google Voice. Same with a number of other companies.
Whenever anybody bashes Google, Microsoft, Apple, Oracle, or any other big company for buying up smaller companies, I just shake my head, because that is all part of doing business. Everybody who is in business, ultimately, is in it to make a profit. The little guy, the big guy, the individual - everybody wants to make money and see their business succeed. That's not A Bad Thing(TM).
I can see no use for any of the math disciplines that you listed in the majority of user interfaces...just curious is all.
I personally have used statistics heavily when it comes to testing user interfaces - particularly with live users (as in, 'How intuitive is the interface?') It is good to have a solid understanding of what goes into statistics to make sense of the data you get from such tests to help further improve your interface.
I can't speak to the other ones (and am having difficulty coming up with a use for calculus). I personally feel that psychology plays a stronger role in UI design. That is from my own experience, however. YMMV.
User interfaces are terrible because of attitudes like the GP has because, at the surface, they *seem* simple so many people ignore them thinking that they'll just "slap on an interface" at the end. However, if you ever try doing some user interface design, it is a nightmare of a problem. To add to the list of courses needed, I would also throw in (non-math) courses on psychology - specifically cognitive, social, and visual psychology.
In 20 years Google will (hopefully) be just another once-were-innovators.
Really? I hope in 20 years Google is still innovating. While I realize there is a cycle to companies growing and dying (especially as new competitors come to the market), I do not wish for a company to become Just Another Big Company(TM).
Way to go TSA, all that theater makes me feel REAL secure.
My question to you is, did you ever feel NOT secure in the first place? Seriously. Other than people who were afraid of flying to begin with, who *really* felt insecure about flying pre-9/11 and, even, post-9/11. There's a slight risk to flying, absolutely, but I doubt most people ever truly feel (or felt, which is more important) insecure about flying. What a farce.
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Me? Personally? No.
Just because there are people out there uploading a ton of stuff that they don't have the rights for, doesn't mean everybody here agrees with that. Your previous premise is that, "If it's already out there, it's okay to do wrong." Just because Windows is available on Pirate Bay does not make it right to download and use it without a license that you didn't pay for.
What of it? Oink was his business, good for him for making a profit off of it.
Yeah...but he didn't have to be a pig about it and hog all the money.
[ba dum tsh]
Thank you! I'll be here all night. Try the pork!
:: facepalm ::
Now, if it was *really* that simple, don't you think it would have already been done that way? The problem is, it's not that simple. For a variety of reasons (both technical, and non-technical), electrical systems can't just be disconnected from the grid. Too many other systems rely on this connection. And, even if it could, would that really be the answer? With more and more members of industry talking about smartgrid technologies, does it really make sense to do it this way? Then, of course, there's also the political nightmare of trying to get such a huge industry to agree and work together.
I personally don't have all the answers, but I just wanted to point out just a few of the problems to your very simplistic solution.
if you ever need to fsck the data
My my! The things they're doing with porn these days!
Not politic, business.
Really the same thing, if you ask me.
I pretty much assumed the porn industry would thrust themselves into 3-D video technology. It only makes sense that they take the plunge and bury themselves deep in the industry.
It took Google wrong enough to realize this.
I know you just mistyped here, but I can't help but read this with an Asian accent. It even works with the article!
I tend to agree with you which is why I try to keep an eye out for other, interesting work being done independently. If I could make a recommendation, please check out Ink. It was released in 2009 straight to DVD because they couldn't find anybody to help them bring it to the big screen. Very interesting plot, excellent actors, etc. Also, it's available free from Hulu if you would like to watch it that way (or off of Netflix).
I really enjoyed the movie, and I'm always open to other suggestions as well.
...or for recent operating systems such as OSX, Linux, BSD, etc. Plus, a GUI does not necessarily mean "huge mammoth application," so the idea of these mini-applications is not just limited to terminal apps.
The idea of having modular, small applications is a much better one than the mammoths that we sometimes see in the application world. I don't know if you're trolling, or what, but small, self-contained, mini-applications that do one thing and one thing well really is a better way (for the most part). A smaller application is easier to test, easier to debug, makes it possible to swap out one small part for another small part, and, by bringing all those small parts together, you can CHOOSE to have a mega-application. However, if you don't want a mega application, you can also choose to only have the small parts you need.
It really is a nice way of doing things.
I dunno, the rate we're going people won't realize they're prisoners until they've put the bars up in their own homes.
Apparently you haven't been to any, significantly large inner-city. They're already doing it.
Reason 4 - You recover whatever it is that you're cleaning up from the glass. This is particularly useful for oil spills if you think about how much oil is wasted in a decent sized oil spill. (And, I'm sure oil companies do not want to let all that profit go to waste.)
WTF? They are talking and conducting business, Not showering with each other!
In Vegas, that could very well be the same thing...
(Now the question is, do I get modded Insightful or Funny for the above statement.)
I second this. Sliders is a very excellent idea which went haywire due to various reasons (as stated by the parent). I just got brought back into this series due to the fact that the first three seasons are now available on Hulu. But, I do agree - after John Rhys-Davies was yanked, the show just continued to go downhill from there. Plus, while I realize the show needs a plot, can it stop being from the standpoint of, "Quinn decides to be dumb and save a damsel in distress and gets everybody into a heap of trouble" and instead have something more imaginative.
Not a single bit of crapware in sight on either one.
Wait...you just finished saying Windows 7 was installed...
Ba dum tsh!
Thank you! I'll be here all night! Try the veal!
(P.S. I actually like Windows 7, but, the joke popped into my head, and I'm tired...)
As for my Vertical Overabundance Disorder
Hahaha. You're my hero. (I'm 6'6")
So perhaps the best solution would to not allow these nuts with allergies on board?
Or...ya know...you could just not serve peanuts on flights.
(Is it just me, or is the simple solution really that difficult to come up with?)
While all your statements are true, what do you do about someone downloading illegal material off your connection? Sure, you *may* be let off the hook with the "open network" argument, but it's going to be very painful and expensive to get to that point. In the meantime, your name and your family will be dragged through mud.
It seems like Google wants to know everything about everybody
Of course. That's never been a secret. Right from Google's Corporate Mission page it says:
The name [Google] reflects the immense volume of information that exists, and the scope of Google's mission: to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
It only stands to reason that in order to organize the world's information, you have to know the information in the first place. Whether you think this is a good or bad thing is up to you to decide.
Transubstantiation is in official church doctrine for over 1/6th of the earth's population, yes. But, as you very well know, that does not mean 1/6th of the earth's population actually believes in it. Heck, how many people believe in every single aspect of any religion (for those who have those beliefs in the first place)? And, additionally, all those people call themselves "Catholic," but how many know anything about the religion that they claim to be a part of?
So, it is more than I made it out to be, but it's less than you make it out to be as well.
Ahhh religion, where changing flesh into bread and blood into wine isnt considered "witchcraft". Yet all other "magics" was at one time punishable. Hypocrisy, it loves religion.
While there are some individuals who do believe that the bread and wine become flesh and blood upon consumption, that is a very uncommon view. Instead, the act of communion is period of remembrance of what Jesus Christ sacrificed to cover our sins. His body was tortured as payment for those sins, and his blood was shed to cover those sins. A bit confusing, I understand, especially if you have had no experience with it. But, communion is not what you are making it out to be.
You are right. Acquiring other companies is not very innovative - at least not in the technological sense. My question to you is - what's the problem with it?
You only have to look around a little bit to see that these smaller "competitors" are much more easily able to innovate. They have the flexibility and the "nothing to lose" mentality that makes that a possibility. In addition, you make it sound like buying up a smaller company (I dislike your word "competitors") is a bad thing. I'm pretty sure nobody strong armed those companies into selling to Google. The owners/founders of those companies were HAPPY to sell to Google because (surprise, surprise) THEY MADE MONEY.
Of course, this is not to say I condone "strong arm" buying tactics. But, from my readings, I haven't seen Google responsible for anything like that. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
In addition, while some of these companies had a fairly decent user base (though, definitely not all), being bought up by a larger company means you now get brand recognition, you get moved to the forefront of your industry, etc. I personally had not heard of Grand Central until Google's purchase of them and the release of Google Voice. Same with a number of other companies.
Whenever anybody bashes Google, Microsoft, Apple, Oracle, or any other big company for buying up smaller companies, I just shake my head, because that is all part of doing business. Everybody who is in business, ultimately, is in it to make a profit. The little guy, the big guy, the individual - everybody wants to make money and see their business succeed. That's not A Bad Thing(TM).
I can see no use for any of the math disciplines that you listed in the majority of user interfaces...just curious is all.
I personally have used statistics heavily when it comes to testing user interfaces - particularly with live users (as in, 'How intuitive is the interface?') It is good to have a solid understanding of what goes into statistics to make sense of the data you get from such tests to help further improve your interface.
I can't speak to the other ones (and am having difficulty coming up with a use for calculus). I personally feel that psychology plays a stronger role in UI design. That is from my own experience, however. YMMV.
Second this.
User interfaces are terrible because of attitudes like the GP has because, at the surface, they *seem* simple so many people ignore them thinking that they'll just "slap on an interface" at the end. However, if you ever try doing some user interface design, it is a nightmare of a problem. To add to the list of courses needed, I would also throw in (non-math) courses on psychology - specifically cognitive, social, and visual psychology.
In 20 years Google will (hopefully) be just another once-were-innovators.
Really? I hope in 20 years Google is still innovating. While I realize there is a cycle to companies growing and dying (especially as new competitors come to the market), I do not wish for a company to become Just Another Big Company(TM).
Way to go TSA, all that theater makes me feel REAL secure.
My question to you is, did you ever feel NOT secure in the first place? Seriously. Other than people who were afraid of flying to begin with, who *really* felt insecure about flying pre-9/11 and, even, post-9/11. There's a slight risk to flying, absolutely, but I doubt most people ever truly feel (or felt, which is more important) insecure about flying. What a farce.