I realize you were being funny, but this rings completely true. In my job, my boss is the primary sisadmin and I'm the primary web developer, where we each have some crossover into the other's area. But he (the much more seasoned one) uses Javascript and Java interchangeably, no matter how many times I have explained it to him.
Exactly - I'm glad to see someone pointed this out already. In Africa, texting is far cheaper than talking on the phone. While the absolute cheapest I could get calls to DEVELOPED parts of Africa was 25 cents per minute, an international text message costs the same. Congo's rates would be far worse (plus the cost of airtime) so that it makes sense that this was conducted by text message - the surgery probably took hours as it was - voice calling in Africa is simply too spotty for that.
Nobody said that. What I said is that we can't prove anything right now and we shouldn't just assume that is the Russian government as the headline insinuates. It is totally possible it is the government, but we don't know that yet and assuming so will only make things worse.
You're absolutely right and I completely agree - I'm not saying that this wasn't sponsored by or carried out by a foreign nation, but that we should not conclude that this is the case. It is very likely that this attack was from a foreign nation, and if it wasn't, there will be others.
Just remember that just because it originated in Russia does not mean that this was a Russian Government attack (though it could have been known about and ignored by them if it wasn't) - it just happens to have been in Russia - the headline is a little misleading in that sense.
maybe - I want to think that such a situation would allow him to achieve, I feel that the base level of understanding to make advances in robotics these days might require some serious background in what is available right now and how it is being done so he can understand flaws in current systems and find new ways. Who knows though - maybe he does just need a lab.
I agree. A smart company might consider offering to pay for him to go through university and support his family while he's there with some sort of contract agreement from him afterward. The risk-reward payoff is huge for what he could do with more knowledge of all of these things.
I like your thinking, but would like to modify it (I realize it was a joke). Considering the rate at which LoC archives data, we should put some datestamps on it so that, including the other correction, 1PB = 12 081123LoC.
Just a thought
Agreed on almost all accounts. Like you said, Vista does some new things, but most of it is not relevant for the user experience, really. Vista is different from XP, and I actually rather like it, but I will not be upgrading any computers to it - period. It's just not worth the cost. If a computer comes with it, that's nice - I'll take it - but any computer with XP on it stays until I have a reason to upgrade.
As far as instability, etc. I still get more problems with FF3 (on Vista) than I did with two, but overall it's still a better experience for me and I've been using it since launch. In general, I find it to be better with resources and faster, but like you, I also had (and still have) occasional instability (including random CTDs) and crazy memory spikes for no good reason (or so it seems). They still have some issues, for sure - but overall none of it's a dealbreaker for me.
I wouldn't really attribute it to regions, and instead to groups.
In this case, the regions are groups - these cultures often have very different ideas of social norms
Left-Wing prefers to undermine peoples freedoms for "the good cause", like in this case, morality. Without considering the impect.
Right-Wing prefers individual freedoms over the hissy-fits of a a few minorities.
You've got to be kidding me. You must not have been paying attention to the U.S. over the last decade and a half. In the United States, the right wing pushes social limits for morality and security while the left wing pushes fiscal limits on individuals in order to expand government reach.
I find it comical anyone could deny bias occurred, and when proven wrong its then justified by claiming Obama was more positive...The point is being missed here:...
I find it comical that you actually missed the point. Whenever something like this happens, it's a great time to ask why the press would be biased like this. There are news outlets with known liberal biases (MSNBC) and conservative biases (Fox), but for the most part, they all fall somewhere around the center and try to keep it there. We should then ask - what causes a respected news outlet like the post to run more articles for one candidate - I don't think it was a conscious decision, especially with the relatively small margins of difference between them.
I think GP hit it on the head. The newspapers will write articles that sell - one campaign's rhetoric was negative, and one was positive. In this campaign, positive was what sold. Why then, is it so surprising to hear that one news outlet featured him in more articles? It's not.
good point, but remember that even though their connector is proprietary, they give you a cable for it when you buy the unit - it doesn't require you to go buy another one. But you're right when it comes to buying 3rd party peripherals. The car charger for your phone won't work for your ipod (which would be nice)
Damnit, you're totally right - I totally was going to put pi, then thoguht - no that's not it, it's "i" - apparently it's been too long of a day, haha. Maybe you could say I was being...irrational? Thanks for the pointer.
Someone above also mentioned OpenID being a single point of failure. Definitely true, so in addition to your mods, I think 3.0 should include the ability to include synonym URLs that are downloaded on first login to a host so that if your server is down, you can still authenticate through the synonyms. Just a thought
MS has taught everyone to accept poor quality in software. What is the software in your car, TV, DVD player, etc. were no more reliable than a Windows PC?
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If people didn't spend 20 years with PC's that were unreliable, they wouldn't accept poor quality in other areas. Now I have to deal with a cell phone that reboots daily, because its "good enough."
Blaming poor quality software written by other developers on Microsoft is pure blind hatred. Would you blame a defect in a pair of shoes on a competitor?
Bottom line, companies choose their own quality levels. Some are exceptional, some aren't and the median level is set from that. Your cell phone's company made its own choices about quality. There are plenty of phones out there that work just fine (mine included) - don't shift blame.
I think parent hit most of the things that I feel are missing as a university student. Good list
I will add one thing though. Some universities have tools for online collaboration (such as Sakai or other courseware tools) that allows students to create project sites and work with other students to share resources. If your university doesn't have something like this, I think it's something many students would embrace - especially students running other campus organizations.
I agree with the first half of what you say, but I think the second half is wrong. Try being in business for 30 years in one of the world's top corporations and not making a couple short sighted comments. What would have truly been short-sighted is if they didn't actually release a 32-bit system (or a 64 bit system, etc). I would bet he understands more than most people give him credit for.
Microsoft called the planned closure a "fiscally-rooted" decision, while noting that a core Ensemble team will go on to form a new studio to provide support for Halo Wars and work on fresh projects.
Though not all employees will be transferred to the new studio, Microsoft plans to find other jobs for as many workers as possible.
They have a full release from Microsoft there too. I thought your post made good points until I read that so you might like that info too.
Did you read the same review I did? It was hardly glowing. It wasn't negative, but it had many critiques of the game. I've also talked with a number of people who rather like the game.
Now that's actually a somewhat fair point (especially given the review of Bioshock about a year ago). It could be that there is a reviews partnership, or it could be that the most anticipated titles right now are coming from EA (since they do have a giant hype-machine).
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Yeah, don't F**k it up, either
(with further apologies to Tycho and Gabe)
I realize you were being funny, but this rings completely true. In my job, my boss is the primary sisadmin and I'm the primary web developer, where we each have some crossover into the other's area. But he (the much more seasoned one) uses Javascript and Java interchangeably, no matter how many times I have explained it to him.
Exactly - I'm glad to see someone pointed this out already. In Africa, texting is far cheaper than talking on the phone. While the absolute cheapest I could get calls to DEVELOPED parts of Africa was 25 cents per minute, an international text message costs the same. Congo's rates would be far worse (plus the cost of airtime) so that it makes sense that this was conducted by text message - the surgery probably took hours as it was - voice calling in Africa is simply too spotty for that.
Nobody said that. What I said is that we can't prove anything right now and we shouldn't just assume that is the Russian government as the headline insinuates. It is totally possible it is the government, but we don't know that yet and assuming so will only make things worse.
You're absolutely right and I completely agree - I'm not saying that this wasn't sponsored by or carried out by a foreign nation, but that we should not conclude that this is the case. It is very likely that this attack was from a foreign nation, and if it wasn't, there will be others.
Just remember that just because it originated in Russia does not mean that this was a Russian Government attack (though it could have been known about and ignored by them if it wasn't) - it just happens to have been in Russia - the headline is a little misleading in that sense.
maybe - I want to think that such a situation would allow him to achieve, I feel that the base level of understanding to make advances in robotics these days might require some serious background in what is available right now and how it is being done so he can understand flaws in current systems and find new ways. Who knows though - maybe he does just need a lab.
I agree. A smart company might consider offering to pay for him to go through university and support his family while he's there with some sort of contract agreement from him afterward. The risk-reward payoff is huge for what he could do with more knowledge of all of these things.
I like your thinking, but would like to modify it (I realize it was a joke). Considering the rate at which LoC archives data, we should put some datestamps on it so that, including the other correction, 1PB = 12 081123LoC. Just a thought
Agreed on almost all accounts. Like you said, Vista does some new things, but most of it is not relevant for the user experience, really. Vista is different from XP, and I actually rather like it, but I will not be upgrading any computers to it - period. It's just not worth the cost. If a computer comes with it, that's nice - I'll take it - but any computer with XP on it stays until I have a reason to upgrade.
As far as instability, etc. I still get more problems with FF3 (on Vista) than I did with two, but overall it's still a better experience for me and I've been using it since launch. In general, I find it to be better with resources and faster, but like you, I also had (and still have) occasional instability (including random CTDs) and crazy memory spikes for no good reason (or so it seems). They still have some issues, for sure - but overall none of it's a dealbreaker for me.
In this case, the regions are groups - these cultures often have very different ideas of social norms
You've got to be kidding me. You must not have been paying attention to the U.S. over the last decade and a half. In the United States, the right wing pushes social limits for morality and security while the left wing pushes fiscal limits on individuals in order to expand government reach.
I find it comical that you actually missed the point. Whenever something like this happens, it's a great time to ask why the press would be biased like this. There are news outlets with known liberal biases (MSNBC) and conservative biases (Fox), but for the most part, they all fall somewhere around the center and try to keep it there. We should then ask - what causes a respected news outlet like the post to run more articles for one candidate - I don't think it was a conscious decision, especially with the relatively small margins of difference between them.
I think GP hit it on the head. The newspapers will write articles that sell - one campaign's rhetoric was negative, and one was positive. In this campaign, positive was what sold. Why then, is it so surprising to hear that one news outlet featured him in more articles? It's not.
good point, but remember that even though their connector is proprietary, they give you a cable for it when you buy the unit - it doesn't require you to go buy another one. But you're right when it comes to buying 3rd party peripherals. The car charger for your phone won't work for your ipod (which would be nice)
Damnit, you're totally right - I totally was going to put pi, then thoguht - no that's not it, it's "i" - apparently it's been too long of a day, haha. Maybe you could say I was being...irrational? Thanks for the pointer.
Someone above also mentioned OpenID being a single point of failure. Definitely true, so in addition to your mods, I think 3.0 should include the ability to include synonym URLs that are downloaded on first login to a host so that if your server is down, you can still authenticate through the synonyms. Just a thought
Don't forget irrational thinking, -2i!
Maybe you should read the thread then.
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Blaming poor quality software written by other developers on Microsoft is pure blind hatred. Would you blame a defect in a pair of shoes on a competitor?
Bottom line, companies choose their own quality levels. Some are exceptional, some aren't and the median level is set from that. Your cell phone's company made its own choices about quality. There are plenty of phones out there that work just fine (mine included) - don't shift blame.
I think parent hit most of the things that I feel are missing as a university student. Good list
I will add one thing though. Some universities have tools for online collaboration (such as Sakai or other courseware tools) that allows students to create project sites and work with other students to share resources. If your university doesn't have something like this, I think it's something many students would embrace - especially students running other campus organizations.
I agree with the first half of what you say, but I think the second half is wrong. Try being in business for 30 years in one of the world's top corporations and not making a couple short sighted comments. What would have truly been short-sighted is if they didn't actually release a 32-bit system (or a 64 bit system, etc). I would bet he understands more than most people give him credit for.
No, damnit! He didn't!
From the shacknews article above:
They have a full release from Microsoft there too. I thought your post made good points until I read that so you might like that info too.
Did you read the same review I did? It was hardly glowing. It wasn't negative, but it had many critiques of the game. I've also talked with a number of people who rather like the game.
Now that's actually a somewhat fair point (especially given the review of Bioshock about a year ago). It could be that there is a reviews partnership, or it could be that the most anticipated titles right now are coming from EA (since they do have a giant hype-machine).