Why do people think it matters if a company is for-profit? Everybody's "for-profit", including all the full-time employees at every "non-profit" organization and every single politician wrangling to get their hands on a piece of your tax dollars, so they can control where it goes. It's not too big for a "for-profit" company. It's too big for anyone.
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
I'm not entirely sure anyone here knows what "endemic" means. "Endemic" is not newsworthy, unless we've been searching and searching for where these vishing attacks come from. "Pandemic" might be newsworthy. Or "epidemic" might be newsworthy. "Endemic" not so much.
Perhaps publishing on-demand, then. "Buy my game online and receive XXX cool packaging stuffs (within a few weeks)." Distribution-wise, Steam is a good way to get started - or Impulse, to which I'm partial because of their affiliation with Stardock.
I suggest you build a very good and thoughtful game, sold at a reasonable price (say, $20) that will garner you a cult-classic status. Use a simple copy-protect scheme that sends the message, "Hey, I'd prefer it if you actually bought this game..." Many people will pirate your game, use keygens, etc. But some will do the right thing and pay for it. If it's popular enough, someone down the line will toss you a few pence for the right to add your game to a collection and sell it for $5.
Either your game will be popular, or it won't. If it's not popular, then no one will buy it, but neither will they pirate it. The only pirated copies out there will be people who would never have paid for it. And at least your name is on it. If it IS popular, then lots of people will pirate it, but even those pirated copies will come from somehwere - original, paid versions. You have to be prepared for the fact that your title will probably fail. That's the inherent risk you are taking in exchange for the possibility of making money doing something you love. It's the essence of capitalism. And the fact that such a thing is even possible is a minor miracle.
Finally, find some way to add cool tangibles or addons to your package. For example, expansion packs that can only be purchased with a valid key, or large, professionally printed maps of the terrain, or a mini-book that compliments the game. All of these things will make some people want to own an original edition.
You asked what the weaknesses of evolution are. I was merely pointing out that evolutionary theory is not coherent on the origin of life (not to be confused with Origin of the Species), and that the particular figurehead of evolution that is familiar to all school children also thought that certain races were superior to others. This is obviously problematic for the current societal norms. There has been much research on evolution and there are lots of names, but all the little ones know the name Darwin, if anything. His personal (published and well-documented) views on the hierarchy of races does not mean that he couldn't also have been against slavery. A great many vegetarians believe that we are superior to other animals and that for that very reason, we should not hold them in bondage.
It's important, for perspective's sake, to recognize that evolution is not necessarily incompatible with Design. In some cases, Design is even compatible with the man-from-primordial-ooze theories. When it comes to that, you have some random, unidentified force causing unpredictable mutations in an otherwise closed system. Some people choose to believe that the random, unidentified force is willful and others choose to believe that it is truly random.
Evolution, at least in the Darwinian sense, does not account for the creation of life. It only accounts for the progression of life already in existence. Darwin never intended, and indeed strongly affirmed that he never intended, for his theories to indicate that human kind (or any other variety of higher life) was evolved from, say, single-celled organisms or some kind of primordial ooze.
Darwin was also known for having expressed that his theory showed that (and how) blacks were genetically and naturally inferior to whites.
1) Get yourself an executive champion - someone with authority who understands the potential liability of deploying pirated software. Offer to audit and document all the company software, including applications that people need/use without a license. Work together with management to develop a strategy from there. BTW, this is great for your resume.
2) Quit. If your moral scruples are in jeopardy, explain to your management chain that you can't work in an environment that is exposed to these legal liabilities. Either they'll change or they won't
Most importantly, don't be a wuss. Lay it out straight for people, level the threat of resignation if it gets to that, and be prepared to follow through. There's nothing worse than that guy who bluffed about quitting and got called out.
A prohibition on shouting FIRE (in any crowded place, not just a theater) is only constitutionally justified because it can induce a panic that results directly in the injury and death of others, e.g. by trampling. Otherwise, false alarms are protected by the First Amendment (libel and slander notwithstanding).
I would tend to think that he's much closer to the Blue Ribbon Chevrolet (North of town). It's right next to the Cheyenne Gentlemen's Club. While "gas station" doesn't show anything, "gas" shows this LP Bottle Express, which is probably a gas/convenience mart. I mean, who's ever heard of a car dealership without a gas station near by?
Indeed. Let's just pretend that we haven't been asking for centuries "Where do we come from?" More recently, if there was a Big Bang, what was here before that? It's been done.
Methinks someone here doesn't know much about religion outside of the United States. It's misguided to believe that you have the market cornered on Church-Business.
I don't like to flame anyone, but most companies I know of use a ratio of about 1 MIS person for each 200-250 workstations. That's just the way it works out. Frankly, you haven't even convinced a bunch of computer nerds what the real problem is. No way you could justify a "clerk" position with the type of environment you're in. Maybe an additional tech for helpdesk purposes, but what would a clerk do, other than the day-to-day work that you don't want to do? Sounds lazy. Not only that, but your attitude of not being involved in other areas of the company would certainly prompt me to hire someone above you, not beneath.
As for praising Sony for their "responsible" efforts to fix the problem, I have two things to say:
1) They're being "responsible" because they're being "sued."
2) Regardless of the myriad cybercrimes under which SonyBMG is currently being sued, usually when companies install software that circumvents a customer's expected right to a freedom of choice, they get punished by the government under anti-trust law. See Microsoft.
There's nothing about this issue that's either legal, moral, or intelligent.
Again, let me reiterate, better-known schools are better known for a reason. The kid is already getting his degree, so stop trying to tell him that it's not important.
A better school will probably help you get more of that in-depth technical knowlege. It will have a better program for finding good internships and externships. And most of all it will give you more confidence. A school with a good CS program is one where the CS program is in the Engineering department, not the math department (unless you want to be a theoretical scientist). You should learn programming techniques, digital logic, and computer architecture in order to understand why software does what it does on your hardware. Otherwise you'll never understand why #0.0 does not equal integer 0. A good school will teach you these things, whereas a smaller school might not.
At the very least, consider the situation from Pascal's point of view: Going to a better school will definitely not hurt you, but NOT going may or may not hurt you. Why take the risk? Who knows what kind of interviewer you're going to get?
I disagree with badmammajamma, who disagrees with everyone else. There are a lot of advantages to going to a more well-known school. First, they're usually well-known for a reason. Second, that reason is probably because they have a program that is more equipped to send you to the real world. Third, it's an opportunity to hang around more ubergeeks and make more contacts, which is probably the most important part. The more people you know, the farther you get, and a bigger school means more people. It also gives you more confidence so that you can sound "geekier" in your tech interview if you want.
If you're driving around in a Gremlin, and you could upgrade to a BMW for free, why wouldn't you?
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Why do people think it matters if a company is for-profit? Everybody's "for-profit", including all the full-time employees at every "non-profit" organization and every single politician wrangling to get their hands on a piece of your tax dollars, so they can control where it goes. It's not too big for a "for-profit" company. It's too big for anyone.
Potato is already a root. Or a tuber, same difference.
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." I'm not entirely sure anyone here knows what "endemic" means. "Endemic" is not newsworthy, unless we've been searching and searching for where these vishing attacks come from. "Pandemic" might be newsworthy. Or "epidemic" might be newsworthy. "Endemic" not so much.
Sweet! Only one away from 115! Anyone else thinking Elerium? Imagine the technological possibilities.
Gaining trust, maybe. Gaining respect? Not so much.
He didn't ask how much it costs. He asked how much it weighs.
Approximately 82 kg if you use 32GB SDHC cards, assuming 2.5g per card.
Perhaps publishing on-demand, then. "Buy my game online and receive XXX cool packaging stuffs (within a few weeks)." Distribution-wise, Steam is a good way to get started - or Impulse, to which I'm partial because of their affiliation with Stardock.
Either your game will be popular, or it won't. If it's not popular, then no one will buy it, but neither will they pirate it. The only pirated copies out there will be people who would never have paid for it. And at least your name is on it. If it IS popular, then lots of people will pirate it, but even those pirated copies will come from somehwere - original, paid versions. You have to be prepared for the fact that your title will probably fail. That's the inherent risk you are taking in exchange for the possibility of making money doing something you love. It's the essence of capitalism. And the fact that such a thing is even possible is a minor miracle.
Finally, find some way to add cool tangibles or addons to your package. For example, expansion packs that can only be purchased with a valid key, or large, professionally printed maps of the terrain, or a mini-book that compliments the game. All of these things will make some people want to own an original edition.
Troll? Really? I'm going to have to check my urbandictionary because that obviously means something other than what I thought.
It's important, for perspective's sake, to recognize that evolution is not necessarily incompatible with Design. In some cases, Design is even compatible with the man-from-primordial-ooze theories. When it comes to that, you have some random, unidentified force causing unpredictable mutations in an otherwise closed system. Some people choose to believe that the random, unidentified force is willful and others choose to believe that it is truly random.
Darwin was also known for having expressed that his theory showed that (and how) blacks were genetically and naturally inferior to whites.
1) Get yourself an executive champion - someone with authority who understands the potential liability of deploying pirated software. Offer to audit and document all the company software, including applications that people need/use without a license. Work together with management to develop a strategy from there. BTW, this is great for your resume.
2) Quit. If your moral scruples are in jeopardy, explain to your management chain that you can't work in an environment that is exposed to these legal liabilities. Either they'll change or they won't
Most importantly, don't be a wuss. Lay it out straight for people, level the threat of resignation if it gets to that, and be prepared to follow through. There's nothing worse than that guy who bluffed about quitting and got called out.
Call the BSA hotline and get your fat $25 bounty.
Are your terrorists French?
A prohibition on shouting FIRE (in any crowded place, not just a theater) is only constitutionally justified because it can induce a panic that results directly in the injury and death of others, e.g. by trampling. Otherwise, false alarms are protected by the First Amendment (libel and slander notwithstanding).
I would tend to think that he's much closer to the Blue Ribbon Chevrolet (North of town). It's right next to the Cheyenne Gentlemen's Club. While "gas station" doesn't show anything, "gas" shows this LP Bottle Express, which is probably a gas/convenience mart. I mean, who's ever heard of a car dealership without a gas station near by?
Sounds like you need some more practice writing extensible code.
Indeed. Let's just pretend that we haven't been asking for centuries "Where do we come from?" More recently, if there was a Big Bang, what was here before that? It's been done.
Methinks someone here doesn't know much about religion outside of the United States. It's misguided to believe that you have the market cornered on Church-Business.
I don't like to flame anyone, but most companies I know of use a ratio of about 1 MIS person for each 200-250 workstations. That's just the way it works out. Frankly, you haven't even convinced a bunch of computer nerds what the real problem is. No way you could justify a "clerk" position with the type of environment you're in. Maybe an additional tech for helpdesk purposes, but what would a clerk do, other than the day-to-day work that you don't want to do? Sounds lazy. Not only that, but your attitude of not being involved in other areas of the company would certainly prompt me to hire someone above you, not beneath.
1) They're being "responsible" because they're being "sued."
2) Regardless of the myriad cybercrimes under which SonyBMG is currently being sued, usually when companies install software that circumvents a customer's expected right to a freedom of choice, they get punished by the government under anti-trust law. See Microsoft.
There's nothing about this issue that's either legal, moral, or intelligent.A better school will probably help you get more of that in-depth technical knowlege. It will have a better program for finding good internships and externships. And most of all it will give you more confidence. A school with a good CS program is one where the CS program is in the Engineering department, not the math department (unless you want to be a theoretical scientist). You should learn programming techniques, digital logic, and computer architecture in order to understand why software does what it does on your hardware. Otherwise you'll never understand why #0.0 does not equal integer 0. A good school will teach you these things, whereas a smaller school might not.
At the very least, consider the situation from Pascal's point of view: Going to a better school will definitely not hurt you, but NOT going may or may not hurt you. Why take the risk? Who knows what kind of interviewer you're going to get?
I disagree with badmammajamma, who disagrees with everyone else. There are a lot of advantages to going to a more well-known school. First, they're usually well-known for a reason. Second, that reason is probably because they have a program that is more equipped to send you to the real world. Third, it's an opportunity to hang around more ubergeeks and make more contacts, which is probably the most important part. The more people you know, the farther you get, and a bigger school means more people. It also gives you more confidence so that you can sound "geekier" in your tech interview if you want. If you're driving around in a Gremlin, and you could upgrade to a BMW for free, why wouldn't you?