haha such hype...maybe you should sell your home to escape the housing bubble and move to new zealand to escape the impending nuclear attack on america!!
I hope you got an F in your class, because it is entirely possible to start a software company these days, and have incredibly high margins...it just depends what you want to do. If you plan on making a Word Processor and selling it, good luck. But there is plenty of need for software development in terms of integration, business needs, and open source support. Seeing the company I work for pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for web based programs that can be written in a month or two by any average Joe programmer shows that there is plenty of business to go around. Don't believe the hype. It's just plain not practical to offshore everything.
hehe actually yes...A lot of south mexico is not easily accessible, some of it is rebel territory, and its 3100 miles from where I am...you would consider the south philippines remote wouldnt you?
I dunno for me its just interesting seeing other towns and stuff in different parts of the world. But I could just stare at a map all day and be entertained...
It also appears that for North America (maybe about as far south as Costa Rica) you can zoom in down to the 4th to last zoom level...it gets kind of pixelly, but from a geographer point of view, its neat to be able to pick out distinct urban and country areas in remote places like southern Mexico and Guatamala
I wouldn't listen to his ideas about start ups...he doesn't even have the level of experience in this area as even say a Mark Cuban (who i think it equally lucky, but at least had two other companies)....Paul Graham had one idea that happened to come during the crazy dot com days that yahoo paid a fortune for. It was basically just luck and nothing more. If he were to start again from ground zero today with no name recognition or his millions of yahoo dollars, i really doubt he would succeed.
I think if you actually ran a site, you'd have a much better outlook on how Google and other major search engines operate. You don't have to spam anybody to get hits. You have to be proactive and useful. Oh yes, and patient.
I actually have had a fairly popular site that has been around for almost 10 years. I didn't use an SEO, but somehow i ended up on the front page of all major search engines for this very popular search term...but it took a year or two, and even to this day i'm at the mercy of the search engines...they just mysteriously dropped our site back to the second page of results and the number of hits (and business) drops by 66%. But I've tried to start other new sites, and it can be an exercise in frustration to get them to "be popular"
I agree they can be evil...but one thing Google lacks is giving new sites some priority....say i come out with the best tech site ever, but I have no money to advertise with, how do i get it popular? Ok i submit it to Google. I appear on page 5000 of the results. I have to beg people to link to my site, maybe spam a couple of blogs, i dunno...the thing is without the tricks, its almost impossible to get your new site to appear in the search results. And even with them its still pretty difficult. I think maybe google should have a special section of "new to the web" or whatever to give these sites publicity. In the old days, the yahoo directory kind of put all decent sites on even ground.
Ok, i'll perhaps give you that Gmail is a limited "sign-up" type beta (wink wink millions of users), but most of the other betas there require no sign up, and are ADVERTISED via press releases, the front page, or interviews with magazines or whatever. The thing with a public beta of traditional software is that there will be a true difference between a beta and a final product. Software companies don't make money off of public betas. Google, however DOES put AdSense in a lot of their betas, hence they are essentially "selling" a final product there. I think everyone that argues about this is missing the point...on the web, if you do not have a "limited sign up", it is a final release, especially if you are making money from it. The beta tag seemingly just acts as this invincible criticism shield for them. I mean Froogle, News and Local are even on the front page! How can that not be considered a final release for all intents and purposes?
All of the complaint posts about Google using "beta" are beyond retarded
Are you 11 years old? I guess my point is if it's not liability they are worried about its just people saying it sucks, cuz lemmings like you will tell anyone who complains about their products "retarded" because its still in beta. According to you I can complain about hotmail and mapquest all day long, but because Google puts the word "beta" on their site, even if it stays there forever, they make millions off the Ads (in gmail), no one can ever complain about it. Maybe Microsoft should stamp beta on their CD's they sell in stores, and then be void of all criticism.
Ok for traditional software that makes sense, but what exactly is the difference between Gmaps, Froogle, News etc Beta and Live? Nothing, except presumably liability. Unlike Microsoft or Apple betas which are limited in their beta releases, this stuff is all out there for public consumption. When you put something on the web for everyone its LIVE, not beta. Its like those people that out "Under Construction" on their websites. Also Google has had PRESS RELEASES about these "beta" projects. And mention them in investor notices, interviews etc. They have frequently said that "beta" just means its not quite perfect yet, or new features may be added.
On Google.gov instead of having a clean easy to use interface, you must fill out at least 6 forms before your search query is returned, and when it is returned its entirely acronyms.
I think its a bad assumption first of all, 3 years is a long ass time in the technology industry, the leaps and bounds HDTV has made in the last two years should show where it is heading. I really hope this isn't true...its things like this that have cost Nintendo in the past (no cd-rom drive, then no dvd drive...).
Well I guess my point is that some people (like me) don't have a choice, there just was no degree in computer programming. My CS degree was a real "hard core" CS degree, but I certainly didn't need nor want the whole "Computer Science" end of it, as much as i just wanted the programming. But furthermore, say you want a job at (insert random application software company here). They almost always require a degree in Computer Science, not just Information Systems or DeVry programming or whatever. Despite the fact that you will never utilize half of the science end of the computer science while writing alot of consumer or business software. Even jobs using ASP, or working on Networks often require a Comp Sci degree, though I doubt half the people working there remember how to calculate big O or create a complicated tree or figure out the integral of a given equation.
I think when most people want to major in Computer Science they really just want Computer Programming...i know I was in this ship in college, it was either Computer Science or "Business Computing" which is like Excel macros and maybe Visual Basic. I hated math, and i have not used a lick of my Calculus in my programming job.
XP still does not run and run, 2000 does not either. They slowly come to a halt, XP faster than 2000
What are you doing on slashdot? You must be as inept at computers as my grandma. I havn't rebooted XP in 2 months, and i'm a pretty heavy user...programming, games, microsoft office etc... And it doesnt run slow. And I only have 512MB of ram. So maybe you just need to learn to defragment, or use the shutdown function instead of just pushing the power button or something. Speaking of FUD...
This is very common...most companies do not come right out with lawsuits, I used a BMW logo on my site once and BMW sent a notice asking if I could remove it because it violated yadda yadda. I also knew of a bar that was using a Jimmy Buffet trademark, and got a similarly nice letter first. This is the way you are supposed to approach violations...warn the person first, friendly lawyer notice second, angry lawyer notice third, in court finally. Most companies realize you get more bees with honey, but when people continue to violate you can bet your ass that an angry lawyer letter will follow.
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haha such hype...maybe you should sell your home to escape the housing bubble and move to new zealand to escape the impending nuclear attack on america!!
I hope you got an F in your class, because it is entirely possible to start a software company these days, and have incredibly high margins...it just depends what you want to do. If you plan on making a Word Processor and selling it, good luck. But there is plenty of need for software development in terms of integration, business needs, and open source support. Seeing the company I work for pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for web based programs that can be written in a month or two by any average Joe programmer shows that there is plenty of business to go around. Don't believe the hype. It's just plain not practical to offshore everything.
hehe actually yes...A lot of south mexico is not easily accessible, some of it is rebel territory, and its 3100 miles from where I am...you would consider the south philippines remote wouldnt you?
I dunno for me its just interesting seeing other towns and stuff in different parts of the world. But I could just stare at a map all day and be entertained...
It also appears that for North America (maybe about as far south as Costa Rica) you can zoom in down to the 4th to last zoom level...it gets kind of pixelly, but from a geographer point of view, its neat to be able to pick out distinct urban and country areas in remote places like southern Mexico and Guatamala
hehe seriously....since I got my 8-track player, I havn't even CONSIDERED a casette tape!
I'd say just do it...who is going to sue you exactly, and with what money and to what end?
...I would be timid to sell an OS for Losers too.
I wouldn't listen to his ideas about start ups...he doesn't even have the level of experience in this area as even say a Mark Cuban (who i think it equally lucky, but at least had two other companies)....Paul Graham had one idea that happened to come during the crazy dot com days that yahoo paid a fortune for. It was basically just luck and nothing more. If he were to start again from ground zero today with no name recognition or his millions of yahoo dollars, i really doubt he would succeed.
I think if you actually ran a site, you'd have a much better outlook on how Google and other major search engines operate. You don't have to spam anybody to get hits. You have to be proactive and useful. Oh yes, and patient.
I actually have had a fairly popular site that has been around for almost 10 years. I didn't use an SEO, but somehow i ended up on the front page of all major search engines for this very popular search term...but it took a year or two, and even to this day i'm at the mercy of the search engines...they just mysteriously dropped our site back to the second page of results and the number of hits (and business) drops by 66%. But I've tried to start other new sites, and it can be an exercise in frustration to get them to "be popular"
It would appear you are either stupid, or lying, because I can still download things fine everywhere on microsoft's site (except for windows update).
I agree they can be evil...but one thing Google lacks is giving new sites some priority....say i come out with the best tech site ever, but I have no money to advertise with, how do i get it popular? Ok i submit it to Google. I appear on page 5000 of the results. I have to beg people to link to my site, maybe spam a couple of blogs, i dunno...the thing is without the tricks, its almost impossible to get your new site to appear in the search results. And even with them its still pretty difficult. I think maybe google should have a special section of "new to the web" or whatever to give these sites publicity. In the old days, the yahoo directory kind of put all decent sites on even ground.
Except that it is different.
period of open sign-up for beta
Ok, i'll perhaps give you that Gmail is a limited "sign-up" type beta (wink wink millions of users), but most of the other betas there require no sign up, and are ADVERTISED via press releases, the front page, or interviews with magazines or whatever. The thing with a public beta of traditional software is that there will be a true difference between a beta and a final product. Software companies don't make money off of public betas. Google, however DOES put AdSense in a lot of their betas, hence they are essentially "selling" a final product there. I think everyone that argues about this is missing the point...on the web, if you do not have a "limited sign up", it is a final release, especially if you are making money from it. The beta tag seemingly just acts as this invincible criticism shield for them. I mean Froogle, News and Local are even on the front page! How can that not be considered a final release for all intents and purposes?
Super mario bros super show on Dvd....best day ever.
All of the complaint posts about Google using "beta" are beyond retarded
Are you 11 years old? I guess my point is if it's not liability they are worried about its just people saying it sucks, cuz lemmings like you will tell anyone who complains about their products "retarded" because its still in beta. According to you I can complain about hotmail and mapquest all day long, but because Google puts the word "beta" on their site, even if it stays there forever, they make millions off the Ads (in gmail), no one can ever complain about it. Maybe Microsoft should stamp beta on their CD's they sell in stores, and then be void of all criticism.
Uh yeah cuz gmail with its million+ users isnt "in primetime"?
Ok for traditional software that makes sense, but what exactly is the difference between Gmaps, Froogle, News etc Beta and Live? Nothing, except presumably liability. Unlike Microsoft or Apple betas which are limited in their beta releases, this stuff is all out there for public consumption. When you put something on the web for everyone its LIVE, not beta. Its like those people that out "Under Construction" on their websites. Also Google has had PRESS RELEASES about these "beta" projects. And mention them in investor notices, interviews etc. They have frequently said that "beta" just means its not quite perfect yet, or new features may be added.
On Google.gov instead of having a clean easy to use interface, you must fill out at least 6 forms before your search query is returned, and when it is returned its entirely acronyms.
Yup...and he has already patented the "One-Click Launch Sequence"
I think its a bad assumption first of all, 3 years is a long ass time in the technology industry, the leaps and bounds HDTV has made in the last two years should show where it is heading. I really hope this isn't true...its things like this that have cost Nintendo in the past (no cd-rom drive, then no dvd drive...).
Well I guess my point is that some people (like me) don't have a choice, there just was no degree in computer programming. My CS degree was a real "hard core" CS degree, but I certainly didn't need nor want the whole "Computer Science" end of it, as much as i just wanted the programming. But furthermore, say you want a job at (insert random application software company here). They almost always require a degree in Computer Science, not just Information Systems or DeVry programming or whatever. Despite the fact that you will never utilize half of the science end of the computer science while writing alot of consumer or business software. Even jobs using ASP, or working on Networks often require a Comp Sci degree, though I doubt half the people working there remember how to calculate big O or create a complicated tree or figure out the integral of a given equation.
I think when most people want to major in Computer Science they really just want Computer Programming...i know I was in this ship in college, it was either Computer Science or "Business Computing" which is like Excel macros and maybe Visual Basic. I hated math, and i have not used a lick of my Calculus in my programming job.
Ugh, you've got to be kidding me. The Simpsons has sucked for at least the last 6-8 years. Unless you think comic genius is:
The Simpsons meet [insert current pop star] and have zany unfunny adventures.
Or the Simpsons [go to X country] and have recycled unfunny adventures.
This movie is the final dagger in the reputation of the once great show. Please Fox cancel the God damn show, we've got the Family Guy back again.
XP still does not run and run, 2000 does not either. They slowly come to a halt, XP faster than 2000
What are you doing on slashdot? You must be as inept at computers as my grandma. I havn't rebooted XP in 2 months, and i'm a pretty heavy user...programming, games, microsoft office etc... And it doesnt run slow. And I only have 512MB of ram. So maybe you just need to learn to defragment, or use the shutdown function instead of just pushing the power button or something. Speaking of FUD...
For a second I thought maybe Google had done something to improve it's search...thank god its just another completely unrelated thing.
This is very common...most companies do not come right out with lawsuits, I used a BMW logo on my site once and BMW sent a notice asking if I could remove it because it violated yadda yadda. I also knew of a bar that was using a Jimmy Buffet trademark, and got a similarly nice letter first. This is the way you are supposed to approach violations...warn the person first, friendly lawyer notice second, angry lawyer notice third, in court finally. Most companies realize you get more bees with honey, but when people continue to violate you can bet your ass that an angry lawyer letter will follow.