That has always been the MO for Bill Gates. Even after Microsoft went IPO he still drove around an old ratty Mercedes (and bought a Porsche collection, but that was more for his love of speed then bling). From day one he has made sure all developers have the same size office as him, with the same amount of windows (why Microsoft's original buildings were X's). Bill Gates is competitive, not materialistic. There is a reason he doesn't just quit right now and buy a huge yacht with Paul Allen. He's never seemed to care much about the bling.
Exactly... they are just comparing graphics. The real advantage to todays games is the depth of the environment, a game like Grand Theft Auto would have blown my mind more then a "pretty game". Games these days sure look pretty, but the old games had much longer playability. Heck, I STILL play Dr. Mario. Of course sometimes that had to do with the fact that you had to play through an entire game in an afternoon since "save points" didn't exist in many of them.
There are of course some very good games these days too, but all too many compensate for crappy game play with good graphics. Mike Tyson's punchout is just as fun as Fight Night Round 3.
Seriously... companies win and lose trials every day, this is hardly a major case, and the writing of the subject and content sound like a 1st grade reading lesson.
Google goes to school. Google walked spot. See Google run. Run, Google, run. Google wins a court battle. Win, Google, Win.
How do you know Google doesn't do this exact same thing? They already block some file extensions. I'm sure some viruses can still get through too. Sorry to rain on your Google circle jerk though.
Because those filters are passive, as Googles are active...they send the content of your email to a server to determine which ads to send you, and then send the results of clicking any ads back to their server and log everything in between.
So in theory someone just looking at the google logs could tell that your email contained words like "cheating" "wife" "cocaine" etc, because you were served ads for those. I doubt google has the time to do such things, but in theory the data is there.
I understand its an advantage, but seriously have you ever whipped out an old game on the next gen system? Games arn't exactly "built to last" these days.
Something i've never quite understood is why reverse compatability is such a big issue...I used to think it was when I bought PS2, then I realized i never once played a PS1 game on it. Hopefully if you are dishing $400 out for a system it has enough games to keep you happy, and if not you still have the old system to play the old games on right? Just don't trade in that old system until you're sure you won't play the games anymore.
Just out of curiosity how does PA make so much money? They sell gear...and they have that convention once a year... but they seem to be paying at least two people full time, plus donating large sums of money. Where does it all come from?
Well to further that off-topic point, intelligence or common sense is not something that is passed through genes, a smart parent has no guarantee of a smart child and an idiot parent may not get an idiot child. And even if that were the case, the other mate could be the intelligent one. But in the end, I don't think anyone is trying to make a scientific point, they are just trying to be funny. Much like how everyone ironically misuses the word ironic.
So companies are shipping jobs overseas and willing to accept inferior work to save a few bucks, and you want to band together and start demanding better wages, job security and benefits? There is a reason GM, Delphi and Ford are in massive debt, and its mainly because unions ensure people screwing a screw into an armrest on your minivan get $28 an hour. If we unionized, more of the work would simply be shipped off. Why would I as an employer bother negotiating a collective bargaining agreement with my programmers when i can just have 100 more pakistanis or non unionized programmers do it?
My response wasn't directly toward you, but the people who seem to really feel there can only be EITHER sony or nintendo, EITHER democrat or republican or EITHER microsoft or google.
He didn't go anywhere, he is still wasting everyone's bandwidth with his posts, and spending his days refreshing to get that sacred first post, why here's yet another useless one from today: http://developers.slashdot.org/~tripMaster%20monke y
Until google ACTUALLY gets into the Office or OS world, they don't even directly compete. Microsoft competes with Google's entire business, but Google only competes with a small portion of MS's. Not everything needs to be one on one in the tech world, this is business not a sports game.
Also the title didnt mention it but Google is supposedly teaming with Comcast for this, which seems like an odd bedfellow.
I hope if it does there is at least an option to turn that off...it's nice sometimes, but very annoying with others...like if someone uses no subject or quotes things weird, or someone uses the same subject as a thread from a month or two ago....I really didnt mind having individual emails to reference.
We've also forwarded this information to an alcoholic rehabilitation center and they should be contacting you shortly."
First, that would be descrimination under the ADA. You cannot descriminate against alcoholics or drug addicts, if they choose to seek treatment. Also if you drink this much it is unlikely you would have gotten whatever job anyways. As an employer this would be good to know, and as an alcoholic, this rejection would be good to get me on the right track, i see no negatives here...you want someone who drinks 2 cases of beer a day flying your airplane or driving your taxi?
What is an FBI agent who knows nothing about me going to think we he sees a red flag come up that someone is reading books on bombs and terrorism?
Well sure, if you eventually blow something up then this is great evidence to have, simply reading it would not be enough to prosecute...don't use bombs and reading like this wouldnt come back to haunt you. Despite all the hype and fear, no one has been detained for reading the wrong material.
Maybe these things matter if you live in Amish country or something, but a) who cares about anyones drinking habits? Drug habits might effect employment or something. And the books I read? What? What books are you reading that this would really make a difference? I can't think of a single book i've ever read that I would be afraid if someone found out I was reading it...maybe you can give an example? Method of birth control is also a weird one for your list...not sure who really cares about that either, again unless you live in some puritanical society or something.
Its not technically the end of the road for Blackberry...first they are appealing to the Supreme Court...and if thats denied then it goes back to the district court. So...run this end of the line article in another couple of weeks.
Mono has been around and kickin' for almost as long as.NET has been. It still doesn't execute.NET 100%, but definitely something to check out if your a.NET person and want to use Linux.
Kansas is the default...but oddly Google can't even tell what state abbreviations are...type in: "chinese MD" or "pizza PA" and it doesnt show you anywhere in maryland or pennsylvania, just random things that have those words in their website at wherever your map is centered.
I didn't forget them....look when you roll out code to production, general best practice is to do it when the least amount of your users are effected. That would be like a friday night (for most of your users). MOST of the users of Google News and Google Maps are in North America (the maps only do North America, UK and Japan last I checked). 1pm EST on a Wednesday would put primetime users in Europe, and work users all accross the US and Canada. Yes, it was a great time to roll out because the people in Iran and Madagascar were unaffected. Unfortunately, these service are neither available to them, useful to them, nor highly used by them. Thus it was a mid-day rollout for all intents and purposes, the least of which being that the code was rolled out in California.
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That has always been the MO for Bill Gates. Even after Microsoft went IPO he still drove around an old ratty Mercedes (and bought a Porsche collection, but that was more for his love of speed then bling). From day one he has made sure all developers have the same size office as him, with the same amount of windows (why Microsoft's original buildings were X's). Bill Gates is competitive, not materialistic. There is a reason he doesn't just quit right now and buy a huge yacht with Paul Allen. He's never seemed to care much about the bling.
Exactly... they are just comparing graphics. The real advantage to todays games is the depth of the environment, a game like Grand Theft Auto would have blown my mind more then a "pretty game". Games these days sure look pretty, but the old games had much longer playability. Heck, I STILL play Dr. Mario. Of course sometimes that had to do with the fact that you had to play through an entire game in an afternoon since "save points" didn't exist in many of them.
There are of course some very good games these days too, but all too many compensate for crappy game play with good graphics. Mike Tyson's punchout is just as fun as Fight Night Round 3.
Seriously... companies win and lose trials every day, this is hardly a major case, and the writing of the subject and content sound like a 1st grade reading lesson.
Google goes to school.
Google walked spot.
See Google run. Run, Google, run.
Google wins a court battle. Win, Google, Win.
Yeah, just tastes like software to me....kinda silicony.
How do you know Google doesn't do this exact same thing? They already block some file extensions. I'm sure some viruses can still get through too. Sorry to rain on your Google circle jerk though.
One more invention that gets us closer to Star Trek-tech reality.
Because those filters are passive, as Googles are active...they send the content of your email to a server to determine which ads to send you, and then send the results of clicking any ads back to their server and log everything in between. So in theory someone just looking at the google logs could tell that your email contained words like "cheating" "wife" "cocaine" etc, because you were served ads for those. I doubt google has the time to do such things, but in theory the data is there.
"The part I am most amazed by is that ALL their services scale very well." Perhaps you missed the Analytics rollout?
I understand its an advantage, but seriously have you ever whipped out an old game on the next gen system? Games arn't exactly "built to last" these days.
Something i've never quite understood is why reverse compatability is such a big issue...I used to think it was when I bought PS2, then I realized i never once played a PS1 game on it. Hopefully if you are dishing $400 out for a system it has enough games to keep you happy, and if not you still have the old system to play the old games on right? Just don't trade in that old system until you're sure you won't play the games anymore.
Just out of curiosity how does PA make so much money? They sell gear...and they have that convention once a year... but they seem to be paying at least two people full time, plus donating large sums of money. Where does it all come from?
Well to further that off-topic point, intelligence or common sense is not something that is passed through genes, a smart parent has no guarantee of a smart child and an idiot parent may not get an idiot child. And even if that were the case, the other mate could be the intelligent one. But in the end, I don't think anyone is trying to make a scientific point, they are just trying to be funny. Much like how everyone ironically misuses the word ironic.
So companies are shipping jobs overseas and willing to accept inferior work to save a few bucks, and you want to band together and start demanding better wages, job security and benefits? There is a reason GM, Delphi and Ford are in massive debt, and its mainly because unions ensure people screwing a screw into an armrest on your minivan get $28 an hour. If we unionized, more of the work would simply be shipped off. Why would I as an employer bother negotiating a collective bargaining agreement with my programmers when i can just have 100 more pakistanis or non unionized programmers do it?
My response wasn't directly toward you, but the people who seem to really feel there can only be EITHER sony or nintendo, EITHER democrat or republican or EITHER microsoft or google.
He didn't go anywhere, he is still wasting everyone's bandwidth with his posts, and spending his days refreshing to get that sacred first post, why here's yet another useless one from today: http://developers.slashdot.org/~tripMaster%20monke y
"There can be only one!"
Until google ACTUALLY gets into the Office or OS world, they don't even directly compete. Microsoft competes with Google's entire business, but Google only competes with a small portion of MS's. Not everything needs to be one on one in the tech world, this is business not a sports game.
Also the title didnt mention it but Google is supposedly teaming with Comcast for this, which seems like an odd bedfellow.
Sounds good, anyone know if they offer free Wifi access?
I hope if it does there is at least an option to turn that off...it's nice sometimes, but very annoying with others...like if someone uses no subject or quotes things weird, or someone uses the same subject as a thread from a month or two ago....I really didnt mind having individual emails to reference.
So what makes you think that, you, the tinfoiled "Teh GovenRMent WaNt$ to READ My MinDorX!!!!!" represent us either?
We've also forwarded this information to an alcoholic rehabilitation center and they should be contacting you shortly."
First, that would be descrimination under the ADA. You cannot descriminate against alcoholics or drug addicts, if they choose to seek treatment. Also if you drink this much it is unlikely you would have gotten whatever job anyways. As an employer this would be good to know, and as an alcoholic, this rejection would be good to get me on the right track, i see no negatives here...you want someone who drinks 2 cases of beer a day flying your airplane or driving your taxi?
What is an FBI agent who knows nothing about me going to think we he sees a red flag come up that someone is reading books on bombs and terrorism?
Well sure, if you eventually blow something up then this is great evidence to have, simply reading it would not be enough to prosecute...don't use bombs and reading like this wouldnt come back to haunt you. Despite all the hype and fear, no one has been detained for reading the wrong material.
Maybe these things matter if you live in Amish country or something, but a) who cares about anyones drinking habits? Drug habits might effect employment or something. And the books I read? What? What books are you reading that this would really make a difference? I can't think of a single book i've ever read that I would be afraid if someone found out I was reading it...maybe you can give an example? Method of birth control is also a weird one for your list...not sure who really cares about that either, again unless you live in some puritanical society or something.
Its not technically the end of the road for Blackberry...first they are appealing to the Supreme Court...and if thats denied then it goes back to the district court. So...run this end of the line article in another couple of weeks.
Mono has been around and kickin' for almost as long as .NET has been. It still doesn't execute .NET 100%, but definitely something to check out if your a .NET person and want to use Linux.
Kansas is the default...but oddly Google can't even tell what state abbreviations are...type in: "chinese MD" or "pizza PA" and it doesnt show you anywhere in maryland or pennsylvania, just random things that have those words in their website at wherever your map is centered.
I didn't forget them....look when you roll out code to production, general best practice is to do it when the least amount of your users are effected. That would be like a friday night (for most of your users). MOST of the users of Google News and Google Maps are in North America (the maps only do North America, UK and Japan last I checked). 1pm EST on a Wednesday would put primetime users in Europe, and work users all accross the US and Canada. Yes, it was a great time to roll out because the people in Iran and Madagascar were unaffected. Unfortunately, these service are neither available to them, useful to them, nor highly used by them. Thus it was a mid-day rollout for all intents and purposes, the least of which being that the code was rolled out in California.