Granted, the software on my G1 phone still isn't ready for prime time, but I believe anybody that is used to a real computer would be disappointed working on a netbook. They generally combine the limited battery life of a notebook with lack of screen real estate and optical drive of a PDA.
Android really is effectively beta software. (Still haven't added Bluetooth Stereo profile?!?) The amazing thing is that they are charging people lots of money for phones based on this work-in-progress. By the time it has as much work put into it as, say, iPhone OS has now, it should be a much more satisfying experience.
If Craigslist is facilitating prostitution, then so are the phone networks, internet, yellow pages directories, and newspapers. If you're going to get an injunction against one form of advertising or contacting unlawful services, you'd damn well better get an injunction against all of them -- but that would demonstrate just how stupid his premise was in the first place.
The real problem is there is a time and place for things, and this sort of event is neither the time nor the place for half-naked women shaking their half-naked bits in front of you. You'd be surprised how often my wife tells me that exact same thing!
"learn to use our own software on our own time" still means lost productivity. Sure, the $2000 per seat sounds high, but remember, it costs your company about $10,000 for a fire drill, too. When you add up all the indirect costs, what does wasting your time really cost your company?
They get volunteers from America, Russia, and Poland. The Americans insist on taking 100 cases of junk food, the Russians insist on taking 100 cases of vodka, and the Poles insist on taking 100 cases of cigarettes. After 520 days, the American emerge even fatter than before. The Russians emerge slightly soused, but still in good spirits. Lastly, the poles emerge, looking shaky and sullen, and the first words out of their mouths are, "Has anybody here got a match?"
Requiring your DVD player to be connected to the 'net anytime you want to watch a movie... how exactly is that is big win for consumers over what we have now?
Who ever said they were going to tell the crew they weren't actually going to mars? Imagine their shock when, after a grueling 520 day journey, kept going only by their desire to explore the unknown, they finally open the hatch door, only to be greeted by, "Ha ha! Fooled you!"
Let them play a MMORPG. To make it more realistic, make the ping times increase gradually to about 2 weeks at the end of the 520 day experiment. That'll show 'em!
Unless the smell of coffee gives this guy an erection, I don't see what the problem is. If he's standing in the front window fondling himself, go ahead and throw the book at him. If he's making breakfast and forget his robe, well then who the hell expects children to peering in their window at 5:30am?
An old lady called the police to complain that her neighbor was sunbathing nude. The police came to investigate, and told her they couldn't see anything, to which the old lady replied, "Well of course not... you need to lean out this window and use these binoculars!"
True enough; people in general resist change and prefer to stick with what they are used to. This is not always a good thing. However, there is a U shaped curve that describes any adaptation of new technology: in the short term, productivity actually goes down until people become used to using the new system, then it rebounds (hopefully to a higher level than it was before the change).
Your argument seems to be that companies should NEVER change their systems, because users are always going to prefer the system they are used to instead of a new system that forces them out of their comfort zone and makes them learn something new. I guess geeks like me are an anomaly, because I actually LIKE learning new things!
Well, you certainly have an oddly appropriate name for a marijuana reviewer! It wouldn't be my first choice of names for someone I was seeking to hire for programming, however.
Yes, the installation and retraining costs apply to Ubuntu as well. But if you are going to have to spend $2000 per seat regardless, than what is the advantage of sticking with Windows? From that point on, you save yourself licensing fees, costs of tracking licenses, and BSA fines from failing to track all licenses. I'll leave it to others to speculate on what happens to your support costs, but you would be much better off standardizing everyone on a single distro. (One advantage MS software has is that there are fewer versions of it to support, but Microsoft appears to be trying hard to negate that advantage as well by publishing half a dozen versions of the OS.)
Wouldn't a company changing to Linux from Windows need to re-train staff just as much or more than if they were to just shift up a Windows version? Yes, but only once. After that, they would no longer need to upgrade on Microsoft's schedule. Aside from one huge glib change, Linux has remained fairly backwards compatible. There are support issues involved with upgrading Linux versions as well, but I'm not qualified to estimate the costs of doing this versus upgrading Windows.
...a single 24-hour clock for the entire world, located at the center of the Earth Wouldn't that be a bit difficult to read, what with all the molten lava and such?
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Granted, the software on my G1 phone still isn't ready for prime time, but I believe anybody that is used to a real computer would be disappointed working on a netbook. They generally combine the limited battery life of a notebook with lack of screen real estate and optical drive of a PDA.
Android really is effectively beta software. (Still haven't added Bluetooth Stereo profile?!?) The amazing thing is that they are charging people lots of money for phones based on this work-in-progress. By the time it has as much work put into it as, say, iPhone OS has now, it should be a much more satisfying experience.
Karmic Koala is fine, but I just can't wait for Masterbating Monkey to be released!
Exactly. You should have hooked up with someone whose social security number ended in 69 instead.
If Craigslist is facilitating prostitution, then so are the phone networks, internet, yellow pages directories, and newspapers. If you're going to get an injunction against one form of advertising or contacting unlawful services, you'd damn well better get an injunction against all of them -- but that would demonstrate just how stupid his premise was in the first place.
Why are standards based on patented technology?
The real problem is there is a time and place for things, and this sort of event is neither the time nor the place for half-naked women shaking their half-naked bits in front of you. You'd be surprised how often my wife tells me that exact same thing!
Right then... so if you are strolling through the park and don't want to see my naughty bits when I flash open my raincoat, you should just leave!
This is slashdot. I have yet to see a feminist wing. Hey! We do have a feminist wing! But this is her day off.
Only if they pay her to do the lap dances.
What is the basis of this bias they have against our basic human right to download free porn?
"Due to the complaints about the entertainment at this years event, next year we will only be offering hookers and blow."
I'll bet they wonder why they have so few female developers...
"learn to use our own software on our own time" still means lost productivity. Sure, the $2000 per seat sounds high, but remember, it costs your company about $10,000 for a fire drill, too. When you add up all the indirect costs, what does wasting your time really cost your company?
They get volunteers from America, Russia, and Poland. The Americans insist on taking 100 cases of junk food, the Russians insist on taking 100 cases of vodka, and the Poles insist on taking 100 cases of cigarettes. After 520 days, the American emerge even fatter than before. The Russians emerge slightly soused, but still in good spirits. Lastly, the poles emerge, looking shaky and sullen, and the first words out of their mouths are, "Has anybody here got a match?"
Requiring your DVD player to be connected to the 'net anytime you want to watch a movie... how exactly is that is big win for consumers over what we have now?
Who ever said they were going to tell the crew they weren't actually going to mars? Imagine their shock when, after a grueling 520 day journey, kept going only by their desire to explore the unknown, they finally open the hatch door, only to be greeted by, "Ha ha! Fooled you!"
Let them play a MMORPG. To make it more realistic, make the ping times increase gradually to about 2 weeks at the end of the 520 day experiment. That'll show 'em!
Unless the smell of coffee gives this guy an erection, I don't see what the problem is. If he's standing in the front window fondling himself, go ahead and throw the book at him. If he's making breakfast and forget his robe, well then who the hell expects children to peering in their window at 5:30am?
An old lady called the police to complain that her neighbor was sunbathing nude. The police came to investigate, and told her they couldn't see anything, to which the old lady replied, "Well of course not... you need to lean out this window and use these binoculars!"
True enough; people in general resist change and prefer to stick with what they are used to. This is not always a good thing. However, there is a U shaped curve that describes any adaptation of new technology: in the short term, productivity actually goes down until people become used to using the new system, then it rebounds (hopefully to a higher level than it was before the change).
Your argument seems to be that companies should NEVER change their systems, because users are always going to prefer the system they are used to instead of a new system that forces them out of their comfort zone and makes them learn something new. I guess geeks like me are an anomaly, because I actually LIKE learning new things!
Did he run out of new and interesting ways to say, "This is some good shit!"
Well, you certainly have an oddly appropriate name for a marijuana reviewer! It wouldn't be my first choice of names for someone I was seeking to hire for programming, however.
Yes, the installation and retraining costs apply to Ubuntu as well. But if you are going to have to spend $2000 per seat regardless, than what is the advantage of sticking with Windows? From that point on, you save yourself licensing fees, costs of tracking licenses, and BSA fines from failing to track all licenses. I'll leave it to others to speculate on what happens to your support costs, but you would be much better off standardizing everyone on a single distro. (One advantage MS software has is that there are fewer versions of it to support, but Microsoft appears to be trying hard to negate that advantage as well by publishing half a dozen versions of the OS.)
Wouldn't a company changing to Linux from Windows need to re-train staff just as much or more than if they were to just shift up a Windows version? Yes, but only once. After that, they would no longer need to upgrade on Microsoft's schedule. Aside from one huge glib change, Linux has remained fairly backwards compatible. There are support issues involved with upgrading Linux versions as well, but I'm not qualified to estimate the costs of doing this versus upgrading Windows.
...a single 24-hour clock for the entire world, located at the center of the Earth Wouldn't that be a bit difficult to read, what with all the molten lava and such?