In response to Waste Management's complaint, SAP has said in part that the company failed to "timely and accurately define its business requirements" and did not supply "sufficient, knowledgeable, decision-empowered users and managers" to work on the project. So this was pretty much like every software project I've ever worked on?
In fact, Waste Management should have the demo in its possession, as it was transferred to the trash hauler's system in late 2005 and early 2006, according to SAP, which demanded in a May 14 filing that Waste Management turn it over. So, copying the software to a customer's computer automatically erases it from developer's computer? And now they want it back, 'cause that will automatically erase it from the customers computer? This dispute makes both sides look like morons, but looking like an idiot is going to have more more impact on SAP's business than on Waste Management's bottom line. No one expects a garbage man to be an IT expert. But if a software developer can't keep a copy of everything they give to a customer, how the hell can they be expected to maintain the software they distribute?
There is no substitute for physical, in-person, flesh and bone companionship. So, you're into real-life physical companionship, eh? Tell me... what's it like?
It was Tom Cruise dissing Brooke Shields for taking meds for postpartum depresion. Fortunately, they should soon be coming out with some new Alheimers meds... if only they can figure out how to get you to remember to take them. Unfortunately. You won't be able to hide your own easter eggs anymore.
To use a netbook as a true phone replacement, you need battery life of 24 hours (what happens if a call comes in while you are switching battery packs?) Also, what is the battery life of your bluetooth headset? In addition, I believe most netbooks shut themselves down when the lid is closed; you need to either figure out a way to defeat this or figure out a way to carry it around with the lid open.
Mobile IE...was an exercise in futility. Yes, but did you notice how much easier it is with Mobile IE to toss the hardware running your browser into the toilet when you get frustrated with it? That's a real improvement in user satisfaction!
The point of an MP3 player is to listen to the music you want, when you want to. You don't get that from broadcast radio. Streaming services like Pandora come close. Most radio stations are now streamed on the 'net... with WiFi and 3G connectivity, what the hell do you need an AM/FM receiver for??? Yes, the iTouch doesn't do 3G, but people buy an iTouch for games, not for listening to music.
I do *not* go to Amazon.com or Walmart to buy my music more cheaply. I download bittorents because the whole F'ing process is streamlined. I don't have to think. Plus, I'm a cheap-ass bastard!
At one time, Catholic rites were always performed in Latin, a language even most Europeans no longer spoke. Translation of the bible into native languages was considered heresy. Why? To force people to support a priest caste who had a monopoly on reading and interpreting scripture. So yes, effectively people WERE charged for reading the bible, as well as charged for indulgences. The Protestant Reformation was a reaction to the monetization of religion. Sounds like CofS could use a little reformation as well.
I see several flaws with this scenario: 1) Chicken's can't fly. 2) Even homing pigeons can't return to somewhere they've never been before, and 3) the hatched chicks would be dinner for someone long before they matured to the point where they could carry a message. I've got a much better scheme: Use 2 parabolic acoustical reflectors pointed directly at each other. One person speaks at the focal point of one reflector, while the other listens at the focal point of the other. Works for 2 way communication. Only potential problem: It may require a laser to line up the reflectors.
why use a laptop or desktop computer? Because my eyes are not good enough to make out fine detail on a 2" display? The population in getting older; as they do, they require larger displays, not miniaturized ones. Also, position detection using finger is not accurate enough to do realistic artwork.
The amazing thing about these ADHD kids is that they can spend hours at a time sitting intently focused on a difficult video game. People will focus on and retain things that they perceive as important to their daily life. Couldn't ADHD also be cured by making the instruction more relevant?
I think the problem is greatly exacerbated by placing too many kids into each classroom. Any kid that has difficulty focusing just isn't going to learn if placed in a small room with 30 other kids distracting them. The problem with giving kids drugs is that it becomes a crutch that they rely on; when you take them off the drugs, they do worse than when before they started the medication. Giving individualized instruction to these students would be more effective, but unfortunately that costs a lot of money, something that is in short supply in today's school districts.
As far as firing the bad teachers, you can thank the teacher's unions for ensuring that that is impossible. I tried complaining about my child's teacher, and the teachers union lawyer immediately sent me a Cease and Desist order demanding that I stop complaining!
are doomed to repeat it. Could that fact that the Polaroid cameras cost you $1 every time you pushed the button have had anything to do with it's demise? I suspect when they do finally figure out what chemicals were used and compute their costs, they will finally realize how absurd this idea was in the first place. Ok... so now who's nostalgic for the return of microfilm/microfiche?
I love to use this for a time-capsule, but I'm not sure somebody reading my time-capsule data 1 billion years in the future will understand the phenomenon of "rick-rolling".
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In response to Waste Management's complaint, SAP has said in part that the company failed to "timely and accurately define its business requirements" and did not supply "sufficient, knowledgeable, decision-empowered users and managers" to work on the project. So this was pretty much like every software project I've ever worked on?
In fact, Waste Management should have the demo in its possession, as it was transferred to the trash hauler's system in late 2005 and early 2006, according to SAP, which demanded in a May 14 filing that Waste Management turn it over. So, copying the software to a customer's computer automatically erases it from developer's computer? And now they want it back, 'cause that will automatically erase it from the customers computer? This dispute makes both sides look like morons, but looking like an idiot is going to have more more impact on SAP's business than on Waste Management's bottom line. No one expects a garbage man to be an IT expert. But if a software developer can't keep a copy of everything they give to a customer, how the hell can they be expected to maintain the software they distribute?
You gotta problem wid dat?
There is no substitute for physical, in-person, flesh and bone companionship. So, you're into real-life physical companionship, eh? Tell me... what's it like?
It was Tom Cruise dissing Brooke Shields for taking meds for postpartum depresion. Fortunately, they should soon be coming out with some new Alheimers meds... if only they can figure out how to get you to remember to take them. Unfortunately. You won't be able to hide your own easter eggs anymore.
They all laughed at me when I said I wanted to become a comedian... but nobody is laughing now!
All ex-wives and ex-husbands really are mentally ill!
To use a netbook as a true phone replacement, you need battery life of 24 hours (what happens if a call comes in while you are switching battery packs?) Also, what is the battery life of your bluetooth headset? In addition, I believe most netbooks shut themselves down when the lid is closed; you need to either figure out a way to defeat this or figure out a way to carry it around with the lid open.
Mobile IE...was an exercise in futility. Yes, but did you notice how much easier it is with Mobile IE to toss the hardware running your browser into the toilet when you get frustrated with it? That's a real improvement in user satisfaction!
...provided you are standing within spitting distance of a cellular tower.
A new buzzword milestone: this new technology doubles the theoretical data rate that nobody actually sees!
It's now June (Checks calendar) :-0 You must be in a different time zone.
The point of an MP3 player is to listen to the music you want, when you want to. You don't get that from broadcast radio. Streaming services like Pandora come close. Most radio stations are now streamed on the 'net... with WiFi and 3G connectivity, what the hell do you need an AM/FM receiver for??? Yes, the iTouch doesn't do 3G, but people buy an iTouch for games, not for listening to music.
I do *not* go to Amazon.com or Walmart to buy my music more cheaply. I download bittorents because the whole F'ing process is streamlined. I don't have to think. Plus, I'm a cheap-ass bastard!
At one time, Catholic rites were always performed in Latin, a language even most Europeans no longer spoke. Translation of the bible into native languages was considered heresy. Why? To force people to support a priest caste who had a monopoly on reading and interpreting scripture. So yes, effectively people WERE charged for reading the bible, as well as charged for indulgences. The Protestant Reformation was a reaction to the monetization of religion. Sounds like CofS could use a little reformation as well.
A lot of pro wrestlers and other athletes like porn starlets, for example make extra money selling photos with their fans.
Chainmail got me laid! Are you sure it was the chainmail, and not the huge codpiece?
I'm pretty sure this signal could be jammed with a few wet branches and a match...
I see several flaws with this scenario: 1) Chicken's can't fly. 2) Even homing pigeons can't return to somewhere they've never been before, and 3) the hatched chicks would be dinner for someone long before they matured to the point where they could carry a message. I've got a much better scheme: Use 2 parabolic acoustical reflectors pointed directly at each other. One person speaks at the focal point of one reflector, while the other listens at the focal point of the other. Works for 2 way communication. Only potential problem: It may require a laser to line up the reflectors.
why use a laptop or desktop computer? Because my eyes are not good enough to make out fine detail on a 2" display? The population in getting older; as they do, they require larger displays, not miniaturized ones. Also, position detection using finger is not accurate enough to do realistic artwork.
The amazing thing about these ADHD kids is that they can spend hours at a time sitting intently focused on a difficult video game. People will focus on and retain things that they perceive as important to their daily life. Couldn't ADHD also be cured by making the instruction more relevant?
I think the problem is greatly exacerbated by placing too many kids into each classroom. Any kid that has difficulty focusing just isn't going to learn if placed in a small room with 30 other kids distracting them. The problem with giving kids drugs is that it becomes a crutch that they rely on; when you take them off the drugs, they do worse than when before they started the medication. Giving individualized instruction to these students would be more effective, but unfortunately that costs a lot of money, something that is in short supply in today's school districts.
As far as firing the bad teachers, you can thank the teacher's unions for ensuring that that is impossible. I tried complaining about my child's teacher, and the teachers union lawyer immediately sent me a Cease and Desist order demanding that I stop complaining!
are doomed to repeat it. Could that fact that the Polaroid cameras cost you $1 every time you pushed the button have had anything to do with it's demise? I suspect when they do finally figure out what chemicals were used and compute their costs, they will finally realize how absurd this idea was in the first place. Ok... so now who's nostalgic for the return of microfilm/microfiche?
Try leaving a CD-ROM out in the weather "for a few thousand years". Turns out they disintegrate rather quickly.
Not sure if people would be interested in your data that far in the future... surely somebody would have come up with better porn by then!
I love to use this for a time-capsule, but I'm not sure somebody reading my time-capsule data 1 billion years in the future will understand the phenomenon of "rick-rolling".