It has some value. Academically, it shows what can be done with open source tools, although that's probably not really news to the average Slashdotter. But more importantly, if you want to modify the content, you know you won't have to buy any software to do it.
To take this completely off-topic, the number of layers is not relevant, although there are four. I would have answered it by pointing out that an individual's needs at one level won't be of interest unless the needs of all the lower levels are first satisfied. To use this as a motivation tool, a manager could determine what level each of his employees was at, and target his compensation (whether that's money or something else) at that particular level.
Probably not the greatest answer, but I bet it'd be a whole lot more than the interviewer expected.:-)
I read an article about this somewhere, but unfortunately I can't quote it now. The vast majority of Wal-mart customers are low-income. They spend all of their income on day-to-day expenses, with very little left over for "luxury" purchases. The price of fuel is really hurting them, apparently. When fuel gets more expensive, it directly affects their bottom line. And because a large chunk of their purchases come from Walmart, there's a direct connection.
For everyone else, the price of fuel is insignificant. I make decent money, and my family drives two fuel-efficient cars. The cost of gasoline could double and I wouldn't even notice it. People like me are much more likely to buy video games than the average Wal-mart customer, and so the price of fuel does not affect my spending habits.
Trust me, he's already heard about "soft padding". You should instead ask him why they haven't implemented it yet, considering that TiVo owners have wanted it for years now.
I'll believe it when I can hold it my hands.
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What you're talking about is called "soft padding", and it's a feature that TiVo owners have been asking for for years. You can already do "hard padding", but manually specifying some number to adjust the start and/or stop time of a recording. This was designed for clock skew, but it's also being used for shows that habitually start or end late or early.
If you do a search for "lego books" on any online bookstore, you'll find a number of books that show you how to build models from basic pieces, like this one. It's a great way to get extra mileage from your existing lego collection.
Don't get too excited about that. I've worked at IBM for a number of years. First, everyone who uses WordPro hates it. Second, the only people who use it don't depend on interoperability with outside groups. Third, WordPro is being phased out for MS Word across the entire company, it's just taking a lot longer than it should.
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what the hell are you doing playing a FPS on a console?
My console is connected to my 80 inch projection TV. I laugh at your puny 21" monitor. Who cares if your resolution is 1600x1200 and you have a mouse? I guarantee that you FPS games are way more fun on my system than yours!
That doesn't matter. That 32-bit number is derived from a copyrighted work and transmitted for the sole purpose of infringing on that copyright. That's good enough for any court.
Besides, in order for me to receive the complete 1GB movie, I need to receive a 32-bit quantity from 256 million people besides you. That's the entire U.S. population. So even if your idea were technically legal, it would be impossible to implement.
I'm sure this has been brought up before but couldn't you take a pseudo random number generator, a seed value and a length value to define any possible digital content?
No. You can't generate a 1GB movie file from a few lines of code and a single seed number.
Very simple. Someone downloads a portion of a file from you, using your supposedly copyright-free method. They discover that the end result is copyrighted movie. They call the Feds, who bust down your door and take all your stuff. After examining your computers, they see what you're doing, and throw your fat ass into prison.
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I can vouch for this. I've been a dual citizen for almost 20 years. It's nice knowing that I can work anywhere in the EU and the U.S. if I want.
It has some value. Academically, it shows what can be done with open source tools, although that's probably not really news to the average Slashdotter. But more importantly, if you want to modify the content, you know you won't have to buy any software to do it.
Probably not the greatest answer, but I bet it'd be a whole lot more than the interviewer expected. :-)
Good BIOS developers are in high demand. You just need to be willing to move to somewhere else in the U.S.
I don't know what scares me more - other people's bad English, or the fact that I can answer this question!
For everyone else, the price of fuel is insignificant. I make decent money, and my family drives two fuel-efficient cars. The cost of gasoline could double and I wouldn't even notice it. People like me are much more likely to buy video games than the average Wal-mart customer, and so the price of fuel does not affect my spending habits.
Actually, I would say that anything that is "wildly speculative" is definitely improbable.
Trust me, he's already heard about "soft padding". You should instead ask him why they haven't implemented it yet, considering that TiVo owners have wanted it for years now.
Until then, it's just vaporware.
What you're talking about is called "soft padding", and it's a feature that TiVo owners have been asking for for years. You can already do "hard padding", but manually specifying some number to adjust the start and/or stop time of a recording. This was designed for clock skew, but it's also being used for shows that habitually start or end late or early.
If everyone who posted a comment took out 60 seconds to send a complaint message, I think it would make a difference.
(with apologies to Austin Powers)
So how come the box doesn't warn the user when this is the problem? And why did the guy need to hear from a TW insider to learn about the problem?
Ditto. If my S1 ever fails, I'm just going to get a MythTV.
Obviously, you've never lived in the South.
If you're watching older episodes on DVD, then you're a moron for reading a discussion on a future season. What did you expect?
If you do a search for "lego books" on any online bookstore, you'll find a number of books that show you how to build models from basic pieces, like this one. It's a great way to get extra mileage from your existing lego collection.
Ding, dong, the witch is dead!
ROTFL! I'm definitely going to use that one.
Wrong again, sorry! Xbox multiplayer uses Xbox Live, which is not compatible with PCs, so I'll only be playing against other Xbox players.
Don't get too excited about that. I've worked at IBM for a number of years. First, everyone who uses WordPro hates it. Second, the only people who use it don't depend on interoperability with outside groups. Third, WordPro is being phased out for MS Word across the entire company, it's just taking a lot longer than it should.
My console is connected to my 80 inch projection TV. I laugh at your puny 21" monitor. Who cares if your resolution is 1600x1200 and you have a mouse? I guarantee that you FPS games are way more fun on my system than yours!
Besides, in order for me to receive the complete 1GB movie, I need to receive a 32-bit quantity from 256 million people besides you. That's the entire U.S. population. So even if your idea were technically legal, it would be impossible to implement.
No. You can't generate a 1GB movie file from a few lines of code and a single seed number.
Very simple. Someone downloads a portion of a file from you, using your supposedly copyright-free method. They discover that the end result is copyrighted movie. They call the Feds, who bust down your door and take all your stuff. After examining your computers, they see what you're doing, and throw your fat ass into prison.