Ah, but there isn't enough of a majority in congress to keep the minority from slowing things down and refusing to do anything until the VP position is filled.
I don't like browsers having a built in search box, I don't search from the URL box, and most of the time I know where I want to go, and just go there directly. When I want to search, I go to www.google.com.
Are you sure of that? Companies like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Electric, General Dynamics, etc all handle government secrets (and top secrets) as part of their defense contracts -- usually as parts of products they're building, but more and more intelligence analysis is being contracted out as well. I'd be surprised if British defense contractors didn't do much the same.
Heh, I hate walking on the beach, skiing, and rock climbing. Give me sailing, woodworking, and metalsmithing, amongst many others.
Photography I do enjoy, but I have no delusions that everyone and their brother wants to see my photos, so I don't slap them all over flikr. On the other hand, my house is decorated entirely with photos I've taken, since *I* like them.
People no longer pay much attention to the Republican smear machine, they just take it for granted that the Republicans will do or say anything to demonize their opponents.
I'd go one farther, and say that people no longer pay much attention to the Republican OR Democrat smear machines, they just take it for granted that politics is a dirty game and both parties will do or say anything to demonize their opponents.
I can only speak for myself, but I bought it because it was much much much more polished than openoffice was at the time, and provided much better compatability with MS Office. Granted, it was a while ago, and it was more than $70, so I'm sure things have changed.
Now my linux-as-a-hobby days are pretty much over, and since all of my work is for windows shops, thats what I use at home as well, along with MS Office, since other interests take up my hobby time, and quite frankly, I don't want to put the effort into running a different OS than what I need for work -- if I start doing works for linux/unix shops, I'll switch back to linux at home, for the same reason.
As I pointed out in another response, its a matter of markets.
Immature children do not buy real estate. Adults do. But the music industry chases the immature children market segment.
Which group, in general, is more likely to understand the market, and which group, in general, is going to go whining to myspace about how life isn't fair?
Personally, I wouldn't mind living across the street from a nuclear power plant. I lived across the street from a research/training reactor for 4 years, worked in the building next to it, and had many classes in the buildings surrounding it.
Nuclear energy isn't anything to be afraid of. But of course there's too many uneducated people out there, and too many years of "nuclear is bad" to overcome quickly.
As will I....but just as adults share opinions about what services and companies are good and which are to be avoided, the whiners on myspace will be effective at reaching the market that the music industry targets.
You know there will be much whining about people that bought $Song for $PriceA only to find that it fell to $PriceB.
And those that complain that $Friend bought $Song for $PriceA but now its up to $PriceC and its not fair that they have to pay more than $Friend for the exact same item
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And when $ISP decides they'll only support Windows $Version anyone who hasn't "upgraded" is now SOL. Thanks to monopolies and near monopolies, this will turn into a legislated "upgrade or no internet for you" money maker.
I'm in the same boat -- the actions of a few loudmouthed individuals chased me away from open source development. I liked the work, I just didn't like the environment. But now, 80% of what I do is closed source, and the other 20% is "open" only in that part of the contract is handing over the source -- it still isn't "open" to the general public.
As long as it wasn't because they found out you fall into one of the "protected" groups (disabled, female, a 'minority', gay/lesbian/furry, your belief in $diety) employers can refuse to hire you for anything.
If the person in charge of the hiring decision is anti-smoking or anti-alcohol, and they find your facebook photos of you at a college party doing keg-stands and chain smoking, its perfectly legal for them to say "thanks, but we don't think you'd fit into our corporate environment" since smoking and alcohol are not federally protected.
Then of course there's other reasons besides personal beliefs. Security issues, etc. Some behavior is seen as a security risk, or a blackmail risk (although if photos of that behavior are on facebook, blackmail is pretty much out of the question) and you won't be hired, and could be fired, legally, because of it. Even though it wasn't strictly "work related".
Welcome to the real world, where actions have consequences beyond the immediate future.
Assuming the ark ever actually existed, and that the fairy tale is true, then the builders of the ark were given instructions from their god. And if you accept that their god was/is all-knowing, then they can't really be called amateurs.
Alternately, the builders of the Titanic were not the ones that sailed full-steam into an area full of icebergs, after ignoring warnings of said icebergs in said area.
Besides - I thought we were supposed to make car analogies, not boat analogies.:)
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Ah, but there isn't enough of a majority in congress to keep the minority from slowing things down and refusing to do anything until the VP position is filled.
You think the VP position would be vacant long enough for congress to pull off an impeachment and removal of a President?
Big +1 on both from me.
I don't like browsers having a built in search box, I don't search from the URL box, and most of the time I know where I want to go, and just go there directly. When I want to search, I go to www.google.com.
And that is exactly my point. It may be real TS stuff -- just because a private company lost it doesn't mean its not TS.
Are you sure of that? Companies like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Electric, General Dynamics, etc all handle government secrets (and top secrets) as part of their defense contracts -- usually as parts of products they're building, but more and more intelligence analysis is being contracted out as well. I'd be surprised if British defense contractors didn't do much the same.
Well said, and same situation here.
I was that way, once. Then other hobbies came along, and now I rarely do any programming thats not work related.
Its funny how time changes you.
Heh, I hate walking on the beach, skiing, and rock climbing. Give me sailing, woodworking, and metalsmithing, amongst many others.
Photography I do enjoy, but I have no delusions that everyone and their brother wants to see my photos, so I don't slap them all over flikr. On the other hand, my house is decorated entirely with photos I've taken, since *I* like them.
Heh, I have no delusions that politics used to be nicer. Its a dirty game, always has been, always will be.
People no longer pay much attention to the Republican smear machine, they just take it for granted that the Republicans will do or say anything to demonize their opponents.
I'd go one farther, and say that people no longer pay much attention to the Republican OR Democrat smear machines, they just take it for granted that politics is a dirty game and both parties will do or say anything to demonize their opponents.
Well, as an American who's tired of the Eurotrash that have nothing better to do than bash the US, I find this rather amusing.
I know most Europeans are not like that, but there are a few very vocal ones that annoy everyone. You all know who you are.
I can only speak for myself, but I bought it because it was much much much more polished than openoffice was at the time, and provided much better compatability with MS Office. Granted, it was a while ago, and it was more than $70, so I'm sure things have changed.
Now my linux-as-a-hobby days are pretty much over, and since all of my work is for windows shops, thats what I use at home as well, along with MS Office, since other interests take up my hobby time, and quite frankly, I don't want to put the effort into running a different OS than what I need for work -- if I start doing works for linux/unix shops, I'll switch back to linux at home, for the same reason.
As I pointed out in another response, its a matter of markets.
Immature children do not buy real estate. Adults do. But the music industry chases the immature children market segment.
Which group, in general, is more likely to understand the market, and which group, in general, is going to go whining to myspace about how life isn't fair?
You'll note I never said anything about it being clean.
Its simply not the big mean boogy-monster that the uneducated make it out to be.
Personally, I wouldn't mind living across the street from a nuclear power plant. I lived across the street from a research/training reactor for 4 years, worked in the building next to it, and had many classes in the buildings surrounding it.
Nuclear energy isn't anything to be afraid of. But of course there's too many uneducated people out there, and too many years of "nuclear is bad" to overcome quickly.
As will I....but just as adults share opinions about what services and companies are good and which are to be avoided, the whiners on myspace will be effective at reaching the market that the music industry targets.
The difference is that airlines have adults as customers. The music industry wants immature teens.
Guess which group, in general, is going to behave better, and which one is going to fill myspace with whiny rants about how things are unfair.
Doesn't matter where the profits went. If the relicensing broke a contract, J&J has the right to sue based on that breach of contract.
You know there will be much whining about people that bought $Song for $PriceA only to find that it fell to $PriceB.
And those that complain that $Friend bought $Song for $PriceA but now its up to $PriceC and its not fair that they have to pay more than $Friend for the exact same item
And when $ISP decides they'll only support Windows $Version anyone who hasn't "upgraded" is now SOL. Thanks to monopolies and near monopolies, this will turn into a legislated "upgrade or no internet for you" money maker.
Thanks, but no.
I'm in the same boat -- the actions of a few loudmouthed individuals chased me away from open source development. I liked the work, I just didn't like the environment. But now, 80% of what I do is closed source, and the other 20% is "open" only in that part of the contract is handing over the source -- it still isn't "open" to the general public.
Ubuntu will go on. SuSE will go on. Redhat will go on. Microsoft will go on.
As long as it wasn't because they found out you fall into one of the "protected" groups (disabled, female, a 'minority', gay/lesbian/furry, your belief in $diety) employers can refuse to hire you for anything.
If the person in charge of the hiring decision is anti-smoking or anti-alcohol, and they find your facebook photos of you at a college party doing keg-stands and chain smoking, its perfectly legal for them to say "thanks, but we don't think you'd fit into our corporate environment" since smoking and alcohol are not federally protected.
Then of course there's other reasons besides personal beliefs. Security issues, etc. Some behavior is seen as a security risk, or a blackmail risk (although if photos of that behavior are on facebook, blackmail is pretty much out of the question) and you won't be hired, and could be fired, legally, because of it. Even though it wasn't strictly "work related".
Welcome to the real world, where actions have consequences beyond the immediate future.
Assuming the ark ever actually existed, and that the fairy tale is true, then the builders of the ark were given instructions from their god. And if you accept that their god was/is all-knowing, then they can't really be called amateurs.
:)
Alternately, the builders of the Titanic were not the ones that sailed full-steam into an area full of icebergs, after ignoring warnings of said icebergs in said area.
Besides - I thought we were supposed to make car analogies, not boat analogies.
And the circle is complete, we've rolled back to the late 90s where having a 10 minute cutscene every 5 minutes was considered "good" gameplay.