Try it yourself on Bing -- it is not the top result. About five down.
Now try on Google -- the "Why Are Macs So Expensive?" result is there on the first page.
Two different search engines, both returning the same result on the first page about Mac's being expensive. Slightly different order, hardly indicative of tampering, but definitive proof that Mac's are costly!
Burning corpses hanging in chunks from buildings. People having their flesh burned to the bone while they are alive. I'm normally ok with this sort of thing
You are a little off-base here, bud. What you are talking about are patent trolls which spec out an idea, typically already in use, patent it but do not intend to produce.
This guy has spec'd out an idea but doesn't have the expertise to build it. He still intends to build it, but needs to outsource that part. Care to elaborate how he is comparable to a patent troll?
There is a Wired article that you might find informative. It chronicles a hardware startup. It won't help you with the specifics, but it will provide a heads-up for what you can expect dealing with a manufacturer from China, selling, etc.
Even better, how about we stop encouraging/helping wild-eyed "entrepreneurs" who have these great ideas that are "probably patentable" but who are wholly incapable of actually inventing said devices.
He did invent it, but he doesn't know how to build it. There's absolutely no shame in having the brains to invent a better product but not having the skills to build it.
So, you can lose the attitude. We do need encouragement for enterpreneurs, whether or not they understand something so inconsequential like how to design hardware. Very, very few of us can.
When your shirt doesn't go past your belly button, it's no doubt you don't have lint problems. The world might just be a cleaner place if we had your genes.
Wait, is it too late to retract my last statement?
But you seem to be forgetting that Quake Live is free and accessible worldwide, while Q3A was not. Plus, if Quake Live is as successful as hoped, you'll have a lot more people to play against in Quake Live than in the old Q3A.
I'm not sure where you get your information, but in Canada farming is subsidized in many different ways. We pay significantly less property taxes, sales tax (25% of normal), and are eligible for grants, government-guaranteed loans, cash advances for impending crops, and other sources of money. This is in effort to make farming easier for us, and to encourage us to keep producing livestock, food, etc.
The number of farms is shrinking dramatically every year. I'm sure it's much the same in the States. The government definitely does not pay us to produce less.
I wonder what happens if you inform a cop that you are recording him when he pulls you over.
Not quite the same situation, but my fiance was in NYC recently and around midnight, stumbling around drunk, her and her sisters came across a cop sleeping in his car. Thinking it was funny, they snapped a few pictures with her phone. What they didn't notice was two other police on foot patrol who saw the girls taking pictures. They came over and forced my fiance to hand over her phone over so they could delete the pictures. The two cops then woke up the sleeping one and reminded him to get back to work.
Not a really interesting story but it's proof that with some intimidation, big brother can force you hand over your legal surveillance footage.
When my wife goes to the bathroom, I have to remind myself that she isn't trying to replicate Harry's Dumb and Dumber toilet scene. No... she's just a woman, and unfortunately just my wife.
It really doesn't matter; few people use MySQL for its prepared statements and stored procedures, even though they've been widely available and recommended for quite some time.
It is fascinating to see how far behind other areas of the world are. No electricity, no plumbing. They've never heard of the Internet before, and probably never a computer. And here we are, complaining about a lack of iPhone features and net neutrality.
You have to wonder -- by the time the rest of the world catches up to where we are today, where will we be?
Never heard of a 130lb wet hay bale since all hay is very dry, typically less than 20% moisture, otherwise it will start to ferment. The only wet bales I've tossed around were rotten.
The cutting, raking and baling of hay is mechanized, but when it comes to unloading and stacking small square bales, it is very much a hands-on job across the world. That's why round bales and large squares are so popular - no labour required.
This report is little more than a walk through of the textbook examples that cause project failures, and what the possible consequences are. Interesting, but nothing new to those already in the industry. A lot of these symptoms are present in every project (not just the lost-cause ones). Most can attest to this.
With some more detail this firm would make a great textbook example for future students. What was the end result of this project, or is it still active?
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Try it yourself on Bing -- it is not the top result. About five down.
Now try on Google -- the "Why Are Macs So Expensive?" result is there on the first page.
Two different search engines, both returning the same result on the first page about Mac's being expensive. Slightly different order, hardly indicative of tampering, but definitive proof that Mac's are costly!
True. Sleeping on top of a pile of money surrounded by beautiful ladies is.
It's just really sad to see people bash CSS
This also applies to the idea of using tables.
So you're telling me there's a chance we will never see another goatse again? For the love of Mike, thank you!
Burning corpses hanging in chunks from buildings. People having their flesh burned to the bone while they are alive. I'm normally ok with this sort of thing
Whatever floats your boat, man...
You are a little off-base here, bud. What you are talking about are patent trolls which spec out an idea, typically already in use, patent it but do not intend to produce.
This guy has spec'd out an idea but doesn't have the expertise to build it. He still intends to build it, but needs to outsource that part. Care to elaborate how he is comparable to a patent troll?
There is a Wired article that you might find informative. It chronicles a hardware startup. It won't help you with the specifics, but it will provide a heads-up for what you can expect dealing with a manufacturer from China, selling, etc.
Even better, how about we stop encouraging/helping wild-eyed "entrepreneurs" who have these great ideas that are "probably patentable" but who are wholly incapable of actually inventing said devices.
He did invent it, but he doesn't know how to build it. There's absolutely no shame in having the brains to invent a better product but not having the skills to build it.
So, you can lose the attitude. We do need encouragement for enterpreneurs, whether or not they understand something so inconsequential like how to design hardware. Very, very few of us can.
When your shirt doesn't go past your belly button, it's no doubt you don't have lint problems. The world might just be a cleaner place if we had your genes.
Wait, is it too late to retract my last statement?
What you say makes sense -- if you own Q3A.
But you seem to be forgetting that Quake Live is free and accessible worldwide, while Q3A was not. Plus, if Quake Live is as successful as hoped, you'll have a lot more people to play against in Quake Live than in the old Q3A.
Correction.. I misplaced the parentheses: we pay 25% of property taxes. For sales taxes in many cases we are exempt or reduced.
I'm not sure where you get your information, but in Canada farming is subsidized in many different ways. We pay significantly less property taxes, sales tax (25% of normal), and are eligible for grants, government-guaranteed loans, cash advances for impending crops, and other sources of money. This is in effort to make farming easier for us, and to encourage us to keep producing livestock, food, etc.
The number of farms is shrinking dramatically every year. I'm sure it's much the same in the States. The government definitely does not pay us to produce less.
No, but we'll see the dupe in a day or so.
Already been done.
I wonder what happens if you inform a cop that you are recording him when he pulls you over.
Not quite the same situation, but my fiance was in NYC recently and around midnight, stumbling around drunk, her and her sisters came across a cop sleeping in his car. Thinking it was funny, they snapped a few pictures with her phone. What they didn't notice was two other police on foot patrol who saw the girls taking pictures. They came over and forced my fiance to hand over her phone over so they could delete the pictures. The two cops then woke up the sleeping one and reminded him to get back to work.
Not a really interesting story but it's proof that with some intimidation, big brother can force you hand over your legal surveillance footage.
When my wife goes to the bathroom, I have to remind myself that she isn't trying to replicate Harry's Dumb and Dumber toilet scene. No... she's just a woman, and unfortunately just my wife.
It really doesn't matter; few people use MySQL for its prepared statements and stored procedures, even though they've been widely available and recommended for quite some time.
I wrote a real quick firefox extension to filter out everything that's a lame joke.
Can someone tell me what the parent said?
Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide, written by a student who thinks about starting his own (Web 2.0 ?) business.
In the same vein, readers might also be interested in these other entertaining books:
"Running a Business", by Someone Who's Never Run A Business
"Orgies: How To Feel Your Way Through If You're Blind", by Helen Keller
Are you suggesting my upcoming dissertation about the Kwik-E Mart might be read suspiciously?
Thank you for ruining my idea! Please come again.
It is fascinating to see how far behind other areas of the world are. No electricity, no plumbing. They've never heard of the Internet before, and probably never a computer. And here we are, complaining about a lack of iPhone features and net neutrality.
You have to wonder -- by the time the rest of the world catches up to where we are today, where will we be?
Never heard of a 130lb wet hay bale since all hay is very dry, typically less than 20% moisture, otherwise it will start to ferment. The only wet bales I've tossed around were rotten.
The cutting, raking and baling of hay is mechanized, but when it comes to unloading and stacking small square bales, it is very much a hands-on job across the world. That's why round bales and large squares are so popular - no labour required.
Woooosh.
It's also the sound my toilet makes when I flush.
Some people, you see are blind.
I can't see because I'm blind, you insensitive clod!
This report is little more than a walk through of the textbook examples that cause project failures, and what the possible consequences are. Interesting, but nothing new to those already in the industry. A lot of these symptoms are present in every project (not just the lost-cause ones). Most can attest to this.
With some more detail this firm would make a great textbook example for future students. What was the end result of this project, or is it still active?