You're forgetting one thing, the average slashdoter would complain they weren't getting enough value with the $0.99 app and would either pirate it or complain loudly over the Internet about it on some forum.
Seeing as free (as in beer) applications are eligible for this contest, I don't see how that would be a problem. There's no way a paid app is going to win this contest.
P.S: Can somebody tell me where all this free beer is coming from? I usually have to pay for mine, even if I make it myself.
I'm sure that Sterling Ball over at Ernie Ball (guitar string manufacturer) is sitting with a big grin on his face every time he reads something like this.
Why would he be happy about this? The quote says he doesn't like companies treating their customers poorly. This article is about companies increasingly treating their customers poorly. Why would he be grinning about that?
Of course, you'll will still be lacking the frisson of implied threat that you got from the shady character that stood in the dark corner of most arcades. Is he going to knife you, offer you drugs, or steal your cash?
No, he's just the guy from the FBI who makes sure that Winners Don't Do Drugs.
I don't like the idea of such points and don't use them myself but the reason they're used isn't based on being seedy or scammy. It is based on practicality.
So, why isn't the ratio of points to real currency 1:1? The only reason for that is to be scammy and underhanded. They could always just use real currency denominations, and set a minimum transaction amount - such as the Playstation Network's "wallet funding" which works in real dollars.
I have a strong suspicion that the developers would have little to no idea that Nexus (centerpoint) One (first) was anything but how they felt about a phone.
I find that highly implausible. There's little doubt in my mind that they were going for an Electric Sheep/Android reference. Is there any nerd who hasn't read the book or seen the movie?
Looks about right to me. The typical lens separation used for standard stereoscopic photography is around 6-7cm. The rule of thumb is that you separate the lenses approximately 1/30th of the distance from lens to subject. Having them wider exaggerates the 3D effect, at the expense of realism, and also makes it harder for the brain to fuse the images together.
Ideally, you'd use an adjustable rig - but that's a lot more work, and a lot more bulk and impracticality.
I'd also take issue with saying that the iPhone is not a PC. The difference between a 2001 PC and an iPhone other than size and input methods (which also apply to tablets) is mostly academic
I don't think it's particularly academic. I'm not saying the iPhone is not a portable computing device. But it's quite different from a PC. I can't see people sitting at their office desk and working all day on an iPhone.
Remember Apple computers were for artists to use. Even Steve jobs has said that. Last I checked there were a lot of 'artistic' people working in print.
No shit. Having worked in print design, I'm well aware of this.
So yes, Apple had a huge in with those type of companies.
That's an absurd leap of logic. It's like saying the broom and mop industry has a huge 'in' with publishers, because they all employ janitors. The design, layout and print people have approximately zero influence on the journalists and editorial staff. It's people like Rupert Murdoch who influence them, not some layout guy.
He was almost spot-on. That iPhone sure was a hit.
Except for the part where the iPhone is not a PC, and was not released within 5 years of 2001, and is not even the most popular form of electronic device. Yeah, apart from being completely wrong, he was spot-on.
Well, surely all those consumers will see through this ruse just like they did when Microsoft released the Zune... oh, wait, that's still being shoved down our throats and people are still buying it.
IT requires creative thinking and, in my experience, creativity comes when you think and create a solution to a problem.
The next stage is implementing the solution via coding, building, or other processes.
That doesn't sound like IT to me. IT is when you get called out because somebody can't print their document. It doesn't involve creativity or long-term planning at all. Perhaps you are thinking of software development or something?
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You're forgetting one thing, the average slashdoter would complain they weren't getting enough value with the $0.99 app and would either pirate it or complain loudly over the Internet about it on some forum.
Seeing as free (as in beer) applications are eligible for this contest, I don't see how that would be a problem. There's no way a paid app is going to win this contest.
P.S: Can somebody tell me where all this free beer is coming from? I usually have to pay for mine, even if I make it myself.
At some point, society has to leave some people behind so that it can actually do something.
So, when can society look forward to your suicide, so it no longer has to be dragged down by you?
triggered by the adjacent patron who refused to stop chomping down bag after bag of peanuts.
Why should any passenger be obligated to not eat peanuts?
The car breaks down within a week but Alice is charging an outrageous amount for the repair fee. I get mad at Bob because he deceived me.
What is this, some kind of Brady Bunch analogy? People named Alice don't actually exist in this century, do they?
In a real market, the likes of Comcast's blocking would be quickly eliminated by competition.
Got any evidence for that at all?
I'm sure that Sterling Ball over at Ernie Ball (guitar string manufacturer) is sitting with a big grin on his face every time he reads something like this.
Why would he be happy about this? The quote says he doesn't like companies treating their customers poorly. This article is about companies increasingly treating their customers poorly. Why would he be grinning about that?
You lose, Pumpkin.
WTF??
take a pipe, drill in some holes, and attach a vacuum cleaner... then attach the pipe to some robot arm.
Pervert! Leave our fine robot women alone.
Their logo could be cute little babies... playing Halo.
You mean, something like this?
Of course, you'll will still be lacking the frisson of implied threat that you got from the shady character that stood in the dark corner of most arcades. Is he going to knife you, offer you drugs, or steal your cash?
No, he's just the guy from the FBI who makes sure that Winners Don't Do Drugs.
I don't like the idea of such points and don't use them myself but the reason they're used isn't based on being seedy or scammy. It is based on practicality.
So, why isn't the ratio of points to real currency 1:1? The only reason for that is to be scammy and underhanded. They could always just use real currency denominations, and set a minimum transaction amount - such as the Playstation Network's "wallet funding" which works in real dollars.
I have a strong suspicion that the developers would have little to no idea that Nexus (centerpoint) One (first) was anything but how they felt about a phone.
I find that highly implausible. There's little doubt in my mind that they were going for an Electric Sheep/Android reference. Is there any nerd who hasn't read the book or seen the movie?
Looks about right to me. The typical lens separation used for standard stereoscopic photography is around 6-7cm. The rule of thumb is that you separate the lenses approximately 1/30th of the distance from lens to subject. Having them wider exaggerates the 3D effect, at the expense of realism, and also makes it harder for the brain to fuse the images together.
Ideally, you'd use an adjustable rig - but that's a lot more work, and a lot more bulk and impracticality.
It would be interesting to see someone do a steampunked version of the camera.
No, there's nothing interesting about "steampunk."
I hate to nitpick grammar, but I am pretty sure that "penis" is always masculine singular, i.e. "his penis."
What about hermaphrodites with both penis and vagina? Post-op transsexuals? Girls with strap-ons?
Just fixed the f****** capitalization of it,
ProTip: When you use it as a wildcard, you only need one asterisk. And what do the Flemish have to do with this device, anyway?
I'd also take issue with saying that the iPhone is not a PC. The difference between a 2001 PC and an iPhone other than size and input methods (which also apply to tablets) is mostly academic
I don't think it's particularly academic. I'm not saying the iPhone is not a portable computing device. But it's quite different from a PC. I can't see people sitting at their office desk and working all day on an iPhone.
Fightans?
Remember Apple computers were for artists to use. Even Steve jobs has said that. Last I checked there were a lot of 'artistic' people working in print.
No shit. Having worked in print design, I'm well aware of this.
So yes, Apple had a huge in with those type of companies.
That's an absurd leap of logic. It's like saying the broom and mop industry has a huge 'in' with publishers, because they all employ janitors. The design, layout and print people have approximately zero influence on the journalists and editorial staff. It's people like Rupert Murdoch who influence them, not some layout guy.
He was almost spot-on. That iPhone sure was a hit.
Except for the part where the iPhone is not a PC, and was not released within 5 years of 2001, and is not even the most popular form of electronic device. Yeah, apart from being completely wrong, he was spot-on.
Well, surely all those consumers will see through this ruse just like they did when Microsoft released the Zune ... oh, wait, that's still being shoved down our throats and people are still buying it.
Pardon?
It looks kickass, and it would be immediate choice over iTablet or other traditional tablets.
Seeing as the "iTablet" has not even been announced, I don't know how you could assume that.
IT requires creative thinking and, in my experience, creativity comes when you think and create a solution to a problem. The next stage is implementing the solution via coding, building, or other processes.
That doesn't sound like IT to me. IT is when you get called out because somebody can't print their document. It doesn't involve creativity or long-term planning at all. Perhaps you are thinking of software development or something?
So while it might be 5:37 where you are, it is working hours for someone else.
Also, 5:37 is within working hours for many people
I've always seen positive debate tactics, when someone lowers themselves to attacking the person they are debating.
I've also seen sentences that make sense.