Actual question, not rhetorical:
Could this be a catalyst that forces more widespread electronic payments adoption - stored value cards, mobile phones, etc. - in lieu of paper currency? If you take away the need to "print" -- and replace it with a plastic card with value on it -- would that potentially be Iran's solution?
Just a thought.
We hear things like this a lot, but the truth is, this is true only of short-sighted investors. Smarter investors take a view of the longer term, and want to see not only what the company is doing to be successful now, but also what the company is doing that will make them successful two, three, ten years down the road. Those who care only about the immediate term are speculators, more than anything else.
Not sure about Switzerland, but in the U.S., banks pay insurance premiums to be covered by that FDIC insurance. So, your argument to a certain extent falls apart: the government has already been paid for the risk that they're taking; if the person dies, the fact that they took that risk gives the government no more right to the funds than the bank (as, by your logic, both parties -- the bank, and the government -- have already been compensated for their efforts.)
My thinking works for everyone. Just because you think that you need something different than I said doesn't mean you actually need something different than I said.
What the hell kind of statement is that? You likely know nothing about this person, and can have no way of knowing what s/he does or doesn't need.
Why over any certain age? Re-test every X years, full-stop. I still don't see why we fail to do this today, for driver's licenses... seems like it would solve alot of issues.
It's also important to recognize that Microsoft's investment in Kinect/Netal isn't solely about games; there's a significant component to their Xbox strategy that revolves around non-gaming applications... demos / POCs I've seen around things like using the motion recognition components to rethink how video browsing and selection occurs on Netflix, as an example, show applications for this technology that sit outside of the "gaming" realm and more squarely in the court of the "entertainment center" that it appears Microsoft wants to develop.
Will Kinect be cool for video games? Maybe, maybe not. The more interesting question, to me, is, "Will Kinect challenge the entire idea of the 'remote control' for electronic devices?"
The developers of Linux decided long ago they like things the way they are, the world could do it their way or go jump
That's entirely backwards. It's Windows that you have to do it their way, not Linux. With Linux you have a choice of distros, desktops, boot loaders, everything. I had a discussion with a fellow slashdotter the other day about how much I liked the way KDE opens with the apps open that were open, with the book I was reading open to the same page it was on when I shut it down, and he hated that. His is configured to open with a "clean" desktop. His is the way he wants, mine is the way I want, and we're both happy. Not so with Windows. With Windows, it's the Microsoft way and if you don't like it, tough shit.
You missed his point. His point is that end-users don't want a choice of distros, desktops, etc. They want to press "on" and have it work. This is, ostensibly, what Windows provides.
Could management not be doing the same thing -- judging based on attitudes and priorities as discerned through sartorial expression? "Wow... that developer really doesn't care about whether or not this company succeeds. I've got Mr. Bigshot Client here, and he's wearing ripped jeans and a concert t-shirt! He obviously doesn't care what our clients think of us."
Except that mutations occur in a single, specific instance.... in the case of species, you have so many individuals within that species that a few members' adoption of such a terminator gene wouldn't effect extinction: those members, and their offspring, would die off from the t-gene but other (non-mutated) members in other lineages wouldn't be touched.
- Not being able to fast forward (or skip) through the previews on all of the Disney movies they bought for their kids (therefore leading to their kids wanting all of the crap on the previews; and their kids complaining that the movie hasn't started yet).
Like commercials during live TV, its something that one has to sit through to get to what you're waiting to see. You can't skip through objectionable ads on live TV, so what's the difference?
You pay 25$ to watch your live TV shows? Ads pay for the content when there's not another revenue stream already paying for it. Don't make me pay for the content, AND watch your ads. That's the difference.
.... But the network is Microsoft's: the fanboys bought the console (which they retain ownership of, even after this change) and can do with it what they wish, however they "rent" their access to Live, and as such have an agreement by which they must abide (TOS) or risk termination of their access. Why is this concept so difficult?
I dunno. Was the wheel patented? Or Fire? Seems like your argument is akin to the argument some companies use against open-source that you "can't make money at it because it's open." You still can... just have to think a little harder about how.
If you're looking for work and you've got five jobs in eighteen months on your resume, then you'll be round-filed by some resume-filtering software before anyone even knows you've applied.
This is similar to the sentiment I've seen all other posters showing. Keep in mind, though, there's a flip side to this job-hopping: assuming he can get solid references, OP has shown that he can drop into a new environment and make an impact quickly. This makes him an ideal fit for a contracting position at a firm/division that specializes in contractors, as he doesn't take long to ramp-up. So while job-hopping is a problem if you're looking for permanent employment, it can actually be a benefit hunting for a contractor position. (Unless his references suck, but then he's just fucked, now isn't he:)
"Boo, Epic. Boo."
The point is so that you can't have four people in the same room on the same team in a ranked match. Boo? Cry me a fucking river. If you want to play on the same team with your friends, play an unranked match, where the lag that this scenario introduces won't allow people to artificially inflate their rank.
Speaking as someone who's had to send his 360 in for repairs, the techs were actually half-competent and probed for what the problem was. Once they narrowed it down, they asked that I not send in the hard drive with the console. I guess it just depends on if they can knock out the possibility that it's a drive issue over the phone.
(b) In a case where the making of the copies or phonorecords would have constituted an infringement of copyright if this title had been applicable, their importation is prohibited. In a case where the copies or phonorecords were lawfully made, the United States Customs Service has no authority to prevent their importation unless the provisions of section 601 are applicable. In either case, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to prescribe, by regulation, a procedure under which any person claiming an interest in the copyright in a particular work may, upon payment of a specified fee, be entitled to notification by the Customs Service of the importation of articles that appear to be copies or phonorecords of the work.
Doesn't this basically say, if the copy you made would have been illegal to make in the U.S., you can't import it, period? I'm not a lawyer, I'm just curious.
If I already responded, "No, I won't come over there for you to beat me up, but we can walk down the block and you can!", then yeah. I already implied that you could beat me up, just not where you originally wanted to.
I still don't think I would be morally justified in expecting payment. Even if I did an absolutely PERFECT job in mowing the lawn, and was polite-as-can-be, the mowing in question was an unrequested service.
So, in going with an analogy that's pretty far-removed from the original story: if I mowed your lawn by mistake (wrong address), would I really have a basis to expect payment? I don't think I would.
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Actual question, not rhetorical: Could this be a catalyst that forces more widespread electronic payments adoption - stored value cards, mobile phones, etc. - in lieu of paper currency? If you take away the need to "print" -- and replace it with a plastic card with value on it -- would that potentially be Iran's solution? Just a thought.
We hear things like this a lot, but the truth is, this is true only of short-sighted investors. Smarter investors take a view of the longer term, and want to see not only what the company is doing to be successful now, but also what the company is doing that will make them successful two, three, ten years down the road. Those who care only about the immediate term are speculators, more than anything else.
Not sure about Switzerland, but in the U.S., banks pay insurance premiums to be covered by that FDIC insurance. So, your argument to a certain extent falls apart: the government has already been paid for the risk that they're taking; if the person dies, the fact that they took that risk gives the government no more right to the funds than the bank (as, by your logic, both parties -- the bank, and the government -- have already been compensated for their efforts.)
Not so sure about yours, but my remote already has that. Granted, it's labelled "Power," not "Mute," but does what you're looking for.
My thinking works for everyone. Just because you think that you need something different than I said doesn't mean you actually need something different than I said.
What the hell kind of statement is that? You likely know nothing about this person, and can have no way of knowing what s/he does or doesn't need.
Why over any certain age? Re-test every X years, full-stop. I still don't see why we fail to do this today, for driver's licenses... seems like it would solve alot of issues.
It's also important to recognize that Microsoft's investment in Kinect/Netal isn't solely about games; there's a significant component to their Xbox strategy that revolves around non-gaming applications ... demos / POCs I've seen around things like using the motion recognition components to rethink how video browsing and selection occurs on Netflix, as an example, show applications for this technology that sit outside of the "gaming" realm and more squarely in the court of the "entertainment center" that it appears Microsoft wants to develop.
Will Kinect be cool for video games? Maybe, maybe not. The more interesting question, to me, is, "Will Kinect challenge the entire idea of the 'remote control' for electronic devices?"
Only time will tell.
The developers of Linux decided long ago they like things the way they are, the world could do it their way or go jump
That's entirely backwards. It's Windows that you have to do it their way, not Linux. With Linux you have a choice of distros, desktops, boot loaders, everything. I had a discussion with a fellow slashdotter the other day about how much I liked the way KDE opens with the apps open that were open, with the book I was reading open to the same page it was on when I shut it down, and he hated that. His is configured to open with a "clean" desktop. His is the way he wants, mine is the way I want, and we're both happy. Not so with Windows. With Windows, it's the Microsoft way and if you don't like it, tough shit.
You missed his point. His point is that end-users don't want a choice of distros, desktops, etc. They want to press "on" and have it work. This is, ostensibly, what Windows provides.
Errrr, someone did ... the "local roads department" didn't have such a good response:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Rome,_Ohio
Could management not be doing the same thing -- judging based on attitudes and priorities as discerned through sartorial expression? "Wow ... that developer really doesn't care about whether or not this company succeeds. I've got Mr. Bigshot Client here, and he's wearing ripped jeans and a concert t-shirt! He obviously doesn't care what our clients think of us."
There are two sides to that coin...
Dammit! I'm 25 and just got my third assistant -- I knew I was behind!
Except that mutations occur in a single, specific instance.... in the case of species, you have so many individuals within that species that a few members' adoption of such a terminator gene wouldn't effect extinction: those members, and their offspring, would die off from the t-gene but other (non-mutated) members in other lineages wouldn't be touched.
You pay 25$ to watch your live TV shows? Ads pay for the content when there's not another revenue stream already paying for it. Don't make me pay for the content, AND watch your ads. That's the difference.
.... But the network is Microsoft's: the fanboys bought the console (which they retain ownership of, even after this change) and can do with it what they wish, however they "rent" their access to Live, and as such have an agreement by which they must abide (TOS) or risk termination of their access. Why is this concept so difficult?
I dunno. Was the wheel patented? Or Fire? Seems like your argument is akin to the argument some companies use against open-source that you "can't make money at it because it's open." You still can... just have to think a little harder about how.
This is similar to the sentiment I've seen all other posters showing. Keep in mind, though, there's a flip side to this job-hopping: assuming he can get solid references, OP has shown that he can drop into a new environment and make an impact quickly. This makes him an ideal fit for a contracting position at a firm/division that specializes in contractors, as he doesn't take long to ramp-up. So while job-hopping is a problem if you're looking for permanent employment, it can actually be a benefit hunting for a contractor position. (Unless his references suck, but then he's just fucked, now isn't he :)
Not you? Didn't you ship the item?
I think this dude might disagree that they're "bounded" to Windows.
"Boo, Epic. Boo." The point is so that you can't have four people in the same room on the same team in a ranked match. Boo? Cry me a fucking river. If you want to play on the same team with your friends, play an unranked match, where the lag that this scenario introduces won't allow people to artificially inflate their rank.
Speaking as someone who's had to send his 360 in for repairs, the techs were actually half-competent and probed for what the problem was. Once they narrowed it down, they asked that I not send in the hard drive with the console. I guess it just depends on if they can knock out the possibility that it's a drive issue over the phone.
You forgot Amish -- they refuse to use electricity!
How does (b) affect this?
Doesn't this basically say, if the copy you made would have been illegal to make in the U.S., you can't import it, period? I'm not a lawyer, I'm just curious.
If I already responded, "No, I won't come over there for you to beat me up, but we can walk down the block and you can!", then yeah. I already implied that you could beat me up, just not where you originally wanted to.
This thread is begging for BadAnalogyGuy.
I still don't think I would be morally justified in expecting payment. Even if I did an absolutely PERFECT job in mowing the lawn, and was polite-as-can-be, the mowing in question was an unrequested service.
So, in going with an analogy that's pretty far-removed from the original story: if I mowed your lawn by mistake (wrong address), would I really have a basis to expect payment? I don't think I would.