Yeah, well... if you have few tens of thousands to spend out of a several-million-sized grant just a few days before it runs out, will you return that money or will you spend it on computers & such?
I think it's safe to say if you've been reading Slashdot for any fair period, plenty of people are bothered by it, however that's not as important as what those of us bothered by it intend to do about it. I vote for sending in ninjas... or maybe pirates... but seriously, if people in the tech community are worried about this, then a few of us need to get elected. The Slashdot Party anyone?
If I were American, I for one, would welcome our new Slashdot Party Overlords.
At least the memes used here would be refreshing after the centuries-old slogans.
On the more serious side, I think you're wrong in saying that plenty of people are bothered by it - just because we're the majority on Slashdot, it doesn't mean we have a significant mindshare in general population.
We are few.
And even though lots of us would like to do something, I know that no-one normal would trust me if I went into politics.
They'd just think of me as everyone else who goes into politics.
the people who live in large representatively-governed nations tend to feel safe in their system, believing that if something goes wrong with this batch of leaders they can vote the bums out next time. And for the most part they are right.
You mean, except for the part about voting the bums out.
Why do we constantly look for the "next big thing" when the "big thing" is simply experience?
Because managers don't trust engineers.
They don't understand what's going on, and yet they have to manage it.
So they hear about a new methodology, drink it up like a common sucker drinks up Scientology, and turn it into a religion.
Everything you don't understand you fear, and then you turn it into a religion.
All too common behaviour, all throughout our history.
If they tried to understand it all instad, they probably wouldn't be managers; they'd be engineers.
Most people don't care about how things work; they only want them to work and to work always.
First they release it as a part of database software. That'll take, oh, dunno, maybe 10 GB out of your hard drive.
Then they'll work on getting all the bugs out... ok, most of the bugs out... well, some at least...
Vista needs at least 20 GB of disk space just for the basic install... add 20 GB for the improved and bug-free database... 20 for other improvements that have been axed before...
I'd have to get bigger disks just to install the damned thing.
It's all a conspiracy. Microsoft is in league with HDD manufacturers.
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When I first read the title, I thought it said "Flying Robots Made From Cellphone".
At least they would still be paper-thin...
... what? Chair throws you?
Or should that be Soviet Redmond?
/ducks
You'd get 'computers hookers' that way...
Then again, this looks like BASIC code... so why do I bother?
Where do you live?
Gotta move there...
Yeah, well... if you have few tens of thousands to spend out of a several-million-sized grant just a few days before it runs out, will you return that money or will you spend it on computers & such?
You have to spend all the money you were given.
If you manage to save some, you won't get as much the next time, and next time you might not be able to save that much.
There's a blacksmith in Lancre who can shoe an ant...
Well, give Muslims time.
Right now they're in their, what, 14th century?
Compare Islam in Islam's 14th century and Christianity in its 14th century.
Not such a big difference now, is it?
It's not continuous. It's quantum.
If I were American, I for one, would welcome our new Slashdot Party Overlords.
At least the memes used here would be refreshing after the centuries-old slogans.
On the more serious side, I think you're wrong in saying that plenty of people are bothered by it - just because we're the majority on Slashdot, it doesn't mean we have a significant mindshare in general population.
We are few.
And even though lots of us would like to do something, I know that no-one normal would trust me if I went into politics.
They'd just think of me as everyone else who goes into politics.
I have a life to live.
You mean, except for the part about voting the bums out.
Best to "forget" them, then...
I wonder how long before people start being bothered by this kind of behaviour?
And I don't mean us, but the majority of sheeple...
Will it be too late then?
You can have it done cheap, fast or well.
Managers mostly want cheap and fast. Engineers want well.
And generally, you can only have one of the three.
Because managers don't trust engineers.
They don't understand what's going on, and yet they have to manage it.
So they hear about a new methodology, drink it up like a common sucker drinks up Scientology, and turn it into a religion.
Everything you don't understand you fear, and then you turn it into a religion.
All too common behaviour, all throughout our history.
If they tried to understand it all instad, they probably wouldn't be managers; they'd be engineers.
Most people don't care about how things work; they only want them to work and to work always.
Magic-minded lot, all of them.
Why does this remind me of FaceXpaces?
You mean sceneagers?
Of course you can pay me never ever to mention sceneagers again.
Lemme see...
1. Put sceneagers in your sig.
2. Demand money to remove them.
3. ??? (Obligatory)
4. Profit!!11threepluseight
Better than the bunny.
It does prevent bad things from happening.
Not the actual events, but the bad things that can happen to your psyche as consequence.
Coping, defending... call it what you like.
And it is therapeutic. Way more than talking to a shrink. Believe you me.
Their tails are worth 1 gp apiece.
We can set bounties on them.
At least until Ankh-Morporkians hear of it, invade Planescape and start farming the rats for their tails.
My brain hurts.
There is a reason why most stand-up comedians are people with a hard personal history.
Humour, cynicsm, sarcasm... all defence mechanisms.
Don't worry, everyone does that.
Yes, fun.
Cranium rats. Just what we need.
If there are four or more in one place, they can cast spells, y'know?
Well, I hope at least a part of the users will get a bit better-informed about the dreaded DRM.
Maybe - just maybe - they decide to use something different.
Of course it's not redundant.
First they release it as a part of database software. That'll take, oh, dunno, maybe 10 GB out of your hard drive.
Then they'll work on getting all the bugs out... ok, most of the bugs out... well, some at least...
Vista needs at least 20 GB of disk space just for the basic install... add 20 GB for the improved and bug-free database... 20 for other improvements that have been axed before...
I'd have to get bigger disks just to install the damned thing.
It's all a conspiracy. Microsoft is in league with HDD manufacturers.
See? A perfectly logical explanation.