The thing is, these kids are not stupid. They are kids who don't want to learn, lazy kids -- and now they have a reason not to: the no-child left behind act is going to bail them out.
That's good point - nobody trusts the politicians that tax is going to be used for education. And, as you alluded to, politicians -- and by extension, the people that elect them -- would rather spend money to incarcerate two criminals than to educate one person (I'm just making up this ratio).
And again, I agree that politicians mostly look to short term gains rather than to long term outlooks. But this speaks volumes of the state of the country as well, not just politicians. People would sell their future and their kids' futures for just *that* little bit extra for tomorrow (case in point: the $700B bailout) -- but this is probably a discussion for another time/thread.
Just remember -- uneducated masses make for GREAT consumers.
First, there is necessity. They need to pay somehow for the materials for educating the kids. Selling ads on tests is a bandage solution to stop the bleeding.
Second, this guy seems like a smart guy -- he is not only getting money for his materials, but he is also making a very loud statement to the government to pull its head out of its ass and appropriate more education funding.
Finally, it looks like the ads are not inappropriate (for now), and that he's not actually making a profit but only covering the expenses.
Nobody wants higher taxes, nobody wants to pay for education, but nobody wants the schools turning to businesses for funding. Where the hell are they supposed to get money to fund education?!?
You know, cows can't bend their knees to walk down stairs, which is why they also survived...
Seriously though, why would knee-locking have to do with survival? I'm not being sarcastic, I'm just curious if you have any more info on that.. I guess maybe it wouldn't allow them to stand up straight for long periods of time?
(btw I understand your point about extinction being a result of many factors)
Therefore, we need to clone a neanderthal, and eventually create a hybrid homo-sapien/neanderthal, which would have bigger brains and a bigger frontal cortex.
Of course, we could always end up with just a monkey...
No back up for it, I was just being facetious:) I was implying that since their marketing campaigns are so good they obviously must spend a lot of money paying for it, and that they must somehow make up for that money.
Obviously, the only solution is to use letters as separators. I vote for uppercase A, since it's a completely useless character, AND everyone has it on their keyboards
Not a good idea. You're talking about committing perjury to enter the US, which I think is punishable with hefty fines and jail time (maybe even being stripped of your citizenship if you're a naturalized citizen -- although I could be talking out of my ass on this one).
"Yeah, but how will they know if you don't tell them?" I hear you ask. Things like this happen, you can incriminate yourself in a flash, especially if they ask you a question you don't expect. Yeah, everyone's careful, but it still happens. Why put yourself in that situation??
Let's take for example the iMac, released in the 90s. This was pure marketing genius, because it:
1) Shows that **I** Mac (used as a verb).
2) Shows that the Macintosh is a "internet" computer (consider the late 90s internet gold rush - it's not uncommon for companies to call their products based on current technological or social trends)
3) Has a very catchy sound.
Every single Apple product after that simply capitalized on the iMac's success (both in product and name), especially on point #3.
Let me also point out that "iMac" is an example of a GOOD marketing name (much like iPod and iPhone), but iWork and iLife? Not so much
For fear of being labeled an Apple apologist, Winamp (maybe Winutils?) are also good examples.
Still, I hate the continuing trend towards gratuitous use of non-descriptive prefixes used in software (pick your favorite platform), g-, k-, gnu-. I get it that they may describe the platform you're running (or the license), but, chances are, you're already aware of that (or simply don't care). Very *VERY* few of those names actually roll off the tongue.
In short, these "clever" (read: nerdy, childish) names don't contribute anything to the name, and they take away from the marketing of the product.
Not sure why you got modded a troll, but I agree with you. In addition, even if you walk out of chemistry or physics knowing NOTHING about the subject, you will still have learned the importance of being well organized and detail oriented, since these are the skills most emphasized during labs.
Plus, it sounds awfully whiny when you hear someone (and when I remember my own voice too) saying "WHY OH WHY do I have to take ____ ?" I'm so sorry that I put everyone through that whiny phase of my life
Yes, instead, let's listen to some anonymous, opinionated asshole on the internet. (And no, the irony that I'm also one of those assholes is not lost on me)
Just because someone's occupation might not be in high academic regard (i.e. an actor), does not mean he has no smart things to say.
Yes it is. Artificial and intentional crippling makes me really angry because this device is capable of doing so much more. It's a beautiful device will horrible restrictions that would make even Microsoft blush. Crippling is enough to make one not become an Apple developer.
"As a potential iPhone developer it gives me the chills that you could spend months on a project just to have it rejected for a rediculous reason like the one here."
If Apple really wants that tight control, they should allow a way for proposals to be submitted before development begins. That way months aren't wasted on the project, and you would know early on whether your project is bad. (I'm not an Apple Store dev so I don't know if this is currently an option).
Actually, maybe it's not such a great idea because Apple could just reject your idea, and make their own, better one based on your designs.
It seems like every time the brains at NASA send out a new multi-gazillion dollar probe to investigate something, they always say that "this research will give us clues as to the origin of life"
Personally, I think it's code-speak for "we just think this is fscking cool, but we need to justify spending gazillion bucks"
Please. I watched an episode the other day about world peace, where they stipulated that world peace is driven by money. If it was satire, then the delivery wasn't very good. If it wasn't, then it's just bullshit.
The show is entertaining, but I walked away from it without a single useful fact.
Oh well, I won't threadjack, but this whole incident does sound like bullshit too. There's only a few months till Shmoocon, and I wonder if CC RFID is going to be a topic...
They wouldn't go just to any prison. They would go to a federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison.
Seriously though, even IF they were to turn to a life of crime, and IF they somehow gained access to the CEO's important files and business data, I suspect they would have a very hard time selling that information for a lot of money before getting caught or killed.
If I were a CEO of a competing company and I was approached by a character claiming to have secrets from my competitor, my first phone call would be to the FBI. If he went to a different country or a shady business, then I presume he would show up dead and the 'secrets' gone. Who wants to pay for that info when they can get it for free.
So yeah, I find it hard to believe 88% of IT professionals would seriously subject themselves to a life- (and ass-) endangering criminal career rather than get their resumes ready for the next interview.
Let's keep the conversation civil, and the insults to a minimum. You don't know me, and making sweeping generalizations about my knowledge level just makes you look like an ass.
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The thing is, these kids are not stupid. They are kids who don't want to learn, lazy kids -- and now they have a reason not to: the no-child left behind act is going to bail them out.
That's good point - nobody trusts the politicians that tax is going to be used for education. And, as you alluded to, politicians -- and by extension, the people that elect them -- would rather spend money to incarcerate two criminals than to educate one person (I'm just making up this ratio).
And again, I agree that politicians mostly look to short term gains rather than to long term outlooks. But this speaks volumes of the state of the country as well, not just politicians. People would sell their future and their kids' futures for just *that* little bit extra for tomorrow (case in point: the $700B bailout) -- but this is probably a discussion for another time/thread.
Just remember -- uneducated masses make for GREAT consumers.
I think you guys are missing the point.
First, there is necessity. They need to pay somehow for the materials for educating the kids. Selling ads on tests is a bandage solution to stop the bleeding.
Second, this guy seems like a smart guy -- he is not only getting money for his materials, but he is also making a very loud statement to the government to pull its head out of its ass and appropriate more education funding.
Finally, it looks like the ads are not inappropriate (for now), and that he's not actually making a profit but only covering the expenses.
Nobody wants higher taxes, nobody wants to pay for education, but nobody wants the schools turning to businesses for funding. Where the hell are they supposed to get money to fund education?!?
You know, cows can't bend their knees to walk down stairs, which is why they also survived... Seriously though, why would knee-locking have to do with survival? I'm not being sarcastic, I'm just curious if you have any more info on that.. I guess maybe it wouldn't allow them to stand up straight for long periods of time? (btw I understand your point about extinction being a result of many factors)
Therefore, we need to clone a neanderthal, and eventually create a hybrid homo-sapien/neanderthal, which would have bigger brains and a bigger frontal cortex. Of course, we could always end up with just a monkey...
...two words combined that can't make sense
No back up for it, I was just being facetious :) I was implying that since their marketing campaigns are so good they obviously must spend a lot of money paying for it, and that they must somehow make up for that money.
That was a really fancy way of saying Apple's hardware is way overpriced (perhaps to offset the high marketing costs??)
Obviously, the only solution is to use letters as separators. I vote for uppercase A, since it's a completely useless character, AND everyone has it on their keyboards
Not a good idea. You're talking about committing perjury to enter the US, which I think is punishable with hefty fines and jail time (maybe even being stripped of your citizenship if you're a naturalized citizen -- although I could be talking out of my ass on this one).
"Yeah, but how will they know if you don't tell them?" I hear you ask. Things like this happen, you can incriminate yourself in a flash, especially if they ask you a question you don't expect. Yeah, everyone's careful, but it still happens. Why put yourself in that situation??
Let's take for example the iMac, released in the 90s. This was pure marketing genius, because it:
1) Shows that **I** Mac (used as a verb).
2) Shows that the Macintosh is a "internet" computer (consider the late 90s internet gold rush - it's not uncommon for companies to call their products based on current technological or social trends)
3) Has a very catchy sound.
Every single Apple product after that simply capitalized on the iMac's success (both in product and name), especially on point #3.
Let me also point out that "iMac" is an example of a GOOD marketing name (much like iPod and iPhone), but iWork and iLife? Not so much
For fear of being labeled an Apple apologist, Winamp (maybe Winutils?) are also good examples.
Still, I hate the continuing trend towards gratuitous use of non-descriptive prefixes used in software (pick your favorite platform), g-, k-, gnu-. I get it that they may describe the platform you're running (or the license), but, chances are, you're already aware of that (or simply don't care). Very *VERY* few of those names actually roll off the tongue.
In short, these "clever" (read: nerdy, childish) names don't contribute anything to the name, and they take away from the marketing of the product.
Not sure why you got modded a troll, but I agree with you. In addition, even if you walk out of chemistry or physics knowing NOTHING about the subject, you will still have learned the importance of being well organized and detail oriented, since these are the skills most emphasized during labs.
Plus, it sounds awfully whiny when you hear someone (and when I remember my own voice too) saying "WHY OH WHY do I have to take ____ ?" I'm so sorry that I put everyone through that whiny phase of my life
You, sir, have taken geekdom to a whole new level. Congratulations, you owe me a new keyboard :)
I'm experiencing minor market corrections in response to my karma bubble :)
Thank you everyone for clarifying. I was wrong *bows to the mighty slashdot*
Yes, instead, let's listen to some anonymous, opinionated asshole on the internet. (And no, the irony that I'm also one of those assholes is not lost on me)
Just because someone's occupation might not be in high academic regard (i.e. an actor), does not mean he has no smart things to say.
[Bad publicity's] drove people to suicide
People who commit suicide based on shame or bad publicity are the ones that have shame and morals. She clearly has neither.
I thought evidence obtained by illegal means cannot be exhibited at a trial?? If that were true, this hack was in vain.
iPhone is neat hardware.
Yes it is. Artificial and intentional crippling makes me really angry because this device is capable of doing so much more. It's a beautiful device will horrible restrictions that would make even Microsoft blush. Crippling is enough to make one not become an Apple developer.
*Crosses fingers* C'MON ANDROID!!!
"As a potential iPhone developer it gives me the chills that you could spend months on a project just to have it rejected for a rediculous reason like the one here."
If Apple really wants that tight control, they should allow a way for proposals to be submitted before development begins. That way months aren't wasted on the project, and you would know early on whether your project is bad. (I'm not an Apple Store dev so I don't know if this is currently an option).
Actually, maybe it's not such a great idea because Apple could just reject your idea, and make their own, better one based on your designs.
They seriously need to get the standards *ahead* of the implementations, like for example browsers and HTML/CSS standards
*cough*IE*cough*
It seems like every time the brains at NASA send out a new multi-gazillion dollar probe to investigate something, they always say that "this research will give us clues as to the origin of life"
Personally, I think it's code-speak for "we just think this is fscking cool, but we need to justify spending gazillion bucks"
Please. I watched an episode the other day about world peace, where they stipulated that world peace is driven by money. If it was satire, then the delivery wasn't very good. If it wasn't, then it's just bullshit.
The show is entertaining, but I walked away from it without a single useful fact.
Oh well, I won't threadjack, but this whole incident does sound like bullshit too. There's only a few months till Shmoocon, and I wonder if CC RFID is going to be a topic...
They wouldn't go just to any prison. They would go to a federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison.
Seriously though, even IF they were to turn to a life of crime, and IF they somehow gained access to the CEO's important files and business data, I suspect they would have a very hard time selling that information for a lot of money before getting caught or killed.
If I were a CEO of a competing company and I was approached by a character claiming to have secrets from my competitor, my first phone call would be to the FBI. If he went to a different country or a shady business, then I presume he would show up dead and the 'secrets' gone. Who wants to pay for that info when they can get it for free.
So yeah, I find it hard to believe 88% of IT professionals would seriously subject themselves to a life- (and ass-) endangering criminal career rather than get their resumes ready for the next interview.
Let's keep the conversation civil, and the insults to a minimum. You don't know me, and making sweeping generalizations about my knowledge level just makes you look like an ass.