What are these ISVs whinging about? This is almost the perfect opportunity to convince their clients that it is time for another upgrade. But wait, that's not all, as mentioned in the article, the upgrade also requires extensive testing, so it's doubly good news.
Programming wise, I guess this would teach these ISVs a lesson that, if they want to develop custom code, they should probably have a more flexible architecture to accommodate any OS changes, or even make it compatible across different OSs.
I don't think Bridgestone can ask Ferrari to slow its F1 cars down because Bridgestone tyres cannot perform at high speed.
The article seems to talk more about the developers, geeks and whatnot than how the actual program works. From what I have gathered, it uses third-party computer to do the work yours can't.
However if China's Great Firewall is so great, how do third-parties come to your rescue if the work they helped you to do still cannot get through?
For example, this search-by-email site seems to bypass google.cn censorship, but what if.cn govt blocks all transmissions between this site/domain?
Is there a reason to have consolation prizes for second and third place? I wouldn't mind "cost-recovery" of up to $xxx for non-winners, but to actually award them a prize? There is no room for "good enough" in Space.
RSF estimates that 62 people in China have been jailed for what they said online.
If this estimation is accurate, I would say it's pretty relaxing to surf and talk about things online in China.
Is the author implying that citizens in other countries will be left to talk about their countries freely with no serious consequences? These citizens might not be jailed as per Chinese standard, but to assume that they will not suffer in other ways from what they said is just as extreme.
Well, I think most joe users are sick of jokes like this. Whenever something goes wrong, it's always, always the users' fault!
Why can't companies make more user-friendly products, so if you do put a memory module into the CDROM, it will install it for you, and spit out the old stick if there isn't enough room.
I think the fact that we read about this survey on the internet says it all.
Personally, internet is my most important source of news, but also the least trusted. It's like watching "Days of our Lives", you simply don't want to miss a single episode, but it's the same emptiness after each one of them. This is also the reason why we just keep on posting comments even if it's a dupe.
Maybe this time it's about illusional geeks/nerds who think they are cool now after graduating from college and heading into working life.
Just when they got comfy and gathered enough courage to talk to the pretty receptionist Betty for the first time after 5 years in the company, their PHB hired a new sales and marketing team which comprises of strong and good looking guys...
There is no supersubmitter account, this article by WSJ probably took like 200 attempts to get accepted. He submitted this well crafted article bit by bit -- not in one flawless, improbable take.
Couldn't agree more, although maybe not drag and drop, but a "Preferences" section like Slashdot where users can choose/drop what they like/dislike.
But more importantly, there should be a few templates (for on the spot makeover) to cater normal users who can't be bother to customize the site. Eg an Entertainment-Template will have more news on entertainment-related news, and a bit of other news.
While we are at it, I would like know would you rather redesign BBC, or redesign Slashdot CSS.
So it's better off to work for the same work-hours at reduced productivity, than to have a 10-15min break every hour (reduced work-hours) with the normal productivity?
Personally, I think it's still better off even to have reduced work-hours and reduced productivity, than having to stay in front of the mic all day.
It's not common for a CEO to make such admission, which can only mean one thing -- they already have plans to regain those market shares. Or is it the classic "Avis: We Try Harder"?
It's like poorer people tend to avoid being seen as poor, while wealthy people almost always say they are poor.
Right now most games are developed by western countries, so the cultural value, moral, ethics and whatnot are based on the western civilization.
I wonder with increasing eastern participation in global gaming, will all these traits change too?
For example, a Japanese-oriented game might require/force a player to stop playing altogether if he betrayed his clan, and no other clans will accept him again. But in WoW, players will just keep on trolling and nobody really cares.
I can't find this in the FAQ -- is there a "creator/seeder" in the whole process? Which means a particular group of slices can only be unlocked by a particular seeder created by Turbo IDA.
If there is a creator/seeder, then we are still burdened by having to keep this seeder safe so that we can retrieve the distributed slices.
If there is no creator/seeder, is this safe enough so that people cannot patch slices together by way of trial-and-error?
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What are these ISVs whinging about? This is almost the perfect opportunity to convince their clients that it is time for another upgrade. But wait, that's not all, as mentioned in the article, the upgrade also requires extensive testing, so it's doubly good news.
Programming wise, I guess this would teach these ISVs a lesson that, if they want to develop custom code, they should probably have a more flexible architecture to accommodate any OS changes, or even make it compatible across different OSs.
I don't think Bridgestone can ask Ferrari to slow its F1 cars down because Bridgestone tyres cannot perform at high speed.
I don't know what they're going to do when the old SNES finally breaks down.
Now now, I really don't want to get into adult theme here, but I think you really should thank that broken SNES for your existence.
How appropriate! When you need it to perform, just feed it with some alcohol and the "muscle" will get powered up.
40% of adults play games doesn't mean 40% play adult games. For all we know, all these adults might be playing Tetris or PacMan.
The article seems to talk more about the developers, geeks and whatnot than how the actual program works. From what I have gathered, it uses third-party computer to do the work yours can't.
.cn govt blocks all transmissions between this site/domain?
However if China's Great Firewall is so great, how do third-parties come to your rescue if the work they helped you to do still cannot get through?
For example, this search-by-email site seems to bypass google.cn censorship, but what if
Is there a reason to have consolation prizes for second and third place? I wouldn't mind "cost-recovery" of up to $xxx for non-winners, but to actually award them a prize? There is no room for "good enough" in Space.
RSF estimates that 62 people in China have been jailed for what they said online.
If this estimation is accurate, I would say it's pretty relaxing to surf and talk about things online in China.
Is the author implying that citizens in other countries will be left to talk about their countries freely with no serious consequences? These citizens might not be jailed as per Chinese standard, but to assume that they will not suffer in other ways from what they said is just as extreme.
You can also click on the google ads you see at the top of the pages.
I thought Google forbids click solicitation like this?
If I don't read this here, where else can I possibly find trustworthy news from?
Well, I think most joe users are sick of jokes like this. Whenever something goes wrong, it's always, always the users' fault!
Why can't companies make more user-friendly products, so if you do put a memory module into the CDROM, it will install it for you, and spit out the old stick if there isn't enough room.
I think the fact that we read about this survey on the internet says it all.
Personally, internet is my most important source of news, but also the least trusted. It's like watching "Days of our Lives", you simply don't want to miss a single episode, but it's the same emptiness after each one of them. This is also the reason why we just keep on posting comments even if it's a dupe.
It's the marriage with an Orc that summons a Mature rating.
Google didn't have the massive overhead
I'm sure it will still cost a lot of money even if Google is really relying on pigeons to process search requests.
They're going to give everything away and hope that advertising money eventually catches up
Seems to work out for Google.
It's "cool" to be a geek now
Maybe this time it's about illusional geeks/nerds who think they are cool now after graduating from college and heading into working life.
Just when they got comfy and gathered enough courage to talk to the pretty receptionist Betty for the first time after 5 years in the company, their PHB hired a new sales and marketing team which comprises of strong and good looking guys...
pay premiums for non-certified IT skills grew three times faster than for certified ones
What I would like to know is, does this growth mean non-certified employees are getting paid MORE than certified ones.
If non-certs start with low pay, then it is just natural that they will get a bigger pay rise once they have proven themselves.
Maybe the only consolation is we won't get as many Zombies from Mac as from MS.
There is no supersubmitter account, this article by WSJ probably took like 200 attempts to get accepted. He submitted this well crafted article bit by bit -- not in one flawless, improbable take.
Couldn't agree more, although maybe not drag and drop, but a "Preferences" section like Slashdot where users can choose/drop what they like/dislike.
But more importantly, there should be a few templates (for on the spot makeover) to cater normal users who can't be bother to customize the site. Eg an Entertainment-Template will have more news on entertainment-related news, and a bit of other news.
While we are at it, I would like know would you rather redesign BBC, or redesign Slashdot CSS.
So it's better off to work for the same work-hours at reduced productivity, than to have a 10-15min break every hour (reduced work-hours) with the normal productivity?
Personally, I think it's still better off even to have reduced work-hours and reduced productivity, than having to stay in front of the mic all day.
If a programer has to say if-then as many times as he types, no doubt his mouth is going to get RSI.
Many people thought obesity is caused by junk food, but in reality is caused by having too much junk food.
So the best way to prevent RSI is to work out a reasonable and healthy work schedule that prevents such excessive usage.
It's not common for a CEO to make such admission, which can only mean one thing -- they already have plans to regain those market shares. Or is it the classic "Avis: We Try Harder"?
It's like poorer people tend to avoid being seen as poor, while wealthy people almost always say they are poor.
That's why I'm using VMWare's non-persistent feature so that my internet-facing OS is always the same, except after updates have been installed.
Right now most games are developed by western countries, so the cultural value, moral, ethics and whatnot are based on the western civilization.
I wonder with increasing eastern participation in global gaming, will all these traits change too?
For example, a Japanese-oriented game might require/force a player to stop playing altogether if he betrayed his clan, and no other clans will accept him again. But in WoW, players will just keep on trolling and nobody really cares.
I can't find this in the FAQ -- is there a "creator/seeder" in the whole process? Which means a particular group of slices can only be unlocked by a particular seeder created by Turbo IDA.
If there is a creator/seeder, then we are still burdened by having to keep this seeder safe so that we can retrieve the distributed slices.
If there is no creator/seeder, is this safe enough so that people cannot patch slices together by way of trial-and-error?