Ugh. Whenever Comcast has problems with their reception, their support people always try and schedule a service appointment with me when I complain. The last time I called the service person claimed the channel that the channel that I was trying to watch didn't exist.
Telephones only took off because of compatibility. POTS networks are all similar enough that you can be fairly sure that a phone or modem will work anywhere in the world, if you can only find the correct plug to fit the weirdy sockets you are likely to encounter on your travels
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Ma Bell was one of the largest monopolies broken up by the US government. Before they were regulated, they would block out local phone companies so that they couldn't call anyone on the Ma Bell system. They also wouldn't allow you to use your own equipment, but instead forced you to rent theirs! The US Government forced standardization by breaking Ma Bell up into different companies and requiring them to allow you to use any phone you want.
No one brings their iPods to a record store! The iPod is only useful if you have a computer and CDs to rip, or you have a computer and a broadband connection.
Like I said in an earlier post, such a scheme would only appeal to people without broadband or a cable connection with video-on-demand. Such people are more likely to spend $50 on a cheap DVD player than $100+ on a video iPod. How often will these people rent a movie?
This is the same guy who speculated that Microsoft was going to buy Opera weeks before Microsoft released a beta of IE 7.
When I watched a channel 9 video about XAML, it was mentioned that XAML would be supported on the Mac in a simplified format. This means that, in a few years, it'll be possible to write a Windows application that will run on OS/X.
What do you think of the all-you-can eat streaming / rental services like Napster and Rhapsody? For a monthly fee you can stream as many songs as you want, and store as many songs as you want on your portable device. With these services, you aren't given the illusion of ownership.
Actually, I disagree. Religion answers the questions that science either can not answer, or is not yet able to answer. To say that religion is an alternative to fact is to be ignorant to what religion is trying to accomplish; or to be a victim of fundamentalist zealots who have figured out how to control the thoughts of weak-minded people.
The most important thing is to treat the candidate with respect and to realize that hiring quality talent is a 2-way process. When it comes to good candidates, you are not interviewing them; they are interviewing you. I've walked into interviews where the interviewer thought that their job was worth me bending over backwards to kiss his/her ass. In those cases I didn't put up with the bullshit and let them say no to me. Also, make sure that your interviewers reflect the expertise of your organization. I decline jobs where I am significantly smarter then the people interviewing me, and I left a job because they fired one of my interviewers during my first week.
Actually, am I the only one who thinks that this will make finding a job easier? It'll reduce resume spam and increase the chance that, if you really want a job, your resume will get noticed. Likewise, if I'm reading resumes, I'd rather read 30 from people who took the time to tailor their resume to my needs.
I stopped reading the article when he started making arguments based on statements that were factually incorrect. He claims that Napster and Rhapsody do not allow the subscriber to burn CDs, which is not true. In addition, RMS claims that ITunes uses MP3. This also is not true, it uses AAC.
While the mistakes might seem trivial, he uses the incorrect statements to make deroggatory remarks about all three services. Specifically, he is not okay with Napster and Rhapsody because he thinks that they do not allow the user to burn CDs, and he is mistakenly concerned that ITunes uses the "patented" "MP3" format.
The reason why this dillema exists is that some people have difficulty seeing how their interpretation of God fits into the Big Bang and evolution. Some of it stems from literal interpretation of the Bible as a factual document, and some of it stems from ignorance. It's very difficult to accept the Big Bang if one can not comprehend that all of space AND time are contained in the universe.
Perhaps if some prominant scientists did a few round-table discussions on where God fits in with the Big Bang and Evolution, we might be able to move beyond this debate. Also, we need to expose the many questions that Big Bang Theory and Evolution rise. Such questions leave a lot of room for religion.
My camera saves a 7 megapixel image as a 7 megabyte jpeg. For consumer-grade equipment, it's surprisingly high-qualit!. A few days ago, I was shrinking an image to email to my family, when I noticed a 1-pixel spec in Photoshop. Thinking that my lense was dirty, I zoomed in to see that it captured a bird in flight!
It's a myth that you need to write in a language like C++ in order to have fast performence on modern computing. Just like C/C++ supplanted assembly programming in the 80s and 90s, managed environments are quickly replacing C++.
Please reconsider the C++ requirement. Managed environments like Java and.Net aren't slow, and can call existing C++ libraries. You can even compile Java /.Net so that it runs as fast as C++. Also, don't forget that it's cheaper to buy a faster computer then to write a faster program.
The acid test isn't really considered a good test for complience, which is why the IE team doesn't care too much about it. It uses malformed CSS and doesn't really test the important parts of CSS.
Cash spreads disease. By your logic, I can sneeze on my hands in San Francisco, put those germs on a dollar, and have the infected money show up in Boston. It sounds like the model works.
I thought that all of the new contraversial features in MS Office were supposed to mitigate this problem? Heck, even a very simple encryption algorithm that's transparent to the user will reduce the impact of this problem because it greatly reduces the likelihood that a lost disk/key will be read.
Actually, IPTV simplifies the job of the cable provider. As cable modems get faster, you can eventually stop worrying about TV altogether. Heck, you can even dedicate the television bandwidth to IP and make it even faster.
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Ugh. Whenever Comcast has problems with their reception, their support people always try and schedule a service appointment with me when I complain. The last time I called the service person claimed the channel that the channel that I was trying to watch didn't exist.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Ma Bell was one of the largest monopolies broken up by the US government. Before they were regulated, they would block out local phone companies so that they couldn't call anyone on the Ma Bell system. They also wouldn't allow you to use your own equipment, but instead forced you to rent theirs! The US Government forced standardization by breaking Ma Bell up into different companies and requiring them to allow you to use any phone you want.
Like I said in an earlier post, such a scheme would only appeal to people without broadband or a cable connection with video-on-demand. Such people are more likely to spend $50 on a cheap DVD player than $100+ on a video iPod. How often will these people rent a movie?
... and wouldn't be willing to shell out $100+ for a video iPod when they can buy a DVD player for much less.
But blockbuster will still have to compete with video-on-demand! Thus, the only market will be for people who don't have internet or cable.
When I watched a channel 9 video about XAML, it was mentioned that XAML would be supported on the Mac in a simplified format. This means that, in a few years, it'll be possible to write a Windows application that will run on OS/X.
What do you think of the all-you-can eat streaming / rental services like Napster and Rhapsody? For a monthly fee you can stream as many songs as you want, and store as many songs as you want on your portable device. With these services, you aren't given the illusion of ownership.
Actually, I disagree. Religion answers the questions that science either can not answer, or is not yet able to answer. To say that religion is an alternative to fact is to be ignorant to what religion is trying to accomplish; or to be a victim of fundamentalist zealots who have figured out how to control the thoughts of weak-minded people.
The most important thing is to treat the candidate with respect and to realize that hiring quality talent is a 2-way process. When it comes to good candidates, you are not interviewing them; they are interviewing you. I've walked into interviews where the interviewer thought that their job was worth me bending over backwards to kiss his/her ass. In those cases I didn't put up with the bullshit and let them say no to me. Also, make sure that your interviewers reflect the expertise of your organization. I decline jobs where I am significantly smarter then the people interviewing me, and I left a job because they fired one of my interviewers during my first week.
Actually, am I the only one who thinks that this will make finding a job easier? It'll reduce resume spam and increase the chance that, if you really want a job, your resume will get noticed. Likewise, if I'm reading resumes, I'd rather read 30 from people who took the time to tailor their resume to my needs.
While the mistakes might seem trivial, he uses the incorrect statements to make deroggatory remarks about all three services. Specifically, he is not okay with Napster and Rhapsody because he thinks that they do not allow the user to burn CDs, and he is mistakenly concerned that ITunes uses the "patented" "MP3" format.
- Nanotechnology will solve world hunger!
- Nanotechnology will solve the energy crisis!
- Nanotechnology will end pollution!
- Nanotechnology will get us into space!
You are free to draw your own conclusions.Perhaps if some prominant scientists did a few round-table discussions on where God fits in with the Big Bang and Evolution, we might be able to move beyond this debate. Also, we need to expose the many questions that Big Bang Theory and Evolution rise. Such questions leave a lot of room for religion.
My camera saves a 7 megapixel image as a 7 megabyte jpeg. For consumer-grade equipment, it's surprisingly high-qualit!. A few days ago, I was shrinking an image to email to my family, when I noticed a 1-pixel spec in Photoshop. Thinking that my lense was dirty, I zoomed in to see that it captured a bird in flight!
Please reconsider the C++ requirement. Managed environments like Java and .Net aren't slow, and can call existing C++ libraries. You can even compile Java / .Net so that it runs as fast as C++. Also, don't forget that it's cheaper to buy a faster computer then to write a faster program.
I thought that's what wives do!
I enjoyed reading about a real-life zombie!
Have you tried their new video-on-demand? You can find it on either AOL.com or through Winamp's GUI. It's pretty good!
The acid test isn't really considered a good test for complience, which is why the IE team doesn't care too much about it. It uses malformed CSS and doesn't really test the important parts of CSS.
Why do I think that Google is going to be slow to fix this bug?
Cash spreads disease. By your logic, I can sneeze on my hands in San Francisco, put those germs on a dollar, and have the infected money show up in Boston. It sounds like the model works.
I thought that all of the new contraversial features in MS Office were supposed to mitigate this problem? Heck, even a very simple encryption algorithm that's transparent to the user will reduce the impact of this problem because it greatly reduces the likelihood that a lost disk/key will be read.
Actually, IPTV simplifies the job of the cable provider. As cable modems get faster, you can eventually stop worrying about TV altogether. Heck, you can even dedicate the television bandwidth to IP and make it even faster.