There's not much justice or fairness in this - just some hard[coded] reality along with enough exceptions to make the rule fuzzy.
That's always the problem with reality. It's not hard-coded, and proper exception handling is never clear. For example, whenever I encounter IntimateTransactionRejectedException, I immediately execute Self::getSelf()->runHomeCrying(). I am pretty sure that this isn't right, but it's code re-use as runHomeCrying() is my default exception handler. What can you do?
Someone who is intelligent, competent, and has a difficult time finding acceptance (or even a modicum of comfort-with-others) in new environments could very easily get falsely labeled a misanthrope.
True, but.... far more often, they're just misanthropes *. You only have to look at the vitriol aimed at the "sheeple" that we see posted every day here to see that. It's possible to hate humankind in general while still liking specific people in your personal "circle", in the same way it's possible to be a racist while still having friends of another race.
If they're capable and know up from down, calling them self-important is a wee bit counter-productive - and I dare say, quite possibly why they'd be viewed as misanthropic.
It may be that they're viewed as misanthropic because of the scorn and disdain they heap onto others whom they don't view as being as smart as themselves -- which is usually 99.999% of the population.
Yes, there are a lot of people who are simply "socially clueless" as you've described. But there are also a lot of misanthropes in the IT/IS fields. A rose by any other name, etc...
Makes sense, what are things that tweet known for if not pooping?
Sure, if you search for it you'll find it. If I search the Internet for goat-roping pig-sticking donkey fuckers, I'll find them too. That doesn't make the Internet useless.
I did; but I was responding more to the sentiment of your post than in context of the article - one can easily lose count of the number of times a slashdot comment derides twitter as a way for people to communicate every time they take a crap.
That's the stereotype that a lot of people have formed. But there's more to it than that.
variousforms of creativity, silliness and even some actual information. The way people use twitter goes well beyond reporting on the color and consistency of bowel movements -- though of course, there are those too if anyone/really/ wants to find them. There is plenty of inane garbage out there to be had - but since you control what you actually see, there's no need to ever become aware of it.
Above all, it's a form of entertainment. Some people like to poke holes in animals. Others like to poke holes in themselves. Some like to read the random ramblings of strangers. And still others like to read very short random ramblings of strangers...
(Hopefully I got those links right - I can't confirm them here at work. )
Take a look at the US federal budget and the things it's spending money on. For a really interesting perspective, take a look at the budgets of those individual programs.
the point is that it was his mistake, and so he pays the price.
There's only one problem with that assertion. Microsoft specifically said playing games or DVDs with the system in a vertical position was ok. Scratched discs were a well known problem.
But they said nothing about moving from horizontal to vertical while the disk was spinning did they? Nor should they have.
Whether the cost is $0.6 or $600 - the point is that it was his mistake, and so he pays the price. Why would the cost to you vs the cost to the merchant or manufacturer be a factor to consider when accepting the consequences of your actions? It's not the manufacturer's fault that he moved it while it was spinning - something common sense would say not to do. It was his own. I'm impressed that he accepted this, instead of trying to justify it in any way.
That reads a lot like a straw man. What does the size of data, ease of transfer, or convenience of copying have to do with paying someone for the work they have done? Music is just "data" now? How did we manage to listen to it before we had it in digital format?
What reform would you envision that made it acceptable? Personally, I'd like to see a 10 or 15 year limit on copyright lifespan. That would make it a lot more palettable than it is now, for me.
I'm still happier living in Canada and having a better social safety net then the US. Even if it does cost more. It is the price for living in a civilized society.
Of course. Because the government knows how to best and most efficiently spend money in such a way as to provide maximum benefit to its citizens, right? Um... guys? Right?
o one does a manual install in the Dell or HP plants. The extensive time and resource consuming "testing" they're referring two most likely comes from the time they sit around their contracts testing how much Microsoft owes them now for this legal stunt. The most testing you'd have to do for this is to install an alternative on every model once and then you're good.
Nobody claimed they did a manual install -- although someone does in fact have to put those images onto the hard drives. Are you really so naive as to believe that they just slap some software on there (at microsoft's behest, no doubt) and push it out the door? No testing, just "hey, it seems to run, ship it!"? For each different combination of hardware and software that they support?
I will say this with confidence: if Dell does any testing of its base images, I sure didn't see it.
So - you happily proclaim that they didn't test their images, but provide as evidence the fact that you replaced their image with yours? There seems to be something missing here.
a) The scenario in question was using a modified version of Word, not removing it. b) even if this were not the case - when you have an installation image specific to each hardware configuration, and you have to change each of those images, you'd be foolish not to test every single one of them. Because no matter how illogical it is that it would affect anything, you can't guarantee that there are no unexpected dependencies or impacts until you verify it. In that case, this means "full regression of each image".
Brilliant logic perpetuated by the microsoft apologists
Pointless hostility from someone who demonstrates a clear lack of understanding of what's involved when working with enterprise-level software management (hundreds of thousands of installations). It wouldn't matter if this was MS Word, Adobe Acrobat, internally developed software, or anything else. The impact would be the same.
That basically means everyone under 35 vs. THEM. I wouldn't like those odds if I was the politicos.
Oh, I would. "under 35" is a self-correcting flaw. You really think the 70-somethings of today weren't brimming full of ideas for righteous change 30-40 years ago?
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You go ahead and get started on that, let us know how it works out.
There's not much justice or fairness in this - just some hard[coded] reality along with enough exceptions to make the rule fuzzy.
That's always the problem with reality. It's not hard-coded, and proper exception handling is never clear. For example, whenever I encounter IntimateTransactionRejectedException, I immediately execute Self::getSelf()->runHomeCrying(). I am pretty sure that this isn't right, but it's code re-use as runHomeCrying() is my default exception handler. What can you do?
Someone who is intelligent, competent, and has a difficult time finding acceptance (or even a modicum of comfort-with-others) in new environments could very easily get falsely labeled a misanthrope.
True, but.... far more often, they're just misanthropes *. You only have to look at the vitriol aimed at the "sheeple" that we see posted every day here to see that. It's possible to hate humankind in general while still liking specific people in your personal "circle", in the same way it's possible to be a racist while still having friends of another race.
If they're capable and know up from down, calling them self-important is a wee bit counter-productive - and I dare say, quite possibly why they'd be viewed as misanthropic.
It may be that they're viewed as misanthropic because of the scorn and disdain they heap onto others whom they don't view as being as smart as themselves -- which is usually 99.999% of the population.
Yes, there are a lot of people who are simply "socially clueless" as you've described. But there are also a lot of misanthropes in the IT/IS fields. A rose by any other name, etc...
*disclaimer: recovering misanthrope
Oh, crap, there are tweets for you too
http://twitter.com/search?q=%23pooptime
Makes sense, what are things that tweet known for if not pooping?
Sure, if you search for it you'll find it. If I search the Internet for goat-roping pig-sticking donkey fuckers, I'll find them too. That doesn't make the Internet useless.
I did; but I was responding more to the sentiment of your post than in context of the article - one can easily lose count of the number of times a slashdot comment derides twitter as a way for people to communicate every time they take a crap.
Above all, it's a form of entertainment. Some people like to poke holes in animals. Others like to poke holes in themselves. Some like to read the random ramblings of strangers. And still others like to read very short random ramblings of strangers...
(Hopefully I got those links right - I can't confirm them here at work. )
Why are so many people so offended that I dare suggest he was right for taking responsibility for his own actions?
Take a look at the US federal budget and the things it's spending money on. For a really interesting perspective, take a look at the budgets of those individual programs.
the point is that it was his mistake, and so he pays the price.
There's only one problem with that assertion. Microsoft specifically said playing games or DVDs with the system in a vertical position was ok. Scratched discs were a well known problem.
But they said nothing about moving from horizontal to vertical while the disk was spinning did they? Nor should they have.
Whether the cost is $0.6 or $600 - the point is that it was his mistake, and so he pays the price. Why would the cost to you vs the cost to the merchant or manufacturer be a factor to consider when accepting the consequences of your actions? It's not the manufacturer's fault that he moved it while it was spinning - something common sense would say not to do. It was his own. I'm impressed that he accepted this, instead of trying to justify it in any way.
Except for the part where the "stack" requires an underlying sockets implementation.
What reform would you envision that made it acceptable? Personally, I'd like to see a 10 or 15 year limit on copyright lifespan. That would make it a lot more palettable than it is now, for me.
I'm still happier living in Canada and having a better social safety net then the US. Even if it does cost more. It is the price for living in a civilized society.
Of course. Because the government knows how to best and most efficiently spend money in such a way as to provide maximum benefit to its citizens, right? Um... guys? Right?
o one does a manual install in the Dell or HP plants. The extensive time and resource consuming "testing" they're referring two most likely comes from the time they sit around their contracts testing how much Microsoft owes them now for this legal stunt. The most testing you'd have to do for this is to install an alternative on every model once and then you're good.
Nobody claimed they did a manual install -- although someone does in fact have to put those images onto the hard drives. Are you really so naive as to believe that they just slap some software on there (at microsoft's behest, no doubt) and push it out the door? No testing, just "hey, it seems to run, ship it!"? For each different combination of hardware and software that they support?
I will say this with confidence: if Dell does any testing of its base images, I sure didn't see it.
So - you happily proclaim that they didn't test their images, but provide as evidence the fact that you replaced their image with yours? There seems to be something missing here.
Brilliant logic perpetuated by the microsoft apologists
Pointless hostility from someone who demonstrates a clear lack of understanding of what's involved when working with enterprise-level software management (hundreds of thousands of installations). It wouldn't matter if this was MS Word, Adobe Acrobat, internally developed software, or anything else. The impact would be the same.
I tried using VOX but all that did was transmit to everyone listening on the local repeater when I changed down to third.
That could be on a t-shirt.
How come we only ever hear about agile failures?
...joblist...burn-down chart...sprint...scrummaster...
Egads! He's doing it too! Is this "scrum" contagious?! Excuse me, I must go wash my hands now.
This is old news. They did an early prototype -- without the power aspects -- just to establish feasibility back in the 60s!
That basically means everyone under 35 vs. THEM. I wouldn't like those odds if I was the politicos.
Oh, I would. "under 35" is a self-correcting flaw. You really think the 70-somethings of today weren't brimming full of ideas for righteous change 30-40 years ago?
not only of our basic freedoms that we FOUGHT and DIED for
Then how are you posting?
he wasn't really dead then. He was just resting.
...to commemorate the visit to The Netherlands of the Apollo-11 astronauts
o.O
Who would want to visit an astronaut's nether regions, and even if they did why would they need a commemoration
And how the hell did it get to be fossilized...
Yes, when taxation captures externalities, it helps the market function better.
Which does not make it market-based.
eh?