Unfortunately (for the customer), Microsoft's relationship with music provides one of the single best examples of why DRM simply does not work: PlaysForSure.
Just because you are laying off one part of your business doesn't mean you don't need new employees with other skills. We had some layoffs where I work, but just hired a brand new grad in my group, for example (I don't work at Microsoft).
"You never want a serious crisis to go to waste." - President Obama's Chief of Staff, Rahm Emmanuel
If this crisis has done anything for me, it's shown me that regulation is the main problem. If you think we had unregulated capitalism before, you are completely wrong. Banks were highly regulated, the entire financial sector was highly regulated. Government involvement is only making it worse.
Unions became less powerful? Look at the auto union, I am now propping up their business so auto workers can have jobs and stand idly by. Demand for new cars in general is falling and my children and I are supporting their failed business model and the powerful union that feeds from it.
If they think Windows XP is outdated I hope they never find out what some of the computers are running in a place like the Pentagon. Heck, they probably don't even have GUIs.
The Sierra you knew and loved is gone for good. Roberta and Ken Williams have been out of the industry for more than a decade and have no interest in coming back. Sierra is simply part of the Vivendi machine now, and is actually a direct subsidiary of Activision Blizzard.
I have a four month old son and we've been taking constant pictures and video of him. The other day we uploaded a private Google Video of us giving him a bath to share with his grandmothers. I suppose I could probably go to jail for even suggesting we record his smiling face in the sink.
Well, for one they're laying off recruiters, not engineers. There's no reason they can't continue hiring engineers (at a slower pace) while still laying off in other areas. That's actually what's happening where I work now.
Install and forget. It updates automatically, and you don't have to worry that it's messing something up every time you go to a new site like Noscript does.
Yeah, judge a school entirely by its online courses. Let's look at some of their real classes:
Advanced Bioinformatics Catalog #10007181
This capstone course in Bioinformatics provides the student with experience in the design and implementation of basic programming concepts applied to bioinformatics problems. Using the skills gained in previous certificate courses, the student designs and completes an independent project using the Perl programming language, Oracle database, and internet technology in the UNIX operating system. Prerequisite: grade of C or better in all certificate courses and concurrent enrollment in 10-007-180, 10-152-111, 10-152-120, 10-152-125, 10-152-151, and completion of or concurrent enrollment in 10-154-190.
Credits: 4
and
Clinical Ophthalmic Procedures Catalog #31516327
This course prepares the technician to assist the doctor in advanced office techniques in the area of ultrasound, in-office surgical procedures, case history and scribing. Students will also study various systemic diseases and their affect on the eye. The performance of various skills is emphasized in the laboratory sessions. Prerequisites: 31-516-315, 31-516-301, 31-516-305, 31-509-303Prerequisites: Ophthalmic Pre-Testing 31516301; Ocular Anatomy 31516315; Basic Optical Concepts 31516305 and Body Structure 300-level or higher.
Credits: 2
and
Network Security Design Catalog #10150193
This course affords the network security specialist the opportunity to conduct a vulnerability analysis upon a network in order to practice or refine the attack methodologies with the hacker tools and techniques to which the student was exposed during the various program courses. The student must demonstrate the ability to design, plan and execute a vulnerability analysis against an organization network. In this class, students learn the skills necessary for the Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) certification. Prerequisite: 10-150-164 and 10-150-196
Credits: 3
and
X-Ray Microanalysis Catalog #10636141
Students perform elemental analysis with energy dispersive X-ray systems on both TEM and SEMs. The use of matrix corrections, qualitative and quantitative computer analysis routine will constitute a major part of this course. Prerequisite: grade of C or better in both 10-636-131 and 10-636-132, or consent of the instructor.
Well, Braid is a platformer, a very good one. We rarely expect platformers to have stories, let alone good ones. I can honestly say that the game's story works on multiple levels, from the girl to the bomb, but if you try to read into things really hard, things will not make sense.
Though I just skimmed Blow's post and he seems to throw out the girl story, so who knows anymore. I have a hard time actually buying into what most claim to be the deepest meaning of the game. Don't want to spoil things.
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Unfortunately (for the customer), Microsoft's relationship with music provides one of the single best examples of why DRM simply does not work: PlaysForSure.
Just because you are laying off one part of your business doesn't mean you don't need new employees with other skills. We had some layoffs where I work, but just hired a brand new grad in my group, for example (I don't work at Microsoft).
"You never want a serious crisis to go to waste." - President Obama's Chief of Staff, Rahm Emmanuel
If this crisis has done anything for me, it's shown me that regulation is the main problem. If you think we had unregulated capitalism before, you are completely wrong. Banks were highly regulated, the entire financial sector was highly regulated. Government involvement is only making it worse.
Unions became less powerful? Look at the auto union, I am now propping up their business so auto workers can have jobs and stand idly by. Demand for new cars in general is falling and my children and I are supporting their failed business model and the powerful union that feeds from it.
Wow, that's a great solution, let the government be your kid's nanny so you don't have to be concerned about ever making decisions for them.
If they think Windows XP is outdated I hope they never find out what some of the computers are running in a place like the Pentagon. Heck, they probably don't even have GUIs.
The Sierra you knew and loved is gone for good. Roberta and Ken Williams have been out of the industry for more than a decade and have no interest in coming back. Sierra is simply part of the Vivendi machine now, and is actually a direct subsidiary of Activision Blizzard.
Disallow: /firstlady/behindthescenes/text
Can't wait to crawl that one.
My friend wrote an iPhone game using his PowerPC Mac. So definitely no reason to upgrade (just for development's sake).
So the internet gets upset? That's your complaint?
All right, now how about the separation of corporation and state?
I have a four month old son and we've been taking constant pictures and video of him. The other day we uploaded a private Google Video of us giving him a bath to share with his grandmothers. I suppose I could probably go to jail for even suggesting we record his smiling face in the sink.
Even our economic experts are ignoring basic economics these days, do you really expect lawyers to?
I also hope you're against government bailouts too of corporations. I'm for the separation of church and state and corporation and state.
Well, for one they're laying off recruiters, not engineers. There's no reason they can't continue hiring engineers (at a slower pace) while still laying off in other areas. That's actually what's happening where I work now.
This is giving me goosebumps.
I'd cast Christian Bale as Spike... but that's just because I want to see him in every movie I watch now.
Not to mention the ultra reliable online speed tests.
Install and forget. It updates automatically, and you don't have to worry that it's messing something up every time you go to a new site like Noscript does.
Yeah, judge a school entirely by its online courses. Let's look at some of their real classes:
Advanced Bioinformatics
Catalog #10007181
This capstone course in Bioinformatics provides the student with experience in the design and implementation of basic programming concepts applied to bioinformatics problems. Using the skills gained in previous certificate courses, the student designs and completes an independent project using the Perl programming language, Oracle database, and internet technology in the UNIX operating system. Prerequisite: grade of C or better in all certificate courses and concurrent enrollment in 10-007-180, 10-152-111, 10-152-120, 10-152-125, 10-152-151, and completion of or concurrent enrollment in 10-154-190.
Credits: 4
and
Clinical Ophthalmic Procedures
Catalog #31516327
This course prepares the technician to assist the doctor in advanced office techniques in the area of ultrasound, in-office surgical procedures, case history and scribing. Students will also study various systemic diseases and their affect on the eye. The performance of various skills is emphasized in the laboratory sessions. Prerequisites: 31-516-315, 31-516-301, 31-516-305, 31-509-303Prerequisites: Ophthalmic Pre-Testing 31516301; Ocular Anatomy 31516315; Basic Optical Concepts 31516305 and Body Structure 300-level or higher.
Credits: 2
and
Network Security Design
Catalog #10150193
This course affords the network security specialist the opportunity to conduct a vulnerability analysis upon a network in order to practice or refine the attack methodologies with the hacker tools and techniques to which the student was exposed during the various program courses. The student must demonstrate the ability to design, plan and execute a vulnerability analysis against an organization network. In this class, students learn the skills necessary for the Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) certification. Prerequisite: 10-150-164 and 10-150-196
Credits: 3
and
X-Ray Microanalysis
Catalog #10636141
Students perform elemental analysis with energy dispersive X-ray systems on both TEM and SEMs. The use of matrix corrections, qualitative and quantitative computer analysis routine will constitute a major part of this course. Prerequisite: grade of C or better in both 10-636-131 and 10-636-132, or consent of the instructor.
Credits: 4
Epic win, but more importantly:
Holy crap, that actually appears on Slashdot without Adblock?
Meh, I wouldn't be so upset about your state trying to exercise its state's rights and trying to secede.
Well, Braid is a platformer, a very good one. We rarely expect platformers to have stories, let alone good ones. I can honestly say that the game's story works on multiple levels, from the girl to the bomb, but if you try to read into things really hard, things will not make sense.
Though I just skimmed Blow's post and he seems to throw out the girl story, so who knows anymore. I have a hard time actually buying into what most claim to be the deepest meaning of the game. Don't want to spoil things.
And here I always thought he looked his best at 5:39.
Nintendo did that, not the card developers.