At a certain point you have to follow street advise of: Don't hate the player, hate the game.
The fact is the overzealous legal system, big-business government, and uninformed politicians have lead us down this path. The MPAA is winning within the rules given to it, and using loopholes to create their own rules. We are at that "certain point" where we (as a country made of citizens) have to take responsibility for what we have allowed to happen.
Don't be petty or childish and try to embarrass him in some sort of "win" against the MPAA.
You don't think they'd censor the same thing if it was about the Christian Right, or about Jews? Any way you slice this, it's a pretty direct attack on someone's culture. That, and it just wasn't funny.::shrug::
I'm finding the above statements less and less true. 7 years ago, maybe. Today, I'd estimate around 5% of the people I know couldn't install an OS themselves.
Times are a-changing, and just about everyone with a white-collar job spends more time on their computer than with their families. Using Windows, that means they've spent more time on their computer trying to fix it than anything else.
Notice how the shares of these companies are not taking massive hits? It's way overvalued. I assume the Market realizes that the current strategy couldn't be worse, and therefore there is vast unrealized profit potential in these companies. The boards should make me CEO of all these media companies. I'd be terrible, but not any worse and MUCH cheaper.
"Today when major studios and publishers are approached by companies interested in commissioning, say, an employee-training game based on a successful commercial title, more often than not those studios and publishers decline. Even if the interested company is offering $5 million"
So if I went to Spielberg and asked him to spend a couple years on a "Employee Training for Microsoft" movie for $5m, do you think he'd go for it?
Okay Ebert. I've seen most of your highly rated movies, and can see the artistic touch in many of them. Have you played many of the games I consider art? Based on your comments, it's a rather obvious answer.
I have to say the Marathon universe had the best storyline of any games I've played. Marathon: Durandal will be on XBL soon, although I highly recommend the entire library if you're going for story.
This is true, but it becomes an issue with overstock and discontinued items. You may sell at a loss just to get some of your money back, and brands want to prevent discounted products.
Someone who knows lots of things at a 4-6 level I generally find useless, in any environment.
This touches on an interesting point. Hiring someone is about trust. You need to be able to trust that the person can do their job effectively. 4-6 is not at that level and is, as you say, generally useless.
Because Sony has once again overpromised on a console that frankly under-delivers. Compare that list of PS3 games (HS, MGS, GT) versus what MS has coming out on the cheaper platform with more games available (BioShock, Halo 3, Mass Effect, Two Worlds, Too Human, Blue Dragon).
We can debate which is better, but MS is obviously on the same playing field at a cheaper price. This means we don't have to put up with Sony's BS, FUD, and market bullying for a 3rd generation in a row. Honestly, the Sony bullying of developers during the PSone and PS2 days was despicable. I say, stick it to Sony.
Here's the problem, if IBM doesn't forgive the debt, they look like jerks. They need to turn this into a PR tool. Don't forgive the debt, but promise that upon payment it will be distributed amongst the top 10 most improved public schools in the state.
They're not profiting off of this, so they're the good guys. Plus, they teach that school district that the residents need to care about their local government and school officials.
Poor guy? Yes, create more pity for him. After all, you sold him a defective computer, then refused to fix it. Then let the situation make it all the way to small claims court. You've got him right you want him.
Minorities have been ruling democracies since they were first established. If all the geeks out there contributed $20k to a campaign they believed in, you'd have solid representation in government. Given geek's incomes, this is very possible.
As we've seen in other areas, we geeks don't vote with their wallet as much as they spew corporate-hate on slashdot. I'm guilty of this too. Until that changes, geeks will continue to be ignored.
I find the ones who are in it for the money listen to business models and develop products that will actually turn a profit. The ones who don't develop a flawless widget that no one will ever pay for.
If you don't want to change, don't change, Linux isn't windows, it's not trying to be, it's something different.
You're kidding right? Almost every single new feature of linux is basically a copy of something on Windows. I'm a supporter of Linux, but that whole "it's not trying to be windows" argument is just people keeping their heads in the sand.
The linux distros that are meant for end-users are trying to be exactly like Windows, but free/stable/secure.
I could see touch-screen input being very useful. How many times have you sat in someone else's cube and had to ask "can I drive?" and take the mouse to click one button. It'd improve in-person collaboration.
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At a certain point you have to follow street advise of: Don't hate the player, hate the game.
The fact is the overzealous legal system, big-business government, and uninformed politicians have lead us down this path. The MPAA is winning within the rules given to it, and using loopholes to create their own rules. We are at that "certain point" where we (as a country made of citizens) have to take responsibility for what we have allowed to happen.
Don't be petty or childish and try to embarrass him in some sort of "win" against the MPAA.
You don't think they'd censor the same thing if it was about the Christian Right, or about Jews? Any way you slice this, it's a pretty direct attack on someone's culture. That, and it just wasn't funny. ::shrug::
Times are a-changing, and just about everyone with a white-collar job spends more time on their computer than with their families. Using Windows, that means they've spent more time on their computer trying to fix it than anything else.
Notice how the shares of these companies are not taking massive hits? It's way overvalued. I assume the Market realizes that the current strategy couldn't be worse, and therefore there is vast unrealized profit potential in these companies. The boards should make me CEO of all these media companies. I'd be terrible, but not any worse and MUCH cheaper.
So if I went to Spielberg and asked him to spend a couple years on a "Employee Training for Microsoft" movie for $5m, do you think he'd go for it?
Okay Ebert. I've seen most of your highly rated movies, and can see the artistic touch in many of them. Have you played many of the games I consider art? Based on your comments, it's a rather obvious answer.
I have to say the Marathon universe had the best storyline of any games I've played. Marathon: Durandal will be on XBL soon, although I highly recommend the entire library if you're going for story.
completely in the eye of the beholder.
This is true, but it becomes an issue with overstock and discontinued items. You may sell at a loss just to get some of your money back, and brands want to prevent discounted products.
This touches on an interesting point. Hiring someone is about trust. You need to be able to trust that the person can do their job effectively. 4-6 is not at that level and is, as you say, generally useless.
And this is why Blogs are a bad source of good journalism. Luckily, most news sources have editors to weed submissions like these out.
Because Sony has once again overpromised on a console that frankly under-delivers. Compare that list of PS3 games (HS, MGS, GT) versus what MS has coming out on the cheaper platform with more games available (BioShock, Halo 3, Mass Effect, Two Worlds, Too Human, Blue Dragon).
We can debate which is better, but MS is obviously on the same playing field at a cheaper price. This means we don't have to put up with Sony's BS, FUD, and market bullying for a 3rd generation in a row. Honestly, the Sony bullying of developers during the PSone and PS2 days was despicable. I say, stick it to Sony.
I love hockey-stick revenue plans.
No different than any other plan on ATT, or Sprint, or Verizon...
Here's the problem, if IBM doesn't forgive the debt, they look like jerks. They need to turn this into a PR tool. Don't forgive the debt, but promise that upon payment it will be distributed amongst the top 10 most improved public schools in the state.
They're not profiting off of this, so they're the good guys. Plus, they teach that school district that the residents need to care about their local government and school officials.
A phone book. Is adding the computer to the equation worthy of a patent?
poor guy?
Poor guy? Yes, create more pity for him. After all, you sold him a defective computer, then refused to fix it. Then let the situation make it all the way to small claims court. You've got him right you want him.
Like the iPod and the ROKR, two things will determine the success of the iPhone:
1) Does it sync with iTunes?
Check.
2) Does its interface work better than others?
We'll see. This is why the iPod destroyed all other MP3 players, and this is why the ROKR was a POS.
Not exactly.
Minorities have been ruling democracies since they were first established. If all the geeks out there contributed $20k to a campaign they believed in, you'd have solid representation in government. Given geek's incomes, this is very possible.
As we've seen in other areas, we geeks don't vote with their wallet as much as they spew corporate-hate on slashdot. I'm guilty of this too. Until that changes, geeks will continue to be ignored.
And I completely disagree.
I find the ones who are in it for the money listen to business models and develop products that will actually turn a profit. The ones who don't develop a flawless widget that no one will ever pay for.
It's good to have a separate career and hobby.
You're kidding right? Almost every single new feature of linux is basically a copy of something on Windows. I'm a supporter of Linux, but that whole "it's not trying to be windows" argument is just people keeping their heads in the sand.
The linux distros that are meant for end-users are trying to be exactly like Windows, but free/stable/secure.
I could see touch-screen input being very useful. How many times have you sat in someone else's cube and had to ask "can I drive?" and take the mouse to click one button. It'd improve in-person collaboration.
The market has determined it's willing to deal with poor stability and security for new features.
Wow. 4 Google topics on the front page right now, and this is probably the only one that isn't fluff.
Sorry for trolling, but all the google fluff is starting to annoy me.
There's a reason the expression "good enough for gov't work" exists.