I also believe that corporations have a responsibility to release safe products. Cell phones are potentially unsafe when driving, so that is why hands free kits were invented. A Video IPod can distract a driver a bit more easily than a cell phone increasing the chance of an accident. That is something I think corporations need to take into account when they release a product.
You would think that there would be safty concerns with users able to watch videos on their IPod while driving. That would be a bigger distraction than a cell phone. I really don't think this is a smart move on Apple's part. What if two years down the line, some guy kills someone because he wasn't paying attention to the road, and sues Apple for distracting him. If someone can sue McDonalds for making them fat, then this could and probably will happen.
I just hope the OO developers aren't rushing OpenOffice v2 just to give the public a version update. I would gladly wait another two months if it meant OpenOffice would have fewer issues. If milk expires, you can always buy another carton. If the product is sour when it comes out, then it's time to switch to a different brand.
Why is blame even being passed at all? If there is a problem with a piece of code, finding out who wrote the bad code takes more time than fixing the problem. Why not concentrate on fixing the issue first, and then educating the engineer responsible so future problems can be avoided? Playing the blame game just causes lower moral and a higher sense of hostility towards your job. It's not worth it.
I submitted this story on Friday morning, with almost the exact same wording, and it did not get posted. How come when someone else submits it TWO days after the event, it posts? Is Slashdot playing favorites?
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There is no need to be rude... If you do not have anything nice to say, why not just drop it? :) I was not trying to be an ass when I answered you.
I don't know... a funnel?
But did they really have to shape it like a giant flower?
I also believe that corporations have a responsibility to release safe products. Cell phones are potentially unsafe when driving, so that is why hands free kits were invented. A Video IPod can distract a driver a bit more easily than a cell phone increasing the chance of an accident. That is something I think corporations need to take into account when they release a product.
You would think that there would be safty concerns with users able to watch videos on their IPod while driving. That would be a bigger distraction than a cell phone. I really don't think this is a smart move on Apple's part. What if two years down the line, some guy kills someone because he wasn't paying attention to the road, and sues Apple for distracting him. If someone can sue McDonalds for making them fat, then this could and probably will happen.
I just hope the OO developers aren't rushing OpenOffice v2 just to give the public a version update. I would gladly wait another two months if it meant OpenOffice would have fewer issues. If milk expires, you can always buy another carton. If the product is sour when it comes out, then it's time to switch to a different brand.
Why is blame even being passed at all? If there is a problem with a piece of code, finding out who wrote the bad code takes more time than fixing the problem. Why not concentrate on fixing the issue first, and then educating the engineer responsible so future problems can be avoided? Playing the blame game just causes lower moral and a higher sense of hostility towards your job. It's not worth it.
I submitted this story on Friday morning, with almost the exact same wording, and it did not get posted. How come when someone else submits it TWO days after the event, it posts? Is Slashdot playing favorites?