From his quotes, he doesn't come off as a guy trying to disprove UFO sightings as alien encounters. Instead, he seems desperate to prove them.
If he's teaching students to prove instead of attempt to disprove, he's doing it wrong... And let's face it, even if he's doing it right, as soon as they spread the course to other Uni's, those courses will be led by crackpots.
They're awesome features... If only they were standardized.
For instance, the offline storage. I recently looked into it because it sounded like it was going to be really great. Then I find out there a huge push to get functionality removed and have a more basic offline storage system instead. Seriously? Ugh.
The 3D in the theatre is almost always over-done. It's got more depth than it should have... That's because most scenes have so little real depth that you couldn't even tell it was 3d, unless they rigged it.
I love those things, even though they really hurt my eyes.
I still remember my first one and trying to see it... It took me a few tries, but once I got it, I was hooked on them. I even wrote a little program to make them myself, but of course, they were pretty crude.
According to everything I read on the web, if you purchase it after the announcement (which is today) then they'll give you a free upgrade. But before that, you get bupkis.
I agree, too. There is a certain amount of working together that is expected when you report a bug. Even once the bug is identified and reproduced, you should still be willing to help them verify that the bug is fixed as well.
It's even in -your- best interest to do so, so that the bug gets fixed properly and quickly.
I've done this before with thirdparty libraries that had issues with my code. I'll even admit that about 1/4 of the time, it was actually my fault and not a bug in their code after all. And sometimes, the bug fix was extremely simple and I had to jump through hoops to prove that it existed... That's just life.
If there are that many things to be 'up in arms about', then we -should- be bringing them all to the attention of everyone we can. Concentrating on just the worst one will mean the others have time to gain hold.
Cops don't all stop working on muggings when there's a murder.
Mechanics don't ignore the brakes when the transmission is blown.
On the other hand, there are lots of "free, cheap books" today, too. Many, many more than there were in the 1800s. Why has literacy gone done, if all that was needed was free books?
A later study, which had no actual evidence and just supposes a lot of things, is supposed to contradict writings from the same timeframe as the event?
So by that logic, they shouldn't bother to make games for PS2, 360, PSP, DS... Or basically any system except the PS3. And you can soon mark the PS3 off that map since Sony has waived the red flag in front of hackers' eyes.
Those systems are pirated as much or more than PC games are pirated, and it's just as easy. (Easier, for some, like PSP and DS.)
Start with the 2005 season. Once you've had enough to get you hooked, go back and watch all the past episodes with the Daleks. Then keep watching from wherever you left off from the 2005 series.
Back when I was trying to get my first programming job, I'd have been glad to take an unpaid internship to get the experience needed for my resume to get looked at.
After a year and a half of having no job (okay, towards the end I was forced to take a job at a grocery store to pay the bills) I would have done just about anything to get a good job. I couldn't find any companies willing to take an intern or minimum wage employee to that experience. I finally landed an interview for a job that was way over my head and got the job. Luckily, I learn quickly.
As for companies abusing it... The topic of this article is why they wouldn't take interns. They said they were afraid of this very thing. Companies are in a bad position with interns. They can't use them to make money, yet they suck money from the company while the company trains them. Why the hell would a company do that?
I'd even take it a step further: If the intern isn't making the company any money, they aren't doing anything worthwhile... And if they aren't doing anything worthwhile, they aren't learning anything. Which defeats the entire point of being an intern in the first place.
I was at a store the other day and was rounding the numbers like that when talking about prices. Every time I said '$15' he would correct me with '$14.99'. I tried in vain to show how annoying it was, but he never got the hint.
I didn't buy from him. (I'm pretty sure I didn't even buy from that store.)
You joke, but how successful have they been lately? I couldn't name any recent games, so I went to check their site. Almost every title listed in their 'new games' section is junk. The ones that aren't junk are just sequels to things that weren't junk... And there's not many of them. (And for some of them, I don't think they held the rights to the originals.)
So he's going to tell a massively successful company like Google how to run their software business? Seriously?
Well, I wouldn't say 'nothing', but my first thought was that the iPad was just the latest in a long string of devices that didn't have Flash support. And we're seeing more all the time. If your company wants to be seen on those devices, your company needs to stop using Flash. It's just so simple.
Sony has forgotten something important. One of the ways that piracy hacks come to be is people hacking the hardware to install Linux or some other random thing. Now that Sony doesn't support it, it's like throwing down the glove and daring them to hack it. Once the hacks exist, it's just a matter of time until they're used for piracy.
Actually, Newzbin -is- actively helping. They have 'editors' that go through the raw data and form indexed downloads manually and filter out serial numbers.
I'm not condemning the service, just saying that it's not 100% passive like Google or isoHunt.
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From his quotes, he doesn't come off as a guy trying to disprove UFO sightings as alien encounters. Instead, he seems desperate to prove them.
If he's teaching students to prove instead of attempt to disprove, he's doing it wrong... And let's face it, even if he's doing it right, as soon as they spread the course to other Uni's, those courses will be led by crackpots.
It's always been 18-24 months.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop_release_history
And even so, most of those releases had no compelling upgrades, as far as I'm concerned. I expect to get 6-10 years out of CS5 before I upgrade again.
They're awesome features... If only they were standardized.
For instance, the offline storage. I recently looked into it because it sounded like it was going to be really great. Then I find out there a huge push to get functionality removed and have a more basic offline storage system instead. Seriously? Ugh.
The 3D in the theatre is almost always over-done. It's got more depth than it should have... That's because most scenes have so little real depth that you couldn't even tell it was 3d, unless they rigged it.
I love those things, even though they really hurt my eyes.
I still remember my first one and trying to see it... It took me a few tries, but once I got it, I was hooked on them. I even wrote a little program to make them myself, but of course, they were pretty crude.
Color doesn't immerse me any more than black & white did (and does). That doesn't mean they shouldn't bother.
According to everything I read on the web, if you purchase it after the announcement (which is today) then they'll give you a free upgrade. But before that, you get bupkis.
I agree, too. There is a certain amount of working together that is expected when you report a bug. Even once the bug is identified and reproduced, you should still be willing to help them verify that the bug is fixed as well.
It's even in -your- best interest to do so, so that the bug gets fixed properly and quickly.
I've done this before with thirdparty libraries that had issues with my code. I'll even admit that about 1/4 of the time, it was actually my fault and not a bug in their code after all. And sometimes, the bug fix was extremely simple and I had to jump through hoops to prove that it existed... That's just life.
If there are that many things to be 'up in arms about', then we -should- be bringing them all to the attention of everyone we can. Concentrating on just the worst one will mean the others have time to gain hold.
Cops don't all stop working on muggings when there's a murder.
Mechanics don't ignore the brakes when the transmission is blown.
[citation needed]
On the other hand, there are lots of "free, cheap books" today, too. Many, many more than there were in the 1800s. Why has literacy gone done, if all that was needed was free books?
So it's just like DRM: More costly to implement than the money it saves.
And like anti-theft in stores.
There's always a line that you cross where you -can- prevent more theft, but to do so will cost you more money than you save.
A later study, which had no actual evidence and just supposes a lot of things, is supposed to contradict writings from the same timeframe as the event?
No, you'll have to cite better than that.
And some basic knowledge about how to copy files, etc.
If you can follow the instructions for the majority of PC cracks, you can follow the instructions on buying a DS cart or soft-modding your 360 or PSP.
Or better yet, just pay some nerd to do it for you. Too easy.
So by that logic, they shouldn't bother to make games for PS2, 360, PSP, DS... Or basically any system except the PS3. And you can soon mark the PS3 off that map since Sony has waived the red flag in front of hackers' eyes.
Those systems are pirated as much or more than PC games are pirated, and it's just as easy. (Easier, for some, like PSP and DS.)
I think the new Doctor both looks and acts too goofy. If that doesn't somehow tie into the plot, I'm going to be very disappointed.
Start with the 2005 season. Once you've had enough to get you hooked, go back and watch all the past episodes with the Daleks. Then keep watching from wherever you left off from the 2005 series.
It's definitely worth it.
lol So I'm not the only one that thought 'Wow, that's pretty phallic' when that part was on, eh?
Back when I was trying to get my first programming job, I'd have been glad to take an unpaid internship to get the experience needed for my resume to get looked at.
After a year and a half of having no job (okay, towards the end I was forced to take a job at a grocery store to pay the bills) I would have done just about anything to get a good job. I couldn't find any companies willing to take an intern or minimum wage employee to that experience. I finally landed an interview for a job that was way over my head and got the job. Luckily, I learn quickly.
As for companies abusing it... The topic of this article is why they wouldn't take interns. They said they were afraid of this very thing. Companies are in a bad position with interns. They can't use them to make money, yet they suck money from the company while the company trains them. Why the hell would a company do that?
I'd even take it a step further: If the intern isn't making the company any money, they aren't doing anything worthwhile... And if they aren't doing anything worthwhile, they aren't learning anything. Which defeats the entire point of being an intern in the first place.
I was at a store the other day and was rounding the numbers like that when talking about prices. Every time I said '$15' he would correct me with '$14.99'. I tried in vain to show how annoying it was, but he never got the hint.
I didn't buy from him. (I'm pretty sure I didn't even buy from that store.)
You joke, but how successful have they been lately? I couldn't name any recent games, so I went to check their site. Almost every title listed in their 'new games' section is junk. The ones that aren't junk are just sequels to things that weren't junk... And there's not many of them. (And for some of them, I don't think they held the rights to the originals.)
So he's going to tell a massively successful company like Google how to run their software business? Seriously?
Well, I wouldn't say 'nothing', but my first thought was that the iPad was just the latest in a long string of devices that didn't have Flash support. And we're seeing more all the time. If your company wants to be seen on those devices, your company needs to stop using Flash. It's just so simple.
You want to know how a character in a fictional cartoon universe played a game that doesn't exist yet?
Sony has forgotten something important. One of the ways that piracy hacks come to be is people hacking the hardware to install Linux or some other random thing. Now that Sony doesn't support it, it's like throwing down the glove and daring them to hack it. Once the hacks exist, it's just a matter of time until they're used for piracy.
This is really a tremendously bonehead move.
My mistake, then. I assume it was an engine that worked like Google.
Actually, Newzbin -is- actively helping. They have 'editors' that go through the raw data and form indexed downloads manually and filter out serial numbers.
I'm not condemning the service, just saying that it's not 100% passive like Google or isoHunt.