Obviously there would be exceptions to this, but in general most office workers do not need a whole lot of space.
Someone mentioned it above, but a lot of that room used to be taken up by a large CRT. Now with thin panel monitors, that space can be reclaimed. An old 17" CRT could easily take up 24x24 inches of desk space. That's 2 feet the walls can be pulled in resulting in savings of up to 30 square feet (9x9 to 7x7 feet).
When it's just you and your PC, you really don't need a whole lot of space. 7x7 feet seems about right for a comfortable cubicle.
These days many workers don't even have desktop PCs anymore. Everything is done on laptops via wifi. The only static device in the cube is the large monitor which attaches as a second screen to the laptop.
From another perspective, even these cubicles are unnecessary since you could put out a few couches and the employees will work with the laptops from just about anywhere they want. The freedom this provides is important and helps to foster creativity and a lively work atmosphere.
Doors and real offices are certainly necessary for some types of workers. Managers need offices to focus on their planning, so a true office is a must. However, given that a private room can usually be prepared for everyone's usage, the rank and file can usually get their private time taken care of in a shared room.
I'm not surprised by this development at all. It makes a lot of sense to maximize the space, and given how so many employees are versatile and can work from anywhere, it doesn't make sense to waste a lot of room building offices that they can't effectively use.
When he released Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling For Columbine, Moore was extremely relevant. Since then his relevance has waned. Without a Republican foil Moore is mostly toothless and impotent.
By dramatically glomming on to the topic du jour, he has found a way to put himself back in the limelight.
What's really great about these turrets is that besides being able to fire missiles long range, they can also detect cloaked units up to 7 spaces away. This is especially useful for detecting ghosts and wraiths.
The Juche spirit is indomitable. The capitalist lap dogs of the South cannot hope to win because their people are weak and unwilling to die for their country.
1) The UI is very responsive and visual effects are smooth. 2) The UI enhancements seem to reach deep into each application. In WM6.5, the main screen may have been pretty cool, but once you left that screen the UI was the same old WinMo crap. WP7 seems to have solved that in a way similar to iPhone in that each app really seems to fit with the rest of the software. 3) Better software keyboard than Android and iPhone. I have had a terrible time with the software keyboards of both Android and iPhone. Especially on the iPhone, the software keyboard seems to pick up the key above the one I am pressing. The WP7 phones I tried worked perfectly. 4) Easy to use UI. Application buttons are big and self-explanatory. Flicking works great. All immediately useful features are immediately available (call, text, camera, etc)
The one thing I did not like was the constant requirement to use the Back button. If I want to close the software keyboard, I had to click Back. If I wanted to go back in a menu, I had to hit Back. This kind of thing seems like it should be done in the visual UI. The user shouldn't be expected to know that Back is a magical button.
Yes, I had gushing things to say about WP7 and I think it will lead to good things for Silverlight. That's my opinion after playing with actual phones today.
But is it just me or is there a really strong pro-Microsoft vibe here today? Has Microsoft really turned a corner and started offering something people want and need? Or are the MS astroturfers out in force?
I went to the MS store here in Bellevue today. Some of you may have seen me. But I doubt it.
I was pretty much of the same mind as most of you. Silverlight is dead. It's a dead end technology, and no one will develop with it.
Then today I saw a Windows Phone 7. I actually saw several models. They were actually really great. I was honestly ready for another piece of crap like every other Windows Mobile device I've ever seen. This was different.
Microsoft has done something insanely great (to steal a phrase from Steve Jobs) with Windows Phone 7. I can't truthfully declaim the phone series to anyone who asks. So as more people buy the phone (and they will), more applications will need to be developed for it. That means more Silverlight programmers. As the key synergy is between the phone and the PC, applications for the PC will also be built in Silverlight.
Sometimes when they are up against the wall with real competitors, Microsoft can produce good stuff. They are a day late, but this time they've brought a barrel full of extra dollars.
If a domesticated animal has been abandoned and unwanted, the most humane thing to do is end its suffering as quickly and painlessly as possible. Keeping it caged in hopes that someone will come and adopt it may feel nice, but it isn't in the animal's best interest.
The implication of your post is that a government should not be open and transparent. That its dealings can entail shady backroom secret agreements so long as the public is well-served.
Or, you know, strengthen blood vessel walls so strokes don't occur, restore pulmonary tissue so the heart stays strong, improve muscle tone and joints so mobility is retained, stimulate bone growth to protect against osteoporosis.
Yeah, it's all about sitting in front of your computer eating what you want all day long...
For the most part, most of us live long enough. What is necessary is a substantial increase in the quality of our lives, not an increase in the length of it. If this treatment can return youthful vigor to our cells, that is something amazing. So far we've been relegated to using HGH or steroids or exercise and diet to control our aging process. However, the actual cellular aging progresses unhindered.
A treatment that does not require diet and exercise modifications is sorely needed.
When you're in a car crash, the problem isn't the rate of speed that gets you. It's the rapid deceleration.
What this says to me is that if you need to carry something fragile and important, you should fly to the destination yourself and hand carry the parcel.
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Obviously there would be exceptions to this, but in general most office workers do not need a whole lot of space.
Someone mentioned it above, but a lot of that room used to be taken up by a large CRT. Now with thin panel monitors, that space can be reclaimed. An old 17" CRT could easily take up 24x24 inches of desk space. That's 2 feet the walls can be pulled in resulting in savings of up to 30 square feet (9x9 to 7x7 feet).
When it's just you and your PC, you really don't need a whole lot of space. 7x7 feet seems about right for a comfortable cubicle.
These days many workers don't even have desktop PCs anymore. Everything is done on laptops via wifi. The only static device in the cube is the large monitor which attaches as a second screen to the laptop.
From another perspective, even these cubicles are unnecessary since you could put out a few couches and the employees will work with the laptops from just about anywhere they want. The freedom this provides is important and helps to foster creativity and a lively work atmosphere.
Doors and real offices are certainly necessary for some types of workers. Managers need offices to focus on their planning, so a true office is a must. However, given that a private room can usually be prepared for everyone's usage, the rank and file can usually get their private time taken care of in a shared room.
I'm not surprised by this development at all. It makes a lot of sense to maximize the space, and given how so many employees are versatile and can work from anywhere, it doesn't make sense to waste a lot of room building offices that they can't effectively use.
When he released Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling For Columbine, Moore was extremely relevant. Since then his relevance has waned. Without a Republican foil Moore is mostly toothless and impotent.
By dramatically glomming on to the topic du jour, he has found a way to put himself back in the limelight.
Michael Moore finds way to stay relevant
No. I am totally serious.
What's really great about these turrets is that besides being able to fire missiles long range, they can also detect cloaked units up to 7 spaces away. This is especially useful for detecting ghosts and wraiths.
The Juche spirit is indomitable. The capitalist lap dogs of the South cannot hope to win because their people are weak and unwilling to die for their country.
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It turns it into a demo, which could lead to an actual game purchase.
Yes. I interact with Android phones, Blackberry phones, and the iPhone on a daily basis.
WP7 is heads and shoulders above Android in terms of UI quality. It's on par with iPhone, though they take a different tack towards UI design.
That's interesting. I had heard that the Silverlight controls could only be developed in C/C++. I'm glad they changed their mind on that.
From what I understand, the controls that Silverlight developers create and use in their apps can only be written in C/C++ on WP7.
1) The UI is very responsive and visual effects are smooth.
2) The UI enhancements seem to reach deep into each application. In WM6.5, the main screen may have been pretty cool, but once you left that screen the UI was the same old WinMo crap. WP7 seems to have solved that in a way similar to iPhone in that each app really seems to fit with the rest of the software.
3) Better software keyboard than Android and iPhone. I have had a terrible time with the software keyboards of both Android and iPhone. Especially on the iPhone, the software keyboard seems to pick up the key above the one I am pressing. The WP7 phones I tried worked perfectly.
4) Easy to use UI. Application buttons are big and self-explanatory. Flicking works great. All immediately useful features are immediately available (call, text, camera, etc)
The one thing I did not like was the constant requirement to use the Back button. If I want to close the software keyboard, I had to click Back. If I wanted to go back in a menu, I had to hit Back. This kind of thing seems like it should be done in the visual UI. The user shouldn't be expected to know that Back is a magical button.
Yes, I had gushing things to say about WP7 and I think it will lead to good things for Silverlight. That's my opinion after playing with actual phones today.
But is it just me or is there a really strong pro-Microsoft vibe here today? Has Microsoft really turned a corner and started offering something people want and need? Or are the MS astroturfers out in force?
I went to the MS store here in Bellevue today. Some of you may have seen me. But I doubt it.
I was pretty much of the same mind as most of you. Silverlight is dead. It's a dead end technology, and no one will develop with it.
Then today I saw a Windows Phone 7. I actually saw several models. They were actually really great. I was honestly ready for another piece of crap like every other Windows Mobile device I've ever seen. This was different.
Microsoft has done something insanely great (to steal a phrase from Steve Jobs) with Windows Phone 7. I can't truthfully declaim the phone series to anyone who asks. So as more people buy the phone (and they will), more applications will need to be developed for it. That means more Silverlight programmers. As the key synergy is between the phone and the PC, applications for the PC will also be built in Silverlight.
Sometimes when they are up against the wall with real competitors, Microsoft can produce good stuff. They are a day late, but this time they've brought a barrel full of extra dollars.
This is only an issue in lower volume production runs.
Although they can never overcome the cost penalty associated with each vehicle, they can make it up in volume.
If a domesticated animal has been abandoned and unwanted, the most humane thing to do is end its suffering as quickly and painlessly as possible. Keeping it caged in hopes that someone will come and adopt it may feel nice, but it isn't in the animal's best interest.
I had never heard of Super Meat Boy.
The implication of your post is that a government should not be open and transparent. That its dealings can entail shady backroom secret agreements so long as the public is well-served.
Should the government's feet be held to the fire?
That does not solve the problem of aging damage. Even preventatives like exercise have only limited effect on telomere length.
where in your country's constitution is it written that all citizens are guarenteed the right to breed?
The 10th Amendment.
Or, you know, strengthen blood vessel walls so strokes don't occur, restore pulmonary tissue so the heart stays strong, improve muscle tone and joints so mobility is retained, stimulate bone growth to protect against osteoporosis.
Yeah, it's all about sitting in front of your computer eating what you want all day long...
For the most part, most of us live long enough. What is necessary is a substantial increase in the quality of our lives, not an increase in the length of it. If this treatment can return youthful vigor to our cells, that is something amazing. So far we've been relegated to using HGH or steroids or exercise and diet to control our aging process. However, the actual cellular aging progresses unhindered.
A treatment that does not require diet and exercise modifications is sorely needed.
December 8, 2002 was really boring. Nothing important happened.
When you're in a car crash, the problem isn't the rate of speed that gets you. It's the rapid deceleration.
What this says to me is that if you need to carry something fragile and important, you should fly to the destination yourself and hand carry the parcel.