The alternative is thin-clients, which haven't ever taken off, mostly because they tend to be harder to use.
The real reason why thin clients haven't taken off is because users get very territorial about their work PCs. They think that just because they can install what they want on them (Thank you, MS), that they own them. Thin clients cut them off at the knees.
We had one employee who thought her main purpose at work was to download and install every damned browser toolbar and toy she could find. Of course, her system wouldn't connect to the Web because one those "toys" had reset her to a proxy address. Clean it up, explain to her that her downloaded freebies caused the problem, and remind her that there was a written policy about using work computers for personal use. Then she has the gall to complain that it's "her" computer and she'll put what she wants on it.
Why hasn't porn gone bust like the movie and music industries say will happen to them?
Because porn; like booze, is one of those recession-proof products that never seems to lose demand. It doesn't matter what the economy is doing. It will always thrive.
If this guy really is an MP then he's putting his military career in jeopardy. This is the sort of thing that could get him booted out of the military, possibly after a trip to the brig, and undoubtedly with a dishonorable discharge.
I guarantee you that if the young man is truly in the military, and his commanding officer and 1st sergeant get wind of this, they will throw him to the wolves before they let their asses get put in a sling.
Also, I imagine that anyone who is, in fact, shot in the face will not be shooting back at you any time soon. I believe the first reaction to such an event is often to fall down and/or seek out medical attention to replace a missing nose.
He showed us how to make gunpowder, which was cool.
I remember when my high school chemistry teacher demonstrated the reaction of pure sodium when you put it in water. It sure made a nice "BANG" and the beaker shattered. Fortunately, the blast shield kept it contained.
Not just in Perl programmers but in all aspects of work, the desire to be lazy leads to getting more done with less effort.
I am a proponent of letting my equipment do as much for me as possible. It never ceases to amaze me how people try to make a hard job out of an easy one. The time I don't spend performing repetitive, routine tasks is spent thinking about ways to improve efficiency and reduce effort. (read: buy more time to fuck off)
The argument about the enormous bug count in Windows isn't really about every last bug being fixed. The article fails to address a separate question: whether you're allowing the public to do your beta testing for you.
Agreed.
I don't know about anybody else, but I have always had a problem with paying for the privilege of beta testing a new product.
If you want to teach people to use a computer to commmunicate better, then teach them to communicate better. Outlining is a skill that is even more useful for web pages than it was for text. Good composition skills are indispensable. Old-fashioned "rhetoric" classes have a lot to offer about conveying and supporting ideas. Where text is considered obsolete, teach the "grammar" and "vocabulary" that filmmakers have worked out for multimedia works.
Sounds like part of the basic core curriculum (math, English, arts, etc.) required of any college or university. Hmmmm...learning how to think.....fascinating concept.
"Perhaps the most recognisable 'gag' from the show was Maxwell Smart's shoe phone, which has become somewhat of a comic icon: Smart would communicate with CONTROL using a rotary-dialled telephone concealed in his shoe, similar to a modern cell phone. While such a device was decades ahead of its time in real life, the need to take off his shoe to use it and the loud bell among other design flaws lead to various humorously awkward situations."
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We had one employee who thought her main purpose at work was to download and install every damned browser toolbar and toy she could find. Of course, her system wouldn't connect to the Web because one those "toys" had reset her to a proxy address. Clean it up, explain to her that her downloaded freebies caused the problem, and remind her that there was a written policy about using work computers for personal use. Then she has the gall to complain that it's "her" computer and she'll put what she wants on it.
Damned assmonkeys!!!!
Perhaps they could bundle a copy of DNF with the PS3 to encourage sales.
Uhhhhhhhhhh...never mind.
MY EYES! MY EYES! OW!
Bend over and say, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh". (ominous sound of snapping latex glove in background)
Just got finished doing just that.
The bastards!!!!
Does this mean that the name of this site needs to be changed to Slackdot?
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I don't know about anybody else, but I have always had a problem with paying for the privilege of beta testing a new product.
"Perhaps the most recognisable 'gag' from the show was Maxwell Smart's shoe phone, which has become somewhat of a comic icon: Smart would communicate with CONTROL using a rotary-dialled telephone concealed in his shoe, similar to a modern cell phone. While such a device was decades ahead of its time in real life, the need to take off his shoe to use it and the loud bell among other design flaws lead to various humorously awkward situations."