I feel the pain. I don't have windows or IE and I don't visit sites that only support IE. Your boss is ignorant and if his policy is to ignore a growing population of internet savvy users then perhaps he wont be your boss for much longer.
You're right. That's a bunch of crap. They say the future of business is service, well if this old school screw you business practice continues they're going to lose customers to someone whom does not have their head up their ass.
I believe when companies advertise a price it should be the final price after taxes and extraordinary fees. When they advertise a feature, they should be held to their advertising words, not to the fine print. I thought that's how it's suppose to work legally, but I guess I've been blind.
Of course you wouldn't spend $500 on just a "phone." However, it's not just a phone and you know it so don't try to simplify it that way. It's a Phone, iPod photo and internet device. With your logic it's like saying why buy a $2000 dollar computer when you can get and eMachine for $300. Um there's a lot more computer in the $2000 dollar machine and there's a lot more than just a phone in the iPhone. PDA's are convergence devices and will be expensive for some time so you'll either pay to play or stick with your shitty emachine.
It'll cannibalize some of the high-end and mid-market iPods. If you're a music freak and you need your entire library with you when you travel, you'll want a large capacity iPod. But if you're a jogger, cyclist or active person in general you'll want the Nano. No way in the world I'd do any athletic activity with an iPhone attached to my arm or waist.
Well I see your point, but you also sound like someone who just doesn't like electronic music. There's plenty of bands out today that don't make their music on a computer. One of the problems is there are so many damn bands and people are always trying to stay ahead of the music curve. If you listen to the radio, they shove the same song down your throat all day long. Some of those songs really suck. I think, as many have said, the record companies have lost focus and are looking for profit rather than quality. There are very good new bands, the record companies just haven't been able to spot talent.
A lot of people love American Idol and they turn the winners and some losers into pop stars. I've never bought any of the albums, but I know other people do. Is the stuff good? I don't think so, but look it all the money the show is making.
I think this is on the money. I also see a lot of people buying independent label music. Myself, I but a lot of independent music from Europe and elsewhere. I used to waste hours in record stores searching for rare albums, but now I just download them (all paid for as well).
The only mainstream music I buy now are from major bands like U2 and that doesn't happen often. I can't remember the last time I purchased in a store.
Well I'm not using X86, so in that sense you're right. Nevertheless the discussion was based on an X86 replacement or perhaps I miss read what it was about. Doing music, video and image editing, I have a hard time grasping something that could replace my working style. Certainly portable computing will change direction, but the desktop for certain working styles I'm not so sure. Either way, any major change will be years and years down the road.
That's very true, but I gathered this was focused on replacement of the X86 architecture as opposed to replacing the PC. I think what you're referring to will eventually come, but it'll take time for everyone to get used to a new way of working. I'm certainly not ready to give up my PC and while I like my laptop, I still prefer working with a desktop. Old habits die hard.
In order to change the X86 market you'd need a revolutionary processor that's so fast and efficient it would make the current X86 processors obsolete. On top of that, in order to attract software companies you would probably need to be able to run existing software at better than native speed. This means you need a radically new idea in the design and material. Also in order to produce the product you'd need a shit load of funding to build it and market it. The risk is so great, it makes the event highly unlikely.
The only processors I've heard of that might lead to this revolution are the light processors. I haven't heard much from those camps in a long time, they were still playing with nanotube switches.
I agree with you 100%. I believe one has to be ignorant to think that earth contains the only living life forms in the universe.
Not only is NASA a fantastic organization, but so are all the private companies seeking to put people in space ala Virgin Galatic. This will garner more interest and hopefully more money will be put towards space projects.
My nephew lost all of his front teeth while playing tag last year. He lost a few more teeth playing baseball this year. However, there's no way we would hold the school or baseball league responsible. Kids get hurt, it's part of growing up. Any parent that sues for this is just looking for an easy way to screw the system for money instead of actually earning it.
Seems to me we're on the road to blaming everyone else for our own mistakes. I'm glad I signed the petition to stop frivolous lawsuits, too bad it didn't go through.
I live in the bay area and my sister and a few friends work at Google. They do work hard, but it's not all work and no play. She takes vacations all the time. Way more than I can take. Her hours are kind as well.
As for living in the bay area. Seattle is nice, but the bay area has better weather if you like the sun. It rains a lot in Seattle, I know, I lived there for a few years. Seattle is beautiful with all it's rain. However, the bay area is over crowded and full of a bunch of rich snobby fucktards and geeks. We have great food, we're close to the beach and only hours away from Tahoe if you like to ski. But plan on long drives, because traffic going to Tahoe is murder. As I said, the bay area is crowded and it seems everyone is always head to the same destination. The bay area is expensive as well.
The built in firewall doesn't suck. The GUI for the firewall sucks. IPFW has great advanced user options, if you care to learn about it and really us it.
So you're paying for it, just not directly. Just so you know, I wasn't making any assumptions on wether you do or don't.I was just trying to point out how ridiculous it is that we pay these companies for their crappy content. Well, I don't, but that's another story.
Not sure about Satellite, but I know Cable produces advertisements. I think they've more than paid for their infrastructure. What's funny is that you mention this, but broadcasting companies pay for an infrastructure as well and they do this with advertisements. So if you're charging people for content and feeding them advertisements, then you're really getting a good deal aren't you. If I'm going to pay for tv, I'd like to pay for the type with no advertisements and it looks like that may be the future. Lucky me.
"I'm still waiting for free TV online to take off. Just like you can sponsor TV shows with advertisements, so you can sponsor online content with them."
It seems to me that TV is not free if you're paying the cable company or dish company. No, not free. You're actually paying for advertisements as well.
Perhaps they are spending their money in the wrong place. Amazon has made a complete mess of their site and I don't think any database with a gazillion amount of information is going to improve that experience.
If they wan to get people to shop, have a clear site that's not cluttered to the rim with crap. I don't need to see 15 of the same product from 15 different places. Just show me one at a good price and I'd probably buy. They've turned their site into a shit-hole and a big ass database isn't going to fix it.
If I'm annoyed, and I do ecommerce, just think about Grandma. It's driving her batty.
There's always first adopters and then the it trickles down to the consumer. 10 years ago, not many people had surround sound systems in their homes. Today, you find them in many homes and can even buy them for your computer. Essentially you're tired of being a first adopter, but technology will keep progressing and getting cheaper as time goes on.
It's good to have things like Vista or OS X that keep pushing the hardware requirements and the technology envelope. Of course most corporations wont be first adopters, maybe in 5 years they'll switch over, but there's a group of consumers that are first adopters, they'll buy Vista and the hardware too.
Perhaps they are offering those for graphic artists or video professionals who may not need to top of the line card, but need several monitors. Macs aren't know for their gaming, yet.
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I feel the pain. I don't have windows or IE and I don't visit sites that only support IE. Your boss is ignorant and if his policy is to ignore a growing population of internet savvy users then perhaps he wont be your boss for much longer.
You're right. That's a bunch of crap. They say the future of business is service, well if this old school screw you business practice continues they're going to lose customers to someone whom does not have their head up their ass. I believe when companies advertise a price it should be the final price after taxes and extraordinary fees. When they advertise a feature, they should be held to their advertising words, not to the fine print. I thought that's how it's suppose to work legally, but I guess I've been blind.
Of course you wouldn't spend $500 on just a "phone." However, it's not just a phone and you know it so don't try to simplify it that way. It's a Phone, iPod photo and internet device. With your logic it's like saying why buy a $2000 dollar computer when you can get and eMachine for $300. Um there's a lot more computer in the $2000 dollar machine and there's a lot more than just a phone in the iPhone. PDA's are convergence devices and will be expensive for some time so you'll either pay to play or stick with your shitty emachine.
It'll cannibalize some of the high-end and mid-market iPods. If you're a music freak and you need your entire library with you when you travel, you'll want a large capacity iPod. But if you're a jogger, cyclist or active person in general you'll want the Nano. No way in the world I'd do any athletic activity with an iPhone attached to my arm or waist.
It's not broken, just violated like Tiny Tim locked up in side a cell with Bubba.
I'm not there already? Shit!
I know for fact that God created the earth. To be honest, I'm happy he lit that fart and it created a big bang. You just have to believe.
Here's some toilet paper for ya.
Well I see your point, but you also sound like someone who just doesn't like electronic music. There's plenty of bands out today that don't make their music on a computer. One of the problems is there are so many damn bands and people are always trying to stay ahead of the music curve. If you listen to the radio, they shove the same song down your throat all day long. Some of those songs really suck. I think, as many have said, the record companies have lost focus and are looking for profit rather than quality. There are very good new bands, the record companies just haven't been able to spot talent.
A lot of people love American Idol and they turn the winners and some losers into pop stars. I've never bought any of the albums, but I know other people do. Is the stuff good? I don't think so, but look it all the money the show is making.
I think this is on the money. I also see a lot of people buying independent label music. Myself, I but a lot of independent music from Europe and elsewhere. I used to waste hours in record stores searching for rare albums, but now I just download them (all paid for as well).
The only mainstream music I buy now are from major bands like U2 and that doesn't happen often. I can't remember the last time I purchased in a store.
Run away! Run away!
Well I'm not using X86, so in that sense you're right. Nevertheless the discussion was based on an X86 replacement or perhaps I miss read what it was about. Doing music, video and image editing, I have a hard time grasping something that could replace my working style. Certainly portable computing will change direction, but the desktop for certain working styles I'm not so sure. Either way, any major change will be years and years down the road.
That's very true, but I gathered this was focused on replacement of the X86 architecture as opposed to replacing the PC. I think what you're referring to will eventually come, but it'll take time for everyone to get used to a new way of working. I'm certainly not ready to give up my PC and while I like my laptop, I still prefer working with a desktop. Old habits die hard.
In order to change the X86 market you'd need a revolutionary processor that's so fast and efficient it would make the current X86 processors obsolete. On top of that, in order to attract software companies you would probably need to be able to run existing software at better than native speed. This means you need a radically new idea in the design and material. Also in order to produce the product you'd need a shit load of funding to build it and market it. The risk is so great, it makes the event highly unlikely.
The only processors I've heard of that might lead to this revolution are the light processors. I haven't heard much from those camps in a long time, they were still playing with nanotube switches.
I agree with you 100%. I believe one has to be ignorant to think that earth contains the only living life forms in the universe.
Not only is NASA a fantastic organization, but so are all the private companies seeking to put people in space ala Virgin Galatic. This will garner more interest and hopefully more money will be put towards space projects.
I want to be a Space Cadet. oh, wait
My nephew lost all of his front teeth while playing tag last year. He lost a few more teeth playing baseball this year. However, there's no way we would hold the school or baseball league responsible. Kids get hurt, it's part of growing up. Any parent that sues for this is just looking for an easy way to screw the system for money instead of actually earning it.
Seems to me we're on the road to blaming everyone else for our own mistakes. I'm glad I signed the petition to stop frivolous lawsuits, too bad it didn't go through.
I live in the bay area and my sister and a few friends work at Google. They do work hard, but it's not all work and no play. She takes vacations all the time. Way more than I can take. Her hours are kind as well.
As for living in the bay area. Seattle is nice, but the bay area has better weather if you like the sun. It rains a lot in Seattle, I know, I lived there for a few years. Seattle is beautiful with all it's rain. However, the bay area is over crowded and full of a bunch of rich snobby fucktards and geeks. We have great food, we're close to the beach and only hours away from Tahoe if you like to ski. But plan on long drives, because traffic going to Tahoe is murder. As I said, the bay area is crowded and it seems everyone is always head to the same destination. The bay area is expensive as well.
Really? That's Hot!
The built in firewall doesn't suck. The GUI for the firewall sucks. IPFW has great advanced user options, if you care to learn about it and really us it.
So you're paying for it, just not directly. Just so you know, I wasn't making any assumptions on wether you do or don't.I was just trying to point out how ridiculous it is that we pay these companies for their crappy content. Well, I don't, but that's another story.
Not sure about Satellite, but I know Cable produces advertisements. I think they've more than paid for their infrastructure. What's funny is that you mention this, but broadcasting companies pay for an infrastructure as well and they do this with advertisements. So if you're charging people for content and feeding them advertisements, then you're really getting a good deal aren't you. If I'm going to pay for tv, I'd like to pay for the type with no advertisements and it looks like that may be the future. Lucky me.
"I'm still waiting for free TV online to take off. Just like you can sponsor TV shows with advertisements, so you can sponsor online content with them."
It seems to me that TV is not free if you're paying the cable company or dish company. No, not free. You're actually paying for advertisements as well.
Perhaps they are spending their money in the wrong place. Amazon has made a complete mess of their site and I don't think any database with a gazillion amount of information is going to improve that experience.
If they wan to get people to shop, have a clear site that's not cluttered to the rim with crap. I don't need to see 15 of the same product from 15 different places. Just show me one at a good price and I'd probably buy. They've turned their site into a shit-hole and a big ass database isn't going to fix it.
If I'm annoyed, and I do ecommerce, just think about Grandma. It's driving her batty.
There's always first adopters and then the it trickles down to the consumer. 10 years ago, not many people had surround sound systems in their homes. Today, you find them in many homes and can even buy them for your computer. Essentially you're tired of being a first adopter, but technology will keep progressing and getting cheaper as time goes on.
It's good to have things like Vista or OS X that keep pushing the hardware requirements and the technology envelope. Of course most corporations wont be first adopters, maybe in 5 years they'll switch over, but there's a group of consumers that are first adopters, they'll buy Vista and the hardware too.
Perhaps they are offering those for graphic artists or video professionals who may not need to top of the line card, but need several monitors. Macs aren't know for their gaming, yet.