I will disagree to some extent on this, as I know quite a few REAL MCSE's. They took a long time to earn it, and they work hard to show it.
But for the most part, I would agree with you. And that's why the cert business is hurting. The paper-MCSEs have brought down the value, which in turn has scared off the true professionals.
The Nintendo Revolution seems like a system that has finally found a target on not just the "tween" crowd, and I am thinking about getting one when it comes out.
So why did they have to give it a name that would make people embarassed to admit playing it? "I play on Wii!" "I own a Wii!" "I need to go Wii wii!"
I need to get a Revolution sticker and slap it on it when I buy one.
I agree about the "who is it protecting", as I too grew up on violent games and I have yet to shoot anyTHING let alone a person. But there are some kids who really shouldn't see the games. But like I said, parents should have stepped up on that a long time ago.
I don't think this will hurt the industry in the longrun. People thought VHS would hurt the movie industry because people would just copy their videos to them. Now, the movie industry makes more money from Blockbuster than the theater ever could.
A simple law like this won't hurt things I don't think, but that's just my opinion.
As an Okie, I'm glad that the bill is passing to protect the kids. Although, I thought blocking what kids see is the parents duty, but I guess parents are doing a pretty crappy job of that lately.
But I don't think this will work like they planned. They're trying to set a solid rule, as if the world still operated like that. Its like the "Porn" rule I mentioned in a previous thread, about how Oklahoma doesn't allow their citizens to purchase magazines or videos with full view of P&E. But, a short drive to Texas or a quick Google search will get around that law.
To add to that, a parent can also be persuaded to buy their teenager a violent game for them and then bring it home. Who is going to prove it was for the child? Who is going to prove they didn't have the game before the law went into place?
Eh... don't think so.
According the to polls, 69% of the country think its Bush's fault. I'd rather mess up and only have a couple people mad at me at the most, than have billions of people.
As an experienced Software Programmer (Engineer) I have noticed this small problem though. My employers seem to consider a straight out of college kid with a CS degree to be a risk, because college doesn't teach you how to program. All my employers even said that a degree doesn't mean anything.
But it does mean something. I do not have a degree. I only have what I taught myself. But since I don't have a degree, I make 10k-20k less than others. SO, employers don't think a degree means anything, but they'll pay you more if you have one.
For those of you unaware, Oklahomans are allowed to look at "special" pornography. "Special", meaning no penetration or ejaculation in our magazines, skin-a-max, or anything. Its hard as hell to find a total nude strip club in this state. Neighboring states already know this, such as Texas. When you travel south from Oklahoma, into Texas, the first thing you see (even before the "Welcome To Texas" sign) is a little building with a giant XXX sign. We Oklahoman's know when we've left the state, because all the porno shops appear.
I'm glad about this spyware law, but I think its just more about getting to see what's on user's computers , legally. The Anti-Spyware law is just a front. Oklahoma has been wanting to be able to monitor people for a long time. Which I understand on one hand, but also kind of sucks. I mean, our porn sucks anyway, but now we have to worry about someone watching us visit "non-Oklahoma" approved sites.
A more than likely very intelligent woman going to MIT is told to either go to a Community College, or drop out altogether, robbing the world of who knows what kind of potential,..... just so J. Lo can buy another necklace and Britney can buy Kevin another car?
Do these people live in a bubble? Have they never even been to a theater? For me and date to see a movie, it costs close to $20 now, before popcorn, drinks, and the other "experiences".
Then when you finally get to a seat, a sticky seat, you have to mess with cell phone users, talkers, smokers, babies, etc. The volume is either ear-drum blowingly loud, or whisper quiet. Plus, movies lately have sucked. Does any of this seem fuller and more enteraining? Any of it sound worth $20?
For $20, I can get 2 or 3 movies, see them as many times as I want within a WEEK, with as many people that can cram into the living room. I can control volume and I can even pause the movie to run to the R/R. I know my seat won't be sticky, and if anyone has to use the phone or smoke, they go out on the porch.
Now what sounds more like a more enteraining experience?
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I will disagree to some extent on this, as I know quite a few REAL MCSE's. They took a long time to earn it, and they work hard to show it. But for the most part, I would agree with you. And that's why the cert business is hurting. The paper-MCSEs have brought down the value, which in turn has scared off the true professionals.
The Nintendo Revolution seems like a system that has finally found a target on not just the "tween" crowd, and I am thinking about getting one when it comes out.
So why did they have to give it a name that would make people embarassed to admit playing it? "I play on Wii!" "I own a Wii!" "I need to go Wii wii!"
I need to get a Revolution sticker and slap it on it when I buy one.
I agree about the "who is it protecting", as I too grew up on violent games and I have yet to shoot anyTHING let alone a person. But there are some kids who really shouldn't see the games. But like I said, parents should have stepped up on that a long time ago.
I don't think this will hurt the industry in the longrun. People thought VHS would hurt the movie industry because people would just copy their videos to them. Now, the movie industry makes more money from Blockbuster than the theater ever could.
A simple law like this won't hurt things I don't think, but that's just my opinion.
As an Okie, I'm glad that the bill is passing to protect the kids. Although, I thought blocking what kids see is the parents duty, but I guess parents are doing a pretty crappy job of that lately.
But I don't think this will work like they planned. They're trying to set a solid rule, as if the world still operated like that. Its like the "Porn" rule I mentioned in a previous thread, about how Oklahoma doesn't allow their citizens to purchase magazines or videos with full view of P&E. But, a short drive to Texas or a quick Google search will get around that law.
To add to that, a parent can also be persuaded to buy their teenager a violent game for them and then bring it home. Who is going to prove it was for the child? Who is going to prove they didn't have the game before the law went into place?
Eh... don't think so. According the to polls, 69% of the country think its Bush's fault. I'd rather mess up and only have a couple people mad at me at the most, than have billions of people.
when you married to a Native American and she's very close to her family, then yeah it IS kind of a tough choice
They probably average the major companies (in large cities with high cost of living) and only those with BS or MS degrees
As an experienced Software Programmer (Engineer) I have noticed this small problem though. My employers seem to consider a straight out of college kid with a CS degree to be a risk, because college doesn't teach you how to program. All my employers even said that a degree doesn't mean anything.
But it does mean something. I do not have a degree. I only have what I taught myself. But since I don't have a degree, I make 10k-20k less than others. SO, employers don't think a degree means anything, but they'll pay you more if you have one.
pipe dream. not that it couldn't be done, but that would give the user more power than the monitor trying to get in
For those of you unaware, Oklahomans are allowed to look at "special" pornography. "Special", meaning no penetration or ejaculation in our magazines, skin-a-max, or anything. Its hard as hell to find a total nude strip club in this state. Neighboring states already know this, such as Texas. When you travel south from Oklahoma, into Texas, the first thing you see (even before the "Welcome To Texas" sign) is a little building with a giant XXX sign. We Oklahoman's know when we've left the state, because all the porno shops appear.
I'm glad about this spyware law, but I think its just more about getting to see what's on user's computers , legally. The Anti-Spyware law is just a front. Oklahoma has been wanting to be able to monitor people for a long time. Which I understand on one hand, but also kind of sucks. I mean, our porn sucks anyway, but now we have to worry about someone watching us visit "non-Oklahoma" approved sites.
A more than likely very intelligent woman going to MIT is told to either go to a Community College, or drop out altogether, robbing the world of who knows what kind of potential,..... just so J. Lo can buy another necklace and Britney can buy Kevin another car?
Do these people live in a bubble? Have they never even been to a theater? For me and date to see a movie, it costs close to $20 now, before popcorn, drinks, and the other "experiences".
Then when you finally get to a seat, a sticky seat, you have to mess with cell phone users, talkers, smokers, babies, etc. The volume is either ear-drum blowingly loud, or whisper quiet. Plus, movies lately have sucked. Does any of this seem fuller and more enteraining? Any of it sound worth $20?
For $20, I can get 2 or 3 movies, see them as many times as I want within a WEEK, with as many people that can cram into the living room. I can control volume and I can even pause the movie to run to the R/R. I know my seat won't be sticky, and if anyone has to use the phone or smoke, they go out on the porch.
Now what sounds more like a more enteraining experience?