I can accept that stealing might not be the correct term. But the concept of ownership of some type of knowledge or art seems reasonable to me and I think to most people in our societies. If I try to sell a piece of fake art as if it were an original of some other artist, that's fraud and it's seen as something that harms someone in some way. If I sneak into a theater without paying, people consider that something along the lines of stealing, even if the play isn't sold out and I've not actually bumped a paying customer out of their seat.
In the end I think it's a matter of finding the right balance that works for the greatest good of everyone in our society. Copyright attempts to encourage innovation so that society in general can benefit from that innovation. We certainly have received the benefits of that innovation. I'm sure that it's gone too far in many cases (patent trolls, seemingly endless copyrights), but it certainly seems better than the bad old days of the jealously guarded secrets of the trade guilds where that knowledge was kept secret as a way of protecting their financial interests.
I can't believe I haven't seen someone suggest MS SharedView http://www.connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=94
works like a dream for me, and gives both users their own cursor, so your friend can point at stuff.
The other thing that 'just works' is www.showmypc.com - vnc based, but it's a small download that just works for people - no installation process required.
unison is like rsync, but _mirrors_ changes on both sides, so you could create a star-type file distribution network based on a single backup location. So, anytime people drop a picture into their 'public pictures' folder, it will eventually get synced to everyone's 'public pictures' folders. uses rsync under the covers so is efficient. Good documentation; didn't take too long for me to get it set up right on a mixed windows/linux/mac environment.
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/
Curious where you're getting your 30-40% discount figure? I have development and testing staff (>300) in several places in the US and Canada (including Seattle and Vancouver), as well as China, and I'm not seeing that kind of wage difference. Starting wages for new grads might be as much as 20% lower in Vancouver maybe, but figures for experienced staff seems to be only 10-15% lower for us. Now with MSFT in the market with pretty aggressive hiring goals, I wouldn't be surprised to see even more upward pressure on wages in the area.
I tend to believe them. I don't think it's just about the money (as stated, they're already in India and China). I think they're having trouble filling spots in North America, and this gives them more options - Vancouver is an attractive place to live/work. Same reason we've still got spots open all over North America even though we've got a large(ish) development center in China.
bah, sorry about the referral link; wasn't paying attention to that. If I was paying attention it would have made sure it was mine instead of google's...:)
Doesn't matter what you do, the technology you've helped create has flattened the world and made people living anywhere in the world your competition. Sticking your head in the sand won't make the issue go away. You've got to figure out where your place is in this world - where you bring enough value to your employer or your customers that they're willing to pay your price. The same thing happened during the industrial revolution; the ones that thrived were the ones that woke up early enough and were willing to adjust.
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I can accept that stealing might not be the correct term. But the concept of ownership of some type of knowledge or art seems reasonable to me and I think to most people in our societies. If I try to sell a piece of fake art as if it were an original of some other artist, that's fraud and it's seen as something that harms someone in some way. If I sneak into a theater without paying, people consider that something along the lines of stealing, even if the play isn't sold out and I've not actually bumped a paying customer out of their seat.
In the end I think it's a matter of finding the right balance that works for the greatest good of everyone in our society. Copyright attempts to encourage innovation so that society in general can benefit from that innovation. We certainly have received the benefits of that innovation. I'm sure that it's gone too far in many cases (patent trolls, seemingly endless copyrights), but it certainly seems better than the bad old days of the jealously guarded secrets of the trade guilds where that knowledge was kept secret as a way of protecting their financial interests.
Just my 2c
I can't believe I haven't seen someone suggest MS SharedView http://www.connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=94 works like a dream for me, and gives both users their own cursor, so your friend can point at stuff. The other thing that 'just works' is www.showmypc.com - vnc based, but it's a small download that just works for people - no installation process required.
Freaking awesome. This made my day. Can't say enough good things. :)
Anyone have good examples of these cheat sheets? Would be save a lot of time to have something to start with.
unison is like rsync, but _mirrors_ changes on both sides, so you could create a star-type file distribution network based on a single backup location. So, anytime people drop a picture into their 'public pictures' folder, it will eventually get synced to everyone's 'public pictures' folders. uses rsync under the covers so is efficient. Good documentation; didn't take too long for me to get it set up right on a mixed windows/linux/mac environment. http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/
Q-BERT! Man, how I hated that little fellow!
Curious where you're getting your 30-40% discount figure? I have development and testing staff (>300) in several places in the US and Canada (including Seattle and Vancouver), as well as China, and I'm not seeing that kind of wage difference. Starting wages for new grads might be as much as 20% lower in Vancouver maybe, but figures for experienced staff seems to be only 10-15% lower for us. Now with MSFT in the market with pretty aggressive hiring goals, I wouldn't be surprised to see even more upward pressure on wages in the area. I tend to believe them. I don't think it's just about the money (as stated, they're already in India and China). I think they're having trouble filling spots in North America, and this gives them more options - Vancouver is an attractive place to live/work. Same reason we've still got spots open all over North America even though we've got a large(ish) development center in China.
bah, sorry about the referral link; wasn't paying attention to that. If I was paying attention it would have made sure it was mine instead of google's... :)
Doesn't matter what you do, the technology you've helped create has flattened the world and made people living anywhere in the world your competition. Sticking your head in the sand won't make the issue go away. You've got to figure out where your place is in this world - where you bring enough value to your employer or your customers that they're willing to pay your price. The same thing happened during the industrial revolution; the ones that thrived were the ones that woke up early enough and were willing to adjust.
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Read the book: The world is Flat
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0374292795/sr=8-
It's a bit long-winded but is an important read for anyone in the tech industry.