Knowledge of business theory and its practical application will outweigh salesmanship. The ability to apply IT in order to increase profits is what businesses will look for and what they are already looking for. This isn't really anything new. IT folks who understand how to better the bottom line are the ones who really succeed. I'm not a programmer but programming is a great example. A programmer who understands business is much better able to supply IT tools that help businesses thrive. I can sell just about anything to anyone ONCE. If it doesn't suit the needs of the powers that be it will be the last sale I make to them. Along the same lines, I can sell myself well enough to get the job but if I don't produce results, I'm not likely to keep it.
Which will make customers more unhappy? Notifying users of an issue and presenting a fix or hiding an issue and surreptitiously issuing a fix hidden in an upgrade? Situations like this cause customers to lose trust and once it is lost it is very difficult to earn back.
Apple had internal investigations they could perform to at least try to find the information they wanted before filing a suit. The court correctly (in my opinion) ruled that Apple needs to pursue those avenues before granting their request.
Great. I didn't think we were too far apart on the issue. One of the biggest problems with copyright and fair use is the very broad area it covers. There are so many types of works covered and so many possible uses and abuses.
I'll consider your reply fair. Here's an example I'd like to have your opinion on. Suppose I paint a painting and sell it. Should the new owner of that painting be entitled to have the painting reproduced and sell posters of it? Or even better, should they be able to modify my painting and then reproduce and sell it? If someone takes one of your creative endeavors and modifies it in a way that really sucks how would you feel?
I'm not a control freak. If I want to maintain control then I'll either not sell it, like you said, or I'll only sell with a contract or rider that specifically states how the work can be used.
I can't argue with you at all. Holding back information is a great idea for your situation. It preserves your ability to make a profit on your product. My big issue with this is that if I create a work, of any kind, I want total control as to how it is distributed unless I sell the distribution rights. Don't edit my shit without my permission. Maybe that extremely violent scene is integral to the message I am trying to send. Maybe that sex scene is integral. There is no way you should be able to edit my work and distribute it without my permission. To me that is a huge part of what copyright is about.
Hey! Wait a minute, you were supposed to flame him for being pro India.
Actually, they have been doing a great job overall. I wish the US had a recent record as good as theirs. I fully expected them to have a successful launch and I'm disappointed they didn't. You can't fault them. Their record of satellite launches has been great and is actually enviable. The US space program needs more funding and better management before they become "has beens"...if it isn't too late already.
If the major credit card companies are already not allowing direct payments to online gambling sites, how does the government know how much gambling is going on? Are they using illegal and unconstitutional means to monitor peoples' internet use?
A long time ago black people in Africa sold other black people to whites. I suggest you send them a bill for reparations. As a "white folk" who lives in the US, I never had slaves and my family came to the US after slavery was abolished. Now, tell me why I should pay reparations. As to your suggestion of sending "rednecks" back...define "redneck" and then tell me what you have against them that they deserve to be enslaved. If you think only southerners had slaves you better go study some history.
"Pretty common" is being conservative. My wife and I both have friends who are gay or lesbian or bi and we just consider them regular folks. It's a shame that some people have hang ups that prevent them from getting to know some genuinely nice people.
Boats are a possiblity but certainly not the best one. I think I'd prefer a ship over a boat but then again I'm a belt and suspenders kind of guy. If stuck in a boat instead of being well inland and well above sea level, I'd also want to be far offshore in nice deep water.
I'm sure it varies from port to port and ship to ship. In Baltimore, Maryland, USA many of the ships coming into port need little assistance because most of them do have bow and stern thrusters. These are typically container ships.
I'm comfortable with who I am and liberal enough to let others be who they are. Not criticism, but...you should ignore the morons. They aren't worth your effort and you won't change their minds.
I agree with you mostly. You always have to consider your audience and the minutes of the meeting were available to anyone who requested them. If the media hadn't trumpeted a quote to the masses of DC he would have been fine. Unfortunately, the masses heard the quote and assumed it was a racist comment.
Skin is skin (for the most part, some is more attractive than others'). I don't get nervous around anyone's skin unless they are trying to press it against me when I don't want it.
I remember David White, one of Washington DC mayor's staff using the term. He resigned, he wasn't fired. Tony Williams (mayor of DC, who is black) accepted his resignation which really pissed me off. The term was used correctly and with no racism intended. The guy just has a better knowledge of English than most of DC's constituents.
"Webster's Tenth Edition defines the word 'niggardly' to "grudgingly mean about spending or granting". The Barnhard Dictionary of Etymology traces the origins of 'niggardly' to the 1300's, and to the words 'nig' and 'ignon', meaning "miser" in Middle English. No where in any of these references is any mention of racial connotations associated with the word 'niggardly'."
I thought it was bullshit then and I think it's still bullshit.
Hey! You almost used the term "niggardly" correctly. If you had not used a form of the word "slave" in the same sentence I'd almost be satisfied. I'll also be happy to have a portion of my tax money paid to any former US slave that is still alive. I'd even go as far as paying reparations to their children. Unfortunately for you, there is no one alive in the US who deserves reparations so I can't say the US is being niggardly. To be niggardly they would have to be denying something due.
Actually, it's kind of a neat application. Maybe they don't need a supercomputer but it surely makes things easier. They're paying for the resources so they're not really being wasted, people are getting paid for the work and the computer time. All kinds of odd stuff gets applied to other uses that have more practical purposes.
"Meanwhile, the CFD analysis has already indicated that there is a more separated flow, where the water actually leaves the surface of the swimmer, for females than males, so the designs for male and female suits should be different."
Translation: Boobs and hips create additional drag. Make the suits tighter in the chest and hips for women.
Some of the vulnerable areas are islands with no appreciable land area that is more than a couple of feet above sea level. They probably have the greatest challenge. Even with a warning it's unlikely there will be time to get everyone off the island to somewhere safe.
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Knowledge of business theory and its practical application will outweigh salesmanship. The ability to apply IT in order to increase profits is what businesses will look for and what they are already looking for. This isn't really anything new. IT folks who understand how to better the bottom line are the ones who really succeed. I'm not a programmer but programming is a great example. A programmer who understands business is much better able to supply IT tools that help businesses thrive. I can sell just about anything to anyone ONCE. If it doesn't suit the needs of the powers that be it will be the last sale I make to them. Along the same lines, I can sell myself well enough to get the job but if I don't produce results, I'm not likely to keep it.
Which will make customers more unhappy? Notifying users of an issue and presenting a fix or hiding an issue and surreptitiously issuing a fix hidden in an upgrade? Situations like this cause customers to lose trust and once it is lost it is very difficult to earn back.
Cut off her thumb! No more problem.
As a bonus we get multiple Darwin award winners with the danger involved in harvesting this resource.
Apple had internal investigations they could perform to at least try to find the information they wanted before filing a suit. The court correctly (in my opinion) ruled that Apple needs to pursue those avenues before granting their request.
Great. I didn't think we were too far apart on the issue. One of the biggest problems with copyright and fair use is the very broad area it covers. There are so many types of works covered and so many possible uses and abuses.
I'll consider your reply fair. Here's an example I'd like to have your opinion on. Suppose I paint a painting and sell it. Should the new owner of that painting be entitled to have the painting reproduced and sell posters of it? Or even better, should they be able to modify my painting and then reproduce and sell it? If someone takes one of your creative endeavors and modifies it in a way that really sucks how would you feel? I'm not a control freak. If I want to maintain control then I'll either not sell it, like you said, or I'll only sell with a contract or rider that specifically states how the work can be used.
I can't argue with you at all. Holding back information is a great idea for your situation. It preserves your ability to make a profit on your product. My big issue with this is that if I create a work, of any kind, I want total control as to how it is distributed unless I sell the distribution rights. Don't edit my shit without my permission. Maybe that extremely violent scene is integral to the message I am trying to send. Maybe that sex scene is integral. There is no way you should be able to edit my work and distribute it without my permission. To me that is a huge part of what copyright is about.
Hey! Wait a minute, you were supposed to flame him for being pro India. Actually, they have been doing a great job overall. I wish the US had a recent record as good as theirs. I fully expected them to have a successful launch and I'm disappointed they didn't. You can't fault them. Their record of satellite launches has been great and is actually enviable. The US space program needs more funding and better management before they become "has beens"...if it isn't too late already.
If the major credit card companies are already not allowing direct payments to online gambling sites, how does the government know how much gambling is going on? Are they using illegal and unconstitutional means to monitor peoples' internet use?
Sorry, didn't know your comment was supposed to funny. You pushed one of my buttons. :)
A long time ago black people in Africa sold other black people to whites. I suggest you send them a bill for reparations. As a "white folk" who lives in the US, I never had slaves and my family came to the US after slavery was abolished. Now, tell me why I should pay reparations. As to your suggestion of sending "rednecks" back...define "redneck" and then tell me what you have against them that they deserve to be enslaved. If you think only southerners had slaves you better go study some history.
"Pretty common" is being conservative. My wife and I both have friends who are gay or lesbian or bi and we just consider them regular folks. It's a shame that some people have hang ups that prevent them from getting to know some genuinely nice people.
Boats are a possiblity but certainly not the best one. I think I'd prefer a ship over a boat but then again I'm a belt and suspenders kind of guy. If stuck in a boat instead of being well inland and well above sea level, I'd also want to be far offshore in nice deep water.
I'm sure it varies from port to port and ship to ship. In Baltimore, Maryland, USA many of the ships coming into port need little assistance because most of them do have bow and stern thrusters. These are typically container ships.
I wasn't assuming anything. Just noting that we're off topic and trying to convince homophobes to not be homophobes is pretty much pointless.
I'm comfortable with who I am and liberal enough to let others be who they are. Not criticism, but...you should ignore the morons. They aren't worth your effort and you won't change their minds.
I agree with you mostly. You always have to consider your audience and the minutes of the meeting were available to anyone who requested them. If the media hadn't trumpeted a quote to the masses of DC he would have been fine. Unfortunately, the masses heard the quote and assumed it was a racist comment.
Skin is skin (for the most part, some is more attractive than others'). I don't get nervous around anyone's skin unless they are trying to press it against me when I don't want it.
I remember David White, one of Washington DC mayor's staff using the term. He resigned, he wasn't fired. Tony Williams (mayor of DC, who is black) accepted his resignation which really pissed me off. The term was used correctly and with no racism intended. The guy just has a better knowledge of English than most of DC's constituents.
"Webster's Tenth Edition defines the word 'niggardly' to "grudgingly mean about spending or granting". The Barnhard Dictionary of Etymology traces the origins of 'niggardly' to the 1300's, and to the words 'nig' and 'ignon', meaning "miser" in Middle English. No where in any of these references is any mention of racial connotations associated with the word 'niggardly'."
I thought it was bullshit then and I think it's still bullshit.
Hey! You almost used the term "niggardly" correctly. If you had not used a form of the word "slave" in the same sentence I'd almost be satisfied. I'll also be happy to have a portion of my tax money paid to any former US slave that is still alive. I'd even go as far as paying reparations to their children. Unfortunately for you, there is no one alive in the US who deserves reparations so I can't say the US is being niggardly. To be niggardly they would have to be denying something due.
Dude, you are speaking for yourself maybe?
Actually, it's kind of a neat application. Maybe they don't need a supercomputer but it surely makes things easier. They're paying for the resources so they're not really being wasted, people are getting paid for the work and the computer time. All kinds of odd stuff gets applied to other uses that have more practical purposes.
"Meanwhile, the CFD analysis has already indicated that there is a more separated flow, where the water actually leaves the surface of the swimmer, for females than males, so the designs for male and female suits should be different."
Translation: Boobs and hips create additional drag. Make the suits tighter in the chest and hips for women.
Some of the vulnerable areas are islands with no appreciable land area that is more than a couple of feet above sea level. They probably have the greatest challenge. Even with a warning it's unlikely there will be time to get everyone off the island to somewhere safe.