You know, I never really advanced at any previous job I'd had much past the starting position. Then I started working here, kept my mouth shut, and I'm doing very well for myself.
Moral of the story: sometimes it's not worth being right simply for the sake of being right.
Or...if I read your post correctly...it's more about the direction the signal emanates in. SETI has often been criticized because they are essentially looking for a whisper against the background of an airport. When we actually know WHERE to look, the strength of the signal required for us to actually notice is really very insignificant.
But if the Copyright holder doesn't want to take the time and effort to provide subtitles, and there are people willing to do it for free...why not allow it? It's not like the people going to that website could have thought it was legally sanctioned, right? Was this even "main stream?" I can't imagine it helped more than a slight niche.
Even so, if I programmed a kick-ass game that contained a lot of dialog, why would I care if a small group of kids translated it for themselves? Eventually, when I release it to that country officially, I'd imagine I'd have a foothold simply BECAUSE of the previous presence!
Often times people are only satisfied with mystery, conspiracies and a sense of paranoia that stems from a general mistrust of authority. It's impossible to logically argue with those people that give credence to the conspiracy theories, simply because they base their "logic" on fallacy to begin with.
Back on topic, I am really not surprised by the outcome of this contest. I can't for the life of me find the original link (why the heck do you link to a blog, and not even the contest page?!) but if I recall correctly, the stipulations for successfully completing the challenge we incredibly insane. You had to keep a low weight, had to be able to move immense amounts, and given the reduced gravity of the moon you had to remain stable the entire time... There was even more involved, but I'm really not surprised...
When though, will the laws end? It's as if the politicians think that by 2010 we'll not have some NEW fancy way to communicate with each other (mind control?) I think there is also a responsibility on cell services to provide "passive input" devices, I feel it's a responsibility on our police to set a good example (which, unfortunately I more often than not see them speeding down the road, talking on their cell phones...) and most importantly I feel the responsibility lies on the individual. I agree with finding fault in distractions, but I think making the "someone texting vs. someone not texting" argument is futile, because it's really only a patch, not a solution.
That's not always true. The biggest trick is to find the service or application holding that library open. Rebooting is the fastest way to achieve this 99.9% of the time, but in the event of a "media player" or "outlook" update, generally a restart of the application should do it. As you're using Windows, if it's Windows critical (and not simply a module extension or dcom support file) you WILL have to reboot (essentially restart the Windows "application") but you'd be surprised how often it's not mandatory.
quick related side story: I once had my Win2k3 server backed up with so many "pending updates" that it forced my server to restart. That day (as compared to each day from the month before,) my business dropped by over 80% because of the fact it'd gone down without my knowledge, the downtime was very long, and the fact that when it restarted, it broke my IIS and had to jump to Apache as a backup...
I was 6 and the manager at my local bank was in a meeting with my mother. He let me play in the next office over, and what did my young inquisitive eyes find, but a nice big red button, right there on the floor!!! I pushed it, of course as that's what I do, and next thing I know a cop is rubbing my head asking me what grade I'm in. I never admitted to pushing the button outright though.
3 weeks later my uncle approached me (remember, I'm 6): "I heard you pushed a grey button under the desk at the bank last month!"
The Indians, like the Chinese, enjoy suppressing human rights -- including the rights to privacy. By contrast, the Poles embrace human rights.
...just a thought, but how do you propose to control a combined 2.4 BILLION people? Considering the sheer amount of HUMAN'S, I find it implausible to expect that EVERY ONE of them can be fully represented. This isn't to say that they don't DESERVE rights, just that with THAT many people, you have to balance security and freedoms VERY carefully, generally tipping towards the former.
Taking the time to crack open a fresh new Install DVD, run through the setup, see the fancy new UI and DIVE RIGHT IN WITHOUT READING THE MANUAL: priceless.
I would assume that 12gb is either: A) The size of ONE of their DB's (ie: Google Earth, Google Talk, etc...) but considering that GMail alone allows for 2gb of use per person, and I'm using almost 40% myself...12gb is probably an underestimate. Exa? Zetta? Yotta?...Udeka?
When art is driven strictly by monetary gain, you end up with crap like "alliwantforxmasisapsp.com" and Metallica. The point of the grandparent isn't that it's BAD to pursue art for money, it's that if that were the sole purpose of creating the art then who needs art? It'd be preposterous to say that J.K. Rowling didn't continue to write the books for the money. Of course she did (and who wouldn't?) It's just not what drove her to create art in the first place and isn't what drives the majority of ANY art.
and you, AC about 3 people up...my guess is you're either very uninformed about economics or you work for the MPAA (which isn't necessarily mutually exclusive.)
There's a huge difference between an A/C whining and someone's personal opinion (or even, in this case, a fact!) Have you even tried Vista yet? I'm right with the parent on this one, it's become a gigantic trade-off between security and functionality, and unfortunately for Microsoft they've leaned a little too close to the former this time.
That's not to say they won't find a balance eventually (or really just go back to XP!), and it's certainly not a flame, just a comment...
At least as far as Firefox was concerned, tabbed browsing wasn't a "feature" of the browser until very recently. Formerly, tabs were only offered through a plugin (and not a very good one at that, at least until after 1.0...) I can't imagine it'd be very lucrative to go after a plugin writer...
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You know, I never really advanced at any previous job I'd had much past the starting position. Then I started working here, kept my mouth shut, and I'm doing very well for myself.
Moral of the story: sometimes it's not worth being right simply for the sake of being right.
Or...if I read your post correctly...it's more about the direction the signal emanates in. SETI has often been criticized because they are essentially looking for a whisper against the background of an airport. When we actually know WHERE to look, the strength of the signal required for us to actually notice is really very insignificant.
It's 20 light-years away. Therefore 20 years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grafting
But if the Copyright holder doesn't want to take the time and effort to provide subtitles, and there are people willing to do it for free...why not allow it? It's not like the people going to that website could have thought it was legally sanctioned, right? Was this even "main stream?" I can't imagine it helped more than a slight niche.
Even so, if I programmed a kick-ass game that contained a lot of dialog, why would I care if a small group of kids translated it for themselves? Eventually, when I release it to that country officially, I'd imagine I'd have a foothold simply BECAUSE of the previous presence!
What was that again? I forget...
What would you call manganese dioxide with a shotgun?
A salt with a deadly weapon!!!
...so yeah, about not quitting my day job?
Often times people are only satisfied with mystery, conspiracies and a sense of paranoia that stems from a general mistrust of authority. It's impossible to logically argue with those people that give credence to the conspiracy theories, simply because they base their "logic" on fallacy to begin with.
Back on topic, I am really not surprised by the outcome of this contest. I can't for the life of me find the original link (why the heck do you link to a blog, and not even the contest page?!) but if I recall correctly, the stipulations for successfully completing the challenge we incredibly insane. You had to keep a low weight, had to be able to move immense amounts, and given the reduced gravity of the moon you had to remain stable the entire time... There was even more involved, but I'm really not surprised...
When though, will the laws end? It's as if the politicians think that by 2010 we'll not have some NEW fancy way to communicate with each other (mind control?) I think there is also a responsibility on cell services to provide "passive input" devices, I feel it's a responsibility on our police to set a good example (which, unfortunately I more often than not see them speeding down the road, talking on their cell phones...) and most importantly I feel the responsibility lies on the individual.
I agree with finding fault in distractions, but I think making the "someone texting vs. someone not texting" argument is futile, because it's really only a patch, not a solution.
That's not always true. The biggest trick is to find the service or application holding that library open. Rebooting is the fastest way to achieve this 99.9% of the time, but in the event of a "media player" or "outlook" update, generally a restart of the application should do it. As you're using Windows, if it's Windows critical (and not simply a module extension or dcom support file) you WILL have to reboot (essentially restart the Windows "application") but you'd be surprised how often it's not mandatory.
quick related side story: I once had my Win2k3 server backed up with so many "pending updates" that it forced my server to restart. That day (as compared to each day from the month before,) my business dropped by over 80% because of the fact it'd gone down without my knowledge, the downtime was very long, and the fact that when it restarted, it broke my IIS and had to jump to Apache as a backup...
P.S. I still use Apache...
oh man, or American Pie...talk about a dead horse!
I was 6 and the manager at my local bank was in a meeting with my mother. He let me play in the next office over, and what did my young inquisitive eyes find, but a nice big red button, right there on the floor!!! I pushed it, of course as that's what I do, and next thing I know a cop is rubbing my head asking me what grade I'm in. I never admitted to pushing the button outright though.
3 weeks later my uncle approached me (remember, I'm 6): "I heard you pushed a grey button under the desk at the bank last month!"
My response: No! It was red! *busted*
Hey, don't take this life so seriously. It's not like you're getting out alive!
...just a thought, but how do you propose to control a combined 2.4 BILLION people? Considering the sheer amount of HUMAN'S, I find it implausible to expect that EVERY ONE of them can be fully represented. This isn't to say that they don't DESERVE rights, just that with THAT many people, you have to balance security and freedoms VERY carefully, generally tipping towards the former.
oddly familiar...
FYI:
Classic Menu: $30
ToolbarToggle: $20
RibbonCustomizer: $30.
Taking the time to crack open a fresh new Install DVD, run through the setup, see the fancy new UI and DIVE RIGHT IN WITHOUT READING THE MANUAL: priceless.
...wow...talk about having not proofread before submitting! crap!
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I would assume that 12gb is either: ...Udeka?
A) The size of ONE of their DB's (ie: Google Earth, Google Talk, etc...) but considering that GMail alone allows for 2gb of use per person, and I'm using almost 40% myself...12gb is probably an underestimate. Exa? Zetta? Yotta?
When art is driven strictly by monetary gain, you end up with crap like "alliwantforxmasisapsp.com" and Metallica. The point of the grandparent isn't that it's BAD to pursue art for money, it's that if that were the sole purpose of creating the art then who needs art? It'd be preposterous to say that J.K. Rowling didn't continue to write the books for the money. Of course she did (and who wouldn't?) It's just not what drove her to create art in the first place and isn't what drives the majority of ANY art.
and you, AC about 3 people up...my guess is you're either very uninformed about economics or you work for the MPAA (which isn't necessarily mutually exclusive.)
just two short years ago, what was considered "for computations and CAD only" is now considered "Dell"
There's a huge difference between an A/C whining and someone's personal opinion (or even, in this case, a fact!) Have you even tried Vista yet? I'm right with the parent on this one, it's become a gigantic trade-off between security and functionality, and unfortunately for Microsoft they've leaned a little too close to the former this time.
That's not to say they won't find a balance eventually (or really just go back to XP!), and it's certainly not a flame, just a comment...
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At least as far as Firefox was concerned, tabbed browsing wasn't a "feature" of the browser until very recently. Formerly, tabs were only offered through a plugin (and not a very good one at that, at least until after 1.0...) I can't imagine it'd be very lucrative to go after a plugin writer...
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