It's sad that I managed to decipher IMNSHO without pausing to process it, even though I've never seen it before. The Internet has corrupted me =(
I have to agree with the idea of investing money in teachers instead of the students though. Plans to give students free iPods and PSPs just seem to be extremely short sighted, as when given the choice between working and playing games/music I'm fairly sure I know which one most teenagers would choose. Giving the teachers laptops, maybe giving them Broadband for free at home, etc. would likely have a more beneficial effect on learning.
I don't suppose you have any code or evidence to prove that Microsoft's tools generate inferior code to the alternatives, I thought the Microsoft's tools were some of the best around? I'd wager a guess that a large portion of the applications available today were created using Visual Studio and they don't all randomly break when a new OS comes out.
I'm genuinely curious to know of any examples of Microsoft's tools sabotaging their users where others would not. It stands to reason that Microsoft, with infinite access to the source code of their operating system, would be able to create better tools.
You've never seen Lemonparty before? Welcome to the Internet mate!:)
P.S: If you happen to locate any links that have the words tubgirl, goatse or meatspin in them you may want to avoid them also. Unless you're into that kind of thing.
I have one thing to request before I start my response: when you're complaining about something please try to be specific, detailed and coherent. I found your description of the problems you were having in Vista seemed to lack the first two so it was kind of hard to determine any causes (I'm not exactly an expert on Vista but I know a bit about some issues that arise.) It's interesting really, I've noticed that people seem to scream bloody murder when someone vaguely bags out something to do with Linux or Apple products but embrace anyone that makes vague accusations about Microsoft products and holds them up for everyone to see. Most curious.:)
Bashing Microsoft is fun and all, but you have to consider the fact that nVidia's latest drivers are quite possibly some of the most abysmal things to ever come out of the company and some of the faults you encounter could be attributed to those or other drivers you may have installed (it's poor that Microsoft included dodgy drivers but they have to work with what they're given, right?)
In the event that people hadn't noticed, I feel obligated to point out that almost everything is released incomplete these days and then patched up to speed. There's always several issues that miss the release and with a project on the scale of Vista you really can't seriously expect it to come out perfect. That doesn't mean Microsoft shouldn't aim for perfection of course, I really hope that they do, but if it's not met exactly within the first couple of months it doesn't mean the system isn't ready for a wide variety of people, it's just apparently not ready for you.
I'm not going to pretend that I think Microsoft is god, I'm well aware that the company has serious shortcomings not least of which lie in their copious layers of management and willingness to treat all their customers like criminals with their anti-piracy schemes, but a one sided argument is never fun. You can find faults in everything if you look hard enough, even your dreams of perfection, and people tend to focus on the negative more than the positive - news sites don't gain readers by raving about how Microsoft 'did it again!' when they could rave about how Microsoft 'screwed it again!' and get a better response.
On the subject of visual style, it really is a matter of perspective. I think Microsoft went overboard with the effects and that the dark colour for the task bar was a horrible mistake, but at least they provided a way to fairly easily disable those. Personally I can't stand those theme programs that obliterate the UI and replace it with some form of highly detailed, dark and distracting piece of artwork yet some people appear to adore them - there really is no accounting for taste, one man's trash is another man's treasure and so forth. I think their user interface design is going slightly backwards though, while presentation is very important you'll find time is more so, wasting it with animated appearances will only lead to excessive frustration on the part of the end user. In short, expecting Aero to be fantastic for everyone is silly and it's only natural that some people dislike it, but that doesn't mean it's a bad thing; especially if it paves the way to a better version next time.
That's true, maps and earth are largely uncontested; you'd be hard pressed to find something that competes properly. I can't get yahoo maps to load at all, and live maps seems to be miles behind when it comes to updated views of the land. Video isn't doing too badly either yet in comparison to YouTube it's fairly bad.
My point was, not everything Google touches turns to gold - in fact most things they've touched haven't yet. There's still time though:)
That's an interesting point of view, because as far as I was aware the only Google services that have "taken off" have been their Search and GMail - anything else was either bought or has only had minor impact. Sure, they've dabbled in just about everything, but they certainly haven't expanded far past Search yet (unless I somehow missed something huge?)
I've observed that those who talk about maturity the most seem to lack it; in almost every instance of someone talking about the lack of maturity in another person they fail to display flawless maturity themselves. It's essentially the pot calling the kettle black every time the word 'maturity' or 'immature' comes up, and I don't think this case is an exception:)
Depends on where they get regulated, banks in Australia aren't exactly saints despite the regulations we have here; there's been several stories floating around of banks (like the National Australia Bank) defrauding people of 1 million or more dollars and getting away with it, completely screwing over their lives. I'm not saying it happens frequently, but there's obviously loopholes in the law everywhere, so there is no reason to think that regulating Paypal would cause them to become nicer at all when handling the affairs of their clients.
I'm unsure of the laws in the United States for banks but I would imagine they wouldn't stop this from happening, especially as it's one of the better defences Paypal has against theft/fraud. If they needed the money so quickly, they should have taken the time to read the fine print when signing up.
The politicians, their children, and even their children's children will all be dead and long gone by the time the next century ends (2200). If you want them to do something, try pointing out the implications global warming will have before they die.
Translation: I work at McDonalds and wish I could afford cool stuff, but I can't so I make up stories about how rich I am online to satisfy my desires.
How you feel if everyone just started going to McDonalds's and taking all the food without paying?
I believe he was referring to having the right to eat McDonalds food in a venue of your choosing, instead of being forced to sit in their restaurants for the duration of your meal, as opposed to getting free food (metaphors are fun).
I sincerely doubt it, in Claudia Black's case anyway. She brought a refreshing new viewpoint into the show, which happened to be incredibly funny most of the time. I might agree in the case of Ben (his eye issues don't work out so well with the close-up filming style of Stargate).
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It's sad that I managed to decipher IMNSHO without pausing to process it, even though I've never seen it before. The Internet has corrupted me =(
I have to agree with the idea of investing money in teachers instead of the students though. Plans to give students free iPods and PSPs just seem to be extremely short sighted, as when given the choice between working and playing games/music I'm fairly sure I know which one most teenagers would choose. Giving the teachers laptops, maybe giving them Broadband for free at home, etc. would likely have a more beneficial effect on learning.
I don't suppose you have any code or evidence to prove that Microsoft's tools generate inferior code to the alternatives, I thought the Microsoft's tools were some of the best around? I'd wager a guess that a large portion of the applications available today were created using Visual Studio and they don't all randomly break when a new OS comes out.
I'm genuinely curious to know of any examples of Microsoft's tools sabotaging their users where others would not. It stands to reason that Microsoft, with infinite access to the source code of their operating system, would be able to create better tools.
You've never seen Lemonparty before? Welcome to the Internet mate! :)
P.S: If you happen to locate any links that have the words tubgirl, goatse or meatspin in them you may want to avoid them also. Unless you're into that kind of thing.
I have one thing to request before I start my response: when you're complaining about something please try to be specific, detailed and coherent. I found your description of the problems you were having in Vista seemed to lack the first two so it was kind of hard to determine any causes (I'm not exactly an expert on Vista but I know a bit about some issues that arise.) It's interesting really, I've noticed that people seem to scream bloody murder when someone vaguely bags out something to do with Linux or Apple products but embrace anyone that makes vague accusations about Microsoft products and holds them up for everyone to see. Most curious. :)
Bashing Microsoft is fun and all, but you have to consider the fact that nVidia's latest drivers are quite possibly some of the most abysmal things to ever come out of the company and some of the faults you encounter could be attributed to those or other drivers you may have installed (it's poor that Microsoft included dodgy drivers but they have to work with what they're given, right?)
In the event that people hadn't noticed, I feel obligated to point out that almost everything is released incomplete these days and then patched up to speed. There's always several issues that miss the release and with a project on the scale of Vista you really can't seriously expect it to come out perfect. That doesn't mean Microsoft shouldn't aim for perfection of course, I really hope that they do, but if it's not met exactly within the first couple of months it doesn't mean the system isn't ready for a wide variety of people, it's just apparently not ready for you.
I'm not going to pretend that I think Microsoft is god, I'm well aware that the company has serious shortcomings not least of which lie in their copious layers of management and willingness to treat all their customers like criminals with their anti-piracy schemes, but a one sided argument is never fun. You can find faults in everything if you look hard enough, even your dreams of perfection, and people tend to focus on the negative more than the positive - news sites don't gain readers by raving about how Microsoft 'did it again!' when they could rave about how Microsoft 'screwed it again!' and get a better response.
On the subject of visual style, it really is a matter of perspective. I think Microsoft went overboard with the effects and that the dark colour for the task bar was a horrible mistake, but at least they provided a way to fairly easily disable those. Personally I can't stand those theme programs that obliterate the UI and replace it with some form of highly detailed, dark and distracting piece of artwork yet some people appear to adore them - there really is no accounting for taste, one man's trash is another man's treasure and so forth. I think their user interface design is going slightly backwards though, while presentation is very important you'll find time is more so, wasting it with animated appearances will only lead to excessive frustration on the part of the end user. In short, expecting Aero to be fantastic for everyone is silly and it's only natural that some people dislike it, but that doesn't mean it's a bad thing; especially if it paves the way to a better version next time.
That's true, maps and earth are largely uncontested; you'd be hard pressed to find something that competes properly. I can't get yahoo maps to load at all, and live maps seems to be miles behind when it comes to updated views of the land. Video isn't doing too badly either yet in comparison to YouTube it's fairly bad.
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My point was, not everything Google touches turns to gold - in fact most things they've touched haven't yet. There's still time though
That's an interesting point of view, because as far as I was aware the only Google services that have "taken off" have been their Search and GMail - anything else was either bought or has only had minor impact. Sure, they've dabbled in just about everything, but they certainly haven't expanded far past Search yet (unless I somehow missed something huge?)
I've observed that those who talk about maturity the most seem to lack it; in almost every instance of someone talking about the lack of maturity in another person they fail to display flawless maturity themselves. It's essentially the pot calling the kettle black every time the word 'maturity' or 'immature' comes up, and I don't think this case is an exception :)
Depends on where they get regulated, banks in Australia aren't exactly saints despite the regulations we have here; there's been several stories floating around of banks (like the National Australia Bank) defrauding people of 1 million or more dollars and getting away with it, completely screwing over their lives. I'm not saying it happens frequently, but there's obviously loopholes in the law everywhere, so there is no reason to think that regulating Paypal would cause them to become nicer at all when handling the affairs of their clients.
I'm unsure of the laws in the United States for banks but I would imagine they wouldn't stop this from happening, especially as it's one of the better defences Paypal has against theft/fraud. If they needed the money so quickly, they should have taken the time to read the fine print when signing up.
The politicians, their children, and even their children's children will all be dead and long gone by the time the next century ends (2200). If you want them to do something, try pointing out the implications global warming will have before they die.
Translation: I work at McDonalds and wish I could afford cool stuff, but I can't so I make up stories about how rich I am online to satisfy my desires.
I sincerely doubt it, in Claudia Black's case anyway. She brought a refreshing new viewpoint into the show, which happened to be incredibly funny most of the time. I might agree in the case of Ben (his eye issues don't work out so well with the close-up filming style of Stargate).