I, the customer, am responsible for that job. The customers can make companies rich and big, if I like their product. I want the government to be fair to all companies. Just be neutral.
Also, I am sure when MS was first out, people & government loved them too. Look where we are now. No one can guarantee that Google won't be the next MS.
Did you watch this show? Media/Public tells that girls should be attractive. Media and public make fun of geeks like the guys in that show. This is also one of the reasons why American youth avoids science and math. I came across a show called big bang theory. Not funny at all, but again tells the story of loser nerds and a beautiful young girl which is portrayed as a !loser.
Set up some filters so that only people you know can send emails to your kids. If they need some new friends, you can add them to filter which also gives control on who they are talking to.
Probably I will modded down to magma by this comment but here I go...
Say you came up with an extremely complex and successful method for X... where X is an area you spent your phd on it and spent years to become an expert. ex: speech/image/video/signal/audio/any data processing.. In the end, this method will be composed of some math and a software. Now what is wrong if you said that 'I spent all my life on this. I don't want anybody just use it and reach exactly the same position in the market'.
People are wrongly pissed with patents, because so many annoying people go and patent ridiculous ideas (ex: 1-click shopping). Patents are important for a tech market to thrive... but not the stupid ones. At least let's make an effort to distinguish those.
In the past, the basic science was led by companies like Bell. They could reason the money they spent with the lack of innovation in the field. Now the basic science is led by universities -- exactly how it is supposed to be. Companies can have their problem worked on by paying a fraction of what they pay to their employees (in academia these people are named either phd student or postdoc). My wife is a postdoc and their projects are funded by the industry. They are trying to solve very theoretical problems. The company couldn't explain spending money on this to their shareholders, but now they can explain it with industry-academia partnership. Academia wins, industry wins.
Also, we saw this before when MERL closed part of its research lab. Didn't you notice where most departing researchers go? Yes, academia.
I was listening to commentators a few days ago. Here is what they say... IOC's official duty is to check the passports and they did that. They are not obliged to do any further investigation unless someone presents evidence directly to them. But, of course, due to fear of retaliation in other (or even current) competitions, no one dares to do so.
Kinda fishy reason, but then again, seems to be the case so far.
.... their lives (and the lives of their families) are appreciably BETTER - not worse - due to Apple's contractor's factory.
The point you make is the exact point all corporations make in order to exploit cheap foreign labor. "Well, their lives sucked, so let us pay them peanuts, then they must be happy"
Also it is beyond my understanding that someone tells us that what is being done is good for them without seeing there, talking to anyone working there. Don't you think it is way too arrogant to "know" what is good for them?
No one would do this because there are cameras all over the place. Why would anyone want to be recorded while stealing identities? It happens online because no one sees them. No risks.
The reason is not being free or anything else. The reason is that Linux is difficult for the average user. I had a new laptop and it took me three days to connect my wireless at home. I spent hours on Google, in newsgroups and forums. So, how can we expect an average user to do the same thing? Like it or not, doing the same operation (i.e., connecting to my wireless) under Windows took a split second.
Computer is a tool to do things for most of people. For them, which ever is the easiest is the best solution. Who cares it costs money? If their can do their job with it, they will (and do) spend money.
Final note: I have high hopes for Ubuntu to solve these problems, and become more end-user-friendly.
When will companies understand that if they launch a big campaign against something/someone found online, it just spreads like wildfire and usually ends up with their humiliation. Dear companies, just suck that bad review up and give better service next time.
I agree and they have the crappiest customer service ever. I had a sandisk mp3 player which died for no apparent reason. I emailed customer service that saying that I cannot turn on the player. They replied "Can you please turn on the player and tell me what version number do you see?" Note to self: avoid Sandisk.
Wow. My comment is modded as troll. Good job moderator on modding me troll for merely expressing a (strong) opinion. Yep, I do believe TNR is ugly.
Re:SEMW
True, but people don't know this, it is being widely (ab)used. Same thing with Comic Sans. Since people don't know when to use what, it is better to have default fonts that looks reasonably well on both print and screen.
I don't agree. It is a start. I am sure when hybrid cars were first manufactured, they cost a lot of money, but in the end, now we have hybrid cars everywhere. Who knows, maybe in 10 years everything will be running on solar panels.
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Agreed. If everyone knew what exactly all those are and what exactly is wrong with their computers, then OP, you wouldn't have a job.
The customers can make companies rich and big, if I like their product.
eee. oooo.. Yes, I will use preview next. Promise. "The customers can make companies rich and big, if they like their product."
I, the customer, am responsible for that job. The customers can make companies rich and big, if I like their product. I want the government to be fair to all companies. Just be neutral.
Also, I am sure when MS was first out, people & government loved them too. Look where we are now. No one can guarantee that Google won't be the next MS.
Did you watch this show? Media/Public tells that girls should be attractive. Media and public make fun of geeks like the guys in that show. This is also one of the reasons why American youth avoids science and math. I came across a show called big bang theory. Not funny at all, but again tells the story of loser nerds and a beautiful young girl which is portrayed as a !loser.
Not really.. If Comcast is the monopoly in your area, then yes it feels like tax. If you want broadband you get their crappy service.
He should leave negative feedback. That will teach them a lesson.
Set up some filters so that only people you know can send emails to your kids. If they need some new friends, you can add them to filter which also gives control on who they are talking to.
Probably I will modded down to magma by this comment but here I go...
Say you came up with an extremely complex and successful method for X... where X is an area you spent your phd on it and spent years to become an expert. ex: speech/image/video/signal/audio/any data processing.. In the end, this method will be composed of some math and a software. Now what is wrong if you said that 'I spent all my life on this. I don't want anybody just use it and reach exactly the same position in the market'.
People are wrongly pissed with patents, because so many annoying people go and patent ridiculous ideas (ex: 1-click shopping). Patents are important for a tech market to thrive... but not the stupid ones. At least let's make an effort to distinguish those.
They give you a blue screen very often. See? By paying for it, you can get the color version.
In the past, the basic science was led by companies like Bell. They could reason the money they spent with the lack of innovation in the field. Now the basic science is led by universities -- exactly how it is supposed to be. Companies can have their problem worked on by paying a fraction of what they pay to their employees (in academia these people are named either phd student or postdoc). My wife is a postdoc and their projects are funded by the industry. They are trying to solve very theoretical problems. The company couldn't explain spending money on this to their shareholders, but now they can explain it with industry-academia partnership. Academia wins, industry wins. Also, we saw this before when MERL closed part of its research lab. Didn't you notice where most departing researchers go? Yes, academia.
I was listening to commentators a few days ago. Here is what they say... IOC's official duty is to check the passports and they did that. They are not obliged to do any further investigation unless someone presents evidence directly to them. But, of course, due to fear of retaliation in other (or even current) competitions, no one dares to do so.
Kinda fishy reason, but then again, seems to be the case so far.
The point you make is the exact point all corporations make in order to exploit cheap foreign labor. "Well, their lives sucked, so let us pay them peanuts, then they must be happy"
Also it is beyond my understanding that someone tells us that what is being done is good for them without seeing there, talking to anyone working there. Don't you think it is way too arrogant to "know" what is good for them?
No one would do this because there are cameras all over the place. Why would anyone want to be recorded while stealing identities? It happens online because no one sees them. No risks.
What really surprised me is that people are still using hotmail?!?!
The reason is not being free or anything else. The reason is that Linux is difficult for the average user. I had a new laptop and it took me three days to connect my wireless at home. I spent hours on Google, in newsgroups and forums. So, how can we expect an average user to do the same thing? Like it or not, doing the same operation (i.e., connecting to my wireless) under Windows took a split second.
Computer is a tool to do things for most of people. For them, which ever is the easiest is the best solution. Who cares it costs money? If their can do their job with it, they will (and do) spend money.
Final note: I have high hopes for Ubuntu to solve these problems, and become more end-user-friendly.
When will companies understand that if they launch a big campaign against something/someone found online, it just spreads like wildfire and usually ends up with their humiliation. Dear companies, just suck that bad review up and give better service next time.
"Microsoft's $240 million investment is much smaller than the rumored $750 million that Facebook sought. Why the difference?
Umm. Common sense?
I agree and they have the crappiest customer service ever. I had a sandisk mp3 player which died for no apparent reason. I emailed customer service that saying that I cannot turn on the player. They replied "Can you please turn on the player and tell me what version number do you see?" Note to self: avoid Sandisk.
"total site at somewhere around $15 billion."
WTF!?! Facebook is worth of 15 billion dollars? I thought paying more than a billion for Youtube was dumb.
Wow. My comment is modded as troll. Good job moderator on modding me troll for merely expressing a (strong) opinion. Yep, I do believe TNR is ugly.
Re:SEMW
True, but people don't know this, it is being widely (ab)used. Same thing with Comic Sans. Since people don't know when to use what, it is better to have default fonts that looks reasonably well on both print and screen.
Times new roman is one of the ugliest fonts ever (actually, to be fair comic sans is ugliest) so it is good to know that it is being replaced.
all i can say is "duh!". Everybody, being under pressure of "you have to publish", publish whatever they can. Sad but true
I don't agree. It is a start. I am sure when hybrid cars were first manufactured, they cost a lot of money, but in the end, now we have hybrid cars everywhere. Who knows, maybe in 10 years everything will be running on solar panels.
I guess sometimes he just snuck behind celebrities for photos. See here
Using grains to create ethanol could have a negative impact on the food market by driving up prices - especially for poor countries.
So, do you think you are using fuel and helping the poor countries? I am sure Iraqi kids will agree with you.