Of course I didn't tweet during the olympics. I work for a living! I watched what few highlights they had of curling on in the evening (because I couldn't get the full games like I wanted), and that was it. It's your own fucking fault NBC. It's not like people haven't been telling you this. I also don't tweet every time I have a bowel movement or eat a scone, nor every time I watch some mundane television program.
Ah yes, a trillion dollars freaking wasted. Better spent burnt in a fireplace for warmth than bogus litigation. Even if only 10% of that money would have wound up spent on real innovation... Hell, even just 1%... My god!
You know what your DRM has done, Square Enix? It's prevented me from being a customer. I don't pirate things -- I buy them. But I don't buy shit from people who plan to treat me like a criminal or cripple my purchase with shitty DRM. Just like I refuse to buy things from EA, Sony, and Ubisoft. So bite me. More money for the artists and developers I care about that don't equate me with a machine that shits dollar bills into their hands on demand.
It really depends on a person's outlook on comments. It depends on if you can find any obvious bias in the story, any sources for data in the story, or any sources in the comments to prove the story is wrong or faulty. And on many sites, comments are youtube level failure. Like on reddit, which I browse from time to time, I always read the comments because undoubtedly somebody has posted a very good rebuttal of why the article or study is flawed or sensationalist, or somebody in the field explains in better terms why it is important or what the applications are. And then there's the bias of if you are reading about something in your own field. That's a lot of factors to control for, just right there!
I have to disagree. Setting aside the fact that most places won't look at your resume if you don't have a degree, I do feel there is a balance of school vs. real world experience. I have seen bad programmers that are self taught and that came from colleges. The good programmers in college were the ones who mostly started on that course well before they got to college, and don't just do programming for class, they also do it in their spare time for hobbies and tinkering and such.
I find that I have learned a lot in the past 5 years on the job, but I find that what I learned in college (especially the six semesters of advanced math and various data structures and algorithms and software engineering and networking and operating system courses) has been very critical to my success in the field. It's all very subjective depending on what type of development you're doing and how much of your time is spent writing code versus doing R&D or algorithm development or fine-tuning or anything of that nature.
Being a good developer is about more than just being able to sling code. (Almost) anybody can cut and hack a pile of shit together with some proverbial duct tape and baling wire. But there is also no substitute for real time, on the job training. It takes a very committed self taught person to follow good programming habits and procedures when tinkering by themselves versus the skillset of larger group collaboration efforts.
I can see it now. The NSA on a multi-person and multi-year manhunt for the true identify of the illusive World of Warcraft moron known only as "Leeroy Jenkins".
Is there a reason we cannot have a jury on a patent trial stocked with nothing but experts skilled in the art? It'd put a damper on this sort of stupidity right quick, I'd hope.
[snip]how in light of advancements in communications technologies, the United States can employ its technical collection capabilities in a manner that optimally protects our national security and advances our foreign policy while respecting our commitment to privacy and civil liberties, recognizing our need to maintain the public trust, and reducing the risk of unauthorized disclosure[snip]
On the post: NBC Insists Twitter Is Useless Because Not Enough People Tweeted During The Olympics... Which NBC Made Difficult To Watch Online
On the post: Netflix Exploring Peer-To-Peer Delivery Just As Spotify Gets Ready To Kill Its Peer-To-Peer Streaming
Re: Re: One long term truth in computing...
Too busy hanging onto Buzzwords than to think through what makes more sense localized versus cloudicized.
On the post: Patent Litigation Cost US Business About A Trillion Dollars In A Quarter Century, Outweighing Benefits
On the post: Square Enix: DRM Is Here To Stay
Well the DRM does have a preventative effect...
On the post: DailyDirt: How Old Can People Get?
Re:
On the post: Tone Of Comments Affects Perception Of Online Article's Content
On the post: Prenda Actually Wins A Round; Order To Pay Back Settlements Tossed In Minnesota
Re: So what does count then?
At least... Provided you meet the following criteria:
1) You are an Elite, or
2) You are a Corporation, or
3) You are a Lawyer, and
4) You are not just a regular citizen
On the post: DailyDirt: Are College Degrees Useless Now?
Re: Not for every career path
I find that I have learned a lot in the past 5 years on the job, but I find that what I learned in college (especially the six semesters of advanced math and various data structures and algorithms and software engineering and networking and operating system courses) has been very critical to my success in the field. It's all very subjective depending on what type of development you're doing and how much of your time is spent writing code versus doing R&D or algorithm development or fine-tuning or anything of that nature.
Being a good developer is about more than just being able to sling code. (Almost) anybody can cut and hack a pile of shit together with some proverbial duct tape and baling wire. But there is also no substitute for real time, on the job training. It takes a very committed self taught person to follow good programming habits and procedures when tinkering by themselves versus the skillset of larger group collaboration efforts.
On the post: Turkish Government Says Online Freedom Is Like Violence Against Women
I'd say this stupid campaign is done before it starts...
On the post: Congressional Candidates From Both Major Parties Find Opposing The NSA Is A Worthwhile Campaign Platform
well...
Integrity.
Honesty.
Pick 1.
Oh dear, I think I feel a political wind blowing...
On the post: Not Cool: MPAA Joins The W3C
"We're sorry, you only purchased this to play on your iPhone. You need to purchase it again to play it on your TV."
On the post: The Joy Of Watching Comment Spammers Scramble To Try To Delete Links After Google Demoted Them
Re: Re: SO, Google policing that Mike approves of!
On the post: Bic Loses Its Mind Over Parody Customer Service Letter
reminds me of a bastardized quote from Men in Black
On the post: Newest Leak Shows NSA, GCHQ Infiltrated World Of Warcraft, Second Life
On the post: Witness In No Fly List Trial, Who Was Blocked From Flying To The Trial, Shows That DOJ Flat Out Lied In Court
Move along, citizen. Nothing to see here.
On the post: US TPP Negotiators Accused Of Bullying; Refusing To Budge On Ridiculous IP And Corporate Sovereignty Demands
all spellings intentional
Just not, you know, anything that we the people want.
On the post: Insanity Rules In East Texas: Jury Finds Newegg Infringes On Ridiculous Encryption Patent
On the post: Insanity Rules In East Texas: Jury Finds Newegg Infringes On Ridiculous Encryption Patent
Bravo America. You've screwed the pooch, yet again.
On the post: CA School District Announces It's Doing Round-The-Clock Monitoring Of Its 13,000 Students' Social Media Activities
This is why it's good to know how to set up privacy settings.
Then the only people reading your stuff besides your friends is facebook or the NSA...
On the post: NSA Review Board Now Accepting Public Comment On Policies NSA Won't Talk About
Straight to the point.
It's fucking simple, assholes. Don't spy on us.
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