Chris Wahl’s Comments

• Oct 28th, 2009 @ 2:17pm

  Office Space

  on Are Kids Not Going Into Computer Science Because Their Parents Want Them To Be Sports Stars?
  Once a person has seen that movie, they realize the futility of being a programmer.
  
  Now, about your TPS reports ...
• Aug 21st, 2009 @ 8:44am

  Or some have decided to never play the game

  on Why Do Ebooks Cost So Much?
  I still do not see the major appeal to the e-book market, as is. Costly devices (yay, another thing I have to keep track of and charge), costly e-books (which makes me laugh, seeing anyone pay even NEAR the cost of a physical book for what is basically a glorified text file), and DRM (need I say more?) is a recipe for fail.
  
  I've never had a need to carry so many books that it becomes cumbersome enough to warranty an electronic device, even though I can chew through books at a reasonable pace. Other than the positive environmental impact (no trees used, etc.) this seems like a solution looking for a problem.
• Aug 20th, 2009 @ 12:11pm

  Reminded of Idiocracy

  on If Your Computer Detects You Laughing At This Patent Drawing, You May Have Infringed On The Patent
  This seems like the "Ouch my B___s" portion of the movie Idiocracy. Apparently this, my friends, is the beginning of the end.
• Aug 4th, 2009 @ 5:48am

  Randomly Discover Stuff

  on Is Serendipity Lost Online?
  Frankly, poking around someone's home to "discover" things sounds a bit creepy, although I think I get what the author is trying to convey.
  
  Between Yahoo Pipes, several blogs (and one blag), twitter (including TwitScoop), and various online news sites, it's actually very hard to not be bombarded with new, random discoveries around the clock. Certainly better than the occasional visit to a friend's house.
• Jul 31st, 2009 @ 6:51am

  Re: Cover of Time

  on Explaining Why 'If We Charge, People Will Pay' Thinking Is Misguided
  Agreed. I would think being the cover picture is worth buying a copy, having it framed, and feeling a sense of achievement. Why is it that all rewards must be monetary for so many?
• Jul 30th, 2009 @ 9:02pm

  Re: Attendance will drop?

  on AMC Theatres Pull Movie Listings From Washington Post; Post Hopes Movie Attendance Drops
  I will state ahead of time that I stopped reading the newspaper years ago.
  
  However, even those that I know that still do read one will reach for a computer to do movie searches. Or, heck, their cellphone (and I don't mean to call the theater).
  
  This seems like a pretty logical move on AMC's part. And if things go sour, they can just go back to advertising again ... I suppose.