Job of the week
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[10:24 AM]
jobs.joelonsoftware.com: "Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) markets the PlayStation® family of products and develops, publishes, markets, and distributes software for the PlayStation®Portable entertainment system, PlayStation®2 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems, for the North American market." - I'll bet it's a very tough place to work, but rewarding.
Labels: C++, Development, Games, Graphics, PlayStation, Sony, Technology
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Wii WOW!
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[8:04 AM]
James Robertson: "That's a ton of consoles. The other thing you have to keep inmind is this: while MS and Sony lose money on each console sale (and hope to make it up in software), Nintendo profits on each Wii. Oh, and all the speculation about how people buy a Wii, and then only play Wii Sports?" - Wow, go read this. I'm going to guess we'll see Sony and Microsoft releasing similarly priced consoles, or not producing a next gen console. I don't know much about Sony but Microsoft has, in the past at least, had the courage to scrap projects that didn't make money. Nintendo, the little company that everyone had written off, is making out like bandits!
There are other things to consider. Nintendo creates fun games with great characters. We still have our Nintendo 64 for one game, Mario Kart. Yes, it's that much fun. Something else to consider. We recently experienced the Red Ring of Death on our 360 console. Of course that prompted me to look around for solutions to the problem and read all kinds of horror stories. I've seen accounts of up to six, yes six, returns for a single person. That is a nightmare for Microsoft.
I'm hoping our repaired box will hold up for years to come, we'll see.
Labels: Microsoft, Nintendo, PlayStation, Sony, Technology, Wii, XBox 360
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Comcast, gotta love 'em
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[9:46 PM]
Scripting News: "Their issue isn't with the security on my net, it has to do with how much bandwidth I use. Can't work with them when their method of getting me on the phone is to shut off my service, without any warning. I told them to close the account. I'm no longer a Comcast customer. I'm sure they'll send me another bill, adding insult to injury. " - I have some friends at work that have had issues with Comcast. The good news is Comcast isn't your only choice, let your money do the talking and choose another broadband carrier.
Labels: Life, Stupidity, Technology
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Right
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[9:56 AM]
James Robertson: "It's hard for free software to get there, because free projects usually progress right up to 'useful enough for me (the author), and no more'. Sure, there are exceptions - but they are rare. Usually, to get 'fit and finish', you have to pay." - I work with a bunch of bitheads that absolutely worship Linux. They love things like emacs and the BASH, which should tell you something. This OS is not built for real people. Open, Yes, easy to use, No. The community can't even decided on a unified look and feel, sure you can claim that's a benefit to open source, and it is a form of choice, but what about the average joe trying to get their job done?
The Linux Bithead: Oh, yes, of course you can do that, just start bash and type 'ps aux | cat | grep | more | lex | yacc | stuff', that will do exactly what you want.
The Average Joe: Huh? Where do I click?
Ultimate power for the developer, no doubt, I will NEVER that that away from Linux. But for the Average Joe, it can be daunting.
Apple has, without doubt, proven you can take the power of Unix (Mach + BSD) and make it something the average user can use. To top it off you can get to all that raw developer horse power if you so choose. The best of both worlds. Heck they even have a great IDE in XCode.
P.S. - Yes, I'm perfectly aware that 'command' I typed is complete and utter crap, but it's only for illustrative purposes, and it makes my point.
Labels: Apple, Technology, Usability
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Plug-in car
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[8:43 AM]
Wired: "Tony Markel drives a plug-in hybrid that runs 50 miles per charge, goes 100 miles per gallon and gets power from the sun. If he has his way, you'll drive one too before long." - This would work quite well for me, we have abundant sunshine 'round these parts to power the little bugger.
Labels: Technology
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New York, tech job leader?
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[9:14 AM]
New York Times: "If you’re looking for a tech job in the United States, the best place to go is not Silicon Valley. It’s New York." - We just lost a very valuable member of one of our teams to a company in New York, so there seems to be some validity to that statement.
Labels: Life, Technology
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LG Dare, dead on the vine
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[9:07 AM]
Apple Gazette: "The phone will retail for $250. You then get a $50 mail-in-rebate…which will bring the cost down to $200 when you eventually get your rebate check in the mail." - The only chance this phone has to compete against the iPhone, it's one and only chance, is it's offered by Verizon. If you don't want to switch networks you have a phone that is a distant second to the iPhone's design. We're going to see tons of clones now, but that's what happens when you're the best of breed.
Good luck with that LG.
Labels: iPhone, Technology
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Android?
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[8:22 AM]
Scoble: "Answer: Android. Android is Google’s open source cell phone operating system and range of cell phones." - When is it going to be available?
Labels: Technology
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