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macbooks fail quite often, actually.
I think I might be turning into an Apple fanboy...
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macbooks fail quite often, actually.
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can i get a job with a business management degree?
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Are we talking about you? A job, yes. A good one, no.
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:shrug: I really don't do steam, mainly because Steam is spyware(albeit, highly tolerated spyware or "safe-spyware" like privacy-data-mine-book...erm facebook.) I usually like having a physical copy of the game(old school, having the manual, and modding the hell out of a game, and not watching Steam throw a shit-fit.)
But yeah, I hope what Valve does, goes well. Since about 2008 or so, I haven't had any issues getting games to work using Wine or other compatibility layers at the expected performance/stability that is demanded of most games to be playable. Sometimes, wine-emulated games run much better under linux, than natively under windows(due to Linux's performance and stability, as well as lack of bloatware that come with certain drivers).
If Valve sells games that are high on the wine-compatibility list, and Linux Steam is a superior front-end to something like "PlayOn", I'll be really excited to see their approach and how it can help the OSS community.
They have a big segment of the market to capitalize on, by running their own secure game-repo.
- Linux Native games(open/GNU)
- Linux Native games(commercial, proprietary)
- Highly compatible Wine releases, with potential front-end.
- And if they are able to ARM-translate, that would open up all of the Android games to be sold off steam, like an app market.
- Last, but not least, pre-configured Dos-box/VM profiles to go along with all of the old favorites.
All of which are very realistic goals. But, as you said, at this point we can only be "curious" to how they approach the migration.
And Linux HTPCs are awesome. I'm running a pretty basic MythTV box. My old DirecTV boxes were running linux too, but now I have Uverse, and as far as I can tell, those are WinCE , which could be counted as windows, but CE is really unique and it would be like counting iOS devices as OSX.
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what kind of job you think?
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Warning: ERP software will make you want to kill yourself. Not even kidding.
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Just submit to the big-guns and go SAP already.
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I have had a lot of college kids ask me for advice on a sales career and here is what I tell them:
-Sell the most complicated thing that you can comprehend. For example: anyone can sell M&Ms, but not everyone can sell complicated ERP systems or $100M Managed Service projects to the biggest companies in the world. So, which sales person is paid more? Which one is in higher demand in the marketplace?
Life is tougher now then when I was your age and it's only going to get worse. Companies have no loyalty and there is no such thing as lifetime employment. It's about taking care of your family and your future.
So, If you are really good at selling very complex projects and products then you will always be wanted and always command big compensation. Therefore, if you want to sell make that your goal. Get the training in technology, learn from the best sales people in the world, become a good public speaker, be comfortable talking to powerful leaders in that industry, make serving your customer your number one goal (they don't care about your desires), be curious and ask questions, always go the extra mile and ask yourself if you could have done more.
The best sales people make their own schedules, they travel the world, they live well, they aren't stuck behind desks for 40 years.
That's how you can make more money than you ever dreamed possible in sales.
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Give yourself to the Dark Side. We have cookies and cheeseburgers
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Use both pcs and macs. Both have advantages. I get more mileage out of pcs; and macs have a convenience factor.
If I had to choose I'd go pc. A lot more flexibility.
If I had to choose I'd go pc. A lot more flexibility.
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It's more DRM than spyware.
It's really the only intelligent DRM scheme any company has put into place.
As far as physical media, I used to care when you got cool manuals and stuff, but you don't get that stuff anymore.
I haven't used a linux HTPC, was going to put one together but my PS3 does what I need it to and networks to my home server to get whatever media off it I want. As far as Win HTPC I've heard good things about Media Center.
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Asus is a really good and reliable brand, they make really good laptops. They also make Apple's MacBook motherboards.
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Eh, it's both DRM and spyware. But I consider anything that pools personal data, and sells that information without consent, spyware.
PS3's are awesome for doing HTPC needs on a per-$ basis. I actually used a PS3 for my carputer for 2 1/2 years.
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I use my PS3 as a HTPC as well. Only complaint...that god damn Cinavia...
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That's hilarious.
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I've never heard of Valve selling user data. You got a source for this?
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No, just test yourself. At least that's what I usually do with anything that wants my CC#. I use one of my domains, create an email named Steam@mydomain.com (or something similar) and register. When I get stuff other than from Valve, I know they trade information. I know Valve admitted something toned down at some point, about gathering information to help the games, that's not something I'm worried about, and for all I know, it's in the EULA.
Trying to google the topic is like pulling hairs. It just reminds me how stupid people are online. They don't know the difference between spyware and bloatware, and accuse Steam of being spyware in just about every result, when they should be saying bloatware, or in some cases they describe adware, which is not spyware. :smh:
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I don't know any of the complicated shit you guys are talking about, but I too prefer the Mac products. The IPhone is what got me started.
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+1 I'm the same way. I made fun of a buddy of mine that got an iPhone 3. But, after several years of use and never having any problems with that or the MacBook that he bought I decided to give it a shot. I got an iPhone 4S last summer and have had zero problems with it. In a couple months I'm gettin the 5 and will be picking up a used imac or MacBook Pro sometime as well.
I understand the arguments about price or customization with Mac products but none of that matters, to me anyway, if the stuff I buy doesn't work well. Maybe every Mac user around me is just lucky but no one that I know of has had more than a couple of problems in several years of use.
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When I build PCs I go with asus MBs almost all of the time. Nothing but good luck with them.
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