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What is Microsoft Visio? Honest question.
My wife is job hunting, and one position encourages having experience with Microsoft Visio. I’ve never used it, so I tracked down Microsoft’s product page. The punchline in dire need of a joke that you see above is what I found.
Besides a small thumbnail on the right that I originally passed over because it looked like a three-word Google AdSense spot, there isn’t a single sentence on this page that answers my question. Not one. In fact, the first thing my eye gravitated towards was the shopping cart in the middle, which I’m sure makes some dingbat Microsoft exec feel like he wielded his ill-deserved power over a stifled web design department. Good boy.
kung fu grippe: Entitled to Care
Bullshit.
Most people don’t give a crap about where they get their laughs or information, so long as it’s free. “Because so many things on the Internet are free, everything else should be free.” They don’t want to see ads, don’t want to donate, won’t subscribe, don’t want to click something to magically generate a free penny that goes into a tip jar. In fact, there seems to be a growing collective distaste for the idea of you making money at all.
I admire Mr. Mann for spending tons of cash on the things that he loves. I often do the same. Most people don’t and—thanks to the current culture of the Internet—won’t.
This isn’t about some brave new world of change, and it’s not a revolutionary new business model that “old media” is trying to kick, scream, and blindly run away from. It’s pure, nihilistic, fucking entitlement.
Some people get to make great stuff on the Internet and make a name for themselves. Someone in a position of power gets a glint in their eye, and then these people get offers to speak around the country or get a job at an established company doing what they did in their garage for free. That’s awesome for them. Truly.
But what works for some people, or even some companies, doesn’t work for others. The only revolution here is that people are turning a blinder eye in greater masses than ever to this essential fact of life.
It’s entitlement, and it’s bullshit.
No, Apple most certainly does not.
I really hope ICANN doesn’t cave to a bunch of misguided religious nuts again. The .xxx TLD would make it easier for parents, schools, and businesses who want to avoid or filter porn to do exactly that, while not impeding folks who want to find it. It’s a win-win for everyone.
kung fu grippe: Three things about Marco Arment
Bingo.
It cannot be stated much more clearly than this.
Me:
I think it’s time that I split off my personal life from the tech, culture, and Internet bizarreness that I want to focus on at 1FPS. From now on, posts about my life, my tremendous wife, our dogs, and other varyingly intimate things will go here, at davebc.me.
They have bike lanes mapped for 150 cities, and they can even plot routes that avoid hills. Excellent.
What up.
Good for the PS3, bad for user choice.
Among other things, the investigation revealed that Facebook’s founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, took private Facebook member login information and used it to break into the private email accounts of those members. […]
Facebook has not denied that this incident took place. Facebook also has not denied that Mark later hacked into the servers of a competitor, ConnectU, and changed some user information.
”Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Needs To Address The Hacking Incidents - Silicon Alley Insider
Despicable.
Lauren McCullough, a 27-year-old “social media editor” at the Associated Press:
From a journalistic perspective, we’re looking to engage with audiences and to create a conversation around the news. We’re looking to bring news consumers into the process, and not just the AP process but to showcase excellent content from our members and customers.
Sounds like old media is finally getting it.
On Monday, Valve announced in a press release that Steam, its “Source” gaming engine, a number of its most popular games, and even third parties are all coming to the Mac.
Yet another esteemed designer switches to Tumblr.
Valve, a major game developer for Windows and consoles, has all but confirmed that its popular back catalog and successful Steam marketplace are coming to the Mac. Now details have emerged that at…
All You Need To Know About Gordon Freeman’s Backstory.
Via this forum thread containing the GameInformer scans that confirm Portal 2 is coming to the Mac.
Acer working on frameless laptop with touchscreen keyboard? - Engadget
Sexy. Looks like the small and wide Sony VAIO P form factor, but all touchscreen, including the keyboard.
Pressing reboot on Windows Phone - CNET News
A new video with Microsoft spokesperson Charlie Kindel about Windows Phone 7 Series With A Cherry On Top. Kindel demonstrates the little bits of animation polish and a couple of apps that have not yet been on camera. Interesting.
