jim pict

of course i trust kafka. _The Trial_ is one of my favorite books of all time!

nothing but zune goodness here.

@Derrick
you thought the 80 hours of video stat was about battery life? really? i mean, REALLY?

that contract is intense.

my head is pounding.

because it goes with nothing else sitting on your entertainment system. i would gladly trade my white pro and a bill for a black elite.

@Kelmon
You wrote, "As you correctly point out, you cannot really have an opinion on the decision that this particular developer made without all the pertinent facts, which we clearly don't have."
I said no such thing. On the contrary, I suggested that if it could be demonstrated that the developer used the phrase "bucket of money" in some non-standard way, then I would be wrong, after which I immediately followed up with an explanation of why I think this isn't the case. I personally wish to give the guy the benefit of the doubt that, foolish or liar, he still can use everyday idioms appropriately. My characterization of this person as an "idiot" was aimed at the idea that he would turn down a "bucket of money" because of some feeling about apple or ms. I didn't think he was actually so stupid as to not be able to use everyday language correctly. If you want to suggest that he is literally stupid as opposed to merely acting stupidly, I suppose that's your prerogative. I, however, wish to be more generous and grant to him at least working knowledge of commonly used phrases.

@Andrew
Your concern about losing money would seem to be overcome by the "bucket of money." Now, perhaps that money is in pesos. A literal bucket of pesos might not be a lot of money to a developer. But the phrase normally means a huge amount of money. If it is indeed the case that the developer in question is making more than buckets of money, then I concede. But the phrasing suggests that it seemed like a lot of money even to the developer. If I made $100,00 on some app I already had developed, and I suspected that was normal, and someone offered my $10,000 to develop an app, I wouldn't refer to that as a "bucket of money." But that's just the point. The phrase "bucket of money" was in quotes in the read link, meaning those are the words the developer used. That means the proposed offer was a bucket of money to the developer. That would suggest that it was more than they were accustomed to getting, otherwise the characterization would make no sense.
As to the idea of being stretched too thin, while that's possible, again, a "bucket of money." It would seem that if there really is a "bucket of money" at issue, then that project would become priority. I mean, is developing for the iPhone SO great that you're willing to lose money you could be earning developing for a different system over it? For me, only if you're an idiot.
So, again, idiot or liar.

"We won't argue for the benefits of having your application on two high-profile devices (clearly a personal decision)..."
Why would you turn down a "bucket of money" to do what you do, namely develop apps? Who thinks to themselves, "You know, I think I'll pass on a 'bucket of money' to do what I've created a business around doing"?
I believe that Zune apps are coming, but I'm not convinced that this guy is being honest. Either he's a liar, or he's an idiot.

13 Going on 30 is terrible.