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gman has started
a new site, linuxhardware.net in an
effort to create help newbies learn and share information about
Linux and Hardware.
nickm an insane link
designed to bring arts and culture to the Unix community.
Apparently Dogman has created
a hilarious page
entitled "Installing
a network PostScript printer on a Sun workstation running
SunOS As illustrated through interpretive dance.
Whoever said learning can't be fun never saw this. Or maybe
they did and just created a mental block so they didn't have
to think about that guy dancing.
Jerome ALET sent us a link to
the Linux Slogans Database
Matthew Astley wrote in
to where you can buy
25x25mm self-adhesive domed plastic badges
featuring Tux to attach to your computer case in that little logo spot.
The Phly sent in
links to a new
Bible for Linux page is up.
jgalun wrote in
to send us a link to a Washington Post that comapres
Sys Admin Salaries
average system admin salaries, in which they note that Mac sys admins seem to make very little. Hmm, wonder why...Also noted is that Linux sys admins had the greatest pay raises last year. More to come, hopefully!
darius sent us
a link to the new apple ad campaign which features
the one, the only, HAL 9000.
BigZaphod wriote
in to announce a new games site:Legions.
And rounding in to the more tasteless part of the quickies,
kweiheri sent us
an great parody of realdoll.com- except this one is (ahem)
realhamster.com. What
is this world coming to?
GraZZ wrote in to
send us an amusing parody of
Star Wars and the Starr Thing.
Legions is a really great step forward for gaming news sites, with a format very similiar to /. I'd HIGHLY that anyone interested in game news check it out and comment regularly!
I never heard of this site, so I checked it out. First thing I thought was, "Damn, they take themselves seriously for selling a sex doll." I was curious how much one of them was -- 5,000 bucks! Damn, don't get me wrong, I wouldn't buy one of these things if it was 10 bucks, but what kind of a loser would spend 5K on a sex doll? Damn.
#include
Here's a funny site that didn't make the grade for posting...
"Bill Clinton's Testimony by Dr. Suess"
http://members.aol.com/kristinch/suess.html
Be careful with those like to those Adult sites... some of us look at Slashdot from work (during lunch of course ;-) and all we need is a peek from a distressed coworker or logging the the company firewall to ruin ones day!
On a side note don't try this following link from work... www.zelda.com... I was thinking it would
link to Nintendo and I was dead wrong. It links to a p0rn site and to make it works, they do that javascript crap which jumps you to another site everytime you try to exit the browser quickly!
I found that for the kinds of things I do (development work, i.e. not floating-point intensive) a K6-2 is faster than a Pentium II at the same clock speed. So I'm getting a boxed K6-2/350 with fan ($113) + an Asus P5A ($107, super socket 7).
Unless you're running POVRay extensively, I suggest you go with K6-2 over the Pentium II as well. Why waste money?
I got taken by that www.zelda.com thing too! I was looking for a strategy guide for a Legend of Zelda game and low in behold, p0rn. I'm just glad I didn't do that on my parents comp downstairs....phew.
-Anonymous Loser
don't know about the Y2k compatibility of Linux. How safe is it?
You've got until the year 2038 to fix it, so I'd say it isn't really a problem. (It will be 64bit by then...and 64bit means a year 10billion problem, which means no problem, so...). The one thing to consider, though, is that not all Linux/Unix programs may be written in a y2k-aware way, so you'll probably want to check the various bits of software you've got lying around.
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I can't believe Apple's depiction of the HAL 9000
as the "most sinister computer villian". He was
mentally ill due to conflicting orders and being
under a lot of stress. No jury would have
convicted him, at least not in California, and
especially not if he had Johnny Cochrane for his
lawyer. ("Ladies and gentlemen of the supposed
jury, THIS is Chewbacca.") You wouldn't call
Norman Bates evil, would you? He'd probably get
his mother to sue your ass.
His resume and AOL Geek Gallery ROCK!
What about the slogan database?
Did anyone find some new one, or is it only old stuff?
I like very much : "Use the source, Luke!"
Year 2000 Crisis.
Al Gore: "How could this be a problem
in a country where we have Intel and Microsoft?"
That's not all you're paying for, and I thought they removed the nag, hmmm.
$60k-$70k seems to be on the high end for the midwest IMHO. You must live on the left coast where those tiny shacks cost $500,000. :-) I could live quite well on $60k around here. All depends on where you are.
Apparantly enough people to make R&D go 'round.
I guess this is how the BIG advances in robotics are going to happen: the frontiers pushed by porn industry and a constant demand to make the dolls more "real".
:-)
I just seen over at Legions that Hexen and Heretic source has been released! Another victory!
As in: Garbage In, Garbage Out
Another factor is that many (if not most) Mac Servers would be in education, where nobody makes much money. In fact, if you look at the salaries for the different platforms, they correlate strongly to where those platforms would be used.
As I was saying to a co-worker today, is it just me, or is comparing HAL 9000 to the iMac like comparing Botticelli's "Birth of Venus" to one of those budweiser-girl posters.
Ignoring Crescent City, cost-of-living in the Midwest seems to be a lot lower than at the coasts. My dad is getting transferred to San Mateo, CA from Evanston, IL and even though he's getting a lot more money housing and transportation costs seem to make it seem like we're going to be losing money. So we're in it for the stock options, basically.
I'm going to be missing Chicago.
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Does having an OpenBible mean we can make modifications? :-)
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Open mind, insert foot.
I gues that would be thinking different, but not thinking well.
Apple spreads more fear and lies. Is anyone suprised by this?
-- Erich
Slashdot reader since 1997
But that's not what apple is bashing. They're talking about how the problem was in ``big iron''
It says nothing about PCs. Just mainframes and macintoshes. I'll agree with you that much PC hardware is crap, and I'll agree with you that much Windows is crap.
I don't know about the Y2k compatibility of Linux. How safe is it?
Well, there's really no Y2K problem, but with all unices (and windows) there's a Y2038 problem, which is 2^31 seconds since 1970.
libc6 can compile using a 64-bit time_t cleanly. We'll all be using 64-bit native computers by 2010, probably, and by then libc6 might be stable. So we'll switch for all processors and non-64-bit processors will just not be so fast using time_t. Other programs will have to be recompiled, too, but if they are written well (ie time_t numsecs; rather than int numsecs; ) then they'll be pretty easy to port into a 64-bit date.
-- Erich
Slashdot reader since 1997
Posted by alexeir:
I think you are wrong. The SANS numbers are right on the money. Remember, these are user submitted numbers, not stuff SANS pulled out of the air.
The market might be able to bear better wages in some industries in some areas, but it is the average that counts.
Also, the SANS numbers need to be explained: the $60k is a nationwide average of network/security/systems admins. The avg is also for folks with 6+ years of experience (but does this include college work?). Folks with less than 6 years of experience made an average of $10K *less*.
The SANS numbers also go on to indicate that contractors make $10k more than salaried employees and that consultants made $20k above contractors. So, being a consultant is the way to riches, if that is the life you wish to lead.
The internet has helped push the avg sys admin salary up across the markets. It used to be that the only way you could break $80k outside of the financial markets (where Malox is your friend and downtime is your enemy) was to be a consultant.
Now you can go run some web servers for a small company and do minimal admin tasks for a pretty penny (well, way more than avg computer science grads make).
I do agree that you should take these numbers lightly. Don't go to your boss and demand to make more than the avg since you consider yourself an above avg employee. If you feel your compensation package is not up to par (given the company health, your work ethic and your responsibilities), talk it out. The SANS survey did say that the #1 way of increasing your salary was to jump ship. It is unfortunate that this is the case.
Posted by alexeir:
15%? That is pretty aggressive. You have to weary of "salary caps". At 15% a year, it will take
6 years to double your salary. Doubling your
starting salary used to be easy: you are a sys admin for a university making $30k/yr. You go to work for private organization and you can easily double your salary. Now, try going from $60k to $120k in 6 years. Unless you go into management, you are going to run into a glass ceiling.
Managers are also faced with the dilema of either continuing to shell out more $$$ for talent (lets say a hot-dog sysadmin comes in cheap then really proves himself and doubles his salary in short order and demands another huge raise) vs simply hoping to be able to hire another hot-dog sysadmin fresh out of school for 1/2 of what the other guy wants.
Usually compensation is somthing that is comprised of many aspects. Salary is part of it. What does it matter if you are getting 15% raises if you work 80hrs/week, are on call every other week and work with morons?
Good benefits, good management, perks, cool toys, bonuses, training and salary make up the bulk of what most good compensation packages consist of. Some places will offer stock options in lieu of salary. Some do both. It all depends.
I have been on both sides of the coin, so I know what it is like to be a low-paid over-worked sys admin, but I have tried to make sure that as a manager (of sys admins) I make good on the very same gripes I had.
Just make sure to deal with your management in trying to hit a win-win (how cheezy) situation. Companies hate having to look for good talent. Employees usually hate changing jobs. Blackmailing your employer into higher salaries will only cause grief in the long run.
Just my $0.02.
Going back to the original "news for nerds" subject, instead of Mad Magazine's opinion on the Starr trials, perhaps a better subject would be their Windows 98 Parody, from the same source. (I took the link from the frame to get there, so it complains, but the picture is hilarious. :)
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Dang it, I didn't realize I could be making $60k/year for linux admin! I'm still raking in single-digits-per-hour figures here. Child labor exploitation, that's what it is....
Heh... The same kind of loser that try as he may can't seem to spend it on a real woman.. or someone who is just into latex?
When I checked that site out I had to say that I was impressed.. if you read about the whole manufacturing process and how lifelike these things are supposta be its hard not to. As for the price... its reasonable.. even if it would equal about 8 grand up here in Canada.
Hmmm.. wonder what my wife would have to say about a threesome with one of those..
- Jimbob
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Other factors:
1. A lot of us work at universities. We get paid less. That drags the curve down.
2. They took a pretty broad approach to the term "sysadmin", as is obvious by the inclusion of Macs. (No offense, but maintaining personal computers is hardly a sysadmin job.)
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This is just what I need to justify the home network I am building. "But mom it's so that dad can reserch for his next sermon".
:)
Being the son of a pastor is not that bad
--= Isn't it surprising how badly I spell ?
I wouldn't give much salt to that salary survey. Those numbers are too damn low unless they are for fresh graduates with a masters going for their first unix job.
If you have five to ten years experience and are willing to take that kind of money lets talk!
Don't be fooled by this. I think its there to depress salary requests that are more in line. "Look at this web site! You're asking for 20K more than it lists. You are out of line!" Yeah right.
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Yeah, there is a reason for that. Administering an all-mac network is nearly a "no-brainer". I mean, you gotta set it up right, which is slightly difficult, but after that you seldom need to fix any part of it.
Dog is my co-pilot.
He has one in his studio.
Dog is my co-pilot.
Oh, nothing wrong with it at all!
But usually data processing jobs are paid for based on either the skill required, or the drudgery factor, or a mixture of both. Being a Mac Sysadmin is a very comfortable job, usually.
Dog is my co-pilot.
Child labor exploitation indeed.. hah, I was volunteering 20 hours a week when I was 15 before anyone asked me to at my local freenet.. Quite voluntarily, I must add - give me computer and internet connection and I will make your systems go ;)
LightFusion
Seems like a lot of work to send $1 to scotland for a sticker... mebbe one of the distributors will pick up a few thousand, and start sending 'em with the distros!
/me goes and puts $1 in the mail anyway.
Over on Dogman's page, I also found: http://www.europa.com/~dogman/motivation/ .
These rule. And the "I found the cure for hope" t-shirt is too cool...
For the Lunix addicts... who volunteers to setup www.realtux.com (or realpenguin.com).
By the way, i think the American women all want a "realclinton"...
GCS/MU d- s+: a- C++$ USH++$ P- L+> E W++$ N o-- K- W++@ O-- M- !V PS Y+ PGP- t+ 5(+) X- R tv? b++++ y++(+++)
The BH6 is REALLY nice Overclocking consists of just opening your bios and changing the bus speed it does the rest.. And for just 90 bucks online =)
Ok, since the linuxhardware site is just starting adn it doesn't have any info I'll turn to you, my fellow dotheads.
Now I'm upgrading my system, I mena upgrading, i'm going from a motherboard up thorugh a new processor, HD, RAM, the whole deal (well, ok,that's really all I'm doing). What I'd like to know is what motherbaord you'd reccomend for a Linux system. Right now I'm looking at the Asus P2B so I can slot in one of those nice little PII 450s. But keeping in mind I'm definately getting an Intel PII 450. As well, considering the price on the Asus board is at most $130, no way I'm spedning more'n that. Ah well, this is getting long so if you've read this far, you get a lollipop.. YAY!
Every PC in my high-school is going to have one of those, if of course I could pay for them, and get them to install Linux + WP on the machines (not happening withing my or my childrens lifetimes). But I'm definatly going to be picking up some of those stickers for all the PCs I own, and even some that I don't, heh.
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His whole site is a piss, be sure to check out his resume' and AOL GEEK pages..