If you go by the importance of infrastructure run, I would guess that CentOS (binary compatible with Red Hat, without Red Hat fees) is is the most important Linux distro out there. The last three companies I worked at that use Linux in the data center used CentOS.
Examining IRS tax return data by state, E.J. McMahon, a fiscal expert at the Manhattan Institute, measured the impact of large income-tax rate increases on the rich ($200,000 income or more) in Connecticut, which raised its tax rate in 2003 to 5% from 4.5%; in New Jersey, which raised its rate in 2004 to 8.97% from 6.35%; and in New York, which raised its tax rate in 2003 to 7.7% from 6.85%. Over the period 2002-2005, in each of these states the "soak the rich" tax hike was followed by a significant reduction in the number of rich people paying taxes in these states relative to the national average. Amazingly, these three states ranked 46th, 49th and 50th among all states in the percentage increase in wealthy tax filers in the years after they tried to soak the rich.
Renting a 26-foot U-Haul truck to go from Austin to San Francisco this July would cost you about $900. Renting the same truck to go from San Francisco to Austin? About $3,000. In the great balance of supply and demand, California has a large supply of people who are demanding to move to Texas.
High tech employees are fleeing California for Texas, because they can keep more of what they make, the government isn't going bankrupt, and the roads and schools are now better in Texas. Despite all the money California spends on a a bloated public sector, the actual core services delivered are worse in California than they are in Texas:
“Today, you go to Texas, the roads are no worse, the public schools are not great but are better than or equal to ours, and their universities are good. The bargain between California’s government and the middle class is constantly being renegotiated to the disadvantage of the middle class.”
Here's a slightly older analysis from 2007. Since then, of course, things have gotten better (relative to the rest of the nation) for Texas and worse for California.
Low taxes and small government create jobs. High taxes and big government destroy jobs.
This above list is by no means exhaustive. Nor are the sources cited above (The Huffington Post, The Nation, etc.) exactly known for their fierce and unstinting criticism of Obama.
Baltar constructing his intelligence-enhancing monolith on the plains of Africa.
All 12 Cylon models doing their big Bollywood-esque song and dance number in the central chamber of Cavel's Colony. (Great move snagging Josh Whedon to direct this bit!)
The kick-ass Centurians-vs.-Stormtrooper's fight.
After Kara finishes playing "All Along the Watchtower," she goes into an awesome 9-minute extended version of "Freebird."
The Cylons inventing the science of psychohistory, then creating a secret foundation to shape human destiny.
The smoking hot Boomer-on-Athena lesbian sex scene (can't wanted for the unrated DVD version!)
Doc Cottle's tearful reunion with his long lost wife, Eunice.
Chief Tyrol telling Adama why he can't heal one of the wounded Fours: "I'm a engineer, not a doctor!"
Adama punching Baltar in the face for about five minutes straight.
That being the tail end of the Dotcom Bust shakeout. Here's a hint: you might want to go ahead and downsize your lifestyle so you can live on that again.
Start increasing your savings until you have a year's worth in the bank, if you don't already.
Learn as many new skills as you possibly can, in case you need to find a new job in a tough market.
Learn some handyman/craft skills (carpentry, plumbing, drywall, auto repair) to get you a survival wage while IT jobs are scarce.
The economy will come back, just like it did after the Dotcom Bust (assuming the $700 bailout isn't as destructive as the Japanese propping up zombie banks for a decade after their real estate bubble burst), but in the meantime it could be a long, cold winter...
Just as the Zune was an inferior rip-off of the iPod with key features disabled, so this is an inferior ripoff of the Apple Genius concept. Why does Microsoft continually cripple their own efforts? Do they actually hate themselves that much? It's like the parable of the scorpion and the frog. Just as the scorpion can't keep from killing himself by stinnging the frog, so Microsoft can't help making their ripoffs inferior to the Apple original; it's just their nature.
Given how closely Apple has worked with Intel before and after the processor switch from PowerPC, I wonder how much more Hyper-Threading aware OS X 10.6 (AKA Snow Leopard) will be? After all, it's supposed to be a "tuning" release focused on full 64 bit performance across the OS, so it wouldn't surprise me to see OS X 10.6 to see much greater speed gains from HT than Vista on Nehalem, especially given Anandtech's description of how Vista screws up Turbo mode on Penryn-based systems. (And of course, MS won't go back and put hyperthreading awareness in XP at all...)
It sounds like FrameMaker will probably do just about everything you want, including a very robust equation editor, automatic cross-referencing, robust table creation, Postscript and TrueType font support, and even XML includes.
However, know in advance that you will never love FrameMaker, nor will it ever love you. Its ways are Harsh and Unyielding. You will have to walk The Way of The Frame Within the Frame, and it will not make you any happier. (Except, unlike Word, your pictures won't decide to move for no apparent reason.) You must embrace the Pain Which is The Reference Page, and come through the other side.
But once you have mastered The Beast Which is FrameMaker, it will dance (albeit slowly) at your bidding...
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How else is the plucky underdog Microsoft going to compete with the Juggernaut that is Apple, Inc.?
I believe the new agreement optimally places the desk chairs for Nokia employees to have truly breathtaking views of the approaching iceberg.
Or perhaps I should say iCeberg.
If you go by the importance of infrastructure run, I would guess that CentOS (binary compatible with Red Hat, without Red Hat fees) is is the most important Linux distro out there. The last three companies I worked at that use Linux in the data center used CentOS.
...why Apple's "Walled Garden" for the iPhone is such a bad thing?
"Where t Hell iz my Hookers n Blow??? U is 2 hours late for NY parT, dog! Bet that fuk Zuckerberg's ParT already has Hookers n Blow! WTF????"
You're wrong. High tech companies are fleeing California for low tax states. In fact, high earners inevitably flee high tax states for low tax states:
Here's a comparison between California and Texas that explains, in great detail, how and why Texas is kicking California's ass.. This is also why more than half the new jobs created in the last twelve months were created in Texas. Another reason is strong vs. weak or no public sector unions. One thing that articles notes:
High tech employees are fleeing California for Texas, because they can keep more of what they make, the government isn't going bankrupt, and the roads and schools are now better in Texas. Despite all the money California spends on a a bloated public sector, the actual core services delivered are worse in California than they are in Texas:
Here's a slightly older analysis from 2007. Since then, of course, things have gotten better (relative to the rest of the nation) for Texas and worse for California.
Low taxes and small government create jobs. High taxes and big government destroy jobs.
All elbowing each other side for the chance to date ME! Luscious, luscious me.
I would post more about my sexy good looks are spreading unrest throughout the world, but I have to be at the gym in 26 minutes...
What the hell was the Kin? Never heard of it before.
And let me add insult to injury:
(Sent from my iPhone.)
The question is: Will the New York Times be here in 50 years?
My guess is no. It may not even last ten.
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Repeatedly.
This article seems to be missing some of the most common, well-known remote access tools for Windows:
These are just a few of the very common tools used to remotely access Windows systems every day!
In fact, a "Wave Motion Gun!"
As far as I've noticed, the more the U.S. government gets involved with something, the lower the quality that something ends up being.
Indeed. So just look forward to the wonderful things in store if the Dmeocrats actually manage to ram ObamaCare through...
I mean, doesn't a walking penis receiving an eyeball from a farting eyeball creature just make you want to rush out and buy a Zune?
What? It doesn't?
Philistine.
Embarassing and suggestive, but not a smoking gun.
Now to go back and add the Slashdot megaupload link to my post...
Sorry, they're saving the next Nobel Prize in Medicine for Obama...
It is not the case that "usually" lowing taxes increases revenue.
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I suspect that many Slashdotters are unaware of the numerous deep ties between Goldman Sachs and the Obama Administration. A few for instances:
This above list is by no means exhaustive. Nor are the sources cited above (The Huffington Post, The Nation, etc.) exactly known for their fierce and unstinting criticism of Obama.
Unless, of course, you work for a porn company. Then porn away.
That being the tail end of the Dotcom Bust shakeout. Here's a hint: you might want to go ahead and downsize your lifestyle so you can live on that again.
I sincerely doubt we're going to see 25% unemployment, Smoot-Hawley II, or a government takeover of the IT sector the way FDR tried to takeover industry. But it's quite easy to imagine Dow-Jones hitting the 7,300 level, and venture capital frozen until the credit markets thaw. You better be prepared to last it out.
You might want to:
The economy will come back, just like it did after the Dotcom Bust (assuming the $700 bailout isn't as destructive as the Japanese propping up zombie banks for a decade after their real estate bubble burst), but in the meantime it could be a long, cold winter...
Just as the Zune was an inferior rip-off of the iPod with key features disabled, so this is an inferior ripoff of the Apple Genius concept. Why does Microsoft continually cripple their own efforts? Do they actually hate themselves that much? It's like the parable of the scorpion and the frog. Just as the scorpion can't keep from killing himself by stinnging the frog, so Microsoft can't help making their ripoffs inferior to the Apple original; it's just their nature.
Given how closely Apple has worked with Intel before and after the processor switch from PowerPC, I wonder how much more Hyper-Threading aware OS X 10.6 (AKA Snow Leopard) will be? After all, it's supposed to be a "tuning" release focused on full 64 bit performance across the OS, so it wouldn't surprise me to see OS X 10.6 to see much greater speed gains from HT than Vista on Nehalem, especially given Anandtech's description of how Vista screws up Turbo mode on Penryn-based systems. (And of course, MS won't go back and put hyperthreading awareness in XP at all...)
It sounds like FrameMaker will probably do just about everything you want, including a very robust equation editor, automatic cross-referencing, robust table creation, Postscript and TrueType font support, and even XML includes.
However, know in advance that you will never love FrameMaker, nor will it ever love you. Its ways are Harsh and Unyielding. You will have to walk The Way of The Frame Within the Frame, and it will not make you any happier. (Except, unlike Word, your pictures won't decide to move for no apparent reason.) You must embrace the Pain Which is The Reference Page, and come through the other side.
But once you have mastered The Beast Which is FrameMaker, it will dance (albeit slowly) at your bidding...
Don't worry. They'll be back.