2. Some ninny will don tin-foil to jack with the system. He/she will later collapse from heat.
or
3. Some enterprising yob will try to create a heated, moving dummy. This will culminate in a video shot on the news: "Flaming Car Of Doom in a HOV lane near you....film at 11!"
No, a better way to deal with it would be to get her fired.
Naaah. I'm happier working at a computer shop where I can happily tell clients to avoid ALL things Sony. I love the looks on clients faces when I tell 'em about 12-year-olds and grandmothers getting sued... I tell 'em about Sony's brain-dead DRM schemes when they complain that they {for some reason} can't watch a Sony movie on their Sony Media PC. I tell 'em about Sony rootkits...
...and until Sony wises up, I'll KEEP steering people away from them. They're now going to be losing sales on movies, and most importantly, computers. THAT profit margin is a delicious one to yank from those jerks, and will sting more than a "loss" of a music track or two...
While medically non-invasive, I'd quit ANY firm that tried to get me to wear one.
As stated in the article, this is to boost "efficiency". Can I get bored doing many repetitive tasks that IT entails? Sure. Do those "boring tasks" pay the bills at the shop? You betcha. Nothing wrong there other than business as usual.
What if your boss, at your entry interview, stated that they reserved the right to search your house at any time... would you be as eager about the job? I'm firmly convinced that my body contents are even less of my company's business than my home contents. I show up sober and ready to go. What happened with me over the weekend is none of their concern, as long as I'm not handing out their properties.
My suggestion to the large companies looking to cut costs is to reevaluate the salaries of their board and executives...
"...by exploiting technology developed for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as other accent reduction techniques."
Speaking as a guy that's 70% deaf, these "techniques" could suck the chrome off a Harley. I have to ask accented people to repeat themselves, speak slower, and have YET to find one that knows the meaning of the word 'enunciate'. Heck, I had to get transferred 3-4 times one call to find someone who knew the definition of either "deaf" OR "hearing-impaired".
I won't argue that these patents might make some cash in the short term, but I'm curious if they've factored in the value of consumer good will...
Anyway, if you're looking for a tough relaible laptop, get a Panasonic Toughbook.
Amen to that. We've got an older one that we bring out when clients ask for a robust laptop. It's fun to watch their faces as we lightly bounce that Toughbook around, but not nearly so much fun as the look when they ask the price for a new one...
Hardy? MIL-STD-810F rated. Pricey? Not really, considering what you're getting. Less than some boutique laptops, for sure. Worth it? You tell us!
Not updating your software is a great way to get hacked.
Sorry to dash your hopes for a cookie, but playing the part of Captain Obvious scores you no cookie credits.
I've never advocated NOT updating software; I do maintain that it's but one of many steps to a more secure system, instead of the only one.
Just admit that there was reason to jump all over the author of Wordpress and or to call him names. Really you will feel much better and grow as a person.
Thanks a lot, kid... I just coughed Dr. Pepper through my nose.
I never jumped on the author other than what I said about on the accuracy of his statement...and my fiance says I grow just fine, thanks.
XP was already gone and the pimply-faced Nerd Patrol/Geek Squad/FireDog/CatFucker people all told us that installing XP on these computers was impossible.
Vic, those overglorified PC monkeys are yanking your chain. You have a number of OS choices. Fraggin' suits and their "unofficial" quotas...
As for XP being a "downgrade" from Vista, let's consider Merriam-Webster's definition of UPgrade:
: to improve or replace especially software or a device for increased usefulness.
Note the "for increased usefulness" part. Until Vista somehow offers a marked usefulness over XP, it's not going to be able to justify the price tags...ESPECIALLY Ultimate...
Yes, I'm sure. Simply because even if you have a "sob story", your story isn't the only one.
Really?!? Wow, and all this time I thought I was the only homeless person in America...
Each homeless person has their own fucked up reasons for being on the streets, and I seriously doubt you've been in all of their situations, or even have much of an understanding of the kinds of things many of these folks have been through.
Remember, Junior, never assume; when you do you make an ass of Uma Thurman. As you have no idea what I've been through, whom I've talked to, and how I've lived, you're just blowing more smoke than Happy Harry's House of Hashish...horrendously horridly, at that.
Yes. Both firsthand and (more importantly) through knowing many other people who are still or once were homeless.
...and you think you're the only person on this mudball that has? Your name wouldn't happen to be Narcissus, would it?
Hearing other people's stories gives me a much better idea of what homelessness is like than just taking my own experience and projecting it onto every other homeless person, and then condemning them for not behaving the way I would have.
Kid, if your {I'm betting brief} homeless stint gives you the right to lecture, what makes you think anyone else that's been in that situation can't?
If you're on drugs, there're halfway houses and freebie rehabs in many urban areas. Female and pregnant/have kids? LOTS of options there, including financial/housing assistance, food, job placement, etc. Once again, far more common in urban areas with the cash/charities to assist. Nuts, like me? Once again, programs exist all over. If you were homeless and never hit the Salvation Army, or made use of the multitude of services found at the United Way, or any local faith-run food banks, then I'm going to have to wonder just how you're defining "homeless", and for how long you might have been...
Ye gads, it annoys me when people think personal accountability means balancing your checkbook.
You may have been without a home, but you haven't been where a lot of homeless people are.
Question 1: You sure? I didn't give details; I don't do SOB stories.
Question 2: Have YOU had any experience with homelessness, or are you talking out your wazoo? Check back in when, at any point in your life, Dumpster == (Lunch && House).
Let me point out the obvious flaw in your plan here: If homeless were exempt from crimes, then hit men will go homeless for a while before a hit. Easy immunity.
I'm not advocating locking ALL homeless up, nor did I say anything of the sort in my original post. However, treating them as a "victim" is a crock.
And, can someone remind me what the hell the point of tracking down a thief like this is? So you can lock him up? Yeah, that'll do us a whole WORLD of good. These people need a place to sleep and a hot meal, not a shower surprise. You ever been down on your luck before? Then don't complain when someone needs a few hundred bucks, more than you need a PORTABLE INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE!!!!!
Funny, any of the times *I* was homeless, I managed to survive without ripping people off. It may have meant I went hungry a night or two, but considering the alternatives, it was worth it. Being homeless != criminal justification. So, yeah, lock him/her up like anyone else, so the rest of us don't get ripped off.
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...that a few things will happen:
1. Burqa-wearing folk will have a field day.
2. Some ninny will don tin-foil to jack with the system. He/she will later collapse from heat.
or
3. Some enterprising yob will try to create a heated, moving dummy. This will culminate in a video shot on the news: "Flaming Car Of Doom in a HOV lane near you....film at 11!"
You're in luck! I remember this case, and looked up the Electric Slide... This the case, or do you have another in mind?
Naaah. I'm happier working at a computer shop where I can happily tell clients to avoid ALL things Sony. I love the looks on clients faces when I tell 'em about 12-year-olds and grandmothers getting sued... I tell 'em about Sony's brain-dead DRM schemes when they complain that they {for some reason} can't watch a Sony movie on their Sony Media PC. I tell 'em about Sony rootkits...
...and until Sony wises up, I'll KEEP steering people away from them. They're now going to be losing sales on movies, and most importantly, computers. THAT profit margin is a delicious one to yank from those jerks, and will sting more than a "loss" of a music track or two...
To quote Stan: "Excelsior!"
What worries me more is their asking why my brain's only active at work while reading Slashdot...
While medically non-invasive, I'd quit ANY firm that tried to get me to wear one.
As stated in the article, this is to boost "efficiency". Can I get bored doing many repetitive tasks that IT entails? Sure. Do those "boring tasks" pay the bills at the shop? You betcha. Nothing wrong there other than business as usual.
What if your boss, at your entry interview, stated that they reserved the right to search your house at any time... would you be as eager about the job? I'm firmly convinced that my body contents are even less of my company's business than my home contents. I show up sober and ready to go. What happened with me over the weekend is none of their concern, as long as I'm not handing out their properties.
My suggestion to the large companies looking to cut costs is to reevaluate the salaries of their board and executives...
Figure the odds.
Is someone forgetting Windows Millenium, the {former} bastard child of the Windows lineup?
It couldn't be a veiled nod to a theist belief set? ;)
Speaking as a guy that's 70% deaf, these "techniques" could suck the chrome off a Harley. I have to ask accented people to repeat themselves, speak slower, and have YET to find one that knows the meaning of the word 'enunciate'. Heck, I had to get transferred 3-4 times one call to find someone who knew the definition of either "deaf" OR "hearing-impaired".
I won't argue that these patents might make some cash in the short term, but I'm curious if they've factored in the value of consumer good will...
Why, an endless stack of turtles, of course...
Reference RFC 1149 for all the data currently available....
Must live in Burma....
{couldn't resist...}
Amen to that. We've got an older one that we bring out when clients ask for a robust laptop. It's fun to watch their faces as we lightly bounce that Toughbook around, but not nearly so much fun as the look when they ask the price for a new one...
Hardy? MIL-STD-810F rated. Pricey? Not really, considering what you're getting. Less than some boutique laptops, for sure. Worth it? You tell us!
Hey, I just got one of these and all it'll print is "All your base are belong to us."....
...and on that note, you have a booger hanging...
You get a new wallet every time you buy disposable panties?
Sorry to dash your hopes for a cookie, but playing the part of Captain Obvious scores you no cookie credits.
I've never advocated NOT updating software; I do maintain that it's but one of many steps to a more secure system, instead of the only one.
Just admit that there was reason to jump all over the author of Wordpress and or to call him names. Really you will feel much better and grow as a person.Thanks a lot, kid... I just coughed Dr. Pepper through my nose.
I never jumped on the author other than what I said about on the accuracy of his statement...and my fiance says I grow just fine, thanks.
Auto-updates != Unhackable. Dangerous assumption there...
Vic, those overglorified PC monkeys are yanking your chain. You have a number of OS choices. Fraggin' suits and their "unofficial" quotas...
As for XP being a "downgrade" from Vista, let's consider Merriam-Webster's definition of UPgrade:
: to improve or replace especially software or a device for increased usefulness.Note the "for increased usefulness" part. Until Vista somehow offers a marked usefulness over XP, it's not going to be able to justify the price tags...ESPECIALLY Ultimate...
Is it a scientific theory? I've personally never heard any refer to "consciousness"; some folks might even take that as proof of a "soul".
Call me crazy, but all that'd determine is if you'd die HERE. Wouldn't impact the other universe, AFAIA. Anyone?
...and Microsoft doesn't play down threats? Hark to the ol' l0pht website:
Microsoft - ""That vulnerability is completely theoretical."l0pht - "Making the theoretical practical since 1992." ...and thanks for the laugh!
Really?!? Wow, and all this time I thought I was the only homeless person in America...
Each homeless person has their own fucked up reasons for being on the streets, and I seriously doubt you've been in all of their situations, or even have much of an understanding of the kinds of things many of these folks have been through.Remember, Junior, never assume; when you do you make an ass of Uma Thurman. As you have no idea what I've been through, whom I've talked to, and how I've lived, you're just blowing more smoke than Happy Harry's House of Hashish...horrendously horridly, at that.
Yes. Both firsthand and (more importantly) through knowing many other people who are still or once were homeless....and you think you're the only person on this mudball that has? Your name wouldn't happen to be Narcissus, would it?
Hearing other people's stories gives me a much better idea of what homelessness is like than just taking my own experience and projecting it onto every other homeless person, and then condemning them for not behaving the way I would have.Kid, if your {I'm betting brief} homeless stint gives you the right to lecture, what makes you think anyone else that's been in that situation can't?
If you're on drugs, there're halfway houses and freebie rehabs in many urban areas. Female and pregnant/have kids? LOTS of options there, including financial/housing assistance, food, job placement, etc. Once again, far more common in urban areas with the cash/charities to assist. Nuts, like me? Once again, programs exist all over. If you were homeless and never hit the Salvation Army, or made use of the multitude of services found at the United Way, or any local faith-run food banks, then I'm going to have to wonder just how you're defining "homeless", and for how long you might have been...
Ye gads, it annoys me when people think personal accountability means balancing your checkbook.
Question 1: You sure? I didn't give details; I don't do SOB stories.
Question 2: Have YOU had any experience with homelessness, or are you talking out your wazoo? Check back in when, at any point in your life, Dumpster == (Lunch && House).
Let me point out the obvious flaw in your plan here: If homeless were exempt from crimes, then hit men will go homeless for a while before a hit. Easy immunity.
I'm not advocating locking ALL homeless up, nor did I say anything of the sort in my original post. However, treating them as a "victim" is a crock.
Funny, any of the times *I* was homeless, I managed to survive without ripping people off. It may have meant I went hungry a night or two, but considering the alternatives, it was worth it. Being homeless != criminal justification. So, yeah, lock him/her up like anyone else, so the rest of us don't get ripped off.