I've found, for me and others, that military experience weighs in more as far as employment and the skills needed in the workplace, than a college degree. If you are an employer, do you want someone whose experience includes operating for long periods of time in a high-stress job that emphasizes teamwork and initiative, or someone whose experience adds up to 4 years of college and, "Can I refill your iced tea?"
Let's not also forget that Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard, not Podunk State University. And Zuck dropped out when Facebook took off. They both had entrepreneurial ideas and they were on the ground floor of booming industries.
Roland Emmerich? If they want to fuck a great written work of art that bad, why don't they just get Uwe Boll to do it, and lambaste it with style? They are both on the same artistic level, after all.
Unfortunately for Charlie the Unicorn, he forgets that the best writers of sci-fi, Asimov, Heinlein, and Philip K. Dick among them, used it as a medium to show that, no matter the circumstance, humans are humans. People aren't going to buy your books or watch your shows unless they can find a connection to themselves. To write otherwise is intellectual masturbation, as you are only writing for your own ego.
I guess authors like him are the reason I don't read any recent sci-fi literature. When Asimov died, the genre died with him.
Here are the facts of this story, which the reporter didn't bother to get right:
1. missing man was in his 20s; 2. he had overdosed on pills; 3. he beat up his 62 year old father; 4. he was only missing for 3.5 hours; 5. he called police at midnight on 911; 6. verizon did provide the police the best locational information available; 7. the missing man's phone was a prepaid phone that had run out of minutes so it was inoperable without more minutes being added; 8. verizon shouldn't have worried about the $20, but neither should the police...it's $20 bucks!; 9. the police don't have GPS locating capability for 911 calls because the county hasn't paid for it yet; 10. the Sheriff's comments were, surprise, taken out of context.
So, the real culprit in this story seems to be the reporter for getting so much wrong!!!
Nice way to research the situation, Slashdot. They were a local police department, not the NSA. They didn't have the ability to track the phone. Verizon did give them the most accurate info they could give on the man. Chock one to a reporter trying to make a name for himself.
I always noticed how they seem to know what the soldier would feel if he were alive. Families of soldiers still with us, who have lived through this experience, don't say anything, because the soldiers would tell them to shut the hell up.
I just remember how people used to treat Vietnam Vets before First Blood came out. My uncle credited that with a change in viewpoint that allowed him to feel human again. Considering it is the largest money maker in entertainment, maybe this game will allow people to get an idea what happens in combat, and what decisions you have to go through, split-second, every day.
For those "offended" by this, the game play is based on first-hand accounts by VETERANS. I think they have more of a right than any civilian to speak for themselves. If you are offended, fine. Everyone is allowed to have an opinion. It's in the constitution I swore an oath to protect and defend. Don't go dragging out the names of the dead, however, to support your own sensibilities.
I just hope they don't allow you to "save game". You don't get that option in war.
Ah, how the mighty who created the Magna Carta have fallen. Every time I think things have gotten bad here, I just have to look across the pond at the hidden cameras, warrantless searches and censorship laws, and know it's not that bad here.
Ironic that the guy who created V for Vendetta will have a comic of his censored in Britain.
Ditto. Amazing they are able to call proprietary an OS that owes its strength to BSD. OSX is about as different as Ubuntu is to Suse. They just slapped in a few proprietary strands and charge for every update to those dumb enough to pay for a logo.
Seriously, there is no difference between people who buy Macs, and those who buy a BMW for the label, even though a Toyota is built better and is less pricey.
One: Reading a book requires you to use your imagination to visualize what the author is writing. You interact with the book using all the facets of your mind, and the story becomes your own. In a game, all the visualization is given to you. While physical things like twitch reaction time are worked out, your imagination and intellect have very little to do.
Two: Gardening takes patience and planning over a long period of time. It gives a sense of accomplishment far beyond "pwning noobs" in an FPS, or beating a variant of the same uber boss at the end of the game. You have helped a living thing grow; sometimes, you can enjoy the fruits of your work at the dinner table.
If you think that playing a video game is just as good a leisure activity as that, do humanity a favor and don't breed.
How are you going to support tech, without the money tied up in these banks? When these companies went belly-up, so did the stocks of IBM(tech), Dell(tech), Cisco(tech)... Tech can't innovate without investment; and there can't be investment without money. Also, many IT's have lost their jobs, or suffered cuts in salary, due to this mess and the fact that their tech companies' investments were wrapped up in this debacle. This problem is so huge, you could talk about it on epicurious.com and be justified.
I wish you would take your own advice. What part of "government owned" isn't getting through your head? Ideas like yours and the arrogant actions of AIG are why people are so enraged as to call for these guys to be "strung up by piano wire". Obviously, you are living in a nice enough cocoon to act like a lawyer regarding this subject. As far as being "not the only shareholder", as said by MightyMartian, the only reason their stocks aren't worth about as much as Confederate dollars is through the investment of the majority owner...US! It's like these idiots don't want government control, yet are arrogant and egotistic enough to force the government's hand. Don't forget: all the government has to say to do something to these megalomaniacs is say, "In the public interest..." and you can shove that lawsuit where the sun don't shine!
Well, the British fail, once again. For one, a recent study of gamers shows they were actually in better shape, on average, than their peers.
This is a trend not limited to gaming in England. From warrant-less searches, to using closed circuit cameras to watch your every move, the government is following the words of Orwell in becoming a true Big Brother. V for Vendetta doesn't seem too far-fetched, does it?
Oh wait. I thought it was the government's job to regulate businesses. The latest economic crisis has pretty much shot businesses in the foot on that matter.
Last time I heard, they have 100 mbps in Japan and Korea, a great infrastructure, and no bottleneck issues. If Videotron, or any other western ISP, can't keep up with technology, maybe they just need to fail, and admit that our communication infrastructure isn't something to be entrusted to people out to make a buck.
I see a bunch of you telling the OP why/why not Linux, when she is asking for OPTIONS.
On topic, I know my friend's father, a teacher outside Charlotte, NC, uses Linux in his science class for Lego Mindstorms, showing the kids how to write basic functions and control the robots. These are kids in middle school, in the lower strata, and are a cultural mix. They consider it their favorite class, and have no care whether it is Windows or Linux.
As far as tech support options...any IT worth anything will know enough code to learn Linux quickly enough. Cert classes are on a par, if not cheaper, than most Microsoft courses. If they are any good, you won't have to pay for a new tech just to run Linux. A good tech will spend most of his time outside the GUI anyway.
As far as comments about compatibility with MS, those are issues five years old. I've attended college courses using Open Office(OOo) and just had to select the MS Office XP format after I was done to send assignments. Open Office offers all the options you need for school work, and there are some great options for email management. If your whole school is using OOo, there is no real reason to worry about compatibility issues where your kids are concerned, as all of their work will be done in-house.
Kids aren't like adults. They can be very open-minded, and don't worry about what OS they are using. It's the teacher that makes the class, after all, and using open source gives you a wide variety of tools to use.
Stop with the car analogies! They don't fit! Try starting your car without an alternator. Or gasoline. Or oil. The engine is still there, but wait! It still won't start!
Anpheus is right. If you are a Linux guy, judging from your sig, you should know how easy it is to install an Ubuntu, Fedora, or Opensuse on a computer now. If you build your own(about as hard as putting together a set of legos), you will have to fresh-install an OS. Ever fresh-install MS? Compared to a linux install, it takes forever.
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I've found, for me and others, that military experience weighs in more as far as employment and the skills needed in the workplace, than a college degree. If you are an employer, do you want someone whose experience includes operating for long periods of time in a high-stress job that emphasizes teamwork and initiative, or someone whose experience adds up to 4 years of college and, "Can I refill your iced tea?"
Let's not also forget that Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard, not Podunk State University. And Zuck dropped out when Facebook took off. They both had entrepreneurial ideas and they were on the ground floor of booming industries.
OMG! I was thinking the same thing when I first read it! Although at her age, I don't think I would wanna look up Linda Carter's dress anymore.
What? Control of information from the same people that gave us the National Socialist Party? Never!!!
Like the thing is gonna make such a fast discovery...
Roland Emmerich? If they want to fuck a great written work of art that bad, why don't they just get Uwe Boll to do it, and lambaste it with style? They are both on the same artistic level, after all.
Unfortunately for Charlie the Unicorn, he forgets that the best writers of sci-fi, Asimov, Heinlein, and Philip K. Dick among them, used it as a medium to show that, no matter the circumstance, humans are humans. People aren't going to buy your books or watch your shows unless they can find a connection to themselves. To write otherwise is intellectual masturbation, as you are only writing for your own ego. I guess authors like him are the reason I don't read any recent sci-fi literature. When Asimov died, the genre died with him.
Vinnie or Vic Vega?
This sounds like one of those really bad disaster movies of the 70's starring Charlton Heston. Oh wait... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071455/
An update from a blogger in the area...
Here are the facts of this story, which the reporter didn't bother to get right: 1. missing man was in his 20s; 2. he had overdosed on pills; 3. he beat up his 62 year old father; 4. he was only missing for 3.5 hours; 5. he called police at midnight on 911; 6. verizon did provide the police the best locational information available; 7. the missing man's phone was a prepaid phone that had run out of minutes so it was inoperable without more minutes being added; 8. verizon shouldn't have worried about the $20, but neither should the police...it's $20 bucks!; 9. the police don't have GPS locating capability for 911 calls because the county hasn't paid for it yet; 10. the Sheriff's comments were, surprise, taken out of context. So, the real culprit in this story seems to be the reporter for getting so much wrong!!!
Nice way to research the situation, Slashdot. They were a local police department, not the NSA. They didn't have the ability to track the phone. Verizon did give them the most accurate info they could give on the man. Chock one to a reporter trying to make a name for himself.
For SEALs it's Hoo-yah! "pays to be a winner!"
OJ as the Terminator? that makes no sense. Oh, wait...
Now I get to see Ahnald yell to Jon Connor, "Get to da choppah, Jon connah!"
I always noticed how they seem to know what the soldier would feel if he were alive. Families of soldiers still with us, who have lived through this experience, don't say anything, because the soldiers would tell them to shut the hell up.
I just remember how people used to treat Vietnam Vets before First Blood came out. My uncle credited that with a change in viewpoint that allowed him to feel human again. Considering it is the largest money maker in entertainment, maybe this game will allow people to get an idea what happens in combat, and what decisions you have to go through, split-second, every day.
For those "offended" by this, the game play is based on first-hand accounts by VETERANS. I think they have more of a right than any civilian to speak for themselves. If you are offended, fine. Everyone is allowed to have an opinion. It's in the constitution I swore an oath to protect and defend. Don't go dragging out the names of the dead, however, to support your own sensibilities.
I just hope they don't allow you to "save game". You don't get that option in war.
It's not the world. Just Great Britain. The US always comes back from the precipice.
Ah, how the mighty who created the Magna Carta have fallen. Every time I think things have gotten bad here, I just have to look across the pond at the hidden cameras, warrantless searches and censorship laws, and know it's not that bad here.
Ironic that the guy who created V for Vendetta will have a comic of his censored in Britain.
Seriously, there is no difference between people who buy Macs, and those who buy a BMW for the label, even though a Toyota is built better and is less pricey.
One: Reading a book requires you to use your imagination to visualize what the author is writing. You interact with the book using all the facets of your mind, and the story becomes your own. In a game, all the visualization is given to you. While physical things like twitch reaction time are worked out, your imagination and intellect have very little to do.
Two: Gardening takes patience and planning over a long period of time. It gives a sense of accomplishment far beyond "pwning noobs" in an FPS, or beating a variant of the same uber boss at the end of the game. You have helped a living thing grow; sometimes, you can enjoy the fruits of your work at the dinner table.
If you think that playing a video game is just as good a leisure activity as that, do humanity a favor and don't breed.
How are you going to support tech, without the money tied up in these banks? When these companies went belly-up, so did the stocks of IBM(tech), Dell(tech), Cisco(tech)... Tech can't innovate without investment; and there can't be investment without money. Also, many IT's have lost their jobs, or suffered cuts in salary, due to this mess and the fact that their tech companies' investments were wrapped up in this debacle. This problem is so huge, you could talk about it on epicurious.com and be justified.
I wish you would take your own advice. What part of "government owned" isn't getting through your head? Ideas like yours and the arrogant actions of AIG are why people are so enraged as to call for these guys to be "strung up by piano wire". Obviously, you are living in a nice enough cocoon to act like a lawyer regarding this subject. As far as being "not the only shareholder", as said by MightyMartian, the only reason their stocks aren't worth about as much as Confederate dollars is through the investment of the majority owner...US! It's like these idiots don't want government control, yet are arrogant and egotistic enough to force the government's hand. Don't forget: all the government has to say to do something to these megalomaniacs is say, "In the public interest..." and you can shove that lawsuit where the sun don't shine!
Unfortunately, God runs his organization like the mob, with his wiseguy Archangels who will burn your city to the ground if you piss him off.
Hmmm, maybe we should hope this troll sues God...
Well, the British fail, once again. For one, a recent study of gamers shows they were actually in better shape, on average, than their peers. This is a trend not limited to gaming in England. From warrant-less searches, to using closed circuit cameras to watch your every move, the government is following the words of Orwell in becoming a true Big Brother. V for Vendetta doesn't seem too far-fetched, does it?
Oh wait. I thought it was the government's job to regulate businesses. The latest economic crisis has pretty much shot businesses in the foot on that matter.
Last time I heard, they have 100 mbps in Japan and Korea, a great infrastructure, and no bottleneck issues. If Videotron, or any other western ISP, can't keep up with technology, maybe they just need to fail, and admit that our communication infrastructure isn't something to be entrusted to people out to make a buck.
I see a bunch of you telling the OP why/why not Linux, when she is asking for OPTIONS.
On topic, I know my friend's father, a teacher outside Charlotte, NC, uses Linux in his science class for Lego Mindstorms, showing the kids how to write basic functions and control the robots. These are kids in middle school, in the lower strata, and are a cultural mix. They consider it their favorite class, and have no care whether it is Windows or Linux.
As far as tech support options...any IT worth anything will know enough code to learn Linux quickly enough. Cert classes are on a par, if not cheaper, than most Microsoft courses. If they are any good, you won't have to pay for a new tech just to run Linux. A good tech will spend most of his time outside the GUI anyway.
As far as comments about compatibility with MS, those are issues five years old. I've attended college courses using Open Office(OOo) and just had to select the MS Office XP format after I was done to send assignments. Open Office offers all the options you need for school work, and there are some great options for email management. If your whole school is using OOo, there is no real reason to worry about compatibility issues where your kids are concerned, as all of their work will be done in-house.
Kids aren't like adults. They can be very open-minded, and don't worry about what OS they are using. It's the teacher that makes the class, after all, and using open source gives you a wide variety of tools to use.
They used to call it "long pig" in medieval times.
Stop with the car analogies! They don't fit! Try starting your car without an alternator. Or gasoline. Or oil. The engine is still there, but wait! It still won't start!
Anpheus is right. If you are a Linux guy, judging from your sig, you should know how easy it is to install an Ubuntu, Fedora, or Opensuse on a computer now. If you build your own(about as hard as putting together a set of legos), you will have to fresh-install an OS. Ever fresh-install MS? Compared to a linux install, it takes forever.
Swapping an OS doesn't take skills, just time.