Maybe it was a fellow horny geek who knows what I'm going through?
Or maybe it's just another geek in the North Jersey area who didn't want to give away the fact that he/she is in North Jersey, and just moderated it up to see if there were any replies?
Who knows? I'm half wasted on some Chivas Regal at the moment, so I don't really care, but it was fun trying to guess why.;)
OT: Does anybody know of any good microprocessor mag/zine/web site like "Microprocessor Report" that doesn't cost like a billion bucks a month to subscribe to? I'm no engineer or expert, but I love reading this type of stuff (and happen to be broke;).
I'm an American. I was born in the US (although my parents are from the Dominican Republic), and I love this country.
What can I, as an average (more or less) citizen, do to help my country maintain it's national security?
I'm not a mathematician, or an expert cryptologist, or a wunderkind. I know the NSA has it's recruiting programs and any suficiently qualified individual can apply for a job with you guys, but seeing as I'm not as gifted as you would require me to be before being able to offer me a full time job, what can I do (on my own)?
It's supposed to be a snapshot of the Internet. Not a study of it's social/political structure or of it's current users. The point is to be able to look back at it later on and see what the Internet is like now.
So you're saying that a lot of people don't have access to it right now. What does that have to do with it? They're not tryin to take a snapshot of the planet's society, just the Internet.
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Be very very careful. I tried this and messed up my system. And since I have no ROM burner, I was forced (yes, forced!) to upgrade to a new motherboard.;)
Tell us about it man! I was planing on doing this with my picture... let me know what I'm in for.
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That sounds like a fun project for my evening, does anyone have a pointer to instructions?
IIRC, it is the government's responsibility to ensure the market is *FAIR* for all interested, and not favouring to the "home boys".
You're sort of right. It's the US government's responsibility to ensure the market is fair in the US. As for ensuring that it is fair outside of the US... if you think there is any hope of ever achieving that, I have a nice bridge to sell you.:)
It is irrelevant whether other countries practice government-sponsored industrial espionage, it is against what the United States was created for.
It is irrelevant to consider what the US was created for. The US constitution included a means for it to be changed as needed. Times change. The US has to deal with it. Wether or not it has done so in the best way is the subject of another discussion.
I am just troubled by the union of government and industry in this way. If a company wants to spy on another, fine... Goverment spying on another country's company then passing information to our own companies (which most are multi-national anyway)... that is troubling.
That's understandable... especially the part about the multi-nationals.
I'd assume that if the company getting the data were a multi-national, they would tailor that data so as to only offer whatever info would serve the purpose of getting the US ahead economically.
Then again, we are talking about the US government here, so I may be assuming too much.;)
Gathering intelligence on corporations, well, that's questionable
Personally, I see no problem and/or anything wrong with this. I mean, it's not like the US is the only country doing this (the french have been doing this for a while now). At least they admit it. Reminds me of George Carlin's comment on Bill Clinton: "He's full of shit but, at least he's honest about being full of shit." (paraphrased).
It would be nice if countries didn't do this sort of thing and some people might say that we should set an exapmle by not soing it ourselves but, that would be extremely naieve.
There will always be somebody trying to screw us. We should always do whatever we can to screw others before they screw us.
It may not be nice but, it's realistic. Just my $0.02.
Don't forget the Palm platform (and the Palm clones). IIRC, Palms are based on Motorola chips... I'd bet that there are quite a few $$$ being made off those.
If you build binaries for new architectures, and send them to us, we can add them to the download site.
I see a problem with this. What if a malicious newbie put some equally nasty routines in their source code and sent them the binaries? Trust has worked fine for a good amount of time for us free software people, but we have to remember that due our popularity a lot of unwanted people are also among us.
I would assume that there is some testing involved and that they would require source as well.
Haven't looked into it though, so I could be wrong.
I would rather have automatic detection of various hardware and then install the various conf files based upon that information. Having a seperate distro will just end up locking you into that hardware even if it's not the cheapest.
I think that what he/she meant was that it would be nice if there were a distribution loaded with drivers for Windows dependent hardware. That way you could buy any machine without having to exchange stuff (like a WinModem for example).
Personally, I think it would be a good idea. It wouldn't have to be for that hardware only. Just have more of those types of drivers (assuming they are available)... maybe on a bonus CD that could (assuming it was all GPLed) be included with any distribution.
Anyway, my point is, if it's done right, it would be a good thing.
Areyou're talking about the beer? Corona is good... another good one to try is Presidente. It's Dominican. A bit stronger but (at least IMNHO) worth it.
Computer companies need to hire people of both sexes, of all ethnic backgrounds.
I'm sick and tired of this argument! This might aply to non-profit organizations and charities but, it certainly doesn't apply to businesses.
Companies are in business to make money. That's the main thing for them. All other considerations (like being politically correct, having a more diverse workforce, etc., are secondary).
All you need is people who will get you results (i.e. return on investment). The same applies to open source projects. Get people who can do the job regardless of race or gender.
If it just so happens that most of the people working in a company's IT department are white and/or male, it doesn't mean that they should hire more non-whites/females. It just means that they need to hire the best possible person for the job (budget permitting). If that person happens to be non-white/female, then that would be nice but, it shouldn't be the main reason for hiring anybody.
As for people of other races and females being good enough to do the job. I don't doubt it. I just feel that women in this industry should just stop complaining about how guys regard their skills. If you just happen to be a woman and have the skills to do a job (all things like salary, benefits, and such being equal), all you have to do is prove it. If you prove it to the person doing the hiring, that should be enough to get the job.
Just my $0.02
quecojones
PS: I'm not white, I'm Dominican (hispanic), and yes I am a guy.
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I really can't say, but I do have an idea...
Maybe it was a fellow horny geek who knows what I'm going through?
Or maybe it's just another geek in the North Jersey area who didn't want to give away the fact that he/she is in North Jersey, and just moderated it up to see if there were any replies?
Who knows? I'm half wasted on some Chivas Regal at the moment, so I don't really care, but it was fun trying to guess why. ;)
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I don't know about anybody in Atlanta, but if anybody in the North Jersey area is thinking about this, let me know...
This is something I've been thinking about for a while too.
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Thanks for the info. :)
OT: Does anybody know of any good microprocessor mag/zine/web site like " Microprocessor Report " that doesn't cost like a billion bucks a month to subscribe to? I'm no engineer or expert, but I love reading this type of stuff (and happen to be broke ;).
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I'm an American. I was born in the US (although my parents are from the Dominican Republic), and I love this country.
What can I, as an average (more or less) citizen, do to help my country maintain it's national security?
I'm not a mathematician, or an expert cryptologist, or a wunderkind. I know the NSA has it's recruiting programs and any suficiently qualified individual can apply for a job with you guys, but seeing as I'm not as gifted as you would require me to be before being able to offer me a full time job, what can I do (on my own)?
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Dude! Lighten up!
It's supposed to be a snapshot of the Internet. Not a study of it's social/political structure or of it's current users. The point is to be able to look back at it later on and see what the Internet is like now.
So you're saying that a lot of people don't have access to it right now. What does that have to do with it? They're not tryin to take a snapshot of the planet's society, just the Internet.
Be very very careful. I tried this and messed up my system. And since I have no ROM burner, I was forced (yes, forced!) to upgrade to a new motherboard. ;)
Tell us about it man! I was planing on doing this with my picture... let me know what I'm in for.
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That sounds like a fun project for my evening, does anyone have a pointer to instructions?
Check it out:
http://steven.haryan.to/patchlogo.en.html
And remember, Google is your friend. ;)
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Maybe we could get some real diplomacy.
Not something likely to happen anytime soon. Main reasons being:
Just my $0.02,
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The trek fans (myself included) must feel so proud. :)
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IIRC, it is the government's responsibility to ensure the market is *FAIR* for all interested, and not favouring to the "home boys".
You're sort of right. It's the US government's responsibility to ensure the market is fair in the US. As for ensuring that it is fair outside of the US... if you think there is any hope of ever achieving that, I have a nice bridge to sell you. :)
It is irrelevant whether other countries practice government-sponsored industrial espionage, it is against what the United States was created for.
It is irrelevant to consider what the US was created for. The US constitution included a means for it to be changed as needed. Times change. The US has to deal with it. Wether or not it has done so in the best way is the subject of another discussion.
P.S. Glad I'm not American. :)
I'm glad that you're not too. :)
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I stand corrected. :)
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I am just troubled by the union of government and industry in this way. If a company wants to spy on another, fine... Goverment spying on another country's company then passing information to our own companies (which most are multi-national anyway)... that is troubling.
That's understandable... especially the part about the multi-nationals.
I'd assume that if the company getting the data were a multi-national, they would tailor that data so as to only offer whatever info would serve the purpose of getting the US ahead economically.
Then again, we are talking about the US government here, so I may be assuming too much. ;)
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Gathering intelligence on corporations, well, that's questionable
Personally, I see no problem and/or anything wrong with this. I mean, it's not like the US is the only country doing this (the french have been doing this for a while now). At least they admit it. Reminds me of George Carlin's comment on Bill Clinton: "He's full of shit but, at least he's honest about being full of shit." (paraphrased).
It would be nice if countries didn't do this sort of thing and some people might say that we should set an exapmle by not soing it ourselves but, that would be extremely naieve.
There will always be somebody trying to screw us. We should always do whatever we can to screw others before they screw us.
It may not be nice but, it's realistic. Just my $0.02.
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The bastards at cablevision went ahead and wired all of NY state, but didn't bother with Bergen County nj 25 minutes outside of nyc.......
EXACTLY!
I have (sort of) the same problem here in Passaic County... I haven't heard of any kind of service for us either. :(
The only kind of high speed service I've heard about around here is Bell-Atlantic's InfoDSL service.
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would that by any chance be mr. mac of P.C.C.C.?
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Don't forget the Palm platform (and the Palm clones). IIRC, Palms are based on Motorola chips... I'd bet that there are quite a few $$$ being made off those.
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If you build binaries for new architectures, and send them to us, we can add them to the download site.
I see a problem with this. What if a malicious newbie put some equally nasty routines in their source code and sent them the binaries? Trust has worked fine for a good amount of time for us free software people, but we have to remember that due our popularity a lot of unwanted people are also among us.
I would assume that there is some testing involved and that they would require source as well.
Haven't looked into it though, so I could be wrong.
q
I would rather have automatic detection of various hardware and then install the various conf files based upon that information. Having a seperate distro will just end up locking you into that hardware even if it's not the cheapest.
I think that what he/she meant was that it would be nice if there were a distribution loaded with drivers for Windows dependent hardware. That way you could buy any machine without having to exchange stuff (like a WinModem for example).
Personally, I think it would be a good idea. It wouldn't have to be for that hardware only. Just have more of those types of drivers (assuming they are available)... maybe on a bonus CD that could (assuming it was all GPLed) be included with any distribution.
Anyway, my point is, if it's done right , it would be a good thing.
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Yeah... tried that stuff once. Got FUBARed.
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known, effects, track (drinking Corona)
Areyou're talking about the beer? Corona is good... another good one to try is Presidente. It's Dominican. A bit stronger but (at least IMNHO) worth it.
This brings up an OT question:
What beer/liquor is the prefered choice of geeks?
Personally, I prefer scotch (Chivas Regal).
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Cool! 8P
Where did this pic come from? Is there a company making and selling these? Got a URL for us?
Come ON, man! Don't hold out on us!
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Thanks! Oddly enough, I never thought of that. :)
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Let me know if they plan on getting rid of them... I'm looking for a couple of text terminals to hook up to my linux box.
I'm looking for something that can emulate a DEC vt100... but I can't find any in my area (north Jersey).
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Point taken.
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Computer companies need to hire people of both sexes, of all ethnic backgrounds.
I'm sick and tired of this argument! This might aply to non-profit organizations and charities but, it certainly doesn't apply to businesses.
Companies are in business to make money. That's the main thing for them. All other considerations (like being politically correct, having a more diverse workforce, etc., are secondary).
All you need is people who will get you results (i.e. return on investment). The same applies to open source projects. Get people who can do the job regardless of race or gender.
If it just so happens that most of the people working in a company's IT department are white and/or male, it doesn't mean that they should hire more non-whites/females. It just means that they need to hire the best possible person for the job (budget permitting). If that person happens to be non-white/female, then that would be nice but, it shouldn't be the main reason for hiring anybody.
As for people of other races and females being good enough to do the job. I don't doubt it. I just feel that women in this industry should just stop complaining about how guys regard their skills. If you just happen to be a woman and have the skills to do a job (all things like salary, benefits, and such being equal), all you have to do is prove it. If you prove it to the person doing the hiring, that should be enough to get the job.
Just my $0.02
quecojones
PS: I'm not white, I'm Dominican (hispanic), and yes I am a guy.