Like the post office or public education...it never stops.
Unlike those examples, it never pauses. Face it guys...you are babysitting. Networks, servers, desktops, whatever... IT is babysitting. And this baby always needs sitting....
Instead of quitting in an "employers market"... try something like Gracie Jiu Jitsu... choking a motherfucker out makes me feel better after a day of IT BS.
On the bright side, we'll all be up shit creek when we use all the fossil fuels. At least your servers won't need babysitting anymore.
I didn't catch it in TFA, does someone know about the time scale?
It makes sense that Tetris competes with brain resources WHILE you are playing...it would be hard to have a flashback during a game. But did it have any long-term impact?
As in, therapeutic value? I know COD4 helps me by competing for my brain resources against homework. Without it, I'd be like Col. Kurtz from Apocalypse Now...."the horror, the horror".
Ok...I am being a little harsh. However, the point that Benjamin Franklin was making is that those who would trade their liberty for safety (commonly paraphrased as security) deserve neither.
If you ban everything that causes death, all you have done is surrender liberty. The mere act of surrendering your liberty simply sets a precedent with which more liberties can be taken.
England never was a nation of the Enlightenment, that's one of the reasons they fought against the French and the Americans...one of the reasons they bonded with the Prussians. England never did buy into the democratic ideal that government should be a limited social contract formulated amongst free men, in a state of nature, to secure life, liberty, and property; That government derives its authority from the consent of the goverened.
If you, as a free person wishes to ban pointy knives from your sovereign property then you are free to do so...the life you save may be your own. But to sign everyone else up, to surrender one more freedom on the slippery-slope toward being a subject...well fuck it. Yeah, you deserve neither liberty nor the safety you hope to gain.
Amtrak has never once turned a profit in it's entire history.
Instead, it relies on a constant flow of public funds...all the while pretending to be private property. With it's own police force too, roughing people up like "Cigarette and A no. 1"
When coming back on leave from Iraq, I was flying in my ACU uniform. Being searched by a muslim TSA lady while coming through security I had to laugh at the irony.
But I kept my mouth shut aside from a sincere "have a nice day, ma'am" when it was over. Idiocy can strike anywhere, any time, to anyone.
I was actually thinking within the frame of reference of a volcano destroying all the civil trappings of developed society.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating the forcible procurement of your neighbors goods. I was simply clarifying the OPP's point, though I'm sure he wasn't serious.
I can understand the idea that by accepting advertising dollars, you somehow compromise your journalistic integrity.
NPR (I am pretty right wing, but NPR is the only non-braindead radio in my area) does a good job of what is called a firewall [findarticles.com] whereby editorial teams are separated from funding decisions and funding teams are not included in editorial decisions.
It's pretty reasonable that Wikimedia could do the same thing. I know, not having ads separates wikipedia from the rest of the icky for-profit websites out there...but as another/. poster pointed out: begging for money all the time isn't a business model.
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What about when the Communists butchers invaded Afghanistan?
I never considered IT to include Development/Programming. Most Universities seem to agree, as there are CS programs and CIT/CIS programs.
The Dev's are a step above the IT guys, IMHO. I am saying this as an IT guy, btw.
Like the post office or public education...it never stops.
Unlike those examples, it never pauses. Face it guys...you are babysitting. Networks, servers, desktops, whatever... IT is babysitting. And this baby always needs sitting....
Instead of quitting in an "employers market"... try something like Gracie Jiu Jitsu... choking a motherfucker out makes me feel better after a day of IT BS.
On the bright side, we'll all be up shit creek when we use all the fossil fuels. At least your servers won't need babysitting anymore.
Carbon Indulgences. I sense an Environmental Protestantism coming on.
like a sweatshop.
The Communications Ministry of Vietnam is running ASP.net on Windows Server 2003! oh the ironing!
...to procrastinate on the CCNA test.
at a certain price point, you are really just paying for shit-talking rights.
problem is, you have to go back to jr. high to use them.
I didn't catch it in TFA, does someone know about the time scale?
It makes sense that Tetris competes with brain resources WHILE you are playing...it would be hard to have a flashback during a game. But did it have any long-term impact?
As in, therapeutic value? I know COD4 helps me by competing for my brain resources against homework. Without it, I'd be like Col. Kurtz from Apocalypse Now...."the horror, the horror".
but seriously, it's nice to hear some good economic news.
It is extremely important that Slashdot apprise us of every new product coming from Apple Corporation, in near-realtime fashion.
Please slashdot, tell us more about Steve Jobs' health, Apple Corporation mythology, and Mac purchasing opportunities!
you confuse "democracy" with "the democratic ideal of government as a limited social contract...." It's not the same thing.
Pure democracy is essentially 2 wolves and a lamb voting about what you have for dinner. Liberty is a well-armed lamb protesting the vote.
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." -- Winston Churchill
as for americans voting based on the cult of personality, you may be on to something.
Ok...I am being a little harsh. However, the point that Benjamin Franklin was making is that those who would trade their liberty for safety (commonly paraphrased as security) deserve neither.
If you ban everything that causes death, all you have done is surrender liberty. The mere act of surrendering your liberty simply sets a precedent with which more liberties can be taken.
England never was a nation of the Enlightenment, that's one of the reasons they fought against the French and the Americans...one of the reasons they bonded with the Prussians. England never did buy into the democratic ideal that government should be a limited social contract formulated amongst free men, in a state of nature, to secure life, liberty, and property; That government derives its authority from the consent of the goverened.
If you, as a free person wishes to ban pointy knives from your sovereign property then you are free to do so...the life you save may be your own. But to sign everyone else up, to surrender one more freedom on the slippery-slope toward being a subject...well fuck it. Yeah, you deserve neither liberty nor the safety you hope to gain.
You sir, deserve neither liberty NOR safety.
Swimming pool deaths outnumber firearm death in children. Plenty of sources. Sooo..by all means, lets close them all down.
Shit, you weren't using your liberty anyways...
Would it be physically impossible to be stabbed with a non-pointy kitchen knife? Does that sound somehow better?
Amtrak has never once turned a profit in it's entire history.
Instead, it relies on a constant flow of public funds...all the while pretending to be private property. With it's own police force too, roughing people up like "Cigarette and A no. 1"
Yes, is so far that under the given context, "flying in my ACU's" would have been ambiguous. The Redundant Acronym Redundancy Syndrome.
She did a good job, and I had no complaints. Security theater applies to soldiers too.
When coming back on leave from Iraq, I was flying in my ACU uniform. Being searched by a muslim TSA lady while coming through security I had to laugh at the irony.
But I kept my mouth shut aside from a sincere "have a nice day, ma'am" when it was over. Idiocy can strike anywhere, any time, to anyone.
Why is this on /.?
I don't doubt they did leak it on purpose...but TFA gives no evidence...save some personal projecting.
No, you are right.
Some of us have massive social welfare programs, lifestyle subsidies, and wealth re-distributions to pay for.
You are under no obligation to arrange your affairs to MAXIMIZE your tax burden.
For the record, I partially disagree with you but whoever mod'ed you flamebait is FOS.
spend the rest of your life in jail
I was actually thinking within the frame of reference of a volcano destroying all the civil trappings of developed society.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating the forcible procurement of your neighbors goods. I was simply clarifying the OPP's point, though I'm sure he wasn't serious.
Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't.
If you have guns and ammo, while your neighbors do not....you de facto have food and water access.
See also: Somalia
I can understand the idea that by accepting advertising dollars, you somehow compromise your journalistic integrity.
NPR (I am pretty right wing, but NPR is the only non-braindead radio in my area) does a good job of what is called a firewall [findarticles.com] whereby editorial teams are separated from funding decisions and funding teams are not included in editorial decisions.
It's pretty reasonable that Wikimedia could do the same thing. I know, not having ads separates wikipedia from the rest of the icky for-profit websites out there...but as another /. poster pointed out: begging for money all the time isn't a business model.
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