Awesome post!!!
So I was wondering, what will they call the mysql fork after oracle has destroyed the project?
OpenSezzaMeSQL? FreeAsInBeerSQL? FuckLarryElllisonSQL?
I love how thes execs JUST DON"T GET IT. And they never will. It seriously fuels my fire to keep plugging away at open source.:) Proprietary stuff never lasts, never has, and never will.
I agree but not for the same reasons (since I'm not a nuclear physicist)... I prefer to follow the money.
If this guy's article gets a major government (think US or EU) interested, they may throw contract money his way to find a solution to the impending doom he predicts. It reminds me A LOT of the the amazing rise in "climatologists" claiming that global warming is going to destroy humanity in the next 50 (or 10 or 100 or whatever) years. It is in their best interest to paint a scary picture, using fear to get funding.
Yes but that small of a difference (9/10th of a sec) across a a spectrum covering millions of magnitudes across almost 8 billion light years of space and time means the change is occurring at levels less than the plank constant, i.e. it confirms Einstiens traditional understanding which doesn't worry about the chop at lower levels (since the change is soooo small), AND it pushes our grasp of the under pinnings of the universe a little further along (by confirming and helping refine other quantum theory measurements). Anyway, I thought TFA was cool...:)
So true. The history channel was absolute garbage by 2000 and Discovery quickly followed suit, now even the special discovery channels are garbage. While we are on the subject, have you tried to watch MTV or VH1 in the last 10 years? I can't remember the last time I saw an actual music video on either. Even A&E has started to slip badly.
I often wonder how the companies running these channels allow them to degrade so far so fast. It stinks of corporate hob nobbing and ratings grabs. Instead they should be trying to build a legitimate viewer base with factual content that interests people for more than 20 seconds. With the increasing number of channel options, it seems like that would be a better long term strategy...
I never had this problem on my GNU/Linux system. Nor have I ever heard anyone about this issue on Mac OSX.
Try upgrading a Ubuntu 8.04 install to 9.04 or 9.10 on a Fujitsu S7110 laptop. Forget about pretty compbiz fireworks, wireless networking, and external monitor support without driver headaches post upgrade. I'm cool with it though. It's hard to expect more than MS is capable of doing on a $400 platform when linux is free...
As for MacOS. Snow leopard is notorious for problems with upgrades and costs at least as much as Windows when you consider the hardware premium. My boss (6 month old macbook pro) AND a friend of mine (1 year old macbook) ran into the "bricking" problem after upgrading to snow leopard(there is mention in this article): http://www.pcworld.com/article/171129/snow_leopard_users_4_biggest_gripes.html
What I really don't like is how Apple will never never never ever ever admit that a problem exists, instead they insist that users are installing "unsupported software" or running with "corrupted files" blah blah blah. My roommate loves Apple and argues with me about this sometimes but I just think of Apple like any other PC/OS vendor, I'm not trying to pick on them (or any other vendor) they just aren't as good as a fanboys and "geniuses" will tell you (like any vendor's fanboys and sales people). And interestingly my roommate has yet to attempt the upgrade on his 1 1/2 year old macbook pro...
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By placing a wire cage around my tomato plant I can alter the direction that the plant grows in making it capable of determining the fast route to the sun and moving small objects of my desire. The plant is able to grow, and can even transform carbon dioxide into oxygen!
I call it tomatobot and I expect the government to give me a $500k grant to work on further development.
just as a good many of them actually believe Sarah Palin really said "I can see Russia from my house" - when in fact it was comedian Tina Fey who said that in a skit on SNL.
Fey elaborated slightly, but I think that is close enough. I know this has nothing to do with stem cells (so why did you even include it?), but your argument is strongly undermined by the Palin comment.
It's NASA dude. Have you seen that PBS documentary on the Columbia wing? The crash was completely avoidable but NASA beaurocrats and mid level managers quelled the engineers. Those same beaurocrats and managers are interviewed in the documentary shuffling the blame around, AND THEY STILL HAVE THE SAME JOBS! Any normal company would have fired those people long ago.
Disclaimer: I drink more than average but less than some. Normally I drink heavily a couple of times per week, depending on whats going on in my life. In some circles I might be considered an alchy but I don't think so.
Anyway...
I drink booze to get drunk, not necessarily to enjoy the flavor of whatever I'm drinking. That doesn't mean I don't like good beer, I do. Its just that I'm usually not drinking for the flavor alone.
In my experience, I cannot get very drunk on heavy beers without feeling terrible and getting a bad hangover. For example, if I drink a 6 pack of fat tire my belly will feel absolutely stuffed and I will have a nice buzz going. If I try to drink 2 more fat tires, I will probably be drunk, will likely throw up, and will definitely have a bad hang over. On the other hand, I can drink a 12 pack of coors light, get pretty damn drunk, can go eat a giant burrito (with the $$ I saved by not drinking heavy beer) and am only left with a minor hangover.
Some of my friends (the nerdy ones mostly) only drink heavy beer and they love making fun of me for drinking whatever cheap beer happens to be around. To be honest, this attitude (like your post) bothers me. I know the huge domestics run commercials that claim things like flavor etc. but we all know they can't compete with a microbrew that costs 3 times as much. There really isn't any comparison beyond the fact that both came from grain originally. They are an entirely different class of alcohol. And yet, beer snobs love to compare the taste between bud and sierra nevada.
I maintain that many beer snobs just drink to look cool and so they can rattle on about how superior their beer is to whatever else is around. If they actually liked getting drunk, vs a little buzzed, they would quickly realize that a few pints of arrogant bastard won't get you drunk, but it will put you to sleep and make you feel like shit the next day.
We (Americans) may not be formally educated but I would argue we are freer thinkers when compared to our counterparts in the east. Thankfully, we stress individualism very early on. And for the most part, we speak english natively.;)
IMO, engineering and software development requires at least decent english comprehension and a mind that is free from cultural constraints that limit creativity. More oppressive government (China, Russia) and/or culture (China, India) generally limits the amount of new ideas generated. I've worked with talented Indian and Chinese software developers that could not hold a candle to talented American/European developers when it came to new ideas, simply because they didnt' think far enough outside the box. Those cultures may produce people that are, on average, much better at certain things than Americans, but IMO software development is not one of them.
I also don't see the east catching up to us completely since the major frameworks that they must use are based on our ideas and therefore our values. The fact that and most high level programming languages are based in US English is also helps keep us in the driver's seat.
someone will recommend you to hire. In my experience, the engineering/IT/energy industries are full of unqualified people. For that reason,when I meet someone that does have skills we trade information and stay in touch. Using this route avoids problems like you are talking about since the hiring company will either take your friend on his word, or do a complete vetting out vs just googling you.
If you aren't getting offers from any colleagues you possibly don't have any skills/talent. In this case, it might have been better to choose a different major. If you are skilled but are just a recluse/hermit, you could try the career center. One metric of a school's performance is post graduate job placement. It is in their interest to get your foot in the door.
No matter what happens, leaving that city on your resume is a stupid idea.
I have been admin on a Mantis bug tracker that covers many projects and has tracked over 1000 bugs since it started.
It has a simpler interface than bugzilla, and I have customized the crap out of the php since we started using it 2 years ago. It is pretty easy to work with...
In CA a drunk driving conviction can nearly ruin your life. Last time I heard, it cost upwards of $13k on average for a first conviciton when you add everything up. 2nd conviciton was in excess of $20k. This is including the increased insurance premium (upwards of $300/month) which is required in our great state. If you have a job that requires you drive a company vehicle, you lose the job.
I know this is/. where most people make good $ and don't drive a truck for work but a lot of those getting DUIs make less than $30k a year and have more manual jobs like plumbers etc. Essentially you lose 6 months to a year of your life working it off..08 or higher will get you a DUI, which is 2 beers in one hour for a 160 pound dude.
This happens all the time, it is so bad now that I know officers who have knowingly let people go with other tickets (wet reckless) when they are drunk because they feel bad. If the law is so bad that the officers themselves don't want to enforce it, I think it is most certainly excessive.
The U-verse package blew TWC out of the water on pricing and channels, however it never worked in our neighborhood. We were part of a trial run almost 2 years ago. It's too bad the service was never reliable (usually cable and internet went out for a couple hours in the late afternoon) because i liked all the HD channels they had. Our street went through dozens of techs over about 6 weeks and they never got it fixed so we ended up back with TWC.
Here's a little flame about my experience with TW cable:
I have been a Time warner customer for the past 2 years in San Diego, before that I tried AT&T briefly and Cox communications for about 5 years. We live in a house with 5 guys so we got the full package, movie channels, HD package, 6 boxes etc, cable modem with upgraded speed. I think our bill is around $130 a month.
The service has been absolutely terrible. Some of our HD channels drop out with a message saying it isn't available for days on end. No explanation is ever given. Our only HD DVR box (on the 64" HDTV) does 5 minute restarts daily, and our cable modem had problems for a long time until it was finally replaced. We have had technicians out to the house twice, and they still wont replace the HD box (took twice to get a new cable modem, that finally works reliably). There have been mistakes on our bill multiple times as well. Every time we have tried to call TW (probably 6-7 times), it takes at least 20 minutes to get a real live person on the phone, sometimes more than 45 minutes.
From what I've seen, TW gives customers used/rejected/inferior equipment, has extremely long wait times in every part of their call center, except bill pay of course. The technicians are VERY reluctant to replaces any equipment which makes me think their performance is based on how much hardware they replace, the less the better. This is a company that runs on economizing, not customer support. They will do whatever they can to save a buck at the expense of their customer base. Running banners to call a busy signal at Viacom is one more way the Time Warner is showing their true colors. Discounting a couple dollars does not make up for no longer receiving comedy central in our house (5 guys in our twenties).
I have never complained this much about a product or service, rather than just canceling and moving on (see AT&T Uverse and Cox). But after seeing the "director of digital communications" was on/. I thought I would share our terrible experience. This is the last straw for our household. We are going to a satellite service and I'm vowing to never do business with Time Warner again. I refuse to do business with any company the doesn't follow the golden rule when dealing with customers (see our house) and partners (see viacom). I doubt TWC treats their employees with much respect either. Maybe it's time to move on Mr. Director...
The price of copper went to unprecedented levels recently (upwards of $4 a pound) and that drove a lot of the theft. In that last few months prices have returned to normal, and I would expect to see theft decrease as well. Of course with the economy tanking, and more jobless, the theft reduction from lower prices may be offset.
Stewbacca's techniques have produced the best results I've ever seen a college professor get out of a class using computers. I was in school for 6 years and took about a dozen computer classes.
You Kintanon, are describing the least productive technique I've ever seen a college professor use. While the teacher was up front droning on and on the students were all instant messaging, buying concert tickets, and messing around on myspace.
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Awesome post!!! So I was wondering, what will they call the mysql fork after oracle has destroyed the project? OpenSezzaMeSQL? FreeAsInBeerSQL? FuckLarryElllisonSQL? I love how thes execs JUST DON"T GET IT. And they never will. It seriously fuels my fire to keep plugging away at open source. :) Proprietary stuff never lasts, never has, and never will.
The build quality, screen size, and simple ui.
I agree but not for the same reasons (since I'm not a nuclear physicist)... I prefer to follow the money.
If this guy's article gets a major government (think US or EU) interested, they may throw contract money his way to find a solution to the impending doom he predicts. It reminds me A LOT of the the amazing rise in "climatologists" claiming that global warming is going to destroy humanity in the next 50 (or 10 or 100 or whatever) years. It is in their best interest to paint a scary picture, using fear to get funding.
Yes but that small of a difference (9/10th of a sec) across a a spectrum covering millions of magnitudes across almost 8 billion light years of space and time means the change is occurring at levels less than the plank constant, i.e. it confirms Einstiens traditional understanding which doesn't worry about the chop at lower levels (since the change is soooo small), AND it pushes our grasp of the under pinnings of the universe a little further along (by confirming and helping refine other quantum theory measurements). Anyway, I thought TFA was cool... :)
So true. The history channel was absolute garbage by 2000 and Discovery quickly followed suit, now even the special discovery channels are garbage. While we are on the subject, have you tried to watch MTV or VH1 in the last 10 years? I can't remember the last time I saw an actual music video on either. Even A&E has started to slip badly.
I often wonder how the companies running these channels allow them to degrade so far so fast. It stinks of corporate hob nobbing and ratings grabs. Instead they should be trying to build a legitimate viewer base with factual content that interests people for more than 20 seconds. With the increasing number of channel options, it seems like that would be a better long term strategy...
I never had this problem on my GNU/Linux system. Nor have I ever heard anyone about this issue on Mac OSX.
Try upgrading a Ubuntu 8.04 install to 9.04 or 9.10 on a Fujitsu S7110 laptop. Forget about pretty compbiz fireworks, wireless networking, and external monitor support without driver headaches post upgrade. I'm cool with it though. It's hard to expect more than MS is capable of doing on a $400 platform when linux is free...
As for MacOS. Snow leopard is notorious for problems with upgrades and costs at least as much as Windows when you consider the hardware premium. My boss (6 month old macbook pro) AND a friend of mine (1 year old macbook) ran into the "bricking" problem after upgrading to snow leopard(there is mention in this article):
http://www.pcworld.com/article/171129/snow_leopard_users_4_biggest_gripes.html
What I really don't like is how Apple will never never never ever ever admit that a problem exists, instead they insist that users are installing "unsupported software" or running with "corrupted files" blah blah blah. My roommate loves Apple and argues with me about this sometimes but I just think of Apple like any other PC/OS vendor, I'm not trying to pick on them (or any other vendor) they just aren't as good as a fanboys and "geniuses" will tell you (like any vendor's fanboys and sales people). And interestingly my roommate has yet to attempt the upgrade on his 1 1/2 year old macbook pro...
By placing a wire cage around my tomato plant I can alter the direction that the plant grows in making it capable of determining the fast route to the sun and moving small objects of my desire. The plant is able to grow, and can even transform carbon dioxide into oxygen! I call it tomatobot and I expect the government to give me a $500k grant to work on further development.
$1.3 billion could feed a buncha kids in Africa. I wonder what the EU will spend it on...
just as a good many of them actually believe Sarah Palin really said "I can see Russia from my house" - when in fact it was comedian Tina Fey who said that in a skit on SNL.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXL86v8NoGk
Fey elaborated slightly, but I think that is close enough. I know this has nothing to do with stem cells (so why did you even include it?), but your argument is strongly undermined by the Palin comment.
In outdoor school we learned with the jingle bells rhythm:
Xylem up.
Phloem down.
Oxygen release.
Oh what fun it would be if I could be a tree!
Or something like that...
It's NASA dude. Have you seen that PBS documentary on the Columbia wing? The crash was completely avoidable but NASA beaurocrats and mid level managers quelled the engineers. Those same beaurocrats and managers are interviewed in the documentary shuffling the blame around, AND THEY STILL HAVE THE SAME JOBS! Any normal company would have fired those people long ago.
Disclaimer: I drink more than average but less than some. Normally I drink heavily a couple of times per week, depending on whats going on in my life. In some circles I might be considered an alchy but I don't think so.
Anyway...
I drink booze to get drunk, not necessarily to enjoy the flavor of whatever I'm drinking. That doesn't mean I don't like good beer, I do. Its just that I'm usually not drinking for the flavor alone.
In my experience, I cannot get very drunk on heavy beers without feeling terrible and getting a bad hangover. For example, if I drink a 6 pack of fat tire my belly will feel absolutely stuffed and I will have a nice buzz going. If I try to drink 2 more fat tires, I will probably be drunk, will likely throw up, and will definitely have a bad hang over. On the other hand, I can drink a 12 pack of coors light, get pretty damn drunk, can go eat a giant burrito (with the $$ I saved by not drinking heavy beer) and am only left with a minor hangover.
Some of my friends (the nerdy ones mostly) only drink heavy beer and they love making fun of me for drinking whatever cheap beer happens to be around. To be honest, this attitude (like your post) bothers me. I know the huge domestics run commercials that claim things like flavor etc. but we all know they can't compete with a microbrew that costs 3 times as much. There really isn't any comparison beyond the fact that both came from grain originally. They are an entirely different class of alcohol. And yet, beer snobs love to compare the taste between bud and sierra nevada.
I maintain that many beer snobs just drink to look cool and so they can rattle on about how superior their beer is to whatever else is around. If they actually liked getting drunk, vs a little buzzed, they would quickly realize that a few pints of arrogant bastard won't get you drunk, but it will put you to sleep and make you feel like shit the next day.
That term has been used widely for things like affirmative action, political correctness etc. I've seen it used a lot by people with agendas.
I think the largely right leaning creationists used the wording "cultural diversity" as a jab at liberals and they see it as fighting fire with fire.
I'm sorry dude. That sucks.
Food for thought... Imagine living there 15 years ago sans internet. Now that would REALLY suck.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/watchmen/
We (Americans) may not be formally educated but I would argue we are freer thinkers when compared to our counterparts in the east. Thankfully, we stress individualism very early on. And for the most part, we speak english natively. ;)
IMO, engineering and software development requires at least decent english comprehension and a mind that is free from cultural constraints that limit creativity. More oppressive government (China, Russia) and/or culture (China, India) generally limits the amount of new ideas generated. I've worked with talented Indian and Chinese software developers that could not hold a candle to talented American/European developers when it came to new ideas, simply because they didnt' think far enough outside the box. Those cultures may produce people that are, on average, much better at certain things than Americans, but IMO software development is not one of them.
I also don't see the east catching up to us completely since the major frameworks that they must use are based on our ideas and therefore our values. The fact that and most high level programming languages are based in US English is also helps keep us in the driver's seat.
someone will recommend you to hire. In my experience, the engineering/IT/energy industries are full of unqualified people. For that reason,when I meet someone that does have skills we trade information and stay in touch. Using this route avoids problems like you are talking about since the hiring company will either take your friend on his word, or do a complete vetting out vs just googling you.
If you aren't getting offers from any colleagues you possibly don't have any skills/talent. In this case, it might have been better to choose a different major. If you are skilled but are just a recluse/hermit, you could try the career center. One metric of a school's performance is post graduate job placement. It is in their interest to get your foot in the door.
No matter what happens, leaving that city on your resume is a stupid idea.
okay, i'm a hardcore debian user, i know how to compile my own kernel,
Last time I checked, knowing how to compile a kernel does NOT make someone a "hardcore user"
I have been admin on a Mantis bug tracker that covers many projects and has tracked over 1000 bugs since it started.
It has a simpler interface than bugzilla, and I have customized the crap out of the php since we started using it 2 years ago. It is pretty easy to work with...
In CA a drunk driving conviction can nearly ruin your life. Last time I heard, it cost upwards of $13k on average for a first conviciton when you add everything up. 2nd conviciton was in excess of $20k. This is including the increased insurance premium (upwards of $300/month) which is required in our great state. If you have a job that requires you drive a company vehicle, you lose the job.
/. where most people make good $ and don't drive a truck for work but a lot of those getting DUIs make less than $30k a year and have more manual jobs like plumbers etc. Essentially you lose 6 months to a year of your life working it off. .08 or higher will get you a DUI, which is 2 beers in one hour for a 160 pound dude.
I know this is
This happens all the time, it is so bad now that I know officers who have knowingly let people go with other tickets (wet reckless) when they are drunk because they feel bad. If the law is so bad that the officers themselves don't want to enforce it, I think it is most certainly excessive.
The U-verse package blew TWC out of the water on pricing and channels, however it never worked in our neighborhood. We were part of a trial run almost 2 years ago. It's too bad the service was never reliable (usually cable and internet went out for a couple hours in the late afternoon) because i liked all the HD channels they had. Our street went through dozens of techs over about 6 weeks and they never got it fixed so we ended up back with TWC.
Here's a little flame about my experience with TW cable:
/. I thought I would share our terrible experience. This is the last straw for our household. We are going to a satellite service and I'm vowing to never do business with Time Warner again. I refuse to do business with any company the doesn't follow the golden rule when dealing with customers (see our house) and partners (see viacom). I doubt TWC treats their employees with much respect either. Maybe it's time to move on Mr. Director...
I have been a Time warner customer for the past 2 years in San Diego, before that I tried AT&T briefly and Cox communications for about 5 years. We live in a house with 5 guys so we got the full package, movie channels, HD package, 6 boxes etc, cable modem with upgraded speed. I think our bill is around $130 a month.
The service has been absolutely terrible. Some of our HD channels drop out with a message saying it isn't available for days on end. No explanation is ever given. Our only HD DVR box (on the 64" HDTV) does 5 minute restarts daily, and our cable modem had problems for a long time until it was finally replaced. We have had technicians out to the house twice, and they still wont replace the HD box (took twice to get a new cable modem, that finally works reliably). There have been mistakes on our bill multiple times as well. Every time we have tried to call TW (probably 6-7 times), it takes at least 20 minutes to get a real live person on the phone, sometimes more than 45 minutes.
From what I've seen, TW gives customers used/rejected/inferior equipment, has extremely long wait times in every part of their call center, except bill pay of course. The technicians are VERY reluctant to replaces any equipment which makes me think their performance is based on how much hardware they replace, the less the better. This is a company that runs on economizing, not customer support. They will do whatever they can to save a buck at the expense of their customer base. Running banners to call a busy signal at Viacom is one more way the Time Warner is showing their true colors. Discounting a couple dollars does not make up for no longer receiving comedy central in our house (5 guys in our twenties).
I have never complained this much about a product or service, rather than just canceling and moving on (see AT&T Uverse and Cox). But after seeing the "director of digital communications" was on
IMHO, we need a California-wide ballot measure to demand citizen oversight committees be in charge of all traffic light management.
Worst idea ever.
No privatization of our law enforcement, no cameras, and please god; no more committees.
The price of copper went to unprecedented levels recently (upwards of $4 a pound) and that drove a lot of the theft. In that last few months prices have returned to normal, and I would expect to see theft decrease as well. Of course with the economy tanking, and more jobless, the theft reduction from lower prices may be offset.
http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/12/03/freeport-suspends-dividend-cuts-production-on-lower-demand-pri/
Stewbacca's techniques have produced the best results I've ever seen a college professor get out of a class using computers. I was in school for 6 years and took about a dozen computer classes.
You Kintanon, are describing the least productive technique I've ever seen a college professor use. While the teacher was up front droning on and on the students were all instant messaging, buying concert tickets, and messing around on myspace.