I do have to say our federal government is trying its best to be the most inefficient government in the world. I have to say that our efforts are having an effect towards our goal we are still far behind some 3rd world countries.
But don't despair, our government is making great strides in making things run less efficent and we will make our goal very soon. USA!USA!USA!
Yes, the subby's comments are valid. and the PBHs are being a pain and are believing the FUD.
No, the subby shouldn't push this issue. Even as an IT contractor you will have these Pro- Microsoft people claiming that anything Microsoft is a strategic platform. Since the PBHs don't see anything Firefox can do that IE can't, they see no reason to ALLOW firefox into the building.
If it was a discussion about spending hundreds of thousands of $$$ on a simple PBX instead of using a Linux based Asterisk system, that is one thing. This is a different siutation.
So the lesson today is if the PHB don't allow firefox then comply with the order. Remember that it is the PHB's that are signing your paycheck.
That guy should've went into cost accounting and get hired by a bit name financial institution. With that iron will and a little ruthlessness he could've been one of those fat cats getting a "reduced" $90K bonus this year.
Amen. I'm one of those "techies" in a small company so I get to do programming, network, data security, VoIP, Satellite Technology, Mobile technology, and setup, design and implementation of such equipment. Have you ever had to setup a Satellite Dish in a blizzard or the rain? I have and it is no fun. Other than that I like my job.
Unfortunately small firms tend to not pay as well but the job satisfaction can be good with the right company.
>>Considering how crazy-careful nasa can be with things
Like when the Challenger blew up? They are only crazy-careful about keeping things in house.
Boeing and Lockhead have been building extreme high altitude (near outer space) aircraft for decades. Their safety records are about as good (or better) than NASA's. These people at these companies know what they are doing.
Also if NASA was so crazy-careful they wouldn't be trusting to send astronauts on Russian built rockets. Their safety record is no better than NASA but they are, in all practical purposes, a private space transport organization.
As for Dick Rutan's efforts, they are beyond awesome but only daredevils may apply at this point. He is stuck trying to push the technology beyond the limits and keep thing safe. One of these days things are going to go horribly wrong in one of his in spite of doing everything "right". It is a high price his team is willing to pay. In that case I can understand NASA having hissy fits over a private space transport system like that. I would!
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I am a redunant contractor working for the Redunancy section of the Redundancy Division of the Department of Redundancy Department...Redundancy.
The singularity is coming in 20 years. Of course next year the singularity will still be 20 years off, just like it was in 1980, 1981, 1982, etc.
Quite frankly, after studying AI a long time ago, I am not surprised. The Technology singularity seems to be a moving goal. Today data mining techniques, search engines and data analysis/feedback systems would be considered AI back around 20 years ago.
Don't you know? Walt Disney will ensure that nothing made after Steamboat Willie will EVER become public domain if it has a copyright and Walt Disney is not dead, he died and the secret team from Disney World reanimated him decades ago.
RIAA are hypocrites. They persecute people that have been shown not to have downloaded ANY music while they let this nutjob make major $$$$ off of the Beatles library he doesn't own.
But because Sony doesn't own the rights to the Beatles songs, yet, Sony the RIAA doesn't f*ck*ng care. I know if I was likely to be able to buy some good forestland and some yahoo decides to illegal cut down the trees on that land I would be outraged! That is exactly the position Sony is in and they don't give a f*ck.
I guess this nutjob and poser Vanilla Ice will share the same level of hell in the afterlife.
Thanks to Vanilla Ice I refuse to hear David Bowie and Freddie Mercury duet "Pressure" (which is awesome) because some of the time it that poser's "Ice Ice Baby" song. The intro 6 bars are 100% identical and it repeats those bars over and over again.
I must disagree on that subject. I can still read some CDs burnt 16 years ago. I can't see Dual-layer DVDs and Blu-Ray being so outdated that it cannot be readable 16 years from now. Blu-Ray and DVD, by then, would be considered obsolete but not so backward that is cannot be read.
Now if you were going to store electronic data for 30 or more years, then it become more problematic since no one has an 8 inch floppy drive or a cassette tape reader.
This argument that because the massive explosion of computer usage was before 1993 just because the internet wasn't around doesn't hold water. In 1993 there was a heavy demand for computers for office suite applications and the new AOL or Compushare online systems, which meant they had to store their data somehow. Many businesses (large and small) were buying CD burners and I bet that there is a good chance a CD burnt then can be read now.
Do not confuse obsolete with non-functional. I bet you could find someone that still has a 1.44" floppy drive, even though it is likely that the floppy disk is unreadable itself. Data storage technologies are persistent.
1. You don't seek relationship advice on Slashdot.
2. You don't seek relationship advice on Slashdot.
3. When someone says "I want a divorce", even if he or she is just faking it, the marriage is officially in trouble.
4. Only two people to a marriage.
5. One marriage at a time.
6. The marriage goes on as long as it has to, or until death.
7. If this is your first marriage, you should seek advice.
1) I dated non engineers and let me tell you those relationships were more "active" in every sense of the word. But you actually tire of it quite quickly because you are constantly trying to figure things out.
Agreed, being SIA (stuck in active) is NOT a good thing.
I have found that, in all arenas, people assume that the individual technology is so good that an integrated plan is not needed.
The first step is to PLAN! Ask yourself these questions:
1. Will I have enough PCs, printer, Macs, whatever required to service the university?
2. Will I have enough labs of this stuff where it is needed?
3. How am I going to connect it all?
4. What kind of knowledge do I need to make this happen correctly?
5. Is my solution scalable? Can is adapt to new technologies (like WiFi or WiMax)?
I can understand disappointed, especially when this could have been disclosed much earlier than today (like May 1995, 50 years after VE day, or August 1995, 50 years after VJ day).
But being "bitter"??? She knew her contribution would probably be kept "secret" long after she worked on that project. She must've known that, given the British government's history, her contributions might have been kept during her lifetime.
Also, those in the know would have learned of her contributions and those of her colleagues years ago when cryptography became vital to e-commerce.
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I do have to say our federal government is trying its best to be the most inefficient government in the world. I have to say that our efforts are having an effect towards our goal we are still far behind some 3rd world countries.
But don't despair, our government is making great strides in making things run less efficent and we will make our goal very soon. USA!USA!USA!
Yes, the subby's comments are valid. and the PBHs are being a pain and are believing the FUD.
No, the subby shouldn't push this issue. Even as an IT contractor you will have these Pro- Microsoft people claiming that anything Microsoft is a strategic platform. Since the PBHs don't see anything Firefox can do that IE can't, they see no reason to ALLOW firefox into the building.
If it was a discussion about spending hundreds of thousands of $$$ on a simple PBX instead of using a Linux based Asterisk system, that is one thing. This is a different siutation.
So the lesson today is if the PHB don't allow firefox then comply with the order. Remember that it is the PHB's that are signing your paycheck.
Are there any all-around better justice systems out there? They all have the crappy points.
I find that Cat6 is better than 6 cats in most applications. The signal somehow doesn't run through 6 cats all that well.
That guy should've went into cost accounting and get hired by a bit name financial institution. With that iron will and a little ruthlessness he could've been one of those fat cats getting a "reduced" $90K bonus this year.
Amen. I'm one of those "techies" in a small company so I get to do programming, network, data security, VoIP, Satellite Technology, Mobile technology, and setup, design and implementation of such equipment. Have you ever had to setup a Satellite Dish in a blizzard or the rain? I have and it is no fun. Other than that I like my job.
Unfortunately small firms tend to not pay as well but the job satisfaction can be good with the right company.
But you don't know C+++ so you don't get the job.
>>Considering how crazy-careful nasa can be with things Like when the Challenger blew up? They are only crazy-careful about keeping things in house.
Boeing and Lockhead have been building extreme high altitude (near outer space) aircraft for decades. Their safety records are about as good (or better) than NASA's. These people at these companies know what they are doing.
Also if NASA was so crazy-careful they wouldn't be trusting to send astronauts on Russian built rockets. Their safety record is no better than NASA but they are, in all practical purposes, a private space transport organization.
As for Dick Rutan's efforts, they are beyond awesome but only daredevils may apply at this point. He is stuck trying to push the technology beyond the limits and keep thing safe. One of these days things are going to go horribly wrong in one of his in spite of doing everything "right". It is a high price his team is willing to pay. In that case I can understand NASA having hissy fits over a private space transport system like that. I would!
--
I am a redunant contractor working for the Redunancy section of the Redundancy Division of the Department of Redundancy Department...Redundancy.
The singularity is coming in 20 years. Of course next year the singularity will still be 20 years off, just like it was in 1980, 1981, 1982, etc.
Quite frankly, after studying AI a long time ago, I am not surprised. The Technology singularity seems to be a moving goal. Today data mining techniques, search engines and data analysis/feedback systems would be considered AI back around 20 years ago.
Pew Pew Pew
Two more miles...Five more minutes.
Repeat ad nauseum.
Lama.
Don't you know? Walt Disney will ensure that nothing made after Steamboat Willie will EVER become public domain if it has a copyright and Walt Disney is not dead, he died and the secret team from Disney World reanimated him decades ago.
RIAA are hypocrites. They persecute people that have been shown not to have downloaded ANY music while they let this nutjob make major $$$$ off of the Beatles library he doesn't own. But because Sony doesn't own the rights to the Beatles songs, yet, Sony the RIAA doesn't f*ck*ng care. I know if I was likely to be able to buy some good forestland and some yahoo decides to illegal cut down the trees on that land I would be outraged! That is exactly the position Sony is in and they don't give a f*ck.
I guess this nutjob and poser Vanilla Ice will share the same level of hell in the afterlife. Thanks to Vanilla Ice I refuse to hear David Bowie and Freddie Mercury duet "Pressure" (which is awesome) because some of the time it that poser's "Ice Ice Baby" song. The intro 6 bars are 100% identical and it repeats those bars over and over again.
The...right of....persons....be violated...persons...to be seized.
As read by our Government now.
I must disagree on that subject. I can still read some CDs burnt 16 years ago. I can't see Dual-layer DVDs and Blu-Ray being so outdated that it cannot be readable 16 years from now. Blu-Ray and DVD, by then, would be considered obsolete but not so backward that is cannot be read.
Now if you were going to store electronic data for 30 or more years, then it become more problematic since no one has an 8 inch floppy drive or a cassette tape reader.
This argument that because the massive explosion of computer usage was before 1993 just because the internet wasn't around doesn't hold water. In 1993 there was a heavy demand for computers for office suite applications and the new AOL or Compushare online systems, which meant they had to store their data somehow. Many businesses (large and small) were buying CD burners and I bet that there is a good chance a CD burnt then can be read now.
Do not confuse obsolete with non-functional. I bet you could find someone that still has a 1.44" floppy drive, even though it is likely that the floppy disk is unreadable itself. Data storage technologies are persistent.
Verizon should be held liable if they don't fire technicians that assault customers.
Maybe Conan the Technician can join Verizon.
RULES FOR ASKING SLASHDOT ABOUT MARRIAGE ADVICE:
1. You don't seek relationship advice on Slashdot.
2. You don't seek relationship advice on Slashdot.
3. When someone says "I want a divorce", even if he or she is just faking it, the marriage is officially in trouble.
4. Only two people to a marriage.
5. One marriage at a time.
6. The marriage goes on as long as it has to, or until death.
7. If this is your first marriage, you should seek advice.
1) I dated non engineers and let me tell you those relationships were more "active" in every sense of the word. But you actually tire of it quite quickly because you are constantly trying to figure things out.
Agreed, being SIA (stuck in active) is NOT a good thing.
Couples who do Electric Shock Therapy together stay together!
I have found that, in all arenas, people assume that the individual technology is so good that an integrated plan is not needed.
The first step is to PLAN! Ask yourself these questions:
1. Will I have enough PCs, printer, Macs, whatever required to service the university?
2. Will I have enough labs of this stuff where it is needed?
3. How am I going to connect it all?
4. What kind of knowledge do I need to make this happen correctly?
5. Is my solution scalable? Can is adapt to new technologies (like WiFi or WiMax)?
Start with that and you can figure out the rest.
....and it takes him 5 minutes tops to do that.
I can understand disappointed, especially when this could have been disclosed much earlier than today (like May 1995, 50 years after VE day, or August 1995, 50 years after VJ day).
But being "bitter"??? She knew her contribution would probably be kept "secret" long after she worked on that project. She must've known that, given the British government's history, her contributions might have been kept during her lifetime.
Also, those in the know would have learned of her contributions and those of her colleagues years ago when cryptography became vital to e-commerce.