Google apps (the email and calendar bits) are great for small business. Where I work (10 employees) we have our own exchange server on residential dsl along with all the associated costs and hassles. I think we're blacklisted or something for being an open relay, hehe.
I told my freak employers: we could continue to use our email addresses and have it all hosted for free using google apps. I was promptly told we were a microsoft only company. Bah, fools.
They are currently trying to get quotes for managed exchange...
Everything we know so far suggests that life is exceedingly rare in the universe. Um, they told you that in bible school, right? We are not so special. There are 10^21 stars out there - there must be many civilizations out there.
The crazy thing is, microsoft spent an incredible amount of money and time on Vista. Then before release cut a lot of the features that were in Longhorn.
I'm also very cynical about their multi versioning ultimate, basic etc. They're just trying to segment the market to maximize revenue, it's software - it isn't costing them anymore to produce ultimate than basic.
Extra DRM restrictions on HD content etc just makes me want to puke.
I just expected more. Vista and Bill Gates can go to hell.
It's a university that built a computer, CS departments love to do this sort of thing. Universities do things like this all the time.
They get a bunch of students who then use it to do their research on weather patterns, physics problems, statistical analysis of snow rabbit droppings...
You don't need super computers to build nukes, the US uses them because they no longer do testing.
I've pretty much worked as a maintenance programmer for years, seen some horrible stuff. I have to agree that the environment in which the programmer is put makes a big difference.
I'm currently working on undocumented poorly conceived rubbish. One could blame the previous programmers but if you speak to the managers there, they don't spec anything and are unwilling to even talk about the systems...
Why, because they're not really sure what it should do, they just have some vague notion... They ask for a vague idea to be implemented and leave the poor graduate programmer saps to come up with something that meets their needs.
My advice - don't be quick to criticize your predecessors, you haven't walked in their shoes.
All these damn hippies who protested during the 60's and 70's firmly have their noses in the book deal trough. Now all they care about their SUV's and their medicare funding - completely ignorant of the fact they've screwed over the country and their kids for the next 10 generations.
Why is yet another one at all surprising.
We say we are allowing you to use p2p applications. You are free to use any p2p program provided you don't use it to communicate. You can launch your p2p application and even close it - all this counts as p2p activity.
Look, we've paid a lot of money to get a bunch of PR people to write this stuff. Try to be more respectful, we aren't lying. The people in congress think it's a bunch of tubes so what the do we have to worry about.
Have a nice day.
PS I'm not really from comcast - please don't kick me off the internet.
So most people don't read the flaming article. It is true that the bill only requires notification of their background check status. Don't be so fast to put down illiterate/.'rs. The outrage about background checks for online dating is still valid.
If your from NJ you will have to agree to the background check or you will only get the desperate, ugly ones responding to your messages. Putting in 12pt bold that I have not had a background check is not going to impress the ladies.
Under this new Bill, unless I agree to a deep criminal probe, the hotties are going to think I have something to hide - previously they only thought I was a weirdo with bad acne.
Smitth1276, do what I'm doing, write to your legislator tell them you're a loser with social problems and need this repealed!
You should be cautious about anything being presented. Expert or not. In most situations there will be lots of difference evidence to consider. It's a matter of judgment not black and white.
For example, a suspect fleeing a murder scene in a White Ford Bronco after his wife was just killed should be given a little weight. If the same suspect owned gloves which were found bloodied at the murder scene, that would be even stronger evidence.
Then again, why would Chewbacca, a wookie live on the planet Endor. Endor with 4 foot tall ewoks. It does not make sense. If it does not make sense you should always acquit.
Nah, microsoft can't do multiple desktops, there is a patent owned by IP Innovations LLC.
Although, with so many microsoft employees on IP Innovation's payroll they are kind of microsoft's patents too.
Where I work is the exact opposite. We design software for windows only. We subscribe to all the expensive microsoft developer/reseller junk.
We only have about 10 employees and have full microsoft exchange, servers and junk.
We have no real network administrator, we're just a bunch of developers. When we were having trouble with exchange, I suggested we just use the google apps email solution - much easier for a small company.
It was like I strangled a kitten, the owner told me that we were a microsoft company and didn't want to hear such things again.
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Google apps (the email and calendar bits) are great for small business. Where I work (10 employees) we have our own exchange server on residential dsl along with all the associated costs and hassles. I think we're blacklisted or something for being an open relay, hehe.
I told my freak employers: we could continue to use our email addresses and have it all hosted for free using google apps. I was promptly told we were a microsoft only company. Bah, fools.
They are currently trying to get quotes for managed exchange...
The crazy thing is, microsoft spent an incredible amount of money and time on Vista. Then before release cut a lot of the features that were in Longhorn.
I'm also very cynical about their multi versioning ultimate, basic etc. They're just trying to segment the market to maximize revenue, it's software - it isn't costing them anymore to produce ultimate than basic.
Extra DRM restrictions on HD content etc just makes me want to puke.
I just expected more. Vista and Bill Gates can go to hell.
Absolutely right, the story and headline gets it all wrong over and over... geez
Nah, they have stored their logs redundantly stored in /home/landsecurity, /home/nsa and /home/cheney.
Hmm, interesting historical information. This should be posted to Wikipedia immediately. Cite Slashdot as the source.
It's a university that built a computer, CS departments love to do this sort of thing. Universities do things like this all the time.
They get a bunch of students who then use it to do their research on weather patterns, physics problems, statistical analysis of snow rabbit droppings...
You don't need super computers to build nukes, the US uses them because they no longer do testing.
The dude was sharing the files via Kazaa. That's what he'll be prosecuted on.
Of course the RIAA are going to claim this and that, but when it comes down to it this dude will be found to have distributed music via Kazaa.
The summary is just more dishonesty by these stupid slashdot people.
I really enjoyed watching the Physics for Future President's course from UC.
http://webcast.berkeley.edu/course_details.php?seriesid=1906978373 or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ysbZ_j2xi0 (if you don't like real player!)
Kind of lightweight and zero math involved but entertaining for non science nerds.I've pretty much worked as a maintenance programmer for years, seen some horrible stuff. I have to agree that the environment in which the programmer is put makes a big difference.
I'm currently working on undocumented poorly conceived rubbish. One could blame the previous programmers but if you speak to the managers there, they don't spec anything and are unwilling to even talk about the systems...
Why, because they're not really sure what it should do, they just have some vague notion... They ask for a vague idea to be implemented and leave the poor graduate programmer saps to come up with something that meets their needs.
My advice - don't be quick to criticize your predecessors, you haven't walked in their shoes.
All these damn hippies who protested during the 60's and 70's firmly have their noses in the book deal trough. Now all they care about their SUV's and their medicare funding - completely ignorant of the fact they've screwed over the country and their kids for the next 10 generations. Why is yet another one at all surprising.
Hi, I'm from Comcast, we are telling the truth.
We say we are allowing you to use p2p applications. You are free to use any p2p program provided you don't use it to communicate. You can launch your p2p application and even close it - all this counts as p2p activity.
Look, we've paid a lot of money to get a bunch of PR people to write this stuff. Try to be more respectful, we aren't lying. The people in congress think it's a bunch of tubes so what the do we have to worry about.
Have a nice day.
PS I'm not really from comcast - please don't kick me off the internet.
So most people don't read the flaming article. It is true that the bill only requires notification of their background check status. Don't be so fast to put down illiterate /.'rs. The outrage about background checks for online dating is still valid.
If your from NJ you will have to agree to the background check or you will only get the desperate, ugly ones responding to your messages. Putting in 12pt bold that I have not had a background check is not going to impress the ladies.
Under this new Bill, unless I agree to a deep criminal probe, the hotties are going to think I have something to hide - previously they only thought I was a weirdo with bad acne.
Smitth1276, do what I'm doing, write to your legislator tell them you're a loser with social problems and need this repealed!
You should be cautious about anything being presented. Expert or not. In most situations there will be lots of difference evidence to consider. It's a matter of judgment not black and white.
For example, a suspect fleeing a murder scene in a White Ford Bronco after his wife was just killed should be given a little weight. If the same suspect owned gloves which were found bloodied at the murder scene, that would be even stronger evidence.
Then again, why would Chewbacca, a wookie live on the planet Endor. Endor with 4 foot tall ewoks. It does not make sense. If it does not make sense you should always acquit.
Nah, microsoft can't do multiple desktops, there is a patent owned by IP Innovations LLC. Although, with so many microsoft employees on IP Innovation's payroll they are kind of microsoft's patents too.
Where I work is the exact opposite. We design software for windows only. We subscribe to all the expensive microsoft developer/reseller junk.
We only have about 10 employees and have full microsoft exchange, servers and junk.
We have no real network administrator, we're just a bunch of developers. When we were having trouble with exchange, I suggested we just use the google apps email solution - much easier for a small company.
It was like I strangled a kitten, the owner told me that we were a microsoft company and didn't want to hear such things again.
I don't tell them I use ubuntu and osx at home.