Depending on how important/inflammable this document is,...
i always found it odd that flammable and inflammable mean exactly the same thing...
I always thought flammable is something that catches on fire and is supposed to be used for that purpose -- whereas -- inflammable is something that can catch on fire but not intended to be used for that purpose.
So, gasoline is flammable, but my plastic curtains are inflammable.
If only it could decimate the population so I can go on living as an undertaker. We'd be so much better off it it were a serious pandemic.
A "pandemic" it is not. Just another example of people reaching for something to talk about! Boring! Get a life and talk about something interesting.
All these overly self important reporters talking about the next worrisome shit. "Ah the sky is falling!" - "The earth is over-heating!" - "GM is going bankrupt!" - "People are getting sick!" - "OMG something is happening outside my window!" - "The rainbow signifies that the earth is going to blow up!"
The might as well make copyright extend for a billion infinity years! At least then nobody will bother to acknowledge it... And when they do, Jesus' children's descendents will rake it in!
like to point out that the Top Gear review "breakdown" was a faked. It didn't break down or anything. They purposefully "demonstrated" what would happen if you ran out of power. And pushed the car away... I could think of a 10 different ways that could have been done without pushing the car.
Anyone that has dealt with users and customers that "know a little" has to help them learn a bit more about reality of hardware. He was lucky that he got 15 years out of it, but that doesn't mean anything, than a pitiful anecdote.
I tell everyone (from experience) that they should plan to replace their business system every 2 to 3 years, and home systems every 5 at most. If they don't plan for that, then they will likely experience a catastrophic failures. Very bad for business, and sad for home users.
This person may discover the hard way that tomorrow, the 15 year old reliable machine will no longer turn on... and can not be rescued. A week later they might have some of the replacement stuff working again, but the pain will be much higher cost than being reasonable in the requests and get a "system" that works long term.
We know 4 things about the person making the request: 1) he has unrealistic expectations for reliability 2) he asking for something that is difficult, if not impossible to guarantee 3) as a dentist, his needs do not match the request (i.e. he is not going on a 15 year isolated excursion to a moon around Jupiter)
We know 2 things about the previous poster 1) prefers to defend the indefensible 2) thinks customers make reasonable requests
If nothing else, religious beliefs must be attacked at every opportunity. Religious beliefs are the cause of all that is wrong with the world. Stifling that would be akin to saying that we no longer want to fix the problems but to exasperate them.
A revitalized OS that may work better than what we can offer using old designs can lend tons to the world of software development and users. Lots of the OSS can run on Haiku, the new rendition of BeOS.
I am curious how well it will work when it nears the RC1 stage. I will most certainly be trying it out.
When hiring, I don't look for specific languages usually, just an ability to do good work. Along with the previous post, I suggest to everyone to pick up a scripting language like Perl or Python.
On top of that, I look for what you do in your spare time. Write something that's either cool or useful to you. Build it like an artists portfolio. This is far more impressive than "I know how to write code in 'abc' language".
You will find, in your career, that the programming language is less important, but the end results are very important. Picking the most appropriate one makes all the difference in getting to that goal efficiently and quickly. You will learn at least another 5-10 languages, all with varying degrees of competence. For example, I've done work in 3 different assembler languages, 4 (very) different versions of C, pre and post STL in C++, C#, Java 1.0 and on, PHP, Perl, Fortran 77, Oracle PL, and 3 or so custom scripting languages... What's that, 20 different languages? All for work. I knew a handful of other ones that I never used for work.
The point is, if (the_landscape_changes) you_will_with_it or die;
choose, learn, do, make mistakes, re-learn, do
If I can see that in a new hire, you will be on the top of the heap.
Ya um I know this guy who ran all the time and died. So, um ya, running shoes causes people to die.
Oh ya, and, I know this b***h that yells all the time and when she yelled once, she died. So being a b***h all the time causes people to die.
An' my bro' -- he's always playin' games all the time and pokin' me and yellin' at his friends and vids all the time, and he aint dead. So, this is sh*t! When's he goin' to die?
On top of that, I would start with a free FOSS DVD that all students and staff get with the most current software builds on it. People are amazed at what is free but often don't know how to get it or even what it's for.
Many people are grateful to have OpenOffice or GIMP when they don't have something like that already. Especially when they realize the same software is released is on Windows and OS X, etc. and won't have trouble sharing with their peers.
When people start demanding compatibility with FOSS, then the University will implement tools that follow.
They don't do too badly for xfer speed and are quite reliable. They seem to use less power and aren't noisy like other NAS systems (especially the RYO).
Linux is their OS and if you need to add some functionality, you can get in and do it, but it works well out of the box.
RAID 5 or 6 with the 508
I've done the Windows SMB and it sucks for maintenance and you're back at RYO - patch and crotch rub. I've built many a linux box for this and, though they work, I have better things to do with my time. I really appreciate buying a few HD and sticking them into a box and having a system that can store data, xfer data, backup themselves, etc. in a matter of minutes.
Oh yes, compatible... via CIFS with most systems. NFS with Mac and Linux if you are so inclined. rsync for backup.
Gennex has a product (with a fee) that can filter all email that isn't on a white list, and so on. It's used in some schools and seems really very good for this purpose.
It's worth a look: gennux.com
Yes video games are art (see Braid). Yes, you can make artistic statements in video games. You can make all sorts of statements in games.
Further, like all good art, it requires an observer. Since those observers can be (read: probably are) young and malleable, some other domineering people don't like those statements not being filtered through their hands.
Fundemental public services should not be privatized they should be public and operating in a fully transparent manner. Roads, Schools, Libraries, Utilities, and Health Care.
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i always found it odd that flammable and inflammable mean exactly the same thing...
I always thought flammable is something that catches on fire and is supposed to be used for that purpose -- whereas -- inflammable is something that can catch on fire but not intended to be used for that purpose.
So, gasoline is flammable, but my plastic curtains are inflammable.
I call BS to this "pandemic".
who cares... it's just a flu.
If only it could decimate the population so I can go on living as an undertaker. We'd be so much better off it it were a serious pandemic.
A "pandemic" it is not. Just another example of people reaching for something to talk about! Boring! Get a life and talk about something interesting.
All these overly self important reporters talking about the next worrisome shit. "Ah the sky is falling!" - "The earth is over-heating!" - "GM is going bankrupt!" - "People are getting sick!" - "OMG something is happening outside my window!" - "The rainbow signifies that the earth is going to blow up!"
bah!
The might as well make copyright extend for a billion infinity years! At least then nobody will bother to acknowledge it... And when they do, Jesus' children's descendents will rake it in!
Or Google and the rest of the search engines can close their doors and say FU too! i.e. "It's too risky to provide information about information."
I think this sets a terrible and slippery precedent...
like to point out that the Top Gear review "breakdown" was a faked. It didn't break down or anything. They purposefully "demonstrated" what would happen if you ran out of power. And pushed the car away... I could think of a 10 different ways that could have been done without pushing the car.
http://current.com/items/89645624/top_gear_lie_about_the_tesla_s_performance_on_their_track.htm
move
We don't need no stinking 2 wheels when we can have 1!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KclM9TviGoI
(I do not advise to try this at home, or maybe I do)
Agreed.
Anyone that has dealt with users and customers that "know a little" has to help them learn a bit more about reality of hardware. He was lucky that he got 15 years out of it, but that doesn't mean anything, than a pitiful anecdote.
I tell everyone (from experience) that they should plan to replace their business system every 2 to 3 years, and home systems every 5 at most. If they don't plan for that, then they will likely experience a catastrophic failures. Very bad for business, and sad for home users.
This person may discover the hard way that tomorrow, the 15 year old reliable machine will no longer turn on... and can not be rescued. A week later they might have some of the replacement stuff working again, but the pain will be much higher cost than being reasonable in the requests and get a "system" that works long term.
We know 4 things about the person making the request:
1) he has unrealistic expectations for reliability
2) he asking for something that is difficult, if not impossible to guarantee
3) as a dentist, his needs do not match the request (i.e. he is not going on a 15 year isolated excursion to a moon around Jupiter)
We know 2 things about the previous poster
1) prefers to defend the indefensible
2) thinks customers make reasonable requests
I could infer a bunch more.
If nothing else, religious beliefs must be attacked at every opportunity. Religious beliefs are the cause of all that is wrong with the world. Stifling that would be akin to saying that we no longer want to fix the problems but to exasperate them.
Yay UN! Stupid is what stupid does.
Not true.
A revitalized OS that may work better than what we can offer using old designs can lend tons to the world of software development and users. Lots of the OSS can run on Haiku, the new rendition of BeOS.
I am curious how well it will work when it nears the RC1 stage. I will most certainly be trying it out.
When hiring, I don't look for specific languages usually, just an ability to do good work. Along with the previous post, I suggest to everyone to pick up a scripting language like Perl or Python.
On top of that, I look for what you do in your spare time. Write something that's either cool or useful to you. Build it like an artists portfolio. This is far more impressive than "I know how to write code in 'abc' language".
You will find, in your career, that the programming language is less important, but the end results are very important. Picking the most appropriate one makes all the difference in getting to that goal efficiently and quickly. You will learn at least another 5-10 languages, all with varying degrees of competence. For example, I've done work in 3 different assembler languages, 4 (very) different versions of C, pre and post STL in C++, C#, Java 1.0 and on, PHP, Perl, Fortran 77, Oracle PL, and 3 or so custom scripting languages... What's that, 20 different languages? All for work. I knew a handful of other ones that I never used for work.
The point is,
if (the_landscape_changes) you_will_with_it or die;
choose, learn, do, make mistakes, re-learn, do
If I can see that in a new hire, you will be on the top of the heap.
Ya um I know this guy who ran all the time and died. So, um ya, running shoes causes people to die.
Oh ya, and, I know this b***h that yells all the time and when she yelled once, she died. So being a b***h all the time causes people to die.
An' my bro' -- he's always playin' games all the time and pokin' me and yellin' at his friends and vids all the time, and he aint dead. So, this is sh*t! When's he goin' to die?
On top of that, I would start with a free FOSS DVD that all students and staff get with the most current software builds on it. People are amazed at what is free but often don't know how to get it or even what it's for.
Many people are grateful to have OpenOffice or GIMP when they don't have something like that already. Especially when they realize the same software is released is on Windows and OS X, etc. and won't have trouble sharing with their peers.
When people start demanding compatibility with FOSS, then the University will implement tools that follow.
Start the Movement!
Who let them in anyway!
Human error as usual.
They don't do too badly for xfer speed and are quite reliable. They seem to use less power and aren't noisy like other NAS systems (especially the RYO).
Linux is their OS and if you need to add some functionality, you can get in and do it, but it works well out of the box.
RAID 5 or 6 with the 508
I've done the Windows SMB and it sucks for maintenance and you're back at RYO - patch and crotch rub. I've built many a linux box for this and, though they work, I have better things to do with my time. I really appreciate buying a few HD and sticking them into a box and having a system that can store data, xfer data, backup themselves, etc. in a matter of minutes.
Oh yes, compatible... via CIFS with most systems. NFS with Mac and Linux if you are so inclined. rsync for backup.
Gennex has a product (with a fee) that can filter all email that isn't on a white list, and so on. It's used in some schools and seems really very good for this purpose. It's worth a look: gennux.com
won't be a problem if you tax bandwidth usage: 10 cents/GB/month transfer or whatever.
Yes video games are art (see Braid). Yes, you can make artistic statements in video games. You can make all sorts of statements in games.
Further, like all good art, it requires an observer. Since those observers can be (read: probably are) young and malleable, some other domineering people don't like those statements not being filtered through their hands.
Fundemental public services should not be privatized they should be public and operating in a fully transparent manner. Roads, Schools, Libraries, Utilities, and Health Care.
hear hear!