Once you strip out the sensationalism, you frequently find that there is a basis from a story which is not in mainstream media. Sources are scarce, of course, but once you have a basic grasp of the issue you can usually find some blogs or local news which covers the issues being discussed.
IMHO, the biggest issue is people are too used to having opinions spoon-fed to them through the idiot box, and have forgotten where the good sources of reliable information are.
All we need now is government-mandated scheduled doses of Prozium and dudes in Nehru style suits pistol-whipping heavily armed military personnel, and we'll be in the ideal society!
When I moved to where I am now, I had very intermittent wireless signal due to poor neighbouring configs. I pushed a short pamphlet through some local letterboxes regarding wireless channels and how to get maximum signal strength without crippling everyone elses connections after Netstumbler found 6 access points using channels 4 to 9 around me. I guess they were binned, as after a week nothing had changed.
After a week of channel-hopping with a borrowed +15dBi antenna, I had some folks come and ask me about proper wireless configs. Sometimes a mallet to the skull really is the only way to teach some people...
- seeing a computer which can run Crysis? - Duke Nukem: Forever release date? - Hurd 1.0? - kdawson leaving a story alone and publishing something accurate?
Boss: Argh, my computer has died. IT guy, fix it. IT Guy: Yes.
And then you fix it as fast as possible while costing the company as little as possible. Your paycheck depends on it. If you ever tell your boss you can't perform some fundamental task related to your job (Like an IT Tech saying he can't fix a computer), you can expect a very quick meeting with HR before you're handed a box for your stuff.
Prepare. Set your bosses PC to Wake on LAN and backup overnight. Log in to the Administrative share and backup his data through the day. Hell, keep a second computer with live with his data available so you can just swap the HDD into his case and look like a fuggin' genius when he shafts it good and proper.
I have full access to any and all data on the network. Finance, HR, Medical... Everything. I am trusted not to abuse that access. Does policy cover what I can and can't access? It doesn't matter; I don't access what I don't need to.
If there's a trust issue between the boss and his employees, someone should be looking for a new job, or at least assessing their loyalties.
2) They'll reply with something or other. Print both emails off, WITH FULL HEADERS included. File those someplace offsite, perhaps at home.
Taking sensitive corporate documents off site, unsecured, for personal use? That's a sackable offence, my lad. Might even be against Data Protection... That's a criminal matter.
There's a pub where I used to live which used to have a "no mobile phone" policy. Everyone knew not to get the mobile phone out while in the pub, and they were always put on silent / turned off before entering. Signs behind the bar stated that any phone which went off would be thrown in the waste tray. Enforcement was carried out by locals who lacked a couple of teeth and enjoyed shooting creatures your girlfriend would call "cute" at the weekend.
This had the added advantage of keeping yuppies from local businesses out of the only "real" pub in the village. Wine bars were glad of the business, and I was glad of the quiet.
Actually, there is some correlation between creativity and homosexuality; you'll find a larger percentage of gays in art school than studying any other discipline.
It's because they can see in more than 16 colours.
So you're saying that you can increase 87 octane fuel to 93 by buying tinned peas? Thanks! That'll save me some money:)
I was going to ask if I should put them in the fuel tank, but then realised that they'd block the injectors. Should I mix them in a pan with some 87 octane first? Over a halogen hob of course... We all know that petrol doesn't mix well with fire!
Slashdot Mirror
I'm not fat! I'm big boned, you insensitive clod!
Once you strip out the sensationalism, you frequently find that there is a basis from a story which is not in mainstream media. Sources are scarce, of course, but once you have a basic grasp of the issue you can usually find some blogs or local news which covers the issues being discussed.
IMHO, the biggest issue is people are too used to having opinions spoon-fed to them through the idiot box, and have forgotten where the good sources of reliable information are.
Cars with automated fire suppression for the drive and fuel system. I'd buy that.
So would 35,000 other UK car owners
All we need now is government-mandated scheduled doses of Prozium and dudes in Nehru style suits pistol-whipping heavily armed military personnel, and we'll be in the ideal society!
I can watch the news every morning and see dead people from the Haiti earthquake.
That makes me a murderer.
So who's posts are actually worth reading now? kdawson is useless, Timothy is useless. Soulskill? CmdrTaco?
/. as the 4chan of the IT world? GNAA trolls and shoe discounts seem to be the flavour of the year.
Should I start thinking of
When I moved to where I am now, I had very intermittent wireless signal due to poor neighbouring configs. I pushed a short pamphlet through some local letterboxes regarding wireless channels and how to get maximum signal strength without crippling everyone elses connections after Netstumbler found 6 access points using channels 4 to 9 around me. I guess they were binned, as after a week nothing had changed.
After a week of channel-hopping with a borrowed +15dBi antenna, I had some folks come and ask me about proper wireless configs. Sometimes a mallet to the skull really is the only way to teach some people...
"Downtime"
It was cold a few years ago when it was -45C but all that happened was they closed the elementary schools.
We had a similar situation in the UK recently. We had 5cm of snow and the whole country shut down for two days.
That'll keep those damn crackers away from your profit margins!
I sometimes wonder if the major publishers Technical Advisor for content protection is actually just a guy with a speaking ET toy.
"Phoooone hoooooome."
Stop paying your bill. Hire a solicitor.
You mean we may never make it to:
- seeing a computer which can run Crysis?
- Duke Nukem: Forever release date?
- Hurd 1.0?
- kdawson leaving a story alone and publishing something accurate?
:-O
BOOMerang
I never did figure out how you turn whipped egg whites into an explosive...
No, what happens is:
Boss: Argh, my computer has died. IT guy, fix it.
IT Guy: Yes.
And then you fix it as fast as possible while costing the company as little as possible. Your paycheck depends on it. If you ever tell your boss you can't perform some fundamental task related to your job (Like an IT Tech saying he can't fix a computer), you can expect a very quick meeting with HR before you're handed a box for your stuff.
Prepare. Set your bosses PC to Wake on LAN and backup overnight. Log in to the Administrative share and backup his data through the day. Hell, keep a second computer with live with his data available so you can just swap the HDD into his case and look like a fuggin' genius when he shafts it good and proper.
Think Boy Scout: Be Prepared.
I have full access to any and all data on the network. Finance, HR, Medical... Everything. I am trusted not to abuse that access. Does policy cover what I can and can't access? It doesn't matter; I don't access what I don't need to.
If there's a trust issue between the boss and his employees, someone should be looking for a new job, or at least assessing their loyalties.
2) They'll reply with something or other. Print both emails off, WITH FULL HEADERS included. File those someplace offsite, perhaps at home.
Taking sensitive corporate documents off site, unsecured, for personal use? That's a sackable offence, my lad. Might even be against Data Protection... That's a criminal matter.
Don't give shit advice.
There's a pub where I used to live which used to have a "no mobile phone" policy. Everyone knew not to get the mobile phone out while in the pub, and they were always put on silent / turned off before entering. Signs behind the bar stated that any phone which went off would be thrown in the waste tray. Enforcement was carried out by locals who lacked a couple of teeth and enjoyed shooting creatures your girlfriend would call "cute" at the weekend.
This had the added advantage of keeping yuppies from local businesses out of the only "real" pub in the village. Wine bars were glad of the business, and I was glad of the quiet.
How dare you! I would never, ever sit next to my luggage on a train!
Those squirrels were looking at my girlfriend funny, though...
So, we can't properly multitask. Are we at least Hyper Threaded?
Please don't say we're still on NetBurst...
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The possibilities are endless!
I'm not asking you to do anything. I'm stating my opinion.
I'm interested in what "current behaviour" you're referring to, though. Your tone suggests something insipid.
Actually, there is some correlation between creativity and homosexuality; you'll find a larger percentage of gays in art school than studying any other discipline.
It's because they can see in more than 16 colours.
No no no, I sold a a completely different bridge
We're discussing Disney protecting the character "Mickey Mouse."
Have you ever covered yourself in fecal matter and associated with children? If not, I think you're legally in the clear... In more ways than one.
So you're saying that you can increase 87 octane fuel to 93 by buying tinned peas? Thanks! That'll save me some money :)
I was going to ask if I should put them in the fuel tank, but then realised that they'd block the injectors. Should I mix them in a pan with some 87 octane first? Over a halogen hob of course... We all know that petrol doesn't mix well with fire!