I've been to Europe, so, yes, I have seen and used the public transportation system. (Props to the Netherlands and Germany!) The U.S. just needs to take a look at its infrastructure and wonder whether all of that stimulus might be spent on other endeavors that have a greater impact on the greatest amount of people. We should not be so concerned with keeping the car companies alive for the short term. Let us thing in the long term.
I appreciate your points. However, I'm more than a little bitter thinking that the money I have paying into the system for so many years is going to a foreign company, especially when I'm having such a hard time finding a job in my home country. Nobody is hiring.
I apologize if I offended you.
Oh, and one more thing. We don't need more cars. We need decent freakin' public transportation in this country. In Europe, it's everywhere. Here, you have to live in a "major" city and even then it's shaky at best.
I don't mean to sound like a conspiracy-theorist but the U. S. car companies have been fighting against public transportation for years. Woodward Ave. in Detroit used to have a decent trolley service that was heavily used in the city and surrounding suburbs. Henry Ford killed that fairly quickly.
"...Nissan received $1.6B under the same program."
Nissan? Why is the United States government giving money to Nissan? Shouldn't the Japanese government do that and not the U. S. taxpayer?
I know that I'm going to catch hell for this and probably get modded a troll. So be it. However, as a currently unemployed U. S. citizen who has had a job and paying into the system since I was twelve, I have to wonder where the hell is my federal government bailout money? State unemployment doesn't pay hardly anything. The U. S. government gave over a billion dollars to a foreign company, but a hard working citizen like myself, who really wants to work, gets next to nothing.
I apologize for the rant.
If anybody is looking for a systems/network administrator, who has over twenty years of solid experience, in the NE Ohio area, let me know.
I'm a firm believer in staying in school as long as possible. It can't hurt.
That being said, any degree or certification will only teach you how things work in the lab. That's not real world. Everything always works wonderfully in the lab. However, once you dive into some corporate abortion of a network, it's sink or swim. That's real world.
I have a Master's in English. I've been working in IT in one form or another for just over twenty years, most recently as the network/server administrator at a university. So, I guess my point is that it doesn't matter what kind of degree you have. The experience of actually working in the field goes a long way.
I have a master's degree in English, but I've been working in IT for twenty years. (I'm 38, BTW.) Some of the brightest people I've known in the IT industry never went to college. I think that it's a matter of talent. You either have it or you don't.
There are two questions that I always ask prospective hires. Did you take apart your toys when you were a kid? Do you prefer Captain Kirk, Piccard, or Janeway? Answer those two questions sufficiently, back it up with a decent employment history, and you have the job.
A CS degree will teach you how things work in the lab. That's not real world. You have to dive in, get dirty, and do trial-by-fire to really make a career in IT. At least, that has been my experience.
My Macbook is booted into the OS (obviously), running Firefox and Mail.app, and total memory usage is 199 MBs. Approximately 45 MBs of that is used by Firefox and 18 MBs is used by Mail.app. I have about one-half dozen widgets running that collectively are using 54 MBs. If you do the math, my OS is using 82 MBs of RAM and that incluides Antivirus software that I wouldn't consider turning off. Memory hog? How so?
The reason you really hadn't heard about them prior to this whole electronic voting mess is because their security and ATM products are quite good. Diebold was completely off everyone's radar because they had such a good reputation in the industry. A company does not get to be around 150 years by selling a lot of garbage.
The voting fiasco happened because of a bad business decision. With the entire nation in an uproar over the botched 2000 elections, Diebold saw an opportunity to capitalize on everyone's concerns. They are a company in business to make money, remember. So, they bought up another company that already had electronic voting machines and Diebold had an instant product line. Sure that product line had a lot of flaws, but I'm sure Diebold saw those as minor compare to those big piles of government cash being thrown at the voting problem to make it go away.
Now, Diebold is realizing the seriousness of those flaws and realizes that the company might have to start from scratch to redesign everything to Diebold standards. That's going to cost them a LOT of money. Remember that thing about being in business to make money? In addition, by making this problem go away they can get back to their core businesses which are what they are really good at.
What were some of your hardest challenges and are your kids happy?
Is my kid happy? He's a teenager. Of course he's not happy. ; )
My ex and I divorced when our son was three. He's very happy and well-adjusted. Of course, his mother and I have tried to maintain an amicable relationship since our divorce. That probably helped quite a bit.
I'm reasonably certain your job in IT isn't the sole reason for your divorce, sorry to say. It might have played a minor role, though. Regardless, at least in my situtaion I don't have to worry about that. When I remarried, I married a geek girl! While they are a rare breed, geek girls can be found in the wild.
Actually. That raises a poll within a poll in my mind. Are other IT geek slahdotters married to IT geeks as well? If so, what's been your experience? A lot of women would get upset with all the geekiness I get into (My last GF sure did. Yikes!), by my wife understands and takes an interest. I think it's also been very good that we can talk about our jobs and totally understand each other. We even help each other out with tech support. I feel sorry, though, for the people at the tables next to us in restaurants. If they catch any of our conversations, they have to be scared. ; )
Understood. However, I'm sure they have a trademark on iPod. So, I assume they're going after the word 'pod' based on the old argument that it's use might be confusing to consumers. Silly, I know, but again they have to defend the trademark on iPod. Remember when Microsoft went after the kid whose URL was www.mikerowesoft.com? This current situation, while not exactly the same, uses similar logic, I think.
I know most of the slashdot crowd is going to deride this move on Apple's part as completely stupid. I agree to a certain extent. However, consider the fact that if a trademark holder does not vigorously defend their trademark, they stand to lose it.
Now Netflix doesn't work exactly that way, as far as I know, but stuff coming in like clockwork isn't the way my tastes for music or film are sated.
I used to think I was the same way until my wife and I moved to a tiny little town in the sticks with a video store that's barely a video store. But, hey we have two pizza places! Anyway, we hesitantly signed up for Netflix and now really love the service. In addition to the movies arriving like clockwork, an additional benefit to the service is that managing our queues and researching films has become kind of a game. It's quite fun to have Netflix open in one browser tab and imdb in another and flip in between the two as I find points of interest. In fact, Netflix should really just buy imdb. All that information would be a great addition.
Slashdot Mirror
Somebody has way too much time on their hands.
SiO2
You're stating the obvious and missing the point.
SiO2
Thank you. You know how slashdot goes. I always assume the worst.
SiO2
I've been to Europe, so, yes, I have seen and used the public transportation system. (Props to the Netherlands and Germany!) The U.S. just needs to take a look at its infrastructure and wonder whether all of that stimulus might be spent on other endeavors that have a greater impact on the greatest amount of people. We should not be so concerned with keeping the car companies alive for the short term. Let us thing in the long term.
SiO2
I appreciate your points. However, I'm more than a little bitter thinking that the money I have paying into the system for so many years is going to a foreign company, especially when I'm having such a hard time finding a job in my home country. Nobody is hiring.
I apologize if I offended you.
Oh, and one more thing. We don't need more cars. We need decent freakin' public transportation in this country. In Europe, it's everywhere. Here, you have to live in a "major" city and even then it's shaky at best.
I don't mean to sound like a conspiracy-theorist but the U. S. car companies have been fighting against public transportation for years. Woodward Ave. in Detroit used to have a decent trolley service that was heavily used in the city and surrounding suburbs. Henry Ford killed that fairly quickly.
SiO2
"...Nissan received $1.6B under the same program."
Nissan? Why is the United States government giving money to Nissan? Shouldn't the Japanese government do that and not the U. S. taxpayer?
I know that I'm going to catch hell for this and probably get modded a troll. So be it. However, as a currently unemployed U. S. citizen who has had a job and paying into the system since I was twelve, I have to wonder where the hell is my federal government bailout money? State unemployment doesn't pay hardly anything. The U. S. government gave over a billion dollars to a foreign company, but a hard working citizen like myself, who really wants to work, gets next to nothing.
I apologize for the rant.
If anybody is looking for a systems/network administrator, who has over twenty years of solid experience, in the NE Ohio area, let me know.
SiO2
I'm a firm believer in staying in school as long as possible. It can't hurt.
That being said, any degree or certification will only teach you how things work in the lab. That's not real world. Everything always works wonderfully in the lab. However, once you dive into some corporate abortion of a network, it's sink or swim. That's real world.
I have a Master's in English. I've been working in IT in one form or another for just over twenty years, most recently as the network/server administrator at a university. So, I guess my point is that it doesn't matter what kind of degree you have. The experience of actually working in the field goes a long way.
Best of luck in whichever path you choose.
SiO2
I have a master's degree in English, but I've been working in IT for twenty years. (I'm 38, BTW.) Some of the brightest people I've known in the IT industry never went to college. I think that it's a matter of talent. You either have it or you don't.
There are two questions that I always ask prospective hires. Did you take apart your toys when you were a kid? Do you prefer Captain Kirk, Piccard, or Janeway? Answer those two questions sufficiently, back it up with a decent employment history, and you have the job.
A CS degree will teach you how things work in the lab. That's not real world. You have to dive in, get dirty, and do trial-by-fire to really make a career in IT. At least, that has been my experience.
Regardless, best of luck in your pursuits.
SiO2
I declare jihad on your post for linking to images of the Prophet Mohammed!
SiO2
You conveniently overlooked Japanese sumo wrestlers! Without McDonald's the sport of sumo wrestling would probably wither and die.
SiO2
You've obviously driven in New Jersey.
SiO2
Great. Now Blockbuster's patent lawyers will be at the USPTO within the hour to file the paperwork. Thanks a lot for the tipping them off.
SiO2
Doh!
"Idiot me clicks reply at the wrong level", he says as puts quietly puts his training wheels back on as punishment.
SiO2
I think I have you beat.
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I'm just waiting for someone to come in with a lower ID than mine. They have to be out there.
SiO2
Simply put, I'm paranoid. ;)
SiO2
Memory hogging OS?
My Macbook is booted into the OS (obviously), running Firefox and Mail.app, and total memory usage is 199 MBs. Approximately 45 MBs of that is used by Firefox and 18 MBs is used by Mail.app. I have about one-half dozen widgets running that collectively are using 54 MBs. If you do the math, my OS is using 82 MBs of RAM and that incluides Antivirus software that I wouldn't consider turning off. Memory hog? How so?
SiO2
Maybe so, but Jobs was right.
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SiO2
The reason you really hadn't heard about them prior to this whole electronic voting mess is because their security and ATM products are quite good. Diebold was completely off everyone's radar because they had such a good reputation in the industry. A company does not get to be around 150 years by selling a lot of garbage.
The voting fiasco happened because of a bad business decision. With the entire nation in an uproar over the botched 2000 elections, Diebold saw an opportunity to capitalize on everyone's concerns. They are a company in business to make money, remember. So, they bought up another company that already had electronic voting machines and Diebold had an instant product line. Sure that product line had a lot of flaws, but I'm sure Diebold saw those as minor compare to those big piles of government cash being thrown at the voting problem to make it go away.
Now, Diebold is realizing the seriousness of those flaws and realizes that the company might have to start from scratch to redesign everything to Diebold standards. That's going to cost them a LOT of money. Remember that thing about being in business to make money? In addition, by making this problem go away they can get back to their core businesses which are what they are really good at.
SiO2
Wow. He vacated fast. The place is empty already except for the billiards room. That is one tacky billiards room. No wonder he left the pool table.
SiO2
What were some of your hardest challenges and are your kids happy?
Is my kid happy? He's a teenager. Of course he's not happy. ; )
My ex and I divorced when our son was three. He's very happy and well-adjusted. Of course, his mother and I have tried to maintain an amicable relationship since our divorce. That probably helped quite a bit.
I'm reasonably certain your job in IT isn't the sole reason for your divorce, sorry to say. It might have played a minor role, though. Regardless, at least in my situtaion I don't have to worry about that. When I remarried, I married a geek girl! While they are a rare breed, geek girls can be found in the wild.
Actually. That raises a poll within a poll in my mind. Are other IT geek slahdotters married to IT geeks as well? If so, what's been your experience? A lot of women would get upset with all the geekiness I get into (My last GF sure did. Yikes!), by my wife understands and takes an interest. I think it's also been very good that we can talk about our jobs and totally understand each other. We even help each other out with tech support. I feel sorry, though, for the people at the tables next to us in restaurants. If they catch any of our conversations, they have to be scared. ; )
SiO2
Hey, while we're at it can we please kill the term "webinar" as well? That one's truly annoying.
SiO2
Understood. However, I'm sure they have a trademark on iPod. So, I assume they're going after the word 'pod' based on the old argument that it's use might be confusing to consumers. Silly, I know, but again they have to defend the trademark on iPod. Remember when Microsoft went after the kid whose URL was www.mikerowesoft.com? This current situation, while not exactly the same, uses similar logic, I think.
SiO2
I know most of the slashdot crowd is going to deride this move on Apple's part as completely stupid. I agree to a certain extent. However, consider the fact that if a trademark holder does not vigorously defend their trademark, they stand to lose it.
SiO2
Now Netflix doesn't work exactly that way, as far as I know, but stuff coming in like clockwork isn't the way my tastes for music or film are sated.
I used to think I was the same way until my wife and I moved to a tiny little town in the sticks with a video store that's barely a video store. But, hey we have two pizza places! Anyway, we hesitantly signed up for Netflix and now really love the service. In addition to the movies arriving like clockwork, an additional benefit to the service is that managing our queues and researching films has become kind of a game. It's quite fun to have Netflix open in one browser tab and imdb in another and flip in between the two as I find points of interest. In fact, Netflix should really just buy imdb. All that information would be a great addition.
SiO2
Damn. The moderator button isn't working.
SiO2