Is it still Windows without the GUI? Isn't a lot of the legacy code that bogs down Windows mostly about the GUI, old games and old dos programs which wouldn't be an issue for a pure server edition of "Windows?".
Is all that crap gone now? If it is, then why do you need windows at all?
What does the new windows do, as a gui-less server OS, that the various *nixes don't do?
Many people only stay with an IT job 1.5 - 2 years anyway. If this is MORE true now because of the economy, you might as well take the vacation while you get it, because you employment is transitory anyway and your life isn't.
Better to do like the self-help gurus say and save up 3 - 6 months worth of living money in an emergency fund.
I have a few friends who have left high pressure work to spend more time with families - they are very happy and don't miss being threatened over their bread and butter with termination for not working 16 hour days.
That is the crux of it. In threads like this one ( this subject is frequently reincarnated on slashdot ) not enough emphasis is placed on the fact that there ARE other organizations to work for with DIFFERENT philosophies on how to do business.
Yes, the economy is bad, but under normal circumstances too many people think they don't have a choice ( I was there myself ) and don't try to find a better job.
'This is the only wealthy country in the world that does not guarantee any paid vacation time,' says de Graaf. 'Every other country understands that this makes people healthier and creates a better workforce.'"
"The Now Habit" by Dr. Neil Fiore is a self help book for managing procrastination. One of the most interesting things I have read in it is that workaholics are NOT high achievers.
The big difference ( shown by research ) between high achievers and workaholics is that high achievers "play hard and work hard"......they take their leisure time seriously, they know its value in making them capable of working hard and they take more time off than other people with giving themselves their blessing to do so, without guilt.
Mice aren't people. Most animal testing doesn't work because humans are different from the animals experimented with. That is why phase 1 (human testing) trials are so dangerous.
As far as type 2 diabetes goes, it is the result of chronically overeating. It is like continuing to pump gas into your car long after the tank is filled.
You can prevent type 2 diabetes simply by making sure you are hungry ( stomach rumbling ) before you eat, not eating crap and getting some exercise.
I'm the OP and that is wrote, though it was misunderstood.
Standards on writing, especially for a Nobel Prize, were likely higher 50 years ago, so as much of a work of art as Tolkein's books are, they wouldn't have been considered up to snuff for a Nobel Prize.
Would those precious minerals be precious enough to compensate for the cost of moving TONS of it off of a planet with gravity (with today's technology no less ), putting it on a trip for over a year and then somehow getting it to land on Earth without turning it into a planet killing meteor?
Not to mention paying for the technology to keep workers on Mars, etc.
A more attractive looking investment would be some kind of new recycling or conservation technology.
Regular vigorous exercise, a good diet low in crap, high in fresh produce, regular sleep patterns, using the old brain/learning new things and moderate to no recreational drug use all HELP.
However, recently there was an article to this effect on Slashdot and there was a crowd of people crying about how "EVERYTING will hurt you". Add a few "bacon!" chants.
Oh well, vote democrat now so there will be a plan to pay for your at home care person to spoon feed you your goo.
Not to mention that in American corporations management earns the lion's share of the wages. Probably more effective to eliminate a few upper management slots.
It reminds me of the rent control laws in my city. At some point people got rent control laws passed, but were forced to put in compromises that sabotaged the goals of the law. Landlords were given the right to raise rent, significantly after a person was moved out and landlords were given the right to order people to move out for no particular reason, just with 60 days notice. So you get a situation of people getting kicked out of their homes every few years.
This sounds like some good people in Japan started off with a progressive idea for shutting down the worst nuclear power plants and perhaps encouraging their replacement with better models/designs.
It looks reality set in and compromises which took the teeth out of the law.
So basically, nuclear fanboys want their childhood SF stories to come true, they shut off the rational parts of their mind and believe that shitty nuclear energy policies will turn reality into Star Trek.
Unfortunately, the reality is that nuclear power will not get you Mr. Spock and gorgeous women aggressively seeking out nerds. The reality is nuclear power will get you more 3 mile islands, chernobyls and fukashimas.
Great, on top of global warming, nuclear war and overpopulation the establishment has to add the threat of making "The Planet Of The Apes" a reality too.
Is it possible to put something into a phone to detect when the phone is being tracked? How about is a surveillance camera is operating?
If not, it could be a cool thing to develop.
People's phones could beep when it detects they are being spied on. The owners could then walk up to whatever local manager there is and let them know they will not be shopping there.
Better yet, a phone app that will jam such technology without hurting the hardware.
Maybe not 100% of the time forever, but it would make an impressive protest. Have a huge crowd show up at that shopping center, invisible.
Unless you are a doctor with a patient in critical care, a drug dealer or are on duty at your job you probably don't need to have your phone on while in a shopping center. This probably true for 90% of the people out there. Phone calls can wait until they get home.
Another great way to protest this is to have a team putting up warning signs with some cool 1984/orwellian illustrations all around the shopping center.
However, I noticed that despite my griping I get used to and come to prefer those kind of changes.
Before my current job I worked at another place for a LONG time that was pathologically technologically conservative. I know it sounds lame, but at this point in my life I can enjoy change for the sake of change and I think it is a good thing to practice to avoid getting stuck in my ways.
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Is it still Windows without the GUI? Isn't a lot of the legacy code that bogs down Windows mostly about the GUI, old games and old dos programs which wouldn't be an issue for a pure server edition of "Windows?".
Is all that crap gone now? If it is, then why do you need windows at all?
What does the new windows do, as a gui-less server OS, that the various *nixes don't do?
Many people only stay with an IT job 1.5 - 2 years anyway. If this is MORE true now because of the economy, you might as well take the vacation while you get it, because you employment is transitory anyway and your life isn't.
Better to do like the self-help gurus say and save up 3 - 6 months worth of living money in an emergency fund.
I have a few friends who have left high pressure work to spend more time with families - they are very happy and don't miss being threatened over their bread and butter with termination for not working 16 hour days.
That is the crux of it. In threads like this one ( this subject is frequently reincarnated on slashdot ) not enough emphasis is placed on the fact that there ARE other organizations to work for with DIFFERENT philosophies on how to do business.
Yes, the economy is bad, but under normal circumstances too many people think they don't have a choice ( I was there myself ) and don't try to find a better job.
'This is the only wealthy country in the world that does not guarantee any paid vacation time,' says de Graaf. 'Every other country understands that this makes people healthier and creates a better workforce.'"
"The Now Habit" by Dr. Neil Fiore is a self help book for managing procrastination. One of the most interesting things I have read in it is that workaholics are NOT high achievers.
The big difference ( shown by research ) between high achievers and workaholics is that high achievers "play hard and work hard"......they take their leisure time seriously, they know its value in making them capable of working hard and they take more time off than other people with giving themselves their blessing to do so, without guilt.
and for people who want to do something nutty like using Ubuntu as a desktop OS, they can always install the KDE or lubuntu
The power of -1 for a true ( that is why it is unpopular ) and unpopular opinion. I can't get a lower score. I'm free from harm. LOL.
Why not just plant trees?
They clean out CO2 too, plus do many, MANY other "byproducts":
- food
- wood/building materials
- habitats for animals
- foundations for tree houses
- seasonal shade for homes = energy savings
etc. etc.
Mice aren't people. Most animal testing doesn't work because humans are different from the animals experimented with. That is why phase 1 (human testing) trials are so dangerous.
As far as type 2 diabetes goes, it is the result of chronically overeating. It is like continuing to pump gas into your car long after the tank is filled.
You can prevent type 2 diabetes simply by making sure you are hungry ( stomach rumbling ) before you eat, not eating crap and getting some exercise.
I'm the OP and that is wrote, though it was misunderstood.
Standards on writing, especially for a Nobel Prize, were likely higher 50 years ago, so as much of a work of art as Tolkein's books are, they wouldn't have been considered up to snuff for a Nobel Prize.
Really?
Would those precious minerals be precious enough to compensate for the cost of moving TONS of it off of a planet with gravity (with today's technology no less ), putting it on a trip for over a year and then somehow getting it to land on Earth without turning it into a planet killing meteor?
Not to mention paying for the technology to keep workers on Mars, etc.
A more attractive looking investment would be some kind of new recycling or conservation technology.
I disagree, but 50 years ago, by the standard of those times, the quality of prose was probably lower.
A lot of this is under a person's control.
Regular vigorous exercise, a good diet low in crap, high in fresh produce, regular sleep patterns, using the old brain/learning new things and moderate to no recreational drug use all HELP.
However, recently there was an article to this effect on Slashdot and there was a crowd of people crying about how "EVERYTING will hurt you". Add a few "bacon!" chants.
Oh well, vote democrat now so there will be a plan to pay for your at home care person to spoon feed you your goo.
Not to mention that in American corporations management earns the lion's share of the wages. Probably more effective to eliminate a few upper management slots.
The most important questions go beyond the robots:
Why did they use a design that was pronounced risky by Rand McNally BEFORE the plant was built?
Why did they build it in an earthquake zone and in a zone vulnerable to tsunamis?
I bet a lot of of Japanese business men would love for the focus to stay on some technical failures with the robots.
It reminds me of the rent control laws in my city. At some point people got rent control laws passed, but were forced to put in compromises that sabotaged the goals of the law. Landlords were given the right to raise rent, significantly after a person was moved out and landlords were given the right to order people to move out for no particular reason, just with 60 days notice. So you get a situation of people getting kicked out of their homes every few years.
This sounds like some good people in Japan started off with a progressive idea for shutting down the worst nuclear power plants and perhaps encouraging their replacement with better models/designs.
It looks reality set in and compromises which took the teeth out of the law.
So basically, nuclear fanboys want their childhood SF stories to come true, they shut off the rational parts of their mind and believe that shitty nuclear energy policies will turn reality into Star Trek.
Unfortunately, the reality is that nuclear power will not get you Mr. Spock and gorgeous women aggressively seeking out nerds. The reality is nuclear power will get you more 3 mile islands, chernobyls and fukashimas.
Great, on top of global warming, nuclear war and overpopulation the establishment has to add the threat of making "The Planet Of The Apes" a reality too.
Oh well, at least I'm not allergic to nuts.
Is it possible to put something into a phone to detect when the phone is being tracked? How about is a surveillance camera is operating?
If not, it could be a cool thing to develop.
People's phones could beep when it detects they are being spied on. The owners could then walk up to whatever local manager there is and let them know they will not be shopping there.
Better yet, a phone app that will jam such technology without hurting the hardware.
Why not just turn your phone/mobile device off?
Maybe not 100% of the time forever, but it would make an impressive protest. Have a huge crowd show up at that shopping center, invisible.
Unless you are a doctor with a patient in critical care, a drug dealer or are on duty at your job you probably don't need to have your phone on while in a shopping center. This probably true for 90% of the people out there. Phone calls can wait until they get home.
Another great way to protest this is to have a team putting up warning signs with some cool 1984/orwellian illustrations all around the shopping center.
and don't even carry a "dumb phone" mobile device unless I am meeting someone somewhere.
A 'CV' is what the British call their resumes
HTH
I don't depend on others for research. As I wrote, I do things such that I don't need to do it in the first place.
I'm on slashdot, basically shooting the shit.
Being gratuitously nasty on the web is a way of advertising that you are unhappy person who finds himself incapable of improving on that.
No disrespect.
I have the same feelings as you do.
However, I noticed that despite my griping I get used to and come to prefer those kind of changes.
Before my current job I worked at another place for a LONG time that was pathologically technologically conservative. I know it sounds lame, but at this point in my life I can enjoy change for the sake of change and I think it is a good thing to practice to avoid getting stuck in my ways.
I drive a 2010 Honda, before it died I drove a 1991 Honda.
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