If you're not leeching lots p2p related wares, why do you need a fast internet tube? Face it, broadband was invented for sharing files be they legal or not.:p
Lawyers and Accounants also get paid to deal with people and interface with them. I don't want to sound stereotypical when saying techies are social retards, but I am by any stretch of the means in the workplace. I'd rather get my head down and do my job as opposed to get involved in politics. Therein lies the problem. If I had the skills, (give it a efw years to develop, I'm still young) I would do techy consultancy. Techies may grok at the idea.. it takes you away from the techy side and you get more involved in the BS we all hate, but face it... if you want the cash then thats where you have to go.
Everyone has that ubergeek thats been there for ages, knows it all and is generally well respected and admired. I'd assume compensated well also, but these spots are limited and few and far between.
Comes down to asking yourself 'what do you want?' sometimes you cant have both. Other times, right place and the right time you may strike it lucky. Sitting there and getting on with it goes unnoticed for a majority of the time, sad but true. Just look at Milton from office space.;)
I can tell you that these things are a pain in the ass. Not so much from a technology standpoint, but mainly from the users. I get calls all the time: "My blackberry didn't receive this email in 2.3 seconds, the system is down, FIX THIS NOW!!!"
Age old case of luser error more than anything else.;)
So the article starts of slating the BlackBerry and then goes on to say:
It's unfortunate that a select few users can't seem to keep their fingers of the device and unnecessarily attend messages when they could be doing something better, but that's not the case. However, it's simply not appropriate to blame the device when it's the user who's clearly the problem.
Bravo. What a bunch of sensationalism crap. At least put some time and effort into the subject matter instead of just slating it. Theres positives and negatives to both sides of the argument and the article just sidestepped them all.
I can't confirm this, maybe someone can tho. I had an oracle training course last year and the instructor told us she had someone from sanger working on the human genome stuff, and their database was something daft like 2 columns wide. It was used in an example to explain the intricacies of hot backups and such..
You can't judge a people by their govt and their ideology, especially such an oppresive one. It's like judging America by Bush. Refusing to do business with them or have any sort of relationship with them isn't quite as simple as "I don't like that cheerleader, she's a prissy cow and ignores me". On a international level, this hurts the people already being screwed over by their govt in the long run more so.
You have to build some form of relationship, positive ones more often than not are better, regardless of your opinion of someone. Positive relations are more effective at bringing about change.
In the UK, 2 weeks notice is pretty standard as a probationary period. One month is standard for employees who have been there for longer than probation. Add a month for each year service on top of that for a lot of places.
Therefor, if you were on probation, then 2 weeks notice to someone who they dont know too well isn't worth it to the company making them work it out. Come to think about it, 2 weeks isnt worth making anybody work for notice period when considering potential risks to the company. If you have a 2 week notice period then you're obviously pretty disposable. (Unless you have an asshat boss that hates you and wants you to suffer and makes you work.)
I think most parents preventing their kids putting things up their nose would be better spent on them >age of 18.
Sticking a crayon up your nose when you're 5 is fun, but for the most part wont do you much damage. Put more adult things up your nose and blammo, lots more fun but lots more damage.
FTS.. We have been asked why we would do such a thing. The answer is simple to help people store large amounts of information in a safe and secure environment.
Sure, yeah.. trust your data with a buncha bikers;)
How many versions of Unix already exist?
Oh, i think I'll pass...
I think youre missing the point with the subject too, the aim of the project is to steer away from the bloatedness.
Who needs it? Sure, you can learn lots of stuff you'd most probably otherwise miss out on, but college isn't something you need for a job. I dropped out of school because I was stupid, something I regret even tho I wouldnt be where I am now. From there, the next step was college (ok, before all you americans start asking how the hell I got into college after dropping out of school, DON'T. All I'll say is the UK education system isn't a stubborn little twig up the ass that depends solely on something thats a load of crap anyway (aka SAT's, highschool diploma and all the rest) I've explained the whole thing too much anyway. College was boring, I didn't learn anything new.. ooh, Microsoft Office, boy this exciting.. ooh, can I *really* get to make a database in access?! YAY! I failed that course because I irc'ed too much.
So here I am now, dropped out of school. Not one of my smarter decisions, and I failed college for not completing the course in time.. Now I work for one of the largest ISP's in the UK, healthy wage earning twice as much as some of my counterparts who completed everything, and infinetly more than my friends still in college. BUT, the MOST important thing, I'm doing something I love, something that teaches me something new everyday and something that makes me feel like *I* am making a difference.
I may have missed out on a little bit of education, but I landed on my feet. I do actually plan on going back to college, maybe university some time, to quench the thirst for knowledge, but I think I'm doing fine where I am now.
-- from the US perspective, shouldn't it be 'you need a job for college, not college for a job'
(forgot to mention, we dont pay extortionate prices for education in the UK... HAH!)
If thats the case, anybody coming anywhere near my dog with a syringe will be walking away with it jammed up their butt. Assuming they can walk while their body is it two parts after I snap them in half that is.
I have a few qualms with the article mentioned. I'd just like to express my opinion on a few issues here.
First of all, Linux is NOT the only open source platform available here. They claim the Government backs open source, so why only mention Linux. There are many other platforms out there that endorse open source too such as OpenBSD etc. Why just mention Linux. Linux is getting way too popular purely because of the fact it is being dubbed as the only 'open source' OS from the media, which in turn brings me on to my second point.
Purely due to the fact that Linux is open source says that it is NOT secure. Don't get me wrong, I totally agree with open source and the GPL, but if you implement Linux into Govt networks, low and behold, they will get owned. It can be secure, but you have to know what you are doing with it. It is the easiest thing in the worl for X employee to come along, not knowing totally about how to use it, and screw things up in a few minutes. This creates more work for the sysadmin, and will more or likely create as many security breaches. People need training on how to use it, and that is obviously not an option when you have 200+ employees. They are there to do their job, not to become computer security experts. To fully understand it, you need to know how to program, you need to be security concious, and above all you NEED to devote time to it.
New bugs are being released every day, new exploits are being written every hour, how can any Govt possibly keep up like this, apart from having 20 sysadmins. To be straight, I would be scared to see a Govt network run on these terms, and if it did, I would be more scared to view their security policy. It is NOT ethical to run Linux on Govt networks. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe this is what Linux needs to fully develop, to become more stable in security issues, but I don't think it ever will, and most certainly don't think that running it on Govt systems is the answer.
Another point, how in hell do they expect to be able to run Linux, or any other open source operating system when they can't even patch NT. Linux takes an intrusively longer period of time to secure and keep updated, so I can see no reason whatsoever to support the Govt running Linux. Not being an NT man myself, I don't know how easy it is to own the box it's running on or the implications it has, but in Linux, hah.. can you imagine just 'one' person owning the server. I don't even want to begin contemplating the consequences.
In essence, the UK Govt should stick to NT or whatever else they run for now, learn how to use computers and above all, keep updated and learn how to patch. Oh my, wouldn'y that be a surprise...
Quite amusing yeah, I have to agree. But what you have to remember, is that everybody has a different sense of humour and mood swings. Ugh, sounds like I'm sticking up for them here (perish the thought) but I just want to point out that everyone is different, and they will have different opinions. Okay, enough said. I'll shut up now.
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If you're not leeching lots p2p related wares, why do you need a fast internet tube? Face it, broadband was invented for sharing files be they legal or not. :p
Yeah, sure... you try making windows run for 800 hours without crashing. Good luck with that.
Watch out all you supervisors sat there with your stop watch timing the call centre dweebs toilet breaks.. you're about to be rendered obsolete!
Yes, because open source stops shrapnel!
Linux has bollocks all to do with the stability with regards to mortar fire. It's the fact that all the hardware hasn't been blown to shreds yet!
Lawyers and Accounants also get paid to deal with people and interface with them. I don't want to sound stereotypical when saying techies are social retards, but I am by any stretch of the means in the workplace. I'd rather get my head down and do my job as opposed to get involved in politics. Therein lies the problem. If I had the skills, (give it a efw years to develop, I'm still young) I would do techy consultancy. Techies may grok at the idea.. it takes you away from the techy side and you get more involved in the BS we all hate, but face it... if you want the cash then thats where you have to go.
;)
Everyone has that ubergeek thats been there for ages, knows it all and is generally well respected and admired. I'd assume compensated well also, but these spots are limited and few and far between.
Comes down to asking yourself 'what do you want?' sometimes you cant have both. Other times, right place and the right time you may strike it lucky. Sitting there and getting on with it goes unnoticed for a majority of the time, sad but true. Just look at Milton from office space.
Age old case of luser error more than anything else.
So the article starts of slating the BlackBerry and then goes on to say:
It's unfortunate that a select few users can't seem to keep their fingers of the device and unnecessarily attend messages when they could be doing something better, but that's not the case. However, it's simply not appropriate to blame the device when it's the user who's clearly the problem.
Bravo. What a bunch of sensationalism crap. At least put some time and effort into the subject matter instead of just slating it. Theres positives and negatives to both sides of the argument and the article just sidestepped them all.
I can't confirm this, maybe someone can tho. I had an oracle training course last year and the instructor told us she had someone from sanger working on the human genome stuff, and their database was something daft like 2 columns wide. It was used in an example to explain the intricacies of hot backups and such..
Interesting if its true!
Let me guess, you're a lawyer/CxO/HR Drone?
Where I see your point, I don't agree with it.
You can't judge a people by their govt and their ideology, especially such an oppresive one. It's like judging America by Bush. Refusing to do business with them or have any sort of relationship with them isn't quite as simple as "I don't like that cheerleader, she's a prissy cow and ignores me". On a international level, this hurts the people already being screwed over by their govt in the long run more so.
You have to build some form of relationship, positive ones more often than not are better, regardless of your opinion of someone. Positive relations are more effective at bringing about change.
teoma.com is pretty nifty, doesnt sneak in sponsored links. Clean interface.
In the UK, 2 weeks notice is pretty standard as a probationary period. One month is standard for employees who have been there for longer than probation. Add a month for each year service on top of that for a lot of places.
Therefor, if you were on probation, then 2 weeks notice to someone who they dont know too well isn't worth it to the company making them work it out. Come to think about it, 2 weeks isnt worth making anybody work for notice period when considering potential risks to the company. If you have a 2 week notice period then you're obviously pretty disposable. (Unless you have an asshat boss that hates you and wants you to suffer and makes you work.)
I think most parents preventing their kids putting things up their nose would be better spent on them >age of 18.
Sticking a crayon up your nose when you're 5 is fun, but for the most part wont do you much damage. Put more adult things up your nose and blammo, lots more fun but lots more damage.
FTS.. We have been asked why we would do such a thing. The answer is simple to help people store large amounts of information in a safe and secure environment. Sure, yeah.. trust your data with a buncha bikers ;)
To have fun and to meet likeminded people who all think they can contribute together to do something worthwile!
How many versions of Unix already exist? Oh, i think I'll pass... I think youre missing the point with the subject too, the aim of the project is to steer away from the bloatedness.
damn I should really use paragraphs.. maybe I SHOULD have stayed on at school and learned how to use them...
Who needs it? Sure, you can learn lots of stuff you'd most probably otherwise miss out on, but college isn't something you need for a job. I dropped out of school because I was stupid, something I regret even tho I wouldnt be where I am now. From there, the next step was college (ok, before all you americans start asking how the hell I got into college after dropping out of school, DON'T. All I'll say is the UK education system isn't a stubborn little twig up the ass that depends solely on something thats a load of crap anyway (aka SAT's, highschool diploma and all the rest) I've explained the whole thing too much anyway. College was boring, I didn't learn anything new.. ooh, Microsoft Office, boy this exciting.. ooh, can I *really* get to make a database in access?! YAY! I failed that course because I irc'ed too much. So here I am now, dropped out of school. Not one of my smarter decisions, and I failed college for not completing the course in time.. Now I work for one of the largest ISP's in the UK, healthy wage earning twice as much as some of my counterparts who completed everything, and infinetly more than my friends still in college. BUT, the MOST important thing, I'm doing something I love, something that teaches me something new everyday and something that makes me feel like *I* am making a difference. I may have missed out on a little bit of education, but I landed on my feet. I do actually plan on going back to college, maybe university some time, to quench the thirst for knowledge, but I think I'm doing fine where I am now. -- from the US perspective, shouldn't it be 'you need a job for college, not college for a job' (forgot to mention, we dont pay extortionate prices for education in the UK... HAH!)
Now there's a case of psychotic revenge I wouldn't like to be the target of.
If thats the case, anybody coming anywhere near my dog with a syringe will be walking away with it jammed up their butt. Assuming they can walk while their body is it two parts after I snap them in half that is.
(or should that be pessemist ;p) But exactly what would you do if you walked down the street and TWO pagers started beeping? Whoa...
First of all, Linux is NOT the only open source platform available here. They claim the Government backs open source, so why only mention Linux. There are many other platforms out there that endorse open source too such as OpenBSD etc. Why just mention Linux. Linux is getting way too popular purely because of the fact it is being dubbed as the only 'open source' OS from the media, which in turn brings me on to my second point.
Purely due to the fact that Linux is open source says that it is NOT secure. Don't get me wrong, I totally agree with open source and the GPL, but if you implement Linux into Govt networks, low and behold, they will get owned. It can be secure, but you have to know what you are doing with it. It is the easiest thing in the worl for X employee to come along, not knowing totally about how to use it, and screw things up in a few minutes. This creates more work for the sysadmin, and will more or likely create as many security breaches. People need training on how to use it, and that is obviously not an option when you have 200+ employees. They are there to do their job, not to become computer security experts. To fully understand it, you need to know how to program, you need to be security concious, and above all you NEED to devote time to it.
New bugs are being released every day, new exploits are being written every hour, how can any Govt possibly keep up like this, apart from having 20 sysadmins. To be straight, I would be scared to see a Govt network run on these terms, and if it did, I would be more scared to view their security policy. It is NOT ethical to run Linux on Govt networks. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe this is what Linux needs to fully develop, to become more stable in security issues, but I don't think it ever will, and most certainly don't think that running it on Govt systems is the answer.
Another point, how in hell do they expect to be able to run Linux, or any other open source operating system when they can't even patch NT. Linux takes an intrusively longer period of time to secure and keep updated, so I can see no reason whatsoever to support the Govt running Linux. Not being an NT man myself, I don't know how easy it is to own the box it's running on or the implications it has, but in Linux, hah.. can you imagine just 'one' person owning the server. I don't even want to begin contemplating the consequences.
In essence, the UK Govt should stick to NT or whatever else they run for now, learn how to use computers and above all, keep updated and learn how to patch. Oh my, wouldn'y that be a surprise...
Quite amusing yeah, I have to agree. But what you have to remember, is that everybody has a different sense of humour and mood swings. Ugh, sounds like I'm sticking up for them here (perish the thought) but I just want to point out that everyone is different, and they will have different opinions. Okay, enough said. I'll shut up now.