N$ cant do that since they have licensed the.doc format specs to companies in the past and will get into some legal trouble if they do. Hence the xml formats can be shared by them to anyone they feel.
I dont mind a manager that does not know (technically) as much as their people, as long as they understand that they are not as technical as their people. Managers that are not technical that tries to be technical (making technical decisons, etc) is what drives me insane.
The best managers that I know, are non-technical but understand that they are not technical. They take the technical decisons made by the techies, mix that with the beuacratic/political decisons and come up with the (relatively) best decison for the issue.
At least I am not the only one with a non technical manager trying to be a technical person.
I agree and disagree. I dont think the goverment should give money to be giving money. But I do like it when the goverment (our hard earned tax dollars) are given to specific OSS projects (and is stated this is a one time shot of money). The lottery in GA (yeah I live here too) gives a wad of cash to schools and are told this is a one time deal/single shot of cash. Once it is gone it is gone. period. Granted the lottery has been back to give more money but they make sure everyone knows that you can not count on anymore money from them. If the goverment (or even the lottery) wants to fund some OSS projects that way I am all for it.
same for me. I activated a steam account, paid for and downloaded HL2 (among other Valve games) via steam. Have played it over and over and over again since last friday. not a problem.
He points out a site that has a listing of known security holes on each OS. Well when I looked there and compares Windows2000 Pro to Linux 2.4.x kernel (the two mainstays for each side) 59 (windows) vs 15 (linux 2.4) issues. Hmm yeah Linux has a whole lots of security issues.. This guy is either a moron or he is being paid directly or indirectly by Redmond.
It will drive more business people to use that airport then the ones in Ohio. If businessmen/women have to travel and have a choice they will take an airport that they get internet access. I know I check which airports have T-Mobile hotspots in them. I prefer those over others since I have a hotspot account.
Dont you think that it is funny that SCO selles pertolium products along their "web" and "sco" services? Looks like they are in bed with the big oil companies.
Mondo is a linux/unix utility but it can backup and restore windows whatever partitions/drives. Depending on the filesystem type it might also be able to resize the partitions on restore. It makes.iso images that can be burned to disk or stored on a network filesystem. The first.iso is bootable also.
Why are you starting such topic on this site? ban slashdot? the ads are self served not put up there by CmdrTaco and company. If I had the cash I could put an ad up there that says "Microsoft Blows..." and no one could do anything about it (well I guess VA Linux/OSDN could if they really wanted to).
Hollywood is not going to buckle either. That is why they have fleets of lawyers and people like the MPAA and RIAA. So they dont have to pay a cent to anyone that sues them. SCO has decided that they want to go down in a blaze of stupidity. Lets sue all the really big companies that wont budge.... morons!
Using VoIP instead of the current PTNS system makes it cheaper to install/use. There is no copper lines to maintain. As as VoIP phone company, you just have to have a robust high bandwith connection to the internet and have local dialout/dialin lines in the areas that you have want to have local service in. I have been using Vonage for a couple months now and love it. Whenever I get a voicemail, it pages my cellphone to let me know that I have a new voice mail and it tells me from which number (so most of the time I can tell who it is from). Also whenever my VoIP box can not be seen by Vonage and I get a new call, it automatically forwards the call to a different number (like my cell). I also like that I can listen to my voicemail via a webpage with no plugins. None these options are available via a "Baby Bell" company using their PTNS network.
So until the "Baby Bell"s can offer these the VoIP services will have a niche market if not more.
EMC has had this "dial home" feature on their disk unit forever. That is one of the long term selling points, is that if there is a problem or possible problem, it dials home, and the support center will dial into the disk unit and check it out. And if there is a hardware problem, they will dispatch a hardware technician right to you. You dont have to call them, they call themselves.
Plus Mainframes have done that for years and years and years. I think this one will be shot down.
I am in the US and I have 4+ Yahoo IM accounts and only 1 AOL account. Problem is everyone I know uses something besides AOL. Everyone has been bruned by them in the past. Out of the hundreds of contacts for work (and play) I have 1 aol buddy, and the rest yahoo. So it is not an US vs rest of the planet thing. it just depends on who you are friends with.
We need a series of servers distrubuted like DNS or NTP servers, that take requests for validation, and allow a handful of select "root" servers be the ones that pass out the info to the "leaf" nodes. That way if the "leaf" node is DDoSed then the system still works. They would have to DDoS all the nodes.
do this. Tell everyone that you will be more than happy to work on their problem/issue/project/task. But based on your current workload, that will will be done by _______. Make sure you are an extra week for every 4 weeks it is away (need the buffer time in there for all the accidentals that popup). Keep a list somewhere.. like a word doc or excel spreadsheet or.txt file. what ever format you are comformatable with. make sure you keep track of when you are asked to start working on it (you get notified of the work), your estimate of start and stop dates, and what the task is. when you bosses come to seee you about task ____ you can pull that up saying this is everyhing in the queue before and after it. After a few times that your bosses have to come see you about the work load/tasks not getting done, then they will realize that you need more help.
I hate flamebait postings but I have to say something.
SCO can kiss my A$$! I wont pay them jack sh!t for a UNIXWare license so I can run Linux. I run linux for a reason. I dont run UNIXWare for a reason. So there is no way in hell (on any level) that I am going to give those lawyer happpy suing the world since their products suck a$$ and dont want to get real jobs bloodsuckers...
I would say more but the l FCC/FBI/SS/etc would come and take me away for saying what I want to say about SCO.
computers in airplanes get rebooted all the time. Plus on the F-22 advanced fighter, every computer system is redundant. There is no SPFs (single points of failures) excluding the human element. Who cares if the computer ### was rebooted in midflight. There is at least one more that does its job onboard and functioning. Plus the aircraft is in what the software industry would call BETA stage. The code is still being developed and bugs are being worked out. Once the aircraft becomes "GA" the computers will not have to be rebooted as often and if they do, so what that is why there is multiple computers in it. No effective downtime.
pardon this post! it is far from PC (politically correct).
Screw Them! They are a sinking ship that wants to grab a hold of something solid. They file the lawsuit, become a PITA (pain in the ass) and IBM will buy them to shut them up and make the go away. IBM stick to your guns, and not pay them a dime. Actually counter sue for harassment and legal fees. Even if you dont get the harassment lawsuit (which you should not care about) get your legal fees back. And put those bastards out of business. Screw Them!
I run into that problem on a daily if not hourly basis. What a consultant needs to do is suggest/recommend the right thing, when the customer pushes back (and it is obvious that they will not do the right thing) then go with the best solution that the customer will accept. If you recommend the right thing, then they tell you no, and they you come up with a solution that they accept you have done what you can. If they come back at you later, you can show them that you recommended the right thing and they turned it down, and your next recommendation was the best solution that was acceptable by them.
Moron! This is just a shared clipboard. Windows has had one for a while (not very good one but had one) and Unix has had one for a while also. What is your major malfunction?
Dont post negative/bashing comments as anonymous! If you want to post something that can cause a flame war/thread from hell(tm)/etc login so people know who said what...
Every state/city is different, but whenever you join any club, organization, get a permit, get a license, there is a back ground check. A Credit Check is always (or just about always) done. I remember when I got my CCW (Carry Concealed Weapon) permit, the county did a simple credit check. The only reason I knew that happened was it was on my credit report sheet that my morgage broker had that I looked at (and I wasnt suppose to - but she was not in the room and she did not tell me not too). So it happeneds all the time, you just dont know about it.
If this is really an issue for you, talk to your lawyer (or a lawyer) about it. If the company is giving you either a company CC or company checks, then there is no way out of it.
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N$ cant do that since they have licensed the .doc format specs to companies in the past and will get into some legal trouble if they do. Hence the xml formats can be shared by them to anyone they feel.
I dont mind a manager that does not know (technically) as much as their people, as long as they understand that they are not as technical as their people. Managers that are not technical that tries to be technical (making technical decisons, etc) is what drives me insane.
The best managers that I know, are non-technical but understand that they are not technical. They take the technical decisons made by the techies, mix that with the beuacratic/political decisons and come up with the (relatively) best decison for the issue.
At least I am not the only one with a non technical manager trying to be a technical person.
I agree and disagree. I dont think the goverment should give money to be giving money. But I do like it when the goverment (our hard earned tax dollars) are given to specific OSS projects (and is stated this is a one time shot of money). The lottery in GA (yeah I live here too) gives a wad of cash to schools and are told this is a one time deal/single shot of cash. Once it is gone it is gone. period. Granted the lottery has been back to give more money but they make sure everyone knows that you can not count on anymore money from them. If the goverment (or even the lottery) wants to fund some OSS projects that way I am all for it.
but when did they put that up? they probably put it up after the lawsuit started or literally imediately prior.
Dinners Club is an older Credit Card service that is not very popular in the US anymore. JSB is overseas (I think Europe but not sure).
This was one of the more intelligent posts I have seen on SlashDot in a while. Thank you.
Scott
same for me. I activated a steam account, paid for and downloaded HL2 (among other Valve games) via steam. Have played it over and over and over again since last friday. not a problem.
Scott
He points out a site that has a listing of known security holes on each OS. Well when I looked there and compares Windows2000 Pro to Linux 2.4.x kernel (the two mainstays for each side) 59 (windows) vs 15 (linux 2.4) issues. Hmm yeah Linux has a whole lots of security issues.. This guy is either a moron or he is being paid directly or indirectly by Redmond.
Wow... people will say anything for $$
It will drive more business people to use that airport then the ones in Ohio. If businessmen/women have to travel and have a choice they will take an airport that they get internet access. I know I check which airports have T-Mobile hotspots in them. I prefer those over others since I have a hotspot account.
Scott
Dont you think that it is funny that SCO selles pertolium products along their "web" and "sco" services? Looks like they are in bed with the big oil companies.
Thinks that make you go hmmmm
Mondo is a linux/unix utility but it can backup and restore windows whatever partitions/drives. Depending on the filesystem type it might also be able to resize the partitions on restore. It makes
may or maynot work for you.
Scott
Why are you starting such topic on this site? ban slashdot? the ads are self served not put up there by CmdrTaco and company. If I had the cash I could put an ad up there that says "Microsoft Blows..." and no one could do anything about it (well I guess VA Linux/OSDN could if they really wanted to).
You are being such a troll...
Hollywood is not going to buckle either. That is why they have fleets of lawyers and people like the MPAA and RIAA. So they dont have to pay a cent to anyone that sues them. SCO has decided that they want to go down in a blaze of stupidity. Lets sue all the really big companies that wont budge.... morons!
Using VoIP instead of the current PTNS system makes it cheaper to install/use. There is no copper lines to maintain. As as VoIP phone company, you just have to have a robust high bandwith connection to the internet and have local dialout/dialin lines in the areas that you have want to have local service in. I have been using Vonage for a couple months now and love it. Whenever I get a voicemail, it pages my cellphone to let me know that I have a new voice mail and it tells me from which number (so most of the time I can tell who it is from). Also whenever my VoIP box can not be seen by Vonage and I get a new call, it automatically forwards the call to a different number (like my cell). I also like that I can listen to my voicemail via a webpage with no plugins. None these options are available via a "Baby Bell" company using their PTNS network.
So until the "Baby Bell"s can offer these the VoIP services will have a niche market if not more.
Scott
EMC has had this "dial home" feature on their disk unit forever. That is one of the long term selling points, is that if there is a problem or possible problem, it dials home, and the support center will dial into the disk unit and check it out. And if there is a hardware problem, they will dispatch a hardware technician right to you. You dont have to call them, they call themselves.
Plus Mainframes have done that for years and years and years. I think this one will be shot down.
I am in the US and I have 4+ Yahoo IM accounts and only 1 AOL account. Problem is everyone I know uses something besides AOL. Everyone has been bruned by them in the past. Out of the hundreds of contacts for work (and play) I have 1 aol buddy, and the rest yahoo. So it is not an US vs rest of the planet thing. it just depends on who you are friends with.
Scott
We need a series of servers distrubuted like DNS or NTP servers, that take requests for validation, and allow a handful of select "root" servers be the ones that pass out the info to the "leaf" nodes. That way if the "leaf" node is DDoSed then the system still works. They would have to DDoS all the nodes.
Just a random thought on the topic.
you're screwed...
.txt file. what ever format you are comformatable with. make sure you keep track of when you are asked to start working on it (you get notified of the work), your estimate of start and stop dates, and what the task is. when you bosses come to seee you about task ____ you can pull that up saying this is everyhing in the queue before and after it. After a few times that your bosses have to come see you about the work load/tasks not getting done, then they will realize that you need more help.
do this. Tell everyone that you will be more than happy to work on their problem/issue/project/task. But based on your current workload, that will will be done by _______. Make sure you are an extra week for every 4 weeks it is away (need the buffer time in there for all the accidentals that popup). Keep a list somewhere.. like a word doc or excel spreadsheet or
Also make sure you document what you do each day.
been there done that... good luck..
I hate flamebait postings but I have to say something.
SCO can kiss my A$$! I wont pay them jack sh!t for a UNIXWare license so I can run Linux. I run linux for a reason. I dont run UNIXWare for a reason. So there is no way in hell (on any level) that I am going to give those lawyer happpy suing the world since their products suck a$$ and dont want to get real jobs bloodsuckers...
I would say more but the l FCC/FBI/SS/etc would come and take me away for saying what I want to say about SCO.
to sum it up, sco can kiss my a$$!!
scott
computers in airplanes get rebooted all the time. Plus on the F-22 advanced fighter, every computer system is redundant. There is no SPFs (single points of failures) excluding the human element. Who cares if the computer ### was rebooted in midflight. There is at least one more that does its job onboard and functioning. Plus the aircraft is in what the software industry would call BETA stage. The code is still being developed and bugs are being worked out. Once the aircraft becomes "GA" the computers will not have to be rebooted as often and if they do, so what that is why there is multiple computers in it. No effective downtime.
pardon this post! it is far from PC (politically correct).
Screw Them! They are a sinking ship that wants to grab a hold of something solid. They file the lawsuit, become a PITA (pain in the ass) and IBM will buy them to shut them up and make the go away. IBM stick to your guns, and not pay them a dime. Actually counter sue for harassment and legal fees. Even if you dont get the harassment lawsuit (which you should not care about) get your legal fees back. And put those bastards out of business. Screw Them!
majority of the cost of the abulms goes to RIAA and the studios... so they have more money to spend on harassing us.
I run into that problem on a daily if not hourly basis. What a consultant needs to do is suggest/recommend the right thing, when the customer pushes back (and it is obvious that they will not do the right thing) then go with the best solution that the customer will accept. If you recommend the right thing, then they tell you no, and they you come up with a solution that they accept you have done what you can. If they come back at you later, you can show them that you recommended the right thing and they turned it down, and your next recommendation was the best solution that was acceptable by them.
It is an art not a science.
Good Luck!
Moron! This is just a shared clipboard. Windows has had one for a while (not very good one but had one) and Unix has had one for a while also. What is your major malfunction?
Dont post negative/bashing comments as anonymous! If you want to post something that can cause a flame war/thread from hell(tm)/etc login so people know who said what...
Scott
Every state/city is different, but whenever you join any club, organization, get a permit, get a license, there is a back ground check. A Credit Check is always (or just about always) done. I remember when I got my CCW (Carry Concealed Weapon) permit, the county did a simple credit check. The only reason I knew that happened was it was on my credit report sheet that my morgage broker had that I looked at (and I wasnt suppose to - but she was not in the room and she did not tell me not too). So it happeneds all the time, you just dont know about it.
If this is really an issue for you, talk to your lawyer (or a lawyer) about it. If the company is giving you either a company CC or company checks, then there is no way out of it.
Scott