Re:HR people use Word - deal with it
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I think the point is not so much that the employer-mediator is a Word user, rather that (s)he is an incompetant/lazy/unskilled Word user that can't perform a very simple task: That of importing a WP document, with the further supposition that if they can't handle this basic function, they'll be totally incapable of correctly shunting the right people to the right jobs.
Personally, I see this as just another situation where the potential employee who knows what "works" on his resume will get the job. Resume classes offered by governmental HR agencies used to say "Keep it to 1 page, use this heading, bold here...", yadda yadda. In the near future, they'll have to say "Use the most common abbreviation or catchword for your language or skill", etc.
Just think of your resume as a document that has to be parsed by a particularly dumb and unforgiving filter (the agency) before going to the destination system (the employers desk), and adjust your document accordingly.
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Agreed, he was the grand high boobah of all things photographic, and if you wanted to dive head first and totally immerse yourself in every conceivable use for lenses and shutters then by all means, take a drink from the cup of the master.
Unfortunately, his collected works will NOT fit inside a camera bag =) This handbook is an excellent primer and reference for the dilletante and/or aspiring professional.
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Re:what the heck? (Slashdot's just keepin it real)
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Just for your information, there is a section in the handbook dedicated to various specialty scenarios, one of which is nudes.
Keep in mind that every nude isn't a porno, though most every porno has naked people in it... or at least various fiddly bits exposed =)
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TIM did and does indeed kick ass. I have my 8 year old playing it... lateral thinking at its finest.
A halflife/TFC/TF2 client would just about send me into spasms, personally.;) I was fortunate enough to be on the betatest team for the halflife SERVER, at least.
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The 'four-processor' testbed
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Seems that every test aimed at "enterprise level solutions" choose a single 4-processor machine with RAID. Setting aside the RAID issue (improved hardware driver availability will remove that problem in the relative near-term), most of the performance issues there could be directly attributable to the fact that non-threaded software is being used, and thus is performing poorly on the multiple CPU benchmarks.
Perhaps Apache should move to a fully threaded model for version 1.4, or a threaded server (like Roxen) be tested. I wouldn't mind seeing a webbench comparitive result between apache and roxen on a 4 cpu box (or even a 2 cpu box for that matter).
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I've put plenty of boxes up with RH5.2 put in as a baseline, then upgraded the kernel to 2.2.x along with the 'kernel-2.2' packages from the upgrade dir... 2.0.36 is on there long enough for me to stick SSH on it and scp over what I need.
Keep in mind that nothing about RH requires you to use any specific package (be it kernel, apache, or whatever). Just bust out of the.rpm, grab the.tgz or.tar.bz2 and install the old-fashioned way if you need a customized solution.
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I'd be interested in knowing how a GPLed driver would not 'legally' be allowed to run in a proprietary environment. Gnu compilers and whatnot can (and often are) used on, say, Solaris with no downside... am I missing some obscure point of the GNU license in respects to UDI drivers?
Personally, I'd prefer to see open specs for hardware... the recent ATI reversal of opinion is a prime example that suitable pressure can be exerted to make that a reality in many cases. However, I expect the common linux user would be perfectly happy with an encapsulated binary only driver, as long as it lets them get work done. That's the slippery slope, of course; once we accept what's "good enough" to do the job, we'll lose the opportunity to shoot for something better.
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1x is around 150kb/s, 4x should be around 600kb/s plus NFS overhead... it'd put your network a bit over halfway.
I've never personally ran into a situation where network performance from linux has suffered, and I use boxes which push TBs/mo in web traffic, millions of hits a day with CGI and no complaints (the boxes themselves usually don't even bust a load average of 1, unless some major disk access is slowing things down). I'd expect that people who're selling routers with linux in the OS wouldn't get very far if there were bottlenecks as bad as some people claim.
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"All unix variants have a C compiler available and hoardes of software which in many instances can be brought online with a simple 'make install'"?
SCO was (is?) like that too. I tend to forget about that particularly mercenary tidbit due to the fact that I program for a living, and have never had to deal with an environment that's sans-compiler... or at least not for long!;)
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One thing all Unix have in common is a C compiler, and the tradition of freely available source for a wide range of tools. From the compile-it-yourself-after-futzing-with-#ifdefs perspective, Unices ARE unified. More or less.
Of course, most people don't look at the compile-and-run perspective yet... most people who weren't involved in *nix from way back are still pretty much immured in the pay-to-play philosophy (not that it's a COMPLETELY bad idea, particularly for those coders who write stuff for cash... although I'm sure RMS would disagree entirely)
I won't comment on SCO's viability, aside from saying that based on my personal experience, I certainly wouldn't be recommending it to anyone... unless you're conducting some sort of archeological research;)
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I'm pleased to see a relatively FUD-free article like this on here, rather than the usual crop of "MS rulez!" "No, LINUX rulez!" "You're both fscked! BSD rulez!" stuff.
It's a fact that what linux does (and has been doing for some time now) it does very well. This means server-oriented stuff: webserver, samba, print services, and the like. Office automation and intra/internet type goodies.
Linux ALSO does, to varying degrees of sucess, a number of desktop/personal computing type things, but it's true that there is a terrible lack of applications at present. Trends appear to be turning that around though, what with new commercial backers jumping on the linux bandwagon every time you look over your shoulder. Disregarding whether or not that's A Good Thing(tm), it certainly will add commercial viability to our little OS. More commercial viability means more money to be made, which will attract more developers, which will increase linux usability (and OSS in general), which in turn will grab more people's attention, etc. The feedback loop is in place, but it certainly hasn't built to a point where MS has fear... nervous, maybe?
FWIW - I installed KDE 1.1 on my laptop and it impressed my wife enough for her to do a decision-reversal about letting me install Linux on her machine. I'll probably scoop a mandrake installation, seeing how that seems the most mind-numbingly user friendly distro linux has to offer right now;)
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I like using *nix and all, but Timmy here looks like he's about the break out the astroglide, grease up a USB port, and start doin' it like the doggies do.
Tim! We're with ya man... seek help, k?
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Agreed, there are a lot of disowned semi-finished, semi-attempted packages out there... personally, I don't think that's such a bad deal. It's a shame there was the wasted effort, but in most cases it appears that these abandoned packages are a result of:
Another package which is better/farther along
Real life concerns (usually revolving around real job or school workloads)
A project leader who doesn't know how to attract people to his banner, or know how to set reasonable goals
A Boring Project which doesn't capture the interest of the parties involved for the long haul, or ever attract enough people to have completed
In the case of the first, that's just simple software darwinism... either the coder helps them out or simply looks for something else to do. Saves us from wasted effort in duplication.
The second, well, not much can be done about that... ya gotta eat, but I've noticed that a lot of people will go and do that stuff and come back, or at the least hand control over to a competant fellow developer.
The third can be summed up in pretty much one word: Freedows.;)
The last is the only one that worries me, and has been identified by others as a 'trouble spot' for OSS software development under the so-named bazaar model... people often shy away from the uncool/boring projects for obvious reasons. I personally see this as an excellent opportunity for profit-motivated coders to fill the gaps in with commercial offerings... YAPMFL (Yet Another Profit Margin From Linux).
I question this 'untested update' thing you mention though... if you're looking for code stability, chances are good you've already latched onto a decent distro (rh, deb, suse et al) where a centralized body compiles, tests and packages changes prior to release. I've personally found redhat pretty good about supplying stuff which just works out of the.rpm, and seems quick on the draw to fix buggy things (although it took me 2 days to finally DL the wu.ftpd exploit-proofed RPM... they REALLY need to work on that site mirroring from updates.redhat.com).
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But to make your pendantic day a little brighter...
"At the risk of adding a note which will likely be oft repeated, I would appreciate an anglified translation of the german document if at all possible. Thank you."
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Vancouver isn't really the best place to enjoy the great outdoors in during the winter months (or as we like to describe it around here, the 'monsoon season'), but during the summer months my wife and I like to get out and go up to the little artificial lake behind the hydro dam in the mountains and kayak a bit.
I got some pounds packed on (like most people do who work predominantly desk jockey style jobs) but I stay healthy, and would encourage every other geek or proto-geek to do likewise. Just remember that increased oxygenation helps those neurons fire... nothing kills 'coders block' like a little aerobic exercise.
Of course, wild, undulating, sweaty sex could be happily substituted for any other exercise you could come up with, but the outdoors isn't necessarily the best place for that.;)
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Aside from it otherwise being 'too much fun', I saw no real reason why not to turn the e10k off, considering he was the one who turned it on in the first place... the 'screaming in pain' comments were an eloquent touch. Perhaps the Cult of the Dead Cow are still looking for writers.
Yet another person to add to your list of 'never hires', unless you or your boss get off on burning kittens (adding torture to the terror undoubtably already experienced from being locked inside an e10k overnight to begin with).
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Sex is a growth industry (in some times, literally!)
It seems the most vociferous 'porn bashers' are hard-line fundimental religious (vis. christian) types who still believe that sex is BAD BAD BAD. For a long time our particular corner of society languished under that repressive ideal.
Now the pendulum is swinging back towards more free-and-open societal morals. Sex will be more 'available' and openly discussed (take this forum for instance). Eventually it'll swing too far. Then enough people will start trying to 'clean up' everything that a serious change will take place and set the pendulum in the other direction.
Hopefully, I'll be dead before we get back into the neo-quaker days. I personally enjoy sex, and don't particularly care for people or idiological sects who try to tell me I'm evil or otherwise bad for doing so... especially those in entirely different countries trying to foist thier personal agenda on me.
I'm also getting tired of hearing about this mythical 'child' who always gets the short end of the stick. It's time this poor, maligned waif grows up a little to reveal the TRUE nature of most of these straw man (straw child?) arguments; that in most cases Mom and Pop are too busy/uninformed/lazy to take PERSONAL ACTION to resolve these things for thier OWN family, and want the government to do it for them.
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"Those that don't do politics
Will get done by politics."
Sounds pretty odd. Seems to me that everyone should be able to take care of the simple stuff by themselves, so long as they're informed enough to make independant decisions.
Is this "Authorized Law" thing a texas state deal, or a whole federal thing? It doesn't occur to me that someone writing out a will is trying to pass himself off as legal counsel for other people...
What happens when people defend themselves in small claims, or for traffic violations? Are they now guilty of being 'unauthorized law practicioners'? Hrmmm... this could get sticky.
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Personally, I see this as just another situation where the potential employee who knows what "works" on his resume will get the job. Resume classes offered by governmental HR agencies used to say "Keep it to 1 page, use this heading, bold here...", yadda yadda. In the near future, they'll have to say "Use the most common abbreviation or catchword for your language or skill", etc.
Just think of your resume as a document that has to be parsed by a particularly dumb and unforgiving filter (the agency) before going to the destination system (the employers desk), and adjust your document accordingly.
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Unfortunately, his collected works will NOT fit inside a camera bag =) This handbook is an excellent primer and reference for the dilletante and/or aspiring professional.
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Keep in mind that every nude isn't a porno, though most every porno has naked people in it... or at least various fiddly bits exposed =)
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A halflife/TFC/TF2 client would just about send me into spasms, personally. ;) I was fortunate enough to be on the betatest team for the halflife SERVER, at least.
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Perhaps Apache should move to a fully threaded model for version 1.4, or a threaded server (like Roxen) be tested. I wouldn't mind seeing a webbench comparitive result between apache and roxen on a 4 cpu box (or even a 2 cpu box for that matter).
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Keep in mind that nothing about RH requires you to use any specific package (be it kernel, apache, or whatever). Just bust out of the .rpm, grab the .tgz or .tar.bz2 and install the old-fashioned way if you need a customized solution.
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Personally, I'd prefer to see open specs for hardware... the recent ATI reversal of opinion is a prime example that suitable pressure can be exerted to make that a reality in many cases. However, I expect the common linux user would be perfectly happy with an encapsulated binary only driver, as long as it lets them get work done. That's the slippery slope, of course; once we accept what's "good enough" to do the job, we'll lose the opportunity to shoot for something better.
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I've never personally ran into a situation where network performance from linux has suffered, and I use boxes which push TBs/mo in web traffic, millions of hits a day with CGI and no complaints (the boxes themselves usually don't even bust a load average of 1, unless some major disk access is slowing things down). I'd expect that people who're selling routers with linux in the OS wouldn't get very far if there were bottlenecks as bad as some people claim.
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"Lie, lie, lie
deny, deny, deny
grovel, grovel, grovel"
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SCO was (is?) like that too. I tend to forget about that particularly mercenary tidbit due to the fact that I program for a living, and have never had to deal with an environment that's sans-compiler... or at least not for long! ;)
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Of course, most people don't look at the compile-and-run perspective yet... most people who weren't involved in *nix from way back are still pretty much immured in the pay-to-play philosophy (not that it's a COMPLETELY bad idea, particularly for those coders who write stuff for cash... although I'm sure RMS would disagree entirely)
I won't comment on SCO's viability, aside from saying that based on my personal experience, I certainly wouldn't be recommending it to anyone... unless you're conducting some sort of archeological research ;)
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It's a fact that what linux does (and has been doing for some time now) it does very well. This means server-oriented stuff: webserver, samba, print services, and the like. Office automation and intra/internet type goodies.
Linux ALSO does, to varying degrees of sucess, a number of desktop/personal computing type things, but it's true that there is a terrible lack of applications at present. Trends appear to be turning that around though, what with new commercial backers jumping on the linux bandwagon every time you look over your shoulder. Disregarding whether or not that's A Good Thing(tm), it certainly will add commercial viability to our little OS. More commercial viability means more money to be made, which will attract more developers, which will increase linux usability (and OSS in general), which in turn will grab more people's attention, etc. The feedback loop is in place, but it certainly hasn't built to a point where MS has fear... nervous, maybe?
FWIW - I installed KDE 1.1 on my laptop and it impressed my wife enough for her to do a decision-reversal about letting me install Linux on her machine. I'll probably scoop a mandrake installation, seeing how that seems the most mind-numbingly user friendly distro linux has to offer right now ;)
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I like using *nix and all, but Timmy here looks like he's about the break out the astroglide, grease up a USB port, and start doin' it like the doggies do.
Tim! We're with ya man... seek help, k?
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Another package which is better/farther along
Real life concerns (usually revolving around real job or school workloads)
A project leader who doesn't know how to attract people to his banner, or know how to set reasonable goals
A Boring Project which doesn't capture the interest of the parties involved for the long haul, or ever attract enough people to have completed
In the case of the first, that's just simple software darwinism... either the coder helps them out or simply looks for something else to do. Saves us from wasted effort in duplication.
The second, well, not much can be done about that... ya gotta eat, but I've noticed that a lot of people will go and do that stuff and come back, or at the least hand control over to a competant fellow developer.
The third can be summed up in pretty much one word: Freedows. ;)
The last is the only one that worries me, and has been identified by others as a 'trouble spot' for OSS software development under the so-named bazaar model... people often shy away from the uncool/boring projects for obvious reasons. I personally see this as an excellent opportunity for profit-motivated coders to fill the gaps in with commercial offerings... YAPMFL (Yet Another Profit Margin From Linux).
I question this 'untested update' thing you mention though... if you're looking for code stability, chances are good you've already latched onto a decent distro (rh, deb, suse et al) where a centralized body compiles, tests and packages changes prior to release. I've personally found redhat pretty good about supplying stuff which just works out of the .rpm, and seems quick on the draw to fix buggy things (although it took me 2 days to finally DL the wu.ftpd exploit-proofed RPM... they REALLY need to work on that site mirroring from updates.redhat.com).
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But to make your pendantic day a little brighter...
"At the risk of adding a note which will likely be oft repeated, I would appreciate an anglified translation of the german document if at all possible. Thank you."
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Anyone provide a translation, please?
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I got some pounds packed on (like most people do who work predominantly desk jockey style jobs) but I stay healthy, and would encourage every other geek or proto-geek to do likewise. Just remember that increased oxygenation helps those neurons fire... nothing kills 'coders block' like a little aerobic exercise.
Of course, wild, undulating, sweaty sex could be happily substituted for any other exercise you could come up with, but the outdoors isn't necessarily the best place for that. ;)
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Yet another person to add to your list of 'never hires', unless you or your boss get off on burning kittens (adding torture to the terror undoubtably already experienced from being locked inside an e10k overnight to begin with).
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Sounds like lobbyists to me! ;)
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When you think about it, \.ers and similar ilk may well have become the first effective 'impromptu cyber-lobbyists'.
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Now, would it be RMS or ESR riding the nuke all the way down? ;)
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Sex is a growth industry (in some times, literally!)
It seems the most vociferous 'porn bashers' are hard-line fundimental religious (vis. christian) types who still believe that sex is BAD BAD BAD. For a long time our particular corner of society languished under that repressive ideal.
Now the pendulum is swinging back towards more free-and-open societal morals. Sex will be more 'available' and openly discussed (take this forum for instance). Eventually it'll swing too far. Then enough people will start trying to 'clean up' everything that a serious change will take place and set the pendulum in the other direction.
Hopefully, I'll be dead before we get back into the neo-quaker days. I personally enjoy sex, and don't particularly care for people or idiological sects who try to tell me I'm evil or otherwise bad for doing so... especially those in entirely different countries trying to foist thier personal agenda on me.
I'm also getting tired of hearing about this mythical 'child' who always gets the short end of the stick. It's time this poor, maligned waif grows up a little to reveal the TRUE nature of most of these straw man (straw child?) arguments; that in most cases Mom and Pop are too busy/uninformed/lazy to take PERSONAL ACTION to resolve these things for thier OWN family, and want the government to do it for them.
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Is this "Authorized Law" thing a texas state deal, or a whole federal thing? It doesn't occur to me that someone writing out a will is trying to pass himself off as legal counsel for other people...
What happens when people defend themselves in small claims, or for traffic violations? Are they now guilty of being 'unauthorized law practicioners'? Hrmmm... this could get sticky.
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It also makes one wonder what ELSE is gonna try to be shoved through. I have no doubt that CDA 3 is already in the works.
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