I started reading the article and then I got bored at page three.
First of all, it was an argument about scripting languages - the only difference is syntax. Yeah, yeah, one language make it easier for the programmer to manipulate text or to develop some functionality for a particular task. But this jazz of "the right tool for the right job" is non-sense. We're talking about programming languages: not screwdrivers, drills and hammers. It's all going to be a processor's instruction set one way or another.
Secondly, this article is in CIO. WTF does a CIO have to worry about languages for? That's the development manager's problem. The CIO's problem is the management of the organization and the technology big picture. How said technology is implemented isn't his problem: that's just minor details. I guess a micro manger would be concerned about a scripting language. If that's the case, he needs to quit and get a tech management job.
Steve...Steve...Steve...Steve...calm down, please. Put that chair down. Ok? It's a nice rainy day here, it's a beautiful campus, and we're THE rulers of the World. No problemo.
I know, I know, Stallman has the "moral high ground", a full head of hair, and everything, but what does it matter? You're filthy rich and he's a peasant selling GNU toys and t-shirts on the internet.
These days, Stallman spends much of his time traveling to promote free software. However, contrary to what outsiders might expect, as president, he remains closely involved with FSF policy, asking frequently for status reports and making policy decisions that do not require other members of the board.
Moreover, Brown says, "Richard can be very hands-on in relation to a specific target that he needs to be speaking about."
it's kick-ass and runs great even with Vista Home. When I got it, I cleared off over a gig of crap software AOL trials, Quickbooks & other Intuit shit, MS Office Intro (I already had a license), and stuff so lame that i don't remember. And in removing much of it, I got a huge performance boost too! And then installed: Firefox, Thunderbird, and Office the license I have. She was very pleased.
I think it's a win/win. We got a laptop a lot cheaper than it would normally sell for, Lenovo, I'm sure, made out better, and sucky software makers got screwed.
"1. Vote third party."
Go Ahead! Throw Your Vote Away!
I'm in GA. Very rarely do the Reps lose anything.
And what kills me, there are so called Libertarians here but when it comes to voting day, they vote Republican. When I ask them why. They say, "I couldn't let the Democrat win!"
Better yet, rent the room out for birthday parties with those big 5 gallon tubs of ice cream. Put fans on the ice cream to cool the room and it helps to serve it because it'll be softer. Then when you have enough money for an air conditioning unit and contracting work, cancel the ice cream parties.
It looks like the margins have become too tight for all but the largest mainboard makers to survive, with massive companies like Foxconn able to exploit extreme economies of scale.
Which is exactly what the TV industry went through. Even the big players left and licensed their names to Chinese companies. Do you really think the Sony TV is really a Sony? Or RCA or GE.... It's just a commodity.
The margins are just too low to even bother with them.
money. And in this day and age where we can't do business with our local bank - they're all big monster impersonal mega banks that answer only to their shareholders - they lend money with the scantest "proof" of identity. It's no longer knowing personally your banker and your banker personally knowing you. It's all impersonal data in some monster database - we're now just a number: not a person.
I have seen folks who had credit opened in their name WITHOUT the crook using the SSN!
And, I attended a seminar with someone from Equifax. It is VERY common for another person's debt to be on your credit history - even though the SSNs are completely different. How? It happens the most to folks with very common names: example, Smith, Johnson, Andrews, etc....
Our credit system is a huge inaccurate mess. That's why it is extremely important to monitor your credit or, even better, freeze it.
No, I do not know of any state where you can get a free credit freeze. Here's a guide. For the exception of GA where it's now $3, you will be charged $10 for each credit bureau to freeze your credit and charged to unfreeze it.
Calms you down a bit so you're less nervous perhaps?
Back in my tennis days, I would play great in practice but when it came to a game - I'd choke! My teammates wanted our coach to get me to take Xanax before a game so I could play better. After a few years, I became a little calmer, but I still choked. I never took the drug during a game, though. I was afraid I'd injure myself.
This would require federal tax credits as an incentive, as well as an open design.
Oh boy! I just had an images of another few volumes added to our already byzantine tax code; for which there will be some loopholes put in by lobbyists that will allow some big corp to get some easy money. And then when or if wind or solar or whatever becomes the dominant power source, the tax incentives will still be there to further distort the economics of said power source and god forbid if anyone suggests that the tax incentives should be removed.
But hey, Washington is all about compromise.
As oil an gas gets more and more expensive, there won't be any need for tax incentives - the markets will take care of it. Maybe not as fast or as efficient as some would like it, but it sure beats a legislative solution any day.
The really sucky thing is...
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if you do get your identity stolen, it's up to YOU, the victim, to keep the documentation forever regarding everything to do with the theft - even if it's the fault of some careless company or government agency.
To be truly safe from someone opening credit in your name is to freeze your credit - monitoring services are NOT as good. Here's a great guide on how to do it.
On another note and something positive about credit, check your credit card. They may offer to double or more the manufacturer's warranty. Meaning, if you're actually considering an extended warranty, your credit card may give you the same coverage to you for free.
But other than that, the whole credit industry seems to be geared towards sucking us in. I mean, unless you're going to drive and stay with friends and relatives, is it possible to travel without one?
Is it possible to get a job without a credit rating now? They background checks with Choicepoint who gets their data mostly from the credit bureaus.
What about flying? If you don't have a credit rating, are you automatically flagged as suspect?
And as far as SSN is concerned, we're stuck with that beast. I kind of hope it does go bankrupt then maybe we can burn the things!
If slashdot is any indicator of mass stupidity, the would-be-spammer are going to be buried under an even more overwhelming amount of comments of doubtful usefulness.
Like "yes" "no" "omg" "lol" "whatcouldpossiblygowrong" "goodluckwiththat"
and "ponies"....
So, we're to expect microsoft.com to be rated negative one hundred billion and Apple to be rated plus one hundred billion?
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First of all, it was an argument about scripting languages - the only difference is syntax. Yeah, yeah, one language make it easier for the programmer to manipulate text or to develop some functionality for a particular task. But this jazz of "the right tool for the right job" is non-sense. We're talking about programming languages: not screwdrivers, drills and hammers. It's all going to be a processor's instruction set one way or another.
Secondly, this article is in CIO. WTF does a CIO have to worry about languages for? That's the development manager's problem. The CIO's problem is the management of the organization and the technology big picture. How said technology is implemented isn't his problem: that's just minor details. I guess a micro manger would be concerned about a scripting language. If that's the case, he needs to quit and get a tech management job.
Just my two cents.
I know, I know, Stallman has the "moral high ground", a full head of hair, and everything, but what does it matter? You're filthy rich and he's a peasant selling GNU toys and t-shirts on the internet.
It's OK. Shhhh, sshhhh, it's OK...sh......
Lullaby, Lullaby, Lullaby,...shhh...
Perhaps the best-known of the remaining roles in the FSF is the compliance engineer, a position currently held by Brett Smith.
When I typed in "Compliance Engineer's handbook" into amazon's search, this is what I got - the book.
So you need a Chemical engineering degree to be a compliance engineer?
These days, Stallman spends much of his time traveling to promote free software. However, contrary to what outsiders might expect, as president, he remains closely involved with FSF policy, asking frequently for status reports and making policy decisions that do not require other members of the board.
Moreover, Brown says, "Richard can be very hands-on in relation to a specific target that he needs to be speaking about."
You call that marginalized?
I think it's a win/win. We got a laptop a lot cheaper than it would normally sell for, Lenovo, I'm sure, made out better, and sucky software makers got screwed.
"1. Vote third party." Go Ahead! Throw Your Vote Away!
I'm in GA. Very rarely do the Reps lose anything.
And what kills me, there are so called Libertarians here but when it comes to voting day, they vote Republican. When I ask them why. They say, "I couldn't let the Democrat win!"
Oy!
... should be smart enough to see that neither party works and would start their own.
OK, flame away. :P
1. Vote third party.
2. If not third party, vote AGAINST the incumbent.
3. If incumbent is unchallenged, abstain in protest.
I'd run myself, but if I'm asked about my Christian Faith, I'd have to lie. I'm a shitty liar. I'm in the Bible belt here, so it comes up.
See! Problem solved!
...You can use standard window units
Maybe he has a F/OSS shop. Geeze!
Who in American industry is still doing basic research?
The small companies and start ups.
It looks like the margins have become too tight for all but the largest mainboard makers to survive, with massive companies like Foxconn able to exploit extreme economies of scale.
Which is exactly what the TV industry went through. Even the big players left and licensed their names to Chinese companies. Do you really think the Sony TV is really a Sony? Or RCA or GE .... It's just a commodity.
The margins are just too low to even bother with them.
I have seen folks who had credit opened in their name WITHOUT the crook using the SSN!
And, I attended a seminar with someone from Equifax. It is VERY common for another person's debt to be on your credit history - even though the SSNs are completely different. How? It happens the most to folks with very common names: example, Smith, Johnson, Andrews, etc....
Our credit system is a huge inaccurate mess. That's why it is extremely important to monitor your credit or, even better, freeze it.
No, I do not know of any state where you can get a free credit freeze. Here's a guide. For the exception of GA where it's now $3, you will be charged $10 for each credit bureau to freeze your credit and charged to unfreeze it.
And you have to do it for each credit bureau.
If( traffic == P2P || traffic == porn)
{
route_to_local_garbage()
}
else{
on_its_way()
}
Calms you down a bit so you're less nervous perhaps?
Back in my tennis days, I would play great in practice but when it came to a game - I'd choke! My teammates wanted our coach to get me to take Xanax before a game so I could play better. After a few years, I became a little calmer, but I still choked. I never took the drug during a game, though. I was afraid I'd injure myself.
Either that, or you're a horrible comedian.
So, you're saying I need to keep my day job?
2^77,777,777-1 ?
To what use will this long, long prime be put?
To pick up chicks!
"Hey babe! I just found the largest prime evar! Your place or mine?"
So there!
Oh boy! I just had an images of another few volumes added to our already byzantine tax code; for which there will be some loopholes put in by lobbyists that will allow some big corp to get some easy money. And then when or if wind or solar or whatever becomes the dominant power source, the tax incentives will still be there to further distort the economics of said power source and god forbid if anyone suggests that the tax incentives should be removed.
But hey, Washington is all about compromise.
As oil an gas gets more and more expensive, there won't be any need for tax incentives - the markets will take care of it. Maybe not as fast or as efficient as some would like it, but it sure beats a legislative solution any day.
Know this site and this is the ONLY tuly free credit report direct or start here. The other "free" credit report websites are just trying to sell you stuff that you don't need.
To be truly safe from someone opening credit in your name is to freeze your credit - monitoring services are NOT as good. Here's a great guide on how to do it.
On another note and something positive about credit, check your credit card. They may offer to double or more the manufacturer's warranty. Meaning, if you're actually considering an extended warranty, your credit card may give you the same coverage to you for free.
But other than that, the whole credit industry seems to be geared towards sucking us in. I mean, unless you're going to drive and stay with friends and relatives, is it possible to travel without one?
Is it possible to get a job without a credit rating now? They background checks with Choicepoint who gets their data mostly from the credit bureaus.
What about flying? If you don't have a credit rating, are you automatically flagged as suspect?
And as far as SSN is concerned, we're stuck with that beast. I kind of hope it does go bankrupt then maybe we can burn the things!
...the stupidity of the crowd.
If slashdot is any indicator of mass stupidity, the would-be-spammer are going to be buried under an even more overwhelming amount of comments of doubtful usefulness.
Like "yes" "no" "omg" "lol" "whatcouldpossiblygowrong" "goodluckwiththat" and "ponies"....
So, we're to expect microsoft.com to be rated negative one hundred billion and Apple to be rated plus one hundred billion?
Now I can rank the advertisements lower and comment on sites that pretend to be informational and are nothing but advertising.
Quick, to the Apple-bashing-mobile
It's called the Applesauce-mobile, thank you.
God! Talk about consumerism gone ape! Just because someone comes out with some sort of electronic gadget doesn't mean you have to go out and buy it.