By the same token, he probably learned passion for something from his mom. Don't be afraid to show your passions to your kids, just be prepared to let them show theirs to you.
This is nice, but here we see a machine with 256Mb, DVD, intergrated wireless and a real AMD processer. Seems that the argument that Windows makes a machine more expensive doesn't play through. I'd love to see these features on a Linux notebook even for the same price!
I live in Northern Michigan (Roscommon), and I have several clients that have/had DirecWay and snow *is* an issue. I have been called out just for the purpose of climbing on the roof and sweeping off the dish. Also, lag is a problem for more then just interactive programs. One insurance office used it to connect to the internet which is how they managed their customers on the home office's web page which was mostly text with small graphics for logos and such (like Slashdot...) It was sloooow. Think 3 sec DNS request, etc. I replaced it with a single 56k 3COM LanModem for a 5 person office and it was faster (for that situation) On the other hand, I have a real estate office that uses it to download photos of properties and they love it. (And they just came out with a device to allow you to connect without the need of a windows PC, just ethernet!) If you are still in Michigan, I would look at Wireless ISPs. They have their problems, I help manage one so I know, but they can get places where no one else can.
I also read the books at around the 5th grade. (I had the books read to me in the 3rd grade.) And I *did* go to church every Sunday as well as as Wednesday night. Since that was where I also went to school, you could say I had a "religious" upbringing. I also did not see the christian allegory until it was pointed out to me after the fact. Then, of course, it smacked me in the face.
I just found my old books and am currently reading them to my own kids and was, just today, wondering if I would point out the Aslan = Jesus thing. I think now that I will let it be just a good story.
They don't want something new, unless the change is going to be invisible to them. I don't mean to nit pick, but Office does this from one version to another. I had one engineer that lost years of little tweeks he had in an excel file that calculated the air velocity required to keep a dust partical suspended blah..blah..blah when the company moved from office 95 to office 97. I'll admit that they seemed to have learned their lesson with the file format, but every version seems to have interseting GUI tricks (Dan! All of my Tools menu is missing!)
In the last month, I have had two experiences with tech support. The first was with HP in which I hosed up my Pavilion notebook's bios. One call to tech support and I had a RMA in less then 5 minutes. The best part though was that I sent it out on a Friday and had it back, fixed, on a Wednesday. All covered under warranty I might add. The second was when I was giving a friend, whom I had recommended buy a Dell, a hand. (I always recommend a major manufacture to my non-techie friends) He had trouble with the packaged software and called Dell for help since he's still under warranty. The tech of course told him to reinstall the software and when he inserted the CD, it was unreadable. So the tech told him to expect a replacement CD in the mail. About a week later the CD comes and then a few days after that, he gets a bill for 19.95 for the CD. So I call tech support for him this time and the tech was a total jerk, he wouldn't give me his employee number (I always ask for my own records and I tell them that) he yelled at me like it was my fault I got the bill... Well in the end, he tells me that accounting always sends out a bill and I should just ignore it because it's under warranty. After I hang up, I wonder how many people would just have sent Dell the money and what Dell would do with the money if I did send it in. In the last 6 months, I know 4 people that have bought Dell PC's or notebooks on my recommendation, but that's the last one.
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I've actually seen something like this at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii. Think slow moving, dynamic dumb waiter. In it's current use, I think that it is a good idea, maybe even expand on the concept of delivering items from staff to staff. But, the future plans I found rather disturbing... They mentioned use with the elderly just a little too much. "Well, here's your IntelliMate Rover 2000 (tm) Grandma. I'll pop in again is six or seven years, just so we can chat..."
Ah... but if the IT staff equals the development staff one to one then the Money (that's why we go to work in the first place, right?) that's made by that work is getting wasted just so Developer Bob can have the newest version of RealPlayer the minute it comes out.
...of course, if the question really is "Should employers be allowed to keep me from doing my job?" then the question is just stupid and I revoke my last statement.
48 hours!??! It took them 4 years to email you that fix. Come on man, read the posts, Eastereggs and backdoors can NOT exist on OSS without everyone knowing about it. And for you ignoring Linux, well you're reading/.
Check out Compaq's T1500 thin client. look's and feels just like the wyse linux thin client, even has the same mounting holes on the base and has wyse's name all over the credits and in the file system. Compaq started advertising these exactly the same time that wyse canceled our order for the linux ICA thin client because they "were only supporting the windows version." Sounds to me like Compaq bought them out.
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Remember the good old days when we could hate Bush for this pine for the days when a Democrat in office would save us?
(sigh, good times... good times...)
Did anyone else wonder what Do-Sing'ing was?
I think I need some more coffee.
By the same token, he probably learned passion for something from his mom. Don't be afraid to show your passions to your kids, just be prepared to let them show theirs to you.
I think it's obvious that they are getting publicity. I think the point that strider44 was trying to make was that it's not *free*
Maybe I'm missing something here but why do SHAREHOLDERS care about human rights? Human rights have NOTHING to do with PROFIT.
...and would that something be a soul?
Accountability is a good thing. Let's hope it's a trend.
This is nice, but here we see a machine with 256Mb, DVD, intergrated wireless and a real AMD processer. Seems that the argument that Windows makes a machine more expensive doesn't play through. I'd love to see these features on a Linux notebook even for the same price!
Ah... But if you use a wireless access point, which is just a bridge, you won't have NAT and you can use your wireless NIC as long as it's registered.
I keep mine at the pet store... along with the cat.
I think we're all happier that way.
I live in Northern Michigan (Roscommon), and I have several clients that have/had DirecWay and snow *is* an issue. I have been called out just for the purpose of climbing on the roof and sweeping off the dish.
Also, lag is a problem for more then just interactive programs. One insurance office used it to connect to the internet which is how they managed their customers on the home office's web page which was mostly text with small graphics for logos and such (like Slashdot...) It was sloooow. Think 3 sec DNS request, etc. I replaced it with a single 56k 3COM LanModem for a 5 person office and it was faster (for that situation)
On the other hand, I have a real estate office that uses it to download photos of properties and they love it. (And they just came out with a device to allow you to connect without the need of a windows PC, just ethernet!)
If you are still in Michigan, I would look at Wireless ISPs. They have their problems, I help manage one so I know, but they can get places where no one else can.
I also read the books at around the 5th grade. (I had the books read to me in the 3rd grade.) And I *did* go to church every Sunday as well as as Wednesday night. Since that was where I also went to school, you could say I had a "religious" upbringing. I also did not see the christian allegory until it was pointed out to me after the fact. Then, of course, it smacked me in the face.
I just found my old books and am currently reading them to my own kids and was, just today, wondering if I would point out the Aslan = Jesus thing. I think now that I will let it be just a good story.
Ah, but they say the lead programer was a God...
They don't want something new, unless the change is going to be invisible to them. I don't mean to nit pick, but Office does this from one version to another. I had one engineer that lost years of little tweeks he had in an excel file that calculated the air velocity required to keep a dust partical suspended blah..blah..blah when the company moved from office 95 to office 97. I'll admit that they seemed to have learned their lesson with the file format, but every version seems to have interseting GUI tricks (Dan! All of my Tools menu is missing!)
Just wait for someone to come out with a "WinMouse" with a 10 meg driver and no smarts inside.
In the last month, I have had two experiences with tech support. The first was with HP in which I hosed up my Pavilion notebook's bios. One call to tech support and I had a RMA in less then 5 minutes. The best part though was that I sent it out on a Friday and had it back, fixed, on a Wednesday. All covered under warranty I might add.
The second was when I was giving a friend, whom I had recommended buy a Dell, a hand. (I always recommend a major manufacture to my non-techie friends) He had trouble with the packaged software and called Dell for help since he's still under warranty. The tech of course told him to reinstall the software and when he inserted the CD, it was unreadable. So the tech told him to expect a replacement CD in the mail. About a week later the CD comes and then a few days after that, he gets a bill for 19.95 for the CD. So I call tech support for him this time and the tech was a total jerk, he wouldn't give me his employee number (I always ask for my own records and I tell them that) he yelled at me like it was my fault I got the bill... Well in the end, he tells me that accounting always sends out a bill and I should just ignore it because it's under warranty. After I hang up, I wonder how many people would just have sent Dell the money and what Dell would do with the money if I did send it in.
In the last 6 months, I know 4 people that have bought Dell PC's or notebooks on my recommendation, but that's the last one.
I've actually seen something like this at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii. Think slow moving, dynamic dumb waiter. In it's current use, I think that it is a good idea, maybe even expand on the concept of delivering items from staff to staff. But, the future plans I found rather disturbing... They mentioned use with the elderly just a little too much. "Well, here's your IntelliMate Rover 2000 (tm) Grandma. I'll pop in again is six or seven years, just so we can chat..."
Ah... but if the IT staff equals the development staff one to one then the Money (that's why we go to work in the first place, right?) that's made by that work is getting wasted just so Developer Bob can have the newest version of RealPlayer the minute it comes out.
...of course, if the question really is "Should employers be allowed to keep me from doing my job?" then the question is just stupid and I revoke my last statement.
...and I thought that I was the only one to notice that.
Radio Shack... R-A-D-I-O Shack...
Would you really buy your computer at Radio Shack even if they had what you wanted?
48 hours!??! It took them 4 years to email you that fix. Come on man, read the posts, Eastereggs and backdoors can NOT exist on OSS without everyone knowing about it. And for you ignoring Linux, well you're reading /.
Check out Compaq's T1500 thin client. look's and feels just like the wyse linux thin client, even has the same mounting holes on the base and has wyse's name all over the credits and in the file system. Compaq started advertising these exactly the same time that wyse canceled our order for the linux ICA thin client because they "were only supporting the windows version." Sounds to me like Compaq bought them out.