It's not what you think, dear omniscient moderator. "Piss" in Australian slang means drinking alcohol. "Have giant pissup" means have a great alcoholic feast. That's it.
Identify the people responsible, sack and sue them
That's a nice suggestion. However, the machine could well be infected due to an infected legitimate website that the person visited in the course of his/her duties.
Perhaps he wasn't looking at porn - he was spending nights with actual women. (Those adventurous ones using BBSes in that era.) And now he wants to contact them to, you know, "get together" again?
1. Why does your application care about the browser ID string so much that it is unusable when there is an unexpected value?
That's a good point. Hey, ip_freely_2000, can't you force all the HP staff to use Netscape Navigator 2.0, and simply use HTML 2.0 in your programming? Why were you trying to detect the User Agent ID?
2. Why didn't your application phone home with the higher error levels so the application experts (i.e. you) could diagnose the problem?
That's another good question. YOU are the ISV. You should tell HP, they should allow your software to contact your Internet servers - especially if your software deals with confidential data! Your convenience should come before HP's need to protect data!
It's funny that you blame this problem on your customer. Is this startup you were working for still in business?
I agree with cryfreedomlove. Your ISV must be so silly to comply with HP's wishes, it must have collapsed.
I think most spammers don't bother reading Slashdot - they'll have to spend 3 hours reading our posts to get 1 good idea. After all, half our posts are the usual - we make jokes, praise Apple products, complain about Apple fanboys, thank NYCL, flame NYCL, and sometimes write long and insightful posts which even the rest of us sometimes skip reading.
I'm going to hell.
Stop making jokes like this - it's worrying poor Alsee (515537). He's concerned about the dismal minimum requirements for entry. He said, "Oh jeez. They're letting everybody in these days."
... perhaps Microsoft will step up to the plate with HTML5+ Enterprise Edition Bonus Pack.
Usually Enterprise products require Client Access licenses. And probably Connector licenses too, for connections over the Internet (only US$8000 per license).
Um huh? 999.999? You mean, like making a server do the work of 10 servers?
Ohhh... you mean service downtime. I don't know how you manage to shutdown a service, patch it, and bring it back up, within 31.5 seconds. I guess that's why you're earning the big bucks and I'm not.
They tell you what you want, you just have to go along with it. If you don't like it, you go elsewhere.
For most of us, the only other alternative is to get a smartphone with limited applications and unknown security standards (Keystrokes to root shell? WTF?). And an user interface that is designed "just because it can". (A rotating cube? Come on!)
Maybe I shouldn't be so harsh. But a phone incurs charges. I want a phone that is reliable, and won't incur unnecessarily charges or other liabilities.
they may omit facts, massage the presentation, or twist words
I take back my words. In all my life, I have never encountered such a doctor in real life. One errant practitioner does not give me the right to criticize all of them.
Cell phone subscription fees, Internet subscription fees.
I take back my words again. They're really a lot cheaper than a mono/duopoly, priced just high enough to recoup operating expenses.
In an unregulated economy, if doctor A... my life was worth all the money I had in the bank... doctor B... leave me with enough money to live a decent life after the surgery... that doctor can choose to provide his service at a cost lower than doctor A... forcing doctor A to lower his prices...
I see a problem with your "classical economics" theory. Doctors are humans. If they are competing to sell services, then they may omit facts, massage the presentation, or twist words to ensure you buy their services. That's basic sales skills.
the competition not only drives down the cost of services provided, but will also drive down the cost of the medical technology available to all of us as well.
Case in point: Cell phone subscription fees, Internet subscription fees.
... the cost of the first procedure is 1000 times more than the cost of the second... the fairest solution is to let the decision be based on the patient's values, priorities, and resources.
Most people will opt for the cheapest or 2nd cheapest option, preferring to risk the chances of death instead.
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Have giant pissup
It's not what you think, dear omniscient moderator. "Piss" in Australian slang means drinking alcohol. "Have giant pissup" means have a great alcoholic feast. That's it.
Identify the people responsible, sack and sue them
That's a nice suggestion. However, the machine could well be infected due to an infected legitimate website that the person visited in the course of his/her duties.
Perhaps he wasn't looking at porn - he was spending nights with actual women. (Those adventurous ones using BBSes in that era.) And now he wants to contact them to, you know, "get together" again?
There's a setting somewhere in your user options.
He doesn't know that, because he doesn't read the manual. Just like me!
Put in a couple of relays in there, add some emitters with a dash of a core breach, and you got yourself a TNG Trek writer!
Put in a couple of bad guys in there, add some gratuitous sex scenes, and you got yourself a best-seller!
As linzeal said, it's non-functional.
From the linked page, 12 Coolest Steampunk Gadgets:
Unfortunatly, this awesome set of Steampunk headphones that you see pictured above is actually just a non-functional model. Pretty cool anyways.
And a commentor BobG said:
Put a tiny blue gas lantern on it, and make it a Bluetooth headset.
Don't understand the joke. Care to explain?
... parametrize ... influence ... situation ... position ...
You sound like a corporate buzzword generator.
1. Why does your application care about the browser ID string so much that it is unusable when there is an unexpected value?
That's a good point. Hey, ip_freely_2000, can't you force all the HP staff to use Netscape Navigator 2.0, and simply use HTML 2.0 in your programming? Why were you trying to detect the User Agent ID?
2. Why didn't your application phone home with the higher error levels so the application experts (i.e. you) could diagnose the problem?
That's another good question. YOU are the ISV. You should tell HP, they should allow your software to contact your Internet servers - especially if your software deals with confidential data! Your convenience should come before HP's need to protect data!
It's funny that you blame this problem on your customer. Is this startup you were working for still in business?
I agree with cryfreedomlove. Your ISV must be so silly to comply with HP's wishes, it must have collapsed.
You might be surprised at how much happier you are when you stop perusing such superficial and negative activities.
Did he write that blog? I thought he merely stated that he liked that blog?
Now this is one story where discussions of xkcd are on-topic. :)
I was asking you.
Slashdot email? Huh? Didn't know there's such a feature. I hereby surrender my Slashdot geek card.
Just out of curiosity, what webcomics do you prefer?
I think AC is aiming for informative. Though I do find your reply a good, satisfying rebuttal.
OK, I just gave spammers an idea.
I think most spammers don't bother reading Slashdot - they'll have to spend 3 hours reading our posts to get 1 good idea. After all, half our posts are the usual - we make jokes, praise Apple products, complain about Apple fanboys, thank NYCL, flame NYCL, and sometimes write long and insightful posts which even the rest of us sometimes skip reading.
I'm going to hell.
Stop making jokes like this - it's worrying poor Alsee (515537). He's concerned about the dismal minimum requirements for entry. He said, "Oh jeez. They're letting everybody in these days."
My understanding of social networking involves some kind of game of watching your number of friends increment.
Back when Friendster was in its heyday, half my friends precisely avoided doing that. I guess they had matured past that stage.
What are you doing befriending teenagers??
... primitive stone tools, sodomy, and the lash.
But, how do the stone tools fit into the, um, picture? (No no, please don't imagine it.)
Did any of them discover a moonstone?
Nur-Ab-Sal! Nur-Ab-Sal!
... McDonalds claiming it is being harmed by Burger King.
No, no, it's McDonald's claiming it is being harmed by used McDonald's burgers.
You ... you ... you tricked me into googling for answers! Darn you, I shall have none of that!
... perhaps Microsoft will step up to the plate with HTML5+ Enterprise Edition Bonus Pack.
Usually Enterprise products require Client Access licenses. And probably Connector licenses too, for connections over the Internet (only US$8000 per license).
It could definately stack another 9 on 99.999
Um huh? 999.999? You mean, like making a server do the work of 10 servers?
Ohhh ... you mean service downtime. I don't know how you manage to shutdown a service, patch it, and bring it back up, within 31.5 seconds. I guess that's why you're earning the big bucks and I'm not.
"Would someone smarter than me please explain ..."
That's a well phrased question. I like that. That's the reason why you get so many replies and learn so much more than me.
They tell you what you want, you just have to go along with it. If you don't like it, you go elsewhere.
For most of us, the only other alternative is to get a smartphone with limited applications and unknown security standards (Keystrokes to root shell? WTF?). And an user interface that is designed "just because it can". (A rotating cube? Come on!)
Maybe I shouldn't be so harsh. But a phone incurs charges. I want a phone that is reliable, and won't incur unnecessarily charges or other liabilities.
they may omit facts, massage the presentation, or twist words
I take back my words. In all my life, I have never encountered such a doctor in real life. One errant practitioner does not give me the right to criticize all of them.
Cell phone subscription fees, Internet subscription fees.
I take back my words again. They're really a lot cheaper than a mono/duopoly, priced just high enough to recoup operating expenses.
In an unregulated economy, if doctor A ... my life was worth all the money I had in the bank ... doctor B ... leave me with enough money to live a decent life after the surgery ... that doctor can choose to provide his service at a cost lower than doctor A ... forcing doctor A to lower his prices ...
I see a problem with your "classical economics" theory. Doctors are humans. If they are competing to sell services, then they may omit facts, massage the presentation, or twist words to ensure you buy their services. That's basic sales skills.
the competition not only drives down the cost of services provided, but will also drive down the cost of the medical technology available to all of us as well.
Case in point: Cell phone subscription fees, Internet subscription fees.
... the cost of the first procedure is 1000 times more than the cost of the second ... the fairest solution is to let the decision be based on the patient's values, priorities, and resources.
Most people will opt for the cheapest or 2nd cheapest option, preferring to risk the chances of death instead.