In version 22, I could use the URL bar to search for something via google and use the search box (on the right) for other searches without changing it. Now in 23, they are in sync. So if the right bar is set for "corporate bug search engine" the URL bar is set for that as well.
Kinda liked being able to have two different search bars at the same time.
I know I can use aliases in the URL bar (I use 'dir' to search the corporate directory), but this was a surprise.
It's always interesting to see the files and what they were kept on. Floppy disks, whether 3, 5 or 9in variety. Old tape reels, large disk platters... "This file took up 3 of these..." or..
An entire windowing system (macos) PLUS MS-Word fit on two floppy disks.
My phone currently has more storage than the enterprise datacenter that I used to work at in the 80s. And it was a LARGE datacenter...
If someone put up NC licensed instructions for making a one of these designs, and I carved one out of a block of wood. Would I still be violating the terms?
And people wonder why with pompous a-holes like Linus, more women aren't participating...
My 3 yr old throws a tantrum when he doesn't get what he wants because he doesn't know how to properly communicate and doesn't know any better. He's three.
Linus should grow up but he's too stuck in his ways to change.
30mbps downstream from the ISP and an internal network that should be able to stream 1080p movies to 3 or 4 devices from a media server?
Most enterprises implement a dual product solution. They install a dedicated router and a wireless access point. So get ready to spend $500+ on your solution. The linksys/netgear/asus products are meant to be all in one devices.
If you're looking for an all in one router then look at the Cisco 800 series routers. However, most of the models provide features you do not need like hardware based VPN or QoS, features you most likely do not need for providing you family with access to hulu/youtube etc..
However, I've got an Asus RT-A66U (or Best Buy's name: RT-A66R, same router different name). Easily handles 50Mb down and has 4 GigE ports for LAN traffic. Great range and decent price. Sure the top gets warm/hot but that's because it uses the top metal cover as a large heat sink. I don't put other gear on top of it nor hold it, so it's not a problem. Has solid reviews on Newegg as well.
If you're breaking so many devices you might want to figure out why you're breaking them. Dirty power? Dirty location? (Got a cat/dog?). Don't say "I'm downloading too much..." There's people out there with ancient linksys W54GL's out there and it's not like those were made with "Enterprise Grade Components"
You people do realize that for *years* high end disk arrays shipped with *gasp* modems.
So if a problem occurred the array could 'phone home', open a case, upload logs and tell the vendor a problem took place. Then the vendor could dial in, diagnose the problem and dispatch a CE with the replacement part.
The techs accessing the arrays over the modems couldn't 'download' the customer data. Yes there were some companies that wouldn't allow the modem to be installed and would often have to sign very long legal documents basically saying that if a hardware failure happened and the vendor wasn't notified, the customer assumed responsibility.
Let's see... watching a rocket take off or seeing a Ferrari and thinking "I want to build one when I grow up!" is very different than acquiring the skills and aptitude to actually work on a team to build one.
The wheels on the Volkswagen XL1 are as thin as road bike's and wrapped in custom Michelin rubber.
So having a 1700lb car riding on road bike tires just seems like this car is ripe for a disaster. How much friction/traction can be gained from having such a tiny tire? If these tires are super-sticky tires then they'll have almost no lifespan. I wonder at what speed you could nolonger take an emergency avoidance maneuver? As they say, "Sir Isaac Newton is in the driver's seat."
There's a reason why high performance race cars have wide tires and bicycles or those college competition solar powered vehicles have ultra narrow tires.
Do you want low resistance or low traction, pick one.
I've got a great job, put in solid hours, manage a amazing team (I'm not a HR manager, more of a team lead) and have a great salary. Compare that to when I was in my 20s:
Carried a duty pager. Worked 90 plus hours a week, which in reality decreases your quality of living and your overall compensation (do most companies actually pay extra for hours over 40? Doubt it).
When one gets older they realize that there are more important things to life than working. Like friends, family and exploring more than the insides of a corporate campus. Free dry cleaning? If that meant in exchange for seeing my wife and kids, no thank you. There's plenty of jobs in the silicon valley (or high tech landscape) that don't require indentured servitude at Google/Facebook.
$5 for a popcorn, $5 for a soda, $5 for a box of Junior Mints...
Might I suggest eating before you go to the movies?
Really, can you really not go two and a half hours without a meal or intaking 2000 calories and 500mg of salt?
The reason why it's so expensive for you to go to the movies is that you're not going to the movies and getting a snack, you're going to dinner and watching a movie. a $12 ticket plus $15 worth of food.
It used to be you could offset this by the fact that you were getting a higher quality picture and sound, but anymore a HDTV and surround sound are pretty common
You're 50-60-70in TV with 5.1 surround isn't the same quality is what the theaters have. Sure maybe so really cheapo theaters but the standard AMC theaters have over a dozen channels along the sides alone. And yes watching a movie on a 50ft wide screen is considerably different than on a TV.
Again, you're spending almost $30 to go to the movies... Try eating beforehand and then compare the experience to a $12 ticket or...
Go to the matinee show. Tickets are usually half price...
Yeah, the food is good except when they put cilantro on everything.
C'mon, the food in Alviso isn't that bad. Now the Mexican restaurants that try to be hip rather than serving Mexican food made by Mexicans in a restaurant owned by Mexicans, yeah that stuff sucks.
Almost requires an IPO or your startup to be bought to buy a home in a decent location around here. I guess that's the benefit of telecommuting. You can live way down in Gilroy and VPN into your company located in Palo Alto without having to drive for 2 hours.
"Starter homes" around here which I'd say is a 1500sq ft with almost no land 10ft from your side walls to your neighbors' and your house is 20ft from the back property line), costs $500k and up. Want to live in a district with good schools? Take that same 40 year old house and crank up the price to a cool million. Oh and you'll need to put in about $50-75k worth of upgrades to replace that cracking wood shingle roof, worn out carpets and pipes that have been moving hard water for 40 years. That's ok for the seller because they know someone will move in to put their kids into the top schools around here. Oh don't forget the $15k worth of property taxes each year and potentially $400/month in HOA fees.
Housing prices are now higher than during the bubble, dot-com or housing bubble. It didn't help that all the sellers sat on their homes in the hopes that some Facebook millionaire would want to buy their house.
I live in the silicon valley and can't wait for the day to sell my home and move to another part of the country and pay for a 3k sq ft home for $500k with an acre of land on a lake.
Silicon Valley, like NYC but spread out and requires a car.
Slashdot Mirror
Seems that the mozilla devs have refused to revert back to the previous behavior:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=890890
In version 22, I could use the URL bar to search for something via google and use the search box (on the right) for other searches without changing it. Now in 23, they are in sync. So if the right bar is set for "corporate bug search engine" the URL bar is set for that as well.
Kinda liked being able to have two different search bars at the same time.
I know I can use aliases in the URL bar (I use 'dir' to search the corporate directory), but this was a surprise.
LAUSD already barely has money to buy paper and pencils, and now they've found money for this?
As a Cisco shareholder I thank LAUSD for requiring wireless in every classroom and additional WAN uplinks... etc etc etc...
The iPADs are a way to get around paying the teachers more. "Ok class, now watch the video on your iPAD..."
Use the right tools for the job.
You need three monitors which is easily supported by windows.
You need the linux based toolsets to also do your job.
So why not just run windows and fire up a linux VM to run your tools in?
news gathering effort
We're gonna need the 9 wise men/women to define "news". Otherwise he could claim something like "I'm writing for my news blog..."
So for every local or branch office that has a WAN router and a domain controller is now the same as a 500,000 sq ft data center?
Hmm never had that or even heard of a USPS mail carrier doing something wrong around anybody's house...
The same could be said of the now extinct paperboy.
Carrier has arrived!
It's always interesting to see the files and what they were kept on. Floppy disks, whether 3, 5 or 9in variety. Old tape reels, large disk platters... "This file took up 3 of these..." or..
An entire windowing system (macos) PLUS MS-Word fit on two floppy disks.
My phone currently has more storage than the enterprise datacenter that I used to work at in the 80s. And it was a LARGE datacenter...
If someone put up NC licensed instructions for making a one of these designs, and I carved one out of a block of wood. Would I still be violating the terms?
The police are increasingly regarded with fear and distrust
Until that is when you need the service of them.
It's so popular to chant F the police! However, when someone breaks into your house or threatens your life, you'll beg for one to show up quicker.
While I don't treat them exactly the same, I treat them the same in one very important category.
I respect them.
And people wonder why with pompous a-holes like Linus, more women aren't participating...
My 3 yr old throws a tantrum when he doesn't get what he wants because he doesn't know how to properly communicate and doesn't know any better. He's three.
Linus should grow up but he's too stuck in his ways to change.
Does he use "violence, whether it be physical intimidation, verbal threats or verbal abuse" to get his wife and kids to do something?
I'm guessing he does not.
30mbps downstream from the ISP and an internal network that should be able to stream 1080p movies to 3 or 4 devices from a media server?
Most enterprises implement a dual product solution. They install a dedicated router and a wireless access point. So get ready to spend $500+ on your solution. The linksys/netgear/asus products are meant to be all in one devices.
If you're looking for an all in one router then look at the Cisco 800 series routers. However, most of the models provide features you do not need like hardware based VPN or QoS, features you most likely do not need for providing you family with access to hulu/youtube etc..
However, I've got an Asus RT-A66U (or Best Buy's name: RT-A66R, same router different name). Easily handles 50Mb down and has 4 GigE ports for LAN traffic. Great range and decent price. Sure the top gets warm/hot but that's because it uses the top metal cover as a large heat sink. I don't put other gear on top of it nor hold it, so it's not a problem. Has solid reviews on Newegg as well.
If you're breaking so many devices you might want to figure out why you're breaking them. Dirty power? Dirty location? (Got a cat/dog?). Don't say "I'm downloading too much..." There's people out there with ancient linksys W54GL's out there and it's not like those were made with "Enterprise Grade Components"
You people do realize that for *years* high end disk arrays shipped with *gasp* modems.
So if a problem occurred the array could 'phone home', open a case, upload logs and tell the vendor a problem took place. Then the vendor could dial in, diagnose the problem and dispatch a CE with the replacement part.
The techs accessing the arrays over the modems couldn't 'download' the customer data. Yes there were some companies that wouldn't allow the modem to be installed and would often have to sign very long legal documents basically saying that if a hardware failure happened and the vendor wasn't notified, the customer assumed responsibility.
Let's see... watching a rocket take off or seeing a Ferrari and thinking "I want to build one when I grow up!" is very different than acquiring the skills and aptitude to actually work on a team to build one.
So UC Berkeley should compare the number of bugs found by researchers vs the number that Google's Internal QA Dept has found.
Then we'll know if it was really worth while. Since Google would never publish the number of bugs they find internally, all this data is worthless.
It is nice though getting people to QA your projects for basically free.
The wheels on the Volkswagen XL1 are as thin as road bike's and wrapped in custom Michelin rubber.
So having a 1700lb car riding on road bike tires just seems like this car is ripe for a disaster. How much friction/traction can be gained from having such a tiny tire? If these tires are super-sticky tires then they'll have almost no lifespan. I wonder at what speed you could nolonger take an emergency avoidance maneuver? As they say, "Sir Isaac Newton is in the driver's seat."
There's a reason why high performance race cars have wide tires and bicycles or those college competition solar powered vehicles have ultra narrow tires.
Do you want low resistance or low traction, pick one.
That's the problem. You are living in Santa Clara. It's not about affording a house it's affording a house in a quality location.
Sure you can live in East San Jose along King Street.. but you'd probably much rather live in Sunnyvale/Cupertino/PaloAlto with good school districts.
As they say, "It's all about location." and in the SV location can take your $500k home in SC and make it a $1.3m home.
I've got a great job, put in solid hours, manage a amazing team (I'm not a HR manager, more of a team lead) and have a great salary. Compare that to when I was in my 20s:
Carried a duty pager.
Worked 90 plus hours a week, which in reality decreases your quality of living and your overall compensation (do most companies actually pay extra for hours over 40? Doubt it).
When one gets older they realize that there are more important things to life than working. Like friends, family and exploring more than the insides of a corporate campus. Free dry cleaning? If that meant in exchange for seeing my wife and kids, no thank you. There's plenty of jobs in the silicon valley (or high tech landscape) that don't require indentured servitude at Google/Facebook.
Taking a date to the movies and then telling her she can't have popcorn is, well, counterproductive.
(Dinner and a movie) != (Dinner at the movies)
$5 for a popcorn, $5 for a soda, $5 for a box of Junior Mints...
Might I suggest eating before you go to the movies?
Really, can you really not go two and a half hours without a meal or intaking 2000 calories and 500mg of salt?
The reason why it's so expensive for you to go to the movies is that you're not going to the movies and getting a snack, you're going to dinner and watching a movie. a $12 ticket plus $15 worth of food.
It used to be you could offset this by the fact that you were getting a higher quality picture and sound, but anymore a HDTV and surround sound are pretty common
You're 50-60-70in TV with 5.1 surround isn't the same quality is what the theaters have. Sure maybe so really cheapo theaters but the standard AMC theaters have over a dozen channels along the sides alone. And yes watching a movie on a 50ft wide screen is considerably different than on a TV.
Again, you're spending almost $30 to go to the movies... Try eating beforehand and then compare the experience to a $12 ticket or...
Go to the matinee show. Tickets are usually half price...
Yeah, the food is good except when they put cilantro on everything.
C'mon, the food in Alviso isn't that bad. Now the Mexican restaurants that try to be hip rather than serving Mexican food made by Mexicans in a restaurant owned by Mexicans, yeah that stuff sucks.
It's too f-ing expensive.
Almost requires an IPO or your startup to be bought to buy a home in a decent location around here. I guess that's the benefit of telecommuting. You can live way down in Gilroy and VPN into your company located in Palo Alto without having to drive for 2 hours.
"Starter homes" around here which I'd say is a 1500sq ft with almost no land 10ft from your side walls to your neighbors' and your house is 20ft from the back property line), costs $500k and up. Want to live in a district with good schools? Take that same 40 year old house and crank up the price to a cool million. Oh and you'll need to put in about $50-75k worth of upgrades to replace that cracking wood shingle roof, worn out carpets and pipes that have been moving hard water for 40 years. That's ok for the seller because they know someone will move in to put their kids into the top schools around here. Oh don't forget the $15k worth of property taxes each year and potentially $400/month in HOA fees.
Housing prices are now higher than during the bubble, dot-com or housing bubble. It didn't help that all the sellers sat on their homes in the hopes that some Facebook millionaire would want to buy their house.
I live in the silicon valley and can't wait for the day to sell my home and move to another part of the country and pay for a 3k sq ft home for $500k with an acre of land on a lake.
Silicon Valley, like NYC but spread out and requires a car.