The uni i work for works to what we call a "european model" (guess just internal bollcks then as opposed to a true european model) I must say i made some assumptions that most of the EC owrked relatively similar.
The point of foreign students in the UK remains with me processing fees upwards of £20,000 for 1 year courses i am able to see first hand the discrepancies between them and the english students being paid for by my taxes who do fuck all and expect to be carried.
Now im sure this can be argued with too, but thats the problem with anecdotal evidence.... we all have different anecdotes
I dont believe there is discrimination on the basis of region. Just like a home connectiopn, once an establishment pays its annual subscription to JANET they have full internet connectivity.
This is an annual payment based around the size of the organisation.
Furthermore (with reference to a previous post) a large part of uni fees in europe (Germnay too) are paid by foreign (mostly oriental) students.
I have solved the "crap articles" on slashdot problem.
Seeing as one mans meat is anothers poison, and whats good for peter isnt necessarily good for paul (enough cliches for now) i have developped a device called:
"Self controlled screening technique"
Basically I look at the conveniently provided summary and using my own personal interest as a guage, I decide whther or not to click on it and read further.
Miracualously I have no problems with articles that I don't like polluting my vision.
I have also adapted this for other entertainment and news media such as the television.
Like Slashdot, this technique is free so I can use it how I like, meaning the/. crew can post what they like without us crossing paths.
If anyone wants more info on employing my methods in their own workplace you can get in touch with me at quit.whining@thepoweroftheobvious.com
i dont think i've had a single crash in over 20 hours of playing. have even left the game on pause whilst gone drinking, returned 5 hours later and picked up where i left with no hint of slowdonw. not to mention easy back-to-desktop - also glitch free.
my system is only a 2.4 Athlon with 64mb ti4200.
guess i know how to maintain a system that works.. kinda surprised that more people dont
nah it was MY money we was talking bout... get yer own:oP
oh yeah... gotta agree on the indian helpdesk thing... they even claim company policy not to tell you where they are talking from.. even had a friend tried to speak to them in their own language and they rang off on him
Even on Educational terms we cannot supply at less that 700 a piece for macs. admittedly, the admin is novell based and that gives us a lot of control over the range of machines. but being in the line of work we are we do need to allow a certain amoount of autonomy to the users.
virus protection is essential no matter what your system and mcafee handles that.
mail is a bespoke oracle backend with custom front end or outlook.
and the SAN and access components are on some kinda *nix.
so the back end i guess is mostly away from windows, but my point remains that we cannot supply the desktops at a good price unless we use windows machines.
as for the software... most academic soft is currently windows based.. thus the choice is not ours
Personally i love exchange, perfect solution for scalable, out-of-box, information management..
sure its kinda screwy to get working, but runs fine on most setups i worked on... any tool that performs a vast array of tasks is going to get buggy. even my humble push bike requires a fortnighlty service to keep it running smooth
We can sling dell/windows PC's on desks for £450 a unit, and upgrade every 2 years.
cost a shed load more to do that with Macs. Also working in a educational establishment we use a lot of software that is only for pc's.. coz thats what is most used.. kinda catch 22 i know
Because computers are THE toolbox in most lines of work. Schools have to prepare people for reality, and still many people do not have such access at home.
I work for a university and in an average week we get at least 3 students committed dissertations or reports to floppy and then can't understand that they lose it.... these guys should know this already, and they sure as hell aint read the notices we have everywhere to inform them of the value of using the shared drives.
basic IT familiarity should be a pre-requisite for all school leavers... even if only to know how to browse the web for jobs and write an attractive CV.
Tips in restaurants can be calculated to the exact penny.
Dunno how it works in the US, but I never tip on Credit Card... that only ensures the tip is taxed and skimmed by management.
The last such place i worked only gave 18% of all tips received to the waiting staff... rest went in general staff bonuses (that we would have been entitled to anyway), and the managing and kitchen staff.
Slashdot Mirror
I apologise
The uni i work for works to what we call a "european model" (guess just internal bollcks then as opposed to a true european model) I must say i made some assumptions that most of the EC owrked relatively similar.
The point of foreign students in the UK remains with me processing fees upwards of £20,000 for 1 year courses i am able to see first hand the discrepancies between them and the english students being paid for by my taxes who do fuck all and expect to be carried.
Now im sure this can be argued with too, but thats the problem with anecdotal evidence.... we all have different anecdotes
I dont believe there is discrimination on the basis of region. Just like a home connectiopn, once an establishment pays its annual subscription to JANET they have full internet connectivity.
This is an annual payment based around the size of the organisation.
Furthermore (with reference to a previous post) a large part of uni fees in europe (Germnay too) are paid by foreign (mostly oriental) students.
don't blame you for staying anonymous on that one.
*giggle*
I have solved the "crap articles" on slashdot problem.
/. crew can post what they like without us crossing paths.
Seeing as one mans meat is anothers poison, and whats good for peter isnt necessarily good for paul (enough cliches for now) i have developped a device called:
"Self controlled screening technique"
Basically I look at the conveniently provided summary and using my own personal interest as a guage, I decide whther or not to click on it and read further.
Miracualously I have no problems with articles that I don't like polluting my vision.
I have also adapted this for other entertainment and news media such as the television.
Like Slashdot, this technique is free so I can use it how I like, meaning the
If anyone wants more info on employing my methods in their own workplace you can get in touch with me at quit.whining@thepoweroftheobvious.com
i dont think i've had a single crash in over 20 hours of playing. have even left the game on pause whilst gone drinking, returned 5 hours later and picked up where i left with no hint of slowdonw. not to mention easy back-to-desktop - also glitch free.
my system is only a 2.4 Athlon with 64mb ti4200.
guess i know how to maintain a system that works.. kinda surprised that more people dont
Well i refuse to pay for TV (cept my wonderful BBC license fee that id fight to the death to defend - argument for another day).
Yet i still get 24 with in a day of its premiere in the US, as well as other shows I just wouldnt get otherwise.. so yes, its piracy.
guilt...? nah!
nah it was MY money we was talking bout... get yer own :oP
oh yeah... gotta agree on the indian helpdesk thing... they even claim company policy not to tell you where they are talking from.. even had a friend tried to speak to them in their own language and they rang off on him
Move to a new account is my advice. I get calls when anything over £300 is taken on my debit card.. or over £500 on my credit card.
Also give me a courtesy call if my card is used a lot iin one week.
its great man, i like to know this shit
Even on Educational terms we cannot supply at less that 700 a piece for macs. admittedly, the admin is novell based and that gives us a lot of control over the range of machines. but being in the line of work we are we do need to allow a certain amoount of autonomy to the users.
virus protection is essential no matter what your system and mcafee handles that.
mail is a bespoke oracle backend with custom front end or outlook.
and the SAN and access components are on some kinda *nix.
so the back end i guess is mostly away from windows, but my point remains that we cannot supply the desktops at a good price unless we use windows machines.
as for the software... most academic soft is currently windows based.. thus the choice is not ours
i believe organisations have always been referred to as such.
only in the past 30 years or so has the "organisation as an entity concept" taken it into the singular.
i could be wrong, but i cant be bothered to prove it either way.. (nice weed ya see)
indeedy! hence "gaming rooms" of the past (and still i believe present).
.knowing you..... :o)
knowing me....
Personally i love exchange, perfect solution for scalable, out-of-box, information management..
sure its kinda screwy to get working, but runs fine on most setups i worked on... any tool that performs a vast array of tasks is going to get buggy. even my humble push bike requires a fortnighlty service to keep it running smooth
We can sling dell/windows PC's on desks for £450 a unit, and upgrade every 2 years.
cost a shed load more to do that with Macs. Also working in a educational establishment we use a lot of software that is only for pc's.. coz thats what is most used.. kinda catch 22 i know
SAK....
Cool, i just learned something. thanks for intriguing me enough to go look it up
Because computers are THE toolbox in most lines of work. Schools have to prepare people for reality, and still many people do not have such access at home.
I work for a university and in an average week we get at least 3 students committed dissertations or reports to floppy and then can't understand that they lose it.... these guys should know this already, and they sure as hell aint read the notices we have everywhere to inform them of the value of using the shared drives.
basic IT familiarity should be a pre-requisite for all school leavers... even if only to know how to browse the web for jobs and write an attractive CV.
I took that to mean i had to sharpen the edges of my backup dvd's and throw them at people
Tips in restaurants can be calculated to the exact penny.
Dunno how it works in the US, but I never tip on Credit Card... that only ensures the tip is taxed and skimmed by management.
The last such place i worked only gave 18% of all tips received to the waiting staff... rest went in general staff bonuses (that we would have been entitled to anyway), and the managing and kitchen staff.
my linux box was so secure that after 30 days it locked out my root password and i had to reinstall...
admittedly im dumb as fuck where linux is concerned... just needed to share the pain
hehehehe
In this age of terrorism its the thought that some arab could plant a dirty bomb in my nice new Dell box, whilst its still in the factory....
Then of course therese the Anthrax in my vacuum selaed copy of San Andreas!!!
can never be too cautious you know.......
-22.4 Sarcasm Modifier
im always "brandon" from beverley hills... mostly coz 90201 is the only zip code i know outside of the UK... and i never register as being UK..
obviously if they dont need a zip code, then mmv
fair enough.. i feel your pain on the Virtual PC thingy...
SP2 foobar'd MySQL on my server.....
thatll teach me to be contentious
the gripes you "hear" about??
well, thanks for your informed opinion on the matter..
Must agree here, though the only game in the MOH series I have played was pacifi assault...
the LACK of ingame music really adds to the feeling that you are there....
even the cut scenes in that had me feeling sad as reports of dead collagues came in after each level