Sun E10K and E4500 are more like it... Solid state disk DB cache and the good old Veritas-Oracle-Sun alliance. This info is current as of last year.
I doubt eBay would be presented at the VOS Initiative seminar if they weren't doing this. The attendees asked many questions to the eBay IT manager presenting his case. More details about VOS Initiative.
If you tout $CERTIFICATION or %CERTIFICATION% as your prime achievement on your resume, you are viewed as a paper professional.
I do a fair share of Windows work because my Suns just don't need that much attention:-) --
Leonid S. Knyshov
Guess what, there are arcades here just as you have described. The one I like (Golfland) is near Wolfe road in Sunnyvale.
Lots of games, oldies, current, and grey-market imports. Reasonable pricing (I am a DDR addict $0.75 and $1 for different machines), and no smoking allowed. Sufficient concession stand as well so you don't overheat. Lots of very friendly people. That's the good one.
Then there's the Sony Metreon in San Francisco. Lots of multi-player top of the line games. I felt bored to death with sports and shoot 'em ups. Not to mention the pricing... 250 credits ($2.50) for a round of DDR (they have 2 of them), and only 1 song for versus mode! Still, quite a few people who are there to have fun. You never feel alone. But still, it is centered around newest breed of games, and they are simply not my type.
Same story with ice rinks. There are rinks where rental equipment sucks with very lousy music or none at all. And there's the Squaw Valley rink with properly maintained skates and a good selection of music you can choose from. Guess which one is more fun.:-)
You get the picture I suppose. If the place is clean and games are all in great condition, the crowds will be there. --
Leonid S. Knyshov
Solaris versus Linux? Why do I see this question come up so often...
I can be just as happy running Linux environment versus the Sun one. Why do I personally choose Sun? One thing Sun does well is remain consistent.
How consistent? Let's just say that even though Solaris 8 is available now, most shops still run 2.6 and have no reasons to upgrade. You have a single source for all support, all updates, and all patches. A new Sun Solaris release of the operating system is simply not necessary for the majority of their customers. All your hardware is standard and headache-free. All your system libraries are standard. Your X desktop CDE has been standard since a long time ago. You can stop maintaining a Sun environment, and it'll maintain itself (don't tell that to my boss;-). It doesn't care about the versions of itself managed by NIS+ or the various classes of Sun machines it runs on.
A single point of headache-free support. Yes, it is very pricey and I don't want to know what we are paying, but it's very useful.
Of course, you can do this with Linux. Linux is very user-friendly as far as command line goes. Are you surprised? Let me explain some things. Solaris comes with bourne shell, C shell, and Korn shell. It does not come with bourne-again shell. Well, a lot of GNU stuff including bash is now shipped with the OS media pack on the separate CD. It doesn't even come with the essentials like top. It does not come with most of the GNU CLI utilities you all love. For example, it does not come with pine or emacs. How do you know you are dealing with a Sun admin on a Linux box? He will not even consider the presence of any other editor on the box. He will use the good old/bin/mail and so on. Get this, Solaris does not come with gzip by deafult. All your favorite GNU utilities have to be installed separately, and up until Solaris 8 that required trips to http://www.SunFreeWare.com and ftp://sunsite.unc.edu
By all means, if you do not need extreme consistency across releases and very broad proprietary hardware support, stay with Linux. I don't know of any x86 boxes that support multiple redundant system boards with internal FC-AL arrays and great processor management. Well, wait a second, I do. Say hello to Windows 2000 Datacenter on a Unisys 7000. OK, but how about affordable box? By affordable I mean under $120,000. Say hello to Sun E3500. Your investment in the Ex500 class will grow as you scale vertically up to E6500 with 15 system boards (that's 30 CPUs) each holding mind-boggling amounts of RAM. I can't be quoted on this, but I think 4Gb per system board is not the limit.
This is what's driving Solaris, extremely good enterprise support. I think commodity hardware like Dell 8450 is as high as your x86 scalability goes for an affordable amount. And yes, that 8450 is a very nice box and it will run Linux. Will I buy it instead of the three times as expensive E3500 with 3 system boards? I've just compared 6-proc 8450 to a 6-proc E3500. The 8450 is 50K and the E3500 is 150K. I would still go with my E3500 in my environment. Why? It will take full advantage of all the power it's given and you can't compare clock speeds of two different CPU architectures.
Besides, it's a cluster in a box. So one motherboard fails. Big deal, just replace it while the thing is up.
Besides, pricing can be very subjective. What is the cost of 3 full-time IT staff plus a DBA compared to say $500/month/machine.
Anyway, I have to go bring up a new E4500 server. See ya in the sunny world:-) --
Leonid S. Knyshov
For example, yesterday a tele-girl called me asking to speak to an adult woman. My reply:
I used to be a woman, but now I am a man. I used to have a woman, but she's with another man. I would like for you to be my new woman. - shocked silence, quick "I'm sorry to bother you, bye".
Another one tried to sell me discount coupon book to my local mall. I calmly started inquiring about whether she's informed if there are any BDSM items I can purchase and at what cost. Poor thing was on the phone with me learning the intricacies of my questions for over half an hour and hung up in tears. --
Leonid S. Knyshov
Let's see... My more or less high fidelity system (sounds exceptionally good to my ears).
Marantz Sr-7000 receiver - $700 or so, I forget what I paid for it
4x Paradigm Atom - roughly $400
Paradigm CC170 center channel - matches atoms - $200
Definitive Technology ProSub 80 - powered sub 8" - $350
Speaker stands (extremely important if you want to _really_ hear your atoms) - $140 for set of 2.
Let me tell you why, after I added speaker stands with spikes, I was wondering why my sub was below its usual volume. It turns out that I forgot to turn it on;-).
Lots of flat Luna speaker cable - free:-)
So there you have it... 5 speakers + decent subwoofer alone are about $1000 with taxes.
$700 for the receiver.
$1700 so far
Please do NOT skimp on the receiver. If you like your music and home theatre, you don't want anything under $500.
The SR-7000 is perfect for my needs and comes with ample connectivity options. I currently have 2 DVD players, VCR, and a Playstation connected and have been able to connect an extra VCR and still had room left for more connections.
Add speaker stands and other stuff like cables, interconnects, and other stuff and you will be in $2000 territory. You will want higher end interconnects, because at this price level of equipment they will make a difference that you can hear.
If you are in the Bay Area, I highly recommend Bay Area Audio. Their website sucks, their prices are higher than on eBay, but you'll love the service. I have shopped there many times, and they didn't skimp when I said I didn't want a $20,000 system but wanted to experience it. Some day I'll buy it;-)
Now as to how it sounds...
5-Stereo mode is my favorite when listening to CDs. My CD transport is Marantz DV-3100 DVD player. If you have heard the 5-stereo or matrix mode on cheap junk, you will wonder why. Try it out on the SR-7000 and you'll hear!
Listening to my music is literally concert-level experience, especially with my DJ lights. I am sure my neighbors love it;-)
I prefer watching my DVDs to going to the movies. Just wait until I get my DVD projector! Yes, the sound can be that good.
Make very sure you position the speaker optimally. Best way to do it, in my experience, is to use the THX setup portion of Disney's Fantasia 2000.
Oh, and listen to that DVD and adjust the SR-7000 along the way for speaker delays and room size. It helps to go to listen to a live show in a symphony hall just before that so you have a fresh impression what the system is supposed to sound like.
Now, if you want to show off the system, check out something like "Tomorrow never dies" and "Saving Private Ryan" (perhaps in DTS mode).
You will find yourself covering your eyes and dodging bullets.
This is quite possibly best system you can own under $2000. Caution, after having a setup like this, you will find yourself dissatisfied with most audio equipment below this price level.
Take my car for instance, it has a top of the line DiamondAudio HEX 600S set, a PPI PowerClass 6600.2 amplifier, a JL 12W3 subwoofer, and Sony Mobile ES 7850 CD player with Sony CDX-737 CD changer. That sounds more or less comparable to my home system now.
I recently rented a car, and it was impossible to listen to.
My e-mail address is valid if you have more questions. --
Leonid S. Knyshov
If you take a look at this (from PC/Trinity), behold, you have a signup form on a super-secure server sending plain-text e-mail. Wow, such a great use of SSL;-)
form method="POST" action="https://ssl.pagecreators.net/pagecreators. net/secure-application-processor.cgi"
I have filed hundreds of spam reports. Would you care to guess what percentage of them is acted upon?
I'll give you a hint. UUnet (MCI Worldcom) currently is the #1 spammer provider on the 'Net. They were warned repeatedly and most of their clients have cleaned up their act. You will find that most of the spam comes from da.uu.net and fl.uu.net.
I know who is behind those spams. I also know that UUnet simply refuses to implement a technological suggestion to deal with the problem.
As soon as they do it, the volume of spam will drop dramatically.
Even if you can't read the headers, if you forward just about all spam you get to abuse-mail@uu.net, you will find that most of it was originated from there.
I am really looking forward to the day UUnet gets RBLed.
A typical report includes all parties involved unless they are the sender.
Media3 hosts spamvertized and spamware sites. Thus Media3 supports spammers. Spam support promotes further network abuse. Mail Abuse Prevention System is doing its job by listing Media3 in the RBL.
It's easy to get out of it once Media3 cleans up its act and joins other ISPs actively terminating spamware. --
Leonid S. Knyshov
First few days everyone thought I was crazy to spend my money on something company should provide.
No back pain for me, I don't notice what time it is. But I _did_ choose this one out of 50+ I've tried, and bought one more for my home. $300 for a chair isn't necessarily cheap, but worth it.
And I cancelled my Aeron order that day. --
Leonid S. Knyshov
I am not stressed out. I don't notice any stress on my co-workers either. In fact, everyone is quite happy except when stock is dead (such as now:).
And we do need people for our professional services nationwide and java developers for our Palo Alto location. Look at http://www.verticalnetsolutions.com.
1. Find the cause of your discomfort
2. Evaluate all options
3. Execute
That said, I know what you mean about disrupted social life. I've done a 1.5 year stint as a night sysadmin. Please don't try that at home. Less than 3 hours of human contact per week. I wanted to jump high (where I am at now), and that was the sacrifice I've made.
I've evaluated my state of mind and began looking for better work conditions before going completely insane. I was very picky where to go next, but I've made the right choice.
No stress, no micro-managers, no fluorescent lighting in my office, and not underpaid.
CC algorythms had been available for a long time... Very long time in fact:-)
I see no reason for AMEX to change it. Yes you could generate fake AMEX cards for a long time, 10 years at least. That is not legal and actively prosecuted. --
Leonid S. Knyshov
1. Too slow - I can learn most things in a couple of weeks instead of a semester.
2. You are required to take unnecessary classes and pay for them - I am not an artist, I don't pretend to be one nor do I wish to be one. With that in mind, why do I need art classes?
3. Schedules can be insane - I can break my day on my own, thank you.
4. Why worry about all that extra stress of exams?
5. Too time is wasted on things that should be optional, such as homework. If you go to educate yourself and pay your money, it's in your own interests to learn without pressures of optional activities.
6. Why do I need to learn something yet again if I wasn't interested in it in the first place? I already know advanced physics and such, why do I need to take physics again?
I work as a high level consultant and I am very happy with my life without a degree. And no, I am not underpaid. --
Leonid S. Knyshov
Slashdot Mirror
I've played on a chipped PSone. It was DDR 4th Mix import game.
;-)
Don't believe Sony's marketing
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Leonid S. Knyshov
Sun E10K and E4500 are more like it... Solid state disk DB cache and the good old Veritas-Oracle-Sun alliance. This info is current as of last year.
I doubt eBay would be presented at the VOS Initiative seminar if they weren't doing this. The attendees asked many questions to the eBay IT manager presenting his case. More details about VOS Initiative.
If you tout $CERTIFICATION or %CERTIFICATION% as your prime achievement on your resume, you are viewed as a paper professional.
I do a fair share of Windows work because my Suns just don't need that much attention :-)
--
Leonid S. Knyshov
It is in the CIO magazine.
:-)
Read it, then you might be a boss
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Leonid S. Knyshov
I am live in Silicon Valley
:-)
Guess what, there are arcades here just as you have described. The one I like (Golfland) is near Wolfe road in Sunnyvale.
Lots of games, oldies, current, and grey-market imports. Reasonable pricing (I am a DDR addict $0.75 and $1 for different machines), and no smoking allowed. Sufficient concession stand as well so you don't overheat. Lots of very friendly people. That's the good one.
Then there's the Sony Metreon in San Francisco. Lots of multi-player top of the line games. I felt bored to death with sports and shoot 'em ups. Not to mention the pricing... 250 credits ($2.50) for a round of DDR (they have 2 of them), and only 1 song for versus mode! Still, quite a few people who are there to have fun. You never feel alone. But still, it is centered around newest breed of games, and they are simply not my type.
Same story with ice rinks. There are rinks where rental equipment sucks with very lousy music or none at all. And there's the Squaw Valley rink with properly maintained skates and a good selection of music you can choose from. Guess which one is more fun.
You get the picture I suppose. If the place is clean and games are all in great condition, the crowds will be there.
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Leonid S. Knyshov
Light your fire with SunFire (E280R)
Burn your competition with StarFire (10K)
:)
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Leonid S. Knyshov
Solaris versus Linux? Why do I see this question come up so often...
;-). It doesn't care about the versions of itself managed by NIS+ or the various classes of Sun machines it runs on.
/bin/mail and so on. Get this, Solaris does not come with gzip by deafult. All your favorite GNU utilities have to be installed separately, and up until Solaris 8 that required trips to http://www.SunFreeWare.com and ftp://sunsite.unc.edu
:-)
I can be just as happy running Linux environment versus the Sun one. Why do I personally choose Sun? One thing Sun does well is remain consistent.
How consistent? Let's just say that even though Solaris 8 is available now, most shops still run 2.6 and have no reasons to upgrade. You have a single source for all support, all updates, and all patches. A new Sun Solaris release of the operating system is simply not necessary for the majority of their customers. All your hardware is standard and headache-free. All your system libraries are standard. Your X desktop CDE has been standard since a long time ago. You can stop maintaining a Sun environment, and it'll maintain itself (don't tell that to my boss
A single point of headache-free support. Yes, it is very pricey and I don't want to know what we are paying, but it's very useful.
Of course, you can do this with Linux. Linux is very user-friendly as far as command line goes. Are you surprised? Let me explain some things. Solaris comes with bourne shell, C shell, and Korn shell. It does not come with bourne-again shell. Well, a lot of GNU stuff including bash is now shipped with the OS media pack on the separate CD. It doesn't even come with the essentials like top. It does not come with most of the GNU CLI utilities you all love. For example, it does not come with pine or emacs. How do you know you are dealing with a Sun admin on a Linux box? He will not even consider the presence of any other editor on the box. He will use the good old
By all means, if you do not need extreme consistency across releases and very broad proprietary hardware support, stay with Linux. I don't know of any x86 boxes that support multiple redundant system boards with internal FC-AL arrays and great processor management. Well, wait a second, I do. Say hello to Windows 2000 Datacenter on a Unisys 7000. OK, but how about affordable box? By affordable I mean under $120,000. Say hello to Sun E3500. Your investment in the Ex500 class will grow as you scale vertically up to E6500 with 15 system boards (that's 30 CPUs) each holding mind-boggling amounts of RAM. I can't be quoted on this, but I think 4Gb per system board is not the limit.
This is what's driving Solaris, extremely good enterprise support. I think commodity hardware like Dell 8450 is as high as your x86 scalability goes for an affordable amount. And yes, that 8450 is a very nice box and it will run Linux. Will I buy it instead of the three times as expensive E3500 with 3 system boards? I've just compared 6-proc 8450 to a 6-proc E3500. The 8450 is 50K and the E3500 is 150K. I would still go with my E3500 in my environment. Why? It will take full advantage of all the power it's given and you can't compare clock speeds of two different CPU architectures.
Besides, it's a cluster in a box. So one motherboard fails. Big deal, just replace it while the thing is up.
Besides, pricing can be very subjective. What is the cost of 3 full-time IT staff plus a DBA compared to say $500/month/machine.
Anyway, I have to go bring up a new E4500 server. See ya in the sunny world
--
Leonid S. Knyshov
Were you feeling suicidal? ;-)
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Leonid S. Knyshov
There is a feature in ATX that overrides software-controlled shutdown if you hold the power button for over 4 seconds.
;-)
Next time you want to crash a computer, use it
--
Leonid S. Knyshov
Ooh I have fun with those people.
For example, yesterday a tele-girl called me asking to speak to an adult woman. My reply:
I used to be a woman, but now I am a man. I used to have a woman, but she's with another man. I would like for you to be my new woman. - shocked silence, quick "I'm sorry to bother you, bye".
Another one tried to sell me discount coupon book to my local mall. I calmly started inquiring about whether she's informed if there are any BDSM items I can purchase and at what cost. Poor thing was on the phone with me learning the intricacies of my questions for over half an hour and hung up in tears.
--
Leonid S. Knyshov
Let's see... My more or less high fidelity system (sounds exceptionally good to my ears).
;-).
:-)
;-)
;-)
Marantz Sr-7000 receiver - $700 or so, I forget what I paid for it
4x Paradigm Atom - roughly $400
Paradigm CC170 center channel - matches atoms - $200
Definitive Technology ProSub 80 - powered sub 8" - $350
Speaker stands (extremely important if you want to _really_ hear your atoms) - $140 for set of 2.
Let me tell you why, after I added speaker stands with spikes, I was wondering why my sub was below its usual volume. It turns out that I forgot to turn it on
Lots of flat Luna speaker cable - free
So there you have it... 5 speakers + decent subwoofer alone are about $1000 with taxes.
$700 for the receiver.
$1700 so far
Please do NOT skimp on the receiver. If you like your music and home theatre, you don't want anything under $500.
The SR-7000 is perfect for my needs and comes with ample connectivity options. I currently have 2 DVD players, VCR, and a Playstation connected and have been able to connect an extra VCR and still had room left for more connections.
Add speaker stands and other stuff like cables, interconnects, and other stuff and you will be in $2000 territory. You will want higher end interconnects, because at this price level of equipment they will make a difference that you can hear.
If you are in the Bay Area, I highly recommend Bay Area Audio. Their website sucks, their prices are higher than on eBay, but you'll love the service. I have shopped there many times, and they didn't skimp when I said I didn't want a $20,000 system but wanted to experience it. Some day I'll buy it
Now as to how it sounds...
5-Stereo mode is my favorite when listening to CDs. My CD transport is Marantz DV-3100 DVD player. If you have heard the 5-stereo or matrix mode on cheap junk, you will wonder why. Try it out on the SR-7000 and you'll hear!
Listening to my music is literally concert-level experience, especially with my DJ lights. I am sure my neighbors love it
I prefer watching my DVDs to going to the movies. Just wait until I get my DVD projector! Yes, the sound can be that good.
Make very sure you position the speaker optimally. Best way to do it, in my experience, is to use the THX setup portion of Disney's Fantasia 2000.
Oh, and listen to that DVD and adjust the SR-7000 along the way for speaker delays and room size. It helps to go to listen to a live show in a symphony hall just before that so you have a fresh impression what the system is supposed to sound like.
Now, if you want to show off the system, check out something like "Tomorrow never dies" and "Saving Private Ryan" (perhaps in DTS mode).
You will find yourself covering your eyes and dodging bullets.
This is quite possibly best system you can own under $2000. Caution, after having a setup like this, you will find yourself dissatisfied with most audio equipment below this price level.
Take my car for instance, it has a top of the line DiamondAudio HEX 600S set, a PPI PowerClass 6600.2 amplifier, a JL 12W3 subwoofer, and Sony Mobile ES 7850 CD player with Sony CDX-737 CD changer. That sounds more or less comparable to my home system now.
I recently rented a car, and it was impossible to listen to.
My e-mail address is valid if you have more questions.
--
Leonid S. Knyshov
Documentation for once.
;-)
Those evil spreadsheets are rather nice when you have to keep track of thousands of objects
--
Leonid S. Knyshov
If you take a look at this (from PC/Trinity), behold, you have a signup form on a super-secure server sending plain-text e-mail. Wow, such a great use of SSL ;-)
. net/secure-application-processor.cgi"
n et/secure/output.html"
/var/spool/mail/sales was world-readable.
form method="POST" action="https://ssl.pagecreators.net/pagecreators
input type="hidden" name="recipient" value="processing@pagecreators.net"
input type="hidden" name="redirect" value="https://ssl.pagecreators.net/pagecreators.
I still remember an ISP where
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Leonid S. Knyshov
No, he described a standard Sun keyboard :-)
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Leonid S. Knyshov
Computer crime act 1030.
;-)
Avaiting a proper case to set a precedent
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Leonid S. Knyshov
Are these measures drastic?
Yes.
Are they necessary? You bet.
I have filed hundreds of spam reports. Would you care to guess what percentage of them is acted upon?
I'll give you a hint. UUnet (MCI Worldcom) currently is the #1 spammer provider on the 'Net. They were warned repeatedly and most of their clients have cleaned up their act. You will find that most of the spam comes from da.uu.net and fl.uu.net.
I know who is behind those spams. I also know that UUnet simply refuses to implement a technological suggestion to deal with the problem.
As soon as they do it, the volume of spam will drop dramatically.
Even if you can't read the headers, if you forward just about all spam you get to abuse-mail@uu.net, you will find that most of it was originated from there.
I am really looking forward to the day UUnet gets RBLed.
A typical report includes all parties involved unless they are the sender.
Media3 hosts spamvertized and spamware sites. Thus Media3 supports spammers. Spam support promotes further network abuse. Mail Abuse Prevention System is doing its job by listing Media3 in the RBL.
It's easy to get out of it once Media3 cleans up its act and joins other ISPs actively terminating spamware.
--
Leonid S. Knyshov
I bought my chair (Global Supreme Executive).
First few days everyone thought I was crazy to spend my money on something company should provide.
No back pain for me, I don't notice what time it is. But I _did_ choose this one out of 50+ I've tried, and bought one more for my home. $300 for a chair isn't necessarily cheap, but worth it.
And I cancelled my Aeron order that day.
--
Leonid S. Knyshov
While it sucks, and I am fortunate enough not to carry a leash, I would suggest obtaining a laptop with a cellular modem.
:-)
Bill the cellular time to the company.
Camping is possible that way
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Leonid S. Knyshov
Well...
:).
I am not stressed out. I don't notice any stress on my co-workers either. In fact, everyone is quite happy except when stock is dead (such as now
And we do need people for our professional services nationwide and java developers for our Palo Alto location. Look at http://www.verticalnetsolutions.com.
1. Find the cause of your discomfort
2. Evaluate all options
3. Execute
That said, I know what you mean about disrupted social life. I've done a 1.5 year stint as a night sysadmin. Please don't try that at home. Less than 3 hours of human contact per week. I wanted to jump high (where I am at now), and that was the sacrifice I've made.
I've evaluated my state of mind and began looking for better work conditions before going completely insane. I was very picky where to go next, but I've made the right choice.
No stress, no micro-managers, no fluorescent lighting in my office, and not underpaid.
I love my work!
--
Leonid S. Knyshov
I am a front row freak...
I was at front row at Metallica concert this summer wearing a Napster shirt.
You know when they do crowd shots on big screen displays? Yep, there it was, huge napster logo from front row.
$65/general admission ticket - and you thought CDs were bad.
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Leonid S. Knyshov
AmEx is 15 digits. Your calculation is invalid.
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Leonid S. Knyshov
CC algorythms had been available for a long time... Very long time in fact :-)
I see no reason for AMEX to change it. Yes you could generate fake AMEX cards for a long time, 10 years at least. That is not legal and actively prosecuted.
--
Leonid S. Knyshov
College:
1. Too slow - I can learn most things in a couple of weeks instead of a semester.
2. You are required to take unnecessary classes and pay for them - I am not an artist, I don't pretend to be one nor do I wish to be one. With that in mind, why do I need art classes?
3. Schedules can be insane - I can break my day on my own, thank you.
4. Why worry about all that extra stress of exams?
5. Too time is wasted on things that should be optional, such as homework. If you go to educate yourself and pay your money, it's in your own interests to learn without pressures of optional activities.
6. Why do I need to learn something yet again if I wasn't interested in it in the first place? I already know advanced physics and such, why do I need to take physics again?
I work as a high level consultant and I am very happy with my life without a degree. And no, I am not underpaid.
--
Leonid S. Knyshov
I own:
Network Bookshelf
UNIX Bookshelf
Webmaster Bookshelf
Java Bookshelf
From O'Reilly, I think $70/copy. Usually the very first source I check, and I believe that price is very fair.
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Leonid S. Knyshov
I love my datalink. The original Model 70.
The thing is waterproof, shockproof, and works without delays. I sync it to atomic clock once a month.
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Leonid S. Knyshov
All kidding aside, cool idea :-)
;-)
All my girlfriends know how to use ircII
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Leonid S. Knyshov