Well, to put it plainly, carpel tunnel is caused by not knowing how to type or use a mouse correctly. So in other words, it's something you bring upon yourself. If carpel tunnel is a disability, would that make smoking a disability too?
I don't care if the X-Box has more heavy duty hardware, the truth is, PS2 has more/better games that have the same graphic detail (not to mention that the X-Box controller is horrible). So when is Sony going to enter the handheld gaming market and take that over too? I mean, this past Christmas, Sony still beat Microsoft and Nintendo in sales, and this was the second Christmas their console was out.
I'm 20 and have been working in an IS department for four years now doing network admin. I feel the same way you do. Everyone I work with is 30+. And I am constantly showing up the older guys with my skills. When something goes wrong, they might spend half the day working on it without asking me (I think because they don't want me to embarass them, with me being 20) and then when they finally come for my help, the problem is solved immediatly. I am currently taking classes to get my CS degree to move myself up the corporate ladder. From what I've been told, and from my experience, getting that piece of paper is what's going to put me above all of the clowns I work with. Not to mention, that my pay is half (or less) than what the other guys get. And last year my Christmas bonus was a mere $28. Sad, but true. If you're making the dough, don't worry. No matter what your skills, and what you may have heard from some of the geeks on/. you should still go for that degree. You will be able to demand much more from your job if you have it. Even if you were the uber geek of the uber geeks, that degree would STILL improve your standing in the corporate world.
I myself am currently a CS major. And there's a lot more to getting a degree in anything than just the core classes for that major. Getting a degree means more than just Computer Science. CS is a SCIENCE. That means you need to take SCIENCE classes as well. I needed to take Physics classes, Calculus classes, History, English, etc... I really don't think that you could do that in a year. Just because you can code, doesn't mean you can do all that too. And that's what people recognize when you have a degree. Than you not only know about CS, but have a better understanding of some other things as well. I've been working in IS for 4 years now, and if I were a hiring manager, I would take the guy who did 4 years over the guy who did 1.
Why would people turn away from a Unix solution and turn to an MS one? Sure Microsoft products are buggy and full of holes that 6 year old kids can take advantage of, but I'm sure that *nix products have their flaws as well, but their not as easy to exploit if they exist. In the past decade, which type of OS has had more hits from a virus or some other damaging piece of softare? Need I answer? Which one has a new security patch put out daily or weekly?
Now if I were the White House (or some other big place) webmaster/admin I wouldn't use IIS for the sole purpose that all of the smart, talented geeks out there hate Microsoft, and they will attack it at will.
I agree with your answers to 1 and 2. Don't complain about the service if you don't want towers. I don't get it. A tower doesn't take up much space on land, and it doesn't really make your town/city ugly. So what other reason could you have for *not* wanting one in one of your valleys? It would eliminate your problem with too many people at Adobe using their phones and hogging all of the service, and you wouldn't have "spotty" reception.
Forget about even using Microsoft Office. If this guy's reasoning for installing MS Office was so that they could read documents from the main school building, then he SHOULD have installed Star Office. No licensing issues there, case closed.
Computer art should be considered a fine art. I mean, when some guy decided to throw a sponge full of paint at a canvas, they said that was art. I found this definition, art is...
"The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty, specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium."
Art is NOT defined as to how you create it, but what the final result is.
Are we going to let those whiney French bastards tell us what to do? I most certainly hope not. A French judge has absolutly no jurisdiction over ANYTHING on US soil. I'm not a lawyer, but I do believe that's why we have borders and things like that.
It makes you think. I'd like to take a look at MS code and see how much of it was taken from something open source. I find it hard to believe that MS coders would not ever look at open source code and perhaps get an idea... ahem.. steal an idea.
He called Bill Gates talented. That made me laugh. And he got mad that the government funds open source. I think he just got mad because MS was in court with the US government, AND they give money to open source. At least he was smart enough to not say anything too negative about Linux itself. Billy boy must have taught him to not underestimate your enemy.
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Well, to put it plainly, carpel tunnel is caused by not knowing how to type or use a mouse correctly. So in other words, it's something you bring upon yourself. If carpel tunnel is a disability, would that make smoking a disability too?
I don't care if the X-Box has more heavy duty hardware, the truth is, PS2 has more/better games that have the same graphic detail (not to mention that the X-Box controller is horrible). So when is Sony going to enter the handheld gaming market and take that over too? I mean, this past Christmas, Sony still beat Microsoft and Nintendo in sales, and this was the second Christmas their console was out.
Looks like /. is going to need someone else to do movie reviews, seeing as no one will be able to read anything from Jon Katz.
GO OUT AND GET WASTED. It's New Year's Eve. You can watch Cowboy Neal any other day of the year!
I'm 20 and have been working in an IS department for four years now doing network admin. I feel the same way you do. Everyone I work with is 30+. And I am constantly showing up the older guys with my skills. When something goes wrong, they might spend half the day working on it without asking me (I think because they don't want me to embarass them, with me being 20) and then when they finally come for my help, the problem is solved immediatly. I am currently taking classes to get my CS degree to move myself up the corporate ladder. From what I've been told, and from my experience, getting that piece of paper is what's going to put me above all of the clowns I work with. Not to mention, that my pay is half (or less) than what the other guys get. And last year my Christmas bonus was a mere $28. Sad, but true. If you're making the dough, don't worry. No matter what your skills, and what you may have heard from some of the geeks on /. you should still go for that degree. You will be able to demand much more from your job if you have it. Even if you were the uber geek of the uber geeks, that degree would STILL improve your standing in the corporate world.
Ok, so what did any of this have to do with a big data center? Clearly, you have some things you need to vent.
It's funny but it's true
Did you have any friends growing up? Or just teachers? Just wondering...
I myself am currently a CS major. And there's a lot more to getting a degree in anything than just the core classes for that major. Getting a degree means more than just Computer Science. CS is a SCIENCE. That means you need to take SCIENCE classes as well. I needed to take Physics classes, Calculus classes, History, English, etc... I really don't think that you could do that in a year. Just because you can code, doesn't mean you can do all that too. And that's what people recognize when you have a degree. Than you not only know about CS, but have a better understanding of some other things as well. I've been working in IS for 4 years now, and if I were a hiring manager, I would take the guy who did 4 years over the guy who did 1.
Why would people turn away from a Unix solution and turn to an MS one? Sure Microsoft products are buggy and full of holes that 6 year old kids can take advantage of, but I'm sure that *nix products have their flaws as well, but their not as easy to exploit if they exist. In the past decade, which type of OS has had more hits from a virus or some other damaging piece of softare? Need I answer? Which one has a new security patch put out daily or weekly? Now if I were the White House (or some other big place) webmaster/admin I wouldn't use IIS for the sole purpose that all of the smart, talented geeks out there hate Microsoft, and they will attack it at will.
I agree with your answers to 1 and 2. Don't complain about the service if you don't want towers. I don't get it. A tower doesn't take up much space on land, and it doesn't really make your town/city ugly. So what other reason could you have for *not* wanting one in one of your valleys? It would eliminate your problem with too many people at Adobe using their phones and hogging all of the service, and you wouldn't have "spotty" reception.
HEY! What's wrong with a changable cover for your laptop?
If I send them a letter complaining about how they should shut their yaps, can I charge $2000 to them for it? I'm going to try.
Forget about even using Microsoft Office. If this guy's reasoning for installing MS Office was so that they could read documents from the main school building, then he SHOULD have installed Star Office. No licensing issues there, case closed.
Computer art should be considered a fine art. I mean, when some guy decided to throw a sponge full of paint at a canvas, they said that was art. I found this definition, art is... "The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty, specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium." Art is NOT defined as to how you create it, but what the final result is.
Are we going to let those whiney French bastards tell us what to do? I most certainly hope not. A French judge has absolutly no jurisdiction over ANYTHING on US soil. I'm not a lawyer, but I do believe that's why we have borders and things like that.
It makes you think. I'd like to take a look at MS code and see how much of it was taken from something open source. I find it hard to believe that MS coders would not ever look at open source code and perhaps get an idea... ahem.. steal an idea.
He called Bill Gates talented. That made me laugh. And he got mad that the government funds open source. I think he just got mad because MS was in court with the US government, AND they give money to open source. At least he was smart enough to not say anything too negative about Linux itself. Billy boy must have taught him to not underestimate your enemy.
"In between all the bad news..." What bad news?!? It's only bad news if you're hearing it from someone who's never used Linux before.