In 2007, I took a job in Seattle that paid more and offered better opportunities but because I lived 1/2 the year in WI I had to pay them taxes as if I earned my annual wages in WI. I think this year was the first time I actually enjoyed filling out my taxes just so I don't have to file a state return.
The only redeeming part of paying that last year in taxes to WI was being able to fill out their form on why I moved out of state. I just hope they don't mind seeing the work f*ck all over the form.
Last time I used OS X (10.4), iSync just updated the contact, notes, calendar portion of the iPod (and most likely the iPhone) by reading the files off the device while mounted like a disc. The music sync still had to be done via iTunes. For a class project, I ended up writing my own sync agent using Python as described above.
It's all a fairly silly argument. I mean, why do you need to Tools in Firefox to see the Options item? It's not really a tool and I'm so pissed about that. Or why do I need to open up My Computer to see network drives? They technically aren't part of MY computer. And......
Often a criminal will set his target - "I'm going to get that stereo" or "This idiot leaves computer like stuff in the car. Maybe I'll find a laptop". Once the window is broken, you grab anything that isn't bolted to the car frame and run like hell. It could have been some backup tapes this time or it could have been a case of blank CD-Rs. Don't matter once the window is broken.
After you get away, then you sort out the goods. Again, most guys don't know what they have but there are plenty of people on the streets, a whole network in fact, that can appraise the loot. One of those guys might have an IT background and know what those tapes are.
Being a criminal isn't all that hard. It just comes with a big risk and limited payoff.
Nor will reading a book make you cry trying to cope with the different implementations in different browsers. I'll assume this book does what most do and just sticks to the CSS specs.
Most home users I know check their email, the news and do some online banking. Almost all of those apps have started to support Safari better than they did initially. This group doesn't really need anything else or an additional browser.
Corporate intranet designers are just told to follow the company standard. Most places I've worked that turns out to be IE.
SQL Server isn't that bad. You just need a whole lot of them clustered together. The company I worked at before used Oracle, SQL Server and DB2. We always seemed to have the most trouble with DB2. Oracle and SQL Server never really went down.
and they'll still have all the existing COBOL, RPG, PL/1, etc. running just fine under AIX. I wouldn't be shocked if AIX becomes the new mainframe OS as the engineers for the original (OS/360?) start to retire.
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FYI....it's a joke. I have used editors to write lisp and it's made my courses in AI and NLP so much easier but my fellow classmates still poked fun at lisp.
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It wasn't all Larry. He assembled a committee of users and decided to attempt to create algol-2000.
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There will never be an acceptable lisp. No sane person designs a modern language that requires counting opening and closing parentheses until your eyes burn.
The startup companies use the innovative business model. After going through the growing pains and figuring out how to use those great ideas, a large company comes in and buys them. The founders and owners are more than happy to sell the company and walk away millionaires.
Then the system resets and starts over again. Isn't capitalism wonderful?
I don't think I've ever heard a manager threaten to sue a vendor right off the bat unless you get what you need ASAP. For the most part, it's a well choreographed dance where the managers act pissed, the first sales guy takes the heat and then his manager offers some licenses or other feel good BS and everyone leaves happy.
No one ever got fired for buying IBM....I mean Microsoft.
It wasn't stealing. Sybase worked with Microsoft to develop large portions of the database and TSQL. The idea was for SQL Server to be an entry level platform and Sybase to go up against Oracle. Moving from Sybase to SQL Server was quite painless.
It's just like OS/2. Microsoft and IBM jointly developed OS/2. That's why Windows NT contained some key features from OS/2.
The costs do reflect the features. Why do you think manufactures are putting in more flashy features, like cameras. The key demographic that buys the phones (I'm thinking teens) are willing to get the features even if the phone sucks in terms of quality. Many of them are just going to get a new one in a year or two.
It's like dining out. They give you more food so they can charge more not because you need to eat more.
And if the software doesn't require a dedicated machine, the IT department wants one. The company I used to work for would buy a new machine for every application component because they didn't want Notes and a homegrown ASP application to conflict with each other. Seemed like a waste of hardware in my opinion.
I could also see their use when upgrading or patching machines. Just take a copy of the virtual image and try to execute the upgrade (after testing, of course). If it all goes to hell, just flip the switch back. Then you can take hours trying to figure out what went wrong instead of being under the gun.
Technically both grant you rights to use the software. You do not have any right to use a product developed by someone else or a company until they grant you the right to use it. You can't walk into my backyard and use my pool until I grant you the right to do so.
The buyer (customers) clearly knew that this deal was too good and an error. Any reasonable person would think so. In this case, the buyer is at fault for knowingly taking advantage of the seller (Amazon) and the seller's unintended sale at this discount. Any judge would find in favor of the seller in this situation. You can use the law to protect yourself but you can't use it to inflict undue harm on to others.
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Sadly I found that out too.
In 2007, I took a job in Seattle that paid more and offered better opportunities but because I lived 1/2 the year in WI I had to pay them taxes as if I earned my annual wages in WI. I think this year was the first time I actually enjoyed filling out my taxes just so I don't have to file a state return.
The only redeeming part of paying that last year in taxes to WI was being able to fill out their form on why I moved out of state. I just hope they don't mind seeing the work f*ck all over the form.
Now I feel old and realize that my freshman year of college was 10 years ago.
Pick Jessica from the Allman Brothers. It would make for less postings and save time.
Last time I used OS X (10.4), iSync just updated the contact, notes, calendar portion of the iPod (and most likely the iPhone) by reading the files off the device while mounted like a disc. The music sync still had to be done via iTunes. For a class project, I ended up writing my own sync agent using Python as described above.
It's all a fairly silly argument. I mean, why do you need to Tools in Firefox to see the Options item? It's not really a tool and I'm so pissed about that. Or why do I need to open up My Computer to see network drives? They technically aren't part of MY computer. And......
Crime is a strange thing.
Often a criminal will set his target - "I'm going to get that stereo" or "This idiot leaves computer like stuff in the car. Maybe I'll find a laptop". Once the window is broken, you grab anything that isn't bolted to the car frame and run like hell. It could have been some backup tapes this time or it could have been a case of blank CD-Rs. Don't matter once the window is broken.
After you get away, then you sort out the goods. Again, most guys don't know what they have but there are plenty of people on the streets, a whole network in fact, that can appraise the loot. One of those guys might have an IT background and know what those tapes are.
Being a criminal isn't all that hard. It just comes with a big risk and limited payoff.
a) Increases the demand for the T-Mobile hotspots in public places.
b) Other wi-fi providers are still going to charge for access.
Nor will reading a book make you cry trying to cope with the different implementations in different browsers. I'll assume this book does what most do and just sticks to the CSS specs.
Most home users I know check their email, the news and do some online banking. Almost all of those apps have started to support Safari better than they did initially. This group doesn't really need anything else or an additional browser.
Corporate intranet designers are just told to follow the company standard. Most places I've worked that turns out to be IE.
I'd bet because it's the default installed web browser. People by Macs so they don't have to download, install, etc.
SQL Server isn't that bad. You just need a whole lot of them clustered together. The company I worked at before used Oracle, SQL Server and DB2. We always seemed to have the most trouble with DB2. Oracle and SQL Server never really went down.
and they'll still have all the existing COBOL, RPG, PL/1, etc. running just fine under AIX. I wouldn't be shocked if AIX becomes the new mainframe OS as the engineers for the original (OS/360?) start to retire.
FYI....it's a joke. I have used editors to write lisp and it's made my courses in AI and NLP so much easier but my fellow classmates still poked fun at lisp.
It wasn't all Larry. He assembled a committee of users and decided to attempt to create algol-2000.
There will never be an acceptable lisp. No sane person designs a modern language that requires counting opening and closing parentheses until your eyes burn.
Ditto for Seattle except for that brief period between the rainy season - August 31 to September 1.
The startup companies use the innovative business model. After going through the growing pains and figuring out how to use those great ideas, a large company comes in and buys them. The founders and owners are more than happy to sell the company and walk away millionaires.
Then the system resets and starts over again. Isn't capitalism wonderful?
I don't think I've ever heard a manager threaten to sue a vendor right off the bat unless you get what you need ASAP. For the most part, it's a well choreographed dance where the managers act pissed, the first sales guy takes the heat and then his manager offers some licenses or other feel good BS and everyone leaves happy.
No one ever got fired for buying IBM....I mean Microsoft.
It wasn't stealing. Sybase worked with Microsoft to develop large portions of the database and TSQL. The idea was for SQL Server to be an entry level platform and Sybase to go up against Oracle. Moving from Sybase to SQL Server was quite painless.
It's just like OS/2. Microsoft and IBM jointly developed OS/2. That's why Windows NT contained some key features from OS/2.
The costs do reflect the features. Why do you think manufactures are putting in more flashy features, like cameras. The key demographic that buys the phones (I'm thinking teens) are willing to get the features even if the phone sucks in terms of quality. Many of them are just going to get a new one in a year or two.
It's like dining out. They give you more food so they can charge more not because you need to eat more.
If it also displayed the excuse I used last night to hide another date, that would be awesome.
And if the software doesn't require a dedicated machine, the IT department wants one. The company I used to work for would buy a new machine for every application component because they didn't want Notes and a homegrown ASP application to conflict with each other. Seemed like a waste of hardware in my opinion.
I could also see their use when upgrading or patching machines. Just take a copy of the virtual image and try to execute the upgrade (after testing, of course). If it all goes to hell, just flip the switch back. Then you can take hours trying to figure out what went wrong instead of being under the gun.
Technically both grant you rights to use the software. You do not have any right to use a product developed by someone else or a company until they grant you the right to use it. You can't walk into my backyard and use my pool until I grant you the right to do so.
You spoke against the government of /.
1984 anyone?
From the legal side:
The buyer (customers) clearly knew that this deal was too good and an error. Any reasonable person would think so. In this case, the buyer is at fault for knowingly taking advantage of the seller (Amazon) and the seller's unintended sale at this discount. Any judge would find in favor of the seller in this situation. You can use the law to protect yourself but you can't use it to inflict undue harm on to others.