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  1. seems pretty normal to me on What's the Worst Job Posting You've Seen? · · Score: 1

    Not really all that different from what I do now.

    Doesn't say how many clients you're supporting, if that's around a hundred or so that's similar too.

    Keep in mind that salary rates in Canada are a LOT lower, unless you're in Toronto, Vancouver or Ottawa.

  2. Re:Nope, not a ford on Dealing with Outdated Automotive Software? · · Score: 1

    '00 Bonneville SSEi has it under the back seat as well. Had to boost my own car off one of these, was wondering why i found terminals up front but no battery.

  3. Re:At least you found all your plugs on Dealing with Outdated Automotive Software? · · Score: 1

    Had the spark plugs replaced on my 96 Firebird T/A when the engine was rebuilt last year(dealer screwed up a repair, sealant broke loose and entered the engine, eventually seizing it. Took three months for Pontiac to get the engine rebuilt!)

    It's supposed to be a 6 hour job if you know what you're doing. Was far easier to replace them early(at 75,000 miles instead of 100,000) than wait.

  4. Re:It's not the control - it's the diagnostics on Dealing with Outdated Automotive Software? · · Score: 1

    I like how most chryslers will let you at the codes by turning the ignition on and off 3 times, ending in on(but don't actually start the car each time)

    flashes the service engine light, ends in a 55 when it's done. very simple, very easy to work with.

  5. Re:Perfect... on Bombardier's Hot Wheel · · Score: 1

    speaking of the matrix, Trinity was pretty agile on that bike in the freeway chase, I'm sure an elk would have been easy to handle!

  6. Re:Perfect... on Bombardier's Hot Wheel · · Score: 0

    go AROUND the elk!

  7. Re:Here's a real budget storage server on Building a Budget Storage Server · · Score: 1

    The escalade will work just fine in a 32bit slot.

  8. Not having a physical ballot site is nothing new. on 1st Real Internet-Option Election in North America · · Score: 1

    They've done voting by mail for many many years where my mother lives. (Rural area in Ontario). Again, no conventional ballot.

    Granted, the entire field of candidates for this election is 6 people, running for 3 positions, the rest were acclaimed.

  9. Re:Collaborative mapping on Who Makes MapQuest's Maps? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I don't think they actually input speed limits, as I've been on many trips that claim 10+ hours, and it takes about 7 at the speed limit, no matter the traffic.

  10. Re:The Microsoft conspiracy angle... on SuSE Going For Red Hat's Market · · Score: 1

    I'd love to see a free tape reader that would let me read ntbackup tapes on linux.

    Yes, MTF can read some tapes, but I've ran into problems with it.

    As well, my final goal would be to read files done with ntbackup(backup to disk) under linux.

    Nobody seems to have done this so far though.

  11. Re:I wait until... on Patching Paranoia - How Fast Do You Patch? · · Score: 2, Informative

    RAS was broken with a recent NT 4.0 server update, took a few weeks for MS to fix it.

  12. Re:clarification on Print Server Appliances that Spool? · · Score: 1

    I've used 3400A's with a print server before, have you tried a jetdirect EX plus?

    cheap on ebay, worth a try.

  13. Re:what we use on Print Server Appliances that Spool? · · Score: 1

    Actually, the intermec printers I've worked with (we use the 3400 series) use slightly modified Axis print servers.

    I don't know which printer the submitter is using, but our 3400's work just fine with jetdirect units. Both our AS/400 and PC's can print just fine, at any speed they want.

    Jetdirects have the advantage of being 20 dollars on ebay, compared to several hundred for the Intermec/Axis units as well.

  14. Re:Power on The Cost of Distributed Client Computing? · · Score: 1

    however, if you are running any other device to keep your house cool, you need to spend more money on the cooling to remove the extra heat you are adding to your environment.

  15. Re:Absolutely! on Do Computer Geeks and Gearheads Overlap? · · Score: 1

    and check out thedodgegarage.com, there's a guy with an '85 Reliant that was running 10.41@132mph.

    blew a connecting rod though, and he's not sure he wants to fix everything that went wrong after that.

    Was running the 2.5L engine, 444hp max, 412 ft-lbs max, at 30psi boost.

  16. Re:Bizarre! on Linux Users Try FreeBSD 5, Windows · · Score: 1

    I have more than 4 partitions on this IDE drive here.

    Perhaps you're thinking of a primary partition limit, you can have a lot more than 4 partitions by using logical partitions instead of primary.

  17. Re:Not an answer, but... on IT's Most Outrageous Markups? · · Score: 1

    Indeed, there a Best Buy only a few miles down the road from a Future Shop in my city.

  18. Re:So sad on Ward Hunt Ice Shelf Breaks In Two · · Score: 1

    A woman with that ice cold of a heart?

    I think not!

  19. Re:'last' on How Do You Punch In? · · Score: 1

    Indeed, i do the same thing. last | less

    if i'm in the office, i'm logged in _somewhere_, and wheni go home i log out. work on something from home, you guessed it, have to login somewhere.

  20. Re:Here's the keyboard you want on Have Keyboards Gone Crazy? · · Score: 1
  21. Re:Enhanced function keys? on Have Keyboards Gone Crazy? · · Score: 1

    Does it even in DOS, so it's not a driver issue.

    Now, whether your driver allows you to change the keyboards behaviour once you're in Windows, that's a different story.

  22. gotta get out the door! on Are You On Time To Work? · · Score: 1

    I'd reply, but i'm late for work.

  23. Re:Only part of the answer.... on Can You Raed Tihs? · · Score: 1

    I'm very hearing impaired, and VERY heavily rely on knowing what someone is going to say.

    Your tunafish line would completely screw me up, to the point that even when you resumed normal speaking, I'd still be processing the tunafish line for awhile, and then get lost because I wasn't paying attention to the proper talk after.

  24. Re:The 51st state? on 2002 SAGE Salary Survey Finally Released · · Score: 1

    I'd go with way off. And depending on your area, even further off.

    In my area(Windsor, Ontario), local employers usually pay SysAdmins at 10-12 dollars CDN(7-8 USD) an hour. If you can find work...

    Yet, you look at the survey for the area on say salaryexpert, and it claims 72,000 or so a year.

    Problem with the SAGE survey and others, is you end up with the higher end of the job market replying, inflating the results.

    And with unemployment, most people just give up looking, which makes them not "unemployed"

  25. 3ware on Mirroring Controllers - What have been Your Experiences? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why no mention of the 3ware 7000-2?

    Easily beats most if not all of these cards, especially since it is a hardware card, unlike some of those software cards mentioned.