If he had, things might have turned out differently...... in this case, the small-mid sized businesses (ala meetup.com) might have been able to survive without having to thwart the consumers.
There are much better ways to organize "real people". Meetup.com was fun while it lasted, but I'll be one of the first to remove links to it from my site.
They offered a decent service while it lasted, and _yes_ they should get something for their efforts; but they _shouldn't_ sabotage their users to get compensation.
They'll die unless they re-create or re-evaluate their efforts within the next 3 weeks.
It'll be portable (ala PSP); it'll have a home docking station (ala desktop PC) and it'll probably have a "car" docking station for playing video's, mp3s, etc.
In my experience, HR types typically _hate_ when IT guys get in their business. I've found that they hold on to the little bubble of power that they have, and don't want Sys. Admins knowing anything about anything HR related (who gets paid what, etc).
That's just been my experience. I tried to have the HR girl at one of previous jobs use an "Add new employee" intranet page that would add the user to the network, phone system, and even print them out a little sheet of paper with their phone extension, user sign-on's etc. She reluctantly obliged my department half of the time. The other half of the time, it was a pissing match about "it's not my job to add users" (I told her it was a user-add "request").
Anyway, just be weary of HR types when you try to come into their space to make their lives easier.
If you have enough cash to buy the server out of hand, you'd be better off to put that money in the bank and use the interest from it to lease the server. At the end of the lease, you'll still have the cash in the bank, and you'll be able to get new hardware with a new lease.
If you don't have enough liquid cash to buy the hardware outright, a lease is not a good option for you.
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Cat got your tongue? (something important seems to be missing from your comment... like the body or the subject!)
Windows was that ugly for a reason...
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There's actually a good reason that Windows 1.0 and Windows 2.03 were so ugly on a color monitor. It's because back then, most displays were Hercules Monochrome or CGA. They displayed "shades" of amber or green, and that color scheme actually looks decent on those monitors.
I have Windows 2.0 on 5.25" Floppy's, somewhere. I should probably resurrect them, and put them on VMWare or something for archival purposes.
I may have to use an 8088 emulator or something similar to get it to run right. VMware might be overkill.
I don't think I'll be able to resurrect that old Hercules Monitor (or the IBM XT) though. Man, I miss those days - XTree Pro, TheDraw, etc. Ascii used to be "cool"!
That's a sure-fire way to get what you want. However, before you go demanding 80k from a 3 man startup, you should really consider whom you're dealing with.
Size the company up, and it's industry. Is it a rough-edged factory? If so, you'll likely have more flexibility in other areas, but not as much in the finance area. Is it a well-heeled Law Firm? If you may be able to work harder numbers, but they'll expect more from you as far as time/effort/perfection/etc.
Really, it boils down to experience. I have a good gauge of what I can charge and/or reasonably expect; but I have that based on years of consulting work and working my way up the ranks (at various companies).
Make sure you leave the interviewer with a bid of confidence (true confidence in both conversation and relational skill); not just some cheesy one-liner ("I'm the best man for the job!"). HR people aren't dumb; and they can see right throught that.
If you're confident in what you know, and if you're convinced that you can help their company, you'll likely get the bid (assuming you're not vastly more expensive than the next guy).
On the other side of the same token, don't be cocky. That'll get you no where.
Can you blame him? I've been a Slack user for years now, and I use both Gnome and KDE equally (with Wmaker);)
You can't reasonably blame the maintainer for not wanting to handle extra overhead (even if it's just his opinion).
Slackware has been a paragon in the Linux community, and it's one of a handful of revolutionary Linux distro's.
As if Patrick needed a reason, he's been through a lot this year, and no one on here should question his decisions about HIS distro. He's proven himself as an asset to the Linux community many times over - the least we can do is not whine/complain because we have to take a couple of extra minutes to install Gnome manually (if we want it).
More importantly, it raises the question (to me): Why do we have extensions/suffixes on domain names?
The reason I ask is because an apparently new medium of creativity has surfaced. When I read this article, I felt it was blemished by the ".net" that's intrinsically (and permanently) associated with it. In a world where we can put men on the moon, machines on Mars, and use international language/symbols on the internet; why do we still have to have 90's style suffixes appended to internet names?
Do we gain any significant taxonomy by having.net/.com/.uk/etc?
In the new global economy/world, I can't help but think that a better method of taxonomy should be created; and if it isn't, at least the existing obsolete method should be eradicated.
That said, I think graffedia is (or will become) a much more significant historical milestone than many people realize.
Even if they open the spec "partially" don't they still yield a significant amount of power over the rest of.... oh wait, I just realized why they did this.
I agree with this poster. Just go. Do it and be done with it. You'll have a great time while you're there; college is not that bad - I'd even go as far as to say that it can be quite an amazing experience. You'll meet fascinating people and learn far more than just your cirriculum.
You don't have to decide what your area of study is for about 2 years; so don't sweat your direction.
Also, I travelled much more while I was in college than I have since I've been in the working world. I went to Europe 3 times in 2 years; and it was a blast! One of the times was for NYE 2000, so it was kind of special (Liverpool).
Anyway, just go. You'll like it much more than you think you will; and when you're done you'll be much better off.
Even AskJeeves.com doesn't come up with the right answers to many "plain-english" questions; why would one think that something as complex as writing software would be an easier feat?
In a few years, this might be more plausible; but I think it's going to take a hell of a lot of work.
Perhaps they should focus on the new hybrid english/weblish dialect. More kids/teenagers/new-hires will speak that language; and it seems much easier to dissect because of the lack of adjectives and adverbs.
If you're accepting micropayments, you'll get bitten by the credit card companies and their merchant account fees.
Your best bet is to use something established like paypal or western union. The risks from a few customers not using the service because of it's name/reputation is must less significant than a lawsuit resulting from a mistake in your DIY financial solution.
[No insult really intended]; You should put it on eBay. It's a one of a kind item, and the fair market will probably pay you much more money than what you're asking for it.
You'd be surprised at how many people apparently have way too much money.
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Agreed! It's too bad Dean didn't get elected.
... in this case, the small-mid sized businesses (ala meetup.com) might have been able to survive without having to thwart the consumers.
If he had, things might have turned out differently...
There are much better ways to organize "real people". Meetup.com was fun while it lasted, but I'll be one of the first to remove links to it from my site.
They offered a decent service while it lasted, and _yes_ they should get something for their efforts; but they _shouldn't_ sabotage their users to get compensation.
They'll die unless they re-create or re-evaluate their efforts within the next 3 weeks.
It'll be portable (ala PSP); it'll have a home docking station (ala desktop PC) and it'll probably have a "car" docking station for playing video's, mp3s, etc.
You just wait...
Nope - you'll have to pick them up online at Mouser.com or Digikey.com
In my experience, HR types typically _hate_ when IT guys get in their business. I've found that they hold on to the little bubble of power that they have, and don't want Sys. Admins knowing anything about anything HR related (who gets paid what, etc).
That's just been my experience. I tried to have the HR girl at one of previous jobs use an "Add new employee" intranet page that would add the user to the network, phone system, and even print them out a little sheet of paper with their phone extension, user sign-on's etc. She reluctantly obliged my department half of the time. The other half of the time, it was a pissing match about "it's not my job to add users" (I told her it was a user-add "request").
Anyway, just be weary of HR types when you try to come into their space to make their lives easier.
I don't agree.
If you have enough cash to buy the server out of hand, you'd be better off to put that money in the bank and use the interest from it to lease the server. At the end of the lease, you'll still have the cash in the bank, and you'll be able to get new hardware with a new lease.
If you don't have enough liquid cash to buy the hardware outright, a lease is not a good option for you.
Strange fantasy...!
well, okay, not that one with the blonde and the midgets and the mayonaise
Why have midgets?
Would it make a good carputer? If so, we'd love to syndicate the content and post about it.
NIGERIA, ISN'T BRIGHT ENOUGH my beloved DEAR FRIEND of late slashdot reader muhammed III with a sum of 96 Million us dollars
Cat got your tongue? (something important seems to be missing from your comment ... like the body or the subject!)
There's actually a good reason that Windows 1.0 and Windows 2.03 were so ugly on a color monitor. It's because back then, most displays were Hercules Monochrome or CGA. They displayed "shades" of amber or green, and that color scheme actually looks decent on those monitors.
I have Windows 2.0 on 5.25" Floppy's, somewhere. I should probably resurrect them, and put them on VMWare or something for archival purposes.
I may have to use an 8088 emulator or something similar to get it to run right. VMware might be overkill.
I don't think I'll be able to resurrect that old Hercules Monitor (or the IBM XT) though. Man, I miss those days - XTree Pro, TheDraw, etc. Ascii used to be "cool"!
That's a sure-fire way to get what you want. However, before you go demanding 80k from a 3 man startup, you should really consider whom you're dealing with.
.02 cents...
Size the company up, and it's industry. Is it a rough-edged factory? If so, you'll likely have more flexibility in other areas, but not as much in the finance area. Is it a well-heeled Law Firm? If you may be able to work harder numbers, but they'll expect more from you as far as time/effort/perfection/etc.
Really, it boils down to experience. I have a good gauge of what I can charge and/or reasonably expect; but I have that based on years of consulting work and working my way up the ranks (at various companies).
Make sure you leave the interviewer with a bid of confidence (true confidence in both conversation and relational skill); not just some cheesy one-liner ("I'm the best man for the job!"). HR people aren't dumb; and they can see right throught that.
If you're confident in what you know, and if you're convinced that you can help their company, you'll likely get the bid (assuming you're not vastly more expensive than the next guy).
On the other side of the same token, don't be cocky. That'll get you no where.
Just my
One of the major draws to embedded boards is the boot time.
Unless it beats my current 3 second embedded solution, I won't be investing in it as an option.
... but he can't even afford a decent Husky micro screwdriver as apparent in the bottom right corner of this picture.
Isn't "Mike in Brazil"?
I love Brazil too!
Can you blame him? I've been a Slack user for years now, and I use both Gnome and KDE equally (with Wmaker) ;)
You can't reasonably blame the maintainer for not wanting to handle extra overhead (even if it's just his opinion).
Slackware has been a paragon in the Linux community, and it's one of a handful of revolutionary Linux distro's.
As if Patrick needed a reason, he's been through a lot this year, and no one on here should question his decisions about HIS distro. He's proven himself as an asset to the Linux community many times over - the least we can do is not whine/complain because we have to take a couple of extra minutes to install Gnome manually (if we want it).
This could be very intriguing if used properly.
.net/.com/.uk/etc?
More importantly, it raises the question (to me): Why do we have extensions/suffixes on domain names?
The reason I ask is because an apparently new medium of creativity has surfaced. When I read this article, I felt it was blemished by the ".net" that's intrinsically (and permanently) associated with it. In a world where we can put men on the moon, machines on Mars, and use international language/symbols on the internet; why do we still have to have 90's style suffixes appended to internet names?
Do we gain any significant taxonomy by having
In the new global economy/world, I can't help but think that a better method of taxonomy should be created; and if it isn't, at least the existing obsolete method should be eradicated.
That said, I think graffedia is (or will become) a much more significant historical milestone than many people realize.
Even if they open the spec "partially" don't they still yield a significant amount of power over the rest of .. .. oh wait, I just realized why they did this.
Typical.
You stole my Subject line!
I agree with this poster. Just go. Do it and be done with it. You'll have a great time while you're there; college is not that bad - I'd even go as far as to say that it can be quite an amazing experience. You'll meet fascinating people and learn far more than just your cirriculum.
You don't have to decide what your area of study is for about 2 years; so don't sweat your direction.
Also, I travelled much more while I was in college than I have since I've been in the working world. I went to Europe 3 times in 2 years; and it was a blast! One of the times was for NYE 2000, so it was kind of special (Liverpool).
Anyway, just go. You'll like it much more than you think you will; and when you're done you'll be much better off.
Even AskJeeves.com doesn't come up with the right answers to many "plain-english" questions; why would one think that something as complex as writing software would be an easier feat?
In a few years, this might be more plausible; but I think it's going to take a hell of a lot of work.
Perhaps they should focus on the new hybrid english/weblish dialect. More kids/teenagers/new-hires will speak that language; and it seems much easier to dissect because of the lack of adjectives and adverbs.
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If you're accepting micropayments, you'll get bitten by the credit card companies and their merchant account fees.
Your best bet is to use something established like paypal or western union. The risks from a few customers not using the service because of it's name/reputation is must less significant than a lawsuit resulting from a mistake in your DIY financial solution.
Paypal has been a great solution for me.
Here's a great woodgrain keyboard.
DISCLAIMER: I take full credit for it.
I'm asking US$1,800
You big dummy. (said with Fred Sanford voice)
[No insult really intended]; You should put it on eBay. It's a one of a kind item, and the fair market will probably pay you much more money than what you're asking for it.
You'd be surprised at how many people apparently have way too much money.
I achieved mine (legitimately), only to find them go bankrupt as a pyramid scheme a few weeks later.
To I am a Linux Certified Administrator (LCA) - Level 1.
Agreed. Now if only they would give up software entirely.