Not that it'd help the system much, but you could remove the HD and put it in a desktop system with a laptop-to-ide converter board off of ebay or Jameco, something like this. You can then at least dump the data off the drive that way. You might be able to pick up one of those things at CompUSA/BB even.
Re:Does certification actually matter?
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JCert Is Dead
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If you take the Sun Java certs you'll see the it's designed to see if you actually use Java for what's being tested
I respectfully disagree with this statement. Most of the lowest-level Sun cert, "Java Certified Programmer", asks questions can be answered quickly from the JDK javadocs or by running a 2 second javac...but, of course those aren't available. E.g., the answer for many examples where code is given is "Program will not compile". Cheap.
I understand an experienced software engineer would get about one third of the salary he would expect to receive in the USA, so $40k a year rather than $120, for instance.
What part of the USA are you in? I would love to go there and make 120k writing code. I'm an experienced coder (since 1992) and neither I nor my peers make anywhere close to that. Shoot, you sure you're not talkin' bout 1999?
No person shall [..] be deprived of life, LIBERTY, or property, without due process of law;
So, what about all those folks in Guantanamo bay?
IANAL, but I believe that in general the case law holds that the US Constitution is only relavant for US Citizens and foreign nationals on US soil.
I agree with your point though, it is truly unfortunate that the US Constitution doesn't apply to every human in the world regardless of where they are located. The world would be a much better place if every single human being had unalienable rights to "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness", rather than the right to do what the autocrat du-jour forces them to do. (OK, technically, the quote is from the Declaration of Independance and not the Constitution, but it's more familiar than the preamble, "...secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity...".)
Yes, but the US appeal system effectively lets one party haul the other into court hundreds [of times]... The system in Norway lets you haul your opponent into court TWICE.
This is (unfortunately) true in Civil matters only between two parties (e.g. lawsuit), where the damages are only monetary, not incarceration. Multiple motions and appeals occur in criminal cases if the defendant is found guilty. Once the defendant is acquitted (innocent) of the charges, the appeals etc. cease.
In the article's diagram, notice there's no self-destruct mechanism. Unless the stage 1 and stage 2 are "self-consuming", when the bomb lands it will be relatively intact enough. The thing probably needs to be laced with a bunch of C4 to destroy the warhead* and prevent duplication.
* Which raises the issue of the fraction of ordinance that are duds. It would suck to send in the CIA or SF to retrieve/destroy an intact warhead!!
OT: Re:Not if there was a local casino.
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My personal pet peeve: Why can't banks get these coin counters? Are they reluctant to invest in "them thar newfangled coin counter thingies"? Why do I have to spend an hour rolling 33.75 in coins? Why Every casino I've been in has at least a dozen [which I belive actually count each coin, rather than relying on the weight].
You sell out everyone when you buckle to this kind of pressure.
Possibly, but I've reconciled to the fact that I'm a code whore. Ideals don't put food on the table, and I'm more skilled at being a codemonkey than a fuel delivery engineer or retail salesdroid. And I'm not about to do the 20-something schtick of putting up a tip jar at a website onerous-contracts-suck.com
Hell...I had one company offer me a job with the conditions that 1) anything I code, at any time, belongs to them, 2) any ideas I have, at any time, belongs to them, 3) in the event the I leave the company, I would not work in any field that competes with them for at least 2 years.
BTDT, sounds exactly like my contract, but I did sign it. Am I angry and bitter about it? Hell yeah. Is there anything I could/can do about it? Hell no, got a family to feed. I take it like most IT/IS people today (at least in Western NY-US). Unfortunately, companies today are extracting revenge for the late 90's.
Oh, by the way, one of the clauses is that I wouldn't "poach" any of my coworkers for 2 years from my leaving the company, but the nice HR person assured me that they wouldn't really enforce these provisions unless I pulled the entire group. And no, the legal department wouldn't put that in writing. And, the first day of work my manager followed me around until I signed the contract.
I've been ripped off several times on eBay. I'm very glad to hear that sellers aren't anonymous!!!!
Dude, you don't get it. This is strictly to curry favor with the FBI and other Executive-branch agencies in their search for the latest bogeyman-du-jour, "terrorists".
Like local law enforcement has the time to look into you being ripped off $5 for buying bogus Hummel figurines?
Wouldn't this [emp pulse] have knocked out Naiobi's ship then?
EMP pulses seem to have a finite, short range, so can only affect ships nearby, which is why they have to wait until the Sentinels get close enough [Matrix I]. Also, when the Sentinels are searching for the Nebuchadnezzar, Morpheus states that they are just outside of EMP range when they lob the bomb. It looked like the range wasn't that far, to me it looked like the sentinels were less than 1km away.
Take your job and shove it up your ass. I'd rather work blue-collar than submit to that type of fascist regime....[P]eople need to stop putting the almighty dollar above personal privacy and freedoms
Ahh, spoken like a true college student. Why don't you come back and visit when you join the real world of the employed and have bills to pay and a family to support, rather than worrying about when you're going to get that gosh-darn thesis completed.
My current company wants me to sign an IP agreement...I only want works created on company time and/or using company equipment to be owned by my employer. Very reasonable, I think...
Yeah, sounds reasonable to me too. I had a similar document that I refused to sign, which also included a "no-poaching" clause where I would be liable for big bucks, my first-born, etc. if I convinced any co-workers to leave their job and follow me to another. Oh yeah, almost forgot, these terms are in force for one year after my employment with the company ceases.
I thought it was absurd and egregious and I wanted the terms reduced in length and/or scope. Local HR reviewed it with the headquarters and they said to kiss their ass, I had to sign it if I wanted the job. Since the job market in Western NY sucked (still sucks) I had little choice...and they knew that.
This kind of statement, "funny" though it may be, is a pretty good reflection of the current (IMHO stupid) feelings of a lot of people on Slashdot, judging from their comments.
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I'm not sure at what point workers started feeling that they were "entitled" to this gift. A Christmas bonus is a nice idea, but it certainly isn't something guaranteed. And, readers, if you're relying on it to support your finances around Christmas time, harsh as this may sound, you deserve whatever's coming. It's time for some actual financial management.
Lighten up, Francis. Management wants it both ways. When we are hired, "they" want us to believe that bonus is part of the compensation, which is why they don't give us a bigger salary. Then, they come around and say that they never promised anything, suck it up. Great way to treat your most valuable asset, hmm?
Re:Suit and Tie do not make the programmer.
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Have you ever had to wear a suit and tie to work everyday? It is one royal pain in the ass, getting stuff presses at the cleaners, scratchy collars, wool suits in the summer.
Yeah, I did it for 6 years. It's no big deal, something you get used to pretty quick. Try doing it in NYC in the summer, where the humidity is around 100% every day, where 20 degrees hotter in the subway tunnels.
Slashdot Mirror
HTH, -ed
Ok, so explain to me why when I get transferred to a manager I get the same answer as the noted Nazi Sgt. Schultz(1): "I know NOTHING!"
1) Hogan's Heroes
I respectfully disagree with this statement. Most of the lowest-level Sun cert, "Java Certified Programmer", asks questions can be answered quickly from the JDK javadocs or by running a 2 second javac...but, of course those aren't available. E.g., the answer for many examples where code is given is "Program will not compile". Cheap.
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What part of the USA are you in? I would love to go there and make 120k writing code. I'm an experienced coder (since 1992) and neither I nor my peers make anywhere close to that. Shoot, you sure you're not talkin' bout 1999?
Actually, $40k in India doesn't sound half bad!!
IANAL, but I believe that in general the case law holds that the US Constitution is only relavant for US Citizens and foreign nationals on US soil.
I agree with your point though, it is truly unfortunate that the US Constitution doesn't apply to every human in the world regardless of where they are located. The world would be a much better place if every single human being had unalienable rights to "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness", rather than the right to do what the autocrat du-jour forces them to do. (OK, technically, the quote is from the Declaration of Independance and not the Constitution, but it's more familiar than the preamble, "...secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity...".)
This is (unfortunately) true in Civil matters only between two parties (e.g. lawsuit), where the damages are only monetary, not incarceration. Multiple motions and appeals occur in criminal cases if the defendant is found guilty. Once the defendant is acquitted (innocent) of the charges, the appeals etc. cease.
TANSTAAFL, you get what you (don't?) pay for.
* Which raises the issue of the fraction of ordinance that are duds. It would suck to send in the CIA or SF to retrieve/destroy an intact warhead!!
My personal pet peeve: Why can't banks get these coin counters? Are they reluctant to invest in "them thar newfangled coin counter thingies"? Why do I have to spend an hour rolling 33.75 in coins? Why Every casino I've been in has at least a dozen [which I belive actually count each coin, rather than relying on the weight].
Possibly, but I've reconciled to the fact that I'm a code whore. Ideals don't put food on the table, and I'm more skilled at being a codemonkey than a fuel delivery engineer or retail salesdroid. And I'm not about to do the 20-something schtick of putting up a tip jar at a website onerous-contracts-suck.com
BTDT, sounds exactly like my contract, but I did sign it. Am I angry and bitter about it? Hell yeah. Is there anything I could/can do about it? Hell no, got a family to feed. I take it like most IT/IS people today (at least in Western NY-US). Unfortunately, companies today are extracting revenge for the late 90's.
Oh, by the way, one of the clauses is that I wouldn't "poach" any of my coworkers for 2 years from my leaving the company, but the nice HR person assured me that they wouldn't really enforce these provisions unless I pulled the entire group. And no, the legal department wouldn't put that in writing. And, the first day of work my manager followed me around until I signed the contract.
So am I a total geek because the first thing I thought of when I read the headline was, "hey, Sun has come out with a new line of servers, cool" ???
Awesome example of the slippery slope of DRM!
And the green ones, well they're...umm, never mind.
Time to burn some Karma, but this is the funniest God-damn post I've read on /. in months! Time to add a new friend.
ObWho: "Meet the new boss/Same as the old boss"
...Windows compresses YOU!
...Windows uninstalls YOU!
...Windows floppy boots YOU!
...Bill Gates removes excesses YOU!
...Executables remove YOU!
...Solitare plays YOU!
...Site slashdots YOU!
And a bonus AYBABTU:
All your Windows are belong to us!
In Soviet Russia, KaZaa trades YOU!!!
Like local law enforcement has the time to look into you being ripped off $5 for buying bogus Hummel figurines?
I thought it was absurd and egregious and I wanted the terms reduced in length and/or scope. Local HR reviewed it with the headquarters and they said to kiss their ass, I had to sign it if I wanted the job. Since the job market in Western NY sucked (still sucks) I had little choice...and they knew that.
Hehe, my 4 1/2 yo daughter calls it Tar-jay too!