It's fast because basic features that you would have to code yourself in your apps are integral to the database engine.
Compare DB2 or Oracle to a MySQL database... you'll find that with the exception of a "read only" database with prepared queries, the commercial DBMS's will blow MySQL away.
Brilliant. It's nice that fricking computer hackers use proper software installation methods. And they'd never try breaking in the same way the did the first time, either.
He's a contractor, and I highly doubt that his cheap-ass client is willing to foot the bill for all of this bullshit-generation. If they did, they would have gone to a "real" consulting company like IGS or Ass-enter.
One of the problems with a pure-manufacturing business model is that without R&D, you are dependent on your competitor's innovations to get out of the "valleys" when demand for current products slackens.
Dell is one of the last great US manufacturers -- everyone else has contracted everything out and become a drop-shipper.
If you look at the great manufacturing businesses of the past, you'll see that once demand starts to get quenched, the business dies. Dell has a need to push out huge amounts of product to make up for the deflationary PC industry... which is a strategy that will eventually catch up.
There is a big difference between tracking down Muslim extremists and the REds... been to New York City lately?
And while McCarthy was a nutcase, the US and Britain had alot of problems with Soviet spies, particularly in the 40's.
Several high-level White House and State Department staffers were feeding the Soviets valuable diplomatic intelligence. At the Yalta and Potsdam conferences, for example, Stalin was completely aware of US & UK positions and plans.
Welcome to the modern age. People today don't believe in down payments... 100% financing is the new way. Its going to be a real wake-up call when interest rates go up.
Look at the people around you. 85% have less than $5,000 in assets. 45% have less that $300 saved.
If your customer is unwilling to spend $5,000 on business-critical software, he's probally unwilling to spend $5,000 on YOU as well.
A small gym with 350 customers is grossing a minimum of about $170k/year from memberships alone. If he cannot afford a $5,000 capital expenditure, he's out of business within a few months.
From a Sun support rep: "REXEC is not a security risk on an server connected to the internet."
From an IBM support rep two months after version x+1 of a "supported" application came out: "Version x+1 does not exist. No, I will not look at the IBM website that you downloaded it from"
GMail has some particularly obnoxious policies regarding attachments. Executable files are absolutely not permitted, and Gmail's Symantec implementation will look within compressed files for offending files.
You also do not have any search capability within attachments.
TurboTax/TaxCut/etc is simply converting the IRS-developed forms into an electronic format. That's not hard work.
All of the "heavy lifting" is done by the IRS folks who develop the actual forms. The IRS could effectively eliminate paper filing for individuals if it produce a free electronic filing method.
I always wondered why the IRS didn't issue tax software. Why should I have to pay for the privilege of filling out & filing forms electronically instead of picking up paper forms at the post office.
Electronic filing in particular saves the IRS tons of cash. But I prefer to pay $0.37 for a stamp than $20 to e-file.
I received a similar "promotion" in an environment where the level of fucked-upness is extreme... everybody is accustomed to doing whatever and sees me as a pain in the ass (at best). It really sucks.
I was a system manager at an older company, which translates to a sysadmin who also was in charge of the datacenter and people in it. So I had to deal with HVAC and shit like that. That job was great, I had a team of 15 people of novice-intermediate skill levels who were highly motivated to learn and not get paged at 1AM. I left for more money, and it was the biggest mistake that I ever made.
AD is awesome... it is the cheapest way to integrate LDAP into your environment with Windows clients.
The sucky thing is the Microsoftized Kerberos implementation... they modified the specs some to break interoperability. I've heard of people using standard Kerberos with Windows or MS Kerberos with something else, but have never seen and documentation.
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And also note that if the building didn't burn to the ground, the helpful volunteers would loot the building of its intact contents.
I disagree. Whomever writes glibc should be taking backward compatability and code stability into account.
I can run Windows 3.1 programs written in 1992 on me Windows XP box... try doing that with a non-trivial Linux application without recompiling.
It's fast because basic features that you would have to code yourself in your apps are integral to the database engine.
Compare DB2 or Oracle to a MySQL database... you'll find that with the exception of a "read only" database with prepared queries, the commercial DBMS's will blow MySQL away.
Brilliant. It's nice that fricking computer hackers use proper software installation methods. And they'd never try breaking in the same way the did the first time, either.
A compromised machine must be rebuilt. Period.
He's a contractor, and I highly doubt that his cheap-ass client is willing to foot the bill for all of this bullshit-generation. If they did, they would have gone to a "real" consulting company like IGS or Ass-enter.
One of the problems with a pure-manufacturing business model is that without R&D, you are dependent on your competitor's innovations to get out of the "valleys" when demand for current products slackens.
Dell is one of the last great US manufacturers -- everyone else has contracted everything out and become a drop-shipper.
If you look at the great manufacturing businesses of the past, you'll see that once demand starts to get quenched, the business dies. Dell has a need to push out huge amounts of product to make up for the deflationary PC industry... which is a strategy that will eventually catch up.
Maybe you noticed the missing buildings?
Who took down those buildings? Who cheered their collapse?
There is a big difference between tracking down Muslim extremists and the REds... been to New York City lately?
And while McCarthy was a nutcase, the US and Britain had alot of problems with Soviet spies, particularly in the 40's.
Several high-level White House and State Department staffers were feeding the Soviets valuable diplomatic intelligence. At the Yalta and Potsdam conferences, for example, Stalin was completely aware of US & UK positions and plans.
Welcome to the modern age. People today don't believe in down payments... 100% financing is the new way. Its going to be a real wake-up call when interest rates go up.
Look at the people around you. 85% have less than $5,000 in assets. 45% have less that $300 saved.
If your customer is unwilling to spend $5,000 on business-critical software, he's probally unwilling to spend $5,000 on YOU as well.
A small gym with 350 customers is grossing a minimum of about $170k/year from memberships alone. If he cannot afford a $5,000 capital expenditure, he's out of business within a few months.
Scary... just think of how much we hated Boston and New Jersey accents 10 years ago.
From a Sun support rep:
"REXEC is not a security risk on an server connected to the internet."
From an IBM support rep two months after version x+1 of a "supported" application came out:
"Version x+1 does not exist. No, I will not look at the IBM website that you downloaded it from"
Actually, from FY1993 through FY2003, no money went towards NY E911 services at all from that tax. Local counties or cities footed the entire bill.
GMail has some particularly obnoxious policies regarding attachments. Executable files are absolutely not permitted, and Gmail's Symantec implementation will look within compressed files for offending files.
You also do not have any search capability within attachments.
What?
TurboTax/TaxCut/etc is simply converting the IRS-developed forms into an electronic format. That's not hard work.
All of the "heavy lifting" is done by the IRS folks who develop the actual forms. The IRS could effectively eliminate paper filing for individuals if it produce a free electronic filing method.
I always wondered why the IRS didn't issue tax software. Why should I have to pay for the privilege of filling out & filing forms electronically instead of picking up paper forms at the post office.
Electronic filing in particular saves the IRS tons of cash. But I prefer to pay $0.37 for a stamp than $20 to e-file.
It comes from the "Jargon file" which means that Eric Raymond made it up for some reason.
I received a similar "promotion" in an environment where the level of fucked-upness is extreme... everybody is accustomed to doing whatever and sees me as a pain in the ass (at best). It really sucks.
I was a system manager at an older company, which translates to a sysadmin who also was in charge of the datacenter and people in it. So I had to deal with HVAC and shit like that. That job was great, I had a team of 15 people of novice-intermediate skill levels who were highly motivated to learn and not get paged at 1AM. I left for more money, and it was the biggest mistake that I ever made.
YMMV.
I find it more obnoxious that they filter zip archives with executables in them.
This is Slashdot, where practical solutions are impossible.
Here's a Slashdot answer:
I suggest upgrading to Linux. If some apps don't work, suggest to the developers that they port their apps.
AD is awesome... it is the cheapest way to integrate LDAP into your environment with Windows clients.
The sucky thing is the Microsoftized Kerberos implementation... they modified the specs some to break interoperability. I've heard of people using standard Kerberos with Windows or MS Kerberos with something else, but have never seen and documentation.
You do anyway. Make a phone call, send an email or buy something online lately?
IMHO, the corporate network is the most dangerous place for information.
Reason #1:
Companies face severe penalties for pirating software. Copying your buddies Office XP CD isn't a viable option.
Reason #2:
Subscribing to software as a business is easy... it's a write off, so you're automatically getting a 40% rebate from the gov't.
Reason #3:
IBM good, Microsoft bad.
Then you have the various issues surrounding Java Runtimes and authenticating with NTLM proxy servers in corporate enviroments.
That single handedly killed java at my company.
Wait until you use Google mail. Its a web email app that is far smoother than Outlook/Exchange .
The web browser is moving beyond displaying html...