Because the more of these people that enter the tech field the sooner they can start answering the phones for "Helpdesk, how can I help you?" and have 0 chance of them leaving that career path due to their complete and utter lack of technical aptitude.
Everyone in Operations should work the Help Desk at some point in his or her career. There is no substitute for that experience.
At this point, I don't think it's credible any more to argue that in-house systems will fail due to lack of expertise but that complicated cloud-hosted deployments will magically work when set up by the same level of staff.
Do you think it is easier or more difficult to configure a cloud deployment than to host it yourself?
you used to pay for once into a monthly forever and ever payment. Cloud is cheaper up front, but almost always more expensive in duration.
Pay for once? Support contracts, software licensing, and qualified staff to run and maintain it all for you are neither inexpensive nor one-time costs.
I've been war driving for years using software that collects, among other interesting things, the MAC addresses of every device it hears. Google got in trouble doing this kind of thing too.
This is NOT new, nor should he get a patent on this....
Exactly. This cutting edge technique could be summed up as "war driving." His magic MAC sniffing dongle might be called a "USB Wifi adapter" and his specialized software could be described as "Kismet."
You can do this cheaply and easily. Get an old laptop, maybe four wifi adapters with external antennas, a gps, and go. Your first three adapters cover channels 1, 6, and 11, and the fourth hops between the remaining channels.
"Only $6000"
Maybe this is because I'm not an Apple/Google/Intel employee, but if I got $6k handed to me, I'd be psyched.
Would you be psyched if that's the settlement you received because your employer negotiated behind your back to keep a competitor from offering you a job that pays $20k more a year?
If they don't offer static addressing, then it's a waste of time.
Why? Is all internet access a waste of time without a static IP? If you're running a business, then buy a business plan. If you're not running a business and it matters to you, get a dynamic DNS service.
I tried it in my (Windows) console and there is far too much leading. Is that the correct word? Too much vertical space. Lucida Console is worlds better for MS CLI use.
He had no choice. "Stepped down" is a way of saying, "realized the board wanted to fire him." The only question is whether he was able to keep his stock.
That stock is going to be worth a lot once the Avid Life gets sued into the ground.
A guy who runs a web site for cheaters has more integrity than a certain presidential candidate...
This is just stupid. Seriously? Hillary had her own mail server. Big deal. That doesn't make me dislike her any more than I already do because all politicians are clueless about technology. The AM CEO basically discussed hacking a rival with his CTO:
http://krebsonsecurity.com/201...
FPGA is totally meaningless acronym. It could have meant "Female Professional Golfers Association"
or "Fantasy Professional Gamers of America" (OK that was pushing it )
Field Programmable Gate Array is more than enough to get someone that is computer literate interested in it the tutorial
The summary is concerned with "open source tool chains" for an "FPGA board." That is plenty to infer that this is an electronics/programming project. Your retort is just silly.
The fact that neither of them explained the acronym makes me question the value of information.
If you don't already know what FPGA stands for, "Field Programmable Gate Array" isn't going to clarify anything. It's not abbreviated for the sake of the summary, the acronym is the commonly used name for the tech.
Don't be so afraid of dogs. Dogs have lived with, worked and cared for humans for thousands of years and the rewards to humans have more than exceeded the drawbacks (like occasionally stepping in some poop).
You're comparing the benefits to the owner and the drawbacks for everyone else. A stranger's dog in no way benefits me.
That's true, but you could have also written an piece like that which simply said:
"The man who saved the International Space Station and manned space flight died today."
You're missing the point. The summary attempts to contrast what he is primarily known for with his role in this one area of interest to many Slashdotters.
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Because the more of these people that enter the tech field the sooner they can start answering the phones for "Helpdesk, how can I help you?" and have 0 chance of them leaving that career path due to their complete and utter lack of technical aptitude.
Everyone in Operations should work the Help Desk at some point in his or her career. There is no substitute for that experience.
Real journalism is almost dead in the 21st century anyway.
Define "Real journalism," because I don't think it's dead, just changed. And maybe somewhat more rare and difficult to discern.
True but I expect that there is a strong financial incentive behind it.
Does this even matter?
At this point, I don't think it's credible any more to argue that in-house systems will fail due to lack of expertise but that complicated cloud-hosted deployments will magically work when set up by the same level of staff.
Do you think it is easier or more difficult to configure a cloud deployment than to host it yourself?
you used to pay for once into a monthly forever and ever payment. Cloud is cheaper up front, but almost always more expensive in duration.
Pay for once? Support contracts, software licensing, and qualified staff to run and maintain it all for you are neither inexpensive nor one-time costs.
What Linux-only apps would you like to see available on Windows?
I honestly can't think of any.
That's because Open Source.
I've been war driving for years using software that collects, among other interesting things, the MAC addresses of every device it hears. Google got in trouble doing this kind of thing too.
This is NOT new, nor should he get a patent on this....
Exactly. This cutting edge technique could be summed up as "war driving." His magic MAC sniffing dongle might be called a "USB Wifi adapter" and his specialized software could be described as "Kismet."
You can do this cheaply and easily. Get an old laptop, maybe four wifi adapters with external antennas, a gps, and go. Your first three adapters cover channels 1, 6, and 11, and the fourth hops between the remaining channels.
Would having stereo speakers really make a difference on a 9-inch wide device?
Yes, a noticeable difference.
Regardless if the proposed settlement amount is fair, the lawyer payment reduction basically would have no effect.
I think the effect would be to make the parent feel better because he does not care much for lawyers.
"Only $6000" Maybe this is because I'm not an Apple/Google/Intel employee, but if I got $6k handed to me, I'd be psyched.
Would you be psyched if that's the settlement you received because your employer negotiated behind your back to keep a competitor from offering you a job that pays $20k more a year?
You get what you pay for......the GPS is lousy, for example.
No, you don't. When you buy your new iPhone or Galaxy Si you're not getting a phone that performs 4-8x better.
If they don't offer static addressing, then it's a waste of time.
Why? Is all internet access a waste of time without a static IP? If you're running a business, then buy a business plan. If you're not running a business and it matters to you, get a dynamic DNS service.
Funny, but 640 is KFI's AM station number here in LA.
China is really catching up in the Boredom Race. Come on, guys, go somewhere.
The domain wasn't spamming, it didn't even have any email accounts set up.
You might want to check outbound traffic anyway. There's this stuff called malware...
I tried it in my (Windows) console and there is far too much leading. Is that the correct word? Too much vertical space. Lucida Console is worlds better for MS CLI use.
Why is offering someone a job poaching?
Because they weren't obviously looking for different jobs. There's nothing unethical about it.
He had no choice. "Stepped down" is a way of saying, "realized the board wanted to fire him." The only question is whether he was able to keep his stock.
That stock is going to be worth a lot once the Avid Life gets sued into the ground.
A guy who runs a web site for cheaters has more integrity than a certain presidential candidate...
This is just stupid. Seriously? Hillary had her own mail server. Big deal. That doesn't make me dislike her any more than I already do because all politicians are clueless about technology. The AM CEO basically discussed hacking a rival with his CTO: http://krebsonsecurity.com/201...
FPGA is totally meaningless acronym. It could have meant "Female Professional Golfers Association" or "Fantasy Professional Gamers of America" (OK that was pushing it )
Field Programmable Gate Array is more than enough to get someone that is computer literate interested in it the tutorial
The summary is concerned with "open source tool chains" for an "FPGA board." That is plenty to infer that this is an electronics/programming project. Your retort is just silly.
The fact that neither of them explained the acronym makes me question the value of information.
If you don't already know what FPGA stands for, "Field Programmable Gate Array" isn't going to clarify anything. It's not abbreviated for the sake of the summary, the acronym is the commonly used name for the tech.
Don't be so afraid of dogs. Dogs have lived with, worked and cared for humans for thousands of years and the rewards to humans have more than exceeded the drawbacks (like occasionally stepping in some poop).
You're comparing the benefits to the owner and the drawbacks for everyone else. A stranger's dog in no way benefits me.
Ask anyone if they'd rather fly on the Concorde or a 747 and I'm pretty sure you wouldn't find many takers for the 747.
Am I paying out of pocket?
That's true, but you could have also written an piece like that which simply said:
"The man who saved the International Space Station and manned space flight died today."
You're missing the point. The summary attempts to contrast what he is primarily known for with his role in this one area of interest to many Slashdotters.
"I have a dream, that a man will be judged not by the color of his skin but by the content of his character"
Or whatever the quote was.
Why do people always feel the need to point out that so-and-so was "An African American such and such" ? Maybe he wasn't even African.
I'm guessing TFA noted his ethnicity/color to provide more context for
most of the accolades touch on his effect on the civil rights struggle and his lifelong fight against racism