Not everything works perfect in Linux. I use Fedora as a host with Windows in a vm. Why? Because nothing is worse than mangling people's performance reviews because HR uses documents in Office format that get mangled by LibreOffice. Or having to sit on a jump box all day to manage MS servers (AD, Exchange, MS SQL, etc.). Writing Powershell scripts is less productive...as is those bad internal apps that require IE (yes, they still exist in the corporate world). Being Linux-only is a nice goal...but is not feasible for larger corporations unless your only job is managing UNIX/Linux servers all day.
Technically yes. However, it is difficult to think of a heavily armed and well-trained paramilitary force as "civilian". My point was more of an attempt at humor...
Which single item will prevent 911 from ever happening again. Cost quite a bit less than TSA, and is significantly more effective. Further, as proven by the "underwear" and the "show" bombers, passengers will certainly be less than cooperative for future threats onboard. So what does TSA do for us again?
the second biggest export out of Iraq after oil was trained jihadis.
A rather extraordinary claim, do you have a citation for this? Seems most jihadi terrorists were trained in Sudan, Afghanistan, or Yemen...certainly not Iraq. Saddam despised Al Qaeda and religious extremists...he was quite secular in his beliefs. A tinpot dictator, but no threat to anyone outside of Iraq. Our no-fly zones were very effective, and he had not gassed the Kurds since 83. The war in 91 dismantled his military, and he himself removed the WMD program (although leading his neighbors to believe he had them still to prevent Iran from taking advantage). Can you expound upon the ideology of Islam? There are just as many Mulims as Catholics in this world (just over a billion). If they as a group truly wanted to "destroy the infidels", they would have more damage than WW2 by now. Don't confuse the extremists with majority...just as you would not consider the IRA representative of all Catholics nor the Branch Davidians as representative of all Protestants.
They aren't saber rattling or invading their neighbors.
Of course not...they are firmly entrenched in the same ideology of their neighbors now. You do realize Saddam was the only buffer between Iran and the Sunni countries right? Now, Shiites run Iran, Iraq, and Syria...and we wonder why Saudi Arabia is not happy? The UN Resolution was pushed by the US...don't consider it otherwise. Saddam is gone...so are many other good people.
the foreign workers are necessary to drive growth in Australia's IT industry, while others have cited examples where large Australian companies have imported workers needlessly, displacing qualified Aussie personnel."
Oddly, this seems paradoxical as probably both are true. Australia probably needs to import IT workers, just not to displace current workers.
Congratulations on probably being the first poster on Slashdot to use a Home Improvement reference. I had thought the rules stated only Star Wars, Star Trek, Matrix, and obscure Sci-Fi show references were permitted.
You forgot a few. MS Office does much more than "document editing". I've seen extremely complex Excel documents, process workflows with Outlook forms and templates, Infopath forms, extremely complex Powerpoint slide decks, and all sorts of bizarre features I never even knew existed in use. Sure, we as IT people might do a quick slide deck, check our email, and write a tech document with images. However, I don't think tech people in general scratch the surface of what MS Office does. In order to replace Office, you need to replace all the features...and include the backend Exchange and Sharepoint features. That is what would topple them...not creating another "me too" office suite.
the meteorite was not from space but part of a U.S. weapons test
They need better intel. Everyone in the US knows our military industrial complex isn't about working weapons...it's about milking tax dollars in going far beyond budgets to improve SEC filings. Can anyone in the US name 5 successful weapons programs to go into production over the last 10 years without major problems?
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Not everything works perfect in Linux. I use Fedora as a host with Windows in a vm. Why? Because nothing is worse than mangling people's performance reviews because HR uses documents in Office format that get mangled by LibreOffice. Or having to sit on a jump box all day to manage MS servers (AD, Exchange, MS SQL, etc.). Writing Powershell scripts is less productive...as is those bad internal apps that require IE (yes, they still exist in the corporate world). Being Linux-only is a nice goal...but is not feasible for larger corporations unless your only job is managing UNIX/Linux servers all day.
I always heard phishing was best in Alaska...
I don't think the Nexus 7 is 3 years old yet? I'd be curious to know of any Android device that still receives updates at 3 years.
You need to install it first...
I won't dispute it being a good deal. However, residences only get 7 years free, the city is getting 15 years at no cost.
Yes it was, and yes they are. I wonder if Google is using this as an experiment before buying all of UTOPIA?
Technically yes. However, it is difficult to think of a heavily armed and well-trained paramilitary force as "civilian". My point was more of an attempt at humor...
Which single item will prevent 911 from ever happening again. Cost quite a bit less than TSA, and is significantly more effective. Further, as proven by the "underwear" and the "show" bombers, passengers will certainly be less than cooperative for future threats onboard. So what does TSA do for us again?
Xe aka Blackwater?
50 foot pythons in the sewers of New York might take care of the rat problem
Might take care of congestion on the subway lines as well...
the second biggest export out of Iraq after oil was trained jihadis.
A rather extraordinary claim, do you have a citation for this? Seems most jihadi terrorists were trained in Sudan, Afghanistan, or Yemen...certainly not Iraq. Saddam despised Al Qaeda and religious extremists...he was quite secular in his beliefs. A tinpot dictator, but no threat to anyone outside of Iraq. Our no-fly zones were very effective, and he had not gassed the Kurds since 83. The war in 91 dismantled his military, and he himself removed the WMD program (although leading his neighbors to believe he had them still to prevent Iran from taking advantage).
Can you expound upon the ideology of Islam? There are just as many Mulims as Catholics in this world (just over a billion). If they as a group truly wanted to "destroy the infidels", they would have more damage than WW2 by now. Don't confuse the extremists with majority...just as you would not consider the IRA representative of all Catholics nor the Branch Davidians as representative of all Protestants.
They aren't saber rattling or invading their neighbors.
Of course not...they are firmly entrenched in the same ideology of their neighbors now. You do realize Saddam was the only buffer between Iran and the Sunni countries right? Now, Shiites run Iran, Iraq, and Syria...and we wonder why Saudi Arabia is not happy? The UN Resolution was pushed by the US...don't consider it otherwise.
Saddam is gone...so are many other good people.
Just wait until the moodiness starts...
So they are getting smarter...but more lazier? Maybe that is a better hypothesis.
the foreign workers are necessary to drive growth in Australia's IT industry, while others have cited examples where large Australian companies have imported workers needlessly, displacing qualified Aussie personnel."
Oddly, this seems paradoxical as probably both are true. Australia probably needs to import IT workers, just not to displace current workers.
... I don't think so, Tim...
Congratulations on probably being the first poster on Slashdot to use a Home Improvement reference. I had thought the rules stated only Star Wars, Star Trek, Matrix, and obscure Sci-Fi show references were permitted.
I just finally got the sound of a connecting modem out of my head...
2:00 minutes for boarding.
Must be a double minor here...boarding always takes twice as long as it should these days...
polluted it with soup
Nothing a 10 dollar recipe book wouldn't fix...
3 leves, yes:
hard, extremely difficult, and "who designed this impossibility?"
You forgot a few. MS Office does much more than "document editing". I've seen extremely complex Excel documents, process workflows with Outlook forms and templates, Infopath forms, extremely complex Powerpoint slide decks, and all sorts of bizarre features I never even knew existed in use. Sure, we as IT people might do a quick slide deck, check our email, and write a tech document with images. However, I don't think tech people in general scratch the surface of what MS Office does. In order to replace Office, you need to replace all the features...and include the backend Exchange and Sharepoint features. That is what would topple them...not creating another "me too" office suite.
DId one of the Apollo astronauts have trouble with weightlessness? Perhaps a bad breakfast that morning?
Is there a prize for discovering the 2000th?
the meteorite was not from space but part of a U.S. weapons test
They need better intel. Everyone in the US knows our military industrial complex isn't about working weapons...it's about milking tax dollars in going far beyond budgets to improve SEC filings. Can anyone in the US name 5 successful weapons programs to go into production over the last 10 years without major problems?
Affleck's a bit younger...we'll make do.