I just want to point out that the competition is not in the skills, the education, or the training. It's in the cost. The only way you can "compete" with offshore labor (whether it be of the hand or the mind) is to be cheaper since employers aren't taking that into account. Getting more education just makes you more expensive and probably hurts your chances in the global economy more than it helps.
Just because you received an American education doesn't mean you're a better programmer or sysadmin than some guy in India. About the only thing that you can do better than the other guys is speak English.
GWB would have us believe we all need to retrain for "high tech", but the truth is, all we have to do is lower our cost of living to that of our competitors.
title linux kernel (hd0,5)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdg6 devfs=mount acpi=ht splash=silent vga=788 initrd (hd0,5)/boot/initrd.img...which is identical to the kernel that works except it uses a different vmlinuz and initrd. I've tried it without the "devfs=mount" and "acpi=ht"--it has the same problem.
Yes I have the proper drivers for my motherboard compiled in (they are actually part of the.config from Mandrake's kernel). Also, the proper "root=/dev/hda(blah)" (I can boot multiple kernels, just not 2.6.3)
I know there's something else, I just have no idea what it is! I've compiled the 2.4.x kernel probably a hundred times without issue, yet 2.6 is driving me insane.
Some other things to note: I tried manually making my own initrd and that didn't work either. Tried "zcat/proc/config.gz >/usr/src/linux/.config" and that.config was the same as the original supplied by Mandrake.
My best guess is that there is something in Mandrake's kernel that is not present in the kernel.org version.
Anyone else had this problem when upgrading to 2.6? I previously tried upgrading my Mandrake 9.2 install to 2.6 and failed (on boot, no init found, no matter what I tried).
So I tried Mandrake 10 RC1 (which uses 2.6.2 by default). It booted and runs wonderfully. However, yesterday I tried to upgrade the kernel to 2.6.3 from kernel.org. Using "make oldconfig" (and following the rest of the compiliation procedures) on my Mandrake-supplied.config file, the system would not boot. For some reason it can't mount the root filesystem even though I have both ext2 and reiserfs support compiled into the kernel. Anyone else experience this? My only guess at this point is that I'm missing some sort of customization that Mandrake did to their version of the kernel.
Note: Abit IC7-G motherobard (not sure if that makes a difference).
Apple rarely pays to have their PCs placed in movies. They've just got really pretty boxes and screens and are MORE THAN HAPPY to donate a number of systems to any given major-studio movie.
As a matter of fact, I've seen Apples in two recent indy films, which suggests that they're going pretty far with this program.
Example: Apple donated several machines to Seinfeld's show.
As a side note, though, Apple did pay for placement in MI.
Sex offenders are currently the leading cause of statistics in the nation.
Leading close behind are reality TV, Fox's "Fair and balanced" view of everything, and trailing all the way down at the bottom of the list are statistics that actually matter.
Something like 42% of all Slashdot readers will get the joke of my first sentance immediately.
I've setup Postnuke sites for computer-challenged people before. There's a couple different gallery plugins and you have total control over the way it looks. The best part is that there's not a separate admin account you need to login to. Just add the users you want to the admin group and they have all privelages. Heck, you can even setup the permimssions so that they only have the ability to manage the gallery and news.
Two sites I designed, one with all postnuke features, and one with just a gallery, news, downloads, and an FAQ:
I'm not a web designer nor a programmer. But I can make a decent-looking Postnuke site. Definitely give PostNuke a look.
Whoah, it's WAY cheaper than that! (in the US?)
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Your typical 250GB HD costs $180 (here) Removable hard drive caddy (that will not fit in every PC everywhere) costs about $10 One-off caddy container is $15
A DVD burner that burns all formats at 4x is $105 (here) DVD-R media is $27/50-pack (about $0.54 each at Yesbuy.net) Total cost of 250GB worth of DVD Media is ~$30.
So essentially, here in the US, things are either MUCH cheaper, or you need to learn how to shop around.
Does it matter? They both work
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You may be out of the loop, so I'll inform you:
Drives that write both DVD+R and DVD-R are on the market NOW. I own one and depending on what's on sale this week at Best Buy/CompUSA, I'll either buy DVD+Rs or DVD-Rs. It doesn't matter. Why? Because THEY BOTH WORK.
When I say they both work, I mean, they both work in my burner (NEC 1300) at 4x speed and they both play in my ancient Sony DVD player and my newer Samsung DVD player.
I don't care if there are a hundred standards--as long as they're cheap and work as I'd expect them to, I'm OK with it.
Heck, even DVD-RWs and DVD+RWs work in my two DVD players. Only reason I don't buy those is because they're limited to 2x (on my burner).
Rekall is *NOT* a database. Also, it *IS* something we need (and didn't have previously). At least, it's something *I* need (and have wanted for a long time).
If you've ever used FileMaker Pro on the Mac or Windows you know we're missing something like this in Linux. Rekall seems to be the answer (since KOffice's Kexi Project is still getting off the ground). Only it's a far superior solution since you can pick & choose which back-end database(s) you want to use (and it's free now!).
Hell, there's even a version of Rekall for embedded Linux!
What Rekall provides that your typical PHP/MySQL solution doesn't, is real-time scripting of events. Sure, you can write some badass javascript that does server-side lookups of info, but that takes a lot of time and isn't very easy to change. With Rekall you can, for instance, create a database of customers. When you type in "Bob Smith" it can auto-fill in the rest of Bob's info (like phone number, address, etc). I know from first hand experience that this is a very difficult thing to do with a web-based form.
Also, an open-source Rekall has the potential to replace things like Remedy, Vantive, Peoplesoft, and other big-name ECRM systems.
Not to mention the fact that Rekall is completely cross-platform.
I'm not 100% sure, but there's a good technical reason to buy a USB 2.0 mouse over a 1.0 or 1.1 version even if they're the same low speed: It doesn't mess with your 2.0 bus.
A USB 1.1 mouse will revert the whole bus to 1.1 protocol and thus leave your nice 2.0 devices working slower than ever. However, a USB 2.0-compatible mouse would be added to a 2.0 bus without slowing it down--despite the fact that it does not need that speed.
So USB 2.0 compatibility *IS* important if you want to hook up a hard drive to the same bus as your mouse.
Reading this article it reminds me just how infintile we are with our technology. I used to think that a 200GB 7200 RPM hard drive was nice and big/fast. Now I can't help but think, "It's not enough!"
Who knows what the future will hold? If they can reproduce this resolution on a pair of VR goggles some day, computer games will take on a whole new experience =)
Your point is rather moot. Just because someone is getting support from the government doesn't mean they're not allowed to have a few luxuries.
Heck, last time I checked every public housing project included indoor plumbing and heating. Those are considered luxuries by millions of people around the world.
If we made it so that people on welfare, in public housing, etc, weren't allowed to have luxuries and fun, it wouldn't be called 'welfare', it would be called 'prison'.
They may have eliminated a $6/hour position by introducing an automated checkout machine, but how much did that machine cost? I bet it cost a lot more than an entire year's worth of a $6/hour employee. That's why you're not given a discount.
I don't understand how you could hate automated checkout systems... They certainly save me a lot of time. I don't know about YOU, but when I go grocery shopping there'a always lines... Lines that don't move particularly fast either....but there's always a few automated checkout counters available. Why would I wait in line when I can just mosey on over to a free counter and check myself out? It's a convenience.
Of course, if I ran things, every counter would be automated... With some having manned personnel helping you and some without. That way you get the best of both worlds.
Well, a bar of soap leaving you "clean and fresh" is something of an opinion. A piece of software that claims to work on Windows XP, but does not is a different story.
I've seen several boxed applications that have claims on the box that are simply not true... And I'm not talking about a game claiming to be able run on a 500MHz system.
I can name a number of MMORPGs that had big fat claims on their boxes/websites for features that were not (yet) in the games at launch. Hell, some of these games didn't even RUN after launch... With no refunds.
The section that you refer to is probably directed at things like that.
"It is not an abuse of the court system to take legal action against someone who is breaking the law. The fact that these kids may be at college doesn't excuse being criminals."
I'd just like to point out that at this stage of the game, the courts have not been involved.
The DMCA gives the RIAA the right to issue Subpoenas to whoever they want, whenever they want... Without requiring a judge's signiture.
It's a blatant violation of the constitutional right to due process. The more subpoenas they make, the more people will get mad about this fact (hopefully).
As much as I'd love to believe that programmers are screwed and sysadmins such as myself are safe, I just can't see it. I work for a large web hosting company. What we do, essentially, is manage the systems administration of other company's webservers and related equipment (load balancers, dns, database servers, etc). We are the outsource.
We have customers from all walks of IT... Government, retail, news & information, etc. The trend I've been seeing lately with the customers I work with is that they are outsourcing their IT (especially Sysadmins) to India (or other places).
For instance, one of our largest customers is a big American brand-name you'd find on half the appliances at Wal-Mart and Sears. Every person I talk to at that company is in India--an outsourced sysadmin who's job is to maintain their internal systems as well as work with us to maintain their web hosting environment.
I don't think a company could get by without localized sysadmins, but they can cut their workforce in half (at least!) by hiring sysadmins in other countries that maintain systems wherever. Heck, the sysadmins could be in Inda and the systems themselves could be in South America. Location doesn't matter when you're talking about the Internet (at least, as long as you have enough bandwidth).
Another thing that seems rather odd to me is that half of my coworkers are H1B people from India. So I work for an American company that hires lots of imported Indian workers and I speak with customers who are essentially an outsourced workforce in India.
Just an FYI: A cop has no obligation to put on their sirens or emergency lights when doing the things you describe. It's merely an option for them--and they should use those tools whenever possible for their own safety.
In a sense, they are, "above the law" in regards to the rules of the road. The reasons for this are obvious: secretive persuit, getting to a crime scene without alerting the perpetrators, etc
However, they *CAN* get in trouble if they're just roaming around like a maniac without a good reason. Feel free to report any cop that does this (I've done it, though, I can't say that they were punished for it). One complaint probably won't do much, but it goes on their record for quite some time, so if that cop ever causes an accident or whatever, it could come up in court. Actually, now that I think about it, this probably varies from state to state or perhaps even county to county.
Unfortunately, the only way to complain is to write a written letter to the sherrif's dept. or state police dept. Make sure to include the time and his car number.
Ahh, you're not seeing the big picture here. The iTunes music store isn't meant to be a self-sufficient profit-making business. It's merely a value-added service to sell more iPods (and more Macs).
So I'm looking at your post in reverse: How much does the iTunes music store cost to maintain? If it can stand alone with it's own sales outright without leeching profits from iPod sales, it's certainly a profitable product offering and should sell more iPods (and more Macs since it's Mac-proprietary). After all, Apple is a hardware company
I've broken all of my fingers (most twice), most of my toes, a few ribs, both ankles and both wrists. I have a 10" long "depression" in my skull from when I cracked it playing football in the house at age 6 (dove for a "pass", hit the little metal striker plate on the door jamb). I had a double hernia at 18 months old. When I was growing up, I'd say I had a cast/splint on something for about 3 months out of every year. For the longest time, everyone thought I was really fragile. Turns out I just didn't feel it when something broke, and so never had that "Don't dive into a tackle with your fingers sticking out" negative reinforcement. I'd break something and not notice until I couldn't bend a joint or it hurt later on when I moved it in some way.
I've even broken fingers and not known it.
Hmm... After reading your post I'm really starting to believe what people are saying about redheds being the result inbreeding.
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I just want to point out that the competition is not in the skills, the education, or the training. It's in the cost. The only way you can "compete" with offshore labor (whether it be of the hand or the mind) is to be cheaper since employers aren't taking that into account. Getting more education just makes you more expensive and probably hurts your chances in the global economy more than it helps.
Just because you received an American education doesn't mean you're a better programmer or sysadmin than some guy in India. About the only thing that you can do better than the other guys is speak English.
GWB would have us believe we all need to retrain for "high tech", but the truth is, all we have to do is lower our cost of living to that of our competitors.
Both my / and /home are formattted reiserfs. I should note that they're formatted with reiserfs 3.6.
The area in question that you probably need is this (let me know if you want more):
/proc filesystem ...
...which is identical to the kernel that works except it uses a different vmlinuz and initrd. I've tried it without the "devfs=mount" and "acpi=ht"--it has the same problem.
Mounting
creating device files
Mounting sysfs
creating root device
Mounting root filesystem with flags notail
mount: error 6 mounting reiserfs flags notail
well, retrying with no option flags
pivotroot: pivot_root(/sysroot,/sysroot/initrd) failed: 2
My grub config is simple:
title linux
kernel (hd0,5)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdg6 devfs=mount acpi=ht splash=silent vga=788
initrd (hd0,5)/boot/initrd.img
Yes I have the proper drivers for my motherboard compiled in (they are actually part of the .config from Mandrake's kernel). Also, the proper "root=/dev/hda(blah)" (I can boot multiple kernels, just not 2.6.3)
/proc/config.gz > /usr/src/linux/.config" and that .config was the same as the original supplied by Mandrake.
I know there's something else, I just have no idea what it is! I've compiled the 2.4.x kernel probably a hundred times without issue, yet 2.6 is driving me insane.
Some other things to note: I tried manually making my own initrd and that didn't work either. Tried "zcat
My best guess is that there is something in Mandrake's kernel that is not present in the kernel.org version.
Anyone else had this problem when upgrading to 2.6? I previously tried upgrading my Mandrake 9.2 install to 2.6 and failed (on boot, no init found, no matter what I tried).
.config file, the system would not boot. For some reason it can't mount the root filesystem even though I have both ext2 and reiserfs support compiled into the kernel. Anyone else experience this? My only guess at this point is that I'm missing some sort of customization that Mandrake did to their version of the kernel.
So I tried Mandrake 10 RC1 (which uses 2.6.2 by default). It booted and runs wonderfully. However, yesterday I tried to upgrade the kernel to 2.6.3 from kernel.org. Using "make oldconfig" (and following the rest of the compiliation procedures) on my Mandrake-supplied
Note: Abit IC7-G motherobard (not sure if that makes a difference).
Apple rarely pays to have their PCs placed in movies. They've just got really pretty boxes and screens and are MORE THAN HAPPY to donate a number of systems to any given major-studio movie.
As a matter of fact, I've seen Apples in two recent indy films, which suggests that they're going pretty far with this program.
Example: Apple donated several machines to Seinfeld's show.
As a side note, though, Apple did pay for placement in MI.
Sex offenders are currently the leading cause of statistics in the nation.
Leading close behind are reality TV, Fox's "Fair and balanced" view of everything, and trailing all the way down at the bottom of the list are statistics that actually matter.
Something like 42% of all Slashdot readers will get the joke of my first sentance immediately.
I've setup Postnuke sites for computer-challenged people before. There's a couple different gallery plugins and you have total control over the way it looks. The best part is that there's not a separate admin account you need to login to. Just add the users you want to the admin group and they have all privelages. Heck, you can even setup the permimssions so that they only have the ability to manage the gallery and news.
l e.com (self plug)
Two sites I designed, one with all postnuke features, and one with just a gallery, news, downloads, and an FAQ:
http://zaurus.loveslinux.com
http://www.riskab
I'm not a web designer nor a programmer. But I can make a decent-looking Postnuke site. Definitely give PostNuke a look.
Your typical 250GB HD costs $180 (here)
Removable hard drive caddy (that will not fit in every PC everywhere) costs about $10
One-off caddy container is $15
A DVD burner that burns all formats at 4x is $105 (here)
DVD-R media is $27/50-pack (about $0.54 each at Yesbuy.net)
Total cost of 250GB worth of DVD Media is ~$30.
So essentially, here in the US, things are either MUCH cheaper, or you need to learn how to shop around.
You may be out of the loop, so I'll inform you:
Drives that write both DVD+R and DVD-R are on the market NOW. I own one and depending on what's on sale this week at Best Buy/CompUSA, I'll either buy DVD+Rs or DVD-Rs. It doesn't matter. Why? Because THEY BOTH WORK.
When I say they both work, I mean, they both work in my burner (NEC 1300) at 4x speed and they both play in my ancient Sony DVD player and my newer Samsung DVD player.
I don't care if there are a hundred standards--as long as they're cheap and work as I'd expect them to, I'm OK with it.
Heck, even DVD-RWs and DVD+RWs work in my two DVD players. Only reason I don't buy those is because they're limited to 2x (on my burner).
It's just like the other poster said... You type "Bob Smith" hit tab (or click another field) and it auto-fills in the rest of the info.
This can be important for forms with lots of fields since you'd have to submit the form many times. It also saves considerable network traffic.
It CAN be done though... I've seen it. It involves server-side javascript and a whole heck of a lot of patience.
Rekall is *NOT* a database. Also, it *IS* something we need (and didn't have previously). At least, it's something *I* need (and have wanted for a long time).
If you've ever used FileMaker Pro on the Mac or Windows you know we're missing something like this in Linux. Rekall seems to be the answer (since KOffice's Kexi Project is still getting off the ground). Only it's a far superior solution since you can pick & choose which back-end database(s) you want to use (and it's free now!).
Hell, there's even a version of Rekall for embedded Linux!
What Rekall provides that your typical PHP/MySQL solution doesn't, is real-time scripting of events. Sure, you can write some badass javascript that does server-side lookups of info, but that takes a lot of time and isn't very easy to change. With Rekall you can, for instance, create a database of customers. When you type in "Bob Smith" it can auto-fill in the rest of Bob's info (like phone number, address, etc). I know from first hand experience that this is a very difficult thing to do with a web-based form.
Also, an open-source Rekall has the potential to replace things like Remedy, Vantive, Peoplesoft, and other big-name ECRM systems.
Not to mention the fact that Rekall is completely cross-platform.
I'm not 100% sure, but there's a good technical reason to buy a USB 2.0 mouse over a 1.0 or 1.1 version even if they're the same low speed: It doesn't mess with your 2.0 bus.
A USB 1.1 mouse will revert the whole bus to 1.1 protocol and thus leave your nice 2.0 devices working slower than ever. However, a USB 2.0-compatible mouse would be added to a 2.0 bus without slowing it down--despite the fact that it does not need that speed.
So USB 2.0 compatibility *IS* important if you want to hook up a hard drive to the same bus as your mouse.
Reading this article it reminds me just how infintile we are with our technology. I used to think that a 200GB 7200 RPM hard drive was nice and big/fast. Now I can't help but think, "It's not enough!"
Who knows what the future will hold? If they can reproduce this resolution on a pair of VR goggles some day, computer games will take on a whole new experience =)
When I said "prison" I meant it in the hypothetical sense, not "American prison" =)
IMHO, the problem with this country is the rapid decline of the middle class, too-low minimum wage, and distribution of wealth. No idea how to fix it.
Your point is rather moot. Just because someone is getting support from the government doesn't mean they're not allowed to have a few luxuries.
Heck, last time I checked every public housing project included indoor plumbing and heating. Those are considered luxuries by millions of people around the world.
If we made it so that people on welfare, in public housing, etc, weren't allowed to have luxuries and fun, it wouldn't be called 'welfare', it would be called 'prison'.
They may have eliminated a $6/hour position by introducing an automated checkout machine, but how much did that machine cost? I bet it cost a lot more than an entire year's worth of a $6/hour employee. That's why you're not given a discount.
...but there's always a few automated checkout counters available. Why would I wait in line when I can just mosey on over to a free counter and check myself out? It's a convenience.
I don't understand how you could hate automated checkout systems... They certainly save me a lot of time. I don't know about YOU, but when I go grocery shopping there'a always lines... Lines that don't move particularly fast either.
Of course, if I ran things, every counter would be automated... With some having manned personnel helping you and some without. That way you get the best of both worlds.
Well, a bar of soap leaving you "clean and fresh" is something of an opinion. A piece of software that claims to work on Windows XP, but does not is a different story.
I've seen several boxed applications that have claims on the box that are simply not true... And I'm not talking about a game claiming to be able run on a 500MHz system.
I can name a number of MMORPGs that had big fat claims on their boxes/websites for features that were not (yet) in the games at launch. Hell, some of these games didn't even RUN after launch... With no refunds.
The section that you refer to is probably directed at things like that.
An 80GB USB 2.0 hard drive is $100 (just an example, there's many, many more for a similar price, check http://www.pricewatch.com)
Anyone who's paying $150 for a 20GB drive is throwing their money away.
"It is not an abuse of the court system to take legal action against someone who is breaking the law. The fact that these kids may be at college doesn't excuse being criminals."
I'd just like to point out that at this stage of the game, the courts have not been involved.
The DMCA gives the RIAA the right to issue Subpoenas to whoever they want, whenever they want... Without requiring a judge's signiture.
It's a blatant violation of the constitutional right to due process. The more subpoenas they make, the more people will get mad about this fact (hopefully).
As much as I'd love to believe that programmers are screwed and sysadmins such as myself are safe, I just can't see it. I work for a large web hosting company. What we do, essentially, is manage the systems administration of other company's webservers and related equipment (load balancers, dns, database servers, etc). We are the outsource.
We have customers from all walks of IT... Government, retail, news & information, etc. The trend I've been seeing lately with the customers I work with is that they are outsourcing their IT (especially Sysadmins) to India (or other places).
For instance, one of our largest customers is a big American brand-name you'd find on half the appliances at Wal-Mart and Sears. Every person I talk to at that company is in India--an outsourced sysadmin who's job is to maintain their internal systems as well as work with us to maintain their web hosting environment.
I don't think a company could get by without localized sysadmins, but they can cut their workforce in half (at least!) by hiring sysadmins in other countries that maintain systems wherever. Heck, the sysadmins could be in Inda and the systems themselves could be in South America. Location doesn't matter when you're talking about the Internet (at least, as long as you have enough bandwidth).
Another thing that seems rather odd to me is that half of my coworkers are H1B people from India. So I work for an American company that hires lots of imported Indian workers and I speak with customers who are essentially an outsourced workforce in India.
US IT Money -> India, regardless of job title.
Just an FYI: A cop has no obligation to put on their sirens or emergency lights when doing the things you describe. It's merely an option for them--and they should use those tools whenever possible for their own safety.
In a sense, they are, "above the law" in regards to the rules of the road. The reasons for this are obvious: secretive persuit, getting to a crime scene without alerting the perpetrators, etc
However, they *CAN* get in trouble if they're just roaming around like a maniac without a good reason. Feel free to report any cop that does this (I've done it, though, I can't say that they were punished for it). One complaint probably won't do much, but it goes on their record for quite some time, so if that cop ever causes an accident or whatever, it could come up in court. Actually, now that I think about it, this probably varies from state to state or perhaps even county to county.
Unfortunately, the only way to complain is to write a written letter to the sherrif's dept. or state police dept. Make sure to include the time and his car number.
Ahh, you're not seeing the big picture here. The iTunes music store isn't meant to be a self-sufficient profit-making business. It's merely a value-added service to sell more iPods (and more Macs).
So I'm looking at your post in reverse: How much does the iTunes music store cost to maintain? If it can stand alone with it's own sales outright without leeching profits from iPod sales, it's certainly a profitable product offering and should sell more iPods (and more Macs since it's Mac-proprietary). After all, Apple is a hardware company
Have a look here...
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http://www.snopes.com/history/american/gauge.ht
I've broken all of my fingers (most twice), most of my toes, a few ribs, both ankles and both wrists. I have a 10" long "depression" in my skull from when I cracked it playing football in the house at age 6 (dove for a "pass", hit the little metal striker plate on the door jamb). I had a double hernia at 18 months old. When I was growing up, I'd say I had a cast/splint on something for about 3 months out of every year. For the longest time, everyone thought I was really fragile. Turns out I just didn't feel it when something broke, and so never had that "Don't dive into a tackle with your fingers sticking out" negative reinforcement. I'd break something and not notice until I couldn't bend a joint or it hurt later on when I moved it in some way.
I've even broken fingers and not known it.
Hmm... After reading your post I'm really starting to believe what people are saying about redheds being the result inbreeding.