no standards is what is good about open source... because nothing kills freedom like being forced to comply with some arbitrary standard (often enforced by either government or corporate interests)
you can take your standards and shove them up your ass
The TSA people you deal with in the "security" line at airports are under trained, under paid, and treated with disdain by their employer
so they should get off their asses and get a real job
if you want to work for an organisation treated in contempt by the flying public, you are a moron and deserve to be as marginalized as the poor fools that subject themselves to TSA harrassment
You could have voted for Ron Paul in 2008 or 2012.
The problem was Ron Paul needed to win by a huge majority to make it impossible for the GOP factions (Romney et. al.) to doctor the results of the primaries.
In the 2016 election, vote Rand Paul... son of Ron Paul can't possibly be as bad as the other morons running (Republican or Democratic).
RMS talked about open source and free software philosophy
Torvalds was the engineer that made it work, and continues to be a critical cog in the engine that helps maintain Linux supremacy to this day
FOSS and Linux won't die with Torvalds, but it will be interesting to see what happens to the quality of the Linux kernel when it leaves control of its one and only real master.
even in software development companies only the software developers themselves are the breadwinners
IT administrators are an essential expense, but they aren't breadwinners, and attitudes like yours are the reason why the god complex in IT administration is perpetuated
if IT admins considered themselves as being on the same level as the users they support (as colleagues), rather than putting themselves on pedestals (as if having "admin privileges" actually means anything) they would probably get along with people better and endure less stress. if admins continue to talk down to users and treat them like criminals intent on destroying the universe, users will simply ignore admins and repeat the same mistakes just out of spite.
admins are the enablers of work, but they aren't the doers of work
all business overheads are essential, otherwise they wouldn't be worth investing in, but they are overheads nonetheless, and overheads don't bring in cash
are they as important as anyone else in a business? sure they are, but that doesn't justify the god complex
the whole "users are stupid" mentality is part of the reason why IT admins cop so much abuse from users, and also why many small businesses are happy to farm out the IT stuff to consultants so as to avoid having to hire IT admins full time
not saying that they are the only ones, but too many IT admins are power tripping jerk offs
car analogy reply: no, they make a gas meter and the process of filling the tank simple enough for anyone to be able to do.
i think the real problem is that too many IT admins suffer from a god complex... they don't understand the user, what they require to do their job or that often the procedural and functional "controls" that IT admins enforce are often part of the problem.
in terms of company finances, IT admins are in most cases an essential expense, but they are also an overhead expense; IT admins aren't the breadwinners of a company. their purpose is to keep IT infrastructure operating so that others can do the work that makes money for the company. unfortunately this reality doesn't fit well with the god complex model within IT departments.
there is no doubt undue stress heaped on IT admins when things go wrong, similarly to airline pilots, but like airline pilots, IT admins earn their keep when the shit hits the fan because when things are running normally they are there to monitor and plan. perhaps like airline pilots, IT admins need to focus their training on dealing with the problems they get paid for rather than spending the time whinging about users.
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It's because Apple has fallen from its tree.
You can still patent genes???
no, but you can patent dinosaurs
on the contrary... it was their real hatred of the Romans that set them apart
no standards is what is good about open source... because nothing kills freedom like being forced to comply with some arbitrary standard (often enforced by either government or corporate interests)
you can take your standards and shove them up your ass
The TSA people you deal with in the "security" line at airports are under trained, under paid, and treated with disdain by their employer
so they should get off their asses and get a real job
if you want to work for an organisation treated in contempt by the flying public, you are a moron and deserve to be as marginalized as the poor fools that subject themselves to TSA harrassment
tell the moron TSA rep that whatever you have is contagious... VEEEEERRRRYYY CONTAAAAAGIOUSSSSSS!!!!!!
You could have voted for Ron Paul in 2008 or 2012.
The problem was Ron Paul needed to win by a huge majority to make it impossible for the GOP factions (Romney et. al.) to doctor the results of the primaries.
In the 2016 election, vote Rand Paul... son of Ron Paul can't possibly be as bad as the other morons running (Republican or Democratic).
It's funny that anyone from the west can claim that have any idea what goes on in North Korea.
You guys been watching too much CNN me thinks.
your biggest fuck up as a nation was not overwhelmingly voting ron paul for president
now unfortunately you have to deal with the consequences of that fuck up
thankfully i'm not an american
RMS talked about open source and free software philosophy
Torvalds was the engineer that made it work, and continues to be a critical cog in the engine that helps maintain Linux supremacy to this day
FOSS and Linux won't die with Torvalds, but it will be interesting to see what happens to the quality of the Linux kernel when it leaves control of its one and only real master.
RMS is known for what he says, not what he does
Torvalds is known for what he does, not what he says
the point of my post was to show that airliner cabins aren't full of recirculated air... nothing more, nothing less
you don't understand the definition of "overhead"
have a read...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overhead_(business)
even in software development companies only the software developers themselves are the breadwinners
IT administrators are an essential expense, but they aren't breadwinners, and attitudes like yours are the reason why the god complex in IT administration is perpetuated
if IT admins considered themselves as being on the same level as the users they support (as colleagues), rather than putting themselves on pedestals (as if having "admin privileges" actually means anything) they would probably get along with people better and endure less stress. if admins continue to talk down to users and treat them like criminals intent on destroying the universe, users will simply ignore admins and repeat the same mistakes just out of spite.
admins are the enablers of work, but they aren't the doers of work
all business overheads are essential, otherwise they wouldn't be worth investing in, but they are overheads nonetheless, and overheads don't bring in cash
are they as important as anyone else in a business? sure they are, but that doesn't justify the god complex
the whole "users are stupid" mentality is part of the reason why IT admins cop so much abuse from users, and also why many small businesses are happy to farm out the IT stuff to consultants so as to avoid having to hire IT admins full time
not saying that they are the only ones, but too many IT admins are power tripping jerk offs
for programmers to solve problems under pressure you just need a gun and a hooker
it would put people that actually matter there, making it a high risk operation
only in the case of torvalds... the other two are just hacktivists
they don't want people who care about contributing to society interfering
actually torvalds would fit quite well... he cares about engineering, not people
they know how to rip it off
wonder if there's a cabin air source switch in the flight deck to change from compressor bleed air to turbine bleed air
...another tech bubble
where you get to breathe in the same recycled air for 9 hours
not really
http://www.askthepilot.com/questionanswers/cabin-air-quality/
just sayin
car analogy reply: no, they make a gas meter and the process of filling the tank simple enough for anyone to be able to do.
i think the real problem is that too many IT admins suffer from a god complex... they don't understand the user, what they require to do their job or that often the procedural and functional "controls" that IT admins enforce are often part of the problem.
in terms of company finances, IT admins are in most cases an essential expense, but they are also an overhead expense; IT admins aren't the breadwinners of a company. their purpose is to keep IT infrastructure operating so that others can do the work that makes money for the company. unfortunately this reality doesn't fit well with the god complex model within IT departments.
there is no doubt undue stress heaped on IT admins when things go wrong, similarly to airline pilots, but like airline pilots, IT admins earn their keep when the shit hits the fan because when things are running normally they are there to monitor and plan. perhaps like airline pilots, IT admins need to focus their training on dealing with the problems they get paid for rather than spending the time whinging about users.
i think 73% are just having a whinge
it would be a typical figure in any industry
if it was the number of IT professionals that have actually quit (not just having considered quitting) due to stress, then you might have a story
also, if IT professionals think they have it hard, have a look at these guys...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFe-nJtiByM
it's the indian manhole men that got lost
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFe-nJtiByM
or "Anthrax Corporation"
i wonder what they think of things like fat pizza and family guy