IBM PC architecture never used the 8" FDD to my knowledge.
I seem to remember those 8" drives on old DEC equipment - VAX minicomps and the like.
I worked on systems in the late 80's that used 8 inch floppies (Network 90 DCS - which I think ABB owns nowadays). These were installed in the Operator Interface Units (OIUs) for backups etc. In my case I was running a pseudo multi-tasking program written in TI-Basic that read and wrote data to the floppies by overlaying variables in the Basic address space with absolute sectors from the floppies.
Maybe the crazy desire to continually expand and build everything under the sun with concrete resulted from drinking all that water from the lead lined pipes!
The Saltville PD in SW Virginia has just started using a fully electric motorcycle to patrol areas where miscreants are likely to hear traditional vehicles approaching, in order to better apprehend them.
I know what you mean. Back in the day I wrote a "multi-tasking" program in TI-Basic(*) that simultaneously handled operator keystrokes as well as performing "real-time" calculations. And disk I/O meant overlaying disk sectors (from the 8" floppies) onto arrays of variables in memory from where the program could access them.
* One thing that annoyed me about that system was the operator stations were programmed in TI-Basic, but the control sections could be programmed in genuine MS-Basic, which was a hell of a lot more mature and had a much richer syntax.
I have to do a risk analysis for each change that gets made to a system (not just patches)
Which sounds like its straight out of the OSHA playbook for considering the health and safety aspects of a physical job before performing it. While it is a PITA sometimes, when the shit does hit the fan you are glad that you have all the correct responses ready to roll.
So... the business made a stupid decision, and when they realised the error of their ways, rather than trying to reach agreement on the best way forward, you delighted in rubbing their noses in it, using processes designed to protect you to hurt your employing organization instead.
If he had said.. "OK.. sure I'll stop sending you those 400 pages of paper per day", then the policy would still have been left in place, and sometime win the future his employer could have used his inability to follow policy as an excuse to ream him over. Yes its CYA, but some employers are not above using any tool at their disposal to justify their actions.
Only by being a genuine PITA does the stupid police get removed, rather than ignored until convenient.
I can code in multiple languages on multiple systems and have been doing it for a shit load of years.. and right now I am sitting in front of OSX, Windows 7 and Debian systems.
But suppose my choice of career was suddenly cut short for some reason (the singularity?) what would it take for me to learn a bunch of manual skills in order to become a productive member of society? And to learn them to the same skill level I have now?
Basically I would be fucked as I have spent all these years adapting to intellectual challenges that rely on understanding arcane facts about specific systems, and then shuffling that knowledge around to find oval solutions to problems. I chose this career path because I was not enamored with the idea of manual labor. Actually I take that back.. I chose this career because I was enamored with the intellectual challenges. So I know I would suck at being a coal miner or a machinist or a welder or barrista compared to people who willingly have taken on those career paths.
The mythical coal miner to coder transition would suck for the same reasons that me being a coal miner would suck
They are employees.. so they do what they are told to do by their boss.
Now developing a proper business case for your boos to show that you have considered all of the angles (installation, administration, education, usage and changeover issues) , and how that affects the bottom line is a totally different question.
Just be prepared to have to constantly get out of your vehicle to clean all those different lenses, or else camera tech is useless.
Why do you think that has to be manually done? Air blast of sensors to keep them clean is common in industry, and various high end cars already have things like head light washer/wipers.
Recently both rear view cameras and sideview camera systems have been criticised as a bad idea by some here on Slashdot.
This Land Rover invisible hood system seems beyond criticism. But I'm sure slashdot naysayers will find an angle anyway. Go for it...
I think the biggest legitimate criticism that came out of the rear/side camera replacement of mirrors was that you had to refocus your eyes from infinity to dashboard to infinity each time you glanced at the video display. In this case you will already be tracking your bonnet so that the required change in eye focus will be minimal.
I have been a developer for almost 20 years now and can spin this up with a SQL database in under an hour.
If you have have been a developer for 20 years then you should know that people will be skeptical of any question that lets them play and win Buzzword Bingo from a single sentence.
Based on your information no one can give you solid advice.
IMHO the question is deliberately designed to be vague. iPhones and Android devices, PHP and Ruby On Rails.. that is such a shotgun blast of specifications that are totally unrelated to the DB use on the back end that the entire question smells of click bait to me.
But, the State knows much better than the citizen I guess.
If you're going to run a business (which it sounds like she basically was) it behooves you to protect yourself - regardless if you are flying above or below the radar. Anything else is being foolish.
A friend of mine got a similar notice in Oakland last year. Shut down or be evicted. It's a shame. She provided a better place to stay than any reasonably priced hotel.
So how was her insurance coverage for the guests? Or to protect herself if someone sued her?
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IBM PC architecture never used the 8" FDD to my knowledge.
I seem to remember those 8" drives on old DEC equipment - VAX minicomps and the like.
I worked on systems in the late 80's that used 8 inch floppies (Network 90 DCS - which I think ABB owns nowadays). These were installed in the Operator Interface Units (OIUs) for backups etc. In my case I was running a pseudo multi-tasking program written in TI-Basic that read and wrote data to the floppies by overlaying variables in the Basic address space with absolute sectors from the floppies.
Yes .. it was primitive, even for its time.
Maybe the crazy desire to continually expand and build everything under the sun with concrete resulted from drinking all that water from the lead lined pipes!
The Saltville PD in SW Virginia has just started using a fully electric motorcycle to patrol areas where miscreants are likely to hear traditional vehicles approaching, in order to better apprehend them.
Saltville PD running electric motorcycle
I don't have facebook, so the shock, is on you! hahahaha
Well given that only the Zuck has Facebook, that's hardly surprising.
I'm here sending out propaganda with this supa sekrit radio transmitter. Betch'a can't find me .. nyah nyah nyah
I know what you mean. Back in the day I wrote a "multi-tasking" program in TI-Basic(*) that simultaneously handled operator keystrokes as well as performing "real-time" calculations. And disk I/O meant overlaying disk sectors (from the 8" floppies) onto arrays of variables in memory from where the program could access them.
* One thing that annoyed me about that system was the operator stations were programmed in TI-Basic, but the control sections could be programmed in genuine MS-Basic, which was a hell of a lot more mature and had a much richer syntax.
I have to do a risk analysis for each change that gets made to a system (not just patches)
Which sounds like its straight out of the OSHA playbook for considering the health and safety aspects of a physical job before performing it. While it is a PITA sometimes, when the shit does hit the fan you are glad that you have all the correct responses ready to roll.
ethanol.
Yeah .. but methanol is a better solution - especially if its not you drinking it
So... the business made a stupid decision, and when they realised the error of their ways, rather than trying to reach agreement on the best way forward, you delighted in rubbing their noses in it, using processes designed to protect you to hurt your employing organization instead.
If he had said .. "OK .. sure I'll stop sending you those 400 pages of paper per day", then the policy would still have been left in place, and sometime win the future his employer could have used his inability to follow policy as an excuse to ream him over. Yes its CYA, but some employers are not above using any tool at their disposal to justify their actions.
Only by being a genuine PITA does the stupid police get removed, rather than ignored until convenient.
Though I never said I could type .. that was meant to be novel not oval solutions. Damn auto-correct.
I can code in multiple languages on multiple systems and have been doing it for a shit load of years .. and right now I am sitting in front of OSX, Windows 7 and Debian systems.
But suppose my choice of career was suddenly cut short for some reason (the singularity?) what would it take for me to learn a bunch of manual skills in order to become a productive member of society? And to learn them to the same skill level I have now?
Basically I would be fucked as I have spent all these years adapting to intellectual challenges that rely on understanding arcane facts about specific systems, and then shuffling that knowledge around to find oval solutions to problems. I chose this career path because I was not enamored with the idea of manual labor. Actually I take that back .. I chose this career because I was enamored with the intellectual challenges. So I know I would suck at being a coal miner or a machinist or a welder or barrista compared to people who willingly have taken on those career paths.
The mythical coal miner to coder transition would suck for the same reasons that me being a coal miner would suck
So in general I agree with Bloomberg
I wonder where "Screw your fellow workers" comes into "proper research" thing.
Because they don't have a choice in what is dictated, as businesses are not run as a collective of feel good measures.
Either the proper research (and did you see that I had education in my original post?) shows a long term cost benefit, or it doesn't.
... with that attitude.
So proper research is bad? What bizarro world do you live in?
Can't answer your sleep issue .. But given all the drama with Ubuntu I just went back one level up the tree and started playing around with Debian.
They are employees .. so they do what they are told to do by their boss.
Now developing a proper business case for your boos to show that you have considered all of the angles (installation, administration, education, usage and changeover issues) , and how that affects the bottom line is a totally different question.
Just be prepared to have to constantly get out of your vehicle to clean all those different lenses, or else camera tech is useless.
Why do you think that has to be manually done? Air blast of sensors to keep them clean is common in industry, and various high end cars already have things like head light washer/wipers.
Recently both rear view cameras and sideview camera systems have been criticised as a bad idea by some here on Slashdot.
This Land Rover invisible hood system seems beyond criticism. But I'm sure slashdot naysayers will find an angle anyway. Go for it...
I think the biggest legitimate criticism that came out of the rear/side camera replacement of mirrors was that you had to refocus your eyes from infinity to dashboard to infinity each time you glanced at the video display. In this case you will already be tracking your bonnet so that the required change in eye focus will be minimal.
I have been a developer for almost 20 years now and can spin this up with a SQL database in under an hour.
If you have have been a developer for 20 years then you should know that people will be skeptical of any question that lets them play and win Buzzword Bingo from a single sentence.
The Man From Planet X told me all I needed to know about a rogue planet floating around the solar system.
Based on your information no one can give you solid advice.
IMHO the question is deliberately designed to be vague. iPhones and Android devices, PHP and Ruby On Rails .. that is such a shotgun blast of specifications that are totally unrelated to the DB use on the back end that the entire question smells of click bait to me.
But no matter how I squint my eyes I can't see Australia in that rock.
That's pretty much her problem, isn't it?
But, the State knows much better than the citizen I guess.
If you're going to run a business (which it sounds like she basically was) it behooves you to protect yourself - regardless if you are flying above or below the radar. Anything else is being foolish.
A friend of mine got a similar notice in Oakland last year. Shut down or be evicted. It's a shame. She provided a better place to stay than any reasonably priced hotel.
So how was her insurance coverage for the guests? Or to protect herself if someone sued her?
Better? Maybe. Riskier? .. Definitely.
Yeah .. could be real fun
Tenant uses Airbnb.com, leads to unexpected sex party that trashes his Chelsea luxury apartment
... Would Microsoft want to get kids hooked into nice wholesome activities like MS-SQL, C#, .net or VB -
If they don't do this - they have only themselves to blame when the next generation grows up to be FOSS zellots...
Do you mean like all those free versions of Visual Studio and MS-SQL that they have been giving away for years and years?