The fatman generously provided me with a new Titanium PowerBook. Unfortunately, the fatman did his shopping before Apple changing to the combo (DVD & CDRW) drive, so just DVD for me.
Now, get off Slashdot and go spend time with your loved ones.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but I used Lynx daily in 1994-1995, mostly because Trumpet Winsock on Windows 3.1 was beyond my comprehension. I had purchased a copy of Mosaic, but never got Winsock going. I used Lynx on my shell account at Ga Tech. It was a far more useful tool than Gopher. The idea of drilling through lists just didn't appeal to me.
People are waiting, you just don't see those people in the figures. Those people won't be seen in the figures until more units ship. An increase in the shipments of GC & XBox would not have reduced the sales of PS2. It would only have increased sales of GC & XBox (perhaps there would be a minor reduction in PS2 sales for the *handful* of people who only bought one because they didn't want to wait).
Yeah, you can run TS, but it's unstable as can be. I went to TechED last year, and MS gave a seminar on ways to automate the rebooting of your TS farms, because they needed to be rebooted at least once a week. Wow, that sounds really good!
We use TS at work, and have 5 users on the machine all day. It'll go a couple of months and then need a reboot. The reboots are mostly needed to fix the stupid Print Spooler service. It apparently can't take printers popping on and off as people come and go.
I think this is a key point, because MS would deliberately submarine the project. They would release a buggy, crippled product and blame the platform. MS carries a lot of weight with public opinion, so that would just end up being bad for whatever platform they did that to.
"I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things [end of the world, etc.] have happened." - Jesus, Luke 21:32, c. 2000 YEARS AGO
This is one of the hardest verses in the gospels to interpret. Various views exist for what generation means.
Some take it as meaning "race" and thus as an assurance that the Jewish race (nation) will not pass away. But it is very questionable that the Greek term geneav (genea) can have this meaning.
Two other options are possible:
Generation might mean "this type of generation" and refer to the generation of wicked humanity. Then the point is that humanity will not perish, because God will redeem it.
Or generation may refer to "the generation that sees the signs of the end" (vv. 25-26), who will also see the end itself. In other words, once the movement to the return of Christ starts, all the events connected with it happen very quickly, in rapid succession.
All of the above commentary was taken from Bible.org.
I have an MCSE and I still bash it. Yes, I know that MCP is the bottom rung, but it has less recognition.
You shouldn't be so defensive of the MCSE. You aren't the type of MCSE that his/her sig is lambasting. Your employer provided you with the resources to obtain it (and may have made it a requirement - you made no mention). The sig was referring to the person that passes a few (relatively easy) tests, and then expects a good job.
Besides, the sig is mostly humorous. There is a lot of MCSE bashing around here, but no one honestly bashes skilled individuals. There is an implied 'Paper' in many of the comments. It is done frequently enough around here that I just crack a smile and move on.
I bash certain aspects of people that I have great respect for all the time. People do it to me. I can take it. Take a little ribbing, and give a little back. Being an MCSE is not worse than being a Linux zealot...
Maybe you missed it. It's not all that inaccurate.
As far as IS goes, an MCSE is the bottom rung. There are security certifications (Checkpoint, etc), network certifications (Cisco, etc), and an actual CS/EE degree. The only rung below MS cert is A+/N+.
The analogy works. It may be demeaning, but it works.
If my workstation were reimaged, it would cost me days. That's such a bad attitude.
The problem with many IT departments is that there are a bunch of 'certified' idiots, who couldn't troubleshoot their way out of being behind a locked door with the key in their hand.
I used to work on the IT/Network Administration end. I know the frustration of what people can do. I never reimaged a machine as the answer. It doesn't take that long to figure out what happened. There are only a handful of problems a Windows machine can get into (a few extra with Novell's Client32).
If you have to resort to these things, maybe you should rethink your staff. Maybe your developers shouldn't be so helpless. Maybe your IT staff should be better able to solve problems without reboot or reimage as their only answers. Why not hire monkeys? They can insert a Ghost boot disk and turn the power off and back on.
I'm not sure you can safely say the iWalk is still in the pipeline. It looked great. I'd be getting on as soon as it came out, but I don't think there is any real evidence of its existence. Problem is, if the iPod is $399, how much would the iWalk be?
How about donating to your local charities? A lot of attention (and rightfully so) has been paid to charities that benefit the victims, but much of this has been at the expense of existing charities. Many local charities have been on the radio here (Tampa, FL, US) saying that their funds have dried up, and they are going to end up in trouble.
Build one. Start poking around on Pricewatch, buy the parts, and build it. It may sound daunting if you've never done it before, but it is amazingly easy. I recently built myself another machine for $329 + shipping. Helps if you have things like an extra monitor (or KVM switch). Things are getting cheap nowadays. Celerons are less than $50, RAM is practically free.
These are enormous changes. Stored procedures are extremely important, as are subqueries. I use both daily at work, and wouldn't think of doing without them.
Isn't a kernel part of an operating system? Do the GNU utilities 'operate' on their own, without the Linux kernel? If not, isn't it incorrect, confusing even, to call GNU an operating system?
That was absolutely the most disgusting display I have ever seen. I dont' care what your political or religious views are, the deaths of thousands of people should sicken you. It is unfortunate that the leaders in these regions can have such influence over people as to convince them that such an event is cause for rejoice.
How many of those people in those buildings do you think know anything about the US policies that affect the attackers?
He named a handful of very small companies. Why does anyone pay for GhostScript, when a slightly older version is free? I've never seen any reports on TrollTech - are they profitable? Cygnus no longer exists (I'm not sure on this - aren't they part of RedHat now?).
I read the interview, I just don't see any real examples.
I'm serious about this - I'm not trying to be a troll.
If software is to be free, then who can we expect to write it. Obviously, I have a need for a paycheck. Since I have this need, I have an employer. In order for my employer to pay me, I have to contribute to their revenue.
Is it reasonable for companies to only make money from services, and to offer the software for free? Are there companies who are successfully doing this? (Yes I saw the RedHat Quarterly report, but that was a little number fudging - they still lost money). Do we just have to wait out a certain transition period before the idea of Free Software pervasively existing is realistic?
They don't owe the Cmdr anything. Did the box say anything about running on Windows and Macintosh? I bet it did. I bet they said right on the box what OS you could use. They are under no obilgation to support an OS that has less than 10% of the market. Heck, they'd be under no obligation if it had 90% of the market.
It may or may not make business sense for them to provide drivers or specifications, but there is no foundation in the law for forcing them to provide you with a means to use their product in a way other than what they told you it was to be used. To assert otherwise is ludicrous.
Win2k has Terminal Services built in, and as long as you leave it in administrative mode (not application mode), you don't have to pay for it. Heck, if your client is Win2k, then you don't have to pay for it in application mode either.
It is much faster and more responsive than VNC. I only use VNC for our NT4 and linux boxes.
Mine only seems to have a hole big enough for unleavened communion wafers. That's okay, though, because the wafers get stuck in the bottom of my other toaster.
The ACLU made themselves a dirty word. They have spent too much time fighting absurd claims. Seems like they have a tendency to go too far. Turns people off.
I've never seen the ACLU associate with something like this.
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The fatman generously provided me with a new Titanium PowerBook. Unfortunately, the fatman did his shopping before Apple changing to the combo (DVD & CDRW) drive, so just DVD for me.
Now, get off Slashdot and go spend time with your loved ones.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but I used Lynx daily in 1994-1995, mostly because Trumpet Winsock on Windows 3.1 was beyond my comprehension. I had purchased a copy of Mosaic, but never got Winsock going. I used Lynx on my shell account at Ga Tech. It was a far more useful tool than Gopher. The idea of drilling through lists just didn't appeal to me.
People are waiting, you just don't see those people in the figures. Those people won't be seen in the figures until more units ship. An increase in the shipments of GC & XBox would not have reduced the sales of PS2. It would only have increased sales of GC & XBox (perhaps there would be a minor reduction in PS2 sales for the *handful* of people who only bought one because they didn't want to wait).
Yeah, you can run TS, but it's unstable as can be. I went to TechED last year, and MS gave a seminar on ways to automate the rebooting of your TS farms, because they needed to be rebooted at least once a week. Wow, that sounds really good!
We use TS at work, and have 5 users on the machine all day. It'll go a couple of months and then need a reboot. The reboots are mostly needed to fix the stupid Print Spooler service. It apparently can't take printers popping on and off as people come and go.
I think this is a key point, because MS would deliberately submarine the project. They would release a buggy, crippled product and blame the platform. MS carries a lot of weight with public opinion, so that would just end up being bad for whatever platform they did that to.
"I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things [end of the world, etc.] have happened." - Jesus, Luke 21:32, c. 2000 YEARS AGO
This is one of the hardest verses in the gospels to interpret. Various views exist for what generation means.
Some take it as meaning "race" and thus as an assurance that the Jewish race (nation) will not pass away. But it is very questionable that the Greek term geneav (genea) can have this meaning.
Two other options are possible:
Generation might mean "this type of generation" and refer to the generation of wicked humanity. Then the point is that humanity will not perish, because God will redeem it.
Or generation may refer to "the generation that sees the signs of the end" (vv. 25-26), who will also see the end itself. In other words, once the movement to the return of Christ starts, all the events connected with it happen very quickly, in rapid succession.
All of the above commentary was taken from Bible.org.
That's about what I think about it. Until I saw the price, I was thinking about this for home use. I don't really see using them at work.
I have an MCSE and I still bash it. Yes, I know that MCP is the bottom rung, but it has less recognition.
You shouldn't be so defensive of the MCSE. You aren't the type of MCSE that his/her sig is lambasting. Your employer provided you with the resources to obtain it (and may have made it a requirement - you made no mention). The sig was referring to the person that passes a few (relatively easy) tests, and then expects a good job.
Besides, the sig is mostly humorous. There is a lot of MCSE bashing around here, but no one honestly bashes skilled individuals. There is an implied 'Paper' in many of the comments. It is done frequently enough around here that I just crack a smile and move on.
I bash certain aspects of people that I have great respect for all the time. People do it to me. I can take it. Take a little ribbing, and give a little back. Being an MCSE is not worse than being a Linux zealot...
Maybe you missed it. It's not all that inaccurate.
As far as IS goes, an MCSE is the bottom rung. There are security certifications (Checkpoint, etc), network certifications (Cisco, etc), and an actual CS/EE degree. The only rung below MS cert is A+/N+.
The analogy works. It may be demeaning, but it works.
If my workstation were reimaged, it would cost me days. That's such a bad attitude.
The problem with many IT departments is that there are a bunch of 'certified' idiots, who couldn't troubleshoot their way out of being behind a locked door with the key in their hand.
I used to work on the IT/Network Administration end. I know the frustration of what people can do. I never reimaged a machine as the answer. It doesn't take that long to figure out what happened. There are only a handful of problems a Windows machine can get into (a few extra with Novell's Client32).
If you have to resort to these things, maybe you should rethink your staff. Maybe your developers shouldn't be so helpless. Maybe your IT staff should be better able to solve problems without reboot or reimage as their only answers. Why not hire monkeys? They can insert a Ghost boot disk and turn the power off and back on.
I hope you're right. An OSX based PDA would be very cool.
I'm not sure you can safely say the iWalk is still in the pipeline. It looked great. I'd be getting on as soon as it came out, but I don't think there is any real evidence of its existence. Problem is, if the iPod is $399, how much would the iWalk be?
Too bad. I really wanted an iWalk. I would have purchased one on day one. I don't want an iPod at all.
How about donating to your local charities? A lot of attention (and rightfully so) has been paid to charities that benefit the victims, but much of this has been at the expense of existing charities. Many local charities have been on the radio here (Tampa, FL, US) saying that their funds have dried up, and they are going to end up in trouble.
Donate to both places - you can afford it.
Build one. Start poking around on Pricewatch, buy the parts, and build it. It may sound daunting if you've never done it before, but it is amazingly easy. I recently built myself another machine for $329 + shipping. Helps if you have things like an extra monitor (or KVM switch). Things are getting cheap nowadays. Celerons are less than $50, RAM is practically free.
I can't type with mine, but I can hammer a six-inch spike through a board with it.
These are enormous changes. Stored procedures are extremely important, as are subqueries. I use both daily at work, and wouldn't think of doing without them.
Isn't a kernel part of an operating system? Do the GNU utilities 'operate' on their own, without the Linux kernel? If not, isn't it incorrect, confusing even, to call GNU an operating system?
That was absolutely the most disgusting display I have ever seen. I dont' care what your political or religious views are, the deaths of thousands of people should sicken you. It is unfortunate that the leaders in these regions can have such influence over people as to convince them that such an event is cause for rejoice.
How many of those people in those buildings do you think know anything about the US policies that affect the attackers?
He named a handful of very small companies. Why does anyone pay for GhostScript, when a slightly older version is free? I've never seen any reports on TrollTech - are they profitable? Cygnus no longer exists (I'm not sure on this - aren't they part of RedHat now?).
I read the interview, I just don't see any real examples.
I'm serious about this - I'm not trying to be a troll.
If software is to be free, then who can we expect to write it. Obviously, I have a need for a paycheck. Since I have this need, I have an employer. In order for my employer to pay me, I have to contribute to their revenue.
Is it reasonable for companies to only make money from services, and to offer the software for free? Are there companies who are successfully doing this? (Yes I saw the RedHat Quarterly report, but that was a little number fudging - they still lost money). Do we just have to wait out a certain transition period before the idea of Free Software pervasively existing is realistic?
They don't owe the Cmdr anything. Did the box say anything about running on Windows and Macintosh? I bet it did. I bet they said right on the box what OS you could use. They are under no obilgation to support an OS that has less than 10% of the market. Heck, they'd be under no obligation if it had 90% of the market.
It may or may not make business sense for them to provide drivers or specifications, but there is no foundation in the law for forcing them to provide you with a means to use their product in a way other than what they told you it was to be used. To assert otherwise is ludicrous.
Win2k has Terminal Services built in, and as long as you leave it in administrative mode (not application mode), you don't have to pay for it. Heck, if your client is Win2k, then you don't have to pay for it in application mode either.
It is much faster and more responsive than VNC. I only use VNC for our NT4 and linux boxes.
Mine only seems to have a hole big enough for unleavened communion wafers. That's okay, though, because the wafers get stuck in the bottom of my other toaster.
The ACLU made themselves a dirty word. They have spent too much time fighting absurd claims. Seems like they have a tendency to go too far. Turns people off.
I've never seen the ACLU associate with something like this.