Very few people use all of the options on their cars either. I don't use AM radio, but it's nice to know it's there if I ever want to.
Once you get above the base model, most options are packaged together... if you want the built-in computer, you may be forced to also get the sunroof. It's a way of cutting costs.
I've had Windows 8 for three months now and I haven't used Metro in two and a half months. Sure, it takes a whole 30 seconds to find a Start menu replacement and another couple of minutes to install and configure it how you like it. Yes, it sucks Windows doesn't have one by default that you can turn on, but it's no big deal to get one yourself. Personally, I like having the choice of numerous Start menu replacements - most of which have an option to boot right to the desktop. And don't start bitching about how you need a third party software... Windows has been the only OS that's built from the ground up by one entity (MS) for at least ten years.
In my experience working with helpdesk/systems people, those they say something is 'beneath them' are usually the ones who can't figure it out anyway. As a sysadmin, there are a lot of tasks that are 'beneath me' by way of organizational structure and job description, but I happily do them anyway. It can be fun to throw some simple stuff in there to break up the bigger stuff.
I took a couple of programming classes in college and we had some timed tests. However, failing to get the desired results within the allotted time was only enough to knock off a partial letter grade (IE: go from a B+ to a B). The professors mostly wanted to see how you approached a problem, whether you commented your code, if any horrible coding practices jumped out, etc. In the follow-up, they would also want to know how you would fix any issues you came across if given more time.
How much you got done was still somewhat important - there was a basic expectation that you would have some functionality working and other pieces at least partially completed. After all, if you have to spend 45 minutes looking up how to do a basic loop, then you're probably not experienced enough for anything beyond entry level (if that), so it helps weed out the people who are outright lying about skills.
They're already making up bullshit to get away with it... what makes you think a SCOTUS ruling will stop it? They may have well charged the guy with poaching polar bears... it would have made as much sense as claiming a HIPAA violation to get him to stop video taping.
They even had to hire a Colo(u)r Invention Specialist. The CIS's job is to mix and match wavelengths in crazy new ways. In lieu of payment, he has been given an unlimited supply of hallucinogenic narcotics.
I think that's his entire point... passive RFIDs can be tracked just fine like the school wants, so why waste all the extra money? He's not saying anything about whether or not it's right for them to be tracked. Besides, most RFIDs can be blocked easily enough, especially those that are embedded in cards.
You're right in that he was comparing apples and oranges. HP's consumer laptops are cheap crap. Their business laptops (EliteBooks) are quite nice. Dell is much the same way. Lenovo's consumer laptops (Ideapads) are still much better quality than their HP or Dell counterparts.
I've had a T60 for 7 years, including all through college. The things are tanks. It spent class after class being thrown around in my backpack and on the ground and kept trucking. After 4 years of abuse, the plastic over the vent cracked a little. And it's missing an arrow key, but that was due to a milkshake incident (which is survived without flinching) and me misplacing the key. I upped the RAM to 2.5GB in 2007, swapped in a 7200rpm HDD in 2008 and put Windows 7 on it in 2009, which runs quite beautifully. The only issue I've had is the battery went from providing nearly 7 hours on a charge (with tweaked settings) when I first got it to less than 30 minutes on a charge two years later. I bought a replacement battery for ~$45 and that's provided a steady 4 hours over the last three years. I eventually had to replace the ac adapter too, which had taken more abuse than the laptop.
This past year, I got my parents a refurbished IdeaPad... not quite as sturdy as the Thinkpads but still leagues ahead of other laptops in the same price range. As long as they keep their basic design, my next laptop will definitely be a Thinkpad.
I never said they can't have a new policy, I just said there's a difference between a policy that's a condition of starting employment with a company and a policy that affects current employees. It's changing the rules in the middle of the game, so it's a little more delicate, if nothing else.
How about this for a technology slant to the story? I happen to work in the IT department of a good sized nursing home. It's very, very rare for me to interact with residents. Should I be required to get the flu shot too or should it be limited to people with direct resident interaction? As it stands now, they offer the flu shot free but I can waive it (DOH paperwork is involved either way).
By that logic, nobody should be allowed to drive a car. A car has the potential to infringe on the rights of others, just like refusing a flu shot has the potential to make you sick or a carrier. It's not a guarantee you will get sick or make other people sick, it just increases the odds slightly.
There's a big difference between requiring something to get a job (peeing in a cup) and making something a requirement after someone already has a job (requiring flu shots after a longtime policy of it being optional).
I work in a large nursing home and flu shots are offered here (free), but if you refuse it then you have to sign a document for the Dept of Health saying you opted out.
Mega USB Giga USB Jigga USB Wowza USB I-Can't-Believe-It's-Not-Instant USB MS-USB USB Reloaded USB The Wrath of Khan This USB Standard Was Sponsored By McDonalds Democracy USB War On Slow Speeds USB iUSB USB 3.14159265359
Wikipedia has pictures, but basically says A is the same but B is larger and won't fit in older B slots.
From Wikipedia:
USB 3.0 connectors - Type A plugs and receptacles from both USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 are designed to interoperate. - Type B receptacles in USB 3.0 are somewhat larger than would be required for a Type B plug in USB 2.0 and earlier. The larger dimension for a USB 3.0 Type B receptacle is intended to allow connecting of either the larger USB 3.0 Type B plug or the smaller USB 2.0 or earlier Type B plug into a newer USB 3.0 Type B receptacle. Accordingly, a USB 3.0 Type B receptacle on a peripheral device can be connected using the corresponding plug end of a USB 2.0 Type B cable. - Type B plugs in USB 3.0 are somewhat larger; therefore, a USB 3.0 Type B plug cannot enter a USB 2.0 or earlier Type B receptacle. Accordingly, normal USB 3.0 Type B plugs cannot be inserted into normal USB 2.0 Type B receptacles found on peripheral devices (and connect them to a computer). - A receptacle for eSATAp (eSATA/USB Combo) is designed to accept USB Type A plugs from USB 2.0 and USB 3.0.
All of my USB devices have either a description or symbol right on the male plug. The female ends are usually labeled too. It's not as quick and dirty as color coding, but it does work better when you consider the reality of a world where not everyone follows color coding standards.
Nothing? Have you paid attention to computing in the last 10 years? Everything is interconnected... if monitor resolutions go up, you damned well better believe the average picture size will go up just so it can be viewed fullscreen without getting blurry. Movies will follow a similar trend (think the SD to HD switch). How about games? I remember how amazed I was that Diablo 2 took so many CDs... and now there's games that take multiple DVDs. What about Windows... and installing from USB thumb drive is becoming icnreasingly popular for software... including operating systems. Not to mention actually running software from USB devices. People will not be happy until even the largest install/transfers happen instantly.
And if you look at corporate arenas, USB storage is very popular for backups. The USB 2.0 interface is currently the biggest bottleneck where I work. USB 3.0 would work for now, but our backups are growing by about 2GB per week (we back up nearly 100GB more now than we did a year ago for the same set of jobs) and trend isn't likely to change in the near future.
And let's not forget niche applications, especially military and science, where you measure data in petabytes and exabytes. All that data needs to be moved sooner or later.
One of these days, USB may even rival the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.
The internship was 12 weeks and ended in December of 2009 (a requirement to graduate at the beginning of 2010). I then got a job in February 2010, but the pay was a little on the low side. I was there for just shy of two years and decided to move on to another job 1) for more money/benefits and 2) because I was hitting a point where I would have to move to another city to move forward with that company, which didn't align with my personal goals at all. The move to my third job is also with a much larger company (1000+ employees vs 80) with a much larger infrastructure (1500+ servers, clients, laptops, printers, etc vs ~120 devices). The third job also covers a lot of things we didn't use in my second job, such as virtualization. The only oddity is that I went from being sysadmin to junior sysadmin, but it was really a case of being a big fish in a small pond and then moving on to be a slightly smaller fish in a much bigger pond.
Over all, I think it shows pretty good growth on a resume. Most of my friends from college have very similar experiences... one or two shorter-term jobs right after college and then settling into a much larger role with a larger company.
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Very few people use all of the options on their cars either. I don't use AM radio, but it's nice to know it's there if I ever want to.
Once you get above the base model, most options are packaged together... if you want the built-in computer, you may be forced to also get the sunroof. It's a way of cutting costs.
I've had Windows 8 for three months now and I haven't used Metro in two and a half months. Sure, it takes a whole 30 seconds to find a Start menu replacement and another couple of minutes to install and configure it how you like it. Yes, it sucks Windows doesn't have one by default that you can turn on, but it's no big deal to get one yourself. Personally, I like having the choice of numerous Start menu replacements - most of which have an option to boot right to the desktop. And don't start bitching about how you need a third party software... Windows has been the only OS that's built from the ground up by one entity (MS) for at least ten years.
"the drug allows sound-sensing cells that are damaged by noise to regrow."
So those of us half deaf from other causes are still out of luck? Way to lead me on, Slashdot.
In my experience working with helpdesk/systems people, those they say something is 'beneath them' are usually the ones who can't figure it out anyway. As a sysadmin, there are a lot of tasks that are 'beneath me' by way of organizational structure and job description, but I happily do them anyway. It can be fun to throw some simple stuff in there to break up the bigger stuff.
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I took a couple of programming classes in college and we had some timed tests. However, failing to get the desired results within the allotted time was only enough to knock off a partial letter grade (IE: go from a B+ to a B). The professors mostly wanted to see how you approached a problem, whether you commented your code, if any horrible coding practices jumped out, etc. In the follow-up, they would also want to know how you would fix any issues you came across if given more time.
How much you got done was still somewhat important - there was a basic expectation that you would have some functionality working and other pieces at least partially completed. After all, if you have to spend 45 minutes looking up how to do a basic loop, then you're probably not experienced enough for anything beyond entry level (if that), so it helps weed out the people who are outright lying about skills.
It does seem like Low Earth Orbit questioning techniques would be effective, even on people not normally afraid of heights. Or oxygen deprivation.
Reminds me of the ill fated Acoustic Kitty in the 60s
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_Kitty
Or none of the above (whoah, imagine that).
How about we amend it to "hallucinogenics & narcotics"
Man, that could even pass for a typo.
They're already making up bullshit to get away with it... what makes you think a SCOTUS ruling will stop it? They may have well charged the guy with poaching polar bears... it would have made as much sense as claiming a HIPAA violation to get him to stop video taping.
To be fair, the new colors would fit best in the scale in the range well below freezing.
They even had to hire a Colo(u)r Invention Specialist. The CIS's job is to mix and match wavelengths in crazy new ways. In lieu of payment, he has been given an unlimited supply of hallucinogenic narcotics.
Yes, because English teachers are the only ones against it. Everyone else understands that it's acceptable when used properly.
I think that's his entire point... passive RFIDs can be tracked just fine like the school wants, so why waste all the extra money? He's not saying anything about whether or not it's right for them to be tracked. Besides, most RFIDs can be blocked easily enough, especially those that are embedded in cards.
You're right in that he was comparing apples and oranges. HP's consumer laptops are cheap crap. Their business laptops (EliteBooks) are quite nice. Dell is much the same way. Lenovo's consumer laptops (Ideapads) are still much better quality than their HP or Dell counterparts.
I've had a T60 for 7 years, including all through college. The things are tanks. It spent class after class being thrown around in my backpack and on the ground and kept trucking. After 4 years of abuse, the plastic over the vent cracked a little. And it's missing an arrow key, but that was due to a milkshake incident (which is survived without flinching) and me misplacing the key. I upped the RAM to 2.5GB in 2007, swapped in a 7200rpm HDD in 2008 and put Windows 7 on it in 2009, which runs quite beautifully. The only issue I've had is the battery went from providing nearly 7 hours on a charge (with tweaked settings) when I first got it to less than 30 minutes on a charge two years later. I bought a replacement battery for ~$45 and that's provided a steady 4 hours over the last three years. I eventually had to replace the ac adapter too, which had taken more abuse than the laptop.
This past year, I got my parents a refurbished IdeaPad... not quite as sturdy as the Thinkpads but still leagues ahead of other laptops in the same price range. As long as they keep their basic design, my next laptop will definitely be a Thinkpad.
Most people are saying it runs fine on Windows 7 x64. Windows 8 has been used with varying success using compatibility mode.
I never said they can't have a new policy, I just said there's a difference between a policy that's a condition of starting employment with a company and a policy that affects current employees. It's changing the rules in the middle of the game, so it's a little more delicate, if nothing else.
How about this for a technology slant to the story? I happen to work in the IT department of a good sized nursing home. It's very, very rare for me to interact with residents. Should I be required to get the flu shot too or should it be limited to people with direct resident interaction? As it stands now, they offer the flu shot free but I can waive it (DOH paperwork is involved either way).
By that logic, nobody should be allowed to drive a car. A car has the potential to infringe on the rights of others, just like refusing a flu shot has the potential to make you sick or a carrier. It's not a guarantee you will get sick or make other people sick, it just increases the odds slightly.
There's a big difference between requiring something to get a job (peeing in a cup) and making something a requirement after someone already has a job (requiring flu shots after a longtime policy of it being optional).
I work in a large nursing home and flu shots are offered here (free), but if you refuse it then you have to sign a document for the Dept of Health saying you opted out.
Other buzzwords we can use:
Mega USB
Giga USB
Jigga USB
Wowza USB
I-Can't-Believe-It's-Not-Instant USB
MS-USB
USB Reloaded
USB The Wrath of Khan
This USB Standard Was Sponsored By McDonalds
Democracy USB
War On Slow Speeds USB
iUSB
USB 3.14159265359
Wikipedia has pictures, but basically says A is the same but B is larger and won't fit in older B slots.
From Wikipedia:
USB 3.0 connectors
- Type A plugs and receptacles from both USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 are designed to interoperate.
- Type B receptacles in USB 3.0 are somewhat larger than would be required for a Type B plug in USB 2.0 and earlier. The larger dimension for a USB 3.0 Type B receptacle is intended to allow connecting of either the larger USB 3.0 Type B plug or the smaller USB 2.0 or earlier Type B plug into a newer USB 3.0 Type B receptacle. Accordingly, a USB 3.0 Type B receptacle on a peripheral device can be connected using the corresponding plug end of a USB 2.0 Type B cable.
- Type B plugs in USB 3.0 are somewhat larger; therefore, a USB 3.0 Type B plug cannot enter a USB 2.0 or earlier Type B receptacle. Accordingly, normal USB 3.0 Type B plugs cannot be inserted into normal USB 2.0 Type B receptacles found on peripheral devices (and connect them to a computer).
- A receptacle for eSATAp (eSATA/USB Combo) is designed to accept USB Type A plugs from USB 2.0 and USB 3.0.
All of my USB devices have either a description or symbol right on the male plug. The female ends are usually labeled too. It's not as quick and dirty as color coding, but it does work better when you consider the reality of a world where not everyone follows color coding standards.
Nothing? Have you paid attention to computing in the last 10 years? Everything is interconnected... if monitor resolutions go up, you damned well better believe the average picture size will go up just so it can be viewed fullscreen without getting blurry. Movies will follow a similar trend (think the SD to HD switch). How about games? I remember how amazed I was that Diablo 2 took so many CDs... and now there's games that take multiple DVDs. What about Windows... and installing from USB thumb drive is becoming icnreasingly popular for software... including operating systems. Not to mention actually running software from USB devices. People will not be happy until even the largest install/transfers happen instantly.
And if you look at corporate arenas, USB storage is very popular for backups. The USB 2.0 interface is currently the biggest bottleneck where I work. USB 3.0 would work for now, but our backups are growing by about 2GB per week (we back up nearly 100GB more now than we did a year ago for the same set of jobs) and trend isn't likely to change in the near future.
And let's not forget niche applications, especially military and science, where you measure data in petabytes and exabytes. All that data needs to be moved sooner or later.
One of these days, USB may even rival the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.
The internship was 12 weeks and ended in December of 2009 (a requirement to graduate at the beginning of 2010). I then got a job in February 2010, but the pay was a little on the low side. I was there for just shy of two years and decided to move on to another job 1) for more money/benefits and 2) because I was hitting a point where I would have to move to another city to move forward with that company, which didn't align with my personal goals at all. The move to my third job is also with a much larger company (1000+ employees vs 80) with a much larger infrastructure (1500+ servers, clients, laptops, printers, etc vs ~120 devices). The third job also covers a lot of things we didn't use in my second job, such as virtualization. The only oddity is that I went from being sysadmin to junior sysadmin, but it was really a case of being a big fish in a small pond and then moving on to be a slightly smaller fish in a much bigger pond.
Over all, I think it shows pretty good growth on a resume. Most of my friends from college have very similar experiences... one or two shorter-term jobs right after college and then settling into a much larger role with a larger company.