Electronics in the 20's are NOT what they are today.
I'm not saying some exorbitant journal prices are justified, only that the peer review process IS important, though it has it's faults.
I'd rather see every insititution, especially any using public money have to publish all articles, for free, to everyone, on the net. Other 'journals' or peer review boards can link in articles they see as relevant to the state of the art. This also allows many researchers to benefit from each other's work.
You will get two types of students. Those checking it out to see what it's all about/mommy made them go, and those that are already into computers and asked their parents to go.
So, try to find something that a) may be seen daily/apply to everyday life for these kids, and b) is reasonably technical if they want to dig in.
Sending email by hand? The anatomy of an HTTP request?
When companies get these statistics, it does not enable them to 'better serve' the people, it enables them to 'better guess' what will make them more money. Not the same thing at all.
If you have a TiVO, you PAID for it, outright, so you shouldn't PAY for anything else if you don't want to. Nobody is asking for *anything* for free, they are asking for the device to do what it did when they BOUGHT it.
Yes. I grew up in central British Columbia, and have been working the Interent business for about 10 years now.
Another solution for all our wonderful rural communities: Check out www.waverider.com (yes, shameless plug for former employer). They don't provide Interent per-se, but provide equipment to roll out wireless 2-way non line-of-sigh ineternet.
I believe a company called Platinum Communications is rolling out (successfully) the equipment in High River, Alberta (fairly rural area south of Calgary, no plans for high-speed access). For more dense population, this may be feasible. Satellite certainly only fits the really remote areas.
It's the law saying, if you are going to communicate with people, you must not do so fraudulently. Claiming your mail is from the wrong place, or otherwise disguising it is fraudulent, or at least dishonest.
This is about human action, no the internet. It's saying if you are going to send unsolicited electronic communications to people, they should not be misleading as to who they are from, or what they are about.
that's 320Kbps/120Kbps, btw. ANd most people will keep it for more than a year.
This is great. The only thing keeping me from moving out of the city was the unavailability of half decent internet access. Now that this is here.. I can live at the lake.
So you think this is not a good deal? This is for people *outside the city* where you can't get *any* high speed access. It's a *great* deal.
Yes, for young online gamers, latency is an issue.
I don't see this as something that's 'holding back' the satellite internet industry... landline services like cable & dsl tend to be cheaper and easier to install as well, which is a MUCH larger factor.
For everyone else, it's not a big deal, and given the number of rural locations with no high speed and not the best quality dialup, I'd say this is a fantastic solution.
There is already a *large* international online gambling market. The only thing *any* jurisdiction gets out of not permittiong 'online' gambling in their state/country is to force prospective businesses to leave the country to somewhere they can run their business legally.
It makes it makes it no easier or harder for someone to gamble online. It's just as convenient for you to gamble online now as it would be if Vegas was doing it.
In the US, it's not 'illegal' per-se to make bets. It's illegal to run a book. You cannot sit there and take bets from people.
Online gambling is HUGE, and *anyone* with a credit card an an Internet connection can already gamble and bet on sports. The only news is that the servers/business offices will be able to be in the US rather than having to run offshore. The high barrier to entry just means that only the rich can get into the business. If you want to go offshore, anyone with a hundred grand can get into the sportsbook business; the only hard part is the marketing.
You seem to feel that your life revolves around your job, and you'll find many programmers who's lives does NOT.
The fact that they work 9-5 should tell you something; they have a life.
Not working 9-5 as sysadmin usually means you can set your own schedule. Yes, you have to do 3am upgrades sometimes.. but, you should also be able to work shifts that meet your lifestyle requirements.
And how do you compare 'rank' between programmers and sysadmin? I don't understand.
Don't lump your situation into everyone elses. Sure, it's not uncommon for programmers to make more money than sysadmins in the same company.
A bad sysadmin can compromise data. A bad programmer can slow everythign down. A bad janitor causes a stinky workplace. Bad management causes reduced workflow. It's childish to hide behind the 'All your servers are belong to me!' attitude; yes, you could destroy them. The janitor could also burn down the building. You do not determine what you get paid by what you are capable of destroying.
"You can have the best code in the world, but if you have a bad sysadmin, your data can be compromised."
Well...
You can have the best sysadmin in the world, but if your code sucks, it still sucks.
If you are not happy with the compensation you get for the hours and duties you have, seek new employment, or renegotiate current employment. I can assure you there are plenty of other sysadmin positions in the world where people are happy to do what they do.
Also, if you feel it's common for programmers to get paid more than sysadmins (IT IS, btw..), and this makes you jealous, why not seek a programming career? And if that's not your thing... perhaps that's why they get paid more than you?
For many syadmins, for the first few years, it's a power trip. Once you get over that, you may get into the real sysadmin jobs, where you actually get respect from your developers and managers, where you get paid a 6 figure salary, and don't feel bitter all the time.
The attitude will show up in your work too. I can think of several deveopers at my previous job whom, after a couple weeks on the crew, came to me and actually thanked me for my help, and mentioned that I may be the first sysadmin they've had to work with who didn't have 'head up ass' syndrome.
If you don't like the way your department is run, do somethign about it. If you can't, because you aren't allowed, perhaps you overestimate your position in the corporate food chain.
8 people and around 170 sun servers is *not* rediculous, one of the benefits of heterogenous networks and unix is that one admin can handle a lot of machines.
The main computer is in a case I found that seems to reduce the noise somewhat. Other than that... everything else with a fan is tucked away behind something to baffle the noise, or in a closet, etc. I really only need one or two machines on the desk; the rest can hide.
Better: put all your servers in the basement, where it's cooler (and the temp is more constant) where they are out of the way.
that statistically, birth rate is inversely proportional to standard of living? If these people weren't starving and in chaos, but instead had nice, organized lives, birth rates would plummet. It's a natural survival tactic... life expectancy goes down, birth rates go up to cover it.
GDP is not a measure of economic progress, it is only one number to consider; only part of the whole picture.
As you said, if we mow each other's lawn, the GDP goes up. GDP only shows how much money is exchanging hands; it does not reflect qualitatively on what's actually going on.
It's fun to gloat... this doesn't make the US 'evil'.
Yes, it's nto the glistening crystal land of the free that some Americans seem to believe it is.... but can you blame them? They've never seen anywhere else.
I'm Canadian. I always said I never wanted to live in the US, because I don't like a lot of their policies.. however.....
After travelling overseas for a while, I'd say that, although Canada is my first choice, the US is definately my second choice compared to the rest of the world. And if I'd grown up as an American, I'm sure it'd be my first.
Yes, the war on drugs is a losing battle. Yes, there are too many guns. Yes, you have to be 21 to consume alcohol. Yes, prior to 1974, you weren't allowed to own gold bullion. Yes, you have to report any significant cash transactions and/or money carried into the country to the government.
But police don't execute people on the spot (generally). You can expect a trial. You are free to travel and move and leave the country if you don't like it. As north americans, we are in the top 5% of the worlds standard of living. Nothing to whine about.
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Electronics in the 20's are NOT what they are today.
I'm not saying some exorbitant journal prices are justified, only that the peer review process IS important, though it has it's faults.
I'd rather see every insititution, especially any using public money have to publish all articles, for free, to everyone, on the net. Other 'journals' or peer review boards can link in articles they see as relevant to the state of the art. This also allows many researchers to benefit from each other's work.
You will get two types of students. Those checking it out to see what it's all about/mommy made them go, and those that are already into computers and asked their parents to go.
So, try to find something that a) may be seen daily/apply to everyday life for these kids, and b) is reasonably technical if they want to dig in.
Sending email by hand? The anatomy of an HTTP request?
The peer review costs money.
When companies get these statistics, it does not enable them to 'better serve' the people, it enables them to 'better guess' what will make them more money. Not the same thing at all.
If you have a TiVO, you PAID for it, outright, so you shouldn't PAY for anything else if you don't want to. Nobody is asking for *anything* for free, they are asking for the device to do what it did when they BOUGHT it.
Yes. I grew up in central British Columbia, and have been working the Interent business for about 10 years now.
Another solution for all our wonderful rural communities: Check out www.waverider.com (yes, shameless plug for former employer). They don't provide Interent per-se, but provide equipment to roll out wireless 2-way non line-of-sigh ineternet.
I believe a company called Platinum Communications is rolling out (successfully) the equipment in High River, Alberta (fairly rural area south of Calgary, no plans for high-speed access). For more dense population, this may be feasible. Satellite certainly only fits the really remote areas.
It's the law saying, if you are going to communicate with people, you must not do so fraudulently. Claiming your mail is from the wrong place, or otherwise disguising it is fraudulent, or at least dishonest.
This is about human action, no the internet. It's saying if you are going to send unsolicited electronic communications to people, they should not be misleading as to who they are from, or what they are about.
It's *expensive*. VERY expensive. And takes time.
What do you think.. our whole country is TUNDRA?
that's 320Kbps/120Kbps, btw. ANd most people will keep it for more than a year.
This is great. The only thing keeping me from moving out of the city was the unavailability of half decent internet access. Now that this is here.. I can live at the lake.
So you think this is not a good deal? This is for people *outside the city* where you can't get *any* high speed access. It's a *great* deal.
Yes, for young online gamers, latency is an issue.
I don't see this as something that's 'holding back' the satellite internet industry... landline services like cable & dsl tend to be cheaper and easier to install as well, which is a MUCH larger factor.
For everyone else, it's not a big deal, and given the number of rural locations with no high speed and not the best quality dialup, I'd say this is a fantastic solution.
That would be true, IF this was only a matter of what the service permitted.
This actually disabled *features* of the TiVO you purchased, and has nothing to do with the 'services' you get through subscription (listings, etc).
The box, all by itself, now does LESS than it did BEFORE, all by itself.
That's gotta be illegal.
Right.
Who said this was rs232? They don't mention all the protocols involved and you never know exactly what layer they are speaking of.
is it the radio MAC speed? Average throughput? Exact serial bits?
Personally, I wish @HOME would start billing on a bandwidth basis, and stop telling me what I can and cannot use on their network.
The more bandwidth you use, the more it costs them, therefore, the more they should charge you. Makes sense to me.
Tax. Period.
There is already a *large* international online gambling market. The only thing *any* jurisdiction gets out of not permittiong 'online' gambling in their state/country is to force prospective businesses to leave the country to somewhere they can run their business legally.
It makes it makes it no easier or harder for someone to gamble online. It's just as convenient for you to gamble online now as it would be if Vegas was doing it.
In the US, it's not 'illegal' per-se to make bets. It's illegal to run a book. You cannot sit there and take bets from people. Online gambling is HUGE, and *anyone* with a credit card an an Internet connection can already gamble and bet on sports. The only news is that the servers/business offices will be able to be in the US rather than having to run offshore. The high barrier to entry just means that only the rich can get into the business. If you want to go offshore, anyone with a hundred grand can get into the sportsbook business; the only hard part is the marketing.
You seem to feel that your life revolves around your job, and you'll find many programmers who's lives does NOT.
The fact that they work 9-5 should tell you something; they have a life.
Not working 9-5 as sysadmin usually means you can set your own schedule. Yes, you have to do 3am upgrades sometimes.. but, you should also be able to work shifts that meet your lifestyle requirements.
And how do you compare 'rank' between programmers and sysadmin? I don't understand.
Don't lump your situation into everyone elses. Sure, it's not uncommon for programmers to make more money than sysadmins in the same company.
A bad sysadmin can compromise data. A bad programmer can slow everythign down. A bad janitor causes a stinky workplace. Bad management causes reduced workflow. It's childish to hide behind the 'All your servers are belong to me!' attitude; yes, you could destroy them. The janitor could also burn down the building. You do not determine what you get paid by what you are capable of destroying.
"You can have the best code in the world, but if you have a bad sysadmin, your data can be compromised."
Well...
You can have the best sysadmin in the world, but if your code sucks, it still sucks.
If you are not happy with the compensation you get for the hours and duties you have, seek new employment, or renegotiate current employment. I can assure you there are plenty of other sysadmin positions in the world where people are happy to do what they do.
Also, if you feel it's common for programmers to get paid more than sysadmins (IT IS, btw..), and this makes you jealous, why not seek a programming career? And if that's not your thing... perhaps that's why they get paid more than you?
For many syadmins, for the first few years, it's a power trip. Once you get over that, you may get into the real sysadmin jobs, where you actually get respect from your developers and managers, where you get paid a 6 figure salary, and don't feel bitter all the time.
The attitude will show up in your work too. I can think of several deveopers at my previous job whom, after a couple weeks on the crew, came to me and actually thanked me for my help, and mentioned that I may be the first sysadmin they've had to work with who didn't have 'head up ass' syndrome.
If you don't like the way your department is run, do somethign about it. If you can't, because you aren't allowed, perhaps you overestimate your position in the corporate food chain.
8 people and around 170 sun servers is *not* rediculous, one of the benefits of heterogenous networks and unix is that one admin can handle a lot of machines.
That's where I got it from too.
The main computer is in a case I found that seems to reduce the noise somewhat. Other than that... everything else with a fan is tucked away behind something to baffle the noise, or in a closet, etc. I really only need one or two machines on the desk; the rest can hide.
Better: put all your servers in the basement, where it's cooler (and the temp is more constant) where they are out of the way.
Just like a yank to mistake 'American' culture for 'North American' culture....
Wood burns.
Wood is a thermal insulator.
Wood can be expensive.
Wood does not provide RF shielding.
Wood is more fragile.
that statistically, birth rate is inversely proportional to standard of living? If these people weren't starving and in chaos, but instead had nice, organized lives, birth rates would plummet. It's a natural survival tactic... life expectancy goes down, birth rates go up to cover it.
GDP is not a measure of economic progress, it is only one number to consider; only part of the whole picture.
As you said, if we mow each other's lawn, the GDP goes up. GDP only shows how much money is exchanging hands; it does not reflect qualitatively on what's actually going on.
It's fun to gloat... this doesn't make the US 'evil'.
Yes, it's nto the glistening crystal land of the free that some Americans seem to believe it is.... but can you blame them? They've never seen anywhere else.
I'm Canadian. I always said I never wanted to live in the US, because I don't like a lot of their policies.. however.....
After travelling overseas for a while, I'd say that, although Canada is my first choice, the US is definately my second choice compared to the rest of the world. And if I'd grown up as an American, I'm sure it'd be my first.
Yes, the war on drugs is a losing battle. Yes, there are too many guns. Yes, you have to be 21 to consume alcohol. Yes, prior to 1974, you weren't allowed to own gold bullion. Yes, you have to report any significant cash transactions and/or money carried into the country to the government.
But police don't execute people on the spot (generally). You can expect a trial. You are free to travel and move and leave the country if you don't like it. As north americans, we are in the top 5% of the worlds standard of living. Nothing to whine about.
So.. governments should 'own' the world?
Money & Power should be in the hands of the people, not of a government or a corporation.
If CD's were CAD$ 10 like they should be, I'd be buying/ordering them continuously to update my collection, after all, it is better quality than mp3.
For the reasons you said, I don't bother. I don't work so I can spend 20 minutes wages per CD.... 10 would be okay!