It'd be nice to read some of these articles IF THEY WEREN'T GETTING SLASHDOTTED ALL THE TIME. Doesn't ANYBODY think to check with the webmaster of these sites to see if those sites are CAPABLE of the bandwidth required for slashdot users to access them?
...Forcing non-standard stuff on students is counter-productive....
The assumption here is that you believe MS is the standard. The assumption is incorrect. Just as the assumption that because its the most used, it therefore must be the most popular, another misconception.
Since post secondary education IS about learning, how is learning about non MS platforms counterproductive? This notion of being "forced" is utter garbage. If a student went to a school specifically to learn MS-only, they'd have chosen such a school. Same applies for students who choose to learn the Unix side of life. The smart ones know and realize no one single platform is the answer. The better educated student has exposure to both MS AND Unix, and is better prepared for "real world" application. That is, if your idea of IT work goes beyond desktop tech support.
The "choice" is already limited, one single platform, as you outlined. How is adding more platforms limiting ones choices? Also, since MS is NOT the best platform for EVERYTHING, it makes sense to use the right tool for the job, whatever it may be. There is no reason a school cannot utilize a multiplatform approach. It turns out more well-rounded graduates, and doesn't lock one into any one single platform, especially proprietary ones.
Forgive me, but how is requiring a potential employees personal financial data going to cover a company's ass? No company is liable for any employees personal financial dealings.
Also, MIDI music controllers are typically keyboards. Which means, as a guitarist, if you want to add other instruments to a recording, you use the keys...Which can be tough if you never had piano lessons....
In the 70's and 80's, yes, keyboards were primary controllers. Starting in the 80's, virtually anything with a MIDI interface can control. Computer software, guitars, drum machines, foot pedals, and many more I'm not aware of. I'm not a keyboard player, but I don't require one to handle all my MIDI control.
....a few years back, Gibson, and another company I cannot recall, were trying to build a guitar that used fiber optic strings, instead of the real thing. The press release mentioned something about increased tonal width, blah blah blah. Six months after the press release, I tried to follow up on the progress of this project. I got some PR response that said nothing, and nothing ever came of the project.
Wish I could recall the project name and the company Gibson paired with....
Just Say No To IE(R). You cannot get much more simple, than that. And don't even think about going on about "I can't view my favorite web sites then..." etc, publicly accessible sites that write for one specific platform and/or browser should be boycotted. No hits, no ad dollars, no ad dollars, no business, no business, no platform/browser discrimination. Let YOUR non-IE web browser speak for you.
The recurring theme throughout all these essays underscores corporations basic requirement for existence:
Greed
Greed doesn't discriminate, it affects people of all kith and kin. When greed can be conquered, then, and only then, will humankind be able to progress forward as a whole.
This whole EU thing is getting out of hand. Remember the French Revolution? Let me refresh your memory. Peasants (well, actually,
disaffected, rabble-rousing intellectuals using the peasants), overthrew the monarchy, bent on establishing a government based on ideals and
standards. Instead, they ended up with decades of beheadings, the metric system, all kinds of silly laws in the name of "egalitarianism", and,
finally, an emperor bent on expansion.
As opposed to the American-led "New World Order"? Europe is hardly any more at fault than the US, even less so since it wasn't the EU that has allowed the type of laws your American government has passed.
Its simple. You the consumer have the ability to cripple RIAA members, hit 'em where it hurts most, BOYCOTT CDs. Corporations WILL bow to consumers when the consumers en masse stop purchasing their products. THEN let the whiney artists, and greedy record companies cry in their beers.
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Disgruntled.
The assumption here is that you believe MS is the standard. The assumption is incorrect. Just as the assumption that because its the most used, it therefore must be the most popular, another misconception.
Since post secondary education IS about learning, how is learning about non MS platforms counterproductive? This notion of being "forced" is utter garbage. If a student went to a school specifically to learn MS-only, they'd have chosen such a school. Same applies for students who choose to learn the Unix side of life. The smart ones know and realize no one single platform is the answer. The better educated student has exposure to both MS AND Unix, and is better prepared for "real world" application. That is, if your idea of IT work goes beyond desktop tech support.
The "choice" is already limited, one single platform, as you outlined. How is adding more platforms limiting ones choices? Also, since MS is NOT the best platform for EVERYTHING, it makes sense to use the right tool for the job, whatever it may be. There is no reason a school cannot utilize a multiplatform approach. It turns out more well-rounded graduates, and doesn't lock one into any one single platform, especially proprietary ones.
1) It's nowhere NEAR anything to do with UT
2) They serve beer.
Canuck stuck in Knoxville.
Connection refused.....
You can also bypass any Linux passwd restriction, in boot, with a cd or floppy.
Forgive me, but how is requiring a potential employees personal financial data going to cover a company's ass? No company is liable for any employees personal financial dealings.
Also, MIDI music controllers are typically keyboards. Which means, as a guitarist, if you want to add other instruments to a recording, you use the keys...Which can be tough if you never had piano lessons.... In the 70's and 80's, yes, keyboards were primary controllers. Starting in the 80's, virtually anything with a MIDI interface can control. Computer software, guitars, drum machines, foot pedals, and many more I'm not aware of. I'm not a keyboard player, but I don't require one to handle all my MIDI control.
Wish I could recall the project name and the company Gibson paired with....
I sympathize, this is the first Christmas in the last five years that I don't have to work.
All the best to you and yours.
They're not awake yet. I'm drinking my coffee, and reading /.
Besides, we opened our gifts last night :)
Nice little read. I enjoyed it immensely!
Why would I pay to test when I should be paid to test?
Just Say No To IE(R). You cannot get much more simple, than that. And don't even think about going on about "I can't view my favorite web sites then..." etc, publicly accessible sites that write for one specific platform and/or browser should be boycotted. No hits, no ad dollars, no ad dollars, no business, no business, no platform/browser discrimination. Let YOUR non-IE web browser speak for you.
I offer my own tunes via stream (56K) and download (256K) at www.ardynet.com.
Greed
Greed doesn't discriminate, it affects people of all kith and kin. When greed can be conquered, then, and only then, will humankind be able to progress forward as a whole.
Where?!?
No tech support job I've ever had exceeded $9/hr, period.
As opposed to the American-led "New World Order"? Europe is hardly any more at fault than the US, even less so since it wasn't the EU that has allowed the type of laws your American government has passed.
Encrypt ALL your communications, then sue under the DMCA if your communications have been intercepted and decrypted.
Sounds like posturing/politics/an agenda not relevant to kernel development.
mp3 @ 256-320k, file size is irrelevant.
RPM ONLY?. Good lord.
And how many of these rulings are based on zoning bylaws? Reread the article.
Its simple. You the consumer have the ability to cripple RIAA members, hit 'em where it hurts most, BOYCOTT CDs. Corporations WILL bow to consumers when the consumers en masse stop purchasing their products. THEN let the whiney artists, and greedy record companies cry in their beers.