Theory 1: Hormel
Theory 2: A mommy SPAM and a daddy SPAM, well...um...are you old enough to hear this?
Theory 3: Giving out a real email address, or replying to SPAM.
ARTHUR: What, behind the rabbit?
TIM: It is the rabbit.
ARTHUR: You silly sod!
TIM: What?
ARTHUR: You got us all worked up!
TIM: Well, that's no ordinary rabbit!
ARTHUR: Ohh.
TIM: That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!
ROBIN: You tit! I soiled my armour I was so scared!
TIM: Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide! It's a killer!
I know my boss reads Slashdot, but he also knows what kind of a client I'm working with on my current project. It's not so much a matter or "when to question", but "when to make sure you're not the one that gets the blame". I'm currently working with a client that has VERY poor project management skills, and we daily poke fun at the entire situation. However, we only do it in jest, as we know they're the ones paying the bills. Sometimes, the client's decision is a poor one, and we try to suggest alternate means, but the same advise rings true: "the customer is always right", "don't rock the boat", and "be quiet and look pretty". What you really have to do is document that you tried your best to better the situation, without flat out telling the client they're a friggin moron. Right now, I know I have upcomming medical expenses, a wedding/honeymoon to do, and a possible new car expense. The last thing I want is to get fired for being "insubordinate", even though I don't think such a thing would really happen. I know my opinion is valued within the company, but outside of that, it's hard to deal with a stubborn client.
Basically, I know I'm just a code monkey working on a client's website, so it's not a life-threatening thing if the client makes a bad decision. However, I have enough morals that if such a situation did arise, I would not hesitate to open my mouth. But until then, I know that this is just a temporary contract, and it's not like I'm working for this client forever. I think that's something that consultants should remember. It's really helped me these past months.
Will there now be a competition to see which independent mod group can come out with Duke Nukem Forever before the actual company does?
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My stats professor in college had a great analogy for this. Something like, "In a recent study, it was found that murderers occasionally ate ice cream. So, if one were to consume lots of ice cream, you would become a murderer. Therefore, ice cream should be banned to prevent more murders!" QED
1. Capture source (& clean on the fly with the new Video Soap in the MMC 8.1 software).
2. Export.vcr file to mpeg2 (ATI likes capturing in it's own format better).
3. Run mpg file through FlaskMPEG to convert to DivX video with MP3 audio.
4. Cut commercials in VirtualDub and save using Direct Stream Copy (on Audio & Video settings)
5. Enjoy your capped copy of the (hopefully not) last episode of Farscape:)
And now I wonder why I didn't take the offer. During my freshman year at college, I went to 2 MS intership recruitment seminars that were hosted at the college. Yes, it's Microsoft. Yes, they're Evil (TM). But at $25/hr as an intern?!?! Fuck, I wish I got that now as a fulltime employee. Granted that was all before the dot-bombs, and it looked like I could work wherever I wanted, so I declined. Boy I wish I took the summer off to do the program...
So they plan on getting people to talk up a new product by plugging it on their blog. Then I suppose the idea is to make this new product into a cult phenomenon. Will that make the Raging Cow the next golden calf?
Hmm...making me hungry now.
Anyone want to go get a Mooby burger?
-11 tracks @.99ea, that's $10.89 from this service, just for the music (no case, CD, or lyrics).
-Alternately, the CD is 9.96 at my local Target.
-With tax, that's $10.65 (with CD cover, notes, lyrics, etc).
Can anyone then explain which is the better buy, especially after I pay for the DSL connection from home, and the blank CD?
Oh, and if I may add, the cost of the music for taking my friend to the store to get the CD, then rip it and share it with me...$0. Of course, that's just so I can listen to it and decide if I want to spend my $10.65 on it as well ^_^
Are they saying that this worked perfectly? If so, what about the next exploit? What if Joe Nobody finds a hole, and makes it public before the DHS gets with the makers of the software? What about the businesses in the private sector that fail to patch their systems? Wasn't the fix for SQL Slammer out for months? I'm sure this is a step in the right direction, but really, what happens next time?
According to a recent article in the newspaper at my former college, they've already recieved letters from Peachnet (keepers of the 'net connection). I heard rumors for years about FBI raids in the dorms, and almost yearly people would go in a panic backing up harddrives and taking their computers home for the week. Looks like the threat is finally real. Not that I'm saying anyone was actually guilty...I'm just saying:)
"...you'll ALSO receive a free heater and vacuum cleaner built in"
So, it SUCKS and BLOWS? I thought only the possibility of Microsoft selling vacuums and software made that possible before...nVidia now makes it physically possible!
And I wrote a manual for how to take a shit back in the 80's. Can I post it on my website and have/. link to it?...Pretty Please???
Seriously, I'm sure most people who read/. are a bit more creative than most folks, and have come up with ideas well before anyone else put the idea out in the market. Hell, my mother had this fucking crazy idea back in '94 about turning strands of christmas lights into icicles. I remember I called her nuts for thinking up such a stupid idea (actually more for making me hang the damn lights). But now look where that idea ended up.
I think I'm clearly missing how this is "News for Nerds". Yes, yes...bitch, moan, bitch, moan. I know.
Marvel issued this statement: "Don't fret, Marvel fans, our heroes are living, breathing human beings -- but humans who have extraordinary abilities... . A decision that the X-Men figures indeed do have 'nonhuman' characteristics further proves our characters have special, out-of- this world powers."
Did anyone else hear Stan Lee's voice in the back of their head when reading that?
Followed by hearing comic book guy say: "Worst...comment...ever".
I noticed that quite a while back when I installed RealPlayer. I say it's annoying just because I have to remember to disable those checkboxes. I also say it's gotta hurt them, because it makes me place my feelings about Real (the company) at a very low level. I don't think it's illegal, and I know they're out to make money like everyone else. However, I say don't screw over your customers, and they'll come back. Piss them off, and you will certainly regret it later. And yes, I know the RealPlayer I download is the free version, and I'm not technically a customer, but if they pull that stuff with me on the free products, I can only imaging the "features" they'll put in the big version I pay for. Again, my opinion of them is quite low because of their tactics.
I can hit this from both sides, as I've been a participant in the good and bad side of wi-fi in the classroom. Granted, where I recently graduated from, there was no wi-fi infrastructure, other than what the students built in the dorms.
However, my dorm was close enough to one of the academic buildings that if I sat near the window, I could pick up the signal from the AP in my room. I used my laptop in one class to pull/update files in CVS on my dorm server for a programming class I was taking. This was great for me, as I could get anything I needed from my computer back in my room, without worrying "did I put all the files on the disk for the professor?". Of course, I had another class that was so boring, my use of wi-fi allowed me to quietly chat with friends and do other work that needed to be done. Granted, it was a UNIX class, and there's only so much you can learn about vi, ls, cat...I just wanted credit for the course:)
Slashdot Mirror
Theory 1: Hormel
Theory 2: A mommy SPAM and a daddy SPAM, well...um...are you old enough to hear this?
Theory 3: Giving out a real email address, or replying to SPAM.
Sorry, that's all I can think of for now.
Will they make use of the new 'Evil' IP bit?
ARTHUR: What, behind the rabbit?
TIM: It is the rabbit.
ARTHUR: You silly sod!
TIM: What?
ARTHUR: You got us all worked up!
TIM: Well, that's no ordinary rabbit!
ARTHUR: Ohh.
TIM: That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!
ROBIN: You tit! I soiled my armour I was so scared!
TIM: Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide! It's a killer!
Death awaits with large, sharp, pointy teeth! (Now, THAT's an easter bunny for ya.)
"that movie's gonna make some huge bank."
"What buzz?"
"The Internet buzz."
"What the fuck is the Internet?!"
I know my boss reads Slashdot, but he also knows what kind of a client I'm working with on my current project. It's not so much a matter or "when to question", but "when to make sure you're not the one that gets the blame". I'm currently working with a client that has VERY poor project management skills, and we daily poke fun at the entire situation. However, we only do it in jest, as we know they're the ones paying the bills. Sometimes, the client's decision is a poor one, and we try to suggest alternate means, but the same advise rings true: "the customer is always right", "don't rock the boat", and "be quiet and look pretty". What you really have to do is document that you tried your best to better the situation, without flat out telling the client they're a friggin moron. Right now, I know I have upcomming medical expenses, a wedding/honeymoon to do, and a possible new car expense. The last thing I want is to get fired for being "insubordinate", even though I don't think such a thing would really happen. I know my opinion is valued within the company, but outside of that, it's hard to deal with a stubborn client.
Basically, I know I'm just a code monkey working on a client's website, so it's not a life-threatening thing if the client makes a bad decision. However, I have enough morals that if such a situation did arise, I would not hesitate to open my mouth. But until then, I know that this is just a temporary contract, and it's not like I'm working for this client forever. I think that's something that consultants should remember. It's really helped me these past months.
Will there now be a competition to see which independent mod group can come out with Duke Nukem Forever before the actual company does?
My stats professor in college had a great analogy for this. Something like, "In a recent study, it was found that murderers occasionally ate ice cream. So, if one were to consume lots of ice cream, you would become a murderer. Therefore, ice cream should be banned to prevent more murders!" QED
"This is what I get for running a server on pre-alpha software."
Well that, and having your website posted on slashdot. Of course it'll crash. Sorry, I'd RTFA if I could get to it...
1. Capture source (& clean on the fly with the new Video Soap in the MMC 8.1 software). .vcr file to mpeg2 (ATI likes capturing in it's own format better). :)
2. Export
3. Run mpg file through FlaskMPEG to convert to DivX video with MP3 audio.
4. Cut commercials in VirtualDub and save using Direct Stream Copy (on Audio & Video settings)
5. Enjoy your capped copy of the (hopefully not) last episode of Farscape
Prof. Frink: "A-hem, um, ahem! Excuse me!....Pi is exactly 3!!"
Audience: "HUH?!? WHAT?!?"
Prof. Frink: "Sorry I had to do that, but now that I have your attention..."
And now I wonder why I didn't take the offer. During my freshman year at college, I went to 2 MS intership recruitment seminars that were hosted at the college. Yes, it's Microsoft. Yes, they're Evil (TM). But at $25/hr as an intern?!?! Fuck, I wish I got that now as a fulltime employee. Granted that was all before the dot-bombs, and it looked like I could work wherever I wanted, so I declined. Boy I wish I took the summer off to do the program...
So they plan on getting people to talk up a new product by plugging it on their blog. Then I suppose the idea is to make this new product into a cult phenomenon. Will that make the Raging Cow the next golden calf?
Hmm...making me hungry now. Anyone want to go get a Mooby burger?
Case in point: Evenesence CD, out today.
.99ea, that's $10.89 from this service, just for the music (no case, CD, or lyrics).
-11 tracks @
-Alternately, the CD is 9.96 at my local Target.
-With tax, that's $10.65 (with CD cover, notes, lyrics, etc).
Can anyone then explain which is the better buy, especially after I pay for the DSL connection from home, and the blank CD?
Oh, and if I may add, the cost of the music for taking my friend to the store to get the CD, then rip it and share it with me...$0. Of course, that's just so I can listen to it and decide if I want to spend my $10.65 on it as well ^_^
Are they saying that this worked perfectly? If so, what about the next exploit? What if Joe Nobody finds a hole, and makes it public before the DHS gets with the makers of the software? What about the businesses in the private sector that fail to patch their systems? Wasn't the fix for SQL Slammer out for months? I'm sure this is a step in the right direction, but really, what happens next time?
According to a recent article in the newspaper at my former college, they've already recieved letters from Peachnet (keepers of the 'net connection). I heard rumors for years about FBI raids in the dorms, and almost yearly people would go in a panic backing up harddrives and taking their computers home for the week. Looks like the threat is finally real. Not that I'm saying anyone was actually guilty...I'm just saying :)
Imagine the X10 camera ads this will bring forth...
How many people still use Ximian's desktop? As opposed to Evolution?
Ximian's DESKTOP -> WM
Evolution -> Mail Client
What kind of comparison is this? And as a matter of fact, I use both...
"...you'll ALSO receive a free heater and vacuum cleaner built in"
So, it SUCKS and BLOWS? I thought only the possibility of Microsoft selling vacuums and software made that possible before...nVidia now makes it physically possible!
And I wrote a manual for how to take a shit back in the 80's. Can I post it on my website and have /. link to it?...Pretty Please???
/. are a bit more creative than most folks, and have come up with ideas well before anyone else put the idea out in the market. Hell, my mother had this fucking crazy idea back in '94 about turning strands of christmas lights into icicles. I remember I called her nuts for thinking up such a stupid idea (actually more for making me hang the damn lights). But now look where that idea ended up.
Seriously, I'm sure most people who read
I think I'm clearly missing how this is "News for Nerds". Yes, yes...bitch, moan, bitch, moan. I know.
Marvel issued this statement: "Don't fret, Marvel fans, our heroes are living, breathing human beings -- but humans who have extraordinary abilities ... . A decision that the X-Men figures indeed do have 'nonhuman' characteristics further proves our characters have special, out-of- this world powers."
Did anyone else hear Stan Lee's voice in the back of their head when reading that?
Followed by hearing comic book guy say: "Worst...comment...ever".
I noticed that quite a while back when I installed RealPlayer. I say it's annoying just because I have to remember to disable those checkboxes. I also say it's gotta hurt them, because it makes me place my feelings about Real (the company) at a very low level. I don't think it's illegal, and I know they're out to make money like everyone else. However, I say don't screw over your customers, and they'll come back. Piss them off, and you will certainly regret it later. And yes, I know the RealPlayer I download is the free version, and I'm not technically a customer, but if they pull that stuff with me on the free products, I can only imaging the "features" they'll put in the big version I pay for. Again, my opinion of them is quite low because of their tactics.
Who says compiling a Linux kernel isn't brain surgery?!
BA-DUM-CHA!
I hope you know I was just quoting "Office Space" :p
I'm actually happily engaged ^_^
Nothing.
I would sit on my ass and do nothing.
I can hit this from both sides, as I've been a participant in the good and bad side of wi-fi in the classroom. Granted, where I recently graduated from, there was no wi-fi infrastructure, other than what the students built in the dorms.
:)
However, my dorm was close enough to one of the academic buildings that if I sat near the window, I could pick up the signal from the AP in my room. I used my laptop in one class to pull/update files in CVS on my dorm server for a programming class I was taking. This was great for me, as I could get anything I needed from my computer back in my room, without worrying "did I put all the files on the disk for the professor?". Of course, I had another class that was so boring, my use of wi-fi allowed me to quietly chat with friends and do other work that needed to be done. Granted, it was a UNIX class, and there's only so much you can learn about vi, ls, cat...I just wanted credit for the course