Yes, the hype played big time into it. We were all expecting some new power generating sterling engine or something equally cool. In the end we got an SUPER expensive scooter.
So I would put forth a theory that it is a combination of disappointment from the hype + sour grapes because it is so expensive + you look like a complete tool riding it.
Do the math, if you assume you drive 20,000 miles a year that comes out to 200-400 dollars if they do it by mile. As opposed to driving a car that gets 20mpg you would only pay 180 dollars at 18 cents a gallon for the same 20,000 miles.
Not to mention they can then track people, levy fines, charge more for certain roads etc etc etc
If you really want to stay in IT and don't want to learn a programming language learn a UNIX. Even half way decent UNIX admins are few and far between, I know a number of companies hiring.
Just download a BSD, Linux distro or Open Solaris and use that for your desktop at home. Tinker, read and study and you can get a job out of helpdesk.
War certainly has driven a great deal of innovation.
But I think the question is why doesn't the government fund research outside of war? I know people didn't like McCain but he did want to fund research and offer reewards for things like new battery technology. Why doesn't Obama?
While I agree with the statement that in the end it was a horrible storm I do think a seasoned pilot with "ultimate" control can do far more then someone who is little more then a button pushing bus driver. Sort of the same divide you see in Windows vs UNIX. Windows abstracts most things from the user and UNIX lets you get down into nearly everything.
I would rather have the option then no option at all.
I had a Libretto then and actually still the same one today (I use it as a OBD for my car). I ought the Libretto because my HP 200LX was dated and not the best system to get on the net with (though you could). Toshiba Librettos were built solid, did the job and were small and light as hell. Great for traveling when you needed just a little access on occasion (do that these days with my smart phone).
I have always been a big Solaris user but back in 1995 I heard of this new x86 "Unix" so a buddy gave me a copy on floppies I tried it thought it was "neat" but then just switched back to Solaris running on my Sparc LX (hey it had built in ISDN). Would be another few years (~1998-1999) till I switched to Linux for my desktop (first RedHat then Debian).
If they are in the wall or cable tray installs then you can pretty much use them till they are outmoded by newer types of cables as needed by your gear. The only way cables would really get "old" would be cables plugged and unplugged or regularly flexed. Those should be replaced as needed.
Anyone who tells you otherwise probably just wants to sell you cables.
I worked as an Assistant Manager for Software ETC back in the early 1990's and "Employee Checkout" was policy back then. The article just reads like some disgruntled employee trying to create scandal.
The easier solution is to refuse to give them up, assuming this person is an adult in their state and didn't agree to this "give up your notes thing" before the professor has no right to take the notes any more then the professor would have rights to take the students wallet.
Assuming you are NOT a minor and are in college then they have no right to take your notes. As stated before you wrote them so they are your property. I would at least file a formal complaint even if the professor is tenured and talk to a lawyer.
On the other hand if you are a minor and this isn't college then your rights (if any) will depend. In this case it really depends on what your parents are willing to do and or back you doing.
I am a little disappointed this was given the greenlight as it is simply FUD and/or a Microsoft viral marketing ad.
The woman claims she had to drop the semester because she couldn't get on the Internet, which has to be a complete cop out. Since as a student she could just very cheaply buy the Windows OS she needed or just use the computers in the computer lab at her school.
LED's still cost more and are not as avaiable as CFL. If CFL's are cheaper or on par and you can buy them at WalMart then they will sell better. Until then, CFL's are king.
Get him into some of the simple circuits he can build. A crystal radio is always a good one to start with. Either that or a simple shortwave setup. Then move on to some BEAM robots or other cool DIY kits.
I think Bill is a smart guy and did great things at Sun. But I don't think he is a good choice for National CTO because in a lot of respects he is a technophobe when it comes to emerging technology. He believes genetic engineering, nanotechnology and robotics are inherently dangerous. If you don't believe me just check Google
My wife and I did titanium. I am an Engineer and she is a Sculptor. I like the fact that the ring is very light and she likes the fact that the ring is pretty much indestructible. They have a ton of shapes, colors and styles.
I wouldn't get Iridium or Tungsten because they don't have facilities to cut that off you at any hospital.
I am not saying you manipulate the data on the legacy system. You can however manipulate the data that is in the legacy system or fed to the legacy system in a number of ways. Done this many many many many times, I do this kinda stuff for a living. Shit didn't you work YK2 and have to fool any legacy boxes?
This could be done with less people and less work then they are claiming. You don't have to believe me, I really don't care, just always amazing me that people (like you) make simple things so freaking complicated.
Give me a break, people switch job codes regularly via something called a "promotion". So you could change the job code and pay grade without issue.
As for the differnce as long as you have the orginal templates and the timeframe for the minimum wage payrate you could calculate differnces with a Perl script.
I am amazed how people like to over complicate things.
Step 1: Dump current data on pay rates and pay grades for all exployees for backup Step 2: Change all employees to a light industrial pay grade and their hourly rate to minimum wage Step 3: Print paychecks
It would still probably be a week or two of work, but not the months and months that they are claiming.
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Yes, the hype played big time into it. We were all expecting some new power generating sterling engine or something equally cool. In the end we got an SUPER expensive scooter.
So I would put forth a theory that it is a combination of disappointment from the hype + sour grapes because it is so expensive + you look like a complete tool riding it.
Do the math, if you assume you drive 20,000 miles a year that comes out to 200-400 dollars if they do it by mile. As opposed to driving a car that gets 20mpg you would only pay 180 dollars at 18 cents a gallon for the same 20,000 miles.
Not to mention they can then track people, levy fines, charge more for certain roads etc etc etc
I have heard from some reliable sources that Facebook and Twitter's backend applications are poorly written.
Are Intel and AMD's claims overblown, sure what hardware manufacter doesn't cherry pick performance claims.
But I don't care what sort of hardware you through at crap code you are always going to get crap performance.
If you really want to stay in IT and don't want to learn a programming language learn a UNIX. Even half way decent UNIX admins are few and far between, I know a number of companies hiring.
Just download a BSD, Linux distro or Open Solaris and use that for your desktop at home. Tinker, read and study and you can get a job out of helpdesk.
War certainly has driven a great deal of innovation.
But I think the question is why doesn't the government fund research outside of war? I know people didn't like McCain but he did want to fund research and offer reewards for things like new battery technology. Why doesn't Obama?
While I agree with the statement that in the end it was a horrible storm I do think a seasoned pilot with "ultimate" control can do far more then someone who is little more then a button pushing bus driver. Sort of the same divide you see in Windows vs UNIX. Windows abstracts most things from the user and UNIX lets you get down into nearly everything.
I would rather have the option then no option at all.
I had a Libretto then and actually still the same one today (I use it as a OBD for my car). I ought the Libretto because my HP 200LX was dated and not the best system to get on the net with (though you could). Toshiba Librettos were built solid, did the job and were small and light as hell. Great for traveling when you needed just a little access on occasion (do that these days with my smart phone).
I have always been a big Solaris user but back in 1995 I heard of this new x86 "Unix" so a buddy gave me a copy on floppies I tried it thought it was "neat" but then just switched back to Solaris running on my Sparc LX (hey it had built in ISDN). Would be another few years (~1998-1999) till I switched to Linux for my desktop (first RedHat then Debian).
Still miss my Sparc LX though :)
If they are in the wall or cable tray installs then you can pretty much use them till they are outmoded by newer types of cables as needed by your gear. The only way cables would really get "old" would be cables plugged and unplugged or regularly flexed. Those should be replaced as needed.
Anyone who tells you otherwise probably just wants to sell you cables.
I worked as an Assistant Manager for Software ETC back in the early 1990's and "Employee Checkout" was policy back then. The article just reads like some disgruntled employee trying to create scandal.
"...couldn't find enough Americans capable of handling sales, lending, and bank administration."
They couldn't find Americans willing to work for 20-40% less.
The easier solution is to refuse to give them up, assuming this person is an adult in their state and didn't agree to this "give up your notes thing" before the professor has no right to take the notes any more then the professor would have rights to take the students wallet.
Assuming you are NOT a minor and are in college then they have no right to take your notes. As stated before you wrote them so they are your property. I would at least file a formal complaint even if the professor is tenured and talk to a lawyer.
On the other hand if you are a minor and this isn't college then your rights (if any) will depend. In this case it really depends on what your parents are willing to do and or back you doing.
I am a little disappointed this was given the greenlight as it is simply FUD and/or a Microsoft viral marketing ad.
The woman claims she had to drop the semester because she couldn't get on the Internet, which has to be a complete cop out. Since as a student she could just very cheaply buy the Windows OS she needed or just use the computers in the computer lab at her school.
I am currently working a 7/60. Where I "squeeze" 60 or so hours of work into 7 days and then do it again the next week.
LED's still cost more and are not as avaiable as CFL. If CFL's are cheaper or on par and you can buy them at WalMart then they will sell better. Until then, CFL's are king.
Get him into some of the simple circuits he can build. A crystal radio is always a good one to start with. Either that or a simple shortwave setup. Then move on to some BEAM robots or other cool DIY kits.
I think Bill is a smart guy and did great things at Sun. But I don't think he is a good choice for National CTO because in a lot of respects he is a technophobe when it comes to emerging technology. He believes genetic engineering, nanotechnology and robotics are inherently dangerous. If you don't believe me just check Google
My wife and I did titanium. I am an Engineer and she is a Sculptor. I like the fact that the ring is very light and she likes the fact that the ring is pretty much indestructible. They have a ton of shapes, colors and styles.
I wouldn't get Iridium or Tungsten because they don't have facilities to cut that off you at any hospital.
So all told you are talking about $1,000 dollars for AC? Frankly that is a pretty cheap solution for datacenter cooling.
Generalizations? Hahahaha, think outside the box dude, the legacy system this runs on is not the be all end all, data can be exported and imported.
I am not saying you manipulate the data on the legacy system. You can however manipulate the data that is in the legacy system or fed to the legacy system in a number of ways. Done this many many many many times, I do this kinda stuff for a living. Shit didn't you work YK2 and have to fool any legacy boxes?
This could be done with less people and less work then they are claiming. You don't have to believe me, I really don't care, just always amazing me that people (like you) make simple things so freaking complicated.
Give me a break, people switch job codes regularly via something called a "promotion". So you could change the job code and pay grade without issue.
As for the differnce as long as you have the orginal templates and the timeframe for the minimum wage payrate you could calculate differnces with a Perl script.
I am amazed how people like to over complicate things.
Step 1: Dump current data on pay rates and pay grades for all exployees for backup
Step 2: Change all employees to a light industrial pay grade and their hourly rate to minimum wage
Step 3: Print paychecks
It would still probably be a week or two of work, but not the months and months that they are claiming.
Sounds like a conformal coating which is nothing new, you can buy a can of the spray on type at your local electronics store for a few bucks.