Actually, the poster is dead wrong. Once the cable company runs the line into your house, you are entitled to split it as many times as you wish so long as it's a single family residence. The cable companies are more than happy to charge you for extra outlets that they install, and are allowed to, but you can split it yourself as much as you want for free.
I'm not saying that there has never been a turbocharged Ferrari, that's certainly not the case. However, to many afficianados a turbocharged Ferrari isn't a real Ferrari. Frankly, I'm a little shocked to see Romero doesn't have rice-boy stickers all over the thing.
I know, and while I didn't include it with my post, I also informed them that most of what we already use has been replaced by downloaded patches. Hell, our webserver (IIS5, ouch) has more pre-SP3 patches than I have digits. I wanted a Linux/Apache combo, it would at least save me my constant patching of the security hole du jour.
We're jumping head-first into Microsoft products here, at a non-profit operation. Office XP alone will cost us several tens of thousands of dollars (US) per year. All this while we're being told there's no money. All this despite the fact that I had prepared an alternate path that relied on open source and free (as in beer) software which met all of our needs. Why? Because the executive committee, or at least the only one on it with a backbone, decided that anything that is downloaded is bad. Never mind the fact that I countered that by saying that all of the software required could be acquired without download. Unfortunately, there's still a mindset among the people who write the cheques that Microsoft is the best option. So they'll shell out $50,000 per for Office, while their underpaid staff continue to leave to work for better managed companies.
This is the second time since I started working here that management hasn't followed my recommendations. The first time was a disaster. Hmmm, let's peer into my crystal ball...
BZZZT! Publishers provide a service to authors (and consumers) by providing a mass distribution service. They are a necessary part of this equation, and deserve to get paid for it. Pinko.
Oh, great. Bring out the MS bashing. You didn't even follow the link, did you? You'll understand my side of the issue a lot better if you shrug off your MS prejudice and actually read something for a change.
I was informed in advance that our payroll clerk was being sacked, and that I'd be contacted to disable her login.
I was contacted later that day by the HR Director, who gave me the green light. This is NetWare, BTW, and when I disabled her account the server started bitching that she wasn't logged out (and sending the message to her PC). No problem, they probably forgot to tell her to log out.
Needless to say I felt pretty crappy when the CAO called ten minutes later to tell me they were about to go and meet with her.
Full service, as part of a WAN. $500/month/site including internet service, support, equipment. Email and web hosting are included in the overall charge.
As for the other AC, I was just saying that if you're paying $2000/month for T1 you should shop around.
Actually, there's quite a few quality shows on Canadian TV. There's really no point in trying to out-crap the US networks though. Most of the people I've met who complain about quality in Canadian programs just wants to see a Friends copy set in Toronto or something.
I'm on Cogeco@home (Niagara Falls, Canada) and the tech support is pretty clueless. They do try to stonewall, but when they figure out that they're talking to someone who "knows" they usually come around.
On a more humourous note my friend who is on Rogers@home (Kitchener, Ontario) was told by tech support that "this network stuff is too complicated for you and you shouldn't try to figure it out". He's a network engineer (a real one, not a Solitaire Expert).
"I have a suspicion though that a fair portion of the IT admin's they interviewed for that article are so dead against Linux because they probably don't understand Linux/Unix based networking, and don't want to let on how clueless they are."
My point was that your post assumed a position by the interviewed admins that they didn't present. I didn't think you were attacking me.
I've met plenty of power freak admins, in fact I replaced one at my current job. I just don't see much proof that these admins are of that particular subspecies. Some, but not much.
The admins in the article rarely stated any opinion of Linux. They stated their opinions of users who install unauthorized software.
Where I work as "god" (lol), Linux is quite welcome. It is a long-term goal to increase its usage here. I'd have a similar response to those in the article (although not as blindly arrogant as "destroy their servers and fire them") if I found someone installing MS Office, and I've almost stripped out the last of the NT boxes.
At my next job, the reverse could be true. I wonder if your attitude would change if it was NT invading a Linux environment.
Okay, I see your point then. I still don't think that's necessarily a bad thing, though. At least the majority of ridings won out.
What's bad is when a party loses in popular vote to one political philosophy in individual ridings, but wins the seats. That's how the Liberals won the last federal election. Combined totals for PC and Reform were considerably higher in many Ontario ridings, but the Liberals charged up the middle to sweep the province.
Jean is catching a lot of flack for calling an election to capitalise on Trudeau's death, but I think it has more to do with getting a new mandate before the Alliance takes over enough mindshare to destroy the conservative split.
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It's not a cell phone, it's a PCS!
It means we don't pay on a per-usage basis for local calls.
Actually, the poster is dead wrong. Once the cable company runs the line into your house, you are entitled to split it as many times as you wish so long as it's a single family residence. The cable companies are more than happy to charge you for extra outlets that they install, and are allowed to, but you can split it yourself as much as you want for free.
I'm not saying that there has never been a turbocharged Ferrari, that's certainly not the case. However, to many afficianados a turbocharged Ferrari isn't a real Ferrari. Frankly, I'm a little shocked to see Romero doesn't have rice-boy stickers all over the thing.
A yellow, turbo charged Ferarri. Blasphemy.
I know, and while I didn't include it with my post, I also informed them that most of what we already use has been replaced by downloaded patches. Hell, our webserver (IIS5, ouch) has more pre-SP3 patches than I have digits. I wanted a Linux/Apache combo, it would at least save me my constant patching of the security hole du jour.
We're jumping head-first into Microsoft products here, at a non-profit operation. Office XP alone will cost us several tens of thousands of dollars (US) per year. All this while we're being told there's no money. All this despite the fact that I had prepared an alternate path that relied on open source and free (as in beer) software which met all of our needs. Why? Because the executive committee, or at least the only one on it with a backbone, decided that anything that is downloaded is bad. Never mind the fact that I countered that by saying that all of the software required could be acquired without download. Unfortunately, there's still a mindset among the people who write the cheques that Microsoft is the best option. So they'll shell out $50,000 per for Office, while their underpaid staff continue to leave to work for better managed companies.
This is the second time since I started working here that management hasn't followed my recommendations. The first time was a disaster. Hmmm, let's peer into my crystal ball...
YHBT, YHL, HAND.
BZZZT! Publishers provide a service to authors (and consumers) by providing a mass distribution service. They are a necessary part of this equation, and deserve to get paid for it. Pinko.
Oh, great. Bring out the MS bashing. You didn't even follow the link, did you? You'll understand my side of the issue a lot better if you shrug off your MS prejudice and actually read something for a change.
I was informed in advance that our payroll clerk was being sacked, and that I'd be contacted to disable her login.
I was contacted later that day by the HR Director, who gave me the green light. This is NetWare, BTW, and when I disabled her account the server started bitching that she wasn't logged out (and sending the message to her PC). No problem, they probably forgot to tell her to log out.
Needless to say I felt pretty crappy when the CAO called ten minutes later to tell me they were about to go and meet with her.
Full service, as part of a WAN. $500/month/site including internet service, support, equipment. Email and web hosting are included in the overall charge.
As for the other AC, I was just saying that if you're paying $2000/month for T1 you should shop around.
Not that this isn't a great price for 100 Mb/s to the internet, but Our T1's cost us $500/month.
Actually, there's quite a few quality shows on Canadian TV. There's really no point in trying to out-crap the US networks though. Most of the people I've met who complain about quality in Canadian programs just wants to see a Friends copy set in Toronto or something.
OK. I installed the heatsink in my new P4 system and the desk collapsed.
Any better?
Maybe I'll take you up on your offer someday, if my country's standard of living should ever sink to that of your's.
I'd say by looking at the message, it's an obvious fake. What self-respecting executive would allow such a poorly composed email to be sent?
/. is always looking for MS dirt, but c'mon. Let's try to be a bit more selective.
I know
I was thinking more along the lines of:
vapour vs. vapour vs. PS2
So far, the PS2 is the performance leader.
I was hoping it was implied that I ran a defrag (just before the scandisk, of course).
The smart caller:
Tech: "When is the last time you ran a thorough scan disk on your computer?"
Caller: Just finished.
Of course, the CRTC sets the rules under which they operate. They have to play (relatively) nice.
For the record, the original poster missed Cogeco@home.
I'm on Cogeco@home (Niagara Falls, Canada) and the tech support is pretty clueless. They do try to stonewall, but when they figure out that they're talking to someone who "knows" they usually come around.
On a more humourous note my friend who is on Rogers@home (Kitchener, Ontario) was told by tech support that "this network stuff is too complicated for you and you shouldn't try to figure it out". He's a network engineer (a real one, not a Solitaire Expert).
"I have a suspicion though that a fair portion of the IT admin's they interviewed for that article are so dead against Linux because they probably don't understand Linux/Unix based networking, and don't want to let on how clueless they are."
My point was that your post assumed a position by the interviewed admins that they didn't present. I didn't think you were attacking me.
I've met plenty of power freak admins, in fact I replaced one at my current job. I just don't see much proof that these admins are of that particular subspecies. Some, but not much.
The admins in the article rarely stated any opinion of Linux. They stated their opinions of users who install unauthorized software.
Where I work as "god" (lol), Linux is quite welcome. It is a long-term goal to increase its usage here. I'd have a similar response to those in the article (although not as blindly arrogant as "destroy their servers and fire them") if I found someone installing MS Office, and I've almost stripped out the last of the NT boxes.
At my next job, the reverse could be true. I wonder if your attitude would change if it was NT invading a Linux environment.
Okay, I see your point then. I still don't think that's necessarily a bad thing, though. At least the majority of ridings won out.
What's bad is when a party loses in popular vote to one political philosophy in individual ridings, but wins the seats. That's how the Liberals won the last federal election. Combined totals for PC and Reform were considerably higher in many Ontario ridings, but the Liberals charged up the middle to sweep the province.
Jean is catching a lot of flack for calling an election to capitalise on Trudeau's death, but I think it has more to do with getting a new mandate before the Alliance takes over enough mindshare to destroy the conservative split.