Until you have the third child, at which point during the designated day in the month your wife deems appropriate for intercourse, there is not a minute in the day when one of the children is not awake and screaming, "MOM!!!!". That's when you start thinking, "Time to check out that 4th Edition of D&D so I can kill stuff.".
Is that it was moderated as insightful. You scored on so many levels. 1. Posted a truly witty reply with clear understanding of HHGTTG 2. Getting modded as insightful 3. Being accused of not getting the joke etc, etc.. (I am tired of listing ways it is funny)
This seems more like a Rube Goldberg device. A complex device is needed on both ends to make this work. Most key lock systems (key and lock, rfid transmitter/receiver) are based on a simple device on one end that works a complex device. If you lose your 'Knockey' I imagine it is a lot more expensive to replace than a simple key or an RFID badge.
(remember that show from the late 70's?) showed a guy in doing this ages ago, 1978 I think. It's amazing how this technology is pulled out every few years to see if anyone is ready to run their car on frier grease. Once again I file it under "Wow, that seems like a real pain in the ass."
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What does the screen say now?
NOTHING...IT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING!!!! Is there a window open on the screen?
Yes. What does the text say in the window?
(informative information from open window here)
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Is your Modem plugged into your surge protector?
No, the modem stopped working after the last electrical storm so I unplugged in from the surge protector and plugged it into the wall. It starting working right away. Now it won't work at all!!
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Did you reboot the machine?
Yes.
So, you actually shut down the machine and rebooted?
and see how well the media stands up to time. I remember thinking how great the 2GB ORB drives were but the drive quality never seemed to get there. When I see another/. article in a year saying how great these things are and how they are revolutionizing the industry I may commit some data to them.
of the difference in the GUI vs. command line mind set.
These abstraction layers have been used before on OSes such as MAC OS and OS/2. The problems always came into play when you pass the files around. There is always a step that strips the extended information. The key is wide acceptance and establish a standard for the data storage. Be sure there is a way to pass the extended data in a text format (i.e. XML) when you want to store the files on a non-supported system (or so command line tools can be easily modified to update the db).
The idea is good and I am sure it will be very useful to a lot of people. Good Luck.
I have built a bridge that works just fine. But now the people on the other side of the bridge have decided they want my bridge to interface with their new Microslick Bridge Interface. This interface seems to be built on the same standard as mine but on their side only 2 of the 3 lanes seems to work. The interface documentation clearly states there are three lanes but one seems to be closed.
After a brief call (with a fee) to the Bridge Support Line it turns out that most people did not use the third lane so that functionality was not implemented. Maybe in the next release of the Interface.
There also seems to be a mandatory toll on the other side of the bridge. Unfortunately the toll booth operators don't seem to speak the same language that everyone on this side of the bridge speaks. It's close but the noun and verb order seems to be reversed. Confusing but we can work around it.
After buying the Bridge Interface Development Kit it seems that this new way of talking to the toll booth operators is more efficient than the way everyone else has used the language before. Who knew.
It also seems that the MS has patented a means of allowing a car to move from point a to point b where a and b are separated by impassable obstacles. So now I must license the technology I am using to interface with the MBI.
is that you don't get ANY points for installing it. You get 1 MS Licensing point for each copy of XP, 5 for MS Office and 10 for 2000 Server. No points at all for Linux. How can it be good for your business if you can't get any points! And levels. When you reach certain numbers of points you get new levels.
I think the new MS licensing agreement was actually a RPG system that fell into the wrong hands.
You post was a little vague on how you were burned by these programmers. Did you hire them in management positions and they did not manage the project? Did you hire them as pure coders? Were they given proper direction and help to fit into the team and become productive? Having worked as a contractor for several years and working in many different work environments, it takes about 6 months for any new member of a team to be considered a true member of the team. Adding a single new member to a team will cause the whole team to fall apart for about that length of time before everyone starts working as a unit and can be considered a true team again.
If you found that these people could not program that is one problem and you did not interview adequately. If it is productivity, take a look at your team leaders and project managers and determine why they could not get the best out of these individuals. If you truly found someone who was liked by the other team members you should have spend time and energy improving their time management skills. Just because someone is a good programmer and an intelligent person does not make them good at allocating time to tasks. Sometimes it just takes a good mentor to straighten them out.
Productivity is something that comes from a good working environment with defined goals, policies, and expectations.
Oooops, that's enough here, my productivity is dropping....
I would be interested in the number of legal hours spent in order to obtain all the permissions required to start the co-op. Even at a low per hour rate I imagine this would add a tremendous amount to the total bottom line.
This just supports what I feared
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when my mother asked about Linux and if I thought she should try it. At the time the Linux desktop was not ready for my mother. With all the hype, Linux hit the radar of the average home user before it was ready. Now the average home user remembers Linux as that operating system that we used to hear about during the dot.com fiasco. Hopefully this will give the desktop time to mature and users forget the hype until it is ready to take its place in the consumer market.
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Yes, the more important question is can it pound a nail through a 6 inch board...oh wait , that wasn't with the laser...
Until you have the third child, at which point during the designated day in the month your wife deems appropriate for intercourse, there is not a minute in the day when one of the children is not awake and screaming, "MOM!!!!". That's when you start thinking, "Time to check out that 4th Edition of D&D so I can kill stuff.".
He just paid to have it re-registered to Microsoft so he could access his email account.
Is that it was moderated as insightful. You scored on so many levels.
1. Posted a truly witty reply with clear understanding of HHGTTG
2. Getting modded as insightful
3. Being accused of not getting the joke
etc, etc.. (I am tired of listing ways it is funny)
I am still laughing...
This seems more like a Rube Goldberg device. A complex device is needed on both ends to make this work. Most key lock systems (key and lock, rfid transmitter/receiver) are based on a simple device on one end that works a complex device. If you lose your 'Knockey' I imagine it is a lot more expensive to replace than a simple key or an RFID badge.
Chris McAvoy is a UNIX administrator and an owner of two cats.
Is this a new competitor for Tucows?
If it was a professional video I would bet it was actually on betacam not betamax.
Doesn't look greyed to me, looks like the grey piece of the lander also seen in the other pictures. Notice cable with shadow.
(remember that show from the late 70's?) showed a guy in doing this ages ago, 1978 I think. It's amazing how this technology is pulled out every few years to see if anyone is ready to run their car on frier grease. Once again I file it under "Wow, that seems like a real pain in the ass."
What does the screen say now?
NOTHING...IT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING!!!!
Is there a window open on the screen?
Yes.
What does the text say in the window?
(informative information from open window here)
------
Is your Modem plugged into your surge protector?
No, the modem stopped working after the last electrical storm so I unplugged in from the surge protector and plugged it into the wall. It starting working right away. Now it won't work at all!!
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Did you reboot the machine?
Yes.
So, you actually shut down the machine and rebooted?
YES! I REBOOTED.
Are you sure you didn't just log off and back in?
Uhhhh......
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Sigh....
and see how well the media stands up to time. I remember thinking how great the 2GB ORB drives were but the drive quality never seemed to get there. When I see another /. article in a year saying how great these things are and how they are revolutionizing the industry I may commit some data to them.
of the difference in the GUI vs. command line mind set.
These abstraction layers have been used before on OSes such as MAC OS and OS/2. The problems always came into play when you pass the files around. There is always a step that strips the extended information. The key is wide acceptance and establish a standard for the data storage. Be sure there is a way to pass the extended data in a text format (i.e. XML) when you want to store the files on a non-supported system (or so command line tools can be easily modified to update the db).
The idea is good and I am sure it will be very useful to a lot of people. Good Luck.
I have built a bridge that works just fine. But now the people on the other side of the bridge have decided they want my bridge to interface with their new Microslick Bridge Interface. This interface seems to be built on the same standard as mine but on their side only 2 of the 3 lanes seems to work. The interface documentation clearly states there are three lanes but one seems to be closed.
After a brief call (with a fee) to the Bridge Support Line it turns out that most people did not use the third lane so that functionality was not implemented. Maybe in the next release of the Interface.
There also seems to be a mandatory toll on the other side of the bridge. Unfortunately the toll booth operators don't seem to speak the same language that everyone on this side of the bridge speaks. It's close but the noun and verb order seems to be reversed. Confusing but we can work around it.
After buying the Bridge Interface Development Kit it seems that this new way of talking to the toll booth operators is more efficient than the way everyone else has used the language before. Who knew.
It also seems that the MS has patented a means of allowing a car to move from point a to point b where a and b are separated by impassable obstacles. So now I must license the technology I am using to interface with the MBI.
I am glad bridge building is so easy.
Wow, that is one of the most succinct rationalizations for the throw away society I have seen yet...
is that you don't get ANY points for installing it. You get 1 MS Licensing point for each copy of XP, 5 for MS Office and 10 for 2000 Server. No points at all for Linux. How can it be good for your business if you can't get any points! And levels. When you reach certain numbers of points you get new levels.
I think the new MS licensing agreement was actually a RPG system that fell into the wrong hands.
For a good headache...
You post was a little vague on how you were burned by these programmers. Did you hire them in management positions and they did not manage the project? Did you hire them as pure coders? Were they given proper direction and help to fit into the team and become productive? Having worked as a contractor for several years and working in many different work environments, it takes about 6 months for any new member of a team to be considered a true member of the team. Adding a single new member to a team will cause the whole team to fall apart for about that length of time before everyone starts working as a unit and can be considered a true team again.
If you found that these people could not program that is one problem and you did not interview adequately. If it is productivity, take a look at your team leaders and project managers and determine why they could not get the best out of these individuals. If you truly found someone who was liked by the other team members you should have spend time and energy improving their time management skills. Just because someone is a good programmer and an intelligent person does not make them good at allocating time to tasks. Sometimes it just takes a good mentor to straighten them out.
Productivity is something that comes from a good working environment with defined goals, policies, and expectations.
Oooops, that's enough here, my productivity is dropping....
I would be interested in the number of legal hours spent in order to obtain all the permissions required to start the co-op. Even at a low per hour rate I imagine this would add a tremendous amount to the total bottom line.
when my mother asked about Linux and if I thought she should try it. At the time the Linux desktop was not ready for my mother. With all the hype, Linux hit the radar of the average home user before it was ready. Now the average home user remembers Linux as that operating system that we used to hear about during the dot.com fiasco. Hopefully this will give the desktop time to mature and users forget the hype until it is ready to take its place in the consumer market.