But is it really OK for people to advertise that this "vehicle" is virtually guaranteed to get them TO their destination? I'd like to think that without these commercials, people would naturally assume that only certain individuals should bother "buying" and "using" this vehicle.
I'll give in and say that there's an -extent- to which everyone can learn things. I guess, by saying "learn", what I really meant, was, "learn and apply towards troubleshooting". Anyone can go to the classes and learn the motions, take home a manual, and practice them. Anyone, given enough of the questions WORD FOR WORD can pass these exams... but can anyone determine why the bdc in california, for no reason, and without the slightest clue, just stopped talking to it's pdc in florida?:)
I (lightly) disagree; not everyone has the capacity to understand basic sysadmin skills, especially the lower-income group that these commercials are targetting. Forget the willingness to learn... given an individual that has been playing around with boxen on their free time since they first discovered them, vs. a person that wants to get out of their $5.75/hr. full time job, I'll take the competitent guy. The one that has a mind for troubleshooting any problem that can (and will) pop-up, because it mentally turns him on... not the guy that wants to 'better his life'.
Know what pisses me off most? It isn't my boss or my coworkers or the clients... it's the perception of the industry in general. Mod this as offtopic if you must, but what's killing me are those damn MCSE commercials that make people think that anyone can better their life by going to school for 6 months to learn MS products. Talk about scams... they promise outragiously high salaries and give the impression that if YOU possess the urge and desire to better your life, then YES, ANYONE can learn this stuff... just another make-money-quick scheme.
Any idiot can purchase spamming software, and as long as there are open relays, there's no point in doing anything! With an open relay, I can completely mask my identity... why, you ask? Well, if the admin is incompetitent enough not to know how to close a relay, do you actually think that the same admin is checking logs?
Some things to consider:
-a- most companies that are open relays are small companies with no admins
-b- if they are lucky enough to have an "admin", chances are, he's really the purchasing agent or acts as the entire accounting dept for the company
-c- any furry critter with an NT4 disk can setup a box.
-d- there are a lot of furry purchasing agents out there:)
Boy - this guy hit the nail right on the head... Anyone still looking for a good idea of what to write in their emails for the Tunney Act, ought to take note, and cite some of the Judge's ideas..
"Some of the remedies that various observers, including me, have thought appropriate are for Microsoft's preload agreements to be vacated and new ones prohibited, the opening of Microsoft's office suite data file formats, and the submission of present and future Microsoft networking protocols to an independent open standards body."
I have read over the proposed Microsoft Settlement, and am NOT in favor of
it, in its current state. The settlement does not, in any way, penalize
Microsoft for its past infringements of the law. For many years, OEMs have been under control of this corporation, and simply "formalizing" this law in a document is not enough. Microsoft has been declared guilty of past wrongs, and must now be held accountable in some measure. The current proposed settlement is unacceptable. Thank you for your time.
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But -these- were all radio ads...
Hrmmm. Guess no one saw that episode. Not so much as a comment.
[professor] Behold,.. my mutant atomic superflies! Well, they're still young... mere atomic super-maggots really... [/professor]
But is it really OK for people to advertise that this "vehicle" is virtually guaranteed to get them TO their destination? I'd like to think that without these commercials, people would naturally assume that only certain individuals should bother "buying" and "using" this vehicle.
I'll give in and say that there's an -extent- to which everyone can learn things. I guess, by saying "learn", what I really meant, was, "learn and apply towards troubleshooting". Anyone can go to the classes and learn the motions, take home a manual, and practice them. Anyone, given enough of the questions WORD FOR WORD can pass these exams... but can anyone determine why the bdc in california, for no reason, and without the slightest clue, just stopped talking to it's pdc in florida? :)
I (lightly) disagree; not everyone has the capacity to understand basic sysadmin skills, especially the lower-income group that these commercials are targetting. Forget the willingness to learn... given an individual that has been playing around with boxen on their free time since they first discovered them, vs. a person that wants to get out of their $5.75/hr. full time job, I'll take the competitent guy. The one that has a mind for troubleshooting any problem that can (and will) pop-up, because it mentally turns him on... not the guy that wants to 'better his life'.
Know what pisses me off most? It isn't my boss or my coworkers or the clients... it's the perception of the industry in general. Mod this as offtopic if you must, but what's killing me are those damn MCSE commercials that make people think that anyone can better their life by going to school for 6 months to learn MS products. Talk about scams... they promise outragiously high salaries and give the impression that if YOU possess the urge and desire to better your life, then YES, ANYONE can learn this stuff... just another make-money-quick scheme.
Any idiot can purchase spamming software, and as long as there are open relays, there's no point in doing anything! With an open relay, I can completely mask my identity... why, you ask? Well, if the admin is incompetitent enough not to know how to close a relay, do you actually think that the same admin is checking logs?
:)
Some things to consider:
-a- most companies that are open relays are small companies with no admins
-b- if they are lucky enough to have an "admin", chances are, he's really the purchasing agent or acts as the entire accounting dept for the company
-c- any furry critter with an NT4 disk can setup a box.
-d- there are a lot of furry purchasing agents out there
Or was it the ][gs? :)
Ughh... couldn't they be happy that the apple //gs at a blistering 2.7mhz was fast enough? :)
Boy - this guy hit the nail right on the head... Anyone still looking for a good idea of what to write in their emails for the Tunney Act, ought to take note, and cite some of the Judge's ideas..
"Some of the remedies that various observers, including me, have thought appropriate are for Microsoft's preload agreements to be vacated and new ones prohibited, the opening of Microsoft's office suite data file formats, and the submission of present and future Microsoft networking protocols to an independent open standards body."
Excellently put.
I have read over the proposed Microsoft Settlement, and am NOT in favor of
it, in its current state. The settlement does not, in any way, penalize
Microsoft for its past infringements of the law. For many years, OEMs have been under control of this corporation, and simply "formalizing" this law in a document is not enough. Microsoft has been declared guilty of past wrongs, and must now be held accountable in some measure. The current proposed settlement is unacceptable. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
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