Let us not forget that during the Revolutionary War, France was at WAR with Britain. The revolutionary movement in the colonies was very helpful to France. It reduced support and raw materials to the crown. It was important that the French helped us, but it was in a spirit of enlightened self-interest.
Agreed, more people will be attracted to engineering when "Engineers" are put back in charge of engineering instead of the bean counter managers that are now in charge. In my company, management has nothing but contempt for good engineers, because they have to pay them and have not been able to figure out how to outsource the higher skill sets yet.
*****Here is a funny story, I was given a while back that sums it up nicely****
A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts, "Excuse me. Can you help me? I promised my client that I would meet him half an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
The man below says, "Yes. You are in a hot air balloon, hovering approximately 30 feet above this field. You are between 40 and 42 degrees N. latitude, and between 58 and 60 degrees W. longitude."
"You must be an engineer," says the balloonist. "I am," replies the man. "How did you know?" "Well," says the balloonist,"everything you have told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I am still lost."
The man below says, "You must be a Manager." "I am," replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well," says the man below, "you don't know where you are, or where you are going. You have made a promise which you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now it is somehow my fault."
This one (Enterprise) has "Jumped the Shark" with the gratuitous T&A.
The Star Trek franchise "Jumped the Shark" a long time ago. Frankly everything after TNG has been mediocre at best and downright goofy and unbelievable at worst. Slashdoters are right in saying other shows are better and should be saved. I thought that the late 90's show "Space Above and Beyond" had great potential but it was cancelled. Let's give Star Trek a rest and maybe after a few years something worthwhile can be produced.
I believe you will see devices that do both. WiFi's advantage is bandwidth. 3g cellular's advantage is coverage. The casual travler can get away with WiFi in Hotels, airports etc. Serious road warriors will need both. So there you have it, Hi Bandwidth / Poor coverage vs Low Bandwidth / Good Coverage. On cost, WiFi wins hands down on cost, but cost is relative to business need.
1] If the return fax is an 800 # great! 2] If not make sure your fax # is on an unlimited long distance plan 3] Tape 3-4... 8.5 by 11 sheets together 4] Write on them "UNSOLICITED FAXING IS AGAINST FEDRAL LAW!!!!" 5] Feed into fax machine and tape the first sheet to the last sheet. 6] Program the return fax # into your fax. 7] Hit send key !!! 8] If you feel like it stop the call on Monday, unless you have already run the junk faxer out of paper and the call is already stopped!
What strikes me as funny with all of the liberals and peaceniks, is that they just don't get it. Maybe Saddam wouldn't use his weapons. But why take a chance? When taking a chance means thousands of dead US citizens. The other argument is that "It's for the oil". When we take take Saddam out, the people of Iraq will see more of their oil money improve their lives in the next two years, then the last 20 under Saddam.
The last dumb argument is that we need the UN. The UN has approved of two military action since 1950, Korea and Gulf 1991, I think there have been about 200 + conflicts since then. The UN has stood by while genocide was allowed to progress in Cambodia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Rwanda to name a few. Evil in Iraq could have been excised in 1991 but because of the UN it was allowed to endure. The UN simply does not have the moral courage to deal with evil.
I get worried because many ignorant people want to understand the motivation of our enemies instead of neutralizing them. Worse yet we had Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton sabotaging President Bush's diplomatic efforts, but what could you expect from our most incompetent and most disgraceful former presidents.
Sent to me by a friend....
I sat in a movie theater watching "Schindler's List," asked myself, "why didn't the Jews fight back?" Now I know why.
I sat in a movie theater, watching "Pearl Harbor" and asked myself, "Why weren't we prepared?" Now I know why.
Civilized people cannot fathom, much less predict, the actions of evil people.
On September 11, dozens of capable airplane passengers allowed themselves to be overpowered by a handful of poorly armed terrorists because they did not comprehend the depth of hatred that motivated their captors.
On September 11, thousands of innocent people were murdered because too many Americans naively reject the reality that some nations are dedicated to the dominance of others. Many political pundits, pacifists and media personnel want us to forget the carnage. They say we must focus on the bravery of the rescuers and ignore the cowardice of the killers. They implore us to understand the motivation of the perpetrators. Major television stations have announced they will assist the healing process by not replaying devastating footage of the planes crashing into the TwinTowers.
I will not be manipulated.
I will not pretend to understand.
I will not forget.
I will not forget the liberal media who abused freedom of the press to kick our country when it was vulnerable and hurting.
I will not forget that CBS anchor Dan Rather preceded President Bush's address to the nation with the snide remark, "No matter how you feel about him, he is still our president."
I will not forget that ABC TV anchor Peter Jennings questioned President Bush's motives for not returning immediately to Washington, DC and commented, "We're all pretty skeptical and cynical about Washington."
And I will not forget that ABC's Mark Halperin warned if reporters weren't informed of every little detail of this war, they aren't "likely -- nor should they be expected -- to show deference."
I will not isolate myself from my fellow Americans by pretending an attack on the USS Cole in Yemen was not an attack on the United States of America.
I will not forget the Clinton administration equipped Islamic terrorists and their supporters with the world's most sophisticated telecommunications equipment and encryption technology, thereby compromising America's ability to trace terrorist radio, cell phone, land lines, faxes and modem communications.
I will not be appeased with pointless, quick retaliatory strikes like those perfected by the previous administration.
I will not be comforted by "feel-good, do nothing" regulations like the silly, "Have your bags been under your control?" question at the airport.
I will not be influenced by so called, "antiwar demonstrators" who exploit the right of expression to c
1] USA Taxpayers and it's citizen's support and protect these large corporate business intrests throughout the world, with our blood and dollars.
2] If people do not make a good living wage in THIS country; then who buys the $100 pair of sneakers. Not the people in the countries where the jobs are outsourced. They are too smart to waste their new-found (relativly speaking) fortune on the junk we buy here in the US. They will spend it on helping their kids get a better life and saving.
That is fine...one MAC per switch port...but that does not take care of 802.11b, if U use Netstumbler and "Borrow" some low bandwidth users MAC. I do not think they will like the bill for all of your P2P files.
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Let us not forget that during the Revolutionary War, France was at WAR with Britain. The revolutionary movement in the colonies was very helpful to France. It reduced support and raw materials to the crown. It was important that the French helped us, but it was in a spirit of enlightened self-interest.
And how can this be ! For he IS the "Kwisatz Haderach"!!!
Agreed, more people will be attracted to engineering when "Engineers" are put back in charge of engineering instead of the bean counter managers that are now in charge. In my company, management has nothing but contempt for good engineers, because they have to pay them and have not been able to figure out how to outsource the higher skill sets yet.
*****Here is a funny story, I was given a while back that sums it up nicely****
A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts, "Excuse me. Can you help me? I promised my client that I would meet him half an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
The man below says, "Yes. You are in a hot air balloon, hovering approximately 30 feet above this field. You are between 40 and 42 degrees N. latitude, and between 58 and 60 degrees W. longitude."
"You must be an engineer," says the balloonist. "I am," replies the man. "How did you know?" "Well," says the balloonist,"everything you have told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I am still lost."
The man below says, "You must be a Manager." "I am," replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well," says the man below, "you don't know where you are, or where you are going. You have made a promise which you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now it is somehow my fault."
It really taste's like crap !!
For engineers !!! from the bottom of the stack...
Please
Do
Not
Tell
Sales
People
Anything
Is he going to resign from using the internet because it was developed by DARPA?
If it's good enough for microsoft, why not just us acrobat :)
This one (Enterprise) has "Jumped the Shark" with the gratuitous T&A .
The Star Trek franchise "Jumped the Shark" a long time ago. Frankly everything after TNG has been mediocre at best and downright goofy and unbelievable at worst. Slashdoters are right in saying other shows are better and should be saved. I thought that the late 90's show "Space Above and Beyond" had great potential but it was cancelled. Let's give Star Trek a rest and maybe after a few years something worthwhile can be produced.
Ok Carly,
:)
Lets start by outsourcing executives and board of directors to India. Think of the savings we could achieve !!!!
1 US CEO @ $6,000,000 plus perks
or
Indian Think Tank (6 PHD's) in India @ $ 300,000
With these kind of savings we could afford a few US IT folks
I sense a great disturbance in the force !
It was as if millions of mp3 files suddenly cried out and were silenced!
Try America's ARMY or Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, Excellent free games.. :)
d =7 1
www.americasarmy.com
http://www.battle-fields.com/review.php?reviewi
Anonymous Proxy
Make your time ! Sombody set us up the phone !!
:)
All you base are belong to us !!!
Nokia
Are there any plans to upgrade or re-issue? Can we still get the originals? Will they work on newer widows operating systems and Linux?
I believe you will see devices that do both. WiFi's advantage is bandwidth. 3g cellular's advantage is coverage. The casual travler can get away with WiFi in Hotels, airports etc. Serious road warriors will need both. So there you have it, Hi Bandwidth / Poor coverage vs Low Bandwidth / Good Coverage. On cost, WiFi wins hands down on cost, but cost is relative to business need.
Wait until Friday afternoon:
1] If the return fax is an 800 # great!
2] If not make sure your fax # is on an unlimited long distance plan
3] Tape 3-4... 8.5 by 11 sheets together
4] Write on them "UNSOLICITED FAXING IS AGAINST FEDRAL LAW!!!!"
5] Feed into fax machine and tape the first sheet to the last sheet.
6] Program the return fax # into your fax.
7] Hit send key !!!
8] If you feel like it stop the call on Monday, unless you have already run the junk faxer out of paper and the call is already stopped!
I already have the WI-FI grill !!!!
http://www.aljazeera.net/
:)
Now go get em
Give to Debian or even Redhat..Don't support Distro's like Mandrake or SUSE that are based in weasel countries while our troops are dying for us.
Down with French and German "Weasels"!!!
Rant from USN vet.
Eat Shit and Die ..bitch
"Sombody set us up the bomb?"
What strikes me as funny with all of the liberals and peaceniks, is that they just don't get it. Maybe Saddam wouldn't use his weapons. But why take a chance? When taking a chance means thousands of dead US citizens. The other argument is that "It's for the oil". When we take take Saddam out, the people of Iraq will see more of their oil money improve their lives in the next two years, then the last 20 under Saddam.
The last dumb argument is that we need the UN. The UN has approved of two military action since 1950, Korea and Gulf 1991, I think there have been about 200 + conflicts since then. The UN has stood by while genocide was allowed to progress in Cambodia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Rwanda to name a few. Evil in Iraq could have been excised in 1991 but because of the UN it was allowed to endure. The UN simply does not have the moral courage to deal with evil.
I get worried because many ignorant people want to understand the motivation of our enemies instead of neutralizing them. Worse yet we had Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton sabotaging President Bush's diplomatic efforts, but what could you expect from our most incompetent and most disgraceful former presidents.
Sent to me by a friend....
I sat in a movie theater watching "Schindler's List," asked myself, "why didn't the Jews fight back?"
Now I know why.
I sat in a movie theater, watching "Pearl Harbor" and asked myself, "Why weren't we prepared?"
Now I know why.
Civilized people cannot fathom, much less predict, the actions of evil people.
On September 11, dozens of capable airplane passengers allowed themselves to be overpowered by a handful of poorly armed terrorists because they did not comprehend the depth of hatred that motivated their captors.
On September 11, thousands of innocent people were murdered because too many Americans naively reject the reality that some nations are dedicated to the dominance of others. Many political pundits, pacifists and media personnel want us to forget the carnage. They say we must focus on the bravery of the rescuers and ignore the cowardice of the killers. They implore us to understand the motivation of the perpetrators. Major television stations have announced they will assist the healing process by not replaying devastating footage of the planes crashing into the TwinTowers.
I will not be manipulated.
I will not pretend to understand.
I will not forget.
I will not forget the liberal media who abused freedom of the press to kick our country when it was vulnerable and hurting.
I will not forget that CBS anchor Dan Rather preceded President Bush's address to the nation with the snide remark, "No matter how you feel about him, he is still our president."
I will not forget that ABC TV anchor Peter Jennings questioned President Bush's motives for not returning immediately to Washington, DC and commented, "We're all pretty skeptical and cynical about Washington."
And I will not forget that ABC's Mark Halperin warned if reporters weren't informed of every little detail of this war, they aren't "likely -- nor should they be expected -- to show deference."
I will not isolate myself from my fellow Americans by pretending an attack on the USS Cole in Yemen was not an attack on the United States of America.
I will not forget the Clinton administration equipped Islamic terrorists and their supporters with the world's most sophisticated telecommunications equipment and encryption technology, thereby compromising America's ability to trace terrorist radio, cell phone, land lines, faxes and modem communications.
I will not be appeased with pointless, quick retaliatory strikes like those perfected by the previous administration.
I will not be comforted by "feel-good, do nothing" regulations like the silly, "Have your bags been under your control?" question at the airport.
I will not be influenced by so called, "antiwar demonstrators" who exploit the right of expression to c
India:
Free Healtcare !!!
Cheap standard of living !!
Let's move there and get those Micro$oft jobs!!!
Agreed:
Just a small two point note:
1] USA Taxpayers and it's citizen's support and protect these large corporate business intrests throughout the world, with our blood and dollars.
2] If people do not make a good living wage in THIS country; then who buys the $100 pair of sneakers. Not the people in the countries where the jobs are outsourced. They are too smart to waste their new-found (relativly speaking) fortune on the junk we buy here in the US. They will spend it on helping their kids get a better life and saving.
That is fine...one MAC per switch port...but that does not take care of 802.11b, if U use Netstumbler and "Borrow" some low bandwidth users MAC. I do not think they will like the bill for all of your P2P files.