Even if an ISP had a plan where the first 5,000 e-mail you send a month is free, then subsequent e-mail gets charged... spammers would still find a way to circumvent this (possibly by setting up 200 e-mail accounts and crafting a small program to distribute a common outgoing message).
I've had my hands in PC's since 1987 (...and hardware pieces strewn through my living space as well). Colleges around that time had CIS courses that taught the same programming crap I learned in high school so I stopped going. Since then, I haven't taken up much on college but practically BS'd my way through interviews until I'm at my current job making 50k/year.
Here's some tips for those with no degree and making your way through:
Don't insult your interviewer by bashing college degrees; focus on your actual accomplishments
Don't stay in one job for more than 3 years; remember that you have no degree and the only thing holding you up is job experience (and roll-over your 401k!!!)
Don't become complacent at your current job; network with people, get your company to send you to tech training (on the clock!), and always assume your job will be gone in the next downsizing
I **KNOW** that I could be making an extra 10k to 15k a year if I had a degree, there is no denying that. But I make more now than some people who've gotten degrees... and I'm still employed.
The problem with this argument is that it assumes that a human can only learn one method of input. In the same way that video game players can switch between two (or more) similar video games with different methods of control using the same input device, it is also possible for one to learn different keyboard layouts for different systems. It's the same difference between using a rotary telephone and a pushbutton telephone. It's the same difference between an automatic or manual transmission. It's the same difference between doing shots or pounding beers... ok... mebbe not:-)
Humans are adaptable... and it's been proven through Aging Studies that continuous learning of new concepts delays the onset of aging related afflictions such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, etc.
... but once you load a MS OS on there, it'll perform as slow as a 486. The upshot is that the theoretical ultimate laptop will then cease to exist, taking the dreaded OS away... but leaving MS wondering what legal action to take when the license exists while the OS doesn't.
I read up on the Peerless a while ago and couldn't wait for its availability or its add-ons. I went out and got the new version of Neo 25 (aka Neo 2200). Basically, it's a mp3 player using a 20 gig HD (plus the ability to transfer back to the PC). With its power saving features it'll last up to 4 hours. #include
The truth is that the Neo 25 and the Peerless cost about the same. An MP3 player using memory cards costs more to acquire any sufficiently usable amount of storage.
The complaints about the Peerless cost and technology are baseless.
At the company I work at, we're practically forced to upgrade to Office 2000 because MS decided not to renew/extend licensing/support for the previous version.
Now we have to face incompatibilities, more training, more resources and other hidden costs that could have otherwise been saved if we could just stick with the software that worked.
The cost of doing business with MS is amazingly steep IMHO. As times get lean and jobs are axed, I can't wait for my company to realize that MS is not worth the money.
Pictures: AlbumToGo... converts your pr0n jpg library into pdb files AND into neatly organized albums. Slideshow with loop feature and it overrides the device's auto-off feature (optional). 200 pictures take up about 5 MB
Video: Fireviewer... converts your pr0n avi files. 160x160 Color 5 frames/sec @ 60 seconds in a 2 MB file (no sound)
How else are ya gonna test the limits of your Palm?... umm I meant the device...
A compression algorithm that can accurately compress/decompress a random data stream is worth more than $5,000. Think about it... the application of such an algorithm in today's data-hungry world would prove the value to be beyond a mere dollar amount.
By disguising it as a contest... the owner of the contest might be able claim the algorithm as property of the contest and reap the rewards, or the algorithm could be made public for everyone to benefit (slim chance?).
BTW; compression via division/square root of values will tend to have remainders that must be stored, often creating more data than the original. ref: post 483
Well go get yourself a freaking desktop-in-a-PDA and don't buy a palm-device. There's a reason why the WinCE devices need so much memory and computer power... say it with me kiddies... "bloat". Palm-devices bring out the best in programmers by forcing them to deliver applications that are compact and efficient.
The HandEra's developments (collapsable silkscreen, standard expansion cards, form-factor consistency) just won me over from buying a Handspring Prism. I can't wait.
It seems that the article covered the people who've matured and have acquired a sense of ethical behavior. It doesn't have any info on crackers, but would a cracker actually submit to an interview?
So what, we're spoon-fed a positive 2600 article with interviews with ethical hackers and coverage of one or two 2600 meetings? They're missing the crackers. They're missing the hundreds of other 2600 meetings nation-wide with potentially damaging and damning consequences. It's like saying the Hell's Angels are a buncha-nice-guys over in Hawaii... but what about the rest of nation?
The real question is who pushed this story to print and what are the ends? Not meaning to generate a conspiracy here but I'm always suspicious of positive press regarding any organization (eg. recent RJReynolds ads?).
Factors such as a large/small company, age of company, seniority/experience/background of co-workers (and others I can't think of) are missing.
Anyone who's been in a company or managing a project wouldn't immediately show RESPECT to the new people regardless of their background, but they should at least listen to suggestions. If not, then that's an indication to get out of that department or company.
The easiest way is to gain the respect of the group is to gain the confidence of someone who already is respected in that company/department, spoon-feed them and leech on them to make them feel like they are your mentor (read as: kiss ass)
As years go by will see new faces and will realize that there is the potential that you will treat them as you were treated.
I believe that this is how college justice works... the student is always guilty.
In some 'hearings' the student is not to permitted to cross-examine witnesses, not to provide evidence in support of his/her innocence, and not to know who the identitiy of the accuser.
What makes this worse is that convictions follow the student for the rest of their life and yet the students are not allowed to even have a lawyer present during the 'hearings'.
In the most extreme cases, this problem is magnified in cases of knowingly false accusations of rape.
Anyone else besides me find it strange that priests show up in news stories as being gay, pedophiles, or both?
What does this say about the religion when their own leaders live a lifestyle contradicting their dogma? How can the religious right not see the hypocracy in espousing brotherly love while hating gays?
I once provided computer support for the Honolulu Heart Program which was a 30 year study on 8000 Asian-Americans.
Do a web-search using 'Honolulu Heart Program' and you'll find many reports which have been spun off ranging from weight vs mortality, tofu affecting brain-age, and caffiene affects on Parkinson's.
The preliminary study only had 150 people; for a brain-related issue, this sample size is laughably incredible. A newstory on this should have never gone to print.
It also says the results are 1 in 10 showing memory lapses. How does this compare to the population? I can name 1 in 10 of my friends who DON'T have a PDA and are not on drugs who can't remember names.
IMHO, this a scare-tactic story meant to drum up funding for a research project to fulfull someone's thesis.
The rants of 'Intel sucks, AMD rules' or vice-versa really don't apply here.
Darek Mihocka's P-IV review used software optimally compiled for the previous generation of Intel chips instead of using software optimized for the P-IV. It seems to me that AMD and Transmeta make chips based on the current generation of software compilations. It then makes sense that these chips would fare favorably against the new P-IV.
Darek's review is an apples-to-oranges item and should interpreted based on your needs/wants. If you want the fastest, go with a P-IV, get the software optimized for it, and spend the big $$ and time to acquire it. If you want to go for best cost/performance, go with AMD or Transmeta and use current software.
However, I do agree with Darek that Intel has gypped the consumer with both the 486sx/dx and P-II/celeron debacles. For that, I have refuse to buy Intel products.
What the hell are those blue freaks supposed to be advertising? That Intel can afford to waste money on stupid commercials?
Intel is the only company I can think of that forces manufacturers to include it's name in every commercial.
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Add a heatsink as a grill and give it a 10 degree tilt with a fat collection tray... get a half-witted aging sports star to endorse it and a funky name...
"... grandmas want them! college kids want them!... " etc.
But what is the point of this story? It is rife with buzzwords, jargon, official-looking references, and the infamous underlying big-brother threat. All I came away with was VC's aren't perfect and disadvantaged... plus some BBS nostalgia. Were BBS's not a VC?
VC's are on par with 'over the fence' and 'watercooler meetings'. People communicate what the can and when they can. It is true that human contact cannot be replaced by VC's but there are people who prefer VC's because of the convenience, sterility, and the option of anonymity.
Walking down the street to the community board meeting at the local rec center and then trying to avoid the village idiot... compared to sitting down, logging in, then 'block user'... makes me think that real-life communities are at the disadvantage.
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Even if an ISP had a plan where the first 5,000 e-mail you send a month is free, then subsequent e-mail gets charged ... spammers would still find a way to circumvent this (possibly by setting up 200 e-mail accounts and crafting a small program to distribute a common outgoing message).
Cook for one hour at 375` and soon all system resources will melt into a globulous wad of uselessness ... just like Windows!
"My computer is frozen" ... "well put a six pack on it and I'll be right there"
"My computer is stuck" ... "You need to put a laxative in the cupholder"
"I can't get in" ... "Well tell your significant other to use a lubricant"
Some of the people I deal with are competent and I treat them well ... but a good majority of them deserve to be beaten down
Wrong. I am an American. This would be more fun if it was on-topic.
Here's some tips for those with no degree and making your way through:
Don't insult your interviewer by bashing college degrees; focus on your actual accomplishments
Don't stay in one job for more than 3 years; remember that you have no degree and the only thing holding you up is job experience (and roll-over your 401k!!!)
Don't become complacent at your current job; network with people, get your company to send you to tech training (on the clock!), and always assume your job will be gone in the next downsizing
I **KNOW** that I could be making an extra 10k to 15k a year if I had a degree, there is no denying that. But I make more now than some people who've gotten degrees ... and I'm still employed.
A swap-file exists for the reason of supplementing physical memory ... but if you got a GB of RAM you're not lacking memory so why use a swap file?
Humans are adaptable ... and it's been proven through Aging Studies that continuous learning of new concepts delays the onset of aging related afflictions such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, etc.
This is practically the same thing they said when they announced the switch to ARM processors over 7 months ago!
Gotta get this in before others do ... Obligatory line: Can you imagine a beowulf cluster ...
... but once you load a MS OS on there, it'll perform as slow as a 486. The upshot is that the theoretical ultimate laptop will then cease to exist, taking the dreaded OS away ... but leaving MS wondering what legal action to take when the license exists while the OS doesn't.
The truth is that the Neo 25 and the Peerless cost about the same. An MP3 player using memory cards costs more to acquire any sufficiently usable amount of storage.
The complaints about the Peerless cost and technology are baseless.
Now we have to face incompatibilities, more training, more resources and other hidden costs that could have otherwise been saved if we could just stick with the software that worked.
The cost of doing business with MS is amazingly steep IMHO. As times get lean and jobs are axed, I can't wait for my company to realize that MS is not worth the money.
This is how to do it on the Palm IIIc and Prism:
Pictures: AlbumToGo ... converts your pr0n jpg library into pdb files AND into neatly organized albums. Slideshow with loop feature and it overrides the device's auto-off feature (optional). 200 pictures take up about 5 MB
Video: Fireviewer ... converts your pr0n avi files. 160x160 Color 5 frames/sec @ 60 seconds in a 2 MB file (no sound)
How else are ya gonna test the limits of your Palm? ... umm I meant the device ...
Should Slashdot research it's own archives before trying to pass something off as newsworthy tech?
By disguising it as a contest ... the owner of the contest might be able claim the algorithm as property of the contest and reap the rewards, or the algorithm could be made public for everyone to benefit (slim chance?).
BTW; compression via division/square root of values will tend to have remainders that must be stored, often creating more data than the original. ref: post 483
The HandEra's developments (collapsable silkscreen, standard expansion cards, form-factor consistency) just won me over from buying a Handspring Prism. I can't wait.
So what, call me a troll.
So what, we're spoon-fed a positive 2600 article with interviews with ethical hackers and coverage of one or two 2600 meetings? They're missing the crackers. They're missing the hundreds of other 2600 meetings nation-wide with potentially damaging and damning consequences. It's like saying the Hell's Angels are a buncha-nice-guys over in Hawaii ... but what about the rest of nation?
The real question is who pushed this story to print and what are the ends? Not meaning to generate a conspiracy here but I'm always suspicious of positive press regarding any organization (eg. recent RJReynolds ads?).
Factors such as a large/small company, age of company, seniority/experience/background of co-workers (and others I can't think of) are missing.
Anyone who's been in a company or managing a project wouldn't immediately show RESPECT to the new people regardless of their background, but they should at least listen to suggestions. If not, then that's an indication to get out of that department or company.
The easiest way is to gain the respect of the group is to gain the confidence of someone who already is respected in that company/department, spoon-feed them and leech on them to make them feel like they are your mentor (read as: kiss ass)
As years go by will see new faces and will realize that there is the potential that you will treat them as you were treated.
I believe that this is how college justice works ... the student is always guilty.
In some 'hearings' the student is not to permitted to cross-examine witnesses, not to provide evidence in support of his/her innocence, and not to know who the identitiy of the accuser.
What makes this worse is that convictions follow the student for the rest of their life and yet the students are not allowed to even have a lawyer present during the 'hearings'.
In the most extreme cases, this problem is magnified in cases of knowingly false accusations of rape.
Call your bookie and see if they have odds on the slot-machines getting the BSOD.
Anyone else besides me find it strange that priests show up in news stories as being gay, pedophiles, or both?
What does this say about the religion when their own leaders live a lifestyle contradicting their dogma? How can the religious right not see the hypocracy in espousing brotherly love while hating gays?
I once provided computer support for the Honolulu Heart Program which was a 30 year study on 8000 Asian-Americans.
Do a web-search using 'Honolulu Heart Program' and you'll find many reports which have been spun off ranging from weight vs mortality, tofu affecting brain-age, and caffiene affects on Parkinson's.
The preliminary study only had 150 people; for a brain-related issue, this sample size is laughably incredible. A newstory on this should have never gone to print.
It also says the results are 1 in 10 showing memory lapses. How does this compare to the population? I can name 1 in 10 of my friends who DON'T have a PDA and are not on drugs who can't remember names.
IMHO, this a scare-tactic story meant to drum up funding for a research project to fulfull someone's thesis.
Darek Mihocka's P-IV review used software optimally compiled for the previous generation of Intel chips instead of using software optimized for the P-IV. It seems to me that AMD and Transmeta make chips based on the current generation of software compilations. It then makes sense that these chips would fare favorably against the new P-IV.
Darek's review is an apples-to-oranges item and should interpreted based on your needs/wants. If you want the fastest, go with a P-IV, get the software optimized for it, and spend the big $$ and time to acquire it. If you want to go for best cost/performance, go with AMD or Transmeta and use current software.
However, I do agree with Darek that Intel has gypped the consumer with both the 486sx/dx and P-II/celeron debacles. For that, I have refuse to buy Intel products.
What the hell are those blue freaks supposed to be advertising? That Intel can afford to waste money on stupid commercials? Intel is the only company I can think of that forces manufacturers to include it's name in every commercial.
" ... grandmas want them! college kids want them! ... " etc.
But what is the point of this story? It is rife with buzzwords, jargon, official-looking references, and the infamous underlying big-brother threat. All I came away with was VC's aren't perfect and disadvantaged ... plus some BBS nostalgia. Were BBS's not a VC?
VC's are on par with 'over the fence' and 'watercooler meetings'. People communicate what the can and when they can. It is true that human contact cannot be replaced by VC's but there are people who prefer VC's because of the convenience, sterility, and the option of anonymity.
Walking down the street to the community board meeting at the local rec center and then trying to avoid the village idiot ... compared to sitting down, logging in, then 'block user' ... makes me think that real-life communities are at the disadvantage.