The huge Xbox controller *IS* the one they're talking about. When the Xbox first came out, M$ put out all this crap about how the controller is sooooooooooo superior and they had focus groups who tested it, etc. etc. Problem was everyone I know hated it with a passion. That's why they had to come out with the S-type controller. Now, I believe all xboxes come with s-type and I'm not even sure you can buy the originals new any more.
I actually had a sales rep at Best Buy who had a clue once. I was in there on lunch one day with a buddy of mine and we were checking over networking hardware for a home project he was doing. Dress pants, dress shirts, badges on neck ropes, etc. The sales rep walked up, looked at us, and said, "You don't need any help, do you?" We both shook our heads and he said, "Ok I won't bother you, I'll be over this way if you need me."
I was so shocked I actually bought something that day as appreciation of his courtesy...
Definitely get a degree. If you want to move up outside of your current company, a degree is almost required no matter how skilled you are. Very sad but true. A lot of employers look first at what piece of paper you have on your resume. If that doesn't match what they're looking for, too bad for you. I'm in the same position roughly, and I keep getting either no reply or losing the job to someone a lot less qualified but who has the piece of paper. These days, you just have to play the game because the number of field positions is getting smaller and the prospective team is getting bigger.
Tell me about it, all IT support people have to deal with that constantly. Worst place was at a financial trading house I worked at - these people would get literally 200 PDF's, Excels, Powerpoints, etc. a day at least. We were creating them multiple personal folders because it wouldn't be accentable for them to lose anything...grr...
Living 2 blocks from a somewhat large hospital I understand about the cell phone ban in hospitals. However, they DO use pagers quite extensively there. From what I understand they run on a different enough frequency and waveform that the equipment in question isn't bothered by it.
"I have a number of servers and custom applications configured to notify me by text message, in the event of a problem. I am considering refusing to take work calls or text messages on my personal cell phone..."
Granted this is very muddy grammar but it makes the implication that the servers and custom applications that he has set to text message him are BUSINESS related, not home. He has also implied that he currently does take business calls/text msg. on his personal cell phone. That's what the whole argument is about. Nowhere in the original post is there a mention of home computers or servers.
I find it very interesting that, with all the good arguments you give, the example you have at the end goes right back to IT departments and rebooting servers, i.e. business environment;)
I agree, as the article says probably nobody will get it except those who can write it off as a business expense. Unless the price drops precipitously it will quickly become just another service that home users will never get - think Nextel 2-way wireless radio on your cell phone. Nobody gets it except companies who can drop the money and write it off.
Sounds too much like a Ginsu..."It slices, it dices, it can even cut a steel can! Call now, operators are standing by!" Personally I'm a bit suspicious of products that claim to do everything, they invariably do at least half the stuff they claim but are good at none of it.
Yup, torx is the right spelling, and yes the smaller ones can be a bitch to find;) Sounds like you too got lucky, but you were at least smart to get same model, rev, firmware, etc. That's basically the only way you'll even have a chance of getting it working. Most of the drives of a given rev are essentially the same, but there's no guarantee of that. Your drive or the board-loaner drive could have several platter abnormalities that are just marked out of use in the low level format calibration data, so when you switch the board it won't recognize the data on the drive at all.
You've got a good point, but from my experience OnTrack is where you'll get the best results from the most difficult to retrieve data - that's why they can charge up front. If it's not going to be something that's INSANELY difficult, then yeah send it to Data Mechanix.
I can say authoritatively that swapping boards on newer drives does NOT work - I used to do tech support for Western Digital. The problem becomes that a chip on the board holds the other half of the calibration data that's embedded on the platter at factory low level format time. So in a sense every drive is individually tuned to a point where only that controller card will work with that body. I've heard about it being done successfully with drives having the same model, sub model, firmware rev, very close s/n's, etc. I wouldn't reccommend it at all. Also if you brain swap the drive, you lose all warranty on both the drives (yes they can tell). I agree with the first poster, get a shovel and bury it because it's dead or send it out for data recovery. If the data means ANYTHING to you then don't try home methods, they're liable to get you into a far worse situation drive-wise.
The anarchists believe, indeed, in an organized anarchist society in which little or no formal government would be needed, since it would be replaced by people's self government
I would love a state of true anarchy...except for one little proble. You see, it's been proven time and time and time again that people generally have no self governance. People, on the whole, are greedy selfish nasty little bastards. Deep down inside, after basic needs are met most people you know probably care more about their self-profit than they do about anything related to others. On top of that, they have no built-in governor that tells them "this is enough, you don't need to be richer". This is why we get greedy businesses like Enron, Worldcom, even PTL & Jim Baker. And it's not just money either, the same thing when taken to extremes leads to Hitler, Castro, Stalin, Saddam, and all their brethren in corrupt power wielding.
That's why we need government. To protect the people from themselves and each other. Because without a system of government, most people pursue single-mindedly - and without regard for others - profit and power for themselves.
For a real-world example of XP in practice, take a look at Lakeview Technologies (the guys who make Mimix for your AS/400 gurus). They implemented it company-wide a while back and they've been turning good, functional product out the door in small fractions of the time that they were originally estimated at. I believe what convinced them to switch was a team who took a project estimated at 2 years and knocked it out in something like 4 months with half the estimated personnel. They have customers either in or on the phone almost every day, along with people who aren't customers at all but may buy the product if it has the features they want.
Well I tried, but due to the drawing constraings I was forced to start with an S and then continue back up the same S from the tail, just more differently. But I did indeed use consumate V's, drawn with a very thin brush and dark green color:D And I gave him two big strong armitties (the better to punch with in battle), wings (he flies), and he even breathes fire...sorta. He does much burninating of the other doodles though!
Please mod this up, it's quite relevant. I happen to own the game and the 3d drawing capabilities from just a PS/2 controller and a 2d screen are extremely impressive. I've even managed to draw Trogdor! And this coming form someone who has zero art talent;)
So, lick the terminals to find out which ones are hot (works with 9V batteries).
(told to me by a licensed electrician) You know how to tell the difference between 120 and 240? Lick the wires: 120 your eyes go left to right, 240 they go up & down;)
I'd be willing to bet that's where the martians have mass hot tubs and huge wild parties. If you listen closely, you can hear the cheap 70's porn music wafting up through the thin mars atmosphere...
This post was brought to you by an extreme lack of sleep;)
Scary thing is, believe it or not BetaMax is still used a LOT in commercial video recording because of its far superior image quality vs. VHS. If you browse the catalogs of commercial recording media suppliers, you will find quite a few kinds of Beta tapes still being made. It never quite died, it just faded into a niche market.
I've been doing quite a bit of that myself - I agree it's a great way to meet people and network. As I said in my post down below this a few, it's probably the best way you can be getting yourself contacts and get known. Besides, it keeps you busy and gives you that warm fuzzy feeling:D
ready to take phone calls from potential employers or make cold calls to firms in your area who may have openings you can fill.
What fantasy world are YOU living in?? The economy's in the gutter, almost all of the large firms where I live either have a hiring freeze in place or are laying off like crazy. The smaller firms are barely keeping their heads above water as well. Besides, research has shown time and again cold calling firms is NOT likely to get you a job. The best thing you can do to yourself is as was suggested above, volunteer, meet people, and network. More jobs are gotten through networking and personal reccommendation than through all other methods combined. You're much better off getting out of bed and dressed by 8 AM, then spend your time volunteering. You can usually even find volunteer work in your field, be it programming, tech work, whatever. The more people out there who personally know how good you are, the more likely you are to be thought of when a job opening comes up.
Sorry about the rant, I just get so fed up with all the self-help job hunting BS I see out there.
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The huge Xbox controller *IS* the one they're talking about. When the Xbox first came out, M$ put out all this crap about how the controller is sooooooooooo superior and they had focus groups who tested it, etc. etc. Problem was everyone I know hated it with a passion. That's why they had to come out with the S-type controller. Now, I believe all xboxes come with s-type and I'm not even sure you can buy the originals new any more.
I actually had a sales rep at Best Buy who had a clue once. I was in there on lunch one day with a buddy of mine and we were checking over networking hardware for a home project he was doing. Dress pants, dress shirts, badges on neck ropes, etc. The sales rep walked up, looked at us, and said, "You don't need any help, do you?" We both shook our heads and he said, "Ok I won't bother you, I'll be over this way if you need me."
I was so shocked I actually bought something that day as appreciation of his courtesy...
Definitely get a degree. If you want to move up outside of your current company, a degree is almost required no matter how skilled you are. Very sad but true. A lot of employers look first at what piece of paper you have on your resume. If that doesn't match what they're looking for, too bad for you. I'm in the same position roughly, and I keep getting either no reply or losing the job to someone a lot less qualified but who has the piece of paper. These days, you just have to play the game because the number of field positions is getting smaller and the prospective team is getting bigger.
Tell me about it, all IT support people have to deal with that constantly. Worst place was at a financial trading house I worked at - these people would get literally 200 PDF's, Excels, Powerpoints, etc. a day at least. We were creating them multiple personal folders because it wouldn't be accentable for them to lose anything...grr...
You obviously missed the office space reference...
Living 2 blocks from a somewhat large hospital I understand about the cell phone ban in hospitals. However, they DO use pagers quite extensively there. From what I understand they run on a different enough frequency and waveform that the equipment in question isn't bothered by it.
Did you get the memo...?
I find it very interesting that, with all the good arguments you give, the example you have at the end goes right back to IT departments and rebooting servers, i.e. business environment ;)
I agree, as the article says probably nobody will get it except those who can write it off as a business expense. Unless the price drops precipitously it will quickly become just another service that home users will never get - think Nextel 2-way wireless radio on your cell phone. Nobody gets it except companies who can drop the money and write it off.
Sounds too much like a Ginsu..."It slices, it dices, it can even cut a steel can! Call now, operators are standing by!" Personally I'm a bit suspicious of products that claim to do everything, they invariably do at least half the stuff they claim but are good at none of it.
IF YOU VALUE YOUR DATA SEND IT FOR DATA RECOVERY, DON'T TRY **ANY** HOME REMEDIES.
Yup, torx is the right spelling, and yes the smaller ones can be a bitch to find ;) Sounds like you too got lucky, but you were at least smart to get same model, rev, firmware, etc. That's basically the only way you'll even have a chance of getting it working. Most of the drives of a given rev are essentially the same, but there's no guarantee of that. Your drive or the board-loaner drive could have several platter abnormalities that are just marked out of use in the low level format calibration data, so when you switch the board it won't recognize the data on the drive at all.
I've seen it work a very small handful of times, but by far you're more likely to kill both drives than save any data. In short, yer damn lucky ;)
You've got a good point, but from my experience OnTrack is where you'll get the best results from the most difficult to retrieve data - that's why they can charge up front. If it's not going to be something that's INSANELY difficult, then yeah send it to Data Mechanix.
I can say authoritatively that swapping boards on newer drives does NOT work - I used to do tech support for Western Digital. The problem becomes that a chip on the board holds the other half of the calibration data that's embedded on the platter at factory low level format time. So in a sense every drive is individually tuned to a point where only that controller card will work with that body. I've heard about it being done successfully with drives having the same model, sub model, firmware rev, very close s/n's, etc. I wouldn't reccommend it at all. Also if you brain swap the drive, you lose all warranty on both the drives (yes they can tell). I agree with the first poster, get a shovel and bury it because it's dead or send it out for data recovery. If the data means ANYTHING to you then don't try home methods, they're liable to get you into a far worse situation drive-wise.
That's why we need government. To protect the people from themselves and each other. Because without a system of government, most people pursue single-mindedly - and without regard for others - profit and power for themselves.
For a real-world example of XP in practice, take a look at Lakeview Technologies (the guys who make Mimix for your AS/400 gurus). They implemented it company-wide a while back and they've been turning good, functional product out the door in small fractions of the time that they were originally estimated at. I believe what convinced them to switch was a team who took a project estimated at 2 years and knocked it out in something like 4 months with half the estimated personnel. They have customers either in or on the phone almost every day, along with people who aren't customers at all but may buy the product if it has the features they want.
Well I tried, but due to the drawing constraings I was forced to start with an S and then continue back up the same S from the tail, just more differently. But I did indeed use consumate V's, drawn with a very thin brush and dark green color :D And I gave him two big strong armitties (the better to punch with in battle), wings (he flies), and he even breathes fire...sorta. He does much burninating of the other doodles though!
Please mod this up, it's quite relevant. I happen to own the game and the 3d drawing capabilities from just a PS/2 controller and a 2d screen are extremely impressive. I've even managed to draw Trogdor! And this coming form someone who has zero art talent ;)
(told to me by a licensed electrician) You know how to tell the difference between 120 and 240? Lick the wires: 120 your eyes go left to right, 240 they go up & down
I'd be willing to bet that's where the martians have mass hot tubs and huge wild parties. If you listen closely, you can hear the cheap 70's porn music wafting up through the thin mars atmosphere...
;)
This post was brought to you by an extreme lack of sleep
Scary thing is, believe it or not BetaMax is still used a LOT in commercial video recording because of its far superior image quality vs. VHS. If you browse the catalogs of commercial recording media suppliers, you will find quite a few kinds of Beta tapes still being made. It never quite died, it just faded into a niche market.
I've been doing quite a bit of that myself - I agree it's a great way to meet people and network. As I said in my post down below this a few, it's probably the best way you can be getting yourself contacts and get known. Besides, it keeps you busy and gives you that warm fuzzy feeling :D
oh wait...that's the cat on my lap. Nevermind...
Sorry about the rant, I just get so fed up with all the self-help job hunting BS I see out there.