I think that as IT pros, we all should make sure we understand what we're getting into before we accept an offer. I for one knew coming into my current position that even though I'm outside my 40 hours, and even on vacation or home sick at times, I still have to be responsive. Technically that means being reachable (i.e. "on-call") 24x7x365...
That said, it's also acceptable to understand that there may be times that I take an extra half-hour at lunch, leave a bit early or come in a bit late. I'm very lucky to have an employer who treats me like an adult and have found that simple discussions with your management can iron out a lot of the issues around being reachable ahead of time.
No... really... hand-make 'em and everything.:)
Good stress reliever (Picture a hunk of raw wood as your pointy-haired boss... here come the power tools!) but it puts a little money in my pocket too.
If you need a quick *holiday present, let me know!
Hmmm... While I'm cool with some agency overseeing the freefall of expended boosters and such, I think the monitoring of medical fitness and such is unnecessary... If people can't handle the rigors of space travel, maybe they should just be compressed to save space anyway?
Come to think of it, why not just load some folks into rockets and send 'em one way to start with? I've got a whole mess of end users that might work...
"No, Mrs. Johnson. You don't need to pack a *thing* for your trip!"
Anyone else remember Superman's Fortress of Solitude and its slick crystal-based video system in the first Superman movie?
You pull out a crystal that contains the image or data you need and poof there it is. I always thought that would be neat... need more video, add a video crystal, need more CPU cycles, add a cpu crystal, etc... hmmm....
Now if only we could get that whole Krypton Sun Tanning Booth thing he uses in Movie #2.
Currently the State of Texas is in the middle of some staggering budget shortfalls (as are most of the other states in the US). One state-funded entity that is looking at a shrinking budget is the UT system.
Here's what I'm wondering: How do the powers-that-be, whether elected officials or University administrators, or the public for that matter, expect that security breaches like this are to be avoided when there is little to no budget to prevent them?
The agency that I work for, and many others, is faces increasing scrutiny by the state legislature and must undergo budget cuts, hiring freezes, and potentially the loss of staff to meet the State leadership's plans. As a result, we've already lost funding not only for basic needs already planned for, but also for what are known as "exceptional items" or those items that we see a need for outside our normal budget.
I understand the argument that "Hey, we need Police and health protection before you get new computer software!" but let's get real. Those are the same folks who will be panic stricken when their SSNs, or other personal info are stolen by crackers when agencies are broken into. And woe to the poor SysAdmin who couldn't work magic with a non-existant budget to prevent it...
I'm a taxpayer too, mind you, but how can we expect State and Federal agencies to protect their resources without security being made a priority and funded as such...:P
Don't change a thing... if you do, you'll only make things tougher for yourself down the road. Besides, you'd probably end up with some 6-figure job and retire at 30... nothing to do for the rest of your life but but drive the kids to soccer practice and travel... eeesh... kill yourself now...
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"...researchers believe the breakthrough could lead to sausages and other processed products being made from laboratory meat..."
Obviously these scientists haven't sampled my ex-wife's cooking... I had always figured she had gotten the drop on these guys...
I think that as IT pros, we all should make sure we understand what we're getting into before we accept an offer. I for one knew coming into my current position that even though I'm outside my 40 hours, and even on vacation or home sick at times, I still have to be responsive. Technically that means being reachable (i.e. "on-call") 24x7x365...
That said, it's also acceptable to understand that there may be times that I take an extra half-hour at lunch, leave a bit early or come in a bit late. I'm very lucky to have an employer who treats me like an adult and have found that simple discussions with your management can iron out a lot of the issues around being reachable ahead of time.
No... really... hand-make 'em and everything. :)
Good stress reliever (Picture a hunk of raw wood as your pointy-haired boss... here come the power tools!) but it puts a little money in my pocket too.
If you need a quick *holiday present, let me know!
Hmmm... While I'm cool with some agency overseeing the freefall of expended boosters and such, I think the monitoring of medical fitness and such is unnecessary... If people can't handle the rigors of space travel, maybe they should just be compressed to save space anyway?
Come to think of it, why not just load some folks into rockets and send 'em one way to start with? I've got a whole mess of end users that might work...
"No, Mrs. Johnson. You don't need to pack a *thing* for your trip!"
Anyone else remember Superman's Fortress of Solitude and its slick crystal-based video system in the first Superman movie?
You pull out a crystal that contains the image or data you need and poof there it is. I always thought that would be neat... need more video, add a video crystal, need more CPU cycles, add a cpu crystal, etc... hmmm....
Now if only we could get that whole Krypton Sun Tanning Booth thing he uses in Movie #2.
Currently the State of Texas is in the middle of some staggering budget shortfalls (as are most of the other states in the US). One state-funded entity that is looking at a shrinking budget is the UT system.
:P
Here's what I'm wondering: How do the powers-that-be, whether elected officials or University administrators, or the public for that matter, expect that security breaches like this are to be avoided when there is little to no budget to prevent them?
The agency that I work for, and many others, is faces increasing scrutiny by the state legislature and must undergo budget cuts, hiring freezes, and potentially the loss of staff to meet the State leadership's plans. As a result, we've already lost funding not only for basic needs already planned for, but also for what are known as "exceptional items" or those items that we see a need for outside our normal budget.
I understand the argument that "Hey, we need Police and health protection before you get new computer software!" but let's get real. Those are the same folks who will be panic stricken when their SSNs, or other personal info are stolen by crackers when agencies are broken into. And woe to the poor SysAdmin who couldn't work magic with a non-existant budget to prevent it...
I'm a taxpayer too, mind you, but how can we expect State and Federal agencies to protect their resources without security being made a priority and funded as such...
Don't change a thing... if you do, you'll only make things tougher for yourself down the road. Besides, you'd probably end up with some 6-figure job and retire at 30... nothing to do for the rest of your life but but drive the kids to soccer practice and travel... eeesh... kill yourself now...
Just have Gates send the Iraqis a complementary set of licenses for MS products... within a couple of days, the problem will solve itself...
I have heard it said that saying "SOAP is a firewall friendly protocol!" is like saying "They're armed with head-friendly bullets!"
I'd be wary of *any* protocol capable of passing non-web traffic over open ports through a firewall...