I'm inclined to wait until something actually bad happens ~.
And that, my friend, is why we're all screwed. By the time something "bad" happens, it will be a little too late---much like hearing the ambulance a few blocks away, but not pulling over until he's right on your arse.
I agree that is the way to go. Unfortunately, some movies, like The Fifth Element have been out on DVD for almost SEVEN years, and the only "re-release" was to superbit. The DVD has no extras at all, but the movie was excellent.
I said if you stick with courses that strictly apply the paper title of your major, you're uneducated.
Surely you can come up with at least three reasons why knowledge of (chemistry/biology/women's studies/poly sci) could possibly be imporant to a student working towards his degree in CompSci?
I feel sorry for the poor bastard who had to take Chem for a CS BS.
Me too. That poor bastard now has some knowledge (of Chemistry, how to learn, a greater understaning of the world around her, etc.) that she didn't have before. Just think what will happen when she gets to extrapolate some of that knowledge to her present situation, and/or beats out the putz who took only the courses that were directly related to the title of his degree.
BTW, a BS is just that. You only get to the real learning when you get to advanced courses.
As an EE,... if I'm ever in an accident, I'll make sure that any responders are wearing rubber gloves and boots and if any cutting is done, the roof is the only area they touch.
On my Toyota Prius, there's a service plug that one need only pull out and the hybrid's batteries are disconnected from the rest of the system. This is not new news. Carrying around some of your mom's playtex dishwashing gloves is unnecessary.
Did you hear? There are conveyances that carry TOXIC, FLAMMABLE fuel in LARGE TANKS and in HOSES from the tank to the engine!!! If the conveyances get hit, there could be an EXPLOSION!! If I'm in an accident, I'll make sure that any responders are wearing fireproof hazmat suits, and if any cutting is done, the roof is the only area they touch!
As more and more version of Windows fall off the support bandwagon, the only way to get updates will be to either roll your own or hope someone does it for you.
The absolutely brilliant scheme Microsoft has come up with to date is product activation. When Windows XP goes off support in Dec 2006, you MUST upgrade if your PC gets hosed or you upgrade your hardware, because you won't be able to reinstall it. Of course, businesses are exempt (software activation not required for bulk purchases/installs), so there's little chance of backlash from the majority revenue markets. Us home users, on the other hand, are screwed.
Heh, that reminded me of the (otherwise forgettable) movie Creapshow 2. At the end, the kid says something like "The venus flytrap eats... MEAT!" (and then the VFT kills and eats some people).
All I'm saying is, Gene's been dead for over a decade. Isn't it about time TV stopped making shows from his thirty year-old rough drafts?
No way. If the greatest book-to-screen SciFi author ever can keep on being used over 20 years after his death, you can bet your boots that they'll keep using the "Great Bird 'o de Galaxy" until those who grew up with ST:TOG are all taking dirt naps.
>>Stored procedures still require SQL code to be embedded in the client code.
>Say what? what variant of sql are you using that's this broken?
That would probably be MySQL: the "choice" DB for Script Kiddies worldwide. Why make the database do all the heavy lifting, when you can shuffle it off to your PHP code? It is not like you're going to need to look at or maintain said code in six months/year.
These are the same fools that count NOT NULL sometimes as NULL, and consider column constraints as only suggestions.
One head hunter told me that he won't even take resumes from ITs (Information Technologists) unless they have civilian certs.
You weren't talking to a headhunter, you were talking to a (recruiter|pimp|body-shop drone|sleazebag resume database filler).
Real Headhunters work for companies to find the right person to fill a slot, whereas one of the other kinds throw as many bodies at a slot hoping that one will stick. The key difference between the former and the latter is that you don't contact the former about a job, they contact you.
Where I work, it takes 1 hour to deploy a new machine, from pulling it out of the box, to dropping it on the person's desk. Ditto for someone's machine getting fried. Our techs do not diagnose strange software problems, because our desktop load is SOLID. We spend our time MAKING THE BUSINESS RUN BETTER, not doing inefficient work like spending hours trying to figure out why Winfax doesn't send, or grabbing a stack of CDs when someone needs a new computer.
Obviously, I could never be a sysadmin at your shop, because I would make some people look like the clods they are when our uptime approached 99.9 or better.
We've invested nearly $100,000+ in various security measures and our clients STILL get this spyware crap all over their machines.
Sounds like your sysadmins are the ones who should lose their jobs for costing the company over $100,000 for implementing a solution that doesn't work plus the cost of cleanup.
~ its [sic] our ass on the line when the execs who pull in $100k a day in deals lose thousands for being offline for just 10 minutes.
When you move up to the big leagues (i.e., potentially losing thousands, if not millions of dollars in a matter of minutes due to a poorly-executed transaction, then maybe you'll see that whining "we can't tell the users we have to wipe their machine because it is non functional due to spyware!" doesn't work. Then again, that requires buy-in from the boys up top. If you haven't sold them on the opportunity cost (and savings), then shame on you.
I run a network ~ [blah blah] ~. Spyware is now our number one threat of individual system stability ~ [blah blah].
Here's a hint: block every one of your gateway's ports, unless specifically requested, documented, and justified for a business function. Same goes for email attachments. Then block (at your proxy) all the known spyware sites (and stuff that contains "ad" in the DNS name).
You might also, I don't know, image the person's drive; when they screw up the machine, restore the image instead of trying to "clean" it. That way you only spend a few minutes dealing with that, and they get the reinforcing pain of losing all their personalized settings. After doing that a few times, they'll figure out that downloading CRAP is bad.
Projecting onto the bare wall or (heaven forbid) a white sheet will kill you---and the picture. Get yourself a nice Da-Lite screen. The size of the room (i.e., the distance from the screen and your projector will determine the max size of your screen). In my 12x12 room with a ceiling mounted projector, I maxed out at 109". Nothing like having a larger-than-life superbowl, especially the 1/2-time show (tee hee).
The "episode" the grandparent mentioned is in fact the Eugenics Wars series (one and two), which pits Kahn against Gary Seven and Roberta Lincoln (played by Terri Garr in TOS, Assignment: Earth).
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As a result of the near-instant publishing of "sensitive" materials, expect to see the military prohibit digital cameras shortly.
You might up that Diazepam dosage to 10mg, Bub. I mean, before you blow a gasket panicking.
And that, my friend, is why we're all screwed. By the time something "bad" happens, it will be a little too late---much like hearing the ambulance a few blocks away, but not pulling over until he's right on your arse.
I agree that is the way to go. Unfortunately, some movies, like The Fifth Element have been out on DVD for almost SEVEN years, and the only "re-release" was to superbit. The DVD has no extras at all, but the movie was excellent.
Surely you can come up with at least three reasons why knowledge of (chemistry/biology/women's studies/poly sci) could possibly be imporant to a student working towards his degree in CompSci?
BTW, a BS is just that. You only get to the real learning when you get to advanced courses.
Did you hear? There are conveyances that carry TOXIC, FLAMMABLE fuel in LARGE TANKS and in HOSES from the tank to the engine!!! If the conveyances get hit, there could be an EXPLOSION!! If I'm in an accident, I'll make sure that any responders are wearing fireproof hazmat suits, and if any cutting is done, the roof is the only area they touch!
The absolutely brilliant scheme Microsoft has come up with to date is product activation. When Windows XP goes off support in Dec 2006, you MUST upgrade if your PC gets hosed or you upgrade your hardware, because you won't be able to reinstall it. Of course, businesses are exempt (software activation not required for bulk purchases/installs), so there's little chance of backlash from the majority revenue markets. Us home users, on the other hand, are screwed.
Duh. If you can get a Ho in the Big House for a carton of smokes, why not the same for the Beyatches of the web?
Good stuff.
How many years before the server/desktop OS becomes irrelevant? The apps make the platform valuable, not the OS.
Isn't there an urban legend that Billg wrote that?
MVC development is convoluted and confusing, therefore it is slow and memory hoggish.
>Say what? what variant of sql are you using that's this broken?
That would probably be MySQL: the "choice" DB for Script Kiddies worldwide. Why make the database do all the heavy lifting, when you can shuffle it off to your PHP code? It is not like you're going to need to look at or maintain said code in six months/year.
These are the same fools that count NOT NULL sometimes as NULL, and consider column constraints as only suggestions.
Real Headhunters work for companies to find the right person to fill a slot, whereas one of the other kinds throw as many bodies at a slot hoping that one will stick. The key difference between the former and the latter is that you don't contact the former about a job, they contact you.
Obviously, I could never be a sysadmin at your shop, because I would make some people look like the clods they are when our uptime approached 99.9 or better.
Sounds like your sysadmins are the ones who should lose their jobs for costing the company over $100,000 for implementing a solution that doesn't work plus the cost of cleanup.When you move up to the big leagues (i.e., potentially losing thousands, if not millions of dollars in a matter of minutes due to a poorly-executed transaction, then maybe you'll see that whining "we can't tell the users we have to wipe their machine because it is non functional due to spyware!" doesn't work. Then again, that requires buy-in from the boys up top. If you haven't sold them on the opportunity cost (and savings), then shame on you.You might also, I don't know, image the person's drive; when they screw up the machine, restore the image instead of trying to "clean" it. That way you only spend a few minutes dealing with that, and they get the reinforcing pain of losing all their personalized settings. After doing that a few times, they'll figure out that downloading CRAP is bad.
-whisper, whisper-
"Make that, the Spartans from Crete!"
Projecting onto the bare wall or (heaven forbid) a white sheet will kill you---and the picture. Get yourself a nice Da-Lite screen. The size of the room (i.e., the distance from the screen and your projector will determine the max size of your screen). In my 12x12 room with a ceiling mounted projector, I maxed out at 109". Nothing like having a larger-than-life superbowl, especially the 1/2-time show (tee hee).
The "episode" the grandparent mentioned is in fact the Eugenics Wars series (one and two), which pits Kahn against Gary Seven and Roberta Lincoln (played by Terri Garr in TOS, Assignment: Earth).
Terri Garr is a little old to be runnin' around in those wild mini-skirts!