I kinda believe that we will need a huge alien theat in order to forget our own petty squabbles. If there was something dangerous to mankind as a specis, i think we would become much more unified as "mankind". Bring on the Klingons!!
If the movie industry wanted to reign in the theatres with digital tech, then I could see the immediate cost increase being passed onto the consumer...image 10-15$ movie tickets! Or perhaps a time based system where opening night costs much more to see than perhaps a couple weeks out.
So does this mean that with the ROMS that are for the SNES, we could somehow make our own port of say "Secret of Mana" (or some other SNES title) for the GBA? That would be awesome! Though probably not awesome enough for me to spare time to learn this.
Actually....if they really noticed such a drop in consumption of their "product" they would just use it as ammo to say that everyone that used to give them money is now just pirating their stuff. (RIAA/MPAA person: just look, if i type in "warez" in google it comes up with 3 zillion matches!! See the piracy?? See??)
I think the answer depends on where you want to work. Do you want to work at a fortune 500, or a mom & pop place? I did not go to college (though my AS in applid science is half done) and I work at a very large company. The drawback to not having the degree is that there are sometimes rules in place in the recruitment and promotion process that will actually keep you from getting to the sys admin job - the fact that you have the piece of paper matters almost as much (if not more) than your actual job specific knowledge. On the other hand, Mom and Pop probably only care that you can DO the job, which certifications usually help prove. So if you wanna go get Red Hat certified or some sort of Sun certificate go for that, and it would probably be valuable. And above all - do what you want to do. College is not for everyone, and just because you dont go does not mean you cant do something- though it may take longer (I am on a track to becoming a DBA or SysAdmin here, but its more uphill for me because of the degree issue). And it always helps to know a couple people too! Good luck!
So they want to focus on online gaming? That means someone has to shell out 300-400 for the console itself, 50 per game, 10 for the mem card, and THEN pay 10-20 a MONTH for the access to the servers...yikes (per game im sure)! I hope this doesnt come out anytime soon because I know for a fact that I will have to buy it. I mean...its sony. They MAKE you buy this stuff or they come to your house with big goons who break your legs, right? I mean...I HAVE to buy it.
I prefer to be a jack of all trades - I do networking, db stuff, and some programming / scripting. Not a supreme guru in any of these, but managers know I can work in many areas. Plus add some project management and simmer to a low boil.;)
exactly...what if someone went to your computer...or better yet used a MS backdoor to install a bunch of spyware that somehow cost you money or some other such thing. That yes no button in no way could be a legally binding doc.
The only accurate way I can describe the event of KDE3, Gnome2 and Moz1 all coming out within a month or so of each other is as some sort of "open source orgasm". Sigh.
(flamebait warning)This is news why? Its not like people pay for the yahoo service anyway, they can do what they want! If you dont want spam, then get yer own email!
Everytime I see something like this, dealing with copywright of works that are meant for entertainment, I can only think to myself (after feeling angry at the level of greed displayed by said companies/organazations) that why is this even necessary? Why are we content to only listen to the crap that these people market? A good lot of it really isnt even all that good, but we are used to it and its in the media. The more they do this, the more I realize that ANY money I spend on "entertainment" purposes like non-live music is just a complete waste of money. This moves me more and more towards the unsigned bands available at sites like audiogalaxy or mp3.com that do not charge for their music.
Dont worry. After a few isolated cases of murders eluding cell phone distributed policing technology (CPDPT) through facial hair and/or masks, congress (along with the phone companies, cell phone makers, police, and the RIAA and MPAA) will pass laws restricting the growth of facial hair and or sunglasses.
In addition, most indie music is free too - there are a lot of really good unsigned indie bands available for download (and hosted by) audiogalaxy for example.
I only buy the used ones from blockbuster for 15$. Its not bad that way. And yesterday they had this deal where when you buy 2 the 3rd is free so I got 3 DvDs for 30$, which i think is totally fair and reasonable.
Yea I noticed that mandrake will not include either of the gnome or kde releases in 8.2...the only reason I could come up with is that they might do a 9.0 shortly after! (why would you release a distro right before one of the biggest moments in x desktop history??)
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I kinda believe that we will need a huge alien theat in order to forget our own petty squabbles. If there was something dangerous to mankind as a specis, i think we would become much more unified as "mankind". Bring on the Klingons!!
If the movie industry wanted to reign in the theatres with digital tech, then I could see the immediate cost increase being passed onto the consumer...image 10-15$ movie tickets! Or perhaps a time based system where opening night costs much more to see than perhaps a couple weeks out.
So does this mean that with the ROMS that are for the SNES, we could somehow make our own port of say "Secret of Mana" (or some other SNES title) for the GBA? That would be awesome! Though probably not awesome enough for me to spare time to learn this.
If you strike us down, we will become far more powerful than you imagined....
now instead you have many more options these days.
Actually....if they really noticed such a drop in consumption of their "product" they would just use it as ammo to say that everyone that used to give them money is now just pirating their stuff. (RIAA/MPAA person: just look, if i type in "warez" in google it comes up with 3 zillion matches!! See the piracy?? See??)
Can we mod this news story down to "-1, flamebait"? That sure seems to be what it is here....
Elitist video gamers? Who wouldda thunk it???! For shame, slashdot for reporting on something you have no right!
I think the answer depends on where you want to work. Do you want to work at a fortune 500, or a mom & pop place? I did not go to college (though my AS in applid science is half done) and I work at a very large company. The drawback to not having the degree is that there are sometimes rules in place in the recruitment and promotion process that will actually keep you from getting to the sys admin job - the fact that you have the piece of paper matters almost as much (if not more) than your actual job specific knowledge. On the other hand, Mom and Pop probably only care that you can DO the job, which certifications usually help prove. So if you wanna go get Red Hat certified or some sort of Sun certificate go for that, and it would probably be valuable. And above all - do what you want to do. College is not for everyone, and just because you dont go does not mean you cant do something- though it may take longer (I am on a track to becoming a DBA or SysAdmin here, but its more uphill for me because of the degree issue). And it always helps to know a couple people too!
Good luck!
So they want to focus on online gaming? That means someone has to shell out 300-400 for the console itself, 50 per game, 10 for the mem card, and THEN pay 10-20 a MONTH for the access to the servers...yikes (per game im sure)! I hope this doesnt come out anytime soon because I know for a fact that I will have to buy it. I mean...its sony. They MAKE you buy this stuff or they come to your house with big goons who break your legs, right? I mean...I HAVE to buy it.
I prefer to be a jack of all trades - I do networking, db stuff, and some programming / scripting. Not a supreme guru in any of these, but managers know I can work in many areas. Plus add some project management and simmer to a low boil. ;)
You advertise "The great slashdot blackout", but post on April 22. M'kay.
exactly...what if someone went to your computer...or better yet used a MS backdoor to install a bunch of spyware that somehow cost you money or some other such thing. That yes no button in no way could be a legally binding doc.
Is it too much to ask you to tone down the language? Some people like to read this from work.
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I cant wait to download this and start sending in sites like amazon and microsoft.com!! w00t!
I will pray for you. Good luck in your quest for broadband - we all make this sojourn at some time.
The only accurate way I can describe the event of KDE3, Gnome2 and Moz1 all coming out within a month or so of each other is as some sort of "open source orgasm". Sigh.
(flamebait warning)This is news why? Its not like people pay for the yahoo service anyway, they can do what they want! If you dont want spam, then get yer own email!
Everytime I see something like this, dealing with copywright of works that are meant for entertainment, I can only think to myself (after feeling angry at the level of greed displayed by said companies/organazations) that why is this even necessary? Why are we content to only listen to the crap that these people market? A good lot of it really isnt even all that good, but we are used to it and its in the media. The more they do this, the more I realize that ANY money I spend on "entertainment" purposes like non-live music is just a complete waste of money. This moves me more and more towards the unsigned bands available at sites like audiogalaxy or mp3.com that do not charge for their music.
Dont worry. After a few isolated cases of murders eluding cell phone distributed policing technology (CPDPT) through facial hair and/or masks, congress (along with the phone companies, cell phone makers, police, and the RIAA and MPAA) will pass laws restricting the growth of facial hair and or sunglasses.
In addition, most indie music is free too - there are a lot of really good unsigned indie bands available for download (and hosted by) audiogalaxy for example.
I only buy the used ones from blockbuster for 15$. Its not bad that way. And yesterday they had this deal where when you buy 2 the 3rd is free so I got 3 DvDs for 30$, which i think is totally fair and reasonable.
Yea I noticed that mandrake will not include either of the gnome or kde releases in 8.2...the only reason I could come up with is that they might do a 9.0 shortly after! (why would you release a distro right before one of the biggest moments in x desktop history??)
and also to attract people who hate this sort of sensationalism aparently...
ever see war games? The only winning move is not to play. I kinda believe that.
'creative' ways
you mean spam?