Who said anything about McDonald's, etc. Try setting your sights a little higher- work for a garage game dev team (which CAN cope with you being on the road as long as your job doesn't leave you strung-out at the end of the day...) or coming up with your own little niche application, etc.
...if you're doing avionics or highly classified systems, you're going to HAVE to have some auditor testing it for quite some time (and not a couple of weeks, either...).
DO-178b requires certified software if it's involved with something that impacts flight safety. That means if you're flying on any aircraft, military or civilian, that flys in the US territories, if the software isn't DO-178b certified, the plane is grounded unless there's a pressing reason otherwise.
Considering that the C++ code would have nasty solutions for peak speed- prettier, straightforward solutions for C++ tend to be 2-4x slower than the optimal solutions for C++. The same could be said for C code as well.
Not QUITE. The statement probably ought to have been phrased as follows:
"OCaml also has full support for object-oriented programming that fits in completely with Caml/ML's strong type system..."
Probably was more of a not-thinking typo than anything else, considering that OCaml is a superset of Caml, which is a superset of ML- both of which have strong variable typing.
Doing ANYTHING to support these scam artists is not a sound business decision. It's been obvious to anyone that has done a little digging that they're bluffing and they're holding a busted strait. They don't own anything, the stuff they claim is infringing belongs to other players- you get the picture.
It's an obvious scam to begin with, just like plots on the Moon. TSG's got very little rights to speak of as the settlement spells it out very clearly- the removed code from the 4.4BSD release is the only stuff that a successor in interest could lay claim to. Novell's that successor in interest right at the moment, as it's plainly clear that TSG didn't have what it takes to make a transfer of ownership in what little Novell actually owned.
Anybody that has bought a "license" at this point in time would probably buy chunks of the Moon...
You see, you have to trust that the certs that they've obtained were made by duly authorized auditors AND that they weren't bought, etc.
You CAN'T be sure of anything- it's just a relative assurance. One that can be achieved with Linux (and has been for that matter...)- this guy at Green Hills Software is blowin' and goin' about all of this.
His software is allegedly audited from start to finish. If there's an issue or a new feature you need in the mix, you need to pay them loads of bucks to implement it or buy the source (for loads of bucks), implement the feature, and then spend loads of bucks to get it certified.
Nice. I'd rather take RTEMS, Embedded Linux, or something similar, and skip the buying their software since all of the previously mentioned will do the same thing and RTEMS has certified in those contexts- Hell, it was the baseline OS implementation for several of our surface to surface missile systems.
I was experienced AND available up until recently- I could have used the work and it'd probably have kept me from filing for Chapter 13 through all of this.
"In my experience, the nature of IT work tends to rule out being able to hold down a side job. The biggest obstacle is the fact that almost all IT work (or salaried work in general, really) tends to have at least one or two 'crunch times' per year where you have to work weird hours."
Depends on how good you are, how clued-in your employer is, etc.
There's LOADS of companies out there that actually don't have crunch times- you've obviously not been lucky enough to find 'em. Having said this, I'm currently employed as a Sr. Linux Admin and Systems Engineer for a small company while I wait to see if the company I'm CTO for gets their funding- and on top of all that, if I find time, I port games to Linux as a side job on top of all of that.
There's some increase in hiring going about and I've been getting some cold-calls from recruiters again (seems to go on six month cycles- contracts and all...). All in all, though, times are still a little tough here in Dallas/Ft. Worth. It's been the worst downturn I've seen in the 2 decades I've been at working in the Tech industry.
I believe Eric Idle put it more succinctly- go download FCCSong.mp3 from that link. (Be warned, there's about 5million in fines worth of F-bombs in the song...:-)
This means that working is at-will instead of contracted. In exchange, the employer is strictly prohibited from keeping you from working for anyone in your profession with a non-compete agreement. While they always put those stupid things in your employment agreement, they're unenforceable so long as you don't use trade secrets, etc. from the previous employer in your next job.
EEOC violation suits aren't just about getting jobs back (in fact, you typically don't...)- they're about getting restitution for wrongful termination, discrimination, and harassment.
This is about getting punitive damages out of the company for doing something illegal in their hiring or employment practices.
Actually, many of the things that need ActiveX components are ill-advised things to begin with. Insecure from start to finish. Me, I can't talk to what I know (NDA's, gotta love 'em...) but let's just say the issue's going to get forced in favor of Firefox/Mozilla shortly.
Depends on the situation. Make a big enough deal and people will know what transpired- word gets around real damn quick through the grapevines if entire teams are being mistreated by management. Once that word gets around, they'll be playing hell getting more people to hire on.
Actually, what you're describing is short-term thinking. Why? Because over the long term, the people that are the savvy shoppers will influence the others- and you'll lose money, etc. if you're not making them happy because they'll be disinclined to buy there and will be inclined to tell others about their policies and practices. And at some point, even the retail price buyers start to realize that they're being screwed and go elsewhere.
I'm of the opinion that Best Buy's about to reach the critical mass of people that are wise to their collective games and they'll start losing money shortly. It's almost inevitable.
That it's not quite the way you make it out to be- AND it's also in violation of the UCC as enacted by most of the states in the Union. A retailer is obligated to allow a customer to return an item that does not meet it's intended purpose for purchase for any reason not disclaimed at the time of purchase, so long as it's done within a reasonable time period that is openly posted somewhere within the store.
The lady's experience is bogus and the retailer's in the wrong on several counts.
No, they won't track your purchases, but they're still going to track your returns because they get to get your name, etc. when you return it.
The problem with all of this "declining" of returns is that it's in direct violation of the UCC as it's been enacted in most states- simply put, if a purchased Item doesn't meet the intended purpose for any reason that isn't disclaimed at the time of purchase, the retailer is obligated by law to accept it back for a refund for a reasonable amount of time.
All of these vendors were found on the first page of a Google search of "1u opteron rackmount".
Of course, these aren't "major" players like HP, Dell, and IBM. Doesn't make the box any less reliable and you can buy support services from people like IBM, etc. for them anyhow.
It's a 3GHz P4 mobo designed to hook into a TV, etc. Not the 566MHz Celeron that was indicated in the grandparent post.
It's probably going to cost ~$600-1000 and might be worth dinking with to put Linux on. However, I stand by the thinking that you can get comparable functionality without going to them for it. This is going to flop on expense more than anything else.
Again, like my original reply, why bother? Because it's there? You can do as good or better for that money- and not pay the Windows tax on the stuff.
For what you spent on that HP system, you could have had an EPIA M-10000 box and had a hell of a lot more capabilities- I mean, why bother? I'm pretty sure it's going to flop hard in light of the fact that D-Link's got a better product out for $199- and isn't muddied with desktop functionality (Why would you need that? Surfing the web on your TV? Unless you've got an HD capable monitor, you're not really going there- TV's are evil, resolution-wise.) and works with wireline and 802.11g
Yeah, but considering that it's more intended for those whom are in the Games development community, it's somewhat understandable.
Having said this, I wish he'd put this article up elsewhere, because it's a really, really good insight into why most of the MMOGs have been slowly degrading in quality. Not in graphics or sound, but in playability and overall fun.
More like making adverts and misleading marketing. Their software's only so-so, better than their OSes, but definitely not great as many make it out to be.
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Who said anything about McDonald's, etc. Try setting your sights a little higher- work for a garage game dev team (which CAN cope with you being on the road as long as your job doesn't leave you strung-out at the end of the day...) or coming up with your own little niche application, etc.
...if you're doing avionics or highly classified systems, you're going to HAVE to have some auditor testing it for quite some time (and not a couple of weeks, either...).
DO-178b requires certified software if it's involved with something that impacts flight safety. That means if you're flying on any aircraft, military or civilian, that flys in the US territories, if the software isn't DO-178b certified, the plane is grounded unless there's a pressing reason otherwise.
Considering that the C++ code would have nasty solutions for peak speed- prettier, straightforward solutions for C++ tend to be 2-4x slower than the optimal solutions for C++. The same could be said for C code as well.
Not QUITE. The statement probably ought to have been phrased as follows:
"OCaml also has full support for object-oriented programming that fits in completely with Caml/ML's strong type system..."
Probably was more of a not-thinking typo than anything else, considering that OCaml is a superset of Caml, which is a superset of ML- both of which have strong variable typing.
Doing ANYTHING to support these scam artists is not a sound business decision. It's been obvious to anyone that has done a little digging that they're bluffing and they're holding a busted strait. They don't own anything, the stuff they claim is infringing belongs to other players- you get the picture.
It's an obvious scam to begin with, just like plots on the Moon. TSG's got very little rights to speak of as the settlement spells it out very clearly- the removed code from the 4.4BSD release is the only stuff that a successor in interest could lay claim to. Novell's that successor in interest right at the moment, as it's plainly clear that TSG didn't have what it takes to make a transfer of ownership in what little Novell actually owned.
Anybody that has bought a "license" at this point in time would probably buy chunks of the Moon...
You see, you have to trust that the certs that they've obtained were made by duly authorized auditors AND that they weren't bought, etc.
You CAN'T be sure of anything- it's just a relative assurance. One that can be achieved with Linux (and has been for that matter...)- this guy at Green Hills Software is blowin' and goin' about all of this.
His software is allegedly audited from start to finish. If there's an issue or a new feature you need in the mix, you need to pay them loads of bucks to implement it or buy the source (for loads of bucks), implement the feature, and then spend loads of bucks to get it certified.
Nice. I'd rather take RTEMS, Embedded Linux, or something similar, and skip the buying their software since all of the previously mentioned will do the same thing and RTEMS has certified in those contexts- Hell, it was the baseline OS implementation for several of our surface to surface missile systems.
I was experienced AND available up until recently- I could have used the work and it'd probably have kept me from filing for Chapter 13 through all of this.
Depends on how good you are, how clued-in your employer is, etc.
There's LOADS of companies out there that actually don't have crunch times- you've obviously not been lucky enough to find 'em. Having said this, I'm currently employed as a Sr. Linux Admin and Systems Engineer for a small company while I wait to see if the company I'm CTO for gets their funding- and on top of all that, if I find time, I port games to Linux as a side job on top of all of that.
There's some increase in hiring going about and I've been getting some cold-calls from recruiters again (seems to go on six month cycles- contracts and all...). All in all, though, times are still a little tough here in Dallas/Ft. Worth. It's been the worst downturn I've seen in the 2 decades I've been at working in the Tech industry.
I believe Eric Idle put it more succinctly- go download FCCSong.mp3 from that link. (Be warned, there's about 5million in fines worth of F-bombs in the song... :-)
This means that working is at-will instead of contracted. In exchange, the employer is strictly prohibited from keeping you from working for anyone in your profession with a non-compete agreement. While they always put those stupid things in your employment agreement, they're unenforceable so long as you don't use trade secrets, etc. from the previous employer in your next job.
EEOC violation suits aren't just about getting jobs back (in fact, you typically don't...)- they're about getting restitution for wrongful termination, discrimination, and harassment.
This is about getting punitive damages out of the company for doing something illegal in their hiring or employment practices.
Actually, many of the things that need ActiveX components are ill-advised things to begin with. Insecure from start to finish. Me, I can't talk to what I know (NDA's, gotta love 'em...) but let's just say the issue's going to get forced in favor of Firefox/Mozilla shortly.
Do they have to be so damn sloppy about it?
I mean, really now- the man's never installed the software and says they've got nothing to fear and it's better than the other program.
C'mon, that's just plain flat stupid- and he reflects poorly on Microsoft when he does things this way.
Depends on the situation. Make a big enough deal and people will know what transpired- word gets around real damn quick through the grapevines if entire teams are being mistreated by management. Once that word gets around, they'll be playing hell getting more people to hire on.
> Wal-mart and McDonald's are always hiring. Unless
> you're too good to earn $7/hr.
Sure, why don't you go first?
No?
Well then, don't be suggesting things like that to people unless you're prepared to practice what you preach.
Actually, what you're describing is short-term thinking. Why? Because over the long term, the people that are the savvy shoppers will influence the others- and you'll lose money, etc. if you're not making them happy because they'll be disinclined to buy there and will be inclined to tell others about their policies and practices. And at some point, even the retail price buyers start to realize that they're being screwed and go elsewhere.
I'm of the opinion that Best Buy's about to reach the critical mass of people that are wise to their collective games and they'll start losing money shortly. It's almost inevitable.
That it's not quite the way you make it out to be- AND it's also in violation of the UCC as enacted by most of the states in the Union. A retailer is obligated to allow a customer to return an item that does not meet it's intended purpose for purchase for any reason not disclaimed at the time of purchase, so long as it's done within a reasonable time period that is openly posted somewhere within the store.
The lady's experience is bogus and the retailer's in the wrong on several counts.
No, they won't track your purchases, but they're still going to track your returns because they get to get your name, etc. when you return it.
The problem with all of this "declining" of returns is that it's in direct violation of the UCC as it's been enacted in most states- simply put, if a purchased Item doesn't meet the intended purpose for any reason that isn't disclaimed at the time of purchase, the retailer is obligated by law to accept it back for a refund for a reasonable amount of time.
Penguin Computing's still about.
Tatung seems to be making 1U Opteron rackmounts.
As does Aberdeen...
And Opteronics...
As is Aspen...
All of these vendors were found on the first page of a Google search of "1u opteron rackmount".
Of course, these aren't "major" players like HP, Dell, and IBM. Doesn't make the box any less reliable and you can buy support services from people like IBM, etc. for them anyhow.
It's a 3GHz P4 mobo designed to hook into a TV, etc. Not the 566MHz Celeron that was indicated in the grandparent post.
It's probably going to cost ~$600-1000 and might be worth dinking with to put Linux on. However, I stand by the thinking that you can get comparable functionality without going to them for it. This is going to flop on expense more than anything else.
Again, like my original reply, why bother? Because it's there? You can do as good or better for that money- and not pay the Windows tax on the stuff.
For what you spent on that HP system, you could have had an EPIA M-10000 box and had a hell of a lot more capabilities- I mean, why bother? I'm pretty sure it's going to flop hard in light of the fact that D-Link's got a better product out for $199- and isn't muddied with desktop functionality (Why would you need that? Surfing the web on your TV? Unless you've got an HD capable monitor, you're not really going there- TV's are evil, resolution-wise.) and works with wireline and 802.11g
Yeah, but considering that it's more intended for those whom are in the Games development community, it's somewhat understandable.
Having said this, I wish he'd put this article up elsewhere, because it's a really, really good insight into why most of the MMOGs have been slowly degrading in quality. Not in graphics or sound, but in playability and overall fun.
More like making adverts and misleading marketing. Their software's only so-so, better than their OSes, but definitely not great as many make it out to be.