> All it takes is an OS app manufacturer ready to make the switch. I don't see MS doing it
Why don't you think MS would be willing? It seems it would be easy for them to port the existing code used for Microsoft's AS Special Edition to a "Professional" (desktop) version.
> However, it's important to realize that the drop in sales will also result in a corresponding drop in research.
Perhaps, but I think much of the research will shift to making existing technology smaller and cheaper. Perhaps next year when they we are discussing the latest-and-greatest here on Slashdot, it will be part of a $299 machine at Walmart. Ok, maybe not quite that soon:)
Seriously though, I don't think we need all that much innovation on the desktop anytime soon. I would like to see them focus on software innovations and technology like making USB more reliable. Remember, mainstream 64-bit is just around the corner too, which will probably mean more spending once the prices reach acceptable consumer levels.
I'm still waiting for an open-source version of Visual Studio to show up on SourceForge.
> So if something doesn't provide you with monetary gain it's useless? What a tragic way to live your life.
Why? All of the things that make me feel fulfilled in life (a wife, children, hobbies) all cost money. A wife and children certainly aren't cheap. Do you disagree? What makes you feel fulfilled?
What, pray tell, is the point then? Personal enlightenment? That doesn't pay the bills, my friend. Getting laid? Yeah, that's easier to do in college. Drinking till you're retarded? I don't need college to do that. A sense of achievement? My paycheck reinforces that virtue, as well as being able to provide for my wife and any future children we may have.
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Aparently Gateway Country's customer service leaves much to be desired. This actually happened in my home town.
To summarize: A guy who was dissatisfied with Gateway's service decided to place the computer in the entrance to their store and smash it with a sledge hammer. So they threw him in jail. This guy just can't win.
When they mention "central processing unit", they are actually referring to the case. Clueless reporter.
Close, but you spelled PEBKAC wrong and it's funnier when you spell it ID10T. Here is the original ID10T and PEBKAC cartoons where you stole them from.
What I don't understand is why you would want to waste time on college if you already have a career? That's the whole point, isn't it? I went to college for a nice career. Since graduating, I've gotten turned down for close to a hundred interviews and jobs, including IT jobs (my primary focus), retial jobs, secretary positions, police, customer service, you name it, I've been turned down for it. I was NEVER turned down for a job prior to getting my degree.
Before you rip into me for my MIS degree being the root of all my problems, know this:
1. I was TOLD in college by numerous staff and faculty that an MIS degree would allow me to make $43,000-$50,000 upon graduation. Unfortunately, I bought into the hype and now I struggle to get jobs that pay $7/hour. 2. Most of the people here raving about a degree have not specified the ideal degree or area of study.
Why would you want a degree if you already have a tech career? I went to college and got a degree in the hopes of getting a career, and that has not happened. It seems companies only want experience, which I cannot get. Additionally, if you look at Monster.com or any other job search engine, there are largely senior level jobs available. Why? Why don't people from within the company move up into those senior positions, and if they do, what happens to their entry level position? Is it eliminated, or do they recruit using other means?
I suppose it depends on the area you study, but I would focus on certifications. I've done countless interviews lately and none of them are impressed with my Bachelors degree, but all ask what certifications I have (which is none, as I spent that last 4 years studying liberal arts and other worthless shit to get an MIS degree, and now I don't have any money to take the exams because no one will hire me).
I would imagine a CS or Engineering degree might come in handy. Perhaps accounting, as there always seems to be jobs in accounting. I got a degree in MIS and couldn't get a job to save my soul. Sometimes I think it actually hurts me to have a degree (ie, I'm either underqualified or "overqualified", whatever that means, but never qualified.)
Something to think about: Before I got my Bachelor's degree, I was NEVER turned down for a job. Since I have gotten my degree, I've been turned down for close to a hundred interviews and jobs.
In summary, a Bachelors degree was a lot of work, costed a lot of money and has gotten me NOWHERE. If you must get a degree, don't waste your time on anything less than a CS degree.
Ok, you were stupid enough not to 1) notice that Slashcode puts spaces in long strings and simply remove them and 2) post a similar link in the same gay fashion as to not make it a hyperlink, thus allowing the spaces to be added again.
My hat's off to both of you. It's called a Preview button.
I have to sit through hours of patriotic programming on every channel instead of watching my normally scheduled programs.
Have you gone to CNN, ABC News, NYTimes, etc lately? Apparently, there is no other news. I'm bored of 9/11. I read all there is to read in the year since it happened. Thank you, drive through.
Backward compatibility isn't always a good thing. There comes a time when I *want* a bleeding edge operating system and am willing to spend the money on it. And I don't care if it doesn't run on my old 486 - Windows 95 and Linux runs just fine. I want my primary machine to support the latest and greatest.
> Without copyright and patent laws that make the GPL enforceable...
As they state in the article, they're not against copyright and patent laws and are not seeking to obliterate them. They are mearly trying to find a cure for the ones that hinder innovation (to paraphrase).
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> All it takes is an OS app manufacturer ready to make the switch. I don't see MS doing it
Why don't you think MS would be willing? It seems it would be easy for them to port the existing code used for Microsoft's AS Special Edition to a "Professional" (desktop) version.
> However, it's important to realize that the drop in sales will also result in a corresponding drop in research.
:)
Perhaps, but I think much of the research will shift to making existing technology smaller and cheaper. Perhaps next year when they we are discussing the latest-and-greatest here on Slashdot, it will be part of a $299 machine at Walmart. Ok, maybe not quite that soon
Seriously though, I don't think we need all that much innovation on the desktop anytime soon. I would like to see them focus on software innovations and technology like making USB more reliable. Remember, mainstream 64-bit is just around the corner too, which will probably mean more spending once the prices reach acceptable consumer levels.
I'm still waiting for an open-source version of Visual Studio to show up on SourceForge.
> don't flame me: I'll use AOL until Saturday when I go to college.
And you'll be wishing you were using AOL again once you encounter your University's newly enacted policies regarding piracy and bandwidth throttling.
What school (and where) do you go to that starts classes next week?
> programmers are really really REALLY lazy today
....DUH!
And black people love their watermelons and fried chicken, right?
> Sorry to be sarcastic but
Is that really sarcasm?
Ok people, adding an extra "
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> So if something doesn't provide you with monetary gain it's useless? What a tragic way to live your life.
Why? All of the things that make me feel fulfilled in life (a wife, children, hobbies) all cost money. A wife and children certainly aren't cheap. Do you disagree? What makes you feel fulfilled?
What, pray tell, is the point then? Personal enlightenment? That doesn't pay the bills, my friend. Getting laid? Yeah, that's easier to do in college. Drinking till you're retarded? I don't need college to do that. A sense of achievement? My paycheck reinforces that virtue, as well as being able to provide for my wife and any future children we may have.
Aparently Gateway Country's customer service leaves much to be desired. This actually happened in my home town.
To summarize: A guy who was dissatisfied with Gateway's service decided to place the computer in the entrance to their store and smash it with a sledge hammer. So they threw him in jail. This guy just can't win.
When they mention "central processing unit", they are actually referring to the case. Clueless reporter.
Close, but you spelled PEBKAC wrong and it's funnier when you spell it ID10T. Here is the original ID10T and PEBKAC cartoons where you stole them from.
What I don't understand is why you would want to waste time on college if you already have a career? That's the whole point, isn't it? I went to college for a nice career. Since graduating, I've gotten turned down for close to a hundred interviews and jobs, including IT jobs (my primary focus), retial jobs, secretary positions, police, customer service, you name it, I've been turned down for it. I was NEVER turned down for a job prior to getting my degree.
Before you rip into me for my MIS degree being the root of all my problems, know this:
1. I was TOLD in college by numerous staff and faculty that an MIS degree would allow me to make $43,000-$50,000 upon graduation. Unfortunately, I bought into the hype and now I struggle to get jobs that pay $7/hour.
2. Most of the people here raving about a degree have not specified the ideal degree or area of study.
Why would you want a degree if you already have a tech career? I went to college and got a degree in the hopes of getting a career, and that has not happened. It seems companies only want experience, which I cannot get. Additionally, if you look at Monster.com or any other job search engine, there are largely senior level jobs available. Why? Why don't people from within the company move up into those senior positions, and if they do, what happens to their entry level position? Is it eliminated, or do they recruit using other means?
I suppose it depends on the area you study, but I would focus on certifications. I've done countless interviews lately and none of them are impressed with my Bachelors degree, but all ask what certifications I have (which is none, as I spent that last 4 years studying liberal arts and other worthless shit to get an MIS degree, and now I don't have any money to take the exams because no one will hire me).
I would imagine a CS or Engineering degree might come in handy. Perhaps accounting, as there always seems to be jobs in accounting. I got a degree in MIS and couldn't get a job to save my soul. Sometimes I think it actually hurts me to have a degree (ie, I'm either underqualified or "overqualified", whatever that means, but never qualified.)
Something to think about: Before I got my Bachelor's degree, I was NEVER turned down for a job. Since I have gotten my degree, I've been turned down for close to a hundred interviews and jobs.
In summary, a Bachelors degree was a lot of work, costed a lot of money and has gotten me NOWHERE. If you must get a degree, don't waste your time on anything less than a CS degree.
Ok, you were stupid enough not to 1) notice that Slashcode puts spaces in long strings and simply remove them and 2) post a similar link in the same gay fashion as to not make it a hyperlink, thus allowing the spaces to be added again.
My hat's off to both of you. It's called a Preview button.
Sorry, but it had to be said.
I'm starting to think y'all just mod the clearly REDUNDANT profit jokes to annoy those who protest against them.
I have to sit through hours of patriotic programming on every channel instead of watching my normally scheduled programs.
Have you gone to CNN, ABC News, NYTimes, etc lately? Apparently, there is no other news. I'm bored of 9/11. I read all there is to read in the year since it happened. Thank you, drive through.
Why did this notification of Slashdotting get modded up?
Backward compatibility isn't always a good thing. There comes a time when I *want* a bleeding edge operating system and am willing to spend the money on it. And I don't care if it doesn't run on my old 486 - Windows 95 and Linux runs just fine. I want my primary machine to support the latest and greatest.
If you have a 24/7 need (ie, running a server) you probably won't use dialup anyway. Or do they not have broadband in Egypt yet?
Security Focus has some good recommendations for securing IIS.
PLEASE mod this correctly as either Redundant or Troll like it deserves.
Yeah, he's posted a lot of stories in the last couple days (so I've noticed). What gives?
Roblimo posted a few too, and I usually only notice him posting once in a great while or posting interviews. Taco and Hemos planning a long vacation?
> Without copyright and patent laws that make the GPL enforceable...
As they state in the article, they're not against copyright and patent laws and are not seeking to obliterate them. They are mearly trying to find a cure for the ones that hinder innovation (to paraphrase).
I thought JSP, Servlets and MySQL had some good JSP and MySQL content in it.
If you're looking to learn PHP, you should check out the documentation on PHP.net.
If you want to learn ASP, try Planet Source Code.
Step one is to decide on the platform and language you want to learn first. They all have their advantages and disadvantages.
> Anyone truely gifted isn't going to be making $50k a year in this field.
Where the hell do you live, what skills do you have, and how did you become so smart?
Maybe it's like EE for Dummies, just like MIS is for those who can't make it through CS?