Be enthusiastic but not fanatic. Be circumspect but not cold. Be aware of office gossip but never generate or relay it. Exemplify tolerance. Avoid coworkers who seem to ricochet from one crisis to the next. (Never stand next to a guy throwing shit.)
"the whole concept of anti virus software is critically flawed and has become completely ineffective"
I agree, but I'm still going to tell Grandpa to keep Norton updated. I also tell him not to browse pr0n sites, but since he saw Betty White on SNL last night I've got a whole new set a headaches to deal with!
Anecdotal Piracy Story by No Not Me But a Friend of Mine
I had a friend who used to pirate games like mad. He'd download everything he could get his hands on. He virtually lived in a giant unfiltered pool of ill-gotten gains. One day he woke up and realized he was on a self-imposed force-fed diet of shitty boring unoriginal games. He realized he should have paid for the shitty boring unoriginal games, because if he was spending his own hard earned cash he would have quit playing shitty boring unoriginal games earlier.
Last I heard he entertains himself by reading books bought at used book stores.
I *almost* agree wit cha. I've been there to. However! I do remember a time (maybe a brief time) when I could pass the buck and say, It looks good on IE, who cares if it craps out on Netscape/Firefox!" Good times. Good times.
"For reasoned discussions you need objective, accurate data, of which isn't an abundance of in the battlefields"
You are absolutely right! I had a long rambling story I wanted to post about data collection and FETs but it would be mostly hearsay, so I ditch it. However, for those of you playing along at home who like reading about Better Ways to Wage War, I highly recommend you google "Female Engagement Teams". It's very fascinating.
Thanks PopeRatzo and gyrogeerloose for having calm, rational, and civil points to make about this. My opinions are somewhere near or between you two and it's tough for me to grasp the complexity and the ethics of the battlefield. Clear, concise, and reasoned discussions are very much needed today.
This is just epic fail for Omega. They should have learned from the much more savvy software publishing industry: don't sell your watches; license them.
I have found it very interesting in how people would play fishing, basketball, and other sports on video game consoles, but not yet think "hey maybe I should do this in real life..."
Yeah, it amazes me people are that way about gang wars, Bug hunting, and abusing prostitutes. They just don't know what their missing!!!!
The Internet does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of transparency gives it light, and science is its lamp. The nations will walk by its light, and the people of the earth will bring their splendor into it. On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there. The glory and honor of all cultures will be brought into it. Nothing impure will ever stay long in it, nor will anyone who censors it.
We are sorry judges in your country have little leeway over civil matters.
"Yay America" is pretty mild for nationalist jingo around here. I'd save my anger for people who repeatedly chant "You Ess Aye" and spray spittle over their monitors. Just like people, no country is perfect, but in this case I'd have to say "Yay America," too. However, in deference to you, I am saying it very quietly.
Yeah, some stuff is OK to be public. The stuff I don't want to be public I put "I DON'T WANT THIS INFO TO BE PUBLIC" in the fields. Oh and don't "like" anything you want to keep private.
Facebook is like a friend that can't keep his mouth shut. Don't tell him EVERYTHING, silly people.
Slashdot Mirror
^ This ^
Plus, patience and equanimity.
Be enthusiastic but not fanatic.
Be circumspect but not cold.
Be aware of office gossip but never generate or relay it.
Exemplify tolerance.
Avoid coworkers who seem to ricochet from one crisis to the next. (Never stand next to a guy throwing shit.)
"the whole concept of anti virus software is critically flawed and has become completely ineffective"
I agree, but I'm still going to tell Grandpa to keep Norton updated. I also tell him not to browse pr0n sites, but since he saw Betty White on SNL last night I've got a whole new set a headaches to deal with!
Electronic Arts has done more the pollute the good name of Warhammer than any fan site.
Y'know /. is pretty damn cool. Our flame wars are a joy to behold compared to the Wash Post flaming attached to the article.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/30/AR2010043002000_Comments.html
Please oh knowledgeable one, what you describe is what I need. But the prices are insane. I need something:
1) Really light.
2) Will allow me to copy a few Windows files to a USB stick to give to a client.
3) Check my email.
4) Notepad.
That's all I want. Should I just play Russian roulette and hope I get a functioning used Aspire One off ebay?
Anecdotal Piracy Story
by No Not Me But a Friend of Mine
I had a friend who used to pirate games like mad. He'd download everything he could get his hands on. He virtually lived in a giant unfiltered pool of ill-gotten gains. One day he woke up and realized he was on a self-imposed force-fed diet of shitty boring unoriginal games. He realized he should have paid for the shitty boring unoriginal games, because if he was spending his own hard earned cash he would have quit playing shitty boring unoriginal games earlier.
Last I heard he entertains himself by reading books bought at used book stores.
I *almost* agree wit cha. I've been there to. However! I do remember a time (maybe a brief time) when I could pass the buck and say, It looks good on IE, who cares if it craps out on Netscape/Firefox!" Good times. Good times.
No that's silly.
He needs a kid holding a Wii that will threaten to make him play it if he doesn't start moving around.
He hates Wii. Wii hates him. Everybody happy. Problem solved.
"For reasoned discussions you need objective, accurate data, of which isn't an abundance of in the battlefields"
You are absolutely right! I had a long rambling story I wanted to post about data collection and FETs but it would be mostly hearsay, so I ditch it. However, for those of you playing along at home who like reading about Better Ways to Wage War, I highly recommend you google "Female Engagement Teams". It's very fascinating.
I call your bluff and raise you one interneut. (Can't use iNeut or iNeutral because you-know-who owns them.)
Thanks PopeRatzo and gyrogeerloose for having calm, rational, and civil points to make about this. My opinions are somewhere near or between you two and it's tough for me to grasp the complexity and the ethics of the battlefield. Clear, concise, and reasoned discussions are very much needed today.
This is just epic fail for Omega. They should have learned from the much more savvy software publishing industry: don't sell your watches; license them.
Epic fail: "they're"
I lost at the interwebs.
I have found it very interesting in how people would play fishing, basketball, and other sports on video game consoles, but not yet think "hey maybe I should do this in real life..."
Yeah, it amazes me people are that way about gang wars, Bug hunting, and abusing prostitutes. They just don't know what their missing!!!!
The Internet does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of transparency gives it light, and science is its lamp. The nations will walk by its light, and the people of the earth will bring their splendor into it. On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there. The glory and honor of all cultures will be brought into it. Nothing impure will ever stay long in it, nor will anyone who censors it.
Revelation 21:23-27
Well, my Revelation, anyway.
How old is that defector? Someone should tell him Stalin is dead!
All men are cowards at the chord.
We are sorry judges in your country have little leeway over civil matters.
"Yay America" is pretty mild for nationalist jingo around here. I'd save my anger for people who repeatedly chant "You Ess Aye" and spray spittle over their monitors. Just like people, no country is perfect, but in this case I'd have to say "Yay America," too. However, in deference to you, I am saying it very quietly.
See, we shouldn't have sent that message, "HEY GUYS WE GOTS METHANE!" In another few thousand years they're coming for our cows!
In other news, FB has slashed prices on IDs to their spamverstisers!
Yeah, some stuff is OK to be public. The stuff I don't want to be public I put "I DON'T WANT THIS INFO TO BE PUBLIC" in the fields. Oh and don't "like" anything you want to keep private.
Facebook is like a friend that can't keep his mouth shut. Don't tell him EVERYTHING, silly people.
Yeah, surely this isn't news to anyone here. How about a story about the ONE guy at the SEC that DIDN'T surf pr0n?
Chances are this will put McAfee out of business for more than a day, so I guess it all balances out.
Crap! I wish more of my clients used McAfee!
Liver rejection. Not that he's rejecting the liver, but the liver has decided its damn well had enough.