States that are proud to have businesses like call centres relocate to them are in trouble. That call centre moved from some place more expensive, which probably moved from an even more expensive place before that.
It's funny how call centers kept moving to places with cheaper labour all the time. Look at those call centers in states like Arizona and South Carolina where people can be paid poorly, but actually afford to live. (Although, it is only a matter of time until the cost of living gets too high in those places too.)
But it is even cheaper in some places in India. Hell, why not move them to Kenya?
Some things just are not cost-effective in the United States anymore.
In the real world, OS consumers concerned about security probably will not care what certifications are awarded to which OS.
People remember the big viruses and worms that have affected Windows systems more than anything else.
For some of these, you can say that it was really Office products that are at fault (Word, Outlook, etc.), but that is not the whole story. Installing Office products on the Mac does not open you up to these kinds of security problems.
Windows seems to be set-up to allow execution of WSH scripts and lets Word macros do too many things in too many places. Why not sand-box it? And Outlook is horrible.
When you set-up Win2000 as a server, why should you have to leave Internet Explorer and Outlook on there anyway? Oh, they are "part of the OS". Right. . . I really can't pick and choose too much of what the OS decides to install for me (custom install or not).
Read other comments about what the certification actually is.
And you should not say the 'Linux cannot', since it has not tried to pass either. If Linux had tried and failed, then your statement would be true. As of now, unless you know something the rest of us don't, you have no proof that Linux cannot pass the certification.
1- I learned Suit speak.. talk in numbers, money... grubby ol' money is what they want to hear... that's it.. show them savings, increased performance and increased revinue...
But if you send e-mail or write it in a report, please learn how to spell revenue. Even suits might notice the misspelling.
No, as a matter of fact Miami (the city itself) has fewer people than any state.
If you will accept the U.S. Census Bureau's own count of population on 1 April 2000, please see #50 in the table ranking state population, showing Wyoming with 493,782 people at the time of the last census.
We need to get the Washington State Patrol to enforce laws like this and the other law about delaying five or more vehicles.
When people actually get ticketed for this crap, maybe the slow drivers will move to the right (where they belong). Maybe that will decrease congestion and even some accidents (am I dreaming?), improving the flow of traffic in the Seattle area especially.
If you want to know more about the history of slavery in the United States, you might read up on Frederick Douglass. He went to England to escape slavery here. He knew more about slavery than you or me.
Britain is not still in the Middle Ages. Like its former colonies (the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand), it is a land where immigrants are coming in for a chance at a better life, businesses are secure under a good (British) legal system, and people are free to elect their own leaders.
Despite those laws about nobility that you cite, the ruling elite have no more special privileges than the ruling elite of the United States. For example, see how many laws specifically do not apply to the Senate.
Like it or not, the United States was born of British parentage. And the apple did not fall far from the tree.
I agree with you. The bicycle is A true replacement for the car! [the last line in the original post]
If we built our cities and town more compact with mixed land uses (not segregated by type), driving distances to work, shopping, etc. would be less, making biking [or walking] a more practical mode of transportation.
And there are many benefits to bikes over cars:
You can park 20 bicycles in the space of one car.
Biking is one of the most efficient forms of human-powered transportation.
Biking does not introduce CO, SO2, NOx, etc. into the environment (air pollution).
Biking also reduces water pollution (including oil in run-off that enters the watershed).
Bikers gain aerobic exercise and muscle-building while getting from place to place.
And those are only some of the benefits.
I am not saying that people should not drive cars. But with different land use and development patterns, biking and walking become a possibility for a great many more people. It is about increasing alternatives for those who may not want to drive to work. (Yes, such people do exist.)
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It's funny how call centers kept moving to places with cheaper labour all the time. Look at those call centers in states like Arizona and South Carolina where people can be paid poorly, but actually afford to live. (Although, it is only a matter of time until the cost of living gets too high in those places too.)
But it is even cheaper in some places in India. Hell, why not move them to Kenya?
Some things just are not cost-effective in the United States anymore.
another couple billion? Was that in Turkish lira?
People remember the big viruses and worms that have affected Windows systems more than anything else.
For some of these, you can say that it was really Office products that are at fault (Word, Outlook, etc.), but that is not the whole story. Installing Office products on the Mac does not open you up to these kinds of security problems.
Windows seems to be set-up to allow execution of WSH scripts and lets Word macros do too many things in too many places. Why not sand-box it? And Outlook is horrible.
When you set-up Win2000 as a server, why should you have to leave Internet Explorer and Outlook on there anyway? Oh, they are "part of the OS". Right. . . I really can't pick and choose too much of what the OS decides to install for me (custom install or not).
And you should not say the 'Linux cannot', since it has not tried to pass either. If Linux had tried and failed, then your statement would be true. As of now, unless you know something the rest of us don't, you have no proof that Linux cannot pass the certification.
But if you send e-mail or write it in a report, please learn how to spell revenue. Even suits might notice the misspelling.
If you will accept the U.S. Census Bureau's own count of population on 1 April 2000, please see #50 in the table ranking state population, showing Wyoming with 493,782 people at the time of the last census.
Compare that to Miami listed in the table ranking city population, at #48 with 362,470 people.
Yet, when consumers complained about the newest licensing scheme, the company continued to claim that it was doing what consumers wanted.
Plenty of consumers told the court otherwise, while we are still waiting to see how MS is punished for its anti-competitive behaviour.
You are right. But it began to stink long ago.
the first Unix I ever knew
more like, the worst Unix I ever knew
We need to get the Washington State Patrol to enforce laws like this and the other law about delaying five or more vehicles.
When people actually get ticketed for this crap, maybe the slow drivers will move to the right (where they belong). Maybe that will decrease congestion and even some accidents (am I dreaming?), improving the flow of traffic in the Seattle area especially.
Did your dad also invent LSD?
How about the technology news coverage in the Seattle Times (Paul Andrews) and P-I (Dan Richman)?
Both are straight M$ cheerleaders.
Oh, and the other problem:
I can't get that Tears for Fears song out of my mind.
We all had that same reaction. Apparently, those military planners did not watch the movie though.
Too funny! Unfortunately, I have no mod points to give.
Please don't.
California has more people a lot like them. Send 'em there.
Britain is not still in the Middle Ages. Like its former colonies (the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand), it is a land where immigrants are coming in for a chance at a better life, businesses are secure under a good (British) legal system, and people are free to elect their own leaders.
Despite those laws about nobility that you cite, the ruling elite have no more special privileges than the ruling elite of the United States. For example, see how many laws specifically do not apply to the Senate.
Like it or not, the United States was born of British parentage. And the apple did not fall far from the tree.
If we built our cities and town more compact with mixed land uses (not segregated by type), driving distances to work, shopping, etc. would be less, making biking [or walking] a more practical mode of transportation.
And there are many benefits to bikes over cars:
You can park 20 bicycles in the space of one car.
Biking is one of the most efficient forms of human-powered transportation.
Biking does not introduce CO, SO2, NOx, etc. into the environment (air pollution).
Biking also reduces water pollution (including oil in run-off that enters the watershed).
Bikers gain aerobic exercise and muscle-building while getting from place to place.
And those are only some of the benefits.
I am not saying that people should not drive cars. But with different land use and development patterns, biking and walking become a possibility for a great many more people. It is about increasing alternatives for those who may not want to drive to work. (Yes, such people do exist.)
Thankfully, I did not finish watching that crap.
I did not realise the technical difference between detain and arrest.
But I have not been arrested for over nine years.
That is right.
The cops can arrest you for ANYTHING they want. Those cops are definitely on some kind of power trip, though.
But it is not necessarily against the law not to have an ID.
That's Seattle P-I.
I'll take the Ultra 5 when you get rid of it.