That should reduce the need for highly skilled workers who are in increasingly short supply.
Great, that's just what we need is more unskilled tech workers trying to maintain server "appliances." Don't we already have enough problems with things such as security without having more idiots behind the wheel, with IBM telling companys that those idiots are perfectly qualified for the job?
I can't say that I like this one bit. Not to mention the fact that they are trying to put more Slashdotters out of work by replacing them with "dumb appliances." I'm sure everyone's going to love losing their job.
The limited upload speed makes it a real pain when I connect to the office via the VPN. BTW, doing that violates their AUP. Fsck 'em. I do it anyway.
Really? I was under the impression that they just blocked IPSec packets at the routers. They certainly do that for all packets destined inbound for port 6667, so I have to run my IRC server on a nonstandard port. Also, I run a web server and an ssh server on my machine, and they haven't given me any trouble yet. I know that some of their portscans have shown up in the logs for my friend's firewall before, but apparently, they don't take any action based on the results.
(BTW, I use Comcast@Home, and although their e-mail has never given me any problems, I can completely agree with your view of their tech support, which universally sucks)
Plus, I heard that GE is about to start an ad campaign for their new refrigerator line featuring those rascally hip-hop superstars Kid-n-Play. I tell ya, these megacorps are just sooooooo cool!
It's not Perl's fualt your not skilled enough to read it or write proper code on your own and need python to hold your hand.
Actually, just because Python is an easier to learn language doesn't mean that it isn't powerful, as evidenced by this article. A comment like this just smacks of elitism, I.E. a language should be hard to learn, and just because someone uses a language that is easier to use, they are automatically inferior, even though there are no inherent flaws in Python (unlike VB).
Bugger off Python Troll.
This is just a demonstration of your inability to handle the concept of people having differing opinions. Your cowardice is exacerbated by the fact that you are too scared to log in and express yourself, and therefore lend legitimacy to your post.
Who says the Web is better now than what it used to be?
Well, for starters, you would have to pay for most sites. How else do you think a ton of websites can justify the expense of maintainence? Imagine having to pay for something like a search engine, which have a huge cost of maintainence (for running the databases and such).
Well, for starters, we wouldn't have free services like AltaVista or Yahoo!, because they rely on banner revenue for the majority of their income. Hell, I don't even think that Slashdot would be here if it weren't for banners, because they couldn't afford to pay for hosting and other such expenses (or, in VA's case, they couldn't justify the expense).
This is stupid. You all know that without banner ads, the web wouldn't be what it is today. You wouldn't have all these free services like SourceForge or search engines if they weren't able to pay for their bandwidth and equipment expenses somehow.
Personally, I think that no one here who has used a free internet service has a right to complain about banners in any form, because there is NO such thing as a free lunch. If you want to get something for "free," you will have to give something back.
I think this attitude should ideally be present in most of the people here, since the GNU GPL holds the ideal that if someone uses your code, they will have to keep their changes open, so that they are contributing something back to the community. Ergo, they don't get a free lunch.
What I want to know is this: why would someone going into a tech job even consider what kind of social life that they would lead? I mean, I know that this would matter to most people, but tech people are a special case.
For example, how many programmers do you know that actually get out much? I bet RMS doesn't do much outside of GNU, just look at his website.
Although I must concede that the stricter alcohol laws in Utah might have an adverse affect, seeing as many jobs such as tech support are depressing and stressful enough to cause drinking and other drug problems.
...that we started taking the power away from Red Hat in making the standards for Linux. People must be reminded that Red Hat is NOT the only Linux distro, and I think I speak for most of the Slashdot community when I say that RPM just plain sucks compared to apt-get.
I, for one, am sick and tired of RedHat's "standards."
What is there to complain about? If you do something that is either illegal, or someone in power in the school district disagrees with it, they have every right to punish you. For example, you don't have the same protections against unreasonable search and seizure in U.S. highschools as you would have as an adult in the U.S. Several of my friends in highschool got busted just because they were picked out of a crowd of people and searched.
Also, a case that is on the Supreme Court docket is one that involves a kid getting punished for wearing a Marilyn Manson t-shirt that was critical of Christianity, while at the same time not vulgar. He got in trouble on the grounds that the t-shirt was controversial, and therefore disruptive to the learning environment. The school district has won that case and has been held up on appeal, so far.
So its only logical to extend the "controversy==disruption" argument to the subject of racial profiling. So, really, folks, don't act all surprised. Schools don't have to honor most of the constitutional rights that are otherwise afforded to American citizens.
Or perhaps someone in power at the school is close to the police force, who knows?
Certainly, there is also that fact that a programmer's work is also by its nature boring to people who don't have an intimate knowledge of the field. I would hardly think that a lay person would find FreeBSD kernel internals interesting, beautiful, or even coherent. While most people are emotionally or otherwise affected by the traditional arts (I'm sure a lot of you know of a song that is particularly close to your heart), most people frankly don't give a damn about computer programming.
Think about it. Many people converse primarily about their field of expertise. The fact that almost everyone doesn't care about programming makes for some very boring people. When was the last time you saw a very dry and boring person get laid?
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Moron.
Great, that's just what we need is more unskilled tech workers trying to maintain server "appliances." Don't we already have enough problems with things such as security without having more idiots behind the wheel, with IBM telling companys that those idiots are perfectly qualified for the job?
I can't say that I like this one bit. Not to mention the fact that they are trying to put more Slashdotters out of work by replacing them with "dumb appliances." I'm sure everyone's going to love losing their job.
...why weren't any of these rockets featured in Doom? I woulda liked to have a large model rocket to shoot at the monsters.
Really? I was under the impression that they just blocked IPSec packets at the routers. They certainly do that for all packets destined inbound for port 6667, so I have to run my IRC server on a nonstandard port. Also, I run a web server and an ssh server on my machine, and they haven't given me any trouble yet. I know that some of their portscans have shown up in the logs for my friend's firewall before, but apparently, they don't take any action based on the results.
(BTW, I use Comcast@Home, and although their e-mail has never given me any problems, I can completely agree with your view of their tech support, which universally sucks)
Plus, I heard that GE is about to start an ad campaign for their new refrigerator line featuring those rascally hip-hop superstars Kid-n-Play. I tell ya, these megacorps are just sooooooo cool!
bruno. too much is not enough.
indeed, i believe you are right.
its that simple. just don't use windows to play games. use linux instead.
Wow, you must have a stressful life. What do you have to do, beat the suitors off with a stick?
Actually, just because Python is an easier to learn language doesn't mean that it isn't powerful, as evidenced by this article. A comment like this just smacks of elitism, I.E. a language should be hard to learn, and just because someone uses a language that is easier to use, they are automatically inferior, even though there are no inherent flaws in Python (unlike VB).
Bugger off Python Troll.
This is just a demonstration of your inability to handle the concept of people having differing opinions. Your cowardice is exacerbated by the fact that you are too scared to log in and express yourself, and therefore lend legitimacy to your post.
Well, for starters, you would have to pay for most sites. How else do you think a ton of websites can justify the expense of maintainence? Imagine having to pay for something like a search engine, which have a huge cost of maintainence (for running the databases and such).
Well, for starters, we wouldn't have free services like AltaVista or Yahoo!, because they rely on banner revenue for the majority of their income. Hell, I don't even think that Slashdot would be here if it weren't for banners, because they couldn't afford to pay for hosting and other such expenses (or, in VA's case, they couldn't justify the expense).
Think before you post.
This is stupid. You all know that without banner ads, the web wouldn't be what it is today. You wouldn't have all these free services like SourceForge or search engines if they weren't able to pay for their bandwidth and equipment expenses somehow.
Personally, I think that no one here who has used a free internet service has a right to complain about banners in any form, because there is NO such thing as a free lunch. If you want to get something for "free," you will have to give something back.
I think this attitude should ideally be present in most of the people here, since the GNU GPL holds the ideal that if someone uses your code, they will have to keep their changes open, so that they are contributing something back to the community. Ergo, they don't get a free lunch.
So, stop whining.
What I want to know is this: why would someone going into a tech job even consider what kind of social life that they would lead? I mean, I know that this would matter to most people, but tech people are a special case.
For example, how many programmers do you know that actually get out much? I bet RMS doesn't do much outside of GNU, just look at his website.
Although I must concede that the stricter alcohol laws in Utah might have an adverse affect, seeing as many jobs such as tech support are depressing and stressful enough to cause drinking and other drug problems.
...that we started taking the power away from Red Hat in making the standards for Linux. People must be reminded that Red Hat is NOT the only Linux distro, and I think I speak for most of the Slashdot community when I say that RPM just plain sucks compared to apt-get.
I, for one, am sick and tired of RedHat's "standards."
All your comets are belong to us.
What is there to complain about? If you do something that is either illegal, or someone in power in the school district disagrees with it, they have every right to punish you. For example, you don't have the same protections against unreasonable search and seizure in U.S. highschools as you would have as an adult in the U.S. Several of my friends in highschool got busted just because they were picked out of a crowd of people and searched.
Also, a case that is on the Supreme Court docket is one that involves a kid getting punished for wearing a Marilyn Manson t-shirt that was critical of Christianity, while at the same time not vulgar. He got in trouble on the grounds that the t-shirt was controversial, and therefore disruptive to the learning environment. The school district has won that case and has been held up on appeal, so far.
So its only logical to extend the "controversy==disruption" argument to the subject of racial profiling. So, really, folks, don't act all surprised. Schools don't have to honor most of the constitutional rights that are otherwise afforded to American citizens.
Or perhaps someone in power at the school is close to the police force, who knows?
Certainly, there is also that fact that a programmer's work is also by its nature boring to people who don't have an intimate knowledge of the field. I would hardly think that a lay person would find FreeBSD kernel internals interesting, beautiful, or even coherent. While most people are emotionally or otherwise affected by the traditional arts (I'm sure a lot of you know of a song that is particularly close to your heart), most people frankly don't give a damn about computer programming.
Think about it. Many people converse primarily about their field of expertise. The fact that almost everyone doesn't care about programming makes for some very boring people. When was the last time you saw a very dry and boring person get laid?