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What is this, pretentious posting day? You could say the same about a library, but you wouldn't score as many "whoa, he's a deep geek thinker" points on Slashdot.
IBM, in a move reminicent of drug gangs, got in trouble with their illegal graffiti [cnn.com] across san francisco and chicago; giving IBM the street cred they needed so badly.
This shows IBM's willingness to stand by linux outside the legal system.
What a bizarre analysis...IBM was doing the "street marketing" thing that was a brief fad on Madison Avenue (you may not recall, but Microsoft and Nike did the same graffiti things). To say that this is IBM "standing by Linux" is ridiculous. It was an ad campaign and that is all.
government money pays VERY well those who work in the IT department
Not sure what you're smoking. Pays well compared to working at Taco Bell, sure. Pays well compared to the private sector...no. There is some compensation - usually you get more vacation, perhaps better benefits - but government work is not the place to cash in.
Red Hat is the lowest price point in the server market, even compared to Novell. This is why Microsoft tries to argue facts based on TCO, they can't compete with Red Hat's low pricing and they know it.
Sorry, but this just isn't true. We recently costed out some 4-CPU servers running x86. In both cases, Microsoft was cheaper over five years. Granted, we're a Fortune 500 company with large Unix and Windows support groups, so that part was not factored into the equation...but head-to-head on the same hardware, Windows was cheaper. RedHat ES is $800 PER YEAR forever...Windows is a larger cost up front (around $1200 I think) and then some percentage after that (15% or so).
RedHat Enterprise is simply not price-competitive at the low end.
(Yes, I said price-competitive...as always, there are other factors).
That book has been the bible for job seekers for as long as I can remember...and it's a pretty good book on the subject. There is a section on how to look for jobs and techniques for each...I don't recall if there is a specific section on cover letter writing. However, if that's all you've got for a job search method now, then WCIYP will give you loads of other ideas and the reasons why they work.
Except of course there is the stigma of buying a pawn shop diamond...you're buying someone else's heartbreak, it's "used", etc.
I'm not saying I agree with these sentiments, but if you ask the average woman in the US if she wants a "new" diamond or a larger pawn shop diamond, I'm betting "new" wins 100% of the time.
Say what you will about Apple, but they do innovate.
My perception of Apple has always been that they are primarily a fashion company. They take existing technologies and repackage them in very consumer-friendly ways. Steve Jobs is not a technical genius...he is a marketing genius.
The Mac, the Newton, the iPod, and many others are examples of repackaging and perfecting technologies, not coming up with fantastic stuff in the lab. Hmmm...sort of like Microsoft does (except the latter often fumbles the perfecting part).
I think if Apple was truly a tech-oriented company (rather than a marketing-oriented company), they would have a significant historical presence in scientific or corporate computing. They do not. (Yes, I'm aware of Xserve, but it's hardly been a major push - ever see an Apple ad in a trade mag? I can tell you as an IT manager that I've never had an Apple rep come calling, or even a VAR mention they're carrying Apple).
Simplely put, the government can fuck off. I will downright refuse to use ANYTHING built on microsoft technology which is this important. If all my personal data is being kept on it then I DEMAND security above and beyond anything MS has ever done.
Oooooh. I was going to ignore you, but since you used all-capitals words, I knew you were not a man to be trifled with.
Sorry, but you really have no idea what you're talking about, so it's safe to assume that this "advice" is something you dreamed up smoking a bowl in your parent's basement.
First, you can only get a concealed carry license in your state of residence, and it usually takes a while (e.g., about 30 days here in Oregon). Once you have it,
Some states recriprocally accept it, but it follows no logical rule (e.g., it might be South Carolina and Arizona or something)
In many states, non-residents have to make an application there and then wait the 30-60 days.
Oh, and there are fees for all this.
Oh, and weren't we talking about living off the grid? Being fingerprinted with every state police force in the nation, not to mention going through a background check (usually you have to provide references) is hardly "off-grid".
Finally, there are some states where getting a concealed carry license is simply impossible...e.g., California, New York, etc. Well, possible if you're well-connected or are some Senator's bodyguard. For most, impossible.
If I was living "off-grid" in an RV or conversion van or whatever, a pistol would hardly be my first choice. What you'd really want is an assault rifle...built to take a pounding and keep going. Or simply a hunting rifle. Hell, I'd rather have a good.22LR than a Glock...I'll get more game with it.
You can make a reaaaalllly long list of guns you "need" for "every situation". E.g., Mel Tappan's "minimum recommended set" of 66 guns for survivalists. At any rate, if I could only have one gun, it would be an rifle. Barring that, a shotgun. A pistol would be a distant third with only (sub)machineguns being behind that.
Practically speaking, an air rifle would be more useful. No legal restrictions and easy to get small game with it.
"Balistic(sic) reactions of different points in the animals"? WTF? We're not talking hit location charts here, son. You're going to hunt with your pistol? That is wildly irresponsible unless we're talking squirrels, in which case it doesn't matter. Animals to be put down...these are crazy fantasies. Any animal that is large enough to be a threat to you is going to require something larger than the.40 caliber bullet you recommend.
In the opening chapter of Ragnar Benson's "Living Off the Land in the City and Country," he details the story of a man who lived in woods of Idaho for 10 years back in the 30s with only the clothes on his back and a pocket knife. It was well after the half-way point when he found a.22LR rifle. Of course, it was a hideous existance...sleeping in hollow logs, eating roots, shivering in the cold, etc. So if someone wants to do a completely nuts woodsman experience, he can do it without a gun...my guess is that the questioner is going to take substantially more than dirty clothes and a jacknife. If he is going to take a gun, then a flashy Glock is hardly the thing to take.
Now go back to your first-person shooter and leave the bang-bang toys to the adults.
That's what makes IPv6 acceptance so slow: your ISP isn't going to rebuild its infrastructure so that you can run a SMTP server. Certainly not for the measly (from their POV) $50 a month you and your friends are paying for that line. If you want a static IP, or a few, you can have it, but you'll start paying $150 a month or more for the service.
If you don't want Doom 3, Halflife 2, or anything that approaches the quality of those games, then your "they'll do what they love in the time they have" is fine - because I can tell you right now, you won't get games of that calibre.
Are there any other things we can do to make sure we never get a lame game like DOOM3 again?
#3) The best, very best log in tool for security I saw was a small clock a friend was given from his company. It had some funky algorithm on it, and it displayed a 14 alphanumeric code. When my friend logged in, he had to enter this code, which changed ever 1 minute. This was in addition to his username and password.
AKA SecureID. Nearest open source equivalent is S/Key.
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What is this, pretentious posting day? You could say the same about a library, but you wouldn't score as many "whoa, he's a deep geek thinker" points on Slashdot.
Because, of course, that's what's happened to date.
Oh wait...
What a bizarre analysis...IBM was doing the "street marketing" thing that was a brief fad on Madison Avenue (you may not recall, but Microsoft and Nike did the same graffiti things). To say that this is IBM "standing by Linux" is ridiculous. It was an ad campaign and that is all.
Not sure what you're smoking. Pays well compared to working at Taco Bell, sure. Pays well compared to the private sector...no. There is some compensation - usually you get more vacation, perhaps better benefits - but government work is not the place to cash in.
Actually, they do. It's just that no one buys them.
Sorry, but this just isn't true. We recently costed out some 4-CPU servers running x86. In both cases, Microsoft was cheaper over five years. Granted, we're a Fortune 500 company with large Unix and Windows support groups, so that part was not factored into the equation...but head-to-head on the same hardware, Windows was cheaper. RedHat ES is $800 PER YEAR forever...Windows is a larger cost up front (around $1200 I think) and then some percentage after that (15% or so).
RedHat Enterprise is simply not price-competitive at the low end.
(Yes, I said price-competitive...as always, there are other factors).
Um, they don't. That's not how Social Security works.
You'd be much better off at retirement time if you got the 30-year treasury rate...
Nope...it was Engblom v. Carey in 1982.
That book has been the bible for job seekers for as long as I can remember...and it's a pretty good book on the subject. There is a section on how to look for jobs and techniques for each...I don't recall if there is a specific section on cover letter writing. However, if that's all you've got for a job search method now, then WCIYP will give you loads of other ideas and the reasons why they work.
I'm not saying I agree with these sentiments, but if you ask the average woman in the US if she wants a "new" diamond or a larger pawn shop diamond, I'm betting "new" wins 100% of the time.
My perception of Apple has always been that they are primarily a fashion company. They take existing technologies and repackage them in very consumer-friendly ways. Steve Jobs is not a technical genius...he is a marketing genius.
The Mac, the Newton, the iPod, and many others are examples of repackaging and perfecting technologies, not coming up with fantastic stuff in the lab. Hmmm...sort of like Microsoft does (except the latter often fumbles the perfecting part).
I think if Apple was truly a tech-oriented company (rather than a marketing-oriented company), they would have a significant historical presence in scientific or corporate computing. They do not. (Yes, I'm aware of Xserve, but it's hardly been a major push - ever see an Apple ad in a trade mag? I can tell you as an IT manager that I've never had an Apple rep come calling, or even a VAR mention they're carrying Apple).
You mean middle class. Social Security, Medicare, etc. are all middle class entitlements, and they are the majority of the federal budget.
You should be able to take her in another year or so, if you train hard.
Well, there's also the barrier at the edge of the galaxy through which no starship can pass, unless it has Lawrence Luckenbill aboard...
BTW, that doesn't mean that the other 8.1% are digerati - 30% or so are phoneless.
Not everyone is as futuristically cool as you...
Oooooh. I was going to ignore you, but since you used all-capitals words, I knew you were not a man to be trifled with.
First, you can only get a concealed carry license in your state of residence, and it usually takes a while (e.g., about 30 days here in Oregon). Once you have it,
If I was living "off-grid" in an RV or conversion van or whatever, a pistol would hardly be my first choice. What you'd really want is an assault rifle...built to take a pounding and keep going. Or simply a hunting rifle. Hell, I'd rather have a good .22LR than a Glock...I'll get more game with it.
You can make a reaaaalllly long list of guns you "need" for "every situation". E.g., Mel Tappan's "minimum recommended set" of 66 guns for survivalists. At any rate, if I could only have one gun, it would be an rifle. Barring that, a shotgun. A pistol would be a distant third with only (sub)machineguns being behind that.
Practically speaking, an air rifle would be more useful. No legal restrictions and easy to get small game with it.
"Balistic(sic) reactions of different points in the animals"? WTF? We're not talking hit location charts here, son. You're going to hunt with your pistol? That is wildly irresponsible unless we're talking squirrels, in which case it doesn't matter. Animals to be put down...these are crazy fantasies. Any animal that is large enough to be a threat to you is going to require something larger than the .40 caliber bullet you recommend.
In the opening chapter of Ragnar Benson's "Living Off the Land in the City and Country," he details the story of a man who lived in woods of Idaho for 10 years back in the 30s with only the clothes on his back and a pocket knife. It was well after the half-way point when he found a .22LR rifle. Of course, it was a hideous existance...sleeping in hollow logs, eating roots, shivering in the cold, etc. So if someone wants to do a completely nuts woodsman experience, he can do it without a gun...my guess is that the questioner is going to take substantially more than dirty clothes and a jacknife. If he is going to take a gun, then a flashy Glock is hardly the thing to take.
Now go back to your first-person shooter and leave the bang-bang toys to the adults.
No he/she didn't...that's cut-and-pasted from the article. Credit where it's due.
Or $70, which is what I pay for static-IP'd DSL.
Yes, certainly not like our Slashdot.
Are there any other things we can do to make sure we never get a lame game like DOOM3 again?
Yeah, but then you broke up with amy and didn't want to be reminded of her every time you typed in your password and had to change it. Been there.
AKA SecureID. Nearest open source equivalent is S/Key.
One problem I see is that Slashdot posters apparently can't tell the difference between JavaScript (our topic in this article) and Java.