Well, in the two months I've had my home phone, I get about two or three telemarketers calling every day (except Sunday). They are the only calls I get on the landline. I'm actually going back to using my cell phone exclusively.
You are going on about how this guy shouldn't use email for business, and how he is an idiot, but you are the one asking for millions to keep spam off your mail server.
Either email is important and valid (to him and to you), or it is not. If it matters, then he should reasonably expect mail to get through regardless of his ISP. If not, then neither he nor you have a basis for complaint.
Disney really behind it all.
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It's plain to see Disney is behind it all. I mean, look at the SCO logo -- can't you see the blue Mickey Mouse ear, like an azure shadow creeping over the entire globe?
I haven't figured out the goal of their nefarious plot, but once I do, I'll post it here. That is, unless they get to me fir
At the large state university where I work (the 'flagship' campus for the state, ca. 30k students), students can register a new MAC address (wired or wireless) with their campus-assigned user/pass combo and be online in a minute. Campus techs don't inspect individual machines - students register themselves with an automated form, after validating their right to use campus bandwidth with the universal user/pass combo.
The system works well: students can get connected quickly, techs know who is using their resources, and the hogs can be identified. Everybody wins. (FWIW, I think dorm net traffic is strongly shaped not to swamp the campus net connection. Of course, serving warez, etc. is strongly discouraged.)
The real problem with MS Works (ironic name, isn't it?) is that the files won't open in Word, even with all the Word import filters installed. Students bring Works files into the lab all the time, and I tell them to go home and save it again as a RTF document.
It's pretty pathetic that a company won't easily support their own (still-shipping) products.
I don't mean the subject of the article, which is just about stupid. (e.g., why doesn't Microsoft quit making software?) I mean simple things like grammar and punctuation. For a "professional writer," he does a piss-poor job. To wit:
OS X, with its underlying Unix kernel, an update.
And:
In fact, the old dog will not be shot, but up with hormones, and patched with reconstructive surgery, instead.
If he's going to troll, and that is obviously what this is, then he should at least learn how to write.
Not according to Mirriam-Webster. Research is a "careful or diligent search," "studious inquiry or examination," or "the collecting of information about a particular subject."
I see what you are getting at, though. While scientific research is involved with pushing the boundaries of human knowledge outward, research at this (K-12) level involves students learning how to find information. Using computers and the Internet can be beneficial to learning, used in moderation.
One huge problem I see with computers/Net is sloppy scholarship. Facts asserted without sources and taking someone else's thoughts as if they were yours is easier than ever with copy-and-paste. I see it too frequently, and I am in graduate school.
I work for a university full-time, and attend classes part-time. Not only do I have a fairly competitive salary, I also have excellent benefits (including among other things 10 days paid vacation at Christmas), health insurance, and I can take 8 hours per term, including the summer, for free. It's the way to go!
Mod this up. Just bought one myself, and I love it. (4.9 lbs.!) I got mine with a.edu discount for $1099. Never owned a Mac before, but with OSX (or just Darwin, Yellow Dog, etc. for this guy) it's a great machine.
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No, it's not just you.
Well, in the two months I've had my home phone, I get about two or three telemarketers calling every day (except Sunday). They are the only calls I get on the landline. I'm actually going back to using my cell phone exclusively.
That's no big deal. J-Lo's been controlling the Hollywood hype machine that way for years.
You are going on about how this guy shouldn't use email for business, and how he is an idiot, but you are the one asking for millions to keep spam off your mail server.
Either email is important and valid (to him and to you), or it is not. If it matters, then he should reasonably expect mail to get through regardless of his ISP. If not, then neither he nor you have a basis for complaint.
It's plain to see Disney is behind it all. I mean, look at the SCO logo -- can't you see the blue Mickey Mouse ear, like an azure shadow creeping over the entire globe?
I haven't figured out the goal of their nefarious plot, but once I do, I'll post it here. That is, unless they get to me fir
Mmmm.... rotisserie. /drool
Yes, because the sender pays for snail mail spam. Not much (thanks, bulk rate), but they pay.
We do app management by workstation and by user with Novell's ZENworks. It works very well.
At the large state university where I work (the 'flagship' campus for the state, ca. 30k students), students can register a new MAC address (wired or wireless) with their campus-assigned user/pass combo and be online in a minute. Campus techs don't inspect individual machines - students register themselves with an automated form, after validating their right to use campus bandwidth with the universal user/pass combo.
The system works well: students can get connected quickly, techs know who is using their resources, and the hogs can be identified. Everybody wins. (FWIW, I think dorm net traffic is strongly shaped not to swamp the campus net connection. Of course, serving warez, etc. is strongly discouraged.)
It's pretty pathetic that a company won't easily support their own (still-shipping) products.
TurboLinux dies
Threw away cash with both hands
Mighty few users
I think this story has something to do with this.
OS X, with its underlying Unix kernel, an update.
And:
In fact, the old dog will not be shot, but up with hormones, and patched with reconstructive surgery, instead.
If he's going to troll, and that is obviously what this is, then he should at least learn how to write.
No, no! It's the National Education Association!
You must be an optimist. (It's been 65 million years since we got hit by a big one!)
A pessimist thinks: Last one hit 65M years ago. We're overdue.
Oops, sorry. Wrong Romero.
DIY Beowulf Cluster of Macs
Not according to Mirriam-Webster. Research is a "careful or diligent search," "studious inquiry or examination," or "the collecting of information about a particular subject."
I see what you are getting at, though. While scientific research is involved with pushing the boundaries of human knowledge outward, research at this (K-12) level involves students learning how to find information. Using computers and the Internet can be beneficial to learning, used in moderation.
One huge problem I see with computers/Net is sloppy scholarship. Facts asserted without sources and taking someone else's thoughts as if they were yours is easier than ever with copy-and-paste. I see it too frequently, and I am in graduate school.
Like reading SlashDot? :)
I highly recommend Armor by John Steakley. You can see more about it here.
I think you are speculating a bit, here.
I work for a university full-time, and attend classes part-time. Not only do I have a fairly competitive salary, I also have excellent benefits (including among other things 10 days paid vacation at Christmas), health insurance, and I can take 8 hours per term, including the summer, for free. It's the way to go!
It's also screwed up under Konqueror 2.1.1.
TennCare
Unfortunately, due to mismanagement and fraud, it is having some problems. But at least sick needy people get some help.
Mod this up. Just bought one myself, and I love it. (4.9 lbs.!) I got mine with a .edu discount for $1099. Never owned a Mac before, but with OSX (or just Darwin, Yellow Dog, etc. for this guy) it's a great machine.