I have to disagree with that blanket statement as well. my governor didn't answer me personally, but every time I've sent an email to him, someone has responded within 24 hours. The fact that he didn't read it himself didn't bother me.
I know that these people (the governors staff) watch every bit of feedback that they get to form generalizations about decisions.
Of course (I don't want to generalize either)that does vary from office to office.
My father actually bought a PET, it was an earlier version though, with no cassette. It was cool, it ran Basic as an interface...kinda strange, but I didn't know the difference. I wrote little scripts on it. Thats when I fell in love with programming. 15 years later and we're still going strong.
This is very true. There are even billboards for some kind of chicken or cheese or something processed in California that say "Its from California, but it doesn't drive bad" or "Its from California, but we mean that in a GOOD way"
Actgually (speaking as a mormon who works at Novell) Utah valley is much less than 90% LDS (higher percentages are found in Mesa AZ nonetheless) and WP moved to Canada years ago. My brother in law was layed off
I don't think that what Jim says, or any legislator says, make a difference in why i like to code as a hobby. I think what Jim was getting at though is that (as he sees the world) other "big name corporations" are starting to see how they can save BUCKETS of money by using open source solutions. He see's other big names developing open source as part of their business model. Life really sucks when your winning big and all of a sudden the other team scores (how he sees it), but open source and free software don't play in that arena for me. I just like it 'cause it allows me to "see" everything, instead of just trusting in some API. Besides I don't feel bad for breaking any more EULA's;-) (they were always so easy to justify in my mind)
here is an anti-Linux artice (obviously outdated) There's another one I've read somewhere with more updated and valid points against Linux in general, but I forget where it is.
At the Jr High school my brother attended there was a program for peers to patrol the halls looking for mischief. They had a little tag they wore around. Many of the students in the honors classes were asked to be "hall monitors" or whatever they called them, my brother didn't really want to but they specifically asked him, so he said yes. A few months later he had an ulcer, and school had become hard for him to deal with. My mother told him to tell whoever was in charge of the program that he couldn't do it anymore. He did and everything went back to normal. I don't think they kept this program (this was back in '96), but other schools might have this sort of thing still going on. I'm sure that in this case everyone meant well, but either way it sucked for my brother.
I am a student.
I didn't vote for a few reasons the BIGGEST being that the process of voting is more prohibitive than any other process in my life (besides renewing my drivers liscence or other interactions with.gov) I just don't care THAT much. I don't like waiting in lines. I think the candidate who wins is always most likely to be the one who appeals to people who don't mind waiting in lines.
The system is self perpetuating in a sense
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I have to disagree with that blanket statement as well. my governor didn't answer me personally, but every time I've sent an email to him, someone has responded within 24 hours. The fact that he didn't read it himself didn't bother me.
I know that these people (the governors staff) watch every bit of feedback that they get to form generalizations about decisions.
Of course (I don't want to generalize either)that does vary from office to office.
I thought it was seven taking hold of one man . . . wasn't it. I was kind of looking forward to that.
My father actually bought a PET, it was an earlier version though, with no cassette. It was cool, it ran Basic as an interface...kinda strange, but I didn't know the difference. I wrote little scripts on it. Thats when I fell in love with programming. 15 years later and we're still going strong.
This is very true. There are even billboards for some kind of chicken or cheese or something processed in California that say "Its from California, but it doesn't drive bad" or "Its from California, but we mean that in a GOOD way"
How about
lineo Their headquarters is in SLC
Actgually (speaking as a mormon who works at Novell) Utah valley is much less than 90% LDS (higher percentages are found in Mesa AZ nonetheless) and WP moved to Canada years ago. My brother in law was layed off
Actually I think it's MSNBC. I'm sick of trying to actually swallow their plastic. MSNBC is the Britney Spears of Journalism.
I don't think that what Jim says, or any legislator says, make a difference in why i like to code as a hobby. I think what Jim was getting at though is that (as he sees the world) other "big name corporations" are starting to see how they can save BUCKETS of money by using open source solutions. He see's other big names developing open source as part of their business model. Life really sucks when your winning big and all of a sudden the other team scores (how he sees it), but open source and free software don't play in that arena for me. I just like it 'cause it allows me to "see" everything, instead of just trusting in some API. Besides I don't feel bad for breaking any more EULA's ;-) (they were always so easy to justify in my mind)
instead of NEAR
here is an anti-Linux artice (obviously outdated) There's another one I've read somewhere with more updated and valid points against Linux in general, but I forget where it is.
At the Jr High school my brother attended there was a program for peers to patrol the halls looking for mischief. They had a little tag they wore around. Many of the students in the honors classes were asked to be "hall monitors" or whatever they called them, my brother didn't really want to but they specifically asked him, so he said yes. A few months later he had an ulcer, and school had become hard for him to deal with. My mother told him to tell whoever was in charge of the program that he couldn't do it anymore. He did and everything went back to normal. I don't think they kept this program (this was back in '96), but other schools might have this sort of thing still going on. I'm sure that in this case everyone meant well, but either way it sucked for my brother.
I am a student. .gov) I just don't care THAT much. I don't like waiting in lines. I think the candidate who wins is always most likely to be the one who appeals to people who don't mind waiting in lines.
I didn't vote for a few reasons the BIGGEST being that the process of voting is more prohibitive than any other process in my life (besides renewing my drivers liscence or other interactions with
The system is self perpetuating in a sense
But compaq/ dell et al doesn't make those itsy bitsies