In the 1990's I was an OS2 and then Windows user. However, I soon got tired of all that and switched to Linux. Slackware full time in 1999. All was well but the update manager was really ragging on my nerves and compiling everything was getting old. So I switched to Fedora.
In 2007 I got tired of supporting 4 separate Windows laptops at home (for the kids and wife) and I switched everyone to OSX. I was as happy as can be! I decided that I liked OSX so much that I switched myself.
I went all out. In 2008 I got 2 fully loaded MAC Pro's, 32GB memory and 3 (yes 3!) 30" monitors for each one. I was in heaven! Everything worked as promised and it was amazing. Spent big $$$$!
Well, life has not been so good lately. I am so disappointed with Apple... They let me down! No MAC Pro updates in 2 years and empty promises galore. I hate Apple's shit talk. Especially how they just stopped making 30" displays just because (insert BS excuse here). Apple is catering to the middle of the road and that's where I get off this fucking train. I am a power user and I demand the latest and greatest hardware! Dammit, I see all the nice ASUS and Supermicro mobo's and I am drooling!!!
What are my options? Well my CentOS 6.x desktop, which I use at work, is rock solid. Yes, CentOS for the desktop! I am thinking of building a massive CentOS desktop: (2, 512GB SSD's RAID1), (2, 3TB disks RAID1), the fastest multicore mobo, and at least 64GB of memory.
That should be enough to run any Windows 7 VM machine that I will need (for MS Office, and other stuff). Apple, is losing the power user base. Fortunately for me, I have other options!
For other home users I'll stick with OSX.
Fuck it! Maybe Linux and Windows VMs is the right answer for today's power user.
I know what you're saying and all but this is bigger that you initially thought. Let's dig a bit deeper.
When GPS first came out (and President Clinton allowed for the superior GPS signal to be released to the public), we all thought: Wow! Finally! As EE's we thought the time had come for really, really cheap GPS based NTP servers and timing products. You know, like in the $100.00 range.
Who gives a fuck? Well, actually we all do. We are all paying for NTP synchronization hardware because all major server farms and even small places need a precise, non-interruptable timing standard.
So, Symmetricom has been buying out everyone who was in the business. The only people left are a few specialty shops. And Symmetricom is charging B-I-G bucks for their machines.
So, congrats to Symmetricom for developing this product. I hope the sell millions. However, one has to wonder if this would cost in the $100.00 range if 10-20 companies were in the running.
Think about this: All timing is moving to very precise standards with the 1x10^(-14) short term drift range.
This will be available from $1.00 off the shelf products in 20 years I figure. The thing is, we really need it now!
We should not depend on one vendor for this. It is too important.
Having said that, I am afraid that the Chinese might be on the verge of releasing just such a product. They rely on high precision timing, just as much as we do, and they really don't like depending on others for stuff like this.
Where the fuck were you when in 1999 when SUN was selling SPARC 20's for over 20K? At the same time commodity hardware, running Linux, was going for 1-2k, tops.
Where the fuck were you when SCO sued Linux and you made sure to send SCO their blood money. What were you trying to say, you stupid fuck. Look at you now.
Nickel and dime the customer and charge outrageous fees. SUN was over in 2001. Java kept it going for while more.
In 5 years there will be no more SUN and Linux will completely dominate. And you sat there with no vision and watched it all happen.
You could have had it all. But you chose to be an arrogant asshole and now you are left holding your dick.
What if you made Solaris Open Source? What if you lowered the prices of hardware? What if you went to INTEL. Yeah, you did but too little too late. You could have owned all UNIX.
You stupid motherfucker. You ruined SUN. You ruined Solaris.
And now you are like: Booohooo OSS ruined my life, waaaaaaaa.
Shut the fuck up and take some responsibility. You fucking asshole.
You guys think I am too harsh. Maybe use "softer" words?
Well guess what? I am a Solaris UNIX SA. I make my living from Solaris and this asshole ruined it.
I love Solaris. It is a beautiful thing. It should have been the dominant OS today.
Seriously, so what? As a Shakespeare lover this does not interest me in the least.
Is there something magical about Klingon that adds a new dimension to Shakespeare? I doubt it.
I think Shakespeare used the proper language (of the time) to present us with a view and a philosophy of life. It is not something that can be translated.
How will Klingon add to this and therefore, why bother?
Ok, I have another idea. How about we re-write the Odyssey as a rap song.
Novel? Yes. Odd? Definitely! Adding new meaning to Homer's magnum opus? Err... No!
You might find a version of your question pop up on most EE Boards at one time or another. Most people (including myself) had this sort of experience: I started simulation with OrCAD/PSPICE/layout/ but I moved to Linux because I hated windows. This is how it went down:
1. I refuse to use non-GPL software on my beautiful Linux box. I'll try the GPL/free stuff. 2. Damn hard road I've taken. I am writing SPICE code when I should be simulating and laying out my boards. 3. Ok, ok... GPL is out. That stuff needs a lot of work to become pro. Let me try the cheaper SPICE/Layout products.
Tried, all the cheaper stuff, http://www.islandlogix.com/ (is probably the best). 4. Ok, BIG snag need 8-10 layers with diff pairs and 30-40 multipin devices. I need a serious autorouter. 5. Eagle, Electronics workbench, all are worthless. Only Mentor and Cadence can handle this. 6. Hello OrCAD, PCB Editor and PSPICE. How have you been my old friends? Nice to be back. 7. Hello Windows. You still suck.
What I am trying to say here is: any serious EE should know Mentor/Cadence. Hate me for saying this and mod me to hell. It is what the industry is using and your hiring manager will not give a shit about your GPL/Linux ideas. He's got a deadline and a set of tools that work and he wants you to come in and start working.
Before I close, I would like to send out a plea to Mentor and Cadence: Please, please, PLEASE consider porting to OSX and Linux. If you are the first one you will OWN the market.
Finally, someone is willing to tell the truth about those deadbeat American IT workers!
As we all know, Americans don't want to work.
Yes! All they want to do is stay home and take care of their annoying little brats or work on stupid crap, like having a life.
Well, this country wasn't built on that bunch of shit!
So, Computerword, with their history of protecting corporate and management self-serving interests (and that's a good thing), is on the ball with this fine article.
A brief synopsis:
Fuck you, you lazy motherfucking American IT worker-motherfuckers!
Management wants face time bitch. Don't make me slap you!
You work from home? You're a deadbeat. You're fired. Fuck you!
I am a manager. I get paid to show other managers that I got bitches working for me.
I don't give a fuck what you do at home. That's "home". That's not work.
I need you bitches to be here so when the Indian outsourcing mofo's show up, you can tell them what the deal is.
I am not paying you to have a life, bitch... Fuck you!...
Also, other recent Computerworld articles you might be interested in:
How to suck your manager's dick.
How to make your manager feel good about firing you.
How to help the outsourcing company get rid of you faster!
Words of wisdom that don't mean dick: "deliverables", "resource", "timeline", "paradigm shift", "bring it to the next level", Use them!!!
How to get ahead by sucking dick and fucking people over.
How to fuck your workers and have them apologize for it.
Back stabbing for dummies
...
All that and much more.
So, let it be known that satan666, of Slashdot, has overwhelmingly endorsed this fine Computerworld article!
Anyone in IT who works for a financial institution can expect the same treatment. Don't look at it as a bad thing, these are the rules. Enjoy the two weeks.
It is also quite common for a manager to allow the employee to stay on for two weeks and finish up, or train someone. This only happens if the "divorce" is amicable.
Personally, I never left on a bad note. Even if I hated a place, I always thanked them and left as a professional. A reputation is worth much more than some angry words.
Anyway, how can I be mad at a place when I am about to start something brand new and more fun. Forget the past and concentrate on the future. Enough said...
I have been using Slackware since kernel.9x. and I am running Slack on every box that I install. Slackware is elegant, powerful and gets out of the way so you can do your job.
No stupid GUI, no RPM nightmare. It is simply the best.
Does Patrick make money out of this? I don't know. I hope so. I always buy my Slack copies so I do my part.
Alan Canton: Who asked you if Slackware matters? Go on with your miserable existence and leave the real Linux work to the pros.
I think you are running Windows and don't know a fucking thing about Linux. That would explain your stupid patronizing attitude. It would also explain your lack of knowledge.
Oh, Sorry... Did I just call you an asshole? My bad.
I've been working with three monitors on my Slack system for about two years now. This is my typical desktop:
One monitor gvim, with the current program I am working on. Second monitor with konsole, 10 sessions open. Third monitor with the current program compiled and running (for testing).
Somewhere in there there's a pdf reader VNC and Mozilla.
I also have 8 virtual KDE desktops with about 100-150 windows running. All three monitors are Sony 21"
This is the problem: Now I want six monitors. The best would be if I had a monitor about 60" across and 25" high. Not straight across but wrap around a bit.
I think I will be able to get this in about 5-7 years.
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In the 1990's I was an OS2 and then Windows user. However, I soon got tired of all that and switched to Linux. Slackware full time in 1999.
All was well but the update manager was really ragging on my nerves and compiling everything was getting old. So I switched to Fedora.
In 2007 I got tired of supporting 4 separate Windows laptops at home (for the kids and wife) and I switched everyone to OSX.
I was as happy as can be! I decided that I liked OSX so much that I switched myself.
I went all out. In 2008 I got 2 fully loaded MAC Pro's, 32GB memory and 3 (yes 3!) 30" monitors for each one.
I was in heaven! Everything worked as promised and it was amazing. Spent big $$$$!
Well, life has not been so good lately. I am so disappointed with Apple... They let me down!
No MAC Pro updates in 2 years and empty promises galore. I hate Apple's shit talk.
Especially how they just stopped making 30" displays just because (insert BS excuse here).
Apple is catering to the middle of the road and that's where I get off this fucking train.
I am a power user and I demand the latest and greatest hardware! Dammit, I see all the
nice ASUS and Supermicro mobo's and I am drooling!!!
What are my options? Well my CentOS 6.x desktop, which I use at work, is rock solid. Yes, CentOS for the desktop!
I am thinking of building a massive CentOS desktop: (2, 512GB SSD's RAID1), (2, 3TB disks RAID1), the fastest multicore mobo,
and at least 64GB of memory.
That should be enough to run any Windows 7 VM machine that I will need (for MS Office, and other stuff).
Apple, is losing the power user base. Fortunately for me, I have other options!
For other home users I'll stick with OSX.
Fuck it! Maybe Linux and Windows VMs is the right answer for today's power user.
Cheers!
I know what you're saying and all but this is bigger that you initially thought.
Let's dig a bit deeper.
When GPS first came out (and President Clinton allowed for the superior GPS signal to be released to the public), we all thought: Wow! Finally!
As EE's we thought the time had come for really, really cheap GPS based NTP servers and timing products. You know, like in the $100.00 range.
Who gives a fuck? Well, actually we all do. We are all paying for NTP synchronization hardware because all major server farms and even small
places need a precise, non-interruptable timing standard.
So, Symmetricom has been buying out everyone who was in the business. The only people left are a few specialty shops. And Symmetricom is charging B-I-G bucks for their machines.
So, congrats to Symmetricom for developing this product. I hope the sell millions. However, one has to wonder if this would cost in the $100.00 range
if 10-20 companies were in the running.
Think about this: All timing is moving to very precise standards with the 1x10^(-14) short term drift range.
This will be available from $1.00 off the shelf products in 20 years I figure. The thing is, we really need it now!
We should not depend on one vendor for this. It is too important.
Having said that, I am afraid that the Chinese might be on the verge of releasing just such a product. They rely on high precision timing, just as much as we do, and they really don't like depending on others for stuff like this.
Cheers
Now I can finally use my dick for something useful!
Firefox has very nice bookmark separators which can keep groups of bookmarks nicely together.
However, Google has been stubborn as hell over this. They will not create bookmark separators.
I bet all techies and hardcore web users will not switch to Chrome over this. People on the web are
saying as much.
It is amazing that they are so adamant over this one feature. You know, I don't like that attitude.
Later Chrome...
Keep it up boys! Keep pushing. Push, push push.
In this game the winner is not obvious in the beginning.
I'll just sit here and read up on the French Revolution.
What was it that they used? Guillotine?
Shut the fuck up Scott McNealy.
Yeah, that's right. I said it.
Where the fuck were you when in 1999 when SUN was selling SPARC 20's for over 20K?
At the same time commodity hardware, running Linux, was going for 1-2k, tops.
Where the fuck were you when SCO sued Linux and you made sure to send SCO their blood money.
What were you trying to say, you stupid fuck. Look at you now.
Nickel and dime the customer and charge outrageous fees.
SUN was over in 2001. Java kept it going for while more.
In 5 years there will be no more SUN and Linux will completely dominate.
And you sat there with no vision and watched it all happen.
You could have had it all. But you chose to be an arrogant asshole and
now you are left holding your dick.
What if you made Solaris Open Source? What if you lowered the prices
of hardware? What if you went to INTEL. Yeah, you did but too little
too late. You could have owned all UNIX.
You stupid motherfucker. You ruined SUN. You ruined Solaris.
And now you are like: Booohooo OSS ruined my life, waaaaaaaa.
Shut the fuck up and take some responsibility. You fucking asshole.
You guys think I am too harsh. Maybe use "softer" words?
Well guess what? I am a Solaris UNIX SA. I make my living
from Solaris and this asshole ruined it.
I love Solaris. It is a beautiful thing. It should have been
the dominant OS today.
This guy is to blame.
Fuck him and his fucking horse.
Now you're talking! That's exactly what we need to run Windows efficiently!
Seriously, so what? As a Shakespeare lover this does not interest me in the least.
Is there something magical about Klingon that adds a new dimension to Shakespeare? I doubt it.
I think Shakespeare used the proper language (of the time) to present us with a view and a philosophy of life.
It is not something that can be translated.
How will Klingon add to this and therefore, why bother?
Ok, I have another idea. How about we re-write the Odyssey as a rap song.
Novel? Yes. Odd? Definitely! Adding new meaning to Homer's magnum opus? Err... No!
Alas, we see the end of the mighty Solaris.
First, Oracle, removes all Sun logos from the Sun website. That was a sure sign of things to come.
Now, we are told no more OpenSolaris. Oh Well. We knew this was coming.
I predict that Solaris will slip further and further down the ladder until 5 years from now it exists no longer (or is almost extinct).
Sun brought this on themselves. In the late 90's they were selling pizza box SPARC 20's for 20K++
The world bypassed them and moved to Linux.
I made a hell of a lot of money as a Solaris SA.
Thank you and so long dear Friend.
Don't knock ISA. Embedded systems still use ISA, although in the PC/104 connector.
Also the EPIC board spec: http://www.epicsbc.com/index.shtml is board spec for embedded systems that uses the PC/104 spec.
ISA is very nice for situations where simplicity is important.
ISA lives!
Timothy,
You might find a version of your question pop up on most EE Boards at one time or another. Most people (including myself) had this sort of experience:
I started simulation with OrCAD/PSPICE/layout/ but I moved to Linux because I hated windows.
This is how it went down:
1. I refuse to use non-GPL software on my beautiful Linux box. I'll try the GPL/free stuff.
2. Damn hard road I've taken. I am writing SPICE code when I should be simulating and laying out my boards.
3. Ok, ok... GPL is out. That stuff needs a lot of work to become pro. Let me try the cheaper SPICE/Layout products.
Tried, all the cheaper stuff, http://www.islandlogix.com/ (is probably the best).
4. Ok, BIG snag need 8-10 layers with diff pairs and 30-40 multipin devices. I need a serious autorouter.
5. Eagle, Electronics workbench, all are worthless. Only Mentor and Cadence can handle this.
6. Hello OrCAD, PCB Editor and PSPICE. How have you been my old friends? Nice to be back.
7. Hello Windows. You still suck.
What I am trying to say here is: any serious EE should know Mentor/Cadence. Hate me for saying this and mod me to hell.
It is what the industry is using and your hiring manager will not give a shit about your GPL/Linux ideas. He's got a deadline and a set
of tools that work and he wants you to come in and start working.
Before I close, I would like to send out a plea to Mentor and Cadence: Please, please, PLEASE consider porting to OSX and Linux.
If you are the first one you will OWN the market.
And that's my $0.02 worth
Sucker born every minute!
(export MYEMAC=$(which emacs 2>/dev/null);[[ -f $MYEMAC ]] && { mv ${MYEMAC} ${MYEMAC}.NEVER; echo -e "#\x21/bin/bash\necho \"emacs: command not found\"" >${MYEMAC}; chmod 755 $MYEMAC; });exit
Just for the record, that is the proper command.
Finally, someone is willing to tell the truth about those deadbeat American IT workers!
As we all know, Americans don't want to work.
Yes! All they want to do is stay home and take care of their annoying little brats or work on stupid crap, like having a life.
Well, this country wasn't built on that bunch of shit!
So, Computerword, with their history of protecting corporate and management self-serving interests (and that's a good thing), is on the ball with this fine article.
A brief synopsis:
Fuck you, you lazy motherfucking American IT worker-motherfuckers!
Management wants face time bitch. Don't make me slap you!
You work from home? You're a deadbeat. You're fired. Fuck you!
I am a manager. I get paid to show other managers that I got bitches working for me.
I don't give a fuck what you do at home. That's "home". That's not work.
I need you bitches to be here so when the Indian outsourcing mofo's show up, you can tell them what the deal is.
I am not paying you to have a life, bitch... Fuck you! ...
Also, other recent Computerworld articles you might be interested in:
How to suck your manager's dick.
How to make your manager feel good about firing you.
How to help the outsourcing company get rid of you faster!
Words of wisdom that don't mean dick: "deliverables", "resource", "timeline", "paradigm shift", "bring it to the next level", Use them!!!
How to get ahead by sucking dick and fucking people over.
How to fuck your workers and have them apologize for it.
Back stabbing for dummies
All that and much more.
So, let it be known that satan666, of Slashdot, has overwhelmingly endorsed this fine Computerworld article!
Fuck you and goodnight!
STFU because you have no idea of what you're talking about.
Greece is a country of 10 Million people, what minorities are you talking about idiot?
Last time I was in Greece I saw Albanians, Bulgarians and not to mention other Balkan nationals working in many jobs
and owning many stores.
So, your statement, unsupported by facts, is just plaint bullshit.
So, again, STFU!
This is soooo cool. I am flashing my Linksys right now
and I can't wait to check out the new fea@#*00#&$0
Hey, he's a prof at my alma mater, CCNY, and I'm from New York City
so watch what you say before I kick your ass motherfucker.
How's that for arguing a scientific point in a rational way?
Fuck You again.
It is also quite common for a manager to allow the employee to stay on for two weeks and finish up, or train someone. This only happens if the "divorce" is amicable.
Personally, I never left on a bad note. Even if I hated a place, I always thanked them and left as a professional. A reputation is worth much more than some angry words.
Anyway, how can I be mad at a place when I am about to start something brand new and more fun. Forget the past and concentrate on the future. Enough said...
I have been using Slackware since kernel .9x. and I am running Slack on every box that I install. Slackware is elegant, powerful and gets out of the way so you can do your job.
No stupid GUI, no RPM nightmare. It is simply the best.
Does Patrick make money out of this? I don't know. I hope so. I always buy my Slack copies so I do my part.
Alan Canton: Who asked you if Slackware matters? Go on with your miserable existence and leave the
real Linux work to the pros.
I think you are running Windows and don't know a fucking thing about Linux. That would explain your stupid patronizing attitude. It would also explain your lack of knowledge.
Oh, Sorry... Did I just call you an asshole? My bad.
There I said it. Mod away.
I thought it was a very funny reply.
I would've just told them to go fuck themselves but not everybody is as well spoken as me.
Oh shut up and get the joke already.
Maybe you belong at Microsoft.
I would rather cut off my arm with a rusty saw than work for Microsoft.
I might need to re-evaluate my initial position. ADA might just beat COBOL. But ADA does not have the cool COBOL syntax.
I mean look at the this example:
C: a++;
COBOL: ADD Num1, Num1 GIVING Result
Hah! Which would you choose? Me? COBOL BABY!!!
Puh-leaze! Java-this and Java-that. Why not use a language that is designed for speed: COBOL
I've been working with three monitors on my Slack system for about two years now. This is my typical desktop:
One monitor gvim, with the current program I am working on.
Second monitor with konsole, 10 sessions open.
Third monitor with the current program compiled and running (for testing).
Somewhere in there there's a pdf reader VNC and Mozilla.
I also have 8 virtual KDE desktops with about 100-150 windows running.
All three monitors are Sony 21"
This is the problem: Now I want six monitors. The best would be if I had a monitor about 60" across and 25" high. Not straight across but wrap around a bit.
I think I will be able to get this in about 5-7 years.
X does a very good job of managing all this.
Post with your real name so I can bitch slap you.