Look, an having an MCSE does not mean that you should actually be trusted to know what you are doing. That's what interviews are for. On the flipside, having a MCSE doesn't meant that you don't know what you are doing.
If you hire a MCSE because 'they are cheap' then you'll get what you deserve... I, for example, am a well qualified MCSE, but I don't come cheap.
If there server is ever compromised it would be the ultimate tool for someone looking to abduct a child. For someone in the know, I don't think the 'locked wristband' would put up much resistance to a pair of wire cutters.
Perhaps it's due to the torrent of SPAM mail we've already received over the past five years all internet users now have a larger penis, bigger breasts, five degrees, and are independently wealthy, oh and a gaggle of uninhibited teens who take it off 'just for me.'
That's what you'll get if you rest your fingers on the home row. Not significant? Try typing for a few hours without ever resting your fingers on the keys.
Entertainment robots are fine....I'm sure I would love to have one. But the company who develops the first robot that can: do the dishes, mow the lawn, and vacuum the floor will change the world. I don't care if it can sing or not.
PC-makers are not interested in sending an ever increasing share of their revenue directly to Microsoft. 10 years ago, DOS made up less than 2% of a computer's total price, today that number is over 10% and rising every year.
For the many people (myself included) who are now looking for a different FastTrack client check out this execellent page on how to install Grokster without spyware.
I have thought for a long while that I would love to directly support/. I am not at all shy of putting my money where my mouth is, however I'm conflicted about their proposal.
It seems to me that the $5/1,000 ads is basically just enough to cover the lost ad expense. So, it seems like/. makes the same amount of money whether I contribute or not. The only difference is whether I see the ads?
Ironically, I would pay to support Slashdot, but I am not sure that I'll pay to avoid seeing the ads.
. Think about the music industry, if someone said, OK you can copy the music as much as you like then the recording industry would simply stop releasing music...
I fully agree. Perhaps then the musicians would start releasing music.
I can understand (maybe...) why they want a subscription fee, but all of these services require a phone line. I have a cable modem, and a cell phone, but no home phone line. So, the monthly cost for me is phone-line + Tivo fee. That makes it unattractive. Is there any reason that the Tivo can't read the TV Guide info that is already in the broadcast stream on cable???
don't feel guilty if you don't know what to do with your life
the most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives
some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don't
Maybe someone at AOLTW realized that they don't have to buy Redhat to get Linux for free! Doh!
Seriously, I would love to see AOLTW replace their desktop OS with Linux. That would create a huge market for linux based support and software. And...they don't even have to buy a thing.
If I could just figure out a way to let it dump it's excess heat into the cold water line that feeds my water heater, the case would pay for itself! But why stop there? We could run pipes all over the house (to the refridgerator, the Air Conditioner, etc) and dump their excess heat into the cold water line...we may not need a hot water heater at all.
Ok, it's a loony idea, but I have to find some reason to justify a water cooled PC to my wife.
It seems like the purchasing party always finds bugs in these kinds of deals. In fact, the Chinese probably wouldn't have been happy stripping the plane apart until they found at least one bug.
So, if your the CIA, the obvious thing to do is plant a few bugs were they will be found....and hide the others much better.
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This guy hacked his camera to his speedometer, and ended up taking a picture EVERY MILE during a trip across the US.
I eventually realized he meant odometer.
If you hire a MCSE because 'they are cheap' then you'll get what you deserve... I, for example, am a well qualified MCSE, but I don't come cheap.
"The New York Times has an article about how trolling the web is not nearly as much fun as it used to be.
Sure, but trolling Slashdot is still a well-respected pastime.
If there server is ever compromised it would be the ultimate tool for someone looking to abduct a child. For someone in the know, I don't think the 'locked wristband' would put up much resistance to a pair of wire cutters.
Perhaps it's due to the torrent of SPAM mail we've already received over the past five years all internet users now have a larger penis, bigger breasts, five degrees, and are independently wealthy, oh and a gaggle of uninhibited teens who take it off 'just for me.'
Slashdot and Pr0n in one easy to swallow pill.
That's what you'll get if you rest your fingers on the home row. Not significant? Try typing for a few hours without ever resting your fingers on the keys.
Entertainment robots are fine....I'm sure I would love to have one. But the company who develops the first robot that can: do the dishes, mow the lawn, and vacuum the floor will change the world. I don't care if it can sing or not.
Damn, DOS has gotten expensive!
Mind you I was an IBMer at the time:
OS/2 on a PS/2, half an Operating System on half a Computer.
I'm not a big fan of any operating system that doesn't have a native TCP/IP stack.
I have no respect for people who don't realize that there is no point in ZIPing a JPG.
For the many people (myself included) who are now looking for a different FastTrack client check out this execellent page on how to install Grokster without spyware.
It seems to me that the $5/1,000 ads is basically just enough to cover the lost ad expense. So, it seems like /. makes the same amount of money whether I contribute or not. The only difference is whether I see the ads?
Ironically, I would pay to support Slashdot, but I am not sure that I'll pay to avoid seeing the ads.
I guess they will need the whole month to 'focus on security'. Good thing they budgeted so much time.
I fully agree. Perhaps then the musicians would start releasing music.
In related news, the Government also declared that the Sky is Blue, Bill Gates is Rich, and that Governments spend money on obvious surveys.
As the PDF link is broken, and the HTML link is annoying, here are some short-cuts: Motivation for programmers, Job functions, Time Spent, Feelings about OS software, Project desires
I can understand (maybe...) why they want a subscription fee, but all of these services require a phone line. I have a cable modem, and a cell phone, but no home phone line. So, the monthly cost for me is phone-line + Tivo fee. That makes it unattractive. Is there any reason that the Tivo can't read the TV Guide info that is already in the broadcast stream on cable???
No need to buy 42U racks for a couple thousand $. Just snap together and go!
I am looking forward to 30 minute baseball games this spring! Wait, does that mean that there will be 2 1/2 hours of commercials per game?
Seriously, I would love to see AOLTW replace their desktop OS with Linux. That would create a huge market for linux based support and software. And...they don't even have to buy a thing.
If I could just figure out a way to let it dump it's excess heat into the cold water line that feeds my water heater, the case would pay for itself! But why stop there? We could run pipes all over the house (to the refridgerator, the Air Conditioner, etc) and dump their excess heat into the cold water line...we may not need a hot water heater at all.
Ok, it's a loony idea, but I have to find some reason to justify a water cooled PC to my wife.
It seems like the purchasing party always finds bugs in these kinds of deals. In fact, the Chinese probably wouldn't have been happy stripping the plane apart until they found at least one bug.
So, if your the CIA, the obvious thing to do is plant a few bugs were they will be found....and hide the others much better.