I am not required to work from home, so my employer does not need provide me with a system. I simply choose to and when I do, my boss pays me overtime. I am not bent about it, so you shouldn't be either.
Why buy this, go through whatever trouble it may or may not be to set up, when Windows does nicely?
For me this is easy, I make part of my living writing Visual Basic programs, mostly front ends to various SQL databases. If I want to work at home, this means I have to have at least one system set aside with Windows installed or I have to dual boot. Since I am entirly a Linux User at home, this system is useless to me except for that single purpose. If I were dual booting, the Windows partition would be wasted HDD space except for that single purpose. With Lindows I can do my work on my main machine and retire that old 233 in the corner.
So as "Director of IT" how many people work under you ? How many Computers do you service, both Server and desktops ? What was your budget last year ? There is a big difference between being a "Director of IT" in a 10 person office with 1 server and a real "Director of IT" who has 40 or 50 Techs under him, providing service for 5000 users, a million dollar budget and has the CEO breathing down his back. I know of no 14 year old who could deal with this kind of pressure, I don't care how kewl you think you are.
As for tribunals, I agree - and the UCMJ gives a defendant a hell of a lot more protection than our enemies gave us on 9/11.
I don't care what crime person is ACCUSED of or what Nationality they are. If the person is in the United States (citzen or not)they are intitled to protection under the Constitution. If you want to give up your civil rights, thats fine by me, but I don't want to follow you down that hole.
If you want your rights, you have to fight for them. The Founding Fathers understood this. We (okay, Americans, as not every/.er is from the States...) need to relearn this. Freedoms are something that you occassionally have to fight for.
I certainly agree with you on this point. I vote, I write letters to my representives, I give money to organizations which support my views. However, I personally am not up for LEADING a revolution, but I will happily follow along if anyone else cares to Lead the way. Any Takers ? I kind of thought not....
As a college student I was quite upset that part of my "Student Activity Fee" went to groups and organizations that I had absolutely no interest in supporting (Campus Leftists, Amesty International, college democrats, gay, lesbian, and bisexual alliance, et al.)
When I was a college student, I was upset that my "Student Activity Fee" was being given to the Campus Crusaders, Young Republicans, the Gun Club, at least one anti-abortion group and more Bible study groups then I can count, let alone name. As a taxpayer I do not want to pay for Reagan's failed "War on Drugs" nor do I want to pay for Bush's "War on Terrorism", I have little choice. And those choices are narrowing especially in the face of being called Anti-American for daring to use my Constitutional Rights of Dissent and Free Speech.
The problem with Fox News is they claim to be fair and unbiased, when in fact they are not. If you listen to them objectively for any length of time you will see they have a heavy conservative bias. I am not saying CNN or MSNBC are any better, they are not. Only that Fox is not fair and unbiased and they are openly condescending to anyone who does not agree with them.
"Why should the government even care what you're doing?" If you pay your taxes, walk the dog, and tune into Must-See-TV on Thursdays, you're in line with the rest of society, and the government could really care less what you're doing.
You are right, if you are being a good little consumer and behaving as the government wants you too, they will not care about you. They will let you watch TV, walk the dog, pay taxes and die and that life may suit you just fine. However, I would prefer my children and grandchildren to be brought up in a free and just society, not one were practicing ones constitutional right to free speech and disagreeing with the government will get you marked UnAmerican and a Terrorist Sympathizer.
It is a sad commentary of our society that Fox New is considered a serious news source. Fox News is nothing more than a PR firm for the Republican party. Further, they don't even try to hide their bias, they are openly condescending to anyone who does not agree with them.
it is highly unlikely that there'll be fibre optics being piped into Tora Bora.
You assume there are no Terrorist Cells anywhere else in the world. There is plenty of fiber in the US, Germany, Finland and many other countries. This also asumes one needs a highspeed connection to hack, this is also not true, all that is needed is a laptop and a phone line, preferably a payphone or a phone in a motel room far from where you live.
I have not found this to be true at all. XP is a complete dog on my laptop (Dell Inspirion 3800, Celeron 500 and 192 MB of RAM), while RedHat Linux 7.2 runs just fine.
I am sure if Felton knew then what he knows now, which is the RIAA would back down once threatened with a counter suit, I am sure he would have done exactly what I described. This of course is why the subject is "20-20 Hindsight"
What Felton should have done is write the RIAA back saying "BLOW ME" and published the paper. This would have forced the RIAA to either sue him or loose thier ability to to sue anyone for the same issue. As it stands, we have lost a chance to get a constitutional ruling on the DMCA and the RIAA has lost nothing. I beleive he and the EFF mishandled this case.
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The debt collectors have had them for years, as an aquantence painfully made aware a friend of mine who defaulted on a pap smear.
I am curious to know how one defaults on a pap smear ?
Ignorance isn't evidence
Neither is grandiose claims by an Anonymous Coward on Slashdot, or anyone here for that matter.
I am not required to work from home, so my employer does not need provide me with a system. I simply choose to and when I do, my boss pays me overtime. I am not bent about it, so you shouldn't be either.
Why buy this, go through whatever trouble it may or may not be to set up, when Windows does nicely?
For me this is easy, I make part of my living writing Visual Basic programs, mostly front ends to various SQL databases. If I want to work at home, this means I have to have at least one system set aside with Windows installed or I have to dual boot. Since I am entirly a Linux User at home, this system is useless to me except for that single purpose. If I were dual booting, the Windows partition would be wasted HDD space except for that single purpose. With Lindows I can do my work on my main machine and retire that old 233 in the corner.
I was hired to be the Director of IT
So as "Director of IT" how many people work under you ? How many Computers do you service, both Server and desktops ? What was your budget last year ? There is a big difference between being a "Director of IT" in a 10 person office with 1 server and a real "Director of IT" who has 40 or 50 Techs under him, providing service for 5000 users, a million dollar budget and has the CEO breathing down his back. I know of no 14 year old who could deal with this kind of pressure, I don't care how kewl you think you are.
As for tribunals, I agree - and the UCMJ gives a defendant a hell of a lot more protection than our enemies gave us on 9/11.
I don't care what crime person is ACCUSED of or what Nationality they are. If the person is in the United States (citzen or not)they are intitled to protection under the Constitution. If you want to give up your civil rights, thats fine by me, but I don't want to follow you down that hole.
If you want your rights, you have to fight for them. The Founding Fathers understood this. We (okay, Americans, as not every /.er is from the States...) need to relearn this. Freedoms are something that you occassionally have to fight for.
I certainly agree with you on this point. I vote, I write letters to my representives, I give money to organizations which support my views. However, I personally am not up for LEADING a revolution, but I will happily follow along if anyone else cares to Lead the way. Any Takers ? I kind of thought not....
As a college student I was quite upset that part of my "Student Activity Fee" went to groups and organizations that I had absolutely no interest in supporting (Campus Leftists, Amesty International, college democrats, gay, lesbian, and bisexual alliance, et al.)
When I was a college student, I was upset that my "Student Activity Fee" was being given to the Campus Crusaders, Young Republicans, the Gun Club, at least one anti-abortion group and more Bible study groups then I can count, let alone name. As a taxpayer I do not want to pay for Reagan's failed "War on Drugs" nor do I want to pay for Bush's "War on Terrorism", I have little choice. And those choices are narrowing especially in the face of being called Anti-American for daring to use my Constitutional Rights of Dissent and Free Speech.
Same here, All 5 plus the new one too.
The problem with Fox News is they claim to be fair and unbiased, when in fact they are not. If you listen to them objectively for any length of time you will see they have a heavy conservative bias. I am not saying CNN or MSNBC are any better, they are not. Only that Fox is not fair and unbiased and they are openly condescending to anyone who does not agree with them.
"Why should the government even care what you're doing?" If you pay your taxes, walk the dog, and tune into Must-See-TV on Thursdays, you're in line with the rest of society, and the government could really care less what you're doing.
You are right, if you are being a good little consumer and behaving as the government wants you too, they will not care about you. They will let you watch TV, walk the dog, pay taxes and die and that life may suit you just fine. However, I would prefer my children and grandchildren to be brought up in a free and just society, not one were practicing ones constitutional right to free speech and disagreeing with the government will get you marked UnAmerican and a Terrorist Sympathizer.
b) watch Fox news like everyone else.
It is a sad commentary of our society that Fox New is considered a serious news source. Fox News is nothing more than a PR firm for the Republican party. Further, they don't even try to hide their bias, they are openly condescending to anyone who does not agree with them.
it is highly unlikely that there'll be fibre optics being piped into Tora Bora.
You assume there are no Terrorist Cells anywhere else in the world. There is plenty of fiber in the US, Germany, Finland and many other countries. This also asumes one needs a highspeed connection to hack, this is also not true, all that is needed is a laptop and a phone line, preferably a payphone or a phone in a motel room far from where you live.
the only thing opera has going for it that other browser don't is gesture navigation
Gesture Navigation and it doesn't have the vulnerabilty currently being discussed.
Someone mod the parent up, this is an excellent idea.
twice as slow as Win2K/XP on the same hardware
I have not found this to be true at all. XP is a complete dog on my laptop (Dell Inspirion 3800, Celeron 500 and 192 MB of RAM), while RedHat Linux 7.2 runs just fine.
Ever heard of a guy named David Cutler?
OH Please, all he proved was if you strap a big enough jet engine (MONEY) to a brick (WINDOWS) it will fly.
I am sure if Felton knew then what he knows now, which is the RIAA would back down once threatened with a counter suit, I am sure he would have done exactly what I described. This of course is why the subject is "20-20 Hindsight"
What Felton should have done is write the RIAA back saying "BLOW ME" and published the paper. This would have forced the RIAA to either sue him or loose thier ability to to sue anyone for the same issue. As it stands, we have lost a chance to get a constitutional ruling on the DMCA and the RIAA has lost nothing. I beleive he and the EFF mishandled this case.
I know this is offtopic, but my head is beginning to hurt from everything going on lately.
Anyways, that
Mine too, not many people get it, my user name or the connection. Sad really.
99 civil rights on the wall, 99 civil rights, take on down, throw it away, 98 civil rights on the wall ....
Sure it crashes more, but is also DOES more
This is not an excuse, it is also only half true, Windows XP does crash more, but it certainly does not do more than RedHat Linux 7.2
More Likely, Michael Dell and other Microsoft cronies will be named.
What Tentative Settlement, who is to be bribed and how big the bribe is will be.
What's so wrong with 'rm -Rf ' ?
Did you read my post ? If you did, I would like you to explain what your post had to do with x86 Darwin.