There are three types of keyboards. The 'etaoin shrdlu' layout was around long before the Dvorak keyboard.
'Etaoin shrdlu' is the layout used by Otto Merganthaler, the inventor of the modern linotype.
See: http://etaoin.org
The letters represent the 12 most common used in English.
I'd venture a guess that as many words have been set by lino operators than as have been set by computers.
If you've ever seen a linotype operator pound away... you'll understand the similarities between Mergenthaler and many modern computer users.
The legend I heard amongst printers that Merganthaler died in an insane asylum.
Merganthaler parts often used odd threads, sometimes, left hand threads. It seems they could sell more spare parts by not using standards.
Sound familiar?
Computers often drive us nuts like the linotype drove Merganthaler nuts.
And then there is the spare parts thing.
Using markets, media and courts to enforce their claims and demands, no one seems quite sure just what SCO is really up to -- or why. Is this a genuine pursuit of rights, or a bare fisted marketing plan served up in notice letters and lawsuits? Get the details at capt.cc
It's really the cell phone companies who are against using cell phones on aircraft. The real problem is when cell signals hit the towers from high altitude. The cells can't figure out who to bill because high altitude signals can bounce several cell towers at once.
It's also a safety issue on takeoff and landing, the most dangerous time of a flight. The airlines don;t want cell phones, laptops and other devices to become missiles inside the cabin.
The employer is probably on shaky ground because a request to perform the credit checks was NOT done as a pre-employment condition. . . or so it sounds.
If the employer had asked during the interview for permission, they probalby had you dead to rights. You probably negotiated conditions and pay before you accepted the job. They are now trying to impose new conditions, which gives you the option to renegotiate pay.
If you like the job, find a good lawyer or agree to it. If not, tell them hasta...
You also mentioned non-disclosure agreements. A good intellectual property lawyer will tell you that NDAs are not worth the paper they are written on, unless the employer gives you something in return for signing... and a job is not one of those things that a court would consider valualable. Generally in redturn for signing NDAs or more particularly a non-compete agreement, they agree to pay you for a while after you leave.
Of course Microsoft will continue to support the Apple OS. I remember reading that Micro$oft produces more Apple software than anyone except Apple.
Their big sellers are, of course, Office, and IE.
But will you ever see Office for Unix or linux?
If Gates, Ballmer and crew wanted to kill Lindows, it could do it by releasing an Office version for Unix and Linux. Of course that would strengthen the main argument against linux, the weakness of the desktop. Yes, I believe in the tooth fairy too, and that Teddy Kennedy was familiar with the roads on that Island.
Say no to copy protection hardware. Don't worry somebody will crack it any way.
If the Hollywood creative types didn't demand outrageous amounts of money for their creative work, people wouldn't steal them. or rip them.
Showing my age here, I can remember paying $3 for a vinyl record album of the Rolling Stones. By Consumer Price Index standards, that's about $14.75 in today's dollars.
Take a trip to the CD store and shellout $20-$21 for a CD that may include 25 cents in raw materials. The rest goes for advertising and kickbacks to the accountants.
I ownder how much the artist actually receives?
I would love to see Mozilla become a viable browser once again. And if it takes money from Redhat to do that it peachy keen by me.
Once upon a time, Netscape was the best browser. Now web developers have learned to curse both Netscape and IE. I would love not to have do all kinds of tricks not to have to support the peculiarities of both common browsers. And money from Redhat may just make that a little easier.
Make the net easier to use with less complicated browsers intracacies makes it better for everyone... even with RedHat's money.
As a potential employee, you must weigh all the options -- taxes, W-2, insurance and other benefits.
Many IT headhunters offer contracting jobs with just a W-2 and insurance so the self-employed tax can be avoided.
If you are unsure what to do, talk to a good accountant -- particularly if it is a work at home situation. A good tax advisor can save a lot of headache and money. And the advice may be deductible.
The phrase "If you ain't breakin' the law you ain't got nothin' to worry about" was one used frequently by government snoops during the McCarthy era witch hunts.
And you will hear Nazis uttering similar phrase too in old grade B black and white melodramas.
If you are not doing anything illegal then the government does not even have the right to inquire and we need to make sure it stays that way.
Yet another reason to abandon Micro$oft. Real operating systems don't need mice.
Not long ago in Boardwatch magazine, there was a story about a small town in Western Kentucy where the city utility commission installed fiber optic controls for its substation.
Without realizing it, the city fathers had wired the entire town with 10-base-T. They eventually started an ISP. Instead of modems, they supplied everyone with ethernet cards. They also supplied cable TV service and dial tone.
Until more and more towns get wired, the Internet will not be ubiquitous. And POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) companies just don't have a real clue. They are too rate oriented to get a clue that digital is in and analog needs as much help as possible to die quickly.
Do you think cable companies and ISP would survive long if they charged by the minute?
I noticed a lot of the postings about Blackburg, Va., but that is old news. Most of these Internet surveys don't use good research about recent history... because That's so 10 minutes ago.
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There are very strict rules on how to classify documents> After reading it, I suspect that the document was classified because it was controversial.
To classify a document just because it is controversial is a federal crime.
There are three types of keyboards. The 'etaoin shrdlu' layout was around long before the Dvorak keyboard.
'Etaoin shrdlu' is the layout used by Otto Merganthaler, the inventor of the modern linotype.
See: http://etaoin.org
The letters represent the 12 most common used in English.
I'd venture a guess that as many words have been set by lino operators than as have been set by computers.
If you've ever seen a linotype operator pound away... you'll understand the similarities between Mergenthaler and many modern computer users.
The legend I heard amongst printers that Merganthaler died in an insane asylum.
Merganthaler parts often used odd threads, sometimes, left hand threads. It seems they could sell more spare parts by not using standards.
Sound familiar?
Computers often drive us nuts like the linotype drove Merganthaler nuts.
And then there is the spare parts thing.
Using markets, media and courts to enforce their claims and demands, no one seems quite sure just what SCO is really up to -- or why. Is this a genuine pursuit of rights, or a bare fisted marketing plan served up in notice letters and lawsuits? Get the details at capt.cc
It's really the cell phone companies who are against using cell phones on aircraft. The real problem is when cell signals hit the towers from high altitude. The cells can't figure out who to bill because high altitude signals can bounce several cell towers at once.
It's also a safety issue on takeoff and landing, the most dangerous time of a flight. The airlines don;t want cell phones, laptops and other devices to become missiles inside the cabin.
The employer is probably on shaky ground because a request to perform the credit checks was NOT done as a pre-employment condition. . . or so it sounds.
If the employer had asked during the interview for permission, they probalby had you dead to rights. You probably negotiated conditions and pay before you accepted the job. They are now trying to impose new conditions, which gives you the option to renegotiate pay.
If you like the job, find a good lawyer or agree to it. If not, tell them hasta...
You also mentioned non-disclosure agreements. A good intellectual property lawyer will tell you that NDAs are not worth the paper they are written on, unless the employer gives you something in return for signing... and a job is not one of those things that a court would consider valualable. Generally in redturn for signing NDAs or more particularly a non-compete agreement, they agree to pay you for a while after you leave.
I would be happy to agree to the MPAA proposal... but first they must convince me that something on TV is worth stealing.
Of course Microsoft will continue to support the Apple OS. I remember reading that Micro$oft produces more Apple software than anyone except Apple.
Their big sellers are, of course, Office, and IE.
But will you ever see Office for Unix or linux?If Gates, Ballmer and crew wanted to kill Lindows, it could do it by releasing an Office version for Unix and Linux. Of course that would strengthen the main argument against linux, the weakness of the desktop. Yes, I believe in the tooth fairy too, and that Teddy Kennedy was familiar with the roads on that Island.
Say no to copy protection hardware. Don't worry somebody will crack it any way.
If the Hollywood creative types didn't demand outrageous amounts of money for their creative work, people wouldn't steal them. or rip them.
Showing my age here, I can remember paying $3 for a vinyl record album of the Rolling Stones. By Consumer Price Index standards, that's about $14.75 in today's dollars.
Take a trip to the CD store and shellout $20-$21 for a CD that may include 25 cents in raw materials. The rest goes for advertising and kickbacks to the accountants.
I ownder how much the artist actually receives?
I would love to see Mozilla become a viable browser once again. And if it takes money from Redhat to do that it peachy keen by me.
Once upon a time, Netscape was the best browser. Now web developers have learned to curse both Netscape and IE. I would love not to have do all kinds of tricks not to have to support the peculiarities of both common browsers. And money from Redhat may just make that a little easier.
Make the net easier to use with less complicated browsers intracacies makes it better for everyone ... even with RedHat's money.
As a potential employee, you must weigh all the options -- taxes, W-2, insurance and other benefits.
Many IT headhunters offer contracting jobs with just a W-2 and insurance so the self-employed tax can be avoided.
If you are unsure what to do, talk to a good accountant -- particularly if it is a work at home situation. A good tax advisor can save a lot of headache and money. And the advice may be deductible.
The phrase "If you ain't breakin' the law you ain't got nothin' to worry about" was one used frequently by government snoops during the McCarthy era witch hunts.
And you will hear Nazis uttering similar phrase too in old grade B black and white melodramas.
If you are not doing anything illegal then the government does not even have the right to inquire and we need to make sure it stays that way.
Yet another reason to abandon Micro$oft. Real operating systems don't need mice.
It's not strange at all to list that kind of info in an IPO
Not long ago in Boardwatch magazine, there was a story about a small town in Western Kentucy where the city utility commission installed fiber optic controls for its substation.
Without realizing it, the city fathers had wired the entire town with 10-base-T. They eventually started an ISP. Instead of modems, they supplied everyone with ethernet cards. They also supplied cable TV service and dial tone.
Until more and more towns get wired, the Internet will not be ubiquitous. And POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) companies just don't have a real clue. They are too rate oriented to get a clue that digital is in and analog needs as much help as possible to die quickly.
Do you think cable companies and ISP would survive long if they charged by the minute?
I noticed a lot of the postings about Blackburg, Va., but that is old news. Most of these Internet surveys don't use good research about recent history ... because That's so 10 minutes ago.