Actually this would only effect really dumb sheep-like teens.
The smarter ones; 1. Will see the $ advantages of downloading stuff. 2. Will question what teachers feed them ("Is it stealing?" or "Is this worse than speeding like everyone does?" or "Don't we have something better to do?") 3. Will just do it for the cash and prizes but not really believe in it. 4. Will just see through corporate crap and start to make fun of it. 5. Will look at the arguments against stealing from the pockets of artists and ask themselves "Does this person look like he/she is hurting?"
>Many simulations show that a period of swimming like "Water World" increases the Earth's albdeo sufficiently that it *induces* a new ice age - several decades later.
>Just in my neighbourhood I know a family of 5 and a family of 6 and a family of 9 (I believe). This is in Canada and
Canada is one of the few places that needs more people. Too many people are getting older and we are not replacing them fast enough.
> there really is no choice but to limit the reproductive freedoms of others because they burden us all.
All? When I look around here in Canada, I see lots of resources and space for more people and alot of waste. Instead of restricting others "right to reproduce" how about restricting your own "right to consume"?
Even if you can talk about how "in the future" we will be some third-world country that can't support alot of people, but that is really conjuecture. You will also have a good case that the North American/World economic system will implode in 10 years and so population growth is one of the least concerns.
>Now for all of those who have based their fragile nerd self esteem on their DB experience or knowledge need to turn off their computers and go down to the local bar and talk to the local people about local people's reality.
What sort of local bar do you have where they would even know what a "database" is?
>Perhaps the real truth that Oracle fears is that eventually DBAs will come to realize that 99.9% of their storage needs aren't so "mission critical" as they would like to believe.
This is like saying that most applications that use Linux/Unix/AIX are not so "mission critical" as they like to believe. Why not just use Windows95 or Linux 1.0? Is anything you do on your desktop "mission critical"?
>I mean really, how many people out there can truely justify the cost of a full featured, robust database like MS-Sql? 10%? 5%?
Oracle is insanely expensive to support. MS-SQL less so, just because tech support is more widely available. You don't throw around big $$ without being able to justify it, the bean-counters are there for a reason.
>Linux must develop a different strategy against Microsoft/SCO.
Why should anyone developing Linux change? All that has happened is a bunch of legal manuvers, just movement on the field that might or might not lead anywhere.
What were they doing wrong before? If I enjoy working on an OpenSource project, should I change anything I do just because SCO says something that hasn't been proven in court?
Isn't any action on the Linux team too late? They are working on 2.6, and stuff SCO say in violation includes 2.4.
>So -- guess what -- times have changed, and if you are not a true software professional and skilled in the craft, you will be and deserve to be hit by outsourcing.
And then you go on to talk about high level technical stuff.
I disagree with this. You need technical skills AND business skills to become a valuable professional.
For example, I bet that your coworkers have excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical people.
If they don't, eventually some Indian/Eastern European who is a better hacker will get their job. And by sheer numbers, there will be.
>The other group that have a future are good programmers, but focus on laying out and designing the software architecture, or developing algorithms
How can these people have a future in programming? Shouldn't these people telling the coders what to do have coding experience already?
>They are secure in a company that designs products, because no outsourced company will do your thinking for you or build your IP for you.
This is happening right now. Entire projects are being outsourced, including some low level IP stuff. See what IBM consulting or an big accounting firm can offer. Entire business processes set up for you.
>If you are in neither group, why do you think you deserve better pay than anyone else who went through four years of college, or acquired a professional skill -- such as a teacher?
Umm.. the point isn't the level of salary. Its having a regular, stable salary period.
Because if you are using Oracle, you are generally doing something serious, which means that product support is critical. If Oracle does not support your Oracle/OS combination that means you don't get support.
And for the record here are the Linux distributions which Oracle will support;
I've had the exact same problems. Irritating but I found the solution not from Oracle or RedHat but from Google Groups. If it wasn't a case of so many people trying the same combinations it would be that much hard to get a solution. I chose that combination because RedHat and Oracle have a pretty close relationship and their RH Advanced Server.
They are more than self-sustaining. They have Canada and Mexico.
Unless either country wants to self-implode econmically they will continue to feed US with lots of goods. Its just too easy to trade with the US vs. China. (Existing relationships, cultural similarities, physical closeness, legal prescidents)
I am currently using telnet to read and send TCP/IP packets to and from the slashdot.org servers. Sure, jpg/gif/bmp mime types were a pain to mentally picture at first, but you get used to it.
The full quote: "The history server stores -- on our servers -- your history of interaction with us for the purpose of bringing that back to you in a very convenient way. Whenever you come to the site, we can show you what you searched for in the past in a very easy-to-organize fashion. If you want to hide some of that, you can opt out at any time. If you install the toolbar, then all your Web browsing, as well as all your searching, is stored as well. And we are working on many different ways to improve that."
You can opt-out.
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>When the reserves will run out, whether in 5 years or 50, is a relatively unimportant detail compared to the fact that they will.
45 years is a long period of time. Think of how much the world has changed 1959.
>The only way to avoid be caught unprepared for changes in the availabilty in resources is to prepare for those changes. Why is this so hard to understand?
Its because realistically its inpractical. In theory, we could run out of every single fossil fuel. Would you stop using electricity right now? Using a practical example, do you think that using our limited electricity is worth spending it on all the computers running the Internet?
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Actually this would only effect really dumb sheep-like teens.
The smarter ones;
1. Will see the $ advantages of downloading stuff.
2. Will question what teachers feed them ("Is it stealing?" or "Is this worse than speeding like everyone does?" or "Don't we have something better to do?")
3. Will just do it for the cash and prizes but not really believe in it.
4. Will just see through corporate crap and start to make fun of it.
5. Will look at the arguments against stealing from the pockets of artists and ask themselves "Does this person look like he/she is hurting?"
>However, the point is that most people do not want the human race to die out, or for the earth to become an uncomfortable place to live.
But his point is that regardless of what we humans want, the Earth naturally is going to do what it wants.
"Lets do something about it!"
"But its going to happen anyways."
"But lets still do something about it!"
>Many simulations show that a period of swimming like "Water World" increases the Earth's albdeo sufficiently that it *induces* a new ice age - several decades later.
I, for one, welcome our Polar Bear overlords...
>A hell of a lot of people are affected by irresponsible idiots breeding like rabbits.
Alot of people are affected by irresponsible idiots. What does breeding have to do with it?
>Just in my neighbourhood I know a family of 5 and a family of 6 and a family of 9 (I believe). This is in Canada and
Canada is one of the few places that needs more people. Too many people are getting older and we are not replacing them fast enough.
> there really is no choice but to limit the reproductive freedoms of others because they burden us all.
All? When I look around here in Canada, I see lots of resources and space for more people and alot of waste. Instead of restricting others "right to reproduce" how about restricting your own "right to consume"?
Even if you can talk about how "in the future" we will be some third-world country that can't support alot of people, but that is really conjuecture. You will also have a good case that the North American/World economic system will implode in 10 years and so population growth is one of the least concerns.
>Now for all of those who have based their fragile nerd self esteem on their DB experience or knowledge need to turn off their computers and go down to the local bar and talk to the local people about local people's reality.
What sort of local bar do you have where they would even know what a "database" is?
>I can tell you that identical queries on identical schemata with identical data are provably faster with MySQL than with Oracle.
It depends on what is being queried, the volume of data and network drivers.
So I doubt that your statement proves anything.
>Perhaps the real truth that Oracle fears is that eventually DBAs will come to realize that 99.9% of their storage needs aren't so "mission critical" as they would like to believe.
This is like saying that most applications that use Linux/Unix/AIX are not so "mission critical" as they like to believe. Why not just use Windows95 or Linux 1.0? Is anything you do on your desktop "mission critical"?
>I mean really, how many people out there can truely justify the cost of a full featured, robust database like MS-Sql? 10%? 5%?
Oracle is insanely expensive to support. MS-SQL less so, just because tech support is more widely available. You don't throw around big $$ without being able to justify it, the bean-counters are there for a reason.
>For what
they discuss, OpenBSD handles this extremely well. We'll explain more in a week or so.
Is the margin of the page too small to explain the wonderful reason why it handles this so well?
>Which means the CORRECT viewing order for future generations of Star Wars fans MUST be... 4, 5, 6, and then 1,2 and 3. NOT in chronological order.
So should the Godfather be watch 2, 1, 3?
>Linux must develop a different strategy against Microsoft/SCO.
Why should anyone developing Linux change? All that has happened is a bunch of legal manuvers, just movement on the field that might or might not lead anywhere.
What were they doing wrong before? If I enjoy working on an OpenSource project, should I change anything I do just because SCO says something that hasn't been proven in court?
Isn't any action on the Linux team too late? They are working on 2.6, and stuff SCO say in violation includes 2.4.
>So -- guess what -- times have changed, and if you are not a true software professional and skilled in the craft, you will be and deserve to be hit by outsourcing.
And then you go on to talk about high level technical stuff.
I disagree with this. You need technical skills AND business skills to become a valuable professional.
For example, I bet that your coworkers have excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical people.
If they don't, eventually some Indian/Eastern European who is a better hacker will get their job. And by sheer numbers, there will be.
>The other group that have a future are good programmers, but focus on laying out and designing the software architecture, or developing algorithms
How can these people have a future in programming? Shouldn't these people telling the coders what to do have coding experience already?
>They are secure in a company that designs products, because no outsourced company will do your thinking for you or build your IP for you.
This is happening right now. Entire projects are being outsourced, including some low level IP stuff. See what IBM consulting or an big accounting firm can offer. Entire business processes set up for you.
>If you are in neither group, why do you think you deserve better pay than anyone else who went through four years of college, or acquired a professional skill -- such as a teacher?
Umm.. the point isn't the level of salary. Its having a regular, stable salary period.
>I propose that certain types of Americans (managers, investors, politicians) be tried for economic treason, such as outsourcing, etc.
What about the millions of people who shop at Walmart and buy cheap imported stuff or those who don't care about outsourcing?
Managers/Investors/Politicians are mostly following where the market/voters want them to go to.
You are correct. Thank you for the information.
Because if you are using Oracle, you are generally doing something serious, which means that product support is critical. If Oracle does not support your Oracle/OS combination that means you don't get support.
e ch supp_faq.html#Linux_Distributions
And for the record here are the Linux distributions which Oracle will support;
http://otn.oracle.com/tech/linux/htdocs/linux_t
I've had the exact same problems. Irritating but I found the solution not from Oracle or RedHat but from Google Groups. If it wasn't a case of so many people trying the same combinations it would be that much hard to get a solution. I chose that combination because RedHat and Oracle have a pretty close relationship and their RH Advanced Server.
But if it works flawlessly with SuSE then great.
If you are serious about Oracle + Linux, then you will run it under RedHat.
When its something like Oracle, you choose the application, then the OS to match.
Will this chip be using AOL?
>US is capable of being self-sustaining.
They are more than self-sustaining. They have Canada and Mexico.
Unless either country wants to self-implode econmically they will continue to feed US with lots of goods. Its just too easy to trade with the US vs. China. (Existing relationships, cultural similarities, physical closeness, legal prescidents)
I'm way ahead of you.
I am currently using telnet to read and send TCP/IP packets to and from the slashdot.org servers. Sure, jpg/gif/bmp mime types were a pain to mentally picture at first, but you get used to it.
What is this "browser" you are speaking of?
How does Google tracking where we browse (not what we searched on) improves advertisment revenue?
Don't use it.
h at Choices and Access Do I Have?
Want to use it?
The full quote:
"The history server stores -- on our servers -- your history of interaction with us for the purpose of bringing that back to you in a very convenient way. Whenever you come to the site, we can show you what you searched for in the past in a very easy-to-organize fashion. If you want to hide some of that, you can opt out at any time. If you install the toolbar, then all your Web browsing, as well as all your searching, is stored as well. And we are working on many different ways to improve that."
You can opt-out.
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Still not enough for you?
May I suggest: http://zapatopi.net/afdb.html
Any link to serious reference of that? Or of forest fire?
>When the reserves will run out, whether in 5 years or 50, is a relatively unimportant detail compared to the fact that they will.
45 years is a long period of time. Think of how much the world has changed 1959.
>The only way to avoid be caught unprepared for changes in the availabilty in resources is to prepare for those changes. Why is this so hard to understand?
Its because realistically its inpractical. In theory, we could run out of every single fossil fuel. Would you stop using electricity right now?
Using a practical example, do you think that using our limited electricity is worth spending it on all the computers running the Internet?
>my office mates and I can talk for hours over some slashdot articles. I guess I work at a geek shop though.
If you can talk about a topic from here for hours, yes, I think definitatly there is too much "geek" in your life.