this response is good as far as it goes, but what if you are the boss?
a former manager of mine let me in on his favorite response: tell them just what it will cost.
"OK, i can do that. however, if i do that now, as you request, it will require [# of people] about [period of time] to address properly. that means [x], [y] and [z] projects will slide b/c there aren't enough appropriate resources, the ramifications of which are 1, 2 and 3. this puts me in conflict w/ [manager 1], [manager 2] and [manager 3], all of whom were waiting for [period of time] until this is done. perhaps we should all of us should discuss this so my staff's allocation can be budgeted more effectively."
more often than not, the querant cannot take on one or more of [manager 1], [manager 2] or [manager 3] and it addresses about 90-95% of the issues that cropped up. the remainder of the time however, a discussion was needed and sometimes, the querant's issue was addressed.
this means that you absolutely have to have that information at your fingertips, if not at the tip of your tongue.
i'm now picturing mcbride at a televised press conference but in black & white, holding a phone book-sized prop...
"i am holding in my hand a list of SCO-haters, with e-mails and memos proving their anti-SCO activities and proving that IBM is orchestrating a media smear campaign..."
in an environment like a nuclear power plant, why aren't there firewalls on all clients? i mean, network security in such an installation is about as important as it gets.
it's possible the vulnerability arose through someone accessing internet e-mail. but wall street firms regularly blacklist internet e-mail sites. they do that b/c they're regulated to ensure that proprieties are kept and people aren't defrauded. a nuke though--we're talking more than just dollars and cents here.
i believe distribution costs (e.g., printing up all the stock and shipping it to the many and sundry theatres) are not counted in the production budget of a movie. that is to say: titanic cost, what, US $100 million to make? this figure does not cover the cost to produce the thousands of reels (anybody know just how much many reels a 3 hour movie is?), get the insurance for the deliveries, and get 'em to the theatres.
it similarly doesn't cover the ad campaigns, which are ponied up by the studio, not the production company.
and also bear in mind that the studio execs forecast what they think a movie can make. whatever you may think of 'em, they make their livelihood figuring how much movies can make. to them, all these costs, production and otherwise, are investments. so expectations hit [x], which they hope will hit sales [y] and in some notable cases, those 2 axes never intersect.
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OK, need an attorney here, but doesn't it seem bizarre that the rights holder cannot choose to award/cede whatever rights he/she desires? this seems like an intrinsic contradiction to the usual principle of permitting people to do as they like w/ their property, physical or otherwise.
i'm sorry, your post appears to have been mis-filed: this belongs in the zealots poll comments, i believe...:D
and as for straightforward apps: er, have you seen the standard M$ interfaces? what makes you think your idea of straightforward bears any relation to the definition in redmond?
seriously: wizards do serve a purpose, for the AOL other "training wheels needed" crowd. it's not unlike the big, friendly instructions most PC sellers bundle into the boxes for new PCs. sure, if you're l337 you don't need it, but let's face it: most people aren't.
M$'s entire philosophy is geared towards the mainstream, non-l337 crowd: that's why windows became so popular in the first place. that they use wizards as prolifically is not, IMHO, inherently problematic.
now, how successful they are in that regard is another matter entirely, of course...:D
as a former employee in the financial services industry, linux is far from a secret. indeed, at one company that will remain nameless, 500-1000 linux servers were delivered approximately 1 year ago (more?) as part of an evaluation, not from OS/2 but from MS.
the senior IT people really do know their stuff, at least in that firm; it just takes a while to push change of that scope.
me personally, i was afraid the reason for disliking votes of no confidence would revolve around its use in TPM. heaven knows so many things are guilty by association due to that movie...
in all seriousness, though: IMHO, votes of no confidence are a legitimate method of redress for the electorate in the rare instance that they feel the elected official pulled a "bait and switch" on them. ask most residents of new jersey re: our previous governor, christine todd whitman...
the question is, how often do you upddate your virus definitions? aren't the vast majority of cases of hacked boxes out there older apps?
i would expect that any defense attorney will summon expert testimony to point out that porn spam is ridiculously common and the fact that it was deleted should mitigate its being found on your HD.
sorry, i just couldn't help thinking that the phrase "harvest porn" is not unlike "furniture porn" so couldn't help imagining combines in painfully silly poses.
i'm sure this was already discussed the 3,424th time a SCO article was posted, but did SCO forget that IBM did this first, better and has loads more experience at this game?
hey wolf, did you ever get a full name on this harris person? i recommend a full-blown nastygram on this, with CC: to slashdot editors. they won't necessarily know whether taco & co will or won't post it, but it might scare 'em.
they might feel obligated to reevaluate their stance.
um...the KJV was translated from the vulgate bible, which was written in latin. this is a second-hand source, as the new testament was originally retained orally, in aramaic and a form of pidgin greek (koine greek) and was not committed to written form until perhaps a century or so after the passing of christ from the world.
i'll confess the KJV does sound good, but as far as authenticity of translation, it leaves something to be desired. you might find the att'd of interest: http://www.zondervanbibles.com/translations.htm
um, they have 'em. they're called parallel bibles, are available on CD-ROM and the most complete ones include both the original aramaic & latin texts along with hebrew and other translations to boot, like this one: http://www.powerbible.com/
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this response is good as far as it goes, but what if you are the boss?
a former manager of mine let me in on his favorite response: tell them just what it will cost.
"OK, i can do that. however, if i do that now, as you request, it will require [# of people] about [period of time] to address properly. that means [x], [y] and [z] projects will slide b/c there aren't enough appropriate resources, the ramifications of which are 1, 2 and 3. this puts me in conflict w/ [manager 1], [manager 2] and [manager 3], all of whom were waiting for [period of time] until this is done. perhaps we should all of us should discuss this so my staff's allocation can be budgeted more effectively."
more often than not, the querant cannot take on one or more of [manager 1], [manager 2] or [manager 3] and it addresses about 90-95% of the issues that cropped up. the remainder of the time however, a discussion was needed and sometimes, the querant's issue was addressed.
this means that you absolutely have to have that information at your fingertips, if not at the tip of your tongue.
ed
o, come now: changing the gravitational constant of the universe is child's play: just ask q!
ed
don't you know you're supposed to call us "insensitive clods"?
:D
honestly...
ed
i'm now picturing mcbride at a televised press conference but in black & white, holding a phone book-sized prop...
"i am holding in my hand a list of SCO-haters, with e-mails and memos proving their anti-SCO activities and proving that IBM is orchestrating a media smear campaign..."
ed
in an environment like a nuclear power plant, why aren't there firewalls on all clients? i mean, network security in such an installation is about as important as it gets.
it's possible the vulnerability arose through someone accessing internet e-mail. but wall street firms regularly blacklist internet e-mail sites. they do that b/c they're regulated to ensure that proprieties are kept and people aren't defrauded. a nuke though--we're talking more than just dollars and cents here.
it may not be fully the fault of the admins.
ed
that's my candidate for "send-up of a cranky old grognard of the month" comment.
ed
my question is whether this sad state of affairs is that political loyalties can be bought, or is a lament on the salary of an experienced engineer...
ed
i guess this would be the appropriate time to remmark:
"all your bandwidth are belong to us!"--slashdot
ed
i believe distribution costs (e.g., printing up all the stock and shipping it to the many and sundry theatres) are not counted in the production budget of a movie. that is to say: titanic cost, what, US $100 million to make? this figure does not cover the cost to produce the thousands of reels (anybody know just how much many reels a 3 hour movie is?), get the insurance for the deliveries, and get 'em to the theatres.
it similarly doesn't cover the ad campaigns, which are ponied up by the studio, not the production company.
and also bear in mind that the studio execs forecast what they think a movie can make. whatever you may think of 'em, they make their livelihood figuring how much movies can make. to them, all these costs, production and otherwise, are investments. so expectations hit [x], which they hope will hit sales [y] and in some notable cases, those 2 axes never intersect.
ed
warning: obligatory tarantino reference...
"no, man; they're metric over there. they call it a royale with cheese."
ed
new this season, the EV-AR series astromech droid from industrial automaton is ready to serve your needs!
leveraging the same interface for add-ons as used in our r series of droids, the expandability of the EV-AR series is practically unlimited. and w/ upgradable memory, you can download as many as 100 of your favorite hyperspace routes to the EV-AR (more than 5 times as many as the popular 42 series!).
whether your needs are astrogation or teledildonics, the EV-AR is the droid for you!
ed
OK, need an attorney here, but doesn't it seem bizarre that the rights holder cannot choose to award/cede whatever rights he/she desires? this seems like an intrinsic contradiction to the usual principle of permitting people to do as they like w/ their property, physical or otherwise.
ed
i'm sorry, your post appears to have been mis-filed: this belongs in the zealots poll comments, i believe... :D
:D
and as for straightforward apps: er, have you seen the standard M$ interfaces? what makes you think your idea of straightforward bears any relation to the definition in redmond?
seriously: wizards do serve a purpose, for the AOL other "training wheels needed" crowd. it's not unlike the big, friendly instructions most PC sellers bundle into the boxes for new PCs. sure, if you're l337 you don't need it, but let's face it: most people aren't.
M$'s entire philosophy is geared towards the mainstream, non-l337 crowd: that's why windows became so popular in the first place. that they use wizards as prolifically is not, IMHO, inherently problematic.
now, how successful they are in that regard is another matter entirely, of course...
ed
as a former employee in the financial services industry, linux is far from a secret. indeed, at one company that will remain nameless, 500-1000 linux servers were delivered approximately 1 year ago (more?) as part of an evaluation, not from OS/2 but from MS.
the senior IT people really do know their stuff, at least in that firm; it just takes a while to push change of that scope.
ed
me personally, i was afraid the reason for disliking votes of no confidence would revolve around its use in TPM. heaven knows so many things are guilty by association due to that movie...
in all seriousness, though: IMHO, votes of no confidence are a legitimate method of redress for the electorate in the rare instance that they feel the elected official pulled a "bait and switch" on them. ask most residents of new jersey re: our previous governor, christine todd whitman...
ed
the question is, how often do you upddate your virus definitions? aren't the vast majority of cases of hacked boxes out there older apps?
i would expect that any defense attorney will summon expert testimony to point out that porn spam is ridiculously common and the fact that it was deleted should mitigate its being found on your HD.
ed
sorry, i just couldn't help thinking that the phrase "harvest porn" is not unlike "furniture porn" so couldn't help imagining combines in painfully silly poses.
OK, move along, nothing to see here...
ed
i was thinking the same.
i'm sure this was already discussed the 3,424th time a SCO article was posted, but did SCO forget that IBM did this first, better and has loads more experience at this game?
ed
huh? they use voice over IP in those phones in the movies?
ed
aren't we overdue for a new, less sympathetic SCO icon? i mean, if we borgify M$ surely something similar is way past warranted for these guys?
ed
hey wolf, did you ever get a full name on this harris person? i recommend a full-blown nastygram on this, with CC: to slashdot editors. they won't necessarily know whether taco & co will or won't post it, but it might scare 'em.
they might feel obligated to reevaluate their stance.
ed
wish i could edit...
i didn't wanna lump it in w/ the other stuff in the list: it's sorta in a different class by itself, IMHO.
ed
from the article:
"i came up with the numbers by correlating several online bardcode databases with a pollution database and a corporate ethics database."
and apparently, filters for players of D&D and the bard's tale series of computer RPGs!
ed
um...the KJV was translated from the vulgate bible, which was written in latin. this is a second-hand source, as the new testament was originally retained orally, in aramaic and a form of pidgin greek (koine greek) and was not committed to written form until perhaps a century or so after the passing of christ from the world.
i'll confess the KJV does sound good, but as far as authenticity of translation, it leaves something to be desired. you might find the att'd of interest: http://www.zondervanbibles.com/translations.htm
ed
um, they have 'em. they're called parallel bibles, are available on CD-ROM and the most complete ones include both the original aramaic & latin texts along with hebrew and other translations to boot, like this one: http://www.powerbible.com/
ed