I question how someone so 'bright and gifted' could have foreseen going to jail. Either he did something really heavy, (though in my experience, schools aren't exactly hard to hack, or worth it) or he was mentally unstable. Even if committing suicide did make sense, (in a hypothetical sense) would'nt it have been better to wait until he was sure he was GOING to jail??
At my last job, I ended up designing the server structure WHILE on the phone with customers who complained that they never got their e-mail because they could never remember the password.
It's so frustrating to have 'better things to do' and run into the common person who desires your utmost attention for BULL.
Many people share my pet peeve: I hate people who won't TRY to piece things out. Stupidity is one thing; these people don't even TRY.
I am jaded about Tech Support. I left the tech world partially because of it, and am going into another field entirely. I have another friend, working at Compaq, who would JUMP on an opportunity out of there, and out of tech. This is a problem.
On the other hand, they do treat tech support very well here. But maybe that's because we're supporting the US:op (I'm in Canada, where a few compaq call centres for the US are locatated) I don't think there is a way to stop recycling though; you can only take so much.
Look at KOffice? I mean, that's an impressive clone for KDE 2! Staroffice is another good one. (go SUN)
People hype new applications way too much.There are many GOOD alternatives to Microsoft Office.
Microsoft, in 50 years, will own EVERYTHING
QWEST is just another little aquisition... soon, I will go to the MS-Grocery Store, buying freshly squeezed Gates Juice. After that, I'll pick up some fast food (I'm lazy) at Mc-Micro's. There will be a Microburger with a side order of fries.NET.
Or, perhaps they will fall to a lower state... like IBM. One can only cross one's fingers.
AOL is of the same necessary 'aquiring' evil as Microsoft. the only reason we somewhat root for AOL is because they are the ONLY competition on the MAP!
IE vs Netscape... Netscape's inferior, (these days, tho I like and use mozilla) but IE is bloatware MS crap with no competition.
With Microsoft buying out Qwest, etc, we have no chance of having decent service, because innovation is stifled in mergers.
One day we will either be Microsoft or AOL. I am so unhappy about the lack of choices NOW. A company that big, very often, gives BAD service and even worse support. Joy.
The internet is no longer enjoyable; it's depressing.
Do you remember the original PIII? GOD DID IT SUCK! My friend had a p3 500, and it was nothing compared to the coppermine 667 I bought 4 months later. It wasn't the speed so much as the quality of the chip
Intel rushed P4. I will admit that. But think about it: The northwood chip, second generation P4, will probably be excellent. Besides, as was pointed out previously, it's new set of instructions will become implemented in new programs such as Win XP.
As for RIMMs... I rather like my pc133 CAS 2 Latency RAM... but that's RAMBUS for you.
A judge who's had enough of this crap, just as we have.
I'm enjoying napigator instead, which uses opennap servers.
I question whether they will EVER be able to clean up all of those, since the file-filtering is in the server and not the program.
Is it me, or is everyone screaming 'But someone would clone Hitler!' when human clones are mentioned?
We are the choir... yes I am preaching to you... but again, parental guidance, not genes, will dictate the majority of actions/ideas/ethics that an individual has. The only way we could TRUELY clone Hitler is by being able to clone his brain just before he died.
Same with Saddam, and everyone else.
Hence, is a ban on cloning really necessary? We would learn so much more about the human body, and be able to regrow parts so much faster. The 'slave clone' jibe from CmdrTaco aside, this would be really beneficial!
I think these stupid techno-phobes need to understand we'd just be making twins. After that, they're their own person.
Cheers.
Sure... who needs dots though. Just include a rocking device that throws them back whenever a rocket scores a hit.
You could always tell a betatester for Quake 4 because he has coke-bottle-bottom glasses.
I can see it now:
Me: "Quake 4?"
Betatester: "Who spoke? Come closer so I can see you"
Linux, and BSD (my favourite) make excellent use of minimal resources.
I ran an ISP off of simple single-processor 200MHZ machines. All ran FreeBSD, and there was never a complaint.
I just wish I could've convinced my bosses to get an AMD system last year. What a buy for the buck.
Perhaps we simply need to attempt to patent the action of patenting very common and frequently used objects/protocols/etc.
The law has yet to catch up to the Internet, which is why so many tecchies are floundering.
How sad.
Well, I'm off to Law School!
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I question how someone so 'bright and gifted' could have foreseen going to jail. Either he did something really heavy, (though in my experience, schools aren't exactly hard to hack, or worth it) or he was mentally unstable. Even if committing suicide did make sense, (in a hypothetical sense) would'nt it have been better to wait until he was sure he was GOING to jail??
Ahh... the impatience of youth....
My condolences to the family.
Not only will you be sorely missed, you will be forever loved. So long, and thanks for all the fish.
At my last job, I ended up designing the server structure WHILE on the phone with customers who complained that they never got their e-mail because they could never remember the password. :op (I'm in Canada, where a few compaq call centres for the US are locatated) I don't think there is a way to stop recycling though; you can only take so much.
It's so frustrating to have 'better things to do' and run into the common person who desires your utmost attention for BULL.
Many people share my pet peeve: I hate people who won't TRY to piece things out. Stupidity is one thing; these people don't even TRY.
I am jaded about Tech Support. I left the tech world partially because of it, and am going into another field entirely. I have another friend, working at Compaq, who would JUMP on an opportunity out of there, and out of tech. This is a problem.
On the other hand, they do treat tech support very well here. But maybe that's because we're supporting the US
Lotus would be nice ported to Linux, yes. The rest, well... self-explanitory.
*points to head* this space for rent.
Look at KOffice? I mean, that's an impressive clone for KDE 2! Staroffice is another good one. (go SUN) .There are many GOOD alternatives to Microsoft Office.
People hype new applications way too much
Microsoft, in 50 years, will own EVERYTHING
QWEST is just another little aquisition... soon, I will go to the MS-Grocery Store, buying freshly squeezed Gates Juice. After that, I'll pick up some fast food (I'm lazy) at Mc-Micro's. There will be a Microburger with a side order of fries.NET.
Or, perhaps they will fall to a lower state... like IBM. One can only cross one's fingers.
AOL is of the same necessary 'aquiring' evil as Microsoft. the only reason we somewhat root for AOL is because they are the ONLY competition on the MAP!
IE vs Netscape... Netscape's inferior, (these days, tho I like and use mozilla) but IE is bloatware MS crap with no competition.
With Microsoft buying out Qwest, etc, we have no chance of having decent service, because innovation is stifled in mergers.
One day we will either be Microsoft or AOL. I am so unhappy about the lack of choices NOW. A company that big, very often, gives BAD service and even worse support. Joy.
The internet is no longer enjoyable; it's depressing.
Do you remember the original PIII? GOD DID IT SUCK! My friend had a p3 500, and it was nothing compared to the coppermine 667 I bought 4 months later. It wasn't the speed so much as the quality of the chip
Intel rushed P4. I will admit that. But think about it: The northwood chip, second generation P4, will probably be excellent. Besides, as was pointed out previously, it's new set of instructions will become implemented in new programs such as Win XP.
As for RIMMs... I rather like my pc133 CAS 2 Latency RAM... but that's RAMBUS for you.
A judge who's had enough of this crap, just as we have.
I'm enjoying napigator instead, which uses opennap servers.
I question whether they will EVER be able to clean up all of those, since the file-filtering is in the server and not the program.
Is it me, or is everyone screaming 'But someone would clone Hitler!' when human clones are mentioned?
We are the choir... yes I am preaching to you... but again, parental guidance, not genes, will dictate the majority of actions/ideas/ethics that an individual has. The only way we could TRUELY clone Hitler is by being able to clone his brain just before he died.
Same with Saddam, and everyone else.
Hence, is a ban on cloning really necessary? We would learn so much more about the human body, and be able to regrow parts so much faster. The 'slave clone' jibe from CmdrTaco aside, this would be really beneficial!
I think these stupid techno-phobes need to understand we'd just be making twins. After that, they're their own person.
Cheers.
Sure... who needs dots though. Just include a rocking device that throws them back whenever a rocket scores a hit.
You could always tell a betatester for Quake 4 because he has coke-bottle-bottom glasses.
I can see it now: Me: "Quake 4?" Betatester: "Who spoke? Come closer so I can see you"
Linux, and BSD (my favourite) make excellent use of minimal resources.
I ran an ISP off of simple single-processor 200MHZ machines. All ran FreeBSD, and there was never a complaint.
I just wish I could've convinced my bosses to get an AMD system last year. What a buy for the buck.
What else has a company to do when they have no talent or skill?
Perhaps we simply need to attempt to patent the action of patenting very common and frequently used objects/protocols/etc. The law has yet to catch up to the Internet, which is why so many tecchies are floundering. How sad. Well, I'm off to Law School!