I still carry a pager! I still have to carry a pager, partly because of having multiple institutional/corporate partners that like to have a leash on their "V.P." - it always makes people laugh when they see it come out in board meetings. The reason for carrying it is really two-fold 1) it will wake the dead when it goes off and 2) living in NYC and taking public transportation does not merit 100% cell phone coverage. The pager frequencies are so low that they have been able to reach me in the bowels of the MTA. They are pricey, a good rechargeable Apollo model goes for $200-300 and nationwide service is nearly double that! It really depends on why it is needed? For me it is the necessity and immediacy, I have a few hundred servers spread across 50+ data centers and 6 continents; when something is an emergency I need to know.
I agree 110% with you and your eloquent statement on "Data at Rest"
I am still not sure at the service that they offered. It reads that they did actually track usage and page visits? I wonder what big brother is doing about AnchorFree?
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It seems all very fishy. Shut down your end user service, but keep corporate service going?
Legal fees? You need not be a lawyer to write a letter (or not write a letter) or better yet, not sign for any Certified Return receipt mail.
Most of these companies are leasing hardware...without any real office space. Let Uncle Sam do the leg work, find the data center; subpoena the data centers, so on and so forth.
This reads to be...we aren't returning enough profit for our non-business class players, let's switch to corporate pricing and take it from there.
It is very easy to say "No" to the government, the fight may be long and arduous but an attorney is not needed every step of the way.
Hell, some 1 or 2L's would probably eat this sort of pro-bono work up to get written up in a law review.
Better honey than vinegar.
Dear NSA,
Thank you for your correspondence. It is my understanding sitesomelegalprecident. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me at this email address; I do not accept US mail.
The "Use To Be Syndrome", is a poor argument at best...as I have lived "here" for X amount of years and whenever someone says they lived "there" for Y amount of years before "here" and suchandsuchwassomuchbetter...I say why don't you go back "there?"
Agreed. With a Comp Sci Degree and a non-online MBA can place you on a Quant Desk [if you are bright] or in the Financial Service firms. Salary's are typically based on your graduation class date from Business school. But I have friends that have cleared $500,000.00 a year without bonus.
I find it extremely difficult as a civilian to understand...how the people tasked to protect our freedom's have their lifeline taken away. Coming from a military household and having a close friend killed in Iraq, leaves me to wonder and protect the friends I have overseas now.
"No issues- in fact I appreciate your forwarding it on. I actually like our friendship better because of its non-military affiliation. I like having military friends- but I like having friend friends more. In the end, it will have been part of my life- a darker part for different reasons- but also a challenging and rewarding time as well.
I figure I will have one room in the house; a study, or a library, and it will contain all of my memories, medals and regalia. As sometimes we have to let in the past hurtful memories, I will go into that room on occasions- but I think most of the days it will just be a closed door in the hallway.
I still talk with my Doctor here (or Sqdn Physician's Assistant). He treated me for my wounds as well as my PTSD. We're good friends and he has assured me that when this is over he will get me every bit of disability coming that he can- even if it is enough to warrant a monthly paycheck.
Truth be told, I worry about depression. Sometimes I get into 'funks' that in my younger years would come and go- but have since intensified and been more frequent since my first tour. I also had periods of 'happy' before my first tour, where now I have periods of 'content' and 'worry' between my funks. Mostly fear of going back to a funk, going back to work (from a weekend, off of leave, or something similar), or going back to war.
I have a happy painted picture of what I imagine my life post-military to be like, and it is vastly different than what I think reality will be. I don't want to establish a boundary or pre-conceived notion only to perpetuate a false promise in my head. But I do worry about keeping a job, or having a social life and / or relationship with the types of feelings I feel; the occasional violence if I indulge in too much drink; and the low points when I don't want to get out of bed.
I hope that these too will pass. Religion plays a large part of my life- for as crazy as it sounds, and I laughed at **** for making a similar statement- And it helped me through my worst time ever- and I hope that my faith and sacrifices here will continue to help me through tough times. For in the end, being so close to death on a daily basis (even though I don't feel afraid of it or like it can touch me right now) when my card is pulled- all I have is my past, and my faith on which to be judged.
Someday we'll sit around the Bar and share a beer and just be, again. Some day you will sit in my house and I will louche you a glass of original Pernod Fils Absinthe from 1910, and we'll get drunk and relive days of old glory. (I've gotten big into Absinthe in Germany and have amassed quite a collection) Until then, we will keep being us, where we are.
I look forward to those days; I also requested my R&R in mid-May. If you're free, I think you owe me a tour of the Big Apple for a long weekend.
Take care my friend- thanks for being there for me when I always needed it- and even though if it doesn't seem it, you have.
-Me "
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Rule #2 Do not leave urine in open containers stored in the rafters/ceiling. Witnessed that before.
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I will cite all responses and handles. That should take up most of my bibliography.
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Half of "slashdotter's" could write my paper, the other half would do what I am doing now. Procrastination is the mother of invention. The professor still has to approve my topic, so this may all be wasted.
The replies are phenomenal, and everyone knows Business School is called "B School" for a reason.
I am not sure if the "Hear no Evil, See no Evil, Speak no Evil" mantra works ever, though it seems that "Do no Evil" never happens in the long run.
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It was meant to be a open ended question...as Ethic's itself is itself is a hard pill to swallow. Would the ethics of an executive on Xanax react differently to the ethics of an executive alcoholic? What about the "C" level honcho with root passwords for the H.R. group?
doctor, doctor...concur the 2600 was the best console ever made. i remember being 7 or 8, my old man would get off duty. He and I would play "chopper command" he would get so into it..which in retrospect was amazing, because he was a helicopter pilot. My mom also made me an Atari birthday cake with the "ET" cartridge set in the middle...
Education...as pointed out in the responses is key...Degree's on paper prove nothing but "hoop jumping drills"...education by work experience is time spent with a company or consulting...these usually go hand in hand with a Bachelor Degree of some sorts. I started working as a lonely high school intern *nix admin in the mid 90's for Texas Instruments, which meant I was a gopher and cleaned out the print spool when some 'gineer piped a dump to [youremembertheoldprinters]. While the money was good, the mentoring program TI had in place helped me tremendously get to the place I am today. Education in America is not necessarily overrated, it is however almost guaranteed provide you know how to fill out paperwork and can navigate the fafsa site. One also really needs to understand what they want to get out of being a "Manager" if it is only a monetary figure, then one should look at the grand scheme of where they are in the work place. If it is a power issue, find out how to act as a conduit for information flow. Truthful brown nosing never hurts. Alas the all [un]-important graduate degree's...again more specified "drills" Depending on the field of study it can prove beneficial, however holding such degree's do not always imply more money...The finite graduate degree's such as MBA's,JD's and PhD's [leave M.D.'s and D.O's] out of the IT realm]. Proof that A) you can work well in a Team, B) are capable of being a university bitch {in the case of a PhD} C) Understand the number game involved with school and employers. Are you going to be in the top 10% of the class? If the answer is yes, then you have nothing to worry about "ending" your career in management. If the answer is no, then it all comes down to connections and "who knows, what you know."
but the chicken and waffles were unbelievable. chicken = fried chicken skin, cut in the shape of a chicken waffles = some sort of butter/syrup jello gravy = gravy that was made into crunchy/soft foam?
I believe Cally may have been hinting at the fact to which one of the still functioning instruments on board of MER, was made by Honeybee, a New York City [at the time of the project (SoHo --- South of Houston)] based company. Now Honeybee seems to have relocated to mid-town, I guess the landlord forced them out after 19 years. One must keep in mind, New York City does have one of the most "elite?" engineering schools in the country. Meaning if one can get into Cooper Union, it is free. So survival is second nature?
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I still carry a pager! I still have to carry a pager, partly because of having multiple institutional/corporate partners that like to have a leash on their "V.P." - it always makes people laugh when they see it come out in board meetings. The reason for carrying it is really two-fold 1) it will wake the dead when it goes off and 2) living in NYC and taking public transportation does not merit 100% cell phone coverage. The pager frequencies are so low that they have been able to reach me in the bowels of the MTA.
They are pricey, a good rechargeable Apollo model goes for $200-300 and nationwide service is nearly double that!
It really depends on why it is needed? For me it is the necessity and immediacy, I have a few hundred servers spread across 50+ data centers and 6 continents; when something is an emergency I need to know.
I agree 110% with you and your eloquent statement on "Data at Rest"
I am still not sure at the service that they offered. It reads that they did actually track usage and page visits? I wonder what big brother is doing about AnchorFree?
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It seems all very fishy. Shut down your end user service, but keep corporate service going?
Legal fees? You need not be a lawyer to write a letter (or not write a letter) or better yet, not sign for any Certified Return receipt mail.
Most of these companies are leasing hardware...without any real office space. Let Uncle Sam do the leg work, find the data center; subpoena the data centers, so on and so forth.
This reads to be...we aren't returning enough profit for our non-business class players, let's switch to corporate pricing and take it from there.
It is very easy to say "No" to the government, the fight may be long and arduous but an attorney is not needed every step of the way.
Hell, some 1 or 2L's would probably eat this sort of pro-bono work up to get written up in a law review.
Better honey than vinegar.
Dear NSA,
Thank you for your correspondence. It is my understanding sitesomelegalprecident.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me at this email address; I do not accept US mail.
I don't know? This all reads as profit farse.
$.02
"You are mixing police and justice."
Amen.
Like Jury Duty, it is not Guilty or Innocent, it is Guilty or Not Guilty. There is a difference.
"Am I free to go? If not I'd like to speak to my attorney."
http://www.amazon.com/The-Cuckoos-Egg-Tracking-Espionage/dp/1416507787
Historical and a fun read. Also teaches you what a PhD. in Astrophysics got you ;-)
"On the Edge; The Rise and Fall of Commodore Computers" is another good read, albeit business centric.
The "Use To Be Syndrome", is a poor argument at best...as I have lived "here" for X amount of years and whenever someone says they lived "there" for Y amount of years before "here" and suchandsuchwassomuchbetter...I say why don't you go back "there?"
He never learned the 11th commandment.
"Don't Get Caught."
Also it is always good to talk about what you are going to do...
Agreed.
With a Comp Sci Degree and a non-online MBA can place you on a Quant Desk [if you are bright] or in the Financial Service firms.
Salary's are typically based on your graduation class date from Business school. But I have friends that have cleared $500,000.00 a year without bonus.
I find it extremely difficult as a civilian to understand...how the people tasked to protect our freedom's have their lifeline taken away. Coming from a military household and having a close friend killed in Iraq, leaves me to wonder and protect the friends I have overseas now.
"No issues- in fact I appreciate your forwarding it on. I actually like our friendship better because of its non-military affiliation. I like having military friends- but I like having friend friends more. In the end, it will have been part of my life- a darker part for different reasons- but also a challenging and rewarding time as well.
I figure I will have one room in the house; a study, or a library, and it will contain all of my memories, medals and regalia. As sometimes we have to let in the past hurtful memories, I will go into that room on occasions- but I think most of the days it will just be a closed door in the hallway.
I still talk with my Doctor here (or Sqdn Physician's Assistant). He treated me for my wounds as well as my PTSD. We're good friends and he has assured me that when this is over he will get me every bit of disability coming that he can- even if it is enough to warrant a monthly paycheck.
Truth be told, I worry about depression. Sometimes I get into 'funks' that in my younger years would come and go- but have since intensified and been more frequent since my first tour. I also had periods of 'happy' before my first tour, where now I have periods of 'content' and 'worry' between my funks. Mostly fear of going back to a funk, going back to work (from a weekend, off of leave, or something similar), or going back to war.
I have a happy painted picture of what I imagine my life post-military to be like, and it is vastly different than what I think reality will be. I don't want to establish a boundary or pre-conceived notion only to perpetuate a false promise in my head. But I do worry about keeping a job, or having a social life and / or relationship with the types of feelings I feel; the occasional violence if I indulge in too much drink; and the low points when I don't want to get out of bed.
I hope that these too will pass. Religion plays a large part of my life- for as crazy as it sounds, and I laughed at **** for making a similar statement- And it helped me through my worst time ever- and I hope that my faith and sacrifices here will continue to help me through tough times. For in the end, being so close to death on a daily basis (even though I don't feel afraid of it or like it can touch me right now) when my card is pulled- all I have is my past, and my faith on which to be judged.
Someday we'll sit around the Bar and share a beer and just be, again. Some day you will sit in my house and I will louche you a glass of original Pernod Fils Absinthe from 1910, and we'll get drunk and relive days of old glory. (I've gotten big into Absinthe in Germany and have amassed quite a collection) Until then, we will keep being us, where we are.
I look forward to those days; I also requested my R&R in mid-May. If you're free, I think you owe me a tour of the Big Apple for a long weekend.
Take care my friend- thanks for being there for me when I always needed it- and even though if it doesn't seem it, you have.
-Me "
How about you send me a copy? :-)
Rule #2 Do not leave urine in open containers stored in the rafters/ceiling. Witnessed that before.
I will cite all responses and handles. That should take up most of my bibliography.
Half of "slashdotter's" could write my paper, the other half would do what I am doing now.
Procrastination is the mother of invention.
The professor still has to approve my topic, so this may all be wasted.
The replies are phenomenal, and everyone knows Business School is called "B School" for a reason.
They only want your money, especially in NYC.
The user in question unfortunately passed away last year.
Awesome! Thank you.
hopefully they get subtracted from my tuition!
I am not sure if the "Hear no Evil, See no Evil, Speak no Evil" mantra works ever, though it seems that "Do no Evil" never happens in the long run.
It was meant to be a open ended question...as Ethic's itself is itself is a hard pill to swallow.
Would the ethics of an executive on Xanax react differently to the ethics of an executive alcoholic?
What about the "C" level honcho with root passwords for the H.R. group?
How are things handled in the "real" world.
doctor, doctor...concur the 2600 was the best console ever made.
i remember being 7 or 8, my old man would get off duty.
He and I would play "chopper command" he would get so into it..which in retrospect was amazing, because he was a helicopter pilot.
My mom also made me an Atari birthday cake with the "ET" cartridge set in the middle...
Education...as pointed out in the responses is key...Degree's on paper prove nothing but "hoop jumping drills"...education by work experience is time spent with a company or consulting...these usually go hand in hand with a Bachelor Degree of some sorts. I started working as a lonely high school intern *nix admin in the mid 90's for Texas Instruments, which meant I was a gopher and cleaned out the print spool when some 'gineer piped a dump to [youremembertheoldprinters]. While the money was good, the mentoring program TI had in place helped me tremendously get to the place I am today. Education in America is not necessarily overrated, it is however almost guaranteed provide you know how to fill out paperwork and can navigate the fafsa site.
One also really needs to understand what they want to get out of being a "Manager" if it is only a monetary figure, then one should look at the grand scheme of where they are in the work place. If it is a power issue, find out how to act as a conduit for information flow. Truthful brown nosing never hurts. Alas the all [un]-important graduate degree's...again more specified "drills" Depending on the field of study it can prove beneficial, however holding such degree's do not always imply more money...The finite graduate degree's such as MBA's,JD's and PhD's [leave M.D.'s and D.O's] out of the IT realm]. Proof that A) you can work well in a Team, B) are capable of being a university bitch {in the case of a PhD} C) Understand the number game involved with school and employers. Are you going to be in the top 10% of the class? If the answer is yes, then you have nothing to worry about "ending" your career in management. If the answer is no, then it all comes down to connections and "who knows, what you know."
If you are in Pittsburgh....
http://www.bigelowgrille.com/alchemy.html
is a lot better, also not cheap.
but the chicken and waffles were unbelievable.
chicken = fried chicken skin, cut in the shape of a chicken
waffles = some sort of butter/syrup jello
gravy = gravy that was made into crunchy/soft foam?
The preface is tailored to Luddites.
I believe Cally may have been hinting at the fact to which one of the still functioning instruments on board of MER, was made by Honeybee, a New York City [at the time of the project (SoHo --- South of Houston)] based company. Now Honeybee seems to have relocated to mid-town, I guess the landlord forced them out after 19 years.
One must keep in mind, New York City does have one of the most "elite?" engineering schools in the country. Meaning if one can get into Cooper Union, it is free. So survival is second nature?
I wouldn't worry too much.
Slavery was abolished in 1865.
Also there is no judge in the world, that is going to say "There is no way are allowed to provide for your family."
my $.02
-lnr