Well then I would obviously be correct then wouldn't I? Perhaps I was wrong in my original assertion. After all I deduced that you were not one based on very limited knowledge didn't I? Maybe you were correct and he wasn't one either.
Seriously though I simply meant that in a lot of places sysadmins are required or simply asked to do a lot of things that don't necessarily fall under the umbrella of the job description.
I don't think you are qualified to say that based on the small amount of information he provided you. I'll be damned if I'm not a sysadmin but I field questions like that all day long. It's easy enough to explain.
You start with a company that doesn't have a helpdesk. Maybe they're small or maybe they're cheap but they are out there and they are run by people who see everyone in IT as "the computer people" with very little distinction in their minds between what different "computer people" do.
Then you toss in the reason why any self respecting sysadmin would stay in a place like that. For me it's the fact that I have a great job with a ton of freedom to do things as I see fit. Partly it's because of the same people who think that while I'm here I might as well answer the stupid questions. They don't understand how this works and they don't want to understand how this works. They want me to understand how this works and to keep it working. And of course to tell them where to put their AutoCAD files.
Where I work I do the grunt stuff, the server stuff, run the friggin cables, set up the workstations, and basically take care of my users from cradle to grave. In my book you probably don't rate as a sysadmin. It's all relative.
Anyone claiming to be addicted to an online game is simply worthless and weak.
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Mr Furious is my hero man and he's got a "super power" which he clearly demonstrated at the end of Mystery Men. Granted it's not on parr with Superman or The Hulk but he did get super angry and he did in fact kick the bad guys ass. Plus, on a smaller scale he completely went ballistic on Frankenstien's corvette earlier in the movie.
You can question the usefulness of his super power but you can't deny it's existence!
Remember: When you doubt your powers you give power to your doubts!
I was scanning down the list of stories and actually read "Microsoft to make wireless networking hard" and I didn't notice I'd read it wrong until the second pass.
This is very correct. Buying a pre-made character is nothing more than an obvious sign that the game isn't interesting or compelling enough for you to want to build the character yourself. That would make the whole excercise pointless wouldn't it?
I'm not much into the UO's and Everquests but I do play Diablo II LOD and I know that the process is the whole reason you play. The end, when you are sitting there with a level 99 character is just gravy. That's why I never understood the people running around in D2 with a maphack. What's the point of just running from one spot to another and not actually seeing and playing large chunks of the game you paid for?
That and yeah, it's true that there are only so many really useful items in D2 but even when something isn't particularly useful I like to see something different drop. Even lower level Unique and Set items are interesting. Most players I see just want the godly stuff and dismiss the rest of the items as garbage. Not even interested in seeing them.
Why not just post something like "I'm an asshole" instead of this. It would save you trouble of trying to look like you are clever while still getting your overall message across loud and clear.
I do. I say it and everyone out there damned well better listen to me!
Ok, so actually that's just my opinion. I'm wanting to see the comic book in motion and I admit it but then that's my expectation. Everyones got a different one.
I didn't see anywhere where they are going to release a distro that you can't modify to your hearts content. Just one where a newcomer to Linux gets something that won't cause vapor lock on first sight.
It's the single largest liability Linux has in the quest for a larger place in the computing world. The existing user base. Half of them (or more) don't want it there and the rest want it there but expect everyone else to "get up to speed" like they are.
Yeah it was funny but it just goes to show how long this screwed up system has been around. If Keith thinks it's a dinosaur then it must be older than dirt. Possibly we have found the third oldest profession?
Yeah, granted Keanu doesn't work for this one in the least bit but Superman doesn't have a "I'm going to kick your ass" attitude either. He's tough to cast because he's this giant super powered boy scout. The guy to play Superman has to be unknown. He's got to have a body like Arnold on his best friggin day and the acting ability to pull off the part. Reeves had the face and acting ability but was always a little lacking in the physique department. Plus I thought he overdid the Clark Kent side and just played him a little too awkward. He was the closest to date though.
...calling this nonsense a "sport" is possibly the dumbest thing I think I have ever read. It's geeks with remote controls and shares about as much with sports as dog shows, wrestling, and dare I say it, NASCAR.
Fun to watch, possibly. Actual competition, ok. But a sport? Give me a break.
I'm amazed that something as stupid as that came out of your mind and hit your keyboard. Hint: learn something about that which you want to comment on before typing.
Maybe you should have just thought about your question some more before asking it? Granted there aren't as many games available for the Mac as there are for the PC but then you have to take into account the fact that most of the games out there are crap and that Windows users are pretty much just non-payed beta testers for companies that sell games. Windows folks get the game first in it's "releasable to the morons" unfinished state.
They buy it based on the paid for magazine reviews and the cool pictures on the box and then take it home to find out whether or not it was even close to being worth what they paid for it. If it's actually enjoyable then they play it between crashes until a couple of patches come out and eventually those consumers have something to show for their $$$. If it sucks they don't play it anymore and word spreads quickly. Patches may or may not appear at this point but it's not like it matters. The game company has their money thanks to the paid for ads and the cool packaging and the consumer isn't waiting for a patch to come out because the game sucks and they aren't playing it anymore.
Once all that is finished or at least has reached a point where an intelligent decision can be made about the quality of the product then work begins on a Mac version. We get ours a little later but it works and best of all the games released for the Mac aren't 90% rubbish. More like 90% great titles.
So we have a small % of the total number of games that are available for Windows but it doesn't really matter because we have 100% of the games that are WORTH having for Windows.
Well, he could have been talking about the absolutely worthless GUI you get with just about anything from the Command & Conquer line of games. That entire series is just about out of friggin control if you ask me. Then again maybe he could have been talking about the crap GUI found on Sim City 3000 which pretty much makes the C&C GUI look good. Either way bitches aside even those just need a little time to get comfortable with so all in all I think that one line you pointed out was probably the weakest part of his post. Everything else made sense, this one was nitpicking.
Too late. I have heard Moby while shopping in a grocery store and it is my understanding that this is considered by many experts in the field as being the modern day equivilent of elevator music. After all, most elevators these days do not have muzak but every large grocery store chain in the country has it.
You clearly are new to this place if you think this is the most pathetic argument you have ever seen here. This is the motherland of pathetic arguments. The Valhalla of pathetic arguments.
This is merely a subject, you have yet to see their King, trust me.
On the other hand the comparison was crass and completely misguided. Sure there were enough similarities to draw the analogy but it wasn't one that should have been made.
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Well then I would obviously be correct then wouldn't I? Perhaps I was wrong in my original assertion. After all I deduced that you were not one based on very limited knowledge didn't I? Maybe you were correct and he wasn't one either.
Seriously though I simply meant that in a lot of places sysadmins are required or simply asked to do a lot of things that don't necessarily fall under the umbrella of the job description.
I don't think you are qualified to say that based on the small amount of information he provided you. I'll be damned if I'm not a sysadmin but I field questions like that all day long. It's easy enough to explain.
You start with a company that doesn't have a helpdesk. Maybe they're small or maybe they're cheap but they are out there and they are run by people who see everyone in IT as "the computer people" with very little distinction in their minds between what different "computer people" do.
Then you toss in the reason why any self respecting sysadmin would stay in a place like that. For me it's the fact that I have a great job with a ton of freedom to do things as I see fit. Partly it's because of the same people who think that while I'm here I might as well answer the stupid questions. They don't understand how this works and they don't want to understand how this works. They want me to understand how this works and to keep it working. And of course to tell them where to put their AutoCAD files.
Where I work I do the grunt stuff, the server stuff, run the friggin cables, set up the workstations, and basically take care of my users from cradle to grave. In my book you probably don't rate as a sysadmin. It's all relative.
All I ever got from the tv show with Linda Carter was a profound fixation on breasts but hey, that's just me.
Amen
Anyone claiming to be addicted to an online game is simply worthless and weak.
Mr Furious is my hero man and he's got a "super power" which he clearly demonstrated at the end of Mystery Men. Granted it's not on parr with Superman or The Hulk but he did get super angry and he did in fact kick the bad guys ass. Plus, on a smaller scale he completely went ballistic on Frankenstien's corvette earlier in the movie.
You can question the usefulness of his super power but you can't deny it's existence!
Remember: When you doubt your powers you give power to your doubts!
I was scanning down the list of stories and actually read "Microsoft to make wireless networking hard" and I didn't notice I'd read it wrong until the second pass.
The way I saw it the first time "seemed" right.
This is very correct. Buying a pre-made character is nothing more than an obvious sign that the game isn't interesting or compelling enough for you to want to build the character yourself. That would make the whole excercise pointless wouldn't it?
I'm not much into the UO's and Everquests but I do play Diablo II LOD and I know that the process is the whole reason you play. The end, when you are sitting there with a level 99 character is just gravy. That's why I never understood the people running around in D2 with a maphack. What's the point of just running from one spot to another and not actually seeing and playing large chunks of the game you paid for?
That and yeah, it's true that there are only so many really useful items in D2 but even when something isn't particularly useful I like to see something different drop. Even lower level Unique and Set items are interesting. Most players I see just want the godly stuff and dismiss the rest of the items as garbage. Not even interested in seeing them.
Hell yes, absolutely right. Bill Shatner said it best though. "Get a Life!"
Well, that would explain that Bowflex thing I have in my den. Not sure when I ordered it or what it does but....oh wait, TV is on now......
Why not just post something like "I'm an asshole" instead of this. It would save you trouble of trying to look like you are clever while still getting your overall message across loud and clear.
I do. I say it and everyone out there damned well better listen to me!
Ok, so actually that's just my opinion. I'm wanting to see the comic book in motion and I admit it but then that's my expectation. Everyones got a different one.
Yes, he is that dumb. It's as simple as that.
I didn't see anywhere where they are going to release a distro that you can't modify to your hearts content. Just one where a newcomer to Linux gets something that won't cause vapor lock on first sight.
It's the single largest liability Linux has in the quest for a larger place in the computing world. The existing user base. Half of them (or more) don't want it there and the rest want it there but expect everyone else to "get up to speed" like they are.
Yeah it was funny but it just goes to show how long this screwed up system has been around. If Keith thinks it's a dinosaur then it must be older than dirt. Possibly we have found the third oldest profession?
Damned Funny but buried too deep to get the respect it deserves. That's a shame.
Yeah, granted Keanu doesn't work for this one in the least bit but Superman doesn't have a "I'm going to kick your ass" attitude either. He's tough to cast because he's this giant super powered boy scout. The guy to play Superman has to be unknown. He's got to have a body like Arnold on his best friggin day and the acting ability to pull off the part. Reeves had the face and acting ability but was always a little lacking in the physique department. Plus I thought he overdid the Clark Kent side and just played him a little too awkward. He was the closest to date though.
True he did not say it. It matters not though because we all know he is stupid enough to have said it and that's what it's all about anyway right?
...calling this nonsense a "sport" is possibly the dumbest thing I think I have ever read. It's geeks with remote controls and shares about as much with sports as dog shows, wrestling, and dare I say it, NASCAR.
Fun to watch, possibly. Actual competition, ok. But a sport? Give me a break.
I'm amazed that something as stupid as that came out of your mind and hit your keyboard. Hint: learn something about that which you want to comment on before typing.
Maybe you should have just thought about your question some more before asking it? Granted there aren't as many games available for the Mac as there are for the PC but then you have to take into account the fact that most of the games out there are crap and that Windows users are pretty much just non-payed beta testers for companies that sell games. Windows folks get the game first in it's "releasable to the morons" unfinished state.
They buy it based on the paid for magazine reviews and the cool pictures on the box and then take it home to find out whether or not it was even close to being worth what they paid for it. If it's actually enjoyable then they play it between crashes until a couple of patches come out and eventually those consumers have something to show for their $$$. If it sucks they don't play it anymore and word spreads quickly. Patches may or may not appear at this point but it's not like it matters. The game company has their money thanks to the paid for ads and the cool packaging and the consumer isn't waiting for a patch to come out because the game sucks and they aren't playing it anymore.
Once all that is finished or at least has reached a point where an intelligent decision can be made about the quality of the product then work begins on a Mac version. We get ours a little later but it works and best of all the games released for the Mac aren't 90% rubbish. More like 90% great titles.
So we have a small % of the total number of games that are available for Windows but it doesn't really matter because we have 100% of the games that are WORTH having for Windows.
Well, he could have been talking about the absolutely worthless GUI you get with just about anything from the Command & Conquer line of games. That entire series is just about out of friggin control if you ask me. Then again maybe he could have been talking about the crap GUI found on Sim City 3000 which pretty much makes the C&C GUI look good. Either way bitches aside even those just need a little time to get comfortable with so all in all I think that one line you pointed out was probably the weakest part of his post. Everything else made sense, this one was nitpicking.
Too late. I have heard Moby while shopping in a grocery store and it is my understanding that this is considered by many experts in the field as being the modern day equivilent of elevator music. After all, most elevators these days do not have muzak but every large grocery store chain in the country has it.
You clearly are new to this place if you think this is the most pathetic argument you have ever seen here. This is the motherland of pathetic arguments. The Valhalla of pathetic arguments.
This is merely a subject, you have yet to see their King, trust me.
On the other hand the comparison was crass and completely misguided. Sure there were enough similarities to draw the analogy but it wasn't one that should have been made.
NETBEUI as the "Butt Sniffing Protocol"
Priceless.
and you are I am sure well aware of which nut you can suck right? Good, just so we're clear on that.