I've been at my present employer for 2 years now, and survived their hiring and firing of an MCSE that they "knew would make things better". Every MCSE I've worked with has shown a very surprising lack of knowledge. They know the basic network and application model, but they don't have real-world experience. Not only that, most have refused to listen when I mention Linux and it's superior stability. How did Microsoft manage to brainwash these guys into such utter dependence.
So I basically thought this way of every one of them. Every time someone has mentioned that they're an MCSE, I tend to tune their opinions out.
But looking at the comments from these guys, I'm blown away by how open they are to Linux. You can't blame them, of course, but it was still surprising to me. I really hope this announcement affects the majority of the 220,000 MCSE's into thinking of viable alternatives to MS. And the fact that Linuxites have a sense of morality can only help in this regard.
Let's hope they see the big picture instead of cowering to the heavy handed giant.
ok, they probably do. There has to be some way for the neurotransmitters to get out.
Tell me this, though... When you send the signal to a nerve to release neurotransmitters, how do you tell it *where* to send them? Are you relying on them to broadcast their message? In other words, are neurons hubs or switches?
I'd really like to know, actually. I don't know of anyone who's proven that neurons don't possess the ability to direct their signals along certain paths.
So if this is the case, how could you reliably direct signals? It would require an intimate knowledge of the brain you're affecting. Where is that neuron string that represents blue, or green, or red? From the research done up to now, everyone has different places and even ways of storing data.
Did you read the article? It has nothing to do with controlling nerves. All they've done is introduced a correct electrical current that makes the cell open it's membrane.
I was out of work for three months straight about 2 1/2 years ago. The reason? Every job I applied for wanted me to work at least 50 hour weeks. In fact, at one interview I mentioned that my family comes first. He responded with, "Well, I think this might not be the job for you."
It's amazing what some people will do (and expect others to do) for money.
The charge comes up from the ground, but it doesn't have mechanical force. You're right, too "pat".
I tend to agree with the concensus that it's static electricity. The problem with that argument is, what makes the atmosphere in that location static-electricly charged? From the reports I've heard, it tends to happen in or around old houses the most. I wonder if there might be a connection with the fact that many *old* houses weren't technically connected to an earth ground. This could account for the massive build-up of static. It would also apply in aircraft that have lost the effectiveness of their anti-static wicks.
I know some may not like it, but Age of Empires is one of the best that I've seen. I like Civ:CTP, but the turn-based thing kinda drives me nuts. I like the real-time aspect of AOE.
Maybe it's because of AOE being a MS game, but wine just won't go for me. Know anyone else who's done it?
My wife works for MCI/Worldcom. She runs NT workstation on her desktop, and they're primarily in an NT environment.
When she has a problem, she calls the IS guys to come and fix it, like she should. Then in the evening, I get to hear about how very ignorant these guys are. She teaches them a thing or two, and she's had absolutely NO training in NT. Just normal office use. The one thing she has learned, is how the system actually works. She knows the basic logic that programmers follow in their programs, and it seems to have done more for her than any of the MCSE's there.
Granted, there *are* some pretty intelligent NT admins out there, but the majority aren't. The ones I know concentrated too much on learning enough to take the test instead of what they *should* have been learning: real world use.
If you want graphics, linuxconf does a good job in X.
care to elaborate?
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Actually tornados are a bit different. Living in Oklahoma, I've seen my share. My brother's a storm chaser (tornados), and I know from him that it's still not terribly exact.
Doppler radar allows them to identify specific possible trouble spots, but that's about it. They can't know where it's going to go until they know where it is on the ground. That's a bit too late.
It looks like they're getting closer, but I think tornado systems are just too small to accurately predict.
You can never know the exact way certain air currents will flow. They mention being able to predict the movement of air systems the size of counties, and the way those interact with each other. Someone else mentioned butterflies... The wierd thing is, air movements that small could actually feed each other and merge into a large weather system.
AFAIK, chaos says that two identical events won't necessarily be the same. So we can't predict that two air molecules will react to each other the same way everytime. Maybe it's lack of information, or maybe it has to do with variations at a lower level. Whatever the case, you run into butterflies in Japan that create tornados in Oklahoma.
I'm in the hugely technical city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Yes, that's sarcasm) Granted, a lot of the Linux users I know are computer geeks, but not all. I've converted 5 or so myself, and I know there are more around here.
Not to mention, BestBuy and CompUSA have their Linux racks in the very front of the stores. I think even non-technical people are seeing it.
I care what others think, don't get me wrong. I just objected to the way you presented your info.
I agree with you now. People naturally think of the higher number as the better choice. I feel sorry for those poor souls that buy Win2000 because it "must be better than Win98".
By the same token, though, marketing has to be done. It's a cheasy way to do it, but otherwise people wouldn't see as much of a 'need' to upgrade.
Probably the only way to change things is to educate people to this obvious way of luring them away from their money. How 'bout a Dateline piece?:)
If anyone would care to look through this thread, I've never mentioned being a "creationist", but I'm labeled such because I don't believe in evolution. I guess it's the nature of the beast, but when someone has an unpopular opinion, they're instantly labeled.
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I'm certain we'd all be a lot skinnier. :)
Shouldn't that last line be
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I've been at my present employer for 2 years now, and survived their hiring and firing of an MCSE that they "knew would make things better". Every MCSE I've worked with has shown a very surprising lack of knowledge. They know the basic network and application model, but they don't have real-world experience. Not only that, most have refused to listen when I mention Linux and it's superior stability. How did Microsoft manage to brainwash these guys into such utter dependence.
So I basically thought this way of every one of them. Every time someone has mentioned that they're an MCSE, I tend to tune their opinions out.
But looking at the comments from these guys, I'm blown away by how open they are to Linux. You can't blame them, of course, but it was still surprising to me. I really hope this announcement affects the majority of the 220,000 MCSE's into thinking of viable alternatives to MS. And the fact that Linuxites have a sense of morality can only help in this regard.
Let's hope they see the big picture instead of cowering to the heavy handed giant.
Sooo... why couldn't a linux box do the same thing?
ok, they probably do. There has to be some way for the neurotransmitters to get out.
Tell me this, though... When you send the signal to a nerve to release neurotransmitters, how do you tell it *where* to send them? Are you relying on them to broadcast their message? In other words, are neurons hubs or switches?
I'd really like to know, actually. I don't know of anyone who's proven that neurons don't possess the ability to direct their signals along certain paths.
So if this is the case, how could you reliably direct signals? It would require an intimate knowledge of the brain you're affecting. Where is that neuron string that represents blue, or green, or red? From the research done up to now, everyone has different places and even ways of storing data.
Seems an awful lot like wishful thinking.
I'm really hoping that the brain doesn't use fat32. :)
Did you read the article? It has nothing to do with controlling nerves. All they've done is introduced a correct electrical current that makes the cell open it's membrane.
Completely different technology.
Explain how you're on topic.
To me, it looks like you're comparing the current way of getting slashdot moderators and the US gov way of doing things.
Hmm... I just don't get the connection to Transmeta's announcement.
Maybe you should go somewhere else. No one likes reading your crap. Maybe you aren't a moderator for a reason.
Someone once said that developers of Linux shouldn't waste their time on Linux. Instead, he said that they should spend their time improving Windows.
/. comments made it pretty clear how silly that argument is.
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If a product starts out flawed, why waste time fixing it? It doesn't take re-inventing the thing, but then again, if you don't how will it get better?
No doubt man.
I was out of work for three months straight about 2 1/2 years ago. The reason? Every job I applied for wanted me to work at least 50 hour weeks. In fact, at one interview I mentioned that my family comes first. He responded with, "Well, I think this might not be the job for you."
It's amazing what some people will do (and expect others to do) for money.
The charge comes up from the ground, but it doesn't have mechanical force. You're right, too "pat".
I tend to agree with the concensus that it's static electricity. The problem with that argument is, what makes the atmosphere in that location static-electricly charged? From the reports I've heard, it tends to happen in or around old houses the most. I wonder if there might be a connection with the fact that many *old* houses weren't technically connected to an earth ground. This could account for the massive build-up of static. It would also apply in aircraft that have lost the effectiveness of their anti-static wicks.
Whaaat?
I've never heard of such a thing. Can you explain it a bit more? Any links to more explanations?
I know some may not like it, but Age of Empires is one of the best that I've seen. I like Civ:CTP, but the turn-based thing kinda drives me nuts. I like the real-time aspect of AOE.
Maybe it's because of AOE being a MS game, but wine just won't go for me. Know anyone else who's done it?
I wholeheartedly agree!
My wife works for MCI/Worldcom. She runs NT workstation on her desktop, and they're primarily in an NT environment.
When she has a problem, she calls the IS guys to come and fix it, like she should. Then in the evening, I get to hear about how very ignorant these guys are. She teaches them a thing or two, and she's had absolutely NO training in NT. Just normal office use. The one thing she has learned, is how the system actually works. She knows the basic logic that programmers follow in their programs, and it seems to have done more for her than any of the MCSE's there.
Granted, there *are* some pretty intelligent NT admins out there, but the majority aren't. The ones I know concentrated too much on learning enough to take the test instead of what they *should* have been learning: real world use.
They seemed to have a thing for the monitoring tools that are bundled in.
Gnome and KDE both come with RedHat 6.1, and they both have their own load monitoring tools.
Personally, I think gtop is a work of art. It does just what I want it to do. And it gives a much easier to understand memory usage breakdown, IMHO.
Guess they didn't notice.
adduser seems simple enough to me.
If you want graphics, linuxconf does a good job in X.
care to elaborate?
Actually tornados are a bit different. Living in Oklahoma, I've seen my share. My brother's a storm chaser (tornados), and I know from him that it's still not terribly exact.
Doppler radar allows them to identify specific possible trouble spots, but that's about it. They can't know where it's going to go until they know where it is on the ground. That's a bit too late.
It looks like they're getting closer, but I think tornado systems are just too small to accurately predict.
To put it simply, chaos.
You can never know the exact way certain air currents will flow. They mention being able to predict the movement of air systems the size of counties, and the way those interact with each other. Someone else mentioned butterflies... The wierd thing is, air movements that small could actually feed each other and merge into a large weather system.
AFAIK, chaos says that two identical events won't necessarily be the same. So we can't predict that two air molecules will react to each other the same way everytime. Maybe it's lack of information, or maybe it has to do with variations at a lower level. Whatever the case, you run into butterflies in Japan that create tornados in Oklahoma.
I'm in the hugely technical city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Yes, that's sarcasm) Granted, a lot of the Linux users I know are computer geeks, but not all. I've converted 5 or so myself, and I know there are more around here.
Not to mention, BestBuy and CompUSA have their Linux racks in the very front of the stores. I think even non-technical people are seeing it.
Just think of the last ten years of episodes happening in the realm of 1 or 2 years.
Works for me...
Well, I think so far Futurama has been just as funny. It's had some cheasy episodes, but the small jokes are what keep me watching.
The episode that Fry won the slurm contest and got to take a tour of the factory especially.
Grunk a lunk a dunka de dards
You shouldn't ask about the guards
Grunk a lunk a dunka de dedient
You shouldn't ask about the secret ingredient
Some of my fav's:
Excellent. (While Mr. Burns steeples his fingers)
So... do you like.. stuff?
I care what others think, don't get me wrong. I just objected to the way you presented your info.
:)
I agree with you now. People naturally think of the higher number as the better choice. I feel sorry for those poor souls that buy Win2000 because it "must be better than Win98".
By the same token, though, marketing has to be done. It's a cheasy way to do it, but otherwise people wouldn't see as much of a 'need' to upgrade.
Probably the only way to change things is to educate people to this obvious way of luring them away from their money. How 'bout a Dateline piece?
Who are you? Who made you Lord of the version numbers? If a distro wants to change their versioning, let them. If you don't want it, don't get it.
Thanks crush, that helps.
If anyone would care to look through this thread, I've never mentioned being a "creationist", but I'm labeled such because I don't believe in evolution. I guess it's the nature of the beast, but when someone has an unpopular opinion, they're instantly labeled.
Funny, that.