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You can get a clearance if you were not born in the U.S.; There is no rule against that. The background check just takes alot longer. If all pans out you get your clearance. Hrmm I believe ENTAC and some other agencies do that type of stuff.
Most people I know want to get the hell out of service now. Not because they don't get to use cool stuff but because they get paid absolutely shit compared to their counterparts. They also don't get any perks. Then they also have to deal with a ranking situation and if anyone knows sysadmins/programmers. Sometimes when you know you're right you don't necessarily want to have to tell your commanding officer and/or general in some cases to fuck off.
I see alot of talent in the army specifically, It's just not being used.
...on the internet right now that hold classified information and aren't secure at all. Infact you can ftp in as anon and pick up the files.
So all this classified stuff isn't on the net is a joke to me. Also the 2 missing laptops that still have yet to be found with classified information are floating around somewhere in the US (this was in 1999 and people were dismissed over it). I just suspect that someone stole them and they aren't being used by terrorists but then again I could be wrong.
Our nations policy; when it comes to computers is a damn joke. What they need to do is create a security division in the military and deploy them to secure information systems everywhere. Until then we will be unsecure as all hell.
I'd suspect that they are talking about the not-connected DOS operated computers to order military parts because thats the only thing I can think of thats not really connected in some form or fashion. However you can press ESC and copy *.* A:\ and leave with that info. Order yourself some hummer parts or weapons etc. Anyway
The internet is a medium which people shouldn't have to pay for. With all these pay here, pay there politics popping up, the internet will no longer be free. It's only a matter of time before you have to insert a quarter to view a web site, or you'd have to pay subscription fees to view Slashdot.org (your daily geek news source).
My recommendation is simple. Leave the internet the way it is; it's free and should remain so. All this is doing is creating a system where you have to pay for information and eventually I figure there will be smaller networks branching away from the Internet for just this reason. It's only a matter of time.
With out one you can't have the other. So they gamers basically put clothes on the developers back and food on the table. They are also the people that decide what the developers create. ONE
You state that "The creativity and imagination unleashed have been from the designers and developers" and forget to mention them as "players". I mean it's simple, you can't design and develop a game and then not play it. TWO
Games might not benefit you (even though inadvertently they do; I mean you aren't running a 386 to play the latest and greatest) but no one is saying that you must play them or reap any of the fruits from what the gaming industry has offered up to this point. In any event IMO I believe that not only do games help with strategic thinking but they also are great relievers of stress. I also believe your comment wasn't thought through. THREE
no.. the phone companies have no control over what I do on the internet. Voice over IP is just like transmitting a file and they have no say over that. I don't care if its using their phone lines or not. I pay for the call; end of story.
Fragmentation isn't a problem; There are all types of weird English but I can generally understand a person if they are using the same language no matter how fragmented it is. I can easily understand a Brit or Aussie they'd just have to explain to me what some of the words they are using mean. Simple. You make it seem as if because of "fragmentation" you'll be saying "huh" when someone out of your specific dialect speaks to you.. Please; get over it.
Is how do you stop it from happening with another language? Lets say that the internet does become more spanish friendly; What about other languages? As for th education of spanish speaking students I believe that the internet can only helps with slang, technical jargon etc. The IT industry is a largely English speaking medium and thats because it was invented by English speaking people. What you need is more people willing to have diff lang based websites. That's all. Its rather simple; shoot off an email to a webmaster saying you'd like to know if he'd like his/her site converted into spanish or german or french and offer your services. If you aren't willing to help with the problem then don't cry about it.
Rebooting a computer isn't that hard. It happens to people everyday infact sometimes the computer helps in rebooting when you have a microsoft product. So it'll reboot whether you like it or not and the bad thing about all this is that if I was ever in a situation where I had to bet my life on a windows machine rebooting I'd put not only my life down but my soul, all earthly possesions that I own; I'd call my friends tell them to do the same etc.
I agree though a windows machine is hard to administer. Hold on... something happened.. whats this general fault crap?!/ I gotta reboot brb.
IBM has very knowledgable engineers and coders. I seriously doubt that the quote "if it doesn't work in any way at all, send it back and we'll make it work", is gonna change anytime soon. If it was a microsoft quote; I'd be scared.
Why would we revert and use IP numbers. The current system in place was made so that we DON'T have to use numbers when we want to connect to a computer on the net. Hrmmm wonder what they were thinking.
.... Uses the internet to send messages like "The pure uncut cocaine is in the truck on West 4th". It's not worth it, a cell phone is much safer. It's also not what he/she would say. It'd be more like "Yeah well the YO is in the truck". The feds can't do much about that. Carnivore is just a big waste of money; all it'll catch are suburban kids talking about where the next weed party is gonna be. More gov't money wasted.
Heh.. people seriously don't know how to just take a joke. If I was really gonna become critical I would of simply said the US military has done very long studies, Using psych units to prove that it effects your memory over long periods of time. For instance if you dont sleep 96+ hours your memory will be effected and this is not because you can't remember its because you aren't thinking about retaining anything. You are really thinking about when you're gonna get to sleep. Needless to say errors will be made etc.
Anyone whos ever been to war or in a war simulation (ie: next door neighbor playing large quantities of loud music) knows that the longer you play that loud music, keeping your enemey awake; the quicker he gives in.
Knows that programming specifically for one platform is a pipe dream. Any good programmer knows that; If these so called future programmers that Microsoft's teaches don't learn that; oh well. It doesn't really affect Unix or any other platform. The internet runs on unix and it has done so since its inception. I highly doubt they'd be any change in the amount of people needed for its up keep. Infact, if anything we will need more people for its up keep.
From recent reports on slashdot and other sites that occasionally cover chip news, Transmeta has been lacking from the beginning in many things. Primarily the chips speed. These "reports" haven't been indepth and haven't really showed the public in general what Transmeta is about as of yet. We can only speculate as of now. So far we know that the chips perform slower than its competitors (I don't understand why its such a big issue as from the tech specs and the way the chip was designed you HAVE to expect it to perform slower), they cost more money, YET they use less power and will make things like laptops and pda's battery lifetime increase.
Its a brand new company, brand new chip, alot of publicity yet they seem to peek from behind a curtain. Any major corporation is going to DELAY or NOT use a product until its generally proven. Transmeta hasn't been in the game that long at all; Hell! they are brand new, but as PDA's become more and more an everyday part of peoples lives I expect to see Transmeta take off (imho).
However I think that the best thing to do instead of speculating against major corporations which we don't have any major foundation or proven claims of which to base our speculation on. Is to wait, let the chips fall where they may (no pun intended) and let the cream rise to the top. Eventually if Transmeta has a good product which has been proven to work well and a major "put-in-a-box" computer corp backs them; then they'll be the first to reap the rewards. Everyone else will fall into place.
I agree fully; thats why I got out went reserves and when my reserve time is over I'm out permanently. All these false promises and other shit that never materializes. Trust me if you are any part of the Armed forces you know that its all hype. All of it. They are always talking about how the defense budget gets so much money; yet none of the soldiers ever see it. Most of the people saying that should take a look at the pay scale. From E1 on up. United States Armed Forces Soldiers get peanuts for the job that they do.
And most of them won't ever see this 33% pay raise because it will never materialize; If it does it won't be going to the "young tech" soldiers it'll be going to 35-40 military officers to keep them in.
I was one of those people. I still have my ATI Rage 128 and I'm still sitting waiting for the promised 3d drivers that were due out 1st quarter of 2000. It's going to be 2001 and I will never see them. I bought the card based on that info so I will never buy ATI again. You can sit around and wait for the drivers and if they do come out the (which they won't) you would of wasted your time. Move on get a voodoo or geforce.
Back in the day slashdot would of never posted about cards that didn't support X. Now; they do.
Thanks; your first analogy proves my point idiot. You should be secure at all times. Meaning you should have the shotgun, deadbolt and private security guard in your house if thats what it takes to keep it secure. Not just the deadbolt. Anyone can just take the deadbolt out, but after that they've got the private security guard and the shotgun to deal with.
The guy who's just "trying" out Linux is not the type of guy to come in his office and throw it on a machine where he has to get work done. Get your fucking analogies correct and get back to me.
I just got back from hell and goddamn is it cold there.
Ahhh you seem to be missing the boat. If someone really wanted to hack the damn network they would of found a way LONG before installing linux. Your assumption is that if they install linux they'll have the tools to do so. Whats the problem with that? Your network is supposed to be secure in the first goddamn place. You sound like one of those kiddie admins that have a firewall set up and think you're secure.
If windows is handicapping the user why the fuck does he/she have to beg you to use the tools that will work for him? Get a fucking clue.
What changes to the network are you talking about?! NOTHING happens to the network if a user installs Linux on their machine. So if you could expand on this I'd be happy.
Why is it assumed that if the person is running Windows they are incapable of messing up their system (and possibly the services provided for others) quite royally?
I'm a network admin for a large corporation and if anyone installed Linux on their box I could care less. As long as it doesn't cause problems for me (what problems could it possibly cause). Not only that but it shows the mindset the user who does so (installs linux) has. Thats a plus for me; IMHO an educated user is better than an ignorant one. It means I don't have to set up the users email or have them bug me about how their internet isn't working or something of the sort. Infact if all the users on the network were as educated I'd probably be out of a job but at least there'd be no more "It's not working" to listen to.
That's not it. It detects the vid card and monitor correctly. The odd thing is the virtual frame buffer support works lovely. So far I think i'll take the advice of what someone said earlier and try an older distribution with Xfree 3.3.6 Mandrake/SuSe are the only distibutions that showed me it can work under virtual framebuffer support which I didn't know earlier. 7.1/7.2 for Mandrake and 6.3 eval for SuSe. In any event the only way it looks like I'm going to get it working is by that. Notice however that redhat 7.0 did detect my card/monitor but it couldn't set it up in Graphical login.
The model for my monitor is a PCVA-15XTAP2. If you can help it I recommend you don't even buy this computer line. AT ALL. It's a pain all over for anything except windows. However once I get xwindows working I'll be happy and at peace with the world.
The DOD doesn't require that. That information is wrong. For instance an application used to order parts for the same DOD you talk of, the corp retains FULL CONTROL of it in all aspects. All we do is pay for it with tax payers money. Every year. This said app is one of the major things that fuels the army and I myself in a couple of months could probably write something better.
Yesterday I was coming from work at the Spring St Station In Manhattan(SOHO). It was my first week at a new job and that first friday always seems so HOORAYISH! In any event I pull out my metrocard which is unlimited and swipe thinking nothing of it. I push the big obtrusive turnstyle (granted they don't have any booth operators there) and it stops. So I don't get through. I try again and it says that my card has been already used which means I must wait 20 minutes to get through again AND/OR spend another 1.50 to get through.
Basically all this means is that their are problems with the system AND yes the MTA specifically would do best in probably using an opensource system as they are held by the belt by a corporate entity.
The thing that makes me wonder though is that these corporate entities have enough power and cash reserves to train their own in-house people to CREATE their own system. This way they spend alot less spending through the nose, They get qualified people who are happy and their own system and everyone wins. This also applys to many other corp/gov entities. Take for instance the army; they outsource most of their technical computer work!! How stupid is that?! They take all that time training people in their MOS (Military Occupational Skill) and they can't just makeup a new one MOS for computer programmers or tech guys to write their own apps?! It's stupid. In any event.. Enough ranting. If you corps wanna pay through the nose, and be held by the balls by some other corp; so be it. I'll just be sure not to invest in you as my money isn't being put to good use.
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You can get a clearance if you were not born in the U.S.; There is no rule against that. The background check just takes alot longer. If all pans out you get your clearance. Hrmm I believe ENTAC and some other agencies do that type of stuff.
Most people I know want to get the hell out of service now. Not because they don't get to use cool stuff but because they get paid absolutely shit compared to their counterparts. They also don't get any perks. Then they also have to deal with a ranking situation and if anyone knows sysadmins/programmers. Sometimes when you know you're right you don't necessarily want to have to tell your commanding officer and/or general in some cases to fuck off.
I see alot of talent in the army specifically, It's just not being used.
...on the internet right now that hold classified information and aren't secure at all. Infact you can ftp in as anon and pick up the files.
So all this classified stuff isn't on the net is a joke to me. Also the 2 missing laptops that still have yet to be found with classified information are floating around somewhere in the US (this was in 1999 and people were dismissed over it). I just suspect that someone stole them and they aren't being used by terrorists but then again I could be wrong.
Our nations policy; when it comes to computers is a damn joke. What they need to do is create a security division in the military and deploy them to secure information systems everywhere. Until then we will be unsecure as all hell.
I'd suspect that they are talking about the not-connected DOS operated computers to order military parts because thats the only thing I can think of thats not really connected in some form or fashion. However you can press ESC and copy *.* A:\ and leave with that info. Order yourself some hummer parts or weapons etc. Anyway
Have a good day.
The internet is a medium which people shouldn't have to pay for. With all these pay here, pay there politics popping up, the internet will no longer be free. It's only a matter of time before you have to insert a quarter to view a web site, or you'd have to pay subscription fees to view Slashdot.org (your daily geek news source).
My recommendation is simple. Leave the internet the way it is; it's free and should remain so. All this is doing is creating a system where you have to pay for information and eventually I figure there will be smaller networks branching away from the Internet for just this reason. It's only a matter of time.
With out one you can't have the other. So they gamers basically put clothes on the developers back and food on the table. They are also the people that decide what the developers create. ONE
You state that "The creativity and imagination unleashed have been from the designers and developers" and forget to mention them as "players". I mean it's simple, you can't design and develop a game and then not play it. TWO
Games might not benefit you (even though inadvertently they do; I mean you aren't running a 386 to play the latest and greatest) but no one is saying that you must play them or reap any of the fruits from what the gaming industry has offered up to this point. In any event IMO I believe that not only do games help with strategic thinking but they also are great relievers of stress. I also believe your comment wasn't thought through. THREE
Have a good day.
no.. the phone companies have no control over what I do on the internet. Voice over IP is just like transmitting a file and they have no say over that. I don't care if its using their phone lines or not. I pay for the call; end of story.
Fragmentation isn't a problem; There are all types of weird English but I can generally understand a person if they are using the same language no matter how fragmented it is. I can easily understand a Brit or Aussie they'd just have to explain to me what some of the words they are using mean. Simple. You make it seem as if because of "fragmentation" you'll be saying "huh" when someone out of your specific dialect speaks to you.. Please; get over it.
Is how do you stop it from happening with another language? Lets say that the internet does become more spanish friendly; What about other languages? As for th education of spanish speaking students I believe that the internet can only helps with slang, technical jargon etc. The IT industry is a largely English speaking medium and thats because it was invented by English speaking people. What you need is more people willing to have diff lang based websites. That's all. Its rather simple; shoot off an email to a webmaster saying you'd like to know if he'd like his/her site converted into spanish or german or french and offer your services. If you aren't willing to help with the problem then don't cry about it.
Rebooting a computer isn't that hard. It happens to people everyday infact sometimes the computer helps in rebooting when you have a microsoft product. So it'll reboot whether you like it or not and the bad thing about all this is that if I was ever in a situation where I had to bet my life on a windows machine rebooting I'd put not only my life down but my soul, all earthly possesions that I own; I'd call my friends tell them to do the same etc.
I agree though a windows machine is hard to administer. Hold on... something happened.. whats this general fault crap?!/ I gotta reboot brb.
IBM has very knowledgable engineers and coders. I seriously doubt that the quote "if it doesn't work in any way at all, send it back and we'll make it work", is gonna change anytime soon. If it was a microsoft quote; I'd be scared.
Why would we revert and use IP numbers. The current system in place was made so that we DON'T have to use numbers when we want to connect to a computer on the net. Hrmmm wonder what they were thinking.
.... Uses the internet to send messages like "The pure uncut cocaine is in the truck on West 4th". It's not worth it, a cell phone is much safer. It's also not what he/she would say. It'd be more like "Yeah well the YO is in the truck". The feds can't do much about that. Carnivore is just a big waste of money; all it'll catch are suburban kids talking about where the next weed party is gonna be. More gov't money wasted.
Heh.. people seriously don't know how to just take a joke. If I was really gonna become critical I would of simply said the US military has done very long studies, Using psych units to prove that it effects your memory over long periods of time. For instance if you dont sleep 96+ hours your memory will be effected and this is not because you can't remember its because you aren't thinking about retaining anything. You are really thinking about when you're gonna get to sleep. Needless to say errors will be made etc.
Anyone whos ever been to war or in a war simulation (ie: next door neighbor playing large quantities of loud music) knows that the longer you play that loud music, keeping your enemey awake; the quicker he gives in.
Oh well, I guess the bait was set and he bit =)
The lack of sleep has no effect on memory.
1. you don't forget where your bed is.
2. you don't forget you're tired.
3. you don't forget your name.
4. you don't forget how low your stock is.
So you might forget what you ate or wore but people who do get enough sleep forget those things.
This article is bullshit.. next.
Knows that programming specifically for one platform is a pipe dream. Any good programmer knows that; If these so called future programmers that Microsoft's teaches don't learn that; oh well. It doesn't really affect Unix or any other platform. The internet runs on unix and it has done so since its inception. I highly doubt they'd be any change in the amount of people needed for its up keep. Infact, if anything we will need more people for its up keep.
From recent reports on slashdot and other sites that occasionally cover chip news, Transmeta has been lacking from the beginning in many things. Primarily the chips speed. These "reports" haven't been indepth and haven't really showed the public in general what Transmeta is about as of yet. We can only speculate as of now. So far we know that the chips perform slower than its competitors (I don't understand why its such a big issue as from the tech specs and the way the chip was designed you HAVE to expect it to perform slower), they cost more money, YET they use less power and will make things like laptops and pda's battery lifetime increase.
Its a brand new company, brand new chip, alot of publicity yet they seem to peek from behind a curtain. Any major corporation is going to DELAY or NOT use a product until its generally proven. Transmeta hasn't been in the game that long at all; Hell! they are brand new, but as PDA's become more and more an everyday part of peoples lives I expect to see Transmeta take off (imho).
However I think that the best thing to do instead of speculating against major corporations which we don't have any major foundation or proven claims of which to base our speculation on. Is to wait, let the chips fall where they may (no pun intended) and let the cream rise to the top. Eventually if Transmeta has a good product which has been proven to work well and a major "put-in-a-box" computer corp backs them; then they'll be the first to reap the rewards. Everyone else will fall into place.
I agree fully; thats why I got out went reserves and when my reserve time is over I'm out permanently. All these false promises and other shit that never materializes. Trust me if you are any part of the Armed forces you know that its all hype. All of it. They are always talking about how the defense budget gets so much money; yet none of the soldiers ever see it. Most of the people saying that should take a look at the pay scale. From E1 on up. United States Armed Forces Soldiers get peanuts for the job that they do.
And most of them won't ever see this 33% pay raise because it will never materialize; If it does it won't be going to the "young tech" soldiers it'll be going to 35-40 military officers to keep them in.
I was one of those people. I still have my ATI Rage 128 and I'm still sitting waiting for the promised 3d drivers that were due out 1st quarter of 2000. It's going to be 2001 and I will never see them. I bought the card based on that info so I will never buy ATI again. You can sit around and wait for the drivers and if they do come out the (which they won't) you would of wasted your time. Move on get a voodoo or geforce.
Back in the day slashdot would of never posted about cards that didn't support X. Now; they do.
Heh, no.. The first response was correct. Sega didn't create the robotic dog named Aibo.
Thanks; your first analogy proves my point idiot. You should be secure at all times. Meaning you should have the shotgun, deadbolt and private security guard in your house if thats what it takes to keep it secure. Not just the deadbolt. Anyone can just take the deadbolt out, but after that they've got the private security guard and the shotgun to deal with.
The guy who's just "trying" out Linux is not the type of guy to come in his office and throw it on a machine where he has to get work done. Get your fucking analogies correct and get back to me.
I just got back from hell and goddamn is it cold there.
Ahhh you seem to be missing the boat. If someone really wanted to hack the damn network they would of found a way LONG before installing linux. Your assumption is that if they install linux they'll have the tools to do so. Whats the problem with that? Your network is supposed to be secure in the first goddamn place. You sound like one of those kiddie admins that have a firewall set up and think you're secure.
If windows is handicapping the user why the fuck does he/she have to beg you to use the tools that will work for him? Get a fucking clue.
What changes to the network are you talking about?! NOTHING happens to the network if a user installs Linux on their machine. So if you could expand on this I'd be happy.
Why is it assumed that if the person is running Windows they are incapable of messing up their system (and possibly the services provided for others) quite royally?
Have a good day.
I'm a network admin for a large corporation and if anyone installed Linux on their box I could care less. As long as it doesn't cause problems for me (what problems could it possibly cause). Not only that but it shows the mindset the user who does so (installs linux) has. Thats a plus for me; IMHO an educated user is better than an ignorant one. It means I don't have to set up the users email or have them bug me about how their internet isn't working or something of the sort. Infact if all the users on the network were as educated I'd probably be out of a job but at least there'd be no more "It's not working" to listen to.
--Cheers
Thanks for the help. I'll send my first born if my wife at the time doesn't object.
That's not it. It detects the vid card and monitor correctly. The odd thing is the virtual frame buffer support works lovely. So far I think i'll take the advice of what someone said earlier and try an older distribution with Xfree 3.3.6 Mandrake/SuSe are the only distibutions that showed me it can work under virtual framebuffer support which I didn't know earlier. 7.1/7.2 for Mandrake and 6.3 eval for SuSe. In any event the only way it looks like I'm going to get it working is by that. Notice however that redhat 7.0 did detect my card/monitor but it couldn't set it up in Graphical login. The model for my monitor is a PCVA-15XTAP2. If you can help it I recommend you don't even buy this computer line. AT ALL. It's a pain all over for anything except windows. However once I get xwindows working I'll be happy and at peace with the world.
The DOD doesn't require that. That information is wrong. For instance an application used to order parts for the same DOD you talk of, the corp retains FULL CONTROL of it in all aspects. All we do is pay for it with tax payers money. Every year. This said app is one of the major things that fuels the army and I myself in a couple of months could probably write something better.
Yesterday I was coming from work at the Spring St Station In Manhattan(SOHO). It was my first week at a new job and that first friday always seems so HOORAYISH! In any event I pull out my metrocard which is unlimited and swipe thinking nothing of it. I push the big obtrusive turnstyle (granted they don't have any booth operators there) and it stops. So I don't get through. I try again and it says that my card has been already used which means I must wait 20 minutes to get through again AND/OR spend another 1.50 to get through.
Basically all this means is that their are problems with the system AND yes the MTA specifically would do best in probably using an opensource system as they are held by the belt by a corporate entity.
The thing that makes me wonder though is that these corporate entities have enough power and cash reserves to train their own in-house people to CREATE their own system. This way they spend alot less spending through the nose, They get qualified people who are happy and their own system and everyone wins. This also applys to many other corp/gov entities. Take for instance the army; they outsource most of their technical computer work!! How stupid is that?! They take all that time training people in their MOS (Military Occupational Skill) and they can't just makeup a new one MOS for computer programmers or tech guys to write their own apps?! It's stupid. In any event.. Enough ranting. If you corps wanna pay through the nose, and be held by the balls by some other corp; so be it. I'll just be sure not to invest in you as my money isn't being put to good use.