The main benefit of certs is similar to degrees.
It's a measure of tolerance of bullshit.
Most jobs don't need a genius. What they need is someone competent who won't cause trouble and be reasonable to work with. In other words what employers need more than genius is tolerance for bullshit.
Someone willing to jump through hoops to get a certificate is showing their tolerance for bullshit.
There's a deli here in Portland where the owner has a big stack of cd's with a sign taped to them saying that he's no longer allowed to play them without paying royalties.
Even with a cd there are limits on what you can do with it. It's not a question of whether or not your rights are being managed. It's just a question of where the line is drawn.
According to Henry Norr's report on Macintouch http://www.macintouch.com/mwsf2005notebook.html
Upgrading the memory doesn't void your warranty.
I'll be waiting for more official confirmation, but it sounds like it may be the case that only issues directly caused by the memory upgrade won't be covered if you add RAM yourself.
"I went back to the booth later and got a little more info on upgrading the Mac Mini.
Apple "does not recommend" that users upgrade the memory themselves - you're supposed to have a service provider do it if you want to add more after purchase - but doing it yourself does not void the warranty unless you damage something. A booth person told me the memory slot is easily accessible once you get the case open."
There are some hypotheses that schizophrenia is caused in part by some kind of virus. These theories mainly come from trying to explain why more people born in the winter develop schizophrenia than other times of the year.
The study of schizophrenia is actually a very rapidly changing field right now. There has been a lot discovered from various brain imaging studies. However, all that is really known for sure now is that it is an extremely complex disease.
Surviving Schizophrenia by E. Fuller Torrey is really the classic book about schizophrenia from a family perspective. It's written by a doctor who has a sister with schizophrenia, so it's a great combination of science and personal descriptions of the experience.
Actually the first year of the scavenger hunt was 1987.
This is the 18th Scavenger Hunt.
I was also at the first year. It's amazing what it has grown into...
Shortly after first introducing OS X Steve Jobs said in his keynote that They would be upgrading it every year with an update you had to pay for and free incremental updates. At the time it was considered a positive thing showing Apple's commitment and momentum to turn OS X into a first class operating system.
Everyone here's your notice:
Every Fall Apple is going to release an update to OS X. It will cost at least $129.00. You can either budget to buy an update every year. You can update every other year. You can even never update again.
From now on you can't be surprised when a new one is announced and complain that you have to buy it.
The only contact for the company claiming they downloaded the file is a phone number that dumps you to a voicemail box that's too full to leave a message.
They were upset until I showed them that other cable companies were warning people and giving them an opportunity to respond before turning off their internet. Then they got angry.
A friend of mine had his cable access turned off because cableone was notified that they'd downloaded Starsky and Hutch. When they called the company for an explanation they were told that if they signed a statement saying they had downloaded the file and deleted it they would turn their cable back on. When they said that they hadn't downloaded the file and in fact had proof that neither one of them were in the house at the time the file was downloaded. They were told the connection couldn't be turned on until they'd resolved the issue with the company investigating for the movie company.
They don't even have a wireless network, so it's pretty clear that whoever is doing the monitoring messed up, but still their only recourse is to sign a statement admitting to wrongdoing.
Needless to say they now have dsl and satellite tv.
It's funny that the author begs to differ, and then goes on to say that what's keeping him from buying is that the phones have too many features.:)
The article isn't saying that people don't want plain phones, but that their not being offered...
I actually had a sinclair (ordered mail order before the deal with timex to sell it). Ahh, the hours spent trying to get my tape recorder to actually load a program into the.5k of memory. That and trying to pretend it had sound by poking random addresses hoping for feedback that made a tone.
Here's a website with a nice counter to the dirty little secret. Not only has his ipod (and mine) lasted longer, but he has links to Apple's $99 replacement and 3rd party $49 replacement batteries.
I don't understand why people feel so betrayed by paying for updates. It's not like Apple is surprising them. Before OS X was released Steve Jobs said there would be a big release you pay for every year and free minor updates throughout the year. So far, they've followed that business plan exactly. You may not like it, but no one should feel betrayed...
You could talk to your doctor about atomoxetine. It's a new drug for adhd that isn't a stimulant. It's a norepinephrine uptake inhibitor that was recently approved for the treatment of ADHD.
Good Luck.
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The main benefit of certs is similar to degrees.
It's a measure of tolerance of bullshit.
Most jobs don't need a genius. What they need is someone competent who won't cause trouble and be reasonable to work with. In other words what employers need more than genius is tolerance for bullshit.
Someone willing to jump through hoops to get a certificate is showing their tolerance for bullshit.
umm, if you read the article it does mention that the WiFi is used by the Police. They let regular citizens use the leftover bandwidth for free.
Disks? Your first computer had disks? man. you were lucky.. I remember trying to find the beginning of program on the tape...
It's near 4th and oak. I think it's actually an italian place, but I would get sandwiches. It's not really that good...
You don't have any alternative.
There's a deli here in Portland where the owner has a big stack of cd's with a sign taped to them saying that he's no longer allowed to play them without paying royalties.
Even with a cd there are limits on what you can do with it. It's not a question of whether or not your rights are being managed. It's just a question of where the line is drawn.
So far there are still no in the wild viruses.
If you're worried try clamxav http://www.clamxav.com/ free antivirus software.
I've got one in my kitchen! For a reasonable fee I'll offer tours.
According to Henry Norr's report on Macintouch http://www.macintouch.com/mwsf2005notebook.html
Upgrading the memory doesn't void your warranty.
I'll be waiting for more official confirmation, but it sounds like it may be the case that only issues directly caused by the memory upgrade won't be covered if you add RAM yourself.
"I went back to the booth later and got a little more info on upgrading the Mac Mini.
Apple "does not recommend" that users upgrade the memory themselves - you're supposed to have a service provider do it if you want to add more after purchase - but doing it yourself does not void the warranty unless you damage something. A booth person told me the memory slot is easily accessible once you get the case open."
Personally, I can't wait for the Thundercats version... Thundercats Ho!!!
There are some hypotheses that schizophrenia is caused in part by some kind of virus. These theories mainly come from trying to explain why more people born in the winter develop schizophrenia than other times of the year.
The study of schizophrenia is actually a very rapidly changing field right now. There has been a lot discovered from various brain imaging studies. However, all that is really known for sure now is that it is an extremely complex disease.
Surviving Schizophrenia by E. Fuller Torrey is really the classic book about schizophrenia from a family perspective. It's written by a doctor who has a sister with schizophrenia, so it's a great combination of science and personal descriptions of the experience.
I can't even correct a typo without making a typo....
Actually the first year of the scavenger hunt was 1987. This is the 18th Scavenger Hunt. I was also at the first year. It's amazing what it has grown into...
Shortly after first introducing OS X Steve Jobs said in his keynote that They would be upgrading it every year with an update you had to pay for and free incremental updates. At the time it was considered a positive thing showing Apple's commitment and momentum to turn OS X into a first class operating system.
Everyone here's your notice:
Every Fall Apple is going to release an update to OS X. It will cost at least $129.00. You can either budget to buy an update every year. You can update every other year. You can even never update again.
From now on you can't be surprised when a new one is announced and complain that you have to buy it.
I should have added:
The only contact for the company claiming they downloaded the file is a phone number that dumps you to a voicemail box that's too full to leave a message.
They were upset until I showed them that other cable companies were warning people and giving them an opportunity to respond before turning off their internet. Then they got angry.
A friend of mine had his cable access turned off because cableone was notified that they'd downloaded Starsky and Hutch. When they called the company for an explanation they were told that if they signed a statement saying they had downloaded the file and deleted it they would turn their cable back on. When they said that they hadn't downloaded the file and in fact had proof that neither one of them were in the house at the time the file was downloaded. They were told the connection couldn't be turned on until they'd resolved the issue with the company investigating for the movie company.
They don't even have a wireless network, so it's pretty clear that whoever is doing the monitoring messed up, but still their only recourse is to sign a statement admitting to wrongdoing.
Needless to say they now have dsl and satellite tv.
It's funny that the author begs to differ, and then goes on to say that what's keeping him from buying is that the phones have too many features.:) The article isn't saying that people don't want plain phones, but that their not being offered...
I actually had a sinclair (ordered mail order before the deal with timex to sell it). Ahh, the hours spent trying to get my tape recorder to actually load a program into the .5k of memory. That and trying to pretend it had sound by poking random addresses hoping for feedback that made a tone.
Here's a website with a nice counter to the dirty little secret. Not only has his ipod (and mine) lasted longer, but he has links to Apple's $99 replacement and 3rd party $49 replacement batteries.
I don't understand why people feel so betrayed by paying for updates. It's not like Apple is surprising them. Before OS X was released Steve Jobs said there would be a big release you pay for every year and free minor updates throughout the year. So far, they've followed that business plan exactly. You may not like it, but no one should feel betrayed...
You could talk to your doctor about atomoxetine. It's a new drug for adhd that isn't a stimulant. It's a norepinephrine uptake inhibitor that was recently approved for the treatment of ADHD. Good Luck.