Hey wait a second... Hubble on the ISS! That sounds cool.
Seriously, though. Are there plans to put any kind of outward pointing instruments on ISS, or is its science strictly geared towards weightlessness experiments and such?
You can't stay anonymous forever on the Internet. There are too many methods available to trace a person back to the source. Subpoenaing server logs or ISP client records is a good start.
An honest question: where would they go from there when they found out he was using random open wireless networks? That gotta be pretty tough to track down...
Ugh. Don't do phone support. At least not for a major ISP. I answer phones for Comcast, have done so for a year and a half and now hate my life. My girlfriend has a Linguistics degree and now has a job way cooler and geekier than mine. And really, it's not a Linguistics job. Having a degree can open doors to you that are closed to those of us without.
I wish I had gotten the Dry-Erase treatment. I recently interviewed for an entry level Unix position, and one of the questions was to desribe a network I had set up in some way. I proceeded to describe my home network in some detail, and was cut off in the middle, "So your Unix experience is mainly based on your home network?" The answer, of course is yes.
I was applying for an entry level position, and they were still only interested in certifications and a degree of some kind. According to the person I know on the inside that got me the interview in the first place, I know more about Unix than a lot of people that are currently doing the job. But I don't have any paper verification of that knowledge, nor am I good at BSing my way through interviews. So I plan to spend some time getting Certs, and practice selling myself.
Dear god I need to get away from Comcast phone support, and really, certifications seem as good a way to do that as any.
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan is a great book with various plant world examples of the badness of monoculture, including potatoes, apples, etc etc.
At one point in our history the same could be said of computer equiptment. Along the lines of "Computers take up whole wings of buildings, no lay person can afford to do complex math, that would be ungodly expensive."
When I went looking sometimes for where everyone was at, I found kind of an unseemly side of SL. Everyone had bondage outfits on and was hanging out at the virtual techno club, trying to pick each other up. There was some weird stuff going on the in "back rooms". Use your imagination.
Well, as nice as that would be, it's most certainly going to be an all or nothing type thing. The way Comcast support is structured, the customer has absolutely no way to get contact with someone that can just "switch on" a particular port.
Comcast has no intention of empowering their Phone techs, either. We lowly phone monkeys can't even CREATE a fricking email address anymore, THAT has to be escalated to our 2.5 support.
I don't mean programming or research or product development. IT as support is finished, it's either outsourced, or the product itself is such an easy thing to use, you don't need a monkey to tell you "Ok, now go to File, then click Open, and that will open a file for you?"
Ahahaaha! Working phone support for Comcast has taught me that there will ALWAYS be people that need their hand held for the simplest tasks. Not even to mention basic education about the product and how it works. Anytime these people's computers break because the son installed Kazaa, I have to take a half hour to explain to someone the difference between their computer and the internet.
Nah, i think ultimately this will be a good thing. Rather than having a seperate program for video chat and IM an all in one program will be easier to deal with.
Err, except that no.
From Meriiam Webster:
Main Entry: phenomenon
Pronunciation: fi-'nä-m&-"nän, -n&n
Inflected Form(s): plural phenomena/-n&, -"nä/; or -nons
Etymology: Late Latin phaenomenon, from Greek phainomenon, from neuter of phainomenos, present participle of phainesthai to appear, middle voice of phainein to show -- more at FANCY
1 plural phenomena : an observable fact or event
One could argue that the license has been paid for. By the advertisers that I have to sit through to hear 3 songs an hour. And the radio stations that have to pay the licensing fee to the record label in order to broadcast it. The fact of the matter is that the way Clear Channel owns all the venues and all the radio stations has taken away choice from the consumer. "Piracy" is the consumer taking that choice back for him/herself whether it be right or wrong.
Well, I thought at least the change that had him tempted by the ring was at least appropriate. Powerful creatures such as Gandalf, Galadriel, Boromir, etc, etc were tempted by the ring, so who is this Faramir guy that would not pick it up if he saw it on the side of the road? I thought the inner conflict Faramir had improved his character, if anything. And with the extended bits in TTT we get more insight into the relationship between him and Boromir and their father. But anyway, yeah I was disappointed by the leaving out of the Houses of Healing bit. *crosses fingers for the extended version*
I was pretty disappointed with the treatment of Faramir at first viewing as well, but on seeing the extended bits in the DVD, the changes seem much more palatable and his character much more whole.
So, why not build a 40 mile particle accelerator BECAUSE WE CAN?
Because building a massive particle accelerator doesn't have the emotional, historical impact of putting a human being on ANOTHER PLANET.
Yeah, I heard the same thing, and was confused until the commentators on NPR repeated those quotes saying "Exploration." And yeah, I was creeped out by the slip as well.
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Hey wait a second... Hubble on the ISS! That sounds cool.
Seriously, though. Are there plans to put any kind of outward pointing instruments on ISS, or is its science strictly geared towards weightlessness experiments and such?
What would be sweet is if it had chicken legs.
You can't stay anonymous forever on the Internet. There are too many methods available to trace a person back to the source. Subpoenaing server logs or ISP client records is a good start.
An honest question: where would they go from there when they found out he was using random open wireless networks? That gotta be pretty tough to track down...
Ugh. Don't do phone support. At least not for a major ISP. I answer phones for Comcast, have done so for a year and a half and now hate my life. My girlfriend has a Linguistics degree and now has a job way cooler and geekier than mine. And really, it's not a Linguistics job. Having a degree can open doors to you that are closed to those of us without.
It's the really big room with the blue ceiling.
I wish I had gotten the Dry-Erase treatment. I recently interviewed for an entry level Unix position, and one of the questions was to desribe a network I had set up in some way. I proceeded to describe my home network in some detail, and was cut off in the middle, "So your Unix experience is mainly based on your home network?" The answer, of course is yes.
I was applying for an entry level position, and they were still only interested in certifications and a degree of some kind. According to the person I know on the inside that got me the interview in the first place, I know more about Unix than a lot of people that are currently doing the job. But I don't have any paper verification of that knowledge, nor am I good at BSing my way through interviews. So I plan to spend some time getting Certs, and practice selling myself.
Dear god I need to get away from Comcast phone support, and really, certifications seem as good a way to do that as any.
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan is a great book with various plant world examples of the badness of monoculture, including potatoes, apples, etc etc.
At one point in our history the same could be said of computer equiptment. Along the lines of "Computers take up whole wings of buildings, no lay person can afford to do complex math, that would be ungodly expensive."
When I went looking sometimes for where everyone was at, I found kind of an unseemly side of SL. Everyone had bondage outfits on and was hanging out at the virtual techno club, trying to pick each other up. There was some weird stuff going on the in "back rooms". Use your imagination.
Well damn, you sold me on it.
I found that my Linksys WAP11 had major problems when I had a router stacked on top of it, I wonder if these guys have had any problems with heating?
Well, as nice as that would be, it's most certainly going to be an all or nothing type thing. The way Comcast support is structured, the customer has absolutely no way to get contact with someone that can just "switch on" a particular port.
Comcast has no intention of empowering their Phone techs, either. We lowly phone monkeys can't even CREATE a fricking email address anymore, THAT has to be escalated to our 2.5 support.
"i need to find a new job" is an understatement.
I'm right there with you, brother. I work for *gasp* Comcast. The rash of anti-Comcast articles here aren't helping me feel good about my job.
Yeah that'd be nice. If they actually gave us helpdesk monkeys any training on the devices. Bleh.
I don't mean programming or research or product development. IT as support is finished, it's either outsourced, or the product itself is such an easy thing to use, you don't need a monkey to tell you "Ok, now go to File, then click Open, and that will open a file for you?"
Ahahaaha! Working phone support for Comcast has taught me that there will ALWAYS be people that need their hand held for the simplest tasks. Not even to mention basic education about the product and how it works. Anytime these people's computers break because the son installed Kazaa, I have to take a half hour to explain to someone the difference between their computer and the internet.
I hate my job, and also need a new one.
Nah, i think ultimately this will be a good thing. Rather than having a seperate program for video chat and IM an all in one program will be easier to deal with.
Err, except that no. /-n&, -"nä/; or -nons
Etymology: Late Latin phaenomenon, from Greek phainomenon, from neuter of phainomenos, present participle of phainesthai to appear, middle voice of phainein to show -- more at FANCY
1 plural phenomena : an observable fact or event
From Meriiam Webster:
Main Entry: phenomenon Pronunciation: fi-'nä-m&-"nän, -n&n Inflected Form(s): plural phenomena
and the DEA isn't blowing the heads off of neighbors of file traders by mistake.
Yet.
why not conference in with the customer and Comcast's abuse team? Surely there are better ways to go about supporting the customer...
One could argue that the license has been paid for. By the advertisers that I have to sit through to hear 3 songs an hour. And the radio stations that have to pay the licensing fee to the record label in order to broadcast it. The fact of the matter is that the way Clear Channel owns all the venues and all the radio stations has taken away choice from the consumer. "Piracy" is the consumer taking that choice back for him/herself whether it be right or wrong.
Well, I thought at least the change that had him tempted by the ring was at least appropriate. Powerful creatures such as Gandalf, Galadriel, Boromir, etc, etc were tempted by the ring, so who is this Faramir guy that would not pick it up if he saw it on the side of the road? I thought the inner conflict Faramir had improved his character, if anything. And with the extended bits in TTT we get more insight into the relationship between him and Boromir and their father. But anyway, yeah I was disappointed by the leaving out of the Houses of Healing bit. *crosses fingers for the extended version*
That was a Hurdy-Gurdy.
I was pretty disappointed with the treatment of Faramir at first viewing as well, but on seeing the extended bits in the DVD, the changes seem much more palatable and his character much more whole.
I think you've got the wrong acronyms.. the ones we really need to overthrow are AOL/TW, CBS, CNN, MS, GE, etc, etc, etc.
So, why not build a 40 mile particle accelerator BECAUSE WE CAN? Because building a massive particle accelerator doesn't have the emotional, historical impact of putting a human being on ANOTHER PLANET.
Yeah, I heard the same thing, and was confused until the commentators on NPR repeated those quotes saying "Exploration." And yeah, I was creeped out by the slip as well.