I cannot tell you because in your asking you have revealed that you do not have the proper clearance. Now go answer the door, the NSA would like to speak with you.
The LEO satellites are not the ones *I* am worried about. The geosynchronous satellites, OTOH, keep me awake at night. And before you go into the whole "but geos are 34 thousand kilometers up" business, remember that this is the Government we are talking about, and the Government has access to equipment that most humans have not even dreamed of yet.
Also, it is not difficult to "hide" rocket launches. Spent much time in the greater South Pacific lately?
"But since you are part of your universe, you can not observe it from outside."
Sure, *I* can't, but that does not eliminate the possibility that at some point some being of some sort would not be able to accomplish this. Unless you philosophically define "your universe" as anything you can observe, which would make all theories regarding multiple dimensions or universes moot. Wow, I think I've just gone cross-eyed.
Density distribution throughout the universe (ours, at least) is relative to the scale at which your measurements are made. Follow me here...
If you get far enough away from this universe, and I'm talking 'Douglas Adams' far, this universe would appear to be perfectly uniform. However, the closer your observation point becomes, the easier it is to distinguish the clumps, bumps, peaks, valleys, troughs, etc. in the density. At a very close, human-type scale, the density changes are very easy to spot. How dense is the space between the Earth and the Moon as compared to the Earth itself?
It must be very sad for you that your idea of doing your job includes offending people. I do not subscribe to that belief. All this time I thought the concept of finding ways to make things work for the users was a good thing.
Were you a member of the Audrey team at 3Com (we had that same type of event happen (QNX was the core OS for the (complete failure) Audrey) several times)?
How's THAT for some nesting (you'd think I was a Pascal programmer or something)?!?!
If your IT staff members are a bunch of jackholes, then they need to be replaced. I am an IT manager (worked my way up through the IT ranks) and I simply do not tolerate my staff acting the way you describe in your post. The people we support are the reason we are here and they need to be treated with dignity. I also do not tolerate people we support berating my staff. There is absolutley no reason that IT workers and the people they support need to be at odds. One cause of this that I have personally witnessed is, for example, many IT workers can not understand why the marketing guy needs to have ICQ. Well, you know what? That is between the marketing guy and his boss. If the software has been approved by a user's manager, then install the software and support it as best you can. We have processed requests from managers asking that their reports have access to gaming sites over lunch. The boss wants you to be able to play games? No problem. Here's your access. If you have any problems, let me know and I will try to fix it.
There doesn't need to be this rift between IT staff and the people they support, the two groups need to work together. At least, that's what my group does.
Your Gramma might be a grammarian, but the phrase "Positive Rights News" is ambiguous at best. Depending upon how one pauses or stresses during the pronuciation of the phrase, "Rights" can be either an adjective or a noun.
For example:
"Positive Rights *pause* News" is interpreted as "News about Positive Rights."
"Positive *pause* Rights News" is interpreted as "Positive News about Rights."
Anyone else want to chime in here? Am I completely off-base?
Governments only have power when the populace gives it or, through complacency, allows the government to seize power and strip away the rights of the individual. If we as citizens of Planet Earth do not agressively and steadfastly defend our rights as such, tyranny will prevail and it will be OUR fault.
And now, I await my arrest by the U.S. [insert 3 letter organization here].
I mean, really cares whether this lexicon is published or not? I am a fan, but Christ, do you mean to tell me that this decision makes a shit's bit of difference to anyone other than the poor fucks who had to pay the $6k? What the fuck has the world become where even Nerds have been tricked into the "bread and circuses" mentality. Makes me want to burn my dork card.
I don't usually respond to ACs, but I can't pass this up...
I am one of those people that insist on communicating via email. Here are my reasons:
1) Workflow and queueing: everything I work on MUST be listed and prioritized in our request database. It is part of my job description. I have been instructed by my direct supervisor to only work on projects that have an official request in the database, period. Any updates to the work being done are also entered into the database as running comments. If a person sends me an email about a project I can enter that information into the database just as it was sent and not have to try to remember every detail of a telephone conversation. This method makes it easier for me to make sure that what the user wants is what they will actually get.
2) Time Savings: I have found that if a user is forced to type out their requests via email or directly into a database of some sort that they will be far more succinct than if they are involved in a conversation. I don't ever remember receiving an email request where the first 4 paragraphs are "how's it going?" or "this is what has been going on in my life recently" or "did you hear about the new person in Accounting? I heard they came here from blah blah blah."
3) Historical record: again, trying to remember details of telephone conversations over the span of a project, even if decent notes are taken, will almost certainly lead to something getting missed. I have had the experience several times in my career of having a user insist that they told me a certain tidbit of information when in fact they had not. I have also had the experience where the user actually DID tell me something and I just plain forgot. Having a reference record in the form of saved emails makes this much less likely to occur. There is also the "Cover Your Backside" benefit. Like it or not, at some time in your career you WILL have to defend something you did or did not do, and having the email trail to back you up helps tremendously.
So, you can call me a grumpy old codger, or whatever the current vernacular requires, but I will continue to insist that business communications occur via email. Now you kids get off my lawn!
Slashdot Mirror
And apparently even longer to spell it...
WTF was that!?!?!
Besides we might just learn something
Yes, we might just learn if Fruit of the Looms can withstand the force of a 1000 MPH "Oh SHIT!" moment.
Jim: "Mr. Potato Head! Mr. Potato Head!! Back doors are no secret!"
Malvin: "But Jim, you're givin away our best tricks!"
Well, Duh.
Brain surgery's not Rocket Science for chrissakes...
I cannot tell you because in your asking you have revealed that you do not have the proper clearance. Now go answer the door, the NSA would like to speak with you.
The classification rankings and nomenclature for information that is "above Top Secret" is...well...classified.
The LEO satellites are not the ones *I* am worried about. The geosynchronous satellites, OTOH, keep me awake at night. And before you go into the whole "but geos are 34 thousand kilometers up" business, remember that this is the Government we are talking about, and the Government has access to equipment that most humans have not even dreamed of yet.
Also, it is not difficult to "hide" rocket launches. Spent much time in the greater South Pacific lately?
"But since you are part of your universe, you can not observe it from outside."
Sure, *I* can't, but that does not eliminate the possibility that at some point some being of some sort would not be able to accomplish this. Unless you philosophically define "your universe" as anything you can observe, which would make all theories regarding multiple dimensions or universes moot. Wow, I think I've just gone cross-eyed.
Density distribution throughout the universe (ours, at least) is relative to the scale at which your measurements are made. Follow me here...
If you get far enough away from this universe, and I'm talking 'Douglas Adams' far, this universe would appear to be perfectly uniform. However, the closer your observation point becomes, the easier it is to distinguish the clumps, bumps, peaks, valleys, troughs, etc. in the density. At a very close, human-type scale, the density changes are very easy to spot. How dense is the space between the Earth and the Moon as compared to the Earth itself?
It must be very sad for you that your idea of doing your job includes offending people. I do not subscribe to that belief. All this time I thought the concept of finding ways to make things work for the users was a good thing.
Were you a member of the Audrey team at 3Com (we had that same type of event happen (QNX was the core OS for the (complete failure) Audrey) several times)?
How's THAT for some nesting (you'd think I was a Pascal programmer or something)?!?!
If your IT staff members are a bunch of jackholes, then they need to be replaced. I am an IT manager (worked my way up through the IT ranks) and I simply do not tolerate my staff acting the way you describe in your post. The people we support are the reason we are here and they need to be treated with dignity. I also do not tolerate people we support berating my staff. There is absolutley no reason that IT workers and the people they support need to be at odds. One cause of this that I have personally witnessed is, for example, many IT workers can not understand why the marketing guy needs to have ICQ. Well, you know what? That is between the marketing guy and his boss. If the software has been approved by a user's manager, then install the software and support it as best you can. We have processed requests from managers asking that their reports have access to gaming sites over lunch. The boss wants you to be able to play games? No problem. Here's your access. If you have any problems, let me know and I will try to fix it.
There doesn't need to be this rift between IT staff and the people they support, the two groups need to work together. At least, that's what my group does.
Thank you for the information. I will use the hyphen in the future.
Your Gramma might be a grammarian, but the phrase "Positive Rights News" is ambiguous at best. Depending upon how one pauses or stresses during the pronuciation of the phrase, "Rights" can be either an adjective or a noun.
For example:
"Positive Rights *pause* News" is interpreted as "News about Positive Rights."
"Positive *pause* Rights News" is interpreted as "Positive News about Rights."
Anyone else want to chime in here? Am I completely off-base?
While your point is valid, I will ask that you also consider that one voice of dissent is often louder than the entire flock "baaa-ing" in agreement.
No, I won't. What YOU fail to realize is that not everyone in the U.S. has succumbed to the "bread and circuses" mentality.
Governments only have power when the populace gives it or, through complacency, allows the government to seize power and strip away the rights of the individual. If we as citizens of Planet Earth do not agressively and steadfastly defend our rights as such, tyranny will prevail and it will be OUR fault.
And now, I await my arrest by the U.S. [insert 3 letter organization here].
Give this poster some 1ups, please. Funny, AND on-topic. How efficient of you...
The Heart of Gold.
Thank you, Douglass, we miss you.
Touche. I fail it.
I mean, really cares whether this lexicon is published or not? I am a fan, but Christ, do you mean to tell me that this decision makes a shit's bit of difference to anyone other than the poor fucks who had to pay the $6k? What the fuck has the world become where even Nerds have been tricked into the "bread and circuses" mentality. Makes me want to burn my dork card.
I don't usually respond to ACs, but I can't pass this up...
I am one of those people that insist on communicating via email. Here are my reasons:
1) Workflow and queueing: everything I work on MUST be listed and prioritized in our request database. It is part of my job description. I have been instructed by my direct supervisor to only work on projects that have an official request in the database, period. Any updates to the work being done are also entered into the database as running comments. If a person sends me an email about a project I can enter that information into the database just as it was sent and not have to try to remember every detail of a telephone conversation. This method makes it easier for me to make sure that what the user wants is what they will actually get.
2) Time Savings: I have found that if a user is forced to type out their requests via email or directly into a database of some sort that they will be far more succinct than if they are involved in a conversation. I don't ever remember receiving an email request where the first 4 paragraphs are "how's it going?" or "this is what has been going on in my life recently" or "did you hear about the new person in Accounting? I heard they came here from blah blah blah."
3) Historical record: again, trying to remember details of telephone conversations over the span of a project, even if decent notes are taken, will almost certainly lead to something getting missed. I have had the experience several times in my career of having a user insist that they told me a certain tidbit of information when in fact they had not. I have also had the experience where the user actually DID tell me something and I just plain forgot. Having a reference record in the form of saved emails makes this much less likely to occur. There is also the "Cover Your Backside" benefit. Like it or not, at some time in your career you WILL have to defend something you did or did not do, and having the email trail to back you up helps tremendously.
So, you can call me a grumpy old codger, or whatever the current vernacular requires, but I will continue to insist that business communications occur via email. Now you kids get off my lawn!
HA! Good one! You owe me one keyboard, though, as mine is now covered with delicious Mountain Dew® and Jimmy John's© sandwich remnants.
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Anyone else catch the irony of the parent going off on a DNS rant and then misusing "TLD" in said rant?