First off, screw the homeschooling nay-sayers. They're uninformed idiots talking out of their backside because they wished they didn't waste years of high school and college just trying to get laid.
I speak from experience, since I was homeschooled (K-12) and I'm now in my 20s and hold a very solid full-time technical position that pays rather well. No, I didn't get in with a technology startup that went IPO. There's no magic whiz-kid story here, but I took my goals (work, college, certs) and kept them in my sights.
I do have some certs, including Solaris, CCNA, and several college certificates, but I think certs are overrated. If you're serious about getting a good position, I recommend doing what I do: go get a job in the field, even if you consider it "entry-level" and goto school nights/weekends through college. I'm still in school, and I'm currently looking at graduate programs, since corporate tuition reimbursement will help out. (Another added benefit of getting a job in the industry. Employers love you for it, and vice versa!)
I have quite a few years on you, but I'm still considered "young" and "inexperienced" by the general industry. Stay realistic and realize that you can ALWAYS learn, no matter how trivial the job might seem. The hardest challenge for us younger folks is undoing the "cocky know-it-all" label that so many younger people fit under. Stay humble, stay respectful, stay willing to learn and employers will LOVE you.
Just my $.02
P.S. The pot-smokers and bed-partner-chasers can NOT keep up with someone with solid study skills and determination to reach their goals. 15 years from now, you'll be "the Joneses" and they'll get to look at your Porsche from across the street.
It's true that this antitrust trial is dragging on and on, but I feel it is good for the general public.
Face it, a LOT of the public doesn't really care or understand the ins and outs of this trial. The more states that stand up for their rights, the more the public gets to learn about Microsoft's blatant misuse of their monopoly. It does drag on and on, but it degrades Microsoft's public image by constantly being in court for stuff they KNOW is against the law.
This is true. I made a similar switch, only I took the longer path: RedHat-->Mandrake-->Debian-->Slackware
One thing is for sure. If you want RPMs, use RedHat...they're always available FIRST! I always want the latest and greatest, and waiting for Mandrake (or even worse...Ximian) to release one is like not being able to use the bathroom for a week.
For anyone that hasn't tried Slack yet, it's NOT just a geek distro. Try some. The first one's free...actually...even better...it stays free...
Mandrake just waltzed in the middle, it seems. They weren't the big popular distro. like RH, and they didn't appeal totally to any single sector of the Linux market.
First off, I think all these posts about how stupid it is to give away your product are ridiculous. This is a lot of the OSS way...if you're convinced it can't work, go work for Microsoft.
I don't think we should rally behind Mandrake for a few reasons. Although they make a great distro. especially for newbies, I have never been able to run it for more than a few days without deciding it needed to go for one reason or another. So maybe I'm a bit biased because I don't like the distro. THAT much.
However, Mandrake has been around for a while, competing in a market that is pretty difficult. Not only are they giving away their product, but similar products can be downloaded from a lot of other people, so they don't hold a monopoly on service.
Linus isn't going away just because Mandrake is in trouble! In the end, even if it's OSS, it's survival of the fittest. Mandrake hasn't made themselves distinctive enough, apparently. There's something to be said for RedHat, since they seem to be moving slowly but surely toward better financial ground.
I hate to see Mandrake flounder, but that's tough. There ARE other distros out there.
Agreed. I think you hit it right on about the demand being driven by IT departments. The web-app model, however, might work well inside companies, where the network is (somewhat) reliable and they don't have to do the desktop rollout every time they upgrade something.
If they start charging for Java, Sun is doomed. It's had a hard enough time so far, and it's FREE! Microsoft doesn't charge for IE...and if they started, a lot of people would move to anther browser.
Sun WANTS to be Microsoft, and would if we let them. I don't trust them.
... If you drive a car, I'll tax the street If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat If you get too cold I'll tax the heat If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet
Good point. On the other hand, Sun doesn't always think through their decisions and announcements, and later changes their minds. However, they were planning on releasing Solaris 9 with GNOME originally. Now, it looks like it will be bundled in a later release of the OS.
What they're really trying to do is give people a classier environment than CDE bundled with the OS. At least that's my opinion. If the performance of GNOME/Solaris ever equals GNOME/Linux, I'll be surprised.
I had a friend when I was a kid...camping gadget freaks, we were...that had these socks you put batteries in and they supposedly kept your feet warm. I made fun of them, because I couldn't imagine lugging around batteries around your feet!
I don't remember what kind of batteries they used, but they obviously didn't go anywhere (that I'm aware, anyway).
This jacket is the same thing...big deal...they found ANOTHER weird idea that they can sell to people with too much money just because it sounds interesting.
Now, if that jacket was actually a flexible circuit board that ran Linux....
they probably have/had the potential to be really great, but then have to make changes or statements along the way that leaves people shaking their heads.
I'm admittedly a Sun bigot of sorts, but articles like this are pretty uncalled for and make them look like schoolyard brats.
Grow up Sun, you guys have great hardware and a great OS (in my opinion). Stop being stupid in your attempts to get ahead...
"we're sorry...your call cannot be completed as dialed...please check the number and dial again...if you are using a microsoft powered phone please perform a system reset"
You're right about it already being better than Netscape. However, there are FEW places here and there online that still require Netscape for proper performance.
I find my web-based Lotus Notes (yeah, yeah...don't go there...) is much more reliable on Netscape with Java than Mozilla.
Also, some forms and such online (fewer and fewer, admittedly) I've found will only work with Netscape if I want to use Linux.
And yes, I've installed pretty much ALL of the other alternative browsers...Galeon and so forth. I still like Mozilla.
There are supposedly a large percentage of Microsoft software installations that are not legit. Looking at policies like this, it's not that surprising...
Run Linux...then you can forget about MS licensing and HPs retarded policy.
Hey, HP...go back to doing what you do best...making printers.
If you don't like it, treat it the same way as SMP...turn it off!
The fact that this is built into the kernel means that we don't always have to go out and download patches to change this. I would assume that vendors using the Linux kernel would make decisions on how to compile the kernel to suit their environment.
There are lots of people that are frustrated by the current need to go and get patches to change this. Incorporating it into the main kernel should be very positive, IMHO.
Flirting with.NET is definitely selling out to the dark force. We all know Microsoft, and we HAVE the tools and technology to beat them at their own game. Let's stop playing on their ballfield.
Somewhere in the last half-dozen milestone releases, there were some critical bugs that were finally fixed. Some would get fixed and then seem to mysteriously reappear, but as a whole, the browser is really reaching solid stability.
Speed has improved, but still needs improvement, IMHO. Also, I still have to keep Netscape 4.7x around for a number of different sites and some Java support. (some of the "IE only" sites WILL work with NS 4.7x but not with Mozilla)
Overall, though...VERY good browser, and still improving significantly. I'll echo the sentiments of several others and say that we really don't need the entire feature set.
Considering they're running IIS (netcraft lookup), it isn't surprised that the site got/.ed so easily...fine secure OS they're running though apparently.
THAT must explain why the web services are slower...all that "security" checking!
We don't need to get all up in arms over this article. People who believe this at face value obviously smoke crack.
As a generally staunch conservative, I am also a vocal opponent of the Microsoft monopoly. I don't think these anti-trust cases need to be partisan.
I think some uninformed people automatically assume that "Microsoft is big. I am conservative. Therefore, I MUST be behind everything Microsoft does". Any attitude like this is just too lemming-like.
All you conservatives, liberals, whatever...forget your party, this is Microsoft. Before we know it, they'll start their OWN political party!
With all of the current "interoperability" software available (wine etc.), I'm not convinced someone can throw together something THIS good in the time frame they seem to have done it in, but I will keep an eye on it.
Sorry. I don't mean to be a troll, but I don't believe the whole Lindows hype. I have to see it to believe it. Too much over-hyped "miracle" software that failed us.
Come on Michael, change the pathetic name. If it really does what you say it does, the name won't matter.
Just my $.02 but this doesn't seem like something you would do if you want this movie to have long-term appeal. Something as "classic" as the Star Wars series doesn't need dated pop-appeal N'Sync.
I will not be going to watch this in the theater after hearing this. A quick poll throughout my local "geek network" confirmed that others felt the same way.
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First off, screw the homeschooling nay-sayers. They're uninformed idiots talking out of their backside because they wished they didn't waste years of high school and college just trying to get laid.
I speak from experience, since I was homeschooled (K-12) and I'm now in my 20s and hold a very solid full-time technical position that pays rather well. No, I didn't get in with a technology startup that went IPO. There's no magic whiz-kid story here, but I took my goals (work, college, certs) and kept them in my sights.
I do have some certs, including Solaris, CCNA, and several college certificates, but I think certs are overrated. If you're serious about getting a good position, I recommend doing what I do: go get a job in the field, even if you consider it "entry-level" and goto school nights/weekends through college. I'm still in school, and I'm currently looking at graduate programs, since corporate tuition reimbursement will help out. (Another added benefit of getting a job in the industry. Employers love you for it, and vice versa!)
I have quite a few years on you, but I'm still considered "young" and "inexperienced" by the general industry. Stay realistic and realize that you can ALWAYS learn, no matter how trivial the job might seem. The hardest challenge for us younger folks is undoing the "cocky know-it-all" label that so many younger people fit under. Stay humble, stay respectful, stay willing to learn and employers will LOVE you.
Just my $.02
P.S. The pot-smokers and bed-partner-chasers can NOT keep up with someone with solid study skills and determination to reach their goals. 15 years from now, you'll be "the Joneses" and they'll get to look at your Porsche from across the street.
It's true that this antitrust trial is dragging on and on, but I feel it is good for the general public.
Face it, a LOT of the public doesn't really care or understand the ins and outs of this trial. The more states that stand up for their rights, the more the public gets to learn about Microsoft's blatant misuse of their monopoly. It does drag on and on, but it degrades Microsoft's public image by constantly being in court for stuff they KNOW is against the law.
This is true. I made a similar switch, only I took the longer path: RedHat-->Mandrake-->Debian-->Slackware One thing is for sure. If you want RPMs, use RedHat...they're always available FIRST! I always want the latest and greatest, and waiting for Mandrake (or even worse...Ximian) to release one is like not being able to use the bathroom for a week. For anyone that hasn't tried Slack yet, it's NOT just a geek distro. Try some. The first one's free...actually...even better...it stays free... Mandrake just waltzed in the middle, it seems. They weren't the big popular distro. like RH, and they didn't appeal totally to any single sector of the Linux market.
I don't think so. This is JMHO, but...
First off, I think all these posts about how stupid it is to give away your product are ridiculous. This is a lot of the OSS way...if you're convinced it can't work, go work for Microsoft.
I don't think we should rally behind Mandrake for a few reasons. Although they make a great distro. especially for newbies, I have never been able to run it for more than a few days without deciding it needed to go for one reason or another. So maybe I'm a bit biased because I don't like the distro. THAT much.
However, Mandrake has been around for a while, competing in a market that is pretty difficult. Not only are they giving away their product, but similar products can be downloaded from a lot of other people, so they don't hold a monopoly on service.
Linus isn't going away just because Mandrake is in trouble! In the end, even if it's OSS, it's survival of the fittest. Mandrake hasn't made themselves distinctive enough, apparently. There's something to be said for RedHat, since they seem to be moving slowly but surely toward better financial ground.
I hate to see Mandrake flounder, but that's tough. There ARE other distros out there.
Agreed. I think you hit it right on about the demand being driven by IT departments. The web-app model, however, might work well inside companies, where the network is (somewhat) reliable and they don't have to do the desktop rollout every time they upgrade something.
Netscape 6???? That can't be accurate sample data they collect. I'm sure that only samples the TRULY masochistic Internet surfers! Use Mozilla
If they start charging for Java, Sun is doomed. It's had a hard enough time so far, and it's FREE!
Microsoft doesn't charge for IE...and if they started, a lot of people would move to anther browser.
Sun WANTS to be Microsoft, and would if we let them. I don't trust them.
I'm really convinced you're "committed" to Linux...way to go. I'm sure you'll make tons of money on StarOffice, since it's so wonderful.
What are you bastards thinking!!??
(yes, I'll still use OpenOffice.org if it's free)
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If you drive a car, I'll tax the street
If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat
If you get too cold I'll tax the heat
If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet
Taxman!
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Good point.
On the other hand, Sun doesn't always think through their decisions and announcements, and later changes their minds. However, they were planning on releasing Solaris 9 with GNOME originally. Now, it looks like it will be bundled in a later release of the OS.
What they're really trying to do is give people a classier environment than CDE bundled with the OS. At least that's my opinion. If the performance of GNOME/Solaris ever equals GNOME/Linux, I'll be surprised.
I had a friend when I was a kid...camping gadget freaks, we were...that had these socks you put batteries in and they supposedly kept your feet warm. I made fun of them, because I couldn't imagine lugging around batteries around your feet!
I don't remember what kind of batteries they used, but they obviously didn't go anywhere (that I'm aware, anyway).
This jacket is the same thing...big deal...they found ANOTHER weird idea that they can sell to people with too much money just because it sounds interesting.
Now, if that jacket was actually a flexible circuit board that ran Linux....
they probably have/had the potential to be really great, but then have to make changes or statements along the way that leaves people shaking their heads.
I'm admittedly a Sun bigot of sorts, but articles like this are pretty uncalled for and make them look like schoolyard brats.
Grow up Sun, you guys have great hardware and a great OS (in my opinion). Stop being stupid in your attempts to get ahead...
"we're sorry...your call cannot be completed as dialed...please check the number and dial again...if you are using a microsoft powered phone please perform a system reset"
You're right about it already being better than Netscape. However, there are FEW places here and there online that still require Netscape for proper performance.
I find my web-based Lotus Notes (yeah, yeah...don't go there...) is much more reliable on Netscape with Java than Mozilla.
Also, some forms and such online (fewer and fewer, admittedly) I've found will only work with Netscape if I want to use Linux.
And yes, I've installed pretty much ALL of the other alternative browsers...Galeon and so forth. I still like Mozilla.
Mozilla has gotten MUCH better in the last year or so...a few more point releases should bring it to the point of complete Netscape replacement.
There are supposedly a large percentage of Microsoft software installations that are not legit. Looking at policies like this, it's not that surprising...
Run Linux...then you can forget about MS licensing and HPs retarded policy.
Hey, HP...go back to doing what you do best...making printers.
If you don't like it, treat it the same way as SMP...turn it off!
The fact that this is built into the kernel means that we don't always have to go out and download patches to change this. I would assume that vendors using the Linux kernel would make decisions on how to compile the kernel to suit their environment.
There are lots of people that are frustrated by the current need to go and get patches to change this. Incorporating it into the main kernel should be very positive, IMHO.
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No, I don't work for this company, but this one is nice...worth the $
Flirting with .NET is definitely selling out to the dark force. We all know Microsoft, and we HAVE the tools and technology to beat them at their own game. Let's stop playing on their ballfield.
Miguel: "OSS...I am your father"
Somewhere in the last half-dozen milestone releases, there were some critical bugs that were finally fixed. Some would get fixed and then seem to mysteriously reappear, but as a whole, the browser is really reaching solid stability.
Speed has improved, but still needs improvement, IMHO. Also, I still have to keep Netscape 4.7x around for a number of different sites and some Java support. (some of the "IE only" sites WILL work with NS 4.7x but not with Mozilla)
Overall, though...VERY good browser, and still improving significantly. I'll echo the sentiments of several others and say that we really don't need the entire feature set.
Considering they're running IIS (netcraft lookup), it isn't surprised that the site got /.ed so easily...fine secure OS they're running though apparently.
THAT must explain why the web services are slower...all that "security" checking!
We don't need to get all up in arms over this article. People who believe this at face value obviously smoke crack.
As a generally staunch conservative, I am also a vocal opponent of the Microsoft monopoly. I don't think these anti-trust cases need to be partisan.
I think some uninformed people automatically assume that "Microsoft is big. I am conservative. Therefore, I MUST be behind everything Microsoft does". Any attitude like this is just too lemming-like.
All you conservatives, liberals, whatever...forget your party, this is Microsoft. Before we know it, they'll start their OWN political party!
With all of the current "interoperability" software available (wine etc.), I'm not convinced someone can throw together something THIS good in the time frame they seem to have done it in, but I will keep an eye on it.
Sorry. I don't mean to be a troll, but I don't believe the whole Lindows hype. I have to see it to believe it. Too much over-hyped "miracle" software that failed us.
Come on Michael, change the pathetic name. If it really does what you say it does, the name won't matter.
Just my $.02 but this doesn't seem like something you would do if you want this movie to have long-term appeal. Something as "classic" as the Star Wars series doesn't need dated pop-appeal N'Sync.
I will not be going to watch this in the theater after hearing this. A quick poll throughout my local "geek network" confirmed that others felt the same way.
Lucas, you've sold out.