Hmmm...even with that your eyes may happen to drift to the middle content before you can will them not to. How about a "spoiler" option in the comment post area (just below the "Post Anonymously" box). Click it and the text will be blanked out with something along the lines of "Spoiler post, click to display" or you could adjust your viewing options to browse with spoilers turned on/off.
I'm a Linux user/zealot...can I file suit against the BBC for libel? It seems I've put a lot of effort into gaining administrative acceptance of Linux in my field only to have circumstantial crap like this printed.
"....30% tax on $20/hr? even here in "socialist" canada it's more like 16%. i think you have a "fact problem"..."
Actually $20/hr is about $40K/year--30% is not far off for total tax here (state + federal + SS, etc). Your take home pay will be something like 70%-74% of your total pay.
The thing I really can't stand is sales tax on top of that (currently 6% where I am and working toward 7%).
"No job I've gotten has ever come from following up on an advertisment, anyway. They all came from networking."
This is interesting (at least) to me. I have never had a position that was a "cold call" so to speak (resume spam, application based on an advertisement, etc.). This, of course, does not count temporary jobs during school--just actual IT related positions.
I wonder what the percentage is of total positions obtained through some form of networking (internal recommendation, etc.) and those obtained in a more pavement pounding manner.
What really pisses me off is all of the tighter restrictions seem to just be pushing us back in time.
There was a time when information--which does indeed equal power--was held by only a few elite groups (roalty, religious, etc.). Most of the worlds population at that time had to rely on them to hand out scraps of information.
Once everything is protected (including collected volumes of information) and accessible only by the already rich and powerfull, there will be little opportunity for others to follow.
I think in the long run SCO has provided much work toward corporate Linux adoption/acceptance. It has forced (is forcing) major players to use their corporate names/money to say "use Linux, it's alright--we'll protect you". I think this lends Linux an air of business backed authority it didn't have before.
I think the point here is "virtually" free. You just have to know where to look. Check local business IT shops or even better University IT shops.
I know at our shop we hate to simply throw out functional laptops but we can't find uses for man of the 486 and original Pentium laptops we absorb (from upgrades/replacements). Hell, we've given several to our kids to just play with (5yo kids).
Actually if everyone plays nice this is the situation many have wanted. For instance, if you take Windows XP sure a more corporate type of area would want to pay for the OS/support. However, why couldn't it be free for home/educational/non-profit type use?
With this setup you have the best of both worlds. "Profit" areas that can pay, want to pay (for a certain level of comfort and support) will pay. This will allow further development/enhancement to the OS.
Other groups that don't need that comfort level (or can't pay) can use basically the same (non-branded) OS.
Actually I just finished seeing the premiere (first two hours). It was a special showing at a local museum (on the planetarium screen) from COX Communications and the SciFi channel (nicely done with giveaways, food/drink, etc.).
In short (with no spoiling) it is a different concept. The original show was written for me (as a young kid) and the new show is still written for me (as a somewhat older kid)--it really isn't for young kids anymore.
Personally I think the new show rocked. I did not watch it expecting to be taken back to my childhood or back to the exact premise. I watched it with a certain comfort level (knowing names, general ideas, etc.) and really enjoyed it on its on merits. I look forward to seeing this part again on Monday as well as the remaining portions.
There will be plenty that of things that original show fans will still complain about as well as things that "realist" type people will complain about but I still think it was entertaining--and worth my time.
..."they're different series, and I'll judge them on their own merits"...
This is perhaps the most reasonable and fair statement I have heard regarding the new show from either side.
I am a huge fan of the original series and look forward to continued efforts and new content based upon it. However it IS a different vision so it should be allowed to be judged on its own. Hey--it still has Vipers and the Galactica.
I know it would be nice to have everything similar in nature and to be able to re-use the same OS in many different areas.
However, I have always thought that certain applications (like this) should have a dedicated OS (created specifically for the purpose at hand). ATM's, automobiles, medical equipment, etc. really need a hardened/limited OS.
I just think there is *something* to be said for security through obscurity. For instance, we still run a number of financial/etc. software on VMS machines. Back in the day, these machines were far more vulnerable to attack. Now, with the limited availability of these OS's it seems that fewer attacks are designed for them.
mmmmm...yeah...and law enforcement wouldn't be there if not for my tax dollars. So they should stay the hell out of my business right? Bother those who do not pay taxes.
I understand your direction, but just because student tuition (might) account for the bulk of the yearly budget (it is about 65% at our University) doesn't simply buy their freedom.
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I for one welcome our new Cassini Imaging Team overlords...
You know, you sure talked a lot about ass pounding in that post...is this a big issue with you :)
Hmmm...even with that your eyes may happen to drift to the middle content before you can will them not to. How about a "spoiler" option in the comment post area (just below the "Post Anonymously" box). Click it and the text will be blanked out with something along the lines of "Spoiler post, click to display" or you could adjust your viewing options to browse with spoilers turned on/off.
I'm a Linux user/zealot...can I file suit against the BBC for libel? It seems I've put a lot of effort into gaining administrative acceptance of Linux in my field only to have circumstantial crap like this printed.
I love watching the BSD arguments. Now, whenever I think of BSD I think of Kenny from SouthPark.
"....30% tax on $20/hr? even here in "socialist" canada it's more like 16%. i think you have a "fact problem"..."
Actually $20/hr is about $40K/year--30% is not far off for total tax here (state + federal + SS, etc). Your take home pay will be something like 70%-74% of your total pay.
The thing I really can't stand is sales tax on top of that (currently 6% where I am and working toward 7%).
No, just because it isn't a final product doesn't mean it has been 'discarded' already. Damn, you must be retarded.
"...adapted to this enviroment and so efficeint in flight that it can sleep while so soaring."
:) I think not...
Yes, but can they do it while nursing a series of gin and tonics like human airline pilots
"No job I've gotten has ever come from following up on an advertisment, anyway. They all came from networking."
This is interesting (at least) to me. I have never had a position that was a "cold call" so to speak (resume spam, application based on an advertisement, etc.). This, of course, does not count temporary jobs during school--just actual IT related positions.
I wonder what the percentage is of total positions obtained through some form of networking (internal recommendation, etc.) and those obtained in a more pavement pounding manner.
What really pisses me off is all of the tighter restrictions seem to just be pushing us back in time.
There was a time when information--which does indeed equal power--was held by only a few elite groups (roalty, religious, etc.). Most of the worlds population at that time had to rely on them to hand out scraps of information.
Once everything is protected (including collected volumes of information) and accessible only by the already rich and powerfull, there will be little opportunity for others to follow.
I think in the long run SCO has provided much work toward corporate Linux adoption/acceptance. It has forced (is forcing) major players to use their corporate names/money to say "use Linux, it's alright--we'll protect you". I think this lends Linux an air of business backed authority it didn't have before.
"Linux absorbs everything around him."
You mean like other peoples IP?
Didn't you know? We never actually landed anywhere in the 70's (moon, Mars, etc.). It was all a hoax.
I think the point here is "virtually" free. You just have to know where to look. Check local business IT shops or even better University IT shops.
I know at our shop we hate to simply throw out functional laptops but we can't find uses for man of the 486 and original Pentium laptops we absorb (from upgrades/replacements). Hell, we've given several to our kids to just play with (5yo kids).
Actually I think the joke was much funnier with the spelling issue--I would believe it was on purpose.
Actually if everyone plays nice this is the situation many have wanted. For instance, if you take Windows XP sure a more corporate type of area would want to pay for the OS/support. However, why couldn't it be free for home/educational/non-profit type use?
With this setup you have the best of both worlds. "Profit" areas that can pay, want to pay (for a certain level of comfort and support) will pay. This will allow further development/enhancement to the OS.
Other groups that don't need that comfort level (or can't pay) can use basically the same (non-branded) OS.
Actually I just finished seeing the premiere (first two hours). It was a special showing at a local museum (on the planetarium screen) from COX Communications and the SciFi channel (nicely done with giveaways, food/drink, etc.).
In short (with no spoiling) it is a different concept. The original show was written for me (as a young kid) and the new show is still written for me (as a somewhat older kid)--it really isn't for young kids anymore.
Personally I think the new show rocked. I did not watch it expecting to be taken back to my childhood or back to the exact premise. I watched it with a certain comfort level (knowing names, general ideas, etc.) and really enjoyed it on its on merits. I look forward to seeing this part again on Monday as well as the remaining portions.
There will be plenty that of things that original show fans will still complain about as well as things that "realist" type people will complain about but I still think it was entertaining--and worth my time.
..."they're different series, and I'll judge them on their own merits"...
This is perhaps the most reasonable and fair statement I have heard regarding the new show from either side.
I am a huge fan of the original series and look forward to continued efforts and new content based upon it. However it IS a different vision so it should be allowed to be judged on its own. Hey--it still has Vipers and the Galactica.
I love it that you spell Alabama the way you have probably heard southerners (American southerners) pronounce it...
So, sell now before the Chinese bring the stuff back in bulk and kill the market.
I know it would be nice to have everything similar in nature and to be able to re-use the same OS in many different areas.
However, I have always thought that certain applications (like this) should have a dedicated OS (created specifically for the purpose at hand). ATM's, automobiles, medical equipment, etc. really need a hardened/limited OS.
I just think there is *something* to be said for security through obscurity. For instance, we still run a number of financial/etc. software on VMS machines. Back in the day, these machines were far more vulnerable to attack. Now, with the limited availability of these OS's it seems that fewer attacks are designed for them.
mmmmm...yeah...and law enforcement wouldn't be there if not for my tax dollars. So they should stay the hell out of my business right? Bother those who do not pay taxes.
I understand your direction, but just because student tuition (might) account for the bulk of the yearly budget (it is about 65% at our University) doesn't simply buy their freedom.
Hehe...I think I might create an account with a letter like this on behalf of several people I know...make sure I get the last laugh on them.
...the ASF transmitted a letter to JBoss's lawyers regarding the similarity between a horse's ass and most attorneys.
150,000 is a very small amount of policies. Tens of millions of policies makes a big difference.