Surprised to see no mention of Sun. Their Opteron line is kinda new but they got a good response from the industry. I haven't tried those myself tho.
And would you believe, on top of being fully Solaris compatible those machiens are Windows certified? And they run Linux, of course!
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I have been waiting for this topic to come up on Slashdot for quite some time. I am an H1 B computer programmer and was laid off some time ago.
- Found a bigger, better job at a better company in 4 weeks. - Had multiple offers to chose from.
Here's more from my recent experience: - I started getting calls from recruiters within *3-4 hours* of posting my resume. - I had job offers within a couple of weeks from getting laid-off, but I did not like the work and actually had to dodge those recruiters. - I am not an extraordinary wiz kid programmer of something. My credentials and career are pretty common. No Ivy League, nothing spectacular in my resume. Of course, this is not how presented myself during the job hunt - I was much more positive in my approach. - At present I know several companies that are pretty desperately looking for people. Some of them have doubled the referral fee they give to current employees. - I know many other people who have in the recent months found work in 1-2 months timeframe.
What I hear on this site and in other media and what I actually saw in the job market is very different - I am actually confused. If you have any explanation for this phenomenon, I am very interested to hear it.
I know that MS has put blame on the virus writers before, but not so vocally and they did not isolate the virus writers, they usually also blamed the system admins for not patching servers. By offering a bounty, MS has put the virus writers in the 'terrorist' category - at least in the eyes of common people. To me, this looks like an escalation. Well, the virus writers could escalate this from their side too. Even though they could, most viruses have not done much damage to the infected computers. The angry virus writer could say - 'Dude, you seen nothing yet. Wait for the next virus, and I will make sure that people hate you (MS) for making the shit you make.'
Th next virus could possibly be from a pro virus wirter and very lethal. Has MS done anything to prevent this?
I want this law to pass and be enforced. I want all the people of the world to see how stupid some of the lawmakers are. I want the records industry to make a fool of itself. I want this proposal to get a world-wide audience, not just the usual Slashdot audience.
SCO did not copy the infringing code in SCO Linux
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SCO have made the code publicly available, long before they prepared or made complaint against IBM
Many people have mentioned this over the last few weeks. There's a problem in this logic.
The GPL that you mentioned is being imposed on the code by the party that contributed it (IBM, in this case). Even though SCO is distributing it as SCO Linux, the code is still the property and responsibility of the contributer. SCO can not be held responsible for any IP infiringement done by the developers.
Hence, if IBM put any of SCO's code in the Linux kernel and released it under the GPL, it's IBM who infringed SCO's IP.
Not that I am a SCO supporter, just pointing out the problem with the way some of us are looking at the issue.
You said it so yourself, "autonomy is the keystone of responsible self-government." If I am paying for the system with my money, then I want a say in how that money is spent. If the Iraquis have a problem with that, then they can build their own cell phone infrastructure.
That would be fair if you did not break their existing phone system. What you are actually doing is - breaking their phone system and now you think you will be doing them a favor by fixing it.
I would not be surprised if it was me and you, but it's sad that people in high positions - CEOs and Ministers - should be so selfish and narrow minded.
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The war is only justified if it kills fewer people than would have died in the remainder of Saddam's rule.
Since when did you become a trader of lives?
Who gave you the right to decide what's the fair number of deaths to justify this war?
Are you willing to take responsibility for anything that happens in it? If not, then just shut the fuck up!
I don't know exactly what Sun should do to save itself.
A long description of a problem without a clue about the solution shows lack of understanding. The author's able to see that there is a problem, but doesn't know what it is. Why should I believe his predictions?
Have you watched the new movie 'Catch Me If You Can'?
Handratty plays a very important role in getting Abiganle to work for the FBI while serving his sentence. Did you have anyone like Handratty around you or was the environment too hostile?
There is no component in this technology that did not already exist for a long time. If it was so useful (security, etc.), other platforms like servers and mainframes which are usually years ahead of the PC industry would have implemented it long ago. Why is it that only the PC industry is pursuing it?
Somehow, I doubt such a plan would succeed. Is such a low tariff even possible, much less for this kind of expensive service?
Reliance is a fairly old but very successful company. I have been following news about them for several years and have never seen them do anything that is both big and naïve. While I cannot say that people come first for them, surely business and money do.
These are at least some of the reasons why we should expect costs of telecom services to be low in India:
Technology - The infrastructure was built practically from scratch in the last 6-7 years. Even regular phone service coverage was around 4-5%. As opposed to the US, which has been building its infrastructure over much a longer period - laying copper and then fiber. India is starting with fiber for which the cost-per-bit is very low. IIRC, Reliance built its fiber optic network in the last 3-4 years.
Labor costs - One of the biggest costs in building infrastructure is labor. But labor is very cheap in India. I expect labor wages to be around USD30 per month.
Competition - There is a lot of competition, the other major players are Bharati, TATA, and the government (yes, the government is in this too). So, including Reliance that makes it at least four major competitors. There are some small companies (BPL, Birla, Satyam, etc. - don't know what happened to Worldtel) too but so far they have not had any major impact.
And all this is the exact opposite of what you see in the US. So...
i mean, most of them don't even have a television set probably and here they are.. cell phones being given to the people..
While I understand that health and education are more important than cell phones, TV is surely not.
Cheaper and easier communication has significant economic benefits. Considering how bad and expensive phone services have been in India (highest domestic long-distance rates in the world!) there is a vast potential to reduce friction from life and business. At the low rates being offered by all the new phone companies a large number of people will be able to benefit from this technology. Information will propagate faster; time and distance between places and people will be reduced.
I don't turn my computer off and want to use the processor cycles for a purposeful task. Only, I can't find anything except for seti@home.
I got excited about the protein folding project at stanford university, only to find that the goal of the project was to demostrate that distributed computing can be used for research. They were not planning to discover a new drug or anything.
Does anyone know of good projects for distributed computing?
Even AIX, HP_UX, etc. 'were designed and built to the specifications... ' - but they don't have the kind of reputation as Solaris does. So, can we give Sun the credit it deserves?
DRM type technology could be used to prevent car-theft. Just for example: if car parts work only after they are authenticated by the on-board GPS; as long as the GPS is alive car is safe. Such a system would be welcome by most people.
So, DRM technology to prevent car theft is good, but DRM to protect IP is not good. What is the difference between car as property and art/music as property?
How come very few artists talk about these issues? Maybe because most of them and RIAA think alike?
ebay should sue the patent office for interfering with their normal existing legal business operations.
This post and many others have suggested that eBay should fight to get process patents thrown out. Two points:
One, if it happens it will be one more story of a large corporation (eBay) having it's way. And only in their self-interest. Nobody even expects eBay to do this for ethical reasons. So, what's new?
Two, eBay will be up against all the companies that have interests in process patents. They wont make it easy for eBay.
It looks like the music industry has long been aware of these options (ppl using different s/w, different file format) and that is why it has come up with laws like the DMCA which make it illeagal for people to write programs with no control.
If there's no s/w to listen to copied music there's no copying.
Cryptography seems, to the industry, to be a pretty good tool for controlling usage (e.g. every s/w that is based on keys). And the DMCA makes breaking keys illeagal. It is difficult to argue in support for people who break any kind of lock/key system.
The content industry is (most likely) going to try to move everything behind these cryptographic keys. And bingo - they have total control.
Am I giving ideas to the RIAA? Naaah, they're years/ages ahead of me.
What amazes me is that the industry is actually punishing the legit user for all the things that the pirates do. The guy who actually paid them for the CD is getting treated soooo badly.
It's for the project leader/manager to take care of developers' output. You are not leading the project so it's neither your responsibility nor do you have the authority to change it.
Make sure you are doing a good job and that everyone knows (like someone already posted 'ensure visibility')
This is what I would have done. Sorry I did not answer your question (how to make co-developers work).
There have been quite a few reports about MS/DRM in the last few months. How come MS is so actively developing DRM features? Why are they so keen to protect the interests of the media companies and artists?
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Surprised to see no mention of Sun. Their Opteron line is kinda new but they got a good response from the industry. I haven't tried those myself tho.
And would you believe, on top of being fully Solaris compatible those machiens are Windows certified? And they run Linux, of course!
I have been waiting for this topic to come up on Slashdot for quite some time. I am an H1 B computer programmer and was laid off some time ago.
- Found a bigger, better job at a better company in 4 weeks.
- Had multiple offers to chose from.
Here's more from my recent experience:
- I started getting calls from recruiters within *3-4 hours* of posting my resume.
- I had job offers within a couple of weeks from getting laid-off, but I did not like the work and actually had to dodge those recruiters.
- I am not an extraordinary wiz kid programmer of something. My credentials and career are pretty common. No Ivy League, nothing spectacular in my resume. Of course, this is not how presented myself during the job hunt - I was much more positive in my approach.
- At present I know several companies that are pretty desperately looking for people. Some of them have doubled the referral fee they give to current employees.
- I know many other people who have in the recent months found work in 1-2 months timeframe.
What I hear on this site and in other media and what I actually saw in the job market is very different - I am actually confused. If you have any explanation for this phenomenon, I am very interested to hear it.
I know that MS has put blame on the virus writers before, but not so vocally and they did not isolate the virus writers, they usually also blamed the system admins for not patching servers. By offering a bounty, MS has put the virus writers in the 'terrorist' category - at least in the eyes of common people. To me, this looks like an escalation. Well, the virus writers could escalate this from their side too. Even though they could, most viruses have not done much damage to the infected computers. The angry virus writer could say - 'Dude, you seen nothing yet. Wait for the next virus, and I will make sure that people hate you (MS) for making the shit you make.'
Th next virus could possibly be from a pro virus wirter and very lethal. Has MS done anything to prevent this?
I want this law to pass and be enforced.
I want all the people of the world to see how stupid some of the lawmakers are.
I want the records industry to make a fool of itself.
I want this proposal to get a world-wide audience, not just the usual Slashdot audience.
SCO have made the code publicly available, long before they prepared or made complaint against IBM
Many people have mentioned this over the last few weeks. There's a problem in this logic.
The GPL that you mentioned is being imposed on the code by the party that contributed it (IBM, in this case). Even though SCO is distributing it as SCO Linux, the code is still the property and responsibility of the contributer. SCO can not be held responsible for any IP infiringement done by the developers.
Hence, if IBM put any of SCO's code in the Linux kernel and released it under the GPL, it's IBM who infringed SCO's IP.
Not that I am a SCO supporter, just pointing out the problem with the way some of us are looking at the issue.
You said it so yourself, "autonomy is the keystone of responsible self-government." If I am paying for the system with my money, then I want a say in how that money is spent. If the Iraquis have a problem with that, then they can build their own cell phone infrastructure.
That would be fair if you did not break their existing phone system. What you are actually doing is - breaking their phone system and now you think you will be doing them a favor by fixing it.
I would not be surprised if it was me and you, but it's sad that people in high positions - CEOs and Ministers - should be so selfish and narrow minded.
The war is only justified if it kills fewer people than would have died in the remainder of Saddam's rule.
Since when did you become a trader of lives?
Who gave you the right to decide what's the fair number of deaths to justify this war?
Are you willing to take responsibility for anything that happens in it? If not, then just shut the fuck up!
I don't know exactly what Sun should do to save itself.
A long description of a problem without a clue about the solution shows lack of understanding. The author's able to see that there is a problem, but doesn't know what it is. Why should I believe his predictions?
Have you watched the new movie 'Catch Me If You Can'?
Handratty plays a very important role in getting Abiganle to work for the FBI while serving his sentence. Did you have anyone like Handratty around you or was the environment too hostile?
There is no component in this technology that did not already exist for a long time. If it was so useful (security, etc.), other platforms like servers and mainframes which are usually years ahead of the PC industry would have implemented it long ago. Why is it that only the PC industry is pursuing it?
Somehow, I doubt such a plan would succeed. Is such a low tariff even possible, much less for this kind of expensive service?
Reliance is a fairly old but very successful company. I have been following news about them for several years and have never seen them do anything that is both big and naïve. While I cannot say that people come first for them, surely business and money do.
These are at least some of the reasons why we should expect costs of telecom services to be low in India:
Technology - The infrastructure was built practically from scratch in the last 6-7 years. Even regular phone service coverage was around 4-5%. As opposed to the US, which has been building its infrastructure over much a longer period - laying copper and then fiber. India is starting with fiber for which the cost-per-bit is very low. IIRC, Reliance built its fiber optic network in the last 3-4 years.
Labor costs - One of the biggest costs in building infrastructure is labor. But labor is very cheap in India. I expect labor wages to be around USD30 per month.
Competition - There is a lot of competition, the other major players are Bharati, TATA, and the government (yes, the government is in this too). So, including Reliance that makes it at least four major competitors. There are some small companies (BPL, Birla, Satyam, etc. - don't know what happened to Worldtel) too but so far they have not had any major impact.
And all this is the exact opposite of what you see in the US. So...
i mean, most of them don't even have a television set probably and here they are.. cell phones being given to the people..
While I understand that health and education are more important than cell phones, TV is surely not.
Cheaper and easier communication has significant economic benefits. Considering how bad and expensive phone services have been in India (highest domestic long-distance rates in the world!) there is a vast potential to reduce friction from life and business. At the low rates being offered by all the new phone companies a large number of people will be able to benefit from this technology. Information will propagate faster; time and distance between places and people will be reduced.
I don't turn my computer off and want to use the processor cycles for a purposeful task. Only, I can't find anything except for seti@home.
I got excited about the protein folding project at stanford university, only to find that the goal of the project was to demostrate that distributed computing can be used for research. They were not planning to discover a new drug or anything.
Does anyone know of good projects for distributed computing?
Even AIX, HP_UX, etc. 'were designed and built to the specifications ... ' - but they don't have the kind of reputation as Solaris does. So, can we give Sun the credit it deserves?
DRM type technology could be used to prevent car-theft. Just for example: if car parts work only after they are authenticated by the on-board GPS; as long as the GPS is alive car is safe. Such a system would be welcome by most people.
So, DRM technology to prevent car theft is good, but DRM to protect IP is not good. What is the difference between car as property and art/music as property?
How come very few artists talk about these issues? Maybe because most of them and RIAA think alike?
ebay should sue the patent office for interfering with their normal existing legal business operations.
This post and many others have suggested that eBay should fight to get process patents thrown out. Two points:
One, if it happens it will be one more story of a large corporation (eBay) having it's way. And only in their self-interest. Nobody even expects eBay to do this for ethical reasons. So, what's new?
Two, eBay will be up against all the companies that have interests in process patents. They wont make it easy for eBay.
It looks like the music industry has long been aware of these options (ppl using different s/w, different file format) and that is why it has come up with laws like the DMCA which make it illeagal for people to write programs with no control.
If there's no s/w to listen to copied music there's no copying.
Cryptography seems, to the industry, to be a pretty good tool for controlling usage (e.g. every s/w that is based on keys). And the DMCA makes breaking keys illeagal. It is difficult to argue in support for people who break any kind of lock/key system.
The content industry is (most likely) going to try to move everything behind these cryptographic keys. And bingo - they have total control.
Am I giving ideas to the RIAA? Naaah, they're years/ages ahead of me.
What amazes me is that the industry is actually punishing the legit user for all the things that the pirates do. The guy who actually paid them for the CD is getting treated soooo badly.
It's for the project leader/manager to take care of developers' output. You are not leading the project so it's neither your responsibility nor do you have the authority to change it. Make sure you are doing a good job and that everyone knows (like someone already posted 'ensure visibility') This is what I would have done. Sorry I did not answer your question (how to make co-developers work).
There have been quite a few reports about MS/DRM in the last few months. How come MS is so actively developing DRM features? Why are they so keen to protect the interests of the media companies and artists?