As for your boss, maybe he'd been telling QA for a while to quit using it. I'd imagine his anger was due to the fact that he was savoring that "see, I told you so" moment. Piss poor management, to be sure, but then again most of Them are.:)
Regardless, I would've done the same thing as you.
They weren't testing the operating systems, they were testing the cadets.
Agreed 100%. While supposedly the country's best & brightest, Cadets truly aren't more than horny 21 year-olds (I was a cadet... trust me I know!;).
Yes, the NSA could've SMASHED them in minutes. But the bigger concept here is to get the cadets to wrap their brains around the idea of a Pearl Harbor on the US' IT infrastructure & how to protect against it.
Assuming this exercise started this year (it didn't... just saying), we'll start to benefit in ~5 yrs, as these horn-dogs assume senior roles.
As a CGA cadet back in the day, I would've LOVED to have done this. Alas, this was in the early 90's before this competition became reality.
Alas, the Coast Guard has since completely eliminated the academy's CS major altogether (instead replacing it with some bullshit Op Analysis degree). Talk about being told your services aren't wanted anymore!
But screw 'em and their horrible decision; I make more than an admiral now, anyway.
I sincerely think NBC & Limelight did a good job. The video is smooth, free, and wonderfully thorough (i.e. I can watch the non-'cool' events, such as judo, wrestling, etc).
Granted, I HATE it's not open-source friendly, but that's a way off goal (what with the NBC/M$ alliance).
Nevertheless, I take this year's online coverage as a step in the Right Direction.
GOD created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve! Gays cannot reproduce!! They must recruit!! Say NO to the gay agenda!!!! i really really really hate people.
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Thanks. I didn't feel like sleeping, anyway.
I worked at Ask for several years... total POS company with management to boot.
My linux laptop & I have been walking around on cloud 9 all day.
Smart move; I applaud your initiative.
:)
As for your boss, maybe he'd been telling QA for a while to quit using it. I'd imagine his anger was due to the fact that he was savoring that "see, I told you so" moment. Piss poor management, to be sure, but then again most of Them are.
Regardless, I would've done the same thing as you.
Flying Spaghetti Monster unimpressed.
They weren't testing the operating systems, they were testing the cadets.
Agreed 100%. While supposedly the country's best & brightest, Cadets truly aren't more than horny 21 year-olds (I was a cadet... trust me I know! ;).
Yes, the NSA could've SMASHED them in minutes. But the bigger concept here is to get the cadets to wrap their brains around the idea of a Pearl Harbor on the US' IT infrastructure & how to protect against it.
Assuming this exercise started this year (it didn't... just saying), we'll start to benefit in ~5 yrs, as these horn-dogs assume senior roles.
As a CGA cadet back in the day, I would've LOVED to have done this. Alas, this was in the early 90's before this competition became reality.
Alas, the Coast Guard has since completely eliminated the academy's CS major altogether (instead replacing it with some bullshit Op Analysis degree). Talk about being told your services aren't wanted anymore!
But screw 'em and their horrible decision; I make more than an admiral now, anyway.
stick to your first point. /. has always done the stupid April's fools stuff, and it's not remotely supposed to be taken seriously.
Yes, they always have. But this one approaches idiocy.
Yet, I still subscribe.
Yes, but other major player is forging ahead with goodies like this?
I, for one, welcome our new Googly overlords.
Until, of course, they fuck it all up.
QFT! I was going to say it myself, but what a group of asshats.
Clearly, this is the result of lawyers, not techies.
---- irks him beyond belief
good point! silverlight is an abomination, but one which will certainly die out over time. (IMO, of course)
I sincerely think NBC & Limelight did a good job. The video is smooth, free, and wonderfully thorough (i.e. I can watch the non-'cool' events, such as judo, wrestling, etc).
Granted, I HATE it's not open-source friendly, but that's a way off goal (what with the NBC/M$ alliance).
Nevertheless, I take this year's online coverage as a step in the Right Direction.
Greatest. Post. Ever.
x3
^^^ loves easynews.
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Ah... CTC-AM: my FAVORITE radio fiction, after the original Twilight Zone, that is.
(albeit radio vs TV, but whatever)
"This service is supposed to avoid that"
I just tried it... the target phone rang.
I've tried vxmailing from my Verizon phone to a non-Verizon #... no dice.
I just tried Skydial using my personal & work cell #'s.
First off, the ad was much more than the promised "10 seconds"
Secondly, when Skydial said, "We're now connecting to you xxxx's mailbox", my other phone started ringing.
Anyone else?
wow... that was cool
>This smells like a stunt.
QFT
Gays cannot reproduce!! They must recruit!! Say NO to the gay agenda!!!! i really really really hate people.
[not in any way a fan boy]
---- loves neal stephenson. Truly a visionary. I will MOST definitely buy this book.
[/not in any way a fan boy]
x2.
Forgetting about the abusers (whom deserve to die IMO, which, incidentally, is I why I no longer run Tor), open access is The Future.
Neal Stephenson nailed it decade ago.
No, really: 10k machines. RedHat refused to budge on their cost. My CTO, who loved the art of The Deal, got nowhere after months of haggling.
As for time to convert: around 6 months. Could've been quicker, but there wasn't a terrible sense of urgency. We automated a lot of it with FAI & PXE.