I disagree. You don't need a CS degree to fix someone's computer. You either want to know how the computer works from the ground up, or you want to simply be able to fix it at the 10,000 foot level.
In my opinion, you have to choose one or the other. Think about it -- if you're setting up some NT cluster or whatever, you're not going to be writing code to help you get your work done.
On the other side of the coin, if you're writing code all day you're probably not worried about fixing other people's computers anyway. Someone else takes care of that.
...that as much as you hate your lousy IT job, there are 10 other people who would fill it given the chance. On top of that, I'd rather have a job in IT than working in, say, a meat processing plant. I'm grateful to have a job in IT, even if it sucks.
Well, cry me a river. I'm sure that there are 5-year olds out there whose parents were a bit concerned about their kids receiving penis-enlargement emails and links to porn websites.
How many 5-year olds do you know with an email address, let alone the ability to operate a computer?
I'm so excited that I am going to have a dope 54mbps wireless network in my dorm room for only $215.
No offense, but I think your money is better spent elsewhere:)
How big can your dorm room possibly be to the point where 54mbs wireless would be necessary?
Omega Man was released in 1987 by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and it's about a man with a pellet gun for an arm, who subsequently battles through 10 levels to fight the evil Dr. Wily. I don't know where you're getting you information from.
Mandrake is the best distribution for those who want to make a transition to Linux. Even if they're not really profitable, there will always be a niche.
It's just like AOL. It's turned a lot of people on to the 'internet' (or at least something like it). You don't start people who have no idea about the internet out with a shell account. Same goes for Linux -- if someone who is comfortable in Windows who knows enough to know the difference, then give them a copy of Mandrake -- don't start them out with Debian or gentoo. Therefore, I think that Mandrake will be around for a long time -- as long as there are people who want to learn how to use Linux.
sentient ( P ) Pronunciation Key (snshnt, -sh-nt) adj. Having sense perception; conscious: "The living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage" (T.E. Lawrence). Experiencing sensation or feeling.
...where they had a holographic-like display (although not a true holograph, but it was the early nineties, so who knew any better). the gameplay was pretty flaky since they used taped actors and if you didn't move your joystick the right way, you're screwed (a la Dragon's Lair).
I thought the guy who asked the question was a CS major looking for an internship, and last time I checked, sysadmin-ing is not CS...
I think you're way off here....if anything, certifications would do nothing but help. Sure, your experience may be good but in my opinion, companies are not going to hire non-certified/non-degreed people. A role for tech support-type jobs will always exist (unless computers figure out a way to fix themselves).
you think if they actually found something which led to the discovery of extraterrestrial life, would the (U.S.) government tell anyone about it?
Think about the implications that such a discovery would have on organized religion. See the 'Contact' parallel? Not that a discovery of alien life would turn religion on its head, but it would definitely distort it in some way. Perhaps this is all just my opinion though.
Of course, the U.S. government would be the first to jump on it, and they're not exactly forthcoming with everything.
if you haven't done anything, then what do you have to worry about? This kind of profiling will never fly w/the ACLU and the like, though.
Monitoring bank and credit reports will flag questionable purchases like, oh, let's say, 2 tons of fertilizer and a Ryder truck. But what about the ones who don't exhibit that kind of behavior? Credit reports and bank activity aren't going to prevent a hijacker alone, in my opinion.
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I disagree. You don't need a CS degree to fix someone's computer. You either want to know how the computer works from the ground up, or you want to simply be able to fix it at the 10,000 foot level.
In my opinion, you have to choose one or the other. Think about it -- if you're setting up some NT cluster or whatever, you're not going to be writing code to help you get your work done.
On the other side of the coin, if you're writing code all day you're probably not worried about fixing other people's computers anyway. Someone else takes care of that.
It's either one or the other, in my opinion.
Anything with a vagina and a pulse is hot around here. You must be new.
...that as much as you hate your lousy IT job, there are 10 other people who would fill it given the chance. On top of that, I'd rather have a job in IT than working in, say, a meat processing plant. I'm grateful to have a job in IT, even if it sucks.
Well, cry me a river. I'm sure that there are 5-year olds out there whose parents were a bit concerned about their kids receiving penis-enlargement emails and links to porn websites.
How many 5-year olds do you know with an email address, let alone the ability to operate a computer?
I'm so excited that I am going to have a dope 54mbps wireless network in my dorm room for only $215. No offense, but I think your money is better spent elsewhere :)
How big can your dorm room possibly be to the point where 54mbs wireless would be necessary?
Omega Man was released in 1987 by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and it's about a man with a pellet gun for an arm, who subsequently battles through 10 levels to fight the evil Dr. Wily. I don't know where you're getting you information from.
Mandrake is the best distribution for those who want to make a transition to Linux. Even if they're not really profitable, there will always be a niche.
It's just like AOL. It's turned a lot of people on to the 'internet' (or at least something like it). You don't start people who have no idea about the internet out with a shell account. Same goes for Linux -- if someone who is comfortable in Windows who knows enough to know the difference, then give them a copy of Mandrake -- don't start them out with Debian or gentoo. Therefore, I think that Mandrake will be around for a long time -- as long as there are people who want to learn how to use Linux.
sentient ( P ) Pronunciation Key (snshnt, -sh-nt)
adj.
Having sense perception; conscious: "The living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage" (T.E. Lawrence).
Experiencing sensation or feeling.
Yes, I had to look it up.
Start the reactor!!!
"the ISP has not been restored, and its owners are committing suicide on the walls of Baghdad. I will take you there to show you. In ONE HOUR."
You know, this article is interesting, but...
can we get another article about Aimee Deep? Please?
rm $PORTAGE_TMPDIR/*
emerge -u world
hmm. did I forget anything?
...where they had a holographic-like display (although not a true holograph, but it was the early nineties, so who knew any better). the gameplay was pretty flaky since they used taped actors and if you didn't move your joystick the right way, you're screwed (a la Dragon's Lair).
Here is a link to it.
fecal robot dogs? Immediately, I thought they taught AIBO how to poop. Leave it to Sony to make a great product...
the smell of that room. Hope they brought clothespins, or surgical masks, or something...
why, why, why do we care about this??
:-)
i thought this was a linux website, not a 'against windows' website.
you have a user id in the 400k's. you're just now realizing this?
by the way, they have computers you can carry around now -- they don't use vacuum tubes or take up huge rooms in a basement somewhere
Sure, your experience may be good but in my opinion, companies are not going to hire non-certified/non-degreed people
...in this current economic climate :-)
I thought the guy who asked the question was a CS major looking for an internship, and last time I checked, sysadmin-ing is not CS...
I think you're way off here....if anything, certifications would do nothing but help. Sure, your experience may be good but in my opinion, companies are not going to hire non-certified/non-degreed people. A role for tech support-type jobs will always exist (unless computers figure out a way to fix themselves).
my $.02
kapor would have stepped down if he wasn't incredibly wealthy? IIRC he was one of the founders of Lotus...
you think if they actually found something which led to the discovery of extraterrestrial life, would the (U.S.) government tell anyone about it?
Think about the implications that such a discovery would have on organized religion. See the 'Contact' parallel? Not that a discovery of alien life would turn religion on its head, but it would definitely distort it in some way. Perhaps this is all just my opinion though.
Of course, the U.S. government would be the first to jump on it, and they're not exactly forthcoming with everything.
I love the smell of sub routines in the morning
...and it smells like unwashed, dirty programmers.
I'm sorry Timothy. I think it was Michael I was thinking about.
if you haven't done anything, then what do you have to worry about? This kind of profiling will never fly w/the ACLU and the like, though.
Monitoring bank and credit reports will flag questionable purchases like, oh, let's say, 2 tons of fertilizer and a Ryder truck. But what about the ones who don't exhibit that kind of behavior? Credit reports and bank activity aren't going to prevent a hijacker alone, in my opinion.
and doing infomercials for this company.