Hey, I think you're the first user on slashdot I've seen that says they're in Montana. I moved to Billings from Seattle two years ago, and it's always refreshing to meet other similary-minded people in this state.
My grandfather once taught me some valuable corporate knowledge: if you want to move up the corporate ladder and be generally accepted, try as hard as you can to not appear to be a threat to anyone in your organization.
Basically, your boss (and hopefully his boss) generally have a pretty good idea of how valuable you are to the company. Of course, if your boss feels you might be a threat to his job then he will never speak highly of you in public. Don't be a threat. Sure it may take a while to get noticed/recognized, but it is well worth it. I know, office politics are a bitch.
This may be a little bit OT, but the part of the article I found most interesting was the section titled "The Games Neurons Play." Did anyone else find this fascinating? It's a little sparse on details, but apparently they have living neurons interfacing with microchips to help control a model airplane and avoid obstacles.
Anyone know where I can find more information on this?
Alternatively, what data or insider knowledge does Joe "Expert" have about the current paper process? They should have interviewed a third group of people as well: those who are "experts" in p-voting.
What would a requirement to use the broadcast flag mean for a software radio like the GNU Radio? It seems to me that once software radio matures to the point where we can interpret these transmissions in real-time then all the software has to do is ignore the broadcast flag. Or do will they try to require all software to adhere to this flag as well?
While I think your concerns are definitely valid, I don't exactly see what they have to do with the display technology of E-Ink. This is simply one device that uses this technology. I personally am very excited to finally see a device using this new display technology and can't wait to see more varied devices in the future. Anywhere that a mostly static display could be used might benefit from this technology.
Thanks! I just went to Magnatune for the first time because of your post and I'm hooked! Just the first couple bands I started listening to I like better than most music I've heard. And the option of lossless quality, who could ask for more?
Thanks again for the great recommendation!
I suppose we won't know the exact financial reason why Dish won't let you buy individual basic channels, but perhaps it is because of the bundling that companies like Viacom use that forces Dish to bundle them as well?
After all, Dish does let you buy other channels a-la-carte. My guess is that the content providers might force Dish to give a group of channels to each consumer even if they only want one or two out of the group.
I'm writing to express my support for Dish Network and their stance against Viacom's tactics. Though I am personally dissappointed to lose Comedy Central (the only channel pulled that I watch) I will certainly survive without it until this matter is resolved. I appreciate everything Dish Network does to keep customer rates low and offer quality programming.
According to the 2 minute message on Dish channel 101, you can let Dish network know how you feel by sending email to CEOofdishnetwork@dishnetwork.com.
I personally will be sending an email expressing my feelings that even though I am dissappointed to lose Comedy Central for an undetermined amount of time, I stand by Dish Network in their stance against Viacom.
From the look of the other comments I must be the minority here. I'm lucky if I buy one album a month, so with iTunes (and now/soon eMusic) that means I would only be able to listen to 10-15 new tunes during a whole month. That just doesn't cut it for me. I have no problem spending the $10 subscription and listening to a huge library of music, that I pick, while I'm at work.
I think it's a great plan. They have many bands I like (no these aren't top 20 bands I'm talking about either) and I have already discovered many new bands and albums that I will purchase soon. I tried iTunes but they just didn't have quite the same selection (very close though).
It's obvious that I'll be purchasing my next albums online and burning rather than going to Best Buy (who doesn't cary most of what I want anyways).
From what I can tell, this error reporting software only sends error reports regarding programs that crash, not the OS itself.
That's what I thought too, but from personal experience I have found that after a BSOD or hard freeze the error reporting tool pops up after restart. I of course usually gasp, thinking Explorer has crashed on startup (my initial reaction to that tool is always "oh no it crashed!").
I think the Windows error reporting service can only handle application errors and non-fatal system errors. If there was a BSOD or a hard freeze, the service wouldn't be running any more to report the crash, although theoretically it's possible for the service to check for a BSOD crash dump file and send a report after rebooting.
In fact, from personal experience, Windows does open the error reporting tool after rebooting from a BSOD or hard freeze.
Also, according to the article, "5 percent of all Windows-based computers now crash more than twice each day" (emphasis mine). Based on the wording this leaves me to believe he is referring to actual OS crashes and not simple application crashes. Of course, my interpretation may very well be wrong.
Another application would be live audio recording. Take your portable radio TiVo thing and add a mic and boom -- live recording of concerts (if you can sneak it in of course;), or audio security, or set it up in a friend's apartment and spy on them.;)
Very very interesting. Of course the biggest thing this needs is support in existing clients. Would be easy to add to something OS like Mozilla but probably harder for something like Outlook. Anyways, I'd like to talk to you more about your ideas on this. Perhaps we could collaborate on something? My email is lannocc@hotmail.com
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I'm pretty sure that pencils *did* used to contain lead instead of the graphite we're used to now.
Hey, I think you're the first user on slashdot I've seen that says they're in Montana. I moved to Billings from Seattle two years ago, and it's always refreshing to meet other similary-minded people in this state.
Basically, your boss (and hopefully his boss) generally have a pretty good idea of how valuable you are to the company. Of course, if your boss feels you might be a threat to his job then he will never speak highly of you in public. Don't be a threat. Sure it may take a while to get noticed/recognized, but it is well worth it. I know, office politics are a bitch.
I just had to comment on your sig... very good advice. That's what I did, at least (Montana/Libertarian).
Anyone know where I can find more information on this?
Alternatively, what data or insider knowledge does Joe "Expert" have about the current paper process? They should have interviewed a third group of people as well: those who are "experts" in p-voting.
Does this mean that pulling the fire alarm in high school might be construed as a felony?
Wouldn't that mean it doesn't actually rotate at all? Doesn't it merely revolve around the Earth?
What would a requirement to use the broadcast flag mean for a software radio like the GNU Radio? It seems to me that once software radio matures to the point where we can interpret these transmissions in real-time then all the software has to do is ignore the broadcast flag. Or do will they try to require all software to adhere to this flag as well?
While I think your concerns are definitely valid, I don't exactly see what they have to do with the display technology of E-Ink. This is simply one device that uses this technology. I personally am very excited to finally see a device using this new display technology and can't wait to see more varied devices in the future. Anywhere that a mostly static display could be used might benefit from this technology.
Just my .02
Don't forget Mary Gates Hall at the University of Washington. Named after his mother, of course.
Thanks! I just went to Magnatune for the first time because of your post and I'm hooked! Just the first couple bands I started listening to I like better than most music I've heard. And the option of lossless quality, who could ask for more? Thanks again for the great recommendation!
After all, Dish does let you buy other channels a-la-carte. My guess is that the content providers might force Dish to give a group of channels to each consumer even if they only want one or two out of the group.
Does anyone else have more information?
Also, I tried calling Viacom a few times today at the number provided by Dish but every time was greeted with "all circuits are busy." Grrr!
I'm writing to express my support for Dish Network and their stance against Viacom's tactics. Though I am personally dissappointed to lose Comedy Central (the only channel pulled that I watch) I will certainly survive without it until this matter is resolved. I appreciate everything Dish Network does to keep customer rates low and offer quality programming.
Thank you!
-shawn
I personally will be sending an email expressing my feelings that even though I am dissappointed to lose Comedy Central for an undetermined amount of time, I stand by Dish Network in their stance against Viacom.
Agreed. While off-topic, I use BECU as well and have been quite satisfied. I don't even live in Washington anymore!
I think it's a great plan. They have many bands I like (no these aren't top 20 bands I'm talking about either) and I have already discovered many new bands and albums that I will purchase soon. I tried iTunes but they just didn't have quite the same selection (very close though).
It's obvious that I'll be purchasing my next albums online and burning rather than going to Best Buy (who doesn't cary most of what I want anyways).
If Kazaa loses, wouldn't this set precedent that stupid Software License Agreements are not enforceable?
Make sure that's a written "whatever, do what you want with it". Probably should be witnessed too. And notorized?
From what I can tell, this error reporting software only sends error reports regarding programs that crash, not the OS itself.
That's what I thought too, but from personal experience I have found that after a BSOD or hard freeze the error reporting tool pops up after restart. I of course usually gasp, thinking Explorer has crashed on startup (my initial reaction to that tool is always "oh no it crashed!").
I think the Windows error reporting service can only handle application errors and non-fatal system errors. If there was a BSOD or a hard freeze, the service wouldn't be running any more to report the crash, although theoretically it's possible for the service to check for a BSOD crash dump file and send a report after rebooting.
In fact, from personal experience, Windows does open the error reporting tool after rebooting from a BSOD or hard freeze.
Also, according to the article, "5 percent of all Windows-based computers now crash more than twice each day" (emphasis mine). Based on the wording this leaves me to believe he is referring to actual OS crashes and not simple application crashes. Of course, my interpretation may very well be wrong.
Another application would be live audio recording. Take your portable radio TiVo thing and add a mic and boom -- live recording of concerts (if you can sneak it in of course ;), or audio security, or set it up in a friend's apartment and spy on them. ;)
How is that any better than a tape recorder?
Weird... the first time I run 'edlin' with no args from 'cmd.exe' I get this output:
Run it again and the "testing" lines go away.
Very very interesting. Of course the biggest thing this needs is support in existing clients. Would be easy to add to something OS like Mozilla but probably harder for something like Outlook. Anyways, I'd like to talk to you more about your ideas on this. Perhaps we could collaborate on something? My email is lannocc@hotmail.com