It does happen. I was phoned at 3 am once because my helper in the kitchen was in jail and I had to be there in an hour to make sure both of our work was done. I was phoned at 2 am by my food rep that a fish delivery wouldn't be coming and I would have to catch a 4:15 ferry to Seattle to go pick up the fish at the market myself. Responsibility means the same thing in all languages and jobs. When you're the one responsible, you're expected to show up and make sure everything goes smooth without a hitch.
I will concede though that the early morning phone calls probably happen less frequently than in the IT crowd and they usually don't involve immediate action. Most commonly it's a worker saying he or she is going to be late or can't come in.
If you, as a head chef, make a mistake it costs you what? Maybe 100-200? If we as server techs and admins make a mistake it can cost millions....even billions. I'd take the stress of being a head chef any day.
WRONG. If you make a mistake as a head chef, you can kill someone.
This is about Java the language, not Java the browser plugin. You should know the difference by now...
I've been misinformed then, I thought the security vulnerabilities in the java plugin were inherited from vulnerabilties in the way the language itself handled data. Someone mod up the guy above.
The people who are stressed about working in IT have a valid point. But this doesn't make you any different than say... a head chef?
Millions of blue collar workers have to survive on less than half what the average introductory IT job pays and many have to do it in an environment where they don't speak the language. Imagine going into work and having to learn the ropes your first day just by watching. I had to work in kitchens for ten years and I'm telling you the responsibilities don't end there. It's your night or day off? Too bad, the dishwasher called in sick and we have to put you in? Oh sorry we can't pay you overtime, we're just going to pay you in regular wage with cash. Oops, we're paying you too much cash because you're working too much. How about we just pay you the same ammount every month no matter how much you work? Sexual harrasment? Too bad, your boss, is the HR, your manager, and the mediator all rolled into one.
There are literally rehab centers built specifically for chefs because thouands of them burn out and start drinking on the job to deal the with stress. If everyone else wants to go home early, or the numbers arn't right that week, your boss will send everyone else home and you have to clean the kitchen yourself.
4% more IT workers want to quit because of stress? Boo fucking hoo. So does everyone else who has to work a shitty job with long hours. At least you're being compensated at a fair wage for the skills you've developed. You're probably being paid over time if you're by the hour and you can probably also afford to buy a house. Not to mention basic health if not full benefits. If I cut myself with a knife I have to pay cash for the 5 stitches it takes to sew it up.
Every job that takes skill and dedication looks shitty from the inside out. But seriously? Whenever I think about quiting my job or get angry about something trivial, I remember that I'm not dodging the secret police in North Korea or Bullets in Bosnia and I realize how lucky I am to even have a job. I wish I had the skills to be an IT worker so I could at least get paid a fair wage and didn't have to go home with dishpan hands every night. But this is what I get for playing more video games in college than doing actual work. Ultimately we're all masters of our own destiny.
Be the change you want to see in your life.
I would have been a lot happier and probably drank a lot less if I was on an IT workers salary. But as far as I'm concerned, I read this headline as "NEWS FLASH, PEOPLE HATE THEIR JOBS!"
Hey, we were all young and dumb once. But not me. I was never dumb. This question at least is better than the 'I'm so new to linux and stuff and I have lots of time to spend on learning even if I have to dedicate months of time!'
He at least is asking a valid question about memory usage on cell phones. I had never really thought about memory allocation as a method of limiting power consumption for my phone before because I always have a laptop with me to plug in to. Learn something new every day.
This isn't really especially new technology. They've been using since the early 1990's, particularly for individuals with ADHD. More information here http://www.biofeedback.net/
Did anyone else cry in final fantasy 7 when aeris died? I was so shocked / scared that i almost didn't want to finish the game. Whenever i play a game from the final fantasy series i always get somehow emotionaly attached to the characters in it.
..... that the fifth element was a good movie. It may not have broken any new ground as far as cinematography or special effects is concerned, but it certainly had a killer sound track and was just plain FUN to watch. In fact i think i'll go watch it now.
I see how this could actualy benifit microsoft in some ways. It would certainly make them look better to the general public. But otherwise i can't think of any good reasons for them wanting to go through with this. Let's hope for the best.
I should bring this to the attention of my doctor as i was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in my legs and neck last year. though they determined there were other reasons for it (getting a catheder pulled from my vena cava in my chest) this never accord to me. Ever since i was diagnosed i've been taking a healthy dose of warfarin (Or Rat Poison to the un-educated bunch) and i will be for the rest of my life. If you can avoid it, avoid it, you don't want to be stuck on blood thinners every day for life like i am. Get good exercise and make sure you get your circulation up, blood clots usualy form slowly over time. they could have been developing for months by the time you're diagnosed.
If nintendo wants to fight piracy, wouldn't it be cheaper to create and patent their own opticle media? Something that a normal CD rom or dvd rom can't read? This would force pirates to actualy crack open the gamecube to find ways of ripping, not a fun task. Or am i missing something really obvious? Please reply..
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Being in the car when i was two years old. It was a relativly grey day to be out, my mother was taking me to my grandfathers house for the day because she was going to be out. Then all of as sudden a huge possum leaped out infront of the car. wa didn't hit it, but i remember quite distinctly the green color of the trees on the sidewalk, other cars being parked along the side of the road.
Perhaps memory requires something relativly significant in life. but then one would argue that your birth is incredibly significant. Maybe it isn't.
Now Every slashdot nerd's gonna have one. Next year it wont even be cool anymore to have your own. And then someone is going to come out with a dumbed down version for all the jocks to make. Honestly, is nothing sacred?
The website may be in spanish, but fortunately the zipped archive comes with a nice little english readme file. Very useful actualy. Now I can take my piracy one step further by watching them on my tv, the way dvd rips were never ment to be viewed! For the longest time i've been confined by this pussy 1600 x 1200 15" laptop monitor but now i can move into a 800 x 600 27 inch screen! muwahaha!
if your palm uses smartmedia or compact flash cards than you can store up to a gig of music depending on how much money your willing to shell out. more info here
That windows just doesnt seem like it was designed to take on improvements. It seems like every new "security" update only brings more problems. What they should be doing is sending out more release clients to testers before they release the next completed version of software to the public. Before they make their next release they need to DEBUG DEBUG DEBUG and grab a much wider variety of people willing to test their stuff. If their aim is really to "protect" the end user, then this is what they should have been doing all along.
Though maya comes with (from my experience a great renderer) I would rather work with pixar's renderman. That way it doesnt matter what modeler you use, its top of the line, and is usualy what they use on all of the pixar movies. Maya is a great modeler and EASY to learn. They use it for almost every movie these days (Shrek, The Mummy, The Matrix). They're a bit pricey but once you have the latest version of maya youl never have to update it because it doesnt sound like all the new stuff that comes out for it is going to be necessary for you. Render man is just good no matter what version you have. So youl only have to purchase them once and never worry about updating.
-p00kie
Mandrake has been very good to me. I have helped many people i know move from windows to linux and Mandrake is about twice as easy as anything else i have found.
It is true. Mandrake is definetly the distro of linux you'l want to use if your switching from something else. the installation is pretty self explinitory and you dont need to be a genious to figure out how to use it. Alot of people feel intimidated by the linux consol and mandrake does a good job of keeping potential users away from it I think.
Cmon now. Do you really think predators are going to be thrown off by.kids.us? Infact wont this make it EASIER to meet kids online since they would know EXACTLY where to look for them?
-Nate
This is honestly something i cant wait any longer for. As soon as i get the specs im gonna start working on adding a capacino machine to the damn thing. Seriously, would you really wanna fork over a couple grand for a robot dog that cant even make a decent cup of coffee? You americans will thank me some day when every house wakes up to the sound of annoying barking accompanied by the fresh smell of jo.
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It does happen. I was phoned at 3 am once because my helper in the kitchen was in jail and I had to be there in an hour to make sure both of our work was done. I was phoned at 2 am by my food rep that a fish delivery wouldn't be coming and I would have to catch a 4:15 ferry to Seattle to go pick up the fish at the market myself. Responsibility means the same thing in all languages and jobs. When you're the one responsible, you're expected to show up and make sure everything goes smooth without a hitch. I will concede though that the early morning phone calls probably happen less frequently than in the IT crowd and they usually don't involve immediate action. Most commonly it's a worker saying he or she is going to be late or can't come in.
If you, as a head chef, make a mistake it costs you what? Maybe 100-200? If we as server techs and admins make a mistake it can cost millions....even billions. I'd take the stress of being a head chef any day.
WRONG. If you make a mistake as a head chef, you can kill someone.
This is about Java the language, not Java the browser plugin. You should know the difference by now...
I've been misinformed then, I thought the security vulnerabilities in the java plugin were inherited from vulnerabilties in the way the language itself handled data. Someone mod up the guy above.
After all the security vulnerabilities patched this year, I would think they're feeling the pressure to make sure there isn't a repeat.
The people who are stressed about working in IT have a valid point. But this doesn't make you any different than say... a head chef?
Millions of blue collar workers have to survive on less than half what the average introductory IT job pays and many have to do it in an environment where they don't speak the language. Imagine going into work and having to learn the ropes your first day just by watching. I had to work in kitchens for ten years and I'm telling you the responsibilities don't end there. It's your night or day off? Too bad, the dishwasher called in sick and we have to put you in? Oh sorry we can't pay you overtime, we're just going to pay you in regular wage with cash. Oops, we're paying you too much cash because you're working too much. How about we just pay you the same ammount every month no matter how much you work? Sexual harrasment? Too bad, your boss, is the HR, your manager, and the mediator all rolled into one.
There are literally rehab centers built specifically for chefs because thouands of them burn out and start drinking on the job to deal the with stress. If everyone else wants to go home early, or the numbers arn't right that week, your boss will send everyone else home and you have to clean the kitchen yourself.
4% more IT workers want to quit because of stress? Boo fucking hoo. So does everyone else who has to work a shitty job with long hours. At least you're being compensated at a fair wage for the skills you've developed. You're probably being paid over time if you're by the hour and you can probably also afford to buy a house. Not to mention basic health if not full benefits. If I cut myself with a knife I have to pay cash for the 5 stitches it takes to sew it up.
Every job that takes skill and dedication looks shitty from the inside out. But seriously? Whenever I think about quiting my job or get angry about something trivial, I remember that I'm not dodging the secret police in North Korea or Bullets in Bosnia and I realize how lucky I am to even have a job. I wish I had the skills to be an IT worker so I could at least get paid a fair wage and didn't have to go home with dishpan hands every night. But this is what I get for playing more video games in college than doing actual work. Ultimately we're all masters of our own destiny.
Be the change you want to see in your life. I would have been a lot happier and probably drank a lot less if I was on an IT workers salary. But as far as I'm concerned, I read this headline as "NEWS FLASH, PEOPLE HATE THEIR JOBS!"
He at least is asking a valid question about memory usage on cell phones. I had never really thought about memory allocation as a method of limiting power consumption for my phone before because I always have a laptop with me to plug in to. Learn something new every day.
This isn't really especially new technology. They've been using since the early 1990's, particularly for individuals with ADHD. More information here http://www.biofeedback.net/
Did anyone else cry in final fantasy 7 when aeris died? I was so shocked / scared that i almost didn't want to finish the game. Whenever i play a game from the final fantasy series i always get somehow emotionaly attached to the characters in it.
.....Yeah maybe this is going a bit far.
..... that the fifth element was a good movie. It may not have broken any new ground as far as cinematography or special effects is concerned, but it certainly had a killer sound track and was just plain FUN to watch. In fact i think i'll go watch it now.
I see how this could actualy benifit microsoft in some ways. It would certainly make them look better to the general public. But otherwise i can't think of any good reasons for them wanting to go through with this. Let's hope for the best.
I should bring this to the attention of my doctor as i was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in my legs and neck last year. though they determined there were other reasons for it (getting a catheder pulled from my vena cava in my chest) this never accord to me. Ever since i was diagnosed i've been taking a healthy dose of warfarin (Or Rat Poison to the un-educated bunch) and i will be for the rest of my life. If you can avoid it, avoid it, you don't want to be stuck on blood thinners every day for life like i am. Get good exercise and make sure you get your circulation up, blood clots usualy form slowly over time. they could have been developing for months by the time you're diagnosed.
If nintendo wants to fight piracy, wouldn't it be cheaper to create and patent their own opticle media? Something that a normal CD rom or dvd rom can't read? This would force pirates to actualy crack open the gamecube to find ways of ripping, not a fun task. Or am i missing something really obvious? Please reply.. .
Being in the car when i was two years old. It was a relativly grey day to be out, my mother was taking me to my grandfathers house for the day because she was going to be out. Then all of as sudden a huge possum leaped out infront of the car. wa didn't hit it, but i remember quite distinctly the green color of the trees on the sidewalk, other cars being parked along the side of the road. Perhaps memory requires something relativly significant in life. but then one would argue that your birth is incredibly significant. Maybe it isn't.
Now Every slashdot nerd's gonna have one. Next year it wont even be cool anymore to have your own. And then someone is going to come out with a dumbed down version for all the jocks to make. Honestly, is nothing sacred?
The website may be in spanish, but fortunately the zipped archive comes with a nice little english readme file. Very useful actualy. Now I can take my piracy one step further by watching them on my tv, the way dvd rips were never ment to be viewed! For the longest time i've been confined by this pussy 1600 x 1200 15" laptop monitor but now i can move into a 800 x 600 27 inch screen! muwahaha!
if your palm uses smartmedia or compact flash cards than you can store up to a gig of music depending on how much money your willing to shell out. more info here
This should prove to be really usefull to me since i just converted all of my music to ogg. I can't wait to download it!
That windows just doesnt seem like it was designed to take on improvements. It seems like every new "security" update only brings more problems. What they should be doing is sending out more release clients to testers before they release the next completed version of software to the public. Before they make their next release they need to DEBUG DEBUG DEBUG and grab a much wider variety of people willing to test their stuff. If their aim is really to "protect" the end user, then this is what they should have been doing all along.
Though maya comes with (from my experience a great renderer) I would rather work with pixar's renderman. That way it doesnt matter what modeler you use, its top of the line, and is usualy what they use on all of the pixar movies. Maya is a great modeler and EASY to learn. They use it for almost every movie these days (Shrek, The Mummy, The Matrix). They're a bit pricey but once you have the latest version of maya youl never have to update it because it doesnt sound like all the new stuff that comes out for it is going to be necessary for you. Render man is just good no matter what version you have. So youl only have to purchase them once and never worry about updating. -p00kie
Ive been wanting to make one of these for awhile now. You can find some absolutely splendiferous pictures here: http://verma.sfsu.edu/users/wireless/pringles.php
They could easily make it so that the keyboard would be locked out untill the mouse verified the identity of the user.
Mandrake has been very good to me. I have helped many people i know move from windows to linux and Mandrake is about twice as easy as anything else i have found.
It is true. Mandrake is definetly the distro of linux you'l want to use if your switching from something else. the installation is pretty self explinitory and you dont need to be a genious to figure out how to use it. Alot of people feel intimidated by the linux consol and mandrake does a good job of keeping potential users away from it I think.
Cmon now. Do you really think predators are going to be thrown off by .kids.us? Infact wont this make it EASIER to meet kids online since they would know EXACTLY where to look for them?
-Nate
This is honestly something i cant wait any longer for. As soon as i get the specs im gonna start working on adding a capacino machine to the damn thing. Seriously, would you really wanna fork over a couple grand for a robot dog that cant even make a decent cup of coffee? You americans will thank me some day when every house wakes up to the sound of annoying barking accompanied by the fresh smell of jo.