Amazon.com user ratings are very poor too. Civ4 is total crap. Don't buy it! I sold my 'Collector's Edition' copy on eBay because the store wouldn't take it back... it's that bad. I've been playing Civ since it came out. This was a huge rip-off.
I bet he just got bumped up on W's list... don't be surprised if RMS meets a sudden and unfortunate demise... hope they don't arrest him and try him in court.
Judge: "Please place your hand on the Bible and swear an oath to tell the truth..."
RMS: "Judge. Notice that I did not call you, 'Your Honor' as I do not honor the authority that you claim to hold. Furthermore, I will not place my hand on a Bible and take an oath. The Bible is a book of fairy tales and fables that I hold no respect for as it enslaves the mind of man. And..."
I faced a similar situation about 3 years ago. I moved from a formal IT shop that had a lot of control within its company to a one man IT shop that had little or no control in the company. The pay was a lot better and the atmosphere was more relaxed so I stayed.
At first, it was difficult. I wanted the new company to adjust to me and my IT background. But that was stressful for me and the new company. They wanted me to relax and blend in with their way of doing things. I did that. Things are great now. I came from an environement that was proactive.... we tested, planned, installed, tested more, benchmarked, tweaked, etc. The new company is _reactionary_... we handle stuff as it comes up because IT is not our focus it's something that's along for the ride.
My old friends from the controlling IT department can't stand the thought of the way the new company handles IT. They tell me that they'd quit immediately if they did not have complete and total control over every portion of IT within the company. I've learned to like it. It works well for us and others.
Get rid of your controlling IT/IS attitude and blend in with your company. If you want to do things differerntly, get another job that has a controlling IT department with clout or start your own company.
Mac users who google are the smartest, wealthiest people on the planet.
Re:Hard to admit, but that is quite clever
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How do you get into it? I can hack-up code with the best of them. And, I'd like to be paid a lot too. I'm not willing to do anything illegal (hack into vulnerable Windows PCs), but I am willing to send out emails and to devise methods to get more messages into more inboxes (spam filters are so dumb)... where do I apply for a job such as this and how much does it pay?
True. That'll be hard to explain in a job interview. Most snob college brats don't understand that. Shoplifting is one thing... felony forgery is totally different. Perhaps he can plea bargin for a non-conviction. If he can do that, he may still be able to get a job... these guys need to _think_ before they do this!!!
'And the whole "never worry about blue screens" really put the icing on the Lamecake. The whole blue screen argument is so 2002, and if that's what the anti-M$ bots are still spouting, they need to update their playbook.'
This is right on! I seldom see BSOD's. And I see about 20 - 30 Windows boxes each week. The only time I do see them is when there's an obvious HW problem or the user has a badly infected (viruses, trojans, malware, adware, spyware, AIMware, etc.) PC. And, when it is malware related, it's because the user has been surfing the Web like some promiscuous whore... clicking any link that comes their way, opening email attachments with abandon, etc.... and I don't blame that on MS, nor should the writer of this biased book.
We have anti-viral drugs now. We didn't in 1918. We have research doctors at the CDC, WHO and other places developing vacines and methods to reduce the effects of pandemic disease. Technology will make any flu pandemic much more managable than in the past. In 1918, how many people knew what a virus was? Look at how technology and education/research has advanced our knowledge of these things. Knowledge is power. And humans are much more dangerous than some dumb virus. IMO, it should be the virus that's afraid.
Damn right... most ATI video cards DO NOT WORK with Civ 4. However, no one (except the farmed out Tech support in Ireland) is admitting it and they just hang up on you with a short, automated message before saying... It'll be fixed someday. I can't believe they shipped this piece of shit.
Evil is evil and numbers don't matter. One life is as valuable as 11 million.
How about all the African-American slaves that died under slavery in the US? What about all of the black babies taken from their mothers to be sold at auction in the US.
China has done some bad things, but so has the US. Evil is not confined to China. The US has plenty evil in its own history. That was my point.
Am I the only white, anglosaxon male that is sick and tired of the US picking on China? So they're communists... big deal. So they've had some human rights abuse... please point to a country that has not? Slavery in the US anyone?
Let's look at the positives about China:
1. They have a long, documented history that dates back thousands of years.
2. Much of the technology that the world enjoys today came from China. Gun powder, fireworks, silk, etc.
3. They are an extremely civilized people. They have no fanatic religious nuts tyring to nuke the world... this alone should make the US love China.
4. And finally, if it weren't for China, Walmart and much of the US economy wouldn't exist.
The worst thing you can do is bring this up. Now, you've made an issue out of it and even worse you've brought it to their attention.
If they employee you, the code belongs to them PERIOD. This is true everywhere in the US. You think that guys who right code at Sun, MS, Apple can lay claim to what they've written?
If you work for a small, informal compnay or university, this is normally not an issue unless you make it one. You've now done that. Bad idea... really bad idea. you should have kept your mouth shut and a copy of your code at home.
I'll tell you who cares... my wife. She cares a lot about how much money I make. That's one reason she has sex with me. Money makes her feel comfortable and secure. So comfortable that she'll do anything to keep me around... and I mean anything. And, I like that.
My kids care too. Money buys them clothes, toys, puts a roof over their heads, food in their stomachs and pays for medecine when they're sick. The more money I earn, the better I can take care of my kids.
A friend of mine was in Afghanistan doing some contract work. He had taken some spare money and purchased Marlboro cigarettes by the case before he left. He used these cigarettes on several occasions to bribe his way past tribal/bandit checkpoints. Money allowed him to do this... and everyone in the Land Rover with him was 'happy as hell' because of it. So, as you can see, money does indeed buy happiness... it gets you laid, makes your kids hug you and may even save your ass someday;)
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They'll obviously have to pay royalties, of course, and that means a mass migration to a new filesystem to avoid such payments.
More likely, they'll continue to use FAT and pass the cost onto the consumer.
"DVD is dead."
This reminds me of a line I heard once... "Every person in this room is now dumber because you said that.
Amazon.com user ratings are very poor too. Civ4 is total crap. Don't buy it! I sold my 'Collector's Edition' copy on eBay because the store wouldn't take it back... it's that bad. I've been playing Civ since it came out. This was a huge rip-off.
"Perl 6 code will be the most unreadable Perl ever."
You mean more unreadable than it has been? I'm sorry, but that's not possible.
Perl is barbaric. Barbarians use Perl.
Calling the prez a facist?
I bet he just got bumped up on W's list... don't be surprised if RMS meets a sudden and unfortunate demise... hope they don't arrest him and try him in court.
Judge: "Please place your hand on the Bible and swear an oath to tell the truth..."
RMS: "Judge. Notice that I did not call you, 'Your Honor' as I do not honor the authority that you claim to hold. Furthermore, I will not place my hand on a Bible and take an oath. The Bible is a book of fairy tales and fables that I hold no respect for as it enslaves the mind of man. And..."
I faced a similar situation about 3 years ago. I moved from a formal IT shop that had a lot of control within its company to a one man IT shop that had little or no control in the company. The pay was a lot better and the atmosphere was more relaxed so I stayed.
At first, it was difficult. I wanted the new company to adjust to me and my IT background. But that was stressful for me and the new company. They wanted me to relax and blend in with their way of doing things. I did that. Things are great now. I came from an environement that was proactive.... we tested, planned, installed, tested more, benchmarked, tweaked, etc. The new company is _reactionary_... we handle stuff as it comes up because IT is not our focus it's something that's along for the ride.
My old friends from the controlling IT department can't stand the thought of the way the new company handles IT. They tell me that they'd quit immediately if they did not have complete and total control over every portion of IT within the company. I've learned to like it. It works well for us and others.
Get rid of your controlling IT/IS attitude and blend in with your company. If you want to do things differerntly, get another job that has a controlling IT department with clout or start your own company.
http://www.schneier.com/passsafe.html
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Why not make keystroke loggers useless? I love this software. Just copy and paste passwords
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Mac users who google are the smartest, wealthiest people on the planet.
How do you get into it? I can hack-up code with the best of them. And, I'd like to be paid a lot too. I'm not willing to do anything illegal (hack into vulnerable Windows PCs), but I am willing to send out emails and to devise methods to get more messages into more inboxes (spam filters are so dumb)... where do I apply for a job such as this and how much does it pay?
Who watches them now?
True. That'll be hard to explain in a job interview. Most snob college brats don't understand that. Shoplifting is one thing... felony forgery is totally different. Perhaps he can plea bargin for a non-conviction. If he can do that, he may still be able to get a job... these guys need to _think_ before they do this!!!
True... it's not like they don't have backdoor access to all of these XP machines ;)
'And the whole "never worry about blue screens" really put the icing on the Lamecake. The whole blue screen argument is so 2002, and if that's what the anti-M$ bots are still spouting, they need to update their playbook.'
This is right on! I seldom see BSOD's. And I see about 20 - 30 Windows boxes each week. The only time I do see them is when there's an obvious HW problem or the user has a badly infected (viruses, trojans, malware, adware, spyware, AIMware, etc.) PC. And, when it is malware related, it's because the user has been surfing the Web like some promiscuous whore... clicking any link that comes their way, opening email attachments with abandon, etc.... and I don't blame that on MS, nor should the writer of this biased book.
Wonder how the people who paid thousands of bucks for an xbox on eBay are feeling right now?
;)
Always let the idiots storm the beaches first
We have anti-viral drugs now. We didn't in 1918. We have research doctors at the CDC, WHO and other places developing vacines and methods to reduce the effects of pandemic disease. Technology will make any flu pandemic much more managable than in the past. In 1918, how many people knew what a virus was? Look at how technology and education/research has advanced our knowledge of these things. Knowledge is power. And humans are much more dangerous than some dumb virus. IMO, it should be the virus that's afraid.
How are we to know the binary and source are the same?
SCO offered to settle with IBM today provided that IBM pay them five mintillion dollars and the keys to the city of Atlantis.
"Some say it isn't practical to expect air to make several ninety-degree turns and actually get to where it's supposed to go."
I wonder how all those ducts throughtout America (with tons of 90 degree turns) carry air that heats and cools houses and office buildings every day?
Symlink - Noun. More commonly called a 'Shortcut' by Windows users.
Damn right... most ATI video cards DO NOT WORK with Civ 4. However, no one (except the farmed out Tech support in Ireland) is admitting it and they just hang up on you with a short, automated message before saying... It'll be fixed someday. I can't believe they shipped this piece of shit.
Evil is evil and numbers don't matter. One life is as valuable as 11 million.
How about all the African-American slaves that died under slavery in the US? What about all of the black babies taken from their mothers to be sold at auction in the US.
China has done some bad things, but so has the US. Evil is not confined to China. The US has plenty evil in its own history. That was my point.
Am I the only white, anglosaxon male that is sick and tired of the US picking on China? So they're communists... big deal. So they've had some human rights abuse... please point to a country that has not? Slavery in the US anyone?
Let's look at the positives about China:
1. They have a long, documented history that dates back thousands of years.
2. Much of the technology that the world enjoys today came from China. Gun powder, fireworks, silk, etc.
3. They are an extremely civilized people. They have no fanatic religious nuts tyring to nuke the world... this alone should make the US love China.
4. And finally, if it weren't for China, Walmart and much of the US economy wouldn't exist.
Think about it.
The worst thing you can do is bring this up. Now, you've made an issue out of it and even worse you've brought it to their attention.
If they employee you, the code belongs to them PERIOD. This is true everywhere in the US. You think that guys who right code at Sun, MS, Apple can lay claim to what they've written?
If you work for a small, informal compnay or university, this is normally not an issue unless you make it one. You've now done that. Bad idea... really bad idea. you should have kept your mouth shut and a copy of your code at home.
I'll tell you who cares... my wife. She cares a lot about how much money I make. That's one reason she has sex with me. Money makes her feel comfortable and secure. So comfortable that she'll do anything to keep me around... and I mean anything. And, I like that.
;)
My kids care too. Money buys them clothes, toys, puts a roof over their heads, food in their stomachs and pays for medecine when they're sick. The more money I earn, the better I can take care of my kids.
A friend of mine was in Afghanistan doing some contract work. He had taken some spare money and purchased Marlboro cigarettes by the case before he left. He used these cigarettes on several occasions to bribe his way past tribal/bandit checkpoints. Money allowed him to do this... and everyone in the Land Rover with him was 'happy as hell' because of it. So, as you can see, money does indeed buy happiness... it gets you laid, makes your kids hug you and may even save your ass someday