that some other country wastes their money to figure out that the moon is one big rock that is pretty much as useless.
we've already gone there.... we found rocks.... why waste more $$$ untill we actually have a USE for it beyond proving that we can go there.
Sure, your average space geek will say that we should continue to explor space. But they forget that exploration costs $$$ that really should not be needlessly be throw at exploration when we have more than enough problems down here right now (did anyone happen to catch THIS which tends to overshadow the need for planting a flag on more planets.
so yippie... the chinese want to go to the moon.... let em.... let them own the whole moon, let them put a big red star on it.
This is quickly turning into one of the biggest jokes I've seen in the longest time. It appears that the dying embers of SCO is trying to find anything and everything to latch onto for a lawsuit.
If they would have spent as much time running their business as they do suing anything that may have a linux link, they probably would not have found themselves in the rut they are in today.
why they would not instead take a proactive approach and simply IMPROVE computer science / information systems courses to stress data and system security, and ways to better implement these aspects within applications, networks and operating systems.
hehe.... I did the same thing a few years ago. I got tired of doing COBOL and RPG coding on the AS/400, so I simply put my brain to use and added Java to my skillset.
I never did understand those who always felt that they had to stick to one language, one platform or one IT role. The field is far to vast to corner ones self into a narrow set of skills.
The real key though, is making sure that you stay current on all skills rather than let one ones fade from memory.
I agree. I game up video games long ago, right around the time that I finally stopped using my old C64. I miss the games that were simple and didn't require a large textbook in order to play them.
These days my gaming is limited to having Stella (2600 emulator) installed on my SuSE box. Now these are real games!
that if I ever found myself staying at home making a power generator out of an old hard drive. I would seriously have to consider walking to the nearest bridge and take a gaint leap off of it.
actually I think that RH is just about the only distro that tends to throw everything under/usr. other distros, such as SuSE usually put things such as Gnome and KDE under/opt.
RH seems to be the only one making it HARDER for linux programmers to keep things somewhat standard, especially by basically messing with KDE and Gnome enough so that it makes it nearly impossible to upgrade to the next release of KDE and Gnome without having to wait for a RH specific version.
I totally agree with you on this one. I was a die hard RH fan up till 8.0 came out. Within days I grabbed a copy of SuSE 8.1 and haven't looked back ever since.
I still believe the RH makes a good distro, but I really did not like how they mangled KDE and the ability to easily customize it.
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works fine on my *nix box
(running SuSE 8.1 on a Intel 1.8GHz Pentium III)
That (wireless storage device) is exactly what it sounds like.
I don't see how it can really replace a PDA since it wouldn't be as usefull as a PDA when I need things like flight reservaton info in the middle of an airport, or even something as simple as an addesss or telephone # when I'm away on business.
Even worse, 75% of my PDA use is simply to write down memos and other notes when I'm on the run. How can a device without IO do any of this??
I've been wondering the same thing. Sure it looks sorta neat, but I can't imagine actually trying to work within an environment like that. I might as well toss my glasses out the window while I'm at it.
Overall Coolness Value: 9
Overall Usefullness Value: 2
Got both and more..... I'm been working with 400's since 91 as well as the old System 36's.
I'm also quite good with any *nix system, COBOL, RPG, Java, DB2, Oracle, DB2, etc.
Depending on where your located, I may be interested.
I had to learn the AS/400 on my own. Basically I knew how to program in COBOL (as well as many other languages). And I was throw into an environment in need of an extra programmer.
If you know the basics of OS's and the basics of the language that your working with, the overall learning curve is not that big. Most moden OS's (especially the 400) are pretty easy to figure out.
SAP is the same, if you know the basics of programming and databases, then all you really need to know is a few key routines for starters (we were forced into a 2 week "bootcamp" for SAP R2 back in 94).
Isd that you have younger guys/women who fear or refuse learning the older systems, and then you have older guys/women who fear or refuse to learn the newesr systems. Then you end up with a void in the workforce where the elder programmers and admins leave and noone knows how to run the older systems, or else newer technology is needed and the older people do not know how to even begin to implement it into their current systems.
This is why we still have inefficient IT departments at nearly every company.
The fact is simple. Companies need to make sure that their staff memebers get constant training to keep their skills current.
The problem with XML seems to be that the formats change too fast, and many never seem to be backwards compatible.
I wouldn't mind coding for XML if I knew that an application would viable for more than a few months.
this reminds me alot of how record companies used to make #1 albums. They would simply ship loads and loads of vinyl. Yet most of it remained unsold.
I wonder if they can impose a system similar to the SoundScan system where sales, rather than shipped units are reported.
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that some other country wastes their money to figure out that the moon is one big rock that is pretty much as useless. we've already gone there.... we found rocks.... why waste more $$$ untill we actually have a USE for it beyond proving that we can go there. Sure, your average space geek will say that we should continue to explor space. But they forget that exploration costs $$$ that really should not be needlessly be throw at exploration when we have more than enough problems down here right now (did anyone happen to catch THIS which tends to overshadow the need for planting a flag on more planets. so yippie... the chinese want to go to the moon.... let em.... let them own the whole moon, let them put a big red star on it.
This is quickly turning into one of the biggest jokes I've seen in the longest time. It appears that the dying embers of SCO is trying to find anything and everything to latch onto for a lawsuit. If they would have spent as much time running their business as they do suing anything that may have a linux link, they probably would not have found themselves in the rut they are in today.
SCO gets bitch-slapped :)
why they would not instead take a proactive approach and simply IMPROVE computer science / information systems courses to stress data and system security, and ways to better implement these aspects within applications, networks and operating systems.
hehe.... I did the same thing a few years ago. I got tired of doing COBOL and RPG coding on the AS/400, so I simply put my brain to use and added Java to my skillset. I never did understand those who always felt that they had to stick to one language, one platform or one IT role. The field is far to vast to corner ones self into a narrow set of skills. The real key though, is making sure that you stay current on all skills rather than let one ones fade from memory.
I agree. I game up video games long ago, right around the time that I finally stopped using my old C64. I miss the games that were simple and didn't require a large textbook in order to play them. These days my gaming is limited to having Stella (2600 emulator) installed on my SuSE box. Now these are real games!
that if I ever found myself staying at home making a power generator out of an old hard drive. I would seriously have to consider walking to the nearest bridge and take a gaint leap off of it.
actually I think that RH is just about the only distro that tends to throw everything under /usr. other distros, such as SuSE usually put things such as Gnome and KDE under /opt.
RH seems to be the only one making it HARDER for linux programmers to keep things somewhat standard, especially by basically messing with KDE and Gnome enough so that it makes it nearly impossible to upgrade to the next release of KDE and Gnome without having to wait for a RH specific version.
I totally agree with you on this one. I was a die hard RH fan up till 8.0 came out. Within days I grabbed a copy of SuSE 8.1 and haven't looked back ever since. I still believe the RH makes a good distro, but I really did not like how they mangled KDE and the ability to easily customize it.
typo.... meant to tye P IV
works fine on my *nix box (running SuSE 8.1 on a Intel 1.8GHz Pentium III)
...now just try to install any software on it which depends on finding things in a "standard" *nix filesystem order.
That (wireless storage device) is exactly what it sounds like. I don't see how it can really replace a PDA since it wouldn't be as usefull as a PDA when I need things like flight reservaton info in the middle of an airport, or even something as simple as an addesss or telephone # when I'm away on business. Even worse, 75% of my PDA use is simply to write down memos and other notes when I'm on the run. How can a device without IO do any of this??
file under useless.....
There Is No DoS Attack. The Infidels are running scared behind their dial up aol accounts....
Music will never stop...... Record Labels may fail, but you can bet you last buck that new means of music distribution will emerge.
I've been wondering the same thing. Sure it looks sorta neat, but I can't imagine actually trying to work within an environment like that. I might as well toss my glasses out the window while I'm at it. Overall Coolness Value: 9 Overall Usefullness Value: 2
Windows SSDD scheduled to be forced on their customers? :)
Got both and more..... I'm been working with 400's since 91 as well as the old System 36's. I'm also quite good with any *nix system, COBOL, RPG, Java, DB2, Oracle, DB2, etc. Depending on where your located, I may be interested.
I had to learn the AS/400 on my own. Basically I knew how to program in COBOL (as well as many other languages). And I was throw into an environment in need of an extra programmer. If you know the basics of OS's and the basics of the language that your working with, the overall learning curve is not that big. Most moden OS's (especially the 400) are pretty easy to figure out. SAP is the same, if you know the basics of programming and databases, then all you really need to know is a few key routines for starters (we were forced into a 2 week "bootcamp" for SAP R2 back in 94).
Isd that you have younger guys/women who fear or refuse learning the older systems, and then you have older guys/women who fear or refuse to learn the newesr systems. Then you end up with a void in the workforce where the elder programmers and admins leave and noone knows how to run the older systems, or else newer technology is needed and the older people do not know how to even begin to implement it into their current systems. This is why we still have inefficient IT departments at nearly every company. The fact is simple. Companies need to make sure that their staff memebers get constant training to keep their skills current.
Al will be used to improve the Apple's Sleep Mode :)
I wonder if there is an XML standard to describe internet trolls...
The problem with XML seems to be that the formats change too fast, and many never seem to be backwards compatible. I wouldn't mind coding for XML if I knew that an application would viable for more than a few months.
this reminds me alot of how record companies used to make #1 albums. They would simply ship loads and loads of vinyl. Yet most of it remained unsold. I wonder if they can impose a system similar to the SoundScan system where sales, rather than shipped units are reported.