I've been a software engineer for 17 years now. For probably 12 of those years I worked 10 to 20 hours of overtime per week. I know for a fact productivity decreases as you sit there spacing trying to figure out what you were doing 30 seconds ago before you took time to pour another cup of coffee.
If you are single AND your employer is paying you overtime AND you have nothing else to live for but accumulating money then work the overtime. If you have a family or either of the other conditions are false then leave this jag off as soon as you can find another job. Why work for someone who believes you to be a "cost" or looks to squeeze you dry? How loyal will he be to you when you burn out? If he talks about being a team player ask him why he wants to field a baseball team with only seven players.
No, eight hours is a work day because of Henry Ford. He experimented with it in a couple of plants for a year or two and then instituted it in all his plants. He also doubled the traditional rate of pay.
Copyleft is why my current company could not use Bison and had to use BYACC for an in-house project. Get the stars out of your eyes and realize that business operate to make money. You can play with your hobby has long as you want but don't expect businesses to share your enthusiasm for profitless ventures.
Welcome to the Real World. Now you have a choice: work to ensure your and your family's (or future family's) future or to move into an ivory tower where you can pretend money is an evil that should be ignore.
Chose wisely.
Hint: in 30 years the current ivory tower view will likely have been discarded for yet another unworkable view. Anyone who tells you that money doesn't matter is full of crap.
Have fun.
Sincerely, Jerry
P.S. 15 years in my current engineering position and two kids, 1-1/2 and 3-1/4. When you look at your kids you will know what matters. They are the only things I'd die for. And if I'm willing to do that only for them, where is everything else on the scale? There's so much bullshit spread by those having no touch with reality. Look into your kid's trusting eyes for reality.
"So, If Solaris is too expensive for you, don't use it."
I had an on-line argument a couple of years ago with an idiot Sun Marketing Droid about something like this. At the same time this moron was claiming that Microsoft should be *forced* to *give away* Windows because the PC was a "public domain standard" (as she put it) she was claiming that it was OK for Sun to refuse to sell their boxes to you unless you licensed their OS because their box was proprietary and they "sell solutions, not hardware and software". She thought I was stupid to argue that maybe Sun should be forced to ship the box with a discount for not licensing Solaris so that people could run Linux on it. She just couldn't comprehend that I didn't see the obvious difference.
I wonder what she'd think of you not wanting to run Solaris on their precious proprietary box.
The situation is exactly the same with Wine and Windows, especially if one views Linux as an "upgrade" to Windows and wishes to target disgruntled Windows users.
It's even necessary for Windows XP. Microsoft went to great lengths to build in compatibility-mode for Win9x/WinMe programs that won't operate properly on the WinNT/Win2000 roots of WinXP.
Who other than a Slash-Dot Microsoft hater is going to upgrade/switch operating systems if the programs they've been using for seven years will no longer function? Microsoft knows it and the Linux community needs to learn it. It's not enough just to have a replacement app available, even if it's free or nearly so.
I wish I could but I used up my moderator points a couple of days ago.
I think this AMD XP 1500 thing shows very well the intellectual dishonesty of AMD. In the very name of their processor they intentionally attempt to deceive twice: first by trying to link themselves to Windows XP, and second by misleading the consumer on the actual clock rating of the processor (the same tactic that failed the losers at Cyrix, BTW).
I use both Intel and AMD processors but I doubt I'll buy another AMD while they continue the attempts to deceive like this.
It's a basic flaw in the capitalist model that allows the Marketing and Accounting people to determine release dates--instead of the Developers.
And Mozilla is a fine example of when things go too far the other way...
Offhand, I can't think of any movies with no language at all
The first 30 minutes of 2001?...
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But the passwords *were* gifted to the individual. They were so poorly-protected as to be considered public.
If you forget to lock your front door are you gifting whatever a thief decides to take, including any credit card numbers he may happen to find (had to throw that one in there to defuse the bogus argument that it isn't theft unless something is physically taken)?
In this day and age of information though, information is an asset. Yours and likely an asset of any company you provide it to. Remember, you're not being made to give out your personal info, you're providing it in exchange (along with money sometimes) for a service
I find it amusing that the people objecting to the spread of this information are the same ones who say "Information wants to be free!"
Here's a rundown of recent results from the http://www.dslreports.com/ speed test service for my Cox@Home connection in Phoenix, AZ. There's a block of really bad times in there where something was really screwy and tons of packets were being dropped. Other than that it's been pretty good.
There's an East Coast server, a Louisiana server, and a West Coast server that the tests are ran against. Unfortunately which server you chose isn't recorded in the log. Times are EST and I'm in MST so adjust accordingly.
2001-03-31 00:10:48 Speed test 2810/285 kbps
2001-03-30 09:23:50 Speed test 1471/298 kbps
2001-03-30 09:22:21 Speed test 2603/285 kbps
2001-03-30 01:39:56 Speed test 1674/239 kbps
2001-03-29 23:23:40 Line quality 0% loss latency 77.2ms View..
2001-03-29 22:55:39 Speed test 216/259 kbps
2001-03-29 22:48:18 Speed test 739/242 kbps
2001-03-29 22:46:57 Speed test 667/250 kbps
2001-03-29 09:49:37 Speed test 2446/286 kbps
2001-03-29 02:56:01 Speed test 958/327 kbps
2001-03-29 02:55:46 Speed test 1798/277 kbps
2001-03-28 03:28:33 Speed test 2524/284 kbps
2001-03-28 03:17:44 Speed test 2746/285 kbps
2001-03-28 03:09:49 Speed test 3018/285 kbps
2001-03-27 02:31:32 Speed test 2394/285 kbps
2001-03-27 02:18:42 Speed test 2446/287 kbps
2001-03-27 02:45:29 Line quality 0% loss latency 77.6ms View..
2001-03-27 01:54:07 Speed test 2398/285 kbps
2001-03-26 02:18:36 Speed test 2328/286 kbps
2001-03-26 01:47:40 Speed test 2473/285 kbps
2001-03-26 00:35:48 Speed test 2377/286 kbps
2001-03-26 00:34:43 Speed test 1990/285 kbps
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I've been a software engineer for 17 years now. For probably 12 of those years I worked 10 to 20 hours of overtime per week. I know for a fact productivity decreases as you sit there spacing trying to figure out what you were doing 30 seconds ago before you took time to pour another cup of coffee.
If you are single AND your employer is paying you overtime AND you have nothing else to live for but accumulating money then work the overtime. If you have a family or either of the other conditions are false then leave this jag off as soon as you can find another job. Why work for someone who believes you to be a "cost" or looks to squeeze you dry? How loyal will he be to you when you burn out? If he talks about being a team player ask him why he wants to field a baseball team with only seven players.
No, eight hours is a work day because of Henry Ford. He experimented with it in a couple of plants for a year or two and then instituted it in all his plants. He also doubled the traditional rate of pay.
Copyleft is why my current company could not use Bison and had to use BYACC for an in-house project. Get the stars out of your eyes and realize that business operate to make money. You can play with your hobby has long as you want but don't expect businesses to share your enthusiasm for profitless ventures.
Welcome to the Real World. Now you have a choice: work to ensure your and your family's (or future family's) future or to move into an ivory tower where you can pretend money is an evil that should be ignore.
Chose wisely.
Hint: in 30 years the current ivory tower view will likely have been discarded for yet another unworkable view. Anyone who tells you that money doesn't matter is full of crap.
Have fun.
Sincerely, Jerry
P.S. 15 years in my current engineering position and two kids, 1-1/2 and 3-1/4. When you look at your kids you will know what matters. They are the only things I'd die for. And if I'm willing to do that only for them, where is everything else on the scale? There's so much bullshit spread by those having no touch with reality. Look into your kid's trusting eyes for reality.
Did you choose the Red Pill or the Blue Pill?
Move everything to the Gatekeeper system, a la "The Net".
"So, If Solaris is too expensive for you, don't use it."
I had an on-line argument a couple of years ago with an idiot Sun Marketing Droid about something like this. At the same time this moron was claiming that Microsoft should be *forced* to *give away* Windows because the PC was a "public domain standard" (as she put it) she was claiming that it was OK for Sun to refuse to sell their boxes to you unless you licensed their OS because their box was proprietary and they "sell solutions, not hardware and software". She thought I was stupid to argue that maybe Sun should be forced to ship the box with a discount for not licensing Solaris so that people could run Linux on it. She just couldn't comprehend that I didn't see the obvious difference.
I wonder what she'd think of you not wanting to run Solaris on their precious proprietary box.
This is a better work...
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http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.04/approt
The situation is exactly the same with Wine and Windows, especially if one views Linux as an "upgrade" to Windows and wishes to target disgruntled Windows users.
It's even necessary for Windows XP. Microsoft went to great lengths to build in compatibility-mode for Win9x/WinMe programs that won't operate properly on the WinNT/Win2000 roots of WinXP.
Who other than a Slash-Dot Microsoft hater is going to upgrade/switch operating systems if the programs they've been using for seven years will no longer function? Microsoft knows it and the Linux community needs to learn it. It's not enough just to have a replacement app available, even if it's free or nearly so.
The purpose of region encoding, from start to finish was to support differential pricing. The story about movie releases is a smokescreen.
Finally! At least someone gets it.
Too bad my unused moderator points expired a couple of days ago.
Somebody mod this up!
I wish I could but I used up my moderator points a couple of days ago.
I think this AMD XP 1500 thing shows very well the intellectual dishonesty of AMD. In the very name of their processor they intentionally attempt to deceive twice: first by trying to link themselves to Windows XP, and second by misleading the consumer on the actual clock rating of the processor (the same tactic that failed the losers at Cyrix, BTW).
I use both Intel and AMD processors but I doubt I'll buy another AMD while they continue the attempts to deceive like this.
I love the irony. The "information wants to be free" crowd is crying because that other entities can use information collected on them.
It's a basic flaw in the capitalist model that allows the Marketing and Accounting people to determine release dates--instead of the Developers. And Mozilla is a fine example of when things go too far the other way...
Offhand, I can't think of any movies with no language at all
The first 30 minutes of 2001?...
But the passwords *were* gifted to the individual. They were so poorly-protected as to be considered public.
If you forget to lock your front door are you gifting whatever a thief decides to take, including any credit card numbers he may happen to find (had to throw that one in there to defuse the bogus argument that it isn't theft unless something is physically taken)?
Maybe they don't want to be liable for a fire if the heatsink falls off. From Tom's as previously reported here...
d ex .html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/cpu/01q3/010917/in
In this day and age of information though, information is an asset. Yours and likely an asset of any company you provide it to. Remember, you're not being made to give out your personal info, you're providing it in exchange (along with money sometimes) for a service
I find it amusing that the people objecting to the spread of this information are the same ones who say "Information wants to be free!"
Here's a rundown of recent results from the http://www.dslreports.com/ speed test service for my Cox@Home connection in Phoenix, AZ. There's a block of really bad times in there where something was really screwy and tons of packets were being dropped. Other than that it's been pretty good.
There's an East Coast server, a Louisiana server, and a West Coast server that the tests are ran against. Unfortunately which server you chose isn't recorded in the log. Times are EST and I'm in MST so adjust accordingly.
2001-03-31 00:10:48 Speed test 2810/285 kbps
2001-03-30 09:23:50 Speed test 1471/298 kbps
2001-03-30 09:22:21 Speed test 2603/285 kbps
2001-03-30 01:39:56 Speed test 1674/239 kbps
2001-03-29 23:23:40 Line quality 0% loss latency 77.2ms View..
2001-03-29 22:55:39 Speed test 216/259 kbps
2001-03-29 22:48:18 Speed test 739/242 kbps
2001-03-29 22:46:57 Speed test 667/250 kbps
2001-03-29 09:49:37 Speed test 2446/286 kbps
2001-03-29 02:56:01 Speed test 958/327 kbps
2001-03-29 02:55:46 Speed test 1798/277 kbps
2001-03-28 03:28:33 Speed test 2524/284 kbps
2001-03-28 03:17:44 Speed test 2746/285 kbps
2001-03-28 03:09:49 Speed test 3018/285 kbps
2001-03-27 02:31:32 Speed test 2394/285 kbps
2001-03-27 02:18:42 Speed test 2446/287 kbps
2001-03-27 02:45:29 Line quality 0% loss latency 77.6ms View..
2001-03-27 01:54:07 Speed test 2398/285 kbps
2001-03-26 02:18:36 Speed test 2328/286 kbps
2001-03-26 01:47:40 Speed test 2473/285 kbps
2001-03-26 00:35:48 Speed test 2377/286 kbps
2001-03-26 00:34:43 Speed test 1990/285 kbps