And to go the other way, just use the same "replace all" to replace a single " " with two, and you're fine too. As long as the tool doesn't get stuck on replacing the first original " "...
On the gripping hand, if you are writing something to be published (and aren't paying an editor/typesetter/publisher to do this mundane task for you) the chances are nobody's ever going to read your senseless drivel anyway, so it doesn't matter.
Of course, if you are paying an editor/typesetter/publisher to do this, you should write your manuscript by hand on a single continuous strip of paper (pull out ye olde paper tape reels) so that you get your money's worth.
It's especially important to use 3 spaces between sentences when you are using a proportional font. That's because the spaces are narrower than the regular characters, and get compressed more when they are pushed through the internet tubes.
Although if you're working on one of these new "TV Typewriters" you might want a different spacing.
And what's the deal with -mdash- in the title? Can't we just go back to using -- instead of having to type m d a s h?
Absolutely, this sort of behavior is why we have security holes.
A cat door is one of the biggest security holes there is. You never know what kind of cat/burglar might come in through the door. I mean, it could even be a cue:cat, or a/usr/bin/cat(1), or worse yet, a LOLCAT.
Too bad it doesn't come with a rifle mount, I'd love to replace my regular (crosshairs) scope with something that would light up my target. And catch it on fire.
Pull floor tiles and compare the amount of obsolete technology-- Thicknet cables, VAX cluster interconnects, water chiller hookups, FDDI cables, etc. with the amount of space remaining.
Anything less than 4 inches of obsolete crud isn't worth excavating. Leave it a few more years.
There are three key things that executives want to hear:
1) What has the department done in the past? The core of this point is to get to the question "Does the past justify continued investment?" and its correlary "We've sunk so much money into IT, what have we gotten from it?" This is where usage statistics (website hits, business transaction data, dollars-per-downtime and Nines, return on cost-saving measures, etc) are presented. This should be in high-level terms with drill-down slides available, but only presented on request. Focus on the trends of service delivery vs. IT budget and/or headcount.
2) What is the department doing now? Here we focus on what is happening with their current business. This is where a primary element of capacity planning comes in: The Headroom Metric. How much additional user load can we support on our current systems and network, before the service is degraded? In concrete terms, ignoring everything except CPU, if you're delivering 100 pages per second, and using 40% of the server's CPU, you have a headroom of 150 additional pp/s. By extrapolating this to the business need - say the marketing department has launched 5 campaigns this year, the current systems may be able to support 10, but should not be expected to support 20 without additional investment. Note that this headroom metric must look at the end-to-end utilization, like disk, memory, network, and most importantly administration effort in order to be accurate.
3) What will the department do in the future. What are the business-focused projects that the department is working on? How will the investment in these projects result in money coming into or staying in the business? What is the Return on Capital, Return on Investment?
As far as timing, there should be at least an annual "full report" on the state of IT. Depending on the dynamics of the business, quarterly updates should be sufficient, unless something changes significantly. And depending on the team and scope of the projects. You don't want to face this with a "we haven't done anything since the last report" status. But it's also important to reconnect with the executives regularly so that they don't forget about what you're doing, and also so that you can react and change to meet their changing business plans.
The most important thing we in IT can do is to be aligned to the business. This means focusing on the things that matter: delivering the product or service in exchange for money. Everything else is overhead. And the better your IT department is at aligning itself, the better you look when an outsourcer tries to talk your executives into cutting everything except the "core competancies".
The federal constitution bans "Cruel and unusual punishment". While chopping off hands may be cruel, if the hypothetical state makes such punishment usual, they could be in the clear.
"Word is a standard the way that FAT is a standard"...
You mean that just because 80% of the population is overweight, we should just accept that and start installing larger seats in airplanes, and decreasing the "maximum passengers allowed" in elevators?
Remember, the correct response is not "Gee, I bet that's a nice ship now that all the rats have left".
--Joe
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How will this be better?
It will be able to say "You have your answer, slashdot user, I suggest you act on it" in a condescending tone, like any good ascended-ancient-posing-as-a-hologram should be able to do.
You obviously don't read your EULA. Every single one disclaims all liability and warranty. Or do you know of a single instance where a commercial software company has been sued for a software bug?
Just as well: any line of work where you tend to die in bizarre gardening accidents isn't for me. Then again, I play the viola so what do I know? (More viola jokes than drummer jokes probably.)
Why do drummers start songs with "1..2.." ?
If they could count higher they'd have leaned the viola
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The hotel (or maybe the town itself) is named "Ohnoya"
As in Oh No Ya gotta get a real girlfriend?
--Joe
And to go the other way, just use the same "replace all" to replace a single " " with two, and you're fine too. As long as the tool doesn't get stuck on replacing the first original " "...
On the gripping hand, if you are writing something to be published (and aren't paying an editor/typesetter/publisher to do this mundane task for you) the chances are nobody's ever going to read your senseless drivel anyway, so it doesn't matter.
Of course, if you are paying an editor/typesetter/publisher to do this, you should write your manuscript by hand on a single continuous strip of paper (pull out ye olde paper tape reels) so that you get your money's worth.
--Joe
It's especially important to use 3 spaces between sentences when you are using a proportional font. That's because the spaces are narrower than the regular characters, and get compressed more when they are pushed through the internet tubes.
Although if you're working on one of these new "TV Typewriters" you might want a different spacing.
And what's the deal with -mdash- in the title? Can't we just go back to using -- instead of having to type m d a s h?
--Joe
Absolutely, this sort of behavior is why we have security holes.
A cat door is one of the biggest security holes there is. You never know what kind of cat/burglar might come in through the door. I mean, it could even be a cue:cat, or a /usr/bin/cat(1), or worse yet, a LOLCAT.
--Joe
An inexperienced and uninformed-of-the-issues candidate has entered the national political scene (and I'm not talking about Sarah Palin).
So what?
All he has to do is kiss babies, take money from lobbiests, and vote the way his party leaders tell him to, just like 515 other legislators.
--Joe
Too bad it doesn't come with a rifle mount, I'd love to replace my regular (crosshairs) scope with something that would light up my target. And catch it on fire.
Goodbye, squirrel.
--Joe
Which is more efficient, a private taxi, or public mass transit? Which is cheaper to use? Which moves more people on less fuel?
Why would a private space taxi be any different?
--Joe
All BSD licensed work is copyrighted, for example, but you are free to make copies from now until the day you die.
Til I die? I'm an undead, you insensitive clod!
--Joe
You're such a milliard.
--Joe
Pull floor tiles and compare the amount of obsolete technology-- Thicknet cables, VAX cluster interconnects, water chiller hookups, FDDI cables, etc. with the amount of space remaining.
Anything less than 4 inches of obsolete crud isn't worth excavating. Leave it a few more years.
--Joe
There are three key things that executives want to hear:
1) What has the department done in the past? The core of this point is to get to the question "Does the past justify continued investment?" and its correlary "We've sunk so much money into IT, what have we gotten from it?" This is where usage statistics (website hits, business transaction data, dollars-per-downtime and Nines, return on cost-saving measures, etc) are presented. This should be in high-level terms with drill-down slides available, but only presented on request. Focus on the trends of service delivery vs. IT budget and/or headcount.
2) What is the department doing now? Here we focus on what is happening with their current business. This is where a primary element of capacity planning comes in: The Headroom Metric. How much additional user load can we support on our current systems and network, before the service is degraded? In concrete terms, ignoring everything except CPU, if you're delivering 100 pages per second, and using 40% of the server's CPU, you have a headroom of 150 additional pp/s. By extrapolating this to the business need - say the marketing department has launched 5 campaigns this year, the current systems may be able to support 10, but should not be expected to support 20 without additional investment. Note that this headroom metric must look at the end-to-end utilization, like disk, memory, network, and most importantly administration effort in order to be accurate.
3) What will the department do in the future. What are the business-focused projects that the department is working on? How will the investment in these projects result in money coming into or staying in the business? What is the Return on Capital, Return on Investment?
As far as timing, there should be at least an annual "full report" on the state of IT. Depending on the dynamics of the business, quarterly updates should be sufficient, unless something changes significantly. And depending on the team and scope of the projects. You don't want to face this with a "we haven't done anything since the last report" status. But it's also important to reconnect with the executives regularly so that they don't forget about what you're doing, and also so that you can react and change to meet their changing business plans.
The most important thing we in IT can do is to be aligned to the business. This means focusing on the things that matter: delivering the product or service in exchange for money. Everything else is overhead. And the better your IT department is at aligning itself, the better you look when an outsourcer tries to talk your executives into cutting everything except the "core competancies".
--Joe
I would ARRANGE to have a suitable homophone for orange, but unfortunately, my accent doesn't let me mangle pronunciation like that.
--Joe
The federal constitution bans "Cruel and unusual punishment". While chopping off hands may be cruel, if the hypothetical state makes such punishment usual, they could be in the clear.
--Joe
Reduce your carbon footprint. Stop respirating.
--Joe
But if you get rid of the pigs, the Terrorists Will Have Won (TM).
Proper Merkian religions allow you to eat pork.
--Joe
--Joe
"Word is a standard the way that FAT is a standard"...
You mean that just because 80% of the population is overweight, we should just accept that and start installing larger seats in airplanes, and decreasing the "maximum passengers allowed" in elevators?
--Joe
Remember, the correct response is not "Gee, I bet that's a nice ship now that all the rats have left".
--Joe
How will this be better?
It will be able to say "You have your answer, slashdot user, I suggest you act on it" in a condescending tone, like any good ascended-ancient-posing-as-a-hologram should be able to do.
--Joe
If I think, I am, I am thinking. But I don't think^@#$()!&$)(!#$NO CARRIER
Microsoft gets out of this deal a public statement that there "may be patented technology" in Linux.
--Joe
In every post, some words misspelled.
You obviously don't read your EULA. Every single one disclaims all liability and warranty. Or do you know of a single instance where a commercial software company has been sued for a software bug?
--Joe
If they could count higher they'd have leaned the viola
--Joe