The ISP I work for which is in Williamsport will be deploying Wi-Max Alvarion gear shortly. However, I don't know that that's really going to help you in remote PA.
Does the concentration of big ticket erp system portend an end for db2?
No. Databases are used for more than just ERP systems.
And, in the ERP world, SAP still supports DB2. For that matter, if you are a long-time PeopleSoft customer that was using DB2 as your database, Oracle/PeopleSoft still provides you with support. So far, Larry is not making his customers migrate to Oracle databases.
When Oracle first announced the hostile attempt at PeopleSoft, Larry put his foot in his mouth by announcing that he would stop all future PeopleSoft development and he would make all PeopleSoft customers switch to Oracle. When you consider how much money customers have spent on the ERP systems, you can understand why most PeopleSoft customers were initially frightened of the Oracle buy-out. No customer in their right mind would want to be forced into an unplanned for migration to Oracle apps./p>
When Oracle finally completed the deal, they announced that not only would they continue to support PeopleSoft, but they would release a new version (in about three years) that would allow for a direct upgrade from PeopleSoft to a combined Oracle/PeopleSoft product. In other words, Larry learned that the customer is always right.
I seriously doubt that Larry will suddenly 'pull the support plug' on Siebel customers. Chances are rather high he will do the same thing with Siebel that he plans to do with PeopleSoft. Continue to provide support for a few years while developing an upgrade path that will allow Siebel users the chance to move to a future Oracle CRM product.
I know defending a dupe is not popular, but not all of us have the time or the inclination to spend our day surfing every single one of Slashdot's 13 or so different sections. This is especially true because many companies block access to the "games" section.
Rumor has it that trusted sources from The Wall Street Journal say Ebay is interested in buying Skype.
Rumor has it that trusted sources from Joe's coffee shop say that Sam might possibly be interested in thinking about considering reviewing the possibility of actually looking into purchasing a piece of pie.
Farmers are traditionally the ones who cull the preditors, for obvious reasons. Whether a few rangers are paid to do it is trivia - nobody cares, it doesn't matter, if you stop paying the rangers to do it the debate still exists.
The Department of the Interior manages over 1/5th the land of the United States. A good portion of that land (at least in the Continental US) comes into direct contact with private ranch and farm land. Many ranchers use federal land to provide grazing for their cattle. As I recall, that grazing is at a subsidized rate(firefox warning, that is a pdf file).
The rancher is upset because Mountain Lions do indeed pose a threat to cattle. But, many ranchers are using my tax subsidies to make a living. As a die-hard east coaster, I find it to be rather odd that many of the people that desire to kill wild animals depend upon my tax dollars for their jobs. If it wasn't for my tax support of their job, there wouldn't be a "debate" around whehter or not we should kill the mountain lion.
Therefore, I disagree with your premise that "The wild animal issue doesn't depend on money". It most definitely depends upon money.
As for my "pigheadedness"...Yes. It is a pigheaded point of view. But, there is nothing wrong with it. Most people in the U.S. are permitted to make a choice as to where they live. As long as their choice doesn't impact me, I don't care. But, whether it is a hurricane or a Mountain Lion, the Financial Impact of the issue gives me a right to be as pigheaded as I want.
A question for financial advisors?What's the best way for a stock market newbie to purchase some of this stock?
I would start by suggesting that you contact a Professional Financial Advisor and having a personal discussion with him or her. That way, you can avoid the advise of a million Anonymous Slashdot Cowards.
I am not sure if I understand your last paragraph. I believe that you may be misunder-estimating the Slashdot moderation system. Let me give you another link: http://slashdot.org/faq/com-mod.shtml#cm600 In short, no one knows if I am a moderator or not for a particular day. Nor do I know who was a moderator today. And, I can't moderate in a discussion that I post in.
Totally OT, but: Montour High School? Geez, nothing like those diehard HS football fans in Kennedy Township. If ESPN wanted REAL Pennsylvania HS football, they should have chosen Alliquippa.
I'm sure they'd be curious why some chump from the suburbs feels he has input on their decision.
There are situations where I should have input on where people live. That situation occurs when their choice of housing impacts me financially. Every time there is a hurricane, my tax dollars are spent to rebuild homes right back in the hurricane zone. Every time there is an earthquake, my tax dollars are spent to rebuild the infrastructure that was destroyed.
Wild Animals? Well, wild animal attacks mean federal tax dollars are spent hunting, killing and/or relocating wild animals. The last time I checked, my tax dollars were used to pay the various Park Rangers that perform these tasks. I damn well do have a say. Either learn to deal with the situation you put yourself into or move.
No. It means no such thing. Please tell me you don't believe what you're saying...
The number of attacks by Mountain Lion are so miniscule, you have a better chance of hitting the powerball tonight. My phrase was to point out that if you believe that Mountain Lions are truly a threat to your well being, then you better start being paranoid about alot more than just Mountain Lions.
Your family dog is not much more likely to kill you than any wild animal, because your family dog has been domesticated.
"More likely" was probably a bad phrase on my part, I was just copying the phrase that was used in my linked article. You do have a greater chance of being killed by a dog, but, as you poing out, that is because dogs are much more popular as pets than Mountain Lions. Even so, the point that I was trying to emphasize was that, if we had to kill lions because they are dangerous, don't forget that dogs are dangerous, too.
I was trying to remind the original poster that ALL animals are dangerous. He was acting slightly "trollish" in his post, complaining about wild animals. I was reminding him that there is inherent danger is everything we do, even danger when you take a shower in the morning. In my opinion, the O.P. was over-reacting to something that was a very small risk. And, he could avoid that risk simply by not riding his bike in the wilderness.
How did this become a +5? Oh right, you're a mod. I think I should get your mod points. ^^
I don't know if it deserved a "5". But, apparently, the moderators, when they read my comment, completely understood everything that I mapped out for you in my previous paragraph. Oh, and in case you you forgot the rules on moderation and posting, here they are: http://slashdot.org/faq/com-mod.shtml#cm1800.
Mountain lions attack and kill bikers on nature trails. Alligators drag children and dogs, and even adults to their deaths. Why are we putting up with this?
Geez. I have mod points and I have to give up moderating in order to respond to this. Thanks.
So, based on the fact that Mountain Lions can kill people, should we also go after dogs? According to this site, in the U.S. between 1979 and the late 1990s, over 300 people were killed by dogs. That means your family dog is much more likely to kill you than any "wild animal".
Mountain lions are moving in next door to everybody.
Not me. I live in the suburbs. People can choose to live wherever they want. If you choose to live in a hurricane zone, you will have hurricanes. If you choose to live in an earthquake zone, you will have earthquakes. If you choose to live in an area where Mountain Lions, Bobcats and Alligators live, you will see those animals (BTW, there are relatives of the Mountain Lion in Florida).
If people can't handle living in an area where wild animals live, either people should learn to deal with the results of their choice in living arrangements...or they should move.
For the record, I think bringing elephants and lions here to the US is a bad idea.
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Well, RFD either means "Request for Development" or "Rural Free Delivery". I'll take the latter for $200.
Funny. I thought Williamsport WAS remote PA.
Why did you just link to the same Wikipedia article that the submitterr linked to?
No. Databases are used for more than just ERP systems.
And, in the ERP world, SAP still supports DB2. For that matter, if you are a long-time PeopleSoft customer that was using DB2 as your database, Oracle/PeopleSoft still provides you with support. So far, Larry is not making his customers migrate to Oracle databases.
When Oracle first announced the hostile attempt at PeopleSoft, Larry put his foot in his mouth by announcing that he would stop all future PeopleSoft development and he would make all PeopleSoft customers switch to Oracle. When you consider how much money customers have spent on the ERP systems, you can understand why most PeopleSoft customers were initially frightened of the Oracle buy-out. No customer in their right mind would want to be forced into an unplanned for migration to Oracle apps./p>
When Oracle finally completed the deal, they announced that not only would they continue to support PeopleSoft, but they would release a new version (in about three years) that would allow for a direct upgrade from PeopleSoft to a combined Oracle/PeopleSoft product. In other words, Larry learned that the customer is always right.
I seriously doubt that Larry will suddenly 'pull the support plug' on Siebel customers. Chances are rather high he will do the same thing with Siebel that he plans to do with PeopleSoft. Continue to provide support for a few years while developing an upgrade path that will allow Siebel users the chance to move to a future Oracle CRM product.
I know defending a dupe is not popular, but not all of us have the time or the inclination to spend our day surfing every single one of Slashdot's 13 or so different sections. This is especially true because many companies block access to the "games" section.
Does this mean Sean Hannity will be reviewing the next sequel to Half Life?
Rumor has it that trusted sources from Joe's coffee shop say that Sam might possibly be interested in thinking about considering reviewing the possibility of actually looking into purchasing a piece of pie.
Ok. Turn off the computer and walk away from it! Now, please return to more important things, like your Honeymoon.....
Yeah, outsource back to the United States, where there aren't any hackers, virus writers, spammers and bot ne.........ahhh, never mind.
The Department of the Interior manages over 1/5th the land of the United States. A good portion of that land (at least in the Continental US) comes into direct contact with private ranch and farm land. Many ranchers use federal land to provide grazing for their cattle. As I recall, that grazing is at a subsidized rate(firefox warning, that is a pdf file).
The rancher is upset because Mountain Lions do indeed pose a threat to cattle. But, many ranchers are using my tax subsidies to make a living. As a die-hard east coaster, I find it to be rather odd that many of the people that desire to kill wild animals depend upon my tax dollars for their jobs. If it wasn't for my tax support of their job, there wouldn't be a "debate" around whehter or not we should kill the mountain lion.
Therefore, I disagree with your premise that "The wild animal issue doesn't depend on money". It most definitely depends upon money.
As for my "pigheadedness"...Yes. It is a pigheaded point of view. But, there is nothing wrong with it. Most people in the U.S. are permitted to make a choice as to where they live. As long as their choice doesn't impact me, I don't care. But, whether it is a hurricane or a Mountain Lion, the Financial Impact of the issue gives me a right to be as pigheaded as I want.
I would start by suggesting that you contact a Professional Financial Advisor and having a personal discussion with him or her. That way, you can avoid the advise of a million Anonymous Slashdot Cowards.
Everything is free, but they make up the difference in volume.
Actually, it appears that they are referencing pi. http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?column=N et+Stocks&siteid=mktw&dist=
I am not sure if I understand your last paragraph. I believe that you may be misunder-estimating the Slashdot moderation system. Let me give you another link: http://slashdot.org/faq/com-mod.shtml#cm600 In short, no one knows if I am a moderator or not for a particular day. Nor do I know who was a moderator today. And, I can't moderate in a discussion that I post in.
Totally OT, but: Montour High School? Geez, nothing like those diehard HS football fans in Kennedy Township. If ESPN wanted REAL Pennsylvania HS football, they should have chosen Alliquippa.
There are situations where I should have input on where people live. That situation occurs when their choice of housing impacts me financially. Every time there is a hurricane, my tax dollars are spent to rebuild homes right back in the hurricane zone. Every time there is an earthquake, my tax dollars are spent to rebuild the infrastructure that was destroyed.
Wild Animals? Well, wild animal attacks mean federal tax dollars are spent hunting, killing and/or relocating wild animals. The last time I checked, my tax dollars were used to pay the various Park Rangers that perform these tasks. I damn well do have a say. Either learn to deal with the situation you put yourself into or move.
No. It means no such thing. Please tell me you don't believe what you're saying...The number of attacks by Mountain Lion are so miniscule, you have a better chance of hitting the powerball tonight. My phrase was to point out that if you believe that Mountain Lions are truly a threat to your well being, then you better start being paranoid about alot more than just Mountain Lions.
No. It is not a bad analogy.
Your family dog is not much more likely to kill you than any wild animal, because your family dog has been domesticated."More likely" was probably a bad phrase on my part, I was just copying the phrase that was used in my linked article. You do have a greater chance of being killed by a dog, but, as you poing out, that is because dogs are much more popular as pets than Mountain Lions. Even so, the point that I was trying to emphasize was that, if we had to kill lions because they are dangerous, don't forget that dogs are dangerous, too.
I was trying to remind the original poster that ALL animals are dangerous. He was acting slightly "trollish" in his post, complaining about wild animals. I was reminding him that there is inherent danger is everything we do, even danger when you take a shower in the morning. In my opinion, the O.P. was over-reacting to something that was a very small risk. And, he could avoid that risk simply by not riding his bike in the wilderness.
How did this become a +5? Oh right, you're a mod. I think I should get your mod points. ^^I don't know if it deserved a "5". But, apparently, the moderators, when they read my comment, completely understood everything that I mapped out for you in my previous paragraph. Oh, and in case you you forgot the rules on moderation and posting, here they are: http://slashdot.org/faq/com-mod.shtml#cm1800.
Geez. I have mod points and I have to give up moderating in order to respond to this. Thanks.
So, based on the fact that Mountain Lions can kill people, should we also go after dogs? According to this site, in the U.S. between 1979 and the late 1990s, over 300 people were killed by dogs. That means your family dog is much more likely to kill you than any "wild animal".
Mountain lions are moving in next door to everybody.Not me. I live in the suburbs. People can choose to live wherever they want. If you choose to live in a hurricane zone, you will have hurricanes. If you choose to live in an earthquake zone, you will have earthquakes. If you choose to live in an area where Mountain Lions, Bobcats and Alligators live, you will see those animals (BTW, there are relatives of the Mountain Lion in Florida).
If people can't handle living in an area where wild animals live, either people should learn to deal with the results of their choice in living arrangements...or they should move.
For the record, I think bringing elephants and lions here to the US is a bad idea.
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Wow, these kind of sentiments, and your User ID is 707389? What time frame do you believe constitutes the "Good Old Days" of Slashdot, last week?
I should remind the submitter that you get what you pay for.... :)
First, create a "consulting" line item in your budget.
Second, put $20 million in the consulting budget for next year.
Third, hire me as your consultant for one year.
Fourth, at the end of that year, I'll tell you how to budget your IT operations.