Me: Wanna go have sex?
Hot Girl: OK! When?
Me: I'm on lunch break in 3 Maxtors and a Tape.
Hot Girl: I'll pay for the Hotel room.
First of all, this makes no sense.
Second of all, my Maxtor hard drive is more reliable than my neighbors Ford (which isn't saying much considering my neighbor... and considering Fords...) but Maxtors are damned near the most reliable drive out there. It's those shifty OEM Western Digital pieces of shite that fail left and right.
Maybe, in the past, but new Thunderbird [fordvehicles.com] looks very nice, and is very classy. I'd take that over most Volvos.
Certainly not the new S60R though. 300 hp, turbocharged engine, all wheel drive, and a very sexy body. The S60R is a badass especially for the price - mid 30's. mmmmmm....
No no! You're supposed to buy and install and manage an internal (corporate, academic, whatever) Windows Update server and manage your internal clients yourself....:-)
Hey now... whose side are you on?? You're supposed to suggest to him "Why don't you ditch MS and install Linux on all your PC's - it is ready for the corporate desktop afterall."
Shut the fuck up! Volvos suck ass, you bitch! They are not American and only America makes good cars, you unpatriotic ass!
YARBAC (Yet Another Redneck Buys A Computer) and found slashdot.
Just an FYI, Volvo's are amongst the Safest and most Reliable cars in the world. I don't think the Americans can claim that with their exploding Pintos and rolling-over Ford SUV's.
The Evolution(tm) Mail client will be renamed "Camaro", while the Abiword is skipping the subtle but amusing titles and jumping right into it with their latest release, codenamed "WhiteTrash"
Apparently not. I just wrote a check for more than $3000 to the IRS.
Damn those people who make less money then you, right? I'm not going to be like the other guy and call you a redneck, you're a yuppie through and through. How is Bush going to buy your vote in 2004?
He isn't going to buy it. I'm going to give it to him, because he's the best candidate for the job. I'm terified to think what might have happened to this country if a liberal were in office through these recent world events. It's a frightening thought.
Just because I'm an "affluent" citizen doesnt mean I'm a yuppie, nor does it mean that I have no regard for those whose income is below mine. I wouldn't consider myself a "die hard" conservative either - I don't like the NRA, I stongly dislike some Republican politicians, and I believe in some of the causes the ACLU works for. I don't strongly associate myself with either political party because I don't agree 100% with either one. I do however find the the conservatives (the hawks at least) represent my interests way more often than the liberals do, which is why I've historically voted republican. I pick the candidate which "sucks the least". Usually thats a person on the right. Sometimes it's someone from the left.
You make fun of the South and then advertise the Rush Limbaugh Show where most of his listeners come from. I think you need to check your priorities there son.
That connection is a bit of a stretch.
A similarly preposterous stretch would be that I only drive German cars; Germany is against the war on Iraq; I support the war; therefore my priorities are not in order?? Bullshit.
I dont give a damn where his listeners are mostly from. And I'm a conservative who dislikes rednecks. So what?
I'm making over 40k with paid overtime, so it ends up being around 50k. Plus a benefits package that is second to none. I did turn down a job a couple of weeks ago that was 20k a year with no benefits. Not a chance I was going to take that job, I could have made more at McDonalds.
Glad to hear you held out for a better opportunity.
As long as people keep taking those underpaid jobs, that's what employers are going to offer.
Cause we don't take kindly to this techno garbage down 'round here. Heck, we cant even speel or pre-nance half of these big 'ole con-peuder words anyhow. If it don't done help me get the back 40 plowed any none sooner, I'se dont want it!
Having lived in Africa for a short period, I can say that "a computer in every home" is NOT what those people need.
To repeat some of the previous posts, they need clean water, food, medical supplies, and other basic humanitarian goods.
This is not to say that they have no use for computers. For this is certainly not the case. Something along the lines of an internet cafe (but not so trendy) is what they would benefit from. Just as the article says, the people can share the cost of an inexpensive comm link. Combine this with a few donated PC's running Linux and bingo - the towns people will begin to become computer literate.
These people have a genuine desire to learn, but things like this must fit within the economic and humanitarian reality of their locale. A "community" net enabled PC would fit the bill nicely.
"Yeah, but are you making $30k - $40k a year, or are they paying you a real salary?" What the hell is this supposed to mean? Those of us with jobs making $40k a year are somehow being duped into working for less? If you're in Tech and have a job you're one up on those who dont. The days of 6 figure programming jobs are over and the sooner people start to realize this fact, the faster people will either a. come to terms with it and deal, or b. get the hell out of my industry. Supply and demand is a bitch.
The days of six figure IT worker salaries are NOT over. The days of joe-blow-underqualified making six figures are over. There's a big difference.
I suppose it also depends on locale. Where I live (NW Wash DC), you can't find a decent 1 bedroom apartment for less than $1600 a month. Salary these days is highly dependant on things besides just industry experience. A good employer who is looking for the highest level of skill and dedication is still going to be willing to pay six figures. I make six figures and so do all my co-workers with whom I regularly work. And I just started a new job in Feb of this year. I'm not trying to "brag", I'm trying to make a point.
These kinds of salaries are not unheard of. Also salary is dependant on your speicific job, obviously. The market is flooded with dime-a-dozen MCSE's and NT server admins which is why they aren't making as much as they used to and they're having a hard time finding jobs once laid off. But niche markets like enterprise storage, embeded systems, security specialists, and WAN links, are six figure per year jobs for the most skilled in their fields.
If you are unsatisfied with your current IT job or salary, Try getting an entry level job in a different field of IT. You might be surprised how fast some IT sectors are still growing.
I graduated with a Computer Engineering degree at the end of Decemeber, and after three long months of searching, I finally got a great job and am starting tomorrow. According to some of the recruiters I've talked to in the past couple of weeks, they are starting to see an increase in the number of jobs available in the field. If I can get a job with little real world experience in a town that has had hundreds (maybe thousand) of layoffs in the tech field, things must be looking up.
Yeah, but are you making $30k - $40k a year, or are they paying you a real salary?
I've seen many tech ads looking for "highly qualified, senior level positions, 10+ years experience, blah blah blah" that only pay $36k a year. They are banking on someone who got laid off and is desperate to take the position. I don't know about you, but I don't work for peanuts. BTW I found a new job 9 weeks after getting laid off that paid substantially more than what I was making before! Good jobs are out there, you just have to look harder for them these days.
You should just give her the cash and she can buy a laptop in Japan. A buddy of mine just got back from Japan, and he said that laptops there are much cheaper than they are here, and also more advanced.
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they are using Rumsfeldian tactics and are now in the "shock and awe" part of the campaign.
;-)
Wrong, they are using Iraqi Information Minister tactics and saying "Alah is on our side! The coalition infidels will all be defeated!"
Me: Wanna go have sex? Hot Girl: OK! When? Me: I'm on lunch break in 3 Maxtors and a Tape. Hot Girl: I'll pay for the Hotel room.
First of all, this makes no sense.
Second of all, my Maxtor hard drive is more reliable than my neighbors Ford (which isn't saying much considering my neighbor... and considering Fords...) but Maxtors are damned near the most reliable drive out there. It's those shifty OEM Western Digital pieces of shite that fail left and right.
Maybe, in the past, but new Thunderbird [fordvehicles.com] looks very nice, and is very classy. I'd take that over most Volvos.
Certainly not the new S60R though. 300 hp, turbocharged engine, all wheel drive, and a very sexy body. The S60R is a badass especially for the price - mid 30's. mmmmmm....
No no! You're supposed to buy and install and manage an internal (corporate, academic, whatever) Windows Update server and manage your internal clients yourself.... :-)
;-)
Hey now... whose side are you on?? You're supposed to suggest to him "Why don't you ditch MS and install Linux on all your PC's - it is ready for the corporate desktop afterall."
Shut the fuck up! Volvos suck ass, you bitch! They are not American and only America makes good cars, you unpatriotic ass!
YARBAC (Yet Another Redneck Buys A Computer) and found slashdot.
Just an FYI, Volvo's are amongst the Safest and most Reliable cars in the world. I don't think the Americans can claim that with their exploding Pintos and rolling-over Ford SUV's.
(to "chunder" is to vomit)
What, you mean like This?
Northwood... Not to mention Longhorn
... Nah.
These names are getting cruder and cruder... Pretty soon we will see the new "Largenuts" northbridge and the "Bigcock" processor to go with it.
Maybe it's just me that's getting cruder?
The Evolution(tm) Mail client will be renamed "Camaro", while the Abiword is skipping the subtle but amusing titles and jumping right into it with their latest release, codenamed "WhiteTrash"
So the 'Phear This!' and 'Calvin pissing on IE' skins will be forthcoming, right? =)
Don't forget the confederate flag stickers and obligatory NRA sticker.
Man that tax cut must have really benefited you.
Apparently not. I just wrote a check for more than $3000 to the IRS.
Damn those people who make less money then you, right? I'm not going to be like the other guy and call you a redneck, you're a yuppie through and through. How is Bush going to buy your vote in 2004?
He isn't going to buy it. I'm going to give it to him, because he's the best candidate for the job. I'm terified to think what might have happened to this country if a liberal were in office through these recent world events. It's a frightening thought.
Just because I'm an "affluent" citizen doesnt mean I'm a yuppie, nor does it mean that I have no regard for those whose income is below mine. I wouldn't consider myself a "die hard" conservative either - I don't like the NRA, I stongly dislike some Republican politicians, and I believe in some of the causes the ACLU works for. I don't strongly associate myself with either political party because I don't agree 100% with either one. I do however find the the conservatives (the hawks at least) represent my interests way more often than the liberals do, which is why I've historically voted republican. I pick the candidate which "sucks the least". Usually thats a person on the right. Sometimes it's someone from the left.
Just my 2 cents.
You make fun of the South and then advertise the Rush Limbaugh Show where most of his listeners come from. I think you need to check your priorities there son.
That connection is a bit of a stretch.
A similarly preposterous stretch would be that I only drive German cars; Germany is against the war on Iraq; I support the war; therefore my priorities are not in order?? Bullshit.
I dont give a damn where his listeners are mostly from. And I'm a conservative who dislikes rednecks. So what?
I'm making over 40k with paid overtime, so it ends up being around 50k. Plus a benefits package that is second to none. I did turn down a job a couple of weeks ago that was 20k a year with no benefits. Not a chance I was going to take that job, I could have made more at McDonalds.
Glad to hear you held out for a better opportunity.
As long as people keep taking those underpaid jobs, that's what employers are going to offer.
Who cares about these savages?? Fucking senegal. Come on guys!
Look everyone, another dumb redneck bought a pc and found slashdot!
Or large swaths of the deep south?
Cause we don't take kindly to this techno garbage down 'round here. Heck, we cant even speel or pre-nance half of these big 'ole con-peuder words anyhow. If it don't done help me get the back 40 plowed any none sooner, I'se dont want it!
Having lived in Africa for a short period, I can say that "a computer in every home" is NOT what those people need.
To repeat some of the previous posts, they need clean water, food, medical supplies, and other basic humanitarian goods.
This is not to say that they have no use for computers. For this is certainly not the case. Something along the lines of an internet cafe (but not so trendy) is what they would benefit from. Just as the article says, the people can share the cost of an inexpensive comm link. Combine this with a few donated PC's running Linux and bingo - the towns people will begin to become computer literate.
These people have a genuine desire to learn, but things like this must fit within the economic and humanitarian reality of their locale. A "community" net enabled PC would fit the bill nicely.
"Canterwood" just has a bad sound to it.
I agree. Sounds too much like "Cantankerous", which is the last thing that a northbridge should be.
"Yeah, but are you making $30k - $40k a year, or are they paying you a real salary?" What the hell is this supposed to mean? Those of us with jobs making $40k a year are somehow being duped into working for less? If you're in Tech and have a job you're one up on those who dont. The days of 6 figure programming jobs are over and the sooner people start to realize this fact, the faster people will either a. come to terms with it and deal, or b. get the hell out of my industry. Supply and demand is a bitch.
The days of six figure IT worker salaries are NOT over. The days of joe-blow-underqualified making six figures are over. There's a big difference.
I suppose it also depends on locale. Where I live (NW Wash DC), you can't find a decent 1 bedroom apartment for less than $1600 a month. Salary these days is highly dependant on things besides just industry experience. A good employer who is looking for the highest level of skill and dedication is still going to be willing to pay six figures. I make six figures and so do all my co-workers with whom I regularly work. And I just started a new job in Feb of this year. I'm not trying to "brag", I'm trying to make a point.
These kinds of salaries are not unheard of. Also salary is dependant on your speicific job, obviously. The market is flooded with dime-a-dozen MCSE's and NT server admins which is why they aren't making as much as they used to and they're having a hard time finding jobs once laid off. But niche markets like enterprise storage, embeded systems, security specialists, and WAN links, are six figure per year jobs for the most skilled in their fields.
If you are unsatisfied with your current IT job or salary, Try getting an entry level job in a different field of IT. You might be surprised how fast some IT sectors are still growing.
I graduated with a Computer Engineering degree at the end of Decemeber, and after three long months of searching, I finally got a great job and am starting tomorrow. According to some of the recruiters I've talked to in the past couple of weeks, they are starting to see an increase in the number of jobs available in the field. If I can get a job with little real world experience in a town that has had hundreds (maybe thousand) of layoffs in the tech field, things must be looking up.
Yeah, but are you making $30k - $40k a year, or are they paying you a real salary?
I've seen many tech ads looking for "highly qualified, senior level positions, 10+ years experience, blah blah blah" that only pay $36k a year. They are banking on someone who got laid off and is desperate to take the position. I don't know about you, but I don't work for peanuts. BTW I found a new job 9 weeks after getting laid off that paid substantially more than what I was making before! Good jobs are out there, you just have to look harder for them these days.
802.11b has some serious security issues ... hell i could know about my neighboors surfing habits!
;-)
I do know about your wlan surfing habbits. Want me to list all the web sites you've visited today?
As long as people arent trying to use Kazaa from their psychology class you're OK.
;-)
I guess I'm OK then. I use Limewire while sitting in Chem 201.
I already know what happens. I've seen "Back To The Future" parts I, II, andIII.
There are some inventions that no sane person could have ever predicted.
This, for example.
(Warning: Adult content, Do not open if your children are nearby!)
for unemployed slashdot janitors?
What, like Taco?
You should just give her the cash and she can buy a laptop in Japan. A buddy of mine just got back from Japan, and he said that laptops there are much cheaper than they are here, and also more advanced.
And when I get killed "beta-testing" a not-ready-for-prime-time automobile or something, that'll be really great!
This has already happened. If there were any Ford Pinto drivers still alive, you could ask them what it was like to be chared alive.