Too bad MOL only runs on PPC... then again... if I just did Linux on my system with VMware inside of that running XP... with PEAR on XP... and perhaps MOL within PEAR since its emulating a PPC env... then I'd have MAC on XP on Linux *AND* MAC on Linux on MAC on WinXP on Linux...;)
So now, I can really confuse my friends, family, and co-workers by running MacOS X inside of Pear onto of my WinXP install with the MacOS X theme. It'll appear as two Macs on one wintel box.
Personally, I'd write a little shell script that just dials out of a modem and calls their 800 number every 10 seconds. Then pass out the collection of older modems that so many of us have to your friends along with the script and have at it... Of course, they might find some legal loophole and be able to sue you for harassment, etc., but you won't know til you try.:)
Not too long back I didn't have the benefit of being employed and looking for new work. I was laid off and getting as many interviews as you are: none. However, prior to being laid off I had been *stuck* as a sysadmin and was looking to make the Mgr jump, but without much luck. And no, learning more, gettig certs, and even getting my BA didn't help. So after being laid off for far too long, I started consulting. About 9 months later I took a full time job, again as a sysadmin, but kept consulting for about 20 or 30 hours a week for two reasons: 1 was to catch up on the debt I incurred while being without work and 2, 'cause I was afraid of getting laid off again. Then, about another year later, one of the consulting gigs made me an offer I couldn't refuse and brought me on as their Director of Technology. In my opinion consulting/moonlighting, etc let's you show people more than your resume ever will. And when that company you consult to grows or someone leaves... or someone who works there knows of an opportunity at theirs friends company, you end with a phone call.:)
While you could make more waiting tables, as you say, you won't be gathering experince in the process. I'm a sysadmin... have been for 10+ years. It was around year 2 or 3 of experience that I was able to make a salary jump... actually, right after year 3 of experience, my salary doubled. Before being a sysadmin, I drove two trucks. Driving tow trucks paid better. But had I kept driving tow trucks and not moved to computers, I'd be making roughly 25% more now than when I started. And therw wouldn't have been a "3 year, double my salary" opportunity. Sometimes the temporary sacrafice has the long term payoff.
BTW and FYI: you're in a very competitive market right now. Many development jobs are going overseas and there are a lot of developers with a lot more experience than you have that are looking for work right now. Many have been out of work so long, they'd gladly take the meager offers you're getting. Consider yourself lucky and take an offer. If a better one comes along within 3 months, take it.
What about the dual-homing aspect though?
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So what happens when my system and my wife's system are only 4 feet apart and I have a WUSB HD, printer, scanner, etc in between them and WinXP 'detects' and connects to the devices... on both machines? What happens when we both try to access a device at the same time? With typical USB, it connects to a single host, and that host can be setup up to share a device such as a printer or HD. But what happens when two systems contend for access to the same device? I know there are devices on the market that let you share a single USB device to two systems, but it includes a chip that manages things so that there's no contention.
Or worse, what happens when my neighbor on the common wall can wirelessly access my WUSB device and his Windows system simply connects to it. At least with WiFi I can use WEP which isn't perfect but puts hurdles up before he can connect. Will WUSB have anything better than WEP to allow restricted access to WUSB devices?
I use trillian and have it setup to log all conversations. That is effectively the same as copy&pasting, only its being done in the background for me. I wonder how the law applies to this. Would this make it illegal to use Trillian, which defaults to logging conversations, illegal to use in that state?
Contrary to the assumption you might've made... I'm not totally l337. I'm not a hacker. I'm just a lowly sysadmin. I bought Mitnick's book to better understand security issues and when trying some of his example stories here at my office, was quite surprised at some of the shortcomings I found.
Great product, but if you follow the links to the plone website, then watch the demo for the HIGOV.net implementation, part of it (near the end) shows integration with monitoring software... and it reveals the private IP addresses inside their LAN and that they run telnet. Considering that I just finished Kevin Mitnick's book on social engineering (the Art of Deception), this wasn't the best choice of content to put into a demo. Running telnet on a firewalled, private LAN is one thing. But telling the world your private IPs that are being used for telnet services mean one only needs a username and password now...
No changing the articles after either...
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And while providing the average Joe with news that is much more gory than we see on a regular basis, it would also help to put an end to *altered* stories... the kind that've been mentioned on/. before where a story is written, then because of this complaint or that reason they edit the original. If the news is on P2P networks, we'll be able to always see the raw stories...
The only thing necessary for Micro$oft to triumph is for a few good programmers to do nothing". North County Computers
Is there any irony in the acronym made by the new "Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher"? I've always known that Windows mar's my computer, but how nice of M$ to admit it.
Yeah, yeah... flamebait... troll... I know, I know, but the obviousness of the implied acronyn was just too much to pass up.
The only thing necessary for Micro$oft to triumph is for a few good programmers to do nothing". North County Computers
I can only hope they don't use any of the increasingly popular Linux clusters in their tests. Else SCO might sue NASA and then Joe Taxpayer will end up footing the bill for the legal defense.
The only thing necessary for Micro$oft to triumph is for a few good programmers to do nothing". North County Computers
In NY you will readily find hundreds of retail outlets that carry brands such as IBM, Sony, Compaq|HP, etc. You will also find Gateway Country stores that sell Gateways. Dell has a few, select retail outlets, but I'm not sure of any in NY. There's also Apple and the Apple stores, of which there are at least 6 in NY.
If you're really sold on Dell, the order it and have it drop shipped to the FedEx or UPS depot nearest your hotel. Then drive over there and show ID to pick it up.
The only thing necessary for Micro$oft to triumph is for a few good programmers to do nothing". North County Computers
Funny, but it seems that really don't need bad reviews, freezes, or crashes to end the life of your software project. All you need it a sucky license.
As I understand it, Xfree changed their license to make sure more credit is given to its developers. But who gives a crap when no one will use because of the license itself.
The only thing necessary for Micro$oft to triumph is for a few good programmers to do nothing". North County Computers
I like that Toyota acknowleges they aren't likely to make any money off this technology right away. But at least its a step forward. Even Britney Spears, in her 2 hour special on E! last night, acknowleged after her trip to Japan that they are so far more advanced technologically, this from someone that's about as technical as a hair dryer (not that anyone likes her for her brains).
Um, actually, I *did* acknowledge that the cost of living is lower. Please reread my post. But with it being lower, also comes lower class accomodations, unless you're staying at the local Waldorf. I guess that for the single guy with no g/f, wife, or kids, it might be worth it. Factoring in the cost of living, you'd end up with adequate pay *and* you'd get to "see the world". But for those of us that might need to support a wife and kids at home, but ourselves work in India, the pay isn't high enough to justify it typically. One of the reasons big companies outsource to India is the lower employment costs. And, yes, Indians tend to welcome Americans, but they don't pay a whole lot extra, at least not for the majority of jobs. However, if you have an MBA, 10+ years experience, management experience, and can speak the local language plus fluent English, you can probably get a decent paying job that will make it worthwhile. But I can probably find that here in the U.S. if I look long enough...
From http://jobsearch.globalgateway.monsterindia.com
"Career Level: Mid Career (2+ years of experience)
Education Level: Professional-Engineering(BE or BTech)
Job Type: Employee
Job Status: Full Time
Salary: From 720,000.00 to 1,080,000.00 INR per year"
From: http://www.virtualtourist.com
"45.25 INR = 1 US$"
720,000INR = 15,911US
1,080,000INR = 23,867US
Not sure about you, but I can make a lot more than 15K to 23K in the U.S. with "mid-level" experience. Heck, working for In-N-Out Burger pays $15/hour which is 31,500 a year if you work full time. Granted, the cost of living is lower in India, but so are accomodations. And if you're flying or calling home to see family, it starts to add up quickly. In contrast, for people like myself with military/covert experience, I can make over $200K a year US doing dignitary security in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. and only work 8 months a year and the entities that pay also pay your airfare both ways four times a year... you end up working for 2 months, then home for a month.
Also worth pointing out... the porn industry's innovation is self serving. ie: if some porn guys get together to work on content delivery, they do so because it will directly affect sales of their product. They already know people want porn. There's no need for marketing. The demand exists. So they simply work on technologies, protocols, and implementation of existing tools to meet the demand. Commercial interests vary a bit in this regard. Take M$, for example. They always develop new stuff (yeah, I know... and they also borrow ideas). But once its created and appears to then be working, they still have to market it. They have to tell people its out there so people will know to buy it and use it. With porn, this isn't the case. People go looking for porn... it doesn't come looking for them. And when they see its available in a simple format, they get it. Also worth noting, most porn viewers won't complain when they're streaming video fails. They might cancel their $20/month subscription, but most are too embarrassed to admit viewing it, so they just don't complain. As such, when porn content delivery fails for the average user, we don't hear about it.
Little trivia note: ever see the movie Anti-Trust? If you get beyond the drama and look at the goal of the software company goals, it was about content delivery. I know from personal experience that the writers of the movie spent about 2 months talking to porn industry people before writing this portion of the script. They did so because they knew that porn companies were using technology that the mainstream wasn't and therefore could offer it as *new ideas* in the movie, but not ideas that were too far fetched to believe. In fact, everyone at my studio got a free advance screening.
The only thing necessary for Micro$oft to triumph is for a few good programmers to do nothing". North County Computers
Still wondering why I can stream Debbie Does Dallas (the original) to my Zaurus over 802.11b faster than to my PC with a 1GB ethernet adaptor.
Something the article fails to mention is the money behind porn. The porn industry is the *only* industry that has never suffered financially. There have never been layoffs. And while mostly privately held (after all, who wants their investment portfolio filled with smut companies), its one of the best funded industries out there. The porn industry has the $$$ to make things work, but they don't always share their technologies. The majority also use some form of *nix in their infrastructure... very little M$ found in the porn industry. And from a dot-bomb perspective, I made a killing as a 21-year-old making over $150K a year in the dot-com era. When I finally got laid off, I went to Vivid Video. While all my other over $100K a year friends and co-workers are now averaging $80K to $90K, I'm now making over $200K. There's something to be said for working in an industry with money. And, no, I'm not an actor, but I do get to watch whatever I want... and occasionally some of the girls need a little relief.:)
The only thing necessary for Micro$oft to triumph is for a few good programmers to do nothing". North County Computers
As the article points out, its 45K to apply and well over 1 million to complete the process and get everything setup. But what about the individual and openness? I for one would like my own personal andrew.mobile... or maybe even andrew.myisp.mobile. After all, I have number portability now. Why not also have domain portability in regards to my wireless equipment? Wouldn't it be nice to switch providers... whether of my 3G network or my 802.11b, but keep my andrew.myisp.mobile and my phone number?
Also... not sure how many others were bothered by the presence of M$ on the committee. Don't they have enough of their toes in enough industries? Now they want to be part of the control of the TLD for the mobile space??? Add up the net-worth of all the companies involved and M$ has the most $$$ which means they have the most strongarm potential. This isn't meant as a flame war, but rather a call for each of us to submit our opinions to ICANN about the presence of M$ (who isn't really a telco-type company... but just a software company) on the committee. If M$ is going to be onboard (as a s/w company), so should Trolltech and Palm and some of the other more *open* vendors who's software are also used in mobile devices. Otherwise, all I see is yet another entity that M$ can bully its way around, not to mention the fear of the.mobile root server possibly running on Windows???
The only thing necessary for Micro$oft to triumph is for a few good programmers to do nothing". North County Computers
Taken as a whole... I haven't used much of M$'s *enhancements* since Win98. I still just use a web browser (Mozilla), an office suite (Open Office), and a few other tools. I don't use Windows Media Player. I don't use MSN Messenger (I prefer Trillian). And I don't use most of their additional options, though I do use Visio and Project, but those are part of the core OS. Taken as a whole, I've upgraded each time... from 95 to 98 to 98se to win2k to XP, but I still use it for the same shit. I browse the web... check email... etc. But at least they get faster with each release. Or do they? My hardware definitely gets faster as I get upgrades and new systems. So if I've upgraded each time but still use the it for the same old shit, perhaps I'm due a refund?
The only thing necessary for Micro$oft to triumph is for a few good programmers to do nothing". North County Computers
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Too bad MOL only runs on PPC... then again... if I just did Linux on my system with VMware inside of that running XP... with PEAR on XP... and perhaps MOL within PEAR since its emulating a PPC env... then I'd have MAC on XP on Linux *AND* MAC on Linux on MAC on WinXP on Linux... ;)
So now, I can really confuse my friends, family, and co-workers by running MacOS X inside of Pear onto of my WinXP install with the MacOS X theme. It'll appear as two Macs on one wintel box.
Personally, I'd write a little shell script that just dials out of a modem and calls their 800 number every 10 seconds. Then pass out the collection of older modems that so many of us have to your friends along with the script and have at it... Of course, they might find some legal loophole and be able to sue you for harassment, etc., but you won't know til you try. :)
Not too long back I didn't have the benefit of being employed and looking for new work. I was laid off and getting as many interviews as you are: none. However, prior to being laid off I had been *stuck* as a sysadmin and was looking to make the Mgr jump, but without much luck. And no, learning more, gettig certs, and even getting my BA didn't help. So after being laid off for far too long, I started consulting. About 9 months later I took a full time job, again as a sysadmin, but kept consulting for about 20 or 30 hours a week for two reasons: 1 was to catch up on the debt I incurred while being without work and 2, 'cause I was afraid of getting laid off again. Then, about another year later, one of the consulting gigs made me an offer I couldn't refuse and brought me on as their Director of Technology. In my opinion consulting/moonlighting, etc let's you show people more than your resume ever will. And when that company you consult to grows or someone leaves... or someone who works there knows of an opportunity at theirs friends company, you end with a phone call. :)
Bastard! I hate it when I make typ-o's. :)
While you could make more waiting tables, as you say, you won't be gathering experince in the process. I'm a sysadmin... have been for 10+ years. It was around year 2 or 3 of experience that I was able to make a salary jump... actually, right after year 3 of experience, my salary doubled. Before being a sysadmin, I drove two trucks. Driving tow trucks paid better. But had I kept driving tow trucks and not moved to computers, I'd be making roughly 25% more now than when I started. And therw wouldn't have been a "3 year, double my salary" opportunity. Sometimes the temporary sacrafice has the long term payoff.
BTW and FYI: you're in a very competitive market right now. Many development jobs are going overseas and there are a lot of developers with a lot more experience than you have that are looking for work right now. Many have been out of work so long, they'd gladly take the meager offers you're getting. Consider yourself lucky and take an offer. If a better one comes along within 3 months, take it.
So what happens when my system and my wife's system are only 4 feet apart and I have a WUSB HD, printer, scanner, etc in between them and WinXP 'detects' and connects to the devices... on both machines? What happens when we both try to access a device at the same time? With typical USB, it connects to a single host, and that host can be setup up to share a device such as a printer or HD. But what happens when two systems contend for access to the same device? I know there are devices on the market that let you share a single USB device to two systems, but it includes a chip that manages things so that there's no contention.
Or worse, what happens when my neighbor on the common wall can wirelessly access my WUSB device and his Windows system simply connects to it. At least with WiFi I can use WEP which isn't perfect but puts hurdles up before he can connect. Will WUSB have anything better than WEP to allow restricted access to WUSB devices?
I use trillian and have it setup to log all conversations. That is effectively the same as copy&pasting, only its being done in the background for me. I wonder how the law applies to this. Would this make it illegal to use Trillian, which defaults to logging conversations, illegal to use in that state?
Contrary to the assumption you might've made... I'm not totally l337. I'm not a hacker. I'm just a lowly sysadmin. I bought Mitnick's book to better understand security issues and when trying some of his example stories here at my office, was quite surprised at some of the shortcomings I found.
Great product, but if you follow the links to the plone website, then watch the demo for the HIGOV.net implementation, part of it (near the end) shows integration with monitoring software... and it reveals the private IP addresses inside their LAN and that they run telnet. Considering that I just finished Kevin Mitnick's book on social engineering (the Art of Deception), this wasn't the best choice of content to put into a demo. Running telnet on a firewalled, private LAN is one thing. But telling the world your private IPs that are being used for telnet services mean one only needs a username and password now...
And while providing the average Joe with news that is much more gory than we see on a regular basis, it would also help to put an end to *altered* stories... the kind that've been mentioned on /. before where a story is written, then because of this complaint or that reason they edit the original. If the news is on P2P networks, we'll be able to always see the raw stories...
The only thing necessary for Micro$oft to triumph is for a few good programmers to do nothing". North County Computers
Is there any irony in the acronym made by the new "Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher"? I've always known that Windows mar's my computer, but how nice of M$ to admit it.
Yeah, yeah... flamebait... troll... I know, I know, but the obviousness of the implied acronyn was just too much to pass up.
The only thing necessary for Micro$oft to triumph is for a few good programmers to do nothing". North County Computers
I can only hope they don't use any of the increasingly popular Linux clusters in their tests. Else SCO might sue NASA and then Joe Taxpayer will end up footing the bill for the legal defense.
The only thing necessary for Micro$oft to triumph is for a few good programmers to do nothing". North County Computers
So how long do I have to wait before I can report Darl McBride and Bill Gates?
So now I can sit at work and tell the FBI and HS guys that all the co-workers and annoying sales people I don't like are suspected terrorists. Yaaaay!
In NY you will readily find hundreds of retail outlets that carry brands such as IBM, Sony, Compaq|HP, etc. You will also find Gateway Country stores that sell Gateways. Dell has a few, select retail outlets, but I'm not sure of any in NY. There's also Apple and the Apple stores, of which there are at least 6 in NY.
If you're really sold on Dell, the order it and have it drop shipped to the FedEx or UPS depot nearest your hotel. Then drive over there and show ID to pick it up.
The only thing necessary for Micro$oft to triumph is for a few good programmers to do nothing". North County Computers
Funny, but it seems that really don't need bad reviews, freezes, or crashes to end the life of your software project. All you need it a sucky license.
As I understand it, Xfree changed their license to make sure more credit is given to its developers. But who gives a crap when no one will use because of the license itself.
The only thing necessary for Micro$oft to triumph is for a few good programmers to do nothing". North County Computers
I like that Toyota acknowleges they aren't likely to make any money off this technology right away. But at least its a step forward. Even Britney Spears, in her 2 hour special on E! last night, acknowleged after her trip to Japan that they are so far more advanced technologically, this from someone that's about as technical as a hair dryer (not that anyone likes her for her brains).
Um, actually, I *did* acknowledge that the cost of living is lower. Please reread my post. But with it being lower, also comes lower class accomodations, unless you're staying at the local Waldorf. I guess that for the single guy with no g/f, wife, or kids, it might be worth it. Factoring in the cost of living, you'd end up with adequate pay *and* you'd get to "see the world". But for those of us that might need to support a wife and kids at home, but ourselves work in India, the pay isn't high enough to justify it typically. One of the reasons big companies outsource to India is the lower employment costs. And, yes, Indians tend to welcome Americans, but they don't pay a whole lot extra, at least not for the majority of jobs. However, if you have an MBA, 10+ years experience, management experience, and can speak the local language plus fluent English, you can probably get a decent paying job that will make it worthwhile. But I can probably find that here in the U.S. if I look long enough...
From http://jobsearch.globalgateway.monsterindia.com
"Career Level: Mid Career (2+ years of experience)
Education Level: Professional-Engineering(BE or BTech)
Job Type: Employee
Job Status: Full Time
Salary: From 720,000.00 to 1,080,000.00 INR per year"
From: http://www.virtualtourist.com
"45.25 INR = 1 US$"
720,000INR = 15,911US
1,080,000INR = 23,867US
Not sure about you, but I can make a lot more than 15K to 23K in the U.S. with "mid-level" experience. Heck, working for In-N-Out Burger pays $15/hour which is 31,500 a year if you work full time. Granted, the cost of living is lower in India, but so are accomodations. And if you're flying or calling home to see family, it starts to add up quickly. In contrast, for people like myself with military/covert experience, I can make over $200K a year US doing dignitary security in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. and only work 8 months a year and the entities that pay also pay your airfare both ways four times a year... you end up working for 2 months, then home for a month.
Surely you meant to say Skinemax? How 'bout Show(MeSomeMore)Time?
Also worth pointing out... the porn industry's innovation is self serving. ie: if some porn guys get together to work on content delivery, they do so because it will directly affect sales of their product. They already know people want porn. There's no need for marketing. The demand exists. So they simply work on technologies, protocols, and implementation of existing tools to meet the demand. Commercial interests vary a bit in this regard. Take M$, for example. They always develop new stuff (yeah, I know... and they also borrow ideas). But once its created and appears to then be working, they still have to market it. They have to tell people its out there so people will know to buy it and use it. With porn, this isn't the case. People go looking for porn... it doesn't come looking for them. And when they see its available in a simple format, they get it. Also worth noting, most porn viewers won't complain when they're streaming video fails. They might cancel their $20/month subscription, but most are too embarrassed to admit viewing it, so they just don't complain. As such, when porn content delivery fails for the average user, we don't hear about it.
Little trivia note: ever see the movie Anti-Trust? If you get beyond the drama and look at the goal of the software company goals, it was about content delivery. I know from personal experience that the writers of the movie spent about 2 months talking to porn industry people before writing this portion of the script. They did so because they knew that porn companies were using technology that the mainstream wasn't and therefore could offer it as *new ideas* in the movie, but not ideas that were too far fetched to believe. In fact, everyone at my studio got a free advance screening.
The only thing necessary for Micro$oft to triumph is for a few good programmers to do nothing". North County Computers
Still wondering why I can stream Debbie Does Dallas (the original) to my Zaurus over 802.11b faster than to my PC with a 1GB ethernet adaptor.
:)
Something the article fails to mention is the money behind porn. The porn industry is the *only* industry that has never suffered financially. There have never been layoffs. And while mostly privately held (after all, who wants their investment portfolio filled with smut companies), its one of the best funded industries out there. The porn industry has the $$$ to make things work, but they don't always share their technologies. The majority also use some form of *nix in their infrastructure... very little M$ found in the porn industry. And from a dot-bomb perspective, I made a killing as a 21-year-old making over $150K a year in the dot-com era. When I finally got laid off, I went to Vivid Video. While all my other over $100K a year friends and co-workers are now averaging $80K to $90K, I'm now making over $200K. There's something to be said for working in an industry with money. And, no, I'm not an actor, but I do get to watch whatever I want... and occasionally some of the girls need a little relief.
The only thing necessary for Micro$oft to triumph is for a few good programmers to do nothing". North County Computers
As the article points out, its 45K to apply and well over 1 million to complete the process and get everything setup. But what about the individual and openness? I for one would like my own personal andrew.mobile... or maybe even andrew.myisp.mobile. After all, I have number portability now. Why not also have domain portability in regards to my wireless equipment? Wouldn't it be nice to switch providers... whether of my 3G network or my 802.11b, but keep my andrew.myisp.mobile and my phone number?
.mobile root server possibly running on Windows???
Also... not sure how many others were bothered by the presence of M$ on the committee. Don't they have enough of their toes in enough industries? Now they want to be part of the control of the TLD for the mobile space??? Add up the net-worth of all the companies involved and M$ has the most $$$ which means they have the most strongarm potential. This isn't meant as a flame war, but rather a call for each of us to submit our opinions to ICANN about the presence of M$ (who isn't really a telco-type company... but just a software company) on the committee. If M$ is going to be onboard (as a s/w company), so should Trolltech and Palm and some of the other more *open* vendors who's software are also used in mobile devices. Otherwise, all I see is yet another entity that M$ can bully its way around, not to mention the fear of the
The only thing necessary for Micro$oft to triumph is for a few good programmers to do nothing". North County Computers
Taken as a whole... I haven't used much of M$'s *enhancements* since Win98. I still just use a web browser (Mozilla), an office suite (Open Office), and a few other tools. I don't use Windows Media Player. I don't use MSN Messenger (I prefer Trillian). And I don't use most of their additional options, though I do use Visio and Project, but those are part of the core OS. Taken as a whole, I've upgraded each time... from 95 to 98 to 98se to win2k to XP, but I still use it for the same shit. I browse the web... check email... etc. But at least they get faster with each release. Or do they? My hardware definitely gets faster as I get upgrades and new systems. So if I've upgraded each time but still use the it for the same old shit, perhaps I'm due a refund?
The only thing necessary for Micro$oft to triumph is for a few good programmers to do nothing". North County Computers