... I read that as Sweedish Student *Party* Solves whatever it was.
No, I havn't read the article, but my guess is the people at that party were doing some good shit to be solving what sounds like a maths problem.
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and one didn't have to be an "administrator" to get it right.
Why is everyone so obsessed with people not having to be admins to configure software without reading the manual (and if you have to, learning to read it).
You wouldn't expect someone with no knowledge to be able to change their car radiator, or for that matter the oil. You have to read the manual, or know what your looking for.
If you can't read the Haynes manual, you need to learn what it's talking about first.
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Who ever said we needed to go to have people?
That phrase to me says that your assuming that "for people to exist, we may need to go space mining", rather than "to go space mining, we need people to go".
Yup, you got to be the target for the end of my crappy day, pick a prize from the barrel on your way out.
IT doesn't matter.
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Doing the job your organisation is meant to do does.
I work at a charity where our primary aim is to help people get back into work after long term unemployment. As a means to this end, we make extensive use of IT.
We have an Exchange server (save the flames), does that matter? No! What matters is that we have a way of knowing when we're able to make appointments for them, it just so happens the best way we have of doing that is using Exchange.
We also run an online centre, where people can come and get use the internet for free, and get training in how to use computers. The fact we have 20 internet connected computers doesn't matter - it's the fact that people have jobs who wouldn't otherwise do, partly thanks to the computers they had access to.
It's all a matter of perspective, IT is just another tool in the box of things that allow you to get the job done. In the same box for us comes knowledge of writing CVs, and being able to relate to people.
We assume that since we're the "most advanced" species on the planet, we must have the power to be a danger to it.
I think a line I read in Jurassic Park (the novel, not the movie) sums us up nicely... it goes along the lines of "We can't destroy the planet... the planet has been through a lot more than us, we may destroy humanity, but the planet would survive."
And indeed the planet has been through bigger things than we can produce... how about the entire atmosphere being flooded with oxygen, killing off most forms of life on the planet due to intoxication?
the guys who did the Linux Client did the damn thing in their OWN time, not on company time.
Wow! I had no idea of that, and from my point of view, they deserve *huge* ammounts of credit for that. And probably a fat bonus, I doubt I'm the only person who chose NWN over another game because of it's Linux support. (It was actually my first real RPG)
I'll get modded down to oblivion for mentioning an MS product in a positive light, but Windows XP+2003 Server supports this already.
Users can rollback to previous revisions of files that they've saved to the 2k3 server, saving the sysadmins the time of restoring *another* accidently deleted file from the backup tapes.
Off-topic but amusing: my ex-girlfriend used to have a cat called Lucky. She'd sometimes put butter on her clitoris and get the get to lick it off. It's always the first thing I think of when I see "I'm Feeling Lucky"
OT, and completely unexpected.
Thanks for brightening up my afternoon... I'm now attempting not to burst out in hilarious laughter at work.
You know, it would look slightly more professional if you asked for details of a job you want to apply for via the contact address on Ximian's website, rather than responding to a comment on/.
You can't get/. (as a whole... you can get the code, but unfortunatly, it doesn't come with the hordes of FP-ing, goatse-loving, trolls), in any form other than this site, but you seem ok with that.
This is the same, you can get it, but it's only available on that site.
You have officially survived your initiation. Now somebody go make sure they don't hang themselves when the delayed shock kicks in about 3am this morning.
Wouldn't the *script* be free, therefore being eligible for the main Debian archives?
If you have a problem with it being a script to allow access to non-free packages, write one that will add any apt source to the list, instead of just one for non-free.
Or maybe it could power itself from human bodies, wired into a giant computer simulat[Executing trace program... target found, removing anonomolous records.]
You possibly chose the worst example there, since Dells *are* distinctive, they tend to have metallic style cases with a huge Dell logo embossed on them.
Someone already mentioned Italian job, where a Dell keeps getting whipped out, theres also Swordfish, where they break into the bank, and show a rack full of Dell servers, which are also distinctive things - once again because of the metallic badge.
Over here in the UK I believe doctors on emergency calls (and showing lights), and blood/organ transfer vehicles also have rights as emergency vehicles.
There's probably others, but I can't be bothered to look it up;)
I believe the technical rules are that if an emergency vehicle driver causes an accident due to driving recklessly - even if on the way to an emergency - they can be prosecuted.
Obviously the court will probably be lenient, since they were doing it for a good reason, but the drivers still need to be aware of the dangers they can pose by not at least slowing down a bit before hitting a red in case somebody is still driving across the intersection.
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... I read that as Sweedish Student *Party* Solves whatever it was.
No, I havn't read the article, but my guess is the people at that party were doing some good shit to be solving what sounds like a maths problem.
Why is everyone so obsessed with people not having to be admins to configure software without reading the manual (and if you have to, learning to read it).
You wouldn't expect someone with no knowledge to be able to change their car radiator, or for that matter the oil. You have to read the manual, or know what your looking for.
If you can't read the Haynes manual, you need to learn what it's talking about first.
What couldn't you do with 120 lasers?
That phrase to me says that your assuming that "for people to exist, we may need to go space mining", rather than "to go space mining, we need people to go".
Yup, you got to be the target for the end of my crappy day, pick a prize from the barrel on your way out.
Doing the job your organisation is meant to do does.
I work at a charity where our primary aim is to help people get back into work after long term unemployment. As a means to this end, we make extensive use of IT.
We have an Exchange server (save the flames), does that matter? No! What matters is that we have a way of knowing when we're able to make appointments for them, it just so happens the best way we have of doing that is using Exchange.
We also run an online centre, where people can come and get use the internet for free, and get training in how to use computers. The fact we have 20 internet connected computers doesn't matter - it's the fact that people have jobs who wouldn't otherwise do, partly thanks to the computers they had access to.
It's all a matter of perspective, IT is just another tool in the box of things that allow you to get the job done. In the same box for us comes knowledge of writing CVs, and being able to relate to people.
It's a case of human's being arrogant.
We assume that since we're the "most advanced" species on the planet, we must have the power to be a danger to it.
I think a line I read in Jurassic Park (the novel, not the movie) sums us up nicely... it goes along the lines of "We can't destroy the planet... the planet has been through a lot more than us, we may destroy humanity, but the planet would survive."
And indeed the planet has been through bigger things than we can produce... how about the entire atmosphere being flooded with oxygen, killing off most forms of life on the planet due to intoxication?
Wow! I had no idea of that, and from my point of view, they deserve *huge* ammounts of credit for that. And probably a fat bonus, I doubt I'm the only person who chose NWN over another game because of it's Linux support. (It was actually my first real RPG)
So you used to play NWN, but can't cope with only 4 hours of sleep in a night.
Obviously you can't have played much of it
It's a will... pay your lawyer enough, and they'll probably hire someone to dress up in a chicken suit and run around town screaming that your dead.
You know, if you're going to link to images on /., you should make sure they're in a fireproof case really.
I could use the tracking so that next time I lose my phone, at least I'll know who's house it's at, so I can rip *their* house apart looking for it.
Very possibly - I wouldn't know though, since I work is an MS shop, and home is Linux based.
I'll get modded down to oblivion for mentioning an MS product in a positive light, but Windows XP+2003 Server supports this already.
Users can rollback to previous revisions of files that they've saved to the 2k3 server, saving the sysadmins the time of restoring *another* accidently deleted file from the backup tapes.
That was a stunning thing to watch, if only for the strangeness of deciding to finish a game in the shortest possible time.
The best bit had to be finishing the castle level in a matter of seconds by rocket jumping straight from the front door to the level exit.
OT, and completely unexpected.
Thanks for brightening up my afternoon... I'm now attempting not to burst out in hilarious laughter at work.
You know, it would look slightly more professional if you asked for details of a job you want to apply for via the contact address on Ximian's website, rather than responding to a comment on /.
What, you don't think that funding full time developers for Gnome, and Ximian's other projects, is a "worthwhile" thing to give back?
... that thought this was about a buffer overflow bug allowing someone to read classified documents?
You can't get /. (as a whole... you can get the code, but unfortunatly, it doesn't come with the hordes of FP-ing, goatse-loving, trolls), in any form other than this site, but you seem ok with that.
This is the same, you can get it, but it's only available on that site.
Welcome to /.
You have officially survived your initiation. Now somebody go make sure they don't hang themselves when the delayed shock kicks in about 3am this morning.
Wouldn't the *script* be free, therefore being eligible for the main Debian archives?
If you have a problem with it being a script to allow access to non-free packages, write one that will add any apt source to the list, instead of just one for non-free.
Or maybe it could power itself from human bodies, wired into a giant computer simulat[Executing trace program... target found, removing anonomolous records.]
You possibly chose the worst example there, since Dells *are* distinctive, they tend to have metallic style cases with a huge Dell logo embossed on them.
Someone already mentioned Italian job, where a Dell keeps getting whipped out, theres also Swordfish, where they break into the bank, and show a rack full of Dell servers, which are also distinctive things - once again because of the metallic badge.
Over here in the UK I believe doctors on emergency calls (and showing lights), and blood/organ transfer vehicles also have rights as emergency vehicles.
;)
There's probably others, but I can't be bothered to look it up
I believe the technical rules are that if an emergency vehicle driver causes an accident due to driving recklessly - even if on the way to an emergency - they can be prosecuted.
Obviously the court will probably be lenient, since they were doing it for a good reason, but the drivers still need to be aware of the dangers they can pose by not at least slowing down a bit before hitting a red in case somebody is still driving across the intersection.