As a multitime CTO, I can assure you now that IT is now "just" another business arm.... it is hard, boring, unrewarding and accusatorial. Overly accountable, ultra bureaucratic, under-resourced and now infested with leaches. On my 17th year in this gig, I gave it up for online retail? Why? PROFIT.
Pay me 180k as a senior tech guy working bullshit hours with bosses who are basically fuckwits, retarded morons who call themselves "programmers" and useless sysadmins.... or give me decent Human hours, a GREAT PROFIT and some decent people with personalities (not corporate zombies on a brain-eat fix) and Im outta hear.... see-ya IT....
The door will not be hitting me on the way out.
Tell your children to avoid a job in IT like the Black Death. It is not funny.
So I guess I wouldn't be hiring you then? As a multi-time CTO I know your type: vapid, vain and egotistical. Mate, change your attitude, as you'll be the first out the door when the boss needs to draw up "the list".
Dude, I'm an Ozzie and I think Senator Conroy (our socialist "communications" minister) it a complete dick. This tactic stinks to high heaven of the ultra-socialist agenda these arseholes here have... suppress all opposing views, crush opposition, forceably own all infrastructure and control it very tightly; and finally force other countries into lockstep with your extreme agenda. God help us all here, cos we cant help ourselves from these extremists.
this is EXACTLY why you don't do business with either Americans nor in America. Its a business nightmare wrapped in a fascist state wrapped in a police bashing. Yes, this is a flame, and its all goddam tru
Sir, I think you are too enamored with your overweening confidence in your countries future.
While many here think China is a bit of a scoundrel for ripping off an aggressive price gouging monopolist, many would also remember that your Chinese Friends hold many many trillion dollars in US Treasuries, and should they yank them back home (or sell into Euros) in order to keep their country "afloat" then I'm afraid your skiting will look folly.
GDP of 5k vs 45k looks large, but all those schooled in Marco economics might advise you that debt can kill nations faster than any civil war.
Bifurcati, this is NOT the Australia we grew up in. Orwellian Ultra Reigeme is now the norm.... you have two probabilities... 1: get out of the whole county... 2: live anonymously in the absolute back waters of back-of-whoop-whoop....
dude, its game over here. The only option is to wait 20 years, hide your guns, and come out shooting later.
VMware is a bunch of cats taped together to make a horse, and anyone who is either a real engineer or software programmer will agree.
Its pretty rare that I've used a product which has a requirement of HA that has been as flaky and "get around" ridden as VMW...... don't get me wrong, I love VMware, but its rally REALLY obvious that they have bolted together a Frankenstein.
Licensing server BS, console reliance (VIC is "nice" but not comprehensive), updates manager, pseudo-red-hat dependence, pathetic external reporting, logrotate issues... its very very close, but NOT close enough.
I was only talking to my colleagues a few months ago saying that a TRULY open source challenge is the only way to wrench VMW out of their "cushy" hole.... one can only prey to the Spaghetti Monster that OSS will provide the painful prod needed.....
Geez, i love VM's... they ARE the future!!!!! But geez, why are we suffering like this??
I love UMART - umart.net.au (now ijk.com.au after a recent rebrand).
Their site is a tad ordinary, but they are everything you want in a vendor, they are CHEAP (not necessarily the super cheapest, but close enough to the mark not to matter), they will NEVER fork you over on refunds, go the extra distance to find that weird douverlacky and are prompt with their service.
I've used them extensively (about $100k for heaps of orders) both personally and professionally. They will sell you the bits, make suggestions if they don't quite work (like the mobo or ram is off), make the box for you if you're tight on time/skills - and do tidy work on it too (cables all neat, things tucked away, stickers put on, little touches)......
What I like is that they don't mind overclockers. I've pushed gear a bit too hard occasionally and they don't give you any shit about it.
They do a great job and I recommend them very highly. I'm not an employee or shill if you're thinking that, just a very highly satisfied multi time customer (and work admin/buyer/CTO)
3 steel buildings fall over, the first time in history, under exceptional circumstances, one thats required 7 years investigation to explain.... OR, they were knocked down deliberately.
nah mate, I think its Big Brother forever from now on.... the only rational recourse it too encrypt, secure and obfuscate EVERYTHING... BTW, its not just the USA, its all the neo-fascist proto-nazis we have in government - Australia, UK and USA - and also at a state/lower level.....
as a multi-time CTO, wizard of all things networked and builder of stupendously massive enterprise systems I can TELL you that this guys IS A CRIMINAL.
His arrogance is blinding, his negligence is absolute and to not save things in flash is worse than criminal, it is incompetent.... for a Expert he acts like an amateur.
His kind are the kind I fire EVERY TIME I walk into a new business, they are massively disruptive, worse than the worst sales people (or marketing) and rankle everyones carbuncle across the entire business.... they HAVE NO PLACE IN ANY BUSINESS.....
I am glad his name is out there, and prey he NEVER goes near another computer again in his life.
dude, I have, and plenty of my friends and business associates have too.
I have cancelled or deliberately not attended 3 business trips in the last 2 years and have gone to England instead (not much better).
The US economy has missed very significant business because of this. This is starting to show with a degrading dollar, reduced BOP and a deflating economy.
come on.... Google are a corporation... they "sold out" years ago. This pretend DBE is BS and everyone knows it. They would sell their grandmothers if they could.
Its not really too abstract, as it reflects how these DRM people see themselves.... somehow fighting villainy in all its forms, but not realising that they themselves are corrupt due to the legal violence they commit against others.
Given their druthers, these people would have your brain or body micro-chipped, and if you believe otherwise, many here would think you are not playing with the full deck.
Decent copyright, and decent IP is understandable and even desirable, but when these SOB's enter every part of every transaction and sanction what I can, or cannot see, and monitor my every trivial activity - I keep hearing the soft bell of a Certain Story.... 1984... O'Brien: "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face -- for ever."
Its a disturbing read, and for who're BRAVE enough to download (free from Australia) it, you may see the very similarities in the book and what DRM is.... the ability to "re-write history" the ability to make un-people or un-events (revoke DRM to your demographic/country/voting area).....
This is not a political issue, but a human freedom. Its a form of pseudo fascism, as in 1984... the owners of the content will be The Ministry Of Truth.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four
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As a multitime CTO, I can assure you now that IT is now "just" another business arm.... it is hard, boring, unrewarding and accusatorial. Overly accountable, ultra bureaucratic, under-resourced and now infested with leaches. On my 17th year in this gig, I gave it up for online retail? Why? PROFIT.
Pay me 180k as a senior tech guy working bullshit hours with bosses who are basically fuckwits, retarded morons who call themselves "programmers" and useless sysadmins.... or give me decent Human hours, a GREAT PROFIT and some decent people with personalities (not corporate zombies on a brain-eat fix) and Im outta hear.... see-ya IT....
The door will not be hitting me on the way out.
Tell your children to avoid a job in IT like the Black Death. It is not funny.
So I guess I wouldn't be hiring you then? As a multi-time CTO I know your type: vapid, vain and egotistical. Mate, change your attitude, as you'll be the first out the door when the boss needs to draw up "the list".
Dude, I'm an Ozzie and I think Senator Conroy (our socialist "communications" minister) it a complete dick. This tactic stinks to high heaven of the ultra-socialist agenda these arseholes here have... suppress all opposing views, crush opposition, forceably own all infrastructure and control it very tightly; and finally force other countries into lockstep with your extreme agenda. God help us all here, cos we cant help ourselves from these extremists.
this is EXACTLY why you don't do business with either Americans nor in America. Its a business nightmare wrapped in a fascist state wrapped in a police bashing. Yes, this is a flame, and its all goddam tru
hard core homosexual dwarf porn??? isn't that what the domain suggests?
Gads! I think we should put Linux stuff on it.
why don't we keep and track IP's like on Wikipedia and catch these pro-spoof people out with a mass IP reverse rally?
I agree with you, there are far too many posts from the big companies stohere obviously trying to twist their companies agenda.
Log all text skims, IPs of spiders and reverse back to posters.
Just a thought.
Sir, I think you are too enamored with your overweening confidence in your countries future.
While many here think China is a bit of a scoundrel for ripping off an aggressive price gouging monopolist, many would also remember that your Chinese Friends hold many many trillion dollars in US Treasuries, and should they yank them back home (or sell into Euros) in order to keep their country "afloat" then I'm afraid your skiting will look folly.
GDP of 5k vs 45k looks large, but all those schooled in Marco economics might advise you that debt can kill nations faster than any civil war.
A civil tongue might serve you well, our friend.
Bifurcati, this is NOT the Australia we grew up in. Orwellian Ultra Reigeme is now the norm.... you have two probabilities... 1: get out of the whole county... 2: live anonymously in the absolute back waters of back-of-whoop-whoop....
dude, its game over here. The only option is to wait 20 years, hide your guns, and come out shooting later.
Fair?...no... realistic.... yes...
Respectfully, I disagree, quite strongly.
VMware is a bunch of cats taped together to make a horse, and anyone who is either a real engineer or software programmer will agree.
Its pretty rare that I've used a product which has a requirement of HA that has been as flaky and "get around" ridden as VMW...... don't get me wrong, I love VMware, but its rally REALLY obvious that they have bolted together a Frankenstein.
Licensing server BS, console reliance (VIC is "nice" but not comprehensive), updates manager, pseudo-red-hat dependence, pathetic external reporting, logrotate issues... its very very close, but NOT close enough.
I was only talking to my colleagues a few months ago saying that a TRULY open source challenge is the only way to wrench VMW out of their "cushy" hole.... one can only prey to the Spaghetti Monster that OSS will provide the painful prod needed.....
Geez, i love VM's... they ARE the future!!!!! But geez, why are we suffering like this??
I love UMART - umart.net.au (now ijk.com.au after a recent rebrand).
Their site is a tad ordinary, but they are everything you want in a vendor, they are CHEAP (not necessarily the super cheapest, but close enough to the mark not to matter), they will NEVER fork you over on refunds, go the extra distance to find that weird douverlacky and are prompt with their service.
I've used them extensively (about $100k for heaps of orders) both personally and professionally. They will sell you the bits, make suggestions if they don't quite work (like the mobo or ram is off), make the box for you if you're tight on time/skills - and do tidy work on it too (cables all neat, things tucked away, stickers put on, little touches)......
What I like is that they don't mind overclockers. I've pushed gear a bit too hard occasionally and they don't give you any shit about it.
They do a great job and I recommend them very highly. I'm not an employee or shill if you're thinking that, just a very highly satisfied multi time customer (and work admin/buyer/CTO)
3 steel buildings fall over, the first time in history, under exceptional circumstances, one thats required 7 years investigation to explain.... OR, they were knocked down deliberately.
I know where my money is placed.
Dont worry. He wanted to be a martyr for the cause, and after all, one less noisy American is not going to unbalance things ;)
Detroit dont make anything these days dude, its all from China
nah mate, I think its Big Brother forever from now on.... the only rational recourse it too encrypt, secure and obfuscate EVERYTHING... BTW, its not just the USA, its all the neo-fascist proto-nazis we have in government - Australia, UK and USA - and also at a state/lower level.....
Evil has begotten EVIL.
as a multi-time CTO, wizard of all things networked and builder of stupendously massive enterprise systems I can TELL you that this guys IS A CRIMINAL.
His arrogance is blinding, his negligence is absolute and to not save things in flash is worse than criminal, it is incompetent.... for a Expert he acts like an amateur.
His kind are the kind I fire EVERY TIME I walk into a new business, they are massively disruptive, worse than the worst sales people (or marketing) and rankle everyones carbuncle across the entire business.... they HAVE NO PLACE IN ANY BUSINESS.....
I am glad his name is out there, and prey he NEVER goes near another computer again in his life.
dude, I have, and plenty of my friends and business associates have too.
I have cancelled or deliberately not attended 3 business trips in the last 2 years and have gone to England instead (not much better).
The US economy has missed very significant business because of this. This is starting to show with a degrading dollar, reduced BOP and a deflating economy.
so its actually:
- Is Alive
- Can HEAR thunder
- Can SEE lightning
Ability to grunt gutturally a benefit.
come on.... Google are a corporation... they "sold out" years ago. This pretend DBE is BS and everyone knows it. They would sell their grandmothers if they could.
Crikey, I had it down as "you are guilty of anything until proven innocent at extreme cost".
Law = defense
Defense = time
Time = money
Money = profit... QED;
Law = profit
Better watch out. Gitmo awaits you all my learned friends! Rendition...?
Ergo... plead guilty, its cheaper than going broke, even if you are innocent.
fascism, simple oppression, simple ultra right wing fascism is creeping in, when will you people learn.
Wake up.
Sick shit like this doesn't need a technological solution like DRM, it needs a sharp knife.
Its not really too abstract, as it reflects how these DRM people see themselves.... somehow fighting villainy in all its forms, but not realising that they themselves are corrupt due to the legal violence they commit against others.
Given their druthers, these people would have your brain or body micro-chipped, and if you believe otherwise, many here would think you are not playing with the full deck.
Decent copyright, and decent IP is understandable and even desirable, but when these SOB's enter every part of every transaction and sanction what I can, or cannot see, and monitor my every trivial activity - I keep hearing the soft bell of a Certain Story.... 1984... O'Brien: "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face -- for ever."
Its a disturbing read, and for who're BRAVE enough to download (free from Australia) it, you may see the very similarities in the book and what DRM is.... the ability to "re-write history" the ability to make un-people or un-events (revoke DRM to your demographic/country/voting area).....
This is not a political issue, but a human freedom. Its a form of pseudo fascism, as in 1984... the owners of the content will be The Ministry Of Truth.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four
Your ability to actually post nothing but criticism is even more remarkable.
So... your whole sentence relies on the word "unlawful", so it would specifically preclude attacking a country such as Iraq?
which are the very rules *some* nasty countries choose to ignore, like the Nazi's in WW2....