Garbage in, garbage out!
A dedicated cleaning station with a good vaccuum set and supplies cordoned off from your workbench area would be a first stop for every computer that came in your place. Keep your workbench area clean with a dust bunny containment room!
"...gal who seems to be on the web all the time, leaves early, but has the uncanny ability to deliver good work consistently? "
But she's outsourcing her workload over the wire!
It's quite frustrating to me to have to go through all the hoops with an online shopping cart just so I can see if they'll collect state tax from me or how much they'll charge for shipping. But usually I have to plug in a bunch of personal information just to get a final price.
So the first time I fill it with bogus data, just so I can see if I can afford it or compare with other places. So that cart gets abandoned. I then go back and get a fresh cart to actually make the purchase.
So if these bozos would let me punch in my ZIP code and give me an updated price including tax and shipping, I wouldn't have to hit the "check out" button and activate a cart.
Perhaps there's a way to save a subset of these abandoned works. Corporations and other business entities which are regarded as separate entities from individuals fold -- often. State government give "life" to these entities through legislation, and that legislation grants the ability to own property to these entities.
So look to your state laws to find out what happens to intellectual property when these companies fold. Suggest to your local representative that these laws are amended so works that aren't reassigned through a public announcement become public domain.
In Maine, I believe for corporations, this is the relevant statute for amending (Title 13-C Sec. 1440). Notice how all assets are to be reduced to cash(!):
Assets of a dissolved corporation that should be transferred to a creditor, claimant or shareholder of the corporation who can not be found or who is not competent to receive the assets must be reduced to cash and deposited with the Treasurer of State or other appropriate state official for safekeeping in accordance with Title 33, chapter 41. When the creditor, claimant or shareholder furnishes satisfactory proof of entitlement to the amount deposited, the Treasurer of State or other appropriate state official shall pay the creditor, claimant or shareholder or that person's representative that amount. [2001, c. 640, Pt. A, 2 (new); Pt. B, 7 (aff).]
Employers pay a fee to the US Govt. to apply for H1-B. Those funds are earmarked for the Labor Department to promote advanced education programs for already-working US college grads.
Most of the training is provided by state universities, but you're allowed to propose how you want the training done, e.g., fly in an expert for a couple of weeks to tutor your team.
This falls under the WIA program that's managed by county govt. (or regional multi-county offices) in most states. Matching funds from your company can usually be provided just by continuing to pay salary during the training period.
I sat in on a one-year review of this program in DC last fall. Near as I could tell, there's plenty of dough to spread around. Btw, in case you're wondering if I'm a spook, don't worry. Just a data cruncher who does fund accounting.
What the Dept. of Labor wants out of this is to be able to keep the political pressure off to raise the H1B quota by delivering the tech skills to US workers.
I'd take them up on this myself, 'cept I didn't graduate...
So I (in the US) request the text from the Australian server. I'm no protocol whiz, but it seems that by pointing my browser at the appropriate address, it's me that pushed the "copy button". Gutenberg-AU didn't push the content onto my computer.
A bit offtopic, I know, but the recent IE scares got me thinking about all my browser installations. I converted from the ad-based Opera to Firefox, as I found it was an (almost) good enough replacement. Now that Firefox allows me to easily uninstall extensions, it has become the best free (in context with my cold Michelob) browser out there.
My boss likes it better than IE, and I haven't shown him any of the neat tricks yet! Be sure to get the Tabbrowser Extensions by Shimoda Hiroshi, available with many others at texturizer.net, and check out the other cool toys there, too. Enough to keep folks busy playing with so they won't care about downloading spyware for a while.
In the small businesses I deal with, replacing Microsoft Office isn't a major problem, except where documents need to be edited by a client then returned.
My major stumbling block is Quickbooks and related tax software. GNU Cash just isn't up to speed, and I don't see where my auditors would be happy with my using it.
I sure would like an acceptable alternative, because Intuit's forced upgrade practice is absolutely rotten. I also don't like that there is no real export facility for transactions.
I've read a lot of complaints about M$'s proprietary document formats on/., but it's nothing compared to having your business's financial information held hostage.
I like LL Bean and think they do well as a company trying to do the right things by their customers. And they should protect their trademark. But they, (and other companies, ya hear me?!) don't own my computer. If I want to have it show competitor's ads they don't have a right to tell me otherwise. Nothing good can come from this lawsuit, same as most others like it. They're throwing good money after bad.
LL Bean should offer their customers information about these companies, and show them the simple methods needed to keep this crap off their computers. They should take their dollars and support AdAware or similar software.
With all the investments they make for a quality customer experience, helping them shop safely online would be a welcome service.
Downloading software is kinda like fishin', anyway, you shouldn't consume everything you draw in. But if you like eating chub, that's your own business.
From Maine Statues, Title 36, Section 1752 - Definitions
1-E. Custom computer software program. "Custom computer software program" means any computer software that is written or prepared exclusively for a particular customer. "Custom computer software program" does not include a "canned" or prewritten program that is held or exists for a general or repeated sale, lease or license, even if the program was initially developed on a custom basis or for in-house use. An existing prewritten program that has been modified to meet a particular customer's needs is a "custom computer software program" to the extent of the modification, and to the extent that the amount charged for the modification is separately stated.
------ I called the Maine Revenue Service a while back and asked them how they determined the difference between a custom computer program, writing a maintenance script, making an application macro, spreadsheet formula or adding a Windows shortcut to a client's desktop -- at what point does this become taxable?
They replied: there's no one here that can tell you, and there's no one that will be here that can call you back with the answer.
So I stopped putting "custom programming" on my invoices, and all labor is now charged as "computer maintenance". IANAL, just a tech guy trying to comply, but there's just no way to.
Specifically, I am interested in code that can perform automated image mosaicing, also automated registration of images obtained through different modalities and code that will allow unsupervised k-means and/or ISODATA image classification/clustering of multispectral images.
Now that's a geek! I'm interested in code that moves the clock to 5 pm so I can get out of here.
"Kaminski said Food and Drug Administration trials will start in five years."
Why do we have to wait five years? We need open source drug development. Yeah, it's dangerous, but so is rocketry.
uncovered yet another hole in the RPC/DCOM service for which there is NO PATCH AVAILABLE!!!... here's the exploit soucre code.
Thanks for publicizing source code which exploits a vulnerabilty for which no patch is available. Since M$ doesn't share it's source (with me anyway), there's nothing we can do but wait for them to get around to fixing it.
Do you think this doesn't affect you, because you use only free software? Well, I can't really work on development in my spare time when I have to support Windows users whose boxes are blowing up, now can I?!!!
Yeah, I know you didn't write the code, or make it publicly available. But your publicizing it with a direct link in such a widely read forum is dishearting.
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But she already has the info from your earlier transaction with her...
Garbage in, garbage out! A dedicated cleaning station with a good vaccuum set and supplies cordoned off from your workbench area would be a first stop for every computer that came in your place. Keep your workbench area clean with a dust bunny containment room!
...laugh at people that aren't in the click...
So you're not in the clique either?I can't believe no one has reported the most important feature of a new Firefox release! What's it say?
"...gal who seems to be on the web all the time, leaves early, but has the uncanny ability to deliver good work consistently? " But she's outsourcing her workload over the wire!
These guys say they have a production facilities with uses no outside energy. http://www.iogen.ca/
Daniel Robbins develops Gentoo, project never sees profit, helps establish non-profit foundation to oversee distro, gets hired by Microsoft.
... OH MY GOD!
Mark Shuttleworth develops Ubuntu, project never sees profit, helps establish non-profit foundation to oversee distro,
p.s. Good thing for us Shuttleworth appears somewhat solvent.
This just ain't funny.
It's quite frustrating to me to have to go through all the hoops with an online shopping cart just so I can see if they'll collect state tax from me or how much they'll charge for shipping. But usually I have to plug in a bunch of personal information just to get a final price.
So the first time I fill it with bogus data, just so I can see if I can afford it or compare with other places. So that cart gets abandoned. I then go back and get a fresh cart to actually make the purchase.
So if these bozos would let me punch in my ZIP code and give me an updated price including tax and shipping, I wouldn't have to hit the "check out" button and activate a cart.
Finally a shot worth justifying the RAM.
Perhaps there's a way to save a subset of these abandoned works. Corporations and other business entities which are regarded as separate entities from individuals fold -- often. State government give "life" to these entities through legislation, and that legislation grants the ability to own property to these entities.
So look to your state laws to find out what happens to intellectual property when these companies fold. Suggest to your local representative that these laws are amended so works that aren't reassigned through a public announcement become public domain.
In Maine, I believe for corporations, this is the relevant statute for amending (Title 13-C Sec. 1440). Notice how all assets are to be reduced to cash(!):
Assets of a dissolved corporation that should be transferred to a creditor, claimant or shareholder of the corporation who can not be found or who is not competent to receive the assets must be reduced to cash and deposited with the Treasurer of State or other appropriate state official for safekeeping in accordance with Title 33, chapter 41. When the creditor, claimant or shareholder furnishes satisfactory proof of entitlement to the amount deposited, the Treasurer of State or other appropriate state official shall pay the creditor, claimant or shareholder or that person's representative that amount. [2001, c. 640, Pt. A, 2 (new); Pt. B, 7 (aff).]
Might come as a shock to you, but not all H1B workers are here for IT jobs. There are other techologies out there as well!
Employers pay a fee to the US Govt. to apply for H1-B. Those funds are earmarked for the Labor Department to promote advanced education programs for already-working US college grads.
Most of the training is provided by state universities, but you're allowed to propose how you want the training done, e.g., fly in an expert for a couple of weeks to tutor your team.
This falls under the WIA program that's managed by county govt. (or regional multi-county offices) in most states. Matching funds from your company can usually be provided just by continuing to pay salary during the training period.
I sat in on a one-year review of this program in DC last fall. Near as I could tell, there's plenty of dough to spread around. Btw, in case you're wondering if I'm a spook, don't worry. Just a data cruncher who does fund accounting.
What the Dept. of Labor wants out of this is to be able to keep the political pressure off to raise the H1B quota by delivering the tech skills to US workers.
I'd take them up on this myself, 'cept I didn't graduate...
So I (in the US) request the text from the Australian server. I'm no protocol whiz, but it seems that by pointing my browser at the appropriate address, it's me that pushed the "copy button". Gutenberg-AU didn't push the content onto my computer.
10% ownership at $100 means you have stock in a $1,000 company. You must have jumped on the neighborhood lemonade stand IPO.
A bit offtopic, I know, but the recent IE scares got me thinking about all my browser installations. I converted from the ad-based Opera to Firefox, as I found it was an (almost) good enough replacement. Now that Firefox allows me to easily uninstall extensions, it has become the best free (in context with my cold Michelob) browser out there.
My boss likes it better than IE, and I haven't shown him any of the neat tricks yet! Be sure to get the Tabbrowser Extensions by Shimoda Hiroshi, available with many others at texturizer.net, and check out the other cool toys there, too. Enough to keep folks busy playing with so they won't care about downloading spyware for a while.
In the small businesses I deal with, replacing Microsoft Office isn't a major problem, except where documents need to be edited by a client then returned.
/., but it's nothing compared to having your business's financial information held hostage.
My major stumbling block is Quickbooks and related tax software. GNU Cash just isn't up to speed, and I don't see where my auditors would be happy with my using it.
I sure would like an acceptable alternative, because Intuit's forced upgrade practice is absolutely rotten. I also don't like that there is no real export facility for transactions.
I've read a lot of complaints about M$'s proprietary document formats on
I like LL Bean and think they do well as a company trying to do the right things by their customers. And they should protect their trademark. But they, (and other companies, ya hear me?!) don't own my computer. If I want to have it show competitor's ads they don't have a right to tell me otherwise. Nothing good can come from this lawsuit, same as most others like it. They're throwing good money after bad.
LL Bean should offer their customers information about these companies, and show them the simple methods needed to keep this crap off their computers. They should take their dollars and support AdAware or similar software.
With all the investments they make for a quality customer experience, helping them shop safely online would be a welcome service.
Downloading software is kinda like fishin', anyway, you shouldn't consume everything you draw in. But if you like eating chub, that's your own business.
Maine imposes 5% tax on custom software.
From Maine Statues, Title 36, Section 1752 - Definitions
1-E. Custom computer software program. "Custom computer software program" means any computer software that is written or prepared exclusively for a particular customer. "Custom computer software program" does not include a "canned" or prewritten program that is held or exists for a general or repeated sale, lease or license, even if the program was initially developed on a custom basis or for in-house use. An existing prewritten program that has been modified to meet a particular customer's needs is a "custom computer software program" to the extent of the modification, and to the extent that the amount charged for the modification is separately stated.
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I called the Maine Revenue Service a while back and asked them how they determined the difference between a custom computer program, writing a maintenance script, making an application macro, spreadsheet formula or adding a Windows shortcut to a client's desktop -- at what point does this become taxable?
They replied: there's no one here that can tell you, and there's no one that will be here that can call you back with the answer.
So I stopped putting "custom programming" on my invoices, and all labor is now charged as "computer maintenance". IANAL, just a tech guy trying to comply, but there's just no way to.
Specifically, I am interested in code that can perform automated image mosaicing, also automated registration of images obtained through different modalities and code that will allow unsupervised k-means and/or ISODATA image classification/clustering of multispectral images.
Now that's a geek! I'm interested in code that moves the clock to 5 pm so I can get out of here.
Why don't they install OpenOffice on the other 20% of the machines in addition to MSOffice? That way, they'd all be able to use the open format.
Yes, I realize that having both suites on one system may require a little installation and deployment forethought.
"Kaminski said Food and Drug Administration trials will start in five years." Why do we have to wait five years? We need open source drug development. Yeah, it's dangerous, but so is rocketry.
Honest, mum, I thought the sign was for us Scots. Looked like a kilt to me!
I liked Roger Daltry better when he was a singer. This actor and reporter stuff he's doing just isn't as good.
uncovered yet another hole in the RPC/DCOM service for which there is NO PATCH AVAILABLE!!! ... here's the exploit soucre code.
Thanks for publicizing source code which exploits a vulnerabilty for which no patch is available. Since M$ doesn't share it's source (with me anyway), there's nothing we can do but wait for them to get around to fixing it.
Do you think this doesn't affect you, because you use only free software? Well, I can't really work on development in my spare time when I have to support Windows users whose boxes are blowing up, now can I?!!!
Yeah, I know you didn't write the code, or make it publicly available. But your publicizing it with a direct link in such a widely read forum is dishearting.