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That's right, good ideas don't only come from one person in the 'idea department.' If this holds true, and people aren't punished for speaking up, they may be much better for it -- and be able to monitize those ideas. Many companies I have worked for in the past, have an 'open door' policy with opinions, ideas, and better ways to do things. Not once have I ever heard a success story from someone piping-up. Didn't someone say something about hiring people smarter than you?
Actually, I have tried to light dark fiber, and I was successful! It was during the dotcom days, in downtown Boston no less. The goal was to get a T1 installed into the office, but the install date was 3+ months away from any carrier. I hate Verizon more than I can describe, so they were absolutely NOT an option. In the machineroom was some fiber, and whatever termination box is used for that sorta thing. So, I called-up my buddy at a local CLEC, gave him the circuit ID, and he had it up and up, on, and running in less than a month (!!!). While I've never had this level of service EVER in 10+ years, it pays to know people, to call them, and to ask the right questions.
Then there was the issue with getting Cable TV, which the cable companies said wasn't available. Kinda strange since our office came with a bizarre A/V system, with multiple TVs. They really told us that there was no way to run cable to our office building. So, I did what any geek would have done, I went into the wiring closet, and connected the RF cable from the breakout box, to the other breakout box -- which was conveniently labeled with our suite number. Viola! Instant cable TV in a high-rise building in downtown Boston. I used to set up the TVs to play Star Trek TOS from the Sci-Fi channel -- y'know, with the closed captions. Gave the office a fun atmosphere, I thought.
Just because they say they can't do it, doesn't mean they can't do it, just that the person on the other end of the phone doesn't want to bother with it. Move around obstructive people, and you can move mountains -- or get your office lit.
I think that thinking people don't want reality TV, and the reality is that there are more stupid people than thinking people. How else can you explain Brittany Spears? I really don't know where they get these focus groups, and people with nielson boxes. I can't imagine what kind of people like the kinds of shows that are on TV these days. Commercials suck too, but I'm happy that my MythTV eats them for me.
Wait a minute, aren't blogs pretty-much reality TV for the Internet? People whining, advertisements, cool graphics, +1 insightful, advertisements, some asshole being a jerk, *static*, vacation pictures, advertisements, more people whining, advertisements, and so on. The Internet is pretty much just like reality TV, just with more porn!
It actually makes sense to have a wearable storage facility. We do have plenty of gizmos in our pockets, our bags, and some of us have them on our heads. Why not use your existing headset to play MP3s from your wearable storage? Dump a recording of that phonecall to disk. Record video, log biometric data, log your GPS data, Wi-Fi signals, timestamps, security tokens -- all of that. Why does each device need it's own flash? You could netboot them all.
While you're at it, I think that any device signifigantly large enough to handle sharing any kind of volume over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, you might as well include USB-Master support, a couple of i2c interfaces for the thermistors and accelerometers, and probably support for extra batteries, and optionally a simple display format -- NTSC or simpler. I don't think it would signifigantly increase the package size to add those things, except for the connectors themselves. I'm assuming wearable as in wearable under-the-clothes and discrete wearable computing.
Perhaps a bunch of us could get together, and rent it out once a year -- ala Burningman, Xday, and the like. Perhaps us Science geeks, and Sci-Fi freaks could show-up for a weekend of partying, to celebrate spacetravel, and the persuits to get there. Me, I just want another excuse to party.
If you think about it, you actually *do* want your one-man IT department reading Slashdot. This means that everything is fixed, and nobody is complaining. Of course, this is generally when I get fired -- because everything works, and I am not needed anymore.
Oh, and I'm looking for some project work, for those of you who need some assistance from a veteran.
Really, work in a company like that. Luckilly, it's only 5 people, so the 24-port Linksys actually works out okay. This won't be the case for long -- of course...
I am a competent and experienced BoFH, available for work. I generally work for small companies and startups, as they haven't any policies or procedures in-place yet. That makes things easier for everyone. I can travel anywhere on this or any other planets (will consider lowering my rate if you provide interstellar travel). I also have over 10 years of experience as a UNIX sysadmin. I come complete with my own laptop, Subaru, and data-grade hatchet. Please contact me at the address attached to this account.
The Mini is a really cool idea. I haven't seen any of the hardware that WMC is running on. Personally, I use KnoppMyth, which is alarmingly functional, as far as PVRs go. I am not so into Windows solutions, due to the FUD: How often do I have to reboot WMCE? Will it record my shows? Do I have to have a 500+ Ghz machine to run it on? Will DRM cripple my ability to watch NetFlix DVDs? With an open-source solution, I know that I can do what I want with my hardware, and in this case, means watch Star Trek whenever I want.
Okay, so not for *hairy* lobster, but lobster none the less. Excuse the shameless plug, but I do have quite a few Lobster Recipes to choose from. You can add them to your recipebox. Don't forget the Old Bay Crab seasoning.
Good links, mahn! I usually check-out the status of Gravity Probe B, as I think that learning more about gravity and magnetism are what will help us get off this crazy rock. Glad to see there are more of those kinds of projects still on the horizon.
Just in time for solar storms to distroy our sattelites. Won't some kind soul out there please get me off this crazy planet? I can brew beer in trade, or show you where the more tasty humans are!@!!
I am available, and in the Boston area right now! In fact, I could stop by this week, if you are hiring people. Send me an email, and I'll drop by, we can talk about it. Four weeks *paid* vacation sounds nice for a change...
Twice, actually. Once for the design/architecture area. Nice gentelman interviewed me, and I was delighted to see that he was also into printing things. I was bombarded with recruiters at the time.
The other person I interviewed with was an asshole, insulting me in the interview. It was a Solaris shop, and at the time, the guy said that E10Ks were 'small', and that I needed experience with something bigger before I 'wasted any more' of his time. I scratched my head, and wondered what part of Sun's product line he was thinking of.
After repeatedly trying to get the position of someone I *knew* who's slot was now open, I gave up on Harvard, and worked at MIT's media lab as a volunteer. Besides, MIT had more interesting coffee machines, and lots of legos.
Policy is different than the 'speaking with one voice'. If there is a policy about how FTP is setup, that should be sufficient, unless a signifigant number of clients (or signifigant clients) want something else. I would hope that you are in touch with your admins and your userbase, to make sure that the best course is taken.
Sometimes, customers want something configured to be broken, or their misunderstanding of how the tools work make them DEMAND something be setup wrong, insecure, or improper. I would hope that you would evaluate those issues with your admins (and customer service people).
(When I was an admin at an ISP, my boss said "make. people. stop. calling." Prolly the best customer service/admin instructions I've ever had from any boss in 10 years.)
But somebody PAID for that bicycle, and you are STEALING IT! It is against the LAW and you will be PUNISHED!
Seriously. What comes around goes around. If you're nice to someone, they're nice to you. This is with the exception of people that abuse systems like this (perhaps hoarding these bicycles in their garage).
With Wi-Fi sharing, you will see some people performing abuse. But a vast majority of people who piggyback on wireless connections just want to get email, maybe IM, and do some light surfing. This really does no harm, and it is a courtesy on the part of the AP owner to leave it open.
This is true. Even my mom is using Netstumbler when she visits places. Of course, I got her to also use my pet project to find places to get connected.
Wi-Fi is now a part of most of our daily lives. Some folks have their peeves, convictions, and styles, which give shape to a localized wireless space. In densely populated areas, if one of your neighbors has their AP encrypted, there will be at least 2 APs which are completely unconfigured, and two APs that are obviously configured for use by whomever (with an SSID of "free" or something).
The Internet wants to be everywhere, and the information wants to flow. The {spice|oil|net} must flow.
I feel the same way. Also, isn't it nice when you have visitors -- they can just open their laptop and use it. Not 40 minutes of typing strings into little boxes, and streams of error messages. To be honest, it is much easier for me to just leave my AP open, so that each host and wireless card will just work on startup.
I do log my DHCP messages, and the leases are set to something astronomical. It's nice to see MAC addresses and hostnames of some of the visitors that happen by.
Heading to Boston, I figured I'd apply for a job with them -- and they're looking for some of my skills. Unfortunately, they want a BS from a top school, and I have a GED from a noname school. Too bad for them. I'll spend my time posting to Slashdot, rather than wasting my time writing a coverletter. I'll at least have a response from Slashdot, even if it is a -1 offtopic.
(this is a comment on current snotty hiring practices)
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That's right, good ideas don't only come from one person in the 'idea department.' If this holds true, and people aren't punished for speaking up, they may be much better for it -- and be able to monitize those ideas. Many companies I have worked for in the past, have an 'open door' policy with opinions, ideas, and better ways to do things. Not once have I ever heard a success story from someone piping-up. Didn't someone say something about hiring people smarter than you?
Yes, Tesla coils can be fun! I can't wait until I can print hundreds of thousands of LC circuits with my inkjet...
Actually, I have tried to light dark fiber, and I was successful! It was during the dotcom days, in downtown Boston no less. The goal was to get a T1 installed into the office, but the install date was 3+ months away from any carrier. I hate Verizon more than I can describe, so they were absolutely NOT an option. In the machineroom was some fiber, and whatever termination box is used for that sorta thing. So, I called-up my buddy at a local CLEC, gave him the circuit ID, and he had it up and up, on, and running in less than a month (!!!). While I've never had this level of service EVER in 10+ years, it pays to know people, to call them, and to ask the right questions.
Then there was the issue with getting Cable TV, which the cable companies said wasn't available. Kinda strange since our office came with a bizarre A/V system, with multiple TVs. They really told us that there was no way to run cable to our office building. So, I did what any geek would have done, I went into the wiring closet, and connected the RF cable from the breakout box, to the other breakout box -- which was conveniently labeled with our suite number. Viola! Instant cable TV in a high-rise building in downtown Boston. I used to set up the TVs to play Star Trek TOS from the Sci-Fi channel -- y'know, with the closed captions. Gave the office a fun atmosphere, I thought.
Just because they say they can't do it, doesn't mean they can't do it, just that the person on the other end of the phone doesn't want to bother with it. Move around obstructive people, and you can move mountains -- or get your office lit.
"Sir, is this a stand-up fight, or another bug hunt?"
Seriously, congradulations, Ben!
I think that thinking people don't want reality TV, and the reality is that there are more stupid people than thinking people. How else can you explain Brittany Spears? I really don't know where they get these focus groups, and people with nielson boxes. I can't imagine what kind of people like the kinds of shows that are on TV these days. Commercials suck too, but I'm happy that my MythTV eats them for me.
Wait a minute, aren't blogs pretty-much reality TV for the Internet? People whining, advertisements, cool graphics, +1 insightful, advertisements, some asshole being a jerk, *static*, vacation pictures, advertisements, more people whining, advertisements, and so on. The Internet is pretty much just like reality TV, just with more porn!
It actually makes sense to have a wearable storage facility. We do have plenty of gizmos in our pockets, our bags, and some of us have them on our heads. Why not use your existing headset to play MP3s from your wearable storage? Dump a recording of that phonecall to disk. Record video, log biometric data, log your GPS data, Wi-Fi signals, timestamps, security tokens -- all of that. Why does each device need it's own flash? You could netboot them all.
While you're at it, I think that any device signifigantly large enough to handle sharing any kind of volume over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, you might as well include USB-Master support, a couple of i2c interfaces for the thermistors and accelerometers, and probably support for extra batteries, and optionally a simple display format -- NTSC or simpler. I don't think it would signifigantly increase the package size to add those things, except for the connectors themselves. I'm assuming wearable as in wearable under-the-clothes and discrete wearable computing.
Should this article be called, Deep Impact Reloaded? I mean, they are trying another shot, right?
I wonder if they're trying to deflect this thing from/to earth, and using the crater gag as a coverup? Who's got the conspiracy thoeries?
Hey buddy, Here's that kiddy porn you wanted. -Anonymous
I wonder if this would be a good way to get rid of some of our political officials -- Internet style...
Perhaps a bunch of us could get together, and rent it out once a year -- ala Burningman, Xday, and the like. Perhaps us Science geeks, and Sci-Fi freaks could show-up for a weekend of partying, to celebrate spacetravel, and the persuits to get there. Me, I just want another excuse to party.
If you think about it, you actually *do* want your one-man IT department reading Slashdot. This means that everything is fixed, and nobody is complaining. Of course, this is generally when I get fired -- because everything works, and I am not needed anymore.
Oh, and I'm looking for some project work, for those of you who need some assistance from a veteran.
Really, work in a company like that. Luckilly, it's only 5 people, so the 24-port Linksys actually works out okay. This won't be the case for long -- of course...
I am a competent and experienced BoFH, available for work. I generally work for small companies and startups, as they haven't any policies or procedures in-place yet. That makes things easier for everyone. I can travel anywhere on this or any other planets (will consider lowering my rate if you provide interstellar travel). I also have over 10 years of experience as a UNIX sysadmin. I come complete with my own laptop, Subaru, and data-grade hatchet. Please contact me at the address attached to this account.
The Mini is a really cool idea. I haven't seen any of the hardware that WMC is running on. Personally, I use KnoppMyth, which is alarmingly functional, as far as PVRs go. I am not so into Windows solutions, due to the FUD: How often do I have to reboot WMCE? Will it record my shows? Do I have to have a 500+ Ghz machine to run it on? Will DRM cripple my ability to watch NetFlix DVDs? With an open-source solution, I know that I can do what I want with my hardware, and in this case, means watch Star Trek whenever I want.
Okay, so not for *hairy* lobster, but lobster none the less. Excuse the shameless plug, but I do have quite a few Lobster Recipes to choose from. You can add them to your recipebox. Don't forget the Old Bay Crab seasoning.
Good links, mahn! I usually check-out the status of Gravity Probe B, as I think that learning more about gravity and magnetism are what will help us get off this crazy rock. Glad to see there are more of those kinds of projects still on the horizon.
Just in time for solar storms to distroy our sattelites. Won't some kind soul out there please get me off this crazy planet? I can brew beer in trade, or show you where the more tasty humans are!@!!
I am available, and in the Boston area right now! In fact, I could stop by this week, if you are hiring people. Send me an email, and I'll drop by, we can talk about it. Four weeks *paid* vacation sounds nice for a change...
Twice, actually. Once for the design/architecture area. Nice gentelman interviewed me, and I was delighted to see that he was also into printing things. I was bombarded with recruiters at the time.
The other person I interviewed with was an asshole, insulting me in the interview. It was a Solaris shop, and at the time, the guy said that E10Ks were 'small', and that I needed experience with something bigger before I 'wasted any more' of his time. I scratched my head, and wondered what part of Sun's product line he was thinking of.
After repeatedly trying to get the position of someone I *knew* who's slot was now open, I gave up on Harvard, and worked at MIT's media lab as a volunteer. Besides, MIT had more interesting coffee machines, and lots of legos.
Disclaimer: I have only a GED.
Not William Shatner, but Ed DeHart. Good call, though =_)
Policy is different than the 'speaking with one voice'. If there is a policy about how FTP is setup, that should be sufficient, unless a signifigant number of clients (or signifigant clients) want something else. I would hope that you are in touch with your admins and your userbase, to make sure that the best course is taken.
Sometimes, customers want something configured to be broken, or their misunderstanding of how the tools work make them DEMAND something be setup wrong, insecure, or improper. I would hope that you would evaluate those issues with your admins (and customer service people).
(When I was an admin at an ISP, my boss said "make. people. stop. calling." Prolly the best customer service/admin instructions I've ever had from any boss in 10 years.)
But somebody PAID for that bicycle, and you are STEALING IT! It is against the LAW and you will be PUNISHED!
Seriously. What comes around goes around. If you're nice to someone, they're nice to you. This is with the exception of people that abuse systems like this (perhaps hoarding these bicycles in their garage).
With Wi-Fi sharing, you will see some people performing abuse. But a vast majority of people who piggyback on wireless connections just want to get email, maybe IM, and do some light surfing. This really does no harm, and it is a courtesy on the part of the AP owner to leave it open.
This is true. Even my mom is using Netstumbler when she visits places. Of course, I got her to also use my pet project to find places to get connected.
Wi-Fi is now a part of most of our daily lives. Some folks have their peeves, convictions, and styles, which give shape to a localized wireless space. In densely populated areas, if one of your neighbors has their AP encrypted, there will be at least 2 APs which are completely unconfigured, and two APs that are obviously configured for use by whomever (with an SSID of "free" or something).
The Internet wants to be everywhere, and the information wants to flow. The {spice|oil|net} must flow.
I feel the same way. Also, isn't it nice when you have visitors -- they can just open their laptop and use it. Not 40 minutes of typing strings into little boxes, and streams of error messages. To be honest, it is much easier for me to just leave my AP open, so that each host and wireless card will just work on startup.
I do log my DHCP messages, and the leases are set to something astronomical. It's nice to see MAC addresses and hostnames of some of the visitors that happen by.
Heading to Boston, I figured I'd apply for a job with them -- and they're looking for some of my skills. Unfortunately, they want a BS from a top school, and I have a GED from a noname school. Too bad for them. I'll spend my time posting to Slashdot, rather than wasting my time writing a coverletter. I'll at least have a response from Slashdot, even if it is a -1 offtopic.
(this is a comment on current snotty hiring practices)