Evolution already happened, it's the thoery of natural selection that describes the process.
Gravity, electricity, and magnetism are thoeries. You can't touch or see those things (usually), but you can test and measure them, whereas you cannot test or measure a god of any sort.
Hiring at US$7.50/hr to do helpdesk support for Windows for old ladies with their dialup Internet. Must have 10 years of experience with Windows XP, IIS, Dell servers, and know how to fix our fucked-up Exchange server. Must be able to communicate the most absolutely complex and detailed computing concepts to people who don't care, and just want their email to work. Must have prior IT and management experience, even though you'll be the only one in the building that does any work at all. Must be familiar with different sized pieces of paper, and not get freaked out by them, printed or not. Please reply with a cover letter, resume in WORD format, salary requirements, and how soon you'll move to some ass place that nobody's ever heard of.
Check out this, which has a utility which extracts URLs from Semacode 2D barcodes.
I used to be into PDAs, but the stupid bricks that are being pushed onto the market are obtuse, non-useful, and geared towards being sold, not towards usefulness.
I get far more usefulness from my old Nokia 3650 than I ever did from my fleet of Palms, PocketPCs, and others -- contact lists, calendar/alarm, games, news, and communication with other people.
I might like a Dell, though I'd use it more for wearable wardriving, than as a PDA.
Me neither. I have an old Dell, as well as a ton of older (rather stupid) models of all types. My favorite? Dell.
This is only because I didn't get that job at CMU, tho -- they'd have given me someone's old 15" TiBook for a workstation. Ah, well, at least I don't have to compile wacky mods for AFS.
GOod post, stupid concept. If I were an actual professional, and bought this camera, I'd be fucking PISSED at Nikon for pulling this bullshit. Raw with encrypted stuff in it is NOT RAW, but in-fact proprietary. I would hate to have to buy yet another piece of software just to get what I wanted out of the camera.
Of course, I gave up Photoshop, 'cause I got sick of having to pirate it. I don't use Windows anymore for the same reason.
I used to handle amniotic fluid for a major genetic testing facility. I would receive recursively packaged vials of widely color-varied amniotic fluid, and pack them into styrofoam test-tube holders. This was before anyone trusted me to touch their computers.
Later on the data-entry part, I had changed the screen resolution from 640x480 to 800x600 -- so I could see the whole entry form without scrolling. When someone noticed this, they send out 3 technicians: two to figure out how to change the res back, and one to scold my manager for letting me do this. Afterwards, my manager told me that it makes sense to increase productivity, but not when policies are interfered with.
Handling biological samples might be a ton of fun, but it's the other associated tasks that may be less than fun.
Verisign sucks. Working for ISPs back in the day, I was responsible for thousands of domain registrations and maint. Over the years, they have eaten all of my personal domains one by one, and sold them to spam/ad sites. When I call to have things fixed or transfered, I'm treated like an unknowing moron by some slang-speaking Joe-Bob.
Might I remind everyone that videoconferencing is done with one or two ISDN channels -- 64Kbps. For checking email, and even excessive IMing, why is even half of 300K not worth it? I'd rather have a crappy ubiquitous and free service, than a for-pay walkabout broadband. C'mon, not ALL Internet traffic is BitTorrent.
My old card used to say (yes, in all caps) "NOT FOR PURPOSES OF IDENTIFICATION". Odd that we use it for identification. The card and numbers are to be used solely for the Social Security administration, not while applying for a job, not while subscribing to Cable Internet, and not while authenticating my login to my bank account. It IS illegal, but unenforced, unfortunately.
If you've got someone's SSN on screen, why ask for it?
I ignore the attractiveness of people at parties (with limited exceptions), and focus more on the social aspects. As an avid partygoer living in Pittsburgh -- two guys and half a case of lite beer just doesn't cut it for me. I'll have to investigate CMU a bit more, though the people that stand out are rather mediocre.
Yah, definately fun parties from the local crews in Boston. At first I described them as something Wired would have reported on, and discussing how the technology comes into play with the party scene. Looking back, most of the parties I had been to were stuff I saw firsthand which, when described to people here in Pittsburgh -- I get blank stares. Frostbyte and Carl's many LED projects totally blow my mind, and inspire me. I look forward to my next ASCII-art invite!
I don't think I'd mind so much -- cleaning the bar might be as easy as closing up the shop, and opening it up to space. *Poof!* no more mess! Prolly the most fun way to get back at those who don't tip well.
Maybe instead of zero-g bartender, I could be a zero-G marijuana farmer -- bud from outer space!
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Evolution already happened, it's the thoery of natural selection that describes the process.
Gravity, electricity, and magnetism are thoeries. You can't touch or see those things (usually), but you can test and measure them, whereas you cannot test or measure a god of any sort.
Uh, fuck that. Comcast is cheaper, for more bits. Who do they think I am, Bill Gates?
Gee, and I thought I was lucky that I put on a pound this week -- six foot two, and one fourty five and a half!
Hiring at US$7.50/hr to do helpdesk support for Windows for old ladies with their dialup Internet. Must have 10 years of experience with Windows XP, IIS, Dell servers, and know how to fix our fucked-up Exchange server. Must be able to communicate the most absolutely complex and detailed computing concepts to people who don't care, and just want their email to work. Must have prior IT and management experience, even though you'll be the only one in the building that does any work at all. Must be familiar with different sized pieces of paper, and not get freaked out by them, printed or not. Please reply with a cover letter, resume in WORD format, salary requirements, and how soon you'll move to some ass place that nobody's ever heard of.
Fuck That Job Dotcom
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YOu can see what this area looks like from a wardriver's perspective, at WiFiMaps.com.
Semacode -- Whoops, mistyped the URL.
Check out this, which has a utility which extracts URLs from Semacode 2D barcodes.
I used to be into PDAs, but the stupid bricks that are being pushed onto the market are obtuse, non-useful, and geared towards being sold, not towards usefulness.
I get far more usefulness from my old Nokia 3650 than I ever did from my fleet of Palms, PocketPCs, and others -- contact lists, calendar/alarm, games, news, and communication with other people.
I might like a Dell, though I'd use it more for wearable wardriving, than as a PDA.
Me neither. I have an old Dell, as well as a ton of older (rather stupid) models of all types. My favorite? Dell.
This is only because I didn't get that job at CMU, tho -- they'd have given me someone's old 15" TiBook for a workstation. Ah, well, at least I don't have to compile wacky mods for AFS.
Hell, I'd love to go out there, and live in international waters, and not worry that I might suddenly be thought of as a terrorist.
Sysadmin for Hire!
Perhaps in a few years, we'll be hearing about great companies being started in a dumpster...
Hay, I started a BUNCH of projects in the dumpster, you insensitive clod!
GOod post, stupid concept. If I were an actual professional, and bought this camera, I'd be fucking PISSED at Nikon for pulling this bullshit. Raw with encrypted stuff in it is NOT RAW, but in-fact proprietary. I would hate to have to buy yet another piece of software just to get what I wanted out of the camera.
Of course, I gave up Photoshop, 'cause I got sick of having to pirate it. I don't use Windows anymore for the same reason.
Part of *that* problem, is that the brainwashed morons also have guns.
Bush is planning cuts in astronomy budgets.
Guess I won't be needing that social security afterall! Can I stop paying into it then?
Sounds like a solution to our police-state woes.
Who wants to buy front-row seats? Front-row seats here!
Build new houses? I'm lucky I can afford rent!
The Business section of the Pittsburgh papers is HALF sherrif sales. Look at the numbers on forclosures, it's hit a major spike.
What we NEED is a good plague.
I used to handle amniotic fluid for a major genetic testing facility. I would receive recursively packaged vials of widely color-varied amniotic fluid, and pack them into styrofoam test-tube holders. This was before anyone trusted me to touch their computers.
Later on the data-entry part, I had changed the screen resolution from 640x480 to 800x600 -- so I could see the whole entry form without scrolling. When someone noticed this, they send out 3 technicians: two to figure out how to change the res back, and one to scold my manager for letting me do this. Afterwards, my manager told me that it makes sense to increase productivity, but not when policies are interfered with.
Handling biological samples might be a ton of fun, but it's the other associated tasks that may be less than fun.
Verisign sucks. Working for ISPs back in the day, I was responsible for thousands of domain registrations and maint. Over the years, they have eaten all of my personal domains one by one, and sold them to spam/ad sites. When I call to have things fixed or transfered, I'm treated like an unknowing moron by some slang-speaking Joe-Bob.
Fuck you, Verisign
Might I remind everyone that videoconferencing is done with one or two ISDN channels -- 64Kbps. For checking email, and even excessive IMing, why is even half of 300K not worth it? I'd rather have a crappy ubiquitous and free service, than a for-pay walkabout broadband. C'mon, not ALL Internet traffic is BitTorrent.
My old card used to say (yes, in all caps) "NOT FOR PURPOSES OF IDENTIFICATION". Odd that we use it for identification. The card and numbers are to be used solely for the Social Security administration, not while applying for a job, not while subscribing to Cable Internet, and not while authenticating my login to my bank account. It IS illegal, but unenforced, unfortunately.
If you've got someone's SSN on screen, why ask for it?
Anyone wardriving this area? I'll post a link to an image if someone uploads their wardriving discoveries.
I ignore the attractiveness of people at parties (with limited exceptions), and focus more on the social aspects. As an avid partygoer living in Pittsburgh -- two guys and half a case of lite beer just doesn't cut it for me. I'll have to investigate CMU a bit more, though the people that stand out are rather mediocre.
Yah, definately fun parties from the local crews in Boston. At first I described them as something Wired would have reported on, and discussing how the technology comes into play with the party scene. Looking back, most of the parties I had been to were stuff I saw firsthand which, when described to people here in Pittsburgh -- I get blank stares. Frostbyte and Carl's many LED projects totally blow my mind, and inspire me. I look forward to my next ASCII-art invite!
Nope, that's the Fisher Space Pen. Quite a nice design, highly recommended -- unless they get hot. Nice that they come with a cap.
I don't think I'd mind so much -- cleaning the bar might be as easy as closing up the shop, and opening it up to space. *Poof!* no more mess! Prolly the most fun way to get back at those who don't tip well.
Maybe instead of zero-g bartender, I could be a zero-G marijuana farmer -- bud from outer space!
I don't know, but I am a fast learner! Trick would be providing the right ziploc bag for martinis...