It's a new personal electronics device. Why wasn't it first passed out to Samsung employees for real world tests? That could have saved them a whole lotta bad press. If, as it seems, the technology just isn't ready for prime time, they could have quietly canceled the project. Too late now.
An Adobe Suite upgrade pointed out the fact that my computer didn't have enough memory (or even enough capacity to install memory) so it was time to upgrade. I wasn't looking forward to spending the money, and I no longer consider "fun" the process of buying the pieces and building it myself.
It so happened that I was at the local computer recycling place getting rid of some old electronics, and noticed that they had some Dell T3600 workstations there, donated by some company, refurbished and offered for sale. The machines had 32 GB of ECC ram, 6 core processor, Quadro video card, for a fraction of the cost of the individual components, in a professional case.
So of course, I went to the local Best Buy and bought a computer...
No of course not. I bought the refurbished Dell workstation, and I couldn't be happier.
Of course they are. It's the telecoms' best interest to keep us on 100 year old infrastructure as long as possible. I mean, who wants to build out modern technology when you can still force people to buy 1.5 Mbps DSL?
Apparently you have to live in the suburbs to get first world internet access. The people who want us to live in ultra dense brutalist structures downtown would have a stronger argument with decent network speeds.
I still remember the guy who called me at 3 AM because his code wouldn't compile. He'd visually checked his code and was sure it was correct, and he wanted me to drive in and fix the compiler. (I did no such thing, had a meeting with his boss the following day to discuss service levels. Turns out, the problem was in his code.)
The problem may have also been in the compiler if it didn't give clear enough error messages to help the programmer find where the problem in the code lay.
That's entirely possible. Likely, even. But a savvy programmer will devise experiments to discover the real problem.
Now posted to the right comment, because I'm excellent with computers.
Good point, but I kinda see what he's saying. In some circumstances, a user will need root to do their job. Then it's a matter of figuring out how to meet the user's requirements without too much risk. Or have ways to recover when something catches fire.
As admins, we have an obligation to keep things running. On the other hand, we don't want to be Mordac the Preventer of Information Services. If users can't do their jobs, there will eventually come a point where there's no company to issue you paychecks.
The awesome part is in engineering, we often need the tools that are most likely to need the admin access that is so dangerous, yet IT keeps yanking it and wondering why all the engineers keep complaining. Seems to always be a push and pull thing with no happy medium.
That was a huge problem in the past, but there are tools now that make it practical to give developers *just enough* access to do their jobs without enough access to blow something up.
Depending on the circumstances, of course. Sometimes you just have to have root. And then, my stance is usually, ok you can do anything you want on your own machine, but if you mess it up, I'm just gonna reimage it. I'm not spending my evenings trying to figure out how you broke it. Most engineers will agree to this.
Agree, the sysadmin's job is not to tell the users how to do their own job. It's a different skill set.
I wouldn't expect users to fix their broken computers, but I *do* expect them to know how to put paper and toner in the printer. Users who live in an office should know how to use office supplies.
Agreed. But I wouldn't expect the user to do the research on how to avoid the malware-of-the-day, it's not their job, it's mine. But they better the hell listen to me when I tell them what not to do.
Equal, yes. They know how to turn on the computer and how to deal with consumables like putting paper or toner in the printer. They may even know about the necessity of not blocking the computer's airflow with that stack of magazines. I'd correlate that with a trucker checking fluid levels or maybe replacing an air filter. I wouldn't expect a trucker to replace a fuel pump or even do a brake job. It's just not his job to do those things. But if you've ever tried to back a big rig into a depot, you get an appreciation of what talents truckers use on a daily basis.
There is some correlation to how well an IT professional knows his [1] job and his attitude towards users, I think. I may be wrong about this. In my first few years as an admin, I used to tease mercilessly the users who couldn't figure out where their document went, when they'd accidentally suspended their edit session. (Yeah, I started in the days of VT100s.). It took me some years, a lot more experience, and more time spent outside the machine room to lose the hubris. You can always tell when an admin hasn't been through that process yet. Maybe some never get past it.
On the other hand, there are software developers whom I'd call "aggressively naive" about the resources they use to get their job done. I still remember the guy who called me at 3 AM because his code wouldn't compile. He'd visually checked his code and was sure it was correct, and he wanted me to drive in and fix the compiler. (I did no such thing, had a meeting with his boss the following day to discuss service levels. Turns out, the problem was in his code.)
[1]. Not meaning to disparage female admins. Please assume I meant his-or-her so I don't have to type that in a bunch of times.
- Users are "unwashed" compared to IT personnel? Have you *worked* in IT?
- The first thing IT professionals forget (speaking as one) is that computer management isn't the user's job. It may be *your* expertise, but it isn't *theirs*. They have a different job to do which you would probably suck at. Expecting them to be IT professionals on top of their regular job is an unreasonable expectation. So stop fussing about it.
- That said, often security issues really are kinda the user's fault. We told 'em and TOLD 'em, don't do that, you'll infect your.. ok, too late.
If you don't live in St Louis (the ONLY test market), then the veggie burgers you are getting are just regular Morningstar Farms veggie patties, which are available at all U.S. BK locations, NOT Impossible burgers. Since you say you are in Oregon, then the MFs are what you have tried.
I'm sorry that can't be true. (a) We buy Morningstar Farms veggie patties on occasion, and we know what they look and taste like. These are not they. (b) Not having seen the box, I can't positively say what they *are* using, but they *say* they're impossible burgers.
I don't think Whole Foods is entirely "groceries for rich folk". I like to think that, if you're making a reasonable wage (middle to upper middle class), you can afford one expensive thing, if you're not concerned over much with having something for emergencies or retirement. So, you could have, say, an expensive car, or a nice condo, but probably not both.
Or, you could have a rat car and live in a single-wide, but buy pretentious groceries.:-) And apparently for some people, the feeling of paying extra for excellence in... groceries (I'm sorry now that I write that it seems ridiculous) is enough for them.
But your point is valid. If you're rich and want everyone to know it, the Whole Foods grocery bags in the back of your Porsche Cayenne are probably a good start.
Maybe my area was a test region, but BK has had the impossible burger here for awhile. Wife and I are vegetarian, both tried it, and it's... ok. The Burgerville anasazi bean burger tastes better, in my opinion. Unfortunately, that item is no longer available at Burgerville.
Again in my opinion, the impossible burger tries too hard to be meat, and has an artificial "grilled" taste that lingers in the mouth like old grease. I'll eat it if I'm on a trip, in a hurry, hungry, and there's a BK drive-thru close by. But I'm not sure I'd seek it out.
In other news, Del Taco is testing Beyond Burger crumbles as a meatless alternative in the LA area. They're supposed to go national later this year. We're planning to try it when it comes to Oregon, but only as a curiosity. They already have items a lacto-ovo can eat.
But well within the bounds of "never". I'd also suggest that, despite the slashdot delusion, that the iPhone was rather innovative. And how long before all credit cards start sporting the features of the Apple Card? (I included that last one to make sure that each slashdotter has a reason to "explain" why I'm an idiot fanboi.)
Yes, the Newton was innovative. It also didn't work very well (a co-worker had one back in the day) and was a commercial failure. Apple does better when they can put a shiny patina and world class marketing on someone else's idea. Once others established what a pad *should* do, and what people really wanted, Apple came back with the ipad and did quite well.
On the Apple card, I don't know, how long? According to this, it's not a card, it's an app that lives on your iphone and does things similar to google pay or samsung pay. In point of fact, it appear to be a rebranding of Apple Pay with a few new features. Of course, being Apple, there will be a portion of the population who have never owned anything but an iphone who will immediately jump to the conclusion that Apple invented the concept. And that's fine. It makes Slashdot entertaining.
And, although I have access to the latter two money apps, (got rid of my iphone 6 over a year ago, currently carrying a Samsung note 9) I have no interest in using them. A physical credit card never runs out of battery, and it doesn't need cell service.
I don't see Apple being concerned about hams... Oooh oooh... Maybe the RF it sprays prevented one or more of the Apple devices from working properly. For instance, perhaps the phone wouldn't receive calls while it was on the mat.
The crashed audio drivers happens rarely on my iPhone Se, only without the notification. Roughly once every 4 months. It would be much less annoying with a pop up at that frequency so it doesn't take me a while to realize all audio output is disabled on my phone until I reboot it.
What, seriously? Holy carp! And here, I thought only Microsoft was stupid enough to let that slip through QA. I mean, what's a phone that won't ring? A paperweight. I'm on-call, and a phone that refuses to ring is a seriously career-limiting accessory.
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I'm shocked! Shocked I tell you!
No no, that's the next model. This one just stops working.
It's a new personal electronics device. Why wasn't it first passed out to Samsung employees for real world tests? That could have saved them a whole lotta bad press. If, as it seems, the technology just isn't ready for prime time, they could have quietly canceled the project. Too late now.
This week's new favorite phrase: "like an Eagle Scout Merit Badge for hackers".
> Is there blue in Pepsi's logo?
That's a rhetorical question, I'm sure.
Anyway, great idea, let's get class action status. Where do I sign?
Haven't I heard this one before?
Yeah, no they're not. Hard no. Absolutely, positively, no.
But hey, there's a bright side. It'll give us a way to test anti-satellite defenses.
An Adobe Suite upgrade pointed out the fact that my computer didn't have enough memory (or even enough capacity to install memory) so it was time to upgrade. I wasn't looking forward to spending the money, and I no longer consider "fun" the process of buying the pieces and building it myself.
It so happened that I was at the local computer recycling place getting rid of some old electronics, and noticed that they had some Dell T3600 workstations there, donated by some company, refurbished and offered for sale. The machines had 32 GB of ECC ram, 6 core processor, Quadro video card, for a fraction of the cost of the individual components, in a professional case.
So of course, I went to the local Best Buy and bought a computer...
No of course not. I bought the refurbished Dell workstation, and I couldn't be happier.
Of course they are. It's the telecoms' best interest to keep us on 100 year old infrastructure as long as possible. I mean, who wants to build out modern technology when you can still force people to buy 1.5 Mbps DSL?
Apparently you have to live in the suburbs to get first world internet access. The people who want us to live in ultra dense brutalist structures downtown would have a stronger argument with decent network speeds.
I still remember the guy who called me at 3 AM because his code wouldn't compile. He'd visually checked his code and was sure it was correct, and he wanted me to drive in and fix the compiler. (I did no such thing, had a meeting with his boss the following day to discuss service levels. Turns out, the problem was in his code.)
The problem may have also been in the compiler if it didn't give clear enough error messages to help the programmer find where the problem in the code lay.
That's entirely possible. Likely, even. But a savvy programmer will devise experiments to discover the real problem.
Because you keep breaking production.
Now posted to the right comment, because I'm excellent with computers.
Good point, but I kinda see what he's saying. In some circumstances, a user will need root to do their job. Then it's a matter of figuring out how to meet the user's requirements without too much risk. Or have ways to recover when something catches fire.
As admins, we have an obligation to keep things running. On the other hand, we don't want to be Mordac the Preventer of Information Services. If users can't do their jobs, there will eventually come a point where there's no company to issue you paychecks.
The awesome part is in engineering, we often need the tools that are most likely to need the admin access that is so dangerous, yet IT keeps yanking it and wondering why all the engineers keep complaining. Seems to always be a push and pull thing with no happy medium.
That was a huge problem in the past, but there are tools now that make it practical to give developers *just enough* access to do their jobs without enough access to blow something up.
Depending on the circumstances, of course. Sometimes you just have to have root. And then, my stance is usually, ok you can do anything you want on your own machine, but if you mess it up, I'm just gonna reimage it. I'm not spending my evenings trying to figure out how you broke it. Most engineers will agree to this.
Agree, the sysadmin's job is not to tell the users how to do their own job. It's a different skill set.
I wouldn't expect users to fix their broken computers, but I *do* expect them to know how to put paper and toner in the printer. Users who live in an office should know how to use office supplies.
Agreed. But I wouldn't expect the user to do the research on how to avoid the malware-of-the-day, it's not their job, it's mine. But they better the hell listen to me when I tell them what not to do.
Equal, yes. They know how to turn on the computer and how to deal with consumables like putting paper or toner in the printer. They may even know about the necessity of not blocking the computer's airflow with that stack of magazines. I'd correlate that with a trucker checking fluid levels or maybe replacing an air filter. I wouldn't expect a trucker to replace a fuel pump or even do a brake job. It's just not his job to do those things. But if you've ever tried to back a big rig into a depot, you get an appreciation of what talents truckers use on a daily basis.
There is some correlation to how well an IT professional knows his [1] job and his attitude towards users, I think. I may be wrong about this. In my first few years as an admin, I used to tease mercilessly the users who couldn't figure out where their document went, when they'd accidentally suspended their edit session. (Yeah, I started in the days of VT100s.). It took me some years, a lot more experience, and more time spent outside the machine room to lose the hubris. You can always tell when an admin hasn't been through that process yet. Maybe some never get past it.
On the other hand, there are software developers whom I'd call "aggressively naive" about the resources they use to get their job done. I still remember the guy who called me at 3 AM because his code wouldn't compile. He'd visually checked his code and was sure it was correct, and he wanted me to drive in and fix the compiler. (I did no such thing, had a meeting with his boss the following day to discuss service levels. Turns out, the problem was in his code.)
[1]. Not meaning to disparage female admins. Please assume I meant his-or-her so I don't have to type that in a bunch of times.
A few points:
- Users are "unwashed" compared to IT personnel? Have you *worked* in IT?
- The first thing IT professionals forget (speaking as one) is that computer management isn't the user's job. It may be *your* expertise, but it isn't *theirs*. They have a different job to do which you would probably suck at. Expecting them to be IT professionals on top of their regular job is an unreasonable expectation. So stop fussing about it.
- That said, often security issues really are kinda the user's fault. We told 'em and TOLD 'em, don't do that, you'll infect your.. ok, too late.
If you don't live in St Louis (the ONLY test market), then the veggie burgers you are getting are just regular Morningstar Farms veggie patties, which are available at all U.S. BK locations, NOT Impossible burgers. Since you say you are in Oregon, then the MFs are what you have tried.
I'm sorry that can't be true. (a) We buy Morningstar Farms veggie patties on occasion, and we know what they look and taste like. These are not they. (b) Not having seen the box, I can't positively say what they *are* using, but they *say* they're impossible burgers.
I don't think Whole Foods is entirely "groceries for rich folk". I like to think that, if you're making a reasonable wage (middle to upper middle class), you can afford one expensive thing, if you're not concerned over much with having something for emergencies or retirement. So, you could have, say, an expensive car, or a nice condo, but probably not both.
Or, you could have a rat car and live in a single-wide, but buy pretentious groceries. :-) And apparently for some people, the feeling of paying extra for excellence in ... groceries (I'm sorry now that I write that it seems ridiculous) is enough for them.
But your point is valid. If you're rich and want everyone to know it, the Whole Foods grocery bags in the back of your Porsche Cayenne are probably a good start.
We won't be able to call them "Whole Paycheck" anymore. Rats.
Maybe my area was a test region, but BK has had the impossible burger here for awhile. Wife and I are vegetarian, both tried it, and it's... ok. The Burgerville anasazi bean burger tastes better, in my opinion. Unfortunately, that item is no longer available at Burgerville.
Again in my opinion, the impossible burger tries too hard to be meat, and has an artificial "grilled" taste that lingers in the mouth like old grease. I'll eat it if I'm on a trip, in a hurry, hungry, and there's a BK drive-thru close by. But I'm not sure I'd seek it out.
In other news, Del Taco is testing Beyond Burger crumbles as a meatless alternative in the LA area. They're supposed to go national later this year. We're planning to try it when it comes to Oregon, but only as a curiosity. They already have items a lacto-ovo can eat.
But well within the bounds of "never". I'd also suggest that, despite the slashdot delusion, that the iPhone was rather innovative. And how long before all credit cards start sporting the features of the Apple Card? (I included that last one to make sure that each slashdotter has a reason to "explain" why I'm an idiot fanboi.)
Yes, the Newton was innovative. It also didn't work very well (a co-worker had one back in the day) and was a commercial failure. Apple does better when they can put a shiny patina and world class marketing on someone else's idea. Once others established what a pad *should* do, and what people really wanted, Apple came back with the ipad and did quite well.
On the Apple card, I don't know, how long? According to this, it's not a card, it's an app that lives on your iphone and does things similar to google pay or samsung pay. In point of fact, it appear to be a rebranding of Apple Pay with a few new features. Of course, being Apple, there will be a portion of the population who have never owned anything but an iphone who will immediately jump to the conclusion that Apple invented the concept. And that's fine. It makes Slashdot entertaining.
And, although I have access to the latter two money apps, (got rid of my iphone 6 over a year ago, currently carrying a Samsung note 9) I have no interest in using them. A physical credit card never runs out of battery, and it doesn't need cell service.
I don't see Apple being concerned about hams... Oooh oooh... Maybe the RF it sprays prevented one or more of the Apple devices from working properly. For instance, perhaps the phone wouldn't receive calls while it was on the mat.
Betcha a dollar.
If so, I wish them the best of luck.
The crashed audio drivers happens rarely on my iPhone Se, only without the notification. Roughly once every 4 months. It would be much less annoying with a pop up at that frequency so it doesn't take me a while to realize all audio output is disabled on my phone until I reboot it.
What, seriously? Holy carp! And here, I thought only Microsoft was stupid enough to let that slip through QA. I mean, what's a phone that won't ring? A paperweight. I'm on-call, and a phone that refuses to ring is a seriously career-limiting accessory.
Glad I didn't buy one.