"How many people out there would sit back in a situation where they have 10 years, or so, to make every penny they need to live on for the rest of their lives"
For $125,000 a day, 22 days a year, I'll take my chances.
I live and work in Virginia. In my 24 years I have a attained computer science degree, attended various degrees of training in Windows 2003, HP-UX, Cisco network design and security, earned about 8 certifications, and I managed a business (a restraunt) when I was 18-19. I barely make $70,000 a year when all is said and done. These bastards talk into a microphone for $125,000 a day. Why the hell should I feel sorry for them?
...under your skin and you have one heck of an anti-drug for teenagers. Screw the campy "it's just a little pot!!" routine.
Boy, there would be some shocked fathers out there if they witnessed in close, excruciating detail what their daughters did to/for me in high school.
Same for the professional sector, really
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Of the 10 network administrators that I either work with, used to work with, or just converse with daily, I am the only one competent in Linux and/or Unix. It's just the way it is, as most general IT workers never needed to know either until now. Windows and/or Netware, a specialy like Exchange or Notes, and the fundamentals of Cisco has been enough to earn people decent livings for the past decade or so.
Expect this to change now that IBM and Novell have to IT world all a-buzz. People are already being sent to Linux training (by their employers) in droves in my area.
I am a science buff with a subscription to Nature, amongst other journals. I know many people (well, like four) who are intrigued by science due to popularizers such as Shermer and Sagan, but never take the next step and read the journals due to the subscription fees. Nature, being the premeire science journal, really needs to step up and do some popularizing now that Sagan is gone, and what better way than making the content free?
Because it is our tax dollars that pay for the military that protects the government that governs the municipalities that make even having the business and pursuing the American Dream possible. We Americans shouldn't have to insure that Indians can also pursue the American Dream. Build your own country, make businesses on your own merits and with your own blood, sweat, and tears: stop leeching off of us.
A company shouldn't be able to offshore work while the management and board members stay here in the lovely USA making great wages and living the good life. Those greedy fuckers should move the business to India, period, and get the hell out of our country.
The Internet spreads an idea at a rapid pace, which is what counts. The revolution begins in the hearts and minds of the people. The American Colonies defeated an empire not through tactical prowess or strength of arms, but rather through a guerilla war driven by fierce idealism and a commitment to stop tyranny.
The Internet has brought world news into the American household. Before, we only had the local media and a handful of cable news networks. It has already started influencing how the American people view politics, and elevated their level of interaction with it.
It is doing the same thing that television did in the 60's, when it brought the Vietnam "conflict" into the living room in all of its horrendous glory. Now we get to read the BBC and get a different take on why the world hates us.
"Marketeers twist the english language more than any lawyer,"
This is what the BBB is trying to prevent, a marketing staff twisting language and influencing consumers into making a decision based off of half-truths and/or lies. Duh.
No seriously, companies makes claims about being "The Greatest" in whatever field they may happen to have a product in all of the time. However, I don't remember any company, be it computer manufacturer or CPU maker, ever claim to have the fastest product on the market.
And you know, anyone that has used a G5 (we have 4 here at work) can tell you that there are plenty of faster alternatives that cost less. Dual CPU rack servers, even cheapo Compaq ProLiants DL series, immediately spring to mind.
...and use Citrix Metaframe XP. They have a Linux client that rocks (I use it here at work). Something tells me that MS won't be writing a Linux client for terminal services any time soon.
All of these things will addressed quickly once Linux (as the flagship, premeire creation of Open Source) hits the corporate desktop. Basically, exposure to the diverse corporate culture will bring all of these things into balance.
Example corporate environment: financial departments have to make it work with their various file transfer and encryption applications, your reports people need their database building and access tools to work better, help desks have to make Mozilla running on Linux work with SAP and PeopleSoft (and the little misc processes that they rely on), the graphic arts department starts lobbying Adobe to support it, scheduling and forecasting departments find quirks in it when running their custom workforce management apps, your business applications group wants their development tools to work like the ones in Windows, etc, etc.
I am an American, and my opinion of world politics closely models the parent's. It's just the way it is, the alpha male dictates the pack's behaviour. If China ever becomes the dominant power, I'll expect them to behave as we are and have been for the past fourty years. Would you really expect any different? If a lax, weak country like France or even Spain had our might and economic size, do you think that they would really want to appease everyone else and seek balance with them? You would be rather naive if you did.
Look at how England acted during its reign as a global empire. Everyone hated them and called them arrogant because they pursued their interests and captured them, devil may care, because they were on top. Rome is another perfect example. It seems like every couple centuries a civilization rises past all others, and collectively have the attitude to dominate the rest of the world. After a while the citizenry changes, becomes docile and more friendly, and another nations captures the glory. Just deal, because history isn't going to stop repeating itself any time soon.
He inked the deal because he thought that in the long run it would save his company money. He is voicing this feign regret because he is now losing business.
Have no illusions, Marsh is not some warrior fighting for righteousness, he is a business man, plain and simple. With this statement, Marsh was hoping to invoke the exact response that he invoked in you in a large part of the community (I.E. customers and potential customers) that he drove away a month ago.
In his arrogance, which saturated his original comments, he didn't believe that consumer backlash would strong. It appears that he was wrong, though he will cloak his motives in a variety of reasons, for sure.
I know of three major customers of EV1 that left two to three days after the announcement ("left" as in they cancled their contracts when they expired and began the migration elsewhere).
Linux (and more importantly, the applications that the big dogs like IBM and Novell are now pushing on it) will never mature to a usable level until it gets corporate desktop exposure. With it, they begin to get feedback, like "We need feature A in application B, and this aspect of KDE/Gnome/Ximian isn't very useful".
It's a shame that the Asian market gets it first (for selfish reasons), I would like to see a fully functioning Novell/Suse desktop (the people at the Brain Share "show" are getting a sneak peek now).
"And if you are really worried about your government knowing too much, laws can be made against that."
Wow, living in the United Stated for these past three years, I almost forgot about the spirit of democracy. Make laws in the interest of the people - wow, has it been so long? All that ever gets passed is more ways for the government or corporate interests to seize your assets or get you to pay them more taxes.
It's kind of pathetic when things are so bad that an honest, innocent statement from someone on Slashdot can give you an epiphany.
I was eagerly awaiting the day Microsoft would become frustrated on their losses with the Xbox, and just try to gobble up the entire industry from the inside instead! Yes!
Curious that a educational institution, one that prides themselves in open research and innovative thinking, would name buildings after people whom's sole goal in the lending of money was to stop that line of thinking (I.E. influence minds to support their corporate agenda and philosophy). Sad really.
It's a scary world when you have to include a disclaimer such as "Yo, it's a joke -- no need to start a super-secret file on me." in a Slashdot post making parody of the president. The Patriot Act has proven far too powerful and unjust.
By the way, this was just a joke, no need to make an entry of me in the CIA's secret files.
I have never purchased anything from any online auction site. Nor have I ever given a company like Paypal jurisdiction or even access to any of my financial assets (checking, credit, etc). Why? Because it is readily obvious how easily exploitable these mechanisms are.
I hate to say it, but if you actually put your faith in such things as online auctions you shouldn't be suprised when you are scammed. I liken it to network administrators that run open relays because "we are behind corporate's network and firewalls", or the person that uses Outlook and wonders why he is infected with worms and viruses every month.
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For $125,000 a day, 22 days a year, I'll take my chances.
I live and work in Virginia. In my 24 years I have a attained computer science degree, attended various degrees of training in Windows 2003, HP-UX, Cisco network design and security, earned about 8 certifications, and I managed a business (a restraunt) when I was 18-19. I barely make $70,000 a year when all is said and done. These bastards talk into a microphone for $125,000 a day. Why the hell should I feel sorry for them?
Boy, there would be some shocked fathers out there if they witnessed in close, excruciating detail what their daughters did to/for me in high school.
Expect this to change now that IBM and Novell have to IT world all a-buzz. People are already being sent to Linux training (by their employers) in droves in my area.
I am a science buff with a subscription to Nature, amongst other journals. I know many people (well, like four) who are intrigued by science due to popularizers such as Shermer and Sagan, but never take the next step and read the journals due to the subscription fees. Nature, being the premeire science journal, really needs to step up and do some popularizing now that Sagan is gone, and what better way than making the content free?
A company shouldn't be able to offshore work while the management and board members stay here in the lovely USA making great wages and living the good life. Those greedy fuckers should move the business to India, period, and get the hell out of our country.
Well, and with a little help from the French. ;)
It is doing the same thing that television did in the 60's, when it brought the Vietnam "conflict" into the living room in all of its horrendous glory. Now we get to read the BBC and get a different take on why the world hates us.
This is what the BBB is trying to prevent, a marketing staff twisting language and influencing consumers into making a decision based off of half-truths and/or lies. Duh.
No seriously, companies makes claims about being "The Greatest" in whatever field they may happen to have a product in all of the time. However, I don't remember any company, be it computer manufacturer or CPU maker, ever claim to have the fastest product on the market.
And you know, anyone that has used a G5 (we have 4 here at work) can tell you that there are plenty of faster alternatives that cost less. Dual CPU rack servers, even cheapo Compaq ProLiants DL series, immediately spring to mind.
Mobile pr0n!! YES!
...and use Citrix Metaframe XP. They have a Linux client that rocks (I use it here at work). Something tells me that MS won't be writing a Linux client for terminal services any time soon.
Example corporate environment: financial departments have to make it work with their various file transfer and encryption applications, your reports people need their database building and access tools to work better, help desks have to make Mozilla running on Linux work with SAP and PeopleSoft (and the little misc processes that they rely on), the graphic arts department starts lobbying Adobe to support it, scheduling and forecasting departments find quirks in it when running their custom workforce management apps, your business applications group wants their development tools to work like the ones in Windows, etc, etc.
Look at how England acted during its reign as a global empire. Everyone hated them and called them arrogant because they pursued their interests and captured them, devil may care, because they were on top. Rome is another perfect example. It seems like every couple centuries a civilization rises past all others, and collectively have the attitude to dominate the rest of the world. After a while the citizenry changes, becomes docile and more friendly, and another nations captures the glory. Just deal, because history isn't going to stop repeating itself any time soon.
YES!
Have no illusions, Marsh is not some warrior fighting for righteousness, he is a business man, plain and simple. With this statement, Marsh was hoping to invoke the exact response that he invoked in you in a large part of the community (I.E. customers and potential customers) that he drove away a month ago.
I know of three major customers of EV1 that left two to three days after the announcement ("left" as in they cancled their contracts when they expired and began the migration elsewhere).
It's a shame that the Asian market gets it first (for selfish reasons), I would like to see a fully functioning Novell/Suse desktop (the people at the Brain Share "show" are getting a sneak peek now).
Wow, living in the United Stated for these past three years, I almost forgot about the spirit of democracy. Make laws in the interest of the people - wow, has it been so long? All that ever gets passed is more ways for the government or corporate interests to seize your assets or get you to pay them more taxes.
It's kind of pathetic when things are so bad that an honest, innocent statement from someone on Slashdot can give you an epiphany.
Than again, it's probably just be my striking good looks and my fat wallet.
I was eagerly awaiting the day Microsoft would become frustrated on their losses with the Xbox, and just try to gobble up the entire industry from the inside instead! Yes!
People that are stealing their property (oh sorry, "infringing on their copyrights") don't strike me as potential customers.
Curious that a educational institution, one that prides themselves in open research and innovative thinking, would name buildings after people whom's sole goal in the lending of money was to stop that line of thinking (I.E. influence minds to support their corporate agenda and philosophy). Sad really.
...and up pops goatse in the chat window's portrait.
By the way, this was just a joke, no need to make an entry of me in the CIA's secret files.
I hate to say it, but if you actually put your faith in such things as online auctions you shouldn't be suprised when you are scammed. I liken it to network administrators that run open relays because "we are behind corporate's network and firewalls", or the person that uses Outlook and wonders why he is infected with worms and viruses every month.