I gave my four year old son my old Laptop (a working but battered Acer PIII-600 running XP), which he uses to play fun and learning games and visit Web sites such as Cbeebies etc.
He's five now but a few months ago he proudly told me he'd changed his desktop image to match that of my desktop. Spooky!
Oh, just to redeem him - he saw me using a ssh connection to do some admin on one of our Linux servers and was interested in the non-gui-ness of it and the fact that you had to type in commands, so I showed him a few. Now his favourite 'trick' when he sees me logged in is to do a 'df -h' or 'top' for me!
That's crazy - think of the risks and possible delays this would introduce:
1) Getting to the front of the queue only to find that the filler cap is on the other side of the rocket - you'd have to exit and queue again adding to further fuel and time wastage.
2) The reach from the shuttle's window to the credit card slot on the fuel pump is too far and someone has to suit up and take the card outside.
3) You get there and the gas station's closed for a delivery.
Think before you post such stupid remarks eh!?
Well, I got caught the other day - I normally carry a couple of floppies in my laptop bag but it was elsewhere - I was on site to rebuild a Win2K server and the SCSI controller was not natively supported. I managed to download the driver set from the PC manufacturer but it was in the form of a floppy image. I turned over the site looking for a floppy disk and in the end went to the local supermarket and bought a pack of 10.
Something evil threatens Harry. His friends tag along for the adventure. Malfoy is an asshat. Dumbledore says some words of wisdom. Hagrid gets into some form of trouble but comes good in the end. Ron just about cocks up every spell he trys. Hermione is a swat (but kinda cute). Someone tangles with a mythical beast. It's a fight to the death but Harry and his friends come good in the end - oh and someone is not who they seem to be...hmmmmmm!
Either that or they all go on a nice picnic and the lemonade is especially agreeable.
Why does my '25 years in IT' brain shudder at the prospect of this? In a nanosecond the following flashed through my consciousness:
Dropped it, flat batteries, can't see it in the sun, viruses, forgot to backup, stolen, central server outage, corrupt file, server cracked, can't type that fast, wifi down, wifi overloaded, forgot my password, not enough power sockets in the room, pulled off desk by someone tripping over power cable, broken keycaps, spilled drink on it, fighting for printer time, someone took my USB memory stick, unauthorised upgrade...I'm going pale at the thought!
Ok, the admins don't seem to listen or care, tons of people moan about the dupes and nothing seems to happen SO how about doing something positive and suggesting here some other sites as alternatives to/. - maybe a few walkouts would get noticed?
How can you tell whether an organisation is shredding or not if they do it covertly? After all, if you have something to hide why are you going to worry about someone telling you to stop if you think you can cover your tracks - or is this like the infamous "have you stopped beating your wife?" question?
"If you ever visit Australia use sunscrean or become a lobster in 15 minutes."
Amen to that - I burn very easily so I was wearing factor 50 cream + a T-shirt when I went swimming in the sea at Cairns. I stayed in the water for no more than 20 mins, I never sunbathe and always sit under sun umbrellas. The next day I was in agony and went to the pharmacist who sent me straight to the doctor. Doc prescribed steriods for the burns - the top of my back and shoulders came up in blisters and I was in severe pain for about 3 days before the blisters burst and the skin dried. I spent the next few days shedding skin.
Now, I thought I was being careful and have never experienced anything like the Aussie sun, even during trips to The USA (Georgia and Arizona). South Africa and Thailand.
I worked for a defence contractor in the UK involved in helicopter work. We had an engine specialist on site from one of the major helicopter manufacturers and he stated that he would never fly in a helicopter because it was too much of a risk!
Where I did my electronics engineering apprenticeship, we had a guy who had suffered a similar accident. His whole nervous system was shot to pieces and he had to wear tinted glasses because his eyes became sensitive to light. He had two claws for arms...and worked as a draughtsman in the drawing office!
One day he was in front of me at a drinks vending machine and he asked me to put the coins in for him as this was about the only thing he couldn't do with his claws. He punched the buttons and out came a cup of coffee. Just as he went to pick it up, the plastic 'splash door' on the front of the cup area (which was stuck up) came down and knocked the cup, spilling coffee over his claw.
"Damn", he said, "but at least I didn't get burned!".
New York taxi drivers can be fun - I once got in a taxi somewhere around W.86th street and asked to be taken to Grand Central Station. The taxi driver thought for a minute and said "umm - OK, but do you mind if we go fast as I have just noticed one of my tyres has a slow puncture and I want to get back to the depot as soon as possible".
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He's OK - he soon gets bored and goes back to the old Vax 11/750 I brought home for him to play with!!!
..the training industry 'cos they make buckets of cash from them.
I gave my four year old son my old Laptop (a working but battered Acer PIII-600 running XP), which he uses to play fun and learning games and visit Web sites such as Cbeebies etc.
He's five now but a few months ago he proudly told me he'd changed his desktop image to match that of my desktop. Spooky!
Oh, just to redeem him - he saw me using a ssh connection to do some admin on one of our Linux servers and was interested in the non-gui-ness of it and the fact that you had to type in commands, so I showed him a few. Now his favourite 'trick' when he sees me logged in is to do a 'df -h' or 'top' for me!
What do you think - RHCE at five??!!
"..and provides incredible accuracy in correctly mapping the individual being booked in 3D."
How do you book someone in 3D?
..Sensor Array..Sensor Array for goodness sake!
It'll be printed as a 30-part article in Byte for you to type in.
That's crazy - think of the risks and possible delays this would introduce:
1) Getting to the front of the queue only to find that the filler cap is on the other side of the rocket - you'd have to exit and queue again adding to further fuel and time wastage.
2) The reach from the shuttle's window to the credit card slot on the fuel pump is too far and someone has to suit up and take the card outside.
3) You get there and the gas station's closed for a delivery.
Think before you post such stupid remarks eh!?
Well, I got caught the other day - I normally carry a couple of floppies in my laptop bag but it was elsewhere - I was on site to rebuild a Win2K server and the SCSI controller was not natively supported. I managed to download the driver set from the PC manufacturer but it was in the form of a floppy image. I turned over the site looking for a floppy disk and in the end went to the local supermarket and bought a pack of 10.
I 'played' a tune in my head the other day (Human league - "Tell Me When"). Can the radio companies sue for royalties?
Ok, I'll stick my neck out:
...hmmmmmm!
My review:
Something evil threatens Harry. His friends tag along for the adventure. Malfoy is an asshat. Dumbledore says some words of wisdom. Hagrid gets into some form of trouble but comes good in the end. Ron just about cocks up every spell he trys. Hermione is a swat (but kinda cute). Someone tangles with a mythical beast. It's a fight to the death but Harry and his friends come good in the end - oh and someone is not who they seem to be
Either that or they all go on a nice picnic and the lemonade is especially agreeable.
Aargh - Hagrid has just flashed through my mind - I'd go for the bookplate.
Why does my '25 years in IT' brain shudder at the prospect of this? In a nanosecond the following flashed through my consciousness:
Dropped it, flat batteries, can't see it in the sun, viruses, forgot to backup, stolen, central server outage, corrupt file, server cracked, can't type that fast, wifi down, wifi overloaded, forgot my password, not enough power sockets in the room, pulled off desk by someone tripping over power cable, broken keycaps, spilled drink on it, fighting for printer time, someone took my USB memory stick, unauthorised upgrade...I'm going pale at the thought!
Wow, I am really looking forward to giving Linux the finger...er wait..
Ok, the admins don't seem to listen or care, tons of people moan about the dupes and nothing seems to happen SO how about doing something positive and suggesting here some other sites as alternatives to /. - maybe a few walkouts would get noticed?
How can you tell whether an organisation is shredding or not if they do it covertly? After all, if you have something to hide why are you going to worry about someone telling you to stop if you think you can cover your tracks - or is this like the infamous "have you stopped beating your wife?" question?
Darn, that even beats my Dual PIII-450 running CentOS3 (going to CentOS4 tomorrow)
"If you ever visit Australia use sunscrean or become a lobster in 15 minutes."
Amen to that - I burn very easily so I was wearing factor 50 cream + a T-shirt when I went swimming in the sea at Cairns. I stayed in the water for no more than 20 mins, I never sunbathe and always sit under sun umbrellas. The next day I was in agony and went to the pharmacist who sent me straight to the doctor. Doc prescribed steriods for the burns - the top of my back and shoulders came up in blisters and I was in severe pain for about 3 days before the blisters burst and the skin dried. I spent the next few days shedding skin.
Now, I thought I was being careful and have never experienced anything like the Aussie sun, even during trips to The USA (Georgia and Arizona). South Africa and Thailand.
No, glitches are "system prompted work break opportunities."
Don't you just need to stick a patch like this on the unit?
No, it 'fell down the stairs and right into a pot of boiling water meant for the weekly wash' and, hey ho, it seemed a shame to waste it..
You'd be OK getting your cash in the summer but in the winter...
"...tapping commands (i.e. answer call, forward to voice mail, etc) in hands-free mode by tapping on the handset case."
I bet that's already patented by someone - if not, I bet it soon will be.
I worked for a defence contractor in the UK involved in helicopter work. We had an engine specialist on site from one of the major helicopter manufacturers and he stated that he would never fly in a helicopter because it was too much of a risk!
Where I did my electronics engineering apprenticeship, we had a guy who had suffered a similar accident. His whole nervous system was shot to pieces and he had to wear tinted glasses because his eyes became sensitive to light. He had two claws for arms...and worked as a draughtsman in the drawing office!
One day he was in front of me at a drinks vending machine and he asked me to put the coins in for him as this was about the only thing he couldn't do with his claws. He punched the buttons and out came a cup of coffee. Just as he went to pick it up, the plastic 'splash door' on the front of the cup area (which was stuck up) came down and knocked the cup, spilling coffee over his claw.
"Damn", he said, "but at least I didn't get burned!".
He was a really nice guy.
New York taxi drivers can be fun - I once got in a taxi somewhere around W.86th street and asked to be taken to Grand Central Station. The taxi driver thought for a minute and said "umm - OK, but do you mind if we go fast as I have just noticed one of my tyres has a slow puncture and I want to get back to the depot as soon as possible".
Cue one ludicrous-speed taxi ride!!