The benefit of good IT work can be hard to quantify, since a lot of it is preventative (i.e. "no change" is a good result) and a lot it is only contingent (i.e. you only see it when something goes wrong)
Well said! That one sentence can go a long way to explaining to upper management what it is that makes a "good" IT department. Just because a business network is "quiet", doesn't mean there's not a lot of work going on behind the scenes to keep it that way.
Now, there is a kid that's motivated to get out into the world! At least you won't have him mooching off you way past his welcome. I've got a younger brother who's pushing 30 and my parents still can't get him to leave the house.
Why it is that so many who call themselves "Christian" devote so much of their religious study to looking for an "out clause" - going over the old testament with a fine-toothed comb in search of obscure and disconnected justifications for prejudice and greed?
Christianity by definition means following the teachings of Christ. It is about practicing tolerance and love, for all mankind. Jesus would be really pissed at some of the linguistic gymnastics going on these days.
Based on conversations with some of the folks in the office, it appears that the good mail is what's suffered the precipitous drop. Spam is still present, and much, much accounted for.
I have a "Geek of Week" certificate that I use to try and get our staff interested in learning more about their computers. I thought the Latin would be a cute motto to have use in an "official looking" seal.
The bloated workforce of more than 60,000 could be slashed, to the point where the huge resulting increase in cash flow would at last permit the company to borrow mega-billions
Some private equity firm thinks Microsoft, one of the richest companies in the world, would be better off borrowing money?!? I thought capitalism was about maximizing profit. When did things change?
I guess I really need to brush up on my economics . . .
But this is always a problem with terrorist scenarios. they expect way too much sophistication. Low tech ways of doing this are a lot easier. You just choose to blow up a location with a lot of American visitors.
Like the airport security lobby. You know, the place where all the people are stacked up waiting to throw away their hair gel . . .
It was the Clinton administration in the 90s that expanded the FISA law to easily allow warrantless searches and wiretaps.
You're absolutely right. Obviously, we should punish Clinton. No need to question the continued use of those powers, or to question their constitutionality, or even, god forbid, try to get them repealed. We just need to punish Clinton.
Once we do that, things will be different. The world will magically become a better place. Warrantless wiretaps would be unecessary because theft, murder, rape, corporate fraud, Al Queda, child molestation, pornography and plagiarism would all vanish. And every child would have a magical pink pony to ride across fields of marshmallows to the Gingerbread schoolhouse that doesn't teach evolution.
Besides, consider how long Pluto had to dodge the bullet . . . with a bullet having an average speed of 1500 feet per second travelling a distance of 2.66 billion miles taking 1.40448 × 10000000000000 seconds to get there, it's not like it needed lightning reflexes or anything.
Find something that ties your local congressmen to their search histories
It'd be an interesting bit of info to see, but I doubt our congress critters use the Internet that much - let's not forget that the current head of the commerce committee thinks the Internet's all "tubes". They most likely rely on staffers for any research, and those staffers' personal queries would cloud the results.
I am paying attention, I just think you're not entirely correct.
Yes, the majority of districts are gerrymandered - let's call it what it is - but they are done so in a way that reflects the political party makeup, not just who currently holds the office. The goal of any gerrymandered system is to preserve long-term party "ownership" because people will vote against an incumbent if the conditions are right. For examples, you need look no further than Tom Delay, Joe Lieberman, and Cynthia McKinney, all of which are likely to lose their seats in Districts that lean heavily to their own party affiliations. While the party hold will remain in these examples, an incumbency is never a lock, and the changes you wish to see happen will only occur when enough incumbents are forced out in favor of folks like yourself - people who want legitimate change.
The key is keeping the focus on the incumbent, keeping his constituency up to date on his successes and/or failures and enforcing the concept of "accountability" that so many politicians throw around like candy. When true accountability comes to bear, change occurs, albeit sometimes slowly.
Of course, there's always the option of term limits to keep things fresh as well, but I'm guessing we're more likely to see an Islamic cleric elected POTUS before that'll ever happen . . .
You're forgetting that the House of Representatives is divided into 435 carefully crafted districts where nobody but the incumbent has any hope of getting more than 15% of the vote
Then vote against the incumbent. Keep the party if you have no viable alternative, but send the incumbent home to reconsider his positions.
he biggest downside is that in just two short years, George Bush will no longer be president and we won't get to hear such cerebral commentaries any longer.
You mean, the same way we don't hear any cerebral commentary about Bill Clinton, Al Gore or John Kerry anymore, right?
All true, however, my were targeting the somewhat confusing notion that Catholicism isn't Christian. Irregardless of semantics, the Catholic church was the first Christian chruch, something the parent poster (and, apparently, at least one mod) seem to dispute. Anyone claiming that a Catholic is not a Christian is either trying to provocate additional uneccessary religious strife, or is just plain delusional.
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It's better to have a business model that recognizes honesty to have one that operates on the assumption that all customers are potential thieves.
Why it is that so many who call themselves "Christian" devote so much of their religious study to looking for an "out clause" - going over the old testament with a fine-toothed comb in search of obscure and disconnected justifications for prejudice and greed?
Christianity by definition means following the teachings of Christ. It is about practicing tolerance and love, for all mankind. Jesus would be really pissed at some of the linguistic gymnastics going on these days.
Based on conversations with some of the folks in the office, it appears that the good mail is what's suffered the precipitous drop. Spam is still present, and much, much accounted for.
Thanks a bunch, William! It was the incorrectness of the grammar that was stumping me - I wanted it to be just as bad in Latin as it is in English ;-).
Anybody know the Latin equivalent of:
?I have a "Geek of Week" certificate that I use to try and get our staff interested in learning more about their computers. I thought the Latin would be a cute motto to have use in an "official looking" seal.
Some private equity firm thinks Microsoft, one of the richest companies in the world, would be better off borrowing money?!? I thought capitalism was about maximizing profit. When did things change?
I guess I really need to brush up on my economics . . .
So what happened, did the wrong guys win the primary?
Like the airport security lobby. You know, the place where all the people are stacked up waiting to throw away their hair gel . . .
If the U.S. Congress thinks that high-tech passports are more secure, then high-tech passports are what they general population will get.
Fixed that for you . . .
You're absolutely right. Obviously, we should punish Clinton. No need to question the continued use of those powers, or to question their constitutionality, or even, god forbid, try to get them repealed. We just need to punish Clinton.
Once we do that, things will be different. The world will magically become a better place. Warrantless wiretaps would be unecessary because theft, murder, rape, corporate fraud, Al Queda, child molestation, pornography and plagiarism would all vanish. And every child would have a magical pink pony to ride across fields of marshmallows to the Gingerbread schoolhouse that doesn't teach evolution.
Besides, consider how long Pluto had to dodge the bullet . . . with a bullet having an average speed of 1500 feet per second travelling a distance of 2.66 billion miles taking 1.40448 × 10000000000000 seconds to get there, it's not like it needed lightning reflexes or anything.
It'd be an interesting bit of info to see, but I doubt our congress critters use the Internet that much - let's not forget that the current head of the commerce committee thinks the Internet's all "tubes". They most likely rely on staffers for any research, and those staffers' personal queries would cloud the results.
"Aaagghh!! My biscuits are burning!! My biscuits are burning!!
I am paying attention, I just think you're not entirely correct.
Yes, the majority of districts are gerrymandered - let's call it what it is - but they are done so in a way that reflects the political party makeup, not just who currently holds the office. The goal of any gerrymandered system is to preserve long-term party "ownership" because people will vote against an incumbent if the conditions are right. For examples, you need look no further than Tom Delay, Joe Lieberman, and Cynthia McKinney, all of which are likely to lose their seats in Districts that lean heavily to their own party affiliations. While the party hold will remain in these examples, an incumbency is never a lock, and the changes you wish to see happen will only occur when enough incumbents are forced out in favor of folks like yourself - people who want legitimate change.
The key is keeping the focus on the incumbent, keeping his constituency up to date on his successes and/or failures and enforcing the concept of "accountability" that so many politicians throw around like candy. When true accountability comes to bear, change occurs, albeit sometimes slowly.
Of course, there's always the option of term limits to keep things fresh as well, but I'm guessing we're more likely to see an Islamic cleric elected POTUS before that'll ever happen . . .
You mean, the same way we don't hear any cerebral commentary about Bill Clinton, Al Gore or John Kerry anymore, right?
Where are all the "if you aren't doing anything wrong, you have no need to worry" comments?
We're gonna need some bigger tubes.
All true, however, my were targeting the somewhat confusing notion that Catholicism isn't Christian. Irregardless of semantics, the Catholic church was the first Christian chruch, something the parent poster (and, apparently, at least one mod) seem to dispute. Anyone claiming that a Catholic is not a Christian is either trying to provocate additional uneccessary religious strife, or is just plain delusional.