Is it possible to get insurance that will cover this sort of thing? Then if the FBI raids your business and shuts you down (probably assuming that you didn't directly cause the raid) the insurance policy covers losses due to down time, etc.
7,200 RPM is fast for a laptop hard drive. Keep in mind, most laptops are still shipping with 4200 RPM drives with 5400 as an option. 7200 RPM drives have only recently been available on laptops.
My solution was to put an alarm clock in the bathroom. I have to actually get out of bed to turn it off, and then I'm standing right next to the shower so I just hop in. I also have an S.O. who starts kicking me if I let the alarm go for too long.
I had a similar, but lower tech, experience just yesterday. On a bus ride through Seattle I flipped open a standard laptop with a Cisco wifi card, and found dozens of access points. Most of them where open. I wonder how long it will be until wireless companies start offering security out of the box? How hard would it be to have a wireless access point that shipped with a random password and instructions on how to use it? It's pretty obvious that the average person doesn't realize what the risks are. I know because as a desktop support tech I get asked about this all the time. As soon as I start talking about things like WEP and MAC addresses, I see eyes glazing over.
I'm surprised it took this many posts for someone to mention Remedy. I've used it every day for the last 8 months, and it works quite well. One of the best features is its scalability. The company I work for has over 20 buildings in Washington state alone. It's important to be able to look at all of the tickets on a campus, and then drill down to a single building or person.
Yeah, me too. I can't afford a new PC right now, so I asked Valve to delay HL2 until I have a bit more cash. Once I get that new computer the game will come out. If you want the game out sooner just mail a new PC to me at . . .
Portability isn't the only reason. There are a lot of people, myself included, who spend the better part of every work day staring at a computer screen. When I get home at night I don't always want to stare at another computer screen, even if it's to play a game. I find the occasional board game to be a nice change of pace.
1789 is the year the US constitution was ratified. It marks the start of our current system of government. Previous to that we were operating under the articles of the confederation.
Actualy I have detailed plans on how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids. The only problem is that all of my files are on 8" disks writen with Super Text for the TRS-80.
What are you talking about? I'm in Redmond, WA right now, and it's almost 90 degrees outside. You need to get away from your computer and go outside for a change.
I second (third, whatever) this. The Mueseum of Science and Industry is one of the most interesting mueseums I've been to. Be sure to check out the coal mine and the German submarine.
What amazes me though, is how pervasive viruses can be. For example, several months ago I installed Windows 2000 on a computer hooked up to a broad band connection. Immediately after doing the installation I started the update to service pack 3. Somehow, after the OS was installed, but before SP3 was applied, I was hit with the Nimda virus. Lesson learned: Use another computer to burn the necessary patches before hooking up the network cable to the new system. However, this is a level of precaution the average person will not have. You just can't be good at network security unless you're a little bit paranoid.
I have to agree with this. I used to support Windows ME for Microsoft. We called it "mistake edition". I think everyone at Microsoft would like to pretend ME was just a bad dream. 2K and XP are MUCH better.
Something similar to this happens at Microsoft every day. There are 3 rider car pool lanes going from Redmond (Microsoft Campus) to downtown Seattle. People who drive to campus by car will pick up bus riders heading into Seattle so they can use the carpool lanes. Because it's a smaller community (just Microsoft employees) it doesn't have the security risks of riding with random people. It seems like this kind of system would be easy to set up at any reasonably large company.
Yes, I live there. And it does suck. This just means that the wealthy people who live in their McMansions over in Issaquah will have a smooth ride, while all the poor folk down in Renton will still be sucking on fumes. What's wrong with having an incentive for people to make the environment better? Carpooling helps by reducing congestion and polution. A faster commute is your reward.
I would also like to point out that Seattle still uses only buses for mass transit. The car pool lanes are the only thing that let buses come close to cars on travel times. If the buses have to compete with regular trafic, there will be a large time disadvantage to taking the bus even during rush hour. If that happens expect fewer riders, cuts in routes, and more people trying to drive, leading to even more congestion.
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A resume is not an application. It does not have to include graduation dates. It does not have to include all of your past employment. A resume is a marketing piece, and while you can not lie, you can choose what information to include and exclude. If you are worried about age discrimination, remove some of these things. At least you stand a better chance of getting past the HR flunkie. The real hiring manager may decide to hire you after a good interview, even if that person has a leaning towards age-discrimination.
Does anyone remember the version of nuclear war for the TRS-80? It didn't have graphics to speak of, but it did have millions of dead people at the end of the game.
I don't think it's the war that is making stock prices rise; it's knowing what is going to happen next. Once people know, or think they know, what is going to happen, they will know where to invest their money. Stock prices could have risen just as easily on news of continued inspections and a deal with the French. It just would have been a different set of stocks going up.
I really don't care if a big company like Sears spams me, as long as they aren't abusive and maintain a "do not mail" list. What I hate (and I think everyone else hates too) are the fly-by-night overseas operations. Every week I get:
Enlarge your penis!
Enlarge your breasts!
Make money fast!
Sueing Sears does nothing to prevent this. The odd thing is though - it only happens on my hotmail account. All my other email accounts are 99% spam free.
I'll bet if the people who wrote MS Windows had to answer help desk calls, they wouldn't have changed the location of TCP/IP settings in every single operating system.
I also like the quote
"Techies, professors conclude, must act more like psychoanalysts; they must learn to "appreciate the difference between what people say and what they mean.""
For example - "The CD-ROM won't read my CD" translates into "I keep putting the CD in upside-down"
Or - "My Email program doesn't work" becomes "The voice in the computer says I don't need to dial an area code"
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Is it possible to get insurance that will cover this sort of thing? Then if the FBI raids your business and shuts you down (probably assuming that you didn't directly cause the raid) the insurance policy covers losses due to down time, etc.
7,200 RPM is fast for a laptop hard drive. Keep in mind, most laptops are still shipping with 4200 RPM drives with 5400 as an option. 7200 RPM drives have only recently been available on laptops.
My solution was to put an alarm clock in the bathroom. I have to actually get out of bed to turn it off, and then I'm standing right next to the shower so I just hop in. I also have an S.O. who starts kicking me if I let the alarm go for too long.
I had a similar, but lower tech, experience just yesterday. On a bus ride through Seattle I flipped open a standard laptop with a Cisco wifi card, and found dozens of access points. Most of them where open. I wonder how long it will be until wireless companies start offering security out of the box? How hard would it be to have a wireless access point that shipped with a random password and instructions on how to use it? It's pretty obvious that the average person doesn't realize what the risks are. I know because as a desktop support tech I get asked about this all the time. As soon as I start talking about things like WEP and MAC addresses, I see eyes glazing over.
I'm surprised it took this many posts for someone to mention Remedy. I've used it every day for the last 8 months, and it works quite well. One of the best features is its scalability. The company I work for has over 20 buildings in Washington state alone. It's important to be able to look at all of the tickets on a campus, and then drill down to a single building or person.
Who wants to take bets on whether this research warrants the awarding of an ignoble prize?
Yeah, me too. I can't afford a new PC right now, so I asked Valve to delay HL2 until I have a bit more cash. Once I get that new computer the game will come out. If you want the game out sooner just mail a new PC to me at . . .
Most games that take place in outer space don't use anything close to a real physics model.
Portability isn't the only reason. There are a lot of people, myself included, who spend the better part of every work day staring at a computer screen. When I get home at night I don't always want to stare at another computer screen, even if it's to play a game. I find the occasional board game to be a nice change of pace.
1789 is the year the US constitution was ratified. It marks the start of our current system of government. Previous to that we were operating under the articles of the confederation.
Actualy I have detailed plans on how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids. The only problem is that all of my files are on 8" disks writen with Super Text for the TRS-80.
What are you talking about? I'm in Redmond, WA right now, and it's almost 90 degrees outside. You need to get away from your computer and go outside for a change.
I second (third, whatever) this. The Mueseum of Science and Industry is one of the most interesting mueseums I've been to. Be sure to check out the coal mine and the German submarine.
What amazes me though, is how pervasive viruses can be. For example, several months ago I installed Windows 2000 on a computer hooked up to a broad band connection. Immediately after doing the installation I started the update to service pack 3. Somehow, after the OS was installed, but before SP3 was applied, I was hit with the Nimda virus. Lesson learned: Use another computer to burn the necessary patches before hooking up the network cable to the new system. However, this is a level of precaution the average person will not have. You just can't be good at network security unless you're a little bit paranoid.
I have to agree with this. I used to support Windows ME for Microsoft. We called it "mistake edition". I think everyone at Microsoft would like to pretend ME was just a bad dream. 2K and XP are MUCH better.
Something similar to this happens at Microsoft every day. There are 3 rider car pool lanes going from Redmond (Microsoft Campus) to downtown Seattle. People who drive to campus by car will pick up bus riders heading into Seattle so they can use the carpool lanes. Because it's a smaller community (just Microsoft employees) it doesn't have the security risks of riding with random people. It seems like this kind of system would be easy to set up at any reasonably large company.
Yes, I live there. And it does suck. This just means that the wealthy people who live in their McMansions over in Issaquah will have a smooth ride, while all the poor folk down in Renton will still be sucking on fumes. What's wrong with having an incentive for people to make the environment better? Carpooling helps by reducing congestion and polution. A faster commute is your reward. I would also like to point out that Seattle still uses only buses for mass transit. The car pool lanes are the only thing that let buses come close to cars on travel times. If the buses have to compete with regular trafic, there will be a large time disadvantage to taking the bus even during rush hour. If that happens expect fewer riders, cuts in routes, and more people trying to drive, leading to even more congestion.
A resume is not an application. It does not have to include graduation dates. It does not have to include all of your past employment. A resume is a marketing piece, and while you can not lie, you can choose what information to include and exclude. If you are worried about age discrimination, remove some of these things. At least you stand a better chance of getting past the HR flunkie. The real hiring manager may decide to hire you after a good interview, even if that person has a leaning towards age-discrimination.
Does anyone remember the version of nuclear war for the TRS-80? It didn't have graphics to speak of, but it did have millions of dead people at the end of the game.
We already have one language, it's called Esperanto.
I don't think it's the war that is making stock prices rise; it's knowing what is going to happen next. Once people know, or think they know, what is going to happen, they will know where to invest their money. Stock prices could have risen just as easily on news of continued inspections and a deal with the French. It just would have been a different set of stocks going up.
I really don't care if a big company like Sears spams me, as long as they aren't abusive and maintain a "do not mail" list. What I hate (and I think everyone else hates too) are the fly-by-night overseas operations. Every week I get: Enlarge your penis! Enlarge your breasts! Make money fast! Sueing Sears does nothing to prevent this. The odd thing is though - it only happens on my hotmail account. All my other email accounts are 99% spam free.
I'll bet if the people who wrote MS Windows had to answer help desk calls, they wouldn't have changed the location of TCP/IP settings in every single operating system. I also like the quote "Techies, professors conclude, must act more like psychoanalysts; they must learn to "appreciate the difference between what people say and what they mean."" For example - "The CD-ROM won't read my CD" translates into "I keep putting the CD in upside-down" Or - "My Email program doesn't work" becomes "The voice in the computer says I don't need to dial an area code"