Did you even watch the demo? Because I don't recall Picasa allowing me to organize my pics in the manner shown in the demo. Also, I don't recall this guy saying that in order to use his stuff, I'll have to allow him to index all of my pics for some vaguely defined reason.
1. Write blog entry about cool product 2. Do demo of cool product 3. Get cool product and blog mentioned on Slashdot 4. Just happen to have tip jars at bottom of blog page. 5. Profit.
I'm not against throwing a few bucks in the direction of something useful, but I usually wait until said useful thing is in my possession before deciding.
For all you know, this guy has no intention of finishing this thing and is just looking for a way to make a quick buck.
Unfortunately, 100:2.5 isn't seen as a terrible ratio of users:support by most executives. If you are truly overburdened (and I'm sure you are), then you need to make your case in terms the CEO can understand. Dollars. First, show that your team is 100% utilized (or very close thereto). Then lay out what the investment of another staffer would return. Remember, that you need to look at burdened cost for the new person, which is at least 1.5x annual salary. If you can show a plan that would return significantly over that (think 4-5x in 12 mos), then the CEO would be a fool not to make the investment. Who wouldn't spend $150 to make $400-500? Try to make your case with hard costs, i.e., things that flow to the bottom line, not hard to measure soft costs, like "improved efficiency".
"but when you go carrying pictures opf Chariman Mao, you ain't gonna make it with anyone, anyhow."
Do you think you workin some kind of democracy? End users, have no budgets and as such, little influence.
Also, all of the issue you describe are operations and not applications-related. Unfortunately, if the PHBs are getting what they want from the apps (reports, closing the books, sales info, etc...), then nobody will give two cents abouyt bad ops.
The people you need to convince about your issues are executive management in your departments. If you succeed in doing that and enough of them talk to the CEO, there's a good chance that the CIO will be asked to come up with a plan to turn things around. If not, then either you and your compatriots did a poor job of making yoru case, or executive management is happy with the status quo. If that's the case, and you're really fed up with it, your only recourse may be to look for a new job.
Not that I'm defending Trend, but there's a heck of a big difference between chewing up all of your CPU (Trend, last year) and removing executables from your machine (McAfee).
Either way, it's a tough problem to solve. As Zero-Day vulnerabilities become more common, the AV publishers are under more pressure to get a new defintion file out the door. About the only timeline you can squeeze there is pattern testing. The FOSS AVs suffer the same fate, it just hasn't bit them on the ass (yet).
If you rely on public websites for your corporate legal advice, you deserve exactly what you pay for it.
Ultimately, there is only one kind of person who can tell you if it is legal or not. That person is called a Judge or, in rare instances for corporations, a Jury.
It's the IRS, not the FBI and it gets recorded, and in some rare cases, investigated (like if you have a lot of them). It's a crime to enter the US with >$10k in cash and not declare it. Says so right on the form you have to fill out before going through Customs. Not sure about exiting the country.
Let me assure you that the C8000, while running Linux, is no superstar in the reliability department. Couple that with Philips UI and you have what is know in the vernacular as a steaming piece of shit.
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Come on now. How dare you confuse the hyperbole with things like facts.
too bad the author is such a dickhead though.
My comment isn't directed toward whether or not it indexes but where the indexing takes place
Naww... then it would be named The Gimp. :)
Hey, that's not porn in those screenshots!
Feature complete compared to what?
Did you even watch the demo? Because I don't recall Picasa allowing me to organize my pics in the manner shown in the demo. Also, I don't recall this guy saying that in order to use his stuff, I'll have to allow him to index all of my pics for some vaguely defined reason.
1. Write blog entry about cool product
2. Do demo of cool product
3. Get cool product and blog mentioned on Slashdot
4. Just happen to have tip jars at bottom of blog page.
5. Profit.
I'm not against throwing a few bucks in the direction of something useful,
but I usually wait until said useful thing is in my possession before
deciding.
For all you know, this guy has no intention of finishing this thing and is
just looking for a way to make a quick buck.
Perhaps he should be more reluctant because it's against the US constitution.
Isn't it the judge's job to determine Constitutionality?
Isn't the disagreement between Google & the DOJ what the case is all about?
You may not personally like or agree with DOJ asking for the data, but that doesn't make it unconstitutional.
Unfortunately, 100:2.5 isn't seen as a terrible ratio of users:support by most executives. If you are truly overburdened (and I'm sure you are), then you need to make your case in terms the CEO can understand. Dollars. First, show that your team is 100% utilized (or very close thereto). Then lay out what the investment of another staffer would return. Remember, that you need to look at burdened cost for the new person, which is at least 1.5x annual salary. If you can show a plan that would return significantly over that (think 4-5x in 12 mos), then the CEO would be a fool not to make the investment. Who wouldn't spend $150 to make $400-500? Try to make your case with hard costs, i.e., things that flow to the bottom line, not hard to measure soft costs, like "improved efficiency".
Good luck!
"but when you go carrying pictures opf Chariman Mao, you ain't gonna make it with anyone, anyhow."
Do you think you workin some kind of democracy? End users, have no budgets and as such, little influence.
Also, all of the issue you describe are operations and not applications-related. Unfortunately, if the PHBs are getting what they want from the apps (reports, closing the books, sales info, etc...), then nobody will give two cents abouyt bad ops.
The people you need to convince about your issues are executive management in your departments. If you succeed in doing that and enough of them talk to the CEO, there's a good chance that the CIO will be asked to come up with a plan to turn things around. If not, then either you and your compatriots did a poor job of making yoru case, or executive management is happy with the status quo. If that's the case, and you're really fed up with it, your only recourse may be to look for a new job.
Not that I'm defending Trend, but there's a heck of a big difference between chewing up all of your CPU (Trend, last year) and removing executables from your machine (McAfee).
Either way, it's a tough problem to solve. As Zero-Day vulnerabilities become more common, the AV publishers are under more pressure to get a new defintion file out the door. About the only timeline you can squeeze there is pattern testing. The FOSS AVs suffer the same fate, it just hasn't bit them on the ass (yet).
Change their role immediately. Like cancer, this is a condition that usually doesn't get better all by itself.
pixels != seeing
Finally, an honest slahsdotter who admits to hearing about a hairy (bearded) clam, but not seeing one. :)
Why it almost has as much charting functionality as Excel 95! Stop the presses! Slashdot exclusive!
If you rely on public websites for your corporate legal advice, you deserve exactly what you pay for it.
Ultimately, there is only one kind of person who can tell you if it is legal or not. That person is called a Judge or, in rare instances for corporations, a Jury.
It's the IRS, not the FBI and it gets recorded, and in some rare cases, investigated (like if you have a lot of them). It's a crime to enter the US with >$10k in cash and not declare it. Says so right on the form you have to fill out before going through Customs. Not sure about exiting the country.
Sure, there is a high-end where a white-box PC won't handle it. But for any job that a white-box *can* handle, it will be VASTLY cheaper than a Cisco.
Don't confuse the purchase price with TCO.
Apology accepted but certainly not required.
No worries.
I have first-hand, inside knowledge of the C8000.
or Google?
Let me assure you that the C8000, while running Linux, is no superstar in the reliability department. Couple that with Philips UI and you have what is know in the vernacular as a steaming piece of shit.
It's never as funny once you explain it, but thanks. :)
but you can't have a pic on your profile.
Before the aricle even went live, the site was slashdotted. I guess the geek patrol got ambushed.
Maybe they should benchmark web servers next.