If you want to give FSF $64,000, we could hire someone to implement a better plan. But we're not made of money....nor systems administration competence, it would seem. When it comes to IT, if you're not doing backups correctly, you've got no business doing anything else.
Setting up wifi in an insecure way hardly qualifies as an expensive skill.
....an expensive mistake perhaps, but I don't see tons of job ads saying "wanted: bozo who doesn't know how to configure wifi to set up our wireless network"
Could the next must-have computer input device be a morse key ?
No, the next input device will be a "life detector". If the life detector fails to detect you have a life, it will not let you online until you successfully obtain one.
1) China cheats. They steal blatantly steal IP from other companies. It is estimated that 90% of all business software in China is pirated. Chinese tech workers, as a rule, are quite mercenary... always ready to jump ship for a few thousand more RMB. I would venture to guess the situation is similar in Russia. I'm not so sure about India. One can get away with cheating for only so long. By way of example, Microsoft has gotten quite aggressive of late forcing Chinese companies to comply with their licensing requirements. On a level playing field (no cheating) some of this "competitive advantage" goes away and the cost of doing business there increases.
2) The standard of living will rise in all 3 countries over time. Already one can find articles about companies leaving India to even cheaper locales. Same thing will happen there. There's only so many countries.:)
3) There is a different cultural mindset in China, Russia and India than exists in the US (i.e. The American Dream). Over time, I expect this will obviate itself.
If you've ever used PeopleSoft you'd know the only thing that would reassure you is that you'd never have to use it ever again. Now Oracle is making sure you NEVER have to use it again and everyone should be estatic.
...ecstatic until you try Oracle's eBusiness Suite. Oracle seriously needs to hire somebody who has an inkling of how to do UI design.
They know that companies can make great produucts and a lot of money using open source tools. Plus, if they get the companies they invest in to use said tools, they can use their capital on more important things, like Aeron chairs... oops wrong decade!
By carefully re-adjustng the frequency of the tone down to a level that humans can hear and slowing the playing speed down 300 times, I have been able to determine that it's a guy's voice saying, "this person tastes like crap"
Think product life cycle and ongoing revenue stream.
v1 - quick & dirty
v2 - almost there
v3 - works well enough to know what features are truly missing
v4 - mature product
charge the customers for maintenance and make money
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If you want to give FSF $64,000, we could hire someone to implement a better plan. But we're not made of money. ...nor systems administration competence, it would seem. When it comes to IT, if you're not doing backups correctly, you've got no business doing anything else.
nobody told me that they were gonna wash them... :(
LESS FILLING!!!!
I believe you'll find them in the book titled "1024 Things Geeks Do That Keep Them From Getting Laid".
At least now I know why they're still looking for jobs.
Too many I suspect until geek hygiene improves dramatically.
I'll save ya some Geritol and a Depends
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No, the next input device will be a "life detector". If the life detector fails to detect you have a life, it will not let you online until you successfully obtain one.
...a finger print?
The only problem is that 9,500 of the books are about unicorns or elves.
The mother ship! The mother ship!
2) The standard of living will rise in all 3 countries over time. Already one can find articles about companies leaving India to even cheaper locales. Same thing will happen there. There's only so many countries. :)
3) There is a different cultural mindset in China, Russia and India than exists in the US (i.e. The American Dream). Over time, I expect this will obviate itself.
Who knows how long the cycle will last though.
Give them a percentage of the enterprise
Give them whatever support they need to raise money regardless of how stupid or irrelevant you personally think it may be
Don't confuse ownership with control
Focus on being rich, not on being king
WANG - the big 10 inches on your dial KUNT - It's a little fuzzy, but you can still get it in
Your supplier will find that they will have a much more difficult time requiring IE7 if it requires a costly OS upgrade.
They know that companies can make great produucts and a lot of money using open source tools. Plus, if they get the companies they invest in to use said tools, they can use their capital on more important things, like Aeron chairs... oops wrong decade!
It requires a lot of thought and planning to have sex with seombdy else vs. DIY
they use IPQLP - Itty Bitty Quark Labelling Protocol
By carefully re-adjustng the frequency of the tone down to a level that humans can hear and slowing the playing speed down 300 times, I have been able to determine that it's a guy's voice saying, "this person tastes like crap"
Think product life cycle and ongoing revenue stream. v1 - quick & dirty v2 - almost there v3 - works well enough to know what features are truly missing v4 - mature product charge the customers for maintenance and make money
I thought the earth was pear-shaped, though I agree that fire is hot (for some value of hot)
Durable and nice feedback on the keys.