How does it feel and impact your daily life to be, in some quarters, respected with almost demi-god like reverence, as someone who helped create the whole IT world we see around us?
Libraries are not free. They are, at best, pre-paid by local taxes. The build, maintenance and staff yes. In some countries publishers have to give free (yes 100% free, no cost etc..) copies of books to libraries.
You could start by not saying that public libraries are free.
may want to check my comments. I NEVER mentioned "public libraries" - there are many types of libraries (company, private, academic,etc..) as well as public.
The FBI paid Verizon $2,500 apiece to upgrade 1,140 old telephone switches. Oddly the report didn't redact the total amount paid to the telecom â" slightly more than $2.9 million dollars â" but somehow the bad guys will win if they knew the number of switches and the cost paid.
It's more likely that the total number is large and people go "ok must be a lot" but at 2.5k usd per switch people would go "how fucking much!!!" - that's what they may want to avoid
The interesting bit is "In relation to your claim that your computer was hacked into, we regret that the security of your computer is not our concern. It is your responsibility to ensure that your computer is protected at all times."
WTF!! Does that mean if someone is stabbed on the street then it's the victims fault that (s)he wasn't wearing a stab-proof vest? Or do we sue car manufactorers for making cars that can go faster than the national speed limits (aiding and abeting a crime)? Or if someone steals your credit cards and uses them then it's your fault for not keeping them secure?!!??
From my understand a legal document is only considered "legal" when it is signed, sealed and delivered (know this is true for contracts, think it is also applic with documents like this - inferred contract?). So since the letter didn't have enough postage, technically it wasn't delivered
So my gut feeling would be that the letter isn't legally binding. Would be fun to argue in court
And even though time is the most precious resource, the hours of reading were generally worth it. *Much* more enjoyable than work.:)
Fair shout, although (with some of the programming jobs I've had), nailing "intimate" parts of my body to lumps of wood is more enjoyable (and a lot less painful in the long run:-)
I also believe that the National Identity Register will help police bring those guilty of serious crimes to justice. They will be able, for example, to compare the fingerprints found at the scene of some 900,000 unsolved crimes against the information held on the register. Another benefit from biometric technology will be to improve the flow of information between countries on the identity of offenders.
Firstly the 900k finger prints are of unidentified prints on a crime scene - so the actual number of unsolved crimes are lower
There is a lot of BS about the ID cards (i.e. to protect us from terrorists) - it is clear from the response that the _MAIN_ reason is to investigate the peoples of the UK
From the article he attacks the ""quasi-hysterical" policies that smacked of "Chicken Little" politics - referring to the US children's story where Chicken Little runs around in circles saying "the sky is falling"."/i>
The point I would like to note on this subject is that in the uk (london) the workers struggled to put the christmas lights up arround the tree that would normally be leafless were still in full leaf. In my garden plants that haven't shed their leafs (but should have) are starting to bud.
The Forest Research people have a survey that notes that plants are starting to be affected and there is a consern that trees which are deciduous(sp?) will start dying off as they cannot shed leafs - and therefore will end up poisoning themselves!
...Let's imagine a scenario that could become commonplace in the near future
Or sooner now they have described what to do &/. has noted it (assuming of course script kiddies and crackers can read) and scripted kiddies are reading it....
It appears to me that this SCO v's IBM is a type of "Concorde Effect" (aka sunk-cost)
SCO have NO other business plan, and will (more likely than not) be destroyed if they pull out. They have NO other choice but to carry on this fight to the very end. There is, basically, nowhere to retreat to.
My guess is that, in 5 years time, there will be an economic thery known as "The SCO Effect" which will basically be summerised as:
There comes a point when a company has invested so much money in one course of action, which is now apparent to all parties (inside and external to the company) to be futile; however they have no other choice but to carry on, with a full knowledge, and with clarity of thought (albeit fatally flawed) that this is the ONLY course of action left to them.
The company have to have faith in the outcome as failure will lead to the total destruction of the firm.
The company has no choice BUT to drive on - no matter how ludicous their actions. This is, in summary, The SCO Effect. These are the slow, painful death-throws of a weaken and fatally wounded company trying to do anything to survive.
Lets face it - it happens frequently in the software industry.
We're now doing 60-hour work weeks, so re-education has remained passive
Errr whats unusual about this?
This may sound jokey but I am being serious. Every IT job I have had (7 in 10 years) I have worked these sorts of hours due to a) bad management, b) stupid sales people (promising stuff that is not ready/spec'd out for a months time) c) understaffing d) poor staff that are so bad at their jobs they should be fired e) general incompetence e) etc.. etc...
From experience the good programmers end up having to pull miricles to get the work done and the bad ones drift along trying to look busy. Managers and sales don't realise that because it is quick to say this does not mean it is quick or simple to do and the work just keeps on building up! (as a btw I am sat at my desk at 6am, and I have a meeting booked from 4pm until 6pm tonight - so another 12 hour day).
I'm afraid this is the standard in the IT business - it's sad, but true
what Jarosaw "sztywny" Rzeszótko is worth at scrabble....
cat and lister playing scrabble
cat places sztywny on the board
Lister: is that a word?
cat : yes it's a cat word for when you get you privates caught it your zip
Lister: is it in the dictionary
cat: could be if you're reading it in the nude and close it quickly cat demostrates the action and result
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How does it feel and impact your daily life to be, in some quarters, respected with almost demi-god like reverence, as someone who helped create the whole IT world we see around us?
Some of the comments depend upon where you are
Libraries are not free. They are, at best, pre-paid by local taxes. The build, maintenance and staff yes. In some countries publishers have to give free (yes 100% free, no cost etc..) copies of books to libraries.
You could start by not saying that public libraries are free.
may want to check my comments. I NEVER mentioned "public libraries" - there are many types of libraries (company, private, academic,etc..) as well as public.
...we cannot have people reading copyrighted material for free!
Seriously where is this sort of BS going to stop?
Apparently missing this question
Q) If you have a website, and have a Geek test, and this gets slashdotted, what sort of increase in traffic would you expect, and how would you cope.
I cannot get to the quiz!
Ah but were you wearing gloves????
:-D
If not expect them to trace you
Here's hoping I am joking
The FBI paid Verizon $2,500 apiece to upgrade 1,140 old telephone switches. Oddly the report didn't redact the total amount paid to the telecom â" slightly more than $2.9 million dollars â" but somehow the bad guys will win if they knew the number of switches and the cost paid.
It's more likely that the total number is large and people go "ok must be a lot" but at 2.5k usd per switch people would go "how fucking much!!!" - that's what they may want to avoid
Jaj
From: - http://virtuallawatlse.blogspot.com/2007/03/davenport-lyons-pursues-500-file.html
and
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/03/28/uk_share_hunt/
The interesting bit is "In relation to your claim that your computer was hacked into, we regret that the security of your computer is not our concern. It is your responsibility to ensure that your computer is protected at all times."
WTF!! Does that mean if someone is stabbed on the street then it's the victims fault that (s)he wasn't wearing a stab-proof vest? Or do we sue car manufactorers for making cars that can go faster than the national speed limits (aiding and abeting a crime)? Or if someone steals your credit cards and uses them then it's your fault for not keeping them secure?!!??
Where do you draw the line?
Jaj
Just to clarify.... INAL
From my understand a legal document is only considered "legal" when it is signed, sealed and delivered (know this is true for contracts, think it is also applic with documents like this - inferred contract?). So since the letter didn't have enough postage, technically it wasn't delivered
So my gut feeling would be that the letter isn't legally binding. Would be fun to argue in court
Jaj
And even though time is the most precious resource, the hours of reading were generally worth it. *Much* more enjoyable than work. :)
:-)
Fair shout, although (with some of the programming jobs I've had), nailing "intimate" parts of my body to lumps of wood is more enjoyable (and a lot less painful in the long run
Jaj
I'm afraid to ask how Comcast handles Linux...
It's simple, the responce would be
a) Contact Microsoft
b) Get a copy of Vista
c) Install it
d) Then contact us
;-)
Jaj
""No-one is stopping people doing weird stuff to each other" - really?
Yet another, typically british, knee-jerk reaction to grab publicity.
Jaj
See this link I've experienced this MANY times before
This applies to the majority of both my degrees
:-]
Jaj
I also believe that the National Identity Register will help police bring those guilty of serious crimes to justice. They will be able, for example, to compare the fingerprints found at the scene of some 900,000 unsolved crimes against the information held on the register. Another benefit from biometric technology will be to improve the flow of information between countries on the identity of offenders.
Firstly the 900k finger prints are of unidentified prints on a crime scene - so the actual number of unsolved crimes are lower
There is a lot of BS about the ID cards (i.e. to protect us from terrorists) - it is clear from the response that the _MAIN_ reason is to investigate the peoples of the UK
Yet again another liberty is gone....
Jaj
Hopefully, this statement will be enough to put those SCO-induced conspiracy theories to rest
Er unlikely. Let's face it when has things like this stopepd SCO in the past...
Jaj
The boss of Chrysler is questioning the climate change
From the article he attacks the ""quasi-hysterical" policies that smacked of "Chicken Little" politics - referring to the US children's story where Chicken Little runs around in circles saying "the sky is falling"."/i>
The point I would like to note on this subject is that in the uk (london) the workers struggled to put the christmas lights up arround the tree that would normally be leafless were still in full leaf. In my garden plants that haven't shed their leafs (but should have) are starting to bud.
The Forest Research people have a survey that notes that plants are starting to be affected and there is a consern that trees which are deciduous(sp?) will start dying off as they cannot shed leafs - and therefore will end up poisoning themselves!
Jaj
...Let's imagine a scenario that could become commonplace in the near future
/. has noted it (assuming of course script kiddies and crackers can read) and scripted kiddies are reading it....
Or sooner now they have described what to do &
Jaj
Walls and floors are getting harder!!! :-]
Jaj
It appears to me that this SCO v's IBM is a type of "Concorde Effect" (aka sunk-cost)
SCO have NO other business plan, and will (more likely than not) be destroyed if they pull out. They have NO other choice but to carry on this fight to the very end. There is, basically, nowhere to retreat to.
My guess is that, in 5 years time, there will be an economic thery known as "The SCO Effect" which will basically be summerised as:
There comes a point when a company has invested so much money in one course of action, which is now apparent to all parties (inside and external to the company) to be futile; however they have no other choice but to carry on, with a full knowledge, and with clarity of thought (albeit fatally flawed) that this is the ONLY course of action left to them.
The company have to have faith in the outcome as failure will lead to the total destruction of the firm.
The company has no choice BUT to drive on - no matter how ludicous their actions. This is, in summary, The SCO Effect. These are the slow, painful death-throws of a weaken and fatally wounded company trying to do anything to survive.
Lets face it - it happens frequently in the software industry.
Jaj
a) Install pskill
b) Kill -9 -1.
Job's done!
Jaj
On the Sun's Java website there is an interview with James Gosling. A bit of an interesting read.
We're now doing 60-hour work weeks, so re-education has remained passive
Errr whats unusual about this?
This may sound jokey but I am being serious. Every IT job I have had (7 in 10 years) I have worked these sorts of hours due to a) bad management, b) stupid sales people (promising stuff that is not ready/spec'd out for a months time) c) understaffing d) poor staff that are so bad at their jobs they should be fired e) general incompetence e) etc.. etc...
From experience the good programmers end up having to pull miricles to get the work done and the bad ones drift along trying to look busy. Managers and sales don't realise that because it is quick to say this does not mean it is quick or simple to do and the work just keeps on building up! (as a btw I am sat at my desk at 6am, and I have a meeting booked from 4pm until 6pm tonight - so another 12 hour day).
I'm afraid this is the standard in the IT business - it's sad, but true
Jaj
Chill......
Give it a few days and scuttlemonkey will repost it as breaking news....
Jaj
Go on Mr Monkey, then I can link back to this post!
what Jarosaw "sztywny" Rzeszótko is worth at scrabble....
cat and lister playing scrabble
cat places sztywny on the board
Lister: is that a word?
cat : yes it's a cat word for when you get you privates caught it your zip
Lister: is it in the dictionary
cat: could be if you're reading it in the nude and close it quickly cat demostrates the action and result
With appropriate apologies
;-]
in a rapidly-growing thread on a discussion forum catering to frequent flyers
/.'ed
Not anymore.... been
Jaj
I'll give you that....
What's weirder is that I love cryptic crosswords. You may even be surprised to know that it has helped my spelling etc..
Jaj - Weird and proud of it