Why people with hidden agendas would be pushing education, if they aren't going to gain any benefit from the education they are pushing.
I can understand these same people wanting the Visa cap raised ( cheap labour, onshore ), but the increased focus on education doesn't fit. Why would they want that? If they are just going to be hiring visa'd employees, why would they want to increase the number of capable usa workers?
1) Voicemail. Someone leaves a message, the pbx emails it to you.
2) VoIP usability. Once the line makes it into my pbx, regardless of how, it's mine. I go on vacation? Cool, I just pack up my phone and take it with me.
Those are just two off the top of my head, I'm sure I could think of more were I to really focus on it.
If the article instead described how the original ligtsaber effect worked in the movies (and how the distinctive lightsaber sound was actually a happy accident) then this story might have had some merit...but as it is, I'm ashamed at howstuffworks.com for posting it, and disgusted with Slashdot for posting a story about it.
I sorta share your view point; This seemed to me to be nothing more than a different way to advertise the movie. I'd still be willing to bet that's exactly what's going on, but I can't help but think perhaps we are becoming a little jaded?
It's a fun article, for some. For the rest of us, it's just another marketing gimic from the latest blockbuster movie.
The K-12 education system is a mess. Unfortunately, it isn't broken: it's working roughly as designed. It keeps the kids warehoused and off the labor market until age 18, which keeps unemployment rate down and the labor unions happy. It keeps the teachers' union strong. It provides free babysitting, which keeps the parents happy. It even provides a smattering of education to the children of the middle class, though that's only because of a few dedicated teachers who are doing their best to subvert the system.
No arguments here. My mother is a teacher, I see what she has to go through to get even a box of pencils. If you look at most government organizations relating to children, it's frighteningly unbelievable, what we put our little ones through. Look at the adoption program sometime. Education is simply a casualty in a much large problem.
Quite frankly, you are right. Every single word, I agree with. However, I was commenting towards a much smaller subset of problems than you are speaking about.
Try smiling! When you smile, the whole world smiles with you!
I hate this attitude. Just because I choose to see the realities of our world doesn't mean I'm not an optimist. I choose to see the realities because I want to do something to improve them.
Kids want to be rich, be famous, and get laid. Scientists, by and large, lack a reputation for at least two of those.
Hate to break it to ya, sparky, but kids want what adults want: To feel important. Be that getting good grades, have social status, what have you. They want to feel like they are doing something important, not just spinning their wheels. Much like adults.
Science, by the current administration, is seen as a political tool and little more. It's may not be the reality of the situation, but that's the perception ( tho I suspect it *is* the reality. That's really irrelevant tho ). Whether this is something new with this admin, or if it's been on going, I don't know.
The problem isn't student's lack of interest, it's the lack of support from the government at the highest levels trickling down. Were I going to choose a major today, I would steer clear of anything having to do with programming, for fear of being sued for writing "hello world", given all the fun fun stuff our government ( US ) is doing in the patent/dmca area.
If our governments, US in particular, were to make science a priority ( real science. Not Bush science ), then we'd see interest in the student body. Not soon, but it'd happen.
I couldn't agree with you more about the idea, but the main thing he needs is backing from the providers of the service (the same ones that collect the rent money), in the form of a written policy
Agreed. Written and agreed to by the customers.
You can't kick people off of a network they're paying for unless you have it in writing that those are the consequences of an infected PC on the network., even though it's unfair to those with uninfected PCs
Sure you can. If there is no agreement in place, you can do pretty much anything you want. You'll get in trouble, sure, but it's all legal.
You need more power. Otherwise you will fail in your job ( unless you take to violence ).
Students need to be kicked off the network until their computers are clean. If they are kicked off x times, they are off until they come to you and sign a form saying they understand how to keep their computer clean. y more time(s), they are off for the rest of the semester.
Simple, effective. You will need a couple decent switchs capable of shuting down ports ( or you could just yank the wire ).
If you don't have this level of power over the network, get rid of any access you do have. The higher ups only want a scape goat.
The problem with your idea, and it is a good one excepting this: Windows TS requires a license for every connection to the server. win2k/xp+ have that license built in, but anything different and you need to install licenses on the server to accomidate them.
Which typically will run you around 150-200 per seat.
1) Use the callerid # to lookup the address in a database which is *required* to be accurate. By law. This would be a step big companies take care of for you, transparently, while the smaller of us who buy our numbers from places like voicepulse would fill out a form when we purchase a number
2) e911. Make it universal.
I like option 1 myself, but I could see logistical problems, not to mention abuse problems, were it not handled correctly.
All in all, I think the review was okay, but don't trust Kevin Smith after Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. I saw that movie and wanted my money back. Haven't seen anything new of his since.
1) Just what did you think you were getting when you went to see this film? I expected dick and fart jokes, lo and behold, that's exactly what I got.
2) The uncut version was fucking hilarious. Doggy lipstick and the hooker scene. Amazing.
Gibson is a nit. His site is propiganda, written to manipulate and distort.
He writes win32 programs in Assembly. So what? All that proves is he has tons of time on his hands. The real test is writing reusable, easy to understand code, portable if possible.
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Why people with hidden agendas would be pushing education, if they aren't going to gain any benefit from the education they are pushing.
I can understand these same people wanting the Visa cap raised ( cheap labour, onshore ), but the increased focus on education doesn't fit. Why would they want that? If they are just going to be hiring visa'd employees, why would they want to increase the number of capable usa workers?
It makes no sense.
Nothing. The regulation is not referring to pure VoIP, but rather the interface to the POTS system with VoIP.
In short, if you resell normal phone service delivered with VoIP tech, you will be regulated. Resistance is futile.
Knee jerk reaction: Cisco's phones work just fine with asterisk.
There are a few ways this could be helpful:
1) Voicemail. Someone leaves a message, the pbx emails it to you.
2) VoIP usability. Once the line makes it into my pbx, regardless of how, it's mine. I go on vacation? Cool, I just pack up my phone and take it with me.
Those are just two off the top of my head, I'm sure I could think of more were I to really focus on it.
There are ads for SW movies sprinkled throughout the article.
No, I'm sorry, this was bought and paid for by George I'm thinkin'.
Follow our sorta brave team as they eat pizza, read slashdot, and, eventually, figure out who sent them the Penis Enlargement ads.
Tonight! On Spammers, 911: The team finds a traitor in the midst, he purchased Viagra from South Africa. Will he be sorry! Stay tuned.
Actually, I was speaking to Sony, and that was a quote from The Princess Bride.
A bit obscure I guess.
Universal Media Disc
Funny how it is called "universal"
You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.
If the article instead described how the original ligtsaber effect worked in the movies (and how the distinctive lightsaber sound was actually a happy accident) then this story might have had some merit...but as it is, I'm ashamed at howstuffworks.com for posting it, and disgusted with Slashdot for posting a story about it.
I sorta share your view point; This seemed to me to be nothing more than a different way to advertise the movie. I'd still be willing to bet that's exactly what's going on, but I can't help but think perhaps we are becoming a little jaded?
It's a fun article, for some. For the rest of us, it's just another marketing gimic from the latest blockbuster movie.
The K-12 education system is a mess. Unfortunately, it isn't broken: it's working roughly as designed. It keeps the kids warehoused and off the labor market until age 18, which keeps unemployment rate down and the labor unions happy. It keeps the teachers' union strong. It provides free babysitting, which keeps the parents happy. It even provides a smattering of education to the children of the middle class, though that's only because of a few dedicated teachers who are doing their best to subvert the system.
No arguments here. My mother is a teacher, I see what she has to go through to get even a box of pencils. If you look at most government organizations relating to children, it's frighteningly unbelievable, what we put our little ones through. Look at the adoption program sometime. Education is simply a casualty in a much large problem.
Quite frankly, you are right. Every single word, I agree with. However, I was commenting towards a much smaller subset of problems than you are speaking about.
Try smiling! When you smile, the whole world smiles with you!
I hate this attitude. Just because I choose to see the realities of our world doesn't mean I'm not an optimist. I choose to see the realities because I want to do something to improve them.
Kids want to be rich, be famous, and get laid. Scientists, by and large, lack a reputation for at least two of those.
Hate to break it to ya, sparky, but kids want what adults want: To feel important. Be that getting good grades, have social status, what have you. They want to feel like they are doing something important, not just spinning their wheels. Much like adults.
Science, by the current administration, is seen as a political tool and little more. It's may not be the reality of the situation, but that's the perception ( tho I suspect it *is* the reality. That's really irrelevant tho ). Whether this is something new with this admin, or if it's been on going, I don't know.
The problem isn't student's lack of interest, it's the lack of support from the government at the highest levels trickling down. Were I going to choose a major today, I would steer clear of anything having to do with programming, for fear of being sued for writing "hello world", given all the fun fun stuff our government ( US ) is doing in the patent/dmca area.
If our governments, US in particular, were to make science a priority ( real science. Not Bush science ), then we'd see interest in the student body. Not soon, but it'd happen.
I fill my cart, tweak it, then leave.
If my cart isn't there when I come back, I don't bother refilling it. Why waste my time?
It's an absurd lawsuit brought by a nutter.
/. is because it pertains to the GPL and we all need a good laugh on a monday.
This is nothing new. Happens all the time. Only reason it's on
Hey, where's the foot icon?
I couldn't agree with you more about the idea, but the main thing he needs is backing from the providers of the service (the same ones that collect the rent money), in the form of a written policy
Agreed. Written and agreed to by the customers.
You can't kick people off of a network they're paying for unless you have it in writing that those are the consequences of an infected PC on the network., even though it's unfair to those with uninfected PCs
Sure you can. If there is no agreement in place, you can do pretty much anything you want. You'll get in trouble, sure, but it's all legal.
You need more power. Otherwise you will fail in your job ( unless you take to violence ).
Students need to be kicked off the network until their computers are clean. If they are kicked off x times, they are off until they come to you and sign a form saying they understand how to keep their computer clean. y more time(s), they are off for the rest of the semester.
Simple, effective. You will need a couple decent switchs capable of shuting down ports ( or you could just yank the wire ).
If you don't have this level of power over the network, get rid of any access you do have. The higher ups only want a scape goat.
Conclusion 1: Everything that is intricate and complicated must have a designer.
Conclusion 2: Conclusion 1 indicates that the universe requires a designer.
Conclusion 3: God is that designer.
(Western) Conclusion 4: This designer is the God as described in the Holy Bible.
Psst...you forgot one:
Conclusion 5: Profit!!!!
The problem with your idea, and it is a good one excepting this: Windows TS requires a license for every connection to the server. win2k/xp+ have that license built in, but anything different and you need to install licenses on the server to accomidate them.
Which typically will run you around 150-200 per seat.
Seemingly not many remember their big PR campaign when they first released NT circa 1992
Judging from the comments, most weren't alive back then.
There are a few ways to do this;
1) Use the callerid # to lookup the address in a database which is *required* to be accurate. By law. This would be a step big companies take care of for you, transparently, while the smaller of us who buy our numbers from places like voicepulse would fill out a form when we purchase a number
2) e911. Make it universal.
I like option 1 myself, but I could see logistical problems, not to mention abuse problems, were it not handled correctly.
If he thinks Skype is amazing, just wait until he discovers *.
That'll give him a coronary[sp].
All in all, I think the review was okay, but don't trust Kevin Smith after Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. I saw that movie and wanted my money back. Haven't seen anything new of his since.
1) Just what did you think you were getting when you went to see this film? I expected dick and fart jokes, lo and behold, that's exactly what I got.
2) The uncut version was fucking hilarious. Doggy lipstick and the hooker scene. Amazing.
you don't need HEAVILY built up code for every single thing..
No, there are exceptions to any rule. Of course.
However, if you have to think about it, then you should code your stuff as I described: reusable, easy to understand, portable.
This doesn't change the fact that Gibson is a nit.
Gibson is a nit. His site is propiganda, written to manipulate and distort.
He writes win32 programs in Assembly. So what? All that proves is he has tons of time on his hands. The real test is writing reusable, easy to understand code, portable if possible.
people are not necessarily buying these phones for their camera or music features.
Maybe they're buying them to...talk on?
Give me a good, solid, long lasting phone with an easy to use interface. Leave the rest of that crap on some other device.