At work we looked into virtualizing our development/testing environments the only thing we couldn't virtualize was the databases - too much of a performance hit.
Where did you put your storage then? I've seen a 5-10% performance hit with a Xen LVM'ed RAID-1 backend. When using a SAN of some sort (even cheap ass ones) this disappears.
I'd be surprised if they invest the time to actually make those work.
Yeah, me too. I spent some time at Oracle and while marketing paid lip service to the Microsoft stack, the division that did projects couldn't be less interesting. In a big department meeting, I asked the department head whether we will do something with C# besides Java. The room actually laughed. The department head didn't know what C# was.
Say what you want about Ellison, but he's the boss and he's very much a human being. If he has a petty grudge then there can be a hundred committees in Oracle but none will be in the way.
Not in the Netherlands. You can easily cross out parts you don't like and put your signature in the left margin. If the other party also puts their signature next to yours, you both signify to be OK with the change.
have you ever politely asked somebody to keep it down, or turn it off
In the Netherlands, I regularly travel by train. You have special cabins where you can work. On the windows, a large sign is printed 'SILENCE'. Of course, some people choose to loudly chatter. A number of times, I've told them this was a silence cabin. At best, they temporarily talk softer. I've NEVER EVER had people who apologized and sticked to the rules.
For me, it was pretty clear that the content was sponsored. It was in a separate section, and the link had a header "Sponsors". Of course, you could have other objections, such that it "influences the feeling" of slashdot, however it's hard to be confused about appearance.
Far worse is the occasional attempt to create some sort of content partnership that blurs the lines between legitimate Slashdot content, and the paying advertiser's message.
Rob and colleagues, if you're reading this: the above quote reminds me of the Intel section that's now gone. Actually I think it's a shame. I really liked the section. I checked it every so often and liked the idea that I could talk straight with the engineers and other people of the business.
If it was up to me, the section was re-established. Perhaps periodically with another sponsor or so.
Thanks guys. And if it weren't for that "icky" advertising, it would've never happened.
Many months ago, I installed AdBlock and Filterset.G Updater. Then proceeded to never give it any thought again.
Rob's request and your comment made me think. In Firefox,
I clicked Tools -> AdBlock
Then checked the [x] whitelist this whole site
I didn't start clicking ads right away; I only will do so if I'm genuinly interested. However, I encourage everyone to whitelist the site. It's a way to support slashdot.
Well I expect they just take XPs kernel and strip it until it's bare naked. You can do that with the linux kernel and if you have the source, you can do that with the XP kernel as well. Then you put a thin graphical shell on it. Voila XP on the OLPC.
"We've cut IT staff by 20%, and we're providing a whole lot more in terms of IT services," says Ken Harris, CIO at nutritional products manufacturer Shaklee. Harris started with a mashup platform from StrikeIron; [...] Now, Shaklee gets its ERP from Workday and search from Visual Sciences
Right, so he doesn't pay his own staff but instead pays staff at StrikeIron, Workday and Visual Sciences.
Bottomline: this is about a CIO who recently got hired and wants to put his stamp on his new department.
If you're a programmer, check out exhuberant-ctags. Install it and in your source directory, run 'ctags -R'. Then in vi, you can jump to definitions with CTRL-] (go back with CTRL-T). You can also complete whatever you're typing with CTRL-N.
vim is a bit difficult to navigate with 1000-line files
What exactly do you find difficult? Some tips:
1) You can set markers with 'm' and recall them with the backtick. For instance [esc]ma will set marker "a", then `a will jump back to that point
2) You can do [esc]:300 to jump to line 300
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I bet the licensing is a lot more flexible when you're not yet a customer.
I'd be surprised if they invest the time to actually make those work.
Yeah, me too. I spent some time at Oracle and while marketing paid lip service to the Microsoft stack, the division that did projects couldn't be less interesting. In a big department meeting, I asked the department head whether we will do something with C# besides Java. The room actually laughed. The department head didn't know what C# was.
Say what you want about Ellison, but he's the boss and he's very much a human being. If he has a petty grudge then there can be a hundred committees in Oracle but none will be in the way.
Check out this comment: http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=357665&cid=21323421
Yup, you're completely right -- I read parent much too fast.
Not in the Netherlands. You can easily cross out parts you don't like and put your signature in the left margin. If the other party also puts their signature next to yours, you both signify to be OK with the change.
I didn't fully understand your original comment until I just read it again -- you're totally correct.
- Research encourages parents to quit
- Young children emulate habits
There are lots of other researches showing that kids want to look like their parents more than they want to look like their peers.Ah yes, the famous Slashdot SoulVibe.
Amen. Very good idea, which I hope is picked up.
*laughs*
That could indeed be interesting, if by:
'that'
you mean:
'the shredding of the PR image of $CORP_OVERLORD by the blood craving masses of slashdot'
I see. So slashdot is no different to you than, say, cnn.com?
If it was up to me, the section was re-established. Perhaps periodically with another sponsor or so.
Rob's request and your comment made me think. In Firefox,
- I clicked Tools -> AdBlock
- Then checked the [x] whitelist this whole site
I didn't start clicking ads right away; I only will do so if I'm genuinly interested. However, I encourage everyone to whitelist the site. It's a way to support slashdot.Well I expect they just take XPs kernel and strip it until it's bare naked. You can do that with the linux kernel and if you have the source, you can do that with the XP kernel as well. Then you put a thin graphical shell on it. Voila XP on the OLPC.
Yeah but the article makes it out as this threatens jobs. But that's not certain at all...
Bottomline: this is about a CIO who recently got hired and wants to put his stamp on his new department.
Amen, brother. I missed the little soaps at the toilet sink, and the special tea glasses that are all "guest" only.
What's also useful is [esc]*
That searches for whatever is below the cursor.
If you're a programmer, check out exhuberant-ctags. Install it and in your source directory, run 'ctags -R'. Then in vi, you can jump to definitions with CTRL-] (go back with CTRL-T). You can also complete whatever you're typing with CTRL-N.
Nope, you must mean stuff like:
[esc]300j
goes down 300 times
[esc]20k
goes up 20 lines etc.
1) You can set markers with 'm' and recall them with the backtick. For instance [esc]ma will set marker "a", then `a will jump back to that point
2) You can do [esc]:300 to jump to line 300