Now, Less and vim won't restore the @#*$!%ing terminal on exit
This is highly useful, except when you're editing an encrypted file in vim.
I can't find the syntax for.vimrc. Anybody know the solution? I've gotten as far as this, but it doesn't work:
" Don't clear terminal after exiting if &key == '' " we're not encrypted set t_ti= t_te= endif
Anybody got the solution?
(Yes, I know it shouldn't be used since it's trivial to defeat, but it's useful to prevent the occasional viewer).
When I first moved out of my parents house some ten years ago, I got this cramped little room with a sink. For the toilet, you had to get down the hallway which was unheated. In the year I lasted there, I could never get myself to walk down that cold hallway to take a leak.
The downside is that I felt obliged to really, really scrub that sink whenever my gf came around. Not for my friends, though.
It's much more advanced. The voice menu system will try to match whatever you say against the company directory.
You: *grumbles* Freaking shit *dials number*
System: Press 1 for blah, 2 for blahblah, 3 for --
You: Awwww MOTHERFUCKING SHIT
System:... *connects through*
Brian: This is Marty Fockershat speaking, how can I help you?
Yes, most industries suffer during economic down swings but when was the last time a company decided to lay off 1/2 its lawyers during one?;)
Well, in my previous job, a merger happened with another company. No lay-offs except... in staff functions like PR, HR and yes, company lawyers.
I just now believe that there are many other professions with better job security, easier requirements to maintain ones ability to do the job, similiar (if not better) levels of pay and perhaps most importantly, will still be around in 20 years
Yeah, but tell me: do you think you'd have felt that same passion? I know a lawyer, an auditor, et cetera, but they always fail to convey that passion for their business that I find in the average geek. You're right, there is a price for a profession in IT, but it's not much higher.
(...) I would be quite happy to get someone who has demonstrated the ability to learn and excel in multiple technical positions
She didn't say so, but she needed "people who could hit the ground running", see her blog.
I agree with you though as an interviewee. Suppose my C++ skills aren't all they ned to be? I'd appreciate an employee who tests me to see whether I can quickly pick them up rather than a binary yes/no check.
Having, since 1988, seen 2 major down swings in the IT job market
You can substitute "IT" for any other branch. Every branch or profession has its ups and downs and choosing something else isn't going to give you more security.
If you have to test it on another architecture you are not writing portable code
I understand the fact that you can at least prepare for portability. However, I would always want to run it through an alpha, beta (and maybe acceptance) environment before saying it'll work.
Personally, I think that writing robust, portable, code is worth the effort.
I hope your manager does, too. What does he say if you're already late with the project, but you tell him you'd like to test it on another architecture?
If it is not in your job description, then go ahead and lock the door. However, do realize that my working days would be more productive too if the customer couldn't reach me.
Both Linux and FreeBSD are excellent for this work. You might want to take other things into consideration. For example, in my opinion FreeBSD is a lot more stable. However, if you want to use the box for desktop usage, you might find the Linux distributions more up-to-date and user friendly.
And maybe you also have in mind to put that experience on your resume. It might be better to use FreeBSD if you work in the ISP business and for general IT, Linux might be better.
All things considered, Linux is more mainstream but FreeBSD could be worth a lot exactly because of that.
It's kinda difficult to see, because there are so many packages on that CD.
But what I've done is the following:
$ cd database/stage/Components
$ du -ms *rdbms* *plsql* | grep -v seeddb | awk '{sum=sum+$1;} END {print(sum)}'
90
$
The total size of all packages with the word 'rdbms' or 'plsql', but excluding the seed database. This adds up to almost 90Mb, packed.
There's a bunch of testdata in there, including binary stuff to horse around with BLOBs and CLOBs. Don't forget, an Oracle database contains so much more than the data it stores. Each and every setting is in there, along with the data dictionary.
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This is highly useful, except when you're editing an encrypted file in vim. I can't find the syntax for .vimrc. Anybody know the solution? I've gotten as far as this, but it doesn't work:
Anybody got the solution?
(Yes, I know it shouldn't be used since it's trivial to defeat, but it's useful to prevent the occasional viewer).
The downside is that I felt obliged to really, really scrub that sink whenever my gf came around. Not for my friends, though.
It's much more advanced. The voice menu system will try to match whatever you say against the company directory.
You: *grumbles* Freaking shit *dials number* System: Press 1 for blah, 2 for blahblah, 3 for -- ... *connects through*
You: Awwww MOTHERFUCKING SHIT
System:
Brian: This is Marty Fockershat speaking, how can I help you?
Well, in my previous job, a merger happened with another company. No lay-offs except... in staff functions like PR, HR and yes, company lawyers.
I just now believe that there are many other professions with better job security, easier requirements to maintain ones ability to do the job, similiar (if not better) levels of pay and perhaps most importantly, will still be around in 20 years
Yeah, but tell me: do you think you'd have felt that same passion? I know a lawyer, an auditor, et cetera, but they always fail to convey that passion for their business that I find in the average geek. You're right, there is a price for a profession in IT, but it's not much higher.
She didn't say so, but she needed "people who could hit the ground running", see her blog.
I agree with you though as an interviewee. Suppose my C++ skills aren't all they ned to be? I'd appreciate an employee who tests me to see whether I can quickly pick them up rather than a binary yes/no check.
You can substitute "IT" for any other branch. Every branch or profession has its ups and downs and choosing something else isn't going to give you more security.
Chewbacca, please log in with your own account.
GOTO is out of fashion. COMEFROM is much, much more advanced. Just one statement can bring a whole codebase to its knees.
Keep testing!
I understand the fact that you can at least prepare for portability. However, I would always want to run it through an alpha, beta (and maybe acceptance) environment before saying it'll work.
I hope your manager does, too. What does he say if you're already late with the project, but you tell him you'd like to test it on another architecture?
I've never heard the like, and I am stunned. This is clearly going to take away revenue from both GNU and Linux.
Whoa, this is great, since I can never remember my own phone number!!
If it is not in your job description, then go ahead and lock the door. However, do realize that my working days would be more productive too if the customer couldn't reach me.
Nope. I can think of only one thing to include as an extension, and that's Emacs. *shivers*
And maybe you also have in mind to put that experience on your resume. It might be better to use FreeBSD if you work in the ISP business and for general IT, Linux might be better.
All things considered, Linux is more mainstream but FreeBSD could be worth a lot exactly because of that.
This is far too late. Everything has already been invented and worked into an extension.
It's kinda difficult to see, because there are so many packages on that CD. But what I've done is the following: $ cd database/stage/Components
$ du -ms *rdbms* *plsql* | grep -v seeddb | awk '{sum=sum+$1;} END {print(sum)}'
90
$
The total size of all packages with the word 'rdbms' or 'plsql', but excluding the seed database. This adds up to almost 90Mb, packed.
There's a bunch of testdata in there, including binary stuff to horse around with BLOBs and CLOBs. Don't forget, an Oracle database contains so much more than the data it stores. Each and every setting is in there, along with the data dictionary.
There are a few preconfigured database images on the CD, that's what's taking the space.
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I don't know about power, but with a good specialization in Linux, good money is to be earned. And that's how I met my wife.
Excellent post!! Moderation well deserved. I've posted this on my wiki for future reference (properly attributed of course).