In the *real* world, where patching cycles are often monthly, and immediately patching production systems isn't an option [due to whatever managerial decision prevents it], I wonder how many real [i.e. production] systems are actually patched as I write this.
I'm not saying a patch shouldn't have been released now, I'm just saying just because a vendor-supplied patch is available doesn't mean that these systems are actually getting patched.
We all know well enough to use the right tool for the right job, and utilizing OS X Server as core infrastructure is like using a dremel when you need a belt sander. So there you go, 2 disjointed thoughts, making it my $0.04
I'm thinking that another reason why the US isn't as gadget-friendly is that the number of people here that use public transportation (especially rail systems) is so much lower than more evolved places.
When I spent a short amount of time in Seoul a few years back, I was amazed at the number of folks, regardless of age or sex, that was using some sort of 'gadgety' device on the subway. And, there, you could use them where ever and when ever and not be afraid that someone was gonna knock you over the head and steal it. At least I never got that feeling.
Okay, so I've been reading a lot of stories from people talking about their jobs. Their experiences. Their takes on the state of affairs in the IT Sector.
Bottom line is, regardless of *where* you work, and *how* you work, you are getting paid to perform a task. So, while you're at work, there's always something to do. "Down time" is essentially your lunch break and other mandated break times. Spend it as you will, but that's, what, less than an hour a day?
If you're "bored", and have "down time", do some cleanup, administration, whatever else you have to do. Because you *do* have stuff to do. Just like the scrubs at McDonalds, when there are no customers, are supposed to be sweeping and cleaning something...you should be as well. Unless you want to be a lazy sod like the people that work at the dirty McDonalds do. Your choice.
GHB isn't *the* date rape drug. It's use, actually is primarily recreational (and, *no*, date rape is *not* recreation). Loss of conciousness is actually a rarity.
I heard this on the news last night and thought "Oh, they're tainted with rohypnol". When I read this article this morning, I saw that it was GHB.
Again, the media demonizing and misclassifying drugs. I'm not saying that GHB is good. Don't get me wrong at all. But the whole misclassification of things confuses parents, makes kids crave the stuff more, and generally, in it's lowest form, is misinformation.
And we know how slashdot folks hate sensationalized misinformation, right?
Does this mean I have to put all my Zeppelin albums back in their sleeves and download brand new digital copies of the much superior-sounding vinyl discs?
But seriously, folks. I don't understand how laptops get stolen. I mean, isn't it mostly carelessness and lack of knowledge of environmental variables that cause laptop theft? I have seen people at local hotspots actually get up to grab something to eat, or go pee, or whatever, and leave their laptop sitting in "their space". It kills me.
If you trust no one, you'll miss nothing. I won't reiterate on backups and blah blah blah, because nobody does them anyways.
They'll have to pry my MBP from my hot sweaty hands and cold dead body.
RTFA, never was it alluded that Microsoft has been distributing Linux:
The slump, McBride said, "has been primarily attributable to significant competition from alternative operating systems, including Linux." McBride listedIBM ( IBM), Red Hat, Microsoft (MSFT), and Sun Microsystems (SUNW) as distributors of Linux or other software that is "aggressively taking market share away from Unix."
That being said, I'm sure that Microsoft licenses portions of UNIX, which it has to pay for. I'm sure they just "borrow" code from the big fuzzy linux kernel and/or device drivers when needed, but that's just my opinion, and most people think I'm paranoid.
Well, for one...it's always good to expand the tools available in your toolset. Just because you might not necessarily -have- to use a certain platform/os in your current environment, it certainly can't hurt to at least have a working knowledge of other systems in existance.
I personally use NetBSD in production environments, but make myself familiar with the various other alternatives out there, just in case some lucrative offer falls in my lap. Then at least, I have some working experience.
But that's just my opinion, and most everyone around here thinks I'm dumb.
The problem is...this -isn't- interesting. It's a a small faction of non-techical people who didn't read (and print out, as apple suggested...multiple times) the instructions. I experienced zero problems with BootCamp, but I followed the directions explicitly. In following the directions, I also backed up my data, knew that stuff might break, and knew that I'd have nobody but myself to blame for any problems with may have arisen. How many of these people actually followed the partitioning directions (use what was marked as C:), or to use a slipstreamed SP2 disc, or any of the other -very- specific instructions that Apple provided? I don't see anyone complaining about blowing anything up with XPoM, is that somehow different??
Blame Google for mis-use of the word "Beta"? Hardly. Blame the OSS movement in general...how many admins are running beta versions of my MySQL, PostgreSQL, mplayer, ffmpeg,... ? Should Apple perhaps have put a shiny red exclamation point all over the dmg (unnecessarily)? Maybe, but at the root of the problem is the fact that nobody reads any documentation any more, and then they go crying to the message boards, which then gets picked up by the trashy (internet) media which uses the (mis)facts as a platform for spouting off anti-[whomever] rhetoric.
"I had a friend whose sister knew this guy that used to date the cousin of the driver for this assistant to this lady who used to play tennis with...."
You'd want to use it if you want to code webapps using a "pure" and "true" MVC approach.
The extras that people are talking about, scaffolding, and db abstraction are really secondary. One of the few real frameworks that I've worked with that make the MVC approach clean and elegant.
As with any platform or framework...use it if it helps your project and is the right choice for the job. If it's not, don't use it, and shaddup about it.
Once the slashdot effect if over, check it out. Doesn't solve all of my project needs, but for some of the stuff I work on, it fits quite nicely. Eventually, all my ugly and obfuscated PHP code will be ported over to a clean, elegant, and 'true' MVC approach.
How about putting an end to the lame-ass anti-MS sentiment and one of you people take the time to transcribe the video rather than wasting all our time making comments which have nothing to do about the post?
I guess the point is that, the typical American, is silly enough to think that geographic proximity reflects American similarities in other matters, such as law.
It's not calling anyone a liar, it's making assumptions such as these.
The answer to that is that generic vicodin (or any of the other myriad of meds that a large percentage of america is addicted to) are -not- tightly controlled.
The current administration would rather have the masses be medicated and docile than coherent and rebellious
But that's just my opinion, and everyone that's out to get me calls me paranoid
It's sexy, it's stable, and has an emphasis on the desktop. I've used SuSE in one way, shape, or form since about 8.0. It's always been a reliable, well-put-together (although somewhat too 'commercialy' for me at times) system. Early provider of AMD64 support didn't hurt either. It's one linux distro that I never had an issue paying for, as they didn't go the "screw the users on pricing" or the "we're focusing on the server" attitudes that Red Hat did.
I use it in some instances as a lamp server, used to on the desktop(with great results), and have never been underwhelmed by it's stability and completeness.
If it weren't for OS X, I'd probably still be using it as my primary desktop. Bottom line is, use the right tool for the right job. Each system, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, GNU/Debian, NetBSD, Solaris, IRIX(gah!) each have their own place in the mix.
Sure they do, but what's the -real- value of their package versus cable? In my neck of the woods, Time Warner offers incredible deals for the "trifecta", offering deep discounts if you subscribe to all 3 layers of service. Granted, no wireless (yet), but with the discounts afforded to me, I'm still able to choose the wireless provider of my choice and financially, be in a good place.
Because, let's face it. SBC DSL sucks, who wants Dish Network, and Cingular, at least in my area, blows equally. Yes, I know TW has issues (price for some of you, customer service for others), but I'm generally happy with the level of service that they are offering.
Telcos can't even come near to the speeds that cable can offer, still gouge for long distance, and realistically, their customer service is pretty shoddy, at best.
1 bill for all my "trifecta" needs, no land line, and the wireless provider of my choice? Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.
Now I'm just waiting for TW to allow me to 'beam' content from 1 DVR to the other (because, really, 2 tuners per box is no way near adequate). The day I can do that with my cellphone? can't wait.
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Again, only for 64-bit intel, which is what percent of us? My (still) shiny 1st gen mbp has been bastardized by having to run a linux vm for 1.6.
Not cool.
In the *real* world, where patching cycles are often monthly, and immediately patching production systems isn't an option [due to whatever managerial decision prevents it], I wonder how many real [i.e. production] systems are actually patched as I write this.
I'm not saying a patch shouldn't have been released now, I'm just saying just because a vendor-supplied patch is available doesn't mean that these systems are actually getting patched.
We all know well enough to use the right tool for the right job, and utilizing OS X Server as core infrastructure is like using a dremel when you need a belt sander. So there you go, 2 disjointed thoughts, making it my $0.04
In my NOC, nobody can hear you scream.
Anyone that reads slashdot for humor would rather run a BSD box.
I'm thinking that another reason why the US isn't as gadget-friendly is that the number of people here that use public transportation (especially rail systems) is so much lower than more evolved places.
When I spent a short amount of time in Seoul a few years back, I was amazed at the number of folks, regardless of age or sex, that was using some sort of 'gadgety' device on the subway. And, there, you could use them where ever and when ever and not be afraid that someone was gonna knock you over the head and steal it. At least I never got that feeling.
Okay, so I've been reading a lot of stories from people talking about their jobs. Their experiences. Their takes on the state of affairs in the IT Sector.
Bottom line is, regardless of *where* you work, and *how* you work, you are getting paid to perform a task. So, while you're at work, there's always something to do. "Down time" is essentially your lunch break and other mandated break times. Spend it as you will, but that's, what, less than an hour a day?
If you're "bored", and have "down time", do some cleanup, administration, whatever else you have to do. Because you *do* have stuff to do. Just like the scrubs at McDonalds, when there are no customers, are supposed to be sweeping and cleaning something...you should be as well. Unless you want to be a lazy sod like the people that work at the dirty McDonalds do. Your choice.
Being from Wisconsin, and not hearing about this, I did a little search and found this.
Funny thing is, it was a less than a mile from my house, and probably a week after 2 friends of mine in the area signed up for u*verse.
The article does a good job basically re-iterating TFA with a bit more detail.
I'd call my worst IT workshop experience "University".
Best 4 years of my social life, worst 4 years of my actual knowledge.
If someone *really* had this setup, there would be a hell of a lot more than 4 lo-res picture documenting it.
There would be hardware specs, hi-res pictures, an installation journal, and or photos of the proud owners in full star trek gear. Period.
Nerds, especially trekkies, would be bursting at the seams to show off an installation of that magnitude.
GHB isn't *the* date rape drug. It's use, actually is primarily recreational (and, *no*, date rape is *not* recreation). Loss of conciousness is actually a rarity.
I heard this on the news last night and thought "Oh, they're tainted with rohypnol". When I read this article this morning, I saw that it was GHB.
Again, the media demonizing and misclassifying drugs. I'm not saying that GHB is good. Don't get me wrong at all. But the whole misclassification of things confuses parents, makes kids crave the stuff more, and generally, in it's lowest form, is misinformation.
And we know how slashdot folks hate sensationalized misinformation, right?
Send a copy to Larry Craig, please.
Wait a second...
Does this mean I have to put all my Zeppelin albums back in their sleeves and download brand new digital copies of the much superior-sounding vinyl discs?
Say it isn't so.
Dude, where's my laptop?
But seriously, folks. I don't understand how laptops get stolen. I mean, isn't it mostly carelessness and lack of knowledge of environmental variables that cause laptop theft? I have seen people at local hotspots actually get up to grab something to eat, or go pee, or whatever, and leave their laptop sitting in "their space". It kills me.
If you trust no one, you'll miss nothing. I won't reiterate on backups and blah blah blah, because nobody does them anyways.
They'll have to pry my MBP from my hot sweaty hands and cold dead body.
End of story.
RTFA, never was it alluded that Microsoft has been distributing Linux:
The slump, McBride said, "has been primarily attributable to significant competition from alternative operating systems, including Linux." McBride listedIBM ( IBM), Red Hat, Microsoft (MSFT), and Sun Microsystems (SUNW) as distributors of Linux or other software that is "aggressively taking market share away from Unix."
That being said, I'm sure that Microsoft licenses portions of UNIX, which it has to pay for. I'm sure they just "borrow" code from the big fuzzy linux kernel and/or device drivers when needed, but that's just my opinion, and most people think I'm paranoid.
Well, for one...it's always good to expand the tools available in your toolset. Just because you might not necessarily -have- to use a certain platform/os in your current environment, it certainly can't hurt to at least have a working knowledge of other systems in existance.
I personally use NetBSD in production environments, but make myself familiar with the various other alternatives out there, just in case some lucrative offer falls in my lap. Then at least, I have some working experience.
But that's just my opinion, and most everyone around here thinks I'm dumb.
The problem is...this -isn't- interesting. It's a a small faction of non-techical people who didn't read (and print out, as apple suggested...multiple times) the instructions. I experienced zero problems with BootCamp, but I followed the directions explicitly. In following the directions, I also backed up my data, knew that stuff might break, and knew that I'd have nobody but myself to blame for any problems with may have arisen. How many of these people actually followed the partitioning directions (use what was marked as C:), or to use a slipstreamed SP2 disc, or any of the other -very- specific instructions that Apple provided? I don't see anyone complaining about blowing anything up with XPoM, is that somehow different??
Blame Google for mis-use of the word "Beta"? Hardly. Blame the OSS movement in general...how many admins are running beta versions of my MySQL, PostgreSQL, mplayer, ffmpeg,
Okay, I can breathe now. And so can you.
WTF is "interesting" about this?
"I had a friend whose sister knew this guy that used to date the cousin of the driver for this assistant to this lady who used to play tennis with...."
Why on earth would you have allowed him to do this?
Wait...maybe you don't like him.
You'd want to use it if you want to code webapps using a "pure" and "true" MVC approach.
The extras that people are talking about, scaffolding, and db abstraction are really secondary. One of the few real frameworks that I've worked with that make the MVC approach clean and elegant.
As with any platform or framework...use it if it helps your project and is the right choice for the job. If it's not, don't use it, and shaddup about it.
Once the slashdot effect if over, check it out. Doesn't solve all of my project needs, but for some of the stuff I work on, it fits quite nicely. Eventually, all my ugly and obfuscated PHP code will be ported over to a clean, elegant, and 'true' MVC approach.
How about putting an end to the lame-ass anti-MS sentiment and one of you people take the time to transcribe the video rather than wasting all our time making comments which have nothing to do about the post?
I know, that'd be too fresh and productive.
I guess the point is that, the typical American, is silly enough to think that geographic proximity reflects American similarities in other matters, such as law. It's not calling anyone a liar, it's making assumptions such as these.
...nothing to see here.
The answer to that is that generic vicodin (or any of the other myriad of meds that a large percentage of america is addicted to) are -not- tightly controlled.
The current administration would rather have the masses be medicated and docile than coherent and rebellious
But that's just my opinion, and everyone that's out to get me calls me paranoid
It's sexy, it's stable, and has an emphasis on the desktop. I've used SuSE in one way, shape, or form since about 8.0. It's always been a reliable, well-put-together (although somewhat too 'commercialy' for me at times) system. Early provider of AMD64 support didn't hurt either. It's one linux distro that I never had an issue paying for, as they didn't go the "screw the users on pricing" or the "we're focusing on the server" attitudes that Red Hat did.
I use it in some instances as a lamp server, used to on the desktop(with great results), and have never been underwhelmed by it's stability and completeness.
If it weren't for OS X, I'd probably still be using it as my primary desktop. Bottom line is, use the right tool for the right job. Each system, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, GNU/Debian, NetBSD, Solaris, IRIX(gah!) each have their own place in the mix.
Cable still has commercials? Funny, ever since the shiny new DVR arrived on my doorstep, commercials mysteriously disappeared from my life.
I used to hate TV for the same reason. Now, the TV (and cable) is my bitch.
Sure they do, but what's the -real- value of their package versus cable? In my neck of the woods, Time Warner offers incredible deals for the "trifecta", offering deep discounts if you subscribe to all 3 layers of service. Granted, no wireless (yet), but with the discounts afforded to me, I'm still able to choose the wireless provider of my choice and financially, be in a good place.
Because, let's face it. SBC DSL sucks, who wants Dish Network, and Cingular, at least in my area, blows equally. Yes, I know TW has issues (price for some of you, customer service for others), but I'm generally happy with the level of service that they are offering.
Telcos can't even come near to the speeds that cable can offer, still gouge for long distance, and realistically, their customer service is pretty shoddy, at best.
1 bill for all my "trifecta" needs, no land line, and the wireless provider of my choice? Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.
Now I'm just waiting for TW to allow me to 'beam' content from 1 DVR to the other (because, really, 2 tuners per box is no way near adequate). The day I can do that with my cellphone? can't wait.
But, that's just my opinon, and I'm dumb.