LAGOS, NIGERIA.
ATTENTION: THE PRESIDENT/CEO
DEAR SIR,
CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL
HAVING CONSULTED WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND BASED ON THE INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE NIGERIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF $47,500,000.00 (FORTY SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) INTO YOUR ACCOUNTS. THE ABOVE SUM RESULTED FROM AN OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT, EXECUTED COMMISSIONED AND PAID FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS (5) AGO BY A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR. THIS ACTION WAS HOWEVER INTENTIONAL AND SINCE THEN THE FUND HAS BEEN IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT AT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA APEX BANK.
WE ARE NOW READY TO TRANSFER THE FUND OVERSEAS AND THAT IS WHERE YOU COME IN. IT IS IMPORTANT TO INFORM YOU THAT AS CIVIL SERVANTS, WE ARE FORBIDDEN TO OPERATE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT; THAT IS WHY WE REQUIRE YOUR ASSISTANCE. THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE SHARED AS FOLLOWS: 70% FOR US, 25% FOR YOU AND 5% FOR LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES INCIDENT TO THE TRANSFER.
THE TRANSFER IS RISK FREE ON BOTH SIDES. I AM AN ACCOUNTANT WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). IF YOU FIND THIS PROPOSAL ACCEPTABLE, WE SHALL REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:
(A) YOUR BANKER'S NAME, TELEPHONE, ACCOUNT AND FAX NUMBERS.
(B) YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS -- FOR CONFIDENTIALITY AND EASY COMMUNICATION.
(C) YOUR LETTER-HEADED PAPER STAMPED AND SIGNED.
ALTERNATIVELY WE WILL FURNISH YOU WITH THE TEXT OF WHAT TO TYPE INTO YOUR LETTER-HEADED PAPER, ALONG WITH A BREAKDOWN EXPLAINING, COMPREHENSIVELY WHAT WE REQUIRE OF YOU. THE BUSINESS WILL TAKE US THIRTY (30) WORKING DAYS TO ACCOMPLISH.
PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY.
BEST REGARDS
the hardware released by Creative to go along with the MSN Music Store (is that thing trademarked yet?). MSNBC reviews it here >> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5888913/. Not just an mp3 player, it's the first PMC! "Creative's Zen PMC goes on sale today "
WOW >> http://www.creaf.com/PortableMediaCenters/producti nfo/features.asp
hmmmmm >> http://www.creaf.com/PortableMediaCenters/producti nfo/features.asp Really only 12oz with a battery? Has anyone seen or got one these? Are they any good? Who is the guy in the picture and why is he staring at me?
Perhaps someday we will work together (not that I'm a super programmer, but I know what I'm doing). No offense was taken... there are some really excellent CS people out there in the 30-40 age category (and don't even read/.!). I worked with this real super bad ass programmer from MIT for a couple of years. He worked in Clipper a long time ago and was talking OO before it became an acronym. He can't tell us what he does now, some hush-hush govt stuff. Another guy I worked with built a firewall / router start-up during the dot com era sold out to another co and is traveling the country now. You would enjoy working them. But on the other end of the spectrum, I'm working with a tech lead who was 'taught' how to program by the co. He falls into the 'super-incompentent' category. No idea on how to gather requirements, uses other people's code frequently, etc., sigh, but I digress. The phenomena you're seeing may be more related to people having their interests pulled in other directions as they get older, start raising families, have bills to pay, older relatives they want to visit more often or have to take care of, etc. And maybe it's like sports, the older you get the harder it becomes to be effective (tongue-firmly-planted-cheek)! We just need a steriod for geeks now!
Hello, I'm in my late 30's and truly have an interest in my field, computer technology. Also, I understand the difference between a class and an instance of it. Inheritance is no big deal either. I never did finish my masters in CS though, sigh. Maybe that was a good thing in retrospect, keeping me from being super-incompetent. I do have to make the disclaimer that I did go back to school in the late 90's, which maybe a difference between me and the incompetents. Anyway, just wanted to let you meet one;-)
Thanks for the great book suggestion. I was just wondering what to read on vacation and I think I found it. This is one book I've never read but always wanted to. Perfect timing to pick up for vacation...
http://www.atlasshrugged.tv/
Hate to break up the nostalgia party but..
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486 Turns 15 Years Old
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· Score: 2, Interesting
for the price of those machines back then, I'll take my sub $1000 pc anytime. Ok, so I am just jealous because I never could afford a $2500 486, but I sure did want one. I bought every issue of PC Shopper just to look at the specs!
Because there is a potentially huge market out there of people who want to do the right thing and pay for the content they recieve and are like using p2p????? Just asking...
Are you implying that they see themselves as God? The image could be seen in another light, as in the hands are connecting to each other...like sharing files...just mho.
Mod this one up, that is funny. I was talking to a guy who actually did apply one of the security patches he received in an email. One of his *friends* told him to do it. Hmmmmm....with friends like that... anyway, I informed him M$ NEVER sends patches via emails. He was genuinely surprised. Live and learn.
>How do you code without having your pc on?
Telepathy:-) The post was a bit tongue-in-cheek.
Seriously, I've sat in the room with 10+ running computers. I've been a network admin for 100+ servers and 1000+ users. To cut down on the noise we put in a console room seperate from the servers. Yes, I know there are times when you have to be in the server room, running cable, upgrading hardware, moving hardware. I understand it is desirable to get computers quiet. But on the other hand, my laptop (where I do my coding with the power on) is already pretty darn quiet. Much more so than my desktop.
There will probably be two parts to this, one verbal, speak a question, and two visual, get an answer. In the book 'Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom' the concept is that everyone has a hud and headset built right in. So you speak "show me slashdot" and get the slashdot web site on the hud or a voice reading the latest articles. Given time it should eventually become a reality (the speak and see or hear part, not the built in part).
The first job I had was repairing 386 motherboards. Never used cases, couldn't get at the chips for testing. But we really had to be careful about static because we didn't use cases and touched the boards all the time.
>How many other times has the green light of the crosswalk
>or ringing of the phone diverted your attention and caused you to miss a brilliant adventure?
Ah, but you're ready to fly now. Just have to throw yourself at the ground when your attention is diverted!
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LAGOS, NIGERIA. ATTENTION: THE PRESIDENT/CEO DEAR SIR, CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL HAVING CONSULTED WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND BASED ON THE INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE NIGERIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF $47,500,000.00 (FORTY SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) INTO YOUR ACCOUNTS. THE ABOVE SUM RESULTED FROM AN OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT, EXECUTED COMMISSIONED AND PAID FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS (5) AGO BY A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR. THIS ACTION WAS HOWEVER INTENTIONAL AND SINCE THEN THE FUND HAS BEEN IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT AT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA APEX BANK. WE ARE NOW READY TO TRANSFER THE FUND OVERSEAS AND THAT IS WHERE YOU COME IN. IT IS IMPORTANT TO INFORM YOU THAT AS CIVIL SERVANTS, WE ARE FORBIDDEN TO OPERATE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT; THAT IS WHY WE REQUIRE YOUR ASSISTANCE. THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE SHARED AS FOLLOWS: 70% FOR US, 25% FOR YOU AND 5% FOR LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES INCIDENT TO THE TRANSFER. THE TRANSFER IS RISK FREE ON BOTH SIDES. I AM AN ACCOUNTANT WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). IF YOU FIND THIS PROPOSAL ACCEPTABLE, WE SHALL REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS: (A) YOUR BANKER'S NAME, TELEPHONE, ACCOUNT AND FAX NUMBERS. (B) YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS -- FOR CONFIDENTIALITY AND EASY COMMUNICATION. (C) YOUR LETTER-HEADED PAPER STAMPED AND SIGNED. ALTERNATIVELY WE WILL FURNISH YOU WITH THE TEXT OF WHAT TO TYPE INTO YOUR LETTER-HEADED PAPER, ALONG WITH A BREAKDOWN EXPLAINING, COMPREHENSIVELY WHAT WE REQUIRE OF YOU. THE BUSINESS WILL TAKE US THIRTY (30) WORKING DAYS TO ACCOMPLISH. PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY. BEST REGARDS
I posted on this item before it became an article. Check it out >> http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=120329&cid=101 38448. And I still want to know why the guy in the ad keeps staring at me!
the hardware released by Creative to go along with the MSN Music Store (is that thing trademarked yet?). MSNBC reviews it here >> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5888913/. Not just an mp3 player, it's the first PMC! "Creative's Zen PMC goes on sale today "i nfo/features.asp i nfo/features.asp
WOW >> http://www.creaf.com/PortableMediaCenters/product
hmmmmm >> http://www.creaf.com/PortableMediaCenters/product
Really only 12oz with a battery? Has anyone seen or got one these? Are they any good? Who is the guy in the picture and why is he staring at me?
Perhaps someday we will work together (not that I'm a super programmer, but I know what I'm doing). No offense was taken... there are some really excellent CS people out there in the 30-40 age category (and don't even read /.!). I worked with this real super bad ass programmer from MIT for a couple of years. He worked in Clipper a long time ago and was talking OO before it became an acronym. He can't tell us what he does now, some hush-hush govt stuff. Another guy I worked with built a firewall / router start-up during the dot com era sold out to another co and is traveling the country now. You would enjoy working them. But on the other end of the spectrum, I'm working with a tech lead who was 'taught' how to program by the co. He falls into the 'super-incompentent' category. No idea on how to gather requirements, uses other people's code frequently, etc., sigh, but I digress. The phenomena you're seeing may be more related to people having their interests pulled in other directions as they get older, start raising families, have bills to pay, older relatives they want to visit more often or have to take care of, etc. And maybe it's like sports, the older you get the harder it becomes to be effective (tongue-firmly-planted-cheek)! We just need a steriod for geeks now!
Hello, I'm in my late 30's and truly have an interest in my field, computer technology. Also, I understand the difference between a class and an instance of it. Inheritance is no big deal either. I never did finish my masters in CS though, sigh. Maybe that was a good thing in retrospect, keeping me from being super-incompetent. I do have to make the disclaimer that I did go back to school in the late 90's, which maybe a difference between me and the incompetents. Anyway, just wanted to let you meet one ;-)
Thanks for the great book suggestion. I was just wondering what to read on vacation and I think I found it. This is one book I've never read but always wanted to. Perfect timing to pick up for vacation... http://www.atlasshrugged.tv/
for the price of those machines back then, I'll take my sub $1000 pc anytime. Ok, so I am just jealous because I never could afford a $2500 486, but I sure did want one. I bought every issue of PC Shopper just to look at the specs!
Oh wait, it was just /. ed ...
How about a grammer checker? :-)
This topic reminds me of a story (submitted, but rejected, I'm not bitter) from the BBC on ancient humans starting the trend to global warming.
Because there is a potentially huge market out there of people who want to do the right thing and pay for the content they recieve and are like using p2p????? Just asking...
Interestingly enought the image of God is missing from the picture...
Are you implying that they see themselves as God? The image could be seen in another light, as in the hands are connecting to each other...like sharing files...just mho.
Mod this one up, that is funny. I was talking to a guy who actually did apply one of the security patches he received in an email. One of his *friends* told him to do it. Hmmmmm....with friends like that... anyway, I informed him M$ NEVER sends patches via emails. He was genuinely surprised. Live and learn.
Maybe by the time this puppy lifts off they'll have enough knowledge from these babies to send people along.
geeky --> /. science
Or how about a Space Adventure?
Maybe too late?
>How do you code without having your pc on? :-) The post was a bit tongue-in-cheek.
Seriously, I've sat in the room with 10+ running computers. I've been a network admin for 100+ servers and 1000+ users. To cut down on the noise we put in a console room seperate from the servers. Yes, I know there are times when you have to be in the server room, running cable, upgrading hardware, moving hardware. I understand it is desirable to get computers quiet. But on the other hand, my laptop (where I do my coding with the power on) is already pretty darn quiet. Much more so than my desktop.
Telepathy
There will probably be two parts to this, one verbal, speak a question, and two visual, get an answer. In the book 'Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom' the concept is that everyone has a hud and headset built right in. So you speak "show me slashdot" and get the slashdot web site on the hud or a voice reading the latest articles. Given time it should eventually become a reality (the speak and see or hear part, not the built in part).
What's so new and great about this? You want a quiet and cool pc? Turn it off.
The first job I had was repairing 386 motherboards. Never used cases, couldn't get at the chips for testing. But we really had to be careful about static because we didn't use cases and touched the boards all the time.
>How many other times has the green light of the crosswalk
>or ringing of the phone diverted your attention and caused you to miss a brilliant adventure?
Ah, but you're ready to fly now. Just have to throw yourself at the ground when your attention is diverted!
And I can sign it. I worked with Sue Heinlein 7 years ago. She was married to Robert's nephew.
Powers on in Chicago, west suburbs actually.
I think it was in reference to this def. >> 1 : an adherent of Hinduism not >> 2 : a native or inhabitant of India
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom.