I'm a soldier. 25B, to be exact. Those of you serving will instantly recognize that nomenclature as an MOS designator. In sum: my job. I run networks and computer systems for the Army. Being a soldier means that sometimes I get to maintain networks and networked systems while being shot at or blown up. I use the same equipment you use, I just use it a little harder than you do. Dell, Cisco, Windows XP, Sandisk, etc. Yes, we even use Solaris (and yes, it still sucks. 6 minutes to boot a combat system that soldier's lives' depend on is, how should I put it, a really *BAD* design). No, this isn't an endorsement. My feelings towards the brands are irrelevant. If I get back from a convoy or a patrol alive (and I've done plenty of both in Iraq), then my gear did it's job. If my gear keeps me from maintaining control of a situation, I die. You might get a reprimand at your job for failing, I get shot full of holes in mine. I can tell you that the Army did the same thing with the FCS program as it did with other, equally worthless combat systems: Spent years catering to and blowing defense contractors, who are all too happy to hoover up every dollar they can get their filthy hands on. With projects running 5-10 years, it's not hard to see why the top-of-the-line solution (you reading this, BFT programmer? I will CHOKE YOU OUT you if I ever see you in RL) becomes a flaming sack of crap by the time it gets to the soldiers. Seen it quite a few times, and I'm not looking forward to all the hand-jobs my chain of command will be giving the embedded defense contractors when they finally come to my unit with all that shiny new junk. Just give me my M4 with an M203 (oh, by the way, can I PLEASE get some rounds for that 203? It's eight pounds of deadweight without them) and a PLGR and I am good. I've been in some very, very tight spots on the streets of Baghdad, and I can tell you firsthand that the *LAST* thing you will do when you are getting shot at is looking at a Gameboy-sized screen to see where your buddies are. You'll have eyes on them, believe me. You won't let them out of your sight.
The Armed Forces don't need all this gadetry. If they really want to attract the Nintendo generation soldiers we have these days (while getting, ahem, the most bang for their buck), they'll build Robotech style Mechs and a bunch of remote controlled dronebots and send them in to the slaughter. The days of the individual soldier are coming to an end. Too bad the "romance" of Point Du Hoc and Hamburger Hill combined with squad-based infantry tactics (everybody loved Saving Private Ryan, right? Right!) keeps the old men who run the whole thing from just accepting reality, getting an AOL account so they can see what the world is really like these days and cutting off the leeching defense contractors who take a million bucks to duct tape a thirty dollar Logitech webcam to the front of an outdated semi-automatic rifle. Iron Thunder.
Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance. Choose fixed- interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose a three piece suite on hire purchase in a range of fucking fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing sprit- crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing you last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked-up brats you have spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that?
I work for the US Army, which uses nothing but 17" Dell laptops. I own 3 Dell laptops myself. I have never, ever heard of this. I think the "exploding battery" conspiracy theory has pretty much played itself out, no?
Demanding that gas stations continue to sell regular. Sure, you have the freedom to use whatever browser you like, just like the site designers have the freedom to cater to whichever browser they choose. The fact that this issue even got attention just shows the arrogance level of certain members of the OSS crowd.
Yeah, I think you are mis-informed. WMP7 introduced this "feature", and it was off by default. 8 was short-lived, but it was also off by default. So were 9 and 10. And there has always been a way to turn it off, but in order to do that one would have to turn it on first;)
It's okay to hate Microsoft, and there is already plenty of material to use that you shouldn't need to make stuff up or guess...
Isn't this kind of redundant, and a little more complicated than it should be for the average home user? I mean, Windows already has a perfectly good filesystem, complete with nifty utilities like xcopy and ntbackup. Sheesh, people will use just about any excuse to push Linux.
You're setting yourself up for failure by utilizing a DVD burner to accomplish your goals here. A portable HDD and ntbackup are all you need, and considering the plummeting cost of storage these days, just about anyone should be able to afford a 250GB removable USB drive. If you want to automate the process, you can do it with one line of code:
xcopy "Drive\Directory\*.*" "drive\directory\"/D/E/C/G/H/R/O/Y
Create a scheduled task with the desired parameters.
This isn't that difficult. As with most things Windows, people tend to make it more complicated than it really is. Microsoft also has a utility called synctoy 1.2 that will automate syncronization across drives. As I've said, accomplishing your goal is not difficult. You just have to decide on a course of action;)
I think we're in agreement on the virtues of coming up with a better solution. After all, I am in the Army, and I've spent more than enough time in the Middle East making KBR rich. One look at the level of death and destruction in the name of securing "America's interests" from "tyranny and oppression" and you would be even more appalled than you are now.
However, the reality is that both combustion engines and e-mail are deeply entrenched and will require a paradigm shift in thinking, and that was the point I was trying to make in my post. Regards-
Not my ears. I agree wholeheartedly. FreeBSD was the only *nix distro to be able to run all the hardware on my Dell Inspiron 9300 with minimal configuration. Neither Fedora 5 nor Suse 10 can claim that. Aaaaand, BSD offers a much smaller install footprint. I mean, when have I ever needed 2 FTP servers, Fedora? Sheesh...
I'm no expert on the subject, but I believe the FreeBSD kernel does this. At least, when I dmesg I only get what's installed. Configuring the kernel to only use what's installed is a snap from there. Perhaps there could be some lessons learned there...?
I think at some point you need to draw the line regarding support for older hardware and peripherals. I mean, excessive backwards compatability has retarded advancement of the industry IMHO.
I have a huge collection of DVDs myself, some are legit and some are not. I also have home movies on DVD. I have never, ever been informed that my license is invalid (except for when I've downloaded pr0n with the spyware "license" embedded. Are you sure this isn't what's happening with you *wink wink*?) for any of them, including the backup DVDs I've made for "archival purposes". WMP is still the best media player around for the money (i.e., free), and it exceeds my expectations in nearly every area of operation. Don't get me wrong, it definitely has it's low points, like confusing library options and DRM options that have always and will always suck, but for the most part, it works great for me.
1. Make grandiose promises to inept managers regarding capabilities of software
2. Play Xbox until deadline for "RTM" arrives
3. Deny and involvement with manager's pet project.
4. Laugh uproariously as former managers are escorted off the premises by security for their complete and utter failure to meet deadline
Personally, I would do my best to make them look as stupid and inept as possible. You might just be doing other underlings a favor in the long run. They'll be much less likely to use subordinates in the future.
Actually, I disagree. I've been running Windows networks for over a decade without a single virus or spyware infection. Interestingly, we've had a nearly identical amount of successful hacks on both our web-facing Windows and Linux machines. I would say I'm pretty much on par with the Linux admin in terms of skills and knowledge, and we are both in agreeance that no matter what you do, eventually you will get hacked. Just like you will eventually be a victim of some sort of crime in the Real World, if you spend enough time in it. With a combination of flaws and ignorance / mistakes, every OS under the sun is suceptable to penetration, regardless of how skilled the Admin is. Just ask the Linux admin at my place of work, who lost a server thanks to a vendor-coded exploit. It happens. Live, learn, patch and move on.
And I will be taking an up-armored Panasonic Toughbook with me. We use them regularly in the field, and I've been impressed so far with their durability. I've seen them dropped, thrown, punched, kicked, pushed off tables, etc. No one can break stuff like we can;)
That most executives with this kind of understanding of IT infrastructure (i.e. little to none) tend to confuse systems administration with tech support. Sounds like you're being asked to fill more than one set of shoes.
As a professional systems administrator myself, I can tell you that very few individuals posses the capability to both program and maintain a mixed network. I'm not saying it can't be done, but it usually requires giving up more than just one's wishes to stay in their area of expertise. It also requires giving up weekends and vacations, as you'll inadvertently become married to the machines as more time goes by. It's unfortunate that IT professionals have gone from being held in high esteem to the average corporate foot soldier, thrown about at the whims of unknowledgable people, and ultimately, expendable. Good luck with your situation.
Why is it FUD when Microsoft does it, but not when the OSS crowd does it? What the article is basically summing up is that Microsoft Anti-Linux tactics are acceptable. Another case of "If you can't beat them, join them"?
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I'm a soldier. 25B, to be exact. Those of you serving will instantly recognize that nomenclature as an MOS designator. In sum: my job. I run networks and computer systems for the Army. Being a soldier means that sometimes I get to maintain networks and networked systems while being shot at or blown up. I use the same equipment you use, I just use it a little harder than you do. Dell, Cisco, Windows XP, Sandisk, etc. Yes, we even use Solaris (and yes, it still sucks. 6 minutes to boot a combat system that soldier's lives' depend on is, how should I put it, a really *BAD* design). No, this isn't an endorsement. My feelings towards the brands are irrelevant. If I get back from a convoy or a patrol alive (and I've done plenty of both in Iraq), then my gear did it's job. If my gear keeps me from maintaining control of a situation, I die. You might get a reprimand at your job for failing, I get shot full of holes in mine. I can tell you that the Army did the same thing with the FCS program as it did with other, equally worthless combat systems: Spent years catering to and blowing defense contractors, who are all too happy to hoover up every dollar they can get their filthy hands on. With projects running 5-10 years, it's not hard to see why the top-of-the-line solution (you reading this, BFT programmer? I will CHOKE YOU OUT you if I ever see you in RL) becomes a flaming sack of crap by the time it gets to the soldiers. Seen it quite a few times, and I'm not looking forward to all the hand-jobs my chain of command will be giving the embedded defense contractors when they finally come to my unit with all that shiny new junk. Just give me my M4 with an M203 (oh, by the way, can I PLEASE get some rounds for that 203? It's eight pounds of deadweight without them) and a PLGR and I am good. I've been in some very, very tight spots on the streets of Baghdad, and I can tell you firsthand that the *LAST* thing you will do when you are getting shot at is looking at a Gameboy-sized screen to see where your buddies are. You'll have eyes on them, believe me. You won't let them out of your sight.
The Armed Forces don't need all this gadetry. If they really want to attract the Nintendo generation soldiers we have these days (while getting, ahem, the most bang for their buck), they'll build Robotech style Mechs and a bunch of remote controlled dronebots and send them in to the slaughter. The days of the individual soldier are coming to an end. Too bad the "romance" of Point Du Hoc and Hamburger Hill combined with squad-based infantry tactics (everybody loved Saving Private Ryan, right? Right!) keeps the old men who run the whole thing from just accepting reality, getting an AOL account so they can see what the world is really like these days and cutting off the leeching defense contractors who take a million bucks to duct tape a thirty dollar Logitech webcam to the front of an outdated semi-automatic rifle. Iron Thunder.
Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance. Choose fixed- interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose a three piece suite on hire purchase in a range of fucking fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing sprit- crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing you last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked-up brats you have spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that?
I work for the US Army, which uses nothing but 17" Dell laptops. I own 3 Dell laptops myself. I have never, ever heard of this. I think the "exploding battery" conspiracy theory has pretty much played itself out, no?
Netscape? What's a Netscape?
Demanding that gas stations continue to sell regular. Sure, you have the freedom to use whatever browser you like, just like the site designers have the freedom to cater to whichever browser they choose. The fact that this issue even got attention just shows the arrogance level of certain members of the OSS crowd.
I use IE 7. Never even saw a popup. Perhaps the poster should switch?
Yeah, I think you are mis-informed. WMP7 introduced this "feature", and it was off by default. 8 was short-lived, but it was also off by default. So were 9 and 10. And there has always been a way to turn it off, but in order to do that one would have to turn it on first ;)
It's okay to hate Microsoft, and there is already plenty of material to use that you shouldn't need to make stuff up or guess...
That's just one less bot on IRC
Isn't this kind of redundant, and a little more complicated than it should be for the average home user? I mean, Windows already has a perfectly good filesystem, complete with nifty utilities like xcopy and ntbackup. Sheesh, people will use just about any excuse to push Linux.
You're setting yourself up for failure by utilizing a DVD burner to accomplish your goals here. A portable HDD and ntbackup are all you need, and considering the plummeting cost of storage these days, just about anyone should be able to afford a 250GB removable USB drive. If you want to automate the process, you can do it with one line of code: xcopy "Drive\Directory\*.*" "drive\directory\" /D /E /C /G /H /R /O /Y
Create a scheduled task with the desired parameters.
This isn't that difficult. As with most things Windows, people tend to make it more complicated than it really is. Microsoft also has a utility called synctoy 1.2 that will automate syncronization across drives. As I've said, accomplishing your goal is not difficult. You just have to decide on a course of action ;)
I think we're in agreement on the virtues of coming up with a better solution. After all, I am in the Army, and I've spent more than enough time in the Middle East making KBR rich. One look at the level of death and destruction in the name of securing "America's interests" from "tyranny and oppression" and you would be even more appalled than you are now.
However, the reality is that both combustion engines and e-mail are deeply entrenched and will require a paradigm shift in thinking, and that was the point I was trying to make in my post. Regards-
Kind of like telling the world we need to ditch cars as our primary mode of transportation because of the evils of pollution...
Well, one surefire way to lock it down would be to make it a closed system... (waits for incoming fire)
Not my ears. I agree wholeheartedly. FreeBSD was the only *nix distro to be able to run all the hardware on my Dell Inspiron 9300 with minimal configuration. Neither Fedora 5 nor Suse 10 can claim that. Aaaaand, BSD offers a much smaller install footprint. I mean, when have I ever needed 2 FTP servers, Fedora? Sheesh...
I'm no expert on the subject, but I believe the FreeBSD kernel does this. At least, when I dmesg I only get what's installed. Configuring the kernel to only use what's installed is a snap from there. Perhaps there could be some lessons learned there...?
I think at some point you need to draw the line regarding support for older hardware and peripherals. I mean, excessive backwards compatability has retarded advancement of the industry IMHO.
Did anyone else read that as "How Open Source is Farting in Retail"?
I never thought I would see an article on /. about Linux milking it's customers for everything they've got.
I have a huge collection of DVDs myself, some are legit and some are not. I also have home movies on DVD. I have never, ever been informed that my license is invalid (except for when I've downloaded pr0n with the spyware "license" embedded. Are you sure this isn't what's happening with you *wink wink*?) for any of them, including the backup DVDs I've made for "archival purposes". WMP is still the best media player around for the money (i.e., free), and it exceeds my expectations in nearly every area of operation. Don't get me wrong, it definitely has it's low points, like confusing library options and DRM options that have always and will always suck, but for the most part, it works great for me.
1. Make grandiose promises to inept managers regarding capabilities of software
2. Play Xbox until deadline for "RTM" arrives
3. Deny and involvement with manager's pet project.
4. Laugh uproariously as former managers are escorted off the premises by security for their complete and utter failure to meet deadline
Personally, I would do my best to make them look as stupid and inept as possible. You might just be doing other underlings a favor in the long run. They'll be much less likely to use subordinates in the future.
Actually, I disagree. I've been running Windows networks for over a decade without a single virus or spyware infection. Interestingly, we've had a nearly identical amount of successful hacks on both our web-facing Windows and Linux machines. I would say I'm pretty much on par with the Linux admin in terms of skills and knowledge, and we are both in agreeance that no matter what you do, eventually you will get hacked. Just like you will eventually be a victim of some sort of crime in the Real World, if you spend enough time in it. With a combination of flaws and ignorance / mistakes, every OS under the sun is suceptable to penetration, regardless of how skilled the Admin is. Just ask the Linux admin at my place of work, who lost a server thanks to a vendor-coded exploit. It happens. Live, learn, patch and move on.
And I will be taking an up-armored Panasonic Toughbook with me. We use them regularly in the field, and I've been impressed so far with their durability. I've seen them dropped, thrown, punched, kicked, pushed off tables, etc. No one can break stuff like we can ;)
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That most executives with this kind of understanding of IT infrastructure (i.e. little to none) tend to confuse systems administration with tech support. Sounds like you're being asked to fill more than one set of shoes.
As a professional systems administrator myself, I can tell you that very few individuals posses the capability to both program and maintain a mixed network. I'm not saying it can't be done, but it usually requires giving up more than just one's wishes to stay in their area of expertise. It also requires giving up weekends and vacations, as you'll inadvertently become married to the machines as more time goes by. It's unfortunate that IT professionals have gone from being held in high esteem to the average corporate foot soldier, thrown about at the whims of unknowledgable people, and ultimately, expendable. Good luck with your situation.
Why is it FUD when Microsoft does it, but not when the OSS crowd does it? What the article is basically summing up is that Microsoft Anti-Linux tactics are acceptable. Another case of "If you can't beat them, join them"?
Just bundle Weathercast with the ISP software and let Windows do the rest!