My beef with cable is that they frequently have too many users sharing one connection. My cable provider advertises 6000/2000 kbps (down/up). I usually get these speeds at, say, four in the morning. At five in the evening the speeds drop to about 300/100 kbps (down/up). If you call and complain, you're told that it's your computer (because you're running UNIX). Give me a break.
How the hell do they manage to build/maintain that room and keep up with their studies?
As a college student and a full-time employee, I find it incredibly difficult to keep up with things. There are dozens of cool ideas I'd love to implement, but they sit on the back burner due to lack of time and money. Maybe these two are like the many freshman I see on campus. Mommy and Daddy pay for everything. So they blow off their studies, have no major financial debts, and four years later have no degree. But hey, they did do this awesome party room!
Why not make an encrypted copy of the notes available? During parts of the lecture, give out a chunk of the passphrase. Obviously this won't discourage everyone, but it will certainly encourage people to remain in class. This is fairly trivial to setup too. I suspect if you're browsing/., you can navigate encryption software:-).
As a university student, I hate professors who go off-topic with politics. They spend entire lecture sessions discussing how Bush has ruined the country. If this was a political science class, I could understand some leftist speeches. For crying out loud though, this was a CS course!
Spam, harassment, or just plain paranoia. For awhile, I didn't get any of these things from my domains. Now I get letters from DROA shoved in my mail box, and calls from Habib in India wanting to buy my domain for a $1. I don't want to sell my domain. I'm more than happy with my current RSP. Yet, I still get all this shit, regardless if I tell them to fuck off or not.
So I use semi-fake data. If ICANN wants to fix the problems outlined above, I'll put some real info back.
At my university, the WiFi network is only in certain building. It's noticably absent from buildings with lecture halls. Let's be honest with ourselves though. People who fuck off, are always going to fuck off. The exclusion of a WiFi network -- which is rather useful to some -- isn't going to change this.
If WiFi was unavailable, we'd just see an annoying increase in the use of cell phones. I for one would rather hear the clicks of trackpads, than the jabbering of cellphone users.
Instead, Judge Purdy found Cuthbert guilty, because he had initially lied to the police about what he had done; Cuthbert originally told the police one story and later changed it.
Fuck the RIAA. First they rail up the price of CDs to ~$16 a pop. Then they try and force other music services (e.g., iTunes) to fuck the customer with higher prices. And now, they're going after satellite radio. I'm glad to pay $10/month to listen to good, commercial-free music, and now because of their insatiable greed, that's in danger.
I know everyone isn't fond of the Evil Empire (myself included), but this guy did essentially "screw over" MS. Top it off with violating a no-compete and sharing confidential MS info with Google.
If I was going to jump ship with my present company, I'd at least see if they could work something out with me.
Anyone can go to a "cram" session and obtain a certification. Even though I know nothing of the given subject (aside from what I crammed), the HR person interviewing me doesn't either. All the non-IT HR person sees is a shiny certification.
On the flip side, a lot of companies use certs as a "filter." If I have no certs, but a good deal of experience; a company may "filter" me out of the running based on that I have no certs. A human will probably never see my resume. Even though I'm more than qualified for the position.
So, I suppose in the end certs can be good and bad. While they're nice to have (if you have the cash and the time), they certainly shouldn't be used as a crutch. My office does face-to-face interviews with most qualified applicants. A cert won't grant, nor deny you a chance for a job. However, be prepared to have your knowledge tested should you advertise your cert in an interview.
My first question to everyone: Why can't a company be both a hardware AND a software company?
Simple. Assuming aesthetics and hardware quality/performance aren't an issue for you (as they are for a lot of non-geek types), you'd simply take OS X and load it on a $300 Dell. Now here's Apple, trying to sell a machine for thousands, and here's Dell selling one for $300.
Once again this a geek/non-geek difference. I'd much rather have a PowerBook than a Dell laptop. But, honestly, "how" is Apple supposed to take a huge cut, to put OS X on non-Apple systems?
SCO: 1) Stir up false rumors about Linux source code 2) Go sue happy and put your company image in the gutter 3) Attempt to rescue said image by offering Linux "licensing" 4) Wait patiently 5) Release a product bearing the SCO name that is gobbled up by CTO/CIO types 6) Profit
In all honesty, I'm sure people who paid SCO's Linux "license" fee will eagerly gobble this product up.
I'll accept this if they fit in the ads nicely. I want a random coke can I knock over in D3, or a "poster" in a corridor. As long as you don't interrupt my game play, or ruin my experience, fine. It's all about subtlety. We'll see who controls the amount of ads and how annoying they are. I'm guessing whoever has the largest pockets.
If I'm playing Doom 4 and I have to watch an ad before I proceed, or an ad ruins the environment (brightens the area); expect me to return your game.
There is no way you can build a PC cheaper than Dell. Unless you're talking a dinosaur PC. Flipping through their catalog, the $299 2.4 GHz Celeron system is pretty impressive (price wise, that is).
If Dell and Apple did work it out, I'm particularly curious what Microsoft's response would be.
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My beef with cable is that they frequently have too many users sharing one connection. My cable provider advertises 6000/2000 kbps (down/up). I usually get these speeds at, say, four in the morning. At five in the evening the speeds drop to about 300/100 kbps (down/up). If you call and complain, you're told that it's your computer (because you're running UNIX). Give me a break.
If I could just afford that full T1...
As a college student and a full-time employee, I find it incredibly difficult to keep up with things. There are dozens of cool ideas I'd love to implement, but they sit on the back burner due to lack of time and money. Maybe these two are like the many freshman I see on campus. Mommy and Daddy pay for everything. So they blow off their studies, have no major financial debts, and four years later have no degree. But hey, they did do this awesome party room!
Why not make an encrypted copy of the notes available? During parts of the lecture, give out a chunk of the passphrase. Obviously this won't discourage everyone, but it will certainly encourage people to remain in class. This is fairly trivial to setup too. I suspect if you're browsing /., you can navigate encryption software :-).
Please RTFA.
As a university student, I hate professors who go off-topic with politics. They spend entire lecture sessions discussing how Bush has ruined the country. If this was a political science class, I could understand some leftist speeches. For crying out loud though, this was a CS course!
Am I the only one who thinks the RIAA/MPAA "wrote" that message?
Indeed. I already burn my DROA letters, and tell the cold-callers where to stick it.
Spam, harassment, or just plain paranoia. For awhile, I didn't get any of these things from my domains. Now I get letters from DROA shoved in my mail box, and calls from Habib in India wanting to buy my domain for a $1. I don't want to sell my domain. I'm more than happy with my current RSP. Yet, I still get all this shit, regardless if I tell them to fuck off or not.
So I use semi-fake data. If ICANN wants to fix the problems outlined above, I'll put some real info back.
Go watch Screamers. Best quote ever:
Hey, Jefferson...what am I speaking swahili here? --Hendricksson
At my university, the WiFi network is only in certain building. It's noticably absent from buildings with lecture halls. Let's be honest with ourselves though. People who fuck off, are always going to fuck off. The exclusion of a WiFi network -- which is rather useful to some -- isn't going to change this.
If WiFi was unavailable, we'd just see an annoying increase in the use of cell phones. I for one would rather hear the clicks of trackpads, than the jabbering of cellphone users.
Remember The Omega Man?
Whatever folks may say about "The Evil Empire," this a true gift of philanthropy. Let's give a hand to Bill Gates...
So you're saying lying to the police shouldn't be considered a crime? Also, how do we know he wasn't under some kind of affirmation or oath.
Instead, Judge Purdy found Cuthbert guilty, because he had initially lied to the police about what he had done; Cuthbert originally told the police one story and later changed it.
Perjury is a crime, you know.
Fuck the RIAA. First they rail up the price of CDs to ~$16 a pop. Then they try and force other music services (e.g., iTunes) to fuck the customer with higher prices. And now, they're going after satellite radio. I'm glad to pay $10/month to listen to good, commercial-free music, and now because of their insatiable greed, that's in danger.
If the RIAA manages to jack that up...
...does this mean we'll see an end to the "please donate" pop-up on the client's exit?
I know everyone isn't fond of the Evil Empire (myself included), but this guy did essentially "screw over" MS. Top it off with violating a no-compete and sharing confidential MS info with Google.
If I was going to jump ship with my present company, I'd at least see if they could work something out with me.
Good, will this relieve the slump we've seen in good PC games?
My two cents on certifications...
Anyone can go to a "cram" session and obtain a certification. Even though I know nothing of the given subject (aside from what I crammed), the HR person interviewing me doesn't either. All the non-IT HR person sees is a shiny certification.
On the flip side, a lot of companies use certs as a "filter." If I have no certs, but a good deal of experience; a company may "filter" me out of the running based on that I have no certs. A human will probably never see my resume. Even though I'm more than qualified for the position.
So, I suppose in the end certs can be good and bad. While they're nice to have (if you have the cash and the time), they certainly shouldn't be used as a crutch. My office does face-to-face interviews with most qualified applicants. A cert won't grant, nor deny you a chance for a job. However, be prepared to have your knowledge tested should you advertise your cert in an interview.
My first question to everyone: Why can't a company be both a hardware AND a software company?
Simple. Assuming aesthetics and hardware quality/performance aren't an issue for you (as they are for a lot of non-geek types), you'd simply take OS X and load it on a $300 Dell. Now here's Apple, trying to sell a machine for thousands, and here's Dell selling one for $300.
Once again this a geek/non-geek difference. I'd much rather have a PowerBook than a Dell laptop. But, honestly, "how" is Apple supposed to take a huge cut, to put OS X on non-Apple systems?
SCO:
1) Stir up false rumors about Linux source code
2) Go sue happy and put your company image in the gutter
3) Attempt to rescue said image by offering Linux "licensing"
4) Wait patiently
5) Release a product bearing the SCO name that is gobbled up by CTO/CIO types
6) Profit
In all honesty, I'm sure people who paid SCO's Linux "license" fee will eagerly gobble this product up.
This is the first step towards a systems similar to Skynet. Would you really want a computer urging you to push that launch button?
I'll accept this if they fit in the ads nicely. I want a random coke can I knock over in D3, or a "poster" in a corridor. As long as you don't interrupt my game play, or ruin my experience, fine. It's all about subtlety. We'll see who controls the amount of ads and how annoying they are. I'm guessing whoever has the largest pockets.
If I'm playing Doom 4 and I have to watch an ad before I proceed, or an ad ruins the environment (brightens the area); expect me to return your game.
Is it just me, or does that screenshot look surprisingly like the Pinstripe theme from Firefox?
There is no way you can build a PC cheaper than Dell. Unless you're talking a dinosaur PC. Flipping through their catalog, the $299 2.4 GHz Celeron system is pretty impressive (price wise, that is).
If Dell and Apple did work it out, I'm particularly curious what Microsoft's response would be.