While trying to scrounge up the funds for a super sexy NAS, I took an old G4 Mac I got on Ebay and followed some directions to throw in some extra drives. There are plenty of 'diy' NAS instructions on the net to take advantage of old PCs that you might have floating around.
I actually ran CAT5 to my detached garage. I think whatever your solution is (box, NAS, diy NAS) you should consider storing it 'off site' from your main house to ensure survivability if there is some fire or other disaster.
"I'm trying to contain my joy," MPAA chairman and CEO Dan Glickman told The Hollywood Reporter.
Look at the fact--Rep. John Conyers take over Judiciary. You can say 'Boucher is great, or Berman is bad' but they are minor players compared to Conyers and the power of the chairmanship (Conyers was the author of the 'analog hole' bill along with a host of other bidding on behalf of the RIAA).
Stop drinking the Kool-aid. This was no better a result than the previous crowd staying in control...
I did a cross-planet move recently to Hong Kong (and back again). Some of the lessons we learned might be appropriate.
1) Moving fees. Does the firm pay a cash amount or the actual expense. This can come into play in that you might be tempted to cut corners and save some of the cash, or go to town and get the best movers you can find (i.e. who do the packing for you). If you are a busy or disorganized person, you may want the kind of movers who show up and pack everything right out of the closets so you don't miss a beat.
There are always incidental expenses you don't think about, like...well...say you just abandon your iron (assuming you are the type that irons your clothes). You then have to buy a new one and that costs money. Or a spatula. Or some hangers, or a screwdriver. Stuff you forget to pack.
2) Insurance, transfering over to a new state--have them sort out all of this (but it isn't a big deal I suspect).
3) Car registration. Some firms actually pay a person or a service to re-register your car. Saves you a day at the DMV.
4) Salary adjustment. Cities cost different amounts.
5) Return travel. More likely in overseas assignments, but we got two rndtrip tix to go home for the holidays as part of our deal.
6) 1-2 months rent at a corporate apartment. I'd really push for this if possible. Lets you see where the office is, investigate schools, neighborhoods, etc. One of the WORST things you can do on a move is move, and buy a house immediately. Always take a month or two to get the lay of the land if possible, even if you used to live in that town (times changes, traffic patterns change, nearest groceries move, etc).
7) Educational assistance for your kids (if you have any, but you may need some help getting them into your first choice school mid-term).
8) Auto transport. Why put 3,000 miles on your car? Have them ship it (or sell and rebuy).
If you can afford it, you can also look at this time as 'garage sale' time to empty out a lot of stuff you just haven't gotten around to dumping yet. We sold off a lot of furniture and things before our move, and bought new stuff on arrival. Saved on shipping and was kind of fun to have a new look to match a new town.
Over and over and over again. The same thing. I went away for six months to Asia and when I came back it was 8 days before I heard a 'new' song on the radio, and even that was crap. It's like an ipod with only 30 songs.
I helped build the device at PenguinRadio for just this reason--I wanted to hear something new. In just a month of listening to stations from overseas, I've bought seven albums from groups I've never heard of over here. Go figure.
..it is ok to drop out, so long as you keep learning. Jobs caveated his statement by noting that yes, he did drop out, but he still attended classes that he found interesting. Sort of dropping in from time to time.
One class was calligraphy, which he said at the time didn't look like it would have much of impact on his life back then. But then he pointed out this class, part of his continued learning experience, was responsible for the emphasis on fonts in the early Macs, one of the things setting it apart from other machines in the early 1980s.
In or out of college, I think his message was you never stop learning.
You should also note as a contractor, your employer will not be making payments to the state unemployment and/or workers compensation programs, which may harm you at a later date should you need those services.
If you can't get a job, well, heck, it's a no-brainer. In fact, if you are "good" and can get it done quicker, you might have time to pick up a second "gig" as a contractor for someone else, eventually hiring people yourself to form your own company (American dream here).
But if all you want is stability....maybe something else is a better solution.
I've heard the story about how IBM was left standed, but I've also heard that's just an urban legend and they did come to some agreement, went into some talks, and didn't come to an agreement on other matters. The NDA was just something that caught on to the storytellers, but wasn't totally true.
The Brenthaven is a really nice design for a geek traveller. It's got the pocket for the laptop, but also a nice area for the charger, cell phones, pens, and other gadget. I usually slide some magazines in the same compartment as the laptop, and my DVDs in the front pocket (or the middle one). There are two side pockets for cell phones (a GSM and a CDMA, if that's what you need) but I don't usually carry them there as I fear they might fall out.
If there is one down side it is that you can put too much in the bag and it gets rather heavy. I started digitizing my DVDS onto a firewire hard disk rather than carry the added weight of say 20 DVDs. I also leave the charger in my checked bags, if possible, and use airline power when available.
I also recommend the Scott E-vest. Definitely a plus
Near the Pentagon in the first days after the attack they put up some towers and said they were using it to triangulate the location of cell phones that might still be on and inside the rubble. It ended up staying there for about six months or so.
I too was a tech worker in DC. While I loved the city, I wanted a little more space and decided to move to Chesapeake Beach in Calvert County. It is rural. Nascar, drive through liqour, shotguns in pickups. I just couldn't stand the suburbs.
Now I'm 45 minutes to DC. From my door to the US Capitol. 38 if I speed a bit. Those commute times aren't much worse than Dulles to DC I should note.
For what it is worth, I bought a home here and a condo in DC for LESS than it would cost to buy a house in a good area of DC proper. When I have a lot of work in DC, I spend the night there, but when I can I get out here.
I have DishNetwork and Comcast (long story). I find that the picture is (usually) clearer on the dish, and the sound is much better (from the major broadcast networks). On cable stations, it's about the same, though sometimes certain channels will lose a bit of a color late in the day or for some reason on the Dish (I have a 56' inch widescreen so I'm a bit picky about my picture quality).
I should note that there is a good three second delay on the Dish, which is kind of annoying when you are on the phone talking to someone about a football game and they know the result before you. I'll talk to my father about a 4th and goal and he'll say "Touchdown!" before the ball even snaps on my Dish feed. A few seconds later I see the play.
Yes, rain messes things up, but we're talking big time thunderstorms (not just your normal USA rain). If it is really bad, you can lose the signal for a while (it comes and goes).
My dish also offeres both the East and West Showtimes/HBOs which is nice when you miss something you can see it three hours later (not sure if your comcast does that).
My reason for Dish was Fox Sports World, which my local comcast didn't get. I never would have gotten the dish if the local guys offered that channel, but they didn't so tough.
Whatever you chose, get a TIVO like PVR. It rocks.
Guess it isn't a problem in Russia...
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"Russia usually does better fighting e-mail viruses than the United States because systems administrators are generally more competent here and install protection quicker"
Though that was a funny quote from this story about the fact the virus was traced back to Russia.
What sort of help / donations are you seeking from the US and the West? Would some old manuals, parts, or anything else we might have laying around be of use to you guys and how would we send it to you (i.e. mailing address?)
I've had a few guys point it out to me before. Many DC / Dulles Toll Road-types know where it is.
Now, there are other buildings in DC that's are much more cool. Like the one on the Toll Road with green "windows" that are merely for appearances as the entire building is solid concrete. Or the stuff in Crystal City that is bathed in electronic white noise to prevent eavesdropping.
I know how you feel. I was that way as well, and I was going nuts without a couple Cokes during the day (about 92-128 oz a day). I basically decided to give it up cold turkey, which didn't work that well either. I finally kicked it by switching to 7-up and Sprite, with an occasional Diet Coke.
http://www.cctv.com has a bunch of streams of the launch and pre-flight interviews. http://www.cctv-4.com has live feeds of the mission.
It was kind of sad that they didn't show it live, and it's probably the fear of a crash, but a lot of the "secrecy" surrounding the mission is a bunch of Western media hype. My mother-in-law, visiting from China, has been translating Chinese papers for me for the last week, giving me the name of the Astronaut days before the US papers, telling me the time of the launch 24 hours early, and several other things that our media says "is being withheld for state secret reasons."
I'm no fan of the communists, but sometimes I wonder if the media we have covering that area even read the papers or speak the language.
The Department of Education Website has a nice primer on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99), a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records.
I should note there are exceptions listed:
* School officials with legitimate educational interest; * Other schools to which a student is transferring; * Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes; * Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student; * Organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the school; * Accrediting organizations; * To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena; * Appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies; and * State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific State law.
Interesting they allow "judicial order or lawfully issue subpoena"
Yea, I'm having the same problems. I donwloading Itunes4 within seconds of Apple updating their webpage and had no problem playing a few tracks, but now there seems to be a bit of congestion.
Slashdot Mirror
While trying to scrounge up the funds for a super sexy NAS, I took an old G4 Mac I got on Ebay and followed some directions to throw in some extra drives. There are plenty of 'diy' NAS instructions on the net to take advantage of old PCs that you might have floating around.
I actually ran CAT5 to my detached garage. I think whatever your solution is (box, NAS, diy NAS) you should consider storing it 'off site' from your main house to ensure survivability if there is some fire or other disaster.
Look here:
p e=industryNews&storyID=2006-11-09T091511Z_01_N0945 8311_RTRIDST_0_INDUSTRY-DEMOCRATS-DC.XML
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?ty
"I'm trying to contain my joy," MPAA chairman and CEO Dan Glickman told The Hollywood Reporter.
Look at the fact--Rep. John Conyers take over Judiciary. You can say 'Boucher is great, or Berman is bad' but they are minor players compared to Conyers and the power of the chairmanship (Conyers was the author of the 'analog hole' bill along with a host of other bidding on behalf of the RIAA).
Stop drinking the Kool-aid. This was no better a result than the previous crowd staying in control...
I did a cross-planet move recently to Hong Kong (and back again). Some of the lessons we learned might be appropriate.
1) Moving fees. Does the firm pay a cash amount or the actual expense. This can come into play in that you might be tempted to cut corners and save some of the cash, or go to town and get the best movers you can find (i.e. who do the packing for you). If you are a busy or disorganized person, you may want the kind of movers who show up and pack everything right out of the closets so you don't miss a beat.
There are always incidental expenses you don't think about, like...well...say you just abandon your iron (assuming you are the type that irons your clothes). You then have to buy a new one and that costs money. Or a spatula. Or some hangers, or a screwdriver. Stuff you forget to pack.
2) Insurance, transfering over to a new state--have them sort out all of this (but it isn't a big deal I suspect).
3) Car registration. Some firms actually pay a person or a service to re-register your car. Saves you a day at the DMV.
4) Salary adjustment. Cities cost different amounts.
5) Return travel. More likely in overseas assignments, but we got two rndtrip tix to go home for the holidays as part of our deal.
6) 1-2 months rent at a corporate apartment. I'd really push for this if possible. Lets you see where the office is, investigate schools, neighborhoods, etc. One of the WORST things you can do on a move is move, and buy a house immediately. Always take a month or two to get the lay of the land if possible, even if you used to live in that town (times changes, traffic patterns change, nearest groceries move, etc).
7) Educational assistance for your kids (if you have any, but you may need some help getting them into your first choice school mid-term).
8) Auto transport. Why put 3,000 miles on your car? Have them ship it (or sell and rebuy).
If you can afford it, you can also look at this time as 'garage sale' time to empty out a lot of stuff you just haven't gotten around to dumping yet. We sold off a lot of furniture and things before our move, and bought new stuff on arrival. Saved on shipping and was kind of fun to have a new look to match a new town.
hope this helps
Over and over and over again. The same thing. I went away for six months to Asia and when I came back it was 8 days before I heard a 'new' song on the radio, and even that was crap. It's like an ipod with only 30 songs.
I helped build the device at PenguinRadio for just this reason--I wanted to hear something new. In just a month of listening to stations from overseas, I've bought seven albums from groups I've never heard of over here. Go figure.
..it is ok to drop out, so long as you keep learning. Jobs caveated his statement by noting that yes, he did drop out, but he still attended classes that he found interesting. Sort of dropping in from time to time.
One class was calligraphy, which he said at the time didn't look like it would have much of impact on his life back then. But then he pointed out this class, part of his continued learning experience, was responsible for the emphasis on fonts in the early Macs, one of the things setting it apart from other machines in the early 1980s.
In or out of college, I think his message was you never stop learning.
http://www.apple.com/store
but it is crashing pretty hard. Basically 1/3 of a cube. Smooth looking. Ports in back, CD slit in front and that's about it.
Bet you could make a cool cluster out of these.
You should also note as a contractor, your employer will not be making payments to the state unemployment and/or workers compensation programs, which may harm you at a later date should you need those services.
If you can't get a job, well, heck, it's a no-brainer. In fact, if you are "good" and can get it done quicker, you might have time to pick up a second "gig" as a contractor for someone else, eventually hiring people yourself to form your own company (American dream here).
But if all you want is stability....maybe something else is a better solution.
I've heard the story about how IBM was left standed, but I've also heard that's just an urban legend and they did come to some agreement, went into some talks, and didn't come to an agreement on other matters. The NDA was just something that caught on to the storytellers, but wasn't totally true.
So I recall hearing somewhere...
The Brenthaven is a really nice design for a geek traveller. It's got the pocket for the laptop, but also a nice area for the charger, cell phones, pens, and other gadget. I usually slide some magazines in the same compartment as the laptop, and my DVDs in the front pocket (or the middle one). There are two side pockets for cell phones (a GSM and a CDMA, if that's what you need) but I don't usually carry them there as I fear they might fall out.
If there is one down side it is that you can put too much in the bag and it gets rather heavy. I started digitizing my DVDS onto a firewire hard disk rather than carry the added weight of say 20 DVDs. I also leave the charger in my checked bags, if possible, and use airline power when available.
I also recommend the Scott E-vest. Definitely a plus
20 Rhode Islands
or the North Island of New Zealand
I found this number in the US Census Statistical Abstract:
Land in farms 941,000,000
3% of that is about 28,230,000 acres
640 acres = 1 sq mile
44,109 sq miles.
I think my math is right...
Near the Pentagon in the first days after the attack they put up some towers and said they were using it to triangulate the location of cell phones that might still be on and inside the rubble. It ended up staying there for about six months or so.
Just start about halfway through the original thread and you'll get the minute-by-minute updates as they await for delivery. Pretty funny.
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http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s
I too was a tech worker in DC. While I loved the city, I wanted a little more space and decided to move to Chesapeake Beach in Calvert County. It is rural. Nascar, drive through liqour, shotguns in pickups. I just couldn't stand the suburbs.
Now I'm 45 minutes to DC. From my door to the US Capitol. 38 if I speed a bit. Those commute times aren't much worse than Dulles to DC I should note.
For what it is worth, I bought a home here and a condo in DC for LESS than it would cost to buy a house in a good area of DC proper. When I have a lot of work in DC, I spend the night there, but when I can I get out here.
Maybe we should start a slashdot "Write your Own Song" contest for the new movie.
"My name is Smeagol
Got eyes like an eagle
Like to eat fish
but I don't like beagles"
I don't know. Maybe you can do better.
"A lion, is eating, my foot off, somebody call a cop". Oops, that's Mel Brooks.
I have DishNetwork and Comcast (long story). I find that the picture is (usually) clearer on the dish, and the sound is much better (from the major broadcast networks). On cable stations, it's about the same, though sometimes certain channels will lose a bit of a color late in the day or for some reason on the Dish (I have a 56' inch widescreen so I'm a bit picky about my picture quality).
I should note that there is a good three second delay on the Dish, which is kind of annoying when you are on the phone talking to someone about a football game and they know the result before you. I'll talk to my father about a 4th and goal and he'll say "Touchdown!" before the ball even snaps on my Dish feed. A few seconds later I see the play.
Yes, rain messes things up, but we're talking big time thunderstorms (not just your normal USA rain). If it is really bad, you can lose the signal for a while (it comes and goes).
My dish also offeres both the East and West Showtimes/HBOs which is nice when you miss something you can see it three hours later (not sure if your comcast does that).
My reason for Dish was Fox Sports World, which my local comcast didn't get. I never would have gotten the dish if the local guys offered that channel, but they didn't so tough.
Whatever you chose, get a TIVO like PVR. It rocks.
"Russia usually does better fighting e-mail viruses than the United States because systems administrators are generally more competent here and install protection quicker"
Though that was a funny quote from this story about the fact the virus was traced back to Russia.
E-mail virus traced to Russia
Microsoft Windows: Insecure by Design
The title says it all
What sort of help / donations are you seeking from the US and the West? Would some old manuals, parts, or anything else we might have laying around be of use to you guys and how would we send it to you (i.e. mailing address?)
I've had a few guys point it out to me before. Many DC / Dulles Toll Road-types know where it is.
Now, there are other buildings in DC that's are much more cool. Like the one on the Toll Road with green "windows" that are merely for appearances as the entire building is solid concrete. Or the stuff in Crystal City that is bathed in electronic white noise to prevent eavesdropping.
Gibson's Wurlitzer Digital Jukebox also at CES this week.
I know how you feel. I was that way as well, and I was going nuts without a couple Cokes during the day (about 92-128 oz a day). I basically decided to give it up cold turkey, which didn't work that well either. I finally kicked it by switching to 7-up and Sprite, with an occasional Diet Coke.
Lost a lot of weight too.
http://www.cctv.com has a bunch of streams of the launch and pre-flight interviews. http://www.cctv-4.com has live feeds of the mission.
It was kind of sad that they didn't show it live, and it's probably the fear of a crash, but a lot of the "secrecy" surrounding the mission is a bunch of Western media hype. My mother-in-law, visiting from China, has been translating Chinese papers for me for the last week, giving me the name of the Astronaut days before the US papers, telling me the time of the launch 24 hours early, and several other things that our media says "is being withheld for state secret reasons."
I'm no fan of the communists, but sometimes I wonder if the media we have covering that area even read the papers or speak the language.
Wife-Husband too....
And Secret Service Agent, Philandering President was attempted...
The Department of Education Website has a nice primer on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99), a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records.
I should note there are exceptions listed:
* School officials with legitimate educational interest;
* Other schools to which a student is transferring;
* Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes;
* Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student;
* Organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the school;
* Accrediting organizations;
* To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena;
* Appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies; and
* State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific State law.
Interesting they allow "judicial order or lawfully issue subpoena"
Yea, I'm having the same problems. I donwloading Itunes4 within seconds of Apple updating their webpage and had no problem playing a few tracks, but now there seems to be a bit of congestion.