Yes, so BayStar just admitted they are either 1) a bunch or morons or 2) knew about that SCO was "engaged in publicity and debate" with slim prospects for winning vs. IBM and gave SCO the money anyway.
More clearly, they are either 1) a bunch of morons or 2) paid shills doing Microsoft's dirty work with full knowledge that they were doing so.
Before I could even call myself a coder, not even a "novice" coder, I was asked to edit an install script to locate a variable in the registry to find out what version of a popular CAD program was installed on the system.
I had absolutely no type of coding experience before this, and after pain staking time outside of work to clear up such terms as "variable", etc., I finally got the script to do the one thing I was tasked with. It was very rough.
However, the good point of this is that I actually learned a very little bit about writing code (even in this elementary script form). As a result, it sparked my interest in learning more.
As a result, I have since learned, to about an intermediate level, JavaScript, and some of my first code (form checking) is still in use at my current company. And, as of now, I am about done with my basic C programming language course (all self study). Each and every bit of tech I have learned doing this has directly assisted me on my job, I am a researcher, product manager, technical documentation writer and software tester.
Despite my initialy painful experience, pushing through it has greatly benefitted me and my company as a result. I continue to do a lot of personal study and training in all areas of computer technology as a result.
You invest 1/8 of your available capital because Microsoft asked you to. The asking by Microsoft, certainly has, even unwritten consequences, should the request not be complied with, IMHO.
You can't really blaim Forbes, they were doing what they were paid to do.
Near the bottom of the article, on the right, was a "Sponsored Links" section, three of the four links were for "SCO" products or services. Go figure.:)
"It's hard to find a large corporation interested in it. Anybody with any scars in this business doesn't want to be the first to do anything," commented Mike Anderer (emphasis mine), vice president of systems integration at Ikon Office Solutions, a large international integrator. "Right now it's kind of a manufacturing and standards war. In a year or two it might be a viable product."
Was found in this story:
http://news.com.com/2100-1001_3-200420.html
If it is "the" Mike Anderer from the e-mail, funny that Mike would have been part of Ikon, which I believe is the company Darl McBride worked at, sometime before SCO, which he sued and won some settlement for.
However, our court system was messed with long ago to the point where your life can be completely messed up (lost equipment, business, etc.) including being jailed if you are considered a flight risk just because you were suspected of committing a crime.
As far as I am concerned, as practiced in the U.S. right now, you are presumed guilty until you are proven not guilty by a court of law. This area of police, courts and justice is probably one of the worst corruption of our rights as citizens as guaranteed by the Constitution. But then again, the Constitution is only a piece of paper, "we the people" are the only guarantee of these rights.
And, to have government officials sworn to "uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic" allowing this, is the worst tragedy of all in this country.
Despite the distate that myself (and others, I am sure) have for politicians, they have to be written to and communicated with regarding your concerns for yours and others rights, unjust laws, etc. That is the only way that there will even be the possibility of some of this will be corrected. Being silent and an "innocent" bystander, will surely allow things to get even worse. I will get off my soap box now.
Yeah, and if you really did read "both sides of the story", actually, three or more sides in this one, you would probably come to the conclusion, that SCO has rice meal for brains.
No offense intended to all the fine upstanding rice meal out there.
I agree, and that is one thing I brought up during the "tests" of these machines here in Pinellas.
The paper output is one thing, however, I would feel more comfortable with a slip, showing the votes I placed, that I would put in the ballot box as a the backup.
I am in Pinellas County, and they do have printer tracking the voting data.
Now, what exact data is printed, I do not know for sure, other than the votes on a particular issue or for a particular candidate.
If no voter is tracked due to state law, then my suggestion would not work, even in my county.
I do not see a problem with a person's name, address and phone number being retained by a voting machine, with a general "40 issues or offices to vote for, 40 votes received", which would also show if 1) person actually voted at a particular machine and 2) if they "missed" voting on all, one or more, issues or offices.
There has to be a way to help find out if the was a problem with the voting machine, person didn't really understand how to use it, etc. Without being able to talk to the specific person(s) that did not vote or had a problem voting, this would be necessary to help correct the situation.
Even in the case where a person provides NO votes at all, a "Do you certify that you are casting no votes for this election?" with a "Yes" and "No" button would handle situations where a person showed up, but for some reason did not want to vote.
I live in one of the counties in Florida where 1) the touch screens were piloted and 2) where I have voted with them in two elections.
There is a print out that is produced as a running record as each person votes, which is the "backup" of data stored in the voting machine.
The voters that "did not vote" or "voted but it was not counted" should be able to be located and queried regarding that happened at the polling place. Unless there is no way to determine, from this paper printout, which exact registered and present to vote cvoters did not vote or had a problem voting, for some reason.
No "staring at the spell book" for about 18 months or more now.
The "Ledgend of Yheska" and "Lost Dungeons of Norrath", have actually changed EQ quite a bit.
Still have "camping", un-real "random" drop-rates of items, etc. But still, IMHO, lots of fun.
Mainly due to the group of people I play with regularly.
The economy is all borked up in the game, however, fairly recently, prices have started to drop due to the way the "bazaar" is set up, etc.
However, tradeskills are not set up to really make money in the game, most people just work tradeskills and sell at a hair above costs, just to work the skill(s) more, so they can do higher level tradeskill intensive quests, etc.
I am just marking time until I can see what EQ II is like, hope it is not as content poor as "Star Wars Galaxies", which I found to be one of the most frustrating (bugs and nerfs) and boring games I have ever played.
Demon-crats or Crepublicans, different sides of the same coin, IMHO.
They just take turns being the "bad guy", while our freedoms are erroded, taxes and "fees" are raised, the government plunged deeper into debt, etc.
Fact of the matter is we are all responsible for what goes on in the government, the good and the bad. We are the government.
Yes, we have represnetatives, but we have a responsibility as citizens, to ensure that the present and future course, laws, etc. of the country are such that the country thrives, the freedoms are protected, that our children and grand children will live in a U.S.A. that is slightly better (in regards to what I just mentioned), than the U.S.A. we currently live in.
Voting is actually not enough, you also have to write your representatives, be a bit more involved and informed about what is going on.
We all have a responsibility to help curb things in this country that are, overall, destructive to its freedoms, goals, citizens (as a whole), etc., and to promote and defend the things that are beneficial, grant more freedom, etc., for the good of all citizens.
And, I might add, because they have flatly refused to show the code to mitigate the "damage", their claims for damages will be ignored by the court, I am certain.
They (SCO) are on record in press releases, interviews, etc., clearly stating their refusal.
Call me paranoid, but if their intranet was affected by this "attack", I suspect that "some things" are going to be "lost" as a result.
IMHO, the SEC and other appropriate authorities might want to get some search warrants quick, surround SCO Headquarters and start saving some of the things that might otherwise get "lost" or "destroyed" due to this "attack".
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Yes, so BayStar just admitted they are either 1) a bunch or morons or 2) knew about that SCO was "engaged in publicity and debate" with slim prospects for winning vs. IBM and gave SCO the money anyway.
More clearly, they are either 1) a bunch of morons or 2) paid shills doing Microsoft's dirty work with full knowledge that they were doing so.
Before I could even call myself a coder, not even a "novice" coder, I was asked to edit an install script to locate a variable in the registry to find out what version of a popular CAD program was installed on the system.
I had absolutely no type of coding experience before this, and after pain staking time outside of work to clear up such terms as "variable", etc., I finally got the script to do the one thing I was tasked with. It was very rough.
However, the good point of this is that I actually learned a very little bit about writing code (even in this elementary script form). As a result, it sparked my interest in learning more.
As a result, I have since learned, to about an intermediate level, JavaScript, and some of my first code (form checking) is still in use at my current company. And, as of now, I am about done with my basic C programming language course (all self study). Each and every bit of tech I have learned doing this has directly assisted me on my job, I am a researcher, product manager, technical documentation writer and software tester.
Despite my initialy painful experience, pushing through it has greatly benefitted me and my company as a result. I continue to do a lot of personal study and training in all areas of computer technology as a result.
You are missing the point, it is logical.
You invest 1/8 of your available capital because Microsoft asked you to. The asking by Microsoft, certainly has, even unwritten consequences, should the request not be complied with, IMHO.
You can't really blaim Forbes, they were doing what they were paid to do.
Near the bottom of the article, on the right, was a "Sponsored Links" section, three of the four links were for "SCO" products or services. Go figure. :)
Wow, the plot thickens.
Seems to me, that this definitely points in the direction of this "Mike Anderer" being the same "Mike (or Michael) Anderer" from the e-mail.
I would just like to see the headers on that e-mail (if they are around anywhere), to authenticate this e-mail.
Wouldn't surprise me if Darl and Mike aren't good buddies, Mike married Darl's sister or something, etc. :)
Found this doing a little Googling.
Wonder if this is "the" Mike Anderer?
"It's hard to find a large corporation interested in it. Anybody with any scars in this business doesn't want to be the first to do anything," commented Mike Anderer (emphasis mine), vice president of systems integration at Ikon Office Solutions, a large international integrator. "Right now it's kind of a manufacturing and standards war. In a year or two it might be a viable product."
Was found in this story:
http://news.com.com/2100-1001_3-200420.html
If it is "the" Mike Anderer from the e-mail, funny that Mike would have been part of Ikon, which I believe is the company Darl McBride worked at, sometime before SCO, which he sued and won some settlement for.
the Ebola(s) patent.
Or, I believe the Monty Python "... and, a boot to the head." would be more appropriate. :)
YOu are "supposed" to be presumed innnocent.
However, our court system was messed with long ago to the point where your life can be completely messed up (lost equipment, business, etc.) including being jailed if you are considered a flight risk just because you were suspected of committing a crime.
As far as I am concerned, as practiced in the U.S. right now, you are presumed guilty until you are proven not guilty by a court of law. This area of police, courts and justice is probably one of the worst corruption of our rights as citizens as guaranteed by the Constitution. But then again, the Constitution is only a piece of paper, "we the people" are the only guarantee of these rights.
And, to have government officials sworn to "uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic" allowing this, is the worst tragedy of all in this country.
Despite the distate that myself (and others, I am sure) have for politicians, they have to be written to and communicated with regarding your concerns for yours and others rights, unjust laws, etc. That is the only way that there will even be the possibility of some of this will be corrected. Being silent and an "innocent" bystander, will surely allow things to get even worse. I will get off my soap box now.
I thought it was more like:
SCO: Pay up!
UK (mark, from SCO's point of view): Bugger off!
Yeah, and if you really did read "both sides of the story", actually, three or more sides in this one, you would probably come to the conclusion, that SCO has rice meal for brains.
No offense intended to all the fine upstanding rice meal out there.
I agree, and that is one thing I brought up during the "tests" of these machines here in Pinellas.
The paper output is one thing, however, I would feel more comfortable with a slip, showing the votes I placed, that I would put in the ballot box as a the backup.
I stand corrected regarding Broward county then.
I am in Pinellas County, and they do have printer tracking the voting data.
Now, what exact data is printed, I do not know for sure, other than the votes on a particular issue or for a particular candidate.
If no voter is tracked due to state law, then my suggestion would not work, even in my county.
I do not see a problem with a person's name, address and phone number being retained by a voting machine, with a general "40 issues or offices to vote for, 40 votes received", which would also show if 1) person actually voted at a particular machine and 2) if they "missed" voting on all, one or more, issues or offices.
There has to be a way to help find out if the was a problem with the voting machine, person didn't really understand how to use it, etc. Without being able to talk to the specific person(s) that did not vote or had a problem voting, this would be necessary to help correct the situation.
Even in the case where a person provides NO votes at all, a "Do you certify that you are casting no votes for this election?" with a "Yes" and "No" button would handle situations where a person showed up, but for some reason did not want to vote.
I live in one of the counties in Florida where 1) the touch screens were piloted and 2) where I have voted with them in two elections.
There is a print out that is produced as a running record as each person votes, which is the "backup" of data stored in the voting machine.
The voters that "did not vote" or "voted but it was not counted" should be able to be located and queried regarding that happened at the polling place. Unless there is no way to determine, from this paper printout, which exact registered and present to vote cvoters did not vote or had a problem voting, for some reason.
No "staring at the spell book" for about 18 months or more now.
The "Ledgend of Yheska" and "Lost Dungeons of Norrath", have actually changed EQ quite a bit.
Still have "camping", un-real "random" drop-rates of items, etc. But still, IMHO, lots of fun.
Mainly due to the group of people I play with regularly.
The economy is all borked up in the game, however, fairly recently, prices have started to drop due to the way the "bazaar" is set up, etc.
However, tradeskills are not set up to really make money in the game, most people just work tradeskills and sell at a hair above costs, just to work the skill(s) more, so they can do higher level tradeskill intensive quests, etc.
I am just marking time until I can see what EQ II is like, hope it is not as content poor as "Star Wars Galaxies", which I found to be one of the most frustrating (bugs and nerfs) and boring games I have ever played.
What about Sierra On-Line's Tales of Yserbius?
Four to six people in one group, if I recall. However, the leader only controlled the movement of the group through the dungeon.
This was circa 1988/1989. :)
Never mind, didn't preview... ugh.
if ( s_lipsMoving(Darl) )
{
for (i = 0; i {
printf ("\nAnd Darl said, \"%s\"\n", c_lies[i]);
}
}
Demon-crats or Crepublicans, different sides of the same coin, IMHO.
They just take turns being the "bad guy", while our freedoms are erroded, taxes and "fees" are raised, the government plunged deeper into debt, etc.
Fact of the matter is we are all responsible for what goes on in the government, the good and the bad. We are the government.
Yes, we have represnetatives, but we have a responsibility as citizens, to ensure that the present and future course, laws, etc. of the country are such that the country thrives, the freedoms are protected, that our children and grand children will live in a U.S.A. that is slightly better (in regards to what I just mentioned), than the U.S.A. we currently live in.
Voting is actually not enough, you also have to write your representatives, be a bit more involved and informed about what is going on.
We all have a responsibility to help curb things in this country that are, overall, destructive to its freedoms, goals, citizens (as a whole), etc., and to promote and defend the things that are beneficial, grant more freedom, etc., for the good of all citizens.
O.K., I will get off my soap box now.
Regards,
Fredrick
I grew up in Wyoming, town of 150 people. 30 years later, it now has a whopping 250 people.
Last time I checked, the population of Wyoming was just over 300,000 people, but I do not have the most recent census data.
That being the case, 235,000 programmers (or lack of) would be about 2/3rds of the population of the great state of Wyoming.
If Wyoming was near an ocean or one of the great lakes, everyone would want to live there. :)
Regards,
Fredrick
The ship's network is listing badly, she canna' take no more, Cap'ain.
And, I might add, because they have flatly refused to show the code to mitigate the "damage", their claims for damages will be ignored by the court, I am certain.
They (SCO) are on record in press releases, interviews, etc., clearly stating their refusal.
SCO is toast, please pass the apple butter.
Regards,
Fredrick
Have you ever caused, participated in a DDoS attack?
Have you ever sympathized with a person or group that caused a DDoS attack?
Are you now or have you ever used the Linux operation system?
Have you ever sympathized with a person or group that is (or was) using the Linux operating system.
Etc.
Regards,
Fredrick
Call me paranoid, but if their intranet was affected by this "attack", I suspect that "some things" are going to be "lost" as a result.
IMHO, the SEC and other appropriate authorities might want to get some search warrants quick, surround SCO Headquarters and start saving some of the things that might otherwise get "lost" or "destroyed" due to this "attack".
Regards,
Fredrick
Dar[y]l can't feel anything. He has been brain dead, at least since he first came up with the idea to get a buyout or settlement from IBM.
Since that point, all he has had left is a mindless shell (no operating pun intended).
Regards,
Fredrick