A company I used to work for used Siebel for this. It worked very well. Siebel worked better than other ticketing systems I have used such as Vantive and Peregrine.
Okay now I now you are trolling....
The infrastructure hasn't changed, hasn't improved, and the only major change, is that now I have to pay someone for access
You are saying the infrastructure and hardware hasn't been improved since 1986 when Al Gore started to champion the technology for the internet? You may have to pay for internet access now. However, that is better than not having internet access. Another interesting thing is that you want the internet for free, that sounds pretty socialistic.....
"Bush is smart enough to delegate. He is smart and courageous enough to surround himself with men and women who are smarter than he is and will give him straight answers.
Do you honestly feel that Bush is calling the shots in the White House? Do you honestly believe that W Bush assembled this team. After all his cabinet is basically the same as is fathers. Doesn't that concern you that the most powerful political position in the world is held by a person with almost no prior experience and whose authority and legitimacy is questioned by so many people and countries....
Do you have a point? After all you are using a computer to read slashdot over the Internet not the Aparanet.
The fact is that Al Gore could see what benefits the technology could have. That is pretty impressive considering he held hearings for the internet as early as 1986.
Also, You must have pretty interesting politcal views as you are against Gore (and thus probably a Bush supporter) and are criticizing the comercialization of the internet. Which makes believe that you don't think for yourself but let others think for you.
Al Gore did more for the internet than any other politician. Just look at the Internet Societies page. You will notice that from a political stand point he did take the initiative to create the internet. With out his help the internet as we know it would have been delayed. Also, he never said he "Invented the Internet". Al Gore said that he took the initiative to create the internet. Meaning that he championed the technology.
Hey, I am opposed to what the US is doing now. To me it is imperialism. I am saying that the US should really rethink the policy of trying to make everything a democracy.
Yeah, I got all excited that bell bottoms were back. I guess I am a little anxious to get the politics back in line with the fasion.....
Seriously, I find it hard to find solace in a political pendulum. I just hope that good people don't get their rights striped away or killed. That is like being fine with the dark ages as a techno, political, social pendulum shift.
The poster has a valid question. I bet that 98% of the population can not tell the difference between socialism and communism. Do you care to enlighten us?
Does it really matter what name the government is called? Wether it be socialist, communist, republic or democracy? Any form of government can be corrupt. Maybe we shouldn't be trying to bring democracy to other countries. Maybe we should be more intersted in governments that server the people.
Any one notice that about 100 years ago people stopped refering to the US as a republic and started calling the US a democracy?
I agree. Kind of funny that we gave up our liberties and "liberated" another country so easily. Anyone else feel like they are living in 1984 and can't believe what is happening? I know 1984 gets quoted a lot. However, how many of you have ever read the book? Or how many have read Fahrenheit 451? I read those books when I was a teenager and thought that our country would never let it hapen. 12 years later I have read those books again and now I see how easily it could happen and is begining to happen. My parents tell me that current events are reminding them of what happened in the 1950's with the Red Scare and McCarthy. I just can't believe that there are people that can't see it happening....
Ah, now we see the author's real agenda - I should have realized when I saw the words "tax cuts". I will merely point out that the dotcom bubble economy was created under a Democrat president and began declining in mid 2000 - there is nothing Bush or Greenspan could have done to prevent it bursting.
True, there is nothing that they could have done to prevent the bubble from bursting. However, they could have prevented it from sliding as much as it did. Bush's misserable foreign policy is to blame. Interesting to look back at 2000-2001 when Bush was pushing isolationalism and condeming nation building activties. Then 9/11 comes along and he sees that we have to be involved in the world community. Unfortunately he mistook involvment with imperialism....
If the global community does not respect the president of the US. Do you think that the global economy will do well? First step to a good recovery is to get a president that can be respected by the community. Bush's role in the White House is questionable. Who is really in charge in the White House? Rumsfeild or Rove??? The rest of the world is asking theses questions. Why aren't the people of the US???
"There hasn't been any terrorist activity in the UK (let alone London) for years - at least 3 or 4, maybe more, it's too long ago to remember! "
You have to be kidding me... I lived on Ealing Broadway in 2001 and it was attacked by the IRA about a month before 9/11. The car bomb left a 6 foot crater in Uxbridge road and the Ealing Broadway Train/Tube station was closed for about 3 days. Also about 6 months before that there was an IRA car bomb in Shepards Bush. Sounds like A terorist activity to me...
I do agree with you that London is safer than most of the Big US cities. However, I don't think this is due to CCTV. I can definitley say that I felt safer in London due to the fact that guns are illegal. That being said I would much rather see the US crack down on guns then increase monitoring on it's citizens.
Maybe this is what caused ole "W" to fall off his segway.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2989000. stm
Was it his batteries or his ineptness? Something tells me it wasn't the batteries....
The IRA is a Terrorist organization. In the two years I was in London there where 2 bombings and other attempted attacks. I think you will find that is more frequent than any other US city. My post was to point out the UK still has a problem with crime and terrorism.....
Yes you are correct. I heard that report too while living in London. I just phrased it wrong earlier. My bad... However, it is impossible to closely monitor all areas. What you see is very public areas that are highly monitored have less crime. But the statment about getting stabbed is true.
Yeah that is why you are more likely to get stabbed in London than any other place in the world. As far as terrorists, London frequently is the target for attacks by the IRA. I am a US citizen. However, I have lived in London for 2 years. I do like CCTV, However, statistics show it really doesn't stop or inhibit crime.
More importantly....Why isn't there an open source project for a good graphics calculator program. I would love a program that replicated a graphing calculator. I am tired of those cheesey default calculators that every OS has. I know that MS has a powertools calculator. However, I think it is a bit crap. If any one nows of one please post.
I bought a TI-89 about 5 years ago for about $150. Amazing that the price really hasn't changed. One would think that their prices would have gone down like other technologies over the years. However, they seem to keep their value. What is the deal???
I wish VW would bring over a TDI van. My father used to own a VW bus in the late 70' early 80's. However, I don't like the look of the Sharan. I would definitely buy one that looked more like the original VW bus!!
You are very wrong. The newer diesel engines don't put out soot. Even with soot the egines are not that bad since the soot is heavy and falls to the earth fast. The soot falls to the ground much faster and it is harder to breath into the lungs. The petrol cars release emisions which are much lighter and thus get suspended in the air and also are much easier to breath in. There are some toxens that diesel engines produce more of. However, diesel engines also burn more efficiently. Thus putting those toxen/mile below a petrol engine.
I have heard of people getting 50+ MPG out of their Jetta's. However, I only have experience with the Golf. Anyone in Europe that has a Jetta post what you get on the highways???
Yeah, When I lived in England, people were actually going into stores and buying cooking oil to run the cars. The cooking oil was cheaper than petrol. However, I hear that cooking oil can be bad for the engine and it only gets 40MPG. If you get the refined bio diesels they will give you more mileage and longer engine life.
Last year I drove a turbo diesel from London to Edinburgh on 1 tank of gas. I didn't refuel until well into my trip back to London. I estimate that the car got 55 MPG. The car was a Volkswagen Golf. It used a standard body frame and got very good pickup. The point is the Golf was using standard and trully tested technology in the engine and frame NOT exotic technologies like the Hybrids use. I live in the US and Diesel isn't as easy to find. However, I am seriously considering getting a Turbo Diesel for my next car. Another really cool thing... the Turbo Diesel engines can run off of Bio Diesel too!!!
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A company I used to work for used Siebel for this. It worked very well. Siebel worked better than other ticketing systems I have used such as Vantive and Peregrine.
Okay now I now you are trolling....
The infrastructure hasn't changed, hasn't improved, and the only major change, is that now I have to pay someone for access
You are saying the infrastructure and hardware hasn't been improved since 1986 when Al Gore started to champion the technology for the internet? You may have to pay for internet access now. However, that is better than not having internet access. Another interesting thing is that you want the internet for free, that sounds pretty socialistic.....
"Bush is smart enough to delegate. He is smart and courageous enough to surround himself with men and women who are smarter than he is and will give him straight answers.
Do you honestly feel that Bush is calling the shots in the White House? Do you honestly believe that W Bush assembled this team. After all his cabinet is basically the same as is fathers. Doesn't that concern you that the most powerful political position in the world is held by a person with almost no prior experience and whose authority and legitimacy is questioned by so many people and countries....
Do you have a point? After all you are using a computer to read slashdot over the Internet not the Aparanet. The fact is that Al Gore could see what benefits the technology could have. That is pretty impressive considering he held hearings for the internet as early as 1986. Also, You must have pretty interesting politcal views as you are against Gore (and thus probably a Bush supporter) and are criticizing the comercialization of the internet. Which makes believe that you don't think for yourself but let others think for you.
Al Gore did more for the internet than any other politician. Just look at the Internet Societies page. You will notice that from a political stand point he did take the initiative to create the internet. With out his help the internet as we know it would have been delayed. Also, he never said he "Invented the Internet". Al Gore said that he took the initiative to create the internet. Meaning that he championed the technology.
Excellent, Mod this guy up!!
Hey, I am opposed to what the US is doing now. To me it is imperialism. I am saying that the US should really rethink the policy of trying to make everything a democracy.
Yeah, I got all excited that bell bottoms were back. I guess I am a little anxious to get the politics back in line with the fasion..... Seriously, I find it hard to find solace in a political pendulum. I just hope that good people don't get their rights striped away or killed. That is like being fine with the dark ages as a techno, political, social pendulum shift.
The poster has a valid question. I bet that 98% of the population can not tell the difference between socialism and communism. Do you care to enlighten us?
Does it really matter what name the government is called? Wether it be socialist, communist, republic or democracy? Any form of government can be corrupt. Maybe we shouldn't be trying to bring democracy to other countries. Maybe we should be more intersted in governments that server the people. Any one notice that about 100 years ago people stopped refering to the US as a republic and started calling the US a democracy?
I agree. Kind of funny that we gave up our liberties and "liberated" another country so easily. Anyone else feel like they are living in 1984 and can't believe what is happening? I know 1984 gets quoted a lot. However, how many of you have ever read the book? Or how many have read Fahrenheit 451? I read those books when I was a teenager and thought that our country would never let it hapen. 12 years later I have read those books again and now I see how easily it could happen and is begining to happen. My parents tell me that current events are reminding them of what happened in the 1950's with the Red Scare and McCarthy. I just can't believe that there are people that can't see it happening....
Ah, now we see the author's real agenda - I should have realized when I saw the words "tax cuts". I will merely point out that the dotcom bubble economy was created under a Democrat president and began declining in mid 2000 - there is nothing Bush or Greenspan could have done to prevent it bursting.
True, there is nothing that they could have done to prevent the bubble from bursting. However, they could have prevented it from sliding as much as it did. Bush's misserable foreign policy is to blame. Interesting to look back at 2000-2001 when Bush was pushing isolationalism and condeming nation building activties. Then 9/11 comes along and he sees that we have to be involved in the world community. Unfortunately he mistook involvment with imperialism.... If the global community does not respect the president of the US. Do you think that the global economy will do well? First step to a good recovery is to get a president that can be respected by the community. Bush's role in the White House is questionable. Who is really in charge in the White House? Rumsfeild or Rove??? The rest of the world is asking theses questions. Why aren't the people of the US???
"There hasn't been any terrorist activity in the UK (let alone London) for years - at least 3 or 4, maybe more, it's too long ago to remember! " You have to be kidding me... I lived on Ealing Broadway in 2001 and it was attacked by the IRA about a month before 9/11. The car bomb left a 6 foot crater in Uxbridge road and the Ealing Broadway Train/Tube station was closed for about 3 days. Also about 6 months before that there was an IRA car bomb in Shepards Bush. Sounds like A terorist activity to me... I do agree with you that London is safer than most of the Big US cities. However, I don't think this is due to CCTV. I can definitley say that I felt safer in London due to the fact that guns are illegal. That being said I would much rather see the US crack down on guns then increase monitoring on it's citizens.
Maybe this is what caused ole "W" to fall off his segway. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2989000. stm
Was it his batteries or his ineptness? Something tells me it wasn't the batteries....
The IRA is a Terrorist organization. In the two years I was in London there where 2 bombings and other attempted attacks. I think you will find that is more frequent than any other US city. My post was to point out the UK still has a problem with crime and terrorism.....
Yes you are correct. I heard that report too while living in London. I just phrased it wrong earlier. My bad... However, it is impossible to closely monitor all areas. What you see is very public areas that are highly monitored have less crime. But the statment about getting stabbed is true.
Yeah that is why you are more likely to get stabbed in London than any other place in the world. As far as terrorists, London frequently is the target for attacks by the IRA. I am a US citizen. However, I have lived in London for 2 years. I do like CCTV, However, statistics show it really doesn't stop or inhibit crime.
More importantly....Why isn't there an open source project for a good graphics calculator program. I would love a program that replicated a graphing calculator. I am tired of those cheesey default calculators that every OS has. I know that MS has a powertools calculator. However, I think it is a bit crap. If any one nows of one please post.
I bought a TI-89 about 5 years ago for about $150. Amazing that the price really hasn't changed. One would think that their prices would have gone down like other technologies over the years. However, they seem to keep their value. What is the deal???
Welcome to Dick Cheney's New America!!!
I wish VW would bring over a TDI van. My father used to own a VW bus in the late 70' early 80's. However, I don't like the look of the Sharan. I would definitely buy one that looked more like the original VW bus!!
You are very wrong. The newer diesel engines don't put out soot. Even with soot the egines are not that bad since the soot is heavy and falls to the earth fast. The soot falls to the ground much faster and it is harder to breath into the lungs. The petrol cars release emisions which are much lighter and thus get suspended in the air and also are much easier to breath in. There are some toxens that diesel engines produce more of. However, diesel engines also burn more efficiently. Thus putting those toxen/mile below a petrol engine.
I have heard of people getting 50+ MPG out of their Jetta's. However, I only have experience with the Golf. Anyone in Europe that has a Jetta post what you get on the highways???
Yeah, When I lived in England, people were actually going into stores and buying cooking oil to run the cars. The cooking oil was cheaper than petrol. However, I hear that cooking oil can be bad for the engine and it only gets 40MPG. If you get the refined bio diesels they will give you more mileage and longer engine life.
Last year I drove a turbo diesel from London to Edinburgh on 1 tank of gas. I didn't refuel until well into my trip back to London. I estimate that the car got 55 MPG. The car was a Volkswagen Golf. It used a standard body frame and got very good pickup. The point is the Golf was using standard and trully tested technology in the engine and frame NOT exotic technologies like the Hybrids use. I live in the US and Diesel isn't as easy to find. However, I am seriously considering getting a Turbo Diesel for my next car. Another really cool thing... the Turbo Diesel engines can run off of Bio Diesel too!!!