But there's that commercial with the guy whose the stuntman and... and... he goes through all that work and you can watch his movie with just a single click
Thats the one that makes me mad. I mean I've paid for my ticket and I have to hear about how I shouldn't download movies, but I've already paid for a ticket? Do they not understand that if I'm in the theater I've paid them and that there are never promos on pirated movies? Jerks...
then slashdotgle it!/down I go....
Seriously, just use google, download.com has some free todo software (Windows primarily I'm sure). Outlook calendar?
No one is happy with their salary, or you shouldn't be. You should always be working harder to make more money. The RIAA is proof of this, they aren't happy with their millions, they want more. What is your point?
We all have RFID chips inserted in our brains with our date of birth. All radio/tv/internet content is then filtered based on our age. RFID to save the world!
"No one is forcing you, or your kids, to watch it."
I do agree that it is the parents (of the child, not the post) decesion to decide what the kids can listen to but on the other hand I feel that I should not have to worry about some thing profane, sexual, or such be on public radio/tv. I don't have kids yet but I would like to be able to enjoy radio/tv with out having to screen it. But then we get in to the problem of who decides what is obscene and I don't want the government deciding this for me. I guess I'll just TIVO every thing and only play cds. But if you are suprised when Howard Stern says some thing offensive/obscene then you should stay away from the internet and email (they have prOn in email!). If you listen to him you know what your getting in to.
"Sure thing, Skippy..." "No thank you. Your post tarred all of IT with the same brush, implying that we are, as a group, talenless hacks who have an inflated sense of self worth."
I never said all, you help prove my point by your comments.
"The boom for this career is over and will not return"
I'm young and missed out on the boom! but am wondering what the problem is? Just because companys aren't willing to pay ridiculus salaries to anyone that can turn on a computer any more does that mean that we are under paid now? I'm ready for when most IT workers lose the attitude of super genius because they can install a modem (who uses a modem?). Yes, we are far above the average user in knowledge but its not because we are super intelligent but mostly because we are intraverts that would rather spend time on the pc than having human interaction. Or maybe we are geniuses and I'm so smart that I don't know how smart I am because I'm to smart to understand what dumb is because it is opposite of me. I'm gonna go ask for a raise....
As long as there is adware/spyware, viruses and custom business applications there will always be a need for service techs to service the machines that run these.
There will always be jobs for persons in IT that are willing to learn new technology as it changes daily. There will always be a job for position "X" as it will change as technology changes.
0. A Unix command-shell that let's me do real work - Linux wins
1. A perfectly nice GUI (I'm using GNOME) - Mac wins
2. A stable web browser and email program (Firefox and Thunderbird) - Windows version
3. A good personal finance application (gnucash) - Quicken is better (but cost)
4. Instant messaging (GAIM) - Windows version
5. Outlook compatibility (Evolution) - Outlook
6. A stable operating system that doesn't hide things from me - Win2k/XP are as stable as Linux in most situations
7. Speed, such speed, compared to XP. - Win2k is fast, XP a bit slugish
8. No viruses, worms, and other crap targetting Windows - Linux wins untill it becomes popular
9. Graphics editing (The GIMP) - Windows version
10. Multimedia (mplayer, XINE, etc.) - Windows media player, many free players
11. Complete office suite (OpenOffice.org) - Windows version
12. Built in firewall (iptables) - XP builtin firewall (sorta)
13. A really cool spam filter/email sorter [sf.net]:-) - not sure, Windows clone?
Why would I go back?
0. Windows costs $$$ to buy and they've got this evil registration scheme - Linux wins
1. It seems like every week some worm or other would be able to take out my machine - I have never had a problem, I don't run a virus scanner, just make sure I'm up to date on patches
2. No freakin' idea what all these services and things are doing - Linux wins
3. A web browser and other components integrated into the system like some sort of cancer. - That is very true, it is not possible to remove IE, Linux wins
and bottom line
5. Microsoft's software just isn't cool. It's like some pale imitation of cool software with just the minimum set of features to make the average Joe go "cool" while drooling into his beer. - Linux makes you feel cool, like a "hacker", but you can't play games (MOST) and thats not cool
This is what I thought at first but then I RTFA and learned it is about being able to access the phone company's log of what you text message. I trust my privacy to no one and just assume that any thing I type is recorded and can be easily accessed. I find it best to whisper the important things directly in the persons ear.
installed Open Office on my Windows machine, its the first and only time I've needed Java runtime enviorment. I just don't use java the much, I'm guessing this is more for businesses? (I didn't RTFA I just saw the word "Java")
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But what ever happened to the Beatles lawsuit over ITunes?
they picked a Mac over a Windows box, that shows some thing right there.
But there's that commercial with the guy whose the stuntman and... and... he goes through all that work and you can watch his movie with just a single click
Thats the one that makes me mad. I mean I've paid for my ticket and I have to hear about how I shouldn't download movies, but I've already paid for a ticket? Do they not understand that if I'm in the theater I've paid them and that there are never promos on pirated movies? Jerks...
Some thing like this:
Me: Hello?
Them: Hi, I am calling to let you know that I have some great deals for you.
Me: Oh, I'm sorry, I'm busy right now, if you give my your home number I'll be sure to call you back.
Them: I'm sorry sir, I wouldn't like you calling me at home.
Me: Now you know how I feel *click*.
Telemarketer Counters
then slashdotgle it! /down I go....
Seriously, just use google, download.com has some free todo software (Windows primarily I'm sure). Outlook calendar?
No one is happy with their salary, or you shouldn't be. You should always be working harder to make more money. The RIAA is proof of this, they aren't happy with their millions, they want more. What is your point?
isn't it called Windows Update?
Or Redundant Array of Independent Disks (yours makes more sense) LINK
Working link: LINK
Correct link
We all have RFID chips inserted in our brains with our date of birth. All radio/tv/internet content is then filtered based on our age. RFID to save the world!
"I may be bias because I get my info from howard stern"
:)
It is possible
My only guess is because it was "educational", but I really beleive it's because the person speaking was Oprah.
I can't stand Dr.Phil
"No one is forcing you, or your kids, to watch it."
I do agree that it is the parents (of the child, not the post) decesion to decide what the kids can listen to but on the other hand I feel that I should not have to worry about some thing profane, sexual, or such be on public radio/tv. I don't have kids yet but I would like to be able to enjoy radio/tv with out having to screen it. But then we get in to the problem of who decides what is obscene and I don't want the government deciding this for me. I guess I'll just TIVO every thing and only play cds. But if you are suprised when Howard Stern says some thing offensive/obscene then you should stay away from the internet and email (they have prOn in email!). If you listen to him you know what your getting in to.
"Sure thing, Skippy..."
"No thank you. Your post tarred all of IT with the same brush, implying that we are, as a group, talenless hacks who have an inflated sense of self worth."
I never said all, you help prove my point by your comments.
But that is not what I said, I said people that can do BASIC repair on a pc having the attitude.
"I'm ready for when most IT workers lose the attitude of super genius because they can install a modem (who uses a modem?). "
Now apoligize for not reading my comment more carefully.
"The boom for this career is over and will not return"
I'm young and missed out on the boom! but am wondering what the problem is? Just because companys aren't willing to pay ridiculus salaries to anyone that can turn on a computer any more does that mean that we are under paid now? I'm ready for when most IT workers lose the attitude of super genius because they can install a modem (who uses a modem?). Yes, we are far above the average user in knowledge but its not because we are super intelligent but mostly because we are intraverts that would rather spend time on the pc than having human interaction. Or maybe we are geniuses and I'm so smart that I don't know how smart I am because I'm to smart to understand what dumb is because it is opposite of me. I'm gonna go ask for a raise....
I am not responsible for spelling errors.
As long as there is adware/spyware, viruses and custom business applications there will always be a need for service techs to service the machines that run these.
There will always be jobs for persons in IT that are willing to learn new technology as it changes daily. There will always be a job for position "X" as it will change as technology changes.
0. A Unix command-shell that let's me do real work - Linux wins :-) - not sure, Windows clone?
1. A perfectly nice GUI (I'm using GNOME) - Mac wins
2. A stable web browser and email program (Firefox and Thunderbird) - Windows version
3. A good personal finance application (gnucash) - Quicken is better (but cost)
4. Instant messaging (GAIM) - Windows version
5. Outlook compatibility (Evolution) - Outlook
6. A stable operating system that doesn't hide things from me - Win2k/XP are as stable as Linux in most situations
7. Speed, such speed, compared to XP. - Win2k is fast, XP a bit slugish
8. No viruses, worms, and other crap targetting Windows - Linux wins untill it becomes popular
9. Graphics editing (The GIMP) - Windows version
10. Multimedia (mplayer, XINE, etc.) - Windows media player, many free players
11. Complete office suite (OpenOffice.org) - Windows version
12. Built in firewall (iptables) - XP builtin firewall (sorta)
13. A really cool spam filter/email sorter [sf.net]
Why would I go back?
0. Windows costs $$$ to buy and they've got this evil registration scheme - Linux wins
1. It seems like every week some worm or other would be able to take out my machine - I have never had a problem, I don't run a virus scanner, just make sure I'm up to date on patches
2. No freakin' idea what all these services and things are doing - Linux wins
3. A web browser and other components integrated into the system like some sort of cancer. - That is very true, it is not possible to remove IE, Linux wins
and bottom line 5. Microsoft's software just isn't cool. It's like some pale imitation of cool software with just the minimum set of features to make the average Joe go "cool" while drooling into his beer. - Linux makes you feel cool, like a "hacker", but you can't play games (MOST) and thats not cool
This is what I thought at first but then I RTFA and learned it is about being able to access the phone company's log of what you text message. I trust my privacy to no one and just assume that any thing I type is recorded and can be easily accessed. I find it best to whisper the important things directly in the persons ear.
installed Open Office on my Windows machine, its the first and only time I've needed Java runtime enviorment. I just don't use java the much, I'm guessing this is more for businesses? (I didn't RTFA I just saw the word "Java")
I thought Microsoft was the first computer?
How to set up a Mac as a Kiosk. Very informative!
Mercora, a derivation of a Latin word meaning "to trade" and is run by Chief Executive Srivats Sampath, former CEO of McAfee.com
Wired ran an article on this last year here.