Frankly, this seems more akin to old Slashdot than a lot of the nonsense we see here today. (That story the other day about a girl sent home from school because her lunch wasn't healthy, and then quickly called into question over what happened? Really? What was that topic even doing on Slashdot in the first place?)
Hey that sounds like a classic Jon Katz "Hellmouth" story to me. I can't imagine why you wouldn't think that was akin to "the old Slashdot!"
He didn't say it qualified you. He just said that it would get you a job. None of my IT experience has led me to believe that those two things are correlated.
The re-imaged BSG was largely unique in the quality it portrayed. The acting was good, the characters were good, and the story was complex and interwoven.
No offence intended towards the quality of BSG, but I think it should be pointed out that making a quality ongoing television series starting in 2003 is a lot less impressive than doing the same thing starting in 1993. It's easy to forget just how enormously standards have risen in the last couple of decades - personally, I start measuring that rise with "Twin Peaks".
According to the article, "more than 37,000 people died in car accidents in the United States in 2008."
I bet you that if you replaced all cars with AI-driven cars, and 37 people died in car accidents due to software errors, it would cause a great deal more outrage than 1000x that many people dying due to human error.
As a distinguished space captain once said, "All I need from a crew is their complete loyalty. If I had that then they could drink beer in their underpants for all I care."
Not personally, there used to be an "IE6 Hall of Shame" website that named and shamed major corporations still using IE6 on their desktops, and many of them justified it on the grounds "intranet app only runs on IE6". Unfortunately the site is now down (legal pressure by someone who didn't like being named and shamed, I suspect).
Currently the only browser that deals with the corporate intranet AND the internet without needing 2 browsers is IE.
Actually, the most infamous corporate intranet crap isn't IE-only - it's specific-version-of-IE-only. And if that specific version is IE6, then you're screwed, there is literally no one browser that will deal with your corporate intranet and the real internet.
In that case, you are pretty much forced to use IE6 and Firefox, since there is no easy way to run multiple versions of IE side by side.
I don't have one, but (working in a web development agency) both my managers have work-supplied iPads, and they are fantastic for client meetings. A small, light device that can be taken to whichever meeting room we might end up in, connect to the office wireless network, and be used as a web browser that can be passed around the table, as well as quick access to emails - that's very valuable.
No, don't. If you want to use a free Microsoft database, use a proper free Microsoft database: SQL Server Express Edition, or check out the even simpler file-based SQL Server Compact.
we get employee training (CBT) once a year to refresh our knowledge of various procedures
I'm actually surprised how easily security has been compromised, if employees are subjected to cock & ball torture to "refresh" their knowledge of proper procedures. I wouldn't forget in a hurry.
"Just because the guy at the gas station found you wallet and spare key, does he have the right to go in your house and change the lock?"
That probably depends upon whether you have an existing commercial agreement with said guy, where you explicitly agreed that he did have the right to go into your house and change the lock. You know, like the one you have with Verizon where you explicitly granted them access to access your router if necessary.
If this Slashdot article had been a static page, not only would it have been cheaper to serve, but you wouldn't have had the opportunity to post your asinine comment.
Twitter is not social. Twitter is a medium explicitly designed for people who don't give a shit whether or not anyone is interested in the crap they're saying, because they're going to say it anyway. That's not social.
Why on earth would they? Most companies like having customers, and aren't actually looking for an opportunity to get rid of them.
Anyway, as an aside, the terms of service of my (Australian) ISP state that they may "immediately suspend, cancel or restrict the supply of the Service" if they "reasonably suspect fraud or other illegal conduct by you or any other person in connection with the Service", or "reasonably believe a threat or risk exists to the security of the Service or the integrity of our Network or a Supplier's Network and that threat or risk is caused directly or indirectly by you".
Pretty broad terms, and pretty standard, as far as I know?
In my country this would constitute a "considerable change of contract"..
I guarantee you that the current contract contains some nebulous terms stating that they may cancel your connection based on unspecified abuse of the network, which this new rule would fit nicely into.
What sort of retarded library are you using that doesn't let you parametrize your SQL input?
Try re-reading the second paragraph of his comment, about "inherited code". Just because you can paramaterize your SQL input doesn't mean that there isn't one feature buried deep in the web app where some foolish/lazy/whatever developer heedlessly pasted together a few GET parameters to hack up a quick and dirty SQL SELECT.
. I once wrote a very complete article on Metz, France, one of the largest cities in France, and it got deleted for being "obscure" and because "Wikipedia can't have an article on every no name city nobody has every heard of"
I'm afraid I'm going to have to call bullshit on that one, Anonymous Coward. The Metz article was first created in June 2002 (content: "Metz is an industrial city in northern France. It is represented in la Ligue Nationale, the French premier football division by F.C. Metz."), and has never been deleted at any time.
Not to mention that every part of this particular jellyfish contains toxins. Every touching the top of the jellyfish will result in temporary numbness.
So, it's no good for food, but it sounds like it could be great for getting high!
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Hey that sounds like a classic Jon Katz "Hellmouth" story to me. I can't imagine why you wouldn't think that was akin to "the old Slashdot!"
Could well have been a mild stroke. Might want to talk to a doctor about it.
He didn't say it qualified you. He just said that it would get you a job. None of my IT experience has led me to believe that those two things are correlated.
No offence intended towards the quality of BSG, but I think it should be pointed out that making a quality ongoing television series starting in 2003 is a lot less impressive than doing the same thing starting in 1993. It's easy to forget just how enormously standards have risen in the last couple of decades - personally, I start measuring that rise with "Twin Peaks".
Indeed. Everyone on Facebook is lame, and fails, but not everyone who is lame and fails is on Facebook.
According to the article, "more than 37,000 people died in car accidents in the United States in 2008."
I bet you that if you replaced all cars with AI-driven cars, and 37 people died in car accidents due to software errors, it would cause a great deal more outrage than 1000x that many people dying due to human error.
As a distinguished space captain once said, "All I need from a crew is their complete loyalty. If I had that then they could drink beer in their underpants for all I care."
Not personally, there used to be an "IE6 Hall of Shame" website that named and shamed major corporations still using IE6 on their desktops, and many of them justified it on the grounds "intranet app only runs on IE6". Unfortunately the site is now down (legal pressure by someone who didn't like being named and shamed, I suspect).
Actually, the most infamous corporate intranet crap isn't IE-only - it's specific-version-of-IE-only. And if that specific version is IE6, then you're screwed, there is literally no one browser that will deal with your corporate intranet and the real internet.
In that case, you are pretty much forced to use IE6 and Firefox, since there is no easy way to run multiple versions of IE side by side.
I don't have one, but (working in a web development agency) both my managers have work-supplied iPads, and they are fantastic for client meetings. A small, light device that can be taken to whichever meeting room we might end up in, connect to the office wireless network, and be used as a web browser that can be passed around the table, as well as quick access to emails - that's very valuable.
..the shit would have REALLY hit the fan if you'd heard what us foreigners all said about your LAST president..
No, don't. If you want to use a free Microsoft database, use a proper free Microsoft database: SQL Server Express Edition, or check out the even simpler file-based SQL Server Compact.
I'm actually surprised how easily security has been compromised, if employees are subjected to cock & ball torture to "refresh" their knowledge of proper procedures. I wouldn't forget in a hurry.
"Just because the guy at the gas station found you wallet and spare key, does he have the right to go in your house and change the lock?" That probably depends upon whether you have an existing commercial agreement with said guy, where you explicitly agreed that he did have the right to go into your house and change the lock. You know, like the one you have with Verizon where you explicitly granted them access to access your router if necessary.
Amen to that. A couple of the most miserable experiences of my career have been when clients demanded Facebook apps, that API is an absolute horror.
If this Slashdot article had been a static page, not only would it have been cheaper to serve, but you wouldn't have had the opportunity to post your asinine comment.
You know, I'd rather not have some male vet on the tail end of a fourteen hour day looking after my cat. I'll take a female vet working short hours.
Twitter is not social. Twitter is a medium explicitly designed for people who don't give a shit whether or not anyone is interested in the crap they're saying, because they're going to say it anyway. That's not social.
Hey noob, stop spamming!
lolwut. You can tell this story is American. If you played cricket in the USA you'd soon see how many Indian athletes there were.
Why on earth would they? Most companies like having customers, and aren't actually looking for an opportunity to get rid of them. Anyway, as an aside, the terms of service of my (Australian) ISP state that they may "immediately suspend, cancel or restrict the supply of the Service" if they "reasonably suspect fraud or other illegal conduct by you or any other person in connection with the Service", or "reasonably believe a threat or risk exists to the security of the Service or the integrity of our Network or a Supplier's Network and that threat or risk is caused directly or indirectly by you". Pretty broad terms, and pretty standard, as far as I know?
I guarantee you that the current contract contains some nebulous terms stating that they may cancel your connection based on unspecified abuse of the network, which this new rule would fit nicely into.
Try re-reading the second paragraph of his comment, about "inherited code". Just because you can paramaterize your SQL input doesn't mean that there isn't one feature buried deep in the web app where some foolish/lazy/whatever developer heedlessly pasted together a few GET parameters to hack up a quick and dirty SQL SELECT.
I'm afraid I'm going to have to call bullshit on that one, Anonymous Coward. The Metz article was first created in June 2002 (content: "Metz is an industrial city in northern France. It is represented in la Ligue Nationale, the French premier football division by F.C. Metz."), and has never been deleted at any time.
So, it's no good for food, but it sounds like it could be great for getting high!