I haven't done the research (yet, but I will) but isn't this what happened to "Vice-Grip" brand tools? Didn't vice-grip become a generic term for "locking pliers"?
I will do the research, and I will return tomorrow;-)
Well, whether this is worse or isn't worse, is up to you to decide, but it is a similiar situation I went through.
At a company I had previously worked for, I got promoted/transferred to a new position within the company, the rules at the time, is that you have to hold a position for at least 6 months before being eligible for a transfer. I had transferred positions in under that 6 month period; it was approved by HR for a couple reasons, including that I was going from a medial position that required almost no training (printer operator), and that it was within the same department I was transfering (IT).
Problem was, my new manager was an a--hole, and I was going from a full-time position to a part-time position. I got a dollar raise from going to printer operator to mainframe/network operator, which is complete bulls--t.
So eventually, a full-time position became open, at the same position I was at, so of course, I took it. With taking this job, I never got a raise to the amount that beginning network/mainframe operator were getting paid (about $2 more than I was currently getting paid).
Continuing working the position, hoping my manager/supervisor comes to his senses; there was a little bit of shake-up in the department, and a few operators left, so they were hiring on some more operators to replace them. It came down to me training new people, for my exact same position that got paid more than $2/hr more than me. Although, they didn't force me out of my position, like the companies in the article are doing, it is quite an embarrasment to work and train people who are getting paid a substantial more amount of money more than you.
Please. . . Most, if not all job descriptions I have ever seen (most had to also be signed, with an extra copy I can have), have including these very valuable words at the end: "Any other assigned tasks".
(Standard Disclaimer: This is NOT a flame/flame-bait or troll; I PROMISE!!!)
The first distro I tried in my early days of using Linux, was Slackware, (Slackware 3.1 to be exact), I played around with it a bunch, and I was very impressed with it. After about a weeks use, I started playing with Debian (1.2.1 I believe, can't exactly remember, same time as Slackware 3.1) and I found the install to be difficult, and I didn't like the style of scripts that I had already become accustom to in Slackware (yes, I became accustomed to scripts after just over a week of use), and I trashed the Debian install. I then installed Red Hat (Red Hat 4.2 I believe was the version) and I ran into the same sort of things that I didn't like about Debian. So I once again trashed my distro, and installed Slackware again; ever since, I've been a pretty diehard Slackware junky.
That being said, I have gotten into several discussions with people about Slackware (and its supposed lack of a package management system); many people out there believe that Slackware doesn't even have a package management system, but it does pkgtool is a very capable package management tool. While it doesn't dive too deep into your system, looking into and tracking dependencies and what not; it does get the job done if you should have any problems with souce. All-in-all, I am a compile from source kind of guy, I like to build every single one of my packages from hand, track all the dependencies by hand, and install/compile in different modules or options into each one of the programs I compile. No, I am not managing 400 linux systems, but I am managing 4, and I have no problems on time constraints, and maybe, maybe, if I one day have/get to manage 400 linux systems, I will look more in depth to a distro with a more powerful package management utility.
Was I one of the few poor souls out there with a TI 99? Going through the history there at Game Spot, it looks like it follows the history mentioning the Odyessy (sp?) and Odyessy II, but it failed to mention the TI 99, and I'm not exactly sure where the TI falls in as far as its equipment goes, but I remember my TI had what they called a "Voice Modulator Box" which was an add-on (sounds familiar to the articles description of the Odyssey II). Anybody know any of the history of the TI 99?
Well hopefully, the new PHP 5 will allow better compatibility with Apache 2.x+, seeing how PHP 5 is now in RC stages, it won't be a whole hell of a lot longer until a release. . .
The only problem with this (which doesn't make much sense in my mind) and as a caveat, I would say for "modern OSs", why would you need to double the amount of swap for more RAM you put in the system? You'd think that you would need to use a decreasing amount of swap with the more memory you put in your system?
The only thing I could possible figure out, is that if ALL your RAM dumps all of its memory to the swap at once; but again, what OS does this, I'm quite sure that Linux (modern) doesn't do this, are there any modern OSs that do this?
Comcast unfortunately doesn't list the "basic" setup on their website, there is a setup with them, however, and the cost is about $15-$18 per month, it includes 20-30 channels, although, it doesn't include ESPN, or ESPN2. When they say basic, they definetely mean basic. I can't even remember the complete channel line up (as I have moved away from Comcast (out of UT into MT) and I am now dealing with Bresnan), but for the price, and quality programming on these days, basic setup is nice, if you're rarely home, and don't want to dish out the big bucks. I guess the big caveat(sp?) here is what channels can you live with and live without, and whether basic meets those needs.
I got the basic package because it dropped $10 off of my cable internet bill, basically costing me $5 additional to have some TV channels.
This deal, you have to buy a $100 set-top box, that controls one TV, and then you have to pay at a minimum $20 per month, doesn't seem like quite a deal, and seems like it would be easy, almost too easy to lose reception, just like using a regular antenna. I don't see this deal as anything spectacular, I'd rather deal with my cable company (or you may wish to continue to deal with your satelite company). Doesn't seem like there is anywhere in this whole deal that would be very beneficial to anyone.
Basic cable is what, like $15 or less per month, and it sounds like you get about the same amount of channels as you do over this USDTV for $20, maybe a few channels here and there, but this is hardly a deal.
PC World also notes on this subject. Fellowes is announcing that they are going to begin injecting a product called "Microban" into their keyboards and mice, to create an environment where bacteria cannot survive and grow.
I don't see why don't put any string down the conduit; with a run as simple as your conduit, simple electrician fish tape would be able to easily run along the conduit.
Those are some interesting cheats. I have a lot of problems playing CS and the similiar games, I am color-blind, I have a terrible time distinguishing reds and greens (enough that it is hard and takes more time for me to differentiate people in CS). I loved Team Fortress for the fact that all the characters were either blue or red (strong shades of color make it easier for me). I have even have problems with different shades of camoflauge (sp?). Some of these hacks may have their legitimate purposes.
Before you start trying to get attention from the Discovery channel, why don't you talk to local news stations? Local TV stations in general are pretty good about touching on the subject if nothing else, and will get the message of what you are doing out into the public -- all of this a good thing, considering you'll probably find more hams to participate in this activity.
My suggestions:
Come up with an amateur press release and mail it to several media outlets
Contact a local newstations and local newspapers
Mail your press releases, and related local media coverage (attention that you got from the mailings and talks to radio, TV, and newspapers) to larger outlets, up to and including Reuters, AP, Discovery Channel, PBS, etc.
Just because the bill wasn't amended recently proves a little bit, but I don't think in the long run. I believe a similar bill, or even a more crippling bill will be passed to halt UTOPIA. Standard Examiner Link
I can't imagine any city having enough money to be able to force UTOPIA active.
Can I maintain my right to *hate* Utah, I spent 20 years of my life there? Well, I'll ease up just a touch, I hate Utahns more than I hate Utah as a state itself. I do have to give Utah respect due to the beautiful scenery, mountains, and general environment.
I'll move back to Utah, when UTOPIA is fully implemented (in more areas other than Salt Lake; maybe like the entire Wasatch Front), and working. I have a feeling I will never be moving back to Utah.
Seems to me big business is getting in the way of a beautifully planned idea: "UTOPIA". Now that I have successfully moved out of Utah (Thank Heavens), I wish you guys the best of luck in getting this UTOPIA thing off the ground, and in more/better areas than just Roy.
Until I had moved out on my own, my computer had always been in a different room. Once I moved out, and got roommates, it was inevitable that I have my computer (4-6 of them, depending on various things) had to stay in my room with me. One (or more) were actually servers (not critical or anything, but my personal servers that I would like to maintain uptime on the 'net with).
I've always noticed, that I can easily become "immune" as it were to particular noises that would normally disturb sleep. After a week or two, I eventually became completely unaware of the computers in my room while I was sleeping, and had no problems ever falling asleep, even with my 21" monitor acting like a night light at times. When girls would spend the night or whatever, they were always bothered by the noise I have in some of my clunky boxes, old 3, 4, and 8 gig drives, that the bearings would occasionally make the squealing noise (not to often), fans in each of the cases and so on. I've always have been able to gain a comfort level after so many days of sleeping, that I eventually get used to the background noises. Hell, when I started working graveyard, I could sleep through anything (I liked to sleep right after I got off from a shift); the morning when everybody is waking, and moving around, and starting their cars to go to work, etc.
I know that this technique of "getting used to it" doesn't apply to everyone, as I'm almost positive it doesn't, always helped me get through the nights, I just toughed it out for those couple of weeks.
I would definetly suggest checking out US News. They have an awesome website, in regards to "rankings" of the U.S. top schools and such, and they have them separated by degree and "rankings". While this may not be THE DEFINITIVE answer, it is certainly a step in the right direction. . .
There are a couple of init styles associated with Slackware's booting. . . The basic, and most prominent laying around are the rc.d startup scripts. Slackware also has a directory in/etc/rc.d/ where you can put all your init.d scripts. It is actually an extremely easy conversion if you want to do it.
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I haven't done the research (yet, but I will) but isn't this what happened to "Vice-Grip" brand tools? Didn't vice-grip become a generic term for "locking pliers"?
;-)
I will do the research, and I will return tomorrow
Well, whether this is worse or isn't worse, is up to you to decide, but it is a similiar situation I went through.
At a company I had previously worked for, I got promoted/transferred to a new position within the company, the rules at the time, is that you have to hold a position for at least 6 months before being eligible for a transfer. I had transferred positions in under that 6 month period; it was approved by HR for a couple reasons, including that I was going from a medial position that required almost no training (printer operator), and that it was within the same department I was transfering (IT).
Problem was, my new manager was an a--hole, and I was going from a full-time position to a part-time position. I got a dollar raise from going to printer operator to mainframe/network operator, which is complete bulls--t.
So eventually, a full-time position became open, at the same position I was at, so of course, I took it. With taking this job, I never got a raise to the amount that beginning network/mainframe operator were getting paid (about $2 more than I was currently getting paid).
Continuing working the position, hoping my manager/supervisor comes to his senses; there was a little bit of shake-up in the department, and a few operators left, so they were hiring on some more operators to replace them. It came down to me training new people, for my exact same position that got paid more than $2/hr more than me. Although, they didn't force me out of my position, like the companies in the article are doing, it is quite an embarrasment to work and train people who are getting paid a substantial more amount of money more than you.
Please. . . Most, if not all job descriptions I have ever seen (most had to also be signed, with an extra copy I can have), have including these very valuable words at the end: "Any other assigned tasks".
(Standard Disclaimer: This is NOT a flame/flame-bait or troll; I PROMISE!!!)
The first distro I tried in my early days of using Linux, was Slackware, (Slackware 3.1 to be exact), I played around with it a bunch, and I was very impressed with it. After about a weeks use, I started playing with Debian (1.2.1 I believe, can't exactly remember, same time as Slackware 3.1) and I found the install to be difficult, and I didn't like the style of scripts that I had already become accustom to in Slackware (yes, I became accustomed to scripts after just over a week of use), and I trashed the Debian install. I then installed Red Hat (Red Hat 4.2 I believe was the version) and I ran into the same sort of things that I didn't like about Debian. So I once again trashed my distro, and installed Slackware again; ever since, I've been a pretty diehard Slackware junky.
That being said, I have gotten into several discussions with people about Slackware (and its supposed lack of a package management system); many people out there believe that Slackware doesn't even have a package management system, but it does pkgtool is a very capable package management tool. While it doesn't dive too deep into your system, looking into and tracking dependencies and what not; it does get the job done if you should have any problems with souce. All-in-all, I am a compile from source kind of guy, I like to build every single one of my packages from hand, track all the dependencies by hand, and install/compile in different modules or options into each one of the programs I compile. No, I am not managing 400 linux systems, but I am managing 4, and I have no problems on time constraints, and maybe, maybe, if I one day have/get to manage 400 linux systems, I will look more in depth to a distro with a more powerful package management utility.
Now I'm really curious. . .
Was I one of the few poor souls out there with a TI 99? Going through the history there at Game Spot, it looks like it follows the history mentioning the Odyessy (sp?) and Odyessy II, but it failed to mention the TI 99, and I'm not exactly sure where the TI falls in as far as its equipment goes, but I remember my TI had what they called a "Voice Modulator Box" which was an add-on (sounds familiar to the articles description of the Odyssey II). Anybody know any of the history of the TI 99?
Well hopefully, the new PHP 5 will allow better compatibility with Apache 2.x+, seeing how PHP 5 is now in RC stages, it won't be a whole hell of a lot longer until a release. . .
How about this Sawfish?
The only problem with this (which doesn't make much sense in my mind) and as a caveat, I would say for "modern OSs", why would you need to double the amount of swap for more RAM you put in the system? You'd think that you would need to use a decreasing amount of swap with the more memory you put in your system?
The only thing I could possible figure out, is that if ALL your RAM dumps all of its memory to the swap at once; but again, what OS does this, I'm quite sure that Linux (modern) doesn't do this, are there any modern OSs that do this?
There are legal uses: Here at Slashdot
Yes, there is Public Domain Music
Comcast unfortunately doesn't list the "basic" setup on their website, there is a setup with them, however, and the cost is about $15-$18 per month, it includes 20-30 channels, although, it doesn't include ESPN, or ESPN2. When they say basic, they definetely mean basic. I can't even remember the complete channel line up (as I have moved away from Comcast (out of UT into MT) and I am now dealing with Bresnan), but for the price, and quality programming on these days, basic setup is nice, if you're rarely home, and don't want to dish out the big bucks. I guess the big caveat(sp?) here is what channels can you live with and live without, and whether basic meets those needs.
I got the basic package because it dropped $10 off of my cable internet bill, basically costing me $5 additional to have some TV channels.
This deal, you have to buy a $100 set-top box, that controls one TV, and then you have to pay at a minimum $20 per month, doesn't seem like quite a deal, and seems like it would be easy, almost too easy to lose reception, just like using a regular antenna. I don't see this deal as anything spectacular, I'd rather deal with my cable company (or you may wish to continue to deal with your satelite company). Doesn't seem like there is anywhere in this whole deal that would be very beneficial to anyone.
Basic cable is what, like $15 or less per month, and it sounds like you get about the same amount of channels as you do over this USDTV for $20, maybe a few channels here and there, but this is hardly a deal.
PC World also notes on this subject. Fellowes is announcing that they are going to begin injecting a product called "Microban" into their keyboards and mice, to create an environment where bacteria cannot survive and grow.
I don't see why don't put any string down the conduit; with a run as simple as your conduit, simple electrician fish tape would be able to easily run along the conduit.
Those are some interesting cheats. I have a lot of problems playing CS and the similiar games, I am color-blind, I have a terrible time distinguishing reds and greens (enough that it is hard and takes more time for me to differentiate people in CS). I loved Team Fortress for the fact that all the characters were either blue or red (strong shades of color make it easier for me). I have even have problems with different shades of camoflauge (sp?). Some of these hacks may have their legitimate purposes.
Before you start trying to get attention from the Discovery channel, why don't you talk to local news stations? Local TV stations in general are pretty good about touching on the subject if nothing else, and will get the message of what you are doing out into the public -- all of this a good thing, considering you'll probably find more hams to participate in this activity.
My suggestions:
Just my suggestion -- Start Small, and Build.
What would happen if in fact, you did put an actual spark plug into your microwave?
Now that is the question for the ages.
Check this one out. . . I don't know the price because their price page is broken. . . It looks like everything you need in a PC Oscillioscope.
Just because the bill wasn't amended recently proves a little bit, but I don't think in the long run. I believe a similar bill, or even a more crippling bill will be passed to halt UTOPIA. Standard Examiner Link I can't imagine any city having enough money to be able to force UTOPIA active.
Can I maintain my right to *hate* Utah, I spent 20 years of my life there? Well, I'll ease up just a touch, I hate Utahns more than I hate Utah as a state itself. I do have to give Utah respect due to the beautiful scenery, mountains, and general environment.
I'll move back to Utah, when UTOPIA is fully implemented (in more areas other than Salt Lake; maybe like the entire Wasatch Front), and working. I have a feeling I will never be moving back to Utah.
Seems to me big business is getting in the way of a beautifully planned idea: "UTOPIA". Now that I have successfully moved out of Utah (Thank Heavens), I wish you guys the best of luck in getting this UTOPIA thing off the ground, and in more/better areas than just Roy.
Until I had moved out on my own, my computer had always been in a different room. Once I moved out, and got roommates, it was inevitable that I have my computer (4-6 of them, depending on various things) had to stay in my room with me. One (or more) were actually servers (not critical or anything, but my personal servers that I would like to maintain uptime on the 'net with).
I've always noticed, that I can easily become "immune" as it were to particular noises that would normally disturb sleep. After a week or two, I eventually became completely unaware of the computers in my room while I was sleeping, and had no problems ever falling asleep, even with my 21" monitor acting like a night light at times. When girls would spend the night or whatever, they were always bothered by the noise I have in some of my clunky boxes, old 3, 4, and 8 gig drives, that the bearings would occasionally make the squealing noise (not to often), fans in each of the cases and so on. I've always have been able to gain a comfort level after so many days of sleeping, that I eventually get used to the background noises. Hell, when I started working graveyard, I could sleep through anything (I liked to sleep right after I got off from a shift); the morning when everybody is waking, and moving around, and starting their cars to go to work, etc.
I know that this technique of "getting used to it" doesn't apply to everyone, as I'm almost positive it doesn't, always helped me get through the nights, I just toughed it out for those couple of weeks.
I would definetly suggest checking out US News. They have an awesome website, in regards to "rankings" of the U.S. top schools and such, and they have them separated by degree and "rankings". While this may not be THE DEFINITIVE answer, it is certainly a step in the right direction. . .
Nope, not Mike Shepard. . . Sorry man. . .
There are a couple of init styles associated with Slackware's booting. . . The basic, and most prominent laying around are the rc.d startup scripts. Slackware also has a directory in /etc/rc.d/ where you can put all your init.d scripts. It is actually an extremely easy conversion if you want to do it.