What I'm hoping for is an offer from an organization I've had several interviews with. If I get the offer, I think I might give my current boss a nice card containing a Poem-of-Resignation.
Another idea that isn't quite ready for prime-time is sending lingerie and perfume to a thieving bastard I know in prison. It's not quite ready for prime-time because although he's been caught, he hasn't been to trial/convicted yet.
A card saying "I'd divorce you all over again" containing a coupon for STD screening for my ex-wife would be pretty funny (I caught her cheating).
The pen is definitely mightier than the laptop for taking notes, especially when it's this pen
I picked up one of these so I could capture video of some of my meetings. When discussing requirements with clients, video of the conversation is a valuable asset.
It's also convenient to use for meetings with a boss that has a memory like swiss cheese. My boss forgets things he says and remembers things differently than they actually happened (when it's convenient for him.) With one of these pens he can forget anything he wants, I have it on video.
The netbooks I gave my daughters for Christmas have dual-core Atom processors and 160GB drives - and they run KUbuntu Netbook Remix (as opposed to the Windows 7 installation they came with)
People who are depressed spend more time on the Internet looking for a life.
Back in the BBS days (and early Internet days) I would spend time in chat sessions and forums looking for parties, activities, new stuff to learn, of course - porn. I met some of my best friends in chat in the early 90's on the Revolution Calling and Anarchy X BBSs in San Diego. I don't remember being depressed at that time, but I was definitely looking for a life.
Anyway, the Internet is probably good for those depressed souls. It gives them a place to look for the life they want. Unfortunately, the quality of what they find has decreased over the years.
Still not quite correct, it should be: Microsoft paying other people who manage an open source operating system to switch their end users default search engine.
I don't know about you, but I don't get paid by Microsoft to use Bing/Yahoo. It seems that the people who are getting paid are Canonical, not the users. I'm just glad they're providing options.
That's not exactly what I meant... When I said their own I meant one that they own.
I have a domain that I use for business communication that I purchased for that very purpose. An address that never changes, regardless of my employer, because I own it.
The address he lists would be an example of something that anyone could recognize and form an opinion about. Other addresses might have meaning only to those with additional industry knowledge.
An AOL address is something that I'd never hand out because I know what that says about me (to others with technical knowledge) I'm not sure exactly what message an AOL address sends to non-technical users.
A more specific example (requiring additional knowledge to form an opinion) might be tenfingers@goatse.cx, which would have specific meaning to anyone reading slashdot or anyone familiar with internet history. Anyone without that specific knowledge wouldn't know the difference unless they researched it.
My question is, why would a professional want an email address containing anything other than their own business domain?
I think the problem is that newbies expect everything to be easy, and they expect someone else to do it for them. In the case of the CD-Writing HOWTO, it has been done for them. That, among many other topics, have been covered, documented and posted for the benefit of all.
My boss is a prime example. He wants to be in control of everything, but he doesn't want to read the manuals. He'd rather that I write a couple of commands down on a post-it note so he doesn't have to learn anything. He'd rather be told what to do and doesn't really care to know the why or how of the topic.
Documentation isn't the problem, lazy (or stupid) users are the problem.
Have you ever lost your keys, paperwork, sunglasses? I've walked around my house looking for <INSERT LOST OBJECT HERE> for hours, only to find it after the third pass.
The McCarthy typewriter will still be a functional typewriter (assuming it's taken care of by the auction winner)
A PC or laptop decades later would be more useful as a paperweight and would have only nostalgic value, and only to those to whom it held meaning.
Perhaps the typewriter auction winner will author something that gains acclaim. Decades later, the PC or laptop auction winner would be lucky to get the device to do anything worthwhile compared to modern systems.
If *anything* is changed in the system, the OS downloads it and replaces it again.
Chances are, with the project open sourced, this will be circumvented. Likewise, the restriction of no local users and no hard disks will most likely also be removed by the community.
That is, if the OS is worth running in the first place. I think I'll stick with my *nixes
I'm currently THE guy doing it every single week. I'm also currently THE guy interviewing with other companies. THIS guy was also thoughtful enough to tell his current employer how unhappy he is and that he's leaving. Unfortunately, the current employer doesn't believe that I will leave, so he hasn't looked for a replacement.
I have a feeling that after I leave, something bad is going to happen and I'll be called to fix it. When that happens, I'll be adding a zero to the end of my current hourly wage. If the current employer isn't happy about that, then his stuff can stay down.
If he'd paid me for the hours to begin with, I wouldn't be leaving.
Imagine if you will, a world where technology can be controlled by thought. A man enters a building for a job interview, suddenly all computers begin displaying busty blondes, brunettes, redheads and a sheep. He thought it was just an interview, but his gutter mind has turned it into - The Porn Zone
The summary leaves a little of the story out. Per TFA, it's not included in the DEFAULT INSTALL, but isn't removed from the repositories and is still available for install.
A simple sudo apt-get install gimp will install it on your system.
The article makes it sound like Gimp won't be available. It may as well go on to list all of the other software that isn't installed by the default installer, but that list is extensive.
If you're a consultant, the answer can't be quick and easy - if it is, you won't make any money.
They're going to tell him that it's nearly impossible, and that the cost of making it happen is so astronomical that they wet their pants just putting a number on it.
With any luck, he'll believe them. Then he'll spend obscene amounts of money to tackle a problem that could be solved in a few minutes.
The result, hopefully, will be that his online ventures start failing so miserably that he has to spend additional obscene amounts of money to undo the damage that he ordered.
The sad part is that he has enough money to repeat this mistake several times over.
Many implementations of PDF converters merely print a document to images and then embed the images into a PDF. Those are non-searchable and no text can be extracted with the existing tools. I once created a documentation website which relied on these embedded image types of PDF documents. I had to implement an OCR solution in order to extract the text to make my clients documentation searchable. It was ugly and a real pain in the ass.
Certainly, PDF can be beautiful, but it is often not implemented that way. Personally, I'm a big fan of PDF. If not implemented properly, I try to avoid it.
When you've been doing it as long as I have, email becomes less and less attractive. For the most part, my mail reading is either: 1. required to accomplish some task (fixing an account) or 2. because I'm being paid to extract emails for the discovery phase of litigation.
Really, I don't find my own email that interesting...yours even less so.
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What I'm hoping for is an offer from an organization I've had several interviews with. If I get the offer, I think I might give my current boss a nice card containing a Poem-of-Resignation.
Another idea that isn't quite ready for prime-time is sending lingerie and perfume to a thieving bastard I know in prison. It's not quite ready for prime-time because although he's been caught, he hasn't been to trial/convicted yet.
A card saying "I'd divorce you all over again" containing a coupon for STD screening for my ex-wife would be pretty funny (I caught her cheating).
The pen is definitely mightier than the laptop for taking notes, especially when it's this pen
I picked up one of these so I could capture video of some of my meetings. When discussing requirements with clients, video of the conversation is a valuable asset.
It's also convenient to use for meetings with a boss that has a memory like swiss cheese. My boss forgets things he says and remembers things differently than they actually happened (when it's convenient for him.) With one of these pens he can forget anything he wants, I have it on video.
The netbooks I gave my daughters for Christmas have dual-core Atom processors and 160GB drives - and they run KUbuntu Netbook Remix (as opposed to the Windows 7 installation they came with)
We will provide you with vital technology and seed money to get you through your month on the run.
like a GPS enabled phone?
Applicants must be willing to abide by all contest rules...
and from the application:
Official Rules will be provided to Runners before being officially named a Runner.
Why not post the rules?
The application looks like something my nephew might vomit out of MS Word in a few minutes.....this doesn't look terribly well thought out.
I've got a conclusion for you:
People who are depressed spend more time on the Internet looking for a life.
Back in the BBS days (and early Internet days) I would spend time in chat sessions and forums looking for parties, activities, new stuff to learn, of course - porn. I met some of my best friends in chat in the early 90's on the Revolution Calling and Anarchy X BBSs in San Diego. I don't remember being depressed at that time, but I was definitely looking for a life.
Anyway, the Internet is probably good for those depressed souls. It gives them a place to look for the life they want. Unfortunately, the quality of what they find has decreased over the years.
Still not quite correct, it should be: Microsoft paying other people who manage an open source operating system to switch their end users default search engine.
I don't know about you, but I don't get paid by Microsoft to use Bing/Yahoo. It seems that the people who are getting paid are Canonical, not the users. I'm just glad they're providing options.
You must be an end user
That shouldn't be an issue because the weight of electrons is greater than the weight of photons.
You see, photons are light.
That's not exactly what I meant... When I said their own I meant one that they own.
I have a domain that I use for business communication that I purchased for that very purpose. An address that never changes, regardless of my employer, because I own it.
The parent makes a good point in a funny way.
The address he lists would be an example of something that anyone could recognize and form an opinion about. Other addresses might have meaning only to those with additional industry knowledge.
An AOL address is something that I'd never hand out because I know what that says about me (to others with technical knowledge) I'm not sure exactly what message an AOL address sends to non-technical users.
A more specific example (requiring additional knowledge to form an opinion) might be tenfingers@goatse.cx, which would have specific meaning to anyone reading slashdot or anyone familiar with internet history. Anyone without that specific knowledge wouldn't know the difference unless they researched it.
My question is, why would a professional want an email address containing anything other than their own business domain?
I wish I had mod points to give you dude!
a cheesy vampire emo movie
Thank god I'm not the only one who thinks that...
Vampires shouldn't glitter in sunlight - THEY SHOULD EXPLODE!
I seem to recall this topic being covered on TLDP (that is The Linux Documentation Project)
CD-Writing HOWTO
I think the problem is that newbies expect everything to be easy, and they expect someone else to do it for them. In the case of the CD-Writing HOWTO, it has been done for them. That, among many other topics, have been covered, documented and posted for the benefit of all.
My boss is a prime example. He wants to be in control of everything, but he doesn't want to read the manuals. He'd rather that I write a couple of commands down on a post-it note so he doesn't have to learn anything. He'd rather be told what to do and doesn't really care to know the why or how of the topic.
Documentation isn't the problem, lazy (or stupid) users are the problem.
Have you ever lost your keys, paperwork, sunglasses? I've walked around my house looking for <INSERT LOST OBJECT HERE> for hours, only to find it after the third pass.
There is a reason the saying exists:
Third time is the charm
An old manual typewriter will work in a cave with no power.
An old computer won't do anything without power, except collect dust.
I'd take an old manual typewriter over an old laptop any day.
The McCarthy typewriter will still be a functional typewriter (assuming it's taken care of by the auction winner)
A PC or laptop decades later would be more useful as a paperweight and would have only nostalgic value, and only to those to whom it held meaning.
Perhaps the typewriter auction winner will author something that gains acclaim. Decades later, the PC or laptop auction winner would be lucky to get the device to do anything worthwhile compared to modern systems.
If *anything* is changed in the system, the OS downloads it and replaces it again.
Chances are, with the project open sourced, this will be circumvented. Likewise, the restriction of no local users and no hard disks will most likely also be removed by the community.
That is, if the OS is worth running in the first place. I think I'll stick with my *nixes
I'm currently THE guy doing it every single week. I'm also currently THE guy interviewing with other companies. THIS guy was also thoughtful enough to tell his current employer how unhappy he is and that he's leaving. Unfortunately, the current employer doesn't believe that I will leave, so he hasn't looked for a replacement.
I have a feeling that after I leave, something bad is going to happen and I'll be called to fix it. When that happens, I'll be adding a zero to the end of my current hourly wage. If the current employer isn't happy about that, then his stuff can stay down.
If he'd paid me for the hours to begin with, I wouldn't be leaving.
I guess you haven't seen Farm Sluts
(queue Twilight Zone theme song)
Imagine if you will, a world where technology can be controlled by thought. A man enters a building for a job interview, suddenly all computers begin displaying busty blondes, brunettes, redheads and a sheep. He thought it was just an interview, but his gutter mind has turned it into - The Porn Zone
The summary leaves a little of the story out. Per TFA, it's not included in the DEFAULT INSTALL, but isn't removed from the repositories and is still available for install.
A simple sudo apt-get install gimp will install it on your system.
The article makes it sound like Gimp won't be available. It may as well go on to list all of the other software that isn't installed by the default installer, but that list is extensive.
The company name is actually Love Sciences, LLC
If you're a consultant, the answer can't be quick and easy - if it is, you won't make any money.
They're going to tell him that it's nearly impossible, and that the cost of making it happen is so astronomical that they wet their pants just putting a number on it.
With any luck, he'll believe them. Then he'll spend obscene amounts of money to tackle a problem that could be solved in a few minutes.
The result, hopefully, will be that his online ventures start failing so miserably that he has to spend additional obscene amounts of money to undo the damage that he ordered.
The sad part is that he has enough money to repeat this mistake several times over.
not at $60,000 a pop
Many implementations of PDF converters merely print a document to images and then embed the images into a PDF. Those are non-searchable and no text can be extracted with the existing tools. I once created a documentation website which relied on these embedded image types of PDF documents. I had to implement an OCR solution in order to extract the text to make my clients documentation searchable. It was ugly and a real pain in the ass.
Certainly, PDF can be beautiful, but it is often not implemented that way. Personally, I'm a big fan of PDF. If not implemented properly, I try to avoid it.
When you've been doing it as long as I have, email becomes less and less attractive. For the most part, my mail reading is either: 1. required to accomplish some task (fixing an account) or 2. because I'm being paid to extract emails for the discovery phase of litigation.
Really, I don't find my own email that interesting...yours even less so.