Never send your resumes as word documents. It's unprofessional, and sometimes considered rude. Besides, word doesn't render equally across different versions (sometimes even within the same version), and do you really want to risk that the HR department of the company you're sending your word 2007 document is still running word '97?
Like someone else said: It's 2007, everyone uses pdfs nowadays.
Way to mention in a Slashdot post that you have a girlfriend in a non-chalant way. That earns you some serious geek cred without making you look like you're gloating.
I'd write more, but my girlfriend is waiting for me so we can make the sex.
I'm sorry that you were modded down as a troll, but you do have a valid point.
I was at the Imagine Cup competition in Japan some two years ago, and one of the things that was pissing everyone off was that besides the meal times (breakfast, lunch and dinner) you couldn't get non-sweet food. Not even plain bread was available, even if you asked the support staff from the hotel. On the other hand, chocolate-filled cookies, sweets and all kinds of energetic drinks were freely available in quantities. They did have water, though, so it wasn't completely horrible.
So yeah, I had exactly the same thought during the competition: Someone at Microsoft wasn't really concerned about the student's health, or was thinking something along the lines of sugar = energy = productivity.
BTW, not to bash entirely on MS. Other than on the snacks aspect, they treated everyone really well, and it was one of the most amazing experiences in my life.
The Tech Report has tested the 7K1000's performance, noise levels, and power consumption against 18other drives to find out, with surprising results. Suspense!
Come on! Just tell us what the results were directly, don't make us have to break Slashdot law and RTFA!
Exactly! This is the reason why I'm not happy with the current incarnation of the virtual console-type games. At least in the Wii, the virtual console games are way too expensive for software that is sometimes more than 10 years old and restricted (for ex. you can't take it to a friend's house), and you can't even offset this cost by reselling it after you're done with it.
Fortunately, the Wii takes Gamecube disks which, when coupled with 2nd hand and eBay, means that you can basically play your games for the price of mailing the game from/to the next guy.
Well, in the part that you're quoting I'm actually taking a jab at the quality of Spiderman 3 as a movie.
Anyway, as I said earlier, if you can get into it (and I certainly do when watching football matches with my friends or other supporters of my team), I suppose it's fun, but 1) movies are not as exciting as live sports and 2) in general if I go to a cinema I expect to be able to hear the movie.
I guess for me it's just weird to get really into pre-packaged entertainment. It's kind of like complimenting the chef for the great frozen pizza I had at dinner. But hey, if you do it, more power to you, as long as you do it *after* the movie:-)
I guess if you get into it, it could be fun, but if you don't then it's pretty annoying that everyone is making noises during the movie.
I remember when I went to see Star Wars 3 there was this guy next to me explaining the whole movie to his girlfriend who apparently had never seen a Star Wars movie in her life. It was the first and, until now, only time I ever asked someone at the cinema to shut up.
Eheh. Last week I was watching a firework show, and at the end, as you'd expect, people were clapping. The problem is that we were watching the show from a bridge about 5km from where the fireworks were being shot, so my comment was exactly the same as yours in the cinema.
Now what I am wondering about is who would clap at Spiderman 3. Why? Next thing you're going to tell me they were also clapping at Pirates of the Caribbean 3...
What do you mean by "standing ovation"? Were people clapping at the end of the movie? Is this normal where you live?
I don't know, maybe it's normal in some cultures, but I still can't get past people clapping after the plane lands -- if I though landing a plane was some work of art, I would never have boarded!
So they have engineers with knowledge of (and working with) Linux interfaces!
Good, would it be such a stretch to shift some of those guys to make a decent port of Picasa for Linux? Because the current emulated one tends to suck a little bit.
It's strange that after moving from Windows to Linux, Picasa is the one software that I miss the most, after MS Office (and, of course, the ability to play any game).
So how about my list of reasons: 1. Because it's my file and I can do whatever the hell I want with it as long as it's not illegal.
Oh, and this:
It's not "more stupid" than anything. And since Apple is the first entity that's even allowing this possibility at all with mainstream music from mainstream labels on any meaningful scale, I guess I must not recognize your gratitude. I owe nothing to Apple just as they don't owe nothing to me. I already showed my "gratitude" when I traded my money for their product, just as they showed their "gratitude" by supplying me with said product.
Maybe you think Apple is doing the right thing and you want to reward them for it, but understand that for a lot of other people, this is just business as usual, no morals involved.
He isn't missing the point. He has realized (consciously or not) that he has lost the argument and he's trying to diverge the debate into meaninglessness (is that even a word?).
The article is just a press release, not the real deal. Do you really want to get your reception and durability ratios from a press release?
On the other hand, I guess you could look at the recent past for your answers. The reception on most SE phones is pretty good, so I can't imagine that they screwed it up on these releases.
BTW, why are still people posting stuff like "Mobiles these days jut have too much crap and not enough just plain phone"? I read this comment in every slashdot story that's minimally related to mobile phones! Look, these are obviously not the phones for you. There are bare-bones mobiles on the market, and then there are feature-full mobiles as well. They're called "market segments", maybe you should learn about them.
I would pay for it. Hell, I would pay 100 just for adding the Wi-Fi functionality to my camera.
One of the things I'm really lazy about is connecting the camera to the USB port on my PC. I don't like taking the CF card out because 1) it's basically the same amount of work, and 2) I've heard that sometimes the pins in the camera can be bent during insertion.
In essence it's the same reason why I like to have bluetooth on my cellphone for synchronization: you're just sitting there and synchronize without having to reach for the device or the cables (ok, so maybe you would have to turn on the camera).
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Exactly what I was thinking. This seems to be something along the lines of: Cool dude: "I water-sky, hang-glide and play soccer for fun man!" Nerdy guy: "I program because I'm bored."
"(...) Anderson's claims that open source developers (and other freeware programmers in general) do what they do because they're bored and have nothing better to spend their time on. Same with Wikipedia contributors, and bloggers in general"
You mean, like every other hobby? You do it because otherwise you wouldn't have anything to do with your free time and would, therefore, be bored.
Good! Than you can take option d) as it seems that it's the one that suits you the best. Miguel has taken c) as it seems to be the one he favours, and I will take option e): I don't have the [time, ability, motivation] to start such an endeavour, so I will watch from the sidelines.
I'm running Ubuntu 7.04 and setting up Samba was a breeze: Just right-click a folder, and select "share this folder", then select "windows share" (or something similar) and a dialog pops up requesting that you install the samba service. Press OK and the install is performed for you. Then, after the install is finished it just works.
There are still some kinks to this process: I could access my shared folder right away with a pocket pc, but a windows machine kept asking for a username and password. In the end I had to create a samba login to be able to access the folder, but I might be missing something... Also, when you move or delete a folder, the share is not removed automatically. Finally, I had problems sharing a folder with spaces on the name.
Anyway, it seems that the issues I had are all related to simple bug fixes or default configuration changes. The process itself seemed pretty smooth and straightforward from a end-user's perspective.
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Never send your resumes as word documents. It's unprofessional, and sometimes considered rude.
Besides, word doesn't render equally across different versions (sometimes even within the same version), and do you really want to risk that the HR department of the company you're sending your word 2007 document is still running word '97?
Like someone else said: It's 2007, everyone uses pdfs nowadays.
Well done, dude!
Way to mention in a Slashdot post that you have a girlfriend in a non-chalant way. That earns you some serious geek cred without making you look like you're gloating.
I'd write more, but my girlfriend is waiting for me so we can make the sex.
Yeah, but Apple would never have this kind of problem because they get their batteries from reputable suppliers, like Sony.
I'm sorry that you were modded down as a troll, but you do have a valid point.
I was at the Imagine Cup competition in Japan some two years ago, and one of the things that was pissing everyone off was that besides the meal times (breakfast, lunch and dinner) you couldn't get non-sweet food. Not even plain bread was available, even if you asked the support staff from the hotel.
On the other hand, chocolate-filled cookies, sweets and all kinds of energetic drinks were freely available in quantities. They did have water, though, so it wasn't completely horrible.
So yeah, I had exactly the same thought during the competition: Someone at Microsoft wasn't really concerned about the student's health, or was thinking something along the lines of sugar = energy = productivity.
BTW, not to bash entirely on MS. Other than on the snacks aspect, they treated everyone really well, and it was one of the most amazing experiences in my life.
Come on! Just tell us what the results were directly, don't make us have to break Slashdot law and RTFA!
Exactly! This is the reason why I'm not happy with the current incarnation of the virtual console-type games.
At least in the Wii, the virtual console games are way too expensive for software that is sometimes more than 10 years old and restricted (for ex. you can't take it to a friend's house), and you can't even offset this cost by reselling it after you're done with it.
Fortunately, the Wii takes Gamecube disks which, when coupled with 2nd hand and eBay, means that you can basically play your games for the price of mailing the game from/to the next guy.
Well, in the part that you're quoting I'm actually taking a jab at the quality of Spiderman 3 as a movie.
:-)
Anyway, as I said earlier, if you can get into it (and I certainly do when watching football matches with my friends or other supporters of my team), I suppose it's fun, but 1) movies are not as exciting as live sports and 2) in general if I go to a cinema I expect to be able to hear the movie.
I guess for me it's just weird to get really into pre-packaged entertainment. It's kind of like complimenting the chef for the great frozen pizza I had at dinner.
But hey, if you do it, more power to you, as long as you do it *after* the movie
I guess if you get into it, it could be fun, but if you don't then it's pretty annoying that everyone is making noises during the movie.
I remember when I went to see Star Wars 3 there was this guy next to me explaining the whole movie to his girlfriend who apparently had never seen a Star Wars movie in her life.
It was the first and, until now, only time I ever asked someone at the cinema to shut up.
Eheh. Last week I was watching a firework show, and at the end, as you'd expect, people were clapping.
The problem is that we were watching the show from a bridge about 5km from where the fireworks were being shot, so my comment was exactly the same as yours in the cinema.
Now what I am wondering about is who would clap at Spiderman 3. Why? Next thing you're going to tell me they were also clapping at Pirates of the Caribbean 3...
What do you mean by "standing ovation"?
Were people clapping at the end of the movie? Is this normal where you live?
I don't know, maybe it's normal in some cultures, but I still can't get past people clapping after the plane lands -- if I though landing a plane was some work of art, I would never have boarded!
You're right!
The iPhone is totally useless without this "Visual Voicemail" feature!
So they have engineers with knowledge of (and working with) Linux interfaces!
Good, would it be such a stretch to shift some of those guys to make a decent port of Picasa for Linux? Because the current emulated one tends to suck a little bit.
It's strange that after moving from Windows to Linux, Picasa is the one software that I miss the most, after MS Office (and, of course, the ability to play any game).
1. Because it's my file and I can do whatever the hell I want with it as long as it's not illegal.
Oh, and this: It's not "more stupid" than anything. And since Apple is the first entity that's even allowing this possibility at all with mainstream music from mainstream labels on any meaningful scale, I guess I must not recognize your gratitude. I owe nothing to Apple just as they don't owe nothing to me. I already showed my "gratitude" when I traded my money for their product, just as they showed their "gratitude" by supplying me with said product.
Maybe you think Apple is doing the right thing and you want to reward them for it, but understand that for a lot of other people, this is just business as usual, no morals involved.
He isn't missing the point.
He has realized (consciously or not) that he has lost the argument and he's trying to diverge the debate into meaninglessness (is that even a word?).
Yes, especially people with more time than money (students) would do it.
The article is just a press release, not the real deal.
Do you really want to get your reception and durability ratios from a press release?
On the other hand, I guess you could look at the recent past for your answers. The reception on most SE phones is pretty good, so I can't imagine that they screwed it up on these releases.
BTW, why are still people posting stuff like "Mobiles these days jut have too much crap and not enough just plain phone"?
I read this comment in every slashdot story that's minimally related to mobile phones!
Look, these are obviously not the phones for you. There are bare-bones mobiles on the market, and then there are feature-full mobiles as well. They're called "market segments", maybe you should learn about them.
It's like people just like to complain.
Yeah, but have you seen the price on the WTF-E1? It costs more than my current digital SLR!
I think I can imagine why it's called "WTF" -- It's the first thing people think when they see the price.
I would pay for it.
Hell, I would pay 100 just for adding the Wi-Fi functionality to my camera.
One of the things I'm really lazy about is connecting the camera to the USB port on my PC. I don't like taking the CF card out because 1) it's basically the same amount of work, and 2) I've heard that sometimes the pins in the camera can be bent during insertion.
In essence it's the same reason why I like to have bluetooth on my cellphone for synchronization: you're just sitting there and synchronize without having to reach for the device or the cables (ok, so maybe you would have to turn on the camera).
It appears that you're out of bandwidth.
Google to the rescue (hope it holds): http://alpha61.com/primenumbershittingbear
Try suggesting this to CmdrTaco, I am sure he will side with you on this one :-)
Exactly what I was thinking. This seems to be something along the lines of:
Cool dude: "I water-sky, hang-glide and play soccer for fun man!"
Nerdy guy: "I program because I'm bored."
"(...) Anderson's claims that open source developers (and other freeware programmers in general) do what they do because they're bored and have nothing better to spend their time on. Same with Wikipedia contributors, and bloggers in general"
You mean, like every other hobby? You do it because otherwise you wouldn't have anything to do with your free time and would, therefore, be bored.
You're right. If your coworker didn't like it, then they should just scrap the entire project.
Good! Than you can take option d) as it seems that it's the one that suits you the best.
Miguel has taken c) as it seems to be the one he favours, and I will take option e): I don't have the [time, ability, motivation] to start such an endeavour, so I will watch from the sidelines.
See? Now everyone's happy.
I'm running Ubuntu 7.04 and setting up Samba was a breeze: Just right-click a folder, and select "share this folder", then select "windows share" (or something similar) and a dialog pops up requesting that you install the samba service. Press OK and the install is performed for you. Then, after the install is finished it just works.
There are still some kinks to this process: I could access my shared folder right away with a pocket pc, but a windows machine kept asking for a username and password. In the end I had to create a samba login to be able to access the folder, but I might be missing something...
Also, when you move or delete a folder, the share is not removed automatically.
Finally, I had problems sharing a folder with spaces on the name.
Anyway, it seems that the issues I had are all related to simple bug fixes or default configuration changes. The process itself seemed pretty smooth and straightforward from a end-user's perspective.