He he - that is some funny shit. It is amazing how all the 'normals' who want to have kids and do the suburban thing seem to think that the rest of us are 'rolling in the dough' and on 'easy street.' Did you ever wonder why there are more animal rights organizations than human population control causes?
I have great respect for the 'family man' (woman) and ask my employees to put their family first (even at the risk of losing a customer) because nothing is more important. But just because I'm single doesn't mean I have no motivation, no drive and no incentive. Without a job I would have just as much trouble paying the mortgage and would not be able to the (different) things important to me (s.a. travel, philanthropy).
That said - as the 'single guy' I volunteer for the travel and off hours so my coworkers who do have kids etc can have the 'usual' off time, sick kid care, daycare hours, etc.
So there's the overt response to the (hopefully) sarcastic post.
Of course I didn't RTFA - but did anyone think that it may be a bit unethical for Harvard, or anyone else, to post acceptance/rejections?
I mean, for fuck's sake, someone's acceptance is semi-available on the net a month before they are supposed to get the letter? Just seems that the institution should not be putting that information in any accessible way before notifying the potential student - not that the students were in the right.
Just a 'BTW', (in general I think you are quite correct) - but IBM will port Lotus products to Linux long before finding an alternative.
The key reason for this is that IBM owns Lotus. There is already a version of the Notes client for OS X, so I imagine its getting close. Lotus Domino and most other IBM products do run on Linux already. Simple fact is that there has not been a market (i.e. big business) demand for Linux based client software.
They should have modified thier internal apps to work with non-IE browsers before making any big push for Linux on the desktop.
I did attend a (free) IBM seminar on desktop Linux, migration and getting Linux to play nice with Windows. It was very informative and IBM has some good people working on these things, and I would expect them to continue.
Hmmmm, you bring up a really interesting point. I guess all the people I know have a tech guy (me) to help them with this, so it didn't really occur to me. Although for the people who want a machine that 'just works' I tell them to buy a Mac or give me the difference in price:-)
In some ways I think you may have answered your own question. As soon as the Dells of the world realize they can save money (fewer support calls) by defaulting to Firefox (or 'enter good browser here') it will happen. but, we all know the MS monopoly is still securly in place, though a bit more covert than before. So what that Dell sells boxes without an OS, sell a box with Win XP that includes Firefox, Thunderbird and OO.org, then we can get excited.
So maybe you're right. Maybe the best approach is to focus on educating people on the issues (at a high level, non-techie) and emphasizing the features in Firefox/Mozilla and how it can make thier web experience better. Give them a handy link to share with others and then come up with something to do with the free time cleared up by not having to clean machine of spyware and such.
I don't know the answer, but I think it good for all of us to keep coming up with ideas and putting them in to practice.
While you are 100% correct there is a simple work around. Often when I install Firefox or Mozilla for someone I rename the desktop shortcut "The Internet" or "The Web" (people who don't know what Firefox is tend to use shortcuts a lot).
On top of that is some education on IE's faults, the scum of the net, and to note that the Firefox icon is much cooler than a dumb, swooshy "E"
This approach has worked pretty well for me so far.
In one extreme case I did rename the Firefox icon 'Internet Explorer' for an exceedingly uncooperative user. Once it was called 'Internet Explorer' she didn't care anymore. I'm sure some poor SOB in tech support has a hell of a time with her though.
You're point is perfectly valid, and I prefer the current system to going to jail and/or court every time I get a speeding ticket. And you are correct, paying the ticket is paramount to pleading guilty and not going to court is like skipping bail. So maybe that one wasn't the best example.
At the same time, I would prefer a point system like many states use. Here, you sort of get the benefit of the doubt on minor traffic offenses. You get X points before having to pay or go to court, and after a period of time the points expire. You don't have to pay, but if you wish, you can challenge the ticket in court. Being someone who averages 1 traffic offense every 5 years, usually not major or really _too_ intentional, I'd like to get the benefit of the doubt that I'm a safe and carefull driver.
>We're not talking about you committing fraud with no >witnesses and no record trail; we're talking about a cop that >looks at a couple numbers and notices that they're higher than >they should be. My point is that, when you're given a speeding >ticket, it's given with the understanding that you've JUST BEEN >FOUND GUILTY OF SPEEDING, else you wouldn't have gotten >the ticket in the first place.
You were making great sense up to here. A machine cannot find you guilty. Existence of evidence does not make you guilty (or innocent cough OJ, cough:-) In most places, there are rules about how often the radar gun is calibrated and the officer usually has to show up for court to testify as well. In fact, in many places, you cannot get a speeding ticket with a radar/camera system. In places where you can, there is often controversy.
BTW - If you're learning law from a TV show, you should be extra sure to have a lawyer for just about anything. TV is notorious for being rather inacurrate and incomplete. Have fun watching, but no reflection of real life.
In MN, if you get a DUI, losing your license is not a part of the criminal penalty for the crime, it is an administrative penalty. you can request an administrative review, but this comes even before arraignment (SP?) -> you can't possibly have been found (or plead) guilty yet. So, even if let's say you get off on a technicality in criminal court (say the breath test was not calibrated correctly), you are still without a license for X months and still need to pay a rather sizeable reinstatement fee.
Makes good sense huh? Pretty much guilty even if proven 'innocent'
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You've never been picked up for anything, even for anything as simple as a speeding ticket, have you?
While the law says you are innocent until proven guilty, the reality is, you suffer the consequences until proven innocent.
For example, in my state, if you get a speeding ticket, you are expected to pay the fine unless you show up in court and defend yourself. Therefore, guilty until proven innocent. In my state, if you don't show up for court, and don't pay the fine, they revoke your license and have a warrant out for your arrest. Doesn't sound too innocent to me.
Also, in my state, if you get picked up for DUI (obviously not a good behaviour), you have your license revoked, even if proven innocent (in county court), your license is still revoked. Sounds guilty to me.
If you're innocent until proven guilty, then why isn't bail set immediately, on a schedule so there is no need to spend any time in jail? Why should an innocent person spend any time in jail?
Don't kid yourself, legally, your assumption is correct, but in practice it is very clear that the opposite it true. While the US may be a bit more easy in this respect, at least the UK admits to an adversarial system. The cops, the judge and prosecutor assume you guilty until proven innocent. I'm afraid it might be human nature.
Hurrah, hurrah!
The differnce between 'u' and 'you' is two keystrokes, and for a good typist, that is nothing. I understand with text messaging, I personally hate typing on the phone. But there is no place for this shorthand in email. Especially with customers.
Think, type, proof, send. That is how one should do corportate email.
Obiously, that does not apply to/.:-)
When I hear about something I might like, I check iTunes first, and I'm happy to pay for it (.99 isn't so bad for a taste). But if I can't find it there I'll find it elsewhere. If I like it enough (and not being found on iTunes) I'll hit Best Buy (for mainstream stuff) or my local indie shop.
Listen up RIAA! If you put out anything that is good people will buy it! If its crap, we'll sample it and decide it's not worth buying. The net is the new radio, no one listens to the radio anymore. Someone mentions band A, I check iTunes, no luck I'll check P2P, if its good, I'll buy the disc, if not I'll delete it. I'm certainly not going to share shit music with anyone.
Artists and lables - get your shit on iTunes and other services (especially iTunes 'cause I want to hear your music). There are people willing to pay a reasonable amount for your art, and happily. And if the music is shit don't expect anyone to buy it but teenie boppers who will ignore you once your band/group/boy band is no longer 'cool' with the rest of the the clique.
I'd tend to agree with you if it wasn't for a little experiment I did today. I love my PowerBook, but thought it was a little pricey. I just chalked that up to it being a Mac and it looked so good I didn't care.
But today I did some research because I want to get a machine that is a cross between a media server and a desktop. Something with reasonable power, plenty of storage, and nice to use at home (music, video, pictures, chat, etc. nothing fancy). Of course I went to check on Macs first (having edged toward the fanboy end of the spectrum). 20" iMac, 1.8 Ghz PPC, 1GB RAM, 250 GB HD and CD-RW/DVD-R, and various other sundries = $2400.
In the interest of research I went to Dell, put together a PowerEdge server, 2.6 GHz Xeon, 1 GB RAM, 200GB HD, no monitor, no OS, no DVD R, no various sundries = $2300.
OK, that was in the small business server section, maybe they're raping business.
So, on to consumer desktops, Dell Dimension nSeries. 2.4GHz Celeron, 512 MB RAM (maxed), 80GB HD (maxed), 20" flat panel, no DVD R, no OS, no various sundries = $1300. That was the most storage and RAM I could get from them.
Now, I know I could build a PC with everything the iMac has for about 1/3 the cost, but I don't have the time. I want a box to show up that I set up and get going.
The point is that while a Mac may look a bit expensive, you get a lot for your money, I configured the iMac with things like Bluetooth, wireless KB and mouse, AppleCare. Throw on top of that the knowledge that I don't have to spend time configuring Linux (no OS on the Dells, not that I would want XP anyway). Sure the iMac is the 'low power' option, but it stacks up pretty well to the competetion. Looks good too. Throw in low maintenance expense and the Mac starts to look pretty good.
Maybe my geek factor is a bit low today, but I like it when my machines 'just work' - and that's work a few extra bucks.
(Note, it does appear that PowerBooks are quite a bit more expensive than PC laptops. But that look just so much better)
I agree. I work in the US, but am a project manager working with a team of developers in India. I have found that: 1) members of the team are very skilled and intelligent 2) members of the team have excellent communication skills 3) members of the team are very personable and easy to work with 4) members of the team are very motivated, hard working, committed to the projects and to providing a quality product.
This is not to say there have not been some frustrations, but these have proved easy to overcome. Timing is frequently an issue, but this is resolved by my getting up a bit earlier (between 5 and 6) and the team working a bit later (8 or 9). It took me about 3 weeks to get very comfortable with the accent, though IM has been a great way to communicate too.
At first, I was worried, as I was a coder for a small company that was acquired by a large company that does a lot of outsorcing. Turns out I transitioned in to project/product management, and I enjoy it more and am much better at it. My point is that global outsourcing can be good. My new position is more fun with better pay.
I find this a little hard to believe. There is a Notes 6.5 client that runs on Mac OS X, so it couldn't be too hard to port to other *nix based systems. Notes/Domino is a viable competitor to Outlook/Exchange, and does all that a Wiki could along with calendar/email.
In the business world, there is a need for something 'wiki-like' but without email and calander, its a no go. Notes takes the cake. You have the personal email/calendar, but also the public document repository. Port to more platforms and no contest.
Oh give over. No one would ever suggest that every/.er out there is a super genuis. Truth be told though, the/. crowd tends to be pretty intelligent (aside from spelling and grammar). This is especially true when it comes to computers and technology.
There are very few things in life that have a probablity of 0 (or 1 for that matter, other than death and taxes and most of us not getting laid:-) But, the chances of a/. user falling for a social engineering scam of this kind is rather small.
The point I'm trying to make is that social engineering scams are common, and as more secure OSes become popular (i.e. not Windows) the vulnerabilities will focus more on tricking users than technological exploits. So maybe you're pretty set with your grandma, but my former in laws installed stuff all the time, they were fascinated with the Web and these neat little things they use to check the weather, play cards, etc, etc. I was constantly educating them on how to avoid getting malware and cleaning up thier systems. You know that as soon as these types of user start on *nix we'll here about how insecure it is. The error is between the chair and the keyboard.
To say that education should not go along with technology can only make the situation worse. Computers are no more difficult to use than cars, people are just more comfortable with cars, and have more education with them. Sure, most people can't work on a car, but most people know (in theory) how to avoid an accident. That's what a lot of these 'vulnerabilities' are, accidents. Education on basic operation and safety is essential to 'safe computing.'
And yes, no one can set thier VCR clock (mine's not), but this is an interface issue. Its a difficult interface, even more so than a computer due to the limited input interface.
OK, if nothing made sense its becuase I'm home dopped up on Nyquil, so sorry.
Why would anyoen even bother trying this kind of cheap social engineering with Linux users at this point. What/. reader would actually fall for this shit? We all make fun of security through obscurity, but *nix users also tend to have security through intelligence.
Here is where the real danger lies, getting Linux on the desktop and having your grandma fall for this type of tripe, it will give *nix a bad name. "Oh no, Linux is just as vulnerable as Windows" No - its the users that are vulnerable, and the users that need to be educated. We all do what we can to lock down our boxen, but in the end it too often comes down to what's between the chair and the keyboard.
Oh c'mon. How many companies send 1K people to a conference? How many conferences attract 15K people? Seriously, most conferences are held in such a place that can easily handle twice the expected turnout. That is why they are held in Vegas or Orlando, plenty of rooms!
I have never heard of a 'big' company asking people to 'double up' Where are you from?
Wow, that sucks, ever think about moving? Just shows how shitty Wally World is. They are at least as bad a M$, they monopolize in a space where no one else has a chance. Open Source grocery? Yeah, we all know about co-ops, but for a lot of people the cost is too much. How about ordering things online? Fuck-Mart can't be the only place to get basic groceries?
C'mon/.; is Fuck-Mart on our list of evil corporations or what? Why aren't we raging against this evil monopoly as much as M$, RIAA, MPAA and such?
Hmmmm, good to know. Fuck-Mart is definately on my blacklist of companies to do business with.
Glad to know they are shitty to everyone, not just the front line workers. Its sad that the only thing to respect about them is that they treat everyone equally poorly.
Still, I suspect that if you go high enough one will find a group that does not cut corners because it is 'the Wal-Mart way.'
With all thier shitty practices (do a quick google) does anyone want to join my fuck-Mart boycott?
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Thanks for adding one more reason why Wal-Mart is on my "no" list for employers - ever.
Were I working at a small startup, sure, maybe I'd be willing to share a room, hoping those cost savings will help keep the company afloat, or make the options worth something.
But really, a company of that size asking traveling employees to share a room? WTF? Let me guess, its probably at Motel 6 too. I don't mind staying at hotels that are not as nice as if I were on vaction...fine, as long as I can get net access I'm happy. I don't expect the company to spring for the Four Seasons like I would.
At least Wal-Mart (fuck-Mart?) seems to be consistent. They treat employees equally shitty, at least up to a certain level. My guess is that the execs don't share rooms at Motel 6, they probably don't fly coach either.
I just gave this a try searching for "SQL 1203" as I have spent the last two days trying to fix a 1203 error in SQL Server. Now, Google of course was the first place I went. While I got many, many results, I had to 'manually' filter out about 50% of them as irrelevant.
I gave 'Clusty' the same search and it really did reduce the amount of time it took to get the relevant information. Yes, most of the results were the same, and I didn't get any new answers for my problem, but I did get to the information faster, which I like.
There's no doubt that Google's handling of news results is pretty hard to beat, but I'm not sure that searching for news is what most people use Google for. At least not anyone I know.
So, while 'Clusty' may have reduced my overall search time, there is no chance I will abandon Google, I'm not about to trust my searching to results based on Yahoo's search engine. And if for no other reason, then the name. It just sounds too much like the way I shorten 'clusterfuck' to 'cluster' when in polite company (which ain't much).
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I'm not sure you should use alcohol to clean the keyboard......I tried to clean mine with half a pint of Guiness and it was never the same..........
He he - that is some funny shit. It is amazing how all the 'normals' who want to have kids and do the suburban thing seem to think that the rest of us are 'rolling in the dough' and on 'easy street.' Did you ever wonder why there are more animal rights organizations than human population control causes? I have great respect for the 'family man' (woman) and ask my employees to put their family first (even at the risk of losing a customer) because nothing is more important. But just because I'm single doesn't mean I have no motivation, no drive and no incentive. Without a job I would have just as much trouble paying the mortgage and would not be able to the (different) things important to me (s.a. travel, philanthropy). That said - as the 'single guy' I volunteer for the travel and off hours so my coworkers who do have kids etc can have the 'usual' off time, sick kid care, daycare hours, etc. So there's the overt response to the (hopefully) sarcastic post.
Of course I didn't RTFA - but did anyone think that it may be a bit unethical for Harvard, or anyone else, to post acceptance/rejections?
I mean, for fuck's sake, someone's acceptance is semi-available on the net a month before they are supposed to get the letter? Just seems that the institution should not be putting that information in any accessible way before notifying the potential student - not that the students were in the right.
Again, no RTFA - but abstract seems fairly clear.
Y'know, I prefer the rumored Apple-based movie store to the one that doesn't support Mac. And then I switch to my PC and it doesn't support FireFox.
/. crowd by linking to a site, it might be good to avoid one that is Intermittent Explosion ONLY!
If you want to make a point with the
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Just a 'BTW', (in general I think you are quite correct) - but IBM will port Lotus products to Linux long before finding an alternative.
The key reason for this is that IBM owns Lotus. There is already a version of the Notes client for OS X, so I imagine its getting close. Lotus Domino and most other IBM products do run on Linux already. Simple fact is that there has not been a market (i.e. big business) demand for Linux based client software.
They should have modified thier internal apps to work with non-IE browsers before making any big push for Linux on the desktop.
I did attend a (free) IBM seminar on desktop Linux, migration and getting Linux to play nice with Windows. It was very informative and IBM has some good people working on these things, and I would expect them to continue.
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I'm glad I don't talk to her anymore.
My deepest apologies to support folks everywhere. And no, I didn't get some. That would have made the story actually worth telling.
Hmmmm, you bring up a really interesting point. I guess all the people I know have a tech guy (me) to help them with this, so it didn't really occur to me. Although for the people who want a machine that 'just works' I tell them to buy a Mac or give me the difference in price :-)
In some ways I think you may have answered your own question. As soon as the Dells of the world realize they can save money (fewer support calls) by defaulting to Firefox (or 'enter good browser here') it will happen. but, we all know the MS monopoly is still securly in place, though a bit more covert than before. So what that Dell sells boxes without an OS, sell a box with Win XP that includes Firefox, Thunderbird and OO.org, then we can get excited.
So maybe you're right. Maybe the best approach is to focus on educating people on the issues (at a high level, non-techie) and emphasizing the features in Firefox/Mozilla and how it can make thier web experience better. Give them a handy link to share with others and then come up with something to do with the free time cleared up by not having to clean machine of spyware and such.
I don't know the answer, but I think it good for all of us to keep coming up with ideas and putting them in to practice.
While you are 100% correct there is a simple work around. Often when I install Firefox or Mozilla for someone I rename the desktop shortcut "The Internet" or "The Web" (people who don't know what Firefox is tend to use shortcuts a lot).
On top of that is some education on IE's faults, the scum of the net, and to note that the Firefox icon is much cooler than a dumb, swooshy "E"
This approach has worked pretty well for me so far.
In one extreme case I did rename the Firefox icon 'Internet Explorer' for an exceedingly uncooperative user. Once it was called 'Internet Explorer' she didn't care anymore. I'm sure some poor SOB in tech support has a hell of a time with her though.
You're point is perfectly valid, and I prefer the current system to going to jail and/or court every time I get a speeding ticket. And you are correct, paying the ticket is paramount to pleading guilty and not going to court is like skipping bail. So maybe that one wasn't the best example.
:-) In most places, there are rules about how often the radar gun is calibrated and the officer usually has to show up for court to testify as well. In fact, in many places, you cannot get a speeding ticket with a radar/camera system. In places where you can, there is often controversy.
At the same time, I would prefer a point system like many states use. Here, you sort of get the benefit of the doubt on minor traffic offenses. You get X points before having to pay or go to court, and after a period of time the points expire. You don't have to pay, but if you wish, you can challenge the ticket in court. Being someone who averages 1 traffic offense every 5 years, usually not major or really _too_ intentional, I'd like to get the benefit of the doubt that I'm a safe and carefull driver.
>We're not talking about you committing fraud with no >witnesses and no record trail; we're talking about a cop that >looks at a couple numbers and notices that they're higher than >they should be. My point is that, when you're given a speeding >ticket, it's given with the understanding that you've JUST BEEN >FOUND GUILTY OF SPEEDING, else you wouldn't have gotten >the ticket in the first place.
You were making great sense up to here. A machine cannot find you guilty. Existence of evidence does not make you guilty (or innocent cough OJ, cough
BTW - If you're learning law from a TV show, you should be extra sure to have a lawyer for just about anything. TV is notorious for being rather inacurrate and incomplete. Have fun watching, but no reflection of real life.
In MN, if you get a DUI, losing your license is not a part of the criminal penalty for the crime, it is an administrative penalty. you can request an administrative review, but this comes even before arraignment (SP?) -> you can't possibly have been found (or plead) guilty yet. So, even if let's say you get off on a technicality in criminal court (say the breath test was not calibrated correctly), you are still without a license for X months and still need to pay a rather sizeable reinstatement fee.
Makes good sense huh? Pretty much guilty even if proven 'innocent'
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You've never been picked up for anything, even for anything as simple as a speeding ticket, have you?
While the law says you are innocent until proven guilty, the reality is, you suffer the consequences until proven innocent.
For example, in my state, if you get a speeding ticket, you are expected to pay the fine unless you show up in court and defend yourself. Therefore, guilty until proven innocent. In my state, if you don't show up for court, and don't pay the fine, they revoke your license and have a warrant out for your arrest. Doesn't sound too innocent to me.
Also, in my state, if you get picked up for DUI (obviously not a good behaviour), you have your license revoked, even if proven innocent (in county court), your license is still revoked. Sounds guilty to me.
If you're innocent until proven guilty, then why isn't bail set immediately, on a schedule so there is no need to spend any time in jail? Why should an innocent person spend any time in jail?
Don't kid yourself, legally, your assumption is correct, but in practice it is very clear that the opposite it true. While the US may be a bit more easy in this respect, at least the UK admits to an adversarial system. The cops, the judge and prosecutor assume you guilty until proven innocent. I'm afraid it might be human nature.
Hurrah, hurrah! The differnce between 'u' and 'you' is two keystrokes, and for a good typist, that is nothing. I understand with text messaging, I personally hate typing on the phone. But there is no place for this shorthand in email. Especially with customers. Think, type, proof, send. That is how one should do corportate email. Obiously, that does not apply to /. :-)
Great points, and I'll agree.
When I hear about something I might like, I check iTunes first, and I'm happy to pay for it (.99 isn't so bad for a taste). But if I can't find it there I'll find it elsewhere. If I like it enough (and not being found on iTunes) I'll hit Best Buy (for mainstream stuff) or my local indie shop.
Listen up RIAA! If you put out anything that is good people will buy it! If its crap, we'll sample it and decide it's not worth buying. The net is the new radio, no one listens to the radio anymore. Someone mentions band A, I check iTunes, no luck I'll check P2P, if its good, I'll buy the disc, if not I'll delete it. I'm certainly not going to share shit music with anyone.
Artists and lables - get your shit on iTunes and other services (especially iTunes 'cause I want to hear your music). There are people willing to pay a reasonable amount for your art, and happily. And if the music is shit don't expect anyone to buy it but teenie boppers who will ignore you once your band/group/boy band is no longer 'cool' with the rest of the the clique.
I'd tend to agree with you if it wasn't for a little experiment I did today. I love my PowerBook, but thought it was a little pricey. I just chalked that up to it being a Mac and it looked so good I didn't care. But today I did some research because I want to get a machine that is a cross between a media server and a desktop. Something with reasonable power, plenty of storage, and nice to use at home (music, video, pictures, chat, etc. nothing fancy). Of course I went to check on Macs first (having edged toward the fanboy end of the spectrum). 20" iMac, 1.8 Ghz PPC, 1GB RAM, 250 GB HD and CD-RW/DVD-R, and various other sundries = $2400. In the interest of research I went to Dell, put together a PowerEdge server, 2.6 GHz Xeon, 1 GB RAM, 200GB HD, no monitor, no OS, no DVD R, no various sundries = $2300. OK, that was in the small business server section, maybe they're raping business. So, on to consumer desktops, Dell Dimension nSeries. 2.4GHz Celeron, 512 MB RAM (maxed), 80GB HD (maxed), 20" flat panel, no DVD R, no OS, no various sundries = $1300. That was the most storage and RAM I could get from them. Now, I know I could build a PC with everything the iMac has for about 1/3 the cost, but I don't have the time. I want a box to show up that I set up and get going. The point is that while a Mac may look a bit expensive, you get a lot for your money, I configured the iMac with things like Bluetooth, wireless KB and mouse, AppleCare. Throw on top of that the knowledge that I don't have to spend time configuring Linux (no OS on the Dells, not that I would want XP anyway). Sure the iMac is the 'low power' option, but it stacks up pretty well to the competetion. Looks good too. Throw in low maintenance expense and the Mac starts to look pretty good. Maybe my geek factor is a bit low today, but I like it when my machines 'just work' - and that's work a few extra bucks. (Note, it does appear that PowerBooks are quite a bit more expensive than PC laptops. But that look just so much better)
I agree. I work in the US, but am a project manager working with a team of developers in India. I have found that:
1) members of the team are very skilled and intelligent
2) members of the team have excellent communication skills
3) members of the team are very personable and easy to work with
4) members of the team are very motivated, hard working, committed to the projects and to providing a quality product.
This is not to say there have not been some frustrations, but these have proved easy to overcome. Timing is frequently an issue, but this is resolved by my getting up a bit earlier (between 5 and 6) and the team working a bit later (8 or 9). It took me about 3 weeks to get very comfortable with the accent, though IM has been a great way to communicate too.
At first, I was worried, as I was a coder for a small company that was acquired by a large company that does a lot of outsorcing. Turns out I transitioned in to project/product management, and I enjoy it more and am much better at it. My point is that global outsourcing can be good. My new position is more fun with better pay.
Of course its ridiculous to think a (American) football game can predict the outcome of an election.
But, I for one, having seen the results, hope that it does.
I find this a little hard to believe. There is a Notes 6.5 client that runs on Mac OS X, so it couldn't be too hard to port to other *nix based systems. Notes/Domino is a viable competitor to Outlook/Exchange, and does all that a Wiki could along with calendar/email.
In the business world, there is a need for something 'wiki-like' but without email and calander, its a no go. Notes takes the cake. You have the personal email/calendar, but also the public document repository. Port to more platforms and no contest.
Oh give over. No one would ever suggest that every /.er out there is a super genuis. Truth be told though, the /. crowd tends to be pretty intelligent (aside from spelling and grammar). This is especially true when it comes to computers and technology.
:-) But, the chances of a /. user falling for a social engineering scam of this kind is rather small.
There are very few things in life that have a probablity of 0 (or 1 for that matter, other than death and taxes and most of us not getting laid
The point I'm trying to make is that social engineering scams are common, and as more secure OSes become popular (i.e. not Windows) the vulnerabilities will focus more on tricking users than technological exploits. So maybe you're pretty set with your grandma, but my former in laws installed stuff all the time, they were fascinated with the Web and these neat little things they use to check the weather, play cards, etc, etc. I was constantly educating them on how to avoid getting malware and cleaning up thier systems. You know that as soon as these types of user start on *nix we'll here about how insecure it is. The error is between the chair and the keyboard.
To say that education should not go along with technology can only make the situation worse. Computers are no more difficult to use than cars, people are just more comfortable with cars, and have more education with them. Sure, most people can't work on a car, but most people know (in theory) how to avoid an accident. That's what a lot of these 'vulnerabilities' are, accidents. Education on basic operation and safety is essential to 'safe computing.'
And yes, no one can set thier VCR clock (mine's not), but this is an interface issue. Its a difficult interface, even more so than a computer due to the limited input interface.
OK, if nothing made sense its becuase I'm home dopped up on Nyquil, so sorry.
Why would anyoen even bother trying this kind of cheap social engineering with Linux users at this point. What /. reader would actually fall for this shit? We all make fun of security through obscurity, but *nix users also tend to have security through intelligence.
Here is where the real danger lies, getting Linux on the desktop and having your grandma fall for this type of tripe, it will give *nix a bad name. "Oh no, Linux is just as vulnerable as Windows" No - its the users that are vulnerable, and the users that need to be educated. We all do what we can to lock down our boxen, but in the end it too often comes down to what's between the chair and the keyboard.
Thanks for bringing up an important point.
And no, I do not, will not and absolutely refuse to shop there.
Wal-Mart is evil, and I personally want nothing to do with them. I don't care if I can save 8 cents on toilet paper, I'll go somewhere else.
Oh c'mon. How many companies send 1K people to a conference? How many conferences attract 15K people? Seriously, most conferences are held in such a place that can easily handle twice the expected turnout. That is why they are held in Vegas or Orlando, plenty of rooms!
I have never heard of a 'big' company asking people to 'double up' Where are you from?
Wow, that sucks, ever think about moving? Just shows how shitty Wally World is. They are at least as bad a M$, they monopolize in a space where no one else has a chance. Open Source grocery? Yeah, we all know about co-ops, but for a lot of people the cost is too much. How about ordering things online? Fuck-Mart can't be the only place to get basic groceries?
/.; is Fuck-Mart on our list of evil corporations or what? Why aren't we raging against this evil monopoly as much as M$, RIAA, MPAA and such?
C'mon
Hmmmm, good to know. Fuck-Mart is definately on my blacklist of companies to do business with.
Glad to know they are shitty to everyone, not just the front line workers. Its sad that the only thing to respect about them is that they treat everyone equally poorly.
Still, I suspect that if you go high enough one will find a group that does not cut corners because it is 'the Wal-Mart way.'
With all thier shitty practices (do a quick google) does anyone want to join my fuck-Mart boycott?
Thanks for adding one more reason why Wal-Mart is on my "no" list for employers - ever.
Were I working at a small startup, sure, maybe I'd be willing to share a room, hoping those cost savings will help keep the company afloat, or make the options worth something.
But really, a company of that size asking traveling employees to share a room? WTF? Let me guess, its probably at Motel 6 too. I don't mind staying at hotels that are not as nice as if I were on vaction...fine, as long as I can get net access I'm happy. I don't expect the company to spring for the Four Seasons like I would.
At least Wal-Mart (fuck-Mart?) seems to be consistent. They treat employees equally shitty, at least up to a certain level. My guess is that the execs don't share rooms at Motel 6, they probably don't fly coach either.
damn I hate that company. Done ranting........Now
I just gave this a try searching for "SQL 1203" as I have spent the last two days trying to fix a 1203 error in SQL Server. Now, Google of course was the first place I went. While I got many, many results, I had to 'manually' filter out about 50% of them as irrelevant.
I gave 'Clusty' the same search and it really did reduce the amount of time it took to get the relevant information. Yes, most of the results were the same, and I didn't get any new answers for my problem, but I did get to the information faster, which I like.
There's no doubt that Google's handling of news results is pretty hard to beat, but I'm not sure that searching for news is what most people use Google for. At least not anyone I know.
So, while 'Clusty' may have reduced my overall search time, there is no chance I will abandon Google, I'm not about to trust my searching to results based on Yahoo's search engine. And if for no other reason, then the name. It just sounds too much like the way I shorten 'clusterfuck' to 'cluster' when in polite company (which ain't much).