What's more interesting is that whilst there are a few, the deluge of "install linux, grow a beard" hasn't started yet.
Maybe all the linux nerds are still in bed sleeping.
Having just spent the last year in the USA/Canada I really have to address point 3 above, as it's incorrect.
If you are stopping in the USA for transit purposes only, or for less than three (3) months, as an Australian you are eligible for the VWP (Visa Waiver Program) which gives you up to 90 days in the USA, without needing to go through the visa application process.
I'm not sure of this guy's special circumstances, or whether he wanted to go in and out of the USA on a regular basis, in which case you would need a visa (talk to the Consulate about it).
A word of advice, make sure you have your paperwork with you (you can find the list of what you might/will need at the US Consulate site) as the CBP officers L O V E to grill your ass if you don't have it. I mean everyone wants to get into the USA and not leave, right?
If you have your stuff in order, it'll be a simple case of some suspicious looks (after all you ARE a terrorist) and some stamping and you'll be on your way.
Oh, one other thing, if you're planning on doing a transit through LAX - allowed 3-4 hours between flights, just in case. Trust me on that one.
...next you'll be telling us that you've never copied a CD, played a pirated game, watched a pirated movie/tv show, or worn pointy ears at a star trek convention...
You sir may cast a stone when you are free of sin.
Not sure I understand your response - the poster asked about diminishing respect - I pose a possible explanation...
There is another time people get frustrated - when they are confronted with an IT department who can/will not deliver, take no responsibility for anything that goes wrong if they do... but demand respect for being priests of the almighty technology.
Maybe you get less respect now because "business" people generically got sick of the vast promises that "IT" made and never delivered (or maybe it was just that we never made any promises and never delivered anything either).
I know this is a vast generalisation, but having moved out of IT temporarily I now see how frustrating "you" can be....
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What's more interesting is that whilst there are a few, the deluge of "install linux, grow a beard" hasn't started yet. Maybe all the linux nerds are still in bed sleeping.
Having just spent the last year in the USA/Canada I really have to address point 3 above, as it's incorrect.
If you are stopping in the USA for transit purposes only, or for less than three (3) months, as an Australian you are eligible for the VWP (Visa Waiver Program) which gives you up to 90 days in the USA, without needing to go through the visa application process.
I'm not sure of this guy's special circumstances, or whether he wanted to go in and out of the USA on a regular basis, in which case you would need a visa (talk to the Consulate about it).
A word of advice, make sure you have your paperwork with you (you can find the list of what you might/will need at the US Consulate site) as the CBP officers L O V E to grill your ass if you don't have it. I mean everyone wants to get into the USA and not leave, right?
If you have your stuff in order, it'll be a simple case of some suspicious looks (after all you ARE a terrorist) and some stamping and you'll be on your way.
Oh, one other thing, if you're planning on doing a transit through LAX - allowed 3-4 hours between flights, just in case. Trust me on that one.
...is a device that lets me DELETE songs :(
Inbound pictures are stored on the work machine.
Every now and then these are moved to a RAID5 array.
Any totally critical stuff is also backed up onto DVDR.
Not optimum, but unless you want to spend a ton of money......
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...next you'll be telling us that you've never copied a CD, played a pirated game, watched a pirated movie/tv show, or worn pointy ears at a star trek convention... You sir may cast a stone when you are free of sin.
Not sure I understand your response - the poster asked about diminishing respect - I pose a possible explanation...
There is another time people get frustrated - when they are confronted with an IT department who can/will not deliver, take no responsibility for anything that goes wrong if they do... but demand respect for being priests of the almighty technology.
Anyway...
Maybe you get less respect now because "business" people generically got sick of the vast promises that "IT" made and never delivered (or maybe it was just that we never made any promises and never delivered anything either). I know this is a vast generalisation, but having moved out of IT temporarily I now see how frustrating "you" can be....