For whatever reason the work they do, the dollars and behinds they save, are rarely appreciated. I've always found it very odd.
The problem is that the people you're dealing with only see the money being spent. They don't see that the sysadmin keeps things from breaking. In their eyes, things working is the normal state of the world, and they only really notice the sysadmin when things are going wrong.
In effect, they see the sysadmin as just sitting there costing them money unless something breaks (and then he's associated with bad things). By contrast, they can actually look at what the developer does, so it appears that they're getting more for their dev money than they are for their admin money.
Nissan produced trucks under both names at the same time (though not cars). They were about the same price point. Eventually, they killed the Datsun name here and just used Nissan.
Really? Funny, I know of a number of houses with wood-based heating. They're a lot more common in places that regularly get ice storms or lose power for other reasons.
I hadn't bought a WD drive in years because I had some trouble with a few where I used to work (we got a really bad batch). However, a couple of months ago, I decided that my laptop's drive (40GB split 30/10 between windows and linux) was too small for all of the things I want to use it for, so I got one of WD's 320GB external drives.
I have to say that I'm impressed. It's pretty quiet, has adequate air flow, and more than responsive enough for a storage drive.
It feels nice to have real drive space again as well. In fact, I've spent the last several weeks ripping my cd collection so I can listen to it at my desk without digging through discs.
I've heard a lot of good things about the 27" Betson Arcade Monitor as well, and it doesn't require a special video card.
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If you're doing it in windows, GameEx (http://www.gameex.net/) is pretty popular and a decent front end that has basically exactly what you said you wanted - list of games (which can be split up by console/mame), screenshot, and launch button.
Actually, while it is a functional cabinet, it is rather bare and can be modded to your heart's content, much like starting out with the old arcade cabinet.
Again, I restate the point that this book is *starting* with an arcade cabinet, not making one from sheets of plywood.
Being a raving asshole, as you put it involves providing constructive criticism and then pointing out that the fanboys who cry "troll!" are the real trolls who later get modded as such? Nice. Personally, I think you should reconsider that one.
Oooh, you used to be the executive editor of an open source magazine. So what? So maybe I have a bit of expernece in the area.
The initiative towards a widespread Linux desktop has been around a few years, max.
I can remember them pushing for it back in at least 1998 (it was not uncommon to see Redhat boxes on store shelves), so I have to disagree.
Be quiet, be schooled, thank the nice man as he leaves.
Sorry, kiddo. I don't do things without question, and experience has taught me better than to believe crap that's being spewed by rabid fanboys. As for being schooled, like I said, I've already been a voice in the community.
Actually, knucklehead, I was the exec editor of an open source enterprise magazine. I also know how average users go about things.
I grew up using the command line (both DOS and Unix) and while I like linux, it was not designed with the average user in mind. No Unix or Unix-like distro has been and they've been around a heck of a lot longer than windows. That's part of the reason why it won't truly catch on in the desktop market for "normal" people.
I'd say the trolls are you and the one who claimed he would teach the world how to do it.
Learn to read, kiddo. I said *part* of the reason, as in there are other parts of the reason as well.
Unix and Unix-like systems have been around for a very long time (a lot longer than windows) and have yet to hit big on the desktop. There are reasons for that - part of that is that they weren't built with the average person in mind and still aren't.
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For whatever reason the work they do, the dollars and behinds they save, are rarely appreciated. I've always found it very odd.
The problem is that the people you're dealing with only see the money being spent. They don't see that the sysadmin keeps things from breaking. In their eyes, things working is the normal state of the world, and they only really notice the sysadmin when things are going wrong.
In effect, they see the sysadmin as just sitting there costing them money unless something breaks (and then he's associated with bad things). By contrast, they can actually look at what the developer does, so it appears that they're getting more for their dev money than they are for their admin money.
Weird. My first employer gave me several mugs and other presents. They even threw birtday parties for me while I was there.
Heck, I get holiday presents and cards from some of my clients even now.
I suppose that could be because I was a fairly high profile person at all of those places though. *shrugs*
Lose the god complex and folks will respect you *every* day
Actually, you'll find that a lot of users think that they're better than you no matter how you act.
Most businesses view IT as a cost center and therefore something to be disdained.
Nissan produced trucks under both names at the same time (though not cars). They were about the same price point. Eventually, they killed the Datsun name here and just used Nissan.
Infinity tends to be higer end (ie higher priced) cars.
Nissan and Datsun were in the same basic price range.
houses gave up wood-based heating
Really? Funny, I know of a number of houses with wood-based heating. They're a lot more common in places that regularly get ice storms or lose power for other reasons.
I thought the same thing when I saw his post.
I love that video =]
I hadn't bought a WD drive in years because I had some trouble with a few where I used to work (we got a really bad batch). However, a couple of months ago, I decided that my laptop's drive (40GB split 30/10 between windows and linux) was too small for all of the things I want to use it for, so I got one of WD's 320GB external drives.
I have to say that I'm impressed. It's pretty quiet, has adequate air flow, and more than responsive enough for a storage drive.
It feels nice to have real drive space again as well. In fact, I've spent the last several weeks ripping my cd collection so I can listen to it at my desk without digging through discs.
I've heard a lot of good things about the 27" Betson Arcade Monitor as well, and it doesn't require a special video card.
If you're doing it in windows, GameEx (http://www.gameex.net/) is pretty popular and a decent front end that has basically exactly what you said you wanted - list of games (which can be split up by console/mame), screenshot, and launch button.
Actually, while it is a functional cabinet, it is rather bare and can be modded to your heart's content, much like starting out with the old arcade cabinet.
Again, I restate the point that this book is *starting* with an arcade cabinet, not making one from sheets of plywood.
Actually, my geek creds are safe. I've done everything from building computers and networks to building buildings and blacksmithing.
This book is about making a MAME setup from an old arcade cabinet. Offering another place to start with similar materials is by no means cheating.
If you want to demand that I turn in my card, demad the same of the book's author.
Or you could just pick up one of these
I don't know if you're being silly or serious, but yeah, that's me.
Unfortunately, the magazine is dead now. Great readership, not so great ad revenue.
The Intro to Open Source article actually got quite a bit of mail.
Actually, I'm from the current generation, and I can still tell you that not everyone is as tech savvy as you seem to think.
You sir, are a raving asshole.
Being a raving asshole, as you put it involves providing constructive criticism and then pointing out that the fanboys who cry "troll!" are the real trolls who later get modded as such? Nice. Personally, I think you should reconsider that one.
Oooh, you used to be the executive editor of an open source magazine. So what?
So maybe I have a bit of expernece in the area.
I didn't miss the point. You did.
We're talking about linux on the DESKTOP. Your average home user does NOT have an admin that works on their desktop.
The initiative towards a widespread Linux desktop has been around a few years, max.
I can remember them pushing for it back in at least 1998 (it was not uncommon to see Redhat boxes on store shelves), so I have to disagree.
Be quiet, be schooled, thank the nice man as he leaves.
Sorry, kiddo. I don't do things without question, and experience has taught me better than to believe crap that's being spewed by rabid fanboys. As for being schooled, like I said, I've already been a voice in the community.
Apple has not hit it big in the desktop market by any stretch of the imagination.
Don't equate the success of the ipod (where they have hit it big) with success on the desktop (where they are still a tiny player).
Actually, knucklehead, I was the exec editor of an open source enterprise magazine. I also know how average users go about things.
I grew up using the command line (both DOS and Unix) and while I like linux, it was not designed with the average user in mind. No Unix or Unix-like distro has been and they've been around a heck of a lot longer than windows. That's part of the reason why it won't truly catch on in the desktop market for "normal" people.
I'd say the trolls are you and the one who claimed he would teach the world how to do it.
Learn to read, kiddo. I said *part* of the reason, as in there are other parts of the reason as well.
Unix and Unix-like systems have been around for a very long time (a lot longer than windows) and have yet to hit big on the desktop. There are reasons for that - part of that is that they weren't built with the average person in mind and still aren't.
The average user has no idea how to do that, nor should they have to.
That's part of the reason why Linux will never really hit it big on the desktop.
I still say the anti-microsoft fanboy should lose the last 3 letters from his username =]
AFAIK, H1B visas have to be paid the same as other employees, and extensive documentation is required to show that this criteria is met.
Supposed to be, yes. In reality it almost never is. They cook the numbers as badly as any movie studio.
An act of terror is meant to throw people into a panic.
An act of rebellion is used to further the breaking away from the existing authority.
There is indeed a difference.