I figure the thing that will really get the space tourism biz going will be the first zero-g space brothel, where anything goes I assume since earth-based laws don't apply?
Actually this is perfect, just have a big arm that throws trash down, causing the station to boost into a higher orbit. Now I have this image stuck in my head of a big white-gloved cartoon arm throwing trash at the earth as the space station flies off into space....
Which version of firefox are you using? I have noticed that older versions take foreeeeverrr on sites with lots of javascript, but once they load up they are fine. Newer versions of firefox seem more snappy, at least on the sites I have seen.
I have always thought that suing customers is a great idea! It has all the benefits of:
- Sucking them dry for every penny you can get out of them. - Free publicity from trials. - Insures the next time they go to buy, they will think of your company first.
Well I was hoping someone knew of a survey like this somewhere. It would be nice if the PHBs of the world could pick up their favorite rag with a story about how 78% of IT professionals don't have a degree in CS (or whatever the numbers are, still haven't found any credible surveys yet). Then again, with my luck they would read that as, "Wow, look how much money I could save by outsourcing these jobs to India" rather than "maybe a degree in CS shouldn't be required for my open IT jobs".
It is interesting the head of their IT has a degree in architecture, I wonder what the stats are for IT in general, especially for sysadmin type positions? I.E. Degree in CS (or related), non-CS degree, no degree.
Perhaps it is an arbitrary number picked by astronauts that is too high for other jet pilots to attain in normal aircraft? Or maybe it is too high for a normal parachute bail-out if your craft has problems? Ahh here we go:this link tells us why.
I look forward to the day the first human comes along and picks up all this stuff to put in the new "Mars Museum". I just hope it happens in my lifetime.
...they made it clear that that doesn't matter -- any machine without a virus scanner is a risk to their uber-secure network.
Errr, any machine on their network that is brought in from somewhere else that can pose a virus threat is way more dangerous in other non-virus related ways (think backOrafice or packet sniffing or whatever) but I bet they didn't think of that....
Pretty good description of where our priorities (especially spending) are isn't it? Personally I would like to see more astronauts and fewer plumes of smoke.
Not to play devil's advocate or anything, but if worm writers start getting high paying jobs (especially if they get lots of media coverage) wouldn't this encourage people to write more worms? Hey look, I can destroy all these machines, become famouse, get stuck on probation, and get great job offers!
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I figure the thing that will really get the space tourism biz going will be the first zero-g space brothel, where anything goes I assume since earth-based laws don't apply?
Actually this is perfect, just have a big arm that throws trash down, causing the station to boost into a higher orbit. Now I have this image stuck in my head of a big white-gloved cartoon arm throwing trash at the earth as the space station flies off into space....
Maybe they should send a few major league pitchers up to throw the trash really hard?
Which version of firefox are you using? I have noticed that older versions take foreeeeverrr on sites with lots of javascript, but once they load up they are fine. Newer versions of firefox seem more snappy, at least on the sites I have seen.
- Sucking them dry for every penny you can get out of them.
- Free publicity from trials.
- Insures the next time they go to buy, they will think of your company first.
Any others that you guys can think up?
Well I was hoping someone knew of a survey like this somewhere. It would be nice if the PHBs of the world could pick up their favorite rag with a story about how 78% of IT professionals don't have a degree in CS (or whatever the numbers are, still haven't found any credible surveys yet). Then again, with my luck they would read that as, "Wow, look how much money I could save by outsourcing these jobs to India" rather than "maybe a degree in CS shouldn't be required for my open IT jobs".
Ooops. But hey at least I read the article, I just didn't copy from it very well :-)
It is interesting the head of their IT has a degree in architecture, I wonder what the stats are for IT in general, especially for sysadmin type positions? I.E. Degree in CS (or related), non-CS degree, no degree.
Yes but neither a cat nor a video card can pick out the cheapest home for you when you get too old to take care of yourself.
It is either that or put the article under the "Food" section.
Yeah I was thinking the same thing.
A Star Wars related movie I can look forward to seeing.
To do it right they will need at least two or three people.
Perhaps it is an arbitrary number picked by astronauts that is too high for other jet pilots to attain in normal aircraft? Or maybe it is too high for a normal parachute bail-out if your craft has problems? Ahh here we go:this link tells us why.
I can hear popping noises as the heads of nerds explode from the "Open source good/Microsoft bad" paradox that has been created.
I look forward to the day the first human comes along and picks up all this stuff to put in the new "Mars Museum". I just hope it happens in my lifetime.
I assume the Kiwi nickname in this case refers to the bird and not the fruit?
Also don't forget to remind them about all the beer they could buy with the X-prize money.
You are voting for Mike Tyson instead?
Errr, any machine on their network that is brought in from somewhere else that can pose a virus threat is way more dangerous in other non-virus related ways (think backOrafice or packet sniffing or whatever) but I bet they didn't think of that....
Pretty good description of where our priorities (especially spending) are isn't it? Personally I would like to see more astronauts and fewer plumes of smoke.
No toilets mean they get where they are going quicker. The hard part is trying not to do the peepee dance the whole way.
Perhaps hire him on the condition that he have a GPS tracking device implanted in his skull so you can track him down later if he is naughty?
Not to play devil's advocate or anything, but if worm writers start getting high paying jobs (especially if they get lots of media coverage) wouldn't this encourage people to write more worms? Hey look, I can destroy all these machines, become famouse, get stuck on probation, and get great job offers!
Getting a warm and fuzzy feeling yet?More like a warm wet spot as I pee myself.