Check your history before flaming or modding me down.
If it weren't for France there wouldn't be an America. Seriously, Philosophically, financially, and with their military help America was established. Then they turned around and did for themselves too.
It's all in how you manage the office, and sadly, the managers. If you stay ahead of the systems and think long term, you are less surprised if things break and hopefully, addressing the situation before they break. Good CTO's buy *new* hardware or upgrade when it reaches end of life. Bad CTO's look to ebay to shore up their legacy systems. Yes I have lived that nightmare.
But even a competent IT guy can be derailed by a bad CTO. And we all know who gets the blame.
I want nano devices with teleporters to hang out in my intestines, transporting in food where it needs to go, and down lower, transporting the results out. These same nano bots can clean my house and maintain my engine at the microscopic level. Working together they could manage my lawn and keep it precisely 3 inches and transport water in as needed. For that matter, with enough of them, we could live in nanite-buildings.
I see all this coming to a hysterical end the first time someone cracks the system though. That couldn't happen could it?
"Genetically altered plants have been engineered in such a fashion that future generations of food bearing plants are *sterile* requiring you to *buy new seeds * every year."
I thought that was proven to be a myth. And that Monsanto simply relies on contract law, mostly.
To those who haven't been paying attention to the world seed market, this may appear to be an appropriate response. Granted, they hardly did us any favors by taking this path, but their intentions were honorable. Don't Mod me until you have read the rest of this. I have references.
Genetically altered plants have been engineered in such a fashion that future generations of food bearing plants are *sterile* requiring you to *buy new seeds * every year. As in, You can't save a few ears of corn to re-plant next year. You have to rely on the corporation with the patent on the seed to allow you to buy more.
In some countries this is illegal, however precedence has been set where one filed of non-altered plants were rendered sterile by another field of steile-altered-plants and the victim with the non-sterile plants ( to start with ) was sued in court and *lost*.
We have grown accustomed to our freedoms being legislated away but this has dangerous implications on the sustainability our food supply.
Rant was Spot on either way you look at it. I prefer "Federal Department of Assrape". But that would be honesty in government and we can't have that either.
It's interesting to note that the number of infected pc's is exactly 5% of the computers that had that tool installed. Not 5% of all machines as the article implies.
I really wish people would quit haarping about weather weapons. Jeez. Now excuse me, the water is creeping up my desk, and I have been told I have to evacuate.
As if there weren't enough infected systems available to serve as a botnet member. I for one, do not relish the concept of having to reinstall and update whatever passes for an OS and interface on each and every lightbulb in my house.
And while the following idea is potentially hysterical, it could also be very dangerous to the elderly. Randomly flipping the neighbors lights on and off, at whatever time of the day or night. - And then not giving back control...
But on the rowboat everyone strokes the same as everyone else, with identical and correct equipment or nobody gets anywhere useful. You can use older or newer oars if you like, but that's about as much deviation as you are allowed.
As for douching it up, your comment about entering a number? Please. iPads might be useful in the field, but then the Toughbook has that market.
Everyone doesn't do the same work you do. Some of us for example, like to use two hands to type. Productivity nearly doubles when you type with two hands instead of just one.
But seriously, I can't think of anything you could be using that for, please, enlighten me..
It's not so much a pretty little network, but a network that has to be useable by everyone else in the office trying to make money also. Perhaps every salesman should be responsible for buying and paying for their own internet access at their desk? Perhaps they should rent their own cubicle. Coins on the bathroom stalls ( Yes we are often building maint too). We can send you a bill for our repair services and have that added to your office rent. What's that you say? You need some storage space or want that conference room or the afternoon? Credit card please? And since we are everyone's bitches, why not just slide that down my a** crack.. There ya go. I will make sure the fee shows up as a strip club so your wife can trip out when she looks over the monthly statements. But then again, judging by your previous statements, you probably have to pay her too.
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We were simmering for one fucked up civil war when we get attacked on 9/11.
It's worse than Civil War. It's WWIII, and it's being fought by Lawyers, in the courtroom, the boardroom and Stage and the Silver screen.
Metallica fired the first shots...
- Dan.
Germany is pretty much a Jewish state these days, what are you getting at?
- Dan.
Check your history before flaming or modding me down.
If it weren't for France there wouldn't be an America. Seriously, Philosophically, financially, and with their military help America was established. Then they turned around and did for themselves too.
- Dan.
Was this office a sperm bank?
- Dan.
I have been forced to attempt a recovery with time machine, it's a complete piece of garbage.
If you attempt to use consumer grade in a mission critical environment at least make sure your resume is up to date.
- Dan.
It's all in how you manage the office, and sadly, the managers. If you stay ahead of the systems and think long term, you are less surprised if things break and hopefully, addressing the situation before they break. Good CTO's buy *new* hardware or upgrade when it reaches end of life. Bad CTO's look to ebay to shore up their legacy systems. Yes I have lived that nightmare.
But even a competent IT guy can be derailed by a bad CTO. And we all know who gets the blame.
- Dan.
You lost me at Filemaker. - BOOT TO THE HEAD!
- Dan.
I want nano devices with teleporters to hang out in my intestines, transporting in food where it needs to go, and down lower, transporting the results out. These same nano bots can clean my house and maintain my engine at the microscopic level. Working together they could manage my lawn and keep it precisely 3 inches and transport water in as needed. For that matter, with enough of them, we could live in nanite-buildings.
I see all this coming to a hysterical end the first time someone cracks the system though. That couldn't happen could it?
*Ducks*
- Dan.
"Genetically altered plants have been engineered in such a fashion that future generations of food bearing plants are *sterile* requiring you to *buy new seeds * every year."
I thought that was proven to be a myth. And that Monsanto simply relies on contract law, mostly.
No Myth, and still moving forward:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto#Terminator_seed_controversy
- Dan.
then I trust the free market to make the right decision and choose the seed that is best for the food supply.
That, actually, is a mistake in an era of regulatory capture and corporatism. You think that only applies to the phone company and ISPs?
Screwmaster's This sentiment is correct. Monsanto, specifically, has been suing farms not using their seeds as well. Here's the details:
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Goliath_and_David:_Monsanto's_Legal_Battles_against_Farmers
http://nelsonfarm.net/
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/26/eveningnews/main4048288.shtml
So much for a free market...
- Dan.
To those who haven't been paying attention to the world seed market, this may appear to be an appropriate response. Granted, they hardly did us any favors by taking this path, but their intentions were honorable. Don't Mod me until you have read the rest of this. I have references.
Genetically altered plants have been engineered in such a fashion that future generations of food bearing plants are *sterile* requiring you to *buy new seeds * every year. As in, You can't save a few ears of corn to re-plant next year. You have to rely on the corporation with the patent on the seed to allow you to buy more.
In some countries this is illegal, however precedence has been set where one filed of non-altered plants were rendered sterile by another field of steile-altered-plants and the victim with the non-sterile plants ( to start with ) was sued in court and *lost*.
We have grown accustomed to our freedoms being legislated away but this has dangerous implications on the sustainability our food supply.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_use_restriction_technology
http://www.healthy-eating-politics.com/genetically-modified-plants.html
For the record, and Heirloom seed is a seed that is not genetically altered.
- Dan.
Rant was Spot on either way you look at it. I prefer "Federal Department of Assrape". But that would be honesty in government and we can't have that either.
- Dan.
It's interesting to note that the number of infected pc's is exactly 5% of the computers that had that tool installed. Not 5% of all machines as the article implies.
Slow night on slashdot?
- Dan.
You sound knowledgeable. Perhaps you should service them!
Well that's illegal in most states, and the cops invent ways to prosecute you in the others...
- Dan.
I really wish people would quit haarping about weather weapons. Jeez. Now excuse me, the water is creeping up my desk, and I have been told I have to evacuate.
- Dan.
As if there weren't enough infected systems available to serve as a botnet member. I for one, do not relish the concept of having to reinstall and update whatever passes for an OS and interface on each and every lightbulb in my house.
And while the following idea is potentially hysterical, it could also be very dangerous to the elderly. Randomly flipping the neighbors lights on and off, at whatever time of the day or night. - And then not giving back control...
- Dan.
Oh someone please Mod this up!
- Dan,
From Texas.
Blearg, point in case.
Getting tired of being shoved to the middle of the page too.
- Dan.
Now that was a troll.
But please, share what you consider serious work, that can be done over wireless? I sincerely desire to broaden my horizons...
- Dan.
It becomes increasingly painful to post on slashdot... All those click and scrolls until all the parents are unfolded... Anyway.
This one quote is enough for me to call you brother ~ Amen!
- Dan.
Agreed,
But on the rowboat everyone strokes the same as everyone else, with identical and correct equipment or nobody gets anywhere useful. You can use older or newer oars if you like, but that's about as much deviation as you are allowed.
As for douching it up, your comment about entering a number? Please. iPads might be useful in the field, but then the Toughbook has that market.
- Dan.
In some cases it's even easier that typing on a regular keyboard, like when you need to enter something specific such as a number.
And it's not possible to do this with a keyboard?
- Dan.
Everyone doesn't do the same work you do. Some of us for example, like to use two hands to type. Productivity nearly doubles when you type with two hands instead of just one.
But seriously, I can't think of anything you could be using that for, please, enlighten me..
- Dan.
if they're in a line of business that doesn't involve boatloads of data,
Why are you bringing an Ipad to flip burgers at McDonalds?
- Dan.
It's not so much a pretty little network, but a network that has to be useable by everyone else in the office trying to make money also. Perhaps every salesman should be responsible for buying and paying for their own internet access at their desk? Perhaps they should rent their own cubicle. Coins on the bathroom stalls ( Yes we are often building maint too). We can send you a bill for our repair services and have that added to your office rent. What's that you say? You need some storage space or want that conference room or the afternoon? Credit card please? And since we are everyone's bitches, why not just slide that down my a** crack.. There ya go. I will make sure the fee shows up as a strip club so your wife can trip out when she looks over the monthly statements. But then again, judging by your previous statements, you probably have to pay her too.
By the way, I read your email.
- Dan.