I can think of a perfect example. Any company can say they owe you money, and if you fail to pay, it goes on your credit report. It becomes YOUR problem to prove you don't owe them any money. It's ridiculous.
ummm, isn't this site hosted in America? If you say "football" in America, it means something entirely different. And yet it seems a majority of the rest of the world that reads and understands english, would know that soccer==football for them, right? So... the editors could use one word which everyone would understand, but would kinda piss off a minority of their readership (I would think english-speaking non-U.S. folks are a minority here), or another word which would be misunderstand by most of their readership.
this is perhaps the greatest example of slashdotter myopia ever. I don't give a crap about my karma, I just have to laugh at this AC:
It shouldn't take two months to get ghostscript and ghostview. In fact, it comes with most modern operating systems.
Clue time: 99% of people who've ever used a computer have never heard of either. If they click on the link above, they get a windows file box for "open with" and they wonder why the author didn't inlude a warning of what this strange file format was and what, exactly, they are supposed to do with this file.
Indeed. That head is horribly passive. Want real headlines? Read a reputable newsource... where real editors with real journalism backgrounds write the headlines. Headline writing is part art, part science and it definitely requires some dedication.
If the link/password/whatever hasn't hit my inbox in a minute or two, I'm probably moving on looking for another thing to try. Welcome to the short attention span decade.
Freeze the file formats? I don't get that... if a private company can't add features (and let's face it, most feautures require a change in file format to accomodate them), what is their ability to sell new versions?
... and that's been my point lately about a Java porting effort we're considering at work... We're moving to (already have many) web-based apps. Ok, fine, argue out development speed, tools or something.... but portability of code to many platforms is simply not a consideration for me at the server level. that's ONE server... big whoop.
I thought the slashdot story said 1.0 released, and I downloaded it, 'cause I hadn't tried it in a while. You are correct. Upon examination it is 0.99. Whatever. It's still quite a few.
what planet are you from and how do I get there? Internet not a core part of a business computer? Web apps are all the rage (for good reason. Much easier to maintain than client/server apps). Mozzilla is nice (I tried the 1.0 release recently), but the number of sites I surf daily that didn't render properly was pretty significant.
hmmm. at the FAA, the pay is pretty good (I contract there). Many of the contractors are trying to get on as Fed employees. I agree that allowing underperforming staff to be fired is the #1 thing. There are some employees who are worthless and, in my case, I depend on these people for server administration. Favorite quote from one NT server admin: "Me (Looking over his shoulder, restraining the urge to pick up the mouse, bludgeon him to death with it, and drive the damn thing myself). Let's look at the event log... (seeing the look of confusion on his face)... with the event viewer" him: "the event what?"...
Is he honestly saying he has been a "server administrator" for years (this guy is older) and he's NEVER used the NT event viewer? or heard of it?!?!?! I had to walk out of the cube.
Wow! I couldn't imagine using a mail client that couldn't search message bodies.... (I'm horrible about organizing messages into subfolders and things so I can find them)
so freaking move! that's the lesson I wish our company (now bankrupt) with "marketing and sales" in San Diego. Geez, talk about blowing the money on something that could be anywhere.
amen and pass the collection plates. that's a great point. Software companies have definitely learned that copy proetection pretty much just annoys legitimate customers and fails to stop determined people from copying it.
I mean, how about the playstation 1 for instance -- that had a "hardware" copy protection to only play "legitimate" disks. What happened? Someone hacked it, then you could get mod chips for $10 to solder on the board.
I used to have an all-in-wonder ATI card. Now I have a geforce and a separate winTV card. Here's my problem with it: When it's time to upgrade your 3d, you have to upgrade the whole thing. I do a fair amount of gaming, mostly sports and action, and while my old Geforce 2mx is great, I'm sure in a year or two I'll want to upgrade. By having the card separate, I don't have to worry. There is software (shapeshifter, below) that works as a "tivo like" thing.
That said, I'm thinking of building a dedicated "media server" box for my stereo. I have the old AIW pro laying around to use as a card, get a wireless keyboard and mouse and network it. Anyone else done this and have any advice (note: Don't bother with Linux advice. I'll run Win2k.)
read the reply below. If you follow the guidlines, you wouldn't have been hit by any of those (Nimda, Code Red). I was admining a public IIS box (actually two) at the time and my servers were fine. Especially since, even if I'd left all the defaults, I'd applied the patches that fixed both the above exploits well in advance of the "worms" that preceded them. I am SO SICK of people who have no idea of what the hell they are talking about saying IIS is an insecure piece of junk by bringing up Nimda and Code Red. If boxes at where you work got hit by that, fire those responsible. They are not worth whatever they are paid.
Um, sorry, it's not "Free Software" or even "free", it comes with Windows 2000 pro. Life's a bitch. Some people actually expect to make money, not just fade away into bankruptcy!
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I'm sure glad to see you got such a wide-ranging CS education.
I can think of a perfect example. Any company can say they owe you money, and if you fail to pay, it goes on your credit report. It becomes YOUR problem to prove you don't owe them any money. It's ridiculous.
ummm, isn't this site hosted in America? If you say "football" in America, it means something entirely different. And yet it seems a majority of the rest of the world that reads and understands english, would know that soccer==football for them, right? So... the editors could use one word which everyone would understand, but would kinda piss off a minority of their readership (I would think english-speaking non-U.S. folks are a minority here), or another word which would be misunderstand by most of their readership.
this is perhaps the greatest example of slashdotter myopia ever. I don't give a crap about my karma, I just have to laugh at this AC:
It shouldn't take two months to get ghostscript and ghostview. In fact, it comes with most modern operating systems.
Clue time: 99% of people who've ever used a computer have never heard of either. If they click on the link above, they get a windows file box for "open with" and they wonder why the author didn't inlude a warning of what this strange file format was and what, exactly, they are supposed to do with this file.
How about plain text, HTML, RTF, or PDF? Every person who's been on the internet longer than two months has Acrobat.
Indeed. That head is horribly passive. Want real headlines? Read a reputable newsource ... where real editors with real journalism backgrounds write the headlines. Headline writing is part art, part science and it definitely requires some dedication.
amen! I've had one clove cigaratte a day ( or less) for about 5 years. You got a problem? Don't do it....
In the words of Veruka, "but I want it NOW!"...
If the link/password/whatever hasn't hit my inbox in a minute or two, I'm probably moving on looking for another thing to try. Welcome to the short attention span decade.
are you sure you aren't Herbert Kornfeld
ah, you're actually submitting facts about Microsoft in a Slashdot thread!
Heretic! though shalt burn in a pool of m$ Shiete for all eternity!
I was just about to post this when I saw yours. Many of these posters wouldn't recognize MSDN if it hit 'em in the ass.
Have to defend my home state here. The Tin Drum seizure was overturned. see http://www.aclu.org/news/w122997a.html
Is that why our $500,000 plus Solaris cluster has to be clustered so it has a failover? Because, I assure you, it goes down about once a month or so.
Freeze the file formats? I don't get that... if a private company can't add features (and let's face it, most feautures require a change in file format to accomodate them), what is their ability to sell new versions?
... and that's been my point lately about a Java porting effort we're considering at work... We're moving to (already have many) web-based apps. Ok, fine, argue out development speed, tools or something.... but portability of code to many platforms is simply not a consideration for me at the server level. that's ONE server... big whoop.
I thought the slashdot story said 1.0 released, and I downloaded it, 'cause I hadn't tried it in a while. You are correct. Upon examination it is 0.99. Whatever. It's still quite a few.
what planet are you from and how do I get there? Internet not a core part of a business computer? Web apps are all the rage (for good reason. Much easier to maintain than client/server apps). Mozzilla is nice (I tried the 1.0 release recently), but the number of sites I surf daily that didn't render properly was pretty significant.
hmmm. at the FAA, the pay is pretty good (I contract there). Many of the contractors are trying to get on as Fed employees. I agree that allowing underperforming staff to be fired is the #1 thing. There are some employees who are worthless and, in my case, I depend on these people for server administration. Favorite quote from one NT server admin: "Me (Looking over his shoulder, restraining the urge to pick up the mouse, bludgeon him to death with it, and drive the damn thing myself). Let's look at the event log... (seeing the look of confusion on his face)... with the event viewer" him: "the event what?"...
Is he honestly saying he has been a "server administrator" for years (this guy is older) and he's NEVER used the NT event viewer? or heard of it?!?!?! I had to walk out of the cube.
To be fair, you can switch to threaded in Outlook. (view by "conversation topic" in the "view" menu.
Wow! I couldn't imagine using a mail client that couldn't search message bodies.... (I'm horrible about organizing messages into subfolders and things so I can find them)
so freaking move! that's the lesson I wish our company (now bankrupt) with "marketing and sales" in San Diego. Geez, talk about blowing the money on something that could be anywhere.
amen and pass the collection plates. that's a great point. Software companies have definitely learned that copy proetection pretty much just annoys legitimate customers and fails to stop determined people from copying it.
I mean, how about the playstation 1 for instance -- that had a "hardware" copy protection to only play "legitimate" disks. What happened? Someone hacked it, then you could get mod chips for $10 to solder on the board.
P.S. Does anyone else feel sorry for your friend having to turn in homework assignments in VB?
yeah, I mean, he might actually be able to get a job when he graduates!
I used to have an all-in-wonder ATI card. Now I have a geforce and a separate winTV card. Here's my problem with it: When it's time to upgrade your 3d, you have to upgrade the whole thing. I do a fair amount of gaming, mostly sports and action, and while my old Geforce 2mx is great, I'm sure in a year or two I'll want to upgrade. By having the card separate, I don't have to worry. There is software (shapeshifter, below) that works as a "tivo like" thing.
That said, I'm thinking of building a dedicated "media server" box for my stereo. I have the old AIW pro laying around to use as a card, get a wireless keyboard and mouse and network it. Anyone else done this and have any advice (note: Don't bother with Linux advice. I'll run Win2k.)
read the reply below. If you follow the guidlines, you wouldn't have been hit by any of those (Nimda, Code Red). I was admining a public IIS box (actually two) at the time and my servers were fine. Especially since, even if I'd left all the defaults, I'd applied the patches that fixed both the above exploits well in advance of the "worms" that preceded them. I am SO SICK of people who have no idea of what the hell they are talking about saying IIS is an insecure piece of junk by bringing up Nimda and Code Red. If boxes at where you work got hit by that, fire those responsible. They are not worth whatever they are paid.
Um, sorry, it's not "Free Software" or even "free", it comes with Windows 2000 pro. Life's a bitch. Some people actually expect to make money, not just fade away into bankruptcy!