I find it interesting that people would believe a source known to be inaccurate, about a topic that is highly questionable. Especially when no one else is reporting it.
The supporting technology for gigahertz just isn't ready yet. It's going to be a while before motherboards and software can really use it and be worth while to a 'normal' user. However servers are another story.
My source? A 4 way Xeon toaster.
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Good for you! I hope more parents out there follow your example.
Personally I grew up with daycare in the back of a ComputerLand store (remember those?). My dad was the manager there so he brought me home all sorts of techy posters and freebies. BTW the caps that are used to cover ends of keyboards and mice during shipping work really well as cups for doll houses.
It is unfortunate that there was the gender bias and my brother was the one taught about programming and got to play computer games. I had limited access to the computers and never was encouraged to really learn how to used it. Do you really think that would stop me?
I finally did build my own computer and got on bbs/internet it was pretty cool to be one of the only girls around. And at my last job, I had virtually the entire bathroom (including shower) to myself during the day shift. However, I would gladdly give up such luxuries to have more chicks around.
For anyone who cares of my opinion, I don't think there is more of a gender bias in the techy world than any where else. Sure I've faced sexism and racism, but it's never stopped me from getting a job or being promoted. The unfortunate fact is that not all of the world believes women and men are equal, but that shouldn't keep young girls (or old ones!) from trying to do great things. If anything, the internet is a great place for females to try and beat the bias. Nobody may ever know your sex, race, or nationality.
Your future is in the hands of simply one person, you. It's your choice to advance in the world, or be scared and work at mc donalds for the rest of your life.
Currently the "most popular" vendor neutral linux cert company I know of is Keylabs. (check out http://www.keylabs.com/linux ) However if you look at what they are testing, it is almost exactly the same as Red Hat, just more expensive. Hmm, makes you wonder.
Last time I checked anything relating to money was Red Hat compatible.
If you check out their site http://developer.redhat.com/certification/cert-ove rview.php3 you can see for yourself that getting a "compatible" rating doesn't take much effort or thought. They can't even use the Red Hat logo on packaging.
For that matter getting Red Hat certified was very easy. However trying to get RH to improve the certs program is like hitting your head against a brick wall.
The barcode apparently includes your home address. Everytime I move I get a different barcode. (this happens often) On the upside, it would make an easy way to send drunks home, just put them in the nearest mailbox. the USPS will do the rest.
And what about using those Safeway or "savings" cards. The whole purpose is to track your habits. I never got one because of privacy concerns. But they then raised the prices on everything pretty much forcing you to use one to get "discounts" so I simply stopped going there. Jolt rules!
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I find it interesting that people would believe a source known to be inaccurate, about a topic that is highly questionable. Especially when no one else is reporting it.
The supporting technology for gigahertz just isn't ready yet. It's going to be a while before motherboards and software can really use it and be worth while to a 'normal' user. However servers are another story.
My source? A 4 way Xeon toaster.
Good for you! I hope more parents out there follow your example.
Personally I grew up with daycare in the back of a ComputerLand store (remember those?). My dad was the manager there so he brought me home all sorts of techy posters and freebies. BTW the caps that are used to cover ends of keyboards and mice during shipping work really well as cups for doll houses.
It is unfortunate that there was the gender bias and my brother was the one taught about programming and got to play computer games. I had limited access to the computers and never was encouraged to really learn how to used it. Do you really think that would stop me?
I finally did build my own computer and got on bbs/internet it was pretty cool to be one of the only girls around. And at my last job, I had virtually the entire bathroom (including shower) to myself during the day shift. However, I would gladdly give up such luxuries to have more chicks around.
For anyone who cares of my opinion, I don't think there is more of a gender bias in the techy world than any where else. Sure I've faced sexism and racism, but it's never stopped me from getting a job or being promoted. The unfortunate fact is that not all of the world believes women and men are equal, but that shouldn't keep young girls (or old ones!) from trying to do great things. If anything, the internet is a great place for females to try and beat the bias. Nobody may ever know your sex, race, or nationality.
Your future is in the hands of simply one person, you. It's your choice to advance in the world, or be scared and work at mc donalds for the rest of your life.
Currently the "most popular" vendor neutral linux cert company I know of is Keylabs. (check out http://www.keylabs.com/linux ) However if you look at what they are testing, it is almost exactly the same as Red Hat, just more expensive. Hmm, makes you wonder.
Last time I checked anything relating to money was Red Hat compatible.
e rview.php3 you can see for yourself that getting a "compatible" rating doesn't take much effort or thought. They can't even use the Red Hat logo on packaging.
If you check out their site http://developer.redhat.com/certification/cert-ov
For that matter getting Red Hat certified was very easy. However trying to get RH to improve the certs program is like hitting your head against a brick wall.
The barcode apparently includes your home address. Everytime I move I get a different barcode. (this happens often) On the upside, it would make an easy way to send drunks home, just put them in the nearest mailbox. the USPS will do the rest.
And what about using those Safeway or "savings" cards. The whole purpose is to track your habits. I never got one because of privacy concerns. But they then raised the prices on everything pretty much forcing you to use one to get "discounts" so I simply stopped going there. Jolt rules!