Because we all know that Brooks' law is as concrete as say, the law of gravity. Since it was quoted 30 years ago, it still has to be true! Project management hasn't changed at all since then!
How did this topic come up anyway? Did I miss somewhere in the article that stated MS is throwing dozens of new coders at this thing? It just read that they're restructering management. This is pretty common on projects that have been delayed.
I don't recall which version it was, but I seem to remember installing off 5 disks several years ago. Maybe Redhat 7 or 8? The last two disks in the past have just been the source code for everything. You'll likely only need the first three disks.
Well, since the submitter specifically asked about games to play with his significant other, I wouldn't worry about it too much. If my wife outleveled me in WoW, I dont think I'd be terribly upset =P You are right about MMOGs with other friends though...that's downright impossible to keep together!
You're probably best off going coop games. If you're going PC games, any MMOG would probably do the trick. There's a decently steep learning curve, but you can help each other out quite effectively. WoW is a really easy game to teach newbies: as a very casual gamer, my wife picked up on it pretty quickly.
If you're not limiting yourself to PC, a Gamecube would be a good place to go. There are plenty of games for the veteran and the hardcore alike. Of course all I can think of is the NES days with coop games like Guerrilla War, the Double Dragon series, TMNT games, etc etc. Classic NES games are hard to beat. Easy to learn, but still a whole lot of fun! When I game with my wife, the NES probably gets used the most.
Multiply that by 5...In college I had the pleasure of handling the electric bills for an apartment with 5 geeks (myself included). All with at least two computers, plus half a dozen consoles, stereos, etc. Not to mention nothing was ever turned off! $300 electric bills weren't that uncommon. Good times in that apartment...
All of your traffic would still be going to the same VoIP provider. Make all the calls you want, your VoIP gateway is still going to have the same IP address.
Huh, that's funny. Where is your proof of this? I would argue that geeks utilize bandwidth in a much more efficient way. Having done three years of technical support for a university, it was always the non-geeks that were generating the most traffic. When we did traffic reports, those generating the most traffic (a consistently high amount) in the dorms would have their network ports deactivated, and I would have to go figure out why. I only remember going into one geek's room to find out why. He was sharing out a whole lot of music. The rest of them? Malware, zombies, worms/viruses, etc. from unpatched, unprotected machines that are sitting wide open on the Internet. Most geeks downloaded locally available files (ala programs like Direct Connect), or used BitTorrent but had their upload throttled back a bit. Non-geeks just setup KaZaa or Limewire, and share out their whole C:\
So I would have to disagree with you from an ISP perspective.
i am reading all this and i am so glad i am on cable..
I don't know why, seeing as though Comcast (who is listed in the article) is a major cable provider. Maybe not your cable provider (unfortunately it's mine), but others could jump on board.
DRM has everything to do with lawyers. People will always break through DRM to copy protected content, and when they do the lawyers can slap 'em with violating the DMCA anti-circumvention provisions as well!
We can - largely , and certainly to a far greater extent than is the case at Fark - think for ourselves.
Which is why you're taking the time to read a blog where a couple people decide what you should hear about, posting in threads with idiots and geniuses alike about the news story at hand. Sounds a whole lot like Fark doesn't it?
So as soon as you finish your degree, you completely stop learning? You've never picked up a non-fiction book? You've never read a FAQ? I suppose you're right though, I can't think of a single time where I've wanted to know anything that I didn't learn during college. I mean, "personal growth"? What's that craziness about? All my knowledge is contained in that slip of paper I got from the university!
Ahhh - well I can sympathize with you in that case! While a straight answer would have been better, the tool that's linked in the article is very very simple to run. You hit download, open it to install, accept the EULA, and hit scan. The window is simple and well laid out, tells you if you found anything, hit next if it did, and hit exit. Should be pretty easy to walk anyone through (a lot easier than stuff like a virus scan or spyware scan).
Agreed. I did this for years growing up. Now it's more of a "fly out of bed to turn the alarm off and jump back into bed real quick" without even thinking of it. So I started setting two alarms, one to "wake" me up, and the other to actually motivate me to get out of bed. Of course being required to get up at 4am just seems so unethical to me...so that doesn't help!
I don't think you need to limit the number of submissions and add the nofollow tag. If they are just spamming to get their page rank up, they'll stop submitting with the nofollow tag in place. But if they are legitimately submitting good stories that people will want to read, they shouldn't be tossed out just because they submitted a few stories already. Just add the nofollow tag, that seems to be what most of the fuss is about.
So instead of asking the Opthamologist you saw to get your eyes checked, your asking/.?
My computer use isn't much different than yours from what it seems, with similar symptoms. I used to wear glasses when I was doing computer work. To relax I'd take them off, and let my eyes "unfocus", and just stare off at something for a minute or two. This always helped eye strain as well as mental stress. About a year ago I got Lasik done. Worst mistake I've ever made, since now I can't unfocus my eyes to relax. I've been searching for another way since.
The only thing I've found is just to shut my eyes for 1-2 minutes every once in a while. Otherwise try google for computer ergonomics.
The cable disconnect message is probably from the LAN boot up that it's set to by default. You can just go into the BIOS and change the boot order around so HDD is first in line.
I've had the opposite issue with my Toshiba (A15 S129, barebones laptop). That thing takes a beating and never flinches. I've fallen asleep in bed while watching shows on it. Woke up 8 hours later, the thing is buried under blankets, but the Simpsons were still going strong. I picked it up by the back of it, and the metal around the parallel port gave me a nice little burn. Smelled like burning electronics too. So the thing never turns itself off when it gets too hot, especially now with one of the fans burnt out. Oh well, that's what those nifty little "buy a cheapo laptop and get it replaced for free" warranties at best buy are for!
Problems like finding lost files, damaged partition tables, and fragmentation! Is that grub installed in the MBR, or lilo? Now we'll be able to look and find out!
While NAV 2005 was an absolutely terrible product, borked installations could be uninstalled manually. Just a few registry keys and file deletions. They've got the instructions for manual removal on their website. When I did tech support in college, I removed dozens of installs of that. Why people insisted on buying copies of NAV, when our university had corporate copies for free, I'll never know. I've always used the corporate edition, which I've never had any issues with. No flashy pop ups, no annoying reminders, no slow downs. Doesn't do the best at catching stuff, just like you mentioned, but I don't let my computer run naked through the Internet. "Make sure you wear a rubber, dude."
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Because we all know that Brooks' law is as concrete as say, the law of gravity. Since it was quoted 30 years ago, it still has to be true! Project management hasn't changed at all since then!
How did this topic come up anyway? Did I miss somewhere in the article that stated MS is throwing dozens of new coders at this thing? It just read that they're restructering management. This is pretty common on projects that have been delayed.
I don't recall which version it was, but I seem to remember installing off 5 disks several years ago. Maybe Redhat 7 or 8? The last two disks in the past have just been the source code for everything. You'll likely only need the first three disks.
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Well, since the submitter specifically asked about games to play with his significant other, I wouldn't worry about it too much. If my wife outleveled me in WoW, I dont think I'd be terribly upset =P You are right about MMOGs with other friends though...that's downright impossible to keep together!
You're probably best off going coop games. If you're going PC games, any MMOG would probably do the trick. There's a decently steep learning curve, but you can help each other out quite effectively. WoW is a really easy game to teach newbies: as a very casual gamer, my wife picked up on it pretty quickly.
If you're not limiting yourself to PC, a Gamecube would be a good place to go. There are plenty of games for the veteran and the hardcore alike. Of course all I can think of is the NES days with coop games like Guerrilla War, the Double Dragon series, TMNT games, etc etc. Classic NES games are hard to beat. Easy to learn, but still a whole lot of fun! When I game with my wife, the NES probably gets used the most.
Multiply that by 5...In college I had the pleasure of handling the electric bills for an apartment with 5 geeks (myself included). All with at least two computers, plus half a dozen consoles, stereos, etc. Not to mention nothing was ever turned off! $300 electric bills weren't that uncommon. Good times in that apartment...
Do they then continue to explain how they're approaching past problems, and continue to go into detail as to how they'll fix them?
All of your traffic would still be going to the same VoIP provider. Make all the calls you want, your VoIP gateway is still going to have the same IP address.
Huh, that's funny. Where is your proof of this? I would argue that geeks utilize bandwidth in a much more efficient way. Having done three years of technical support for a university, it was always the non-geeks that were generating the most traffic. When we did traffic reports, those generating the most traffic (a consistently high amount) in the dorms would have their network ports deactivated, and I would have to go figure out why. I only remember going into one geek's room to find out why. He was sharing out a whole lot of music. The rest of them? Malware, zombies, worms/viruses, etc. from unpatched, unprotected machines that are sitting wide open on the Internet. Most geeks downloaded locally available files (ala programs like Direct Connect), or used BitTorrent but had their upload throttled back a bit. Non-geeks just setup KaZaa or Limewire, and share out their whole C:\
So I would have to disagree with you from an ISP perspective.
i am reading all this and i am so glad i am on cable..
I don't know why, seeing as though Comcast (who is listed in the article) is a major cable provider. Maybe not your cable provider (unfortunately it's mine), but others could jump on board.
DRM has everything to do with lawyers. People will always break through DRM to copy protected content, and when they do the lawyers can slap 'em with violating the DMCA anti-circumvention provisions as well!
We can - largely , and certainly to a far greater extent than is the case at Fark - think for ourselves.
Which is why you're taking the time to read a blog where a couple people decide what you should hear about, posting in threads with idiots and geniuses alike about the news story at hand. Sounds a whole lot like Fark doesn't it?
Well then I have the solution for you! Water Joe is nothing but caffeine and filtered water.
Considering the US already has thousands and thousands of known WMDs, would a few more really matter? Gotta give the WOPR something to do!
So as soon as you finish your degree, you completely stop learning? You've never picked up a non-fiction book? You've never read a FAQ? I suppose you're right though, I can't think of a single time where I've wanted to know anything that I didn't learn during college. I mean, "personal growth"? What's that craziness about? All my knowledge is contained in that slip of paper I got from the university!
Ahhh - well I can sympathize with you in that case! While a straight answer would have been better, the tool that's linked in the article is very very simple to run. You hit download, open it to install, accept the EULA, and hit scan. The window is simple and well laid out, tells you if you found anything, hit next if it did, and hit exit. Should be pretty easy to walk anyone through (a lot easier than stuff like a virus scan or spyware scan).
For those of us who dislike reading TFA, we'd never find out about the free utility linked in TFA to check if the rootkit is there.
Agreed. I did this for years growing up. Now it's more of a "fly out of bed to turn the alarm off and jump back into bed real quick" without even thinking of it. So I started setting two alarms, one to "wake" me up, and the other to actually motivate me to get out of bed. Of course being required to get up at 4am just seems so unethical to me...so that doesn't help!
I don't think you need to limit the number of submissions and add the nofollow tag. If they are just spamming to get their page rank up, they'll stop submitting with the nofollow tag in place. But if they are legitimately submitting good stories that people will want to read, they shouldn't be tossed out just because they submitted a few stories already. Just add the nofollow tag, that seems to be what most of the fuss is about.
So instead of asking the Opthamologist you saw to get your eyes checked, your asking /.?
My computer use isn't much different than yours from what it seems, with similar symptoms. I used to wear glasses when I was doing computer work. To relax I'd take them off, and let my eyes "unfocus", and just stare off at something for a minute or two. This always helped eye strain as well as mental stress. About a year ago I got Lasik done. Worst mistake I've ever made, since now I can't unfocus my eyes to relax. I've been searching for another way since.
The only thing I've found is just to shut my eyes for 1-2 minutes every once in a while. Otherwise try google for computer ergonomics.
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The cable disconnect message is probably from the LAN boot up that it's set to by default. You can just go into the BIOS and change the boot order around so HDD is first in line.
I've had the opposite issue with my Toshiba (A15 S129, barebones laptop). That thing takes a beating and never flinches. I've fallen asleep in bed while watching shows on it. Woke up 8 hours later, the thing is buried under blankets, but the Simpsons were still going strong. I picked it up by the back of it, and the metal around the parallel port gave me a nice little burn. Smelled like burning electronics too. So the thing never turns itself off when it gets too hot, especially now with one of the fans burnt out. Oh well, that's what those nifty little "buy a cheapo laptop and get it replaced for free" warranties at best buy are for!
Problems like finding lost files, damaged partition tables, and fragmentation! Is that grub installed in the MBR, or lilo? Now we'll be able to look and find out!
While NAV 2005 was an absolutely terrible product, borked installations could be uninstalled manually. Just a few registry keys and file deletions. They've got the instructions for manual removal on their website. When I did tech support in college, I removed dozens of installs of that. Why people insisted on buying copies of NAV, when our university had corporate copies for free, I'll never know. I've always used the corporate edition, which I've never had any issues with. No flashy pop ups, no annoying reminders, no slow downs. Doesn't do the best at catching stuff, just like you mentioned, but I don't let my computer run naked through the Internet. "Make sure you wear a rubber, dude."