I work as the IS manager for a machine design an manufacturing firm.
It seems that our ACAD software sales person calls us more than any other of our distributors.
Our mechanical engineers have been converting over to SolidWorks because of it's ability to open and close drawings and save them back to the ACAD 2002 format.
I had received the 2005 and then 2007 upgrade and they sit on my desk collecting dust. I had attempted to upgrade twice now, and it broke half the drawings (2000 and before) and all of the plotstyles and seemed to forget every engineer's personal drafting preferences.
I promptly stopped the upgrade and left it alone for fear of bringing the entire design department to a screeching halt.
AutoCAD won't release their source because their GIANT cash cow will die.
I would like to point out a recent meeting within our company...
Some of the managers of certain departments would like to install an instant messenger client for more responsive communications within the company between buildings. It was explained that a user could have more then one conversation (like a telephone) at a time and also save cost.
The upper management insisted that we do not install this program because it would "subtract" from productivity.
Even after explaining to them that I could enforce the system to only accept internal accounts, and the conversations are all logged, they still denied the project.
Our company is full of younger users that are simply more comfortable shooting a text to someone then picking up that nasty influenza infected phone to call someone.
I can certainly understand the emotional aspects of hating war. All war is bad, all war is corrupt, and war involves lies and deceit. You can't get rid of it, as long as people have free will and religion, there will always be war.
But when it comes to being attacked, or a real threat to my way of life, or the threat of others losing their rights to a good life, it's not our responsibility as a country, but our responsibility as human beings to stand up for those that can't stand up for themselves.
It's unfortunate for the U.S. that there is oil in Iraq and that region. You can argue its about oil, but it's not just our oil, it's the world's oil. We aren't protecting our economy as much as we are the ENTIRE planets economy.
The original article was about the U.S. having the best military on the planet, and nobody can argue that fact. There isn't another nation on the planet that could even begin to compare (why do you thing WMD's are so desirable by other countries and terrorists?)
That being said, I there isn't another nation on earth that could even attempt to fix what's going on in Iraq, except the U.S.. The UK comes in at a close second, and we appreciate your help. Everyone knows that democracy in the Middle East is the answer, but how we get there is unknown. Nobody else stands up, but waits for the U.S. to take action. It's a catch 22, because then the U.S. is solely responsible for what happens.
That goes for Darfur, or any other crisis in the world.
Thanks for the great debates. That's what/. is for.
I have enlisted before on Sept. 13th 2001 and then again 2 years later, but due to a medical condition, I was not accepted. And contrary to popular belief of some democrats in this county, I am an educated professional. So if you haven't served, or tried to serve, shut your pie hole.
The support of nasty regimes has long been a form of political and military strategy for THOUSANDS of years.
"The enemy of my enemy, is my friend."
Which is why we've helped the France (Independence War), The Former Soviet Union (WW2), and Afghanistan (Cold War), and Iraq (Iran-Iraq Conflict after the hostage crisis). ALL nations do it, including the terrorists. So if you don't know anything about world politics (Other then what you see on the BBC or CNN) then shut your pie hole.
Oil is needed by the ENTIRE planet, not just the US. So if you drive a car, heat your house, use plastics for anything (including the computer you type your dribble on), shut your pie hole.
If you are from the US, shame on you. If you are from another country, don't complain the next time someone comes goose-stepping into your capital building.
Did you write for the war before you wrote against it, too?
Maybe we should leave "actual" genocidal, homicidal maniacs in power, until they try to grab the worlds Gas hose again. (Oh, and I suppose if we all drove electric golf carts around, we could all live in our flowered sunshine boxes and ignore the rest of the world.)
Or, maybe we should just sit and let genocidal maniacs that hide behind a religion fester until they take out another 3500 innocent civilians. (You throw the word "genocide" around so well, I thought I could use it as out of context as you do)
You bitch about the world and the way it is, but never have a solution of your own. It's because of people like you that we can't go about the operation the way it is supposed to be carried out, with complete destruction, THEN reconstruction.
Your politically correct "pussy-ism" is bad for this country, and bad for the world. Fighting a pulled-punches war because you are afraid of offending or hurting a Muslim is WHY this war has lasted so long. It's not all Muslims, it's THOSE Muslims.
War is a fact of life, no matter how unfortunate it is.
The US Army and the other branches of the military have fought exceptionally well in reducing collateral damage and civilian casualties. All this while protecting your civil rights and your right to a safe flight to your next "Pussify America" rally.
I originally was gonna nuke you anonymously, but I decided against it. If I get flamed for it, so be it. At least I can sleep at night knowing that I spoke with my mind and heart about what "REALLY" is happening to this country.
I thank God everyday that we have Americans that can stand up for others that can't defend themselves. THEN turn around and listen to shit bags like you disrespect the sacrifices they make, so you can have a feel goodie, goodie conversation at your next dinner party. It's because of them we don't have a draft, and it's because of the prosperity of this country that we don't need to have an increase in taxes.
There have been some recent developments in web application development software and data system backends.
Adobe (formerly Macromedia) have been working on making it easier with Flex, Cold Fusion and Flex Data Services.
Granted those are all extremely expensive solutions, but nonetheless on a project that size, the cost of the software vs. the cost of the labor intensive project is way more beneficial.
I really, really, really, don't think the State Department has thought this through.
Data that is just "Out there" is not safe, even if you encrypted it.
I would feel much more comfortable if the RFID chip was used to identify that the Passport was valid, that's it.
They could have rotating PGP keys anytime the passport goes through a customs port. The PGP keys could then be linked to your data.
Example: You pass through customs in France, you get assigned a key...that key (only that passport) arrives in the US, the RFID chip passes in front of a reader, the PGP key then pulls up the data for that person's Passport on the Customs Agent's screen...and then it assigns a new key to the passport, ready for the next use.
No personal data on the chip at all. All done through the database and keys. Bad key? No entry until you prove your identity (other docs).
All it would take is a short visual inspection to see if the picture matches, or check it against a valid ID like drivers license or state ID.
It's not that hard...really...
I'm glad I got mine last year...(too bad I have to renew it again)
Columbus, OH had this method in place already. It has been an ongoing project for THE Ohio State University.
The the fact that waste "digestion" produces methane has been known for years.
What got in the way in Columbus was the environmentalists that think that producing our own methane to consume is hazardous to the environment. They stopped the process, and now the solid waste is mixed with mulch and topsoil to create a "Super Fertilizer", which citizens can pay for and use in their landscaping and gardens.
Most of the HR hiring manuals need to be re-written.
There is some misunderstanding that a grad out of a 4 year college with a Computer Science degree has more knowledge then a Sys Admin with 3-5 years experience. They are smoking crack. (Not to insult those that spent or borrowed good money to get that piece of paper, but everything you learned in your first 3 years is already obsolete)
They have ignored the need for so long that they don't know what they want.
I've prevented a lot of this spam by simply blocking unknown_hosts.
Figuring 95% of mail servers should have a DNS A record, the others are spammers, because they don't stay in one spot long enough to have a permanent A record.
As the email Admin, it's my responsibility to make sure that mail is secure and compliant with company usage policies.
It's those same Execs that will inevitably call me into their office and pull down all off Suzy Receptionist's emails for the past year to see if she's been fucking the new VP, or is passing out trade secrets.
Why shouldn't the Execs get the same treatment? SEC or FBI comes knocking on my door with a warrant wanting all email transactions from the previous year on some CEO, or other Exec, you bet I'll give it to them.
Email shouldn't be a tool for passing around sensitive information anyway.
Do I read email? NO. But my server does, and it stores it in a database for easy searching and recovery, investigations, and backup.
I am a coder/sysadmin... I use a Mac Book (Black) with a 1280x800 screen...14.1 inch, which replaced my 15 inch Acer Aspire 5672.
Secret: VirtueDesktop, desktop switching app...soon to be replaced with Leopard's Spaces.
Since I code with Flex2 (been waiting for the mac version forever now)having Parallels with XP Pro on one desktop running code, and Mac Apps on the other...wicked productivity. Shift, Tab, Click....
I feel much better setting it up on a table in a coffee house and not lugging around a suitcase with me to do it. Co-Worker had the 17 inch G4 PowerBook...we laughed at him because he never took it anywhere...
A 17 inch laptop, IMHO, ruins the mobility of it...but that's just me....
---Go and seek your IMAX laptop. Or you can just stay at home...
"Sure! Your intuition is far more powerful than 100 years of scien-ma-tific observation."
Yes and I totally trust your great-great Uncle Ned sticking his dick in a hole in the ground, telling us what the relative humidity and humidity was 100 years back.
Get real man, the ozone knowledge and global warming studies are in the infantile stages. We have just developed the equipment within the last 10 to measure this shit.
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I hear you.
I work as the IS manager for a machine design an manufacturing firm.
It seems that our ACAD software sales person calls us more than any other of our distributors.
Our mechanical engineers have been converting over to SolidWorks because of it's ability to open and close drawings and save them back to the ACAD 2002 format.
I had received the 2005 and then 2007 upgrade and they sit on my desk collecting dust. I had attempted to upgrade twice now, and it broke half the drawings (2000 and before) and all of the plotstyles and seemed to forget every engineer's personal drafting preferences.
I promptly stopped the upgrade and left it alone for fear of bringing the entire design department to a screeching halt.
AutoCAD won't release their source because their GIANT cash cow will die.
I would like to point out a recent meeting within our company...
Some of the managers of certain departments would like to install an instant messenger client for more responsive communications within the company between buildings. It was explained that a user could have more then one conversation (like a telephone) at a time and also save cost.
The upper management insisted that we do not install this program because it would "subtract" from productivity.
Even after explaining to them that I could enforce the system to only accept internal accounts, and the conversations are all logged, they still denied the project.
Our company is full of younger users that are simply more comfortable shooting a text to someone then picking up that nasty influenza infected phone to call someone.
They'll come around sometime.
I can certainly understand the emotional aspects of hating war. All war is bad, all war is corrupt, and war involves lies and deceit. You can't get rid of it, as long as people have free will and religion, there will always be war.
/. is for.
But when it comes to being attacked, or a real threat to my way of life, or the threat of others losing their rights to a good life, it's not our responsibility as a country, but our responsibility as human beings to stand up for those that can't stand up for themselves.
It's unfortunate for the U.S. that there is oil in Iraq and that region. You can argue its about oil, but it's not just our oil, it's the world's oil. We aren't protecting our economy as much as we are the ENTIRE planets economy.
The original article was about the U.S. having the best military on the planet, and nobody can argue that fact. There isn't another nation on the planet that could even begin to compare (why do you thing WMD's are so desirable by other countries and terrorists?)
That being said, I there isn't another nation on earth that could even attempt to fix what's going on in Iraq, except the U.S.. The UK comes in at a close second, and we appreciate your help. Everyone knows that democracy in the Middle East is the answer, but how we get there is unknown. Nobody else stands up, but waits for the U.S. to take action. It's a catch 22, because then the U.S. is solely responsible for what happens.
That goes for Darfur, or any other crisis in the world.
Thanks for the great debates. That's what
I have enlisted before on Sept. 13th 2001 and then again 2 years later, but due to a medical condition, I was not accepted. And contrary to popular belief of some democrats in this county, I am an educated professional. So if you haven't served, or tried to serve, shut your pie hole.
The support of nasty regimes has long been a form of political and military strategy for THOUSANDS of years.
"The enemy of my enemy, is my friend."
Which is why we've helped the France (Independence War), The Former Soviet Union (WW2), and Afghanistan (Cold War), and Iraq (Iran-Iraq Conflict after the hostage crisis). ALL nations do it, including the terrorists. So if you don't know anything about world politics (Other then what you see on the BBC or CNN) then shut your pie hole.
Oil is needed by the ENTIRE planet, not just the US. So if you drive a car, heat your house, use plastics for anything (including the computer you type your dribble on), shut your pie hole.
If you are from the US, shame on you. If you are from another country, don't complain the next time someone comes goose-stepping into your capital building.
Did you write for the war before you wrote against it, too?
Maybe we should leave "actual" genocidal, homicidal maniacs in power, until they try to grab the worlds Gas hose again. (Oh, and I suppose if we all drove electric golf carts around, we could all live in our flowered sunshine boxes and ignore the rest of the world.)
Or, maybe we should just sit and let genocidal maniacs that hide behind a religion fester until they take out another 3500 innocent civilians. (You throw the word "genocide" around so well, I thought I could use it as out of context as you do)
You bitch about the world and the way it is, but never have a solution of your own. It's because of people like you that we can't go about the operation the way it is supposed to be carried out, with complete destruction, THEN reconstruction.
Your politically correct "pussy-ism" is bad for this country, and bad for the world. Fighting a pulled-punches war because you are afraid of offending or hurting a Muslim is WHY this war has lasted so long. It's not all Muslims, it's THOSE Muslims.
War is a fact of life, no matter how unfortunate it is.
The US Army and the other branches of the military have fought exceptionally well in reducing collateral damage and civilian casualties. All this while protecting your civil rights and your right to a safe flight to your next "Pussify America" rally.
I originally was gonna nuke you anonymously, but I decided against it. If I get flamed for it, so be it. At least I can sleep at night knowing that I spoke with my mind and heart about what "REALLY" is happening to this country.
I thank God everyday that we have Americans that can stand up for others that can't defend themselves. THEN turn around and listen to shit bags like you disrespect the sacrifices they make, so you can have a feel goodie, goodie conversation at your next dinner party. It's because of them we don't have a draft, and it's because of the prosperity of this country that we don't need to have an increase in taxes.
Dialing with a click wheel will suck (unless they put numbers on it like old rotary phones).
Need to develop more PDA features into the iPods first...then phone...
Mod Up...
There have been some recent developments in web application development software and data system backends.
Adobe (formerly Macromedia) have been working on making it easier with Flex, Cold Fusion and Flex Data Services.
Granted those are all extremely expensive solutions, but nonetheless on a project that size, the cost of the software vs. the cost of the labor intensive project is way more beneficial.
I can come up with a list of 50 things too...
How come you don't tell us WHY they are selected?
Poorly written article.
And BTW...it's FORMER vice president Al Gore. (Thank God.)
I really, really, really, don't think the State Department has thought this through.
Data that is just "Out there" is not safe, even if you encrypted it.
I would feel much more comfortable if the RFID chip was used to identify that the Passport was valid, that's it.
They could have rotating PGP keys anytime the passport goes through a customs port. The PGP keys could then be linked to your data.
Example:
You pass through customs in France, you get assigned a key...that key (only that passport) arrives in the US, the RFID chip passes in front of a reader, the PGP key then pulls up the data for that person's Passport on the Customs Agent's screen...and then it assigns a new key to the passport, ready for the next use.
No personal data on the chip at all. All done through the database and keys. Bad key? No entry until you prove your identity (other docs).
All it would take is a short visual inspection to see if the picture matches, or check it against a valid ID like drivers license or state ID.
It's not that hard...really...
I'm glad I got mine last year...(too bad I have to renew it again)
Columbus, OH had this method in place already. It has been an ongoing project for THE Ohio State University.
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The the fact that waste "digestion" produces methane has been known for years.
What got in the way in Columbus was the environmentalists that think that producing our own methane to consume is hazardous to the environment. They stopped the process, and now the solid waste is mixed with mulch and topsoil to create a "Super Fertilizer", which citizens can pay for and use in their landscaping and gardens.
http://www.monolithic.com/gallery/airforms/dystor
I guess fecal matter in your veggies is more appealing then producing your own form of unlimited energy to these environmentalists.
Maybe they have reinstated the plant, but it wasn't operational when I lived there 2 years ago.
My overall opinion of Vista (after beta testing) is that it is an Admin's nightmare.
How can this be ready for production?
Most of the HR hiring manuals need to be re-written.
There is some misunderstanding that a grad out of a 4 year college with a Computer Science degree has more knowledge then a Sys Admin with 3-5 years experience. They are smoking crack. (Not to insult those that spent or borrowed good money to get that piece of paper, but everything you learned in your first 3 years is already obsolete)
They have ignored the need for so long that they don't know what they want.
I've prevented a lot of this spam by simply blocking unknown_hosts.
Figuring 95% of mail servers should have a DNS A record, the others are spammers, because they don't stay in one spot long enough to have a permanent A record.
Just a theory.
Works for me.
I would be more inclined to give 500 dollars to HP or Dell to eat the rebate costs to send underprivileged kids a laptop that actually has function.
None of the plugin's I use are compatible with 2.0...So I wait...for plugin updates... :(
Free BetaMax tapes with purchase of BetaMax Player!!
I'm not biting.
and make it clear.
As the email Admin, it's my responsibility to make sure that mail is secure and compliant with company usage policies.
It's those same Execs that will inevitably call me into their office and pull down all off Suzy Receptionist's emails for the past year to see if she's been fucking the new VP, or is passing out trade secrets.
Why shouldn't the Execs get the same treatment? SEC or FBI comes knocking on my door with a warrant wanting all email transactions from the previous year on some CEO, or other Exec, you bet I'll give it to them.
Email shouldn't be a tool for passing around sensitive information anyway.
Do I read email? NO. But my server does, and it stores it in a database for easy searching and recovery, investigations, and backup.
So I guess I indirectly do.
Do they have the standard (Centrino) Wifi drivers working yet?
Sheesh...
You do have a point.
If I paid two or more times the price of my mac book for a Pro model, I would want it to have fireworks too.
BTW, the 1280x800 resolution is nice...It has the extra room on the sides of the screen, right where you need it.
I agree, I love monitor real estate, that's why I have 2- 20 inch flat panels with a shared desktop at home...
I just don't feel like putting them in my laptop bag when I go on the road.
I am a coder/sysadmin...
I use a Mac Book (Black) with a 1280x800 screen...14.1 inch, which replaced my 15 inch Acer Aspire 5672.
Secret:
VirtueDesktop, desktop switching app...soon to be replaced with Leopard's Spaces.
Since I code with Flex2 (been waiting for the mac version forever now)having Parallels with XP Pro on one desktop running code, and Mac Apps on the other...wicked productivity. Shift, Tab, Click....
I feel much better setting it up on a table in a coffee house and not lugging around a suitcase with me to do it.
Co-Worker had the 17 inch G4 PowerBook...we laughed at him because he never took it anywhere...
A 17 inch laptop, IMHO, ruins the mobility of it...but that's just me....
---Go and seek your IMAX laptop. Or you can just stay at home...
I for one would like to see Tim Horton's at every Mile interval.
I'm sure with the nanotube design, they can have Labatt's taps there too.
"Sure! Your intuition is far more powerful than 100 years of scien-ma-tific observation."
Yes and I totally trust your great-great Uncle Ned sticking his dick in a hole in the ground, telling us what the relative humidity and humidity was 100 years back.
Get real man, the ozone knowledge and global warming studies are in the infantile stages. We have just developed the equipment within the last 10 to measure this shit.
Is it me? Or is it getting hot in here?
Thinner thin clients perhaps?