would anyone ever have guessed Snoop would sell out so hard? Everyone mellows with age but I thought he'd sold out completely when he appeared on a Katy Perry tune. Now he's pimpin Norton software? "Hack is wack?" Really?
Next thing he's gonna be doing infomercials for the Snooptisserie Oven.
I wouldn't be surprised if the actual number is much, much higher. This has always been a problem with software development, I'm not sure why anyone thought it got better when apps became web-based. When your business depends on apps being up and running (or running the newest, coolest features) security is usually not the highest priority.
As a vendor I sit in meetings all the time with app architects and even security people (up to and including CISOs) at some of the biggest corporations in the world who freely admit to the horrid security holes in their apps. Worse, a lot of them think their packet inspection firewall will protect them. Layer 7 attacks are still not very well understood or appreciated by a lot of IT people.
Okay, I moved into sales years ago so I don't spend nearly as much time on/. since my lobotomy. Maybe that's why I'm freaked out by noticing there are people posting with user ids above 1M?
Boggles my mind. Who would have believed back in the "Chips and Dips" days that/. would become this?
Wow, this would actually be a worthwhile post if the author actually stopped to consider the fact that not everyone can get HD locals by antenna.
I live in Southern NH. I'm over 40 miles from Boston and I live in a hilly area. Further, I own a condo and the bylaws don't allow me to put up an outside antenna.
All this being said, I am considered to be in the Boston market when it comes to TV (there's only one Southern NH based network affiliate). So, my choices for HD locals are Comcast or DirecTV. I'm a DirecTV customer, so I'm glad they launched the sat.
is that I was shocked by just how long I've apparently been Slashdotting. When Rob said:
"He's been around for a while on Slashdot user number 180805."
It stopped me in my tracks for a second. I have apparently become a member of the Old Guard and never realized it. I suppose I should start waxing poetically about how great/. was "in the old days".
If this goes through it might be enough to bring me back to cable from DirecTV. Then again, maybe it would be applied to satellite too, in which case I'd be deliriously happy.
" a brutal dictator trying to elbow himself (and his country) some much need aid and respect from the international community?"
Well, at least you got the brutal dictator part right. Please leave the "they're just disrespected and frightened" crap at the door. Only someone lacking the first fscking clue about the DPRK would spew this fecal matter.
Whoa there bud, before you get up on your "only a racist pig would spew that crap" hobbyhorse I'll just point out that I'm KOREAN. No, that doesn't make me an expert, but it probably does make me more inclined to stay aware and more interested in the situation on the Korean peninsula.
Get your information from more places than the Utne Reader, then talk about Kim Jong Il. It's not about respect, or concern for the citizens of the North.
Is there any truth to the rumor that the Greater New Hampshire Linux Users Group is the greatest LUG in existence today? I understand that this is due to the incredible good looks and outstanding technical excellence possessed by all current and former members.:)
Because it can be used as justification for allowing "Big Brother" type schemes to prosper. Don't forget that the US government has at times requested that wiretapping be legal without a warrant, not to mention key escrow and such. Despite the protestations to the contrary, the US government doesn't want you to have privacy, and this kind of thing may be used as good PR for those efforts. "See how good this is, whe caught a criminal because of it!" The next thing you know, the gov will be REQUIRING this. For the sceptics, remember the Clipper chip?
Well, here in NH we have a couple of theaters close by that serve beer. They're called Chunky's, one is in Haverhill, MA and the other is in Pelham, NH.
In Indianapolis (I grew up in IN) there's a place called Hollywood Bar and Filmworks located downtown that serves beer and hard liqour. I haven't lived in Indianapolis for a while though, so I don't know if it's still open.
Well, I dropped out of college before I completed my sophomore year. I'm now 26 years old and I make around $100,000 a year (counting bonuses) as a Consultant for a software company. You'd think I'd be pretty happy with myself, but I wish I had finished college.
Allow me to explain. College DOES have it's place. It teaches disciplined thinking, proper researching, structured concepts and most importantly, exposure to things other than 1's and 0's. Do I think they should be able to charge in excess of $100,000 for teaching those things? Well, I dropped out, so that tells you my answer. On the other hand, encouraging people to skip college will eventually create a large pool of code drones, and that's a bad thing.
When I use the term code drone I mean someone who lacks vision or understanding of anything but code. Having some exposure to business concepts will definitely help you write that new Front Office Automation package. Understanding communications concepts will definitely help you write that new network faxing application. Exposure to manufacturing is a must to work in the ERP space. No one will sit down with you and dictate business practices to you so you can write software for real business. No employer will give you the time to start from ground zero so that you will pick that up. Knowing how to write code is only part of the job.
I spent a lot of years working shit jobs for next to nothing before I had enough real world knowledge to be an asset to my employers in the software space. If you want to code, it's about more than knowing languages. Yeah, you can drop out/skip college and ride the help desk. But guess what? You're not gonna make much, and there's no real advancement path.
Taco may think that college was a "time vacuum" for him, but as time goes on he'll come to thnk differently. I can safely say this because I'm backed up by a whole 26 years worth of wisdom. (tongue firmly in cheek):)
P.S. In the real world you can only have so many 3-day beer blasts and skip work before you lose your job and live in the car they're trying to repossess. College, the four-year kegger!
Slashdot Mirror
Yeah, "set it and go spark a blunt".
The best part is when your munchies kick in dinner is ready.
would anyone ever have guessed Snoop would sell out so hard? Everyone mellows with age but I thought he'd sold out completely when he appeared on a Katy Perry tune. Now he's pimpin Norton software? "Hack is wack?" Really?
Next thing he's gonna be doing infomercials for the Snooptisserie Oven.
I wouldn't be surprised if the actual number is much, much higher. This has always been a problem with software development, I'm not sure why anyone thought it got better when apps became web-based. When your business depends on apps being up and running (or running the newest, coolest features) security is usually not the highest priority.
As a vendor I sit in meetings all the time with app architects and even security people (up to and including CISOs) at some of the biggest corporations in the world who freely admit to the horrid security holes in their apps. Worse, a lot of them think their packet inspection firewall will protect them. Layer 7 attacks are still not very well understood or appreciated by a lot of IT people.
Okay, I moved into sales years ago so I don't spend nearly as much time on /. since my lobotomy. Maybe that's why I'm freaked out by noticing there are people posting with user ids above 1M?
Boggles my mind. Who would have believed back in the "Chips and Dips" days that /. would become this?
Wow, this would actually be a worthwhile post if the author actually stopped to consider the fact that not everyone can get HD locals by antenna.
I live in Southern NH. I'm over 40 miles from Boston and I live in a hilly area. Further, I own a condo and the bylaws don't allow me to put up an outside antenna.
All this being said, I am considered to be in the Boston market when it comes to TV (there's only one Southern NH based network affiliate). So, my choices for HD locals are Comcast or DirecTV. I'm a DirecTV customer, so I'm glad they launched the sat.
is that I was shocked by just how long I've apparently been Slashdotting. When Rob said:
/. was "in the old days".
"He's been around for a while on Slashdot user number 180805."
It stopped me in my tracks for a second. I have apparently become a member of the Old Guard and never realized it. I suppose I should start waxing poetically about how great
Am I the only one who initially read this as "Scifi Channel to Make Ringwald Miniseries"?
I had these weird visions of "The Breakfast Club" but with Molly Ringwald and Emilio Estevez as the Borg.
If this goes through it might be enough to bring me back to cable from DirecTV. Then again, maybe it would be applied to satellite too, in which case I'd be deliriously happy.
" a brutal dictator trying to elbow himself (and his country) some much need aid and respect from the international community?"
Well, at least you got the brutal dictator part right. Please leave the "they're just disrespected and frightened" crap at the door. Only someone lacking the first fscking clue about the DPRK would spew this fecal matter.
Whoa there bud, before you get up on your "only a racist pig would spew that crap" hobbyhorse I'll just point out that I'm KOREAN. No, that doesn't make me an expert, but it probably does make me more inclined to stay aware and more interested in the situation on the Korean peninsula.
Get your information from more places than the Utne Reader, then talk about Kim Jong Il. It's not about respect, or concern for the citizens of the North.
No, I wouldn't sue Smith & Wesson. It'd be rather pointless really, considering they don't manufacture any shotguns.
Kind of like suing Sony because I ran into my house with my car.
It can be naught but vi, the true editor
Is there any truth to the rumor that the Greater New Hampshire Linux Users Group is the greatest LUG in existence today? I understand that this is due to the incredible good looks and outstanding technical excellence possessed by all current and former members. :)
How could they leave off the inventor of the Internet? :) Without Al Gore we wouldn't have e-business, or online kiddie porn, or even /.!
For the clueless, this is meant completely toungue in cheek.
Because it can be used as justification for allowing "Big Brother" type schemes to prosper. Don't forget that the US government has at times requested that wiretapping be legal without a warrant, not to mention key escrow and such. Despite the protestations to the contrary, the US government doesn't want you to have privacy, and this kind of thing may be used as good PR for those efforts. "See how good this is, whe caught a criminal because of it!" The next thing you know, the gov will be REQUIRING this. For the sceptics, remember the Clipper chip?
Well, here in NH we have a couple of theaters close by that serve beer. They're called Chunky's, one is in Haverhill, MA and the other is in Pelham, NH.
In Indianapolis (I grew up in IN) there's a place called Hollywood Bar and Filmworks located downtown that serves beer and hard liqour. I haven't lived in Indianapolis for a while though, so I don't know if it's still open.
Well, I dropped out of college before I completed my sophomore year. I'm now 26 years old and I make around $100,000 a year (counting bonuses) as a Consultant for a software company. You'd think I'd be pretty happy with myself, but I wish I had finished college.
:)
Allow me to explain. College DOES have it's place. It teaches disciplined thinking, proper researching, structured concepts and most importantly, exposure to things other than 1's and 0's. Do I think they should be able to charge in excess of $100,000 for teaching those things? Well, I dropped out, so that tells you my answer. On the other hand, encouraging people to skip college will eventually create a large pool of code drones, and that's a bad thing.
When I use the term code drone I mean someone who lacks vision or understanding of anything but code. Having some exposure to business concepts will definitely help you write that new Front Office Automation package. Understanding communications concepts will definitely help you write that new network faxing application. Exposure to manufacturing is a must to work in the ERP space. No one will sit down with you and dictate business practices to you so you can write software for real business. No employer will give you the time to start from ground zero so that you will pick that up. Knowing how to write code is only part of the job.
I spent a lot of years working shit jobs for next to nothing before I had enough real world knowledge to be an asset to my employers in the software space. If you want to code, it's about more than knowing languages. Yeah, you can drop out/skip college and ride the help desk. But guess what? You're not gonna make much, and there's no real advancement path.
Taco may think that college was a "time vacuum" for him, but as time goes on he'll come to thnk differently. I can safely say this because I'm backed up by a whole 26 years worth of wisdom. (tongue firmly in cheek)
P.S. In the real world you can only have so many 3-day beer blasts and skip work before you lose your job and live in the car they're trying to repossess. College, the four-year kegger!