I have a feeling that the 'normal' IT situation was to blame for this.
Preamble: Technical Expertise provided a wonderful architecture that was HA and robust, fast, and scalable.
Bean Counters looked at the cost and said "You Tech guys spend too much money."
IT architects: "How much is your data worth?"
Bean Counters: "Not this much. Look we don't really need all of these systems. My home system has been working for 4 years with no problems. And I've talked with Microsoft Execs and they will cut us a deal for their platform. Now go away, I've just decided how the architecture will be done. Why did we hire you anyways?"
"4) Aliens do not abduct US peasant farmers and insert probes in their anus"
You are wrong here. It's small town oafs who are abducted, but not probed.
Please refer to technical document Simpsons-4F02 where it was clearly stated that, and I quote: "Homer: [gulps] I suppose you want to probe me. Well, might as well get it over with. [unzips his pants]
Kang: [disgusted] Stop! We have reached the limits of what rectal probing can teach us."
Sadly, yes. I grew up in the 'rust belt' (old steel mill towns in the Great Lakes area)
On paper Unions would be a great way to ensure that workers are treated fairly for the amount of work they do. However, being run by humans, the nature of greed comes into play.
But don't you find it odd when a company, be it publicly traded or privately owned, has the work force tell it how much profit they can make and are willing to kill said company thus eliminating their job in the process?
And would you want to be limited by what you can do in IT because the union rules say that you cannot touch a network switch since you are labeled a "sysadmin journeyman." Even if you have the experience or knowledge to fix the issue at hand.
There's just too much latency in going with a Union.
This has been brought up since the late 90's and shot down for good reason. The other larger unions are the ones who would love to capture the IT 'hands.' But they can't, why? Too much education IMO. Track record of Unions suck. Corruption, etc.
Just because you job is going to be outsourced screaming "This is why we need a union" won't bring your job back. If there is no demand for your chosen profession, move to a location that has demand, or switch professions. And I hate to be harsh, but why the fuck are we so lazy and want to scream Union when our jobs are threatened? It's not the 1950's anymore. You adapt or you no longer work.
Realistically, if you are building from scratch and are paying an architecture firm who's reputable, then the said firm should be well aware of all Federal/State/Local ordinances. And it should also be understood that if the architecture or builder fails to follow the codes, then it is on their dime not yours, being you are the paying customer for their expertise and knowledge.
Why, because I know they are human and have a pattern of being idiots at one time or another? Isn't everyone. But I do appreciate your post for it's directness when I point out the obvious that folks have proven that everyone at some point is an idiot.
Perhaps you are more offended by the term idiot then I am. Or I get called it more.
I think what needs to be focused on is not the "who's right or wrong about global warming," but the fact that there are so many factors involved. We need to understand how CO2 (or any other green house gas) affects the temps so we can manipulate temps and offset the cooling cycles of the Sun and keep a more consistent temp base for the planet. UNLESS, the Earth itself requires heating and cooling cycles to sustain life.
The process of mass extinctions are inevitable, humans included. Either by the Earth, extra-terrestrial (rocks/frequencies/etc, not ET beings), or the fact that one species consumes so much of the biomass that it kills itself by lack of diversity.
"Fix health care, and all you do is make old people live longer, thus further burdening the pension system."
I totally agree. Before health care can get one more cent of tax payer money, the 'name of whatever state run retirement plan' needs to be corrected to plan for such longevity for the masses. And when the Governments plan on raising the retirement age further, there comes the real problem: Age discrimination. At some point it is always cost effective enough to get rid of the gray hairs for younger folks. Yes, less experience, blah, blah, blah, but much less pay/benefits paid to new hires. And on that note, if you raise the retirement age and companies actually keep folks into their 70's, there is little room for promotions within a company who's management staff is around for 40 years after taking the position. Perhaps if companies stopped living quarter to quarter based upon the status of their stocks and looked long term they would look to keep employees longer. It's a definite rabbit hole.
"Microsoft loves abusing its monopoly to keep competitors out of the market."
I don't like $bill or M$ as any self-respecting *NIX fan does. However, I know folks get on M$ for their business practices, but 99.999% of the folks on/. were in charge of a company that size would do the same thing. You have a company in a ever changing, competitive field and you want to keep your advantage. Should you have the ability to 'persuade' your larger customers to stay with your product line, why would you not use it? They are in business to increase profits, not give away business. Do they build an inferior product? In many, many ways, yes. If they were replace tomorrow would the world suffer? Short term, sure, but everything would migrate.
The reality is that as long as there is a business need for M$, they will be there. Manufactures (HP,Dell,etc...) replacing Windows with another OS will cut their business. Why? Because there is still a demand of desktops/servers shipped with Windows. Not necessarily for the stability/security (LOL!) of Windows, but for the support system that is in place (LOL, again.).
And as much as I like the ease of Ubuntu/RH/OpenBSD/etc/etc/etc, it is still perspective based. My perspective of easy doesn't relate to that of a standard day-to-day Windows user.
I have quite a few folks who have no idea who the fuck they are or what they are doing. Hell, they look surprised when they take a breath.
Now if you are trying to make me feel bad for my can of bug killer. Get bent! If they had a can of human killer, don't think for a minute that they wouldn't use it.
If they are self aware, then they have all that goes with it, ego, need for power, etc... They will get you.
Without seeing your logs, most folks would be guessing. They symptoms you provide are not enough to make an educated guess. I would say to bump up the verbosity of your email server, SpamAssassin, and the system itself and then go from there.
After RTFA, I agree. He tried to get over on the USAF. The moment he loaded his software on the US Govt systems, it became theirs. It was not paid for nor was it negotiated. It was already out there. He tried to pull a fast one by putting an expiration cycle in the code and then sold it to a company who tried to sue the Govt for code they already had. He may have developed it on a home system, but once he brought it in, it's no longer his.
I think that this is not a DMCA issue (though the ruling was not bright), but an issue of who owned the code and more specifically _when_. This guy should have sold his code to the company and then turned around and licensed it to the Govt. He gave it a shot and lost.
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I, for one, would like to welcome our miniature black hole overlords.
The term "naked" ensures a 99% read rate from /.
"I mean, we've sent astronauts into orbit, and let them walk around, but usually not naked."
Homer dumped two neked bodies into space.
I have a feeling that the 'normal' IT situation was to blame for this.
Preamble: Technical Expertise provided a wonderful architecture that was HA and robust, fast, and scalable.
Bean Counters looked at the cost and said "You Tech guys spend too much money."
IT architects: "How much is your data worth?"
Bean Counters: "Not this much. Look we don't really need all of these systems. My home system has been working for 4 years with no problems. And I've talked with Microsoft Execs and they will cut us a deal for their platform. Now go away, I've just decided how the architecture will be done. Why did we hire you anyways?"
Yeah, but wouldn't you just have to locate the blank spots in the sky and start to track that?
"4) Aliens do not abduct US peasant farmers and insert probes in their anus"
You are wrong here. It's small town oafs who are abducted, but not probed.
Please refer to technical document Simpsons-4F02 where it was clearly stated that, and I quote:
"Homer: [gulps] I suppose you want to probe me. Well, might as well get it over with. [unzips his pants]
Kang: [disgusted] Stop! We have reached the limits of what rectal probing can teach us."
Sadly, yes. I grew up in the 'rust belt' (old steel mill towns in the Great Lakes area)
On paper Unions would be a great way to ensure that workers are treated fairly for the amount of work they do. However, being run by humans, the nature of greed comes into play.
But don't you find it odd when a company, be it publicly traded or privately owned, has the work force tell it how much profit they can make and are willing to kill said company thus eliminating their job in the process?
And would you want to be limited by what you can do in IT because the union rules say that you cannot touch a network switch since you are labeled a "sysadmin journeyman." Even if you have the experience or knowledge to fix the issue at hand.
There's just too much latency in going with a Union.
I have 8 bosses Bob.
This has been brought up since the late 90's and shot down for good reason. The other larger unions are the ones who would love to capture the IT 'hands.' But they can't, why? Too much education IMO. Track record of Unions suck. Corruption, etc.
Just because you job is going to be outsourced screaming "This is why we need a union" won't bring your job back. If there is no demand for your chosen profession, move to a location that has demand, or switch professions. And I hate to be harsh, but why the fuck are we so lazy and want to scream Union when our jobs are threatened? It's not the 1950's anymore. You adapt or you no longer work.
We're gonna need a bigger dolphin.
Realistically, if you are building from scratch and are paying an architecture firm who's reputable, then the said firm should be well aware of all Federal/State/Local ordinances. And it should also be understood that if the architecture or builder fails to follow the codes, then it is on their dime not yours, being you are the paying customer for their expertise and knowledge.
Where did I lie?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/686674.stm
Why, because I know they are human and have a pattern of being idiots at one time or another? Isn't everyone. But I do appreciate your post for it's directness when I point out the obvious that folks have proven that everyone at some point is an idiot.
Perhaps you are more offended by the term idiot then I am. Or I get called it more.
"Of course atmospheric/climate scientists have considered the impact of the sun. Please, don't assume they're complete idiots."
Just like NASA scientist would never confuse meters with feet.
"what happens when sunspots increase?"
Uh, let me guess here. Temps increase.
I think what needs to be focused on is not the "who's right or wrong about global warming," but the fact that there are so many factors involved. We need to understand how CO2 (or any other green house gas) affects the temps so we can manipulate temps and offset the cooling cycles of the Sun and keep a more consistent temp base for the planet. UNLESS, the Earth itself requires heating and cooling cycles to sustain life.
The process of mass extinctions are inevitable, humans included. Either by the Earth, extra-terrestrial (rocks/frequencies/etc, not ET beings), or the fact that one species consumes so much of the biomass that it kills itself by lack of diversity.
"Fix health care, and all you do is make old people live longer, thus further burdening the pension system."
I totally agree. Before health care can get one more cent of tax payer money, the 'name of whatever state run retirement plan' needs to be corrected to plan for such longevity for the masses. And when the Governments plan on raising the retirement age further, there comes the real problem: Age discrimination. At some point it is always cost effective enough to get rid of the gray hairs for younger folks. Yes, less experience, blah, blah, blah, but much less pay/benefits paid to new hires. And on that note, if you raise the retirement age and companies actually keep folks into their 70's, there is little room for promotions within a company who's management staff is around for 40 years after taking the position. Perhaps if companies stopped living quarter to quarter based upon the status of their stocks and looked long term they would look to keep employees longer. It's a definite rabbit hole.
"Microsoft loves abusing its monopoly to keep competitors out of the market."
I don't like $bill or M$ as any self-respecting *NIX fan does. However, I know folks get on M$ for their business practices, but 99.999% of the folks on /. were in charge of a company that size would do the same thing. You have a company in a ever changing, competitive field and you want to keep your advantage. Should you have the ability to 'persuade' your larger customers to stay with your product line, why would you not use it? They are in business to increase profits, not give away business. Do they build an inferior product? In many, many ways, yes. If they were replace tomorrow would the world suffer? Short term, sure, but everything would migrate.
The reality is that as long as there is a business need for M$, they will be there. Manufactures (HP,Dell,etc...) replacing Windows with another OS will cut their business. Why? Because there is still a demand of desktops/servers shipped with Windows. Not necessarily for the stability/security (LOL!) of Windows, but for the support system that is in place (LOL, again.).
And as much as I like the ease of Ubuntu/RH/OpenBSD/etc/etc/etc, it is still perspective based. My perspective of easy doesn't relate to that of a standard day-to-day Windows user.
"C'mon, Taco. Join the fucking twenty-first century."
Does that mean I can't use the term 'dude' anymore? It's just so 1800's.
I have quite a few folks who have no idea who the fuck they are or what they are doing. Hell, they look surprised when they take a breath.
Now if you are trying to make me feel bad for my can of bug killer. Get bent! If they had a can of human killer, don't think for a minute that they wouldn't use it.
If they are self aware, then they have all that goes with it, ego, need for power, etc... They will get you.
What, no mention of dtrace? Now that's been an excellent part of the Sol10/OpenSol movement IMO.
Without seeing your logs, most folks would be guessing. They symptoms you provide are not enough to make an educated guess. I would say to bump up the verbosity of your email server, SpamAssassin, and the system itself and then go from there.
When spammers took over your box, they didn't want to flood it with their own mail.
"All computers crash - I've made Linux, BSD, OSX, and Solaris machines kernel panic. Hell, I've witnessed a newer zSeries mainframe crash."
And you seem so proud of that. The goal is to make the systems function, not crash.
Chewing gum was used, he's got nothing on Macgyver.
After RTFA, I agree. He tried to get over on the USAF. The moment he loaded his software on the US Govt systems, it became theirs. It was not paid for nor was it negotiated. It was already out there. He tried to pull a fast one by putting an expiration cycle in the code and then sold it to a company who tried to sue the Govt for code they already had. He may have developed it on a home system, but once he brought it in, it's no longer his.
I think that this is not a DMCA issue (though the ruling was not bright), but an issue of who owned the code and more specifically _when_. This guy should have sold his code to the company and then turned around and licensed it to the Govt. He gave it a shot and lost.