On the other hand, you can find just about ANYTHING on ebay/amazon.com/etc. You don't have to really drive anywhere to get to it (unless you work during the day and UPS requires a signature.. how annoying). The person selling gets closer to what the item is actually worth because there is more of a market.
Easy answer to that, have them deliver to work. Then your s/o won't get pissed when you get it (as long as you sneak it into the house;-)
I dont know what you know about Oakland, but it's a fairly decent sized city. Huge industrial area, the main dock yard for the San Francisco Bay. If it's been running there, that is a huge accomplishment. Hrm, I live about 15 miles from Oakland, I think I'll sign up. =)
My regular Honda Civic that I drive to work every day gets about 400 miles to the tank. If I had to only fill up 5 gallons, compared to the 10 I have to now, I'd hella get it.
I do it at work. I just had to install Mozilla. That's it. Nothing special. It just works(TM). And it leaves my 4.7x version of Netscape alone, so when I have to use it, it's still working. (Corporatized and such)
I was in the mall to pick up some old skool music (Nerf Herder rules!!!), and I saw it on the shelves. I also saw the note that it won't be released until June, but whatever dude.
I stopped watching TV because the ads enraged me. Ditto radio. /snip/ ...if I want unrequested, unwanted bullshit in my space, I'll go check my hotmail account.
And you still check Slashdot?
--dialing numbers-- "Hi Pot, this is Kettle. You're black." --dialtone--
From what I read here and from talking with friends in the States, quality broadband is hard to find. It's definitely more expensive. It's sad that I live in arguably the most expensive country in the world, yet I pay less for my broadband than anyone I know in America (does 8Mb ADSL even exist there?).
I pay 60/month for 1.5m/128k DSL. I can get 6m/384k DSL for $200/month. That's in San Francisco.
Your biggest problems will come when everyone and their dog wants to install their personal stuff (screensavers, wallpaper, P2P apps, etc...)
Some screen savers are cross-platform, and some have alternatives, but some are Windows only (or Mac only, as the case may be)./Most/ wallpaper is just a.jpg, or.bmp, or something, so should be fine, but again, there are specialized software for it./However/, most of that specialized software is either so you can't copy the backgrounds w/o registering the software, or so you can have multiple backgrounds rotate. P2P apps commonly have alternatives, or are being ported, but what p2p apps are you using at your work? Evaluate what your people use, and if it's not illegal by work standards, see if there is a free alternative, if not, then you can be pretty sure that 90% of the people won't run un-authorized programs.
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. Tips 1. Hit 0 on the first menu
Pretend you are on a rotary phone, don't press any buttons. You'll be forwarded to a recptionist, and they'll forward you directly to the department you ask for. You still get to wait on hold, but it's less jumps.
Again, very true. Be realistic of your salary, and go for the low end. If the range is 15k-60k for that job, then my examples are valid, but if the range is 25k-40k, then 20k is suspicous.
Granted, you can just do what I did, get a job that will pay the bills in the meantime, that's in a related market, so you get the "dues paid", and learn your target job skills on the side. Possibly get promoted into that position, then jump to a different company, that will let you do what you want/need to as a sysadmin.
Undercutters are viewed as sharks in any industry, and are generally treated as such.
Ok, I chose a bad word for that. My point is still valid though. If two people can do the job properly, and one asks for 20k/year, and the other asks for 30k/year, I'll give you three guesses who'll be hired.;-) (Notice how that is a conditional statement, if 20k can't do the job, but 30k can, I'll hire the 30k over the 20k)
College, and certs will get you in the door. So will a resume. Learn your skills. Since you are so young, you could probably undercut those who are more qualified. Know your stuff, and try for Junior-admin positions. Get a cert or two, so they will actually call you back, but concentrate on knowing your craft. If you are willing to move, do nation-wide searches for a job. Some areas have too many techs, but other areas are starving for them.
That's exactly what I want to do. I am getting the new learning mysql book from oreilly's, and I will learn how to create a mysql database, and have a perl module connect to it, so I can see my database from the internet, and I will write a C prog to adminster the database. The database will be an index of all of my DVD's, with cross-references by actors, directors, crew, effects, genre, music, etc, etc, etc.
So the idea of Slashdot getting excited by a 5.2 in California - slow day is it?
Hell, the local news here got in a tizzy. Breaking "interesting" news storys ever 30 seconds to bring updates on "The Earthquake of the Century (TM)"* They made the earthquake more important than the Sharks game.:P
* I know it wasn't, I'm making fun of how the news sensationalizes everything.
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On the other hand, you can find just about ANYTHING on ebay/amazon.com/etc. You don't have to really drive anywhere to get to it (unless you work during the day and UPS requires a signature.. how annoying). The person selling gets closer to what the item is actually worth because there is more of a market.
;-)
Easy answer to that, have them deliver to work. Then your s/o won't get pissed when you get it (as long as you sneak it into the house
I dont know what you know about Oakland, but it's a fairly decent sized city. Huge industrial area, the main dock yard for the San Francisco Bay. If it's been running there, that is a huge accomplishment. Hrm, I live about 15 miles from Oakland, I think I'll sign up. =)
My regular Honda Civic that I drive to work every day gets about 400 miles to the tank. If I had to only fill up 5 gallons, compared to the 10 I have to now, I'd hella get it.
T'll let you know next Thursday. The parties haven't happened yet.
40Mhz 68040
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Is that a Quadra 950?!? I always wanted one of those (well, after the 840AV of course
I do it at work. I just had to install Mozilla. That's it. Nothing special. It just works(TM). And it leaves my 4.7x version of Netscape alone, so when I have to use it, it's still working. (Corporatized and such)
What about that dude who found the css key? Wasn't he sweedish?
I think the BSA should team up with the Boy Scouts of America.
I think the Boy Scouts of America should sue Buisness Software Alliance ala World Wildlife Foundation, vs World Wrestling Federation/Entertaimnent.
1911 is when the Boy Scouts of America was founded. Buisness Software Alliance was founded in 1988.
I bought their first album. FWIW, I'm gonna be buying their new album in Auguest, and I'll be seeing them in a show or two in SF. =)
I was in the mall to pick up some old skool music (Nerf Herder rules!!!), and I saw it on the shelves. I also saw the note that it won't be released until June, but whatever dude.
I stopped watching TV because the ads enraged me. Ditto radio.
/snip/
...if I want unrequested, unwanted bullshit in my space, I'll go check my hotmail account.
And you still check Slashdot?
--dialing numbers-- "Hi Pot, this is Kettle. You're black." --dialtone--
From what I read here and from talking with friends in the States, quality broadband is hard to find. It's definitely more expensive. It's sad that I live in arguably the most expensive country in the world, yet I pay less for my broadband than anyone I know in America (does 8Mb ADSL even exist there?).
I pay 60/month for 1.5m/128k DSL. I can get 6m/384k DSL for $200/month. That's in San Francisco.
this is severely off topic..why do they get so offended when you say "holy cow!"? :)
Serious answer: They consider cows to be holy creatures. Saying "holy cow!" in front of a Hindu is like "Jesus Christ!" in front of a Christian.
Second, what is a SSN number password?
;-)
It your SSN as a password. It would be easy to crack, just pretend you are a Ford Employee and run a credit check on them.
Your biggest problems will come when everyone and their dog wants to install their personal stuff (screensavers, wallpaper, P2P apps, etc...)
/Most/ wallpaper is just a .jpg, or .bmp, or something, so should be fine, but again, there are specialized software for it. /However/, most of that specialized software is either so you can't copy the backgrounds w/o registering the software, or so you can have multiple backgrounds rotate. P2P apps commonly have alternatives, or are being ported, but what p2p apps are you using at your work? Evaluate what your people use, and if it's not illegal by work standards, see if there is a free alternative, if not, then you can be pretty sure that 90% of the people won't run un-authorized programs.
Some screen savers are cross-platform, and some have alternatives, but some are Windows only (or Mac only, as the case may be).
. Tips 1. Hit 0 on the first menu
Pretend you are on a rotary phone, don't press any buttons. You'll be forwarded to a recptionist, and they'll forward you directly to the department you ask for. You still get to wait on hold, but it's less jumps.
Again, very true. Be realistic of your salary, and go for the low end. If the range is 15k-60k for that job, then my examples are valid, but if the range is 25k-40k, then 20k is suspicous.
Granted, you can just do what I did, get a job that will pay the bills in the meantime, that's in a related market, so you get the "dues paid", and learn your target job skills on the side. Possibly get promoted into that position, then jump to a different company, that will let you do what you want/need to as a sysadmin.
Undercutters are viewed as sharks in any industry, and are generally treated as such.
;-) (Notice how that is a conditional statement, if 20k can't do the job, but 30k can, I'll hire the 30k over the 20k)
Ok, I chose a bad word for that. My point is still valid though. If two people can do the job properly, and one asks for 20k/year, and the other asks for 30k/year, I'll give you three guesses who'll be hired.
College, and certs will get you in the door. So will a resume. Learn your skills. Since you are so young, you could probably undercut those who are more qualified. Know your stuff, and try for Junior-admin positions. Get a cert or two, so they will actually call you back, but concentrate on knowing your craft. If you are willing to move, do nation-wide searches for a job. Some areas have too many techs, but other areas are starving for them.
I wonder how this will spill over into the slamming done by long distance and other phone companies.
Already illegal. This decision was influanced by phone slamming laws.
That's exactly what I want to do. I am getting the new learning mysql book from oreilly's, and I will learn how to create a mysql database, and have a perl module connect to it, so I can see my database from the internet, and I will write a C prog to adminster the database. The database will be an index of all of my DVD's, with cross-references by actors, directors, crew, effects, genre, music, etc, etc, etc.
Only in Peru, my friend, only in Peru.
Yeah, but do you also want your desk sounding like a jet engine?
If I had a rack of xserves, I can buy earplugs.
So the idea of Slashdot getting excited by a 5.2 in California - slow day is it?
:P
Hell, the local news here got in a tizzy. Breaking "interesting" news storys ever 30 seconds to bring updates on "The Earthquake of the Century (TM)"* They made the earthquake more important than the Sharks game.
* I know it wasn't, I'm making fun of how the news sensationalizes everything.
# Nowhere does "web" imply "telephone line", as many (A)DSL, Cable and Cellphone-access users can testify.
DSL goes over a telephone line. The entire point of it, is that it is high speed data over POTS (plain old telephone system)