You bring up a good point. This is exactly one great reason why there should be no emergency surveillance without court oversight. Just because someone is police or government agent does not mean that they are not a "bad guy". If someone breaks in without warrant then you should be able to stop them. Period.
My family plays by our own variation of this auction rule. Before the property ever goes to the bank auction the player that landed on the property inquires if anybody wishes to purchase the property if the player himself does not want it. In which case he must purchase the property but is basically ensuring that he can sell it at a small profit to the highest bidder. It ensures that colored properties get collected by the same owners in most cases and makes the game enjoyable. It seems to make the game go by quicker as well although I'm sure our games still last over one hour.
Oh really? My 95 Honda Civic went 100K easy before I traded it. The only thing besides regular maintenance that I did was replace a battery and one CV boot.
Perhaps I am reading too much into your handle but with a name like "JohnnyGTO" would it be safe to assume you like to run cars pretty hard?
BTW my Civic really liked to cruise if you know what I mean.
Sorry, not really datacenter related but it's brought up in TFA. So, at 6000 ft oxygen is much lower similar to this new system. So, there are no fires at that height? Is this true? How about off-site datacenters in the mountains (by the ski slopes)?
Hey, I know that you were joking but if some big, redo of DSM, gov't controlled Internet came to be I would certainly hope that ad hoc wireless "internets" would pop up and connect to each other. Or at least some encrypted version would run on top of things.
This comment does stray a bit from the scope of TFA but I will say that growing up for some reason I've learned to enjoy the comeback win. I root for the underdog. If a game can be constructed to enable losing before the win then it could be very dramatic and enjoyable for anybody willing to give the comeback a chance.
My anecdotal evidence regarding my nephew (almost 15) that is an only child would probably give up on a game like this as would, perhaps, many gamers. It would be a good learning experience for anybody (especially a child) to continue through the loss to get to the win. Although not quite as dramatic and not the topic of TFA, a sports title could be a great example of the loss before the win to make an enjoyable game. When playing with my nephew Madden Football he will totally give up even if he's winning when I intercept or recover a fumble. To me, as with the author of TFA, I find much more enjoyment and fulfillment from a late 4th quarter comeback from behind to win in Madden Football. I also sometimes play as the lower ranking teams just because. Whereas many of the people I play against will refuse to play as any team other than the top ranked few. I would assume they would not like a retreat scenario in a dramatic game.
Wasn't something like this done in Jurassic Park? It was proven ineffective as all of the tagged and monitored dinosaurs were accounted for. Too bad there were others that were not tagged. Untagged or unchipped terrorists would be the ones to lookout for. Although I'm more worried about chippers than the chippees.
Maybe that is Wal-Mart's plan. Sell cheapass replacement CFL bulbs - they suck - Wal-Mart shoppers trash them then have to buy incandescent replacements! I hate Wal-Mart.
I hear you and society is much worse off with the decline of these handymen. When I was 16 I got a new stereo system for my car and of course thought I could hook it up myself. Well, I ended up crossing a wire and letting all of the smoke out of my amp. I thought it was toast. My dad recommended taking it to an appliance shop as they could fix stuff. I was skeptical but took it in anyway. Figuring that they just repaired stoves and washing machines I sheepishly asked if they could fix my amp. Holy crap if they didn't have it working the very next day at a minimal charge.
Years later my home stereo CD player was having bad problems with skipping so I thought I'd take it to Best Buy. After all they had a repair center just for problems like this. Sure, they could repair it they said but it actually would require mailing it off to a repair center, take about 3 weeks to get back and would cost 1/3 to 1/2 the price of a new CD player. I just tossed it and bought a new one.
What a great thread of comments here. It's nice to see that/.ers can actually joke and make fun of OS practices even if they are directed at something besides software.
That reminds me of a Dilbert strip. Dilbert is in a meeting thinking about personal activities and how that is considered "work". Later he's in the shower thinking about how to solve a work problem and how this is considered "personal time".
The way I would handle ROWE is usually take care of the fixed tasks assigned by my manager during my hours at work. Later, at home, I'd work on more "fun" things that interested me or helped to make my job more efficient.
I can see how ROWE could make me a more efficient worker.
RTFA. It states "...that U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad, said Army soldiers and Marines are not forbidden to come up with new ways to do their jobs, especially in Iraq's ever-evolving battlefield. And he said commanders are given money to buy nonstandard supplies as needed."
So, soldiers can and probably do buy Silly String with this money. Okay, I admit this could be propaganda, but it makes perfect sense. In any case this woman is working to bring more Silly String to the troops.
Being technical is great and all for managers that proceed up through the ranks, but what happens when a good (and technical) manager changes jobs? What I'm getting at is that (supposedly) a good manager can manage people in various industries and many do switch entirely. I had a manager once that had proceeded through the ranks and knew all the technical aspects of the systems he and his staff managed, but once he was hired in as our manager (same industry - health care) it was entirely different systems and OSes.
I'd say that first year of working with him sucked. Yeah, I worked with him and not for him it seemed as he shadowed my every move as much as he could afford to. He believed that he needed to know all the technical stuff. And he did learn a big chunk of it never all of it (as should be expected).
I will just say, nobody should have to spend hours, days, weeks and basically a never-ending chunk of their time teaching their bosses technical stuff.
I realize that you were being funny but it did bring up a good point - cheat codes in games. The game industry has been providing ways for people to cheat for as long as there have been computer games. So, why now, give cheats such a hard time? Besides, it's not like he was hacking the server. The software just randomly moves your character around and hacks stuff for experience.
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I just dug up this info. Perhaps he's just withholding again. :-(
http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1193
You bring up a good point. This is exactly one great reason why there should be no emergency surveillance without court oversight. Just because someone is police or government agent does not mean that they are not a "bad guy". If someone breaks in without warrant then you should be able to stop them. Period.
And that is just one point brought out in TFA.
My family plays by our own variation of this auction rule. Before the property ever goes to the bank auction the player that landed on the property inquires if anybody wishes to purchase the property if the player himself does not want it. In which case he must purchase the property but is basically ensuring that he can sell it at a small profit to the highest bidder. It ensures that colored properties get collected by the same owners in most cases and makes the game enjoyable. It seems to make the game go by quicker as well although I'm sure our games still last over one hour.
Okay, I didn't RTFA but why do we need to browse OFFLINE in the new, always-connected world?
Sure, unfortunately the Ferrengi will run it.
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Oh really? My 95 Honda Civic went 100K easy before I traded it. The only thing besides regular maintenance that I did was replace a battery and one CV boot.
Perhaps I am reading too much into your handle but with a name like "JohnnyGTO" would it be safe to assume you like to run cars pretty hard?
BTW my Civic really liked to cruise if you know what I mean.
Sorry, not really datacenter related but it's brought up in TFA. So, at 6000 ft oxygen is much lower similar to this new system. So, there are no fires at that height? Is this true? How about off-site datacenters in the mountains (by the ski slopes)?
Hey, I know that you were joking but if some big, redo of DSM, gov't controlled Internet came to be I would certainly hope that ad hoc wireless "internets" would pop up and connect to each other. Or at least some encrypted version would run on top of things.
When you're under investigation, or at least in the movies, they tell you not to leave town. Perhaps they just don't want her leaving the planet.
This comment does stray a bit from the scope of TFA but I will say that growing up for some reason I've learned to enjoy the comeback win. I root for the underdog. If a game can be constructed to enable losing before the win then it could be very dramatic and enjoyable for anybody willing to give the comeback a chance.
My anecdotal evidence regarding my nephew (almost 15) that is an only child would probably give up on a game like this as would, perhaps, many gamers. It would be a good learning experience for anybody (especially a child) to continue through the loss to get to the win. Although not quite as dramatic and not the topic of TFA, a sports title could be a great example of the loss before the win to make an enjoyable game. When playing with my nephew Madden Football he will totally give up even if he's winning when I intercept or recover a fumble. To me, as with the author of TFA, I find much more enjoyment and fulfillment from a late 4th quarter comeback from behind to win in Madden Football. I also sometimes play as the lower ranking teams just because. Whereas many of the people I play against will refuse to play as any team other than the top ranked few. I would assume they would not like a retreat scenario in a dramatic game.
Wasn't something like this done in Jurassic Park? It was proven ineffective as all of the tagged and monitored dinosaurs were accounted for. Too bad there were others that were not tagged. Untagged or unchipped terrorists would be the ones to lookout for. Although I'm more worried about chippers than the chippees.
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460649/Barney Stinson? Is that you?
Maybe that is Wal-Mart's plan. Sell cheapass replacement CFL bulbs - they suck - Wal-Mart shoppers trash them then have to buy incandescent replacements! I hate Wal-Mart.
You'll need to get your system patched at every oil change and upgraded with every tune-up.
I hear you and society is much worse off with the decline of these handymen. When I was 16 I got a new stereo system for my car and of course thought I could hook it up myself. Well, I ended up crossing a wire and letting all of the smoke out of my amp. I thought it was toast. My dad recommended taking it to an appliance shop as they could fix stuff. I was skeptical but took it in anyway. Figuring that they just repaired stoves and washing machines I sheepishly asked if they could fix my amp. Holy crap if they didn't have it working the very next day at a minimal charge.
Years later my home stereo CD player was having bad problems with skipping so I thought I'd take it to Best Buy. After all they had a repair center just for problems like this. Sure, they could repair it they said but it actually would require mailing it off to a repair center, take about 3 weeks to get back and would cost 1/3 to 1/2 the price of a new CD player. I just tossed it and bought a new one.
And this is progress?
What a great thread of comments here. It's nice to see that /.ers can actually joke and make fun of OS practices even if they are directed at something besides software.
BTW did Hell freeze over?!?
That reminds me of a Dilbert strip. Dilbert is in a meeting thinking about personal activities and how that is considered "work". Later he's in the shower thinking about how to solve a work problem and how this is considered "personal time".
The way I would handle ROWE is usually take care of the fixed tasks assigned by my manager during my hours at work. Later, at home, I'd work on more "fun" things that interested me or helped to make my job more efficient.
I can see how ROWE could make me a more efficient worker.
ROWE, Results Only Work Environment. A.K.A. "Git-R-Dun". I'd be more efficient if I could leave sooner.
RTFA. It states "...that U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad, said Army soldiers and Marines are not forbidden to come up with new ways to do their jobs, especially in Iraq's ever-evolving battlefield. And he said commanders are given money to buy nonstandard supplies as needed."
So, soldiers can and probably do buy Silly String with this money. Okay, I admit this could be propaganda, but it makes perfect sense. In any case this woman is working to bring more Silly String to the troops.
Don't run your cable down the other guy's conduit if you don't want it ripped out.
Being technical is great and all for managers that proceed up through the ranks, but what happens when a good (and technical) manager changes jobs? What I'm getting at is that (supposedly) a good manager can manage people in various industries and many do switch entirely. I had a manager once that had proceeded through the ranks and knew all the technical aspects of the systems he and his staff managed, but once he was hired in as our manager (same industry - health care) it was entirely different systems and OSes.
I'd say that first year of working with him sucked. Yeah, I worked with him and not for him it seemed as he shadowed my every move as much as he could afford to. He believed that he needed to know all the technical stuff. And he did learn a big chunk of it never all of it (as should be expected).
I will just say, nobody should have to spend hours, days, weeks and basically a never-ending chunk of their time teaching their bosses technical stuff.
I realize that you were being funny but it did bring up a good point - cheat codes in games. The game industry has been providing ways for people to cheat for as long as there have been computer games. So, why now, give cheats such a hard time? Besides, it's not like he was hacking the server. The software just randomly moves your character around and hacks stuff for experience.
Upgrade for Clippy 2007!