If it were Andrew Lloyd Webber in the driver's seat, I'd go for the money-sucking angle.
However, it's Julie Taymor directing, and hopefully involved in the development as well. She did wonders for the Lion King. And her cinematic directing has resulted in some really cool movies too, such as Titus and Frida.
Though some of the coolest stuff she's done was her pre-Lion King puppet work.
I, for one, welcome our Green Goblin puppet overlords.
My first tech gig was on a help desk for H&R Block. At the time, they used a computer-driven test rather than a technical interview. Basically, showing that you could perform simple Windows troubleshooting via a Powerpoint-ish interface that mimicked Windows.
So having basic technical skills and a customer service background landed me that gig. If "no experience in IT" means no formal experience, but plenty of time fixing your own or relatives' computers, finding that sort of entry-level position might be the way to go.
I've also worked places that want similar skill sets for NOC operators. You can get in, but you'll have to start at the bottom.
On a similar note, when fixing my neighbor's computer, she explained that she'd signed up and paid for this legal service where she could download all the music she wanted for free.
Someone had sold her Bearshare for $39.95.
No, most people don't have a clue regarding this stuff.
Darn few existing corporate PCs will have the video horsepower needed to run Aero
Methinks this person knows not what he speaks of. My "corporate" computer is more powerful than my (admittedly older) gaming PC.
I don't know of any motherboard-based video chip sets that include 256MB of RAM.
Even if that was true, why does that affect corporate PCs, which are usually higher quality.
I'm flabbergasted by these two responses. My experience is that corporate machines always skimp on the video card. That may change post-Vista, but of the six machines under my desk at my last job, the video cards of five were motherboard-integrated Intel Extreme shared-memory dogs. The same is true of the "corporate" laptop I'm typing on right now.
As far as corporate machines being of higher quality, that leaves me damn close to speechless. I imagine that depends on the corporation, and the job function. If higher quality means consistency, rather than technical features, then maybe you've got a point, but an enthusiast-built machine tends to far outstrip the average corporate box technically, in my experience.
Many of the corporations I have worked for were extraordinarily cheap, and while they might have an upgrade cycle, they would usually buy the bare minimum machine. And never have I seen a 256mb video card in a corporate environment. Maybe if the corp is Pixar.:)
I've tried Yahoo's beta mail a few times over the last few months, always with Firefox on Win2k/xp, and I always end up switching back to the classic interface. For me, replying to messages just hangs when I press send. And I didn't care enough about the new features to engage in a bug-hunt.
So what it seems to come down to is intent. As always. What we need is some sort of super-AI/lie-detector worked into the GPL, to ask one simple question:
"Would you kill for an abstraction?"
Anyone honestly answering yes may not use the software. So, people who would kill another for differing gods, political viewpoints, etc. would be SOL as far as the license. Autonomous self-aware licensing, dammit. That's what we need.
I didn't want the grapes behind the pod bay door anyway.
Call me a nitpicking bastard, but ETL stands for Extract, Transform, Load.
Definition here.
Other than that, I wholeheartedly agree. DTS would do this quite handily.
Probably not the cheapest option if there's no in-house MS-SQL install, though.
Sounds like a guy I went to school with.
He lived in a crappy part of town, and spec'ed out and ordered a top-of-the-line laptop from his enterprising neighbors. It cost him $200.
I had a similar problem when tending bar for a while. Ties were mandatory, but always getting ruined by drinks and general bar mess. I switched to bow ties (real ones, not the rent-a-tux clip version) and that seemed to solve it.
Though I've been pretty impressed with their enterprise setup. As part of a two-man IT crew for a small company, our rollout of Webroot reduced our spyware removal duties quite a bit. I don't know how that scales, but it fits us perfectly.
Not affiliated, not shilling, I just like their product.:)
Right. Everyone, start downloading good music, but instead of buying it send your money to the roadies and recording engineers like Steve Albini and Mixerman.
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OMFG - Winamp is the scourge of the music players...
That's why I stick with 2.81. It plays music and does absolutely nothing else.
If it were Andrew Lloyd Webber in the driver's seat, I'd go for the money-sucking angle.
However, it's Julie Taymor directing, and hopefully involved in the development as well. She did wonders for the Lion King. And her cinematic directing has resulted in some really cool movies too, such as Titus and Frida.
Though some of the coolest stuff she's done was her pre-Lion King puppet work.
I, for one, welcome our Green Goblin puppet overlords.
the real Land Warrior system doesn't even match up to its copycat gear in Ghost Recon 2
Well, duh. Otherwise I'd start bitching that my crossbow isn't as accurate at 500 yards as its Half-Life copycat.
My first tech gig was on a help desk for H&R Block. At the time, they used a computer-driven test rather than a technical interview. Basically, showing that you could perform simple Windows troubleshooting via a Powerpoint-ish interface that mimicked Windows.
So having basic technical skills and a customer service background landed me that gig. If "no experience in IT" means no formal experience, but plenty of time fixing your own or relatives' computers, finding that sort of entry-level position might be the way to go.
I've also worked places that want similar skill sets for NOC operators. You can get in, but you'll have to start at the bottom.
On a similar note, when fixing my neighbor's computer, she explained that she'd signed up and paid for this legal service where she could download all the music she wanted for free.
Someone had sold her Bearshare for $39.95.
No, most people don't have a clue regarding this stuff.
Damn straight. Mod parent up.
With a spoon in them.
(Also from Izzard)
That's nothing.
I thought of a MythTV box in a DORA office, playing Dora the Explorer videos and sending mail with Eudora to people in Eudora.
If (1!=1) Then
echo("This works!");
You've got it all wrong. Based on the grandparent's grammar, it ought to be:
If (1!<>1) Then
echo("This works!");
As far as corporate machines being of higher quality, that leaves me damn close to speechless. I imagine that depends on the corporation, and the job function. If higher quality means consistency, rather than technical features, then maybe you've got a point, but an enthusiast-built machine tends to far outstrip the average corporate box technically, in my experience. Many of the corporations I have worked for were extraordinarily cheap, and while they might have an upgrade cycle, they would usually buy the bare minimum machine. And never have I seen a 256mb video card in a corporate environment. Maybe if the corp is Pixar.
It's slated to finish shortly after the War On Drugs.
And that will happen during the year of Desktop Linux, which will allow us to play Duke Nukem Forever on our Phantom consoles.
I've tried Yahoo's beta mail a few times over the last few months, always with Firefox on Win2k/xp, and I always end up switching back to the classic interface.
For me, replying to messages just hangs when I press send.
And I didn't care enough about the new features to engage in a bug-hunt.
Yes, but Montgomery Wards is shipping them now. The Wii is on the front page of their catalog.
Parent says: "...the failings that result from codifying morality into inflexible dogma..." ...but if it came down to starvation for you and your child vs eating Bambi, Bambi'd be on a stick. "
SatanicPuppy further up says "
So what it seems to come down to is intent. As always. What we need is some sort of super-AI/lie-detector worked into the GPL, to ask one simple question:
"Would you kill for an abstraction?"
Anyone honestly answering yes may not use the software. So, people who would kill another for differing gods, political viewpoints, etc. would be SOL as far as the license. Autonomous self-aware licensing, dammit. That's what we need.
I didn't want the grapes behind the pod bay door anyway.
Call me a nitpicking bastard, but ETL stands for Extract, Transform, Load.
Definition here.
Other than that, I wholeheartedly agree. DTS would do this quite handily.
Probably not the cheapest option if there's no in-house MS-SQL install, though.
Sounds like a guy I went to school with.
He lived in a crappy part of town, and spec'ed out and ordered a top-of-the-line laptop from his enterprising neighbors.
It cost him $200.
I had a similar problem when tending bar for a while.
Ties were mandatory, but always getting ruined by drinks and general bar mess.
I switched to bow ties (real ones, not the rent-a-tux clip version) and that seemed to solve it.
I'll second that regarding their home versions.
:)
Though I've been pretty impressed with their enterprise setup. As part of a two-man IT crew for a small company, our rollout of Webroot reduced our spyware removal duties quite a bit. I don't know how that scales, but it fits us perfectly.
Not affiliated, not shilling, I just like their product.
Right. Everyone, start downloading good music, but instead of buying it send your money to the roadies and recording engineers like Steve Albini and Mixerman.
(I am single handedly trying to save /. with this handle)
:-P
And I thought I was the only one.
...third person action/horror adventure game...
:)
Also known as Duck Hunt with zombies.
MOD PARENT UP!!!!!
Read it closely. He's William F***ing Shatner.
Or Adam West. Who knows?
That may or may not be true. It's a complex issue that can't really be boiled down to a simple statement of belief. Snopes has this to say about it.
Regardless of veracity, the parent is right in that there's zero humor involved.
I think your meat substitute is Quorn.
Like the AC says, trail mix is gorp, acronymized from Good Old Raisins and Peanuts.