We will have a whole bunch of IPv4 to IPv6 gateways. This will be absolutely necessary. We have them now, of course, but not so many of them. You think NAT is a PITA when you have IPv4 on both sides of the wall? Try it with different protocols. You're going to have fun!
If by "going to have fun" you mean "make a lot of money consulting," then yes, quite possibly. Otherwise something tells me that you're using some kind of literary device to make a point.
"I am sitting in an office right now with a bunch of folks who use the their computers for VOIP related things, and most are engineers. So I don't see where it is only going to be used by "geeks" that doesn't make any sence what so ever."
Umm, engineers? Prototypical geeks of yesteryear, typical geeks of today.
Don't forget that there is a reason they call some people "computer geeks." This is to differentiate them from other types of geeks, like "math geeks" or "drama geeks" or "maxillofacial chicken decapitator geeks."
Though I do happen to agree with your point -- lots of the sales staff at my company use VOIP for PC to PC and PC to Phone. Y'know, because it's trendy, and they want to be early adopters -- they were the first kids on the block with iPods.
"Saying cut and paste is about as intelligent as my former boss saying that he had to "flush" [sic] out the development plans."
No, not if you look at the origin of the term. Yes, people originally did physically cut sections of text and paste them to other sections of text for a typist to retype. Cut-and-paste can refer to the entire set of operations that can be performed using cut/copy and paste tools. Also, yone should not use [sic] outside of a quotation -- it is used to indicate that the error was not in the quoting, but in the original speech. In this case, you are paraphrasing, and the quotation marks serve the purpose of indicating that it was his words, and not your misinterpretation.
"More simple and most deadly are about as wrong as Bush's presidency."
'Most deadly' is an acceptable superlative, though not the most common.
Oh, and your use of 'wrong' is incorrect -- wrong should not be used to modify 'presidency' in this sense -- your meaning is unclear. When 'wrong' is used as an adjective, it is meant to differentiate between two or more possibilities that relate to a given condition.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, and taking the pedantry that far (especially when you are incorrect, as there are often uncommon, but acceptable, usages of which you are not aware) is ridiculous.
Nothing, it's just not worth as much anymore. What do you think "the customer is always right" is about? It's about economics -- making sure you retain clients -- and marketing -- making sure people think you care about them.
The reason it's worth less is becasue it is valued less by the consumer. How many people shop at Sears or Walmart to save a few bucks when they get much better service at the local hardware store? How many people buy electronics at Best Buy even though the service is abysmal, and John's Neighborhood Computer Store will cost them less in the long run?
American consumers are addicted to price tag comparisons, and the end result is that companies are wasting money by providing good customer service.
I understand what you mean in re: writing as not an intrinsic ability for mankind. But I'm speaking of writing as an intrinsic for an individual.
If I've learned to write, I'm not going to forget how. But if I depend on an implant, and access to that implant is denied me, I've got problems. Extrapolated across a society, thias gives the makers of the implants or AR devices a TON of 'bargaining' power. People will do strange things when they are faced with the possibility of something like that being taken away from them. As I see it, it's just one more step to some Orwellian nightmare future.
voila (pardon the lack of an accent over the a). French word, means 'there,' often used as a exclamation when presenting something (like a magic trick). Julia Child was fond of saying it when presented a finished dish.
Wait a sec... did I just reference Julia Child? Here's my mebership card, I'll go clean out my locker now.
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and even a tip on creating videos by capturing what is done on the desktop which could be really useful when shared with others while seeking help on a particular error.
Or could be very useful for showing $[RECENTEXWINDOWSUSERRELATIVE] what they did that was a no-no. Plus provide hundreds of chuckles to Linux maestros who get to laugh at the video of the silly user who smacked his system upside the head yet again.
"you must be, the government just announced it spent 30 million of your money to buy exactly this type of information. in my mind thats the ultimate indignation, they broke the law, and operated against my interests using my cash."
Yes, we must be stupid because the government did something we don't like.
"if you're going to sit around and just carp about privacy policies rather than demanding serious reforms AND regulations in the laws governing personal information then thats exactly what you are..."
Well, it sure as hell beats sitting around and carping about people carping about the problem. How do you know that no one posting here isn't making serious efforts to get these problems fixed? How do you know whether or not I met with my NJ state senator last week regarding this issue? How do you know that I haven't been calling my US Senator to discuss, following up with letters?
You don't know jack about what actions other slahdot contributors are doing, so pipe down.
In short, by your definition of stupid, you're twice as stupid as the people you complain about. Why don't you take some action instead of sitting on your rear? Or even better, organize people to take action as a group instead of whinging about the complainers?
What you've missed is that t in the countdown is not the time that the joke occurs. It is the time remaining until the joke occurs. So by counting -1, -2, -3, you're demonstrating that there are now three units t elapsed since the joke was made.
Well, those risks are still a big concern, and it's not just the personal risks, IMO. There is a huge societal risk that I think most people would not consider -- we'd be creating yet another avenue of attack from corporate or government sources.
I'd also like to draw a distinction between writing as a dependency and something like augmented reality as a dependency. Writing is intrinsic, a tool for AR is extrinsic. Writing requires no tools that can't be picked up off the ground (a stick in the dirt, for example) whereas AR requires tools that the user would not be able to make themself -- so I think the comparison doesn't work so well.
I happen to agree with you, except: "but those of us who made it past Econ 101 know that this is usually a sign of a lack of confidence in the long-term prospects of the company."
Not always. Consider that BG's entire fortune was made from MS. Had he not sold a lot of his stock, his portfolio would not be diversified at all -- bad personal investment move.
It's very, very common for execs to sell stock in incremental amounts over time -- for one thing, it avoids the appearance of impropriety, for another it prevents a massive sell-off from sparking investor panic. I personally have a schedule for diversifying whereby every time my portfolio gets out of balance by 5%, my broker re-adjusts by moving correcting amounts of money between different types of funds -- this is entirely scripted, and incurs very small charges. This happens quite often, as the different rates of return on my funds result in imbalances even if my monthly, quarterly, and annual contributions are divvied up exactly according to my formula.
Regular sales of shares in order to diversify assets by execs is really quite common, particularly when the exec is paid partly in shares. What you should be looking out for is any deviation from the normal regular sales, as well as changes in the percentage make-up of execs' portfolios (if you can find the info). If Bill had MS at 15% of his stock porfolio for 8 years, and has quietly dropped it to 10%, then you need to find out why -- and the declining price of the MS stock would result in this type of scenario even if the number of shares sold remained constant.
Personally, I think a laptop with one big (4 to 6 inches), slowly rotating fan in the middle of the bottom, plus exhaust vents on the sides and back, would actually look nice, keep the laptop much cooler (no more "hot spots" on the keyboard), and run quietly.
Not gonna work unless the case is humongous for a laptop. The problem with a vent in the center is that of the air will flow from the side vent that is least obstructed (eg, not the one which would force air over the HD) -- you'd end up with pockets of warm air where the airflow is not so good. You'd also end up with a less structurally sound case -- the vents are the weakest part of a case, and having them on the side minimizes the risk of damage. What's ideal would be an airpath with the hottest components first, that covers all units inside the the case. Kind of like the side vents we have now -- in/out areside-by-side, with the airpath being circuitous. You also don't want feet on a laptop, as they'd catch on things while you're lugging it around -- a smooth, uniform case is ideal.
The real solution is to increase efficiency of the components.
I've heard of rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic (as was referenced during the last management restructuring at MS) but at some point you have to wonder whether there will be any chairs left to rearrange.
And despite the obvious chair ha-ha, what I really mean in this analogy is that so many execs are leaving that pretty soon a re-org will just mean Ballmer gets a new title. Chair == Exec, for those of us (like me) who are a little slow in the AM.
Good points. I'm still uncertain about what happens when we depend upon this for recall, though. I guess we'll adapt, and I suspect those that are successful will use it to augment, not replace, recall of foggy memories. I believe the human mind to be inherently lazy (which saves resources, after all) and I definitely foresee some dependency issues.
Then again, I tend to take notes about people I've met who I expect to run across again, particularly if they held some interest for me. If an event comes up where I'm likely to see them, I review my notes... So I'm using a crutch anyway:)
You're late by 4 minutes. The chair jokes are quicker because people don't even have to think to do them, they are done by pure muscle memory. Unless you're positive of getting FP on an MS-exec article, I think you should write:
"Cue chair jokes in -1, -2, -3."
But I'd speculate it could have something to do with Gates' moderating influence on Ballmer disappearing over the next two years...
Also note that MS execs hold a crapload of stock, and if they dump it while employed by the company, they could be investigated for insider trading violations. I wouldn't be surprised if when MS stock nosedives after the Vista release, it begins by the dumping of stock by ex-MS execs.
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There's no easy direct translation for über, but the closest would be that it indicates the epitome of something, or the superiority of something.
As to the ümlaut limit, you'd probably have to get a Spinal Tap article accepted in order to find out.
5 years was an eternity in tech time then. The OSI requirement did help the interoperability situation, as the wikipedia link points out.
Besides, there is a huge difference between "alone" and "not having the majority with you."
"If the commercial world doesn't accept it then the goverment will be on it's own and that won't fly too well."
The government will never be on its own, there are too many corporations sucking at its teat who will need to step into line.
Note how this works in re: MA trying to force open standards for anyone it does business with.
"2) über-geek is a hackneyed phrase that no self-respecting geek would use let alone be labelled as"
Unless they are German. And are in charge of several other geeks.
Besides, if even the geeks think the term 'über-geek' is passe, that makes those who use it the über-est of the über-geeks.
"I am sitting in an office right now with a bunch of folks who use the their computers for VOIP related things, and most are engineers. So I don't see where it is only going to be used by "geeks" that doesn't make any sence what so ever."
Umm, engineers? Prototypical geeks of yesteryear, typical geeks of today.
Don't forget that there is a reason they call some people "computer geeks." This is to differentiate them from other types of geeks, like "math geeks" or "drama geeks" or "maxillofacial chicken decapitator geeks."
Though I do happen to agree with your point -- lots of the sales staff at my company use VOIP for PC to PC and PC to Phone. Y'know, because it's trendy, and they want to be early adopters -- they were the first kids on the block with iPods.
"Saying cut and paste is about as intelligent as my former boss saying that he had to "flush" [sic] out the development plans."
No, not if you look at the origin of the term. Yes, people originally did physically cut sections of text and paste them to other sections of text for a typist to retype. Cut-and-paste can refer to the entire set of operations that can be performed using cut/copy and paste tools. Also, yone should not use [sic] outside of a quotation -- it is used to indicate that the error was not in the quoting, but in the original speech. In this case, you are paraphrasing, and the quotation marks serve the purpose of indicating that it was his words, and not your misinterpretation.
"More simple and most deadly are about as wrong as Bush's presidency."
'Most deadly' is an acceptable superlative, though not the most common.
Oh, and your use of 'wrong' is incorrect -- wrong should not be used to modify 'presidency' in this sense -- your meaning is unclear. When 'wrong' is used as an adjective, it is meant to differentiate between two or more possibilities that relate to a given condition.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, and taking the pedantry that far (especially when you are incorrect, as there are often uncommon, but acceptable, usages of which you are not aware) is ridiculous.
What happened to the customer being right?
Nothing, it's just not worth as much anymore. What do you think "the customer is always right" is about? It's about economics -- making sure you retain clients -- and marketing -- making sure people think you care about them.
The reason it's worth less is becasue it is valued less by the consumer. How many people shop at Sears or Walmart to save a few bucks when they get much better service at the local hardware store? How many people buy electronics at Best Buy even though the service is abysmal, and John's Neighborhood Computer Store will cost them less in the long run?
American consumers are addicted to price tag comparisons, and the end result is that companies are wasting money by providing good customer service.
Now that you've observed it, who knows?
I understand what you mean in re: writing as not an intrinsic ability for mankind. But I'm speaking of writing as an intrinsic for an individual.
If I've learned to write, I'm not going to forget how. But if I depend on an implant, and access to that implant is denied me, I've got problems. Extrapolated across a society, thias gives the makers of the implants or AR devices a TON of 'bargaining' power. People will do strange things when they are faced with the possibility of something like that being taken away from them. As I see it, it's just one more step to some Orwellian nightmare future.
voila (pardon the lack of an accent over the a). French word, means 'there,' often used as a exclamation when presenting something (like a magic trick). Julia Child was fond of saying it when presented a finished dish.
Wait a sec... did I just reference Julia Child? Here's my mebership card, I'll go clean out my locker now.
Just wanted to mention that winning local elections will get the party on the ballot in a district for larger elections, as well.
Also, what part of NJ are you from? I seem to recall Red Bank, but that might have been a different Slashdotter... Somerset County, here (Bedminster).
Yeah, because that's what happened with the Reform Party and campaign finance reform.
More likely it creates a wedge issue that keeps either party from making real strides in useful, effective, reachable policies.
"are you people stupid? "
No.
"you must be, the government just announced it spent 30 million of your money to buy exactly this type of information. in my mind thats the ultimate indignation, they broke the law, and operated against my interests using my cash."
Yes, we must be stupid because the government did something we don't like.
"if you're going to sit around and just carp about privacy policies rather than demanding serious reforms AND regulations in the laws governing personal information then thats exactly what you are..."
Well, it sure as hell beats sitting around and carping about people carping about the problem. How do you know that no one posting here isn't making serious efforts to get these problems fixed? How do you know whether or not I met with my NJ state senator last week regarding this issue? How do you know that I haven't been calling my US Senator to discuss, following up with letters?
You don't know jack about what actions other slahdot contributors are doing, so pipe down.
In short, by your definition of stupid, you're twice as stupid as the people you complain about. Why don't you take some action instead of sitting on your rear? Or even better, organize people to take action as a group instead of whinging about the complainers?
What you've missed is that t in the countdown is not the time that the joke occurs. It is the time remaining until the joke occurs. So by counting -1, -2, -3, you're demonstrating that there are now three units t elapsed since the joke was made.
Well, those risks are still a big concern, and it's not just the personal risks, IMO. There is a huge societal risk that I think most people would not consider -- we'd be creating yet another avenue of attack from corporate or government sources.
I'd also like to draw a distinction between writing as a dependency and something like augmented reality as a dependency. Writing is intrinsic, a tool for AR is extrinsic. Writing requires no tools that can't be picked up off the ground (a stick in the dirt, for example) whereas AR requires tools that the user would not be able to make themself -- so I think the comparison doesn't work so well.
I happen to agree with you, except: "but those of us who made it past Econ 101 know that this is usually a sign of a lack of confidence in the long-term prospects of the company."
Not always. Consider that BG's entire fortune was made from MS. Had he not sold a lot of his stock, his portfolio would not be diversified at all -- bad personal investment move.
It's very, very common for execs to sell stock in incremental amounts over time -- for one thing, it avoids the appearance of impropriety, for another it prevents a massive sell-off from sparking investor panic. I personally have a schedule for diversifying whereby every time my portfolio gets out of balance by 5%, my broker re-adjusts by moving correcting amounts of money between different types of funds -- this is entirely scripted, and incurs very small charges. This happens quite often, as the different rates of return on my funds result in imbalances even if my monthly, quarterly, and annual contributions are divvied up exactly according to my formula.
Regular sales of shares in order to diversify assets by execs is really quite common, particularly when the exec is paid partly in shares. What you should be looking out for is any deviation from the normal regular sales, as well as changes in the percentage make-up of execs' portfolios (if you can find the info). If Bill had MS at 15% of his stock porfolio for 8 years, and has quietly dropped it to 10%, then you need to find out why -- and the declining price of the MS stock would result in this type of scenario even if the number of shares sold remained constant.
The real solution is to increase efficiency of the components.
Gee, that's funny... most slashdotters work or have a huge interest in tech... and the dominant player in OS has been Microsoft for over a decade.
Most of us are forced to deal with MS on a daily basis -- a trend of management exits at MS has implications for many of lives.
If you don't personally care about the topic, then don't bother reading the article or commenting on it...
I've heard of rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic (as was referenced during the last management restructuring at MS) but at some point you have to wonder whether there will be any chairs left to rearrange.
And despite the obvious chair ha-ha, what I really mean in this analogy is that so many execs are leaving that pretty soon a re-org will just mean Ballmer gets a new title. Chair == Exec, for those of us (like me) who are a little slow in the AM.
Good points. I'm still uncertain about what happens when we depend upon this for recall, though. I guess we'll adapt, and I suspect those that are successful will use it to augment, not replace, recall of foggy memories. I believe the human mind to be inherently lazy (which saves resources, after all) and I definitely foresee some dependency issues.
:)
Then again, I tend to take notes about people I've met who I expect to run across again, particularly if they held some interest for me. If an event comes up where I'm likely to see them, I review my notes... So I'm using a crutch anyway
You're late by 4 minutes. The chair jokes are quicker because people don't even have to think to do them, they are done by pure muscle memory. Unless you're positive of getting FP on an MS-exec article, I think you should write: "Cue chair jokes in -1, -2, -3."
But I'd speculate it could have something to do with Gates' moderating influence on Ballmer disappearing over the next two years...
Also note that MS execs hold a crapload of stock, and if they dump it while employed by the company, they could be investigated for insider trading violations. I wouldn't be surprised if when MS stock nosedives after the Vista release, it begins by the dumping of stock by ex-MS execs.