There's nothing wrong with Word? Really? There's something wrong with a society that adopts a closed source application and propriatary file format as a defacto standard. It's profoundly wrong.
I tried to submit my compsci homework as a plain ASCII text file last week. The TA wanted it in Word format. He can't tell me why.
"Perhaps you believe that the decision makers at these universities are not educated? Perhaps You are not?"
The decision makers are often not technical people and are either unwilling or unable to grasp the complexities of such issues.
I'm always glad when a large institution or company publically chooses something other than Microsoft Exchange.
Sadly, people are going to use email inappropriately and there's nothing the university can do about it except punish those who's actions result in major breaches or scandals.
Also, I'm a gmail user (since 2004) and I do not consider it any less secure than any other public email service. Running your own smtp server is the most secure option but that seems like overkill. If I want secure mail I use gpg.
You may as well ask them to install and run their own, personal cold fusion reactors in their offices.
Most people will just get angry walk away at the mere suggestion that you make their computing environment less convenient. Professors are not exceptional in the above regard.
I just wish that the material the prof projected from his laptop to the screen could be saved as a separate video.
For example, in the MIT opencourseware videos the camerman in the lecture hall does his best to capture what the projector is displaying but that never works out to well. The text is blurry and some colors (think syntax highlighting) are invisible. The prof should be recording his projection output to disk for later integration into the final product. Yeah, I know that would increase costs dramatically but there could be someone willing to do the video editing just for the experience.
But the Europeans pay extremely high taxes on their godless communist cellular service, and everything else!
I'm prowd to be an American cos at lest I know I'm free!
Your boiled frog is truly dead now.
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"There is no hose" OR "there are no hoses," would be correct. Also your first sentence should really be two.
Cheers,
Your friendly neighborhood usage nerd.
Well, I have read it's not only bad for the engine but worse for the catalytic converter as well. Gas is not burned efficiently when the motor is idling and all that unburned gasoline is seWhen the cat converter gets gunked up, it creates backpressure so that the exhaust fumes can't efficiently escape. Also, the cat converter is not cheap to replace and contains significant amounts of rare metals.
The engine is designed to work under load, i.e. pushing the car down the road. I remember Tom and Ray saying that an idling engine does not produce enough oil pressure to keep all it's parts fully lubricated.
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Try sftp or scp. Ftp is better than sending massive files as attachements but ftp servers are vulnerable as hell.
There's nothing wrong with Word? Really? There's something wrong with a society that adopts a closed source application and propriatary file format as a defacto standard. It's profoundly wrong.
I tried to submit my compsci homework as a plain ASCII text file last week. The TA wanted it in Word format. He can't tell me why.
Don't bother suggesting they compress their Wurd doc. They will ignore and resent you.
The solution is always to hire more managers. Heh.
The cool kids used Mutt. I still do.
What client(s) have you been using to access gmail via IMAP?
I use Mail.app on Snow Leopard and have not seen the problems you're talking about.
"Perhaps you believe that the decision makers at these universities are not educated? Perhaps You are not?"
The decision makers are often not technical people and are either unwilling or unable to grasp the complexities of such issues.
I'm always glad when a large institution or company publically chooses something other than Microsoft Exchange.
Sadly, people are going to use email inappropriately and there's nothing the university can do about it except punish those who's actions result in major breaches or scandals.
Also, I'm a gmail user (since 2004) and I do not consider it any less secure than any other public email service. Running your own smtp server is the most secure option but that seems like overkill. If I want secure mail I use gpg.
You may as well ask them to install and run their own, personal cold fusion reactors in their offices. Most people will just get angry walk away at the mere suggestion that you make their computing environment less convenient. Professors are not exceptional in the above regard.
Anyone using unencrypted email is saying, "I don't care if the entire Internet reads my email messages." ... whether they know it or not.
Who would be more rabid, the feminazis or the Bible thumpers? It's a coin toss.
I sure did. HAHAHAHA
I just wish that the material the prof projected from his laptop to the screen could be saved as a separate video. For example, in the MIT opencourseware videos the camerman in the lecture hall does his best to capture what the projector is displaying but that never works out to well. The text is blurry and some colors (think syntax highlighting) are invisible. The prof should be recording his projection output to disk for later integration into the final product. Yeah, I know that would increase costs dramatically but there could be someone willing to do the video editing just for the experience.
We have the best government money can buy, and the telcos have deeeeep pockets. And the masses are heavily opiated.
You're suggesting that women seek money from a relationship. Actually, women seek security* in a relationship.
* Security is a fancy word for "money."
My favorite advert meme of all time is, "the more you spend the more you save!"
Is it a question without a question mark?
But the Europeans pay extremely high taxes on their godless communist cellular service, and everything else!
I'm prowd to be an American cos at lest I know I'm free!
Your boiled frog is truly dead now.
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Or, 95% of American cars built in the nineteen seventies were of poor quality, therefore all American cars will always be junk.
Pepsi supports Israeli fascism while depleting your precious bodily fluids. And Snapple kills Afro-Americans seven different ways. http://www.snopes.com/business/alliance/snapple.asp
You're comparing oranges and orangutans.
Perhaps you left a root screen running?
Yeah. Heh. http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/02/01/0553259/Students-Failing-Because-of-Poor-Grammar
"There is no hose" OR "there are no hoses," would be correct. Also your first sentence should really be two. Cheers, Your friendly neighborhood usage nerd.
Well, I have read it's not only bad for the engine but worse for the catalytic converter as well. Gas is not burned efficiently when the motor is idling and all that unburned gasoline is seWhen the cat converter gets gunked up, it creates backpressure so that the exhaust fumes can't efficiently escape. Also, the cat converter is not cheap to replace and contains significant amounts of rare metals.
The engine is designed to work under load, i.e. pushing the car down the road. I remember Tom and Ray saying that an idling engine does not produce enough oil pressure to keep all it's parts fully lubricated.