I never said I have not been hit by a second screening! I'm just saying that TSA has always been courteous and respectful to me regardless of the situation. I do not think of TSA as a invasion of my privacy, but a a group that is trying to project me.
I fly all the time. From Hawaii, all over the country for work. I have a scraggly beard and I usually fly in sweat pants and a t-shirt. I look ruffled at best, and often also wear tie died shirt. I have never been hassled by TSA. Never. In fact, TSA is usually really polite and helpful. The trick is, I try to be polite and refrain from asshole behavior. If you are going to start shit with the TSA, then you will have a bad experience. If you act polite, even minimally so, it's a non issue to get through security. And I carry my iPhone with me, which is based off of BSD while not quite linux is still an OSS *nix variant. So I'm cool.;-)
I would add gaming consoles, as well, since the Wii, PS3, and 360 all use IBM processors. Right on, I kindda think of a gaming console as an embedded device cause as soon as I turn one on I get embedded in my @#$& couch until 4am! ba dum dum, THSSSSSSH.
Yes, but will these new MP3 run linux? And can I set up a beowulf cluster of this new mp3? When shall I welcome my new mp3 overload, and will these mp3 be available in Soviet Russia? Did Al Gore make these new mp3?
Right on, sounds like we are on the same page. My guess is that IBM's bean counters decided that they could be more profitable if they focused on the low-overhead business of services. So far, looks like it was a good call. Other than HP and Apple, everyone else in the PC biz is sucking wind right now. Anyhow, good conversation and insightful points in your part.
You are missing the whole point of WHY IBM is going this. It's getting really hard to make good money in the PC business. Take a look at Dell's problems, and although HP is doing well now, it's after a several years of pain. Apple, well, Apple is not longer a personal computer company and is deep in consumer devices. Take a look at IBM's 5 year stock chart and market cap http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=IBM&t=5y - dumping the PC business has not hurt their bottom line. Services, baby, has a lot less overhead that pc manufacturing.
I would wager that IBM didn't blow off Apple.... IBM found out early in its PowerPC market lifecycle that Apple was a PITA to deal with and was only a tiny fraction of the market for PowerPC. The real money for IBM was with embedded devices. Opps, thanks for your time helping us design this architecture, Apple. IBM is still selling pleeeeeety of processors and Apple shifting to Intel "ain't nuttin' but a thing." The real news here is that Steve Jobs is now in his office doin' a little Balmer-like screaming and chair-throwing now that they understand just how awful it is to do business with wireless carries. I hope to hell Google (and only Google) wins some of that spectrum (and leases a good chunk to Apple). F-U WIRELESS CARRIERS.
LinkedIn doesn't do ranking This is not true in spirit. LinkedIn is even worse than a simple rating system - it has a system where you can give recommendations to your coworkers and the like. It's even worse than ranking cause it's actual descriptive text. The parent argument is very valid.
Dude, I was just joking around - there was no political message or bias intended when I wrote that message. Now I'm a sick fuck for joking about bombing orphanages, I'm down with that. But don't mess with my political views - especially since I'm not nearly smart enough to have any with even a little validity.
SUN is one of the only IT companies that not only "cares" about Eco Responsibility, but actually talks the talk AND walks the walk. This is not just me saying this, this is from the likes of Forbes http://www.forbes.com/home/2007/09/25/sun-green-software-tech-sciences-cx_ag_0925techsun.html and so on.
This is not ironic that SUN is putting a datacetner underground. This is perfect. SUN *IS* the SUN with their new energy saving servers. And as oil races to and past 100USD$/barrel - this kind of thinking only becomes more relevant.
corporate responsibility What the heck are you talking about? Corporations are entities with the sole originating purpose was to protect owners from responsibility. Homework for you: http://www.thecorporation.com/
Probably just a matter of time before an emergency requires a quick call to 911 that gets blocked by this illegal tactic. Find the cost of freedom,
buried in the ground.
Mother Earth
will swallow you
lay your cell phone down.
- CSNY
But with Darwinism, if you screw up you are dropped out of the gene pool. If you are dumb enough to get a Virus you start doing damage to everyone around you. Ech.
I use Vista at work on my Dell [...] It runs all the software I want (Adobe stuff, apache, mysql, games, iTunes, etc.)
WTF are you doing playing games at work, where do you work, and are you hiring? PS: I need FEAR and CRYSIS right now, can those be pre-loaded into my workstation before I start working for you?
Just heat one a bit in the microwave before you go
But then you will be chopping up and sewing together bodies all the time, not to mention the inevitable blood. Surely, lets crack this problem. Can't we have some kind of synthetic doll that can be heated by your car lighter socket that would fool this sensor? Certainly we could mod some kind of heated inflatable doll with special synthetic skin to evade the sensors! Maybe we could layer it with real skin, know any good taxidermists? Let the cracking begin!
You can easily write standardized clean code with Hungarian. And, I only use Hungarian if my client is in agreement. But still, even if I write messy code, you are still an asshole.
LAUGH. A technique like this was effective in getting 60% of a section of IRS employees to give up their password. When I brought this up to my dad (who works there) his answer was, why, you want mine? here it is....
Right, you and your good coders and use some obscure minimalist form. Me and my great coders will continue using Hungarian. I admit, as a system changes over time, you must update the variable names as variables change context. If you do not do that, then you have a case where variables names lie, and that even worse than minimalist naming conventions. And since there are no good "Hungarian notation checkers" its up to humans to engineering code correctly. You need to be great to do this, good will not suffice.
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I never said I have not been hit by a second screening! I'm just saying that TSA has always been courteous and respectful to me regardless of the situation. I do not think of TSA as a invasion of my privacy, but a a group that is trying to project me.
I fly all the time. From Hawaii, all over the country for work. I have a scraggly beard and I usually fly in sweat pants and a t-shirt. I look ruffled at best, and often also wear tie died shirt. I have never been hassled by TSA. Never. In fact, TSA is usually really polite and helpful. The trick is, I try to be polite and refrain from asshole behavior. If you are going to start shit with the TSA, then you will have a bad experience. If you act polite, even minimally so, it's a non issue to get through security. And I carry my iPhone with me, which is based off of BSD while not quite linux is still an OSS *nix variant. So I'm cool. ;-)
Yes, but will these new MP3 run linux? And can I set up a beowulf cluster of this new mp3? When shall I welcome my new mp3 overload, and will these mp3 be available in Soviet Russia? Did Al Gore make these new mp3?
Right on, sounds like we are on the same page. My guess is that IBM's bean counters decided that they could be more profitable if they focused on the low-overhead business of services. So far, looks like it was a good call. Other than HP and Apple, everyone else in the PC biz is sucking wind right now. Anyhow, good conversation and insightful points in your part.
You are missing the whole point of WHY IBM is going this. It's getting really hard to make good money in the PC business. Take a look at Dell's problems, and although HP is doing well now, it's after a several years of pain. Apple, well, Apple is not longer a personal computer company and is deep in consumer devices. Take a look at IBM's 5 year stock chart and market cap http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=IBM&t=5y - dumping the PC business has not hurt their bottom line. Services, baby, has a lot less overhead that pc manufacturing.
Dude, I was just joking around - there was no political message or bias intended when I wrote that message. Now I'm a sick fuck for joking about bombing orphanages, I'm down with that. But don't mess with my political views - especially since I'm not nearly smart enough to have any with even a little validity.
Overkill is like when you drop a 500lb bomb on a Iranian orphanage because they might grow up to be terrists' someday.
SUN is one of the only IT companies that not only "cares" about Eco Responsibility, but actually talks the talk AND walks the walk. This is not just me saying this, this is from the likes of Forbes http://www.forbes.com/home/2007/09/25/sun-green-software-tech-sciences-cx_ag_0925techsun.html and so on.
This is not ironic that SUN is putting a datacetner underground. This is perfect. SUN *IS* the SUN with their new energy saving servers. And as oil races to and past 100USD$/barrel - this kind of thinking only becomes more relevant.
I can recommend with authority the LaptopDesk.net product line. I've used them all since generation one. The best part is the "swivel" attachment so that the laptop swivels 360, the keyboard is propped up for easy viewing/typing, and I can spin the laptop (I'm a shifty person as I work). And thee item are cheap (20-30$). http://www.laptopdesk.net/stands.html and http://www.laptopdesk.net/swivelriser.html and http://www.laptopdesk.net/laptopdesk2f.html
buried in the ground.
Mother Earth
will swallow you
lay your cell phone down.
- CSNY
But with Darwinism, if you screw up you are dropped out of the gene pool. If you are dumb enough to get a Virus you start doing damage to everyone around you. Ech.
WTF are you doing playing games at work, where do you work, and are you hiring? PS: I need FEAR and CRYSIS right now, can those be pre-loaded into my workstation before I start working for you?
Right on, we got the concept, we just need some venture backing and we are ready to roll on these! Woo!!
Just heat one a bit in the microwave before you go But then you will be chopping up and sewing together bodies all the time, not to mention the inevitable blood. Surely, lets crack this problem. Can't we have some kind of synthetic doll that can be heated by your car lighter socket that would fool this sensor? Certainly we could mod some kind of heated inflatable doll with special synthetic skin to evade the sensors! Maybe we could layer it with real skin, know any good taxidermists? Let the cracking begin!
Why divorce the first internet? Can't we have polyinternetism? I want it all!
PHP: The most security vulnerable web platform in the history of the web. Real secure websites use J2EE. Next?
You can easily write standardized clean code with Hungarian. And, I only use Hungarian if my client is in agreement. But still, even if I write messy code, you are still an asshole.
LAUGH. A technique like this was effective in getting 60% of a section of IRS employees to give up their password. When I brought this up to my dad (who works there) his answer was, why, you want mine? here it is....
This is just a holy way. VI/EMACS, APPLES/ORANGES, I use Hungarian/you are an asshole.
Right, you and your good coders and use some obscure minimalist form. Me and my great coders will continue using Hungarian. I admit, as a system changes over time, you must update the variable names as variables change context. If you do not do that, then you have a case where variables names lie, and that even worse than minimalist naming conventions. And since there are no good "Hungarian notation checkers" its up to humans to engineering code correctly. You need to be great to do this, good will not suffice.