I actually had not one but TWO classes on it at college. And I just graduated a year ago. The first was a really basic intro class, but the second had us writing a CICS app. A year after I took the second one, they replaced it with a VB.NET course, unfortunately.
I would look around at local colleges & universities if you really want to learn it.
As an aside, I landed my internship with those skills. As soon as I could, I found a job NOT using COBOL, for obvious reasons. But it's a great way to get your foot in the door or simply add value.
It might me possible that there's not much demand for static IPs in UK. When most customers don't have problems with DHCP, IPv4 address space will be sufficient because not all customers would be using their connections 24 hours.
There's a few problems with that statement:
First: Unlike dialup users, broadband users tend to stay connected continuously (always-on).
Second: Even if the users were to disconnect from their service provider when not using the service, the DHCP lease would probably still be assigned.
Plus, it's not a long-term solution. Much like the other broadband issues here in the US (capacity), restricting users will only work temporarily. Eventually you'll still need to upgrade the system.
~t
But seriously, I don't see anyone in my company using a P2P app on their work machine. Hell, the only reason I post on/. is because I bring in my personal laptop. And anything that would look bad for the company is done via remote desktop to my home machine. Isn't that what win-win is all about?
~t
1. Prevent, impede, delay or disrupt access to any data, information, image, program, signal or sound;
The law includes anything that would 'delay' access to the information. They don't say how long the delay must be, so simply putting it in a zip file that would take time to unzip would satisfy the law.
Look at what was cut out. Some BS about "Public Media 2.0", a paragraph about something that sounds a whole lot like the existing v-chip, posturing on "encouragement", and internet parental controls. None of this carried any weight with me, and to be honest, I'm glad to see his position cleared up & consolidated.
It looks to me like they hired an editor to cut the wall of text down to size. The first huge cut under the heading "Protect the Openness of the Internet" kept the main point while eliminating a massive unnecessary explanation. Readers who are unfamiliar with net neutrality would have been turned off by the wall of text anyway.
Also, notice that Versionista doesn't track when blocks of text move to different locations on the page. There are a few paragraphs that simply got moved to other sections.
This is just a sensationalist headline that doesn't really belong here. It isn't a "position revision." It is an edit that takes a very lengthy page & cuts it down to a more digestible size. Yes, there's new content, and yes, there are revisions. But on the whole, it's nothing to get up in arms about.
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The story is four years old. The only 'news' is the little blurb at the end of the article where it says the feds added his name to an old case.
Remember, this is supposed to be news for nerds.
~t
I actually had not one but TWO classes on it at college. And I just graduated a year ago. The first was a really basic intro class, but the second had us writing a CICS app. A year after I took the second one, they replaced it with a VB.NET course, unfortunately.
I would look around at local colleges & universities if you really want to learn it.
As an aside, I landed my internship with those skills. As soon as I could, I found a job NOT using COBOL, for obvious reasons. But it's a great way to get your foot in the door or simply add value.
~t
It might me possible that there's not much demand for static IPs in UK. When most customers don't have problems with DHCP, IPv4 address space will be sufficient because not all customers would be using their connections 24 hours.
There's a few problems with that statement:
First: Unlike dialup users, broadband users tend to stay connected continuously (always-on).
Second: Even if the users were to disconnect from their service provider when not using the service, the DHCP lease would probably still be assigned.
Plus, it's not a long-term solution. Much like the other broadband issues here in the US (capacity), restricting users will only work temporarily. Eventually you'll still need to upgrade the system.
~t
It's about damn time this poor excuse for a human being was disbarred.
Maybe now we won't have to hear about him all the damn time.
~t
*looks at the fellow posters*
/. is because I bring in my personal laptop. And anything that would look bad for the company is done via remote desktop to my home machine. Isn't that what win-win is all about?
But seriously, I don't see anyone in my company using a P2P app on their work machine. Hell, the only reason I post on
~t
1. Prevent, impede, delay or disrupt access to any data, information, image, program, signal or sound;
The law includes anything that would 'delay' access to the information. They don't say how long the delay must be, so simply putting it in a zip file that would take time to unzip would satisfy the law.
Ridiculous.
...large chunks about what they'll do for kids.
Look at what was cut out. Some BS about "Public Media 2.0", a paragraph about something that sounds a whole lot like the existing v-chip, posturing on "encouragement", and internet parental controls. None of this carried any weight with me, and to be honest, I'm glad to see his position cleared up & consolidated.
It looks to me like they hired an editor to cut the wall of text down to size. The first huge cut under the heading "Protect the Openness of the Internet" kept the main point while eliminating a massive unnecessary explanation. Readers who are unfamiliar with net neutrality would have been turned off by the wall of text anyway. Also, notice that Versionista doesn't track when blocks of text move to different locations on the page. There are a few paragraphs that simply got moved to other sections. This is just a sensationalist headline that doesn't really belong here. It isn't a "position revision." It is an edit that takes a very lengthy page & cuts it down to a more digestible size. Yes, there's new content, and yes, there are revisions. But on the whole, it's nothing to get up in arms about.