Sort of. I am an Oddpost user and we were offered "beta" access to the new Yahoo interface about four months ago. It is just a slightly reworked version of the Oddpost interface we have been using since the begining. RSS feeds just show up as another folder under our inbox folder tree.
Oddly enough, I'd almost put money on it that we see the Warcraft MMORPG released before Warcraft III. Actually, I'd pretty much wager on anything out there being released before Warcraft III.
Keep in mind he is not an American citizen so the Bill of Rights does not necessarily apply to him either. We have treated other international criminals far worse.
Does anyone know if 550K is a "good deal" for something like this? I mean, you can't really comparison shop and see what, say, Wal-Mart is running them at this week.
I think that's a pretty vague generalization. As for UltimateTV and Stinger, I think they will at least break even. With the media machine they have packed behind the XBox, I don't see how they can't make money, and by all appearances it should out perform the currently available gaming platforms.
The thing I always remind people is that no matter how much you dislike Microsoft, they are still one of the largest companies in America and they didn't get that way by making bad decisions and backing stupid ventures. I don't think they would make a move on something they weren't guaranteed to at least break even on.
I love how the BBC specifies that it was an "unmanned" aircraft. The picture of the X-43A mounted under the wing of an airplane looks like maybe a Barbie Doll could have flown it.
I'm not completeley saying this is a hose (although, it more than likely is) did anyone else try and follow the math of the story?
We start with 100 broken smoke detectors, at roughly $1 each... only $100 so far... Then, we tack on "Thousands of lantern mantles" which I will assume to be at least 2,000. I don't know how much that is in your neck of the woods, but here you would be hard pressed to find them for under $1, so tack on another $2,000. Finally, we get another "$1,000 in lithium batteries" to bring us up to $3,100. Finally, we have clocks appropriated from "junk-yards and antique shops" which don't give anything away (We all watched Sanford and Son, you know how it is). So, I'll be generous on that one and say he spent around $250 on clocks.
Long story even longer is that we now have $3,350. All from a 15 year old kid, which would have been restricted by the American Labor Laws to only work limited hours a day, and most certainly at minimum wage.
Again, I'm not saying this is a complete hose, but I find the story more than a little hard to believe (not to mention completing the project in an amount of time as not to destroy the previously prepaired components).
I think an important factor here is that Microsoft isn't fully supporting IPv6 in its 9x or NT operating systems. I don't think we will see companies migrating over until MS gives it the green flag.
Screw it. If Cavemen could paint on dirt walls 1.5 million years ago and we can still find and decypher the crap I really don't think we need to worry. One way or another the populus of the future will be able to learn about the past. The holes in the story will be filed away with the same holes we can't fill now.
The company I currently work for takes a slightly different approach to this situation. When it comes to training, there are two routes we can take in the company. Basically, for vendor service we have to meet different requirements (i.e. for Microsoft MCSP status we must have 2 MCSEs, for Apple Service Center 1 Apple Certified Tech per location, for Compaq Server Service 1 ASE company wide and two ACTs at each location, etc). If our company's status as a provider for a vendor comes under jeopardy for needing a certified technician, they target the most likely candidate for retention and send them to the classes / testing. What this results in are a few technicians that have been with the company a long time and have numerous certifications, backed by a large team of uncertified technicians who will be with the company, on average, one and a half years.
The second route is one that I have been using. Basically, the company will pay for any test that I want to take, and will even compensate me for books that I purchase as long as I leave them with the company when I am done with them. Since tests are only $100 on average and most of our employees take maybe 1 test a month, that works out well for them. If you want training, you are on your own. I am fortunate in this respect because my background experience and current client list provide me with more hands on experience than I could ever get in a classroom, and I am usually over qualified for the tests I take. I have been taking on average 2-3 tests a month and have become certified in an ungodly amount of things.
Point of all this being, I have become essential to several of the company's qualifications without signing any commitment agreements since the company has not payed for any training. If I were to leave, they would send off several techs to training in order to cover the gaps. The glory of the system is that it works out economically for the company.
So, if your company is not worried about turnover, and not concerned about individuals, then that is the easiest and most efficient way to go about it.
Although many markets in the North and in the West are in need of IT professionals and have amazing benefits, in the South East (Florida) it is a cutthroat market.
And, just for the record, I don't expect to break the 1.5-year tradition and have already begun a job search.
Don Pezet
MCSE+i, CCA, CCNA, Master ASE, Network+, A+, Blah, Blah, and Blah+
(Yes, I really have those)
I don't understand. Why would I want to send an e-mail to someone who is running the most up to date, and therefore technologically superior, MS products? I mean come on. If people receiving my e-mails don't have the funds to stay up to date, then their name shouldn't be on my desk during business hours... end sarcasm here.
Seriously though, this isn't something new. I get screwed up e-mails from Mac users all the time.
This is something that has really been bugging the hell out of me lately. I am a contract network admin. In a given week I will go to over 30 companies and assist their permanent admins when they are in over their heads. If there is one standard that I have noticed it is that 90% of all problems are directly related to the admins lacking training and the companies are not willing to invest in A) Training or B) Better Admins.
This loophole definitely falls in the 90% range of problems that I see. If a company has shoveled in an Admin who is _so_ unskilled as to leave a blank SA password, something you _must_ notice, then they deserve all they get. You pinch a few pennies here and you get bit in the end.
I was at a company a few weeks ago complaining that none of their workstations could log into thier domain. After examining their "Domain Controller" I found that it had been installed as a member server and not a primary domain controller. The reason? The Admin didn't know how to properly install Windows NT. The Fix? Format, reinstall, re-enter all created user accounts. Who's Fault? Not Microsoft's for not making a more clear determination between BDC, PDC, and member server... the Admin.
The same goes for any system. I don't care if it is Sun, Microsoft, or Apple.
It's time people took a little responsibility for their actions.
You know, even though the page is cute, you have to feel bad for the SGI Site's Webmaster. One of my jobs everymorning is to scan the logs of my company's web server looking for unusual amounts of errors. They have to be getting a record number of 404 hits right now.
Packardbell/NEC has made the same decision as many companies in pulling down their ASPLive pages from the internet from Dec. 29 through Jan. 3 for the Y2K scare. For those of you not familiar with PB/NEC the ASP pages are access pages provided to Authorized Service Providers like my company to verify the warranty status of machine, order parts, and receive technical specs on machines. I am assuming their paranoia is that out of warranty machines may show up as under warranty and parts be mistakingly send out at no charge.
Either way, I figure they just paid their Y2K readiness team way too much, if they even had one.
There was a very similar lawsuit here in Orlando a year or two ago. During the ratings sweeps two of the three primary affiliates began mass mailings with contest numbers on them and during the 6 O'Clock and 11 O'Clock news broadcasts they would draw a number and people would win the standard monetary prize. The third station began broadcasting the numbers from the other stations two contests during it's 6 and 11 O'clock news broadcasts. The first two channels sued the third and the courts required the third channel to cease broadcasting the numbers.
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Sort of. I am an Oddpost user and we were offered "beta" access to the new Yahoo interface about four months ago. It is just a slightly reworked version of the Oddpost interface we have been using since the begining. RSS feeds just show up as another folder under our inbox folder tree.
Don
Oddly enough, I'd almost put money on it that we see the Warcraft MMORPG released before Warcraft III. Actually, I'd pretty much wager on anything out there being released before Warcraft III.
Keep in mind he is not an American citizen so the Bill of Rights does not necessarily apply to him either. We have treated other international criminals far worse.
Does anyone know if 550K is a "good deal" for something like this? I mean, you can't really comparison shop and see what, say, Wal-Mart is running them at this week.
Don
I think that's a pretty vague generalization. As for UltimateTV and Stinger, I think they will at least break even. With the media machine they have packed behind the XBox, I don't see how they can't make money, and by all appearances it should out perform the currently available gaming platforms.
The thing I always remind people is that no matter how much you dislike Microsoft, they are still one of the largest companies in America and they didn't get that way by making bad decisions and backing stupid ventures. I don't think they would make a move on something they weren't guaranteed to at least break even on.
Don
I love how the BBC specifies that it was an "unmanned" aircraft. The picture of the X-43A mounted under the wing of an airplane looks like maybe a Barbie Doll could have flown it.
I'm not completeley saying this is a hose (although, it more than likely is) did anyone else try and follow the math of the story?
We start with 100 broken smoke detectors, at roughly $1 each... only $100 so far... Then, we tack on "Thousands of lantern mantles" which I will assume to be at least 2,000. I don't know how much that is in your neck of the woods, but here you would be hard pressed to find them for under $1, so tack on another $2,000. Finally, we get another "$1,000 in lithium batteries" to bring us up to $3,100. Finally, we have clocks appropriated from "junk-yards and antique shops" which don't give anything away (We all watched Sanford and Son, you know how it is). So, I'll be generous on that one and say he spent around $250 on clocks.
Long story even longer is that we now have $3,350. All from a 15 year old kid, which would have been restricted by the American Labor Laws to only work limited hours a day, and most certainly at minimum wage.
Again, I'm not saying this is a complete hose, but I find the story more than a little hard to believe (not to mention completing the project in an amount of time as not to destroy the previously prepaired components).
I think an important factor here is that Microsoft isn't fully supporting IPv6 in its 9x or NT operating systems. I don't think we will see companies migrating over until MS gives it the green flag.
Don
Screw it. If Cavemen could paint on dirt walls 1.5 million years ago and we can still find and decypher the crap I really don't think we need to worry. One way or another the populus of the future will be able to learn about the past. The holes in the story will be filed away with the same holes we can't fill now.
Well, I figured since Slashdot was full of useless crap today, maybe Satire Wire would have actual news... nix on that also.
Guess I'll just have to sit and wonder whether or not I chose the proper processor architecture for interfacing with aliens that don't exist.
The company I currently work for takes a slightly different approach to this situation. When it comes to training, there are two routes we can take in the company. Basically, for vendor service we have to meet different requirements (i.e. for Microsoft MCSP status we must have 2 MCSEs, for Apple Service Center 1 Apple Certified Tech per location, for Compaq Server Service 1 ASE company wide and two ACTs at each location, etc). If our company's status as a provider for a vendor comes under jeopardy for needing a certified technician, they target the most likely candidate for retention and send them to the classes / testing. What this results in are a few technicians that have been with the company a long time and have numerous certifications, backed by a large team of uncertified technicians who will be with the company, on average, one and a half years.
The second route is one that I have been using. Basically, the company will pay for any test that I want to take, and will even compensate me for books that I purchase as long as I leave them with the company when I am done with them. Since tests are only $100 on average and most of our employees take maybe 1 test a month, that works out well for them. If you want training, you are on your own. I am fortunate in this respect because my background experience and current client list provide me with more hands on experience than I could ever get in a classroom, and I am usually over qualified for the tests I take. I have been taking on average 2-3 tests a month and have become certified in an ungodly amount of things.
Point of all this being, I have become essential to several of the company's qualifications without signing any commitment agreements since the company has not payed for any training. If I were to leave, they would send off several techs to training in order to cover the gaps. The glory of the system is that it works out economically for the company.
So, if your company is not worried about turnover, and not concerned about individuals, then that is the easiest and most efficient way to go about it.
Although many markets in the North and in the West are in need of IT professionals and have amazing benefits, in the South East (Florida) it is a cutthroat market.
And, just for the record, I don't expect to break the 1.5-year tradition and have already begun a job search.
Don Pezet
MCSE+i, CCA, CCNA, Master ASE, Network+, A+, Blah, Blah, and Blah+
(Yes, I really have those)
I don't understand. Why would I want to send an e-mail to someone who is running the most up to date, and therefore technologically superior, MS products? I mean come on. If people receiving my e-mails don't have the funds to stay up to date, then their name shouldn't be on my desk during business hours ... end sarcasm here.
Seriously though, this isn't something new. I get screwed up e-mails from Mac users all the time.
This is something that has really been bugging the hell out of me lately. I am a contract network admin. In a given week I will go to over 30 companies and assist their permanent admins when they are in over their heads. If there is one standard that I have noticed it is that 90% of all problems are directly related to the admins lacking training and the companies are not willing to invest in A) Training or B) Better Admins.
This loophole definitely falls in the 90% range of problems that I see. If a company has shoveled in an Admin who is _so_ unskilled as to leave a blank SA password, something you _must_ notice, then they deserve all they get. You pinch a few pennies here and you get bit in the end.
I was at a company a few weeks ago complaining that none of their workstations could log into thier domain. After examining their "Domain Controller" I found that it had been installed as a member server and not a primary domain controller. The reason? The Admin didn't know how to properly install Windows NT. The Fix? Format, reinstall, re-enter all created user accounts. Who's Fault? Not Microsoft's for not making a more clear determination between BDC, PDC, and member server... the Admin.
The same goes for any system. I don't care if it is Sun, Microsoft, or Apple.
It's time people took a little responsibility for their actions.
Am I the only one who, even after reading that huge spill, still doesn't care who Dr. Hunkapiller is?
You know, even though the page is cute, you have to feel bad for the SGI Site's Webmaster. One of my jobs everymorning is to scan the logs of my company's web server looking for unusual amounts of errors. They have to be getting a record number of 404 hits right now.
Packardbell/NEC has made the same decision as many companies in pulling down their ASPLive pages from the internet from Dec. 29 through Jan. 3 for the Y2K scare. For those of you not familiar with PB/NEC the ASP pages are access pages provided to Authorized Service Providers like my company to verify the warranty status of machine, order parts, and receive technical specs on machines. I am assuming their paranoia is that out of warranty machines may show up as under warranty and parts be mistakingly send out at no charge.
Either way, I figure they just paid their Y2K readiness team way too much, if they even had one.
There was a very similar lawsuit here in Orlando a year or two ago. During the ratings sweeps two of the three primary affiliates began mass mailings with contest numbers on them and during the 6 O'Clock and 11 O'Clock news broadcasts they would draw a number and people would win the standard monetary prize. The third station began broadcasting the numbers from the other stations two contests during it's 6 and 11 O'clock news broadcasts. The first two channels sued the third and the courts required the third channel to cease broadcasting the numbers.
I think this case will go the exact same way.