Actually, Galvani's discoveries were a big deal in the day. He was one of the prominent researchers of the late eighteenth century exploring electricity's properties.
1. They failed to mention that these are >REPORTED breaches. Most organizations do not report breaches. 2. They did not normalize against the sample population for each OS, but simply reported raw numbers. Statistical crap. 3. No categorization of breach types. (root, user, etc.) 4. From what sources were their data derived?
In short, this "report" is bullshit and tells nothing of interest.
You're on the right track. Basic research in Physics , Chemistry and related fields will not make you rich, but pays reasonably well and is also unlikely to be sent overseas soon.
I wish it were not true, but weapons/defense industry research related to anti-terror and advanced defense technology is once again a promising area. One that is VERY unlikely to be offshored.
I think it's unlikely that you're stupid and the Engineering Manager was not a bad guy. I knew him pretty well and had discussed the problem with him prior to the memo.
He was an old school Chemical Engineer and digital issues like backup were just not on his RADAR screen. When the memo came down, he saw it as a survival issue. He probably would like to have blamed my boss, but my boss had some corporate allies, too. So it came down to me. All concerned (except my boss) could agree on me as the lowest common denominator. I got a nice recommendation from the boss, a really nice lunch at company expense and the sympathy of my coworkers.
As it turmed out, after several short contracting jobs, I hired on at my current employer. It's been over eight years, my compensation is very satisfactory and I have the respect and ear of top executives and colleagues in my own and other divisions of the company.
Sometimes just being in the wrong place at the wrong time is all it takes. The way it has gone down, maybe I should thank old Benson.
No, simpler than that. The Engineering Manager was better connected at HQ than my boss.
Shitty company? Obviously. Do you have children for whom you are responsible? I did and their needs came before mine.
The company is still in business supplying various items for semiconductor fabs. They weathered the downturn, perhaps in spite of themselves.
The old saying is: "The nail that sticks up its head gets hammered down."
I graduated college in 1975 and have worked in a lot of organizations. This behavior is much more common that you might think.
In the early nineties, I wrote a memo describing the Engineering Department's lack of backup and the company risk it represented. They had no data backup, ten CAD stations and a full flat file of legacy drawings, all in one room.
The memo was given to my boss who passed it up through the chain of command, with endorsement. When it found its way to corporate HQ in Laguna Niguel, all hell broke out. A sacrificial head was demanded by corporate and guess who looked good for it? Right, the messenger.
You might say that I should have left such a lousy job. The time was the early nineties recession and I had a wife, five year old daughter and a new baby. Jobs were scarce and pay from a shitty job is better than no pay when you have loved ones to feed, clothe and house.
Keep your mouth shut unless you have another job waiting!
Two years ago I bought a Sony Wega 36 XBR, HD capable along with a Toshiba 9200 (true) progressive DVD player. The CRT is 4:3 and was intended to view DVD movies, exploiting the Sony internal line doubler to achieve excellent (apparent) resolution. The fact that I'm now watching PBS and other cable programming in HD is just gravy. When they come down to a reasonable price (~ USD 5000), I'll get a fifty inch 16:9 HD flat panel. Probably not a plasma, too many problems with burn-in and motion artifacts, but that could change.
All told, with sound, the system cost about eight thousand. Quite reasonable for the achieved results, IMHO.:)
It is interesting that the same people arguing media encryption and misguided copyright laws cannot be effective will promote campaign finance laws.
Motivated people, whether individuals, coprporations or organizations, will always find a way around ANY law.
If you really want to change something, prove that your opinion has the ballot box clout to oust the worst offenders. That is the only thing that always gets their attention.
I noticed that no tensile or yield properties were listed for this material. When they refer to twice as strong as steel or titanium, that could mean tensile as low as ~30 ksi. Given the very low heat tolerance, this alloy has some interesting properties, but limited application. The desity could also be a limiting factor.
By contrast, some of the nickel maraging alloys exceed 350 ksi tensile and will tolerate more than 2000 F.
Ximian has gotten this backwards. What is needed is a fully functional replacement for Exchange Server, not clients. We need to rid the data center of MS.
My A21p, admittedly a high-end machine when new, has about a 5.5 hour battery life with both batteries installed. This machine is an 850 P3 with 512 MB RAM, 32 GB HD and (best of all) 15" 1600 X 1200 X 32 display. It is heavy, about 7.5 pounds, and large. The battery life noted above is achieved with Red Hat 7.1 and performing a series of compiles and frequent saves (old habit). If you are willing to pay the freight, it's a fine machine. The display just has to be seen to be appreciated. FWIW.
The reason that humans and canines have had a 30,000 year symbiotic relationship is that we complement each other perfectly. Humans are strong where canines are weak and vice versa. Our social structures are almost identical. We both operate in packs with extended family structures. The combination is far greater than the separate components. This is one case where "get a life" connotes significance beyond trite banality.
I would like to have one of these as a an exercise tool for my dogs. The boys (Bob & Max) are entirely too lazy. They follow the example of the alpha male in our pack.;)
The Altus II was not developed by NASA, but by the ASI division of my employer, General Atomics. NASA's role was providing criteria to modify the existing Altus I.
I've been with my employer for long enough to know that they would not lightly disown me. Moreover, they always buy first-class equipment with an eye toward future expansion and longevity. The statement was rhetorical, I'm in no danger of having to make that decision. And yes, I make more than you would like to know.:)
As to Dot-bombs, I've met some of the people fired when these ill-conceived startups failed. I have not been overly impressed. My company has interviewed about forty of them here in San Diego. Hired to date: 0. Oh, well. It's my sense that the good ones found jobs quickly and the marginal ones are still looking.
I thought that I might never have to hear or read that word again. The bad memories of downed networks because some user unplugged his machine or knocked off the connector or removed the terminator are still way too fresh.
Why can't we all just get along without it? Splurge the eleven dollars for a 10/100 NIC and put in CAT 5.
This article is way off-base on several points. If my employer suggested that I maintain a garage sale network as described, I'd find another job. Yes, X-windows terminals are a perfectly valid way to go, but put a halfway decent machine on the job. You and your users will be much happier.
Many years ago, I was told by a San Diego Police Detective that they are "not interested in the truth, only in good busts." The failure to understand this mindset leads to the kind of situation discussed here.
Prosecutors, police and bureaucrats (obviously, with a few exceptions) do not have your best interests in mind. Like most people, their own interests come first. These might include career, family, power, prestige or (fill in the blank). It really doesn't matter what their motivations are, just know that your interests are not considered or are at the bottom of the list. Expecting more is naive and dangerous.
This does not mean that they do not frequently do good and important work, it just means that their interests do not necessarily coincide with yours.
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Actually, Galvani's discoveries were a big deal in the day. He was one of the prominent researchers of the late eighteenth century exploring electricity's properties.
Question:
What does Gothic novelist Mary Shelley have to do with the electro-muscular research pioneered by Luigi Galvani?
Answer:
Nothing.
Is pig shit sufficiently liquid to inhale easily?
1. They failed to mention that these are >REPORTED breaches. Most organizations do not report breaches.
2. They did not normalize against the sample population for each OS, but simply reported raw numbers. Statistical crap.
3. No categorization of breach types. (root, user, etc.)
4. From what sources were their data derived?
In short, this "report" is bullshit and tells nothing of interest.
You're on the right track. Basic research in Physics , Chemistry and related fields will not make you rich, but pays reasonably well and is also unlikely to be sent overseas soon.
I wish it were not true, but weapons/defense industry research related to anti-terror and advanced defense technology is once again a promising area. One that is VERY unlikely to be offshored.
You might go into genetic research, although that will probably be sourced offshore, too.
I think it's unlikely that you're stupid and the Engineering Manager was not a bad guy. I knew him pretty well and had discussed the problem with him prior to the memo.
He was an old school Chemical Engineer and digital issues like backup were just not on his RADAR screen. When the memo came down, he saw it as a survival issue. He probably would like to have blamed my boss, but my boss had some corporate allies, too. So it came down to me. All concerned (except my boss) could agree on me as the lowest common denominator. I got a nice recommendation from the boss, a really nice lunch at company expense and the sympathy of my coworkers.
As it turmed out, after several short contracting jobs, I hired on at my current employer. It's been over eight years, my compensation is very satisfactory and I have the respect and ear of top executives and colleagues in my own and other divisions of the company.
Sometimes just being in the wrong place at the wrong time is all it takes. The way it has gone down, maybe I should thank old Benson.
No, simpler than that. The Engineering Manager was better connected at HQ than my boss.
Shitty company? Obviously. Do you have children for whom you are responsible? I did and their needs came before mine.
The company is still in business supplying various items for semiconductor fabs. They weathered the downturn, perhaps in spite of themselves.
The old saying is: "The nail that sticks up its head gets hammered down."
I graduated college in 1975 and have worked in a lot of organizations. This behavior is much more common that you might think.
In the early nineties, I wrote a memo describing the Engineering Department's lack of backup and the company risk it represented. They had no data backup, ten CAD stations and a full flat file of legacy drawings, all in one room.
The memo was given to my boss who passed it up through the chain of command, with endorsement. When it found its way to corporate HQ in Laguna Niguel, all hell broke out. A sacrificial head was demanded by corporate and guess who looked good for it? Right, the messenger.
You might say that I should have left such a lousy job. The time was the early nineties recession and I had a wife, five year old daughter and a new baby. Jobs were scarce and pay from a shitty job is better than no pay when you have loved ones to feed, clothe and house.
Keep your mouth shut unless you have another job waiting!
This type of wheel was invented by Robert Letorneau for heavy earth-moving equipment.
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The problem with using the system in cars is unsprung weight. If you don't understand that comment, move on to another article.
Two years ago I bought a Sony Wega 36 XBR, HD capable along with a Toshiba 9200 (true) progressive DVD player. The CRT is 4:3 and was intended to view DVD movies, exploiting the Sony internal line doubler to achieve excellent (apparent) resolution. The fact that I'm now watching PBS and other cable programming in HD is just gravy. When they come down to a reasonable price (~ USD 5000), I'll get a fifty inch 16:9 HD flat panel. Probably not a plasma, too many problems with burn-in and motion artifacts, but that could change.
:)
All told, with sound, the system cost about eight thousand. Quite reasonable for the achieved results, IMHO.
I was priveleged to take a week of vacation time or not get paid. Merry Christmas!
It is interesting that the same people arguing media encryption and misguided copyright laws cannot be effective will promote campaign finance laws.
Motivated people, whether individuals, coprporations or organizations, will always find a way around ANY law.
If you really want to change something, prove that your opinion has the ballot box clout to oust the worst offenders. That is the only thing that always gets their attention.
...bogus!
I noticed that no tensile or yield properties were listed for this material. When they refer to twice as strong as steel or titanium, that could mean tensile as low as ~30 ksi. Given the very low heat tolerance, this alloy has some interesting properties, but limited application. The desity could also be a limiting factor.
By contrast, some of the nickel maraging alloys exceed 350 ksi tensile and will tolerate more than 2000 F.
Ximian has gotten this backwards. What is needed is a fully functional replacement for Exchange Server, not clients. We need to rid the data center of MS.
Methanol is "wood alcohol" not "rubbing alcohol", which is isopropyl.
Fuel cells only use hydrogen. Sources of hydrogen, such as methanol, must be cracked and the hydrogen freed for use.
You should take an historical look at what drives technology.
My A21p, admittedly a high-end machine when new, has about a 5.5 hour battery life with both batteries installed. This machine is an 850 P3 with 512 MB RAM, 32 GB HD and (best of all) 15" 1600 X 1200 X 32 display. It is heavy, about 7.5 pounds, and large. The battery life noted above is achieved with Red Hat 7.1 and performing a series of compiles and frequent saves (old habit). If you are willing to pay the freight, it's a fine machine. The display just has to be seen to be appreciated. FWIW.
The reason that humans and canines have had a 30,000 year symbiotic relationship is that we complement each other perfectly. Humans are strong where canines are weak and vice versa. Our social structures are almost identical. We both operate in packs with extended family structures. The combination is far greater than the separate components. This is one case where "get a life" connotes significance beyond trite banality.
;)
I would like to have one of these as a an exercise tool for my dogs. The boys (Bob & Max) are entirely too lazy. They follow the example of the alpha male in our pack.
The Altus II was not developed by NASA, but by the ASI division of my employer, General Atomics. NASA's role was providing criteria to modify the existing Altus I.
Here is a link to the GA/ASI site.
I've been with my employer for long enough to know that they would not lightly disown me. Moreover, they always buy first-class equipment with an eye toward future expansion and longevity. The statement was rhetorical, I'm in no danger of having to make that decision. And yes, I make more than you would like to know. :)
As to Dot-bombs, I've met some of the people fired when these ill-conceived startups failed. I have not been overly impressed. My company has interviewed about forty of them here in San Diego. Hired to date: 0. Oh, well. It's my sense that the good ones found jobs quickly and the marginal ones are still looking.
I thought that I might never have to hear or read that word again. The bad memories of downed networks because some user unplugged his machine or knocked off the connector or removed the terminator are still way too fresh.
Why can't we all just get along without it? Splurge the eleven dollars for a 10/100 NIC and put in CAT 5.
This article is way off-base on several points. If my employer suggested that I maintain a garage sale network as described, I'd find another job. Yes, X-windows terminals are a perfectly valid way to go, but put a halfway decent machine on the job. You and your users will be much happier.
Many years ago, I was told by a San Diego Police Detective that they are "not interested in the truth, only in good busts." The failure to understand this mindset leads to the kind of situation discussed here.
Prosecutors, police and bureaucrats (obviously, with a few exceptions) do not have your best interests in mind. Like most people, their own interests come first. These might include career, family, power, prestige or (fill in the blank). It really doesn't matter what their motivations are, just know that your interests are not considered or are at the bottom of the list. Expecting more is naive and dangerous.
This does not mean that they do not frequently do good and important work, it just means that their interests do not necessarily coincide with yours.