Hey when I worked in Silicon Valley (1980's)the same practices occurred. I got my first house from the bonus I received when the Teamsters failed at organizing ITT. We were continually told in staff meeting if the union succeeded,production was going to Taiwan, which it did anyway, lol. BTW didn't I read where Nike and Kmart and Apple (forgive me, I know its/.) all were accused of using slave labor in foreign lands? Everyone is doing it ain't a very good excuse, but it's true. I can afford WalMart, and I love their return policy, I once got a LoTr game for my birthday without the cd, took it to WalMart and, without a receipt, got my game. The world is full of evil nasty things, but ya gotta live.
Agreed, any secure job I've worked on I'm surprised they let you leave with the air in your lungs. Cameras, scales, metal detectors, entry through a small cubicle, sealed coffins we called them. Couldn't enter or leave unless a guard several miles away released the coffin, surprised no one died in that. Just speculation here but seeing how it's impossible in my mind to walk out with a server in a secure installation the obvious thought is that this was supposed to happen and whatever was on that server someone wanted either to see or destroy. But then I read too many books. Teleportation of a server seems even harder to believe though.
So Dx10 is being replaced? Who cares? Now you see I got a 8800 gtx with a 22" flat screen, and I don't care, because, Dx10 sucks. I have a system across the room with a 7600 gtx card and the difference between the two is barely noticeable. At first I thought it was me but after seeing some examples online between dx10 and dx9, ya gotta laugh. "You can see the cobblestones so much further in the distance in Dx10" " oh and "look the vines on the wall don't even show up in dx9" Uh huh. I know the programming will get better, at least I hope. Only good news here is I can do all the cool new graphic stuff in Vista!!! That crap didn't even keep the kids interested for the day, lol. Well good news for me is Ubuntu and Mint both work well with my setup.
Well this summer in an English class I wrote a paper in Open Office. Something changed in my header format when opened in whatever MS product the teacher used. Lost some points and joined a group petitioning to allow the use of Open Office. It's just a junior college and you would think this would be a slam dunk. First reccomendation was why didn't I buy the latest MS offering in the Student Store with my Student Discount. Well nobody wanted to listen to my responses to this (But there is a program that will work on everybodies computer and it's FREE!!). So yeah there is a copy of MS office on the other side of this dual boot, and I will use it the next time I write a paper for class. I am so looking forward to the learning curve.
Cart
"Burn down the Mission, people we just got to try"
Heck I'm looking beyond Iraq and wondering how long until the video feed can be modified enough so the "video game" players can't tell the targets. then the fun begins, is it Baghdad or New York City?
EC
Know just what your talking about, I have a cyberpower usb hub that has never been located right by any Linux distro I've tried, and I've tried a bunch.
My biggest problem now is I upgraded for Vista and now when I dual boot into Linux the new stuff ain't recognized. I have a 22'' Samsung monitor that Linux(Ubuntu 7.4) only gives a few choices of resolution, none of which are bearable. My MFC unit made by Brother keeps coming up as a printer, then fax, then a copier, doesn't matter none of them work, except in Vista. Ah well, wish I had the time to spare, to research these problems, but I got a 46 Ford in the garage that I'm doing everything in my power to break 12's in the quarter and just like a good women she demands all my time. Yeah maybe I'm looking for a toaster, but then most of us, I think, really are.
Cartman
Sorry I spent 1 hour and 5 phone calls getting my parents off my family plan. Kept getting sent to wrong extension and then cut off so do these 5 calls count against me? Stupidity can exist on bothsides of the call. Sometimes at the same time.
EC
Did anybody even notice when 2 liters replaced the quart bottle? If we went to bed tonight and got up in the morning and the US was on metric people would bitch the first day, barely notice the second and not care by the third. Does anybody really care how many liters it takes to fill your car? The only people who would pitch a fit would be the people who make measuring devices. Give them some kind of tax break and just change. By this time next month nobody would remember what a gallon was. Oh and then maybe we could LAND on Mars instead of crashing into it.
I think the earthquake you are referring to is the Loma Prieta (sp?) earthquake. This was the epicenter about 50 miles or so from San Francisco where it did major damage and Oakland where it dropped the Cyprus freeway. Must be what is in the subsoil that matters.
Yeah OK the whole thing sounded pretty crazy to me but I just went down to put tires on my car at the local Wheel Center. The dealer wanted my name address and phone number even though I was paying cash, " For the Warranty". "Leaving the state" I said so there was no need. So after placing all 4 tires in back of my car, I told him I was getting them mounted somewhere else as I have Mag wheels and could get them mounted free. Again out came the paperwork and the dealer asked me if I was sure that this was the car that the tires were going on, I said yes and the dealer proceeded to try and write down the VIN number of the car. I asked why and he said , since the Firestone fiasco it was the store policy to write down the number of the car and send it to corporate. I then asked him if there was anyway I could just buy tires and leave. Never came up before he said and then yes he let me leave without id but how do I know if he wrote down my license plate or not or got the vin? Paranoid? Yup but I used to sell tire and we never had any restrictions on sale. The guy today sure didn't seem happy not knowing where his tires were going. Then I came home and read this about tracing tires. Now all the dealers responses seemed reasonable but......?
So I could be cited for the clerk accidentally putting my license on the demagnitizing pad at the store or my putting my license on my speakers? Yeah right, lawyers making millions due to stupid laws. People have been faking id's for generations and I know "real" fakes will be out there before the test machines are, just like the holographic Visa bird was. There is no such thing as a foolproof ID and there is no such thing as a impenetrable data base, the sooner we admit this the sooner life will be easier for us all.
I'm sorry am I the only one that wipes out this info on their license? Cops hate it but I don't care and have never gotten in trouble for it. Magnets are our friends. About the bar oh well there is probably one down the street that doesn't do this and if bars start losing patronage over this I'm sure their rules would change.
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Hey when I worked in Silicon Valley (1980's)the same practices occurred. I got my first house from the bonus I received when the Teamsters failed at organizing ITT. We were continually told in staff meeting if the union succeeded,production was going to Taiwan, which it did anyway, lol. BTW didn't I read where Nike and Kmart and Apple (forgive me, I know its /.) all were accused of using slave labor in foreign lands? Everyone is doing it ain't a very good excuse, but it's true. I can afford WalMart, and I love their return policy, I once got a LoTr game for my birthday without the cd, took it to WalMart and, without a receipt, got my game. The world is full of evil nasty things, but ya gotta live.
Cart
Agreed, any secure job I've worked on I'm surprised they let you leave with the air in your lungs. Cameras, scales, metal detectors, entry through a small cubicle, sealed coffins we called them. Couldn't enter or leave unless a guard several miles away released the coffin, surprised no one died in that. Just speculation here but seeing how it's impossible in my mind to walk out with a server in a secure installation the obvious thought is that this was supposed to happen and whatever was on that server someone wanted either to see or destroy. But then I read too many books. Teleportation of a server seems even harder to believe though.
Cart
So Dx10 is being replaced? Who cares? Now you see I got a 8800 gtx with a 22" flat screen, and I don't care, because, Dx10 sucks. I have a system across the room with a 7600 gtx card and the difference between the two is barely noticeable. At first I thought it was me but after seeing some examples online between dx10 and dx9, ya gotta laugh. "You can see the cobblestones so much further in the distance in Dx10" " oh and "look the vines on the wall don't even show up in dx9" Uh huh. I know the programming will get better, at least I hope. Only good news here is I can do all the cool new graphic stuff in Vista!!! That crap didn't even keep the kids interested for the day, lol. Well good news for me is Ubuntu and Mint both work well with my setup.
Cart
everything, when they are done with us, guess who's next? We are gonna bring "freedom" to the world, or else!! damnit!
Cartman
20 bucks, same as downtown
Cart
Well this summer in an English class I wrote a paper in Open Office. Something changed in my header format when opened in whatever MS product the teacher used. Lost some points and joined a group petitioning to allow the use of Open Office. It's just a junior college and you would think this would be a slam dunk. First reccomendation was why didn't I buy the latest MS offering in the Student Store with my Student Discount. Well nobody wanted to listen to my responses to this (But there is a program that will work on everybodies computer and it's FREE!!). So yeah there is a copy of MS office on the other side of this dual boot, and I will use it the next time I write a paper for class. I am so looking forward to the learning curve.
Cart
"Burn down the Mission, people we just got to try"
Always happens, just when I think /. is getting to .........
along comes a member of my tribe
wish I had points
great comment
So from BBS to Internet to a giant BBS.... what progress.... I like it
Never been there huh? Married, mortgage, 4am is the ONLY time you have to read /.
Cart
Heck I'm looking beyond Iraq and wondering how long until the video feed can be modified enough so the "video game" players can't tell the targets. then the fun begins, is it Baghdad or New York City? EC
Works for television too, wonder if anybody realized that the TV was just a portal for advertising we let in our home. Cart
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm indica, purple rules. Cartman
Know just what your talking about, I have a cyberpower usb hub that has never been located right by any Linux distro I've tried, and I've tried a bunch. My biggest problem now is I upgraded for Vista and now when I dual boot into Linux the new stuff ain't recognized. I have a 22'' Samsung monitor that Linux(Ubuntu 7.4) only gives a few choices of resolution, none of which are bearable. My MFC unit made by Brother keeps coming up as a printer, then fax, then a copier, doesn't matter none of them work, except in Vista. Ah well, wish I had the time to spare, to research these problems, but I got a 46 Ford in the garage that I'm doing everything in my power to break 12's in the quarter and just like a good women she demands all my time. Yeah maybe I'm looking for a toaster, but then most of us, I think, really are. Cartman
yup Vista blocks
Like your list better EC
Sorry I spent 1 hour and 5 phone calls getting my parents off my family plan. Kept getting sent to wrong extension and then cut off so do these 5 calls count against me? Stupidity can exist on bothsides of the call. Sometimes at the same time. EC
Did anybody even notice when 2 liters replaced the quart bottle? If we went to bed tonight and got up in the morning and the US was on metric people would bitch the first day, barely notice the second and not care by the third. Does anybody really care how many liters it takes to fill your car? The only people who would pitch a fit would be the people who make measuring devices. Give them some kind of tax break and just change. By this time next month nobody would remember what a gallon was. Oh and then maybe we could LAND on Mars instead of crashing into it.
Done and done the night I tried die hard. Sent email to the first person on the first web page at your site. Will now try your address.
Installed it, Firefox became unusable due to freezing up continually, removed it. Thanks anyway.
I think the earthquake you are referring to is the Loma Prieta (sp?) earthquake. This was the epicenter about 50 miles or so from San Francisco where it did major damage and Oakland where it dropped the Cyprus freeway. Must be what is in the subsoil that matters.
Yeah OK the whole thing sounded pretty crazy to me but I just went down to put tires on my car at the local Wheel Center. The dealer wanted my name address and phone number even though I was paying cash, " For the Warranty". "Leaving the state" I said so there was no need. So after placing all 4 tires in back of my car, I told him I was getting them mounted somewhere else as I have Mag wheels and could get them mounted free. Again out came the paperwork and the dealer asked me if I was sure that this was the car that the tires were going on, I said yes and the dealer proceeded to try and write down the VIN number of the car. I asked why and he said , since the Firestone fiasco it was the store policy to write down the number of the car and send it to corporate. I then asked him if there was anyway I could just buy tires and leave. Never came up before he said and then yes he let me leave without id but how do I know if he wrote down my license plate or not or got the vin? Paranoid? Yup but I used to sell tire and we never had any restrictions on sale. The guy today sure didn't seem happy not knowing where his tires were going. Then I came home and read this about tracing tires. Now all the dealers responses seemed reasonable but......?
Jimmy Smitts he never got his chance!
So I could be cited for the clerk accidentally putting my license on the demagnitizing pad at the store or my putting my license on my speakers? Yeah right, lawyers making millions due to stupid laws. People have been faking id's for generations and I know "real" fakes will be out there before the test machines are, just like the holographic Visa bird was. There is no such thing as a foolproof ID and there is no such thing as a impenetrable data base, the sooner we admit this the sooner life will be easier for us all.
I'm sorry am I the only one that wipes out this info on their license? Cops hate it but I don't care and have never gotten in trouble for it. Magnets are our friends. About the bar oh well there is probably one down the street that doesn't do this and if bars start losing patronage over this I'm sure their rules would change.
nope