I find it amusing that you question somebody else's publicly known conviction anonymously. Shall we infer that perhaps you lack faith in your own convictions?
A) Many of the same people who want to do away with private ownership of guns also oppose the death penalty under any circumstances.
B) Criminals in regions that still employ the death penalty kidnap, rape and kill despite the consequences of being caught. Crazy, right? Criminals ignore laws and punishment!! We *really* ought to try and reach them. Maybe a PSA?
You know, like, when somebody makes a subtle joke, and then somebody else kind of gets that joke, but doesn't know it was a joke, and then makes the obvious joke based on the subtle joke that they didn't know was the joke and ruins both jokes? And then everybody else just gets a little uncomfortable, and says something like "hm... yeah..."
Just in case it hasn't been asked yet, were these sticks from workstations or servers? ECC or non-ECC, buffered or unbuffered, etc.? Can't really mix types, so if it's server RAM, for practical purposes, it's not going to work in home/school PCs.
And this is where somebody needs to out-nerd me and tell me how I'm wrong and call me names.
Why, you may ask? Because it's a silly double standard - for example, it's a well known fact that Edgar Allen Poe, considered one of the greatest poets of all time, married his 13-year-old cousin less than 2 centuries ago, yet nobody calls him a(n inbred) pedophile, nor do they accuse his readership of supporting pedophilia.
Interesting... I actually worked for them back in 98/99. Where did you interview?
The office I worked at was formerly Microcom, and had been acquired by Compaq shortly before I started. Early on, it was still very much a Microcom atmosphere, and I loved working with such creative and brilliant people in such a (relatively) small environment. Everybody knew mostly everybody else, there didn't seem to be much friction (that I could tell), and opportunities for learning and growth abounded for a young guy like me (college co-op). My time there during that period shaped what my ideal working environment was.
After about, say, six months the corporate hooks began to take a firm hold. The opposite of a college campus. Lots and lots of red tape, waste (projects that people had spent years working on suddenly just scrapped and equipment junked), and commands from afar. Most of the real talent left to begin new companies. Around the same time is when Compaq started buying up other companies, including DEC. Talk about an unhappy marriage. Our manager left, and was replaced by a guy from DEC who told us, flat out, that he didn't want anything to do with our team, we are an inconvenience to him, and the less he hears from us the better. It became a very sad, monotonous place to work. During this period (now as a part-time, hourly employee as I finished school), my wide-eyed optimism was tainted by a heaping dose of reality and cynicism. I ended up leaving for a consulting job briefly before following my former Compaq manager (not the DEC guy) to a software company that during my time there followed a very similar arc without the benefit of being bought out by a larger entity.
I have spent much of my career trying to find the happy medium between the two two extremes. Not sure one exists, but at least I'm pretty happy where I am now.
I'm a curmudgeonly 36 year old who was dragged kicking and screaming into the world of texting just over a year ago. Between my kids and my friends, I easily blow through a hundred a day... don't forget, that's both directions. So, if somebody texts you..
"Hey U R lame."
"haha jk"
"Want 2 see Batman tonite?"
"It's playing at King's at 8:30"
"We'll get drinks after."
That's 5 texts before you even respond. People with unlimited plans aren't likely to be cognizant or necessarily respectful of those who have limited texting. A simple two-way conversation can run up to 20 or 30 texts pretty quick and, let's face it, most people are texting more than they're calling. Especially during the work day. The unlimited shared texting plan was cheaper for me than pretty much any of the other limited options once you started adding lines.
You're fortunate in that all of the members of your plan are paying their own way. I'm paying for myself, two kids, and a spouse... so I'm paying almost $200/mo for my plan, and I'm the only one with data! However, let's say I drop any one of those other lines... my bill is only going to go down by about $15. It's the core of the plan that costs all that money.
And AT&T's coverage is now terrible (it was better when it was Cingular), and I am constantly dropping calls. I will say, though, their customer support is generally very helpful.
Now, with sports, you'd expect a much easier crossover, but I can see the submitter's points, for sure. But in the case of most other shows that get imported to the States, most notably (IMHO) British comedy, they just don't translate well due to cultural differences. IT Crowd was a fantastic show in the UK... did the US version ever make it past the pilot (almost a scene for scene reproduction which, for whatever reason, was just weak and didn't work?)
The Office is another example people use, although I must admit I've never spent any considerable time watching either. How is the US version of Shameless compared to the UK version?
I'm going way off topic here, but I feel like ranting, so mod me as you will. It seems like ever since the Sonic the Hedgehog commercials of the mid-90s hit the airwaves, America has this obsession with being loud, irreverent, and in-your-face. TV shows and movies largely eschew complicated or subtle humor in favor of lets-see-how-much-we-can-get-away-with. That's what turned me off to Family Guy after the first few seasons. Alright, McFarlane, we get it... you're really pushing the envelope there with your three identical shows. Sadly, most "average citizens" seem to eat this garbage up. I often think of the scene in Idiocracy with the TV show "Ow My Balls".
Honestly, I have Comcast at my apartment solely for the Internet (it costs you more if you don't get TV through them also)... I have about a dozen channels, 8 of which son en Espanol... but I have an XBox360 and Netflix, and far more quality programming to watch than I'll ever get to, thanks to those.
Allow me to digress one more time, though... and slightly back on topic. One Japanese obstacle course show that was aired by Spike was altered to the point of parody, and THAT worked... in the US it was called "MXC" or "Most Extreme Elimination Challenge", and the ridiculous voice overs were done, IIRC, by comedians, and were genuinely funny. I miss that show.
First, let me begin by saying wow, that's a low UID you've got there!
Secondly, perhaps my point was lost a little by virtue of putting it in the subject line (which I personally am often guilty of overlooking). My complaint was mostly about professionally published news articles on "legitimate" news channel websites, not even including editorials. Not only do I see many examples of what I'd been taught to be "incorrect" style for professional writing, but I'm also seeing an increasing number of typos, misspellings, formatting errors, and what looks like generally lazy editing.
I know this was yesterday's article, so the thread is surely dead by now, but if I happen to run across such an article today, I will come back and like to it.
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Wisdom.
Yop're obviouslu a vetter typer than me.
I find it amusing that you question somebody else's publicly known conviction anonymously. Shall we infer that perhaps you lack faith in your own convictions?
Why don't you man up, log in, and ask him yourself?
Sounds like IT, too.
How adorably naive.
A) Many of the same people who want to do away with private ownership of guns also oppose the death penalty under any circumstances.
B) Criminals in regions that still employ the death penalty kidnap, rape and kill despite the consequences of being caught. Crazy, right? Criminals ignore laws and punishment!! We *really* ought to try and reach them. Maybe a PSA?
Ya, Bill Gates is the last person I'd take advice from when it comes to Apple products.
For me, Steve Jobs would be the last guy I'd ask about Apple products. 'Cuz, you know... he's dead...
Mod parent up.
Makes me wish I had mod points for your mention of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Slashdot high-five, bra!
You know, like, when somebody makes a subtle joke, and then somebody else kind of gets that joke, but doesn't know it was a joke, and then makes the obvious joke based on the subtle joke that they didn't know was the joke and ruins both jokes? And then everybody else just gets a little uncomfortable, and says something like "hm... yeah..."
Yeah, it was kind of like that.
The original trilogy didn't use CGI... it used models and camera trickery, which is why everything looked more "real".
Please be near Boston....
Just in case it hasn't been asked yet, were these sticks from workstations or servers? ECC or non-ECC, buffered or unbuffered, etc.? Can't really mix types, so if it's server RAM, for practical purposes, it's not going to work in home/school PCs.
And this is where somebody needs to out-nerd me and tell me how I'm wrong and call me names.
Actually, that's kind of a cool idea... you could also upload other colors for mood lighting.
Why, you may ask? Because it's a silly double standard - for example, it's a well known fact that Edgar Allen Poe, considered one of the greatest poets of all time, married his 13-year-old cousin less than 2 centuries ago, yet nobody calls him a(n inbred) pedophile, nor do they accuse his readership of supporting pedophilia.
Oh, I thought that was Jerry Lee Lewis.
That's so crazy... I was just reminiscing about that old gag before logging into /. myself! Must be, like, the nerd hivemind or something.
LOL, I believe the actual lyric is "confidante".
No points right now, but I'd mod this up insightful rather than funny... and it's not a knock to OP.
Interesting... I actually worked for them back in 98/99. Where did you interview?
The office I worked at was formerly Microcom, and had been acquired by Compaq shortly before I started. Early on, it was still very much a Microcom atmosphere, and I loved working with such creative and brilliant people in such a (relatively) small environment. Everybody knew mostly everybody else, there didn't seem to be much friction (that I could tell), and opportunities for learning and growth abounded for a young guy like me (college co-op). My time there during that period shaped what my ideal working environment was.
After about, say, six months the corporate hooks began to take a firm hold. The opposite of a college campus. Lots and lots of red tape, waste (projects that people had spent years working on suddenly just scrapped and equipment junked), and commands from afar. Most of the real talent left to begin new companies. Around the same time is when Compaq started buying up other companies, including DEC. Talk about an unhappy marriage. Our manager left, and was replaced by a guy from DEC who told us, flat out, that he didn't want anything to do with our team, we are an inconvenience to him, and the less he hears from us the better. It became a very sad, monotonous place to work. During this period (now as a part-time, hourly employee as I finished school), my wide-eyed optimism was tainted by a heaping dose of reality and cynicism. I ended up leaving for a consulting job briefly before following my former Compaq manager (not the DEC guy) to a software company that during my time there followed a very similar arc without the benefit of being bought out by a larger entity.
I have spent much of my career trying to find the happy medium between the two two extremes. Not sure one exists, but at least I'm pretty happy where I am now.
Sometimes I wish post moderations went up to 10. This is one of those times.
I'm a curmudgeonly 36 year old who was dragged kicking and screaming into the world of texting just over a year ago. Between my kids and my friends, I easily blow through a hundred a day... don't forget, that's both directions. So, if somebody texts you..
"Hey U R lame."
"haha jk"
"Want 2 see Batman tonite?"
"It's playing at King's at 8:30"
"We'll get drinks after."
That's 5 texts before you even respond. People with unlimited plans aren't likely to be cognizant or necessarily respectful of those who have limited texting. A simple two-way conversation can run up to 20 or 30 texts pretty quick and, let's face it, most people are texting more than they're calling. Especially during the work day. The unlimited shared texting plan was cheaper for me than pretty much any of the other limited options once you started adding lines.
You're fortunate in that all of the members of your plan are paying their own way. I'm paying for myself, two kids, and a spouse... so I'm paying almost $200/mo for my plan, and I'm the only one with data! However, let's say I drop any one of those other lines... my bill is only going to go down by about $15. It's the core of the plan that costs all that money.
And AT&T's coverage is now terrible (it was better when it was Cingular), and I am constantly dropping calls. I will say, though, their customer support is generally very helpful.
Now, with sports, you'd expect a much easier crossover, but I can see the submitter's points, for sure. But in the case of most other shows that get imported to the States, most notably (IMHO) British comedy, they just don't translate well due to cultural differences. IT Crowd was a fantastic show in the UK... did the US version ever make it past the pilot (almost a scene for scene reproduction which, for whatever reason, was just weak and didn't work?)
The Office is another example people use, although I must admit I've never spent any considerable time watching either. How is the US version of Shameless compared to the UK version?
I'm going way off topic here, but I feel like ranting, so mod me as you will. It seems like ever since the Sonic the Hedgehog commercials of the mid-90s hit the airwaves, America has this obsession with being loud, irreverent, and in-your-face. TV shows and movies largely eschew complicated or subtle humor in favor of lets-see-how-much-we-can-get-away-with. That's what turned me off to Family Guy after the first few seasons. Alright, McFarlane, we get it... you're really pushing the envelope there with your three identical shows. Sadly, most "average citizens" seem to eat this garbage up. I often think of the scene in Idiocracy with the TV show "Ow My Balls".
Honestly, I have Comcast at my apartment solely for the Internet (it costs you more if you don't get TV through them also)... I have about a dozen channels, 8 of which son en Espanol... but I have an XBox360 and Netflix, and far more quality programming to watch than I'll ever get to, thanks to those.
Allow me to digress one more time, though... and slightly back on topic. One Japanese obstacle course show that was aired by Spike was altered to the point of parody, and THAT worked... in the US it was called "MXC" or "Most Extreme Elimination Challenge", and the ridiculous voice overs were done, IIRC, by comedians, and were genuinely funny. I miss that show.
This rule is harmful and it enrages me.
I really need you to explain this.
First, let me begin by saying wow, that's a low UID you've got there!
Secondly, perhaps my point was lost a little by virtue of putting it in the subject line (which I personally am often guilty of overlooking). My complaint was mostly about professionally published news articles on "legitimate" news channel websites, not even including editorials. Not only do I see many examples of what I'd been taught to be "incorrect" style for professional writing, but I'm also seeing an increasing number of typos, misspellings, formatting errors, and what looks like generally lazy editing.
I know this was yesterday's article, so the thread is surely dead by now, but if I happen to run across such an article today, I will come back and like to it.