i happen to agree with you on the overuse of AC. after living in Arizona for several years... i don't understand the need for people in the northeast to have the office at 72 degrees F when outside it only get to 90 on rare occasions (this had been a cool summer - i am in Connecticut).
Surely you've noticed a difference in the comfort of 100F at 10% humidity vs. 85F at 90% humidity then? I've been to Arizona and lived in the north-east US. I'll take the former any day. The air conditioning is as much to dry the air sometimes as it is to cool it.
In the back rooms of every country are the generals and paranoid politicians - nobody wants to see other countries acquire something as militarily useful as fusion, when it could be used against them.
Thermonuclear weapons already use fusion, and we had *thousands* of them. The soviets detonated a ~50 megaton bomb at one point (57Mton I think). What could *possibly* lead to bigger/better weapons from this research?
AFAIK making a 'bomb' is much easier than making fusion into a viable energy source.
Do you know how much food $100 gets you? Or clothing?
If we're truly talking about people who are so poor buying food is a problem, then I *hope* they haven't wasted money on a computer. They should be able to use one at a Library for 'free'.
Writing down your password isn't as bad as you may think. Seriously. I brute-force your password much easier than I can break into your office and steal your sticky note. Or even better, if you keep the password in your wallet, my task is even more difficult.
Nothing ever goes wrong with the applications your write for clients? You keep clients 'forever' (and thus are always there to provide support)?
Perhaps my company is different. At some point we turn the system over to the client (if they want it), and leave. At that point their IT department (if they have one) takes over day-to-day maintenance and operating of the system, monitoring batch jobs, etc. For clients without an in-house IT department, we will maintain the system for a cost...
Fully agree. The problem is now this get presented to polititians who feel the need to 'do something' just to show people they 'do things'. Lets hope legislation isn't presented on not allowing these types of vehicles on the roads.
That's *very* simplistic, and may be true of your typical shrink-wrap application. But many business systems are much more complicated than that.
Large business systems (database, web server, lotsa business logic) need maintenance. DBA's to tune the database, backup old data, etc; admins to monitor the system, run jobs, monitor logs to determine that jobs are running properly, etc.
Often a client will want a developer or two to fix minor bugs that may arise over time, or to make minor modifications to the system.
This is not your Business App 1.0 that you pickup at the store.
Speaking of which, I would love to know WHY the client has to have Windows. Maybe there is something there that you can deal with that you don't realize.
I'm not the original questioner, but may be able to give one plausible reason. Many slashdotters seem to have trouble grappling with this idea (Why can't your client just run Linux?). Typically a given client has existing infrastructure and admins. If they have lotsa Windows guys, they'll want a Windows box so they can admin it when you're done.
I work aa a consultant, and many clients will request an operating system that matches their existing systems. Unless you can really convince them otherwise, they'll look elsewhere if you don't come up with a solution on their platform.
You might be surprised to find out about this, but statistical evidence has shown that getting tough on crime does not drive down crime rates.
Did I claim otherwise? Sorry to burst your bubble, but I don't think I did. I just think criminals should be punished. Severely. If it happens to effect crime rates (posititvely), so much the better. I don't believe a man who has commited crimes (especially murder/rape/etc.) should be treated nicely. Ever. Under any circumstances. Even after 50yrs. of prison. Too bad.
Purely about rehab? Buddy, the 60s called. They want their ideals back.
Rehab only works if the "patient" wants to be rehabilitated. Chances are a man who kills a family, or murders 7 people over an X-box probably doesn't even know what rehabilitation is. And I think you're a pretty sick bastard if you're going to tell the families of the deceased that the murder will be "treated kindly until they have rehabilitated."
You can turn the other cheek, I'm keeping my eyes on the bastard who slapped me.
I don't think Joe Arpaio (the sheriff's name here for those of you who don't live in Maricopa county, Phoenix or points south) has really done much to lower crime with his "tough ways". Sometimes I think he's more of a joke than anything else
Sometimes jail is actually just about punishment too you know...
I like his policies, though I would probably agree with him more if he were running a prison rather than just a holding cell (where people not yet found guilty are held as well).
For civilian CPR (non-medical persons), taking a pulse is not required. Nor is it recommended. We were told that it's fairly difficult to correctly take a pulse, and unless trained to do so properly it can be misleading
According to the instructor checking for 'signs of life' is typically good enough. Apparently in many cases if there is a pulse then the victim will have some movement or indications of life. Not that I've experienced this first hand (and hope I never do), but that's what I was told.
Actually, I just took the CPR course recently, and they specifically left out 'taking the persons pulse' and told us to rely on watching for signs of movement in the chest, and looking for breathing.
Apparently many people are very poor at checking for a pulse, and it was unreliable.
Use client certificates instead? Sure, it's not using Windows credentials, but it's nearly as easy. After the certs are installed (couple steps) they just 'magically work' as far as the end user is concerned.
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i happen to agree with you on the overuse of AC. after living in Arizona for several years... i don't understand the need for people in the northeast to have the office at 72 degrees F when outside it only get to 90 on rare occasions (this had been a cool summer - i am in Connecticut).
Surely you've noticed a difference in the comfort of 100F at 10% humidity vs. 85F at 90% humidity then? I've been to Arizona and lived in the north-east US. I'll take the former any day. The air conditioning is as much to dry the air sometimes as it is to cool it.
In the US one can be slapped hard for lawsuits that are deemed "frivolous."
Only case I can think of involved Uri Geller, who apparently was made to pay $20,000 to the defendant...
Isn't the point of watermarks to be difficult to remove and nearly invisible unless you know what you're looking for?
Otherwise, what would be the point of putting a watermark on the downloads?
In the back rooms of every country are the generals and paranoid politicians - nobody wants to see other countries acquire something as militarily useful as fusion, when it could be used against them.
Thermonuclear weapons already use fusion, and we had *thousands* of them. The soviets detonated a ~50 megaton bomb at one point (57Mton I think). What could *possibly* lead to bigger/better weapons from this research?
AFAIK making a 'bomb' is much easier than making fusion into a viable energy source.
Do you know how much food $100 gets you? Or clothing?
If we're truly talking about people who are so poor buying food is a problem, then I *hope* they haven't wasted money on a computer. They should be able to use one at a Library for 'free'.
I see everybody has conveniently ignored the PUTTING IT IN YOUR WALLET bit.
But on slashdot an entire well spoken argument will be completely ignored if there is a single error somewhere in the middle...
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Writing down your password isn't as bad as you may think. Seriously. I brute-force your password much easier than I can break into your office and steal your sticky note. Or even better, if you keep the password in your wallet, my task is even more difficult.
Linux updates aren't Slashdot's subject matter?
I hate memes as much as anybody, but... Are you new here?
And CNN will not report on the hurricane because ABC is already reporting on it?
That bit is in italics which means it was what the submitter actually wrote. I don't think the editors ever change this bit.
/. They're more like 'filters'.
Besides, 'editor' is a really strong word for the guys at
I'm guessing (date this was posted to /.) - (date the article was submited to /.) > 0.
Kinda reminds me of THAC0... They need a better font for the 0 though (one with a line through it would be nice).
Because of this, I couldn't take the report seriously,
:-)
Nor should you. Read it again, paying attention this time.
Nothing ever goes wrong with the applications your write for clients? You keep clients 'forever' (and thus are always there to provide support)?
Perhaps my company is different. At some point we turn the system over to the client (if they want it), and leave. At that point their IT department (if they have one) takes over day-to-day maintenance and operating of the system, monitoring batch jobs, etc. For clients without an in-house IT department, we will maintain the system for a cost...
Fully agree. The problem is now this get presented to polititians who feel the need to 'do something' just to show people they 'do things'. Lets hope legislation isn't presented on not allowing these types of vehicles on the roads.
That's *very* simplistic, and may be true of your typical shrink-wrap application. But many business systems are much more complicated than that.
Large business systems (database, web server, lotsa business logic) need maintenance. DBA's to tune the database, backup old data, etc; admins to monitor the system, run jobs, monitor logs to determine that jobs are running properly, etc.
Often a client will want a developer or two to fix minor bugs that may arise over time, or to make minor modifications to the system.
This is not your Business App 1.0 that you pickup at the store.
Speaking of which, I would love to know WHY the client has to have Windows. Maybe there is something there that you can deal with that you don't realize.
I'm not the original questioner, but may be able to give one plausible reason. Many slashdotters seem to have trouble grappling with this idea (Why can't your client just run Linux?). Typically a given client has existing infrastructure and admins. If they have lotsa Windows guys, they'll want a Windows box so they can admin it when you're done.
I work aa a consultant, and many clients will request an operating system that matches their existing systems. Unless you can really convince them otherwise, they'll look elsewhere if you don't come up with a solution on their platform.
Wouldn't the tiles have some sort of momentum? Unless they're breaking some laws of physics, they should.
You might be surprised to find out about this, but statistical evidence has shown that getting tough on crime does not drive down crime rates.
Did I claim otherwise? Sorry to burst your bubble, but I don't think I did. I just think criminals should be punished. Severely. If it happens to effect crime rates (posititvely), so much the better. I don't believe a man who has commited crimes (especially murder/rape/etc.) should be treated nicely. Ever. Under any circumstances. Even after 50yrs. of prison. Too bad.
There are some things that are unforgivable.
Purely about rehab? Buddy, the 60s called. They want their ideals back.
Rehab only works if the "patient" wants to be rehabilitated. Chances are a man who kills a family, or murders 7 people over an X-box probably doesn't even know what rehabilitation is. And I think you're a pretty sick bastard if you're going to tell the families of the deceased that the murder will be "treated kindly until they have rehabilitated."
You can turn the other cheek, I'm keeping my eyes on the bastard who slapped me.
I don't think Joe Arpaio (the sheriff's name here for those of you who don't live in Maricopa county, Phoenix or points south) has really done much to lower crime with his "tough ways". Sometimes I think he's more of a joke than anything else
Sometimes jail is actually just about punishment too you know...
I like his policies, though I would probably agree with him more if he were running a prison rather than just a holding cell (where people not yet found guilty are held as well).
Umn.. It's so folks in cars and trucks can hear them. Not pedestrians.
When you're on the highway on a bike, you want the guy on his cell phone in the BMW next to you to know you're there, so he doesn't pull out into you.
a doctor comes forward
For civilian CPR (non-medical persons), taking a pulse is not required. Nor is it recommended. We were told that it's fairly difficult to correctly take a pulse, and unless trained to do so properly it can be misleading
According to the instructor checking for 'signs of life' is typically good enough. Apparently in many cases if there is a pulse then the victim will have some movement or indications of life. Not that I've experienced this first hand (and hope I never do), but that's what I was told.
Actually, I just took the CPR course recently, and they specifically left out 'taking the persons pulse' and told us to rely on watching for signs of movement in the chest, and looking for breathing.
Apparently many people are very poor at checking for a pulse, and it was unreliable.
Use client certificates instead? Sure, it's not using Windows credentials, but it's nearly as easy. After the certs are installed (couple steps) they just 'magically work' as far as the end user is concerned.