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Post #70,136
by inthane-chan
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12/20/02 2:21:54 PM
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New Geezis, where the...
HELL have you been?

I think every single IT worker should spend 1 week/year manning the Helldesk. It will give you a vastly different view of how computers are working for the masses...
Gimli's Rules for Surviving in Middle Earth #43: When attempting to destroy an artifact, remember to use somebody else's axe.
Post #70,156
by jb4
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12/20/02 4:20:13 PM
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New Writing embedded systems, thankyewverymuch...
...(and by "embedded systems", I don't mean Micros~1's bastardized version of the term, either. I mean real-time, event-driven systems embedded into lab tools, medical equipment, vending machines, you name it.

I don't do IT.

(Yeah, I do do Windows apps when I need to. Fortunately, I don't need to very often. With any kind of luck, I can avoid .Nyet, by sticking to embedded, and (soon) Linux app development. I've spent the last year-and-a-half doing QNX development, so I'm on my way...)

Does that make me an "ivory-tower intellectual"? Dunno...probably not. It does, however tend to isolate me from those who are completely devoid of knowledge about basic computer concepts (except, of course, for my PHB-manager types, whom I can never seem to avoid no matter what I do...).
jb4
"They lead. They don't manage. The carrot always wins over the stick. Ask your horse. You can lead your horse to water, but you can't manage him to drink."
Richard Kerr, United Technologies Corporation, 1990
     Microsoft and Security - (n3jja) - (51) - Dec. 17, 2002, 11:44:28 AM EST
         Re: Microsoft and Security - (Yendor) - (50) - Dec. 17, 2002, 12:16:49 PM EST
             Lean forward and get your bitchslap! ;-) -NT - (n3jja) - (3) - Dec. 17, 2002, 12:46:37 PM EST
                 It's not even that clear cut. - (inthane-chan) - (2) - Dec. 17, 2002, 12:50:20 PM EST
                     Wrong - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Dec. 17, 2002, 07:05:11 PM EST
                         Different sections. - (inthane-chan) - Dec. 17, 2002, 09:37:00 PM EST
             Re: Microsoft and Security - (andread) - (45) - Dec. 17, 2002, 01:44:32 PM EST
                 Theoretical Researchers . . - (Andrew Grygus) - Dec. 17, 2002, 11:53:21 PM EST
                 Re: Microsoft and Security - (Yendor) - (41) - Dec. 18, 2002, 03:38:20 AM EST
                     Sensing Deep Paranoia Here - (andread) - (40) - Dec. 18, 2002, 04:29:03 PM EST
                         Well, a lot of people, including whole governments . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (39) - Dec. 18, 2002, 06:33:08 PM EST
                             this relates to Windows Update how? -NT - (andread) - (38) - Dec. 18, 2002, 06:56:56 PM EST
                                 How the hell do you think they'd distribute it? - (Andrew Grygus) - (37) - Dec. 18, 2002, 09:41:38 PM EST
                                     Is 98 the last M$-OS for very many, out there? - (Ashton) - (6) - Dec. 19, 2002, 07:22:42 AM EST
                                         Really? - (andread) - (1) - Dec. 19, 2002, 08:16:57 AM EST
                                             Really. - (Yendor) - Dec. 19, 2002, 08:23:25 AM EST
                                         I vote yes....conditionally - (jb4) - (3) - Dec. 19, 2002, 04:36:29 PM EST
                                             Start with SuSE, sure. - (admin) - (2) - Dec. 19, 2002, 04:40:56 PM EST
                                                 Thanks for the Knoppix tip - (jb4) - (1) - Dec. 20, 2002, 02:07:51 PM EST
                                                     Debian is harder to configure, easier to install - (admin) - Dec. 20, 2002, 03:57:21 PM EST
                                     And you're definition of 'it' is? - (andread) - (10) - Dec. 19, 2002, 08:20:37 AM EST
                                         See above... - (Yendor) - Dec. 19, 2002, 08:25:50 AM EST
                                         Home user updates? - (Andrew Grygus) - (8) - Dec. 19, 2002, 11:43:15 AM EST
                                             Post hoc... - (andread) - (5) - Dec. 19, 2002, 04:05:19 PM EST
                                                 Bull, most businesses DO NOT have firewalls and admins. - (Andrew Grygus) - (4) - Dec. 19, 2002, 04:38:20 PM EST
                                                     good point - (andread) - Dec. 19, 2002, 08:22:34 PM EST
                                                     E-fscking-GAD! - (jb4) - (2) - Dec. 20, 2002, 02:10:56 PM EST
                                                         Geezis, where the... - (inthane-chan) - (1) - Dec. 20, 2002, 02:21:54 PM EST
                                                             Writing embedded systems, thankyewverymuch... - (jb4) - Dec. 20, 2002, 04:20:13 PM EST
                                             So that's when it does it! - (static) - (1) - Dec. 19, 2002, 09:12:28 PM EST
                                                 Very. -NT - (inthane-chan) - Dec. 19, 2002, 09:37:29 PM EST
                                     Give it up, guys - I done TOLE you Andy is an MS shill. -NT - (CRConrad) - (18) - Dec. 19, 2002, 11:31:36 AM EST
                                         Well, we know that . . - (Andrew Grygus) - Dec. 19, 2002, 11:45:22 AM EST
                                         at least you didn't call me Andrea this time, 'Charlene' -NT - (andread) - (16) - Dec. 19, 2002, 04:07:07 PM EST
                                             And at least you didn't try to deny it this time, Andrea. -NT - (CRConrad) - (15) - Dec. 20, 2002, 09:08:01 AM EST
                                                 Tell you what - (andread) - (14) - Dec. 20, 2002, 02:02:43 PM EST
                                                     Only shows, some people are stupid enough to whore for free. -NT - (CRConrad) - (13) - Dec. 20, 2002, 04:02:57 PM EST
                                                         Curiouser and curiouser - (andread) - (11) - Dec. 21, 2002, 12:07:40 PM EST
                                                             Speaking of 'sides' - (Ashton) - (10) - Dec. 21, 2002, 05:16:41 PM EST
                                                                 Microsoft's very foundation is theivery. - (Andrew Grygus) - (9) - Dec. 21, 2002, 07:00:37 PM EST
                                                                     Unfortunately, Western Business runs that way. - (static) - (8) - Dec. 21, 2002, 11:27:26 PM EST
                                                                         It goes a lot deeper than that - (tonytib) - Dec. 21, 2002, 11:45:35 PM EST
                                                                         Western Business in the news runs that way - (Andrew Grygus) - (6) - Dec. 22, 2002, 12:55:30 AM EST
                                                                             Pithy summary; still M$ is different - (Ashton) - (5) - Dec. 22, 2002, 07:30:45 AM EST
                                                                                 Nestle - (andread) - (4) - Dec. 22, 2002, 01:05:57 PM EST
                                                                                     Quite right you are.. - (Ashton) - (3) - Dec. 22, 2002, 08:21:49 PM EST
                                                                                         Do I dare post... - (jbrabeck) - (2) - Dec. 23, 2002, 09:40:32 AM EST
                                                                                             Sorry to hear that... - (jb4) - Dec. 23, 2002, 11:20:38 AM EST
                                                                                             Of course you do! So, have you sent your protest yet? - (CRConrad) - Dec. 26, 2002, 07:43:11 PM EST
                                                         Whores are professionals - (kmself) - Dec. 23, 2002, 03:32:15 PM EST
                 You're lucky - (jbrabeck) - (1) - Dec. 18, 2002, 02:56:57 PM EST
                     Good points - (andread) - Dec. 18, 2002, 04:30:47 PM EST

... and then the Earth cooled.
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