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Comment Re:How do things need to change to live with syste (Score 1) 551

Well in this case, get some education before you post in ignorance. No it doesn't require a lot of code changes for applications to work. Why would you say that? Did you even bother to read the interview? Daemons don't require any changes either, though you can compile your daemon to use libsystemd to do backwards-compatible socket registration. In other words a daemon can be configured to use socket registration if it runs under systemd, but it will fall back to normal sockets without. So no backwards compatibility is lost.

Systemd requires only 3 parts to run: the init process, udev, and journald (which can write to syslog still) for early boot debugging. NOTHING else is required. And none of this pushes *any* special requirements on applications. Pottering himself says he has no idea where this notion that Gnome depends on systemd comes from. It should work fine on ConsoleKit. The problem could be that the Gnome devs haven't been maintaining the ConsoleKit code.

Yes ConsoleKit stopped being "maintained". This is why project like Devuan have put their weight behind people doing things like ConsoleKit2.

Comment Re:How do things need to change to live with syste (Score 1) 551

* Samba, yes, because it's a daemon.

There's no reason why Samba would benefit from being dependent on systemd. OpenRC provides the same functionality as systemd's init process, and smbd and nmbd are already long-running daemons, additional instances of which are managed by the initial daemon. Tools like daemontools (or, you know, init) already exist to start (and if necessary, restart) long-running daemons.

SaMBa is used in far too many places to really want to take on systemd as a dependency. It's used on everything from traditional Unix systems (HP-UX, AIX, Solaris) to Apple's MacOS, Linux, and embedded devices running Linux or a BSD. It would make zero sense for them to require systemd as a result.

This is also one of the issues that many, including myself, take with systemd since it now makes it harder to write portable software - one of the reasons many devs went to Linux from Windows.

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coondoggie writes Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson this week said he wants to launch as many as 2,400 small satellites in an effort to set up a constellation capable of bringing broadband communications through a company called OneWeb to millions of people who do not have it. He said he plans to initially launch a low-earth-orbit satellite constellation of 648 satellites to get the project rolling.

Comment Re:Any experienced teacher already deals with this (Score 1) 388

"He or she" is proper English for referring to one person of unknown gender. It's much better than "they", because "they" is plural. It's only sloppiness that has allowed that to become acceptable usage.

No it's not. It only came into the English language through those trying to be "politically correct" in order to try to be "gender inclusive" instead of using the masculine encapsulation, and even then it was because they wanted to emphasize gender in the process - showing off their "inclusivity" by including both genders. The proper way to do that is to use "they".

Before that the term was never used to refer to an unknown person. Go study your grammar and English language history.

Comment Re:Any experienced teacher already deals with this (Score 1) 388

You can't use one method in one sentence and another method in the next sentence while referring to the same unknown person. Consistency is key.

Sure you can. People do it all the time. We've rejected the patriarchal view that "he" is always the way to refer to someone when you don't know their gender, and "it" objectifies people and is insulting.

People do so because they were not taught correctly because of the whole PC movement and their grammatical incorrectness. Keep in mind, this is not for referring to any specific person - it is for referring to an unknown person or group people. If you are referring to a specific person then yes you must use the correct gender.

Also, see my other posts in this thread - if you want to use the feminine to encapsulate that's fine too. Just be consistent. You have choices; but none of them are "he or she" if you want proper English grammar.

Just because people do, doesn't make it correct or right.

Honestly, if your (or anyone) tried to publish or reviewing that kind of grammar under something I was editing, I'd call it out and make you correct it.

Comment Re:Any experienced teacher already deals with this (Score 1) 388

or know that "he or she" is not grammatically correct when trying to be "gender neutral" which should use the neutral gender (it for singular or they for plural).

I would hope you would be aware that referring to someone as an "it" (for example, when not clear from the name what gender the person is, or the person is trans) can be pretty insulting, right?

Which is why it is normal to use "they" instead. It's up to the writer.

Comment Re:Any experienced teacher already deals with this (Score 1) 388

That may be. However, "he or she" is still a very awkward expression, and still grammatically incorrect however socially acceptable it may have become. It is a construct defined by people that do not understand grammar, and foisted on others.

The grammatically correct method is to use "it" or "they", though more typically "they" for both singular and plural as it contains both "he and she" and is the proper way to refer to an unknown person.

Historically the English language, like many languages, used the masculine to encapsulate both genders as well, and that too is grammatically correct. You could also use the feminine that way if you like, but there's not much history in that. Either of these are still better grammar than using "he or she".

So choose your method of proper grammar:
  • it or they
  • masculine encapsulation
  • feminine encapsulation

and then be consistent in what you are writing. You can't use one method in one sentence and another method in the next sentence while referring to the same unknown person. Consistency is key.

Comment Re:You know? The ass long time in summer? (Score 1) 388

That's not supposed to mean you get 20 weeks of vacation each year.

That's a myth. Teachers will often have to be working several weeks after students are no longer in the classroom, as well as return several weeks before students do. Further, depending on the school those teachers may have to find seasonal work for the summer in order to keep their income high enough to pay the bills over the summer break.

Just saying, summer vacation is not necessarily very much of a vacation for teachers.

Several weeks ? Try one week after and one week before .. My mother was a teacher for 35 years .. She was off pretty much all summer.

I've known a few teachers that had to start 4 weeks before students did; while others that only had to 1 week before. So it varies.

Comment Re:Any experienced teacher already deals with this (Score 1) 388

in about the same time frame where English classes should be less about grammar and more about comprehension of literary works

Why should English classes be more about works of fiction and theatre by dead white European males and less about communicating your own ideas to other people?

Who said what materials? Does it really matter whether it is a translation of Homer's Ilyiad, Shakespear, or Godfrey Mutiso Gorry? The point is that you're looking at larger works to understand how language works in bigger and bigger pieces instead of small, isolated samples so you can learn about the bigger picture of writing instead of remaining in an isolated box.

And often covering such materials will lead to improvements in your own writing. That's not to say that writing would not be included, just that it would be more writing papers instead of diagraming sentences. So you will certainly be using your grammar and writing skills.

(FYI - this is coming from someone that is a relatively slow reader too.)

Comment Re:You know? The ass long time in summer? (Score 2, Informative) 388

That's not supposed to mean you get 20 weeks of vacation each year.

That's a myth. Teachers will often have to be working several weeks after students are no longer in the classroom, as well as return several weeks before students do. Further, depending on the school those teachers may have to find seasonal work for the summer in order to keep their income high enough to pay the bills over the summer break.

Just saying, summer vacation is not necessarily very much of a vacation for teachers.

Comment Re:It's been going on for years (Score 3, Insightful) 388

Even back in the 80s, I had a teacher fail me on a programming assignment because I was using things she hadn't taught yet. This isn't a 'new' problem. It's difficult for teachers to stay on top of the required curriculum and still have time to be continually training.

That will often be the case because they want to ensure you understand what they are teaching.

For instance, in my networking class I already had a full C/C++ network library that I personally wrote for Linux/POSIX using a similar interface design as the Windows WinSock2 API. However the professor said I could use it only after we had covered the lower level functionality in order to ensure I knew what I was doing, which I did; so my library got used for the second 2/3rds of the class instead of all of it. A little annoying, but sometimes you just have to get over it and deal with it.

I also had a TA that took points off because I used "while(True) {...}" instead of "for (;;;) {}" for an infinite loop. The professor gave me back the points because it was not part of the assignment to do an infinite loop in that manner.

That said, a good teacher will know when to learn from the student and how to allow the students to go beyond what they are teaching.

Comment Re:Any experienced teacher already deals with this (Score 2) 388

I'm pretty sure I knew math, science and sometimes English better than my teachers through high school. Experienced teachers know how to deal with students like us - how would this be any different?

The real difference is you thought you knew math, science and sometimes English, but when it really came down to it, masters-level mathematics could be whipped out to gently remind you, or perhaps break down some English sentence structure to show your actual understanding vs. what you think you know.

Experienced teachers know the difference between knowledge and wisdom. The difference today is you don't have students going home spending another 4 - 6 hours every day tinkering with math or English like you might with computing.

Math and Science yes; but English? If you're Elementary and Middle School English teachers did their job right, then most students should have a very firm grasp of the English language grammatically by about 8th or 9th grade, and could easily surpass their teachers in about the same time frame where English classes should be less about grammar and more about comprehension of literary works.

The sad truth is that due to the experiments with learning since the 1970's there are many English teachers (at all levels, even collegiate) that cannot do even basic sentence diagraming, or know that "he or she" is not grammatically correct when trying to be "gender neutral" which should use the neutral gender (it for singular or they for plural).

Comment Re:Nostalgic for Windows 7? (Score 1) 640

Windows 10 is where the enterprise is going. I literally just got out of a meeting where we were discussing our goals for the year and Office 2013 and probably Windows 10 (depending on launch date and apparent buginess) are on the list. As far as your MBP, that's fine for you if you work in IT, but if you think most businesses are going to give every worker drone an expensive Mac with about 5-10x the support cost (as in I have numbers that show our Mac users cost that much more depending on their level of competence/IT independance) you're delusional.

Windows 10 won't hit the enterprise for 2-3 years after its release as enterprises are slow to adopt new operating systems until they can show the software they rely on works correctly on the new operating system (either through upgrades or migration to replacements) and is sufficiently secure in their environment. Testing often takes at least 1 year, followed by 6-12 months of planning before the early roll-outs begin.

So, no. You won't really see Windows 10 in the enterprise. Yes, you'll see some smaller outfits using it, but not the "big boys". Of course, the "big boys" will have their own Volume Licenses so they'll simply image over whatever comes on the computers they purchase to get the system they want.

Comment Re:Air-gap. (Score 1) 177

IAAL: I always told clients that it is far better not to have a written record of what you said and did. It is always to your advantage to have to rely on your self serving memories than to have your memory contradicted by written evidence.

There are some documents that you must retain by law. You should work with your counsel and accountants to identify those categories of documents and to retain them. But not one day longer than necessary.

That said. notes and drafts are very seldom subject to legal retention guidelines. Once a document is finalized, notes and drafts should be destroyed.

Finally, the easiest document to deal with is one that was not created. Business processes should be engineered to avoid document creation to the extent possible.

Very true. It has bitten people more often than not having the written record.

Though you're final drafts should also have a note about their taking precedence over any previous versions, drafts, notes, etc so as to establish their finality on the matter to prevent issues like with SCOG v Novell where SCOG claimed that the drafters knew the intentions that were suppose to be reflected yet the document clearly stated that it was the final work as intended.

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