I can't say I agree. As a netwok/server admin, I use my tablet all the time for work, just not for writing reports or doing awful PowerPoint presentations no one pays attention to. I mainly use my tablet as a paper replacement.

I think it's more: if you want to work on a tablet, you'll find a way.

I'm just glad I moved my hosting away from AWS. It seems they've had a few problems lately in their datacentres. Local Aussie hosting seems to have better bandwidth anyway.

Holy shit, when did memes get banned from the internet?

It's as if millions of geek voices cried out in terror & were suddenly silenced.

That's not what I said at all: the lazy option is to resolder without replacing the cap.

Gotta love these new style "nerds" & "geeks" these days, where reading comprehension is unnecessary.

There was a well known problem of Linksys caps becoming detached from the board due to heat. They'd be fine when cool, but leave them on for a few hours & signal would degrade almost completely. The only solution was to either (as you did) replace them, or, if you were lazy, resolder them to the board.

There's many factors at play with wireless networks. The only way to be sure it's a failing cap/chip/board or interference from other devices is to manually test every component & run a frequency mapping scanner in every room in the house.

Life long learning is vital in any field.

Case in point: my father was a mechanic until he was in his late 30’s, then he decided to pack it in & do a university degree in education & training. Now he's one of the foremost authorities in vocational training in Asia. Even now he's retired he still writes project proposals, tripartite reviews, & occasionally gives lectures.

The day you think you can't learn any more, is the day you've checked out from society.

In answer to the question posed, as Bettridge's law states: No.

As someone who runs the IT for an office that uses Office 2010, the biggest complaint is the Ribbon. Everyone hates it, they ask why they can't use the old system, blah blah blah. It drives me nuts.

Those that I've shown Windows 8 laugh at me & say "I just got used to the start menu, Microsoft can get fucked if they think I'll use this".

I'm not sure who committed to this interface, but they need to be publicly flogged. Some streaming would be good too during said flogging.

Don't forget that Verizon FiOS is tiered, so not everyone is going to be on 300Mbps, in fact, very few customers will be.

It's still damning that very few customers can afford higher tiers when it doesn't cost any more to run than lower tiers.

That's not what the parent poster was stating, nice straw man.

It's amusing, because the shape they have come to is essentially the same shape as the warp field on the Enterprise.

Uhhh, that's what the "TED" system is doing. Seriously, read the fucking summary at least.

I am one of them. At work, I administer Windows servers, at home, I run Linux servers. I have had experience working with both in various environments, from small companies to large media organisations, & I don't think I've ever seen someone as less of a person because they can't administer *nix or Windows servers.

If I was to be interviewed by a condescending arshole like the OP, I'd walk out of the interview. Working for someone who looks down on you for having greater knowledge than them is far from ideal.

Let's face it, because the OP doesn't know how to administer both *nix & Windows, that makes them less of an admin than someone who does. Not only do they need to find someone, they need to pay someone who knows how to interview for the role.

The first thing I learnt in admin/support is that if you specialise, you limit your options, for both solutions & future employment.

This is why on aircraft that are licensed to allow cell phone use carry their own femtocell style access points. There aren't many airlines/aircraft that are licensed, but the trials have been in place for some time.

The main problem with cell phones on planes is a customer problem: the cost. They charge at international roaming rates, so it's not worth it unless you're making money off the call.