Comment The Last Starfigher (Score 5, Informative) 203
In other words someone watched The Last Starfighter. Not exactly a new concept.
Comment Talking (Score 1) 473
I was able to keep them on the line talking about random stuff, and not anywhere near a computer until some manager yelled at the poor phone dweeb.
Awesome.
Comment BartPE (Score 1) 133
I made a BartPE recovery disk with DriveImageXML for the imaging component it worked great.
I made sure the install image fit onto a DVD.
IPv6 Adoption Up 300 Percent Over 2 Years 425
Mark.J - ISPreview writes "The Number Resource Organization, which is made up of the five Regional Internet Registries, has revealed that the rate of new entrants into the IPv6 routing system has increased by 300% over the past two years. The news is important because IPv4 addresses (e.g. 123.23.56.98), which are assigned to your computer periodically, are running out. IPv6 addressing (e.g. 2ffe:1800:3525:3:200:f8ff:fe21:67cf) was invented as a longer and more secure replacement." IPv6 is still gaining ground slowly, particularly in the US.
90% of Gaming Addiction Patients Not Addicted 333
phorm writes "BBC is carrying an article which states that 90% of visitors to Europe's 'video game addiction clinic' are not, in fact, addicted. The problem is a social one rather than a psychological issue. In other words, the patients have turned to heavy gaming because they felt they didn't fit in elsewhere, or that they fit in better 'in the game' than elsewhere in 'the real world.' This has been discussed before, with arguments ranging from gaming being a good way to socialize, the clinical definition of gaming addiction, and claims than males are wired for video-game addiction."
Comment Try Both (Score 1) 380
I studied both. When I first started I wanted to be a programmer. As time went on I realized pure programming isn't for me. I lose my motivation on large projects and stop wanting to build them.
I like solving interesting problems and prefer to leave the grunt programming to someone else. This is why I work more in IT now than in programming. I have a lot more variety day to day. I still get to help solve/program interesting problems but it's not my life.
Some of the things I get to do:
- Oracle DB Administration
- Planning Linux migrations/installations
- Windows Server Admin/Migrations
- High availability clusters
- Java/VB/PHP programming
- Scripting
- Routing/Networking
I'm no longer stuck going from one big project to another day after day. I can switch my concentration from area to area as I get bored or as projects dictate.
You're young. You need time to see what fits for you. Try both.
I like solving interesting problems and prefer to leave the grunt programming to someone else. This is why I work more in IT now than in programming. I have a lot more variety day to day. I still get to help solve/program interesting problems but it's not my life.
Some of the things I get to do:
- Oracle DB Administration
- Planning Linux migrations/installations
- Windows Server Admin/Migrations
- High availability clusters
- Java/VB/PHP programming
- Scripting
- Routing/Networking
I'm no longer stuck going from one big project to another day after day. I can switch my concentration from area to area as I get bored or as projects dictate.
You're young. You need time to see what fits for you. Try both.
Sprint Drops Customers Over Excessive Inquiries 386
theodp writes "The WSJ confirms earlier reports that Sprint Nextel is terminating the contracts of subscribers who call customer service too much (registration required). The 1,000 or so terminated subscribers called an average of 25 times a month — 40x times higher than average — according to a company spokeswoman, who also noted that a large number of calls from these customers were related to billing issues."
