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  1. Boo To Norton/Symantec

    in Software

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    I felt a slight shudder when I read Symantec <_<

    I manage a workstation environment of about 4000 workstations, all running Symantec Corporate edition and communicating back to a SAV server. We recently had to upgrade all clients from 8 > 10 . Most other pieces of software may have a few minor glitches but don't take alot of time, this one was an absolute nightmare. First off, it was causing Windows 2000 machines to completely hang because it didn't like one particular exe file in our login script, took a long time to track that one down.

    Then some of the upgrades completely failed because a certain .inf file was set to read-only (msxml3.inf). So we were left with a few hundred machines minus a virus scanner.

    Not suprisingly Symantec support did not have much in the way of useful solutions, most of the resolutions came from trolling through support forums where other users had similar difficulties upgrading their sites.

    We are quite interested to see how the new Microsoft Antivirus enterprise suite comes out. Hopefully we can migrate away from Symantec sometime soon.

  3. Is C/c++ Still A Worthwhile Pursuit?

    in Software

    Posted

    Thanks for all the replies, they have given me some things to think about. For the time being it seems Microsoft will continue to write most of there System applications in unmanaged C, while providing managed interfaces to these libraries. So a balance of the two would seem sensible considering my employment aspirations.

  5. Is C/c++ Still A Worthwhile Pursuit?

    in Software

    Posted · Edited by Cbaoth

    Hi,

    A question for the experienced developers in here.

    With the massive uptake in managed .Net based languages (c#, vb.net), do you still think it is worth investing a reasonable amount of time in honing my C++ skills?

    My current job requires me to use C#, VB.net and VB6, I aspire to move to a big software developer like Microsoft sometime in the next couple of years and want to invest my self education time wisely with this goal in mind. Work wise, the particular area that interests me is distributed desktop managment (SMS, MOM, GPO)

    I am in two minds about this:

    On one hand, I feel if I can become very proficient in C++ picking up other languages as needed will be far easier, on the other hand my spare time is limited due to current work commitments and I don't want to waste time on a language that may be made all but obsolete in the coming years.

    Any thoughts are appreciated..

  6. The Psychology Of Metal Music

    in Music

    Posted · Edited by Cbaoth

    For anyone who has said that Metallica has no chord structure and is nothing but noise, I challenge you to listen to Fade to Black, Unforgiven, or No Leaf Clover.

    FYI: Metallica uses the same chord structure as Mozart.

    Agreed. Composer Michael Kamen was seriously impressed by the technical complexity of some of Metallica's earlier work when he worked with them on the Symphony and Metallica project. I believe it was Cliff Burton's musical input that really drove some of this brilliant earlier work (Call of Ktulu, Orion), he had a broad musical sense and was particularly fond of Bach. He originally was trained on the piano and that was were his theory background came from.

    Edit:

    I do agree with some of the posts that alot of Metal is vileness and anger for the sake of it. Loud, noisy and ridiculous.... (cannibal corpse, deicide come to mind.)

  7. How do I cope with a negative social environment?

    in Questions about Objectivism

    Posted

    Ravane:

    I felt alot like you coming out of High School/University (I did quite a few external units at University, as the whole drunk/partying thing was never going to be my scene), also felt like this in the earlier stages of my working life. I really got to the stage where I thought the possibility of finding anyone interesting in my area was 0 to none.

    I now have a job amongst productive interesting people, it is amazing what a difference it makes to ones social outlook. These people actually get enthusiastic about the work they are doing and are quite happy to share there enthusiasm.

    Although it may seem a lifetime away, if you follow your ideals you will be in a situation you love sooner than you think!

  11. Software: A Career In The IT Industry

    in Miscellaneous Topics

    Posted

    Thought I should probably update this thread. I finally landed the programming job I was after a couple of weeks ago. I am basically the sole programmer/scripter that looks after the programs/scripts for the desktop team in a large corporate environment (3500 machines).

    It is a fairly free role in that I can research and implement technologies as I see fit as long as it fits into the basic vision of where the programs should be going. It really has been quite challenging so far as the previous coder did little to no documentation for most of his code, so I have had to learn and adapt very quickly.

    For any of the other VB.net/6 programmers out there, if you know of any good tools for planning and maintaining VB code it would be good if you could chuck links to them in here! thanks.

  18. Pop's Great Lyricists

    in Music

    Posted

    Well I don't like Ben Harper or his politics and I don't really like many of his songs, but I do like the one below, it has great personal significance for some things and people I have delt with in my life. I think there is a definate sense of hope and self-esteem in the lyrics.

    I'll Rise - Ben Harper

    You may write me down in history

    With your bitter twisted lies

    You may trod me down in the very dirt

    And still like the dust I’ll rise

    Does my happiness upset you

    Why are you best with gloom

    Cause I laugh like I’ve got an oil well

    Pumpin’ in my living room

    So you may shoot me with your words

    You may cut me with your eyes

    And I’ll rise

    I’ll rise

    I’ll rise

    Out of the shacks of history’s shame

    Up from a past rooted in pain

    I’ll rise

    I’ll rise

    I’ll rise

    Now did you want to see me broken

    Bowed head and lowered eyes

    Shoulders fallen down like tear drops

    Weakened by my soulful cries

    Does my confidence upset you

    Don’t you take it awful hard

    Cause I walk like I’ve got a diamond mine

    Breakin’ up in my front yard

    So you may shoot me with your words

    You may cut me with your eyes

    And I’ll rise

    I’ll rise

    I’ll rise

    Out of the shacks of history’s shame

    Up from a past rooted in pain

    I’ll rise

    I’ll rise

    I’ll rise

    So you may write me down in history

    With your bitter twisted lies

    You may trod me down in the very dirt

    And still like the dust I’ll rise

    Does my happiness upset you

    Why are you best with gloom

    Cause I laugh like I’ve got a goldmine

    Diggin’ up in my living room

    So you may shoot me with your words

    You may cut me with your eyes

    And I’ll rise

    I’ll rise

    I’ll rise

    Out of the shacks of history’s shame

    Up from a past rooted in pain

    I’ll rise

    I’ll rise

    I’ll rise

  19. Mixed Feelings On The Godfather Series?

    in Movies, Shows, and Theatre

    Posted

    Hey,

    Bought The Godfather DVD box set the other day. Prior to this I had never seen any of the movies. I sat down and watched one each night and was suitably impressed (especially 1 and 2).

    I do have to say I felt an ethical struggle throughout. I found moments such as Vito Corleone's journey and establishment in America (part 2 flashbacks) quite inspirational, on the other hand there seemed to always be lurking a terrible sense of life throughout parts of the film. Did anyone else struggle with this throughout these movies?

    I found strongly masculine representation of the main male characters very refreshing, I think this is happening less and less in movies.

    Any thoughts from people here on these films?

    - David

  23. Objectivist Guidelines In Programming?

    in Software

    Posted · Edited by softwareNerd

    Hi Guys,

    As a programmer I have been going over in my mind the idea of applying Objectivist principles to the process of making computer programs. I am currently reading The Fountainhead and find Rand's application of Objectivism to the field of architecture fascinating and compelling.

    I am interested if the experienced Objectivists/programmers here have any objectivist principles they go by in there field of programming and if this goes against the grain of how programming is currently taught in formal institutions?

    - David

    (Edited to capitalize "Objectivist/m" - sNerd)

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