M$ adds on Linux Today

[David Bandel]

On 10/17/05, Rick Sivernell <res005ru at verizon.net> wrote:

>
> Hey, how about this.. My son works for CompUSA part time, and he informed me that
> systems this day and time do not need floppy drives, and they are not installed any
> any systems. I asked him. what if you need a floppy to do someting. He answered, you
> do not need it, that is what dvds' are for. 100 k to 1.2 meg required to save data or
> what ever, now use a 8 gig dvd instead. Waste not, want not. It is only some ones
> elses' money.

Hmm.  Floppy drives are $10.  My partner just finished telling me last
month that I need to keep a supply on hand because if Windoze 2k
toasts itself, you _must_ have a floppy to reinstall (or do that silly
recovery disk thing -- only written to floppy).  He proudly showed me
his (floppy win2k recovery disk that is).

>
> 2. I have been trying to get a new job in C++ programming, I guess there are several
> problems with me: I am too old, I do things in a proper manner and I will not put out
> junk. I also keep getting turned down with no reason. Over 20 years 12 languages,
> many OSs' and databases and I not worth having. All of thehiring managersw are under
> 35.
>
> go figure cheers

Don't feel pregnant.  I didn't start another company because I wanted
to.  Easier to work for someone else.  But apparently 2 25-year old
MCSE know-it-alls trump a 50 year old dinosaur.  Not sure why, I still
get plenty of calls from these 25 year olds that after 3 days haven't
figured out what their sendmail problem is (they don't have one, it's
a network problem as I pointed out to them in about 3 minutes -- SMTP
is a _very_ finnicky protocol).

Experience counts for naught today.  But as I remind them:  age and
treachery overcomes youth and skill.  You'll get my bill in your
e-mail.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
--
Focus on the dream, not the competition.
            - Nemesis Air Racing Team motto