Comments for Ryan Byrd's Tech Ramblings http://www.ryanbyrd.net/techramble The Second Best Blog in Utah Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:40:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 Comment on Movie Tech by me http://www.ryanbyrd.net/techramble/2008/09/07/movie-tech/#comment-352 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:26:56 +0000 http://www.ryanbyrd.net/techramble/2008/09/07/movie-tech/#comment-352 the effects of pot on programmers. just kidding. actually, it was a biographical documentary tracing the life of my dad. he just turned sixty and for his birthday I wanted to give him something more than the expected neck tie. i flew back east and interviewed his family and friends and all. it turned out nicely (for a first film) i think. but now I have all of this equipment. got any ideas for funny films? the effects of pot on programmers. just kidding.

actually, it was a biographical documentary tracing the life of my dad. he just turned sixty and for his birthday I wanted to give him something more than the expected neck tie. i flew back east and interviewed his family and friends and all. it turned out nicely (for a first film) i think.

but now I have all of this equipment. got any ideas for funny films?

]]> Comment on Movie Tech by Doran Barton http://www.ryanbyrd.net/techramble/2008/09/07/movie-tech/#comment-351 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:23:41 +0000 http://www.ryanbyrd.net/techramble/2008/09/07/movie-tech/#comment-351 What is your documentary about? What is your documentary about?

]]> Comment on even more Utah tech interview questions by me http://www.ryanbyrd.net/techramble/2008/09/03/even-more-utah-tech-interview-questions/#comment-350 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:44:23 +0000 http://www.ryanbyrd.net/techramble/2008/09/03/even-more-utah-tech-interview-questions/#comment-350 sorted sorted

]]> Comment on even more Utah tech interview questions by Spig http://www.ryanbyrd.net/techramble/2008/09/03/even-more-utah-tech-interview-questions/#comment-349 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:34:54 +0000 http://www.ryanbyrd.net/techramble/2008/09/03/even-more-utah-tech-interview-questions/#comment-349 In the Programming Problems (a) and (b): Are the arrays in sorted or random order? In the Programming Problems (a) and (b): Are the arrays in sorted or random order?

]]> Comment on Don’t Hire Laid Off SCO Employees by LD http://www.ryanbyrd.net/techramble/2007/10/17/dont-hire-laidoff-sco-employees/#comment-348 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:45:43 +0000 http://www.ryanbyrd.net/techramble/2007/10/17/dont-hire-laidoff-sco-employees/#comment-348 sorry about the second post, i wish I did a proof-edit before clicking submit, could you also change "I software piracy" to "I (heart symbol) software piracy" and dispicable to "despicable" thanks! sorry about the second post, i wish I did a proof-edit before clicking submit, could you also change

“I software piracy” to “I (heart symbol) software piracy”

and dispicable to “despicable”

thanks!

]]> Comment on Don’t Hire Laid Off SCO Employees by LD http://www.ryanbyrd.net/techramble/2007/10/17/dont-hire-laidoff-sco-employees/#comment-347 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:43:50 +0000 http://www.ryanbyrd.net/techramble/2007/10/17/dont-hire-laidoff-sco-employees/#comment-347 hah, last blog post could you subst s/joys/jobs/ thanks :) hah, last blog post could you subst s/joys/jobs/

thanks :)

]]> Comment on Don’t Hire Laid Off SCO Employees by LD http://www.ryanbyrd.net/techramble/2007/10/17/dont-hire-laidoff-sco-employees/#comment-346 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:22:07 +0000 http://www.ryanbyrd.net/techramble/2007/10/17/dont-hire-laidoff-sco-employees/#comment-346 I don't think the author of this blog is alone in his thinking; and the SCO apologists need a history lesson. SCO employees cannot be painted as helpless victims, lead blindly by a malevolent power hungry management -- or that they went along as unwilling participants because they had families to feed (not to mention it all happened during a period in this country's history when IT joys were the most prevalent). Evidence exists that shows that not only did employees aid and abet this sham, but they did it willfully and with the same spirit as their SCO executives and leadership. The most compelling of all was demonstrated the anti-SCO protest held by the Provo Linux users group. Take a look at the signs SCO employees made at their own counter-protest outside SCO HQ in Lindon: http://www.karlrees.com/sco/scoAntiProtest/index.html The words written on these signs give insight into what SCO employees think about the open source world: "Legalize Stupidity, smoke Linux" "Give communism a try, Free Linux" "Who's down with OPIP? -- Other people's Intellectual Property" "My son stole code & published it, and all i got was this lousy t-shirt!" "I don't pay for my music, I'm not paying for my OS. So sue me!" "Stealing software is not a crime in Iraq and parts of France" "I software piracy" Your call folks, if you want these ignorant SOB's working in your firm, go ahead and hire them. However, some people will never forget, and as long as I'm conducting interviews where I work, any mention of SCO on a resume will result in the applicant being escorted from the building. Lets also please not forget the dispicable scumbags that served as expert testimony on behalf of SCO, let their names always be soiled with SCO: Marc Rochkind and Thomas Cargill, et al I don’t think the author of this blog is alone in his thinking; and the SCO apologists need a history lesson.

SCO employees cannot be painted as helpless victims, lead blindly by a malevolent power hungry management — or that they went along as unwilling participants because they had families to feed (not to mention it all happened during a period in this country’s history when IT joys were the most prevalent).

Evidence exists that shows that not only did employees aid and abet this sham, but they did it willfully and with the same spirit as their SCO executives and leadership. The most compelling of all was demonstrated the anti-SCO protest held by the Provo Linux users group. Take a look at the signs SCO employees made at their own counter-protest outside SCO HQ in Lindon:

http://www.karlrees.com/sco/scoAntiProtest/index.html

The words written on these signs give insight into what SCO employees think about the open source world:

“Legalize Stupidity, smoke Linux”

“Give communism a try, Free Linux”

“Who’s down with OPIP? — Other people’s Intellectual Property”

“My son stole code & published it, and all i got was this lousy t-shirt!”

“I don’t pay for my music, I’m not paying for my OS. So sue me!”

“Stealing software is not a crime in Iraq and parts of France”

“I software piracy”

Your call folks, if you want these ignorant SOB’s working in your firm, go ahead and hire them. However, some people will never forget, and as long as I’m conducting interviews where I work, any mention of SCO on a resume will result in the applicant being escorted from the building.

Lets also please not forget the dispicable scumbags that served as expert testimony on behalf of SCO, let their names always be soiled with SCO:

Marc Rochkind and Thomas Cargill, et al

]]> Comment on Tech interview question of the day by me http://www.ryanbyrd.net/techramble/2008/06/16/tech-interview-question-of-the-day/#comment-345 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:40:01 +0000 http://www.ryanbyrd.net/techramble/2008/06/16/tech-interview-question-of-the-day/#comment-345 good job Tristan! i solved it like this: (1/8)x+(1/7)x-(1/4)x=.5 good job Tristan! i solved it like this: (1/8)x+(1/7)x-(1/4)x=.5

]]> Comment on linux shell script to monitor running program by Bill http://www.ryanbyrd.net/techramble/2007/11/01/linux-shell-script-to-monitor-running-program/#comment-344 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:24:30 +0000 http://www.ryanbyrd.net/techramble/2007/11/01/linux-shell-script-to-monitor-running-program/#comment-344 Hey, I remember this one...it worked wonders in letting me sleep during that conversion mess...of course...since they never got me the assistance I requested...and I left 3 months later...the fiasco rolls on. Thanks again for that help! Hey, I remember this one…it worked wonders in letting me sleep during that conversion mess…of course…since they never got me the assistance I requested…and I left 3 months later…the fiasco rolls on.

Thanks again for that help!

]]> Comment on Tech interview question of the day by Tristan Rhodes http://www.ryanbyrd.net/techramble/2008/06/16/tech-interview-question-of-the-day/#comment-343 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:43:46 +0000 http://www.ryanbyrd.net/techramble/2008/06/16/tech-interview-question-of-the-day/#comment-343 28 minutes? (1/8 + 1/7) - 1/4 = speed while filling bucket (7/56 + 8/56) - 14/56 = 1/56 So 56 minutes for the whole bucket, and 28 minutes for half a bucket. How close am I? :) 28 minutes?

(1/8 + 1/7) - 1/4 = speed while filling bucket

(7/56 + 8/56) - 14/56 = 1/56

So 56 minutes for the whole bucket, and 28 minutes for half a bucket. How close am I? :)

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