Re: [The Java Posse] Is it OK to..

2010-02-14 Thread Joshua Marinacci
I would say it's okay as long as you allow 100% remote workers. The Java Posse is very geographically distributed. If this is a job only open to people who live in one city, then it's a waste of time for 99% of the people on this list. On Thu Feb 11, 2010, at 10:11 PM, John Wright wrote: Is

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Could something like Carbonite solve Joe's backup needs?

2010-02-14 Thread Mikael Sundberg
If i understood it correct it is mostly pictures? Then how about flickr? i havent read the fineprint, but 25$ for unlimited transfer and storage/year sounds very cheap to me. And you can make everything private so noone else can see it. And it has pretty nice api's for transfer and such. /Micke

Re: [The Java Posse] Is it OK to..

2010-02-14 Thread Josh McDonald
Well put, Josh. I'm mainly a lurker, but I definitely agree with this. -Josh On 15 February 2010 01:58, Joshua Marinacci jos...@marinacci.org wrote: I would say it's okay as long as you allow 100% remote workers. The Java Posse is very geographically distributed. If this is a job only open to

[The Java Posse] Posse 297: Why the iPad is bad for tinkering.

2010-02-14 Thread Reinier Zwitserloot
There's a fairly long spiel on podcast 297 about why the iPad isn't evil. I got the impression none of the posse understand what's at stake here. I'll be brief - if you think this stuff is interesting and/ or important, search the blogsphere, you'll have _plenty_ to read. (spoiler: You can't sign

[The Java Posse] Re: Is it OK to..

2010-02-14 Thread Reinier Zwitserloot
Don't you mean the java posse posse? :) NB: All kidding aside, that's a great point. On Feb 14, 4:58 pm, Joshua Marinacci jos...@marinacci.org wrote: I would say it's okay as long as you allow 100% remote workers. The Java Posse is very geographically distributed. If this is a job only open

[The Java Posse] Re: Could something like Carbonite solve Joe's backup needs?

2010-02-14 Thread N4Spd
Just say NO to monthly fees and NO to services that can go away or change policies. 1. Buy 2 nas boxes like the zyxel nsa-220 (can be had for $150 on ebay since newer plus model is out). They support raid since it has 2 bays but we're more interested in having 2 boxes here. See below. 2. Put

[The Java Posse] Re: Posse 297: Why the iPad is bad for tinkering.

2010-02-14 Thread Reinier Zwitserloot
TLDR: Rewrote (and dare I say improved) on this little rant for my blog: http://zwitserloot.com/2010/02/15/apple-is-evi-well-no-but-perhaps-shortsighted/ - for those interested. On Feb 15, 5:33 am, Reinier Zwitserloot reini...@gmail.com wrote: There's a fairly long spiel on podcast 297 about