Task: How to spend bonus cash :)
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Michael A. Barnhart wrote:
I ask why the bonus. Are you now a new employee again? I.E. Is this really a payout of your benefits you are loosing?
It was more of a signing bonus really. Intels way of 'thanking' those that decided to transition tot he new company and not take advantage of this time to jump ship and move on. The only real benefit that I am loosing is stock options/discount purchase (Intel has a generous stock option and stock purchase program) since Dialogic is a privately held company there is no stock involved. That had been nice over the last few years as I was able to use stock to redo my living room and other things around the house. There is a definite advantage to being able to buy stock at a 15% discount :) I am excited about the new company though. I have to say that Intel really had their head up their a** for the last few years running this division. While they are a great company to work for and had a strong position in the market (for the most part) they really had no idea how to run a Telecommunications product company. It showed in lost market share and poor revenue numbers.
Ray Cassick wrote:
I am excited about the new company though.
That is great to hear. Hope all works well and the new leadership meets your expectations.
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Ray Cassick wrote:
I just wish I knew what motherboard was in it.
you'll find out soon enough. ;) I am surprised that you don't know though, I've spotted even the motherboards inside of alienware from their ads and been able to duplicate their builds locally using the same equipment. :) Our dual/dual at work is a supermicro X7DA8
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
Yeah, this add[^] gives no real details. I emailed them about it but have not heard back yet. I am thinking that it is probably not an Intel board for that price but I am not viewing that as a bad thing since I have worked with them before in my lab at work and found them to be a bit, shall we say, temperMENTAL.
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Joanne Cassick wrote:
He will be able to do the laundry better down there.... Humm.....:-D
Organise for him to work from home and I can't think of a reason he would need to come up from there.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
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Joanne Cassick wrote:
Is that even possible? :confused: He has the car already, and the girl (ME). :rose: What else is there in life?:confused:
Alcohol.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
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Ray Cassick wrote:
I am excited about the new company though.
That is great to hear. Hope all works well and the new leadership meets your expectations.
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Ray Cassick wrote:
Been there, done that (in my youth), got the tee-sirt. I get giddy in other ways now.
That's just wrong. I've moved to Porters and Stouts and botique beers. There's no letting it go. Plus your like what, 2 yerars older then me anyway.
Ray Cassick wrote:
Nothing like the whine of 120mm fans and HDs spinning up...
Or a quality beer to have with it. These new machines run pretty bloody hot. Need something to cool you down.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
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On the contrary, anyone who uses a P4 for development most definitely needs a new machine. Ugh. ;P
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Ray Cassick wrote:
Been there, done that (in my youth), got the tee-sirt. I get giddy in other ways now.
That's just wrong. I've moved to Porters and Stouts and botique beers. There's no letting it go. Plus your like what, 2 yerars older then me anyway.
Ray Cassick wrote:
Nothing like the whine of 120mm fans and HDs spinning up...
Or a quality beer to have with it. These new machines run pretty bloody hot. Need something to cool you down.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
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Yeah, this add[^] gives no real details. I emailed them about it but have not heard back yet. I am thinking that it is probably not an Intel board for that price but I am not viewing that as a bad thing since I have worked with them before in my lab at work and found them to be a bit, shall we say, temperMENTAL.
Ray Cassick wrote:
Yeah, this add[^] gives no real details.
Not positive... but this matches: http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon1333/5000V/X7DVL-E.cfm[^]
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Ray Cassick wrote:
Yeah, this add[^] gives no real details.
Not positive... but this matches: http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon1333/5000V/X7DVL-E.cfm[^]
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Ray Cassick wrote:
Oh, that one rocks.
No guarentees now... I am just matching features. There is probably a Tyan and Intel similar. If it said Intel graphics I would assume it was an Intel board. There are also some OEM boards from Asus and MSI that are not available for individual sales. I'll be interested in what you find out. We chose all our components... but it cost a lot more... a LOT more. http://www.zianet.com/jjustinb/MonarchComputerSCSIDualDual.pdf[^]
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Ray Cassick wrote:
Been there, done that (in my youth), got the tee-sirt. I get giddy in other ways now.
That's just wrong. I've moved to Porters and Stouts and botique beers. There's no letting it go. Plus your like what, 2 yerars older then me anyway.
Ray Cassick wrote:
Nothing like the whine of 120mm fans and HDs spinning up...
Or a quality beer to have with it. These new machines run pretty bloody hot. Need something to cool you down.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
Michael Martin wrote:
and botique beers.
Er, that should be "bo**U**tique", Michael. Jeez, when are you ever going to learn about the letter U? Seesh... ;)
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Thats not geekiness - thats her making you happy, and well...getting...no. the rest of the money.
:badger:
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I actually wanted you to max it out. You could have gotten the bigger drives too. We can tweek the power a little more after you get it into the house.:cool:
Joanne Cassick Current Accountant Now, IT Student
Albert Einstein "The important thing is not to stop questioning."
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I actually wanted you to max it out. You could have gotten the bigger drives too. We can tweek the power a little more after you get it into the house.:cool:
Joanne Cassick Current Accountant Now, IT Student
Albert Einstein "The important thing is not to stop questioning."
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ummm, strong geek evidence here - husband and wife talking to each other on code-project forum!! Classic. :)
standgale wrote:
husband and wife talking to each other on code-project forum!! Classic.
Like Nish and Smitha!
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Ray Cassick wrote:
Oh, that one rocks.
No guarentees now... I am just matching features. There is probably a Tyan and Intel similar. If it said Intel graphics I would assume it was an Intel board. There are also some OEM boards from Asus and MSI that are not available for individual sales. I'll be interested in what you find out. We chose all our components... but it cost a lot more... a LOT more. http://www.zianet.com/jjustinb/MonarchComputerSCSIDualDual.pdf[^]
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
