Having organized talks like this before (on the student side) and seen a few turn into marketing hype disasters, this is definitely good advice. Also avoid having recruiters and anyone else involved in HR talk (technical hiring managers are typically better, but you still have to be careful).
Sometimes it is a good idea to allow a little compromise and tell the reps that you'd be okay with two or three company marketing slides, but no more.
I highly recommend the Seagate Barracuda ATA drives. Mine is extremely quiet and gave me back quality sleep that I had been losing to some squeaky, loud SCSI drives. Seriously though, if you have the few bucks to spend (I think I paid $100 for my 80GB drive, a while back), get one of these drives, but forget about the hacks listed in that article. The drive is quiet enough that there is little to be gained from fancy mounting.
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C&W Bails Out
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· Score: 3, Insightful
You might want to think twice before buying a losing business. Just because the upfront price is a bargin doesn't mean you won't be losing money through your nose.
The rating is for your organization (or lack thereof).:-)
Here at CMU, many people do refer to Level 0 and Level -1 as if they existed (typically in a joking manner to describe horror situations where Level 1 is way too honorable).
Yes. If you paid attention during class, you have a good idea for what order things happened in and this isn't a problem (go low-tech and look at the syllabus if you really can't remember).
Use a pencil and paper for notes and tests (aside: why do people use pens on engineering tests???). Use the computer for reports and presentations.
Have you ever seriously reused scotch tape, duct tape, or electrical tape? I think one sticking is probably good enough for a lot of common applications.
I second any recommendation for Focus keyboards. I used one for years (until mine finally broke:( ). I don't remember the model, but mine had a great clicky feel (though not a rough, tough spring like the IBMs). The only thing that bugged me was that the caps/scroll/num-lock keys didn't click, and I had a bad tendency of accidently turning on the silent capslock.
With my past two bank accounts, the banks initially only supported IE. They have since made a transition such that Mozilla works fine on both of them. I'm quite happy.
BTW, what browser supports SSH sessions, and why would you want SSH in your web browser? SSL, maybe.
> things like the position of the antenna on your car become important.
The position of the antenna is not likely to change, unless the antenna falls off in an accident or is removed by some hoodlums who want more metal for own oversized spoiler.
The ones I mentioned are all either in bankrupcy or heading quickly towards bankrupcy court, as we speak. Their ticket pricing is downright nutty.
The only major airline that's doing well right now is Southwest, and they keep it simple. If anyone from Southwest is reading, please add beautiful, sunny Pittsburgh to your routes!:-)
Seeing the current state of the airlines, they're all set to go right out of business. Somehow I question this business model.:)
Now I'm not complaining at much about my $240 ticket from Pittsburgh to San Diego, except that now it's under $200. How do they expect to stay in business, again?
> maybe the person responsible for updating the careers page got fired?
Apparently that happened to their support page people a few years back, but not by any organized plan by the firing people (the support page people worked in all sorts of different groups). Suddenly, one day they didn't have anyone who knew how to update the support pages!
Personally, I never like NX/View as much as AttachMate InfoConnect, though NX/View seemed to be the dominent T27 emulator at Unisys (my office was right next to the processor group).
It's definitely an impressive machine and a well-kept secret in computing. I wish there were more machines with the memory protections like in the A Series. It's amazing that after 30 - 40 years, the common machines still allow programmers to prance around with random pointers.
Having worked with the A-Series for almost 4 years, I agree that the hardware and software are very different from anything else you've seen.
There are plenty of other ways programmers could have chosen for you to interact with the application (e.g. intuitive, consistent, robust forms-mode menus). I actually long for a way of sending messages to programs in unix like I could on the A. Their facility is basically a set of generalized signals to tasks, with user-defined data tagged on the side (file not found? Tell it to find another use another filename, etc...).
The machine also handles exceptional conditions gracefully. For example, what happens to most unix programs when they run out of disk space? In my experience, most segfault, crash, or hit infinite loops. On the A, the MCP suspends the task, notifies the operator, and waits patiently for more disk.
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Rent a Segway
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That was, of course, a joke. I doubt you could put anything in tow, especially since it would screw with the balance.
As far as parking enforcement goes, anything that makes their lives easier should be completely banned (at least in Pittsburgh).:-)
A segway with an upright stretcher for transporting ill customers. Slide the sickly senior on a stretcher and send 'em south for surgery.
I have actually heard of amusement parks (and other such venues) who were interested in it for transport for their guards/employees. I imagine that it'll remain a novelty like the jetski, however. At least the segways have the advantage that they're quieter (although any sound comparison with a jetski isn't saying much).
Put the rental place near a running/rollerblading trail. Customers can go all the way to one end and back, while looking sillier than the freaks in dayglow spandex.
With that price, it's an amusement, not a practical device for getting you from point A to point B. Besides, where would you park without it being stolen?
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Just wait until the wall gets jammed in the printer.
Having organized talks like this before (on the student side) and seen a few turn into marketing hype disasters, this is definitely good advice. Also avoid having recruiters and anyone else involved in HR talk (technical hiring managers are typically better, but you still have to be careful).
Sometimes it is a good idea to allow a little compromise and tell the reps that you'd be okay with two or three company marketing slides, but no more.
I highly recommend the Seagate Barracuda ATA drives. Mine is extremely quiet and gave me back quality sleep that I had been losing to some squeaky, loud SCSI drives. Seriously though, if you have the few bucks to spend (I think I paid $100 for my 80GB drive, a while back), get one of these drives, but forget about the hacks listed in that article. The drive is quiet enough that there is little to be gained from fancy mounting.
So this explains why the Japanese economy hasn't gone anywhere in 15 years.
Like this?
You might want to think twice before buying a losing business. Just because the upfront price is a bargin doesn't mean you won't be losing money through your nose.
No, but it means Manilow will have to be more careful in Malibu. :-)
The rating is for your organization (or lack thereof). :-)
Here at CMU, many people do refer to Level 0 and Level -1 as if they existed (typically in a joking manner to describe horror situations where Level 1 is way too honorable).
I'm afraid the computer isn't going to help you there. You either know it or you don't... and hopefully your notebook isn't listed as CMM level 0. :-)
> Ever try to do a find in a notebook?
Yes. If you paid attention during class, you have a good idea for what order things happened in and this isn't a problem (go low-tech and look at the syllabus if you really can't remember).
Use a pencil and paper for notes and tests (aside: why do people use pens on engineering tests???). Use the computer for reports and presentations.
Have you ever seriously reused scotch tape, duct tape, or electrical tape? I think one sticking is probably good enough for a lot of common applications.
I second any recommendation for Focus keyboards. I used one for years (until mine finally broke :( ). I don't remember the model, but mine had a great clicky feel (though not a rough, tough spring like the IBMs). The only thing that bugged me was that the caps/scroll/num-lock keys didn't click, and I had a bad tendency of accidently turning on the silent capslock.
With my past two bank accounts, the banks initially only supported IE. They have since made a transition such that Mozilla works fine on both of them. I'm quite happy.
BTW, what browser supports SSH sessions, and why would you want SSH in your web browser? SSL, maybe.
> things like the position of the antenna on your car become important.
The position of the antenna is not likely to change, unless the antenna falls off in an accident or is removed by some hoodlums who want more metal for own oversized spoiler.
When I read this, I could not help but to think of this Novell ad:
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The ones I mentioned are all either in bankrupcy or heading quickly towards bankrupcy court, as we speak. Their ticket pricing is downright nutty.
:-)
The only major airline that's doing well right now is Southwest, and they keep it simple. If anyone from Southwest is reading, please add beautiful, sunny Pittsburgh to your routes!
Seeing the current state of the airlines, they're all set to go right out :)
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business. Somehow I question this business model.
Now I'm not complaining at much about my $240 ticket from Pittsburgh to San Diego, except that now it's under $200. How do they expect to stay in business, again?
> maybe the person responsible for updating the careers page got fired?
Apparently that happened to their support page people a few years back, but not by any organized plan by the firing people (the support page people worked in all sorts of different groups). Suddenly, one day they didn't have anyone who knew how to update the support pages!
It happens...
Personally, I never like NX/View as much as AttachMate InfoConnect, though NX/View seemed to be the dominent T27 emulator at Unisys (my office was right next to the processor group).
It's definitely an impressive machine and a well-kept secret in computing. I wish there were more machines with the memory protections like in the A Series. It's amazing that after 30 - 40 years, the common machines still allow programmers to prance around with random pointers.
Having worked with the A-Series for almost 4 years, I agree that the hardware and software are very different from anything else you've seen.
There are plenty of other ways programmers could have chosen for you to interact with the application (e.g. intuitive, consistent, robust forms-mode menus). I actually long for a way of sending messages to programs in unix like I could on the A. Their facility is basically a set of generalized signals to tasks, with user-defined data tagged on the side (file not found? Tell it to find another use another filename, etc...).
The machine also handles exceptional conditions gracefully. For example, what happens to most unix programs when they run out of disk space? In my experience, most segfault, crash, or hit infinite loops. On the A, the MCP suspends the task, notifies the operator, and waits patiently for more disk.
That was, of course, a joke. I doubt you could put anything in tow, especially since it would screw with the balance.
:-)
As far as parking enforcement goes, anything that makes their lives easier should be completely banned (at least in Pittsburgh).
I can see it now:
A segway with an upright stretcher for transporting ill customers. Slide the sickly senior on a stretcher and send 'em south for surgery.
I have actually heard of amusement parks (and other such venues) who were interested in it for transport for their guards/employees. I imagine that it'll remain a novelty like the jetski, however. At least the segways have the advantage that they're quieter (although any sound comparison with a jetski isn't saying much).
Put the rental place near a running/rollerblading trail. Customers can go all the way to one end and back, while looking sillier than the freaks in dayglow spandex.
With that price, it's an amusement, not a practical device for getting you from point A to point B. Besides, where would you park without it being stolen?
Did he get to ride on this bus?
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