I find it far preferable to create a theater experience at home. We don't switch on our TV unless there is a film we want to watch.
At home I have better (and cheaper) popcorn, no disturbances, no cellphones (we can pause the movie if we need to as well). Not to mention NO ADS and cheaper tickets. We have a nice surround sound system and a projector (the only way to go).
And to those that think it's cool to suggest Faraday cages. As parents I need my cellphone for babysitter emergencies, not to mention medical and other emergency calling. Will never work, not even if we tried.
Could not have said it better. In Ubuntu I start up 3 programs max. Chrome, VMWare Player and Terminal. In VMWare Player I only start up a single _desktop_ app... ever... which is why Windows 8 is so annoying. It is better now with Classic fallback, but even that does too much.
On Mac I start up a few more, but don't use ANY of the mac provided apps. No iPhoto, Finder, Safari, Address Book, Mail, Messages, etc. I basically only use it because of iOS development (and the pretty hardware does not hurt).
I would say it is because SAP's programming environment is rife with business people and very few programmers. 95% of programmers I have worked with were B.A. students who heard that programming pays more, and SAP pays a lot more. I've been doing SAP ABAP for about 10 years on and off. I've worked in both services and product development and have worked in many different capacities, companies and countries.
My background is strong C++, having also worked at high frequency traders and other tech companies writing compilers and schedulers and network messaging systems. Never have I encountered anyone in SAP that would care about security... with the exception of a few BASIS consultants. People are so focused on their small part and fear to rock the boat that is causing it to be the monolithic behemoth it has become. ABAP is an awful excuse for a language that pretends to be a cool 4GL, and the SAP system itself is layer upon layer of bugs, unused code and inefficiencies. One can see a hint of a bright SAP developer here and there, but the way it was finished off suggested they cut costs before everything was full completed (WebDynpro, OO... I'm looking at you.).
I worked as a contractor at a bank about 10 years ago. And highlighted the fact that their vendors being able to upload file all to a common directory as the same normal user and password was a huge security issue as well as a client confidentiality problem (as various clients/vendors could read each other's files)... but if I could wager a guess they did nothing about it at least for the time I was working there.
Then there is SAP's resource site (Sap Developer Network), where they are still trying to figure out how to have host aliases and SSO even work reliably. Every time you connect you get a different load balanced host with new host name. The site is a mess and is still struggling to even resemble Web 1.0.
But all this trouble and incompetence is what makes working in SAP a challenge and earns you the big bucks. Not to mention aggressive and plain rude clients sometimes. I prefer product development instead of contracting, that way I feel I can actually do something concrete to help people.
Yup, I am as well. But even if the user is not technical, I think they will prefer some of the better sharing features it has.
I've tinkered with it a little... mostly with plug-ins and re-sharing options. And it amazed me every time the amount of useful options/controls/features/plugins it has (which all work pretty flawlessly)
Yup, color me impressed.
Also, thanks for the android app link... although I do not use iOS, it would be nice to know I can get a nice dedicated app for it as well... last I checked I could not find one... which is the only fault I can find.
I tried both Feedly and NewsBlur, and both did a lot of things I did not want or need. They were pretty, but when it came down it it I was losing control of my important feeds.
I had to upgrade my ancient Linux server (it was overdue) before I could install it (although I think they might have relaxed some of the requirements now)
I am very happy with it now. It is lean and light, clean and works flawlessly for me. The android app is written by the developer and rivals that of Google Reader. (clean and simple) Although it is paid... but I don't mind paying for it for all I got.
I can recommend it to everyone who feels a bit of reticence and want and alternative.
There are many other "choices" (to be idiots too) that have been taken away proactively. (Like the smiley key! Surely you bemoan the loss of that one too?)
Nay, I say good riddance... people still have the choice to type in all uppercase... it's called "holding in the SHIFT key" (see what I did there?):) -- smiley typed with ':' and ')' keys...
Work is work,.NET is just a word. It's not religion or a way of life. I hardly notice the difference between all the languages I flit between anymore.
But I guess you can choose what you want and try and find work in that. I just don't think that question is worthy of a topic here. Sounds like such a prima donna type attitude. I guess that's why I don't have trouble finding work.
I've just finished a few years of C++/C#.NET work and doing Objective C and ABAP now.
Languages are just a tool. It's like asking what genre novels to learn to write as long as you don't have to write it with a Logitech keyboard.
Good riddance to X and Gnome... never liked either. They are the reason most people using Linux/etc. think GUIs are crap (they've never learned to use a proper GUI).
I love the command-line, but I can really get by pretty well navigating and working on either Windows or OS X GUIs. The closest I've had to a good consistent experience on Linux was KDE.
Linux has always been a very good server environment for me, and never, ever a great client. Ubuntu has come a long way to try and change that and I applaud any (albeit questionable) changes they make.
Nothing here is fact, only my personal experience as well as my experience trying to help several non-tech savvy family use Linux, Windows and OS X. For them I recommend OS X, whereas I use OS X and Windows clients.
About the family account; I thought about this and passing along all my books to my daughter one day, and I thought perhaps I shall open a Amazon account owned by my family trust. And just pass the trust on to my child one day.
Heh, actually I'm not even American. I was just making an observation. Seems like I hit a nerve... the same is possibly true for the masses of the opposition. Fortunately you just helped me make my real point.
Yes, so it's higher than the eye can see, but that does not mean it's useless...
For one thing it may lead to advances in 3D displays without using 3D glasses. For this application it may be useful to be double the resolution, or even higher.
Some of the things you say are insightful, I too am an 'older' programmer, but I'm constantly keeping up... not because I have to, but because I still find the work interesting. Since I got my first C64 as an adolescent I've always felt an adrenalin rush as I got back to my computer to try and program.
I started out on basic, pascal, 68000 assembly. But have moved on to perl, python, C#, C++.
I'm a slow learner, but have deep understanding... it took me ages to get my degree... in the meantime I watched many (although not all) undeserving MS and PHD students pass me by.
But as long as I have work developing, I am happy. I'm not just an average developer tho, I really have a deep understanding of OO design, multi-threading and distributed systems development.
But things are not that simple (perhaps for me at least). I lost my job because our whole division got axed... and I too (like you) had many headhunters look for me while I was working, only for them to disappear when I called on them. Most of those headhunters are tasked with accumulating resumes of people they have no intention of hiring just so that some company can fill a quota and get the person they want anyway (in most cases this is a foreign visa candidate)
For finding work my best results have been craigslist strangely.
Yet another blown out of proportion Slashdot headline which panders to the crazies.
Nothing to see here, please move along.
PS: I would be first to condemn Facebook. I don't like their management and lack of customer focus. But this headline is probably the reason I'll delete my Slashdot account just like I've deleted my Facebook account.
I disagree. But then I have to add, I deleted my Facebook profile. My problem is my family and friends are ALL in other countries, and most are in timezones where I cannot call them easily. When we want to send personal messages, e-mail sure is what we use. But Facebook is perfect for posting updates and photos of our 1 year old daughter for family (and some friends) back home to see.
Also I do appreciate (even the impersonal) updates... makes me feel like I'm still home.
I've blanked-blocked almost all applications a long long time ago anyway, so I've never seen these "Farmville" updates people speak of.
My wife will keep her profile and do these updates, but I personally don't like Facebook's policies.
Next they will seek a permanent injunction against "The Internet" since you will always be able to host torrent seeds anywhere... even in comments on forums etc.
Slashdot Mirror
I find it far preferable to create a theater experience at home. We don't switch on our TV unless there is a film we want to watch.
At home I have better (and cheaper) popcorn, no disturbances, no cellphones (we can pause the movie if we need to as well). Not to mention NO ADS and cheaper tickets. We have a nice surround sound system and a projector (the only way to go).
And to those that think it's cool to suggest Faraday cages. As parents I need my cellphone for babysitter emergencies, not to mention medical and other emergency calling. Will never work, not even if we tried.
Could not have said it better. In Ubuntu I start up 3 programs max. Chrome, VMWare Player and Terminal.
In VMWare Player I only start up a single _desktop_ app... ever... which is why Windows 8 is so annoying.
It is better now with Classic fallback, but even that does too much.
On Mac I start up a few more, but don't use ANY of the mac provided apps. No iPhoto, Finder, Safari, Address Book, Mail, Messages, etc. I basically only use it because of iOS development (and the pretty hardware does not hurt).
PS: Someone suggested I look at : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrunchBang_Linux
I would say it is because SAP's programming environment is rife with business people and very few programmers. 95% of programmers I have worked with were B.A. students who heard that programming pays more, and SAP pays a lot more. I've been doing SAP ABAP for about 10 years on and off. I've worked in both services and product development and have worked in many different capacities, companies and countries.
My background is strong C++, having also worked at high frequency traders and other tech companies writing compilers and schedulers and network messaging systems. Never have I encountered anyone in SAP that would care about security... with the exception of a few BASIS consultants. People are so focused on their small part and fear to rock the boat that is causing it to be the monolithic behemoth it has become. ABAP is an awful excuse for a language that pretends to be a cool 4GL, and the SAP system itself is layer upon layer of bugs, unused code and inefficiencies. One can see a hint of a bright SAP developer here and there, but the way it was finished off suggested they cut costs before everything was full completed (WebDynpro, OO ... I'm looking at you.).
I worked as a contractor at a bank about 10 years ago. And highlighted the fact that their vendors being able to upload file all to a common directory as the same normal user and password was a huge security issue as well as a client confidentiality problem (as various clients/vendors could read each other's files)... but if I could wager a guess they did nothing about it at least for the time I was working there.
Then there is SAP's resource site (Sap Developer Network), where they are still trying to figure out how to have host aliases and SSO even work reliably. Every time you connect you get a different load balanced host with new host name. The site is a mess and is still struggling to even resemble Web 1.0.
But all this trouble and incompetence is what makes working in SAP a challenge and earns you the big bucks. Not to mention aggressive and plain rude clients sometimes. I prefer product development instead of contracting, that way I feel I can actually do something concrete to help people.
So, wait, are they saying it's worse than he said it was?
Or that he lied, and is thus innocent of leaking?
Yup, I am as well. But even if the user is not technical, I think they will prefer some of the better sharing features it has.
I've tinkered with it a little... mostly with plug-ins and re-sharing options. And it amazed me every time the amount of useful options/controls/features/plugins it has (which all work pretty flawlessly)
Yup, color me impressed.
Also, thanks for the android app link... although I do not use iOS, it would be nice to know I can get a nice dedicated app for it as well... last I checked I could not find one... which is the only fault I can find.
I tried both Feedly and NewsBlur, and both did a lot of things I did not want or need. They were pretty, but when it came down it it I was losing control of my important feeds.
I had to upgrade my ancient Linux server (it was overdue) before I could install it (although I think they might have relaxed some of the requirements now)
I am very happy with it now. It is lean and light, clean and works flawlessly for me.
The android app is written by the developer and rivals that of Google Reader. (clean and simple) Although it is paid... but I don't mind paying for it for all I got.
I can recommend it to everyone who feels a bit of reticence and want and alternative.
Yes it is, but "wget &" in a loop is more what they're going for... except they modify wget so that it does not also kill your machine...
There are many other "choices" (to be idiots too) that have been taken away proactively. (Like the smiley key! Surely you bemoan the loss of that one too?)
Nay, I say good riddance... people still have the choice to type in all uppercase... it's called "holding in the SHIFT key" (see what I did there?) :) -- smiley typed with ':' and ')' keys...
Or are they like 18 years old?
Work is work, .NET is just a word. It's not religion or a way of life. I hardly notice the difference between all the languages I flit between anymore.
But I guess you can choose what you want and try and find work in that. I just don't think that question is worthy of a topic here. Sounds like such a prima donna type attitude. I guess that's why I don't have trouble finding work.
I've just finished a few years of C++/C#.NET work and doing Objective C and ABAP now.
Languages are just a tool. It's like asking what genre novels to learn to write as long as you don't have to write it with a Logitech keyboard.
Frankly I only ever *used* X11 to run terminals.
Good riddance to X and Gnome... never liked either. They are the reason most people using Linux/etc. think GUIs are crap (they've never learned to use a proper GUI).
I love the command-line, but I can really get by pretty well navigating and working on either Windows or OS X GUIs. The closest I've had to a good consistent experience on Linux was KDE.
Linux has always been a very good server environment for me, and never, ever a great client. Ubuntu has come a long way to try and change that and I applaud any (albeit questionable) changes they make.
Nothing here is fact, only my personal experience as well as my experience trying to help several non-tech savvy family use Linux, Windows and OS X. For them I recommend OS X, whereas I use OS X and Windows clients.
About the family account; I thought about this and passing along all my books to my daughter one day, and I thought perhaps I shall open a Amazon account owned by my family trust. And just pass the trust on to my child one day.
Do you think one can do this?
Heh, actually I'm not even American. I was just making an observation. Seems like I hit a nerve... the same is possibly true for the masses of the opposition. Fortunately you just helped me make my real point.
Agreed! It's like taking the opinions of Glen Beck's collective multitude of followers as fact. #massstupidity
Also see Gary Kasparov vs. the world... (although it was still unfair that Gary could also read the opponent discussions)
would have been funnier if the joke was not already made in the article heading.
"from the citation-needed dept."
Yes, so it's higher than the eye can see, but that does not mean it's useless...
For one thing it may lead to advances in 3D displays without using 3D glasses. For this application it may be useful to be double the resolution, or even higher.
Either create a TrueCrypt or Encrypted DMG on a DropBox shared volume.
Free for up to 2Gb. (should be plenty)
Wikipedia hosting the image:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_Seal
Or the FBI doing it themselves:
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/financial/fcs_report052005/fcs_report052005.htm
both will have the same effect... remove one, you have to remove both.
But then again, if all images are removed, how are anyone to know how the 'real' seal looks?
Some of the things you say are insightful, I too am an 'older' programmer, but I'm constantly keeping up... not because I have to, but because I still find the work interesting. Since I got my first C64 as an adolescent I've always felt an adrenalin rush as I got back to my computer to try and program.
I started out on basic, pascal, 68000 assembly. But have moved on to perl, python, C#, C++.
I'm a slow learner, but have deep understanding... it took me ages to get my degree... in the meantime I watched many (although not all) undeserving MS and PHD students pass me by.
But as long as I have work developing, I am happy. I'm not just an average developer tho, I really have a deep understanding of OO design, multi-threading and distributed systems development.
But things are not that simple (perhaps for me at least). I lost my job because our whole division got axed... and I too (like you) had many headhunters look for me while I was working, only for them to disappear when I called on them. Most of those headhunters are tasked with accumulating resumes of people they have no intention of hiring just so that some company can fill a quota and get the person they want anyway (in most cases this is a foreign visa candidate)
For finding work my best results have been craigslist strangely.
Yet another blown out of proportion Slashdot headline which panders to the crazies.
Nothing to see here, please move along.
PS: I would be first to condemn Facebook. I don't like their management and lack of customer focus. But this headline is probably the reason I'll delete my Slashdot account just like I've deleted my Facebook account.
I disagree. But then I have to add, I deleted my Facebook profile. My problem is my family and friends are ALL in other countries, and most are in timezones where I cannot call them easily. When we want to send personal messages, e-mail sure is what we use. But Facebook is perfect for posting updates and photos of our 1 year old daughter for family (and some friends) back home to see.
Also I do appreciate (even the impersonal) updates... makes me feel like I'm still home.
I've blanked-blocked almost all applications a long long time ago anyway, so I've never seen these "Farmville" updates people speak of.
My wife will keep her profile and do these updates, but I personally don't like Facebook's policies.
Next they will seek a permanent injunction against "The Internet" since you will always be able to host torrent seeds anywhere... even in comments on forums etc.
My parents taught me that if I can't stand the fire, I should stay out of the kitchen.
I guess banning Facebook for themselves accomplishes this.
(This will not stop the fire from spreading however..)
How does not sharing your point of view hurt anyone?
Enough said.
This is?
Got to: http://idnblog.com/2010/05/05/idn-history-today-idn-cctlds/
prepend: "http://"
to the text following : "Here is one newly enabled domain with a functional website that works right now:"
I would post it here, but /. does not support these non-latin. (big surprise)
My header says it all but I have to type this text to pass the filter.