I see what you're saying. I applied to best buys with the understanding that the Geek Squad has very intelligent and qualified personel, and were paired generously. The employment here in Eugene, Oregon is not good, especially for IT. I applied to Best Buys as a part time job while I was in school.
The guy had heard of Linux but he was under the impression that it was a piece of software that ran on Windows, as opposed to replacing the entire OS completely.
I must agree with the beginning of your post though, perhaps they were looking for someone less qualified. I would of enjoyed working there as opposed to some large stressful corporation. I'm not in it for the money, just an easy and fun work environment.
Agreed. I applied for Best Buys and they gave the job to some guy who didn't even know what Linux was and used to work in fast food. I have a degree in computer science and 7 years IT experience and I didn't get the job. He had better communications skills.
"Sony expects to use the technology in mobile devices such as cameras, media players, smartphones, and laptops."
Camera's have HDD's? O.o
Surely a cushion of water wouldn't protect something like a cell phone hitting the concrete.
Actually, given that logic, it would cost the entire economy money, as there are people stuck who do not work for the city as well.
I assume this only applies for traffic jams; road repair is sort of irrelevant, unless you are "repairing" the traffic jam? O.o
"Our new algorithm you ask? Well, we took a look at the MSN search log and counted the ratio of keywords such as 'boobs' and 'anal'."
Considering the various interests and beliefs of men and women, no algorithm could accurately guess a gender, even age.
Charts are nice and all, but I would life to see more work done to prevent this. Or perhaps, don't let idiots use the computer (computer license). It's the only way! The biggest security hole in computers isn't the computer, but the user.:(
Sure, the internet would much better without cybersquatting, and I would be amazed if Microsoft is successful; however, is it not perfectly legal to buy a domain and do nothing with it? If we want to keep our rights and freedoms on the web, then anyone could buy any domain and do what they want with it, especially if it's a.com (commercial) domain.:(
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I see what you're saying. I applied to best buys with the understanding that the Geek Squad has very intelligent and qualified personel, and were paired generously. The employment here in Eugene, Oregon is not good, especially for IT. I applied to Best Buys as a part time job while I was in school. The guy had heard of Linux but he was under the impression that it was a piece of software that ran on Windows, as opposed to replacing the entire OS completely. I must agree with the beginning of your post though, perhaps they were looking for someone less qualified. I would of enjoyed working there as opposed to some large stressful corporation. I'm not in it for the money, just an easy and fun work environment.
Agreed. I applied for Best Buys and they gave the job to some guy who didn't even know what Linux was and used to work in fast food. I have a degree in computer science and 7 years IT experience and I didn't get the job. He had better communications skills.
"point that in 2050 a robot soccer team can defeat the human world champions."
Be rid of "soccer" and "champions" and you have an interesting article!
"Sony expects to use the technology in mobile devices such as cameras, media players, smartphones, and laptops." Camera's have HDD's? O.o Surely a cushion of water wouldn't protect something like a cell phone hitting the concrete.
Hey now, America invented microwavable popcorn!
Actually, given that logic, it would cost the entire economy money, as there are people stuck who do not work for the city as well. I assume this only applies for traffic jams; road repair is sort of irrelevant, unless you are "repairing" the traffic jam? O.o
Traffic cops or traffic cones?
I know those cones must go for at least 3.5 million each.
Come on now major corporations... play nice.
and you could win! Since none of their minimum wage lawyers are qualified enough! :D
Unfortunately, they claim they don't break any laws...
"Our new algorithm you ask? Well, we took a look at the MSN search log and counted the ratio of keywords such as 'boobs' and 'anal'." Considering the various interests and beliefs of men and women, no algorithm could accurately guess a gender, even age.
What about all those men buying 'ladies items' :O
Charts are nice and all, but I would life to see more work done to prevent this. Or perhaps, don't let idiots use the computer (computer license). It's the only way! The biggest security hole in computers isn't the computer, but the user. :(
Sure, the internet would much better without cybersquatting, and I would be amazed if Microsoft is successful; however, is it not perfectly legal to buy a domain and do nothing with it? If we want to keep our rights and freedoms on the web, then anyone could buy any domain and do what they want with it, especially if it's a .com (commercial) domain. :(