Yes, be a shark, willing to fire lawyers if you get so much as a hint they are slack. If they do not intimidate you and make you think: "wow, this person is serious...", then get another, rinse, repeat. I've seen people hang on to slack lawyers and complain about them for a year or two. Waste of time and money.
Yes, be nice and always speak well of their mother. Kids see everything! You cannot fool them. If you play nice and are a good dad there is nothing in the world she can do to you. the kids might buy into the crap when they are really young, but it will not pan out for her when they get older.
What the hell does praying have to do with Christianity? Please elaborate. Praying is not a religious act whatsoever, the fact that you feel some ownership of it is troubling and lame. Christians pray, and that's cool, but don't think that it is something derived from your petty cult. The action can even be deleterious if you believe you are praying to something greater than you (....wait for haughty Christian rant about how we are just lowly ants put here by God to do HIS bidding). What a joke.
Having worked with mechanics and having used their services over the years I opt to roll up my sleeves and do my own work. When I don't, I'm always made sorry for it. DO NOT take your car to a mechanic without the expectation of a total fubar. Some are good, but the other 99.5% ruin for all of us. Lazy hacks the lot of em. Picture someone who knows how to do it right but never does because they are so burnt out. Every mechanic I met over thirty hated their job because they were so tired and bored of their job.
Mechanic here. Honda has actually decreased in quality to the point where I no longer consider them a "shoe-in" for a high quality automobile. I currently recommend Toyota to people when they ask what to look for. I recommend Toyota because they haven't changed much of their designs/parts (under-hood) for the past thirty years, and they are fairly rock solid--save for oil seal problems on older model 4-cyl motors.
I had the unfortunate experience of buying a Honda Oddessy some years back under the pre-tense of Honda quality, having been impressed with their cars after working on many of them and gaining a lot experience examining their various systems. That mini-van of theirs was/is a total train wreck. I don't even consider it a Honda in the sense of quality that everyone perceives. Electrical problems, engine and TCS lights coming on all the time, serious transmission issues, broken motor mounts, interior items falling apart, loud and clunky, terrible audio system....generally a cheap piece of crap. The only thing worth a note is the Acura V6. After I bought it I found myself wishing I just saved the cash and went with a used Chrysler mini van (which are total pieces of garbage by the way).
I have found most mechanics like Dodge or Chevy. Why, because they are easier for them to work on and parts are available (and they come from an environment that is prejudiced against "foreign" cars). Much like in our field, most mechanics develop preferences not out of a scientific taste for accuracy but for a philosophic slant that has nothing to do with reality.
My general quality list in order of preference: Trucks: Chevy/GMC, Ford, Toyota, Dodge Cars (too many to list but...): Mercedes, Toyota, Ford, Honda, Nissan, Hyundai, Chevy () SUV: Toyota, Chevy, Nissan, Ford
Those not on the list are usually not worth considering in my book unless you don't care to waste money.
Because their head has been up their ass for some time now. I hate to say it, I'm a Google fanboy after all, but Google has jumped the shark on a lot of stuff. There is probably a severe culture problem or some type of power jostle that people just don't see, but something is going on.
This guy is a raving idiot. the splash screen is there to let you know the program has started. Otherwise people like him will double-click the icon four times while they wonder if their computer was crashing.
Java and Javascript related to each other by a word in the same context? Huh? What are you talking about? Javascript is for simple UI tasks that cannot be accomplished by the server side. Java is for building applications that require an object structure. I wouldn't describe either as a mess. Sure, if I leave an incompetent asshole alone to solve a complicated problem they will surely return a mess--no matter what the tool. I recently found a script used by a large bank written in Javascript that was grabbing the screen resolution and doing a bunch of calculations to layout the screen for a simple login. If you had your browser zoomed it would not work---total fail. That, is a mess, and I would hardly blame Javascript.
Biologists typically use the other side of the brain. Not programmers. My wife can pwn biology, but give her a basic math problem (anything with fractions in it) and she locks up.
My vote is Java and Processing. All this cocoa talk and other crap is just a disservice offered by people who do not understand the question. No, I'm not new here.
I love it when people exclude Java when it is the obvious choice and the one that best covers the problem domain. Translation: I'm going to learn a language but I don't want it to be Java for some imagined reason. Undoubtedly the other solutions that have been offered are a complete mess, especially when considering he needs to use this to manage information. Just use Java. Great 3D, 2D, and whatever else you need. You are building a new UI anyway, why bother with swing.
I obviously didn't get enough sleep as I read: "Obama Claims Dramatic MySQL Performance Improvements" Nonetheless it is a good thing. Why all the Oracle hate? Too much energy expended on disdain towards Oracle reduces the amount available for Microsoft, and I can't afford that.
Some countries have already eliminated their 1/100 currency (New Zealand, IIRC). It is no big deal. However, this could bring some more business to us programmers. I had to develop a method for rounding up or down to the nearest 5/100th (I don't say "nickel" because it was not US currency), and it is not trivial--throw in the fact that it only applies to cash transactions. A lot of software would have to be updated. Yay! I say bring it on...get rid of the penny. If it sounds simple give it a whirl in your favorite lang.
Wrong. By discrete, you mean inserting checks in the box. That way the "elders" see who is paying the bills. It is how people buy influence in that petty little world. Those who don't follow the rules get "counciled" and threatened (with ostracizement and ultimately death at the hands of God), and those who deposit checks in the box get a pass.
Yes, this is VERY common. I knew this girl who was an "Excel Expert," which is all fine and dandy until you ask here to draft a letter and she whips out her hammer (Excel)--talk about some stupid looking documents. My grandmother has composed her communications in Lotus 123 for about twenty years now.
In matters of dealing with staff and teachers they act like a business, but in all other pursuits, every bit of efficiency derived from a business model goes flying out the windows. This is because their money keeps coming no matter what. They can be epic failures, make all kinds of bumbling mistakes, do an over-all horrible job, waste a bunch of money over and over again, only to be rewarded with many more years of funding and really good paychecks. Gee, wonder why improvement and positive change takes soooooo long and is resisted at every turn? You have people running the show who have NEVER held a job! Kids who went to school, kept going to school, couldn't find work, went to school again, became teachers, then moved into administration where they duly camp out for the next thirty to forty years. Hasn't anyone been paying attention? No. they have no idea, no freaking clue whatsoever how to run an organization properly or deal with subordinates. On top of this, they have a PhD that clouds their mind into thinking they are some awesome contributor to society.
Oh! You have a PhD!? What research projects are you involved in? Uh...um..... Have you taken any classes lately or engaged in professional development or modern management training? Uh...um..... Where did you work before getting into college administration? Uh....um....
Gandhi was a dick! I used to party with him, and he would just do a bunch of coke, drink whiskey, call people on the phone trying to start fights, and then pass out on the couch. Sometimes he would make it out of the house to finish the dispute he started on the phone with one of his neighbors, but that was rare. One time he totaled a car in reverse in the fucking driveway! WTF?! It was kinda fun to party with him, if you could get the fuck out of there when the police came. Good times.
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Yes, be a shark, willing to fire lawyers if you get so much as a hint they are slack. If they do not intimidate you and make you think: "wow, this person is serious...", then get another, rinse, repeat. I've seen people hang on to slack lawyers and complain about them for a year or two. Waste of time and money.
Yes, be nice and always speak well of their mother. Kids see everything! You cannot fool them. If you play nice and are a good dad there is nothing in the world she can do to you. the kids might buy into the crap when they are really young, but it will not pan out for her when they get older.
"It is as hard for a rich man to enter heaven as it is for a camel to go through the eye of a needle."
Yeah, but Buddha quashed that one. I'm going to get rich, THEN get into heaven.
What the hell does praying have to do with Christianity? Please elaborate. Praying is not a religious act whatsoever, the fact that you feel some ownership of it is troubling and lame. Christians pray, and that's cool, but don't think that it is something derived from your petty cult. The action can even be deleterious if you believe you are praying to something greater than you (....wait for haughty Christian rant about how we are just lowly ants put here by God to do HIS bidding). What a joke.
Heard of a few Ford trucks going over 100k without oil changes. Dumb asses.
Modules are sealed and resistors do not melt.
Having worked with mechanics and having used their services over the years I opt to roll up my sleeves and do my own work. When I don't, I'm always made sorry for it. DO NOT take your car to a mechanic without the expectation of a total fubar. Some are good, but the other 99.5% ruin for all of us. Lazy hacks the lot of em. Picture someone who knows how to do it right but never does because they are so burnt out. Every mechanic I met over thirty hated their job because they were so tired and bored of their job.
Mechanic here. Honda has actually decreased in quality to the point where I no longer consider them a "shoe-in" for a high quality automobile. I currently recommend Toyota to people when they ask what to look for. I recommend Toyota because they haven't changed much of their designs/parts (under-hood) for the past thirty years, and they are fairly rock solid--save for oil seal problems on older model 4-cyl motors.
I had the unfortunate experience of buying a Honda Oddessy some years back under the pre-tense of Honda quality, having been impressed with their cars after working on many of them and gaining a lot experience examining their various systems. That mini-van of theirs was/is a total train wreck. I don't even consider it a Honda in the sense of quality that everyone perceives. Electrical problems, engine and TCS lights coming on all the time, serious transmission issues, broken motor mounts, interior items falling apart, loud and clunky, terrible audio system....generally a cheap piece of crap. The only thing worth a note is the Acura V6. After I bought it I found myself wishing I just saved the cash and went with a used Chrysler mini van (which are total pieces of garbage by the way).
I have found most mechanics like Dodge or Chevy. Why, because they are easier for them to work on and parts are available (and they come from an environment that is prejudiced against "foreign" cars). Much like in our field, most mechanics develop preferences not out of a scientific taste for accuracy but for a philosophic slant that has nothing to do with reality.
My general quality list in order of preference:
Trucks: Chevy/GMC, Ford, Toyota, Dodge
Cars (too many to list but...): Mercedes, Toyota, Ford, Honda, Nissan, Hyundai, Chevy ()
SUV: Toyota, Chevy, Nissan, Ford
Those not on the list are usually not worth considering in my book unless you don't care to waste money.
Big yawn.
Because their head has been up their ass for some time now. I hate to say it, I'm a Google fanboy after all, but Google has jumped the shark on a lot of stuff. There is probably a severe culture problem or some type of power jostle that people just don't see, but something is going on.
This guy is a raving idiot. the splash screen is there to let you know the program has started. Otherwise people like him will double-click the icon four times while they wonder if their computer was crashing.
Now I have to find a reason to say "Sucks the big wet titty."
Targeting platforms is the absolute worst advice ever. Everything needs to be cross-platform.
Java and Javascript related to each other by a word in the same context? Huh? What are you talking about? Javascript is for simple UI tasks that cannot be accomplished by the server side. Java is for building applications that require an object structure. I wouldn't describe either as a mess. Sure, if I leave an incompetent asshole alone to solve a complicated problem they will surely return a mess--no matter what the tool. I recently found a script used by a large bank written in Javascript that was grabbing the screen resolution and doing a bunch of calculations to layout the screen for a simple login. If you had your browser zoomed it would not work---total fail. That, is a mess, and I would hardly blame Javascript.
Look kids it's a java watchdog.
Biologists typically use the other side of the brain. Not programmers. My wife can pwn biology, but give her a basic math problem (anything with fractions in it) and she locks up.
My vote is Java and Processing. All this cocoa talk and other crap is just a disservice offered by people who do not understand the question. No, I'm not new here.
I love it when people exclude Java when it is the obvious choice and the one that best covers the problem domain. Translation: I'm going to learn a language but I don't want it to be Java for some imagined reason. Undoubtedly the other solutions that have been offered are a complete mess, especially when considering he needs to use this to manage information. Just use Java. Great 3D, 2D, and whatever else you need. You are building a new UI anyway, why bother with swing.
I obviously didn't get enough sleep as I read: "Obama Claims Dramatic MySQL Performance Improvements" Nonetheless it is a good thing. Why all the Oracle hate? Too much energy expended on disdain towards Oracle reduces the amount available for Microsoft, and I can't afford that.
Some countries have already eliminated their 1/100 currency (New Zealand, IIRC). It is no big deal. However, this could bring some more business to us programmers. I had to develop a method for rounding up or down to the nearest 5/100th (I don't say "nickel" because it was not US currency), and it is not trivial--throw in the fact that it only applies to cash transactions. A lot of software would have to be updated. Yay! I say bring it on...get rid of the penny. If it sounds simple give it a whirl in your favorite lang.
Wrong. By discrete, you mean inserting checks in the box. That way the "elders" see who is paying the bills. It is how people buy influence in that petty little world. Those who don't follow the rules get "counciled" and threatened (with ostracizement and ultimately death at the hands of God), and those who deposit checks in the box get a pass.
Yes, this is VERY common. I knew this girl who was an "Excel Expert," which is all fine and dandy until you ask here to draft a letter and she whips out her hammer (Excel)--talk about some stupid looking documents. My grandmother has composed her communications in Lotus 123 for about twenty years now.
In matters of dealing with staff and teachers they act like a business, but in all other pursuits, every bit of efficiency derived from a business model goes flying out the windows. This is because their money keeps coming no matter what. They can be epic failures, make all kinds of bumbling mistakes, do an over-all horrible job, waste a bunch of money over and over again, only to be rewarded with many more years of funding and really good paychecks. Gee, wonder why improvement and positive change takes soooooo long and is resisted at every turn? You have people running the show who have NEVER held a job! Kids who went to school, kept going to school, couldn't find work, went to school again, became teachers, then moved into administration where they duly camp out for the next thirty to forty years. Hasn't anyone been paying attention? No. they have no idea, no freaking clue whatsoever how to run an organization properly or deal with subordinates. On top of this, they have a PhD that clouds their mind into thinking they are some awesome contributor to society.
Oh! You have a PhD!? What research projects are you involved in? Uh...um..... Have you taken any classes lately or engaged in professional development or modern management training? Uh...um..... Where did you work before getting into college administration? Uh....um....
I think I need a mail order PhD too!!
Gandhi was a dick! I used to party with him, and he would just do a bunch of coke, drink whiskey, call people on the phone trying to start fights, and then pass out on the couch. Sometimes he would make it out of the house to finish the dispute he started on the phone with one of his neighbors, but that was rare. One time he totaled a car in reverse in the fucking driveway! WTF?! It was kinda fun to party with him, if you could get the fuck out of there when the police came. Good times.
All the videos need reworked as well.