The funny thing is that when I read (scanned to be honest) the comment, I processed it as "sex and beer repetitively with some other thoughts mixed in". Your comment made me reread the comment only to realize I read what I wanted to read not what was forced upon me... (lotsa sex with one drink). So, I stand by the original poster that this is pretty much my thought pattern...
This is ridiculous and won't work, here are some scenarios: - I am pretty sure I can suppress any thought while being scanned. Think deeply about sex and I am pretty sure no neural scanner will find something about my next task. - What if my thought are; hmm, this is a quite extensive system to figure out if I am potentially about to blow up a plane. - Sorry sir, you are up for extensive search because you looked at and thought the wrong things about my TSA chick co-worker.
I am pretty sure the mental picture they potentially could take is always a snapshot, and even with my ADD I can think about something different for 5 seconds or so. If this is the way to go for TSA, they would have instated the polygraph... Just sit down and answer three easy questions then you are good to go.
One thing that concerns me most is that these devices are not regulatory controlled like medical devices. As the machine is installed I assume the tech made sure all is A okay, however, what about 3 months from now...? I cannot find the article but read earlier that all these security devices need is a sticker on the outside that states that is it safe to use on humans (while no bunnies were harmed in the process), whereas medical devices are checked by certified professionals on a regular interval.
I fly enough to have to go through these up to twice a week, you learn how to avoid them, but that does not always work. Last thing I need is to figure out 10 years from now that these devices were a bad idea (visualized by mushroom sized skin deformations all over my body).
I think it is better to show your true skills, and no they are not java, C, Foxpro or any of the million other programming languages out there. Your experience and skill is on the business side of things. While writing code for an employer you are doing something that earns you business experience.
Some examples: - I have 20 years experience in designing and coding user interfaces - Integration is my thing, 20 years of integrating major financial systems is an experience that brings accuracy in your business transactions - In the 20 years of designing game engines I have learned many intricate details of making sure your embedded application provides the response times needed for business critical applications - 20 years of maintaining various procurement systems for a major retailer shows my experience in the procurement business process. There is no doubt that I can apply this experience to your systems.
See, not a single word on a programming language...
Show them that what you know helps their business, communicating about skills that are of no interest to the hiring manager does not do you any good at all (like a baker inquiring for a masonry job...). And to be honest, how many hiring managers know the similarity and difference between C++, C# and Java. All they care about is the position they are hiring for and this position is always serving one or more specific business area.
On a side note, the next step isn't always Project Management. There is always software design; security-, enterprise-, integration- and application architecture; user interface design etc.. For this you need to be able to show your experience with business systems and after many years of coding experience, there must be something in you skill set that will fit.
If you fly for food, you should reconsider your ways of obtaining food. Nowadays you can buy a box of pringles on your flight or bring your own fancy BLT. To be honest, bringing your left over lunch trumps any food served on the plane, even business/first class.
You're doing it wrong then... I am at a million and have not seen economy seats in the last two years, even though I buy nothing but economy tickets... You may be stuck on an airline that does not have 2+ class service. Again, you are doing it wrong by not participating in an airline program, or have not flown a million miles, or have been flying for the last 20 years and not hitting 50.000 miles a year on one airline, or always fly the same route, weekday and time on a plane where upgrades are impossible (planes with a small number of business/first class seats, while flying hub to hub).
The trick is, say with one airline (or hotel chain) as much as possible. Silver level (typically 25.000 miles plus) will give you a small chance of upgrades (it happens on off-days/times). Gold (typically 50.000 miles plus) will give you a decent chance of upgrade on many routes, however, if you fly between hub airports you may be out of luck. Platinum (or whatever; 75.000 miles or more) is what you aim for. Almost certain to upgrade on flights unless your flight is an international feeder or hub to hub with nothing but status people. I have seen flights where United Global Services people (special invitation only) fly middle seat economy.
And finally, if you have status, most airlines will give you ways of getting free booze in economy in case you are stuck there (vouchers or friendly flight attendants).
Am I the only one who still has his WRT54G v2 in full service? Its no longer a router, just an wireless access point and it runs dd-wrt. Nevertheless, it is probably the only 9 year old device still in active duty without any problems.
I am pretty sure your ARM250 from yesteryear isn't completely compatible with the ARM9 cores that appeared 15 years later. Some critical things missing are graphics acceleration and FPU.
Its even worse. With the creation of TSA checkpoints unsecured hotspots for mass damage have been created. Where else in the world will you find a place that has no security, you can bring a suitcase full of explosives and find a large number of people densely packed? I go through these places twice a week and every time I realize that this is the place to do terrible damage. This makes me sad.
We need random TSA screenings in and out of congress and senate. No exceptions, everyone could be a danger to the legislative branch, the best we can do is a fast line for senators and congressmen but the shoes have to come off.
You cannot compare the revenue from Picasa to Search Ads. That is like comparing the revenues from the oil industry to candle makers.
I am pretty sure Google does fine with the ads on gMail. The revenues are sufficient enough that there is no reason to abandon gMail because its revenues are way less than their search business.
Some business divisions make money and others make more. As long as it makes money, there is no reason to abandon the lesser money making machines.
Does Apple approve of this idea? I find it hard to believe a third party solution that extends the iPhone into a tablet will be an Apple blessed product.
I strongly believe that the investment firm running Skype has kept it alive and looking healthy for as long as necessary. Now the deal with Microsoft is made, there is no reason to keep the extra staff on board to keep it running without issues. This also explains the sudden pull out from Astrix support.
This is the world we live in when money driven firms keep the windows clean, until it is no longer necessary. The correct term is window dressing.
At first I thought this was about people broadcasting pay-per-view games, which makes sense (to some extend, it is not a violent crime, so felony is a bit harsh). But then I read movies and television shows... Does this mean that if I rebroadcast Escape from Alcatraz on TNT it is a problem, but a pay-per-view soccer match is not?
Only available on these devices today: 1. HTC Incredible with Android 2.2 2. HTC Nexus One with Android 2.2, 2.3 3. HTC Evo 4G with Android 2.2 4. HTC G2 with Android 2.2 5. Samsung Nexus S with Android 2.3.
They plan more, but no tablets so far... am I the only one who thinks this is strange?
I wonder if a "Click here to get an enhanced experience" button would avoid the patent. The descriptions above of other patents from this douche are as descriptive as "Pissing in a toilet bowl" and I am sure nobody would patent that (or would they?).
The problem is that the BlackBerry users would love to use Android or iOS devices. I see plenty of corporate users all over the US switching to iOS/Android phones even though it is not endorsed by IT. Granted that BlackBerry email is more secure but for how much longer? RIM needs a solution that can keep them relevant, and it is not a new BlackBerry Bold with shiny new BB OS7, it is an iPhone or a (RIM) Android device with a BES client app.
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The funny thing is that when I read (scanned to be honest) the comment, I processed it as "sex and beer repetitively with some other thoughts mixed in".
Your comment made me reread the comment only to realize I read what I wanted to read not what was forced upon me... (lotsa sex with one drink).
So, I stand by the original poster that this is pretty much my thought pattern...
This is ridiculous and won't work, here are some scenarios:
- I am pretty sure I can suppress any thought while being scanned. Think deeply about sex and I am pretty sure no neural scanner will find something about my next task.
- What if my thought are; hmm, this is a quite extensive system to figure out if I am potentially about to blow up a plane.
- Sorry sir, you are up for extensive search because you looked at and thought the wrong things about my TSA chick co-worker.
I am pretty sure the mental picture they potentially could take is always a snapshot, and even with my ADD I can think about something different for 5 seconds or so.
If this is the way to go for TSA, they would have instated the polygraph... Just sit down and answer three easy questions then you are good to go.
One thing that concerns me most is that these devices are not regulatory controlled like medical devices.
As the machine is installed I assume the tech made sure all is A okay, however, what about 3 months from now...?
I cannot find the article but read earlier that all these security devices need is a sticker on the outside that states that is it safe to use on humans (while no bunnies were harmed in the process), whereas medical devices are checked by certified professionals on a regular interval.
I fly enough to have to go through these up to twice a week, you learn how to avoid them, but that does not always work.
Last thing I need is to figure out 10 years from now that these devices were a bad idea (visualized by mushroom sized skin deformations all over my body).
Best part of such a solution is that it isnt liquid.
I think it is better to show your true skills, and no they are not java, C, Foxpro or any of the million other programming languages out there.
Your experience and skill is on the business side of things. While writing code for an employer you are doing something that earns you business experience.
Some examples:
- I have 20 years experience in designing and coding user interfaces
- Integration is my thing, 20 years of integrating major financial systems is an experience that brings accuracy in your business transactions
- In the 20 years of designing game engines I have learned many intricate details of making sure your embedded application provides the response times needed for business critical applications
- 20 years of maintaining various procurement systems for a major retailer shows my experience in the procurement business process. There is no doubt that I can apply this experience to your systems.
See, not a single word on a programming language...
Show them that what you know helps their business, communicating about skills that are of no interest to the hiring manager does not do you any good at all (like a baker inquiring for a masonry job...). And to be honest, how many hiring managers know the similarity and difference between C++, C# and Java. All they care about is the position they are hiring for and this position is always serving one or more specific business area.
On a side note, the next step isn't always Project Management. There is always software design; security-, enterprise-, integration- and application architecture; user interface design etc.. For this you need to be able to show your experience with business systems and after many years of coding experience, there must be something in you skill set that will fit.
The expenses on tickets that did not win are tax deductable.
So I guess you will still come ahead, as you have bought plenty of 'loser' tickets.
Fueled by the Gardian.
Do not forget that.
For grass roots to succeed, it needs fertilizer.
Just out of curiosity...
How many of these are available on Netflix streaming today?
If you fly for food, you should reconsider your ways of obtaining food.
Nowadays you can buy a box of pringles on your flight or bring your own fancy BLT.
To be honest, bringing your left over lunch trumps any food served on the plane, even business/first class.
You're doing it wrong then...
I am at a million and have not seen economy seats in the last two years, even though I buy nothing but economy tickets...
You may be stuck on an airline that does not have 2+ class service.
Again, you are doing it wrong by not participating in an airline program, or have not flown a million miles, or have been flying for the last 20 years and not hitting 50.000 miles a year on one airline, or always fly the same route, weekday and time on a plane where upgrades are impossible (planes with a small number of business/first class seats, while flying hub to hub).
The trick is, say with one airline (or hotel chain) as much as possible.
Silver level (typically 25.000 miles plus) will give you a small chance of upgrades (it happens on off-days/times).
Gold (typically 50.000 miles plus) will give you a decent chance of upgrade on many routes, however, if you fly between hub airports you may be out of luck.
Platinum (or whatever; 75.000 miles or more) is what you aim for. Almost certain to upgrade on flights unless your flight is an international feeder or hub to hub with nothing but status people. I have seen flights where United Global Services people (special invitation only) fly middle seat economy.
And finally, if you have status, most airlines will give you ways of getting free booze in economy in case you are stuck there (vouchers or friendly flight attendants).
Am I the only one who still has his WRT54G v2 in full service?
Its no longer a router, just an wireless access point and it runs dd-wrt.
Nevertheless, it is probably the only 9 year old device still in active duty without any problems.
I am pretty sure your ARM250 from yesteryear isn't completely compatible with the ARM9 cores that appeared 15 years later.
Some critical things missing are graphics acceleration and FPU.
Its even worse. With the creation of TSA checkpoints unsecured hotspots for mass damage have been created.
Where else in the world will you find a place that has no security, you can bring a suitcase full of explosives and find a large number of people densely packed?
I go through these places twice a week and every time I realize that this is the place to do terrible damage.
This makes me sad.
We need random TSA screenings in and out of congress and senate.
No exceptions, everyone could be a danger to the legislative branch, the best we can do is a fast line for senators and congressmen but the shoes have to come off.
I would send money to Xiph.org, and this time not anonymously.
Money to help fight the fight.
You cannot compare the revenue from Picasa to Search Ads.
That is like comparing the revenues from the oil industry to candle makers.
I am pretty sure Google does fine with the ads on gMail. The revenues are sufficient enough that there is no reason to abandon gMail because its revenues are way less than their search business.
Some business divisions make money and others make more.
As long as it makes money, there is no reason to abandon the lesser money making machines.
Does Apple approve of this idea?
I find it hard to believe a third party solution that extends the iPhone into a tablet will be an Apple blessed product.
I strongly believe that the investment firm running Skype has kept it alive and looking healthy for as long as necessary.
Now the deal with Microsoft is made, there is no reason to keep the extra staff on board to keep it running without issues.
This also explains the sudden pull out from Astrix support.
This is the world we live in when money driven firms keep the windows clean, until it is no longer necessary.
The correct term is window dressing.
Microsoft, good luck with your recent purchase.
At first I thought this was about people broadcasting pay-per-view games, which makes sense (to some extend, it is not a violent crime, so felony is a bit harsh).
But then I read movies and television shows... Does this mean that if I rebroadcast Escape from Alcatraz on TNT it is a problem, but a pay-per-view soccer match is not?
Only available on these devices today:
1. HTC Incredible with Android 2.2
2. HTC Nexus One with Android 2.2, 2.3
3. HTC Evo 4G with Android 2.2
4. HTC G2 with Android 2.2
5. Samsung Nexus S with Android 2.3.
They plan more, but no tablets so far... am I the only one who thinks this is strange?
I agree, tried to change some of the false to true, but the page does not exist.
Also, changing normal to weird did not yield the desired effect.
Why is it so difficult to stick to nice URLs?
I wonder if a "Click here to get an enhanced experience" button would avoid the patent.
The descriptions above of other patents from this douche are as descriptive as "Pissing in a toilet bowl" and I am sure nobody would patent that (or would they?).
Until someone hacks your Linux computer and gets the webcam working... while you assume it is not.
Electrical tape works best.
Casual users do not care about BES servers, Office file viewers, security and remote wipes.
They want Angry Birds.
The problem is that the BlackBerry users would love to use Android or iOS devices.
I see plenty of corporate users all over the US switching to iOS/Android phones even though it is not endorsed by IT.
Granted that BlackBerry email is more secure but for how much longer?
RIM needs a solution that can keep them relevant, and it is not a new BlackBerry Bold with shiny new BB OS7, it is an iPhone or a (RIM) Android device with a BES client app.