wow... no bitterness here or anything...
Really, who ever said that marriage is supposed to make you a complete person? In order to be a decent wife (or husband, as the case may be), you need to already be a complete person. And continue to be that complete person afterward.
Some people don't want to be married, and that's fine. There's nothing wrong with that.
But some others of us love being married, and that's fine too.
So, how about that new Palm phone?;)
I agree 1000%. This is why I didn't feel so guilty getting financial aid for college. I knew that I would eventually end up paying so much in taxes, they'd be getting back WAY more than they ever gave me.
I'm a "web developer", and we do a lot more than HTML. The majority of my work is writing server side code and SQL/stored procs, etc. Our work can be plenty complex and involve significant overtime as well...
That assertion is based on cost figures for newspaper classified pages; drop the font size, save a ton of ink and paper. Papers all over the country have been doing this for years as their margins shrink.
I don't know what features pugdk is missing, but I did have an experience with an Excel file from a client where a macro I needed to run wouldn't work when I opened it in the OpenOffice spreadsheet app. Since running that macro was the whole point of him giving me the spreadsheet, that pretty much forced me to use Excel for that particular task. Other than that, though, I prefer OpenOffice, and only have that installed on my personal computer.
I wasn't really into games when I was a kid, and I didn't get my first computer until I was 23. Somehow, I still ended up getting the idea that programming could be fun, and decided to go into CS when I went to college. I think it's really just individual interest, and that the kind of mind that is attracted to CS just isn't as common in females than males. Maybe it's because I ignore feminists whenever they try to tell me what I should be.
My schools/parents never told me I couldn't do math. I wasn't really pushed in any particular direction, I just decided on my own that programming sounded like fun, so decided to be a CS major. Is this really such an unusual experience?
IOW, This guy Atlas walks into a bar, and shrugs.
But seriously, thanks for the insightful and informative explanation. (If I only had mod points right now!)
It's probably more-efficient to let the IRS handle the rebates, rather than to have a separate Welfare department. That's the only good thing about Obama's proposal I can think of. Otherwise I reject the idea of income redistribution.
I might almost agree with the first part, if I believed that this was going to be an either-or proposition, but I expect that all the handouts he wants to make on our behalf are just going to be tacked on in addition to everything else that's already in place.
As for the part about rejecting the idea of income redistribution, I agree 100%
I agree with you 100%, although I prefer to call myself a Libertarian rather than a Republican. It seems that the one group it's OK to be prejudiced against is the Republicans, and I'm sick of it too. Oh well, who is John Galt, anyway?
hmmm.. I think "Flamebait" is going to0 far here. He has a point. I am a fan of open source software, when the developer chooses to make it open source, and no one should be forced to choose non-free software. But when some say that all software should be free and open source, I'm curious as to how they envision developers making a living. Not be argumentative here, I really want to know. Do I need to make a career change soon?
You have a point with the benefits, but there was a downside as well, from my experience.
I was a cashier, but worked at the service desk most of the time, which carried a LOT more responsibility than the regular cashier duties. Unfortunately, it did not carry any more pay. The reason (i was told) they didn't make it a separate position with higher pay, was that because of the union, they'd have to "promote" people to it based on seniority rather than being smart enough, responsible enough, and having the right customer service skills. So, I had more responsibility, but was paid a lot less than some extremely incompetent cashiers, just because they'd been there forever. We're talking about people I was told not to let work on the express lane, because they "couldn't handle it"...
Really, I would think any person, regardless of gender, could put together a computer if they were interested. It's not that hard.
Next week, an illustrated article about my fiance doing the dishes...
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wow... no bitterness here or anything... Really, who ever said that marriage is supposed to make you a complete person? In order to be a decent wife (or husband, as the case may be), you need to already be a complete person. And continue to be that complete person afterward. Some people don't want to be married, and that's fine. There's nothing wrong with that. But some others of us love being married, and that's fine too. So, how about that new Palm phone? ;)
...and some of us are programmers :)
I think of it as taking my money back.
I agree 1000%. This is why I didn't feel so guilty getting financial aid for college. I knew that I would eventually end up paying so much in taxes, they'd be getting back WAY more than they ever gave me.
I'm a "web developer", and we do a lot more than HTML. The majority of my work is writing server side code and SQL/stored procs, etc. Our work can be plenty complex and involve significant overtime as well...
That assertion is based on cost figures for newspaper classified pages; drop the font size, save a ton of ink and paper. Papers all over the country have been doing this for years as their margins shrink.
...yet another way to save paper :)
I don't know what features pugdk is missing, but I did have an experience with an Excel file from a client where a macro I needed to run wouldn't work when I opened it in the OpenOffice spreadsheet app. Since running that macro was the whole point of him giving me the spreadsheet, that pretty much forced me to use Excel for that particular task. Other than that, though, I prefer OpenOffice, and only have that installed on my personal computer.
I wasn't really into games when I was a kid, and I didn't get my first computer until I was 23. Somehow, I still ended up getting the idea that programming could be fun, and decided to go into CS when I went to college. I think it's really just individual interest, and that the kind of mind that is attracted to CS just isn't as common in females than males. Maybe it's because I ignore feminists whenever they try to tell me what I should be.
My schools/parents never told me I couldn't do math. I wasn't really pushed in any particular direction, I just decided on my own that programming sounded like fun, so decided to be a CS major. Is this really such an unusual experience?
IOW, This guy Atlas walks into a bar, and shrugs. But seriously, thanks for the insightful and informative explanation. (If I only had mod points right now!)
It's probably more-efficient to let the IRS handle the rebates, rather than to have a separate Welfare department. That's the only good thing about Obama's proposal I can think of. Otherwise I reject the idea of income redistribution.
I might almost agree with the first part, if I believed that this was going to be an either-or proposition, but I expect that all the handouts he wants to make on our behalf are just going to be tacked on in addition to everything else that's already in place. As for the part about rejecting the idea of income redistribution, I agree 100%
Thirded.
I agree with you 100%, although I prefer to call myself a Libertarian rather than a Republican. It seems that the one group it's OK to be prejudiced against is the Republicans, and I'm sick of it too. Oh well, who is John Galt, anyway?
hmmm.. I think "Flamebait" is going to0 far here. He has a point. I am a fan of open source software, when the developer chooses to make it open source, and no one should be forced to choose non-free software. But when some say that all software should be free and open source, I'm curious as to how they envision developers making a living. Not be argumentative here, I really want to know. Do I need to make a career change soon?
You have a point with the benefits, but there was a downside as well, from my experience. I was a cashier, but worked at the service desk most of the time, which carried a LOT more responsibility than the regular cashier duties. Unfortunately, it did not carry any more pay. The reason (i was told) they didn't make it a separate position with higher pay, was that because of the union, they'd have to "promote" people to it based on seniority rather than being smart enough, responsible enough, and having the right customer service skills. So, I had more responsibility, but was paid a lot less than some extremely incompetent cashiers, just because they'd been there forever. We're talking about people I was told not to let work on the express lane, because they "couldn't handle it"...
gp said "Enjoy your missing knuckle"... meaning the knuckle is less than an inch, not the whole finger...
my finger is that small, you insensitive clod! -- the "mythical" girl on Slashdot
Really, I would think any person, regardless of gender, could put together a computer if they were interested. It's not that hard. Next week, an illustrated article about my fiance doing the dishes...