Sorry to hear this, I'm in the technical field as well, but as I have been studying and afterwards working at the university at the faculty for computer science I have tried to support and encourage ladystudents more than their male counterparts. Mainly because there were so few of them (about 16%).
When I was looking for a new job I've seen many job offers which have specifically stated that female applicants will be chosen over male ones provided the same qualifications, which I also see as a right move. My current boss would gladly hire a lady applicant for a sake of diversity: the men-women ratio at my current company is even worse that at the university, but close to none apply. So at least in the CS many are willing to accept some discrimination of men in order for women to get interest in the field.
It is a pity that engineering and CS are not the career path women seek: there is a shortage (at least in the field I currently am) and it would do the industry good to be able to select from a much larger pool of applicants.
Filed a few bugs in my time, nice of them to take notice.
TFS mentions only GNOME2. How is the multi-monitor status on other DEs nowadays? XFCE, GNOME3, MATE etc.? Cinnamon would still be the same as GNOME2, right?
So? The open ecosystem has helped creating custom roms, I have upgraded my Wildfire with CyanogenMod beyond HTC's stock firmware to the latest Gingerbread version, ICS version is also in the works. True, not an ideal solution as I've needed to unlock my phone, but it is better than Apple choicewise.
Very true, as I have been looking for a job after the university, I made sure to send not only a cv, but also a more or less unique letter where I have explained why I think that I would fit the position and highlight relevant facts of my experience and biography accordingly. Also made sure to mention relevant soft-skills. There were several areas of expertise I have targeted so I did have templates, but I also made sure to edit the cover letter so that the HR would see that I have actually been reading the job advertisement instead of spamming my resume.
Actually, I've been sending out resumes during my study and got a job before I've turned in my thesis. As for the question whether a CS degree is worth something -- it is, you can still self-teach yourself if you like.
The resumes were done with LaTeX, which is a nice thing to do. At an interview for the job I have taken, I have been even credited for it by a manager (one of the reason I took the job, the other was better than average payment:-) ). Out of the first five interviews I got four job offers, took one and refused all the subsequent invitations.
The USA has an immense Strategic Reserve of fat, mostly human. An inventory check is tricky though, but a Strategic Reserve needs to be checked though, at the very least every four years. And now, my friends, you know that's what the presidential elections in the USA are really for.
On the other hand, people who bought a product tend to justify their purchase by highlighting the positive aspects of a purchase, a known phenomenon. But that is off-topic, of course.
Why should it be one-way? Don't want your product to be copied? Then don't make a product that can be copied or don't distribute it. Nobody is forcing anybody, you know... Musicians can make concerts, actors can act in theaters, book writers can read books aloud to selected audience. They chose, however, to make a product which can be multiplied infinitely at zero cost. Such ability has its price which is a relative ease of sharing.
Those who accept this reality and treat a customer with respect will get my money -- i have bought several Humble Bundles, for example. Piracy is a service problem, after all.
It is called sharing, actually. Don't get me wrong, it is a crime to earn money by selling a copy without authors permission and should be punished. But if no money changes hands there is no IMO no crime, just sharing: a side effect of author's ability to create unlimited copies of a product at zero cost. Because by the devil's advocate logic it is a crime to buy a DVD and watch it with your family: your family members got the benefit of someone else's work without paying for it.
Fair use, of course, I know. There is a line between fair and unfair use though. To me this line is money: if money changes hands then there is an infringement, if not -- fair use. Simple to understand, simple to implement, simple to prove (kind of).
Thoughtcrime? I see no other way of proving that I, in fact, intended to buy music at all but changed my mind. Besides, I am not compensated if I like this music and eventually go to a concert. I mean, I wouldn't spend my money there without having listened to the CD.
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Sorry to hear this, I'm in the technical field as well, but as I have been studying and afterwards working at the university at the faculty for computer science I have tried to support and encourage ladystudents more than their male counterparts. Mainly because there were so few of them (about 16%).
When I was looking for a new job I've seen many job offers which have specifically stated that female applicants will be chosen over male ones provided the same qualifications, which I also see as a right move. My current boss would gladly hire a lady applicant for a sake of diversity: the men-women ratio at my current company is even worse that at the university, but close to none apply. So at least in the CS many are willing to accept some discrimination of men in order for women to get interest in the field.
It is a pity that engineering and CS are not the career path women seek: there is a shortage (at least in the field I currently am) and it would do the industry good to be able to select from a much larger pool of applicants.
- My city is wrong on the map, the navigation is absolutely off.
- Don't navigate there.
Filed a few bugs in my time, nice of them to take notice.
TFS mentions only GNOME2. How is the multi-monitor status on other DEs nowadays? XFCE, GNOME3, MATE etc.? Cinnamon would still be the same as GNOME2, right?
So the Portuguese have enabled all those pirates to thrive on their serve... eh... fleets.
RedHat
SuSE
Ubuntu (briefly)
Gentoo (long time)
Kubuntu
Fedora (briefly)
Mint + OpenSuse
OpenSuse
Thanks for the book, a very interesting distopia/utopia
So? The open ecosystem has helped creating custom roms, I have upgraded my Wildfire with CyanogenMod beyond HTC's stock firmware to the latest Gingerbread version, ICS version is also in the works. True, not an ideal solution as I've needed to unlock my phone, but it is better than Apple choicewise.
It is about time for Apple to learn about them too. Hard way, if needs be.
I asked first ;-)
Very true, as I have been looking for a job after the university, I made sure to send not only a cv, but also a more or less unique letter where I have explained why I think that I would fit the position and highlight relevant facts of my experience and biography accordingly. Also made sure to mention relevant soft-skills. There were several areas of expertise I have targeted so I did have templates, but I also made sure to edit the cover letter so that the HR would see that I have actually been reading the job advertisement instead of spamming my resume.
Actually, I've been sending out resumes during my study and got a job before I've turned in my thesis. As for the question whether a CS degree is worth something -- it is, you can still self-teach yourself if you like.
The resumes were done with LaTeX, which is a nice thing to do. At an interview for the job I have taken, I have been even credited for it by a manager (one of the reason I took the job, the other was better than average payment :-) ). Out of the first five interviews I got four job offers, took one and refused all the subsequent invitations.
Ah, the country where the suicide pilots got their flying licence. Would you like to confess now or after several years in Gitmo?
The USA has an immense Strategic Reserve of fat, mostly human. An inventory check is tricky though, but a Strategic Reserve needs to be checked though, at the very least every four years. And now, my friends, you know that's what the presidential elections in the USA are really for.
*exhales*
Samsung has started to pay Apple $1 Billion sending 30 trucks full of 5 cent coins. But I guess by now Samsung ran out of coins.
Apropos Jesus, he has been circumcised.
Even if the number is correct, a post in this thread mentions that a circumcision costs $350 for parents. So if you don't do this, you save $50.
On the other hand, people who bought a product tend to justify their purchase by highlighting the positive aspects of a purchase, a known phenomenon. But that is off-topic, of course.
VPN can be abroad which is not the case with ISP.
Why should it be one-way? Don't want your product to be copied? Then don't make a product that can be copied or don't distribute it. Nobody is forcing anybody, you know... Musicians can make concerts, actors can act in theaters, book writers can read books aloud to selected audience. They chose, however, to make a product which can be multiplied infinitely at zero cost. Such ability has its price which is a relative ease of sharing.
Those who accept this reality and treat a customer with respect will get my money -- i have bought several Humble Bundles, for example. Piracy is a service problem, after all.
It is called sharing, actually. Don't get me wrong, it is a crime to earn money by selling a copy without authors permission and should be punished. But if no money changes hands there is no IMO no crime, just sharing: a side effect of author's ability to create unlimited copies of a product at zero cost. Because by the devil's advocate logic it is a crime to buy a DVD and watch it with your family: your family members got the benefit of someone else's work without paying for it.
Fair use, of course, I know. There is a line between fair and unfair use though. To me this line is money: if money changes hands then there is an infringement, if not -- fair use. Simple to understand, simple to implement, simple to prove (kind of).
Except that nothing is taken.
Thoughtcrime? I see no other way of proving that I, in fact, intended to buy music at all but changed my mind. Besides, I am not compensated if I like this music and eventually go to a concert. I mean, I wouldn't spend my money there without having listened to the CD.
A customer makes bad review of a bought product. The IP owner has one less potential sale because he deprived them of earning potential. Theft?
Bad reviews are theft then?
Given the latest developments, the font should've been MS Comic Sans.
Let me guess, you were the slower one, right? Condolences about your friend though.