It's not even rubble anymore. It took them a day to bulldoze it, and another two to cart the trash (i.e. the entire house). If you've ever seen one of these sad, fibreglass visions of the future, you will thank the powers that be they never caught on. I think the guy made a few bucks touting them to the tourists as something to see but, couldn't have been much.
Seems like some Microsoft managers need a prade of potential cadidates to be considered at the same time before they decide on anything else. So frustrating..
I'm in the Portland OR area and whenever Intel opens a position I will get calls from multiple recruiters within a couple of hours. (The record is 13 in 6 hours for the same position.) I blame Intel for this as they use so many recruiters and don't seem to have any internal recruiters. On top of that, if even one of these bloody recruiters submits me (with or without my permission), no one else can. I'm supposed to keep track of the job numbers so I can tell the recruiter I've been submitted to the 'Java Programmer-1192838' position but not the 'Java Programmer-48838299' position. Doh! Don't care why, just want it to stop. Had to disable all my online resumes at more sites than I can remember.
Read all the responses to my comment. This one captures my point most precisely, for it doesn't assume it's just one individual or party doing this. Bush is just the spearpoint. He's not responsible. Though the well-planned attack of the religious right has a lot to do with further skewing our country's ability to carry on a rational debate about anything.
A person who would break into an occupied house is taking a risk. This burglar knows people have guns. I assume he is aware that to maintain his freedom, he may have to fight the occupant. Violence is inherent in the act of breaking and entering.
Robbing a house is no different from robbing a bank. If you rob believing that everyone would rather give up their property than hurt someone over material goods, you're in the wrong business. I won't risk my family on the assumption that a burglar is working within a code of ethics.
Why can't any technical term ever remain unadulterated by end-users and marketeers?
That's an easy one. I am a programmer, and one thing I've learned; while engineers need to create terms to describe new concepts, they should be watched closely. All too often they create bizzarre strings of terms just to make a silly acronym. Worse, they keep inventing new terms so they can claim to have invented a new idea when the idea should come before the name.
I say leave the evolution of the English language in the hands of professionals. The Rap/Hip Hop community!
I'm waiting for my subpoena for that batch file I wrote that backs up my pron collection once a month. Then I'll be somebody! They'll all have to take notice then, Eh!
I'm over 40, have only 5 years as a coder, and after a long search, I found a good job at a reasonable salary. While it may seem obvious to say 'no one will pay for software when you can get it for free', it's simply not true. Most coders don't make, and never have made, shrinkwrap apps. The jobs lost in this area are negligable compared to what happens when the companies clamor for more IT people based on a ridiculously overhyped economy propped up by VC's looking to make the fast buck before the balloon pops. Even if you weren't paying attention, it was obvious that most of the tech companies would fall down, go boom. Anyway, old apps are getting upgraded, and new ones are on the horizon.
I know an accountant having trouble finding work too. Though he blames Bush:P Times is bad; you just ride it out.
As an Old Coder myself, I can say I've no desire to become a manager. I like mentoring, though. I don't need to worry about it for a few years as I've only been coding for 5 years and can pass for 30 something (30? Old? Yeesh, grow up already). Perhaps I'll reach a threshold and want the different responsibility, but not now. When I decided to get out of construction, it never occurred to me that I would be considered old, yet there it is. I had a long search for a permanent position in the last year. While some do not want older coders, even short time coders like me, for they are not as easy to BS and push into ridiculous hours, these are mostly younger MBA's looking for an 'edge'. I don't know what this means, it's just my experience.
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It's not even rubble anymore. It took them a day to bulldoze it, and another two to cart the trash (i.e. the entire house). If you've ever seen one of these sad, fibreglass visions of the future, you will thank the powers that be they never caught on. I think the guy made a few bucks touting them to the tourists as something to see but, couldn't have been much.
Wil! Stop trolling and get back to work on your next book!
Sense of humor... grain of salt and all that...
Now there is irony. I'm trying to clarify something and I say copyright instead of trademark. Doh!
;)
Didn't see the "MeTM". I just went to the bottom and saw what they claimed trademarks on.
I vow to never again post while in a drunken stupor unless I really feel like it
Actually, it's 'Me Inc.' they are claiming copyright on. Still dumb, just felt like being clear.
True, but a one-armed gorrilla is still a gorilla ;)
Damn! I missed my opportunity to get bathed in Gamma radiation!
Well, green is probably a bad color for me.
Sounds conceptually similar to an Improbability Drive or maybe the SEP field generator I use at work.
Let's see... 1. Drive away current users with high dial up prices 2. Watch them sign up with other competitive broadband providers 3. ... 4. Profit?
Step 3.5. Wait to see which provider takes the most subscribers, then buy them. They are still a very large gorrila.
Seems like some Microsoft managers need a prade of potential cadidates to be considered at the same time before they decide on anything else. So frustrating..
I'm in the Portland OR area and whenever Intel opens a position I will get calls from multiple recruiters within a couple of hours. (The record is 13 in 6 hours for the same position.) I blame Intel for this as they use so many recruiters and don't seem to have any internal recruiters. On top of that, if even one of these bloody recruiters submits me (with or without my permission), no one else can. I'm supposed to keep track of the job numbers so I can tell the recruiter I've been submitted to the 'Java Programmer-1192838' position but not the 'Java Programmer-48838299' position. Doh! Don't care why, just want it to stop. Had to disable all my online resumes at more sites than I can remember.
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Right after I blow his kneecaps off.
It's difficult to debate when the participants are talking about two different things.
You're still missing the joke.
Was that an SST? or just a regular jet?
True stupidity requires a college education.
After all, what's the point of a charitable act without a solid profit motive?
and farmers, and the AARP, and...
Read all the responses to my comment. This one captures my point most precisely, for it doesn't assume it's just one individual or party doing this.
Bush is just the spearpoint. He's not responsible. Though the well-planned attack of the religious right has a lot to do with further skewing our country's ability to carry on a rational debate about anything.
I just wish I had a solution.
Microsoft has unparalleled influence throughout the Federal government.
If by unparalleled they mean, 'a lot, but not so much as oil and pharmaceuticals', then I might agree.
Anyway...
A person who would break into an occupied house is taking a risk. This burglar knows people have guns. I assume he is aware that to maintain his freedom, he may have to fight the occupant. Violence is inherent in the act of breaking and entering.
Robbing a house is no different from robbing a bank. If you rob believing that everyone would rather give up their property than hurt someone over material goods, you're in the wrong business. I won't risk my family on the assumption that a burglar is working within a code of ethics.
Why can't any technical term ever remain unadulterated by end-users and marketeers?
That's an easy one. I am a programmer, and one thing I've learned; while engineers need to create terms to describe new concepts, they should be watched closely. All too often they create bizzarre strings of terms just to make a silly acronym. Worse, they keep inventing new terms so they can claim to have invented a new idea when the idea should come before the name.
I say leave the evolution of the English language in the hands of professionals. The Rap/Hip Hop community!
Let the cheap shots begin.
Glad I gave up cracking for Lent. I wouldn't want THE MAN to rain on my parade.
Wait for a cryptographer to analyze the product, then read about it on /.
Yes. and the calendar and blow dryers were invented by the Incas.
I'm waiting for my subpoena for that batch file I wrote that backs up my pron collection once a month. Then I'll be somebody! They'll all have to take notice then, Eh!
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Would the world be better off or not if it was illegal to overpromote the functionality or features of software?
Extenuating circumstances aside, I thought this was a pretty dumb question.
No. Curiously your mother was.
Sorry, but you stepped in that one.
I'm over 40, have only 5 years as a coder, and after a long search, I found a good job at a reasonable salary. While it may seem obvious to say 'no one will pay for software when you can get it for free', it's simply not true. Most coders don't make, and never have made, shrinkwrap apps. The jobs lost in this area are negligable compared to what happens when the companies clamor for more IT people based on a ridiculously overhyped economy propped up by VC's looking to make the fast buck before the balloon pops. Even if you weren't paying attention, it was obvious that most of the tech companies would fall down, go boom. Anyway, old apps are getting upgraded, and new ones are on the horizon. :P Times is bad; you just ride it out.
I know an accountant having trouble finding work too. Though he blames Bush
As an Old Coder myself, I can say I've no desire to become a manager. I like mentoring, though. I don't need to worry about it for a few years as I've only been coding for 5 years and can pass for 30 something (30? Old? Yeesh, grow up already). Perhaps I'll reach a threshold and want the different responsibility, but not now. When I decided to get out of construction, it never occurred to me that I would be considered old, yet there it is.
I had a long search for a permanent position in the last year. While some do not want older coders, even short time coders like me, for they are not as easy to BS and push into ridiculous hours, these are mostly younger MBA's looking for an 'edge'. I don't know what this means, it's just my experience.