The average consumer cares about nothing more than having their immediate wants gratified. Notice I didn't say *needs*. And they are not willing to put in the effort to understand the consequences of their actions, either due to unintentional or willful ignorance.
This is not every consumer, but the average one.
There is no other possible way that I can explain American Idol.;)
Law firms doesn't surprise me. The management structure ofmany law firms is such that the lawyers own the company and hire the support staff (though I have seen an Office Managing Partner). Which means if the lawyers don't want restrictions, the lawyers get no restrictions.
And if I were your manager, I'd explain to you the concept of revenue generation vs. opportunity cost...
I work for a company where every dollar the company makes comes through IT. Without a functioning IT department, the company would be out of business in the space of a few days. But IT is still not making that money - it is made by the sales and marketing people who are going out and getting people to purchase the services that we offer.
But neither of you manage each other, so stop waving your dicks. I guarantee you neither of them are as large as you think they are.
Of course you realize that's misuse of state property and would probably land the high administration figure in VERY HOT WATER. And by knowing about it and not going through proper channels it makes you an accomplice.
This is something the DA or State Attorney General should know about.
And, if someone sends this message there, they will...
The really good "untrained" programmers know where to look for the algorithms. I don't have a degree, but I can use doubly linked lists, sort algorithms, mandelbrot, etc., because when I needed them I learned how to use them.
You're not talking about trained vs. untrained, you're talking about stupid vs. intelligent, and not only do you not need a degree to be intelligent, you can be stupid while still having a degree.
Which I think was the OPs point, masked in a thinly veiled class warfare reference.
I hve been in two different implementations of scrum. In the first implementation, management only viewed it as a way to get more work out of the team, and refused to change course or admit their mistake. The product owner and scrummaster were the same person, they insisted on changing the scope of the iteration midway through, we never ever passed an iteration and were going farther and farther away from doing so as things went on, and morale dropped like a stone. Things became very acrimonious. I left that company a few months ago, this being one of the reasons, and as far as I know they are still doing their misbegotten bastardization of the process.
Scrum is a very good idea when it's done exactly like it is supposed to be, by management who are willing to entirely and completely commit to the process, and when it is done on teams whose product cycles are compatible with scrum, such as developers. It does not work with operations type people, such as sysadmins, whose time is mostly spent putting out fires, and it certainly does not work when incompetent management refuses to see it as anything else but a bunch of little waterfalls. Unfortunately, for me, it's nothing but a buzzword that makes me want to viscerally run far, far away whenever I hear it.
The high number of useful and caring suggestions prove you wrong. Your anonymity proves you can't stand behind your statement. I promise I will give your suggestion all of the attention it deserves.
Thanks everyone for the thoughtful comments and the high signal to noise ratio. Unfortunately I have to go to bed so I'll pick it up tomorrow, but I appreciate all of the thought and suggestions that most of you have put into it.:-)
I think I know where I need to go from here, now it's just a matter of doing it.
That... is a really great suggestion. I live in Tustin, pretty close to the District, and I can certainly spare a few hours. Can't drink anything cuz I'm driving but that's perfect. Thanks for the suggestion.
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I guess you think that terrorists would never dress as a member of the US military.
And how do you know it can't be tested?
Now all the new-agers will jump on this and we'll never hear the end of it.
"But space is a hologram! Scientists said so!"
It very well may be, but new agers tend to jump on the most specious of claims and parrot them as fact...
(Thing is, I actually agree with the new-agers on some things, but I'm not going to try to prove it scientifically, I wonder if it's even possible!)
The average consumer cares about nothing more than having their immediate wants gratified. Notice I didn't say *needs*. And they are not willing to put in the effort to understand the consequences of their actions, either due to unintentional or willful ignorance.
This is not every consumer, but the average one.
There is no other possible way that I can explain American Idol. ;)
And posting it on slashdot neatly blows that to smithereens.
Whooooosh ;-)
Law firms doesn't surprise me. The management structure ofmany law firms is such that the lawyers own the company and hire the support staff (though I have seen an Office Managing Partner). Which means if the lawyers don't want restrictions, the lawyers get no restrictions.
... and probably more relaxed too.
And if I were your manager, I'd explain to you the concept of revenue generation vs. opportunity cost...
I work for a company where every dollar the company makes comes through IT. Without a functioning IT department, the company would be out of business in the space of a few days. But IT is still not making that money - it is made by the sales and marketing people who are going out and getting people to purchase the services that we offer.
But neither of you manage each other, so stop waving your dicks. I guarantee you neither of them are as large as you think they are.
Of course you realize that's misuse of state property and would probably land the high administration figure in VERY HOT WATER. And by knowing about it and not going through proper channels it makes you an accomplice.
This is something the DA or State Attorney General should know about.
And, if someone sends this message there, they will...
That's why google comes up with lots of great stuff they can't charge for.
The really good "untrained" programmers know where to look for the algorithms. I don't have a degree, but I can use doubly linked lists, sort algorithms, mandelbrot, etc., because when I needed them I learned how to use them.
You're not talking about trained vs. untrained, you're talking about stupid vs. intelligent, and not only do you not need a degree to be intelligent, you can be stupid while still having a degree.
Which I think was the OPs point, masked in a thinly veiled class warfare reference.
Oh come on, since when did blue collar ANYTHING get paid more than the white collars?
Hi Dave!!! Hee hee hee.
I hve been in two different implementations of scrum. In the first implementation, management only viewed it as a way to get more work out of the team, and refused to change course or admit their mistake. The product owner and scrummaster were the same person, they insisted on changing the scope of the iteration midway through, we never ever passed an iteration and were going farther and farther away from doing so as things went on, and morale dropped like a stone. Things became very acrimonious. I left that company a few months ago, this being one of the reasons, and as far as I know they are still doing their misbegotten bastardization of the process.
Scrum is a very good idea when it's done exactly like it is supposed to be, by management who are willing to entirely and completely commit to the process, and when it is done on teams whose product cycles are compatible with scrum, such as developers. It does not work with operations type people, such as sysadmins, whose time is mostly spent putting out fires, and it certainly does not work when incompetent management refuses to see it as anything else but a bunch of little waterfalls. Unfortunately, for me, it's nothing but a buzzword that makes me want to viscerally run far, far away whenever I hear it.
I'd be an idiot if I didn't, though I think firefox is about to blow chunks...
Wow. You did your HOMEWORK.
Thanks for the ideas and the kind words.
Think I'll pass, but glad it worked for you. :)
Thanks AC. You give ACs everywhere a good name. Stop it! :)
Unitarian Universalist. Something I've been considering too.
I know that gay geeks exist. I had one as a boss.
The high number of useful and caring suggestions prove you wrong. Your anonymity proves you can't stand behind your statement. I promise I will give your suggestion all of the attention it deserves.
Thanks everyone for the thoughtful comments and the high signal to noise ratio. Unfortunately I have to go to bed so I'll pick it up tomorrow, but I appreciate all of the thought and suggestions that most of you have put into it. :-)
I think I know where I need to go from here, now it's just a matter of doing it.
I already play piano, so that's a good start...
Thing is, I kind of feel like I lose my edge if I *don't* pick something up in my spare time. Maybe it's about moderation.
That... is a really great suggestion. I live in Tustin, pretty close to the District, and I can certainly spare a few hours. Can't drink anything cuz I'm driving but that's perfect. Thanks for the suggestion.