While Oregon is the only US state that I know of that permits physician assisted suicide, I've seen other cases where a doctor prescribes enough painkillers to do the job if the patient wishes.
And the US gov't of W. wanted to take that from us....
You guessed it! I do work for Oregon. I've been here for 7 years after 16 years at Penn State (with 5 years of a private company and 3 years of self-employment between the two).
Good luck on finding a permanent position. I hear that ODOT is a good place to work.
I've worked for both public service and private companies. If you love to code and don't want to be a manager, public service is a great way to go. It's fairly secure compared to the private sector (except when the legislature starts messing with pension plans). I'm 53 and have been coding since the days of punch cards. And yes, you can teach old dogs new tricks - last year I made the switch from Cold Fusion/Sybase to OracleForms/Oracle/PLI.
And I'm not alone. Half my state gov't shop is over 40. What we oldsters can offer the young-uns is experience. It may not have been the same language or the same platform, but we've learned a few tricks over the years. And we're not just fogies sitting on our butts wasting taxpayer dollars - our agency leads our state in e-govt offerings.
That is a very well argued entry in your journal. Wish I was as eloquent in defense of Flash. And no, I'm not a Flash developer. I use Cold Fusion, but my team has been considering going to Flash for forms.
Quint seems under the impression that all Flash involves splashy, obnoxous animations. That was the first use of Flash, but things are changing. Flash forms provide a form-like presentation that can do client-side actions without Javascript. Given the number of folks who surf with JS turned off, why is this a "bad thing."
Please understand what Flash is today, not what it was 3 years ago,
I remember playing with on a copied version with a copied code wheel.
Yep, we were thinkin' ahead. Pried that baby apart and copied both layers, then a little crafty-type work at Kinkos with the laminator, exacto knife, a hole punch and a paper brad and... voila, more code wheels.
Of course, we were just callow middle-schoolers then...
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I may be totally wrong about this, but can't cable modems use existing cable lines, where DSL needs either fiber or at least better than two-wire phone line? So it makes sense that since the USA has a fairly large existing cable infrastructure that the growth might be faster in that area.
In the case of my area (Salem, Oregon, an hour south of Portland), cable was much more readily available to a larger subscriber area than DSL was, at least at the time we first subscribed. Plus DSL was more expensive at that time as well.
I've been to several Section 508 presentations and have seen screen readers demoed, so I know how annoying table layouts can be to sight-impaired folks trying to get the sense of the content of the page.
I also know that many designers are turning more and more to CSS for layout these days.
How do various accessibility technologies handle CSS? Is it a "good thing (tm)"?"
Both FuseBox and FuseDoc are excellent tools/methodologies for Cold Fusion. This comment deserves to be seen.
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Real life can be cold and lonely. The net provides the mechanism to connect with that which feeds our soul. Just what it delivers varies by individual.
Love/Companionship - Chat
Sex - Porn/Chat
To be noticed - Chat/Personal Site To be heard - Newsgroups
Education - Online classes
Geekdom - Slashdot
Avarice - Online Trading
Acquisition - Online Shopping
Competition - Online Gaming
ETC....
My point is that the Net seems to provide one pipeline for so many of our needs. The real shame is that Real Life can do the same, but too many folks are so plugged in that they don't experience much human connection Real Life anymore.
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You'll have to find a way to account for each person's abliity though, which isn't easy.
This does happen in the Real World. Where I work (state government), we have some very talented folks, some that work hard but are less talented, and others who are very motivated, but inexperienced. We do have a few (very few) that seem to be warming seats, but they mostly work on the legacy systems, not the web apps.
A good project manager tries to match the skills available in the team with the work that needs to be accomplished. No, it is not easy, but it can be done.
There have been numerous LONG discussions of this very issue, specifically relating to HTML/site design/site construction on the HTML-Business list at HWG.org (HWG = HTML Writer's Guild, not Horny White Guys). If anyone is interested, the discussions are in a searchable archive.
While there's lots of angst and chest beating (very entertaining), it boils down to getting a lawyer well-versed in copyright law to help you develop a STRONG contract.
A frequent contributor to this discussion there is Ivan Hoffman, whose web site is a good jumping off spot for solid advice. YMMV, of course.
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While Oregon is the only US state that I know of that permits physician assisted suicide, I've seen other cases where a doctor prescribes enough painkillers to do the job if the patient wishes.
And the US gov't of W. wanted to take that from us....
You guessed it! I do work for Oregon. I've been here for 7 years after 16 years at Penn State (with 5 years of a private company and 3 years of self-employment between the two).
Good luck on finding a permanent position. I hear that ODOT is a good place to work.
I've worked for both public service and private companies. If you love to code and don't want to be a manager, public service is a great way to go. It's fairly secure compared to the private sector (except when the legislature starts messing with pension plans). I'm 53 and have been coding since the days of punch cards. And yes, you can teach old dogs new tricks - last year I made the switch from Cold Fusion/Sybase to OracleForms/Oracle/PLI.
And I'm not alone. Half my state gov't shop is over 40. What we oldsters can offer the young-uns is experience. It may not have been the same language or the same platform, but we've learned a few tricks over the years. And we're not just fogies sitting on our butts wasting taxpayer dollars - our agency leads our state in e-govt offerings.
That is a very well argued entry in your journal. Wish I was as eloquent in defense of Flash. And no, I'm not a Flash developer. I use Cold Fusion, but my team has been considering going to Flash for forms.
Quint seems under the impression that all Flash involves splashy, obnoxous animations. That was the first use of Flash, but things are changing. Flash forms provide a form-like presentation that can do client-side actions without Javascript. Given the number of folks who surf with JS turned off, why is this a "bad thing."
Please understand what Flash is today, not what it was 3 years ago,
Logo is a wonderful way to exercise logical thinking and learn a bit of programming at the same time.
If you enjoy the O'Brien series, also try the Alan Lewrie series by Dewey Lambdin.
It lacks the scientific Maturin angle and is more historically detailed. The hero is a very human and lusty character.
I remember playing with on a copied version with a copied code wheel.
... voila, more code wheels.
...
Yep, we were thinkin' ahead. Pried that baby apart and copied both layers, then a little crafty-type work at Kinkos with the laminator, exacto knife, a hole punch and a paper brad and
Of course, we were just callow middle-schoolers then
I may be totally wrong about this, but can't cable modems use existing cable lines, where DSL needs either fiber or at least better than two-wire phone line? So it makes sense that since the USA has a fairly large existing cable infrastructure that the growth might be faster in that area.
In the case of my area (Salem, Oregon, an hour south of Portland), cable was much more readily available to a larger subscriber area than DSL was, at least at the time we first subscribed. Plus DSL was more expensive at that time as well.
Give 'em a good tase of the apps that are available out there.
One thing that I've seen be a big "seller" for alternate OSes is the open source apps that one can grab and use. And then customize!
Not all software needs to come in a box.
I've been to several Section 508 presentations and have seen screen readers demoed, so I know how annoying table layouts can be to sight-impaired folks trying to get the sense of the content of the page.
I also know that many designers are turning more and more to CSS for layout these days.
How do various accessibility technologies handle CSS? Is it a "good thing (tm)"?"
Mix together one jar of your favorite salsa and a chopped up block of Velveeta.
Microwave until the cheese is melted. Stir.
Serve with your chips of choice.
The Access-Board has some helpful Guidelines on 508 compliance.
W3C publishes a handy wallet-sized quick reference card with 10 quick tips.
I'm surprised that your experience is that accessibility and usability are mutually exclusive. Our experience is the opposite.
I prefer to make wild assumptions based on misleading statements from /. editors.
MS = evil
MSNBC contains MS
so MSNBC = evil
MS hates Linux
so MSNBC hates LINUX too....
Both FuseBox and FuseDoc are excellent tools/methodologies for Cold Fusion. This comment deserves to be seen.
Real life can be cold and lonely. The net provides the mechanism to connect with that which feeds our soul. Just what it delivers varies by individual.
....
Love/Companionship - Chat
Sex - Porn/Chat
To be noticed - Chat/Personal Site
To be heard - Newsgroups
Education - Online classes
Geekdom - Slashdot
Avarice - Online Trading
Acquisition - Online Shopping
Competition - Online Gaming
ETC
My point is that the Net seems to provide one pipeline for so many of our needs. The real shame is that Real Life can do the same, but too many folks are so plugged in that they don't experience much human connection Real Life anymore.
Any mention of a feisty critter as "naughty."
You'll have to find a way to account for each person's abliity though, which isn't easy.
This does happen in the Real World. Where I work (state government), we have some very talented folks, some that work hard but are less talented, and others who are very motivated, but inexperienced. We do have a few (very few) that seem to be warming seats, but they mostly work on the legacy systems, not the web apps.
A good project manager tries to match the skills available in the team with the work that needs to be accomplished. No, it is not easy, but it can be done.
There have been numerous LONG discussions of this very issue, specifically relating to HTML/site design/site construction on the HTML-Business list at HWG.org (HWG = HTML Writer's Guild, not Horny White Guys). If anyone is interested, the discussions are in a searchable archive.
While there's lots of angst and chest beating (very entertaining), it boils down to getting a lawyer well-versed in copyright law to help you develop a STRONG contract.
A frequent contributor to this discussion there is Ivan Hoffman, whose web site is a good jumping off spot for solid advice. YMMV, of course.