I think if his previous crimes had anything to do with computers, than the punishment sounds very justified.In my eyes, the court's main responsibility is to teach people a lesson for the bad things they have done, and, if possible, help them. If the court's are only there to punish, than why would any drug addict get sent to rehab? They might as well just get hauled off to jail and left there to twitch, sweat, and go through withdrawal there. Where are all of these drug addicts' parents when the person gets arrested for crack use? I don't know, but they could have been at the same place as this kid's parents(foster, real,etc) when he was doing bad things.
If the court can save us taxpayers by actually helping with the problem, why should they just punish the person? Granted, his probation was increased, so that is technically a punishment, but helping get rid of the problem; I see that, by far, much better than ever just flat out punishing the person.
There is always something that is putting the music industry on its "last leg". As technology advances, they just continue bitching and it obviously has not stopped today. I do not think the music industry is hurting too bad. Have you seen an episode of MTV cribs lately where they have musicians on there? The musicians don't seem like they are very poor (except for Redman, but nobody can predict Redman, that guy is crazy).
When you have an indoor pool and an outdoor pool, I highly doubt you are hurting from money. If the musicians are getting enough money to afford that, just think of how much is going to the company seeing as the musician only takes a small cut of what the industry makes (that is, of course the musician gets endorsements from Nike and Wheaties and stuff).
Seriously, after mp3's and torrents have faded out and the new technology has come into play, the music industry will bitch and moan again about how they are, again, on their last leg, but then we get to see the newest episode of MTV Cribs where artists show off their new Benz and Ferraris
I was hoping for a pay version of Google Docs. Kidding aside. I am truly hoping they have some good offerings since it looks like they will allow for online video editting. That would be very awesome
When I bash Zuckerberg, it has nothing to do with what he does in the business world (well, slightly). It would be very hypocritical of me to sit here and say that I am not on FB daily. He is still a douche though. There is no escaping that, and I like to try and remind people every chance I can when it is even slightly on topic
You mean like how gangster rappers talk about killing and stealing, but when you steal their music, they get angry. I just think it is amusing. Daniel Tosh said it better, but I can't track down exactly what he said
When I worked at Toys R Us, part of my training was to be told that if a shoplifter starts running out the door, to let them go. Apparently it is cheaper to take that loss than to chase a guy down, get off of Toys R Us property, and have them punch you in the mouth or something. I do not know if it is nation-wide, but Shopko, on the other hand, I am 100% serious when I say I say a dude get slammed against the glass door and slammed to the ground by like 4 dudes. Don't steal from that place
I actually fully agree. If a web developer themself has no clue at all what this patent is talking about, then who is it referring to? Shouldn't experts in the field understand the patent itself? If experts in the field have no clue what they are saying, then are they really saying anything?
Questions which make me fully agree that if a person in the field has no clue what it is saying, that it should be counted as not really saying anything. If it doesn't say anything, it is not really a patent, and we can get rid of it
I bet a place like the Air Force would pay me a bunch of money to rewrite it if they did, so maybe they can hire me to get rid of those menus for them.
I think that the views here for some people maybe out of experience, but I figured that I would shed light on my personal experience. I went from a decent sized metro (about 400,000-500,000 population) to a huge city. In the city I used to live in, I worked for a major corporation as a programmer. I then moved to a huge city, but for a much smaller IT firm.
I have learned from my experiences doing this (since it seems to be an almost 180 of what you guys are all talking about). I found out that in big corporations, you are only a number. Nobody cares about you except for possibly a few people you know personally in your department. It is all about the bottom line. If you can improve the bottom line, there is a good chance you will get paid more or get a promotion. Don't expect massive raises, but they will happen. Since I came from a "right to work" state, I was fired without a reason (not laid off, fired, as I am guessing it is cheaper to not offer severance or anything). In a bigger corporation, even good programmers can be fired if it helps the bottom line. A good friend of mine was a programmer in the most elite team in a major insurance company, but it was cheaper to let them all go than to pay their salaries so that they could deliver gold (I met some of the other guys on the team, they truly were insanely good).
A smaller company is much easier to work for. You will get raises based on your performance. If you perform well, you get a nice, hefty raise. Well, that is in the one I work for. From what I have been informed, is that many smaller corporations do not really give raises. Just negotiate what you are willing to make for about 5 years and go with that. With the smaller companies (and part of this is because I have a friend that also works for a smaller company as well) there is not that huge fear of getting fired to make the bottom line.Many of these places do not really have a set time for you to show up. Come in and put in about 8 hours and then go home. Unless something you did is seriously broke, extremely little overtime (you are salary anyway, so it doesn't matter), well, unless you are a networking or systems admin guy. I am coming from a programmer background, so I am informing about that aspect. Show up when you want, leave when you want, and just do what you enjoy. I love programming, and am in a job where I truly feel like there is no stress here. I am here to program, and I love doing it.
My friend who also works for a small company has told me countless times he is the same way.
The only big downers of small companies is the pay. You can negotiate pay if you want, but do not expect a big raise or promotion anytime soon. In smaller companies, unless somebody leaves the company, don't expect a promotion anytime soon. It is a small place, so there is little to no room for advancement. Honestly, I guess I come from the mindset where if you are worried about advancement, maybe you picked the wrong profession. Being a programmer is an art form. It is something you need to be passionate about. If you are doing it for the money, than you missed the boat by about 5-10 years. Be a business major instead if you just want money. I am being honest. If you truly enjoy being a programmer, enjoy it.
I would not say find a small town, find a small business. I have an incredibly night life where I live (and for a single 28 year old, it is great). There are lots of bigger cities with a lower cost of living. You are on/., so I will let you google yourself to find the results, but the city where I live in, I pay about $900 a month for rent and all utilities (also counting high speed internet) and live in a 822 square foot, one bedroom apartment. For an apartment that size, $900 is not bad for everything. I also live near the south and near the west coast, so I am not going to get gouged for heating bills. My electricity bill is probably not the best, but I am nerd and have alot of electronics plugged in, so that cost would be close to the same anywhere.
A small business is the way to go if you love being a programmer. I say this from personal experience
Now I am totally trying to find an excuse to get one for my job. I am just a computer programmer, but to walk around with one of those and just telling people, "Oh, I need it for my job" would be awesome.
I remember playing Zelda on my graphing calculator in math class (it is easy to get away with playing games on a graphics calculator). I bet the game they release for this thing (even the homebrews) will be awesome.
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I think if his previous crimes had anything to do with computers, than the punishment sounds very justified.In my eyes, the court's main responsibility is to teach people a lesson for the bad things they have done, and, if possible, help them. If the court's are only there to punish, than why would any drug addict get sent to rehab? They might as well just get hauled off to jail and left there to twitch, sweat, and go through withdrawal there. Where are all of these drug addicts' parents when the person gets arrested for crack use? I don't know, but they could have been at the same place as this kid's parents(foster, real,etc) when he was doing bad things.
If the court can save us taxpayers by actually helping with the problem, why should they just punish the person? Granted, his probation was increased, so that is technically a punishment, but helping get rid of the problem; I see that, by far, much better than ever just flat out punishing the person.
Hopefully you did not donate, because they now own nice cars
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The better question would be: who doesn't travel with porn. Now I need to check up and see what Australia counts as illegal
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There is always something that is putting the music industry on its "last leg". As technology advances, they just continue bitching and it obviously has not stopped today. I do not think the music industry is hurting too bad. Have you seen an episode of MTV cribs lately where they have musicians on there? The musicians don't seem like they are very poor (except for Redman, but nobody can predict Redman, that guy is crazy).
When you have an indoor pool and an outdoor pool, I highly doubt you are hurting from money. If the musicians are getting enough money to afford that, just think of how much is going to the company seeing as the musician only takes a small cut of what the industry makes (that is, of course the musician gets endorsements from Nike and Wheaties and stuff).
Seriously, after mp3's and torrents have faded out and the new technology has come into play, the music industry will bitch and moan again about how they are, again, on their last leg, but then we get to see the newest episode of MTV Cribs where artists show off their new Benz and Ferraris
I was hoping for a pay version of Google Docs. Kidding aside. I am truly hoping they have some good offerings since it looks like they will allow for online video editting. That would be very awesome
Lol, you said boubie :)
LOL, nice. I need mod points to hook you up
When I bash Zuckerberg, it has nothing to do with what he does in the business world (well, slightly). It would be very hypocritical of me to sit here and say that I am not on FB daily. He is still a douche though. There is no escaping that, and I like to try and remind people every chance I can when it is even slightly on topic
What next, a person that steals your car stereo mails you back the CD that was in it?
You mean like how gangster rappers talk about killing and stealing, but when you steal their music, they get angry. I just think it is amusing. Daniel Tosh said it better, but I can't track down exactly what he said
Whoa. Don't have an aneurysm or something dude. You got really mad there
...how do they work?
So maybe that pill I order from my e-mail really is natural and will make it 3 inches bigger.
When I worked at Toys R Us, part of my training was to be told that if a shoplifter starts running out the door, to let them go. Apparently it is cheaper to take that loss than to chase a guy down, get off of Toys R Us property, and have them punch you in the mouth or something. I do not know if it is nation-wide, but Shopko, on the other hand, I am 100% serious when I say I say a dude get slammed against the glass door and slammed to the ground by like 4 dudes. Don't steal from that place
Does this mean we will be seeing a huge influx of music cards showing up on eBay that are worth 50, but selling for 30 or 40?
Quick! Somebody gets Aerosmith to write a song about it!
Or the purchase of patents. Call me crazy, but I always thought that was a horrible idea
I actually fully agree. If a web developer themself has no clue at all what this patent is talking about, then who is it referring to? Shouldn't experts in the field understand the patent itself? If experts in the field have no clue what they are saying, then are they really saying anything?
Questions which make me fully agree that if a person in the field has no clue what it is saying, that it should be counted as not really saying anything. If it doesn't say anything, it is not really a patent, and we can get rid of it
I bet a place like the Air Force would pay me a bunch of money to rewrite it if they did, so maybe they can hire me to get rid of those menus for them.
I think that the views here for some people maybe out of experience, but I figured that I would shed light on my personal experience. I went from a decent sized metro (about 400,000-500,000 population) to a huge city. In the city I used to live in, I worked for a major corporation as a programmer. I then moved to a huge city, but for a much smaller IT firm. /., so I will let you google yourself to find the results, but the city where I live in, I pay about $900 a month for rent and all utilities (also counting high speed internet) and live in a 822 square foot, one bedroom apartment. For an apartment that size, $900 is not bad for everything. I also live near the south and near the west coast, so I am not going to get gouged for heating bills. My electricity bill is probably not the best, but I am nerd and have alot of electronics plugged in, so that cost would be close to the same anywhere.
I have learned from my experiences doing this (since it seems to be an almost 180 of what you guys are all talking about). I found out that in big corporations, you are only a number. Nobody cares about you except for possibly a few people you know personally in your department. It is all about the bottom line. If you can improve the bottom line, there is a good chance you will get paid more or get a promotion. Don't expect massive raises, but they will happen. Since I came from a "right to work" state, I was fired without a reason (not laid off, fired, as I am guessing it is cheaper to not offer severance or anything). In a bigger corporation, even good programmers can be fired if it helps the bottom line. A good friend of mine was a programmer in the most elite team in a major insurance company, but it was cheaper to let them all go than to pay their salaries so that they could deliver gold (I met some of the other guys on the team, they truly were insanely good).
A smaller company is much easier to work for. You will get raises based on your performance. If you perform well, you get a nice, hefty raise. Well, that is in the one I work for. From what I have been informed, is that many smaller corporations do not really give raises. Just negotiate what you are willing to make for about 5 years and go with that. With the smaller companies (and part of this is because I have a friend that also works for a smaller company as well) there is not that huge fear of getting fired to make the bottom line.Many of these places do not really have a set time for you to show up. Come in and put in about 8 hours and then go home. Unless something you did is seriously broke, extremely little overtime (you are salary anyway, so it doesn't matter), well, unless you are a networking or systems admin guy. I am coming from a programmer background, so I am informing about that aspect. Show up when you want, leave when you want, and just do what you enjoy. I love programming, and am in a job where I truly feel like there is no stress here. I am here to program, and I love doing it.
My friend who also works for a small company has told me countless times he is the same way.
The only big downers of small companies is the pay. You can negotiate pay if you want, but do not expect a big raise or promotion anytime soon. In smaller companies, unless somebody leaves the company, don't expect a promotion anytime soon. It is a small place, so there is little to no room for advancement. Honestly, I guess I come from the mindset where if you are worried about advancement, maybe you picked the wrong profession. Being a programmer is an art form. It is something you need to be passionate about. If you are doing it for the money, than you missed the boat by about 5-10 years. Be a business major instead if you just want money. I am being honest. If you truly enjoy being a programmer, enjoy it.
I would not say find a small town, find a small business. I have an incredibly night life where I live (and for a single 28 year old, it is great). There are lots of bigger cities with a lower cost of living. You are on
A small business is the way to go if you love being a programmer. I say this from personal experience
I did finally leave my mom's basement, but now I am not leaving the house or stepping outside during the day. Baby steps here, Baby steps.
Now I am totally trying to find an excuse to get one for my job. I am just a computer programmer, but to walk around with one of those and just telling people, "Oh, I need it for my job" would be awesome.
I remember playing Zelda on my graphing calculator in math class (it is easy to get away with playing games on a graphics calculator). I bet the game they release for this thing (even the homebrews) will be awesome.