Well I'd add that learning assembly is handy, it helps you understand what all the levels of obfustication (umm I mean abstraction) actually mean in the languages you learn.
Languages are a toolbox. If all you have is a hammer (java) all your problems will end up getting solved by whacking the problem until it's bent.
Of course back in the slightly older days, we learned structured programming in Pascal.
It was higher level classes and independant study classes we learned object oriented languages, software engineering (the art of covering for the lame person on your team) and things like OS design, hardware design...
I can pick up most "new" languages pretty quickly, quickly enough to fix other peoples code.
Oh and make sure there is an opportunity to COOP or intern somewhere. Actual experience is worth a lot to potential employees.
It isn't how good the schools classes/instructors/equipment are. It's how much you make of them.
You forgot the other extreme benefit of blocking ads, the pages load WAY FASTER when you're not waiting for the banner from some misbegotten slag heap of a server.
And lets not forget the lesson of ma.gnolia, running on Mac Servers...
It sorta makes sense to build in NC, what are the chances a major earthquake will take out the CA datacenter at the same time a hurricane takes out the NC data center?
I'll wait for the netcraft report on their servers.
Yahoo is talking about opening a data center in Upstate NY, 150 new jobs, I think the Public Service Commission was going to pay them to buy power as part of an incentivel.
Actually what they probably learned is my usual response.
If a page loads slowly once, it's ok. I mean really, it is ok, I may not be paying attention once.
If response time is consistently slow over a short amount of time I'll give up and go away and try later depending on how much I like/need the site/service.
If a site or service is slow or non-responsive all the time, I'll switch to some other site that offers the same service.
Current commute. 20 miles each way. 20-30 minute drive unless it's snowing hard.
Train. If they hadn't shut down the trains and subways in the 40's I'd do it in a heartbeat. There aren't even tracks anymore anywhere near here.
Bus: 1.5-2 hours. Last run home, 5:00PMish, but only a buck each way, and the drop off is about 1/3 of a mile away.
I am thinking about biking into work. Thrre are bike racks on the buses, but no place safe to lock them up and getting them through the building turnstyles is non-trivial
Did anybody mention motorcycles as another alternative?
Actually, the question is, how much is Volt cutting it's charges to Microsoft? Typically from what I've seen, the agency is making somewhat more than the contractors.
And what if you never reply to the email, maybe it got caught in the Hotmail spam filter???
I've been looking for a new phone. treo680 currently. I've narrowed it down to an iphone, but I realized I'd probably need to run windows or some OSXish something to be able to use it, or a G1. I was already pricing 8 and 16GB microsd cards/chips/whatever when I realized I should check my contract. 7 months to go. So maybe a G2?
Now if the 3G from tmobile actually works in my office, the last tmobile phone didn't...
I am eying my son's experia, but I'm guessing he'd cry like a little girl, umm I mean whine if I appropriated it.
Maybe so, what is the ROI of having your just in time manufacturing systems, Internet e-mail and of course access to Slashdot while you're at work?
The unfortunate truth ends up, if it's working there is no ROI. If it's DOWN, then there's a huge negative ROI.
So just where are the resources to better design systems and software coming from?
Yeah, I though so...
Slashdot Mirror
Well I'd add that learning assembly is handy, it helps you understand what all the levels
of obfustication (umm I mean abstraction) actually mean in the languages you learn.
Languages are a toolbox. If all you have is a hammer (java) all your problems will
end up getting solved by whacking the problem until it's bent.
Of course back in the slightly older days, we learned structured programming in Pascal.
It was higher level classes and independant study classes we learned object oriented languages,
software engineering (the art of covering for the lame person on your team) and things
like OS design, hardware design...
I can pick up most "new" languages pretty quickly, quickly enough to fix other peoples code.
Oh and make sure there is an opportunity to COOP or intern somewhere. Actual experience is worth
a lot to potential employees.
It isn't how good the schools classes/instructors/equipment are. It's how much you make of them.
I'll ++ dropbox especially for locked down "workputers" and links you want to look at later.
For bookmarks, I use spurl and the RSS feed.
For RSS reading and browsing, I use netvibes.
For all the big stuff. I have a NAS box so I don't have to store all the big files
everywhere.
LOL Downvoted for ABP. Nice.
You forgot the other extreme benefit of blocking ads, the pages load WAY FASTER when you're not waiting for the banner from some misbegotten slag heap of a server.
I have ABP, what's an ad?
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The average person uses their home PC for 2 things:
1) PORN
2) Sending email when they're not there.
Google says:
http://www.google.com/trends?q=riaa%2C+mpaa&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
3d
I can barely stand staring at my 2d monitor all day.
Will it stop working after a while so you can take a break like the Nintendo VR Boy?
Was the name Douchebag Ponten already taken?
And can the Pirate Party sue him for trademark infringement?
I tried but couldn't get the é to look right in preview...
I changed TWC's terms of service first.
It's written on the back of the check in 1 point font.
"Accepting this check indicates the acceptance of the following changes in
service billing:..."
And lets not forget the lesson of ma.gnolia, running on Mac Servers...
It sorta makes sense to build in NC, what are the chances a major earthquake
will take out the CA datacenter at the same time a hurricane takes out the NC data center?
I'll wait for the netcraft report on their servers.
Yahoo is talking about opening a data center in Upstate NY, 150 new jobs, I think the Public Service
Commission was going to pay them to buy power as part of an incentivel.
Actually what they probably learned is my usual response.
If a page loads slowly once, it's ok. I mean really, it is ok, I may not be paying attention once.
If response time is consistently slow over a short amount of time I'll give up and go away and try later depending on how much I like/need the site/service.
If a site or service is slow or non-responsive all the time, I'll switch to some other site that offers the same service.
Current commute. 20 miles each way. 20-30 minute drive unless it's snowing hard.
Train. If they hadn't shut down the trains and subways in the 40's I'd do it in a heartbeat. There aren't even tracks anymore anywhere near here.
Bus: 1.5-2 hours. Last run home, 5:00PMish, but only a buck each way, and the drop off is about 1/3 of a mile away.
I am thinking about biking into work. Thrre are bike racks on the buses, but no place safe to lock them up and getting them through the building turnstyles is non-trivial
Did anybody mention motorcycles as another alternative?
So it can't be patented due to prior art,
what does this add to the cost of a car?
I'd mod it up if I had any good karma.
to rephrase "It's like we sell all you can eat turbo lobster dinners and only expect vegetarians to show up."
Ob Joni Mitchell lyrics:
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all
Lesson Learned: It's more important to be nice than to get anything (useful) accomplished
My work-life is an unending series of old Dilbert comics
I see what you did there: Sun's Next Step.
Steve Jobs?
Johnny 5, John Henry, or Bailey?
Ob References for ya,
Short Circuit
Terminator, Sarah Connor Chronicles
Numbers (Ok she was just a fake AI, but kinda cute)
Actually, the question is, how much is Volt cutting it's charges to Microsoft? Typically from what I've seen, the agency is making somewhat more than the contractors.
And what if you never reply to the email, maybe it got caught in the Hotmail spam filter???
It's ok they were all public domain.
and why no out of band management networks?
did the little dunking bird alarm not work this time?
Due to security measures (security through obscurity) the next machine I build will be named O0o1Il
As long as you can CNAME them, it doesn't matter what the corporate standard is. And about 99.999% of the time, the CNAME will make way more sense.
I prefer not too many more than about 3 characters for systems people actually ever have to type into a browser
I've been looking for a new phone. treo680 currently. I've narrowed it down to an iphone, but I realized I'd probably need to run windows or some OSXish something to be able to use it, or a G1.
I was already pricing 8 and 16GB microsd cards/chips/whatever when I realized I should check my contract. 7 months to go.
So maybe a G2?
Now if the 3G from tmobile actually works in my office, the last tmobile phone didn't...
I am eying my son's experia, but I'm guessing he'd cry like a little girl, umm I mean whine if I appropriated it.
I have a 22+ year old microwave that won't die.
Unfortunately, it doesn't work correctly with PlaysForSure, no matter how many times I've called Microsoft.
Now, that being said, I am on month 7 trying to get xbox support to RMA me a 360 wireless dongle.
Yeah if only running wireless in 64 bit worked without the ritual blood sacrifice. Or ndiswrapper, or having to re-install with every kernel update.
Stupid ath wireless.
Then maybe I'd care about Java/Flash...
How about setting FCEDIT to your favorite editor, and running fc on the command line, very very VERY handy when messing with long paths. (stupid java)
the script command is also your friend when creating pointless documentation people will never read.
another thing people never think of is the
nohup command.
sshfs is kinda spiffy if you want to mount things over an ssh connection.
I do HATE with a passion when the same commands on different OS versions (I'm looking at you here SUN) ouput different results.
Oh and don't forget stupid little things like aliases in your shell startup file. I just like typing l to do an ls -aF.
You can also write some nice functions for your startup files. and don't forget the logout files, you can have some fun there.
Also if you're old school command line and really bored:
http://nadvsh.sourceforge.net/nadvsh.6.html
Maybe so, what is the ROI of having your just in time manufacturing systems, Internet e-mail and of course access to Slashdot while you're at work? The unfortunate truth ends up, if it's working there is no ROI. If it's DOWN, then there's a huge negative ROI. So just where are the resources to better design systems and software coming from? Yeah, I though so...
Ford Sync?