They are all "traveling" lanes. You drive in them all, as that gives the most room for traffic. None are "passing" lanes, as that says that unless otherwise noted, you should be in the right most lane. If everyone is obeying the speed limit perfectly, this means that no one would ever use the "passing" lane, as they would never need to pass. This would cause huge backups, as it divides the amount of driving room by a large factor (depending on number of total lanes).
It's the fast lane. If it was the passing lane then all of our 2 lane roads would be reduced to one lane roads, increasing traffic congestion. There are 2 lanes so that you can fit more cars on the road (similarly with 3 and 4 lane roads), despite what your drivers ed teacher says. Ask any city planner.
I said I work with a lot of SQL DBs and write everything in PHP. She actually said "But you won't need to do that anymore with iLife".
I think I should tell my employers this. Its nice to know that SQL databases are unnecessary thanks to iLife. Though you may be able to replace PHP with iLife. It's replacing something useful but hideous with something inane but pretty. Basically the American dream.
They have ridden the wave with mediocre email apps and web browsers, but that's not much to crow about.
So...just as a thought exercise, can you give me an example of a *good* email client? I mean, if Outlook is so mediocre, what exactly would you describe as good?
No, outlook is not perfect, but I'd really like an example of a good email client.
In the US, 'film' also means 'movie'. GP is a twat.
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That being said, let me turn this thing on its head. Has anyone thought of addressing the reasons behind why you work 60 hour work weeks? Is it truly because the field demands it or is it because your environment needs improvement? Whether it be greater automation, additional help, or better procedures, you need to be making an effort to help reshape your environment so that you can accomplish your job more effectively. Not only will it help reduce the hours you work each week, but shaping your environment displays the true mark of a professional.
This is actually what I've found happens to many IT professionals. Despite the fact they work with machines that are built to automate tasks, they refuse to automate their own tasks. Take the IT guy at my last company. We had a system where upon activation of service we would need to create an e-mail address on an Exchange server. The rest of the activation process was completely automated, but since he setup this server, he was "in charge" of it, and refused to let us (the developers) automatically create the account. Instead, he would recieve word of each activation, and create it himself. His reasoning was that he didn't want there to be a bug in our software that created a million e-mail addresses that brought the whole system down...We tried to explain that we had decent time to test for that sort of critical bug, as well as everything else that happens, but he still outright refused to let it happen, and piled on more work for himself as a result. He also refused to automate the creation of a new employee account, which is just a script that he could have written himself. More work. This pattern continues, and he still complains about his 60-80 hour work weeks. I, myself, refuse to work more than 40 hours a week unless something is critically wrong with a system, and I expect to be paid for it (unless it's just something I screwed up. If I lose a weeks code because I didn't check in, that's completely my fault, and I'll fix it up on my own time). If I'm regularly working more than 40 hours a week, I'm obviously doing something wrong.
No, we don't have to. But I'd much rather live it up now when I'm young and attractive, and can do all the crazy shit that my grandparents wish they could do, and work a little longer into retirement. I figure by the time I hit 65, average life span will be in the 90 year range (It's been consistently rising for decades, seems pretty likely). Saving up enough money so that I don't have to do any work for 25 years will either be easy (If I hit it big, make that billion dollar idea, which I hopefully do soon. I don't much like working), or impossible (I have a 401k that I put a bunch of money into, maybe that will work out, but 25 years is a long time). Working after 65 may suck, but it's better than the alternative of working tons of extra hours now to save up for the "promised land" of retirement, which seems to me to be pretty boring.
100 is totally doable. 200 is way too high, but I play on servers where I have 100ms ping time (I'm in Florida, it seems all the servers I want to play on are on the west coast...meh), and I do pretty well. This is on TF2, and I play Sniper mostly, which I'd say needs the low ping the most.
I can say, with a high degree of certainty and server statistics to back it up, that I am a much better Sniper in TF2 when I have drank >5 beers and
I would think it's just because everyone else is drinking too, but I've done this consistently over the months on different days of the week, and different times of the day (morning, afternoon, night).
Honestly, you can still get the Java and Flash from the internet onto your iPhone just fine. Whether the iPhone can do anything with them is a completely different story, but every file on the web should be at least retrievable by the iPhone. Internet is a different story, as well, though every port is probably accessible via iPhone, though probably only via http and the like.
Right, but those extra 1/2% sales taxes are what fund local government projects. I doubt the people in the rest of Wisconsin want to pay extra tax for new playgrounds in Green Bay.
The word "compute", however, is pretty damn old, and is closer to what CS consists of. I actually think Computer Science deserves a different name, though I have no suggestions, really.
I always thought it was a common thought that Neanderthals were actually the smarter of the species, but their brains weren't built for multi-tasking. Meaning at making tools or using said tools, they were more efficient, but when a group of raiding Homo Sapiens came, they couldn't switch modes, so to speak.
Honestly, I can't think of where I learned this. Maybe I made it up?
First, the third week of January is MLK Day, not Washington Day.
Second, We don't get off for Washington's Birthday, though it used to be a school holiday, along with Lincoln's. We combined them to Presidents' Day a while back, and most people don't get off for it (school holiday. No mail, No banks, everyone else works). It's in mid-February.
CS has very little to do with knowing how to use a computer. CS is a major in math/logic, where you learn to create and analyze efficient algorithms. Often, the college also teaches programming, just as Chemistry majors are taught how to effectively use a Bunson burner.
As for why we think we're the smartest, I can't quite say, as I would lose this air of superiority around me.
Do people really compare Photoshop to GIMP? It's barely an arguement. Photoshop is the state of the art in terms of image manipulation, and GIMP barely holds a candle to it.
For the record, I use GIMP all the time. I like GIMP. GIMP is free, whereas photoshop is extremely expensive. But if they were the same price, there's no question as to which I'd choose.
The outside of the toilets were going to be used for advertising space, and the money from that was going to the city, so to the city the toilets were an investment. It didn't end up working out as planned, obviously.
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They are all "traveling" lanes. You drive in them all, as that gives the most room for traffic. None are "passing" lanes, as that says that unless otherwise noted, you should be in the right most lane. If everyone is obeying the speed limit perfectly, this means that no one would ever use the "passing" lane, as they would never need to pass. This would cause huge backups, as it divides the amount of driving room by a large factor (depending on number of total lanes).
Right, and in roads with more than 2 lanes?
It's the fast lane. If it was the passing lane then all of our 2 lane roads would be reduced to one lane roads, increasing traffic congestion. There are 2 lanes so that you can fit more cars on the road (similarly with 3 and 4 lane roads), despite what your drivers ed teacher says. Ask any city planner.
I said I work with a lot of SQL DBs and write everything in PHP. She actually said "But you won't need to do that anymore with iLife".
I think I should tell my employers this. Its nice to know that SQL databases are unnecessary thanks to iLife. Though you may be able to replace PHP with iLife. It's replacing something useful but hideous with something inane but pretty. Basically the American dream.
Wow. Where do you live that 20 dollars an hour isn't good money? I don't make too much more than that, and I'm a full time engineer with a degree.
They have ridden the wave with mediocre email apps and web browsers, but that's not much to crow about.
So...just as a thought exercise, can you give me an example of a *good* email client? I mean, if Outlook is so mediocre, what exactly would you describe as good?
No, outlook is not perfect, but I'd really like an example of a good email client.
In the US, 'film' also means 'movie'. GP is a twat.
That being said, let me turn this thing on its head. Has anyone thought of addressing the reasons behind why you work 60 hour work weeks? Is it truly because the field demands it or is it because your environment needs improvement? Whether it be greater automation, additional help, or better procedures, you need to be making an effort to help reshape your environment so that you can accomplish your job more effectively. Not only will it help reduce the hours you work each week, but shaping your environment displays the true mark of a professional.
This is actually what I've found happens to many IT professionals. Despite the fact they work with machines that are built to automate tasks, they refuse to automate their own tasks. Take the IT guy at my last company. We had a system where upon activation of service we would need to create an e-mail address on an Exchange server. The rest of the activation process was completely automated, but since he setup this server, he was "in charge" of it, and refused to let us (the developers) automatically create the account. Instead, he would recieve word of each activation, and create it himself. His reasoning was that he didn't want there to be a bug in our software that created a million e-mail addresses that brought the whole system down...We tried to explain that we had decent time to test for that sort of critical bug, as well as everything else that happens, but he still outright refused to let it happen, and piled on more work for himself as a result. He also refused to automate the creation of a new employee account, which is just a script that he could have written himself. More work. This pattern continues, and he still complains about his 60-80 hour work weeks. I, myself, refuse to work more than 40 hours a week unless something is critically wrong with a system, and I expect to be paid for it (unless it's just something I screwed up. If I lose a weeks code because I didn't check in, that's completely my fault, and I'll fix it up on my own time). If I'm regularly working more than 40 hours a week, I'm obviously doing something wrong.
No, we don't have to. But I'd much rather live it up now when I'm young and attractive, and can do all the crazy shit that my grandparents wish they could do, and work a little longer into retirement. I figure by the time I hit 65, average life span will be in the 90 year range (It's been consistently rising for decades, seems pretty likely). Saving up enough money so that I don't have to do any work for 25 years will either be easy (If I hit it big, make that billion dollar idea, which I hopefully do soon. I don't much like working), or impossible (I have a 401k that I put a bunch of money into, maybe that will work out, but 25 years is a long time). Working after 65 may suck, but it's better than the alternative of working tons of extra hours now to save up for the "promised land" of retirement, which seems to me to be pretty boring.
I'll see you kids in Vegas.
As far as I know, you have to pay for an account.
100 is totally doable. 200 is way too high, but I play on servers where I have 100ms ping time (I'm in Florida, it seems all the servers I want to play on are on the west coast...meh), and I do pretty well. This is on TF2, and I play Sniper mostly, which I'd say needs the low ping the most.
Way to jump the shark on your way across the Atlantic.
I can say, with a high degree of certainty and server statistics to back it up, that I am a much better Sniper in TF2 when I have drank >5 beers and
I would think it's just because everyone else is drinking too, but I've done this consistently over the months on different days of the week, and different times of the day (morning, afternoon, night).
Doesn't have to be Firefox, it works with every browser.
Honestly, you can still get the Java and Flash from the internet onto your iPhone just fine. Whether the iPhone can do anything with them is a completely different story, but every file on the web should be at least retrievable by the iPhone. Internet is a different story, as well, though every port is probably accessible via iPhone, though probably only via http and the like.
Just wanted to comment on that with this link: Maryland is again the richest state in the nation
Right, but those extra 1/2% sales taxes are what fund local government projects. I doubt the people in the rest of Wisconsin want to pay extra tax for new playgrounds in Green Bay.
The word "compute", however, is pretty damn old, and is closer to what CS consists of. I actually think Computer Science deserves a different name, though I have no suggestions, really.
I always thought it was a common thought that Neanderthals were actually the smarter of the species, but their brains weren't built for multi-tasking. Meaning at making tools or using said tools, they were more efficient, but when a group of raiding Homo Sapiens came, they couldn't switch modes, so to speak.
Honestly, I can't think of where I learned this. Maybe I made it up?
First, the third week of January is MLK Day, not Washington Day. Second, We don't get off for Washington's Birthday, though it used to be a school holiday, along with Lincoln's. We combined them to Presidents' Day a while back, and most people don't get off for it (school holiday. No mail, No banks, everyone else works). It's in mid-February.
CS has very little to do with knowing how to use a computer. CS is a major in math/logic, where you learn to create and analyze efficient algorithms. Often, the college also teaches programming, just as Chemistry majors are taught how to effectively use a Bunson burner.
As for why we think we're the smartest, I can't quite say, as I would lose this air of superiority around me.
We can get 14Mbps in Florida with Brighthouse, and it's only $10 more a month than the normal 7Mbps. Pretty decent.
Have you used Office for Mac? It might as well be an illusion.
Yeah. Its sucks that it works perfectly fine. I can't stand that about it.
how is a preheated oven marketing or MBA speak?
Do people really compare Photoshop to GIMP? It's barely an arguement. Photoshop is the state of the art in terms of image manipulation, and GIMP barely holds a candle to it.
For the record, I use GIMP all the time. I like GIMP. GIMP is free, whereas photoshop is extremely expensive. But if they were the same price, there's no question as to which I'd choose.
Just feeding the flames, carry on.
The outside of the toilets were going to be used for advertising space, and the money from that was going to the city, so to the city the toilets were an investment. It didn't end up working out as planned, obviously.