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  1. Re:Software Engineer vs. Computer Scientist on Ask Slashdot: Developer Or Software Engineer? Can It Influence Your Work? · · Score: 1

    Agree :)

  2. Re:Terminology on Ask Slashdot: Developer Or Software Engineer? Can It Influence Your Work? · · Score: 1

    - Coder = Programmer
    - Programmer: writes programs. Painters paint, fire burns and so on and so forth.
    - Developer: a nice word to say programmer.
    - Software Engineer: someone that applies engineering principles to software
    - Software Architect: someone that is neither an engineer nor a programmer, but usually ends up as a programmer doing an horrendous job.

  3. Of course a programmer writes code, but if you only do that, there is no engineering linked to that process.

    As humans we usually agree on what a word means in order to be able to understand each other.

    Are mechanical engineers "line painters"?: "Oh! you are 'all' day drawing lines in your screen" I know some 2 year degrees (if you can call that a degree) that focus only in understanding engineering specifications and drawing things in Autocad. You can call them programmers. They just draw/write lines/code.

    But in the other hand, if the line of code is the result of something else you do in your work. As you said "involves engineering", then you're an engineer. Why hide it?

    Usually programs are software, therefore Software Engineer.

    It is not important if you got your knowledge in the university or by yourself or.... The point here is the work you, want to do, and how to name it.

  4. Re:Software Engineer vs. Computer Scientist on Ask Slashdot: Developer Or Software Engineer? Can It Influence Your Work? · · Score: 1

    Doesn't "engineering" means applied science?

    In my university there were "Chemistry" and "Chemistry Engineering" degrees.

    There are a lot of engineer titles and they're all "applied".

  5. Unfortunately it is.

    I'd recommend you a "not so old" song called "Good morning Greece" (Kalhmera Ellada). Where the author (in 2006) charges against politicians saying that they "put what is left in Switzerland".

    It is something that everybody knows. But for some reason, even you reject it. Whenever there is a scandal in Greece, there is a Swiss account there. Stolen money? Bribes? Only offshore companies are not all Swiss.

    Anyway, why would a "normal citizen" like "a politician" would open a bank account outside of the reach of the European union? There is no need.

    The list also contains amounts, that weren't published to avoid "problems". That list was to be used, not to be published, but after almost 3 years with no use. There you have the list of names.

    Nothing will happen. They will get their revenge from the journalist, will make his life hell. The IRS won't investigate anything: they didn't do it before, they won't do it now. Ant the country will continue its free fall.

    "The summary is definitely a troll" - Love that strategy of repeating non-sense till people believe it. Keep repeating.

  6. Re:the real scandal on Journalist Arrested In Greece For Publishing List of Possible Tax-Evaders · · Score: 1

    The Greek IRS has published other "name lists" and nobody has detained anyone in the government. It's a game used by the IRS to "make you pay", because "perhaps" your name wasn't in the names published but will be in the next batch.

    Nothing happened, no detentions.

    At the same time, there was a person guilty of tax evasion. He had to go to jail, but he was living in a high class hotel in Athens during "5 years" because the police couldn't locate him. Till a newspaper published the case. So 5 years to catch a convict living in a hotel in the center of Athens, 11 hours to detain someone for something legal. Or at least in the border of legal/illegal. (Think a bit about it)

    And do not forget some politicians bragged of having that list and "not looking at the contents". No detentions there too.

  7. Give it back to the people that worked it. on Apple Has Too Much Money · · Score: 1

    Perhaps it sounds strange but... Would it be a good idea to give it back to the people that "worked" it? I mean, many engineers, assembly lines, etc, worked hard to make that money. It seems Apple was giving them back a small part of the earnings.

  8. Re:Real world advice on How To Behave At a Software Company? · · Score: 1

    #6 Listen, think, and then speak. But be ready to do what you're told to do.

  9. Re:Advice, Dawg on How To Behave At a Software Company? · · Score: 1

    Beware.

    People should do their job in order to make them look good. Do not lie just to make everyone happy.

    And if you lead a team, you cannot ignore when someone is doing something wrong, saying something that is wrong, and making the same mistake again and again.

    Yes, offer advice, but real world can be dirty. Get ready to get your hands dirty and make someone not look so good.

  10. Re:BS on Webcam Saves Man Stranded On Sea Ice · · Score: 1

    Also the lady understood that a flash "far away" was something unusual for that webcam. This means that our lady was an "addict" of that video feed and was able to understand in a blink what is usual and what is not usual.

  11. Re:Sell your Nokia shares. on Nokia Claims Patent Violations in Most Apple Products · · Score: 1

    "Nokia does have user-friendly interface" .... I guess the only good thing is all Nokia phones use the same charger. Well at least the "old" and the "new".

  12. Re:HFS+ on Which Filesystem Do You Use On Portable Media For Linux Systems? · · Score: 1

    I also use HFS+.

    The only problem is linux, and support for write operations when the volume has journaling enabled.

    For windows there is a driver (non free but good) to read and write. So no problem :)

  13. Re:Greece on Emigrating To a Freer Country? · · Score: 1

    Greece 3 years ago. A guy put a link to an article that was making fun of a politician. Due to the article being hosted in the US (and the author too), the politician decided to destroy a bit the life of the guy who put an "automatic link via an RSS" feed. Funny? no for the poor guy.

    This politician destroyed his life and his business with lawsuits.Using his influences in order to take measures against him that are just not normal.

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/30/greek_blogger_arrested/

    Laws for cameras in the streets are not followed and of course you need an ID. Laws depend on the money you can give to counter them. Police can order you to stop your car just to ask "where did you get these fancy lights for your car? I want them too".

    Generally speaking: people is nice, there is work to do, money flows, food is good, weather is warm and you can visit the islands to relax and disconnect :)