Let supply and demand sort it out. The really gifted kids will be drawn to science no matter the financial rewards. The lab cogs will come back once the pay and opportunities increase.
We already have highly selective scientific posts - they're at the best universities and research institutions. I don't see how the author thinks that adding a few more would make much of a difference. The best of the best still get good jobs, and there's still a lot of jobs at 2nd & 3rd tier universities.
"There are two types of people in this world. Those that divide the world into two types of people and those that don't." -unknown.
I worked for a company that had a project group. Although I worked in a different division, I won't let that stop me from making broad generalizations.
I think there is another group of companies out there: Those that can manage well some of the time. Just enough to be able to sign on the dotted line, that is. The company I worked for was able to codify all of the requirements into contract form, so whenever the client started acting all goofy we only had to pull out the "Sure we can do that, we'll have our lawyer start amending the contract!" card. That goes a long way in reining in squirreliness.
Of course, that group had the hardest time making any money.
"Fools who invetsed in crap are parted from their money"
Except that they didn't know it was crap. It was off-balance sheet debt in the case of Enron. Investors were none the wiser. There was no way they could know unless they were high up in the chain of command at Enron.
No, personal finance wasn't taught in my school, nor is it taught in the majority of schools. You were lucky. I picked up bad money management skills from my parents. It wasn't until I was already tens of thousands into debt from college loans that I stumbled onto _Personal Finance for Dummies_. Don't laugh. Now I'm paying double the required payments and I don't buy anything on credit. Wish I would have found that book sooner though.
What are you talking about?
on
Generation Wrecked
·
· Score: 4, Insightful
The generation is not defined as guys that thought they could learn HTML and have it all by the time they were 25. Where did you get that from?
7-8: get ready for work/ drive to work 8-5: work 5-7: drive home/ eat 7-9: "hang out with the family for a couple of hours" 9-2: "get back on the computer"
This is what he said, that's how the hell I can say that:
"I usually get home from work, check my e-mail, hang out with the family for a couple of hours and then later (after everyone is in bed) I get back on the computer. I usually only get 5 hours sleep a night. "
"My wife doesn't understand why I come home from work and immediately jump on a computer and then spend another couple of hours (outside of work) on it."
"Its a full time job - outside of your full time job - to stay proficient in this industry."
p.s. you're a moron. Come back & I'll smack you around some more.
Again, all of your time is spent on the computer except for "a couple of hours". How long do you expect to be able to keep this up? Why would you want to do something that deprives you of becoming a well rounded person?
So you're saying that you can't have a life and be a programmer at the same time? Do you really think that's true, and how long do you think you can continue to hold two full time jobs (as you put it)?
How can you be an H1B worker if you have your own company? I thought H1Bs had to have a sponsor company and that they could only work for the company that sponsored them?
Hey, I'm gonna have to do a whole bunch of shopping in the near future. Is there any place to do this online? If not, how would I go about implementing it myself?
You can listen to it at Borders or Barnes & Noble or your preferred music provider. If you don't have a music shop that will let you listen to it, you can always use amazon:
Its simple. If you standardize across a platform, any programming or maintenance work becomes just that much easier. Need to write a new fubar script? Well, would you rather write it for 1 platform or 10? Would you rather debug 1 platform or 10? etc... etc... etc...
Can't we add an age/experience limit to the ask/. questions?
Not law, but I'm enrolled in a part time MBA program & plan to concentrate in finance. Pretty much the same reasons. That, and I'm always looking for a new challenge.
Slashdot Mirror
1999 called - it wants it's april fool's hoaxes back.
You're assuming that the demand will stay constant. This articale is saying that it won't.
You think Math can't be offshored?!?!
Wake up!!!
and fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.
That's it? Earlier internet? Note to current odyrithm self: Get a frekkin' life.
A math final. hehehehehe. What a moron.
Let supply and demand sort it out. The really gifted kids will be drawn to science no matter the financial rewards. The lab cogs will come back once the pay and opportunities increase.
We already have highly selective scientific posts - they're at the best universities and research institutions. I don't see how the author thinks that adding a few more would make much of a difference. The best of the best still get good jobs, and there's still a lot of jobs at 2nd & 3rd tier universities.
There's good resources on the Construx web site too.
Resources
"There are two types of people in this world. Those that divide the world into two types of people and those that don't." -unknown.
I worked for a company that had a project group. Although I worked in a different division, I won't let that stop me from making broad generalizations.
I think there is another group of companies out there: Those that can manage well some of the time. Just enough to be able to sign on the dotted line, that is. The company I worked for was able to codify all of the requirements into contract form, so whenever the client started acting all goofy we only had to pull out the "Sure we can do that, we'll have our lawyer start amending the contract!" card. That goes a long way in reining in squirreliness.
Of course, that group had the hardest time making any money.
- "Fools who invetsed in crap are parted from their money"
Except that they didn't know it was crap. It was off-balance sheet debt in the case of Enron. Investors were none the wiser. There was no way they could know unless they were high up in the chain of command at Enron.No, personal finance wasn't taught in my school, nor is it taught in the majority of schools. You were lucky. I picked up bad money management skills from my parents. It wasn't until I was already tens of thousands into debt from college loans that I stumbled onto _Personal Finance for Dummies_. Don't laugh. Now I'm paying double the required payments and I don't buy anything on credit. Wish I would have found that book sooner though.
The generation is not defined as guys that thought they could learn HTML and have it all by the time they were 25. Where did you get that from?
I'm NOT claiming that its true. I want the OP to either recognize that it is futile or to admit that he really doesn't spend that much time.
Soon, you will understand the world of work.
7-8: get ready for work/ drive to work
8-5: work
5-7: drive home/ eat
7-9: "hang out with the family for a couple of hours"
9-2: "get back on the computer"
"I usually only get 5 hours sleep a night"
This is what he said, that's how the hell I can say that:
"I usually get home from work, check my e-mail, hang out with the family for a couple of hours and then later (after everyone is in bed) I get back on the computer. I usually only get 5 hours sleep a night. "
"My wife doesn't understand why I come home from work and immediately jump on a computer and then spend another couple of hours (outside of work) on it."
"Its a full time job - outside of your full time job - to stay proficient in this industry."
p.s. you're a moron. Come back & I'll smack you around some more.
A lot of script kiddies and other people that have never programmed professionally in their lives.
You have to pass a test. A respected test, not a technical certification test.
And you have to have apprenticed for a period of several years under another licensed engineer.
Programmers are not engineers.
Again, all of your time is spent on the computer except for "a couple of hours". How long do you expect to be able to keep this up? Why would you want to do something that deprives you of becoming a well rounded person?
So you're saying that you can't have a life and be a programmer at the same time? Do you really think that's true, and how long do you think you can continue to hold two full time jobs (as you put it)?
oops.
How can you be an H1B worker if you have your own company? I thought H1Bs had to have a sponsor company and that they could only work for the company that sponsored them?
Hey, I'm gonna have to do a whole bunch of shopping in the near future. Is there any place to do this online? If not, how would I go about implementing it myself?
p.s. Cliff is a lamer.
You can listen to it at Borders or Barnes & Noble or your preferred music provider. If you don't have a music shop that will let you listen to it, you can always use amazon:
moby
Its simple. If you standardize across a platform, any programming or maintenance work becomes just that much easier. Need to write a new fubar script? Well, would you rather write it for 1 platform or 10? Would you rather debug 1 platform or 10? etc... etc... etc...
/. questions?
Can't we add an age/experience limit to the ask
Not law, but I'm enrolled in a part time MBA program & plan to concentrate in finance. Pretty much the same reasons. That, and I'm always looking for a new challenge.