That must just be a US problem. Up here in the great white north (Calgary, Alberta, to be specific), my marketability as a student fresh out of college is almost nil. Unless they want me to code, in which case it is absolutely nil. The real problem up here is that they are looking for phenominal ammounts of experience, which just doesn't work, because anyone with more than two years coding experience goes to the States to get more money. I'f I don't have a degree and five years coding experience, I can't get a job to save my life, so here I am, working as a network administrator for $10.50 and hour in a small company because I can't get any experience coding because I can't get work coding because I have no experience coding because I can't get... Get the picture??
Good gods man, that was hilarious. If I wasn't at work I would laugh out loud. On the way home I just know I'm going to think Roman Empire BSOD's and lose control of my car, tossing pedestrians and stary animals helter skelter. Thanks, this was the best pseudo laugh I've had in a good long while...
Well, it seems like a good idea. I wonder if the GPL would apply. After all, they are dealing with source code after a fashion.
I see the scientists point on wanting to maintain genetic diversity in things like crops. More often than not, bad things have come from perversions of good peoples ideas. Einstein, for example, was appaled at what was done with his atomic research and washed his hands completely of it.
The thought of genetic engineering frankly scares the hell out of me. I don't think that human kind, as a whole, is mature enough for that kind of power over the very building blocks of life itself. Yes, it can be used to make hardier crops with higher yields, prevent certain diseases, and a score of other things on the brighter side. However, the splitting of the atom can be used for a cheap, abundant power source... but was it? How many nuclear reactors pump out the juice for poor, third world countries? How many nuclear weapons do China, Russia, and the USA have? Slightly disparate numbers aren't they?
I forsee a lot of bad stuff coming out of this research, things like the movie Gattica portrayed are on the tamer side of what I think could happen. I can see a "Genetically Enhanced Elite" arising, and, since they are better than everyone else, demanding to be treated better. We're going to be looking at more of a "Soldier" (Kurt Russel Universal Soldier rip off) scenario.
I can only hope that the scientists are succesful in keeping the HGP out of the hands of mega corporations who would use it for the wrong purposes entirely. Good luck to them.
I love games, the first thing I did on a computer was play a game (Cliff Jumper for an old XT, using my TV as a monitor) and I've been hooked. Some people are content with programming databases and hacking kernels, but I want to draw upon the sheer power of real computing and produce games.
Throughout the history of the microprocessor, what has it been that is always at the leading edge of computing technology? I'd hate to see a spreadsheet program, a word processor, or even a presentation package that requires a P!!! 650 with 128 meg RAM and a 3D accelerator card. Games have been the driving force in new hardware developments, and new ways of doing old things. The code reusability in a game is almost nill. IMHO, to program games, you need to be the best of the best.
Linus Torvalds, Allan Cox, and any other kernel guru, are exceptional coders. I mean, they have written and rewritten the Linux kernel from the ground up a number of times, and I'm sure they could program some pretty interesting user interfaces, some rather twisted logic, and no doubt bury me and almost anyone else at raw coding talent. But the Linux Kernel will run on a 386 with 8 meg RAM. The real bleeding edge of technology lies in Quake 3, Unreal Tournament, Starfleet Armada, and the like. That's where I will be someday.
Anyone seen the DS9 episode where Captain Sisko and his son rebuild an old solar sail starship? The solar sail catches on nutrino particles which travel faster than light and jumps into warp speed. I'm not sure on the science of nutrinos, or if the carbon sail will catch them or not, but this has potential to get very interesting.
Has anyone read this new prequel to the original Dune yet? I've thought about picking it up a couple of times but It's a lot of money to spend without hearing something back from other fans of Dune. For those of you who haven't heard about it, it's a prequel to Dune and deals mostly with Paul's house before Arrakis (did I spell that right, it's been a while). I'm wondering if their going to make a House Harkkonen as well, just for balance sake.
But you have to admit that without reading the book, you'd have absolutly no idea what was going on in the movie. I read the book before I saw the movie (and I saw the movie because Pat Stewart played the mentat) and it still confused the heck outta me... maybe I just have to watch it in an altered state like 2001: A Space Oddessy...
I had the very same computer when I was but a lad. Blocky graphics appearing on my television screen, blips and bleeps emenating from the little box. Ahh, but the coding...
10 CLS 20 GOTO 10
*sigh* ahh for days gone by. Many a time I remember back to that little computer, punching in BASIC, playing Chess and Cliff Jumper off cartridges, not even tapes yet. Actually, once I was almost to the point of tracking down and buying an old Commodore VIC 20 just so I could punch some BASIC every once in a while.
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after all, the prices of movie tickets are more than enough to break the bank. Well, CoS, high ticket prices and bad reviews be damned, I love the book (read it about 4 times now) and as poorly as I'm sure it will translate into a screenplay I'll still go and watch it just on the off chance that it kicks as much ass as the book.
Just because a movie is backed by a certain community, or associated with a religion you disagree with, does not make the movie itself bad. The fact is, scientology was originally founded by L. Ron Hubbard's books. He was a science fiction author long before he was a spiritual prophet (or something of that nature), and a darn good one at that. The reality is, who doesn't have some sort of strange beliefs?? Even mainstream religions such as christianity and mormonism could be considered cults from the outside, and in most cases, are considered as such. If you don't agree with the religion, don't become a part of it, but since Battlefield Earth has nothing to do with scientology other than being backed by it, there is no reason not to watch it. Looks like it's gonna be one heck of a show as well
The real question about Linux beer is would you be able to GPL it? Imagine having several thousand people tinkering with your recipe for homebrew, multiple variations on on recipe. I almost like the idea *GRIN*
Good on everyone. I'm not a crypto cracker by any stretch of the imagination, and so I am in awe of those who are able to. A while back/. had something on a crypto written by the late great Edgar Allen Poe and I posted it on my wall. After many an hour starting at it, I haven't even a glimmer of the meaning behind it. *SIGH* Maybe I'll find the time to learn about encryption someday...
Actually, it seems like a fairly plausable idea. Unfortunately I don't have the knowledge to pull it off or I'd quit wasting my time posting to/. and go implement it./GRIN/ I'm thinking Linux acting as a firewall/router could probably do the whole redirect thing, I'm just not sure if I could get ipfwadm to recognize a DDoS attack. Anyone know what would characterize one?
I've always liked that the development section of Netscape is Mozilla. The separation between the commercial distribution and the development of the program has inspired me. I'm starting up my own small networking solutions company (no, I'm not posting the name or thr URL, the last thing I need is to get/.ed) which I eventually want to become a development house for Linux. I'm hoping to release my own flavour of Linux. The development side is going to be named after a character my partner plays in Werewolf: The Apocalypse, Johny Tux. Like Netscape having Mozilla the monster all over its development, we are going to have a big werewolf, but the distribution will just be Wolfbridge Linux. Ahh, the innumerable joys of being a geek *G*
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! **snicker** **chuckle** **GUFFAW** I'm sorry for this post... but I saw in my minds eye a PSII sitting in the server room of some office with a post-it note that says "Firewall" on it... **laugh** and me, dynamically re-routing packets with the controller... hehehe... what a thought... brightened the heck outta my day
C'mon man, we all know that their OSes are written in obfuscated assembly, their interface drivers in cobol, and their logic engines in Unix shell script. And besides, according to all accounts, God is a man... do you think even HE understands them?? He created Eve and then said... "Oops..."
DISCLAIMER This is not meant to offend anyone, least of all the wonderful women of the geek world who frequent this site.
I've recently graduated college and have found almost nothing by way of work in my field of training. I think the biggest issue is that companies aren't really sure of what they are looking for. Many of the jobs I have applied for have been for Junior level programmers, but require 2-3 years of experience. I don't know about anyone else, but that isn't my idea of junior anything.
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That must just be a US problem. Up here in the great white north (Calgary, Alberta, to be specific), my marketability as a student fresh out of college is almost nil. Unless they want me to code, in which case it is absolutely nil. The real problem up here is that they are looking for phenominal ammounts of experience, which just doesn't work, because anyone with more than two years coding experience goes to the States to get more money. I'f I don't have a degree and five years coding experience, I can't get a job to save my life, so here I am, working as a network administrator for $10.50 and hour in a small company because I can't get any experience coding because I can't get work coding because I have no experience coding because I can't get... Get the picture??
this was supposed to be a reply to the MS splitting up thing... I should learn to look before I click... apologies all around folks...
Good gods man, that was hilarious. If I wasn't at work I would laugh out loud. On the way home I just know I'm going to think Roman Empire BSOD's and lose control of my car, tossing pedestrians and stary animals helter skelter. Thanks, this was the best pseudo laugh I've had in a good long while...
Well, it seems like a good idea. I wonder if the GPL would apply. After all, they are dealing with source code after a fashion.
I see the scientists point on wanting to maintain genetic diversity in things like crops. More often than not, bad things have come from perversions of good peoples ideas. Einstein, for example, was appaled at what was done with his atomic research and washed his hands completely of it.
The thought of genetic engineering frankly scares the hell out of me. I don't think that human kind, as a whole, is mature enough for that kind of power over the very building blocks of life itself. Yes, it can be used to make hardier crops with higher yields, prevent certain diseases, and a score of other things on the brighter side.
However, the splitting of the atom can be used for a cheap, abundant power source... but was it? How many nuclear reactors pump out the juice for poor, third world countries? How many nuclear weapons do China, Russia, and the USA have? Slightly disparate numbers aren't they?
I forsee a lot of bad stuff coming out of this research, things like the movie Gattica portrayed are on the tamer side of what I think could happen. I can see a "Genetically Enhanced Elite" arising, and, since they are better than everyone else, demanding to be treated better. We're going to be looking at more of a "Soldier" (Kurt Russel Universal Soldier rip off) scenario.
I can only hope that the scientists are succesful in keeping the HGP out of the hands of mega corporations who would use it for the wrong purposes entirely. Good luck to them.
I love games, the first thing I did on a computer was play a game (Cliff Jumper for an old XT, using my TV as a monitor) and I've been hooked. Some people are content with programming databases and hacking kernels, but I want to draw upon the sheer power of real computing and produce games.
Throughout the history of the microprocessor, what has it been that is always at the leading edge of computing technology? I'd hate to see a spreadsheet program, a word processor, or even a presentation package that requires a P!!! 650 with 128 meg RAM and a 3D accelerator card. Games have been the driving force in new hardware developments, and new ways of doing old things. The code reusability in a game is almost nill. IMHO, to program games, you need to be the best of the best.
Linus Torvalds, Allan Cox, and any other kernel guru, are exceptional coders. I mean, they have written and rewritten the Linux kernel from the ground up a number of times, and I'm sure they could program some pretty interesting user interfaces, some rather twisted logic, and no doubt bury me and almost anyone else at raw coding talent. But the Linux Kernel will run on a 386 with 8 meg RAM. The real bleeding edge of technology lies in Quake 3, Unreal Tournament, Starfleet Armada, and the like. That's where I will be someday.
Anyone seen the DS9 episode where Captain Sisko and his son rebuild an old solar sail starship? The solar sail catches on nutrino particles which travel faster than light and jumps into warp speed. I'm not sure on the science of nutrinos, or if the carbon sail will catch them or not, but this has potential to get very interesting.
The real question is... Will it be using Sendmail??
Has anyone read this new prequel to the original Dune yet? I've thought about picking it up a couple of times but It's a lot of money to spend without hearing something back from other fans of Dune. For those of you who haven't heard about it, it's a prequel to Dune and deals mostly with Paul's house before Arrakis (did I spell that right, it's been a while). I'm wondering if their going to make a House Harkkonen as well, just for balance sake.
But you have to admit that without reading the book, you'd have absolutly no idea what was going on in the movie. I read the book before I saw the movie (and I saw the movie because Pat Stewart played the mentat) and it still confused the heck outta me... maybe I just have to watch it in an altered state like 2001: A Space Oddessy...
I had the very same computer when I was but a lad. Blocky graphics appearing on my television screen, blips and bleeps emenating from the little box. Ahh, but the coding...
10 CLS
20 GOTO 10
*sigh* ahh for days gone by. Many a time I remember back to that little computer, punching in BASIC, playing Chess and Cliff Jumper off cartridges, not even tapes yet. Actually, once I was almost to the point of tracking down and buying an old Commodore VIC 20 just so I could punch some BASIC every once in a while.
after all, the prices of movie tickets are more than enough to break the bank. Well, CoS, high ticket prices and bad reviews be damned, I love the book (read it about 4 times now) and as poorly as I'm sure it will translate into a screenplay I'll still go and watch it just on the off chance that it kicks as much ass as the book.
Just because a movie is backed by a certain community, or associated with a religion you disagree with, does not make the movie itself bad. The fact is, scientology was originally founded by L. Ron Hubbard's books. He was a science fiction author long before he was a spiritual prophet (or something of that nature), and a darn good one at that. The reality is, who doesn't have some sort of strange beliefs?? Even mainstream religions such as christianity and mormonism could be considered cults from the outside, and in most cases, are considered as such. If you don't agree with the religion, don't become a part of it, but since Battlefield Earth has nothing to do with scientology other than being backed by it, there is no reason not to watch it. Looks like it's gonna be one heck of a show as well
The real question about Linux beer is would you be able to GPL it? Imagine having several thousand people tinkering with your recipe for homebrew, multiple variations on on recipe. I almost like the idea *GRIN*
Good on everyone. I'm not a crypto cracker by any stretch of the imagination, and so I am in awe of those who are able to. A while back /. had something on a crypto written by the late great Edgar Allen Poe and I posted it on my wall. After many an hour starting at it, I haven't even a glimmer of the meaning behind it. *SIGH* Maybe I'll find the time to learn about encryption someday...
Actually, it seems like a fairly plausable idea. Unfortunately I don't have the knowledge to pull it off or I'd quit wasting my time posting to /. and go implement it. /GRIN/ I'm thinking Linux acting as a firewall/router could probably do the whole redirect thing, I'm just not sure if I could get ipfwadm to recognize a DDoS attack. Anyone know what would characterize one?
I've always liked that the development section of Netscape is Mozilla. The separation between the commercial distribution and the development of the program has inspired me. I'm starting up my own small networking solutions company (no, I'm not posting the name or thr URL, the last thing I need is to get /.ed) which I eventually want to become a development house for Linux. I'm hoping to release my own flavour of Linux. The development side is going to be named after a character my partner plays in Werewolf: The Apocalypse, Johny Tux. Like Netscape having Mozilla the monster all over its development, we are going to have a big werewolf, but the distribution will just be Wolfbridge Linux. Ahh, the innumerable joys of being a geek *G*
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! **snicker** **chuckle** **GUFFAW** I'm sorry for this post... but I saw in my minds eye a PSII sitting in the server room of some office with a post-it note that says "Firewall" on it... **laugh** and me, dynamically re-routing packets with the controller... hehehe... what a thought... brightened the heck outta my day
C'mon man, we all know that their OSes are written in obfuscated assembly, their interface drivers in cobol, and their logic engines in Unix shell script. And besides, according to all accounts, God is a man... do you think even HE understands them?? He created Eve and then said... "Oops..."
DISCLAIMER
This is not meant to offend anyone, least of all the wonderful women of the geek world who frequent this site.
I've recently graduated college and have found almost nothing by way of work in my field of training. I think the biggest issue is that companies aren't really sure of what they are looking for. Many of the jobs I have applied for have been for Junior level programmers, but require 2-3 years of experience. I don't know about anyone else, but that isn't my idea of junior anything.