I'm not so sure. In the last year or so there's been even more 'wait and see' attitude @ upgrading MS OS's. Many large corps still have win95 as the standard desktop. Although, there seems to be a slightly swifter adaptation of W2k as an up to NT4.
I think quality home construction (in the US) when downhill when builders started sub-contracting out work, and not using their own crews.
This brings to mind the story of my father having his first "built" house in 1962. It was a beautifull and expensive (proly ~75K + land) colonial, built by a European (Dutch ?) builder. Everyone on the crew worked for the builder.. this became a sticky issue when he died accidently about 4 weeks before the house was done. Luckily all the workers continued and finished the house without getting weekly paychecks, but had to wait for the estate to settle.. I specifially remember it was the only time I ever saw my father really stressed out.
Today a builder is a building contractor, and subcontracts out everything... usually to the lowest bidder.
of when I worked at MCI/Worldcom. [something I will never do again btw]. I was astounded at the amount of lieing that Jr managers did to Sr. Managers; and Sr Managers, in turn, did to Directors. [not to metion all the lies we worker-bees were told].
As it turned out, no one really cared, because management was to busy (daytrading, backstabing, asskissing, and empire building) to care about how thing were really (not) working.
Its a matter transporter, like a 3-d fax machine; thats' why he needed to set up two of them (sender and receiver) they were preassembled and only needed to have the stands and wires hooked up.
It sounds like your management needs to go back to school.
It's kind of *their job* to keep people, hire people, fire people or...."manage people" gee, what a concept. Sounds like shitty managers to me; but, alas, IT is full of shitty managers.
Because experience shows that even a little bit of drug and alcohol use impairs your ability to act responsibly, so other people have to take that responsibility for you.
excuse me? I guess your experience turned out to be quite embarrasing for you, but to the point of needing a keeper?
Besides acting responsible is a very subjective phrase. I have an 80 year-old aunt who thinks just about everyone acts irresponsible.
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Just try and get a position over 20hr/40k yr *without* it being an exempt (from overtime) position or salary position.
Which is, naturally, why I've been contracting for the last 13 years.
In a poorly translated German article (about 20 links down "BMW Declairs Hydrogen... ) BMW has made some interesting headway.
I read a more indepth article in their glossy magazine about these 750hl (about 15 of them) being used at EXPO world fair. It seems they have a PETROL/HYDRO switch on the dash and the V12 motor runs on either petrol or hydrogen.
BMW seems to think we can buy these cars in about 10 years... about the time I'll be ready for a new car;-)
This reminds me of those "In the Future Books"
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that were so popular in the 50's and 60's.
I kept (one of my Dad's) from the late 60's - it's too funny.
Most stuff in the book was either stupid (like those cars that drive themselves from millions of wire planted in the road) or way off base.
I think ( the future ) will hold cheap nearly disposable (computer equivelent) devices, much like the "use once" cameras.
However; they will all still be (one of 100 variations of) beige.
You are talking thru your ass. Taking inflation into account, we have (or had 6 months ago) all time low pump prices here in the USA (when crude was ~10/barrel).
Now, that crude price has trippled, but the pump price has gone up no more than 50%.
Taxes in Europe make most of the difference at the pump.
In the last 30 yrs, inflation has seen approx 8x increase in prices; if gas went along with that; we would be paying $3-4/gallon. So it seems that gas has only gone up about 4x.
It seems to me that many competitive industries (and which ones aren't?) have switched almost entirely to an exempt/salary form of compensation. Since they don't 'pay anymore' for you to work 60 hrs a week (instead of 40) they take this route [carefully disguised as:problems backfilling, waiting for new budgets, re-org].
It's all BS.
I've been IT contracting since 1986, and I bill for every hour I work. The only area I've seen the salary/bonus thing work out is Wall Street.
and from the "What the hell is this" Dept; I've noticed there is a shift from pensions to stock options - man is that a pile of sh&t or what!
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.. all paid for.
... and $500,000 mortgage.
1) Here's a dead horse and a stick
2) keep beating
if houses were governments
Libertarians would want a tidy little 2 bedroom, 1 bath Cape Cod, no garage
And it sounds like your happy with the present 5500 sq ft 6 bedroom, 5 bath, 7 zoned, 3.5 garage, swimming pool
We are not arguing the fact that a house is necessary.
All right! It's true .. it's true ..
... it was .. it was ..
... me on the grassy knoll too!!
You may as well know
This will be a new path for hybrid dialup-internet porn
flash forward 2003 you with a high-res handeld, able to get interactive video/audio porn while driving your 6,000 lb SUV off a cliff
you:[screaming off the cliff] AGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!
cyberslut: Oh Baby, I'm cumming toooo!!!!
The preceeding has been brought to you by someone who has been cell phone free for this entire milenium.
I'm not so sure. In the last year or so there's been even more 'wait and see' attitude @ upgrading MS OS's. Many large corps still have win95 as the standard desktop. Although, there seems to be a slightly swifter adaptation of W2k as an up to NT4.
wow ... what a bitch
I think quality home construction (in the US) when downhill when builders started sub-contracting out work, and not using their own crews.
.. this became a sticky issue when he died accidently about 4 weeks before the house was done. Luckily all the workers continued and finished the house without getting weekly paychecks, but had to wait for the estate to settle .. I specifially remember it was the only time I ever saw my father really stressed out.
... usually to the lowest bidder.
This brings to mind the story of my father having his first "built" house in 1962. It was a beautifull and expensive (proly ~75K + land) colonial, built by a European (Dutch ?) builder. Everyone on the crew worked for the builder
Today a builder is a building contractor, and subcontracts out everything
Are you one of those ^&$#&*^$ with the 200 meg inbox's ?
.. a superpower?
cool old B&W movie.
We (USA) could mobilize again pretty quickly. Marshall law for awhile (jeeps & guns still work).
Think of all the new orders for equipment!! And all the overtime getting back up again !!!
No more recession!!
NASDAQ finally over 4000 !!!
-reid
bail ... and quickly.
I have a friend (really I do) who gets a kick out of mailing all sorts of things (without packaging); some that come to mind:
* a single can of Bud
* a shoe
* one roll of toilet paper
* a bikini bottom
* a stuffed rodent of some sort
As a side note, he worked as a waiter to pay some one to goto college for him, got a 3.0 GPA and is a stock broker in NYC now.
of when I worked at MCI/Worldcom. [something I will never do again btw]. I was astounded at the amount of lieing that Jr managers did to Sr. Managers; and Sr Managers, in turn, did to Directors. [not to metion all the lies we worker-bees were told].
As it turned out, no one really cared, because management was to busy (daytrading, backstabing, asskissing, and empire building) to care about how thing were really (not) working.
Business as usual.
Its a matter transporter, like a 3-d fax machine; thats' why he needed to set up two of them (sender and receiver) they were preassembled and only needed to have the stands and wires hooked up.
It sounds like your management needs to go back to school.
...."manage people" gee, what a concept. Sounds like shitty managers to me; but, alas, IT is full of shitty managers.
It's kind of *their job* to keep people, hire people, fire people or
At my current rate of collecting *ahem* binary data in a few years time I will run out of space!!!!!!!!!
What will I do!!!!
The sky is falling the sky is falling!
Gee, maybe Cisco will step up and sell us all bigger faster routers? Ya think?
What a bunch of meatheads...
I use to think like this, but the thought of sitting in that luxury retirement home at 70 yo, all by myself, seemed very lonely.
Luckly, at the rate Im going, I should have great-grandkids by then.
At least someone will be cryin at my wake.
excuse me? I guess your experience turned out to be quite embarrasing for you, but to the point of needing a keeper?
Besides acting responsible is a very subjective phrase. I have an 80 year-old aunt who thinks just about everyone acts irresponsible.
Just try and get a position over 20hr/40k yr *without* it being an exempt (from overtime) position or salary position.
Which is, naturally, why I've been contracting for the last 13 years.
That, and no stupid team building krap.
Inflation was prety high then....
I read a more indepth article in their glossy magazine about these 750hl (about 15 of them) being used at EXPO world fair. It seems they have a PETROL/HYDRO switch on the dash and the V12 motor runs on either petrol or hydrogen.
BMW seems to think we can buy these cars in about 10 years ... about the time I'll be ready for a new car ;-)
that were so popular in the 50's and 60's.
I kept (one of my Dad's) from the late 60's - it's too funny.
Most stuff in the book was either stupid (like those cars that drive themselves from millions of wire planted in the road) or way off base.
I think ( the future ) will hold cheap nearly disposable (computer equivelent) devices, much like the "use once" cameras.
However; they will all still be (one of 100 variations of) beige.
Um ... there is no bmw Z5; only the Z3 (about USD40K) or Z8 (about USD140K if you could get one)
You are talking thru your ass. Taking inflation into account, we have (or had 6 months ago) all time low pump prices here in the USA (when crude was ~10/barrel).
Now, that crude price has trippled, but the pump price has gone up no more than 50%.
Taxes in Europe make most of the difference at the pump.
In the last 30 yrs, inflation has seen approx 8x increase in prices; if gas went along with that; we would be paying $3-4/gallon. So it seems that gas has only gone up about 4x.
-Reid
Er, um, VW makes a diesel Beetle, Golf, and Jetta, all under 20K, and all get 40-50mpg.
Test drive one today, I did. Wonderful torque and great pickup, even with the automatic!
It seems to me that many competitive industries (and which ones aren't?) have switched almost entirely to an exempt/salary form of compensation. Since they don't 'pay anymore' for you to work 60 hrs a week (instead of 40) they take this route [carefully disguised as:problems backfilling, waiting for new budgets, re-org].
;-)
It's all BS.
I've been IT contracting since 1986, and I bill for every hour I work. The only area I've seen the salary/bonus thing work out is Wall Street.
and from the "What the hell is this" Dept; I've noticed there is a shift from pensions to stock options - man is that a pile of sh&t or what!
Glad I'm retiring in 20 years
-Reid