...Or you could just perform at the countryside; I see nothing wrong in starting a business there. Sounds like your roommate wanted all the perks of the city but couldn't stand any of its disadvantages. Life doesn't agree with such a wish.
So if it doesn't apply to YOU, then it must be wrong. I agree habit plays a large role, but think of it like this: if you were to be raised in a more natural environment, maybe your today's performance would have been 150% of what it is now. Truth is, you wouldn't know. It's one of the things you can't prove unless you go back to birth and start off on a different path, and then a Godlike power would compare the two:)
It doesn't matter, I started with a really lousy job:) Besides, I am not from the US, and here in Romania you can increase your salary tenfold in a matter of years if you specialize in something. Minimum wage is below 200 USD.
Depends. If your password is complex enough, then you can use one for a core of websites (2-3 most secure). And for all the ever-so-many bullshit websites you don'r care about, you can have the same U/P combo; if it gets hacked, you lose access to many bullshit sites you don't care about. Good. Losing my miniclip account would only translate as more free time and better productivity:) That's why my password there is "12345" - same as my luggage's...
Um, WHAT? 73.7B - 60.4B = 13.3B increase, that's a bit over 22% increase in revenue in 2012 compared to 2008. Compare that to Red Hat total FY12 revenue (1.13B), that's 1.53% of Microsoft's revenue for the same year.
You must have a very strange definition of "significantly".
Wanna bet? I have inadvertedly trained myself to have photographic memory because I have had to type in manually thousands of service request numbers (which also contain letters, dashes) from screenshots or other machines. I can easily remember a 20-character string if I look at it for exactly as much time as you need to type it in, for enough time to allow me to write it down.
It's however not applicable in this particular case. The guy was a jerk from start and he just continued to act as such. Or at least that's what I got from TFA.
Yeah well sometimes it's not your fault. The employer throws various unrelated projects at you. My current employer, for example. When I got hired I had to learn a proprietary product that nobody else used; it was an internal project. Afterwards, I got shifted to a team lead position so I had to learn a lot about leading people; then I found an opportunity and moved on to become a Service Delivery Manager, and that's a whole different world. Had to learn ITIL and related stuff. I have even done project management, built BRDs, etc. Then there were re-orgs, so I had to learn CRM applications, then CRM reporting, then SQL, then a wee bit of Linux/Solaris Administration, then most recently OBIEE analysis and dashboards and there's where I am now.
Apart from that SDM opportunity, nothing else was my choice per se. It was a matter of changing responsibilities, decisions being made by powers that be without even asking "are you okay to have all your work taken away from you and be reassigned to a completely new position with no payment increase whatsoever?".
Oh yeah, and I don't work for Microsoft (never did). Don't blame one company for a general trend. They're just... playing along.
"We're sorry but this site is not accessible from the UK as it is part of our international service and is not funded by the licence fee." That's fine, I have US proxies too.
I don't understand why are they still relying on IP addresses to block content. So easy to circumvent.
For fuck's sake, lighten up. We have different opinions, I was definitely not aggressive towards what you were saying. The fuck is wrong with you, forgot to take your meds? Or took too many? Yeah, I don't really think Hockney's art is that good. Is that a crime? I appreciate his effort, but I don't get all wet when I see the end results. Sorry for insulting your idol, if you think I did. Frankly, this is how art is. Some like this shit, some like that shit. Suck it up and grow a pair. Geez.
When art is involved, someone can say the art I like is shit. I don't mind. It's a subjective opinion and they're entitled to it. But whoever goes up in arms and insults others for not liking what he likes is a dick. You, sir, fall smack in the middle of this category. Well done.
Why so aggressive? Take your pills mate. Instagram has made millions because of its popularity. Shitty music artists made millions because of their popularity. That doesn't mean they're any good.
I think we're not on the same page while discussing "better" versus "easier". Yes, it's much simpler to draw lines on a tablet than on a laptop, and easier to do it in a moment's notice. As far as "better" goes, sorry. I stand by my opinion that the quality of produced content is NOT better, not at all.
Fair enough. I still think painting and drawing on tablets yields shaky lines and is not as precise as using a Wacom (not to mention the more professional solutions out there). Also, proper music is being generated on real musical instrument rater than emulated stuff. To me, tablet musical instruments still fal into "toys" category. Regarding photography and filming, a tablet doesn't even come close to a pocket camera, let alone a more professional apparatus. If you want to film your dogs playing with your kids, even a smartphone is enough (I actually took footage of my kid Sunday in the park and it was 720p movie, with a smartphone).
Oh yes, that argument. They used to take orders at restaurants on electronic devices way before tablets were invented. There were full POS solutions available back when tablets weren't even designed on napkins.
Um, okay, I genuinely thought I would be shown something that most people could do. An one-off artist who found a niche way of producing art on a device doesn't really fit the bill. Not to mention that I personally find his work rather un-artistic. (Disclaimer: I think he would achieve much better results using a PC and an entry-level Wacom).
If it's the size of a pea, it's pretty unlikely to accurate detect, assess and fire upon. If it's an order of magnitude bigger, it's useless to even try shooting it, you'd most likely break it apart and transform one large dangerous object into many smaller dangerous objects.
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...Or you could just perform at the countryside; I see nothing wrong in starting a business there.
Sounds like your roommate wanted all the perks of the city but couldn't stand any of its disadvantages. Life doesn't agree with such a wish.
So if it doesn't apply to YOU, then it must be wrong. :)
I agree habit plays a large role, but think of it like this: if you were to be raised in a more natural environment, maybe your today's performance would have been 150% of what it is now. Truth is, you wouldn't know. It's one of the things you can't prove unless you go back to birth and start off on a different path, and then a Godlike power would compare the two
It doesn't matter, I started with a really lousy job :)
Besides, I am not from the US, and here in Romania you can increase your salary tenfold in a matter of years if you specialize in something. Minimum wage is below 200 USD.
Depends. If your password is complex enough, then you can use one for a core of websites (2-3 most secure). :)
And for all the ever-so-many bullshit websites you don'r care about, you can have the same U/P combo; if it gets hacked, you lose access to many bullshit sites you don't care about. Good. Losing my miniclip account would only translate as more free time and better productivity
That's why my password there is "12345" - same as my luggage's...
My salary grew 500% over 8 years. I definitely am better than Linux, Microsoft or Apple.
Um, WHAT?
73.7B - 60.4B = 13.3B increase, that's a bit over 22% increase in revenue in 2012 compared to 2008.
Compare that to Red Hat total FY12 revenue (1.13B), that's 1.53% of Microsoft's revenue for the same year.
You must have a very strange definition of "significantly".
My point exactly. If I can remember the former, then te latter is a breeze...
Yeah, like 3-XKWZ2012-09-XX. Of course that's designed around a meaningful scheme, but not to an average Joe.
Wanna bet? I have inadvertedly trained myself to have photographic memory because I have had to type in manually thousands of service request numbers (which also contain letters, dashes) from screenshots or other machines. I can easily remember a 20-character string if I look at it for exactly as much time as you need to type it in, for enough time to allow me to write it down.
Why does a dog lick his balls. Because he can...
It's however not applicable in this particular case. The guy was a jerk from start and he just continued to act as such. Or at least that's what I got from TFA.
Yeah well sometimes it's not your fault. The employer throws various unrelated projects at you.
My current employer, for example. When I got hired I had to learn a proprietary product that nobody else used; it was an internal project. Afterwards, I got shifted to a team lead position so I had to learn a lot about leading people; then I found an opportunity and moved on to become a Service Delivery Manager, and that's a whole different world. Had to learn ITIL and related stuff. I have even done project management, built BRDs, etc. Then there were re-orgs, so I had to learn CRM applications, then CRM reporting, then SQL, then a wee bit of Linux/Solaris Administration, then most recently OBIEE analysis and dashboards and there's where I am now.
Apart from that SDM opportunity, nothing else was my choice per se. It was a matter of changing responsibilities, decisions being made by powers that be without even asking "are you okay to have all your work taken away from you and be reassigned to a completely new position with no payment increase whatsoever?".
Oh yeah, and I don't work for Microsoft (never did). Don't blame one company for a general trend. They're just... playing along.
Because competition is good. Drives prices down, features up and forces cross-scrutiny.
THANK YOU for those, right on. Excellent works of art.
"We're sorry but this site is not accessible from the UK as it is part of our international service and is not funded by the licence fee."
That's fine, I have US proxies too.
I don't understand why are they still relying on IP addresses to block content. So easy to circumvent.
For fuck's sake, lighten up. We have different opinions, I was definitely not aggressive towards what you were saying. The fuck is wrong with you, forgot to take your meds? Or took too many?
Yeah, I don't really think Hockney's art is that good. Is that a crime? I appreciate his effort, but I don't get all wet when I see the end results.
Sorry for insulting your idol, if you think I did. Frankly, this is how art is. Some like this shit, some like that shit. Suck it up and grow a pair.
Geez.
When art is involved, someone can say the art I like is shit. I don't mind. It's a subjective opinion and they're entitled to it. But whoever goes up in arms and insults others for not liking what he likes is a dick. You, sir, fall smack in the middle of this category. Well done.
Well, from a "fame" point of view my preferences start with Salvador Dali and go all the way through these kinds of things: https://s3.amazonaws.com/uploads.hipchat.com/12597/40078/qbgc218xns2dxu1/1061-god-of-war-battle-wallpaper-wallchan-1366x768.jpg
Why so aggressive? Take your pills mate. Instagram has made millions because of its popularity. Shitty music artists made millions because of their popularity. That doesn't mean they're any good.
I think we're not on the same page while discussing "better" versus "easier".
Yes, it's much simpler to draw lines on a tablet than on a laptop, and easier to do it in a moment's notice. As far as "better" goes, sorry. I stand by my opinion that the quality of produced content is NOT better, not at all.
Fair enough. I still think painting and drawing on tablets yields shaky lines and is not as precise as using a Wacom (not to mention the more professional solutions out there). Also, proper music is being generated on real musical instrument rater than emulated stuff. To me, tablet musical instruments still fal into "toys" category.
Regarding photography and filming, a tablet doesn't even come close to a pocket camera, let alone a more professional apparatus. If you want to film your dogs playing with your kids, even a smartphone is enough (I actually took footage of my kid Sunday in the park and it was 720p movie, with a smartphone).
Oh yes, that argument. They used to take orders at restaurants on electronic devices way before tablets were invented. There were full POS solutions available back when tablets weren't even designed on napkins.
Well, art's a matter of taste. I also find Picasso un-artistic.
Okay. Not a physicist so I believe you :)
Um, okay, I genuinely thought I would be shown something that most people could do. An one-off artist who found a niche way of producing art on a device doesn't really fit the bill. Not to mention that I personally find his work rather un-artistic.
(Disclaimer: I think he would achieve much better results using a PC and an entry-level Wacom).
If it's the size of a pea, it's pretty unlikely to accurate detect, assess and fire upon. If it's an order of magnitude bigger, it's useless to even try shooting it, you'd most likely break it apart and transform one large dangerous object into many smaller dangerous objects.
I don't fly, maybe that's why I was satisfied enough :)