Well, in my case, it took the anger and balls to say to my previous employer "fuck this, I've had enough" and a couple of month's rent while I got my act together
$50k? $100k? Do regular people have that kind of money?
Much less than that, and the ROI in terms of happiness alone is incredible.
Far more interesting is overclocking a monitor - the increased frequency can make the flyback transformer more efficient, increasing the final anode voltage by lots of kilovolts. I'll leave you to imagine the results.
Don't try this at home, kids.
As someone who graduated from a EECS-type course twelve years ago now, let me pass on something I learned that may be of use to you: knowing EE is not "useless info" to a CS major. Done right, it will turn you into one of the rare people who understands hardware as well as they do software, and that will make you extremely employable. Most folks only understand hardware (xor) software, and being able to straddle the line and communicate with people on both sides is a rare skill and one that many companies value highly.
I make a good living and have never been out of employment (other than through choice) since the day I graduated.
Seriously, take the EE classes.
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I'll say it once, and say it again; it isn't Microsofts responsibility to provide backwards compatibility to people
I'd disagree, partially, with this. Yes, it isn't Microsoft's responsibility to provide backwards compatibility to people who have used undocumented behaviour - but where they have changed the API so that it no longer operates as documented, then it is their responsibility.
Multithreading should be treated rather like rabid dogs -- something to be avoided if at all possible.
A wonderful post. I usually say it a little more concisely: "can you draw me the complete state machine? no? then you don't know what your code's doing."
If you need real silicon rather than an FPGA you could talk to MOSIS (as above), or you could look at TSMC's shuttle service. (MOSIS are probably your best bet though, but it never hurts to look at a few other possibilities).
It's Islay! And personally I'd go for the Glenlivet. But I do approve of the sentiment!
Glenlivet? Look... if you want to drink something that tastes like vodka, drink vodka. Me, I'll stick with my Lagavulin or the non-chill-filtered Caol Isla that I just picked up... yummy.
Calculus has been remove from the maths GCSE syllabus
I can't express how glad I am that I went through that stage of the UK education system in the last year that they still did 'O'-levels. I pity those who have had to put up with that GCSE bollocks.
Disclaimer: Writing this after coming home from the bar and randomly having a look at slashdot
10 years is FAR too long for software development.
I'd disagree. I regularly write code in a language invented 20+ years ago for an interface defined 20+ years ago, using principles defined over a hundred years ago.
You'd either be limiting your functionality
Do you mean functionality, or do you mean "shiny things"?
particular old browser
What has writing HTML to do with software development? That aside, if you concentrate on content rather than "pretty" then practically any browser in existence will be able to deliver that content to the user perfectly fine.
They should start charging for updates and hotfixes.
They've already charged for the OS. Updates, fine - if I want the additional features, I'll pay for them. If it's a hotfix, I expect to get it for free because I've already paid for that feature and I want what I've paid for to work consistently as it was described to me at the time of purchase.
This is something I've still to understand. Call me ignorant, call me stupid, but I still don't understand the Microsoft business model that goes: (a) charge people money for a product that doesn't consistently work as advertised; (b) charge people more money for making the thing that they've already paid for work as advertised; (c) repeat for 20 years.
I don't need a dog that wags it's tail while looking through my files, I just need an OS that doesn't crash except for hardware failures.. Is that too much to ask for? And is it unreasonable to not want to pay five times (win 3.1, win 0.95, win 0.98, win 2k, win xp) to receive a product that works as advertised the first time?
If a team of developers and a team of testers were to volunteer at Microsoft, giving their time over at no charge what-so-ever, I imagine you might see more of these bugs that don't actually affect anyone get fixed sooner.
If Microsoft were to give their OS away at "no charge what-so-ever" (as is the case with open-source) then I'm sure there would be plenty of volunteers. For now, if they want to be paid in cash rather than in kind, they should expect the same of others.
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Viri and invitations to "unspeakable" sexual acts (exactly what is "unspeakable", anyway?
Anything that makes speech impossible while doing it?
I do the same, but roast up a batch of regular and a batch of decaf and drink half-caf. Tastes good, still got a pretty fair kick, no headaches any more.
Well, my issue with smoking bans is that they are bans on what consenting adults do inside private property with the consent of the owner of that property. If you don't want to be exposed to second-hand smoke, don't go inside places where people choose to smoke.
If we were talking about situations where going inside the place met a need not a want - like a school or a hospital - then I would agree with you. But I find it hard to see "having someone cook your food for you instead of doing it yourself" or "having someone provide you with beer instead of getting your own from the store" as an essential right.
As long as the owner of the business makes it clear what the smoking rules are before you choose to enter, then I see no justification for banning smoking on private property.
So why not frame your question in terms which only admit the answer you're looking for?
Because it's in the context of an interview. Open-ended questions are far more revealing about someone's thought processes. I don't just want a single Boolean result - I want a window into someone's head.
I'm not a programmer, but I'm interested in the answer. Can you elaborate?
Well, the technical details should come out in the replies, Slashdot being the abode of geniuses that it is, but basically it's a flaw that (a) shows lack of understanding of some of the basic concepts of programming in C, (b) opens up the code to all sorts of attacks, and (c) makes the behaviour of the code completely unpredictable.
There's a second flaw related to using an unsafe library function that gets them bonus points if they spot it, but that's not the key point.
I expect "experienced" people I interview to spot the flaw by reflex - if they have to think about it, then I will dig further. If they don't get it, then they shouldn't be programming C for a living, and I wouldn't hire them for anything other than a trainee position.
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Question: does the Constitution count as "prior written notice of authorization" in this context?
How much does it cost to become self-employed?
Well, in my case, it took the anger and balls to say to my previous employer "fuck this, I've had enough" and a couple of month's rent while I got my act together
$50k? $100k? Do regular people have that kind of money?
Much less than that, and the ROI in terms of happiness alone is incredible.
Far more interesting is overclocking a monitor - the increased frequency can make the flyback transformer more efficient, increasing the final anode voltage by lots of kilovolts. I'll leave you to imagine the results. Don't try this at home, kids.
Where are my mod points when I need them? I agree entirely.
As someone who graduated from a EECS-type course twelve years ago now, let me pass on something I learned that may be of use to you: knowing EE is not "useless info" to a CS major. Done right, it will turn you into one of the rare people who understands hardware as well as they do software, and that will make you extremely employable. Most folks only understand hardware (xor) software, and being able to straddle the line and communicate with people on both sides is a rare skill and one that many companies value highly.
I make a good living and have never been out of employment (other than through choice) since the day I graduated.
Seriously, take the EE classes.
... and the ability to lick your own balls!
I'll say it once, and say it again; it isn't Microsofts responsibility to provide backwards compatibility to people
I'd disagree, partially, with this. Yes, it isn't Microsoft's responsibility to provide backwards compatibility to people who have used undocumented behaviour - but where they have changed the API so that it no longer operates as documented, then it is their responsibility.
know a *char from a *int.
Errrm... don't you mean "char* from an int*" ?
(Sorry, I'm annoyingly sober right now, and therefore in a pedantic mood...)
I always add: "and staple the flap shut"
The staples get into the machine they use for automatically opening the envelopes and cause it to jam up. Bam ... mucho downtime.
Multithreading should be treated rather like rabid dogs -- something to be avoided if at all possible.
A wonderful post. I usually say it a little more concisely: "can you draw me the complete state machine? no? then you don't know what your code's doing."
If you need real silicon rather than an FPGA you could talk to MOSIS (as above), or you could look at TSMC's shuttle service. (MOSIS are probably your best bet though, but it never hurts to look at a few other possibilities).
It's Islay! And personally I'd go for the Glenlivet. But I do approve of the sentiment!
Glenlivet? Look ... if you want to drink something that tastes like vodka, drink vodka. Me, I'll stick with my Lagavulin or the non-chill-filtered Caol Isla that I just picked up... yummy.
Calculus has been remove from the maths GCSE syllabus
I can't express how glad I am that I went through that stage of the UK education system in the last year that they still did 'O'-levels. I pity those who have had to put up with that GCSE bollocks.
Disclaimer: Writing this after coming home from the bar and randomly having a look at slashdot
10 years is FAR too long for software development.
I'd disagree. I regularly write code in a language invented 20+ years ago for an interface defined 20+ years ago, using principles defined over a hundred years ago.
You'd either be limiting your functionality
Do you mean functionality, or do you mean "shiny things"?
particular old browser
What has writing HTML to do with software development? That aside, if you concentrate on content rather than "pretty" then practically any browser in existence will be able to deliver that content to the user perfectly fine.
They should start charging for updates and hotfixes.
They've already charged for the OS. Updates, fine - if I want the additional features, I'll pay for them. If it's a hotfix, I expect to get it for free because I've already paid for that feature and I want what I've paid for to work consistently as it was described to me at the time of purchase.
This is something I've still to understand. Call me ignorant, call me stupid, but I still don't understand the Microsoft business model that goes: (a) charge people money for a product that doesn't consistently work as advertised; (b) charge people more money for making the thing that they've already paid for work as advertised; (c) repeat for 20 years.
I don't need a dog that wags it's tail while looking through my files, I just need an OS that doesn't crash except for hardware failures.. Is that too much to ask for? And is it unreasonable to not want to pay five times (win 3.1, win 0.95, win 0.98, win 2k, win xp) to receive a product that works as advertised the first time?
If a team of developers and a team of testers were to volunteer at Microsoft, giving their time over at no charge what-so-ever, I imagine you might see more of these bugs that don't actually affect anyone get fixed sooner.
If Microsoft were to give their OS away at "no charge what-so-ever" (as is the case with open-source) then I'm sure there would be plenty of volunteers. For now, if they want to be paid in cash rather than in kind, they should expect the same of others.
Viri and invitations to "unspeakable" sexual acts (exactly what is "unspeakable", anyway?
Anything that makes speech impossible while doing it?
I do the same, but roast up a batch of regular and a batch of decaf and drink half-caf. Tastes good, still got a pretty fair kick, no headaches any more.
Don't have windows calculator (not in windows right now), but just as an FYI:
Dual Opteron 244, 2G RAM, Maple 10 ... 0.76 sec
Well, my issue with smoking bans is that they are bans on what consenting adults do inside private property with the consent of the owner of that property. If you don't want to be exposed to second-hand smoke, don't go inside places where people choose to smoke.
If we were talking about situations where going inside the place met a need not a want - like a school or a hospital - then I would agree with you. But I find it hard to see "having someone cook your food for you instead of doing it yourself" or "having someone provide you with beer instead of getting your own from the store" as an essential right.
As long as the owner of the business makes it clear what the smoking rules are before you choose to enter, then I see no justification for banning smoking on private property.
So why not frame your question in terms which only admit the answer you're looking for?
Because it's in the context of an interview. Open-ended questions are far more revealing about someone's thought processes. I don't just want a single Boolean result - I want a window into someone's head.
Thanks. I didn't want to say it quite as bluntly as that, but I appreciate it very much that someone did.
The code was different when I posted it. As usual, Slashdot eats my punctuation
Yeah, yeah, "the dog ate my homework". Heard it before ... ;-)
The dangling pointer is the key issue, spotting that gets() is unsafe gets bonus points.
I'm not a programmer, but I'm interested in the answer. Can you elaborate?
Well, the technical details should come out in the replies, Slashdot being the abode of geniuses that it is, but basically it's a flaw that (a) shows lack of understanding of some of the basic concepts of programming in C, (b) opens up the code to all sorts of attacks, and (c) makes the behaviour of the code completely unpredictable.
There's a second flaw related to using an unsafe library function that gets them bonus points if they spot it, but that's not the key point.
I expect "experienced" people I interview to spot the flaw by reflex - if they have to think about it, then I will dig further. If they don't get it, then they shouldn't be programming C for a living, and I wouldn't hire them for anything other than a trainee position.