"Amen" to this! The HR description of my job says "requires BSCS," but that's really BS;) I do not have any college degree, only a deep interest in technology and programming (since I started programming in BASIC on my TRS-80 Model I Level II at age 9).
Most of the people on my team have either a BS or MS degree (even two MBAs), and they have lower salaries, less job satisfaction, and more debt than I do. Therefore, I believe that if you really enjoy what you do, are intelligent, and a quick study, then you will be more likely to find a job / career path that suits your skills and interests. Experience, of course is THE major factor in hiring for most major companies, so I also agree with a previous post that suggests working on some OSS project(s) and/or maybe an internship.
From the Wikipedia: A professional does something as a profession, or receives payment for some activity. The adjective "professional" can indicate that someone has great skill in a craft or activity, or that something demonstrates such skill. To conduct oneself as a professional (exhibiting "professional behavior") would indicate that the person's actions remain in accordance with specific rules, written or unwritten, pertaining to the standards of a profession.
The opposite of "professional" is "amateur" (disparagingly: "rank amateur"). In many cases someone can perform the exact same craft or task, and the only difference between a professional and an amateur consists in the payment of the one but not the other.
Therefore, if a person is a pro-am, then they must also be the opposite of themselves. Yin-Yang.
There are some old archived programs and movies that are public domain available on archive.org. So far there aren't too many, but at least Night of the Living Dead is there. It's a good start.
You used to see them all the time at Radio Shack and other stores, but I haven't seen one in person in over a decade.
This was the best gift I had ever been given. Years of entertainment using this, and then expanding into creating my own hacks using PC boards and general project cases from Radio Shack. Incidentally, I bought another 200-in-one kit for myself from Radio Shack about 2 years ago. I think they may still carry it.
* Seventy percent don't know about the $500 billion new drug benefit added this year to Medicare, which Somin describes as "probably the most significant domestic legislation passed during the Bush administration."
One thing to remember is that the Cato Institute is a conservative "thinktank," as noted here at the Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting Site, and indicated by the referenced statement above.
Typically, conservative voters always go vote, and vote replublican regardless of how informed they are; they are creatures of habit. Therefore, if the other "non-informed" voters do not vote, then the tendency will be toward the conservative candidates.
Also interesting to note is the parent's comment, "Ignorance is rampant and I would rather have an intelligent informed nation choosing their leader based on facts, logic, and rationale rather than emotional responses, self-interest, and personality marketing/propoganda." Think about it.
If you are denied access to this site, perhaps you can see it through Rinkworks. Just be sure to select the "Redneck" translation, as it is the most accurate. Here is a link to the translation page.
Rove missed one though... and this one is considerably more misleading than the "Van Hollen" site (although, I have to say I like it, but I went to it knowing what it was, not thinking that is was a "Bush" site).
It seems to me that this is a good move, and will benefit the OSS community a great deal. After all, if SUN goes open source, then the PHB's of the world will finally recognize the cost savings, efficiency, and general intelligence of using OSS.
The only this that I can give Bush credit for is his leadership quality.
I would not even give him gredit for that. I remember during the 2000 election, Bush said that he was choosing a really smart group of people for his cabinet, so that he could listen to and follow their advice. Since then, Bush has consistently ignored any intelligent advice they have given (e.g. Iraq could not reasonably be blamed for the 9/11 attacks). Also, there have been numerous reports of Bush ignoring polls ("I don't need polls to help me decide what to do"). Is that really a leadership quality? It was not taught in any management and leadership training that I've ever had. When a "leader" refuses to listen to people - be they his cabinet or the public - he stops being a leader and becomes a dictator.
One of the primary sources for political information is a radio show called "Democracy Now" on WPFW (pacifica) hosted by Amy Goodman. The show is definitely left leaning, but they try to provide coverage from all points of view. I also read the Guardian, Washington Post, NY Times, Financial Times, WSJ, and many, many books.
I definately agree with the point of this post, in that it is absurd that the media is giving so much time and attention to this "debate" about Vietman. To me, most of this so-called debate in the media is a distraction from the real issues, such as corruption and poverty. IMHO, I think the only way to really stop terrorism is to stop terrorizing, ripping off, and killing everybody else in the world. If we stop pissing people off and start helping them, then they most likely would not want to kill us (with a few nutty exceptions, of course).
Given the Churchill quote, I guess I must have neither a brain nor a heart, as I was conservative up until about the age 30 (pro-gun, anti-abortion, etc...), then switched to being liberal (pro-choice, reasonable gun control, etc...). But really, I only partially agree with both parties and mostly have views of my own. Since I don't fit into the right-wing box or left-wing box, I must be one of the [majority] people who actually have a mind of their own and are thus considered not important. It seems to me that both parties are too impressed with their dogma and making money to actually be concerned about the real issues. Call me a troll or flamebait if you wish, but I really felt I had to post my 2 cents.
The Washington Post had an article the other day about this too. From the article:
The producers of the new PBS drama series "Cop Shop" say they're "enormously grateful" to the FCC for an "absurd" new list of words it demands not be used on television no way no how, and to the vice president of the United States for using one of those words on the floor of the U.S. Senate, because they have given people "at last a battle we can all understand -- the forces of dark versus light."
Even though I am American, I would happily pay the 121 pound annual license fee. IMHO, the BBC programming is much more intellectually stimulating, and costs far less, than cable/satellite TV in this country. Most of the shows I do actually watch are BBC productions that are airing on PBS.
It may be possible to use the Spyware against the companies that create it... we can just get everybody in the world to open wide their firewalls, install Windows with no hotfixes or service packs, and let it rip.
Viola! the Spyware makers will DDoS themselves when all these systems are phoning home.
From the article: "The actual threat to the Internet is really small right now," Watson said on Wednesday. "You could have isolated attacks against small networks, but they would most likely be able to recover quickly."
Apparently, this theory was first developed in 1996. Here is the IEEE Definition of chaotic computing.
The way I see it (although I am not a mathematician), the major hurdle to realizing this is the fact that generating random numbers usually results in patterns.
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I thought it said: the conversation ability of a five-year-old, the language level needed to simulate the brains of senior citizens, (emphasis mine).
Most of the people on my team have either a BS or MS degree (even two MBAs), and they have lower salaries, less job satisfaction, and more debt than I do. Therefore, I believe that if you really enjoy what you do, are intelligent, and a quick study, then you will be more likely to find a job / career path that suits your skills and interests. Experience, of course is THE major factor in hiring for most major companies, so I also agree with a previous post that suggests working on some OSS project(s) and/or maybe an internship.
A professional does something as a profession, or receives payment for some activity. The adjective "professional" can indicate that someone has great skill in a craft or activity, or that something demonstrates such skill. To conduct oneself as a professional (exhibiting "professional behavior") would indicate that the person's actions remain in accordance with specific rules, written or unwritten, pertaining to the standards of a profession.
The opposite of "professional" is "amateur" (disparagingly: "rank amateur"). In many cases someone can perform the exact same craft or task, and the only difference between a professional and an amateur consists in the payment of the one but not the other.
Therefore, if a person is a pro-am, then they must also be the opposite of themselves. Yin-Yang.
There are some old archived programs and movies that are public domain available on archive.org. So far there aren't too many, but at least Night of the Living Dead is there. It's a good start.
My mistake. I should have looked before I posted.
Anyway, Here's a copy of the article on linuxtoday.com.
Does this mean that Microsoft can sue GWB when he says, "Our children isnot educated?"
This was the best gift I had ever been given. Years of entertainment using this, and then expanding into creating my own hacks using PC boards and general project cases from Radio Shack. Incidentally, I bought another 200-in-one kit for myself from Radio Shack about 2 years ago. I think they may still carry it.
One thing to remember is that the Cato Institute is a conservative "thinktank," as noted here at the Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting Site, and indicated by the referenced statement above.
Typically, conservative voters always go vote, and vote replublican regardless of how informed they are; they are creatures of habit. Therefore, if the other "non-informed" voters do not vote, then the tendency will be toward the conservative candidates.
Also interesting to note is the parent's comment, "Ignorance is rampant and I would rather have an intelligent informed nation choosing their leader based on facts, logic, and rationale rather than emotional responses, self-interest, and personality marketing/propoganda." Think about it.
sub verify_vote {
for ($i = 1; $i <= 10000; $i ++) {
record_vote('Bush-Cheney');
}
}
hmmmm.. These guys got 22 billion votes in one county. Impressive.
If you are denied access to this site, perhaps you can see it through Rinkworks. Just be sure to select the "Redneck" translation, as it is the most accurate. Here is a link to the translation page.
It seems to me that the next "elected" president of the US will be whoever can hack the most machines at the last minute.
Rove missed one though... and this one is considerably more misleading than the "Van Hollen" site (although, I have to say I like it, but I went to it knowing what it was, not thinking that is was a "Bush" site).
It seems to me that this is a good move, and will benefit the OSS community a great deal. After all, if SUN goes open source, then the PHB's of the world will finally recognize the cost savings, efficiency, and general intelligence of using OSS.
I would not even give him gredit for that. I remember during the 2000 election, Bush said that he was choosing a really smart group of people for his cabinet, so that he could listen to and follow their advice. Since then, Bush has consistently ignored any intelligent advice they have given (e.g. Iraq could not reasonably be blamed for the 9/11 attacks).
Also, there have been numerous reports of Bush ignoring polls ("I don't need polls to help me decide what to do"). Is that really a leadership quality? It was not taught in any management and leadership training that I've ever had. When a "leader" refuses to listen to people - be they his cabinet or the public - he stops being a leader and becomes a dictator.
Most important: THINK FOR YOURSELF
Given the Churchill quote, I guess I must have neither a brain nor a heart, as I was conservative up until about the age 30 (pro-gun, anti-abortion, etc...), then switched to being liberal (pro-choice, reasonable gun control, etc...). But really, I only partially agree with both parties and mostly have views of my own. Since I don't fit into the right-wing box or left-wing box, I must be one of the [majority] people who actually have a mind of their own and are thus considered not important. It seems to me that both parties are too impressed with their dogma and making money to actually be concerned about the real issues. Call me a troll or flamebait if you wish, but I really felt I had to post my 2 cents.
The producers of the new PBS drama series "Cop Shop" say they're "enormously grateful" to the FCC for an "absurd" new list of words it demands not be used on television no way no how, and to the vice president of the United States for using one of those words on the floor of the U.S. Senate, because they have given people "at last a battle we can all understand -- the forces of dark versus light."
Kerry's got my vote!
and found on Google: "Biogerontologist Aubrey de Grey has put forward a diabolical engineering plan to end human aging"
Even though I am American, I would happily pay the 121 pound annual license fee. IMHO, the BBC programming is much more intellectually stimulating, and costs far less, than cable/satellite TV in this country. Most of the shows I do actually watch are BBC productions that are airing on PBS.
Viola! the Spyware makers will DDoS themselves when all these systems are phoning home.
From the article:
"The actual threat to the Internet is really small right now," Watson said on Wednesday. "You could have isolated attacks against small networks, but they would most likely be able to recover quickly."
That is exactly the point I was trying to make. You said it better though.
The way I see it (although I am not a mathematician), the major hurdle to realizing this is the fact that generating random numbers usually results in patterns.