....but I figured that when I saw it in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution business section 2-3 weeks ago, it had to be old news. One never knows do one...?
I am not amazed by the incredible range of emotions this topic has spurred. I am totally saddened and angered at the elitism, racism, generalities, banalities and for the most part a reliance on anecedotal evidence for the arguments. Where is this alleged intelligent IT professional?
I would venture to guess that a large part of this audience is young and too specialized to see a large world of which they are a part, and how much of the opportunity and easy pickings they have are because people died at the hands of company/government supported efforts to keep workers as thralls and chattel. And you have the gall to think that it does not continue to happen and will not continue to happen?
A sense of community should go way beyond the buds you play Evercrack with and include all the 'sheeple' out there who have bought into the silicone snake oil scheme. That demand for product, whipped up by the media and marketing is the only reason you have the job opps that are there now.
Booms don't last forever. Talk to the folks who make the physical existence around you possible. Think about how recent the reliance on computing is. Think about how only half of the U.S population owns a computer, or uses one in the workplace (and sales suck). Think about how hard the push is among Big Corp America and the lackey government that paves its' way to turn every kid into a tech wizard. Soon you will be the old farts trying to get a job maintaining some 6GL code you've never seen.
As more of us who are currently old farts start to realize that all we have learned in those worker dog jobs translate into tech skills, and small corps realize that two stable adults that need a little training are worth more than one unstable whiz kid, you may just wish you had some protection.
Thanks for the forum. For an old fart newbie who has just popped the hood on programming, reading these comments makes dry text juicy.
Keep the flow going, and maybe my late life education will bloom./:)
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I've been through the Microsoft web circus, talked to live techs of other vendors, and am now in training for phone support.
I prefer the human touch. I want to be there for those who do.
The wonderful (and not so wonderful) experiences I have had with help desk techs (those times I have been too stupid to figure it out on my own) have encouraged me to offer what I now know and everything I can learn to others lost at sea.
I use web help and it is good, and just like any tool, it should be developed and deployed to make our technolives less frustrating.
Ford-Chevy......Makita-DeWalt......PC-Mac.......Ma kes me think of a bunch o' folks never got over having their mama's tit taken away from them. Just use the tools and get to work.:>)
A few, less than a handfull, Asus ($130) I don't believe that it is ultra ATA. Does have AGP though. Been thinking about putting one in my wife's old ZEOS. Got a couple of Zeos towers I'm converting to ATX so's I can play with an Athlon. Let you know how it goes:>)
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One never knows do one...?
will the real linus torvalds please stand up?
I am not amazed by the incredible range of emotions this topic has spurred. I am totally saddened and angered at the elitism, racism, generalities, banalities and for the most part a reliance on anecedotal evidence for the arguments. Where is this alleged intelligent IT professional?
I would venture to guess that a large part of this audience is young and too specialized to see a large world of which they are a part, and how much of the opportunity and easy pickings they have are because people died at the hands of company/government supported efforts to keep workers as thralls and chattel. And you have the gall to think that it does not continue to happen and will not continue to happen?
A sense of community should go way beyond the buds you play Evercrack with and include all the 'sheeple' out there who have bought into the silicone snake oil scheme. That demand for product, whipped up by the media and marketing is the only reason you have the job opps that are there now.
Booms don't last forever. Talk to the folks who make the physical existence around you possible. Think about how recent the reliance on computing is. Think about how only half of the U.S population owns a computer, or uses one in the workplace (and sales suck). Think about how hard the push is among Big Corp America and the lackey government that paves its' way to turn every kid into a tech wizard. Soon you will be the old farts trying to get a job maintaining some 6GL code you've never seen.
As more of us who are currently old farts start to realize that all we have learned in those worker dog jobs translate into tech skills, and small corps realize that two stable adults that need a little training are worth more than one unstable whiz kid, you may just wish you had some protection.
I just had to add some flame bait didn't I?
that's because you are management, silly. your employer is just not allowing you to admit it.
I thought if you were incompetent you were promoted in to management.
Thanks for the forum. For an old fart newbie who has just popped the hood on programming, reading these comments makes dry text juicy.
/:)
Keep the flow going, and maybe my late life education will bloom.
I've been through the Microsoft web circus, talked to live techs of other vendors, and am now in training for phone support.
I prefer the human touch. I want to be there for those who do.
The wonderful (and not so wonderful) experiences I have had with help desk techs (those times I have been too stupid to figure it out on my own) have encouraged me to offer what I now know and everything I can learn to others lost at sea.
I use web help and it is good, and just like any tool, it should be developed and deployed to make our technolives less frustrating.
oh so very true.
Ford-Chevy......Makita-DeWalt......PC-Mac.......Ma kes me think of a bunch o' folks never got over having their mama's tit taken away from them. Just use the tools and get to work.:>)
A few, less than a handfull, Asus ($130) I don't believe that it is ultra ATA. Does have AGP though. Been thinking about putting one in my wife's old ZEOS. Got a couple of Zeos towers I'm converting to ATX so's I can play with an Athlon. Let you know how it goes :>)