Uhm, have you ever BEEN to Walmart? There is no social skills involved. If you're the person greeting people at the door, you just say the same thing you're taught to say to everyone, which is something to the effect of 'Welcome to Wal Mart'.
Working the cash register is just that.. You work the cash register. Or maybe you stock shelves. There are a few jobs that might involve speaking to people on a regular basis, but these people are typically socially inept as well.
It also does nothing to promote thinking. I was in there looking for a short RG6 cable the other day, and my girlfriend made the mistake of asking the 'sales associate' in Electronics for help. He came over, looked at the same stuff I was looking at, said 'I dont think so', then got his manager, who also came over and looked at the same stuff I was looking at, and said 'No we dont have any, try Radio Shack'.
That's all fine and well, I'm 21 and I'm consistently peppered with job offers.
Just on the weekend I got the whole nine yards.. 2 return plane tickets, wined and dined for the full weekend (which was a long weekend in Ontario, Canada).
The point of this thread wasn't to start a brag-fest, but you have to get started somewhere.. Working at WalMart does not give you any valuable experience at all, so why waste your time doing that? Get a job in an ISP and start collecting real-world experience.
You do bring up one good point, and that's making a good impression at an interview.. Unfortunately, most kids who spend all their time hacking away in UNIX don't develop any social skills at all. I'm lucky and have what I like to consider to be exceptional social abilities, so I've moved my way through programming into management.. Although some would consider this to be a bad thing, it expands my options considerably.
Relevant work experience has been one of my biggest assets, since I did not even complete high school. I have done plenty of work that I can show off to prospective employers that can illustrate what I am capable of, and once they have determined you're capable, it's just a matter of the personality test. This is something no one works on, but I cannnot stress enough how important it is to have good social skills if you ever want to advance your career.
Just because Katz writes about a lot of 15-year olds, I don't think he worships them. Ask him to hire you, and see what happens.
The thing about being 15, (or 16 or 17 etcetc) is that you're young. Old people have this pre-conceived notion that young people are not responsable enough. While this may not necessarily be true in your case, there is
defenitely a basis for this idea.
My girlfriend works at a coffee shop, and some of her colleauges are in the 15-17 age range. Many of them fought to get more responsibilities and full-time hours, and when they got them, they started skipping work all the time because it was interfering with their summer. They just are not mature enough, and as such are typically not ready to move into the real world of 40-hour work weeks and everything that comes with that.
The trick to being hired when you're young is to go find a small company who are willing to take their chances, because they're not willing to pay much. Yes, you will get exploited heavily, but you will get real work experience, not only for your resume, but for yourself.
Did anyone read the Dilbert comic where MS had mis-spelled a word in MS Word? I can imagine the Admin(s) in question to be put into a similar situation
MS Admin: We got the virus we've been teaching people to prevent.
Bill: Great, so what are you going to do about it?
MS Admin: Kill myself as an example to others?
Bill:.. At our Comdex booth
Well really, these companies have the right to block incoming ports.. No one bothers reading the AUP's before signing up.. All AUP's for broadband services will say, in one form or another, that running servers is prohibited. In most cases, it's not enforced, but when it is, all of a sudden people start coming out of the woodwork and complaining about it.
It's nice to run a server on the home broadband, I'm sure you can argue that it's a matter of principal or some other bs, but there's no denying that it's a violation of the AUP, and that the ISP has every right to restrict this.
If all broadband providers restricted it, then all of a sudden all the people running web servers on their connections would need to go find real hosting providers, and inevitably a small percentage of them would turn to the business services of their broadband provider. So in a small way they are losing money by letting you run that web server. It's probably almost insignificant, but it's there.
Actually that's not true, I rnu a mail server on Sympatico HSE.. The real problem is that whoever runs the DUL (dial-up list iirc) keeps adding HSE to it.
What the DUL is, is a list of networks that are dial-ups, which mail servers can then reference. Dial-up users are then automatically denied access. This is meant to somehow cut down on spam. Personally, I find it very annoying.
Here's the end-user info for the DUL
Since when do airplanes have a reputation for crashing?
Planes are advertised as a perfectly safe and reliable mode of transportation. If they crash, it contradicts this. That is a problem.
The DeCSS code, on the other hand, is advertised as being a good way to get a lawsuit against you.
"I committed a crime and now I'm getting in trouble.. What gives?"
There *ARE* other ways to show you do not support the MPAA or various other institutions, that won't get you in legal trouble. People that choose this path should be prepared to face the consequences. If they are not, then they ARE stupid.
I hate to say it, but what the hell did the guy expect? Everyone knows that if you make that DeCSS code publically available, you're in for a world of hurt from the MPAA or various powerful companies with stake in the DVD Market, and you're especially vulnerable if you live in the US, who's judicial system does nothing to help the little guys.
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In my case, it has to do with what I do with computers.. Being that I develop web applications, I'd typically have a Linux box, which I do my development on, a Windows box, mostly for testing browsers, and a Mac box, for Photoshop and the like.. Admittedly, I could use Photoshop in Windows, but it's a matter of preference. Additionally, I do DV in my spare time, so Firewire is a must. And then there's the problem of portability.. I can't be carrying 3 machines around with me all the time, laptop or not, and reducing it to 2 by using VMWare is not something I want to do.
So, with all those things in mind, the perfect platform for me ends up being MacOS X. I get to use all the unix tools I'm used to (in a better GUI), I have IE, Netscape and Mozilla all in the same box, and I have Photoshop and all my DV tools. Throw that into a tiny notebook (the iBook) along with Airport, and I have a pretty kick-ass all-in-one solution.
The value of a computer depends on an individual's needs.. It just so happens that a typical user can get everything he or she wants in a cheap PC (albeit less aesthetically pleasing), for less than your average Mac.
At least with the G4 vs P4 debate, people can bring out benchmarks. I don't think anyone's put an Itanium up against this Sun bad boy yet, so all this article accomplishses is start a minor war, and no one will move an inch unless they have to, since there is no real proof available to make them change their minds.
I would just like to say that this whole thing annoyed the shit out of me, because I lost the use of a previously-bookedmeeting room to executive management.
That's fine and all as a personal principal, but from a business stand-point, that's not necessarily a very good policy.
Let's face it, there are a lot of people out there who are not as technologically competent as the hordes of/. posters boast to be.
In fact that can apply to the average end-user, who will NEVER want to look at source code, and don't care if they can re-distribute it under the GPL, all they want is something that is easy to understand and use, that will work immediately and every time afterwards.
Microsoft spends a lot of money to improve the usability of their products. That is what is important to the average user (and I hate to break it to you, but if you know how to use the Linux shell, you're probably not the average user).
And don't go on a rant about how digital management and subscription-based services won't ever work and users will lose all their functionality to play music or use Word, and Microsoft will find some Evil way to corrupt your data or rob you of your privacy, because it's all speculation, and that adds up to jack shit in the real world.
Now I can replace my refined desktop interface, hardware support and native applications with LinuxPPC! I've been trying to cripple my iBook unsuccessfully for the past couple months.
Haha I worked for MediaHouse up until August. We threw out so many Roboboard manuals to clear up storage space. My buddy still does support there, he's got a set of Roboboard disks and manuals somewhere, I want to get my hands on them.
Regardless, Verisign is NOT the only registrar to provide this support. OpenSRS also is registering multi-lingual domains, and I suspect there are others as well.
I know it's fun to think of this as a David vs Goliath situation, in this case Linux gamers with an inferiority complex (as far as gaming goes, anyway) vs big bad Microsoft, Sony, Sega and Nintendo.
But, therein lies the problem. A little company, with a tiny budget, is barely going to be a blip on the radar to those companies. Their customer base? Inconsequential. The only people who will likely buy this system are people that run Linux already. Developers realise this, so why bother wasting resources on a platform that will generate no returns for them? People like Linux because it's free and open. Do you think the games will be free -or- open? Maybe, just maybe, an established developer will decide it's a cool idea, but even then, do you suppose the publisher will push a free/open game?
Anyone who already owns consoles won't waste their money, since they KNOW the Playstation 2 or Dreamcast (and even the DC is in rough waters) will get the games they want to play, and anyone wanting computer games get Win98 PC's with the NVIDIAs or the 3DFXs, because they KNOW the games they want to play will come out for their systems.
Let's face it, developers and/or publishers are already weary of releasing anything for the current Linux gamers, and being that it's doubtful 100% of those gamers will buy the Indrema, why would anyone think that it might be worthwhile releasing games to a fraction of a market the gaming industry doesn't care about already?
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sweet fucking christ where the hell did you go to school?
4/10 of a second per frame
that means you can fit 2 frames in a second
2*4 = 8
so 2 frames taking 8/10 of a second, with 2/10 left over
2 2/10 = 2.2fps
four-tenths of a second per frame
that comes up to what, 2 1/5 frames per second. when the fuck did that become good? it's certainly not real-time.
Uhm, have you ever BEEN to Walmart? There is no social skills involved. If you're the person greeting people at the door, you just say the same thing you're taught to say to everyone, which is something to the effect of 'Welcome to Wal Mart'.
Working the cash register is just that.. You work the cash register. Or maybe you stock shelves. There are a few jobs that might involve speaking to people on a regular basis, but these people are typically socially inept as well.
It also does nothing to promote thinking. I was in there looking for a short RG6 cable the other day, and my girlfriend made the mistake of asking the 'sales associate' in Electronics for help. He came over, looked at the same stuff I was looking at, said 'I dont think so', then got his manager, who also came over and looked at the same stuff I was looking at, and said 'No we dont have any, try Radio Shack'.
That's all fine and well, I'm 21 and I'm consistently peppered with job offers.
Just on the weekend I got the whole nine yards.. 2 return plane tickets, wined and dined for the full weekend (which was a long weekend in Ontario, Canada).
The point of this thread wasn't to start a brag-fest, but you have to get started somewhere.. Working at WalMart does not give you any valuable experience at all, so why waste your time doing that? Get a job in an ISP and start collecting real-world experience.
You do bring up one good point, and that's making a good impression at an interview.. Unfortunately, most kids who spend all their time hacking away in UNIX don't develop any social skills at all. I'm lucky and have what I like to consider to be exceptional social abilities, so I've moved my way through programming into management.. Although some would consider this to be a bad thing, it expands my options considerably.
Relevant work experience has been one of my biggest assets, since I did not even complete high school. I have done plenty of work that I can show off to prospective employers that can illustrate what I am capable of, and once they have determined you're capable, it's just a matter of the personality test. This is something no one works on, but I cannnot stress enough how important it is to have good social skills if you ever want to advance your career.
Just because Katz writes about a lot of 15-year olds, I don't think he worships them. Ask him to hire you, and see what happens.
The thing about being 15, (or 16 or 17 etcetc) is that you're young. Old people have this pre-conceived notion that young people are not responsable enough. While this may not necessarily be true in your case, there is
defenitely a basis for this idea.
My girlfriend works at a coffee shop, and some of her colleauges are in the 15-17 age range. Many of them fought to get more responsibilities and full-time hours, and when they got them, they started skipping work all the time because it was interfering with their summer. They just are not mature enough, and as such are typically not ready to move into the real world of 40-hour work weeks and everything that comes with that.
The trick to being hired when you're young is to go find a small company who are willing to take their chances, because they're not willing to pay much. Yes, you will get exploited heavily, but you will get real work experience, not only for your resume, but for yourself.
Whatever they pay their PR department, it's not nearly enough..
I expect an MS Product manager to walk into their office this morning, only to find them to have all hung themselves..
.. unless they anticipate said MS Product manager to be walking in with yet -another- set of healthy bonus cheques.
Oh, and that new crucifix in Redmond, that has nothing to do with religion, that's the Hotmail admin responsible for this mess.
Did anyone read the Dilbert comic where MS had mis-spelled a word in MS Word? I can imagine the Admin(s) in question to be put into a similar situation
.. At our Comdex booth
MS Admin: We got the virus we've been teaching people to prevent.
Bill: Great, so what are you going to do about it?
MS Admin: Kill myself as an example to others?
Bill:
Well really, these companies have the right to block incoming ports.. No one bothers reading the AUP's before signing up.. All AUP's for broadband services will say, in one form or another, that running servers is prohibited. In most cases, it's not enforced, but when it is, all of a sudden people start coming out of the woodwork and complaining about it.
It's nice to run a server on the home broadband, I'm sure you can argue that it's a matter of principal or some other bs, but there's no denying that it's a violation of the AUP, and that the ISP has every right to restrict this.
If all broadband providers restricted it, then all of a sudden all the people running web servers on their connections would need to go find real hosting providers, and inevitably a small percentage of them would turn to the business services of their broadband provider. So in a small way they are losing money by letting you run that web server. It's probably almost insignificant, but it's there.
What the DUL is, is a list of networks that are dial-ups, which mail servers can then reference. Dial-up users are then automatically denied access. This is meant to somehow cut down on spam. Personally, I find it very annoying. Here's the end-user info for the DUL
Since when do airplanes have a reputation for crashing?
Planes are advertised as a perfectly safe and reliable mode of transportation. If they crash, it contradicts this. That is a problem.
The DeCSS code, on the other hand, is advertised as being a good way to get a lawsuit against you.
"I committed a crime and now I'm getting in trouble.. What gives?"
There *ARE* other ways to show you do not support the MPAA or various other institutions, that won't get you in legal trouble. People that choose this path should be prepared to face the consequences. If they are not, then they ARE stupid.
I hate to say it, but what the hell did the guy expect? Everyone knows that if you make that DeCSS code publically available, you're in for a world of hurt from the MPAA or various powerful companies with stake in the DVD Market, and you're especially vulnerable if you live in the US, who's judicial system does nothing to help the little guys.
In my case, it has to do with what I do with computers.. Being that I develop web applications, I'd typically have a Linux box, which I do my development on, a Windows box, mostly for testing browsers, and a Mac box, for Photoshop and the like.. Admittedly, I could use Photoshop in Windows, but it's a matter of preference. Additionally, I do DV in my spare time, so Firewire is a must. And then there's the problem of portability.. I can't be carrying 3 machines around with me all the time, laptop or not, and reducing it to 2 by using VMWare is not something I want to do.
So, with all those things in mind, the perfect platform for me ends up being MacOS X. I get to use all the unix tools I'm used to (in a better GUI), I have IE, Netscape and Mozilla all in the same box, and I have Photoshop and all my DV tools. Throw that into a tiny notebook (the iBook) along with Airport, and I have a pretty kick-ass all-in-one solution.
The value of a computer depends on an individual's needs.. It just so happens that a typical user can get everything he or she wants in a cheap PC (albeit less aesthetically pleasing), for less than your average Mac.
At least with the G4 vs P4 debate, people can bring out benchmarks. I don't think anyone's put an Itanium up against this Sun bad boy yet, so all this article accomplishses is start a minor war, and no one will move an inch unless they have to, since there is no real proof available to make them change their minds.
It's just like religion.
The system can also detain people who are at risk of fleeing, and I'd think it's a pretty safe be that Mr. Sklyarov would be in Russia if he could be.
Has it not occurred to anyone that we haven't bothered to hear the state's side of the story as to why he's still in jail?
I hope to God your mis-spelling of 'write' is an attempt at humor =)
I would just like to say that this whole thing annoyed the shit out of me, because I lost the use of a previously-bookedmeeting room to executive management.
Yes, I work for one of those companies.
That's fine and all as a personal principal, but from a business stand-point, that's not necessarily a very good policy.
/. posters boast to be.
Let's face it, there are a lot of people out there who are not as technologically competent as the hordes of
In fact that can apply to the average end-user, who will NEVER want to look at source code, and don't care if they can re-distribute it under the GPL, all they want is something that is easy to understand and use, that will work immediately and every time afterwards.
Microsoft spends a lot of money to improve the usability of their products. That is what is important to the average user (and I hate to break it to you, but if you know how to use the Linux shell, you're probably not the average user).
And don't go on a rant about how digital management and subscription-based services won't ever work and users will lose all their functionality to play music or use Word, and Microsoft will find some Evil way to corrupt your data or rob you of your privacy, because it's all speculation, and that adds up to jack shit in the real world.
see-ash? Gawrsh, that sure is clever.
Now I can replace my refined desktop interface, hardware support and native applications with LinuxPPC! I've been trying to cripple my iBook unsuccessfully for the past couple months.
/.!
Thank you
Uh..
Dreamcast is literally DEAD, but there are still games scheduled for release in the next 12 months.
End of story.
I'm almost positive that's covered in the IRC RFC.
Haha I worked for MediaHouse up until August. We threw out so many Roboboard manuals to clear up storage space. My buddy still does support there, he's got a set of Roboboard disks and manuals somewhere, I want to get my hands on them.
BTW- Roboboard 1.08 was way better than RObo/FX
When was the last time good principles made a company any sort of money?
Didn't Verisign acquire Network Solutions?
Regardless, Verisign is NOT the only registrar to provide this support. OpenSRS also is registering multi-lingual domains, and I suspect there are others as well.
I know it's fun to think of this as a David vs Goliath situation, in this case Linux gamers with an inferiority complex (as far as gaming goes, anyway) vs big bad Microsoft, Sony, Sega and Nintendo.
But, therein lies the problem. A little company, with a tiny budget, is barely going to be a blip on the radar to those companies. Their customer base? Inconsequential. The only people who will likely buy this system are people that run Linux already. Developers realise this, so why bother wasting resources on a platform that will generate no returns for them? People like Linux because it's free and open. Do you think the games will be free -or- open? Maybe, just maybe, an established developer will decide it's a cool idea, but even then, do you suppose the publisher will push a free/open game?
Anyone who already owns consoles won't waste their money, since they KNOW the Playstation 2 or Dreamcast (and even the DC is in rough waters) will get the games they want to play, and anyone wanting computer games get Win98 PC's with the NVIDIAs or the 3DFXs, because they KNOW the games they want to play will come out for their systems.
Let's face it, developers and/or publishers are already weary of releasing anything for the current Linux gamers, and being that it's doubtful 100% of those gamers will buy the Indrema, why would anyone think that it might be worthwhile releasing games to a fraction of a market the gaming industry doesn't care about already?