If you are able to define the task well and that task is VERY finite then a contractor is fine. But a real (long term) employee is a MUST for big stuff.
As a well-paid Software Engineer I know that I prefer to be a real employee over being a ho for a bunch of brain-pimps (the contracting firm). I've done both.
One of the best things about being permanent is having a boss who really appreciates my dedication and skill (and becomes addicted to it) as opposed to a pimp who says "your last John sayz yer, like, real good or sumpthin" with glazed eyes. I don't mean to put them down too much. They're often well intended enough.
Then again not all contractors are body-shops, but I've not been forutnate enough to work for those...
This is actually the second time this has happened. It bums me out! I could maybe understand a moderator bitching that it was off topic, but it was not flamebait! Who'd waste time flaming a critic of Katz?
The last time I was dubbed "Troll" for tendering a critisism (albeit harsh) of some other crappy work by Katz.
I used to think moderation was a fantastic idea. Now I'm not so sure....
"...which is sure to spark a conflagaration of right vs wrong genetic engineering debates."
The only fundamental wrongness in Genetic Engineering is that manipulating things farther along than Zygote is pretty much impossible.
Which means I must resort to self-trepanation to expand my mind further;) And my oft wished for tar/carcinogen proof lungs will probably never arrive...
In fact it sucked so much that I was suspicious of it being a genuine IETF draft. I couldn't imagine releaseing to the public a "professional paper" with the horrific language use therein.
Silly me...
My university has a thing called the WEPT (Written English Proficiency Test) that ALL undergrads must pass before receiving a degree. I used to think it was foolish...
I don't know if Miguel or anyone that matters will ever read this but here's a suggestion:
Put the smack down on Gnome developers that fail to include "start menu" things with their distros. If rpm doesn't facilitate this intelligently then EXTEND the spec for Gnome apps!
Any doubts about my next CPU purchase are resolved. It'll be an AMD.
I HATE evil bastards like Intel and Micro$not. It's so unnessesary for them to be evil. Neither one lacks talented employees. Both are completely capable of success without evil! They should fire their most execs and all marketroids. Or kill them to prevent further evil elsewhere:)
Absolutely none of the promotions and only a taste of the hype surrounding Blair Witch that I was exposed to came from the net. "First Internet Movie" my ass! What the hell does that mean anyway? The only sensible definition would be a movie RELEASED on the internet! That's still a ways off due to bandwidth wimpyness for even those of us with enviable connections.
It isn't fair that AT&T be screwed for upgrading their network but there is a compelling mitigating argument.
I don't know how AT&T does things but those of us in Time Warner's fiefdom (through their Road Runner service) could benefit from this. Consider that they demand to install their crappy (AOL like) front end on your Windoze (not Linux!) system so that you can get their service. Their annoying front end is also based on IE so that it must also be installed. (Yes I know there are ways around this but it the principal!)
A ruling like this makes it possible to select a high speed provider that will humbly give me a dynamic IP and NO OTHER CRAP.
I've been using NAT with my ISDN router at home for months and it is indeed cool. I assumed it would be the source of endless problems but everything works great! Even Quake!
Everything except that I can't easily connect to one of my home machines from the world beyond the router. (or maybe you can and I just haven't been bright enough to figure it out!)
If they (the greedy record pinheads) do proceed with litigation it will cost Lycos an unfair and huge amount of money, but if Lycos is willing to advocate a principle of "we don't provide, we point; you f**k" then Lycos (and, by implication, all of us) CAN triumph! The frequent wisdom the Supremes have demonstrated when dealing with internet stuff (unlike our idiot congress) reinforces this hope... Even if there is such a doctrine as "contributory infringment", it could be defeated. Hopefully.
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I'm no neurophysiologist but it seems that reguarding a neuron as a mere switch may be understating their function. Perhaps massively understating it.
I don't understand why a virtual machine wouldn't be happy on any distro as long as its statically linked and stuff...
Any insights?
As a well-paid Software Engineer I know that I prefer to be a real employee over being a ho for a bunch of brain-pimps (the contracting firm). I've done both.
One of the best things about being permanent is having a boss who really appreciates my dedication and skill (and becomes addicted to it) as opposed to a pimp who says "your last John sayz yer, like, real good or sumpthin" with glazed eyes. I don't mean to put them down too much. They're often well intended enough.
Then again not all contractors are body-shops, but I've not been forutnate enough to work for those...
I could maybe understand a moderator bitching that it was off topic, but it was not flamebait!
Who'd waste time flaming a critic of Katz?
The last time I was dubbed "Troll" for tendering a critisism (albeit harsh) of some other crappy work by Katz.
I used to think moderation was a fantastic idea. Now I'm not so sure....
Much better than Katz. (This is not a troll! It's an actual opinion!!!)
Keep up the good work!
And just exactly which individual's creativity is responsible? Could it be someone on Apple's marketing team?
duh
The only fundamental wrongness in Genetic Engineering is that manipulating things farther along than Zygote is pretty much impossible.
Which means I must resort to self-trepanation to expand my mind further ;) And my oft wished for tar/carcinogen proof lungs will probably never arrive...
I was all enthused about buying one until I saw the $50 price tag!
It is a cool thing to look at, but for $50 I would need it to be useful too.
Hey! Do you have an actual software package that did that abuse? I'd LOVE to get a copy (or buy it) for testing some of my own web sites/web apps.
I'd REALLY appreciate hearing about it.
Really.
I dunno if anyone is still paying attention to this sub-thread but you can read more about the WEPT at http://iml.umkc.edu/english/wept001.html .
I mention that cause I've received a couple of emails about it.
...but that is some profoundly lousy writing.
In fact it sucked so much that I was suspicious of it being a genuine IETF draft. I couldn't imagine releaseing to the public a "professional paper" with the horrific language use therein.
Silly me...
My university has a thing called the WEPT (Written English Proficiency Test) that ALL undergrads must pass before receiving a degree. I used to think it was foolish...
This guy would have failed.
I don't know if Miguel or anyone that matters will ever read this but here's a suggestion:
Put the smack down on Gnome developers that fail to include "start menu" things with their distros. If rpm doesn't facilitate this intelligently then EXTEND the spec for Gnome apps!
Any doubts about my next CPU purchase are resolved. It'll be an AMD.
:)
I HATE evil bastards like Intel and Micro$not. It's so unnessesary for them to be evil. Neither one lacks talented employees. Both are completely capable of success without evil! They should fire their most execs and all marketroids. Or kill them to prevent further evil elsewhere
Absolutely none of the promotions and only a taste of the hype surrounding Blair Witch that I was exposed to came from the net. "First Internet Movie" my ass! What the hell does that mean anyway? The only sensible definition would be a movie RELEASED on the internet! That's still a ways off due to bandwidth wimpyness for even those of us with enviable connections.
It isn't fair that AT&T be screwed for upgrading their network but there is a compelling mitigating argument.
I don't know how AT&T does things but those of us in Time Warner's fiefdom (through their Road Runner service) could benefit from this. Consider that they demand to install their crappy (AOL like) front end on your Windoze (not Linux!) system so that you can get their service. Their annoying front end is also based on IE so that it must also be installed. (Yes I know there are ways around this but it the principal!)
A ruling like this makes it possible to select a high speed provider that will humbly give me a dynamic IP and NO OTHER CRAP.
Everything except that I can't easily connect to one of my home machines from the world beyond the router. (or maybe you can and I just haven't been bright enough to figure it out!)
If they (the greedy record pinheads) do proceed with litigation it will cost Lycos an unfair and huge amount of money, but if Lycos is willing to advocate a principle of "we don't provide, we point; you f**k" then Lycos (and, by implication, all of us) CAN triumph! The frequent wisdom the Supremes have demonstrated when dealing with internet stuff (unlike our idiot congress) reinforces this hope... Even if there is such a doctrine as "contributory infringment", it could be defeated. Hopefully.