As someone who went from a very large company (150000+ people) to an established startup(~350 people), small companies are the way to go. You can make a difference there. I could make more at a larger company, but I would be a cog, and for me I just can't do that again.
As to paying off your debt, take your raise and push every dollar of it straight to debt, and at the same time quit buying toys. I did it, and it was painful, but life is so much easier and less stressful now...
Actually when it comes to accounting, you will find that only small business relies on COTS. Many large companies write their own accounting software to take advantage of their particular style of accounting...
While I truly hate the fact that we can't seem to do any better in this country then simply re-electing the people who screw us over on a regular basis, I think the random notion is a bit flawed. We have to think back to how the Romans society worked versus how our society does. In Roman society there were a limited number of wealthy men who were citizens. They owned businesses and were generally educated. Can't say the same about the general population of most countries. Just look at some of the trolls running around Slashdot, would you want one of them running even your city (or sitting on your jury)?
I do think we need to find a way for more of us who want change / sanity in politics to get involved. I know that my biggest factor in not running is that I don't want people digging in to my private life and the things I do on my own time. More and more we are basing our decisions on decisive ideas and what the person has done in his past then what his or her current plans our for our country. People with good ideas who want to see change are often put off running by the thought of every stupid thing they have ever done in their life time becoming public knowledge and being used against them. Do we care if someone had a lot of sex and experimented with drugs, or do we care that they have a plan to make sure kids in this country have health care and that citizens can make a living wage?
Until such a time that the media goes back to focusing on policy and what the candidate does in his public office, as opposed to the privacy of his own home, I don't think we will get anything better then we have today. Two parties with the most bland and mediocre individuals at the helm...
Many of us have thought that all along, that the only people fit for office are those smart enough to know they don't want the job in the first place. I tend to vote for the people who have real jobs and have to pay the bills. Why would we ever want someone who only does politics running the country? We talk about how screwed up the system is, then turn around and re-elect all the same people for another term. If we want change, we should probably start with those representing us and not their careers...
Actually it wasn't that bad when we were in the business, we just had poor management with no will to compete or support the staff, and making stupid decisions to benefit themselves. Upper management was on so many boards of directors that I'd be surprised that they had a clue what was going on with any of the companies. As an example, 3Com spins Palm because they are a networking company, not a gadget company. About a month or so after that they announce that they are going to exit the networking business, selling the parts of the business to Extreme (a member of upper management just happened to sit on the board of directors of Extreme). They then moved to focus on consumer electronics like Kerbango and Audrey, AKA gadgets. Now that this strategy has failed, they decided they were a networking company again, and are now having to build them selves back up after screwing over their customers and employees. It was a big market for the company. One major bank had a 3com router at every ATM (10,000+) going to one of 3 data centers for redundancy.
Having worked at 3Com in the router business when they decided to bail out (and cost me my job), it seems they are now trying to get back in to a market space they gave up on years ago. We didn't have a core router then, and they probably won't have one this time. They tend to focus more on the corporate side then providers...
The joy of registry rot. The more apps you load, the slower you go. I keep a Windows box around for music software only, and it's still slower then dirt with only 6 apps laoded. I admin Linux and Windows servers and workstations at work, so yes, I know how to tweak it. I don't have to reload as often, but only because I never install anything on the box. It really does come down to having to have a Windows box for each type of work you want to perform (video, music, etc.), and never installing any other software on to the system. I'm using SuSE 9.0 for a desktop at home, and while it took a bit of getting used to after the switch from RH, its a pretty sweet setup...
Your argument has only one flaw, if we outsource all the unskilled labor (and don't forget, call centers count in that bracket), where do the unskilled in the US go? Sure we can say we'll train them up, but there is a certain percentage of the population that does not have the capacity to do highly skilled jobs.
So what then? Do we create a welfare state where those who no longer can work are supported by those of us who do (at least until our jobs get shipped as well)? It's a nice idea to think you can do away with the unskilled working class, or somehow transform them in to a highly skilled work force. The fact of the matter is that while most of the/. crowd tends to be on the upper end of the bell curve of intelligence, it is a curve and there is a low end, which most people here seem to forget...
I don't think that is the point of the document. It is aimed at partners to use against their customer claims that they don't need word, as they already have OO.o and it works for them...
You seem to have forgotten the fact that most people in the US are not qualified for these jobs. Sure they don't make a lot of money compared to IT folks, but what they do make goes right back in to the economy, keeping things going. With a decent job they have a disposable income, which allows them to buy things like computers, which keeps us employed. When those jobs go away what do you propose they all do? Go make $8 an hour at wal-mart? Because I'll tell you, the one's doing that here all get government aid for housing, medical, and food, which tells me they aren't growing the economy much, and are hurting my ability to grow the economy as my taxes increase year after year...
I'm not sure if they are still in business, but they had the best business model. They sell you the cards, a board printed on a few sheets of heavy paper, and that's it. The theory is that you have all the rest of it, just get it out of some other game. The games cost about $5 and are a lot of fun...
That is not the point being made. Of course they can and will pirate the English version. They will learn to work with it as most of the people using it will know or learn enough English to get by. The difference is that Adobe will no longer have to spend the money to translate and the programs in to Chinese. They were not making any money over there anyway, so the only things they are losing are R&D and marketing costs.
So we shouldn't trust MTBF figures on HD, but we should believe that DVDs will last 50 years? How did that figure get worked out? My bet is MTBF calculations. That sounds like much the same thing to me...
I have worked factory time, I'm now a systems engineer on a flexible schedule. I'd have to say that I much prefer flex time. I get more work done by far, I actually see my family and friends on a regular basis. I also don't take advantage of the system, they get at least 40 a week from me. The reason the Homer Simpsons of the world work a set schedule is that every aspect of their job depends on everyone else being there at the same time. You can't exactly have an assembly line function if half the people haven't shown up yet. I don't think it's a matter of preference for people in that position, it's a matter of necessity...
Actually Palm is not even 3Com anymore. I used to work there (3Com), and they spun Palm in to its own entity a few months ago. They are off on their own and making their own decisions about what to do with there platform, what to charge, etc.
I hit there site real quick and found a feedback page: http://www.sonymusic.com/feedback/ and left them a nice little note including about not letting there VP smoke so much crack before giving interviews...
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Things like this are a simple thing when you step away from the machine...
As someone who went from a very large company (150000+ people) to an established startup(~350 people), small companies are the way to go. You can make a difference there. I could make more at a larger company, but I would be a cog, and for me I just can't do that again.
As to paying off your debt, take your raise and push every dollar of it straight to debt, and at the same time quit buying toys. I did it, and it was painful, but life is so much easier and less stressful now...
Even better, print it up at a vanity press and sell it on Amazon. Prior art plus sales...
No, Enron just applied the accounting principal of 2+2 = what every you want it to be ;)
Actually when it comes to accounting, you will find that only small business relies on COTS. Many large companies write their own accounting software to take advantage of their particular style of accounting...
I think the reference was to the add on lights for keypads and antennas that you typically find on phones answered by teenagers in movie theaters...
While I truly hate the fact that we can't seem to do any better in this country then simply re-electing the people who screw us over on a regular basis, I think the random notion is a bit flawed. We have to think back to how the Romans society worked versus how our society does. In Roman society there were a limited number of wealthy men who were citizens. They owned businesses and were generally educated. Can't say the same about the general population of most countries. Just look at some of the trolls running around Slashdot, would you want one of them running even your city (or sitting on your jury)?
I do think we need to find a way for more of us who want change / sanity in politics to get involved. I know that my biggest factor in not running is that I don't want people digging in to my private life and the things I do on my own time. More and more we are basing our decisions on decisive ideas and what the person has done in his past then what his or her current plans our for our country. People with good ideas who want to see change are often put off running by the thought of every stupid thing they have ever done in their life time becoming public knowledge and being used against them. Do we care if someone had a lot of sex and experimented with drugs, or do we care that they have a plan to make sure kids in this country have health care and that citizens can make a living wage?
Until such a time that the media goes back to focusing on policy and what the candidate does in his public office, as opposed to the privacy of his own home, I don't think we will get anything better then we have today. Two parties with the most bland and mediocre individuals at the helm...
Many of us have thought that all along, that the only people fit for office are those smart enough to know they don't want the job in the first place. I tend to vote for the people who have real jobs and have to pay the bills. Why would we ever want someone who only does politics running the country? We talk about how screwed up the system is, then turn around and re-elect all the same people for another term. If we want change, we should probably start with those representing us and not their careers...
Actually it wasn't that bad when we were in the business, we just had poor management with no will to compete or support the staff, and making stupid decisions to benefit themselves. Upper management was on so many boards of directors that I'd be surprised that they had a clue what was going on with any of the companies. As an example, 3Com spins Palm because they are a networking company, not a gadget company. About a month or so after that they announce that they are going to exit the networking business, selling the parts of the business to Extreme (a member of upper management just happened to sit on the board of directors of Extreme). They then moved to focus on consumer electronics like Kerbango and Audrey, AKA gadgets. Now that this strategy has failed, they decided they were a networking company again, and are now having to build them selves back up after screwing over their customers and employees. It was a big market for the company. One major bank had a 3com router at every ATM (10,000+) going to one of 3 data centers for redundancy.
Having worked at 3Com in the router business when they decided to bail out (and cost me my job), it seems they are now trying to get back in to a market space they gave up on years ago. We didn't have a core router then, and they probably won't have one this time. They tend to focus more on the corporate side then providers...
The joy of registry rot. The more apps you load, the slower you go. I keep a Windows box around for music software only, and it's still slower then dirt with only 6 apps laoded. I admin Linux and Windows servers and workstations at work, so yes, I know how to tweak it. I don't have to reload as often, but only because I never install anything on the box. It really does come down to having to have a Windows box for each type of work you want to perform (video, music, etc.), and never installing any other software on to the system. I'm using SuSE 9.0 for a desktop at home, and while it took a bit of getting used to after the switch from RH, its a pretty sweet setup...
Your argument has only one flaw, if we outsource all the unskilled labor (and don't forget, call centers count in that bracket), where do the unskilled in the US go? Sure we can say we'll train them up, but there is a certain percentage of the population that does not have the capacity to do highly skilled jobs.
/. crowd tends to be on the upper end of the bell curve of intelligence, it is a curve and there is a low end, which most people here seem to forget...
So what then? Do we create a welfare state where those who no longer can work are supported by those of us who do (at least until our jobs get shipped as well)? It's a nice idea to think you can do away with the unskilled working class, or somehow transform them in to a highly skilled work force. The fact of the matter is that while most of the
I don't think that is the point of the document. It is aimed at partners to use against their customer claims that they don't need word, as they already have OO.o and it works for them...
You seem to have forgotten the fact that most people in the US are not qualified for these jobs. Sure they don't make a lot of money compared to IT folks, but what they do make goes right back in to the economy, keeping things going. With a decent job they have a disposable income, which allows them to buy things like computers, which keeps us employed. When those jobs go away what do you propose they all do? Go make $8 an hour at wal-mart? Because I'll tell you, the one's doing that here all get government aid for housing, medical, and food, which tells me they aren't growing the economy much, and are hurting my ability to grow the economy as my taxes increase year after year...
Check the lease time, its probably set for 24+ hours...
I'm not sure if they are still in business, but they had the best business model. They sell you the cards, a board printed on a few sheets of heavy paper, and that's it. The theory is that you have all the rest of it, just get it out of some other game. The games cost about $5 and are a lot of fun...
-awl
bluemars / cryosleep is already off the air...
That is not the point being made. Of course they can and will pirate the English version. They will learn to work with it as most of the people using it will know or learn enough English to get by. The difference is that Adobe will no longer have to spend the money to translate and the programs in to Chinese. They were not making any money over there anyway, so the only things they are losing are R&D and marketing costs.
So we shouldn't trust MTBF figures on HD, but we should believe that DVDs will last 50 years? How did that figure get worked out? My bet is MTBF calculations. That sounds like much the same thing to me...
I have worked factory time, I'm now a systems engineer on a flexible schedule. I'd have to say that I much prefer flex time. I get more work done by far, I actually see my family and friends on a regular basis. I also don't take advantage of the system, they get at least 40 a week from me. The reason the Homer Simpsons of the world work a set schedule is that every aspect of their job depends on everyone else being there at the same time. You can't exactly have an assembly line function if half the people haven't shown up yet. I don't think it's a matter of preference for people in that position, it's a matter of necessity...
Actually Palm is not even 3Com anymore. I used to work there (3Com), and they spun Palm in to its own entity a few months ago. They are off on their own and making their own decisions about what to do with there platform, what to charge, etc.
I hit there site real quick and found a feedback page: http://www.sonymusic.com/feedback/ and left them a nice little note including about not letting there VP smoke so much crack before giving interviews...