Linguists have been on to this for a long time. In university, I studied Grammers, not Grammer. As you said, language will change, and we should be okay with that. The problem is, as you rightly note, what do we do with the practice of "proper" writing?
Also check if you've got a local tech council. If so, they may offer benefits plans, though you'll likely have to form a company/LLC/proprietership (sp?) to join.
I work in a M$ shop, and we're roughly 75%/25% 2003/2000. Our production environment is flipped the other way, but the only issues we've really run into are with classic ASP sites using the CDONTS mail object -- with 2003 you only have CDO. And all new workstations and staging servers will be 2003 boxen.
I'm one of the faithful remnant running 2000, and while I wouldn't be against upgrading (I have 2003 box at home), it probably won't happen til my workstation is upgraded. I almost never have problems W2K (server edition, btw).
Just because you're a contractor doesn't mean that you can come and go as you please. Some companies don't mind this, others expect you to be there 40 hours a week. If you're looking for flexibility, be sure you ask what they expect your schedule to be.
Incorporating is a good idea if you're truly an independent contractor working for multiple clients. It's easier to claim business deductions (not being incorporated and claiming deductions is an audit flag, especially if you make over $50k or so a year).
But it just doesn't work that way. Sure, we're free to work where we wish, but given the current market, these people aren't guaranteed to find jobs if they just up and quit from EA. The company has a responsibility to take care of its workers. I bet many of the disgruntled programmers would be less disgruntled if they received comp time, bonuses, etc in return for their work. The free market does not mean that employers can do whatever they please.
One reason we've come to expect "instant" results is that we're leary when the process takes too long. Look at the recount in 2000 -- most people probably thought someone was manipulating the vote in those sealed rooms, not verifying that the votes were counted.
What's a "reformed Protestant" exactly? I mean, in a sense Protestants are reformed Catholics, was there another major reformation I don't know about? (I don't recall predestination being a key player in Martin Luther's writings)
Reformed Protestants (Presbyterians, really) cling more to the theology of John Calvin than Martin Luther. Calvin went even further than Luther, and suggested that every part of a Christian's faith must be defined (or at least guided by) what was in the Bible. Calvin weighed the Scriptural passage for and against predestination, and predestination "won" (that is, it is far easier and more coherent to outline a theology of predestination from the Bible than free will).
If there was no literal first man and woman, then there was no talking snake to tempt them into eating an apple. If that didn't happen, there was no literal fall (the fall had to be by CHOICE, protestants don't accept that God just made humans imperfect from the start). If there was no literal fall, then mankind is not in need of redemption. If there is no need for redemption, there is no need for Christ. This would basically invalidate protestant Christianity.
You've stumbled into a mighty large theological question there. Catholics and some Protestants believe in free choice of the will, but reformed protestants don't. They believe (and there are plenty of scriptural references to support this) that God pre-destined all this to happen. He knew when he "created" Adam and Eve that would they would sin. He knew He would send Christ as a sacrifice/savior for humanity. So, your last sentence is true, but the path to get there just depends on what flavour of Christian you are.
True enough. But one of the critiques of the intelligent design camp is that macro-evolutionist can't successfully define those huge gaps -- "monsters" as they're know in evolutionary parlance.
BTW, I am not sure that evolution is incompatible with the idea of "intelligent design" as long as one is careful about defining intelligent design....
I agree. Most molecular biologists who are in the intelligent design camp are not against "micro-evolution", but are instead against "macro-evolution" -- primodial soup-type theories of genesis of life.
I think that unless you're a strict, seven day creationist, you at least have to have an open mind about evolution. And if you're still against micro-evolution, you're just a Luddite.
I agree. This is like saying linux has a bug because you can turn on ipchains/iptables and allow all incoming network traffic. It's not a problem with the software, it's a problem with a user's configuration of said software.
I believe that the point of the article is that it's fairly easy for Average Joe user to to inadvertently configure their machine to share with the world what they intend to share only over a LAN. The Windows firewall in SP2 provides a false sense of security to these users.
But can't the same be said of linux? All distros come with some sort of firewall, and if you're not behind a NAT/firewall, and you don't configure the firewall correctly, won't the same situation exist? Is the motto of Unix "give the user enough rope to hang themselves?"
Or some sort of acknowledgement of the situation by those in power........
Don't forget that North Korea is a communist government, not exactly interested in letting the truth slip out. If this was an accident, or even a nuclear test, their government wouldn't want anyone to know.
I guess that depends on what you mean by "have to". An out of the box Fedora Core 2 system will work and play just nicely with your email, office, internet, graphics, video, etc. An OOB Windows XP install will only last 20 minutes once connected to the internet.
Out of the box Fedora may work with everything, but at some point in time, security vulnerabilities will be found in some piece of open source software, and a patch will (quickly) be made available. An unpathed *nix machine can be just as dangerous as a Windoze box.
java applications leak memory
This could be rephraed as "bad Java programmers leak memory". I have client-server Java applications that run 24x7 without leaking memory. Perhaps it's because I'm an unsually good Java programmer? Probably not, as I'm just an average one. What I don't do is immediately blame problems on the tools I use until I'm sure it isn't my lack of skill with the tools.
That, and if you're running a questionable VM (especially under Linux).
With Mono now at version 1.0, then perhaps C# is in a position to threaten Javas cross platform crown, although perhaps not without Windows Forms support.
This site has most of the relevant passages from the Bible. Keep in mind, dispensationalists spend every waking moment of the day looking for the end times. Most of your conservative Christian politicians in the U.S. are dispensationalists, hence their undying support for Israel (the end times won't come unless the Jewish people have full control of the lands around Jerusalem -- the Promised Land). I don't think the link about has anything specific about it, but credit cards have long been a source of distress for end times folks as well, as the same "mark of the beast" passage says you can't buy or sell without the mark.
While there might be some truth to this in European racing, it's still about the physical effort involved. In fact, there's a movement afoot that is slowly creeping into mainstream riding -- fixed gear and singlespeed riding. There are plenty of folks who ride multi-day brevets/rallies on fixed gear bikes (think track bikes, or what Kevin Bacon rode in Quicksilver) and do just as well as folks on expensive, tweaked out road bikes. Also, despite the encroachment of technology, track bikes (competitive track bikes) have remained the same. Sure, you can spend thousands of dollars on a bike with one gear and no brakes, but that's probably because the frame is custom made for you.
This event is a good example of the movement toward simplicity -- note the plethora of fixed gear bikes that completed the trek from San Francisco to Portland.
I agree. I think Java is heavily used in the *nix world, because of platform mobility. I've worked on Java enterprise projects that started on Linux and then moved toward Solaris (because the company had more cash). And as people have pointed out, the majority of "enterprise" type apps are being written in Java. People are still writing "applications" and utilities in other languages, but I think it's safe to say that Java rules the roost on *nix for enterprise apps.
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Linguists have been on to this for a long time. In university, I studied Grammers, not Grammer. As you said, language will change, and we should be okay with that. The problem is, as you rightly note, what do we do with the practice of "proper" writing?
Also check if you've got a local tech council. If so, they may offer benefits plans, though you'll likely have to form a company/LLC/proprietership (sp?) to join.
I work in a M$ shop, and we're roughly 75%/25% 2003/2000. Our production environment is flipped the other way, but the only issues we've really run into are with classic ASP sites using the CDONTS mail object -- with 2003 you only have CDO. And all new workstations and staging servers will be 2003 boxen.
I'm one of the faithful remnant running 2000, and while I wouldn't be against upgrading (I have 2003 box at home), it probably won't happen til my workstation is upgraded. I almost never have problems W2K (server edition, btw).
Just because you're a contractor doesn't mean that you can come and go as you please. Some companies don't mind this, others expect you to be there 40 hours a week. If you're looking for flexibility, be sure you ask what they expect your schedule to be.
Incorporating is a good idea if you're truly an independent contractor working for multiple clients. It's easier to claim business deductions (not being incorporated and claiming deductions is an audit flag, especially if you make over $50k or so a year).
Ever thought of looking for another job before just quitting?
Yes, it sounds like these folks have plenty of time to look for new jobs between their 85 hour work-weeks.
But it just doesn't work that way. Sure, we're free to work where we wish, but given the current market, these people aren't guaranteed to find jobs if they just up and quit from EA. The company has a responsibility to take care of its workers. I bet many of the disgruntled programmers would be less disgruntled if they received comp time, bonuses, etc in return for their work. The free market does not mean that employers can do whatever they please.
One reason we've come to expect "instant" results is that we're leary when the process takes too long. Look at the recount in 2000 -- most people probably thought someone was manipulating the vote in those sealed rooms, not verifying that the votes were counted.
What's a "reformed Protestant" exactly? I mean, in a sense Protestants are reformed Catholics, was there another major reformation I don't know about? (I don't recall predestination being a key player in Martin Luther's writings)
Reformed Protestants (Presbyterians, really) cling more to the theology of John Calvin than Martin Luther. Calvin went even further than Luther, and suggested that every part of a Christian's faith must be defined (or at least guided by) what was in the Bible. Calvin weighed the Scriptural passage for and against predestination, and predestination "won" (that is, it is far easier and more coherent to outline a theology of predestination from the Bible than free will).
If there was no literal first man and woman, then there was no talking snake to tempt them into eating an apple. If that didn't happen, there was no literal fall (the fall had to be by CHOICE, protestants don't accept that God just made humans imperfect from the start). If there was no literal fall, then mankind is not in need of redemption. If there is no need for redemption, there is no need for Christ. This would basically invalidate protestant Christianity.
You've stumbled into a mighty large theological question there. Catholics and some Protestants believe in free choice of the will, but reformed protestants don't. They believe (and there are plenty of scriptural references to support this) that God pre-destined all this to happen. He knew when he "created" Adam and Eve that would they would sin. He knew He would send Christ as a sacrifice/savior for humanity. So, your last sentence is true, but the path to get there just depends on what flavour of Christian you are.
I guess Biogenesis was the term I should have used, instead of macro-evolution.
True enough. But one of the critiques of the intelligent design camp is that macro-evolutionist can't successfully define those huge gaps -- "monsters" as they're know in evolutionary parlance.
Strictly speaking, "Luddite" is reserved for people opposed to technology, not science. I believe the word you're looking for is "Republican". *ducks*
Allow me to split hairs ;-). Would this level of scientific research be available without technology?
*ducks*
BTW, I am not sure that evolution is incompatible with the idea of "intelligent design" as long as one is careful about defining intelligent design....
I agree. Most molecular biologists who are in the intelligent design camp are not against "micro-evolution", but are instead against "macro-evolution" -- primodial soup-type theories of genesis of life.
I think that unless you're a strict, seven day creationist, you at least have to have an open mind about evolution. And if you're still against micro-evolution, you're just a Luddite.
Yes, hence the "It's funny, laugh" ALT attribute on the Section image.
I agree. This is like saying linux has a bug because you can turn on ipchains/iptables and allow all incoming network traffic. It's not a problem with the software, it's a problem with a user's configuration of said software.
I believe that the point of the article is that it's fairly easy for Average Joe user to to inadvertently configure their machine to share with the world what they intend to share only over a LAN. The Windows firewall in SP2 provides a false sense of security to these users.
But can't the same be said of linux? All distros come with some sort of firewall, and if you're not behind a NAT/firewall, and you don't configure the firewall correctly, won't the same situation exist? Is the motto of Unix "give the user enough rope to hang themselves?"
You can get around it by just going to the Mozilla homepage. It seems to only be the news page that's hosed. I downloaded both apps just fine.
Or some sort of acknowledgement of the situation by those in power........
Don't forget that North Korea is a communist government, not exactly interested in letting the truth slip out. If this was an accident, or even a nuclear test, their government wouldn't want anyone to know.
I guess that depends on what you mean by "have to". An out of the box Fedora Core 2 system will work and play just nicely with your email, office, internet, graphics, video, etc. An OOB Windows XP install will only last 20 minutes once connected to the internet.
Out of the box Fedora may work with everything, but at some point in time, security vulnerabilities will be found in some piece of open source software, and a patch will (quickly) be made available. An unpathed *nix machine can be just as dangerous as a Windoze box.
java applications leak memory
This could be rephraed as "bad Java programmers leak memory". I have client-server Java applications that run 24x7 without leaking memory. Perhaps it's because I'm an unsually good Java programmer? Probably not, as I'm just an average one. What I don't do is immediately blame problems on the tools I use until I'm sure it isn't my lack of skill with the tools.
That, and if you're running a questionable VM (especially under Linux).
With Mono now at version 1.0, then perhaps C# is in a position to threaten Javas cross platform crown, although perhaps not without Windows Forms support.
Doh!
How about this? The Hebrew Qabala system is often applied to the Bible by non-Jews to get end times information.
This site has most of the relevant passages from the Bible. Keep in mind, dispensationalists spend every waking moment of the day looking for the end times. Most of your conservative Christian politicians in the U.S. are dispensationalists, hence their undying support for Israel (the end times won't come unless the Jewish people have full control of the lands around Jerusalem -- the Promised Land). I don't think the link about has anything specific about it, but credit cards have long been a source of distress for end times folks as well, as the same "mark of the beast" passage says you can't buy or sell without the mark.
While there might be some truth to this in European racing, it's still about the physical effort involved. In fact, there's a movement afoot that is slowly creeping into mainstream riding -- fixed gear and singlespeed riding. There are plenty of folks who ride multi-day brevets/rallies on fixed gear bikes (think track bikes, or what Kevin Bacon rode in Quicksilver) and do just as well as folks on expensive, tweaked out road bikes. Also, despite the encroachment of technology, track bikes (competitive track bikes) have remained the same. Sure, you can spend thousands of dollars on a bike with one gear and no brakes, but that's probably because the frame is custom made for you.
This event is a good example of the movement toward simplicity -- note the plethora of fixed gear bikes that completed the trek from San Francisco to Portland.
I agree. I think Java is heavily used in the *nix world, because of platform mobility. I've worked on Java enterprise projects that started on Linux and then moved toward Solaris (because the company had more cash). And as people have pointed out, the majority of "enterprise" type apps are being written in Java. People are still writing "applications" and utilities in other languages, but I think it's safe to say that Java rules the roost on *nix for enterprise apps.