Great moment in Blade Runner where Roy Batty is expiring,
And talks about how everything he's seen will die with him-
Ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion;
C-beams glittering before the Tannhauser gates.
Memory is like molten gold burning its way through the skin;
It stops there.
There is no transfer.
Nothing I have seen will be remembered beyond me.
That merciful cleaning of the windows of creation will be
An excellent thing,
My interests notwithstanding.
But then again I've never been near Orion, or the Tannhauser gates,
I've only been here.
As a middle-aged mechanical engineer, I did something similar. I found David Touretzky's book just the thing. Lisp's syntax immediately made sense to me, and the book is interesting in it's own right.
I had taken the required course in Fortran twenty years before and hated it. I suspect some people find functional languages a pretty good fit. After all, spread sheets seem pretty popular.
Suppose I have a computer at work. The boss says I have to have a password. But I don`t really care about it. It`s not my computer; It`s not my data.
It`s like a key to the building; If thieves come in (after work) and steal all the computers, I might experience some inconvenience. I might even loose my job. But then, if the boss loots the company and flees the country, I might loose my job; And the boss already has a key.
I discovered this game in 1978, and it took me until 1984 to get by the snake. I'm still not done. I load it up every few years and play actively for a month or two.
Is there a large enough difference in costs from America to India that it will sustain this big chain of sub-sub contractors? Or are these middle men not making any money?
I think you`re entirely correct about using this to shift responsibility. That the middle-men are in different jurisdictions, and the ultimate worker is over-seas might be seen as an added bonus.
I`ve often wanted a foot pedal, maped to the escape key, kind of like the high-beam switch in old cars.
It would have to be robust, though, and equiped with dampers and pads. Otherwise, at the end of a long day, I`d injur myself stamping on it. It might start a whole new syndrome, "Autocad knee."
The critical need makes the plumber someone who is saving you.
I think you hit the nail on the head. Years ago, I worked as a specialized 'first responder'. It really makes your day to have people say, "Thank God you're here." My impression is that people rarely say this to sys admin's.
I think you're exactly right. The only reasons the democrats are pushing this idea is to spread FUD; If it passed, they'd immediately demand it be repealed.
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Are you trying to tell me
More like, "It's not enough for me to win; Everyone else must lose!"
The Sims-Dudley Dynamite Gun was used in the Spanish-American war.
The best thing I've found to do with gift money is buy something (tangible) for someone else.
I think that as a culture, we need to learn how to let go of things.
I read this poem by Tom Clark in Andrei Codrescu's "Up Late":
Credit to A9.com for finding the quote.
As a middle-aged mechanical engineer, I did something similar. I found David Touretzky's book just the thing. Lisp's syntax immediately made sense to me, and the book is interesting in it's own right.
I had taken the required course in Fortran twenty years before and hated it. I suspect some people find functional languages a pretty good fit. After all, spread sheets seem pretty popular.
Karma to burn, but I need to vent. Let's go.
Yeah, that's a courageous position to take.
The fear is that people will make 30 second long ringtones out of popular songs.
I fear that too...
Next write a piece of software...
Just set up a thing where you contact your computer directly...
Boss, is that you?
Nothing wrong with your idea, I was just reminded of some assignments ive had;)
Suppose I have a computer at work. The boss says I have to have a password. But I don`t really care about it. It`s not my computer; It`s not my data.
It`s like a key to the building; If thieves come in (after work) and steal all the computers, I might experience some inconvenience. I might even loose my job. But then, if the boss loots the company and flees the country, I might loose my job; And the boss already has a key.
Part of the problem is that people who like math, and are good at it, don't really enjoy spending time with people who find it "boring and stupid."
Middle schoolers in particular are so obnoxious that their parents have to pay other adults to hang around with them.
So you want someone who's good at math, also good at teaching it, and is willing to spend his day with students who don't want to be in class.
It's not so much a matter of the pay, but of the other alternatives that are available.
I discovered this game in 1978, and it took me until 1984 to get by the snake. I'm still not done. I load it up every few years and play actively for a month or two.
Remember Richard Reid, he of the explosive footwear? Caught when a passenger noticed him trying to set light to his shoes?
Maybe when it came right down to it, he wanted to be caught....taxation without representation.
What, you mean like Washington D.C.?
Yes, entirely like that. If the people of D.C. want greater voting rights, let them fight and take them, not whine to be given them.
If the people of Europe want to control their own destiny, let them establish, maintain, and pay a military force that will allow that.
What I`m unwilling to do is maintain an army and allow someone else to dictate its use.
Yet I don't get a vote in it. Isn't it great living in a vassal state?
Next you`ll be griping about taxation without representation.
If you don`t like how the government in Brussels treats you, get out.
Is there a large enough difference in costs from America to India that it will sustain this big chain of sub-sub contractors? Or are these middle men not making any money?
I think you`re entirely correct about using this to shift responsibility. That the middle-men are in different jurisdictions, and the ultimate worker is over-seas might be seen as an added bonus.
"...brought to you by a cadre of flaming geese?"
This is just IE 7.0. Want me to get a copy for everyone?
I`ve often wanted a foot pedal, maped to the escape key, kind of like the high-beam switch in old cars.
It would have to be robust, though, and equiped with dampers and pads. Otherwise, at the end of a long day, I`d injur myself stamping on it. It might start a whole new syndrome, "Autocad knee."
The critical need makes the plumber someone who is saving you.
I think you hit the nail on the head. Years ago, I worked as a specialized 'first responder'. It really makes your day to have people say, "Thank God you're here." My impression is that people rarely say this to sys admin's.
There must be a pony here somewhere!
Okay, most of this seems to make sense, but why are plumbers relatively more happy than electricians?
I think you're exactly right. The only reasons the democrats are pushing this idea is to spread FUD; If it passed, they'd immediately demand it be repealed.
Sorry, buddy. You just eliminated yourself from it.
I always thought that Anonymous Coward guy was an idiot;)
Drifting off topic here, but I've found hemostatic forceps to be useful from time to time. Do any of the multi-tools have some kind of clamp?
Also, while your Inanimate carbon-steel rod sounds nice, I think an animated steel rod might be more useful. Hard to find, though.:)
Let`s just give everyone in the country a pocket knife, and then forget about it.