Godel, Escher, Bach, by Douglas Hofsteder The Mind's I, co-edited by Douglas Hofsteder and Daniel Dennett One, Two, Three... Infinity by George Gamow Flatland, by Edwin Abbott Abbott (okay, this one is fiction) anything by Martin Gardner
Hopefully there was nothing on those servers that could have help prosecute a case against them. I doubt any court would let the evidence in, with a record of unauthorized intrusions that may or may not have made changes. Certainly it would be a bitch for the prosecution to try.
I worked at DEC for over a decade, in the 70's and early 80's and was there when he was forced out. The company was very much built around his charisma -- he was a big man, unassuming, but very charismatic -- and even in remote field offices, every new employee would soon know who the president of the company was, and hear a few stories about how he embarrassed one of the local sales reps by speaking too bluntly to a customer. Unless you were in sales, these were considered proof the President was a good guy, one of "us".
Once I had the good fortune to be able to visit the Mill, in Maynard, Mass, with a few others on training. On Friday when the class let out early, we wandered the complex (it was a campus of interconnected buildings), visiting the clock tower, and asking people where Ken Olsen's offices were.
Well, we found the executive offices, and tentatively asked one of the secretaries, which was Ken's. She pointed it out, and then, to our horror, picked up the phone and asked if he would come out and meet us. Son of a bitch, he did. He took the time to come out and shake our hands and speak to us lowly field employees, and he seemed as interested in meeting us as we were to meet the man himself.
When he left, it wasn't the same company. DEC had some serious marketing challenges at the time, granted, but I don't think many appreciate the technology it had. VMS in the 80s was a better operating system than any flavor of Unix, today. You could write programs with modules in C, Fortran, Cobol, Basic, or just about any other language, mix and match, and the architecture supported that. VMSclusters in the 80's were far easier to configure and run, and more functional than any Unix cluster I've seen today. The Alpha architecture had legs for twenty years, maybe more.
I was sorry to hear about your passing Ken, and I know heaven has a place for you.
First, demanding you just work more hours shows a complete lack of understanding of the development process. Forcing programmers to work more hours does NOT equal more results. It equals more turnover. Which can equal LESS results.
He is asking you for a sizable chunk of your life. What is he willing to offer?
-- Can he offer a decent incentive, for meeting MEASURABLE, OBJECTIVE goals, which you have REASONABLE chance of achieving?
-- Do you trust him to keep his word?
-- Will he get off your back while you get down to business?
-- Will enough of the team buy in to these targets to make them achievable? Not just deliberate slackers, not everyone can afford to work the same hours. Will the incentive be pro-rated?
If you like the answers to these questions, then you can decide if you're willing to go for it.
Actually, no. Visa and Amex -- and MasterCard and Discover -- only know how much you pay in total at the checkout. Even if you're buying a lot of tinfoil to make your hats. They know WHERE you shop -- and when -- but not what you buy.
The MERCHANT knows the details, though. But they can't tie it to you, specifically. Oh, unless you use one of those VIP cards...
Okay, I find something, I know who it belongs to, and I choose to keep it, rather than return it.
How is that not stealing?
What if... the guy left the bar, so I took his phone. He got to his car, realized his mistake, and came back to get it, but it was gone? Did I 'find' it, or did I 'steal' it?
What if the guy left it for a few minutes to take a leak, and I took it then?
Sure, the engineer screwed up, but legal or not, it ain't right to keep the phone.
Don't be silly, the Japanese public has been waiting for this latest generation of Tamagotchi for a long time!
Hold the baby next to your friend's baby, and compare scores for longest giggle time and most contented baby. An adapter is available so organic babies can play, too!
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Godel, Escher, Bach, by Douglas Hofsteder
The Mind's I, co-edited by Douglas Hofsteder and Daniel Dennett
One, Two, Three... Infinity by George Gamow
Flatland, by Edwin Abbott Abbott (okay, this one is fiction)
anything by Martin Gardner
What would you do if ./ answered 'Yes'?
"Hoist with his own petard" is a quote from Hamlet: "For 'tis sport to have the engineer/ Hoist with his own petard"
"Hoist" in this context means 'lifted into the air'
"Petard" is a small explosive device.
"Hoist with his own petard" = blown up by his own bomb.
Suppose you were to graduate from such a high school.
Who would hire you, and assuming you were able to get an entry-level position, what would your career prospects be?
Assuming you had your sights set on higher education, what would your chances of getting into a decent college be like?
I'd be pessimistic.
These are the Europeans, right? The same group of countries currently scrambling to tighten their belts and prevent a financial calamity?
Let's not hold our collective breaths. Funding might be a little scarce, for a while.
Sounds like there was no development involved. If an accountant steals money by cooking the books, he's not a 'rogue accountant'. He's an embezzler.
This guy is a fraud and a cheat. Nothing rogue about him.
... no, that's a perfectly good name, Officer. A fine name.
What the hell was a CONTRACTOR doing wandering around with unencrypted BANKING information from TWO DIFFERENT companies?
it is remarkably good for growing baked potatoes.
Hopefully there was nothing on those servers that could have help prosecute a case against them. I doubt any court would let the evidence in, with a record of unauthorized intrusions that may or may not have made changes. Certainly it would be a bitch for the prosecution to try.
to describe my husband's dissatisfaction with his doctor, on Yelp. And he can document my dissatisfaction with mine. No contracts broken.
I thought you said, WET.
I'm... ummmm... I'm not telling the cats, just yet. But there's no doubt in my mind, they're alive in there.
After Zetta (10^21) comes Yotta (10^24), but then what? Are SI going to come up with new prefixes for values 10^27 and up?
Lotta
Buncha
Loada
Tonna
That should hold us for a while.
I worked at DEC for over a decade, in the 70's and early 80's and was there when he was forced out. The company was very much built around his charisma -- he was a big man, unassuming, but very charismatic -- and even in remote field offices, every new employee would soon know who the president of the company was, and hear a few stories about how he embarrassed one of the local sales reps by speaking too bluntly to a customer. Unless you were in sales, these were considered proof the President was a good guy, one of "us".
Once I had the good fortune to be able to visit the Mill, in Maynard, Mass, with a few others on training. On Friday when the class let out early, we wandered the complex (it was a campus of interconnected buildings), visiting the clock tower, and asking people where Ken Olsen's offices were.
Well, we found the executive offices, and tentatively asked one of the secretaries, which was Ken's. She pointed it out, and then, to our horror, picked up the phone and asked if he would come out and meet us. Son of a bitch, he did. He took the time to come out and shake our hands and speak to us lowly field employees, and he seemed as interested in meeting us as we were to meet the man himself.
When he left, it wasn't the same company. DEC had some serious marketing challenges at the time, granted, but I don't think many appreciate the technology it had. VMS in the 80s was a better operating system than any flavor of Unix, today. You could write programs with modules in C, Fortran, Cobol, Basic, or just about any other language, mix and match, and the architecture supported that. VMSclusters in the 80's were far easier to configure and run, and more functional than any Unix cluster I've seen today. The Alpha architecture had legs for twenty years, maybe more.
I was sorry to hear about your passing Ken, and I know heaven has a place for you.
You think it's pathetic now, wait till you see his resume when he decides to move on.
"So... your last position, what exactly did you do at... Lego Land, was it?"
"I, uh, Built things. Out of little bricks. Every day."
"so, how do you think that qualifies you for a job in the aerospace industry?"
"Ummm.. well, some of the things were shaped like rockets? and airplanes?"
"I see... fortunately you're willing to work for a pathetic salary. Welcome to the space program!"
would you trust the logs if you had them?
First, demanding you just work more hours shows a complete lack of understanding of the development process. Forcing programmers to work more hours does NOT equal more results. It equals more turnover. Which can equal LESS results.
He is asking you for a sizable chunk of your life. What is he willing to offer?
-- Can he offer a decent incentive, for meeting MEASURABLE, OBJECTIVE goals, which you have REASONABLE chance of achieving?
-- Do you trust him to keep his word?
-- Will he get off your back while you get down to business?
-- Will enough of the team buy in to these targets to make them achievable? Not just deliberate slackers, not everyone can afford to work the same hours. Will the incentive be pro-rated?
If you like the answers to these questions, then you can decide if you're willing to go for it.
Any kid with a skateboard knows how to do that...
Nasty mental picture, though. Good idea for a zombie movie. "A virus that turns skin... into BLOOOD! What could go wrong?"
'nuff said.
Dell's attorney's have assured Tara she is their 'true friend', and will help her resolve this if she will send them a new Dell laptop.
People in developing countries aren't afraid of the dark.
Actually, no. Visa and Amex -- and MasterCard and Discover -- only know how much you pay in total at the checkout. Even if you're buying a lot of tinfoil to make your hats. They know WHERE you shop -- and when -- but not what you buy.
The MERCHANT knows the details, though. But they can't tie it to you, specifically. Oh, unless you use one of those VIP cards...
Okay, I find something, I know who it belongs to, and I choose to keep it, rather than return it.
How is that not stealing?
What if... the guy left the bar, so I took his phone. He got to his car, realized his mistake, and came back to get it, but it was gone? Did I 'find' it, or did I 'steal' it?
What if the guy left it for a few minutes to take a leak, and I took it then?
Sure, the engineer screwed up, but legal or not, it ain't right to keep the phone.
You had FEET? In my day I had to share one pair of feet with my brother and sister, and we were GRATEFUL.
Don't be silly, the Japanese public has been waiting for this latest generation of Tamagotchi for a long time!
Hold the baby next to your friend's baby, and compare scores for longest giggle time and most contented baby. An adapter is available so organic babies can play, too!