I disagree with your view on promotions, especially in large companys where managers may be rewarded for promoting people of color. I do agree that your race is looked down on sometimes because of affirmative action (which is one of the reasons i think affirmative action is a bad idea.) another reason that you may be descriminated against is because there seem to be so many frivolous allegations of racism these days. The bottom line is that racism does exist, and to some extent we all feel it. I just think it is a better idea to improve your community rather than spend time screaming about something that may be hindering you, but is not crippling you. You seem to have the right Idea, to EARN respect rather than demand it for no reason. This was not intended to be a flame. Like it or not, this is how I feel.
I would not reccomend Programming Perl for a beginner to Perl. Some of the info. in Programming Perl assumes not only that you have programmed before, but also that you are (somewhat) familiar with compiler internal basics. If you have programmed before or you are familiar with Unix tools such as grep/sed/awk (or if you are pretty smart), buy Learing Perl. Otherwise, take a class and ask the instructor which book to buy after the class. If Perl is confusing at first, don't sweat, it can be difficult for a beginner.
Also in today's news: The Supreme Court ruled against unconstitutional police roadblocks and the supreme court also upheld an arbiter's decision not to fire a truck driver who had tested positive for marijuana (I hope -in all sincerity - that he was not smoking and driving). It looks like both the first and fourth amemdments had wins today!
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I disagree with your view on promotions, especially in large companys where managers may be rewarded for promoting people of color. I do agree that your race is looked down on sometimes because of affirmative action (which is one of the reasons i think affirmative action is a bad idea.) another reason that you may be descriminated against is because there seem to be so many frivolous allegations of racism these days. The bottom line is that racism does exist, and to some extent we all feel it. I just think it is a better idea to improve your community rather than spend time screaming about something that may be hindering you, but is not crippling you. You seem to have the right Idea, to EARN respect rather than demand it for no reason. This was not intended to be a flame. Like it or not, this is how I feel.
I would not reccomend Programming Perl for a beginner to Perl. Some of the info. in Programming Perl assumes not only that you have programmed before, but also that you are (somewhat) familiar with compiler internal basics. If you have programmed before or you are familiar with Unix tools such as grep/sed/awk (or if you are pretty smart), buy Learing Perl. Otherwise, take a class and ask the instructor which book to buy after the class. If Perl is confusing at first, don't sweat, it can be difficult for a beginner.
Also in today's news: The Supreme Court ruled against unconstitutional police roadblocks and the supreme court also upheld an arbiter's decision not to fire a truck driver who had tested positive for marijuana (I hope -in all sincerity - that he was not smoking and driving). It looks like both the first and fourth amemdments had wins today!
Perhaps not all that far, if you happen to remember the fiasco with the drug testing/cold medicine that took place during the olympics this year.
So,
I must be smart because I let my mind "defrag" for > 8 hours a night. I always have.