Honey in the US is inspected both for it's labelled origin and content. There are 2 basic types - filtered - lightly filtered and super filtered. super-filtration removes all of the pollen particles from the honey, thus rendering it unidentifiable. Honey sold in the US as a specific type must contain a minimum amount of the pollen(s) named on the label. True, it could be diluted. The pollen can also identify the source of origin. Bees in China eat chinese plants. And these pollen particles can be identified microscopically. It's only the 'generic' superfiltered honey that is really suspect. And I would guess most of it comes from Asia where pesticide/herbicides are not as strongly regulated and it's super-filtered to conceal it's source.
You haven't had enough math. To solve integrals, Fourier series (also called Fourier Integrals) are commonly used. Pi, sine, cosine and other trigonometric values are computed using Fourier series. A Fourier series is a discreet incremental integral. I don't know these reductions off the top of my head but I know where to find them and how to implement software for them. You are not likely to find general Integration functions in any language. You have to know the math. If you are doing UI, you probably don't need to know this stuff. Even for games, this stuff is there, in the libraries (especially physics libraries).
Fourier series (and other methods, I would guess) can calculate these Integrals to any number of decimal places that you would like.
This can also be done with pencil and paper but it is extremely tedious.. Fourier converts an Integral into a series of discreet computed values.
Granted if you need to solve an integral that has no Fourier solution, very difficult....
A good reference for this is the "CRC Chemical Book". Not sure of the title or even if it is available any more. I've had mine for decades.
I got mine about 2 weeks ago, and wow! Consumer Reports rates it higher than the equivalent mac which is $800 more. Nice BACKLIT keyboard with numeric pad. 15.6 in, 1280 x 900 display, quad core i7 2675qm, 8g RAM, 1Tb hd + 8gb ssd cache disk, large multi-touchpad, dual display hardware, built-in Intel for low power and Nvidia discrete w/512M (up to 2Gb) dedicated RAM for performance, and I get a good 7-10 hours battery life on a charge with average use. Thin, about 5lbs, $1000. So far, no problems.
It's hard to tell what your experience level and abilities are. If you are so-so and have been doing it a long time... do something else. If you write good code and can take on design and development of complex modules/systems, you either need to find another employer or confront you current for more $ and better work/conditions. If you are really interested in pursuing further and can't do any of the above, do things on your own, buy an Arduino kit, build your own website, write an 'app', etc.. If that does not interest you, it's time to move on (build furniture, musical instruments, buy/sell auctioned storage sheds).
I use multiple media for backup. I have a primary backup which is a RAID 1 1T drive. Periodically that is backed up to a eSATA external drive that is then rotated off-site (my mom's house). I also make periodic backups to optical (blueray). I also use SHA ckecksums to verify the integrity of the files when they are copied.
I started using the blue ray when I read that the Solar disturbances that are peaking next year could possibly damage flash or magnetic storage.
I haven't, but an online service would be an alternative. I am not confident with these, yet.
You can learn a new language. I don't know if you can get a job, but that's not necessarily your fault. I would say there is definitely a bias against older developers. A real mistake, IMO, but... I really think that knowing assembler of any kind gives any programmer a 'leg up', especially if significant assembler coding has been done (PIC, ARM, Arduino, etc.). Especially today with new CPUs, portable devices and the explosion of embedded CPUs in practically everything. It depends on what you want to do, and whether you really like doing it enough to follow through, even for no return.
Even though I am post 60, I am still actively working as a software developer. Attempts have been made to move me into management, but I don't want to manage. I also plan to keep doing it until I drop dead. I want to design and develop software. This is what I like to do. If I left/lost my job, I would have a hard time finding another, I'm sure. So, I would probably try cell phone apps or something like that. I do keep current, but work mostly in C/C++, PHP and SQL doing 'back-end' development, but I can handle HTML, Javascript, XML and the like when needed. I have even done an app or two with Java MIDP which is still used on many cellphones.
I do it because I like it. It's what I want to do. What do you want to do?
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Honey in the US is inspected both for it's labelled origin and content. There are 2 basic types - filtered - lightly filtered and super filtered. super-filtration removes all of the pollen particles from the honey, thus rendering it unidentifiable. Honey sold in the US as a specific type must contain a minimum amount of the pollen(s) named on the label. True, it could be diluted. The pollen can also identify the source of origin. Bees in China eat chinese plants. And these pollen particles can be identified microscopically. It's only the 'generic' superfiltered honey that is really suspect. And I would guess most of it comes from Asia where pesticide/herbicides are not as strongly regulated and it's super-filtered to conceal it's source.
You haven't had enough math. To solve integrals, Fourier series (also called Fourier Integrals) are commonly used. Pi, sine, cosine and other trigonometric values are computed using Fourier series. A Fourier series is a discreet incremental integral. I don't know these reductions off the top of my head but I know where to find them and how to implement software for them. You are not likely to find general Integration functions in any language. You have to know the math. If you are doing UI, you probably don't need to know this stuff. Even for games, this stuff is there, in the libraries (especially physics libraries). Fourier series (and other methods, I would guess) can calculate these Integrals to any number of decimal places that you would like. This can also be done with pencil and paper but it is extremely tedious.. Fourier converts an Integral into a series of discreet computed values. Granted if you need to solve an integral that has no Fourier solution, very difficult.... A good reference for this is the "CRC Chemical Book". Not sure of the title or even if it is available any more. I've had mine for decades.
I got mine about 2 weeks ago, and wow! Consumer Reports rates it higher than the equivalent mac which is $800 more. Nice BACKLIT keyboard with numeric pad. 15.6 in, 1280 x 900 display, quad core i7 2675qm, 8g RAM, 1Tb hd + 8gb ssd cache disk, large multi-touchpad, dual display hardware, built-in Intel for low power and Nvidia discrete w/512M (up to 2Gb) dedicated RAM for performance, and I get a good 7-10 hours battery life on a charge with average use. Thin, about 5lbs, $1000. So far, no problems.
It's hard to tell what your experience level and abilities are. If you are so-so and have been doing it a long time ... do something else. If you write good code and can take on design and development of complex modules/systems, you either need to find another employer or confront you current for more $ and better work/conditions. If you are really interested in pursuing further and can't do any of the above, do things on your own, buy an Arduino kit, build your own website, write an 'app', etc.. If that does not interest you, it's time to move on (build furniture, musical instruments, buy/sell auctioned storage sheds).
I use multiple media for backup. I have a primary backup which is a RAID 1 1T drive. Periodically that is backed up to a eSATA external drive that is then rotated off-site (my mom's house). I also make periodic backups to optical (blueray). I also use SHA ckecksums to verify the integrity of the files when they are copied. I started using the blue ray when I read that the Solar disturbances that are peaking next year could possibly damage flash or magnetic storage. I haven't, but an online service would be an alternative. I am not confident with these, yet.
You can learn a new language. I don't know if you can get a job, but that's not necessarily your fault. I would say there is definitely a bias against older developers. A real mistake, IMO, but ... I really think that knowing assembler of any kind gives any programmer a 'leg up', especially if significant assembler coding has been done (PIC, ARM, Arduino, etc.). Especially today with new CPUs, portable devices and the explosion of embedded CPUs in practically everything. It depends on what you want to do, and whether you really like doing it enough to follow through, even for no return.
Even though I am post 60, I am still actively working as a software developer. Attempts have been made to move me into management, but I don't want to manage. I also plan to keep doing it until I drop dead. I want to design and develop software. This is what I like to do. If I left/lost my job, I would have a hard time finding another, I'm sure. So, I would probably try cell phone apps or something like that. I do keep current, but work mostly in C/C++, PHP and SQL doing 'back-end' development, but I can handle HTML, Javascript, XML and the like when needed. I have even done an app or two with Java MIDP which is still used on many cellphones.
I do it because I like it. It's what I want to do. What do you want to do?