Dr. Evil did not tolerate any presence of a Number One. Number Two on the other hand (played by Robert Wagner and Rob Lowe) was acceptable...most of the time.:)
If the company provides you a benefit (company car, home broadband, computer, blackberry) that you can use for personal use, they are supposed to report that personal use ($/%) to the IRS as imputed income, which Uncle Sugar uses to soak you on 4/15.
What I would try to do is check out the book from the college library and scan or photocopy the relevent chapters. Yes, illegal as hell, but when you're a starving college student, paying US$18 for 600 pages versus $100 for the physical Chem book (if you could sell it back, you'd get something like $30) is much more economical.
If I recall correctly, not too long ago some folks had the bright idea of ordering their books from Canada/UK. Seems that the same exact textbooks there cost up to 50% less than in the states.
India just put six hundred million voters through an all-electronic election.
They DID NOT use a Diebold-based evm. The Indian evms were much simpler, less expensive, and more robust than the Diebold versions---the way one would expect when conducting a mission critical task, such as deciding the fate of a country.
The rest of your comment at least makes a little sense, but that makes it seem like you have no idea what scalability means.
My quick-'n'-dirty definition of "scalability": increasing the load capability (i.e., number of visitors/page views/amount of data per second/minute/day/whatever) of the service by throwing hardware or other resources at the problem and/or by distributing the load across existing servers.
If you design and code MVC and want to scale up and you're colo'ing in the same place, you simply add a new boxxen (web/application server) V/C and use the original M. If you're hosting at a new location far enough away that latency issues start raising their ugly little heads, then you need to do something else (host multiple Ms and do some kind of batch data reconciliation or slow-link updates).
On the other hand, your Model 1 guy can't do any of that because the M is hopelessly wedded to the V, so there's no way to add additional V/Cs without risking deadlock or eventual mismanaging of your singletons (one M gets updated and others don't, mix, repeat).
"... it's just like in the army, you know: the great prince
issues commands, founds states, invests families with fiefs.
Inferior people should not be employed." -- Nick Danger,
3rd Eye
seeing how they had pretty smart people writing the
J2EE app they started with, I doubt that they didn't get it right
with Java.
Unlikely. As they were able to port
over quickly, we must conclude they were using a Model 1 model,
rather than Model 2, since they simply converted their JSPs to
PHPs and called it good.
Other evidence leads us to the same
conclusion: the use of "database.class" for calls, and the lack of
(their words) "scalability" means they didn't have their business
logic separate from the view.
Most '733t h4xx0r5 don't get the MVC
concept...and that's why PHP + mySql is so attractive to them.
Even if they are always around to protect their kids parents still demand that 'public' places be free of anything that could harm their children.
This is exactly why they will end up with weak offspring that will be killed in the first round of purges.
Pediatricians usually recommend one have furry pets and send one's kids to day care, pre-school so the little tykes actually get sick and build up their immune system. The offspring of the parents who use those "antibacterial" wipes and soaps are the ones who will die in the first wave of plagues.
This brings us to environment. Only by exposing one's kids to life in the real world (of which, Teletubbies and Barney are only a small part), can those kids grow up strong and able to deal with life outside the Master Planned Community, lest they be killed in the waves of immigrations that overrun the MPCs.
I'll give you US$5 if you post your SSN here. You win, we win. Getting your SSN is already pretty possible, so why not make your life easier with a fivver?
Specifically, the plaintiff's argument (PDF). The crux of the matter is that the guy is a service/hosting provider, so for him to change his IP addresses would entail a hardship. If a portion of what he is alleging is true, then his upstream is scum.
Now, as to the technical merits: yes, allowing IP portability is a major issue. More importantly, how would you protect yourself in this situation?
Your upstream starts jacking up the fees and threatens to cut you off. You can't move easily without disrupting your customers. What I would do is colo and start quietly moving my customers over. Once I was up in the new facility, then I tell my old upstream to jack off and then I pull the plug.
I develop servlets on my Windows b0xx3n, then deploy 'em to the *nix hardware. Locally WIndows because IT only knows how to support MS, and all the business drones couldn't do without IE ("the internet") and Outlook ("the email"). We Who Know Better use a heavy-duty OS for serving apps to the web/intranet.
You might want to figure out why you have to interview so many
and why your "see how well they answer where they want to be in 5
years and help them" is netting you the people you have.
Have you even conducted interviews?
I sure have! Many, in fact, over the years. The technique I use
has been refined over many years, companies and interviews, and I
have yet to find one that is better (of course, when I do, you'll
bet I'll take the best elements and add it to my repertoire).
Here's my point of conducting an interview:
I want proof he can do the job we need now, the way we want it
done, and at the profit level we expect,
I want proof his work style is reasonably compatible with the
rest of the team, and
I want proof that they can think and grow beyond where they are
now.
For bonus points,
I want that person to justify his/her salary (in other words,
I'll pay you a high percentage of what you save/produce, not what
you were paid for doing different work at a different company under
a different boss).
The difference between your technique and mine is that one word:
proof.
I have averaged about 10 a month for the last 3
years
That sounds like many interviews. Have they found the right
person yet? I conduct fewer interviews, because I only interview
people who have a chance of doing the job. I don't waste time with
resumes, either, because they are next to useless. If you don't
believe that, then I have a mutual fund to sell you (ever wonder
why EVERY single fund prospectus, advert, commercial, or
presentation displays the words "past returns are no indication of
future performance"?), cheap!
Here's how it goes: whenever someone wants to apply for a
position, we tell her she has some homework to do before she can
apply. We provide a general list of resources, web pages, and even
phone numbers of people to call. Then we give her the general job
description (i.e., "we need someone to build a portal using XSLT
that provides x, y, and z services to our top 3 customers). Her
assignment: identify the customers, the top competitors, and
outline the general approach (pseudo-code, perhaps) as well as the
advantages and disadvantages of her approach. Of the 1,000
potential applicants, maybe 5 will actually do it (about 1/2 a
percent has been my experience), and we bring 'em all in and
discuss their approaches. During the interview, we throw a few more
actual work issues at 'em and see how they do. Finally, we have
them actually interact with their future team and see how the team
feels. Extend an offer to the best one (or all, if we can).
Or you can do it your way by going through all 1,000 resumes,
skimming and hoping the right keywords jump out. Narrow the list
down to people who look like they have "good" experience that
kind-of looks like what you're doing now. Call 'em in for the
interview, where you ask them what animal they'd be, where they
want to be in 5 years (do you keep any superstar employees with
tenure longer than 5 years?), and their greatest weakness. You
might ignore the fact that most candidates (as mentioned elsewhere
in this thread) are lying or getting their answers out of the the
Big Book of Interview Questions, because it is not about the work,
is it?
First off, employers use them to determine who not to interview.
The main issue is that they describe something you did in a different job, for a different boss, in the past. Now you're trying to get a new job, for a new boss, in a new company, in the present/future. Past performance is no
indication of future returns. Period.
When they rush to release it, that will mean that (hopefully) the XBox version 1 will drop to $49.99, and I can make my own server farm of modded XBoxes. I figure about 20 aught to do it...:)
Don't forget the non-bloused trousers, a member of the white t-shirt brigade, sleeves not cuffed in a military fashion, no name tape, no rank insignia (unless he's an E-1 -- we'll forgive this one), boonie hat instead of proper headgear, non-standard issue trousers, etc.
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Dr. Evil did not tolerate any presence of a Number One. Number Two on the other hand (played by Robert Wagner and Rob Lowe) was acceptable...most of the time. :)
If the company provides you a benefit (company car, home broadband, computer, blackberry) that you can use for personal use, they are supposed to report that personal use ($/%) to the IRS as imputed income, which Uncle Sugar uses to soak you on 4/15.
Wil's site is WilWheaton.net. The shock site is WilWheaton.org.
If I recall correctly, not too long ago some folks had the bright idea of ordering their books from Canada/UK. Seems that the same exact textbooks there cost up to 50% less than in the states.
If you design and code MVC and want to scale up and you're colo'ing in the same place, you simply add a new boxxen (web/application server) V/C and use the original M. If you're hosting at a new location far enough away that latency issues start raising their ugly little heads, then you need to do something else (host multiple Ms and do some kind of batch data reconciliation or slow-link updates).
On the other hand, your Model 1 guy can't do any of that because the M is hopelessly wedded to the V, so there's no way to add additional V/Cs without risking deadlock or eventual mismanaging of your singletons (one M gets updated and others don't, mix, repeat).
"... it's just like in the army, you know: the great prince issues commands, founds states, invests families with fiefs. Inferior people should not be employed."
-- Nick Danger, 3rd Eye
Other evidence leads us to the same conclusion: the use of "database.class" for calls, and the lack of (their words) "scalability" means they didn't have their business logic separate from the view.
Most '733t h4xx0r5 don't get the MVC concept...and that's why PHP + mySql is so attractive to them.
Make sure you wear Pb underwear, if you ever want to have kids.
Pediatricians usually recommend one have furry pets and send one's kids to day care, pre-school so the little tykes actually get sick and build up their immune system. The offspring of the parents who use those "antibacterial" wipes and soaps are the ones who will die in the first wave of plagues.
This brings us to environment. Only by exposing one's kids to life in the real world (of which, Teletubbies and Barney are only a small part), can those kids grow up strong and able to deal with life outside the Master Planned Community, lest they be killed in the waves of immigrations that overrun the MPCs.
I'll give you US$5 if you post your SSN here. You win, we win. Getting your SSN is already pretty possible, so why not make your life easier with a fivver?
The slashdot readership has probably faired the same since this story originally ran. Oh, wait.
Sigh. I remember having Hayes envy with my cheap-ass Radio Shack 300 bauder, with the oh-so-70s DPDT switch on the front to connect...
Sure it is: just change the laws! For reference, see the US Patriot act, or "Great Leader" Kim Chong Il.
If you're talking about your morals prohibiting torture, then you are right. Other people think torture is okay, and they're right, too.
Now, as to the technical merits: yes, allowing IP portability is a major issue. More importantly, how would you protect yourself in this situation?
Your upstream starts jacking up the fees and threatens to cut you off. You can't move easily without disrupting your customers. What I would do is colo and start quietly moving my customers over. Once I was up in the new facility, then I tell my old upstream to jack off and then I pull the plug.
I develop servlets on my Windows b0xx3n, then deploy 'em to the *nix hardware. Locally WIndows because IT only knows how to support MS, and all the business drones couldn't do without IE ("the internet") and Outlook ("the email"). We Who Know Better use a heavy-duty OS for serving apps to the web/intranet.
You might want to figure out why you have to interview so many and why your "see how well they answer where they want to be in 5 years and help them" is netting you the people you have.
I sure have! Many, in fact, over the years. The technique I use has been refined over many years, companies and interviews, and I have yet to find one that is better (of course, when I do, you'll bet I'll take the best elements and add it to my repertoire).
Here's my point of conducting an interview:
For bonus points,
The difference between your technique and mine is that one word: proof.
That sounds like many interviews. Have they found the right person yet? I conduct fewer interviews, because I only interview people who have a chance of doing the job. I don't waste time with resumes, either, because they are next to useless. If you don't believe that, then I have a mutual fund to sell you (ever wonder why EVERY single fund prospectus, advert, commercial, or presentation displays the words "past returns are no indication of future performance"?), cheap!
Here's how it goes: whenever someone wants to apply for a position, we tell her she has some homework to do before she can apply. We provide a general list of resources, web pages, and even phone numbers of people to call. Then we give her the general job description (i.e., "we need someone to build a portal using XSLT that provides x, y, and z services to our top 3 customers). Her assignment: identify the customers, the top competitors, and outline the general approach (pseudo-code, perhaps) as well as the advantages and disadvantages of her approach. Of the 1,000 potential applicants, maybe 5 will actually do it (about 1/2 a percent has been my experience), and we bring 'em all in and discuss their approaches. During the interview, we throw a few more actual work issues at 'em and see how they do. Finally, we have them actually interact with their future team and see how the team feels. Extend an offer to the best one (or all, if we can).
Or you can do it your way by going through all 1,000 resumes, skimming and hoping the right keywords jump out. Narrow the list down to people who look like they have "good" experience that kind-of looks like what you're doing now. Call 'em in for the interview, where you ask them what animal they'd be, where they want to be in 5 years (do you keep any superstar employees with tenure longer than 5 years?), and their greatest weakness. You might ignore the fact that most candidates (as mentioned elsewhere in this thread) are lying or getting their answers out of the the Big Book of Interview Questions, because it is not about the work, is it?
...you haven't won the lotto by then. :)
The main issue is that they describe something you did in a different job, for a different boss, in the past. Now you're trying to get a new job, for a new boss, in a new company, in the present/future. Past performance is no indication of future returns. Period.
- Where do you see yourself in five years?
- What are your greatest strengths/weaknesses?
- Why do you want to work here?
How can you tell if the interviewer knows what she/he is doing? If you get a form of the following question:Q.E.D.
When they rush to release it, that will mean that (hopefully) the XBox version 1 will drop to $49.99, and I can make my own server farm of modded XBoxes. I figure about 20 aught to do it... :)
Someone made it incredibly easy for you to do this, too.
Don't forget the non-bloused trousers, a member of the white t-shirt brigade, sleeves not cuffed in a military fashion, no name tape, no rank insignia (unless he's an E-1 -- we'll forgive this one), boonie hat instead of proper headgear, non-standard issue trousers, etc.
So you're saying that glass, which can simply be remelted and recast, is more expensive than obtaining sillica, dyeing, melting, and casting it?