A project manager should naturally know more than his staff as he needs to make decisions that require technical knowledge of the issues involved.
A general business manager should not know more than his staff as they are the ones who should be carrying out the tasks and be able to make the technical decisions themselves.
A conflict between these two is what cost me my last job. I was required to be a business manager by the law firm's new CFO but knew far more technology than my staff. The small size of my team relative to the projects we were undertaking and the demands of the firm support staff and other managers created a situation where I had to be more hands-on than the CFO wanted. In the end I was replaced by a non-technical manager with no warning whatsoever.
I'm filling time doing the private consulting gig but would rather be in full-time project management.
In Japan all cars (except those modded for use by government officals and yakuza) are required to sound a warning "ping" if the car goes over 110Km/h, 100Km/h being the limit on freeways. The sound is softer and nicer the more expensive the car.
It isn't too hard to get used to it especially when the common traffic speed on Japanese freeeways tends to be around 120Km/h when it isn't 10Km/h.
The hotel I stayed in Tokyo last month had bilingual elevators. It annnounced the floor and direction in Japanese then English so it's not like it can't be done.
By the way I highly recommend this hotel for anyone looking for a reasonable plce to stay in central Tokyo.
Not so great as it involved pilot error but also quite a feat of piloting was Air Transat flight 236.
IBM 1130 + Punch Cards + Transistor Radio = Music!
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The big old IBM hardware used to put out enough RF to produce sounds from a transistor radio placed on top. Carefully crafted loops in PL/1 code on punch cards would produce an amazing variety of music.
We used to impress visitors at my high school's open house with this trick until the Apple ][ and Commodore PET arrived.
I just got back from Tokyo where we visited Toyota's "Mega Web" building that is a cross betwen an auto dealership and a "world of tomorrow" exhibit. One entire section is devoted to the models and modifications of their cars that assist the handicapped and elderly.
They also had the outragous concept cars and transport devices such as the i-unit.
What you are witnessing is the first real reality show backlash. The TV programmers have figured out that there are enough gullible people in the world who watch and believe these shows that they can hire a basically competant series of actors who go through the motions of a reality series. Come on, they've been able to study the reactions of reality show participants for months if not years.
The real "participants" in this series are the audience who laugh at "players" they think are stupid enough to believe what they are going through and post messages on blogs and sites like Slashdot being so witty about America not being the only stupid country. The producers can then show all these blogs and the reactions of audience members who they've interviewed before revealing the that the joke is on them.
OK, you aren't from Japan, and I would also assume you don't read Japanese. Regardless, consumer Blue-Ray recorders exist and are available for sale in Japan and thus are not vapour. here is one example. How long they take to become available in the non-Japanese market is anyone's guess but the serious freaks will order from the regular companies that ship Japanese products overseas.
Your treading the footsteps I took 20 years ago. I left Toronto because I just didn't feel like I belonged. I ended up lving in Tokyo for 10 years.
I did end up starting a company, getting married and having kids whilst there and in the end it was the kids that brought us back to Canada. Education is of primary importance to us and we just could not get it there, not even at the International schools.
We could have gone just about anywhere (I have British citizenship by birth) but ended up in Vancouver for many of the reasons that have been stated in this thread. Good schools, good weather (if you don't mind some rain), mountains, sea, minimal violent crime, close enough to Japan that we can go back now and then.
I'm much more of a soccer fan than hockey (being British may have something to do with that) so not being a hockey fan won't be an issue. You may even learnto like the Canadian Footbal league.
In a Future Shop flyer (like Best Buy, owned by Best Buy) that came yesterday, a huge number of the HD TV , personal computer and home theatre ads from different manufacturers had the X-Box logo next to them and the caption "X-Box Connectable".
This gives the regular home user the impression that the X-Box is THE game system and an integral part of any future home entertainment system purchase.
These are the great unwashed masses (although some geek gamers are likewise unwashed) who will buy these systems in the greatest quantity. They aren't concerned about the minutae of pixel shaders, they just want a good system for themselves or the kids that's going to work with everything else they have. You haven't seen Sony or Nintendo tie their game consoles to the generic home entertainement system in such a big way. For them the console was the only thing and any old TV would do.
With this rollout Microsoft gains a huge mindshare which wil work tremendously in their favour no matter what the number and quality of games immediately available.
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In spite of:
.NET, VB, SQL Development
- 20 years professional experience.
- 7 years IT manager
- C, C++, C#,
- 10+ years project management
No interviews or contact whatsoever.
The only way to really get response is through personal and direct contacts with firm you are interested in.
A project manager should naturally know more than his staff as he needs to make decisions that require technical knowledge of the issues involved.
A general business manager should not know more than his staff as they are the ones who should be carrying out the tasks and be able to make the technical decisions themselves.
A conflict between these two is what cost me my last job. I was required to be a business manager by the law firm's new CFO but knew far more technology than my staff. The small size of my team relative to the projects we were undertaking and the demands of the firm support staff and other managers created a situation where I had to be more hands-on than the CFO wanted. In the end I was replaced by a non-technical manager with no warning whatsoever.
I'm filling time doing the private consulting gig but would rather be in full-time project management.
In Japan all cars (except those modded for use by government officals and yakuza) are required to sound a warning "ping" if the car goes over 110Km/h, 100Km/h being the limit on freeways. The sound is softer and nicer the more expensive the car.
It isn't too hard to get used to it especially when the common traffic speed on Japanese freeeways tends to be around 120Km/h when it isn't 10Km/h.
C'mon, a 50-footer won't even get you into a movie nowadays unless you throw at least a 720...
Or a backflip.
Some do, but not Japanese which is Subject-Object-Verb: "I Tokyo to go" (Watashi wa Tokyo e iku)
Yoda is Object-Subject-Verb: "Hoth to You go"
... have my money.
Yes, I'm a natural blue.
http://images.google.cn/images?q=tank+man&hl=zh-CN
The hotel I stayed in Tokyo last month had bilingual elevators. It annnounced the floor and direction in Japanese then English so it's not like it can't be done.
By the way I highly recommend this hotel for anyone looking for a reasonable plce to stay in central Tokyo.
Ah, the Gimli Glider.
Great story.
Not so great as it involved pilot error but also quite a feat of piloting was Air Transat flight 236.
The big old IBM hardware used to put out enough RF to produce sounds from a transistor radio placed on top. Carefully crafted loops in PL/1 code on punch cards would produce an amazing variety of music.
We used to impress visitors at my high school's open house with this trick until the Apple ][ and Commodore PET arrived.
I just got back from Tokyo where we visited Toyota's "Mega Web" building that is a cross betwen an auto dealership and a "world of tomorrow" exhibit. One entire section is devoted to the models and modifications of their cars that assist the handicapped and elderly.
They also had the outragous concept cars and transport devices such as the i-unit.
America gave us "The Day After" which came off as an Irwin Allen disaster flick.
Britain gave us "Threads" which scared you shitless.
Also "When the Wind Blows" should be mentioned.
You may be expecting a joke about putting up with a bunch of unruly 14-year-olds.
Sorry, he deserves it .
Details here.
The very high wall on one side of my uncle's back yard and stretching beyond it was built by Roman soldiers. This is in Lincoln.
assuming that they aren't paid actors
Good, good. You're beginning to get the picture...
Of course the "astronauts" know it's just a show.
Of course they know they're not in space.
What you are witnessing is the first real reality show backlash. The TV programmers have figured out that there are enough gullible people in the world who watch and believe these shows that they can hire a basically competant series of actors who go through the motions of a reality series. Come on, they've been able to study the reactions of reality show participants for months if not years.
The real "participants" in this series are the audience who laugh at "players" they think are stupid enough to believe what they are going through and post messages on blogs and sites like Slashdot being so witty about America not being the only stupid country. The producers can then show all these blogs and the reactions of audience members who they've interviewed before revealing the that the joke is on them.
Ummm. You may want to clean your dryer before posting that kind of pic.
Yes, I got the Larson ref.
Cyric,
Unfortunately you are fighting a losing battle with a generation that has a whole new definition of "war".
One question: Morrison, Anderson or None?
When I left my previous job I had agreement from the firm to copy some personal files off the laptop I was using (kids pictures, etc.)
My son had been begging me for an MP3 player especially a 1GB model that was on sale.
Now, an MP3 player isn't much more than a memory stick with some extra intelligence to recognize music files.
So, I buy the MP3 player, copy the files off to the player then offload those to my home PC.
My son will get the MP3 player he wanted for Christmas.
Having proven that this is possible, will companies now have to ban MP3 players from being used in their offices?
...we were here and we rocked.
This is truly off-topic and a complete waste of my time which should be spent writing 4GL code but I just had to say this...
That was one of the great posts of all time.
Thanks.
foo++; // increment foo
Fixed that for ya.
As far as Office is concerned, Yes, you can.
With the noted provisos of course.
OK, you aren't from Japan, and I would also assume you don't read Japanese. Regardless, consumer Blue-Ray recorders exist and are available for sale in Japan and thus are not vapour. here is one example. How long they take to become available in the non-Japanese market is anyone's guess but the serious freaks will order from the regular companies that ship Japanese products overseas.
If you want to get one now you can get one now.
Your treading the footsteps I took 20 years ago. I left Toronto because I just didn't feel like I belonged. I ended up lving in Tokyo for 10 years.
I did end up starting a company, getting married and having kids whilst there and in the end it was the kids that brought us back to Canada. Education is of primary importance to us and we just could not get it there, not even at the International schools.
We could have gone just about anywhere (I have British citizenship by birth) but ended up in Vancouver for many of the reasons that have been stated in this thread. Good schools, good weather (if you don't mind some rain), mountains, sea, minimal violent crime, close enough to Japan that we can go back now and then.
I'm much more of a soccer fan than hockey (being British may have something to do with that) so not being a hockey fan won't be an issue. You may even learnto like the Canadian Footbal league.
In a Future Shop flyer (like Best Buy, owned by Best Buy) that came yesterday, a huge number of the HD TV , personal computer and home theatre ads from different manufacturers had the X-Box logo next to them and the caption "X-Box Connectable".
This gives the regular home user the impression that the X-Box is THE game system and an integral part of any future home entertainment system purchase.
These are the great unwashed masses (although some geek gamers are likewise unwashed) who will buy these systems in the greatest quantity. They aren't concerned about the minutae of pixel shaders, they just want a good system for themselves or the kids that's going to work with everything else they have. You haven't seen Sony or Nintendo tie their game consoles to the generic home entertainement system in such a big way. For them the console was the only thing and any old TV would do.
With this rollout Microsoft gains a huge mindshare which wil work tremendously in their favour no matter what the number and quality of games immediately available.