We do that. We even watch rented movies by hooking our laptops up to a monitor and plugging in speakers. You can even get remotes if you want, although they can be a pain to work with. Otherwise, works great.
After Katrina, New Orleans was jokingly called "America's Third World Nation". I can personally assure you that violence, gun fire, and beatings were the norm where I lived before Katrina. Afterward? I hear my old neighborhood is even worse than before. I know families that open carry shotguns and roll down the small arms-fire shutters on their windows at night. They always block the door with a 4x4 piece of wood. Sounds pretty third world-ish to me.
We had a half husky. Sweetest dog we ever owned. She was so sweet, we wondered if she would actually protect our house if someone tried to break in. One night, I surprised her. We had an alley running down the length of the house and I walked out on one end while she was at the opposite. She didn't recognize me and the bark / growl she gave was truly terrifying. When she charged, I called her name and told her hello so that she would know it was me. Fortunately, when she reached me, she licked my hands. I never wondered about whether she'd defend the house or not.
She may have protected us, but I can't say she gave the same courtesy to our Christmas tree. She ate ornaments just about every year. For being a really smart dog, she sure was dumb sometimes.
Sometimes wining and dining is the work they need to do to seal the deals. As a tech guy who doesn't have the best social graces, I do get jealous of their job sometimes. With that said, I think a lot of CEOs are jerks and don't earn their money. The big corporate CEOs definitely don't earn their money.
There's a cheaper way and better way than taking a bullshit speech class with Mrs. Magoo. Look up a local Toastmasters club in your area. Try out a few to get a feel for how it goes and which local chapter you fit best into.
Do you also think that salary growth should not exceed inflation if supply and demand were to result in that? If not, why would expect them to always keep up with inflation? In fact, how can everyone's salary at least keep up with inflation while some people's salary go up by more than inflation -- the extra money in the pockets of those getting better raises will increase demand and drive inflation up.
I expect my salary increases to beat inflation. It's called experience. Not taking bubbles and inflation into account, I should be making more money when I'm older than when I'm younger. When I retire, a young person can have my slot. With a lot of people doing this in a staggered way, it all balances out.
I agree. How about they also start looking for skills that don't add up to 37 lifetimes worth of experience. How about we don't have to tailor our resume for every job posting... so that it looks exactly like the job requirements. How about when conducting interviews, not treating us like we're a piece of cattle. Maybe headhunters and managers are looking for competent IT people the wrong way. I suspect moderatorrater is looking for one kind of people but advertising for another.
I'll agree that moderatorrater has a point about fizzbuzz. If all they are getting are fizzbuzz failures, then they're looking for competent people the wrong way.
I didn't get the feeling that Gen Y GP was asking for same amount as experienced IT worker. In theory, Gen Y population should have skills that are worth something, though, even if they are not totally seasoned and experienced. It should be on our to-do list at work to finish training them after they get out of school. If the older workers are getting screwed and can't make ends meet, how can we expect the Gen Y to start families and successfully raise kids?
I was amazing what my brother and I found at my house. The lights flickered all the time burning out a computer despite having it on a surge protector. (Probably caused by brown outs.) I had a ceiling fan (installed by an electrician) fall from the ceiling a couple of years after installation even though it was barely used. A new circuit breaker installed that didn't protect anything. A wall socket that had only 60 volts coming out it. (I'm still trying to figure that one out.) That's just one house.
Personally, I'm surprised it didn't burn down. I can only imagine this is normal.
Or they may decide that it now too expensive to do significant engineering in the US and move everything offshore where they can pay peanuts *and* get 80 hour weeks from their workers.
So, if those companies move completely offshore (including CEOs), Americans would have a chance to build and own their own companies again? Maybe there is something to be said for this suggestion.
You should really be thinking of what your course teachers expect from this project. From their point of view they are likely after their students building a basic CRUD program (create, retrieve, update, delete) to show that they understand the basics of designing and implementing a system and have some basic database skills.
My advice is to keep it really simple. It takes a long time to write programs and you'll be hurting for time. It's a summer course to boot. Unless you're working completely within a database (which it doesn't sound like), interfacing with databases and doing it right is tough and a lot of work. (They never taught me about SQL Injection issues in school.) On top of that, you'll probably need some sort of UI to make it work.
People are suggesting all sorts of crazy things on here that will take a lot of time. I would say don't worry about FOSS right now. If you find something that is really, really simple then great. If not, no big deal. Focus on improving yours skills, getting good grades, and learning from your experiences. I'd rather you pass your course then caught tangled up in an assignment that is too complex.
My suggestion? Go find a two or three tables worth of data. (I don't know what to suggest. Weather? Stock market index? Number of hot dogs sold in baseball games for a given team over a year?) Import the data, perform a join, output with new table / view. That's two out of four pieces for CRUD. (Create information in a database, read it back, update it, and delete it.) With the data, I'm sure you can find a way to update some data and delete it as well. Just make sure you can refresh your data to a known starting point. Two or three tables worth of information will be enough to keep you plenty busy.
My wife tells me it's ok if I don't shave: it's my choice. She also makes it clear that she doesn't like facial hair and should I decide not to shave, she will decide not to kiss me.
Interesting fact: Elephants have six sets of teeth in their lifetime. I believe I once read that once elephants teeth are done being produced, they generally starve to death. That would make you correct when you say that they die when their teeth wear out.
Sad truth is that whether we like it or not everyone is, or should be, a businessman.
The sad truth is then, as good a programmer as I may be, I'm going to really by beaten over the head by others who are not programmers. I don't have time to be a programming expert, financial expert, business expert, legal expert, fitness guru, family man, good friend. It would be nice if I could focus on being a programmer, family person, and friend with time enough to stay in shape. I don't have time to deal with finances, business, and legal ramifications of my programming decisions. Society should be giving me the ability to deal with this kind of stuff without going broke. This is not happening -- certainly not in my life and I suspect many other programmers as well.
One of Mitnick's complaints is that people who serve their time usually wind up being criminals again because society blocks them at every move to try to be legitimate. I agree with him. His story about trying to rise above what he did is interesting. In fact, it's absolutely amazing that he turned out to be a good guy again. He's the rare exception. As a society, we should try to rehabilitate more people so that they can contribute to society.
I question your statement about Mitnick. Do you feel that way about all people who are labeled "criminals"? If so, how do they turn back to the light side of the force? What if society labeled them a criminal when they really weren't?
You know what's sad is that I can see my wife and I getting caught up in this mess. She has her own business (a business of just one person -- her) and we recently moved to Germany. Hell, she's not even a U.S. citizen -- never has been. (I am, though, and we usually file our taxes jointly.) When Uncle Sam comes calling to investigate why she is "still in business" but no longer paying U.S. taxes, I can see the government trying to screw us over. We're just the little peons and we're easier pickings than the big boys like Facebook. I can promise you that for all the years she was in business and living in the States, we paid a decent chunk of change on taxes for her business.
Current status of what Uncle Sam will want from us? I dunno. We asked them before we moved and they don't know either. I thought it would be pretty cut and dry, but a couple who moves to Germany where one owns her own little business is too complicated for the IRS.
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Great. We've gone from lawsuit to schwartz-waving contest. With my comment, this thread has definitely gone plaid. Should we prepare to fast forward?
We do that. We even watch rented movies by hooking our laptops up to a monitor and plugging in speakers. You can even get remotes if you want, although they can be a pain to work with. Otherwise, works great.
After Katrina, New Orleans was jokingly called "America's Third World Nation". I can personally assure you that violence, gun fire, and beatings were the norm where I lived before Katrina. Afterward? I hear my old neighborhood is even worse than before. I know families that open carry shotguns and roll down the small arms-fire shutters on their windows at night. They always block the door with a 4x4 piece of wood. Sounds pretty third world-ish to me.
We had a half husky. Sweetest dog we ever owned. She was so sweet, we wondered if she would actually protect our house if someone tried to break in. One night, I surprised her. We had an alley running down the length of the house and I walked out on one end while she was at the opposite. She didn't recognize me and the bark / growl she gave was truly terrifying. When she charged, I called her name and told her hello so that she would know it was me. Fortunately, when she reached me, she licked my hands. I never wondered about whether she'd defend the house or not.
She may have protected us, but I can't say she gave the same courtesy to our Christmas tree. She ate ornaments just about every year. For being a really smart dog, she sure was dumb sometimes.
Sometimes wining and dining is the work they need to do to seal the deals. As a tech guy who doesn't have the best social graces, I do get jealous of their job sometimes. With that said, I think a lot of CEOs are jerks and don't earn their money. The big corporate CEOs definitely don't earn their money.
Add in the ridiculous amount of holidays and summer off
Except those times when they are required to take classes so they can continue teaching.
Then you are a very rare breed. If what you said were true of most managers, the requirement to have a bachelor's degree wouldn't be necessary.
Despite repeated and attempts by numerous teachers and professors over the years, I never let school get in the way of my education.
There's a cheaper way and better way than taking a bullshit speech class with Mrs. Magoo. Look up a local Toastmasters club in your area. Try out a few to get a feel for how it goes and which local chapter you fit best into.
I may have taken a decade or two, but I'm thrilled NPR covered this.
Do you also think that salary growth should not exceed inflation if supply and demand were to result in that? If not, why would expect them to always keep up with inflation? In fact, how can everyone's salary at least keep up with inflation while some people's salary go up by more than inflation -- the extra money in the pockets of those getting better raises will increase demand and drive inflation up.
I expect my salary increases to beat inflation. It's called experience. Not taking bubbles and inflation into account, I should be making more money when I'm older than when I'm younger. When I retire, a young person can have my slot. With a lot of people doing this in a staggered way, it all balances out.
I agree. How about they also start looking for skills that don't add up to 37 lifetimes worth of experience. How about we don't have to tailor our resume for every job posting... so that it looks exactly like the job requirements. How about when conducting interviews, not treating us like we're a piece of cattle. Maybe headhunters and managers are looking for competent IT people the wrong way. I suspect moderatorrater is looking for one kind of people but advertising for another.
I'll agree that moderatorrater has a point about fizzbuzz. If all they are getting are fizzbuzz failures, then they're looking for competent people the wrong way.
I didn't get the feeling that Gen Y GP was asking for same amount as experienced IT worker. In theory, Gen Y population should have skills that are worth something, though, even if they are not totally seasoned and experienced. It should be on our to-do list at work to finish training them after they get out of school. If the older workers are getting screwed and can't make ends meet, how can we expect the Gen Y to start families and successfully raise kids?
I was amazing what my brother and I found at my house. The lights flickered all the time burning out a computer despite having it on a surge protector. (Probably caused by brown outs.) I had a ceiling fan (installed by an electrician) fall from the ceiling a couple of years after installation even though it was barely used. A new circuit breaker installed that didn't protect anything. A wall socket that had only 60 volts coming out it. (I'm still trying to figure that one out.) That's just one house.
Personally, I'm surprised it didn't burn down. I can only imagine this is normal.
Or they may decide that it now too expensive to do significant engineering in the US and move everything offshore where they can pay peanuts *and* get 80 hour weeks from their workers.
So, if those companies move completely offshore (including CEOs), Americans would have a chance to build and own their own companies again? Maybe there is something to be said for this suggestion.
Yeah. The only thing left to cause a full blown panic is a search to hear Shatner rapping and Nemoy crooning.
Um... actually, shetino and jakimfett are correct to worry about this. Look here for more info.
You should really be thinking of what your course teachers expect from this project. From their point of view they are likely after their students building a basic CRUD program (create, retrieve, update, delete) to show that they understand the basics of designing and implementing a system and have some basic database skills.
My advice is to keep it really simple. It takes a long time to write programs and you'll be hurting for time. It's a summer course to boot. Unless you're working completely within a database (which it doesn't sound like), interfacing with databases and doing it right is tough and a lot of work. (They never taught me about SQL Injection issues in school.) On top of that, you'll probably need some sort of UI to make it work.
People are suggesting all sorts of crazy things on here that will take a lot of time. I would say don't worry about FOSS right now. If you find something that is really, really simple then great. If not, no big deal. Focus on improving yours skills, getting good grades, and learning from your experiences. I'd rather you pass your course then caught tangled up in an assignment that is too complex.
My suggestion? Go find a two or three tables worth of data. (I don't know what to suggest. Weather? Stock market index? Number of hot dogs sold in baseball games for a given team over a year?) Import the data, perform a join, output with new table / view. That's two out of four pieces for CRUD. (Create information in a database, read it back, update it, and delete it.) With the data, I'm sure you can find a way to update some data and delete it as well. Just make sure you can refresh your data to a known starting point. Two or three tables worth of information will be enough to keep you plenty busy.
What ever you decide to do, good luck.
My wife tells me it's ok if I don't shave: it's my choice. She also makes it clear that she doesn't like facial hair and should I decide not to shave, she will decide not to kiss me.
I shave daily.
Interesting fact: Elephants have six sets of teeth in their lifetime. I believe I once read that once elephants teeth are done being produced, they generally starve to death. That would make you correct when you say that they die when their teeth wear out.
Sad truth is that whether we like it or not everyone is, or should be, a businessman.
The sad truth is then, as good a programmer as I may be, I'm going to really by beaten over the head by others who are not programmers. I don't have time to be a programming expert, financial expert, business expert, legal expert, fitness guru, family man, good friend. It would be nice if I could focus on being a programmer, family person, and friend with time enough to stay in shape. I don't have time to deal with finances, business, and legal ramifications of my programming decisions. Society should be giving me the ability to deal with this kind of stuff without going broke. This is not happening -- certainly not in my life and I suspect many other programmers as well.
This is a very interesting idea. Thank you for sharing.
One of Mitnick's complaints is that people who serve their time usually wind up being criminals again because society blocks them at every move to try to be legitimate. I agree with him. His story about trying to rise above what he did is interesting. In fact, it's absolutely amazing that he turned out to be a good guy again. He's the rare exception. As a society, we should try to rehabilitate more people so that they can contribute to society.
I question your statement about Mitnick. Do you feel that way about all people who are labeled "criminals"? If so, how do they turn back to the light side of the force? What if society labeled them a criminal when they really weren't?
You know what's sad is that I can see my wife and I getting caught up in this mess. She has her own business (a business of just one person -- her) and we recently moved to Germany. Hell, she's not even a U.S. citizen -- never has been. (I am, though, and we usually file our taxes jointly.) When Uncle Sam comes calling to investigate why she is "still in business" but no longer paying U.S. taxes, I can see the government trying to screw us over. We're just the little peons and we're easier pickings than the big boys like Facebook. I can promise you that for all the years she was in business and living in the States, we paid a decent chunk of change on taxes for her business.
Current status of what Uncle Sam will want from us? I dunno. We asked them before we moved and they don't know either. I thought it would be pretty cut and dry, but a couple who moves to Germany where one owns her own little business is too complicated for the IRS.
Check out this comment. It's further up this thread. I think there is partial truth in "the rich pay zero tax".