What a load of shit. How about engineers are more attracted to companies that respect a healthy work/life balance. That's it. Really. I'll come to work, bust my ass for 7-9 hours and go home, 5 days a week. You can keep your foosball, cafeterias, yoga, happy hours, . I'll take the perk where you pay me to go on vacation though.
It's a great book that gives good insight into the era that gave rise to Sega. It really doesn't give much background into their downfall, but it does touch on the fact that SOA thought SOJ was releasing way too much hardware, and generally screwing everything up.
my wife is enrolled in one of the top four colleges known for their educational programs and is currently the top of her class (4.0gpa). she has yet to be contacted by any type of recruiter or school district, and it looks like she's going to have to work for a semester for free before she can get her license (teacher certification).
science has shown that Evolution is an observed fact, and Natural Selection is its best explanation.
You are correct, but I would say that natural selection is the most plausible theory that science can support at this time. Science changes, it's never a fact.
Global Warming is also an observed fact, and its consequences can no longer be ignored (I guess you believe that the cold winter in a selected part of North America means that Global Warming is not true? When in fact it's a predicted consequence of Climate Change).
We are having an impact on the earth, consuming fossil fuels at a rate that far exceeds their creation is bound to have consequences. However, I'm of the opinion that the earth will far outlive humans - regardless of whether or not we get off this rock. I personally enjoy the comforts of modern technology - and would like to see our resources spent on finding a way to colonize the stars. Extending our stay here for a few extra thousand years isn't going to do anything in the grand scheme of things.
Gay marriage a matter of human rights, just like mixed-race marriages were 40 years ago.
Nope nope nope. Marriage isn't a right - and is only wrapped up in politics because certain benefits are bestowed upon those who sign a contract stating they will be together for life. This would be such a non-issue if those benefits were no longer tied to marriage but to a binding contract that grants one person of your choosing those benefits.
At what point do you say that denying marriage among multiple adults is an abuse of human rights, or what about brothers and sisters? How about your children or grand children? If we're going to throw out the whole foundation of morals based on religious beliefs - let's at least commit 100%.
you claim there's no difference between a foetus and a child
I walk up to a pregnant woman, stab her in the gut, kill the 'foetus'. I should only be charged with assault (or possibly attempted murder). Right?
Just like I don't trust the USD. That doesn't stop me from using it or investing with/in it.
Some common sense can go a long way, I didn't lose my ass when the markets tumbled in 07-08, and I sure as hell didn't put all my eggs in the bitcoin basket - or mtgox for that matter. My money doesn't stay in an exchange very long, anywhere.
That sounds dumb, I'm getting paid 100% salary that is on par with the other developers on my team and I spend most of my time traversing a massive code base that I have very little familiarity with. (I'm on my second month now).
Why? Because they hope that in the next 6 months I become intimately familiar with their application and can produce more value than the wage they pay me.
are the budgets. if x company wants to hire qualified developers, they could - at a premium. instead, they bargain shop in an effort to save 20-30k a year per developer, and as a result bring on board sub-par developers that wreck their product and leave them in worse condition had they just spent the money to begin with.
the cycle is somewhat humorous to me, and I laugh at every job posting I see looking for `rockstars` at 55-65k a year when other companies in the area are offering up 65-85k for the same job. (caveat, I don't work in the valley or in NY - so wages aren't on par with those markets)
probably too late to jump into the discussion but I work with several developers who shun the use of IDEs, they're all 'VIM or die' mentality. The funny thing is their code is full of problems, from undeclared objects to undefined variables - all over the place. Much of the code is completely untestable and I'm constantly cleaning things up because my IDE picks up the stuff they missed because they are all gungho hacker devs.
Bad developers exist regardless of what they write code with. I like my IDE personally, integrated debugging tools, code hint/completion and built in stuff like LINT make it easier for me to get actual work done.
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
Anonymous Drug Addict
FTFY.
Well, it certainly wasn't Albert Einstein. The quote first appeared in print in 1983 (in a book by Rita Mae Brown), when Albert Einstein had already been dead for 28 years.
It wasn't Rita Mae Brown either, it first appeared in the Narcotics Anonymous handbook in 1981.
So what makes the conversation unhealthy? Zeal and vigor merely indicates you care. That's healthy especially given the debate is about our origins which I think would be important to most people.
I don't think having a healthy passion for an opinion or belief is inherently wrong. However, as I've already stated, you can see a demonstration of how people react to this subject already.
So what I'm getting is that you talked with some people for a short while and for some reason expected them to change just because they had a conversation. But why should they change their views? It's not healthy just to change opinions and beliefs for change's sake.
When it comes to matters of theology, I've found that it's difficult for most people to have a healthy conversation about the subject of evolution. There's always an exception to the normal, but humans are emotional and passionate creatures. You can scroll up and read the comments here for some examples what the conversations usually devolve into.
That people who espouse evolution is how human beings came to existence will argue with the same zeal and fervor as those who believe God created humans.
I just don't see the point in discoursing the subject with either parties - they are both quite unlikely to change their viewpoints - and even if they do, you don't win anything for your efforts. Honestly, it seems to me that the world would be a better place if people understood that what we believe isn't an indicator of our intelligence, it's what we do with those beliefs that truly matter.
I have to agree with this.
I am a software engineer, I get paid modestly for my work - enough to support a family. I can make my way around a *nix command line, write some scripts, install/compile some packages, apply patches, etc.
Having said that, any time I have to use Git for anything other than pulling into a test/production environment I want to gouge my eyes out.
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What a load of shit. How about engineers are more attracted to companies that respect a healthy work/life balance. That's it. Really. I'll come to work, bust my ass for 7-9 hours and go home, 5 days a week. You can keep your foosball, cafeterias, yoga, happy hours, . I'll take the perk where you pay me to go on vacation though.
It's a great book that gives good insight into the era that gave rise to Sega. It really doesn't give much background into their downfall, but it does touch on the fact that SOA thought SOJ was releasing way too much hardware, and generally screwing everything up.
she's been studying for middle school (5th through 8th, i think). we like where we're at though, (nashville, tn).
my wife is enrolled in one of the top four colleges known for their educational programs and is currently the top of her class (4.0gpa). she has yet to be contacted by any type of recruiter or school district, and it looks like she's going to have to work for a semester for free before she can get her license (teacher certification).
Using this one weird trick!!!
...so they can pay them less. amirite?
My employer just lost 30 minutes of productivity from me. I expected this to be a 5 minute read. Kudos.
Not when there is more money to be made out of doing it the easy way.
science has shown that Evolution is an observed fact, and Natural Selection is its best explanation.
You are correct, but I would say that natural selection is the most plausible theory that science can support at this time. Science changes, it's never a fact.
Global Warming is also an observed fact, and its consequences can no longer be ignored (I guess you believe that the cold winter in a selected part of North America means that Global Warming is not true? When in fact it's a predicted consequence of Climate Change).
We are having an impact on the earth, consuming fossil fuels at a rate that far exceeds their creation is bound to have consequences. However, I'm of the opinion that the earth will far outlive humans - regardless of whether or not we get off this rock. I personally enjoy the comforts of modern technology - and would like to see our resources spent on finding a way to colonize the stars. Extending our stay here for a few extra thousand years isn't going to do anything in the grand scheme of things.
Gay marriage a matter of human rights, just like mixed-race marriages were 40 years ago.
Nope nope nope. Marriage isn't a right - and is only wrapped up in politics because certain benefits are bestowed upon those who sign a contract stating they will be together for life. This would be such a non-issue if those benefits were no longer tied to marriage but to a binding contract that grants one person of your choosing those benefits. At what point do you say that denying marriage among multiple adults is an abuse of human rights, or what about brothers and sisters? How about your children or grand children? If we're going to throw out the whole foundation of morals based on religious beliefs - let's at least commit 100%.
you claim there's no difference between a foetus and a child
I walk up to a pregnant woman, stab her in the gut, kill the 'foetus'. I should only be charged with assault (or possibly attempted murder). Right?
At 90% health too. intel ssd drives are worth the premium
Just like I don't trust the USD. That doesn't stop me from using it or investing with/in it.
Some common sense can go a long way, I didn't lose my ass when the markets tumbled in 07-08, and I sure as hell didn't put all my eggs in the bitcoin basket - or mtgox for that matter. My money doesn't stay in an exchange very long, anywhere.
That sounds dumb, I'm getting paid 100% salary that is on par with the other developers on my team and I spend most of my time traversing a massive code base that I have very little familiarity with. (I'm on my second month now).
Why? Because they hope that in the next 6 months I become intimately familiar with their application and can produce more value than the wage they pay me.
are the budgets. if x company wants to hire qualified developers, they could - at a premium. instead, they bargain shop in an effort to save 20-30k a year per developer, and as a result bring on board sub-par developers that wreck their product and leave them in worse condition had they just spent the money to begin with.
the cycle is somewhat humorous to me, and I laugh at every job posting I see looking for `rockstars` at 55-65k a year when other companies in the area are offering up 65-85k for the same job. (caveat, I don't work in the valley or in NY - so wages aren't on par with those markets)
probably too late to jump into the discussion but I work with several developers who shun the use of IDEs, they're all 'VIM or die' mentality. The funny thing is their code is full of problems, from undeclared objects to undefined variables - all over the place. Much of the code is completely untestable and I'm constantly cleaning things up because my IDE picks up the stuff they missed because they are all gungho hacker devs. Bad developers exist regardless of what they write code with. I like my IDE personally, integrated debugging tools, code hint/completion and built in stuff like LINT make it easier for me to get actual work done.
if i had mod points i'd +1 this.
Private torrents, private torrents, private torrents.
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
Anonymous Drug Addict
FTFY.
Well, it certainly wasn't Albert Einstein. The quote first appeared in print in 1983 (in a book by Rita Mae Brown), when Albert Einstein had already been dead for 28 years.
It wasn't Rita Mae Brown either, it first appeared in the Narcotics Anonymous handbook in 1981.
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Rita_Mae_Brown
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
Anonymous Drug Addict
FTFY.
So what makes the conversation unhealthy? Zeal and vigor merely indicates you care. That's healthy especially given the debate is about our origins which I think would be important to most people.
I don't think having a healthy passion for an opinion or belief is inherently wrong. However, as I've already stated, you can see a demonstration of how people react to this subject already.
So what I'm getting is that you talked with some people for a short while and for some reason expected them to change just because they had a conversation. But why should they change their views? It's not healthy just to change opinions and beliefs for change's sake.
When it comes to matters of theology, I've found that it's difficult for most people to have a healthy conversation about the subject of evolution. There's always an exception to the normal, but humans are emotional and passionate creatures. You can scroll up and read the comments here for some examples what the conversations usually devolve into.
That people who espouse evolution is how human beings came to existence will argue with the same zeal and fervor as those who believe God created humans. I just don't see the point in discoursing the subject with either parties - they are both quite unlikely to change their viewpoints - and even if they do, you don't win anything for your efforts. Honestly, it seems to me that the world would be a better place if people understood that what we believe isn't an indicator of our intelligence, it's what we do with those beliefs that truly matter.
and 15/hr.
If I were to pull the plug on a consumer grade mechanical hdd in the middle of a write, would it not lose data as well?
I have to agree with this. I am a software engineer, I get paid modestly for my work - enough to support a family. I can make my way around a *nix command line, write some scripts, install/compile some packages, apply patches, etc. Having said that, any time I have to use Git for anything other than pulling into a test/production environment I want to gouge my eyes out.
but apparently criminals still commit crimes when other people can witness it.