I'm using a canister-type Electrolux that's almost 20 years old now. I'm not going to say it's just like new still, but it's certainly very capable and I don't have any trouble with it.
I make it a point to never change the type of a variable. If you do, you're going to break something somewhere. Instead use a different name for the new type. Then the compiler will tell you about every usage of that variable where you forgot to verify the impact of your type change.
And hey, if you're using Hungarian Notiation, just change the wart and you're set!
There's a little Irish pub in Norman, OK next to the OU campus called O'Connel's that has one of these phone booths that plays background sounds while you're on the phone. It wasn't sound proof, so the actual bar noises would still be audible. But I think it was intended more for humor than to actually fool anyone.
I don't think the code was stolen, in the sense that Valve no longer has a copy of it. If that were the case, they could hop on the P2P apps and download a copy of their source code just like the rest of us !
Linus would say the world is just mirroring their code.
Yeah I make that joke about MIS jobs too. But he has a really nice programming (software engineering) job with IBM, despite his MIS degree.
It's just a different time now. A right-out-of-college friend has just shy of a 4 point with Masters degree in EE, but can't find a job these days. All about experience if you're job hunting. I'm just glad I have a few years under my belt in case something happens, like getting caught reading too much Slashdot.
And I'll pause to apologize for unfairly bashing my brother on this forum. He earned that job.
IBM only hires the top 5% of any given graduating class? That may be true nowadays.. But three years ago my brother got a job at IBM after flunking out of a crappy state school his freshman year, getting reaccepted after attending community college, finishing with a degree in MIS while barely squeaking by with a GPA in the low 2's. He still has his cushy programming job because he ramped his skills up quickly. The trick was that he got in when IBM, like everyone else, was hiring anybody that could spell their name correctly.
I think people would be more comfortable with and accepting of robots that are humanoid in form. Especially the older population. Besides, there's the novelty factor too: we as people are trying to build in the image of ourselves. It's an empowering (god-like) endeavor.
I find it ironic that the world's oldest profession will probably be the one job that is immune to being replaced by machines. But even that's already ignoring the emergence of (non-robotic) "life-like" dolls.
You think they don't have quality workers in India? You think the USA is the only place which has quality workers?
Now the game is all about price anyway, and we're way overpriced compared to quality workers in India.
I have no doubt that India and other countries besides the USA have quality workers. That said, I believe you still get what you pay for. If IBM or any other company thinks it can get the same quality of work for a fraction of the cost, they will be in for a rude awakening. How good of a job would you do if your company slashed your salary?
A company I work for has dabbled in outsourcing labor to other countries. In the long run, it has cost us far more money than it ever could have saved, and we are currently in the process of rewriting all of the shoddy code we received from them. Never again.
I thought Seattle was always raining. Doesn't the lightning and thunder often come bundled with that ?
Reading about the OKC/Moore tornado of 1999, I just don't remember it being so bad. Maybe because it missed where I was living at the time, and so I wasn't personally affected. In fact, I always seem to narrowly avoid getting beat up by the elements. Bad weather is afraid of me ! I must find a way to profit from this discovery (or find some wood to knock on).
Greetings from your past neighbor in Bartlesville.
You know, I'm usually explaining to others how computer things work by likening it to something non-technical. But here on Slashdot, you do the opposite and describe a process by comparing it to how a computer program works !
I thought that maybe cheerleaders would provide the necessary motivation to get my coworkers coding. Unfortunately the boss didn't see how they would help. I'm not really sure either, but it certainly couldn't hurt.
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I'm using a canister-type Electrolux that's almost 20 years old now. I'm not going to say it's just like new still, but it's certainly very capable and I don't have any trouble with it.
As someone who is competing with you in the job market, I would say the best thing you can do in your situation is watch TV and drink beer.
And hey, if you're using Hungarian Notiation, just change the wart and you're set!
scott (unashamed Hungarian Notation supporter)
There's a little Irish pub in Norman, OK next to the OU campus called O'Connel's that has one of these phone booths that plays background sounds while you're on the phone. It wasn't sound proof, so the actual bar noises would still be audible. But I think it was intended more for humor than to actually fool anyone.
Linus would say the world is just mirroring their code.
Yeah I make that joke about MIS jobs too. But he has a really nice programming (software engineering) job with IBM, despite his MIS degree. It's just a different time now. A right-out-of-college friend has just shy of a 4 point with Masters degree in EE, but can't find a job these days. All about experience if you're job hunting. I'm just glad I have a few years under my belt in case something happens, like getting caught reading too much Slashdot.
And I'll pause to apologize for unfairly bashing my brother on this forum. He earned that job.
IBM only hires the top 5% of any given graduating class? That may be true nowadays.. But three years ago my brother got a job at IBM after flunking out of a crappy state school his freshman year, getting reaccepted after attending community college, finishing with a degree in MIS while barely squeaking by with a GPA in the low 2's. He still has his cushy programming job because he ramped his skills up quickly. The trick was that he got in when IBM, like everyone else, was hiring anybody that could spell their name correctly.
I think people would be more comfortable with and accepting of robots that are humanoid in form. Especially the older population. Besides, there's the novelty factor too: we as people are trying to build in the image of ourselves. It's an empowering (god-like) endeavor.
I find it ironic that the world's oldest profession will probably be the one job that is immune to being replaced by machines. But even that's already ignoring the emergence of (non-robotic) "life-like" dolls.
A company I work for has dabbled in outsourcing labor to other countries. In the long run, it has cost us far more money than it ever could have saved, and we are currently in the process of rewriting all of the shoddy code we received from them. Never again.
Reading about the OKC/Moore tornado of 1999, I just don't remember it being so bad. Maybe because it missed where I was living at the time, and so I wasn't personally affected. In fact, I always seem to narrowly avoid getting beat up by the elements. Bad weather is afraid of me ! I must find a way to profit from this discovery (or find some wood to knock on).
Greetings from your past neighbor in Bartlesville.
You know, I'm usually explaining to others how computer things work by likening it to something non-technical. But here on Slashdot, you do the opposite and describe a process by comparing it to how a computer program works !
We certainly do think differently here.
I thought that maybe cheerleaders would provide the necessary motivation to get my coworkers coding. Unfortunately the boss didn't see how they would help. I'm not really sure either, but it certainly couldn't hurt.