Yeah, I was thinking about the noise as a strategic con too. No stealth missions for that gear. Your suggestion is especially appropriate and brings new life to the old Indian tactic of taking out the trailing member of the squad first.
Normally I wouldn't reply to an AC, but being a vi fan I have to give props. Although, you know, all the best operating systems aren't emacs, they are created *in* emacs.
Totally. Sean Connery with a dash of Dwane "The Rock" Johnson, please; that is my first request. Next, I'd like the ability to choose or mix voices as the mood arises. Arnold as The Terminator also comes to mind. Imagine if you could change voices on the fly... "F*** you, a**hole!" I'd personally put that on my answering machine for blocked CID numbers.
Agreed. What Mr Hawing (Sir Hawking, would be more appropriate because I think he should be knighted if not already) needs is a solid system which conforms to his needs. This is a person who cares not what the age is of the technology, he just needs it to work.
Although Mr Hawking has special needs I think those of us who are developers (me included) need to consider what he has gained and lost in certain upgrades and pass the results of studying that on to our own users. Sure, we don't need to support users who type a word-per-minute as a priority, but understand where upgrades we give our own users regress in their day-to-day ability to function.
Just to disclaim myself before I speak, I do work for a medical group and understand the current stupidity which is the selection process dictating who gets care for what depending on how "medically necessary" their condition is.
That said, the choices of who gets what for Health Maintenance Organizations' members, they normally get their insurance through an employer and pay the minimum out-of-pocket. There are also Point Of Service plans (POS) and Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) in the basic American health care scheme of things. You pay more for a PPO or POS product because it gives you more choices about who you are allowed to see (anyone) but also drives your own cost up because they have no control.
When people complain about health care in America, they are typically complaining about their HMO. The HMO is a delicate balance (like a house of cards) which tries to compensate for the differences in care cost vs. what the member (patient, if you will) and their employer pays in.
Say what you will about American insurance, but what we try to do every day is minimize the cost of the chronically sick and the hypochondriacs because just like back in school they drive the cost up (or ruin it) for everybody and health care grades on a curve.
As an Industry, American health care is struggling but still working hard to make sure those up-standing citizens still get good care. I for one am sure qualified to say it isn't perfect though and hope the reform bill and certain directives kicking-in over the next years will help to remedy our current state.
I see people talking about how Canadian and NHS healthcare takes care of everyone despite what their employer pays for, but they have the same need to control costs. In America, the Hippocratic oath binds all health care providers to treat patients no matter who they are, where they came from, or what they have going on. I haven't researched Canada and NHS myself, but I doubt they offer the same level of care to indigent patients. If they do, maybe they don't pass the cost of care for indigents to the masses as America does. If that is the case, I applaud them but wonder where the money comes from. Maybe that is part of why taxes are so much higher in the U.K.?
Mercedes and BMW make some pretty nice cars, and I would bet they also make a pretty nice profit. I doubt most people who drive them care where they are actually developed and built.
When in college I learned the NASA-approved method for soldering. I was told again and again "a good joint is a good joint" and it probably wasn't just because my instructor had his share of fun in the '60s. A well done job does not need constant maintenance, because developers and engineers don't like to do things more than once.
Good work is also good work, no matter who does it. If the quality of work is bad, it doesn't mean outsourcing is out of the question, it just probably means a bad outsourcing provider was utilized. Good work stands the test of time, not a financial quarter's profit spike. As long as they make good joints... Who cares?
If we feel the need to compete with outsourcing, which I don't think we need to do as aggressively, then compete on technical merit. Programmers from overseas get a bad rap because of the bargain-basement dealings which go bad. There are just as many good consultants and developers overseas as there are here. Compete on merit, not geography. Just my fiddy cents.
I've seen some success with companies who keep a project manager/leader with good programming skills here in the US to communicate with their peers in India. Not only does it seem to help bridge the communications barrier often seen in overseas projects but also one can meet in person with someone when the need arises.
There are plenty of reasonably-priced clothes that look just fine on the job. I wore a full suit for like the first three years when I started working where I do now, but was never expected to. Since then, I have loosened a bit into just dress pants and a collared shirt. No sport coat anymore for me, even at conferences.
I've become a firm believer over the years that appearance means nothing when you are looking for a thriving intellectual who is smart but doesn't hit you over the head with it. That said, being well established for one's skills is no excuse to slack off in the wardrobe and hygiene department.
I've always liked the saying "dress for the job you want, not the one you have". I might dress in jeans sometimes (usually black or beige), but never a t-shirt. I think jeans are ok as long as you don't go overboard with the rest or your outfit. Personally, I have the job I want right now so I'm dressing for it respectfully.
It is usually the people who dress in suits or formal outfits that either hate their job and are hoping to move up the ladder, or they already have the executive job and dress appropriately for it.
Agreed, not free, but worth it. Amiga Forever includes roms for all the revisions of Kickstart, from 1.x to 3.x. The demo scene files alone are worth it to someone who seeks Amiga nostalgia such as myself. The video collection in the Premium edition is pretty cool too. I even got a bit teary-eyed in a few parts watching the culture and work ethic the Commodore developers had while the company deteriorated. Problem was, the support team and marketing had nowhere near the same ethic at the time.
It was sad to see the Amiga platform go south, but having the emulation platform to rediscover the old gems is priceless. Wait, no. It's not priceless, I think I paid about $50.00 for the 2012 premium edition; totally worth it for me. And, my favourite games are still downloadable and playable with a bit of parameter tweaking. I still can't get Dragon's Lair to work, but Nuclear War is still the shizz after all these years.
Link-level, yes. However, what if google's certificate got hacked? With your emails signed and encrypted (especially on the client side) it would add en extra layer of security.
Wow. The difference between trying to see things from the other side of the lawn and having an opinion of my own seem to have converged. I never meant to say Mitnick deserved to be in solitary, I was merely trying to understand why the other side felt it was justified. My bad for not being specific enough.
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No no no, put a bird on it!
Yeah, that'd be awesome. They could also build bare-bones versions that just run fast and kamikaze with a pack of C-4.
Yeah, I was thinking about the noise as a strategic con too. No stealth missions for that gear. Your suggestion is especially appropriate and brings new life to the old Indian tactic of taking out the trailing member of the squad first.
Chances are someone there just had an identical one and walked off with it by mistake. I mean, doesn't everyone have a lightsaber nowadays?
Normally I wouldn't reply to an AC, but being a vi fan I have to give props. Although, you know, all the best operating systems aren't emacs, they are created *in* emacs.
First reference I thought of too. If reality keeps catching up with sic-fi at this rate, the robots should start attacking any day now...
Us men already don't think in words. Well, most of the time.
Not if you solder heat-sinks to the sides. Then the heat-sinks double as stylish ear-muffs.
Totally. Sean Connery with a dash of Dwane "The Rock" Johnson, please; that is my first request. Next, I'd like the ability to choose or mix voices as the mood arises. Arnold as The Terminator also comes to mind. Imagine if you could change voices on the fly... "F*** you, a**hole!" I'd personally put that on my answering machine for blocked CID numbers.
Agreed. What Mr Hawing (Sir Hawking, would be more appropriate because I think he should be knighted if not already) needs is a solid system which conforms to his needs. This is a person who cares not what the age is of the technology, he just needs it to work.
Although Mr Hawking has special needs I think those of us who are developers (me included) need to consider what he has gained and lost in certain upgrades and pass the results of studying that on to our own users. Sure, we don't need to support users who type a word-per-minute as a priority, but understand where upgrades we give our own users regress in their day-to-day ability to function.
+1 Funny.
Sorry, no mod points right now, so I just said it.
Just to disclaim myself before I speak, I do work for a medical group and understand the current stupidity which is the selection process dictating who gets care for what depending on how "medically necessary" their condition is.
That said, the choices of who gets what for Health Maintenance Organizations' members, they normally get their insurance through an employer and pay the minimum out-of-pocket. There are also Point Of Service plans (POS) and Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) in the basic American health care scheme of things. You pay more for a PPO or POS product because it gives you more choices about who you are allowed to see (anyone) but also drives your own cost up because they have no control.
When people complain about health care in America, they are typically complaining about their HMO. The HMO is a delicate balance (like a house of cards) which tries to compensate for the differences in care cost vs. what the member (patient, if you will) and their employer pays in.
Say what you will about American insurance, but what we try to do every day is minimize the cost of the chronically sick and the hypochondriacs because just like back in school they drive the cost up (or ruin it) for everybody and health care grades on a curve.
As an Industry, American health care is struggling but still working hard to make sure those up-standing citizens still get good care. I for one am sure qualified to say it isn't perfect though and hope the reform bill and certain directives kicking-in over the next years will help to remedy our current state.
I see people talking about how Canadian and NHS healthcare takes care of everyone despite what their employer pays for, but they have the same need to control costs. In America, the Hippocratic oath binds all health care providers to treat patients no matter who they are, where they came from, or what they have going on. I haven't researched Canada and NHS myself, but I doubt they offer the same level of care to indigent patients. If they do, maybe they don't pass the cost of care for indigents to the masses as America does. If that is the case, I applaud them but wonder where the money comes from. Maybe that is part of why taxes are so much higher in the U.K.?
R.I.P., Friend's Kid.
I haven't used Windows Home Server, but really, DoubleSpace as an example? Really? That's DOS technology for transparent compression, not dedup.
Mercedes and BMW make some pretty nice cars, and I would bet they also make a pretty nice profit. I doubt most people who drive them care where they are actually developed and built.
When in college I learned the NASA-approved method for soldering. I was told again and again "a good joint is a good joint" and it probably wasn't just because my instructor had his share of fun in the '60s. A well done job does not need constant maintenance, because developers and engineers don't like to do things more than once.
Good work is also good work, no matter who does it. If the quality of work is bad, it doesn't mean outsourcing is out of the question, it just probably means a bad outsourcing provider was utilized. Good work stands the test of time, not a financial quarter's profit spike. As long as they make good joints... Who cares?
If we feel the need to compete with outsourcing, which I don't think we need to do as aggressively, then compete on technical merit. Programmers from overseas get a bad rap because of the bargain-basement dealings which go bad. There are just as many good consultants and developers overseas as there are here. Compete on merit, not geography. Just my fiddy cents.
I've seen some success with companies who keep a project manager/leader with good programming skills here in the US to communicate with their peers in India. Not only does it seem to help bridge the communications barrier often seen in overseas projects but also one can meet in person with someone when the need arises.
There are plenty of reasonably-priced clothes that look just fine on the job. I wore a full suit for like the first three years when I started working where I do now, but was never expected to. Since then, I have loosened a bit into just dress pants and a collared shirt. No sport coat anymore for me, even at conferences.
I've become a firm believer over the years that appearance means nothing when you are looking for a thriving intellectual who is smart but doesn't hit you over the head with it. That said, being well established for one's skills is no excuse to slack off in the wardrobe and hygiene department.
I've always liked the saying "dress for the job you want, not the one you have". I might dress in jeans sometimes (usually black or beige), but never a t-shirt. I think jeans are ok as long as you don't go overboard with the rest or your outfit. Personally, I have the job I want right now so I'm dressing for it respectfully.
It is usually the people who dress in suits or formal outfits that either hate their job and are hoping to move up the ladder, or they already have the executive job and dress appropriately for it.
Agreed, not free, but worth it. Amiga Forever includes roms for all the revisions of Kickstart, from 1.x to 3.x. The demo scene files alone are worth it to someone who seeks Amiga nostalgia such as myself. The video collection in the Premium edition is pretty cool too. I even got a bit teary-eyed in a few parts watching the culture and work ethic the Commodore developers had while the company deteriorated. Problem was, the support team and marketing had nowhere near the same ethic at the time.
It was sad to see the Amiga platform go south, but having the emulation platform to rediscover the old gems is priceless. Wait, no. It's not priceless, I think I paid about $50.00 for the 2012 premium edition; totally worth it for me. And, my favourite games are still downloadable and playable with a bit of parameter tweaking. I still can't get Dragon's Lair to work, but Nuclear War is still the shizz after all these years.
Link-level, yes. However, what if google's certificate got hacked? With your emails signed and encrypted (especially on the client side) it would add en extra layer of security.
Interesting idea. Problem is, who gets keys to actually see the messages and what is the method for acquiring them?
just to make L.A. Noire playable?
Wow. The difference between trying to see things from the other side of the lawn and having an opinion of my own seem to have converged. I never meant to say Mitnick deserved to be in solitary, I was merely trying to understand why the other side felt it was justified. My bad for not being specific enough.
baby! Once I got ahold of a copy of Nuclear War online and started playing it again, kids of all generations should get to play that!
I never though the web would take off, either. The jury is still out on Web 2.0 though...