Yeah, good luck with that. I got my 900/1800/1900 tri-band phone yesterday, only to be told by Cingular that they ONLY support 850 MHz in the entire state of Oregon - and that is always roaming and/or finding no service.
Well, the problem is that they try to be smart by auto-detecting and deciding that I don't have a new enough system. The Nokia tools used to do the same thing. If they took out the auto-check, it would install fine. Most other apps (including games) have no problems -- I am running many x32 apps on it.
As far as an alternate OS... yeah, I have FreeBSD 7 on the other one.
Some of us don't play it because after buying it, trying to install it, getting a message that I am not allowed to install it (x64), and emailing tech support - they never once responded. Basically, they wrote their installer to PREVENT x64, and didn't label it on the box... so I have it, but it is completely useless and tech support might as well not exist.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I had decided to take the plunge and swap out all my lights with CFLs, only to find that it was a huge mistake. While normal light bulbs were lasting about 2 years, the CFLs (though rated for 6 years) from 3 different name brands all lasted between 1-3 months. I assume it has to do with the electrical in the house being old, but... At that rate, they are MUCH more expensive. Definitely hasn't been worth my money.
I am trying a couple of the LED-ones now. They are extremely expensive in comparison, and not nearly as bright, though I do like the color of the light. I am not sure how long they will last yet.
The small town I grew up in started us in 1st grade (1979) with Turtle and Pseudo-code. Although Turtle may be a little too basic, I think the Pseudo-code was an invaluable lesson. There are also games out there that allow the students programs to directly compete against each other (maze-finding, fighting, whatever)... The key for a young age is to ensure that they get immediate feedback whether their code is working... I've never tried it, but maybe ActionScript ( http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials.shtml ) would be a good option, since that would give them immediate feedback and still be something you could post on a class website for them...
As far as the initial article/commentary -- you should place the farmer near an opponents Monk since you know they are going to fill the fields in for you.
But I agree. Settles of Catan is the best. I prefer it with C&K and Seafarers, as well as with the 5-6 player expansions on it. I just wish my 3D version had come with both expansions.
You can get Settlers and Starfarers (computer versions in German) from Ravensburger. If you are familiar with Settlers, the base game will be easy enough to play. The Starfarers interface is a bit difficult to figure out if you don't know German.
Topping off the tank increases the chance of the gas spilling out, increasing the chance of fire. While customers have a habit of topping off their tank, attendants are not allowed to (although any will if asked).
Exactly. 3 years ago I bought 100 shares of SGI because I liked the company and believed it had a future. Now, I am being told that my stock will be cancelled -- and will not even be reissued. Fuck SGI - I will never invest another dime in them. The fact that this reorganization essentially allows them to steal all the money from the shareholders is a rude awakening.
Personally, I would not give up my DSL. Since I am getting 6Mb/1.5Mb, it is faster than both Cable and FIOS (which stopped 1 block away)... Personally, I always feel that the Comcast commercials are blatantly false advertisement (both due to being slower than DSL and due to their cable tv screwing up all the time).
After getting tired of Norton AntiVirus "couple hundred per year" and "won't work if you choose a newer OS without buying an even newer version", etc.... I installed avast! Pro. I have to say, I am liking it. Works on different platforms, $40/year, etc...
My wife got a notice at work that some webpage she tried to go to contained a virus... I purposely went to it to see if avast! would catch it - and it did.
Personally, I generally avoid using AWT directly -- but it supports many things that you marked as "N/A". For example:
Display an image -> java.awt.image.BufferedImage Display text and image -> java.awt.image.BufferedImage Generic container of other controls with a border and title -> java.awt.Frame Add items to the system tray -> java.awt.SystemTray etc etc
Also, while you do comment on the fact that SWT doesn't come with the JDK, you say "If you are developing only for one platform, SWT has an advantage in host compatibility"... that's not quite accurate... IBM has been notoriously behind on JDK implementations (ie: how long until it supports the JDK1.6 features?). The SWT FAQ says that it is built on JDK1.4, so it is already 2 major versions (a few years) out of date. Also, their download page ( http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drop s/R-3.1.2-200601181600/index.php#swt ) doesn't even show my server platform (FreeBSD) on the list...
Personally, if the library requires a native download, I'm not using it -- too much hassle to maintain.
Personally, I have used both in the workplace. I have found IntelliJ to be: 1) more expensive 2) more intuitive 3) more reliable (ie: searches in Eclipse regularly left items out) 4) faster
I would say that #1 is your deciding factor. If you are willing to spend the money on it (you can usually get it for 1/2 price for a Personal copy -- and free for open source projects), it is a much better product.
Some will argue that Eclipse is better because of the fact that it is open source. As much as I prefer open source software, I was willing to spend the money on IntelliJ for home because of #2-#4.
Some will likely point out that #3 just means that I was likely doing something wrong. It wasn't just me - it was the entire team. At the time that I noticed this deficit (last year), the entire work team was required to use Eclipse; and a few of us switched to IntelliJ (and honestly a couple to JBuilder as well; no one switched to NetBeans, though we tried it) because all but 1 of us despised how Eclipse performed.
If you aren't looking for something with all the bells and whistles, you might just want to go with a much cheaper solution like JCreator (which I also paid for) -- but I personally would recommend IntelliJ.
I have taken a few different languages, and have to say Immersion is the way to go. Now, short of actually going to the country for an expanded time, there are usually ways to do that locally.
For French, the French In Action series is great. Starting on day 1, we were not allowed to speak any English in class. In addition to the classroom, we also did a French Conversation class (usually at a cafeteria or pub) on our own. One year of French via immersion was much more useful than 3 years of High School Spanish where we started with conjugations.
I know there are similar programs for other languages, but would not want to guess incorrectly. I would contact the makers of French in Action (PBS? Annenberg?) and get their opinion; or possibly the bookstore/library staff.
I scanned through some of the suggestions on here. I saw some say that Java is on its way out (I haven't seen that - my wage has steadily increased over the last 6 years and jobs have been coming in faster than before).
There is two aspects. The first is getting a job right away might require that you find a company willing to work with work visas (H1-B isn't it?). Some will. Basically, some companies have done it and will do it -- while others don't know what is involved in doing it and avoid it.
The second aspect is to become a tax-paying citizen... talk to the immigration department and the social security office. Once you are a legal citizen, you are no different than any of the other job seekers.
The tech industry itself is always in constant flux. It is very common for a tech job to last about 1 year, at which point you have to find a new contract. While that isn't always the case, I think it would be the most common scenario.
You can work freelance (ie: multiple projects for different people instead of full-time contract for 1 client), but that is more difficult and doesn't pay as well. If you are at all worried about paying the mortgage, you will probably find yourself going the full-time contract direction. I personally am doing both right now, but the freelance projects are very few hours every few months; whereas my year-contract is paying the bills.
To find java jobs, I would recommend dice.com. It is currently listing over 13k java jobs in the US. Also, you don't necessarily have to work locally. I haven't been at the office in 2 months now.
First and foremost, it is important to be yourself. While you may think it is better to do whatever you can to get your job -- many times they are also trying to determine how good of a fit you are for their team -- and being compatible is in your best interest.
If they tell you of a specific project that you will be working on, show your enthusiasm for seeing it hit the market. This shows that you will have motivation other than just the paycheck. While they understand that motivation, they are most likely not going to be the best paying job available for you (no matter which job you take!) -- if you believe in the product, and want to see it succeed, you are more likely to stay on even if something that pays a little better comes along.
But, if you have serious concerns about it, voice them -- because they may be looking for someone specifically to fix the problem you see. In my experience, they have usually heard these same comments from the top engineers on their team, and your concern shows that you know what you are talking about.
So what questions do you ask or not ask? Never ask questions designed to make you look smart - those kind of questions generally show that you don't know as much as you thought. Always ask questions that will let you better understand the job, the project, the product, whatever. If you can't get through the interview being yourself, you probably don't want to be working with that manager anyway.
Only one company I have worked for gave us a compensation package. They gave us 6 months notice and 3 months severance if we stayed through the last day. They also encouraged us to use company time to look for a new job. Not only did this give us the impression that they were not just hosing us, but it also helped ease the income-shock associated with the extremely unpredictable duration of unemployment. Every single employee (about 12) stayed until the last day.
Even my Nokia 6620 is able to SSH into my FreeBSD box (though I never got VNC looking right), so I would say choose one that has the following features:
1) feels comfortable - most important 2) allows upload of programs to phone without purchasing from the specific vendor -- this is more a carrier issue than anything else. For example, with Cingular you can upload programs via Bluetooth whereas with Verizon they disable anything that doesn't go through their own personal approval process. 3) If it doesn't have a keyboard, make sure it has a version of T9 that will remember what you previously spelled out -- ie: trainable. My phones usually allow this, but one of my friends never learns. 4) If you are going to consider VNC also, go with high resolution and color
Hope those tips help. Based on my experience with the Nokia 6620, I would say a Nokia on Cingular might be your best bet. I personally would also ensure that the phone is Java-based instead of Brew -- but that is more a personal choice.
If you count your 'official' wage, based on 1-year of work before taxes -- then I would say that the numbers are slightly low.
If you take into account how often people in the tech industry get laid off, spend a couple months in transition getting unemployment before their new jobs -- then maybe the numbers more correctly line up.
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Yeah, good luck with that. I got my 900/1800/1900 tri-band phone yesterday, only to be told by Cingular that they ONLY support 850 MHz in the entire state of Oregon - and that is always roaming and/or finding no service.
Well, the problem is that they try to be smart by auto-detecting and deciding that I don't have a new enough system. The Nokia tools used to do the same thing. If they took out the auto-check, it would install fine. Most other apps (including games) have no problems -- I am running many x32 apps on it.
As far as an alternate OS... yeah, I have FreeBSD 7 on the other one.
Some of us don't play it because after buying it, trying to install it, getting a message that I am not allowed to install it (x64), and emailing tech support - they never once responded. Basically, they wrote their installer to PREVENT x64, and didn't label it on the box... so I have it, but it is completely useless and tech support might as well not exist.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I had decided to take the plunge and swap out all my lights with CFLs, only to find that it was a huge mistake. While normal light bulbs were lasting about 2 years, the CFLs (though rated for 6 years) from 3 different name brands all lasted between 1-3 months. I assume it has to do with the electrical in the house being old, but... At that rate, they are MUCH more expensive. Definitely hasn't been worth my money.
I am trying a couple of the LED-ones now. They are extremely expensive in comparison, and not nearly as bright, though I do like the color of the light. I am not sure how long they will last yet.
The small town I grew up in started us in 1st grade (1979) with Turtle and Pseudo-code. Although Turtle may be a little too basic, I think the Pseudo-code was an invaluable lesson. There are also games out there that allow the students programs to directly compete against each other (maze-finding, fighting, whatever)... The key for a young age is to ensure that they get immediate feedback whether their code is working... I've never tried it, but maybe ActionScript ( http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials.shtml ) would be a good option, since that would give them immediate feedback and still be something you could post on a class website for them...
Just a few thoughts.
Personally, I think Tesla should be included because our schools currently give the wrong idea about Edison.
As far as the initial article/commentary -- you should place the farmer near an opponents Monk since you know they are going to fill the fields in for you.
But I agree. Settles of Catan is the best. I prefer it with C&K and Seafarers, as well as with the 5-6 player expansions on it. I just wish my 3D version had come with both expansions.
You can get Settlers and Starfarers (computer versions in German) from Ravensburger. If you are familiar with Settlers, the base game will be easy enough to play. The Starfarers interface is a bit difficult to figure out if you don't know German.
Topping off the tank increases the chance of the gas spilling out, increasing the chance of fire. While customers have a habit of topping off their tank, attendants are not allowed to (although any will if asked).
I notice that they didn't even take Oregon into account, even though the Portland-metro is on par with the Silicon Valley numbers they referenced.
Exactly. 3 years ago I bought 100 shares of SGI because I liked the company and believed it had a future. Now, I am being told that my stock will be cancelled -- and will not even be reissued. Fuck SGI - I will never invest another dime in them. The fact that this reorganization essentially allows them to steal all the money from the shareholders is a rude awakening.
Personally, I would not give up my DSL. Since I am getting 6Mb/1.5Mb, it is faster than both Cable and FIOS (which stopped 1 block away)... Personally, I always feel that the Comcast commercials are blatantly false advertisement (both due to being slower than DSL and due to their cable tv screwing up all the time).
After getting tired of Norton AntiVirus "couple hundred per year" and "won't work if you choose a newer OS without buying an even newer version", etc.... I installed avast! Pro. I have to say, I am liking it. Works on different platforms, $40/year, etc...
:)
My wife got a notice at work that some webpage she tried to go to contained a virus... I purposely went to it to see if avast! would catch it - and it did.
And, you can try it for free
Personally, I like the center content better on Michael's design and the sidebars better on Jason's.
Personally, I generally avoid using AWT directly -- but it supports many things that you marked as "N/A". For example:
p s/R-3.1.2-200601181600/index.php#swt ) doesn't even show my server platform (FreeBSD) on the list...
Display an image -> java.awt.image.BufferedImage
Display text and image -> java.awt.image.BufferedImage
Generic container of other controls with a border and title -> java.awt.Frame
Add items to the system tray -> java.awt.SystemTray
etc etc
Also, while you do comment on the fact that SWT doesn't come with the JDK, you say "If you are developing only for one platform, SWT has an advantage in host compatibility"... that's not quite accurate... IBM has been notoriously behind on JDK implementations (ie: how long until it supports the JDK1.6 features?). The SWT FAQ says that it is built on JDK1.4, so it is already 2 major versions (a few years) out of date. Also, their download page ( http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/dro
Personally, if the library requires a native download, I'm not using it -- too much hassle to maintain.
Are you sure it isn't http://www.open-xchange.org/ ?
Personally, I have used both in the workplace. I have found IntelliJ to be:
1) more expensive
2) more intuitive
3) more reliable (ie: searches in Eclipse regularly left items out)
4) faster
I would say that #1 is your deciding factor. If you are willing to spend the money on it (you can usually get it for 1/2 price for a Personal copy -- and free for open source projects), it is a much better product.
Some will argue that Eclipse is better because of the fact that it is open source. As much as I prefer open source software, I was willing to spend the money on IntelliJ for home because of #2-#4.
Some will likely point out that #3 just means that I was likely doing something wrong. It wasn't just me - it was the entire team. At the time that I noticed this deficit (last year), the entire work team was required to use Eclipse; and a few of us switched to IntelliJ (and honestly a couple to JBuilder as well; no one switched to NetBeans, though we tried it) because all but 1 of us despised how Eclipse performed.
If you aren't looking for something with all the bells and whistles, you might just want to go with a much cheaper solution like JCreator (which I also paid for) -- but I personally would recommend IntelliJ.
I tried Festoon with GoogleChat the other day. It did OK. Not sure how many it supports, but we did it with 3 -- and you see your own as well.
I have taken a few different languages, and have to say Immersion is the way to go. Now, short of actually going to the country for an expanded time, there are usually ways to do that locally.
For French, the French In Action series is great. Starting on day 1, we were not allowed to speak any English in class. In addition to the classroom, we also did a French Conversation class (usually at a cafeteria or pub) on our own. One year of French via immersion was much more useful than 3 years of High School Spanish where we started with conjugations.
I know there are similar programs for other languages, but would not want to guess incorrectly. I would contact the makers of French in Action (PBS? Annenberg?) and get their opinion; or possibly the bookstore/library staff.
Malachi
I scanned through some of the suggestions on here. I saw some say that Java is on its way out (I haven't seen that - my wage has steadily increased over the last 6 years and jobs have been coming in faster than before).
There is two aspects. The first is getting a job right away might require that you find a company willing to work with work visas (H1-B isn't it?). Some will. Basically, some companies have done it and will do it -- while others don't know what is involved in doing it and avoid it.
The second aspect is to become a tax-paying citizen... talk to the immigration department and the social security office. Once you are a legal citizen, you are no different than any of the other job seekers.
The tech industry itself is always in constant flux. It is very common for a tech job to last about 1 year, at which point you have to find a new contract. While that isn't always the case, I think it would be the most common scenario.
You can work freelance (ie: multiple projects for different people instead of full-time contract for 1 client), but that is more difficult and doesn't pay as well. If you are at all worried about paying the mortgage, you will probably find yourself going the full-time contract direction. I personally am doing both right now, but the freelance projects are very few hours every few months; whereas my year-contract is paying the bills.
To find java jobs, I would recommend dice.com. It is currently listing over 13k java jobs in the US. Also, you don't necessarily have to work locally. I haven't been at the office in 2 months now.
First and foremost, it is important to be yourself. While you may think it is better to do whatever you can to get your job -- many times they are also trying to determine how good of a fit you are for their team -- and being compatible is in your best interest.
If they tell you of a specific project that you will be working on, show your enthusiasm for seeing it hit the market. This shows that you will have motivation other than just the paycheck. While they understand that motivation, they are most likely not going to be the best paying job available for you (no matter which job you take!) -- if you believe in the product, and want to see it succeed, you are more likely to stay on even if something that pays a little better comes along.
But, if you have serious concerns about it, voice them -- because they may be looking for someone specifically to fix the problem you see. In my experience, they have usually heard these same comments from the top engineers on their team, and your concern shows that you know what you are talking about.
So what questions do you ask or not ask? Never ask questions designed to make you look smart - those kind of questions generally show that you don't know as much as you thought. Always ask questions that will let you better understand the job, the project, the product, whatever. If you can't get through the interview being yourself, you probably don't want to be working with that manager anyway.
Only one company I have worked for gave us a compensation package. They gave us 6 months notice and 3 months severance if we stayed through the last day. They also encouraged us to use company time to look for a new job. Not only did this give us the impression that they were not just hosing us, but it also helped ease the income-shock associated with the extremely unpredictable duration of unemployment. Every single employee (about 12) stayed until the last day.
Their page says that they are the most comprehensive site on the web...
Click on Second Life. Click on Main Server.
Now, whether you look for all currency or all items it finds 0!
Doesn't sound very comprehensive to me.
Even my Nokia 6620 is able to SSH into my FreeBSD box (though I never got VNC looking right), so I would say choose one that has the following features:
1) feels comfortable - most important
2) allows upload of programs to phone without purchasing from the specific vendor -- this is more a carrier issue than anything else. For example, with Cingular you can upload programs via Bluetooth whereas with Verizon they disable anything that doesn't go through their own personal approval process.
3) If it doesn't have a keyboard, make sure it has a version of T9 that will remember what you previously spelled out -- ie: trainable. My phones usually allow this, but one of my friends never learns.
4) If you are going to consider VNC also, go with high resolution and color
Hope those tips help. Based on my experience with the Nokia 6620, I would say a Nokia on Cingular might be your best bet. I personally would also ensure that the phone is Java-based instead of Brew -- but that is more a personal choice.
If you count your 'official' wage, based on 1-year of work before taxes -- then I would say that the numbers are slightly low.
If you take into account how often people in the tech industry get laid off, spend a couple months in transition getting unemployment before their new jobs -- then maybe the numbers more correctly line up.
Yeah, it appears so.
About 1/5th of my requests actually make it to load a page.
Then I notice things like text overlapping the icons at http://www.slashcode.com/comments.pl
I couldn't really do a valid comparison since I couldn't get it to list any stories or anything.