Not to rain on your parade or anything, but the way I 'learnt' it, (one of) the big reason(s) the north was able to industrialize was a whole lot of freakin big rivers to run their industry off of that the South kinda sorta didn't have.
Those other older programmers who didn't get promoted to management are the biggest threat to the security of the ones who did. It's much better for the new managers to have a slew of 20 somethings around who don't really know how the world works yet than a few older jockeys who could take his place fairly easily. The new managers damn well know the value of those other older programmers and that's why they get replaced.
Tiger Direct sells pre-press digital imaging equipment. Their equipment is sub par and the only people who buy it are newbies who don't know any better (my opinion). They are a fiercly marketed company, though. Once on their mailing list the onslaught is relentless, along with high pressure phone calls and the like. I put them one notch above a boiler room company.
I'm certain they are doing this for the publicity value. Otherwise they wouldn't have waited until now. It's right up their ally to pull something like this.
Actually, women child abusers outnumber men child abusers nearly 2 to 1.
If the Christian Moralists were actually living the morality they preach. but statistically protestant born againg Christians are as or more likely than their secular counterparts to get divorced and nearly as likely to look at porn online.
You judge atheists and evolutionists life rather harshly, and without insight.
A Zen Master lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of a mountain. One evening, while he was away, a thief sneaked into the hut only to find there was nothing in it to steal. The Zen Master returned and found him. "You have come a long way to visit me," he told the prowler, "and you should not return empty handed. Please take my clothes as a gift." The thief was bewildered, but he took the clothes and ran away. The Master sat naked, watching the moon. "Poor fellow," he mused, " I wish I could give him this beautiful moon."
I'm done with high tech employment! They can take their need and shove it. I've been burned too many times. If they needed open source people they should have called me one of those three and a half years I had my resume on the internet and got nothing. I'm now a lowly prepress technologist. My pay? over 3/4 of a programme analyst. The skill needed? 1/5 of a programmer analyst. And I have much more free time now. If someone called with a job now I would turn it down.
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Easy to say if you're working. After all, we all know that statistics tell the whole story, right? If qualified people, who were replace by H!B visa workers can't find a job it MUST be their own fault, right? And there's no such thing as chronic, and therefor unreported, unemployment, right?
Balmer: Linux has... "an illusion of support and accountability, although the reality is there is no 'center of gravity,' or central body, investing in the health and growth of noncommercial software or innovating in critical areas like engineering, manageability, compatibility and security."
I think the grand illusion here is the belief that Microsoft has a "center of gravity" (whatever that means, maybe "center of profit") or that they invest in the health of Windows.
all you communo-phobes forget that the US was founded on the communistic principles ot the township, A societal model that pretty much doesn't exist anymore. Europe has several countries that are communistic, but had no bloody communist revolution. Capitolism has produced many bloody socities as well. How about moving to Columbia? Does that appeal to you. Wanting to bring consideration for the most citizens back into the govt. does not = Stalinism. Your argument does not stand up.
You haven't read your Marx either, obviously. Neither Cuba, USSR nor China are true communist countries in that their communist revolution did not follow a capitolist society. And before you defend those evil, greedy businessmen, maybe you haven't worked for the same people I have. If you had, I doubt you would be so quick to defend them. Besides, I dont' want everyone to have eqaul paying jobs. I want to have equal opportunity, with pay commensurate with performance, not: you can make millions if you screw over your employees. very different things.
you are soooo full of shit. I am sick and tired of right wing, money squandering fuckheads blaming liberals for your economic mess. You cannot tell me that a 250 billion dollar surplus is not beneficial to the economy, nor that a 7 TRILLION dollar deficit will not lead us down the road to economic ruin. If you don't believe it study Argentina. A little simple math shows that the $3600 a year interest payment on the national debt uses up my measly little tax break, to say nothing of paying the debt down. Take your attitude and go fuck yourself dickhead.
When the tops start bulging out (you can press down on the top and it moves) they are old. Throw them away before they burst. (Yes, it happens. I stocked grocery shelves before my CS degree. I wish I had that job back now!) When they burst they throw smelly rotten food all over your pantry! fun.
Yea, you can compete with the 79,000 applicants that applied for one singe job at Infosys last month! Just stay politive and shave your beard and you can get that job! It's just a matter of lowering your expecations and pay to compete with all the H1B visa workers.
Open source is the Boston Tea Party for software developers. I went to school and studied on my own for countless hours (years!) to learn a trade I could market. I then find myself being controlled by major corporations (Redmond) and business owners (bosses). I have the power to free myself of this control which is forced on me against my will. I develop and support open source software for the Liberty it ascribes to my chosen lifestyle. With open source I control my destiny and strike a blow for freedom from oppression and control.
1. You put in extra time and worked harder than everyone else to get the job done. It really paid off. The project works great! Guess what... nobody appreciates the extra work you did! They don't care! They now want you to share what you learned or worked extra hard at with everyone else so everyone can benefit from your hard work. When you refuse... You are a TroubleMaker!!!!!!!!!!
lesson: DON'T work harder than everyone else. This is America. The game is to get away with doing as little work as possible and kiss the bosses ass. This will get you much further in life. Like that guy you trained who is now running the dept. He sure doesn't work hard, does he?
2. If they want to get rid of you it will be because they don't like you, Not because of how hard you work or good you are. STOP WORKING SO HARD! Be nice and pleasant and just put in your time.
3. Demand reviews. You will never know how you stand with the company unless you get feedback. I have acted like a Prima Donna usually when : I did way more work than everyone else, for the same pay or when I didn;t know how I stood with the company and was nervouse for my future. Companies no longer take care of employees. Take care of yourself. Put your self first. You need security. If you don't find it where you are, you may find it somewhere else, but most companies are all run the same and you will probably be in the same situation you are now. Learn the change now so you don't mess up your next job too.
4. If you are a Prima Donna you probably suffer from a lack of self respect. Unless you respect yourself others will not respect you either. Working harder will not get you self respect, but it WILL get you Repetitive Stress Disorder. Learn office politics. You will need it in life. Even if you hate office politics. You will lose every time if you do not "play the game".
I have been using the PB since Sept. There is a lot to like about it. There is one thing that they still got wrong. There are things that you cannot do without a mouse. AFAIK only os2 got that one right.
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Not to rain on your parade or anything, but the way I 'learnt' it, (one of) the big reason(s) the north was able to industrialize was a whole lot of freakin big rivers to run their industry off of that the South kinda sorta didn't have.
I knew one person with a Ph.D in molecular Biology. He was an anatomy teacher as a Junior College because that was the only job he was able to get.
That says it all. I don't know if H1b visas had anything to do with it or not. In the end, does it matter?
Simpler than you think.
Those other older programmers who didn't get promoted to management are the biggest threat to the security of the ones who did.
It's much better for the new managers to have a slew of 20 somethings around who don't really know how the world works yet than a few older jockeys who could take his place fairly easily. The new managers damn well know the value of those other older programmers and that's why they get replaced.
It's very simple.
Tiger Direct sells pre-press digital imaging equipment. Their equipment is sub par and the only people who buy it are newbies who don't know any better (my opinion). They are a fiercly marketed company, though. Once on their mailing list the onslaught is relentless, along with high pressure phone calls and the like. I put them one notch above a boiler room company.
I'm certain they are doing this for the publicity value. Otherwise they wouldn't have waited until now. It's right up their ally to pull something like this.
Actually, women child abusers outnumber men child abusers nearly 2 to 1.
If the Christian Moralists were actually living the morality they preach. but statistically protestant born againg Christians are as or more likely than their secular counterparts to get divorced and nearly as likely to look at porn online.
You judge atheists and evolutionists life rather harshly, and without insight.
A Zen Master lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of a mountain. One evening, while he was away, a thief sneaked into the hut only to find there was nothing in it to steal. The Zen Master returned and found him. "You have come a long way to visit me," he told the prowler, "and you should not return empty handed. Please take my clothes as a gift." The thief was bewildered, but he took the clothes and ran away. The Master sat naked, watching the moon. "Poor fellow," he mused, " I wish I could give him this beautiful moon."
Flat panels are much easier on the eyes. CRT can cause headaches and eye strain.
I'm done with high tech employment! They can take their need and shove it. I've been burned too many times. If they needed open source people they should have called me one of those three and a half years I had my resume on the internet and got nothing. I'm now a lowly prepress technologist. My pay? over 3/4 of a programme analyst. The skill needed? 1/5 of a programmer analyst.
And I have much more free time now.
If someone called with a job now I would turn it down.
Easy to say if you're working. After all, we all know that statistics tell the whole story, right? If qualified people, who were replace by H!B visa workers can't find a job it MUST be their own fault, right? And there's no such thing as chronic, and therefor unreported, unemployment, right?
Conservatives suck.
real as in for losers and whiners.
9 years of college down the drain and I'm a whiner and loser. Well, your a prick.
It's not so implausible that the atmosphere turns over. Any fisherman knows that lakes do it twice every year.
Balmer: Linux has... "an illusion of support and accountability, although the reality is there is no 'center of gravity,' or central body, investing in the health and growth of noncommercial software or innovating in critical areas like engineering, manageability, compatibility and security."
I think the grand illusion here is the belief that Microsoft has a "center of gravity" (whatever that means, maybe "center of profit") or that they invest in the health of Windows.
all you communo-phobes forget that the US was founded on the communistic principles ot the township, A societal model that pretty much doesn't exist anymore. Europe has several countries that are communistic, but had no bloody communist revolution. Capitolism has produced many bloody socities as well. How about moving to Columbia? Does that appeal to you. Wanting to bring consideration for the most citizens back into the govt. does not = Stalinism. Your argument does not stand up.
You haven't read your Marx either, obviously. Neither Cuba, USSR nor China are true communist countries in that their communist revolution did not follow a capitolist society. And before you defend those evil, greedy businessmen, maybe you haven't worked for the same people I have. If you had, I doubt you would be so quick to defend them. Besides, I dont' want everyone to have eqaul paying jobs. I want to have equal opportunity, with pay commensurate with performance, not: you can make millions if you screw over your employees. very different things.
Yea, that's what i'm talkin' about! Damn skippy.
you are soooo full of shit. I am sick and tired of right wing, money squandering fuckheads blaming liberals for your economic mess. You cannot tell me that a 250 billion dollar surplus is not beneficial to the economy, nor that a 7 TRILLION dollar deficit will not lead us down the road to economic ruin. If you don't believe it study Argentina. A little simple math shows that the $3600 a year interest payment on the national debt uses up my measly little tax break, to say nothing of paying the debt down. Take your attitude and go fuck yourself dickhead.
When the tops start bulging out (you can press down on the top and it moves) they are old. Throw them away before they burst. (Yes, it happens. I stocked grocery shelves before my CS degree. I wish I had that job back now!) When they burst they throw smelly rotten food all over your pantry! fun.
Yea, you can compete with the 79,000 applicants that applied for one singe job at Infosys last month! Just stay politive and shave your beard and you can get that job! It's just a matter of lowering your expecations and pay to compete with all the H1B visa workers.
I wanted to test my Windows system for reliability but I got hacked and taken down.... Hey, they are right! It is third party developers!
Open source is the Boston Tea Party for software developers. I went to school and studied on my own for countless hours (years!) to learn a trade I could market. I then find myself being controlled by major corporations (Redmond) and business owners (bosses). I have the power to free myself of this control which is forced on me against my will. I develop and support open source software for the Liberty it ascribes to my chosen lifestyle. With open source I control my destiny and strike a blow for freedom from oppression and control.
yeah, quality television. It's called infomercials.
OK, so how do you know that water made these "flows". Sand flows too. A good marsquake would cause liquifaction and give the same results. neh?
You moderators need to remove really really stupid posts like this one.
Lessons from a defeated Primma Donna:
1. You put in extra time and worked harder than everyone else to get the job done. It really paid off. The project works great! Guess what... nobody appreciates the extra work you did! They don't care! They now want you to share what you learned or worked extra hard at with everyone else so everyone can benefit from your hard work. When you refuse... You are a TroubleMaker!!!!!!!!!!
lesson: DON'T work harder than everyone else. This is America. The game is to get away with doing as little work as possible and kiss the bosses ass. This will get you much further in life. Like that guy you trained who is now running the dept. He sure doesn't work hard, does he?
2. If they want to get rid of you it will be because they don't like you, Not because of how hard you work or good you are. STOP WORKING SO HARD! Be nice and pleasant and just put in your time.
3. Demand reviews. You will never know how you stand with the company unless you get feedback. I have acted like a Prima Donna usually when : I did way more work than everyone else, for the same pay or when I didn;t know how I stood with the company and was nervouse for my future. Companies no longer take care of employees. Take care of yourself. Put your self first. You need security. If you don't find it where you are, you may find it somewhere else, but most companies are all run the same and you will probably be in the same situation you are now. Learn the change now so you don't mess up your next job too.
4. If you are a Prima Donna you probably suffer from a lack of self respect. Unless you respect yourself others will not respect you either. Working harder will not get you self respect, but it WILL get you Repetitive Stress Disorder. Learn office politics. You will need it in life. Even if you hate office politics. You will lose every time if you do not "play the game".
Get counseling if you need it. It helps.
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I have been using the PB since Sept. There is a lot to like about it. There is one thing that they still got wrong. There are things that you cannot do without a mouse. AFAIK only os2 got that one right.