please check the cal sticker on your dissimulationometer, we believe it may be operating out of spec.
If you are still using the obsoleted irony-ometer or feigntographer - or worse yet, the long unsupported subtle-jokometer, please have arrange with your cost center manager to upgrade as soon as possible.
I have performed many performance evaluations in several companies, and no matter how godlike the evaluee may be, any merit increases (what you use to buy your jet skiis, linux boxen for home play, clothes, food, gifts for your partner... ) are typically tied to a set of rules.
rule 1: job title (associate, senior, grand poohba, 10th degree senior fellow of all extreme poohbas) matters
rule 1.1: advancement requires degrees
rule 1.2: see rule 1.1 rule 5: job performance ( unnacceptable thru excellent ) makes a difference, too.
true, its not all about pay & increases. there are many good people working their a__es off in jobs they hate, living otherwise good lives.
consider other things - personal growth, breadth of historical understanding ( yes, many colleges require history ), cultural awareness ( there is a lot to learn from mixed populations at most universities ), spelling, blah blah blah.
If you don't do it for your job & future earning potential - do it for yourself.
but remember, bing drinking kills ( 4 drinks for a female, 5 drinks for an average male ).
if you're not a college bound type, consider, gulp, the armed forces.... not for me, but I have many friends who found it a valuable life experience. I mean it.
High school and some certifications will be a tough road. well travelled, but tough.
I read thru many of the responses - good comments, and some borderline.
I joined ( standard level - $60 secure payment ), because I like what they've done, and I am benefitting from their work. period.
if you want more, consider the tradition of community supported artists or performers ( read about the Street Performer Protocol, SPP ).
or maybe think about why you give waitresses tips ( or don't - cheapskate! ).
It's easy to not join the Mandrake Users Club ( or become a public radio supporter - whoops, I'm a bit guilty there ), and say, "If they can't make it, they shouldn't be here."
Well, I know of one innovative (?) sofware company that is very good ( _very good_ ) at commercial enterprise & working the market with its current rules ( even if they do some illegal bits ) - do you like how it's worked for them, or do you think people should step in and support what they like using new methods (like Mandrake's Users Club, copyleft - GPL, insert-your-own-radical-idea,...) ?
the best part is, you're free (as in speech) to do whatever you want! -m
M$ has been important for much of what's happened in the last few years - but not like they imagine.
Many people have worked hard (read passionately) to develop good, open software. I think it'd be giving M$ too much credit to say people do this mainly because of M$, but they clearly have affected our culture ( and corresponding anti-M$ culture).
M$ will likely be remembered in the end for an incidental role in helping precipitate a stronger and healthier open development and technology culture ( I didn't just say open software ).
bill,steve and craig: thank you for your unashamed greed, it has opened my eyes and helped me play nicer with others.
M$ has been a catalyst for much of what's happened in the last few years in open source - a lot of people have worked hard on developing good, open software. It'd be giving them too much credit to say this a main reason developers work on open source; but they helped build our current culture ( and the corresponding anti-M$ culture ).
I think in the end, M$'s role will be remembered as an incidental boost to a stronger, healthier - and yes, sustainable - developement and technology culture. It's an exciting time.
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please check the cal sticker on your dissimulationometer, we believe it may be operating out of spec.
If you are still using the obsoleted irony-ometer or feigntographer - or worse yet, the long unsupported subtle-jokometer, please have arrange with your cost center manager to upgrade as soon as possible.
cal dept.
I have performed many performance evaluations in several companies, and no matter how godlike the evaluee may be, any merit increases (what you use to buy your jet skiis, linux boxen for home play, clothes, food, gifts for your partner... ) are typically tied to a set of rules.
rule 1: job title (associate, senior, grand poohba, 10th degree senior fellow of all extreme poohbas) matters
rule 1.1: advancement requires degrees
rule 1.2: see rule 1.1
rule 5: job performance ( unnacceptable thru excellent ) makes a difference, too.
true, its not all about pay & increases. there are many good people working their a__es off in jobs they hate, living otherwise good lives.
consider other things - personal growth, breadth of historical understanding ( yes, many colleges require history ), cultural awareness ( there is a lot to learn from mixed populations at most universities ), spelling, blah blah blah.
If you don't do it for your job & future earning potential - do it for yourself.
but remember, bing drinking kills ( 4 drinks for a female, 5 drinks for an average male ).
if you're not a college bound type, consider, gulp, the armed forces.... not for me, but I have many friends who found it a valuable life experience. I mean it.
High school and some certifications will be a tough road. well travelled, but tough.
-m
a not-so-average male.
gripping by the husk, I'm sure African Pigeons could maintain proper air velocity. it may take two, though, suspending the coconut, of course.
speaking of coconuts and primates, perhaps this relates to Temoa's bid, the Monkeys Slamming Fingers Together, MSFT, search and assymilation protocol.
or maybe that acronym is already used by some different monkeys?
-m
I read thru many of the responses - good comments, and some borderline.
...) ?
I joined ( standard level - $60 secure payment ), because I like what they've done, and I am benefitting from their work. period.
if you want more, consider the tradition of community supported artists or performers ( read about the Street Performer Protocol, SPP ).
or maybe think about why you give waitresses tips ( or don't - cheapskate! ).
It's easy to not join the Mandrake Users Club ( or become a public radio supporter - whoops, I'm a bit guilty there ), and say, "If they can't make it, they shouldn't be here."
Well, I know of one innovative (?) sofware company that is very good ( _very good_ ) at commercial enterprise & working the market with its current rules ( even if they do some illegal bits ) - do you like how it's worked for them, or do you think people should step in and support what they like using new methods (like Mandrake's Users Club, copyleft - GPL, insert-your-own-radical-idea,
the best part is, you're free (as in speech) to do whatever you want!
-m
M$ has been important for much of what's happened in the last few years - but not like they imagine.
Many people have worked hard (read passionately) to develop good, open software. I think it'd be giving M$ too much credit to say people do this mainly because of M$, but they clearly have affected our culture ( and corresponding anti-M$ culture).
M$ will likely be remembered in the end for an incidental role in helping precipitate a stronger and healthier open development and technology culture ( I didn't just say open software ).
bill,steve and craig: thank you for your unashamed greed, it has opened my eyes and helped me play nicer with others.
--
without darkness, there is no light.
M$ has been a catalyst for much of what's happened in the last few years in open source - a lot of people have worked hard on developing good, open software. It'd be giving them too much credit to say this a main reason developers work on open source; but they helped build our current culture ( and the corresponding anti-M$ culture ).
I think in the end, M$'s role will be remembered as an incidental boost to a stronger, healthier - and yes, sustainable - developement and technology culture. It's an exciting time.
without dark, there is no light
some things you just get used to ignoring, I guess.
... please don't take this as a request to start doing popups, though :-o