even though it's as true. (To be fair, all other media outlets did the same thing, ignoring companies like Apple and Best Buy who used the same factory.)
This is pretty typical - every day I see at least one article where the headline misrepresents or outright contradicts the actual article. Pretty much everyone, in the interests of page views and advertising revenue, will sacrifice journalistic integrity and truth.
or they could answer their own question. Three reasons:
1) Government already writes much of its own code. I see gigs posted all the time. Thing is, each office/department/etc tends to be a silo, so there is no "central" coding department. Can you imagine the bureaucracy around change processes then? Sheesh...
2) On average, public sector pays less. The idea here is to improve the quality of code, right? Not really possible if you can't attract the best and brightest.
3) Using external (this can be commercial or open source) products is key. Who makes the computers? Who makes the IDE's? How can we guarantee compiled code is fully secure if you aren't controlling every step of the process? Not possible. Even the government's most important asset, the President, is transported around in products made by commercial interests (albeit, with some customizations after the fact).
Here's what has helped me: Learn to be more than a geek. Don't be another one of those guys that just wants to sit in his cube, write code, and be left alone. If you are, pretend you aren't. Learn the business-speak. Don't speak in acronyms all the time. Speak at stake-holders' level, but don't talk down to them.. they're not stupid, they just may not understand what you do.
What I wish I had been told: Don't be a bitch. In other words, when you make estimates, don't be ridiculously low because you're afraid of what the stake-holder will say. And no, they won't always be nice when you tell them a number they don't want to hear. But stand your ground, intelligently (as opposed to defensively) explaining why it'll take so long/cost so much. This makes you an asset who "tells it like it is". The other way, you become a pansy with a bad rep because you're always so far off.
- Dressing and grooming standards - you should look the part of your company... you want self-expression, start your own company - until then, your paychecks are signed by the same guy as the accountants and marketing group
- Learn to communicate - written and oral communications. Not just using the right words, but the ability to confidently speak your mind in an appropriate manner. I can't tell you how many programmers I've worked with who were heads and shoulders above me in coding, but who I could always show up in meetings.
I know that sounds ridiculous, but the current system really doesn't prevent this kind of theft. Maybe this is a sign that we need to get back to a budget life - where we plan everything ahead; if you don't spend $ unexpectedly, you shouldn't have much problem having the cash on hand. This kills spontaneity, yes, but that's probably a big reason why we (in the US at least) have a negative savings rate. Hell, if you're clever, you can get discounts for paying cash (since you're saving the store 2-3% that they'd pay to process a card, or the wait on checks).
For online purchases, maintain a prepaid card with limited funds, or use PayPal - honestly, I have a high degree of confidence in their system, or at the worst, it isn't any lower than the confidence I feel towards the plastic in my wallet. If an online vendor doesn't take PayPal, well, there's always another one that does.
I agree that it's a personality thing - and don't get me wrong, I'm a natural introvert. However, shyness is a disposition, not a fate. There are plenty of professional athletes who didn't make the team their first time in high school - they developed the skills to get what they wanted. Speaking ability can be a natural gift, but if it isn't, you can develop it. My point is that if you don't choose to develop it, you're still making a choice - to place yourself at a disadvantage to those who can.
In my former life (before programming), I was in academic debate and competitive speech. I wasn't incredibly successful, but I won a fair amount. Those skills really do serve me well as a programmer. They allow me to communicate with stakeholders without a bunch of "ums", sweaty palms, and the inability to complete a sentence without using 3 acronyms.
That skill extends to interviewing - a form of speaking. It's all about knowing what your audience hears, and how they interpret the messages they hear. (Even the most intelligent MBA or lawyer thinks "giant piece of yarn" when a programmer says "big string" or "car-wash is busy" when they hear "buffer overflow".) I've been told my interviewing ability has gotten me jobs when my competition included programmers who were far more talented than I.
Even among programmers, you need to learn to speak. The programmers that sit in their cubicle, head in a terminal, are the ones who are boo-hooing when they lose their job. Want to build your career? Speak at public functions like user group meetings for your technology. (No, your Blogspot page isn't the same thing, and neither is your YouTube channel that has 4 subscribers.) You establish yourself as an expert, a go to guy (or girl). In this "recession", post-dot-com bust, and post-9/11, I never went without work, and over 50% of it came through networking from my user group participation. These days, I'm a full time consultant; I have a box of business cards on my desk, but they're just taking up room, as I don't need to hand them out. Ditto on my web site - I haven't updated it, because I have zero need for marketing. All due to being willing to step out and speak publicly.
You don't want to do that? "I'm a geek, and am happy to stay in my comfort zone.." Fine. While you're working on your WoW characters, I'm giving presentations. You can have your mod points; I'll take your job. Just remember to call me "Sir" when you're handing me my receipt at Best Buy.
So if you're 275 pounds and keep a bag of Doritos next to your PS3, probably *not* gonna go pro.
Also, he was pursuing an MBA. So he's pretty intelligent, and knows how to accomplish something. So if your PS3 is in a room in your parents' house, or if you go home and get your game on when your manager at McDonald's tells you it's okay to leave, you're probably not going pro either.
"Looking to implement MySQL? The corporate parent of MySQL was fined for publishing untrue statements about database performance in the Wall Street Journal"
So now IBM can say, "Not only did Oracle get fined for an ad in the Wall Street Journal for untrue facts, their fine was double what Microsoft received for a similar infraction."
Double the punishment a known and convicted monopolizer and business abuser received.. Hmm...
"Micello will only work in California, but they plan to expand to other major US cities during 2010."
If I need to explain this to you, please enter "MTV.com" in your address bar, hit Enter, and spend time on a site more in line with your intellectual capacity.
Justice requires a juror to be impartial, and use only the facts of the case. Simple to deal with this situation: declare a mistrial, and/or hold Googling jurors in contempt of court, with the appropriate fines and jail time that come with that.
House arrest, and GPS monitor. Any damage to their network can easily be traced to an IP address, which if he can't move with freedom, makes it pretty easy to identify if it came from his computer. (I'm assuming they can't restrict his access to computer.) If he does, charge him with another crime. If he were to attack the network under such conditions, he'd be demonstrating his utter desire for being raped in prison, as I can't think of any other sane reason why he'd do it. Only reason bond should be denied is flight risk or a risk to further harm against a human victim/witness.
Pretty much everyone I know doing anything with Linux these days is using Ubuntu. So.... 1) Become the OS standard 2) Convince everyone you provide a better user experience 3) Sneak in some evil 4) Profit!!!
We question the ethics of the arresting officials, but we understand the issues. Do we honestly think whoever processed this warrant comprehends what it means to "hack" a console? That sounds evil and nefarious. Compare it to if someone said your car was boosted - that could mean it was stolen or that you put a new turbo in it. Yet we blissfully embrace ignorance, choosing to perpetuate these loaded terms. Not only the popular media, but Slashdot too apparently. (Console "modding" carries with it a much different perception.)
If it were, then whoever moderated this post would have read the Ars Technica story. The "wrapper" and DRM are nothing but an HTML microformat, which enables categorizing and parsing, but has zilch to do with enforcement.
I guess you've never run a business before. Marketing, employee salaries, electricity, etc. By your logic, since the code that drives Slashdot is already written, once programmers' salaries (cost x hours to write) are paid, Slashdot never needs anymore advertising. Ever. (As a programmer, I realize no code is ever finished, but for the sake of discussion.) I agree with your point, but polluting it with nonsense detracts from its credibility.
Apple is at least as controlling as Microsoft, but the majority of Slashdot posters are picking Steve Jobs's nuthairs out of their teeth on a regular basis. (And yes, I have an iPhone, and love it.)
This proves how incompetent the/. story moderators are. The actual quote says nothing about MISSING Vista. It only says you'll appreciate it. The idea is this: Vista has an overall bad user experience, so all new features of Vista are generally lumped into the "bad" category. With an operating system that corrects those flaws, yet keeps what are supposedly nice innovations, you'll eliminating "guilt by association", and people can appreciate them for what they are.
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Can't you combine with your fellow freelancers to form a corporation, and hire a bookkeeper? Added complexity, yes, but it's viable.
Recent example:
Microsoft Mice Made in Chinese Youth Sweatshops?
makes for more views than
Several Technology Companies Reported to Use Child Labor at Chinese Youth Sweatshop
even though it's as true. (To be fair, all other media outlets did the same thing, ignoring companies like Apple and Best Buy who used the same factory.)
This is pretty typical - every day I see at least one article where the headline misrepresents or outright contradicts the actual article. Pretty much everyone, in the interests of page views and advertising revenue, will sacrifice journalistic integrity and truth.
or they could answer their own question. Three reasons:
1) Government already writes much of its own code. I see gigs posted all the time. Thing is, each office/department/etc tends to be a silo, so there is no "central" coding department. Can you imagine the bureaucracy around change processes then? Sheesh...
2) On average, public sector pays less. The idea here is to improve the quality of code, right? Not really possible if you can't attract the best and brightest.
3) Using external (this can be commercial or open source) products is key. Who makes the computers? Who makes the IDE's? How can we guarantee compiled code is fully secure if you aren't controlling every step of the process? Not possible. Even the government's most important asset, the President, is transported around in products made by commercial interests (albeit, with some customizations after the fact).
10+ years in development...
Here's what has helped me:
Learn to be more than a geek. Don't be another one of those guys that just wants to sit in his cube, write code, and be left alone. If you are, pretend you aren't. Learn the business-speak. Don't speak in acronyms all the time. Speak at stake-holders' level, but don't talk down to them.. they're not stupid, they just may not understand what you do.
What I wish I had been told:
Don't be a bitch. In other words, when you make estimates, don't be ridiculously low because you're afraid of what the stake-holder will say. And no, they won't always be nice when you tell them a number they don't want to hear. But stand your ground, intelligently (as opposed to defensively) explaining why it'll take so long/cost so much. This makes you an asset who "tells it like it is". The other way, you become a pansy with a bad rep because you're always so far off.
- Dressing and grooming standards - you should look the part of your company ... you want self-expression, start your own company - until then, your paychecks are signed by the same guy as the accountants and marketing group
- Learn to communicate - written and oral communications. Not just using the right words, but the ability to confidently speak your mind in an appropriate manner. I can't tell you how many programmers I've worked with who were heads and shoulders above me in coding, but who I could always show up in meetings.
I know that sounds ridiculous, but the current system really doesn't prevent this kind of theft. Maybe this is a sign that we need to get back to a budget life - where we plan everything ahead; if you don't spend $ unexpectedly, you shouldn't have much problem having the cash on hand. This kills spontaneity, yes, but that's probably a big reason why we (in the US at least) have a negative savings rate. Hell, if you're clever, you can get discounts for paying cash (since you're saving the store 2-3% that they'd pay to process a card, or the wait on checks).
For online purchases, maintain a prepaid card with limited funds, or use PayPal - honestly, I have a high degree of confidence in their system, or at the worst, it isn't any lower than the confidence I feel towards the plastic in my wallet. If an online vendor doesn't take PayPal, well, there's always another one that does.
Apple is going to release a new version of the iPhone in the summer? Wow, how surprising and unprecedented
I agree that it's a personality thing - and don't get me wrong, I'm a natural introvert. However, shyness is a disposition, not a fate. There are plenty of professional athletes who didn't make the team their first time in high school - they developed the skills to get what they wanted. Speaking ability can be a natural gift, but if it isn't, you can develop it. My point is that if you don't choose to develop it, you're still making a choice - to place yourself at a disadvantage to those who can.
In my former life (before programming), I was in academic debate and competitive speech. I wasn't incredibly successful, but I won a fair amount. Those skills really do serve me well as a programmer. They allow me to communicate with stakeholders without a bunch of "ums", sweaty palms, and the inability to complete a sentence without using 3 acronyms.
That skill extends to interviewing - a form of speaking. It's all about knowing what your audience hears, and how they interpret the messages they hear. (Even the most intelligent MBA or lawyer thinks "giant piece of yarn" when a programmer says "big string" or "car-wash is busy" when they hear "buffer overflow".) I've been told my interviewing ability has gotten me jobs when my competition included programmers who were far more talented than I.
Even among programmers, you need to learn to speak. The programmers that sit in their cubicle, head in a terminal, are the ones who are boo-hooing when they lose their job. Want to build your career? Speak at public functions like user group meetings for your technology. (No, your Blogspot page isn't the same thing, and neither is your YouTube channel that has 4 subscribers.) You establish yourself as an expert, a go to guy (or girl). In this "recession", post-dot-com bust, and post-9/11, I never went without work, and over 50% of it came through networking from my user group participation. These days, I'm a full time consultant; I have a box of business cards on my desk, but they're just taking up room, as I don't need to hand them out. Ditto on my web site - I haven't updated it, because I have zero need for marketing. All due to being willing to step out and speak publicly.
You don't want to do that? "I'm a geek, and am happy to stay in my comfort zone.." Fine. While you're working on your WoW characters, I'm giving presentations. You can have your mod points; I'll take your job. Just remember to call me "Sir" when you're handing me my receipt at Best Buy.
Racing is very physically demanding.
So if you're 275 pounds and keep a bag of Doritos next to your PS3, probably *not* gonna go pro.
Also, he was pursuing an MBA. So he's pretty intelligent, and knows how to accomplish something. So if your PS3 is in a room in your parents' house, or if you go home and get your game on when your manager at McDonald's tells you it's okay to leave, you're probably not going pro either.
Bing Gains 10% Marketshare
[...]now facilitating close to 10% of US searches.[...]
So, it had 0% before or is the summary incorrectly using "stronger words" to get attention?
Math fail. Not sure what the article meant, but you can gain 10% to get to 10% share.. simple algebra.
A bit misleading, but Microsoft can now say,
"Looking to implement MySQL? The corporate parent of MySQL was fined for publishing untrue statements about database performance in the Wall Street Journal"
So now IBM can say, "Not only did Oracle get fined for an ad in the Wall Street Journal for untrue facts, their fine was double what Microsoft received for a similar infraction."
Double the punishment a known and convicted monopolizer and business abuser received.. Hmm...
"Micello will only work in California, but they plan to expand to other major US cities during 2010."
If I need to explain this to you, please enter "MTV.com" in your address bar, hit Enter, and spend time on a site more in line with your intellectual capacity.
Justice requires a juror to be impartial, and use only the facts of the case. Simple to deal with this situation: declare a mistrial, and/or hold Googling jurors in contempt of court, with the appropriate fines and jail time that come with that.
Not sure if I'm proud or not. Of course, if he wanted to fit the stereotype, he would have used plenty of duct tape.
Have you ever seen their beards? And since they cover women's hair anyways, might as well chop it off to maintain economic lordship over the infidels.
House arrest, and GPS monitor. Any damage to their network can easily be traced to an IP address, which if he can't move with freedom, makes it pretty easy to identify if it came from his computer. (I'm assuming they can't restrict his access to computer.) If he does, charge him with another crime. If he were to attack the network under such conditions, he'd be demonstrating his utter desire for being raped in prison, as I can't think of any other sane reason why he'd do it. Only reason bond should be denied is flight risk or a risk to further harm against a human victim/witness.
Pretty much everyone I know doing anything with Linux these days is using Ubuntu. So....
1) Become the OS standard
2) Convince everyone you provide a better user experience
3) Sneak in some evil
4) Profit!!!
We question the ethics of the arresting officials, but we understand the issues. Do we honestly think whoever processed this warrant comprehends what it means to "hack" a console? That sounds evil and nefarious. Compare it to if someone said your car was boosted - that could mean it was stolen or that you put a new turbo in it. Yet we blissfully embrace ignorance, choosing to perpetuate these loaded terms. Not only the popular media, but Slashdot too apparently. (Console "modding" carries with it a much different perception.)
The real fear is that somehow a scanned copy of the President's real birth certificate will leak out via P2P
If it were, then whoever moderated this post would have read the Ars Technica story. The "wrapper" and DRM are nothing but an HTML microformat, which enables categorizing and parsing, but has zilch to do with enforcement.
I guess you've never run a business before. Marketing, employee salaries, electricity, etc. By your logic, since the code that drives Slashdot is already written, once programmers' salaries (cost x hours to write) are paid, Slashdot never needs anymore advertising. Ever. (As a programmer, I realize no code is ever finished, but for the sake of discussion.) I agree with your point, but polluting it with nonsense detracts from its credibility.
Apple is at least as controlling as Microsoft, but the majority of Slashdot posters are picking Steve Jobs's nuthairs out of their teeth on a regular basis. (And yes, I have an iPhone, and love it.)
This proves how incompetent the /. story moderators are. The actual quote says nothing about MISSING Vista. It only says you'll appreciate it. The idea is this: Vista has an overall bad user experience, so all new features of Vista are generally lumped into the "bad" category. With an operating system that corrects those flaws, yet keeps what are supposedly nice innovations, you'll eliminating "guilt by association", and people can appreciate them for what they are.