I'm a good example of that. If I have to stop working for Perl next year, and start working for pay, I'm fairly confident I'll be able to find a good job. And *not* because I have special skills in mod_perl, XML, data mining, biotech, desktop applications, or.NET (just between the few thousand of us, I have negligible skills in any of them!)
Someone will hire me simply because I'm a very good, very experienced, very reliable programmer. And because I'll bring with me a deep understanding of algorithms, and of program design, and of efficient code structures, and of pure problem solving. I may have to learn about XML or RPC or DNA or some other TLA, but that's okay. They're hiring me for skills that *can't* be picked up from a book, nor to a deadline.
It's obvious that he hasn't even tried to look for a job at anytime within the last year. He wouldn't even get in the door with that attitude. If you don't have exactly what a manager is looking for, you don't have a chance.
We need to lobby ICANN for a "slashdot" extension!
(example: www.cowboyneal.slashdot)
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What no one figured was the effect of personal computers on business. People still believe they increase productivity and decrease costs. This is the biggest lie out there. The use of the PC in the business has reached and passed the point of dimishing returns and really manay people could better serve companies by shoving the PC aside and getting out a good old pad of paper.
This book may have attracted some interest a couple of years ago. Not now.
We're in an economy now where the excesses and waste of the dotcoms has thoroughly soured everyone on any computer-related business or technical innovation. Of the dotcoms, the ones in "online community" were the worst offenders. Remember theglobe.com? Peaked at $90. Was last seen trading at about a nickel. Even Slashdot's parent VA is failing (I hope Hemos and Taco got paid in cash, not stock).
The words "online community development" just say "scam artist" to me, and, more importantly, to those who would be willing to pay real money to use or finance any of those things.
In case anyone hasn't noticed, we're in a recession and the computer industry is in a severe depression. Companies have lost billions on the last fads, "web interface" and "enterprise computing". What organization is going to want to spend money on:
- replacing all their hardware
- replacing all their software
- rewriting all their internally developed business applications
- retraining all their workers?
And people talk of "new interfaces"?
The current trend is to abandon the high-tech solution. It's back to the 1970s.
Here's the new interface for you. Pens. Paper. Books. File cabinets.
Credibility? High profile? Nader is about the most hated man in political life; no Democratic politician, consumer group, conservation group, et cetera will return his calls now.
Oh, and I feel sorry for anyone working at a company with such a laughable stereotyped dotcom name as "WhizBang! Labs". When it goes under (not "if") those people will be utterly unemployable.
In this economy, any resume submitted through a headhunter goes directly to the trash, unread.
Think about it. If you are an employer and are getting thousands of applicants for every position you have open, why would you want to pay a headhunter's fee?
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Read a book about Stalin's Russia sometime.
or New Hampshire?
Do SpamBouncer equivalents for Windows mail programs (Outlook Express, Netscape Messenger) exist?
(No Microsoft flames, please. I have to use the damn thing.)
About half the spam I get is from GroupLotto. Anyone filed suit against these email terrorists yet?
Conway says:
.NET (just between the few thousand of us, I have negligible skills in any of them!)
I'm a good example of that. If I have to stop working for Perl next year, and start working for pay, I'm fairly confident I'll be able to find a good job. And *not* because I have special skills in mod_perl, XML, data mining, biotech, desktop applications, or
Someone will hire me simply because I'm a very good, very experienced, very reliable programmer. And because I'll bring with me a deep understanding of algorithms, and of program design, and of efficient code structures, and of pure problem solving. I may have to learn about XML or RPC or DNA or some other TLA, but that's okay. They're hiring me for skills that *can't* be picked up from a book, nor to a deadline.
It's obvious that he hasn't even tried to look for a job at anytime within the last year. He wouldn't even get in the door with that attitude. If you don't have exactly what a manager is looking for, you don't have a chance.
Every computer shop on the planet names servers after LOTR characters.
We did vote Democrat. But the Republicans counted the votes.
Delany has said that he is working on the sequel to Stars in My Pocket. Next year?
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most of it has to do with everyone just not really caring anymore..
Yep.
When told "you need to upgrade your machine to use our software";
Last year's response - you do it
This year's response - who needs the software?
The tech industry is dead; everyone is broke ...
We need to lobby ICANN for a "slashdot" extension!
(example: www.cowboyneal.slashdot)
What no one figured was the effect of personal computers on business. People still believe they increase productivity and decrease costs. This is the biggest lie out there. The use of the PC in the business has reached and passed the point of dimishing returns and really manay people could better serve companies by shoving the PC aside and getting out a good old pad of paper.
And thus is Vinge refuted. Seriously.
[B]What[B] singularity? We're seeing right now what happens when computer technology begins to reach the point where it overwhelms the users.
[B]People abandon it.[B]
And the last word from Greenspun was that he's off seeing America in his Perrier-loaded RV.
Anyone else see the New York Times article about him a couple of weeks ago? It was hilarious.
This book may have attracted some interest a couple of years ago. Not now.
We're in an economy now where the excesses and waste of the dotcoms has thoroughly soured everyone on any computer-related business or technical innovation. Of the dotcoms, the ones in "online community" were the worst offenders. Remember theglobe.com? Peaked at $90. Was last seen trading at about a nickel. Even Slashdot's parent VA is failing (I hope Hemos and Taco got paid in cash, not stock).
The words "online community development" just say "scam artist" to me, and, more importantly, to those who would be willing to pay real money to use or finance any of those things.
This story isn't even on the active page anymore, and www.farces.com is still unavailable ...
In case anyone hasn't noticed, we're in a recession and the computer industry is in a severe depression. Companies have lost billions on the last fads, "web interface" and "enterprise computing". What organization is going to want to spend money on:
- replacing all their hardware
- replacing all their software
- rewriting all their internally developed business applications
- retraining all their workers?
And people talk of "new interfaces"?
The current trend is to abandon the high-tech solution. It's back to the 1970s.
Here's the new interface for you. Pens. Paper. Books. File cabinets.
So, when this kid grows up, he'll create a game that includes an evil wizard named ... Andrew??
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http://www.geocities.com/pb_wizardry/pages/down
Wernda
... spell it right, or he'll come after you!
Werdna
Clippy" of Microsoft Word just "put in" by an engineer? Isn't that one of the stupidest things ever?
Wasn't Melinda Gates responsible for that one?
Credibility? High profile? Nader is about the most hated man in political life; no Democratic politician, consumer group, conservation group, et cetera will return his calls now.
fall of 2000
What more need be said?
Oh, and I feel sorry for anyone working at a company with such a laughable stereotyped dotcom name as "WhizBang! Labs". When it goes under (not "if") those people will be utterly unemployable.
In this economy, any resume submitted through a headhunter goes directly to the trash, unread.
Think about it. If you are an employer and are getting thousands of applicants for every position you have open, why would you want to pay a headhunter's fee?