Most PMs I know are not recent college grads. Firms typically want some sort of actual work experience before considering someone as qualified to estimate and plan work for others.
For any consistent formal, recursively enumerable theory that proves basic arithmetical truths, an arithmetical statement that is true, but not provable in the theory, can be constructed.
Just because something can't be proved, doesn't mean it's not true - hence Mathematics' own Catch-22. So with Mathematics, so with Theism.
If you owe $1,000 and can't pay it's your problem If you owe $1,000,000 and can't pay it's the bank's problem If you owe $1,000,000,000 and can't pay it's everyone's problem
Of course, what I neglected to mention is that the 5% fee is typically split between agents (sometimes 3 to 2, sometimes 2.5% to 2.5%). Now you're talking $2500 for 10 "days" worth of work versus $3000 for 60 "days". The opportunity cost for you to get another FIVE $2500 commissions versus an extra $500 is hardly worth it. Even if you figure you're not going to get 5 more sales, and only get one in the remaining 50 days, that's still a difference of $2000. Plus, you build word of mouth for selling properties fast (which can be important to many sellers), and it's not like the seller is going to find out concretely that they could have had 20% more for waiting 50 days.
Like so many things, it's all about churn. And as with anything, it is important to understand the motivations driving a person's actions. Just remember when buying or selling anything (especially a house) using any kind of agent, that the agent is interested in completing *A* sale (not the *BEST* sale), and typically ASAP so they can lather-rinse-repeat.
Cheers, Slak
Re:And this is indeed a serious problem with EBay.
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I used to work for a on-line auction company (not eBay, a "Business to Consumer" one). We did implement this logic, where the auction would extend 10 minutes after the last bid. Most of the profit on items came during this "extended" period of time, and the bidding could get quite furious.
From a technology view-point, this made the closing auction logic complicated (which then affects category pages and search results).
From eBay's perspective they've already captured the listing fee, and the 10-20% movement in price achieved by extending the auction nets them (eBay) only a few more pennies on their percentage of selling price, so why would they bother? It's the same tension as real-estate agents - they'd rather get a $100,000 sale 10 days into a home's listing than a $120,000 sale 60 days in e.g. a $5000 (assuming 5% commission) at 10 days than $6000 at 60 days. Can you blame them?
"..but don't they lose the right to sue after it has infringed openly for some time?"
In a word, no. Patent violations are given no free pass if the holder chooses to ignore the violation up until the last hour.
"Hell, it might even count as previous art against some of the more frivolous (ie most) software patents."
It is true that Linux MAY contain prior art for some patents. But the costs of defending against a patent attack run at least $500,000. That's a pretty big chance to take for individual developers. Now companies like IBM, might take a different view.
My point was that they assumed the photographer was paid because I was in a tux and my bride in a gown. The photographer could just as easily have been either of our fathers.
FYI: The photographer did tell me of problems with Millenium Park (hence our use of the Conservatory). And based on that info, we figured it was a risk at the Conservatory. We weren't shutting down the park any more than any other member of the public taking pictures there.
My point was, how do they know if the photographer is professional, or not? He could have been either of our fathers taking keepsake pictures for us.
I was married last year in Chicago (where I reside and pay substantial property and sales taxes), and tried to take some wedding pictures at the Chicago Park District's indoor conservatory. Security stopped my bride and me from being photographed. I was outraged! And Millenium Park is worse, since it was completely overbudget and YEARS late.
But, what do you expect from a city that send bulldozers in the middle of the night to shut down an airport?
The important number is the number of people under 35 who VOTE compared to the number of people over 65 who VOTE. Add to that the image of poor, starving grandparents and most non-psychotic people want to "do something" to help.
There are many problems with social security:
1. It is NOT a savings plan. Money SS collects today from todays employees pays todays retirees.
2. This works well and good if the number of people paying into the system is greater than the number of retirees. When it was set up, few people lived long into retirement, and the population distribution based on age resembled a pyramid. Now, people are living longer AND having fewer children, so the age distribution is looking less like a pyramid and more like a column. In some countries (Japan), it is even becoming an INVERTED pyramid.
3. Many employer pension plans (e.g. Steel, airlines, etc.) have similar problems as above. Eventually, if they default on their pension plans, the government is forced to pick up the tab on underfunded pensions, exacerbating the situation.
4. The retirement age hasn't kept pace with advances in life expectancy. But it's not politically savy to tell people you can retire at 65...no wait, make that 67...oops hang on, better make that 70...or maybe 72.
Many companies consider contractors and temps a security risk are unlikely to have anything available. I know my company (a small one in financial services) would be highly unlikely to hire anyone to the security team that was not full-time and permanent.
If your program has that as a requirement, perhaps ask them how previous students satisfied it and network that way.
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Prove "Nothing is outside the realm of science."
Whoa whoa whoa.....
What self-respecting person would create content that any Schmoe could build off after only 17 years?!?!?!
I'm sure Metallica would have decided to become plumbers without the ever expanding 95-year copyright term.
Most PMs I know are not recent college grads. Firms typically want some sort of actual work experience before considering someone as qualified to estimate and plan work for others.
Need I remind you of Goedel's Theorem:
For any consistent formal, recursively enumerable theory that proves basic arithmetical truths, an arithmetical statement that is true, but not provable in the theory, can be constructed.
Just because something can't be proved, doesn't mean it's not true - hence Mathematics' own Catch-22. So with Mathematics, so with Theism.
Perhaps the study's conclusion should be that women are unable to reliably communicate their intentions
-Slak
I'm reminded of the new-old saying:
If you owe $1,000 and can't pay it's your problem
If you owe $1,000,000 and can't pay it's the bank's problem
If you owe $1,000,000,000 and can't pay it's everyone's problem
-Slak
but only criminals hide their genitals in public....
Of course, what I neglected to mention is that the 5% fee is typically split between agents (sometimes 3 to 2, sometimes
2.5% to 2.5%). Now you're talking $2500 for 10 "days" worth of work versus $3000 for 60 "days". The opportunity cost
for you to get another FIVE $2500 commissions versus an extra $500 is hardly worth it. Even if you figure you're not
going to get 5 more sales, and only get one in the remaining 50 days, that's still a difference of $2000. Plus,
you build word of mouth for selling properties fast (which can be important to many sellers), and it's not like the
seller is going to find out concretely that they could have had 20% more for waiting 50 days.
Like so many things, it's all about churn. And as with anything, it is important to understand the motivations driving
a person's actions. Just remember when buying or selling anything (especially a house) using any kind of agent, that
the agent is interested in completing *A* sale (not the *BEST* sale), and typically ASAP so they can lather-rinse-repeat.
Cheers,
Slak
I used to work for a on-line auction company (not eBay, a "Business to Consumer" one). We did implement this logic,
where the auction would extend 10 minutes after the last bid. Most of the profit on items came during this "extended"
period of time, and the bidding could get quite furious.
From a technology view-point, this made the closing auction logic complicated (which then affects category pages and
search results).
From eBay's perspective they've already captured the listing fee, and the 10-20% movement in price achieved by
extending the auction nets them (eBay) only a few more pennies on their percentage of selling price, so why
would they bother? It's the same tension as real-estate agents - they'd rather get a $100,000 sale 10 days into
a home's listing than a $120,000 sale 60 days in e.g. a $5000 (assuming 5% commission) at 10 days than $6000
at 60 days. Can you blame them?
-Slak
...but when will it be shark-mountable? Now that would be truly evil!
Just be sure you do not "choke the chicken" too much, or you'll go blind ;)
As a typical American, I can neither read nor care aboutt the article ;)
I, for one, welcome our Neanderthal overlords!
Wow! I get 34% more excercise than you! Watch those calories melt away, to say nothing of my fingers' 34% better muscle tone! ;)
When everything is GPL'ed, there can be no piracy.
I'm sure there's a much more Zen way to express this....
Cheers,
Slak
Yeah, coz OpenBSD on x86 is soooooo insecure....
-Slak
IANAL:
"..but don't they lose the right to sue after it has infringed openly for some time?"
In a word, no. Patent violations are given no free pass if the holder chooses to ignore the violation up until the last hour.
"Hell, it might even count as previous art against some of the more frivolous (ie most) software patents."
It is true that Linux MAY contain prior art for some patents. But the costs of defending against a patent attack run at least $500,000. That's a pretty big chance to take for individual developers. Now companies like IBM, might take a different view.
Cheers,
Slak
My point was that they assumed the photographer was paid because I was in a tux and my bride in a gown. The photographer could just as easily have been either of our fathers.
Cheers,
Slak
FYI: The photographer did tell me of problems with Millenium Park (hence our use of the Conservatory). And based on that info, we figured it was a risk at the Conservatory. We weren't shutting down the park any more than any other member of the public taking pictures there.
My point was, how do they know if the photographer is professional, or not? He could have been either of our fathers taking keepsake pictures for us.
Cheers,
Slak
I was married last year in Chicago (where I reside and pay substantial property and sales taxes), and tried to take some wedding pictures at the Chicago Park District's indoor conservatory. Security stopped my bride and me from being photographed. I was outraged! And Millenium Park is worse, since it was completely overbudget and YEARS late.
But, what do you expect from a city that send bulldozers in the middle of the night to shut down an airport?
Insane.
The important number is the number of people under 35 who VOTE compared to the number of people over 65 who VOTE. Add to that the image of poor, starving grandparents and most non-psychotic people want to "do something" to help.
There are many problems with social security:
1. It is NOT a savings plan. Money SS collects today from todays employees pays todays retirees.
2. This works well and good if the number of people paying into the system is greater than the number of retirees. When it was set up, few people lived long into retirement, and the population distribution based on age resembled a pyramid. Now, people are living longer AND having fewer children, so the age distribution is looking less like a pyramid and more like a column. In some countries (Japan), it is even becoming an INVERTED pyramid.
3. Many employer pension plans (e.g. Steel, airlines, etc.) have similar problems as above. Eventually, if they default on their pension plans, the government is forced to pick up the tab on underfunded pensions, exacerbating the situation.
4. The retirement age hasn't kept pace with advances in life expectancy. But it's not politically savy to tell people you can retire at 65...no wait, make that 67...oops hang on, better make that 70...or maybe 72.
Cheers
-Slak
Playing Cricket as Douglas Adams showed the disastrous results!
Many companies consider contractors and temps a security risk are unlikely to have anything available. I know my company (a small one in financial services) would be highly unlikely to hire anyone to the security team that was not full-time and permanent.
If your program has that as a requirement, perhaps ask them how previous students satisfied it and network that way.
Gigolo ;)
But an increase in calls to helpdesk along the lines of: "I forgot my fingerprint, could you reset it please?"