All my important passwords (along with other information such as bank account numbers etc) are in a file I encrypt with my wife's public key. If we both exit together, well, hmm. Gone forever.
In '99 there were lots of companies happy to candidates accross the country for a job interview, let alone provide relocation.
Now there are very few companies willing to even interview someone who isn't local.
Sure, if you have the capital to pick up and move to another city with lots of jobs, and live there without a job until you get one, great. Not everyone has that kind of mobility.
This all happened in '86, so there's not much that can be done now. The problem was not in unfair marking, the two students got essentially the same grades. The problem was the raw scores->grade mapping. The student did protest, but Parnas had a specially funded chair position. Can't think of the correct wording for it. Basically, there was nothing the department could do. So I guess that wasn't exactly the end of it, but the grade stood. The student did drop out the next year, and last I heard (over 15 years ago) was doing well without a degree.
Rules were changed partially because of this incident (there were a number of students who complained, I just happened to know this one). The result was that profs had to come up with more subtle ways of weighting exams. One I knew used to ask a couple of essay type questions, and mark them last. If the class was doing poorly, he would grade those questions very generously.
And yes, there was for Parnas to not like the student. He was a pain in the ass. Regardless, one would think that two students with the same raw scores should get the same grade.
D.L. Parnas once taught a 300 level software engineering class at the University of Victoria.
Grading used the 'high tide' method. That is, better score in one area of the course (exam, project, assignments) could override a poor score in another area. All instructor's judgement.
One student I knew got a C+ and discovered that he had roughly the same scores in each area as another student who got an A. That is, guy I knew had a poor exam, but awesome project. Someone else had nearly identical exam scores, and nearly the same (A) project.
I should have clarified, I am an AT&T wireless customer (now Cingular, we'll see how that affects things).
AT&T Wireless gives the option of not receiving offers and promotions. I was 'in the system' as don't contact my any way shape or form. But, at least prior to the merger, every month or so I'd get an email from AT&T wireless hawking new ringtones or other 'offers'.
In any case I'm planning to switch to Verizon because AT&T's coverage in this area (Santa Barbara CA) sucks. The fact that for close to two years they have not honored a simple "don't send me offers and promotions" request doesn't help.
I have gone through AT&T's unsubscribe process many times, to no avail. Even though they tell me they'll stop sending me 'promotional' email, they still do. I have reported it to the FTC, and am planning to take my service elsewhere.
The FTC did reply to say that not unsubscribing someone, even if they are your customer, is in violation of CANSPAM. They were less than clear as to whether or not they'd actually do anything about it.
Moving off topic a bit, but a topic that seems hot for discussion...
I rarely go to movies, but I think next time I'll time the 'junk' at the beginning, and ask for rebate for the portion of my ticket that was junk I had to sit through. And since to get a good seat you have to arrive before the movie starts, 'no watching' is not an option. I bought a ticket for 100 minutes of Entertainment, not 15 minutes of ads followed by 100 minutes of Entertainment.
If I didn't pay for the movie, it would be one thing, but they're taking on extra revenue at my expense.
But what's your network address? Your domain name doesn't mean much of anything, geographically. I mean, it does, but it doesn't, if you know what I mean.
Basically, he's not converting domain name to geography, because that's completely unreliable. I could buy a domain name just about anywhere in the world and map it to my U.S. IP address.
IP address to geography is a little more reliable, but obviously not perfect, as your case probably shows.
You can also always download and install patches manually. Sure, the requirements hierarchy is insane, but it's theoretically possible. I used to maintain an install script/set of hotfixes to take a Win2K server to 'current'. That was in 2001 when 'current' wasn't quite so hard.
My company uses mxlogic.com. $1.25 per mailbox per month. At 60 people, that's WAY cheaper than my time to administer anything. I havn't heard a peep of a complaint from users after switching. Before were using a device (eSafe by Alladin systems). It was taking up to an hour/day of my time. And it wasn't free.
Just remember to include admin time when working out 'free'.
I saw a job posting last year that had the two requirements a) knows UML and b) knows Visio.
That's kind of like asking for a poet who knows Word. The UML is the important part. Any decent UML person can learn any UML tool.
But it's hard to quantify 'knows UML', so they add in the 'knows Visio' in an attempt to cut back on the resumes. But all they succeed in doing is perhaps cutting back on a few people who know UML, but used some other tools(s).
That's an extreme case, but there is a lot of that. It's hard to know if someone is a 'good' software engineer, so they rely on asking for software engineers who have a very specific knowledge base.
I'd love to see a study on what that does to the volume and quality of the resumes. What I think is that they'll get just as many, it's just that they'll be less honest, as people try to get past the specific knowledge set barrier.
In some jurisdictions (I'm familliar with Canada) if you see child pornography, you are obligated by law to report it to the authorities.
I was once involved in group therapy sessions in which confidential information was shared. The disclaimer was always that anything that comes out that is either a) a direct threat against another person, or b) involves child abuse, by law it must be reported.
Extremely specific job postings are an attempt to pre-filter the thousands of resumes they get. Any company would be perfectly happy with someone who 'can do stuff'. The problem is finding out who those people are from a resume.
If they post a job for 'someone who can do stuff' they get 1000 resumes, 990 of which are from idiots who can't do stuff.
If they post a job for 'A.NET programmer who has extensive experience with Activestate Perl, Oracle and Pascal' they get 1000 resumes, 990 of which are from idiots who are lying, 9 of which are from people who are '.NET programmers who know Perl, SQL Server and Modula-2'. And maybe 1 who fits the qualifications 'exactly', but is from India and doesn't have a visa.
So they toss out the 9 who could do the job, interview 10 of the idiots, and complain that they need more H1-Bs.
Before you start the job, it's hard to prove "you can get the job done". Previous similar work experience is a good indicator, which is why they like that. If you don't have that, then things like degrees can help.
So the real question for Mr. Verizon is: "what kind of things on a resume provide you with an indication that a person can get the job done?" and "is a degree, and where it's from, one of them?"
I've had a couple of relatives put in those kinds of hours as interns. No, the 3AM part isn't relavent. You're likely to get an overworked intern at any time of the day.
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I'll add:
1.8 St. Louis (Olympic Games)
12.9 Roger Bannister (4 minute mile)
18.9 Hurricane Charley (ok, I needed google for the name)
e.g. Dmitri Skyalrov
All my important passwords (along with other information such as bank account numbers etc) are in a file I encrypt with my wife's public key. If we both exit together, well, hmm. Gone forever.
There's a space in your link.
_ po lice_raid_bittorrent_site/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/14/finnish
or ACM (www.acm.org) which includes a pretty good online libary. Not as complete as Safari, but a pretty good deal for $99/year.
Off-topic to your off-topic, but you're .sig is the funnieset thing I've read in a long time! If I had the points, I'd mod that +5 funny!
In '99 there were lots of companies happy to candidates accross the country for a job interview, let alone provide relocation.
Now there are very few companies willing to even interview someone who isn't local.
Sure, if you have the capital to pick up and move to another city with lots of jobs, and live there without a job until you get one, great. Not everyone has that kind of mobility.
p.s. It's a lot easier if you're single!
This all happened in '86, so there's not much that can be done now. The problem was not in unfair marking, the two students got essentially the same grades. The problem was the raw scores->grade mapping. The student did protest, but Parnas had a specially funded chair position. Can't think of the correct wording for it. Basically, there was nothing the department could do. So I guess that wasn't exactly the end of it, but the grade stood. The student did drop out the next year, and last I heard (over 15 years ago) was doing well without a degree.
Rules were changed partially because of this incident (there were a number of students who complained, I just happened to know this one). The result was that profs had to come up with more subtle ways of weighting exams. One I knew used to ask a couple of essay type questions, and mark them last. If the class was doing poorly, he would grade those questions very generously.
And yes, there was for Parnas to not like the student. He was a pain in the ass. Regardless, one would think that two students with the same raw scores should get the same grade.
D.L. Parnas once taught a 300 level software engineering class at the University of Victoria.
Grading used the 'high tide' method. That is, better score in one area of the course (exam, project, assignments) could override a poor score in another area. All instructor's judgement.
One student I knew got a C+ and discovered that he had roughly the same scores in each area as another student who got an A. That is, guy I knew had a poor exam, but awesome project. Someone else had nearly identical exam scores, and nearly the same (A) project.
So guy-I-knew approached Parnas, and asked why.
"Becuase I don't like you".
And that was the end of it.
And SITA, being international not-for-proffit should be either .int or perhaps .org.
.rail or .shipping?
To make a new industry TLD begs the question, why don't we have
I should have clarified, I am an AT&T wireless customer (now Cingular, we'll see how that affects things).
AT&T Wireless gives the option of not receiving offers and promotions. I was 'in the system' as don't contact my any way shape or form. But, at least prior to the merger, every month or so I'd get an email from AT&T wireless hawking new ringtones or other 'offers'.
In any case I'm planning to switch to Verizon because AT&T's coverage in this area (Santa Barbara CA) sucks. The fact that for close to two years they have not honored a simple "don't send me offers and promotions" request doesn't help.
.aero, also underutilization.
.int? So ya, one underutilzed TDL wasn't enough, SITA wanted another.
The sponser was SITA, who was already using sita.int. Anybody ever hear of
I have gone through AT&T's unsubscribe process many times, to no avail. Even though they tell me they'll stop sending me 'promotional' email, they still do. I have reported it to the FTC, and am planning to take my service elsewhere.
The FTC did reply to say that not unsubscribing someone, even if they are your customer, is in violation of CANSPAM. They were less than clear as to whether or not they'd actually do anything about it.
Moving off topic a bit, but a topic that seems hot for discussion...
I rarely go to movies, but I think next time I'll time the 'junk' at the beginning, and ask for rebate for the portion of my ticket that was junk I had to sit through. And since to get a good seat you have to arrive before the movie starts, 'no watching' is not an option. I bought a ticket for 100 minutes of Entertainment, not 15 minutes of ads followed by 100 minutes of Entertainment.
If I didn't pay for the movie, it would be one thing, but they're taking on extra revenue at my expense.
But what's your network address? Your domain name doesn't mean much of anything, geographically. I mean, it does, but it doesn't, if you know what I mean.
Basically, he's not converting domain name to geography, because that's completely unreliable. I could buy a domain name just about anywhere in the world and map it to my U.S. IP address.
IP address to geography is a little more reliable, but obviously not perfect, as your case probably shows.
You can also always download and install patches manually. Sure, the requirements hierarchy is insane, but it's theoretically possible. I used to maintain an install script/set of hotfixes to take a Win2K server to 'current'. That was in 2001 when 'current' wasn't quite so hard.
Stupidity knows no politics. I get stupid shit from Republicans and Democrats alike.
Lots of free things mentioned like SpamAssasin.
My company uses mxlogic.com. $1.25 per mailbox per month. At 60 people, that's WAY cheaper than my time to administer anything. I havn't heard a peep of a complaint from users after switching. Before were using a device (eSafe by Alladin systems). It was taking up to an hour/day of my time. And it wasn't free.
Just remember to include admin time when working out 'free'.
Traffic signals that are controlled by loop detectors are a real pain for bicycles, in particular those made of aluminum, titanium or carbon fibre.
I hope that that since this is a Belgian idea, consideration of alternate forms of transportation will be considered.
I'm not sure my point was clear.
I saw a job posting last year that had the two requirements a) knows UML and b) knows Visio.
That's kind of like asking for a poet who knows Word. The UML is the important part. Any decent UML person can learn any UML tool.
But it's hard to quantify 'knows UML', so they add in the 'knows Visio' in an attempt to cut back on the resumes. But all they succeed in doing is perhaps cutting back on a few people who know UML, but used some other tools(s).
That's an extreme case, but there is a lot of that. It's hard to know if someone is a 'good' software engineer, so they rely on asking for software engineers who have a very specific knowledge base.
I'd love to see a study on what that does to the volume and quality of the resumes. What I think is that they'll get just as many, it's just that they'll be less honest, as people try to get past the specific knowledge set barrier.
Perhaps because the two main tools (ad-aware and spybot) are by donation.
I have a policy that if I use those tools to clean someone's computer, and they pay me, I give some of that to the two companies.
Now, if only we could uninstall IE and get a rebate...
In some jurisdictions (I'm familliar with Canada) if you see child pornography, you are obligated by law to report it to the authorities.
I was once involved in group therapy sessions in which confidential information was shared. The disclaimer was always that anything that comes out that is either a) a direct threat against another person, or b) involves child abuse, by law it must be reported.
Extremely specific job postings are an attempt to pre-filter the thousands of resumes they get. Any company would be perfectly happy with someone who 'can do stuff'. The problem is finding out who those people are from a resume.
.NET programmer who has extensive experience with Activestate Perl, Oracle and Pascal' they get 1000 resumes, 990 of which are from idiots who are lying, 9 of which are from people who are '.NET programmers who know Perl, SQL Server and Modula-2'. And maybe 1 who fits the qualifications 'exactly', but is from India and doesn't have a visa.
If they post a job for 'someone who can do stuff' they get 1000 resumes, 990 of which are from idiots who can't do stuff.
If they post a job for 'A
So they toss out the 9 who could do the job, interview 10 of the idiots, and complain that they need more H1-Bs.
Before you start the job, it's hard to prove "you can get the job done". Previous similar work experience is a good indicator, which is why they like that. If you don't have that, then things like degrees can help.
So the real question for Mr. Verizon is: "what kind of things on a resume provide you with an indication that a person can get the job done?" and "is a degree, and where it's from, one of them?"
I've had a couple of relatives put in those kinds of hours as interns. No, the 3AM part isn't relavent. You're likely to get an overworked intern at any time of the day.