We're looking for the people fiddling around with Linux servers and setting them up in their spare time who want some on-the-job experience administering and maintaining Linux servers.
So basically you want people who are doing a full-time job on the side to come join your fine company? Something tells me if they are looking for the experience you're looking for, they've got some other ideas up their sleeves. Perhaps going into business to compete with you!
Price is determined by supply and demand, right? If that is the case, why haven't you been able to find someone for your position? Is it possible that what you are offering is below market value? If not, you should be able to find someone qualified fairly quickly. Else, increase the starting salary until you find what you need. Do you think someone who is qualified will look at this and call you and tell you you're out of your mind? No, they're just going to some other company for a job.
Lastly, why does our society encourage people to become highly specalized in a particular field or technology? Guess what happens when productivity rises and that job or function is no longer needed? Where else do they go to for a job? Now they have to really retrain to enter another field. Unless people are in love with a particular job, we are sometimes better off being generalists in order to move quickly to another job once its outsourced or made redundant.
Hopefully this will be a little different as RSS readers seem to be fragmented. That is, there doesn't appear to be "One Reader to Rule Them All." We actually have a choice in this matter. Microsoft had IE automatically installed on the majority of the world's computers, so developers created their code to work with that.
Not only that, but won't you have to have a Media Center-equipped PC to take advantage of all these features? What if you primarly use a Mac or your computer doesn't come with Windows XP MCE? You can't upgrade unless you bought it from a retailer.
For these reasons, I agree that this is yet another console. Its not a good thing, but it will follow the same pattern as other consoles before it.
I agree. I got burned by the PSP and now more games are coming out but nothing that I really want to see. I also can't see myself buying UMD Videos to replace my DVD's. The new web browser functionality, "meh."
I am going to wait this one out this time. While I own all three of the current major systems, I don't have a favorite. I think this may be the case for me for the next generation of consoles.
My high-level understanding is that HD-DVD is better for consumers since it will allow us to move content around the home via a network. Blu-Ray will prevent that from happening but will offer much greater capacity. Am I way off base in thinking that the HD-DVD standard is relatively more consumer-friendly than Blu-Ray?
Either way, it sounds like consumers lose from the perspective of doing what we want with our media.
I've been waiting for things like this to really pick up. Most of the games I've played on the consoles or PC are incremental improvements over a previous version. I like the fact that the barrier for entry is lower so that people with different ideas get a shot at making some cool games.
I think a lot of us remember the days of the Atari 2600 where there were few sequels and mostly different (and sometimes weird) ideas. I felt that way about games until they started to become really commercialized in the late 90's and all we get now are rehashes because the big businesses are not willing to take risks and want steady incomes. Maybe we'll see some new games now.
I guess I don't have the statistical understanding to know if these tests are fully accurate, but aren't there biases in these IQ tests (like the SAT) that would nullify these claims?
How can anyone create an unbiased test (and know so) to be able to prove that men are smarter than women?
I kind of agree with this and the other posters who share this view. If it was as easy as "follow your passion, your dreams will come true" we all would do it, woudln't we? Who really wants to be stuck in a job they don't really like?
The reality is that in our society not everybody can have the most desirable jobs. There are plenty of us who will end up working at McDonalds or Wal-Mart for minimum wage for a portion of our lives.
How exactly is one supposed to know when the stock is at its peak and to avoid buying high? With regards to research, there is such an overwhelming amount of data that is out there (and unknown to the average investor) that you likely cannot make a good decision without crippling your thought process.
Sheesh, with all the advice on this board, you'd assume that there are a bunch of millionaires with nothing else to do but publish on Slashdot!
I've been spending some time travelling the world via Google satellite imagery so far. I like the way things are coming together for this company what with this seeming philosophy of "search the world."
I can't wait to see what else is in store. I have been reading the concept of all this tying together to be like a portable OS, which would be great. All they would need to really kick this off is some sort of office suite, storage, and calendar functionality, right?
I personally tend to make judgements based on a few factors: graphics, UI, and fun factor. WoW graphics are OK, but there is a nice variety of locales and the graphics are bright in general. I personally wish it were more like FFXI.
The UI is great I think from the start. Plus Blizzard has given us the ability to modify the UI pretty extensively and the company even supports it.
I thought the game was pretty fun until I hit level 40 with my Paladin. I've been trying other classes though and I think there's still quite a bit of replayability. I find I do much less "grinding" than I do in console-based RPG's or other MMORPG's.
I would imagine that Apple is still seeking lower costs. They have been pretty admant about their OS running on official hardware. That is the key to providing a consistant user experience.
This would only increase the chance that User X and Y complain about Widget Z not working correctly like you see on Wintel boxes. That would be a slow but sure path of tarnishing their brand.
Choosing a career based on a well-lubricated encounter at a bar, it turns out, may not be the most promising route to career satisfaction
Well, you see, at my company...
With the eMarker (http://www.bricklin.com/emarker.htm). It was kind of a cool idea that allowed you to basically hit a button and the device would save the time you pressed the button and you could use a program to determine what song was played based on the timestamp and station of the song.
I think this may be a bit more practical than this phone service. Personally I find most of these songs occur while I'm driving in the car. As I am already accident prone, this would make things a lot safer for me than trying to drive and hold this up to the speaker near my foot.
Although with XM, I no longer need to worry about this mess.
Believe it or not, this actually happened. With my parents! My dad was an engineer and my mom was a nurse. Not only did they have two kids, I (the boy) ended up doing Computer Engineering and my sister has almost wrapped up her nursing degree.
Oh wait, we were talking about the "Bucking Bronco" position. Gross!
This is kind of interesting, because the first time I ever used a computer was for LOGO waaaaay back in Kindergarten. There was a class of about 20 of us and we all got in line to "timeshare" with the Apple IIe. In fact probably through 5th grade all I managed to hack on was LOGO on Macs.
Of course, kids nowadays have access to computers because they are so cheap. Still, I would recommend Mac to kids these days so they don't get frustrated and experience a decent UI. If they're really into computers, some BASIC programming should do the trick.
Yeah, I found this one particularly interesting because I just purchased an eMac for my parents as their Christmas present. When I actually got it, I was surprised (and pleased) at all the productivity software that comes with it. If I bought a low-end Dell, I would have had to purchase lots of expensive software. Getting iLife, Quicken, AppleWorks and all sorts of other software out-of-the-box is such a great value. I spent the weekend showing my dad how to use iTunes to organize his MP3's. Now he's addicted to finding album covers on the web as well. I would agree that if you are a hardcore gamer this is not your machine, but for the rest of us who use it to surf the web and check email, this is a great value.
I remember once during a campus recruiting event at my university, a Microsoft representative came down and started handing out prizes for answering various trivia questions about Microsoft. One of them was "What is the most tested program at Microsoft?" or something of that nature. The correct answer was Solitaire.
Homer: So you think you know better than this family, eh? Well as long as you're in my house you'll do what I do and believe what I believe! So butter your bacon!
Bart: Yes father.
Lisa: Mom, dad, my spiritual quest is over!
Homer: Hold that thought . . . bacon up that sausage, boy!
Bart: But dad, my heart hurts!
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So basically you want people who are doing a full-time job on the side to come join your fine company? Something tells me if they are looking for the experience you're looking for, they've got some other ideas up their sleeves. Perhaps going into business to compete with you!
Price is determined by supply and demand, right? If that is the case, why haven't you been able to find someone for your position? Is it possible that what you are offering is below market value? If not, you should be able to find someone qualified fairly quickly. Else, increase the starting salary until you find what you need. Do you think someone who is qualified will look at this and call you and tell you you're out of your mind? No, they're just going to some other company for a job.
Lastly, why does our society encourage people to become highly specalized in a particular field or technology? Guess what happens when productivity rises and that job or function is no longer needed? Where else do they go to for a job? Now they have to really retrain to enter another field. Unless people are in love with a particular job, we are sometimes better off being generalists in order to move quickly to another job once its outsourced or made redundant.
Hopefully this will be a little different as RSS readers seem to be fragmented. That is, there doesn't appear to be "One Reader to Rule Them All." We actually have a choice in this matter. Microsoft had IE automatically installed on the majority of the world's computers, so developers created their code to work with that.
For these reasons, I agree that this is yet another console. Its not a good thing, but it will follow the same pattern as other consoles before it.
I am going to wait this one out this time. While I own all three of the current major systems, I don't have a favorite. I think this may be the case for me for the next generation of consoles.
Hey, you should do it too. Save like $900!
Either way, it sounds like consumers lose from the perspective of doing what we want with our media.
I think a lot of us remember the days of the Atari 2600 where there were few sequels and mostly different (and sometimes weird) ideas. I felt that way about games until they started to become really commercialized in the late 90's and all we get now are rehashes because the big businesses are not willing to take risks and want steady incomes. Maybe we'll see some new games now.
How can anyone create an unbiased test (and know so) to be able to prove that men are smarter than women?
The reality is that in our society not everybody can have the most desirable jobs. There are plenty of us who will end up working at McDonalds or Wal-Mart for minimum wage for a portion of our lives.
I read this article a while back, about this same subject: Do What You Love and You'll Probably Starve.
Sheesh, with all the advice on this board, you'd assume that there are a bunch of millionaires with nothing else to do but publish on Slashdot!
I can't wait to see what else is in store. I have been reading the concept of all this tying together to be like a portable OS, which would be great. All they would need to really kick this off is some sort of office suite, storage, and calendar functionality, right?
Who's with me?
The UI is great I think from the start. Plus Blizzard has given us the ability to modify the UI pretty extensively and the company even supports it.
I thought the game was pretty fun until I hit level 40 with my Paladin. I've been trying other classes though and I think there's still quite a bit of replayability. I find I do much less "grinding" than I do in console-based RPG's or other MMORPG's.
This might not be elegant, but it works, which is good enough for the desperate types like me.
This would only increase the chance that User X and Y complain about Widget Z not working correctly like you see on Wintel boxes. That would be a slow but sure path of tarnishing their brand.
Choosing a career based on a well-lubricated encounter at a bar, it turns out, may not be the most promising route to career satisfaction
Well, you see, at my company...
Like Microsoft never bashes anybody...
I think this may be a bit more practical than this phone service. Personally I find most of these songs occur while I'm driving in the car. As I am already accident prone, this would make things a lot safer for me than trying to drive and hold this up to the speaker near my foot. Although with XM, I no longer need to worry about this mess.
Oh wait, we were talking about the "Bucking Bronco" position. Gross!
This is kind of interesting, because the first time I ever used a computer was for LOGO waaaaay back in Kindergarten. There was a class of about 20 of us and we all got in line to "timeshare" with the Apple IIe. In fact probably through 5th grade all I managed to hack on was LOGO on Macs. Of course, kids nowadays have access to computers because they are so cheap. Still, I would recommend Mac to kids these days so they don't get frustrated and experience a decent UI. If they're really into computers, some BASIC programming should do the trick.
Article on Philo Farnsworth.
Yeah, I found this one particularly interesting because I just purchased an eMac for my parents as their Christmas present. When I actually got it, I was surprised (and pleased) at all the productivity software that comes with it. If I bought a low-end Dell, I would have had to purchase lots of expensive software. Getting iLife, Quicken, AppleWorks and all sorts of other software out-of-the-box is such a great value. I spent the weekend showing my dad how to use iTunes to organize his MP3's. Now he's addicted to finding album covers on the web as well. I would agree that if you are a hardcore gamer this is not your machine, but for the rest of us who use it to surf the web and check email, this is a great value.
pervasive pornogrpahy?
I remember once during a campus recruiting event at my university, a Microsoft representative came down and started handing out prizes for answering various trivia questions about Microsoft. One of them was "What is the most tested program at Microsoft?" or something of that nature. The correct answer was Solitaire.
Now don't you wish you could work there?
Homer: So you think you know better than this family, eh? Well as long as you're in my house you'll do what I do and believe what I believe! So butter your bacon!
Bart: Yes father.
Lisa: Mom, dad, my spiritual quest is over!
Homer: Hold that thought . . . bacon up that sausage, boy!
Bart: But dad, my heart hurts!
Pretty RISCy maneuver, eh?
Thanks, I'll have to check those out. My big beef was lack of readability. For some resolution, my screen resolution will not go below 800 x 600.