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>1. avoid debt like the plague - unless you need to literally borrow to feed your family >2. consider doubling or tripling the amount of time you spend on "self education" to stay globally competitive >3. learn to totally appreciate non-material things like love of family and friends
I like this but I would put the priorities as 3, 1 and then 2.
>It's all about exhibiting a willingness to work hard and take pride in your work.
Thats what I think that most graduates don't realize. One of the big thing you are suppose to learn from going to school is how to work hard. And that does not mean how to copy someone else's problem set.
The piece of paper is important, but if thats all you have then why should I hire you vs. the some other guy in your class?
Rowan: Gareth, quick trust exercise, ultimate fantasy? Gareth Keenan: Hmm? David Brent: We're just doing the ultimate fantasy, we're all doing it. Gareth Keenan: Two lesbians probably, sisters. I'm just watching. Rowan: OK. Erm. Tim? Do you have one? Tim Canterbury: I'd never thought I'd say this, but can I hear more from Gareth please?
You have to staff 911 with goverment employees and purchase and maintain some high tech stuff (communications to emergency services, voice recording, some specialized telecom stuff to trace calls) and overhead (legal advice, operations and procedures, auditing).
>how huge corporations can extol the virtues of the 'American way,' 'free trade,' 'competition,' and the like only until the moment that they realize that they've become completely obsolete?
Its corporations (the Baby Bells too) that are providing VoIP. I can't think of one major telecom company with land-based lines that don't have VoIP or plans to provide VoIP.
>Then they fight like drowning rats using silly arguments
Its the goverment that is pushing for taxation of VoIP and a corporation fighting against it.
From the article: "the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has drafted regulations to ensure that VoIP services operating within its jurisdiction paid its fair share of the 911 services and universal access costs. Vonage Holding Inc., one of the first to market VoIP services, sued in Federal District Court alleging that VoIP was an "information service" and thus not under State jurisdiction."
You can't drag your 80 year-old mother around the world everytime you change jobs.
Ask your cousin if she rather prefer to raise their child moving to a new culture/country each year or staying in one neighbourhood until the child is 18.
Ask any 12 year old if they want to leave their school/friends/way-of-life for some alien culture. Hell, try asking him to turn off the tv and clean his room for that matter, if you think child raising is so easy.
>Done right raising a family while travelling the globe
Anything is possible if "done right". Raising a family "right" is hard enough in a consistant environment.
I'm doing a contracting and going for some vacation is almost impossible for me.
1. Time you are not working is time you are not getting paid, and the clock is ticking on you contract. 2. During between contracts, I'm just too concerned about finding the next one. I'm too afraid that that great contract would pop up when I'm some where in Asia.
>What I don't get is people going off on the idea this guy's motive is to somehow "forcefeed" people Linux.
Its akin to sending out anti-war pamplets or condoms with your Christmas cards. It is such a strong non-holiday message.
I would be irritated if someone sent me it just because I know that it would give Linux a bad name. "Some loser nerd gave me a burned CD with a card. Doens't this guy have a life and get over this Linux thing?"
>Way to alienate te most important part of the equation in your argument.
This is a lawyer. The most important part of the equation is the law, not the end users. (some may say that its publicity or money, but its still not the end users)
His last email is painfully obvious, he doesn't care about gamers, why should he?
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>1. avoid debt like the plague - unless you need to literally borrow to feed your family
>2. consider doubling or tripling the amount of time you spend on "self education" to stay globally competitive
>3. learn to totally appreciate non-material things like love of family and friends
I like this but I would put the priorities as 3, 1 and then 2.
>It's all about exhibiting a willingness to work hard and take pride in your work.
Thats what I think that most graduates don't realize. One of the big thing you are suppose to learn from going to school is how to work hard. And that does not mean how to copy someone else's problem set.
The piece of paper is important, but if thats all you have then why should I hire you vs. the some other guy in your class?
>Wal-Mart and Sam's Club are actually causing many governmental indexes of inflation to appear lower than they are.
I don't get this.
The US inflation index is based on what prices are in the US. Wal-Mart is in the US. Why do you need to excude them from inflation?
Its like finding out how much beef Americans eat, minus the beef they ate that originated from Texas.
I don't see what the point is exculding the largest retailer from calcuating retail prices.
>It is of the nature of higher pursuits that they do not remunerate like conventional skills.
Its not the "nature of higher pursuits" that forces you to develop so you can pay the rent.
Its that your aren't good of a poet/philosopher/historian/candlestick-maker to get paid enough to pay the rent.
Rowan: Gareth, quick trust exercise, ultimate fantasy?
Gareth Keenan: Hmm?
David Brent: We're just doing the ultimate fantasy, we're all doing it.
Gareth Keenan: Two lesbians probably, sisters. I'm just watching.
Rowan: OK. Erm. Tim? Do you have one?
Tim Canterbury: I'd never thought I'd say this, but can I hear more from Gareth please?
You have to staff 911 with goverment employees and purchase and maintain some high tech stuff (communications to emergency services, voice recording, some specialized telecom stuff to trace calls) and overhead (legal advice, operations and procedures, auditing).
>how huge corporations can extol the virtues of the 'American way,' 'free trade,' 'competition,' and the like only until the moment that they realize that they've become completely obsolete?
Its corporations (the Baby Bells too) that are providing VoIP. I can't think of one major telecom company with land-based lines that don't have VoIP or plans to provide VoIP.
>Then they fight like drowning rats using silly arguments
Its the goverment that is pushing for taxation of VoIP and a corporation fighting against it.
From the article:
"the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has drafted regulations to ensure that VoIP services operating within its jurisdiction paid its fair share of the 911 services and universal access costs. Vonage Holding Inc., one of the first to market VoIP services, sued in Federal District Court alleging that VoIP was an "information service" and thus not under State jurisdiction."
Will Novell or IBM support my RedHat with loads of modifications/customizations or Slackware?
Sorry, you still mis-understand my post.
It is an offer for free, non-commital sex to any hot looking blond chicks with big honkers.
>you take your family with you
You can't drag your 80 year-old mother around the world everytime you change jobs.
Ask your cousin if she rather prefer to raise their child moving to a new culture/country each year or staying in one neighbourhood until the child is 18.
Ask any 12 year old if they want to leave their school/friends/way-of-life for some alien culture. Hell, try asking him to turn off the tv and clean his room for that matter, if you think child raising is so easy.
>Done right raising a family while travelling the globe
Anything is possible if "done right". Raising a family "right" is hard enough in a consistant environment.
>Unless your company is setting you up to be screwed, you will be fine...
Thats like saying "You will be ok, unless you aren't."
>Indian Employment laws exist for someone who earns $0.02 per hour.
And why don't Indian Employement laws protect someone from even being paid $40 a year?
>Communications technology makes physical location nearly irrelevant.
How are you going to raise a child through IM? How are you going to take care of your parents through ICQ?
>go a long way in Bangalore, having fun, being a bit of a bigshot, partying
I can't see India being some big party place with women with loose morals.
I am meaning I'm not living my life according to some economic min/max game.
If I do live in a cave, its going to be for reasons other than economic. Just as I won't live in India just so I can have a job.
Thats great if you want to buy an engine. Most people here want to buy a game.
When was the last time you went though the "Engines" part of BestBuy?
How about d) Realize it is there but deliberatly decide to not live my life according to economics.
Sorry, but life is too short to have my life dictated by some politician/multi-national company.
Actually, learn how to say "Go to hell and leave me and my programmers alone.".
Note: I'm not saying to not listen to your end-users/customers and understand them. Just don't become this mindless "Yes-man" and sacrifice your team.
I'm doing a contracting and going for some vacation is almost impossible for me.
1. Time you are not working is time you are not getting paid, and the clock is ticking on you contract.
2. During between contracts, I'm just too concerned about finding the next one. I'm too afraid that that great contract would pop up when I'm some where in Asia.
Is L in terms of weekly?
What is the reasoning of the 2/3rds in step 1)?
What does step 7) say if you don't make it and why?
>What I don't get is people going off on the idea this guy's motive is to somehow "forcefeed" people Linux.
Its akin to sending out anti-war pamplets or condoms with your Christmas cards. It is such a strong non-holiday message.
I would be irritated if someone sent me it just because I know that it would give Linux a bad name. "Some loser nerd gave me a burned CD with a card. Doens't this guy have a life and get over this Linux thing?"
> some very large companies use Lisp as the base for their systems,
Some very large companies use VB too.
>Way to alienate te most important part of the equation in your argument.
This is a lawyer. The most important part of the equation is the law, not the end users. (some may say that its publicity or money, but its still not the end users)
His last email is painfully obvious, he doesn't care about gamers, why should he?
http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf23.htm
:)
A third of uranium comes from Canada and Australia. Not sure if you have worry about these countries not being money-grubbing whores.
>Careers are meaningless. Everyone is a temp. W-4 employment is a farce.
Er.. where have you've been for the last 4 years?
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nat ion/president/2004-09-15-edwards_x.htm
I couldn't find something that Bush or Cheney wouldn't draft.