It's because the the IOC like the secrecy of the Chinese Government better than any democracy. The worst games for the IOC were Lillehammer where everything was in the open - including the bribes paid to IOC officials to host the games.
Some even assume that programming is just programming and despite no mention of C++ on my CV, I was asked to interview for jobs that required it.
Funny, my first contract was for Cobol CICS - something I knew absolutely nothing about. They just wanted bums on seats that they could bill the customer for.
I moved from the UK to Vancouver a few years ago so my experiences might be a bit dated. I had the same response from the recruiters as you though - they will not treat you seriously unless you are resident.
It depends on the job market at the time as to how you'll fare, Vancouver is quite a small town as far as IT goes, so be prepared not to work for some time:) - I figured on about 12 months - but you won't care as you'll probably be hitting the slopes quite a bit. Be persistent, hawk your resume around town to the major recruiters - fill in their questionnaires and put yourself around as much as possible to get your face known. Believe it or not, Vancouver can be a quite a conservative place for the job market - they don't like strangers, so get in there and network, network, network.
Check out the local classifieds nearer the time, although there isn't usually much in there, but there might be. Also, check out Usenet - bc.jobs - to get a feel for what's active, you should probably be doing that now to get a feel for what is happening.
Be prepared to move around quite a bit - if you can work freelance, start up your own company which is quite easy to do and I would say is by far the best way to network and get known. It also means that you don't pass up on contract work. A relative doing the same as you worked for 3 companies in the first couple of years (as a "permie") so employment can be volatile - plan on it being this way. You can be "let go" easily in the first 6 months or so, so don't treat everything as a job for life. I did some work in Calgary for a while - this is a good way to see other cities but watch out for having to pay for accommodation twice. It helps to have relatives over here.
I can't believe that no-one's mentioned Excel yet, especially on importing and exporting.
It's annoying feature is that it will try to guess what format the data is in and the annoying part is that it will get it right about 90% of the time, which is just good enough that the user thinks it is the best thing since sliced bread, but anyone who tries to write data handling import routines from Excel (I'm using.Net here) tears their hair out trying to cope with the last 10%.
IIRC some Genetic engineers were entering strings like "10FEB" or whatever which were all converted to dates.
I just want a prominent checkbox somewhere which says "don't fuck with my data", but so far they haven't put one in.
What'll come next is tagging the license plate with the time and GPS info. Every time you pass a police car your movements will be tracked, recorded and put in a database somewhere. Put this capability on natural chokepoints such as bridges and freeway entrances/exits and your movements will be tracked 24/7.
How about clocking your entrance and exit to a freeway, then sending you a ticket in the mail if your average speed exceeds the posted limit?
Those line printers could be coaxed to kick out some interesting pictures. I found some on a cassette tape once while clearing out a cupboard, suitable for a Datapoint machine. I seem to remember I taught myself enough Datapoint assembler to be able to print them out.
...with a user wanting to inject images from other websites into my pages. I solved it quite nicely by translating any opening bracket to "ampersand-gt-;" (you know what I mean) and any urls were totally ignored after that.
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The US Open nail-biting ended on Monday, are they sure it wasn't Firefox 3?
It's because the the IOC like the secrecy of the Chinese Government better than any democracy. The worst games for the IOC were Lillehammer where everything was in the open - including the bribes paid to IOC officials to host the games.
Yeah, and most of 'em couldn't fit between the server racks shown in the video, either.
Wasn't Sun Tzu Chinese?
Anyway, why bother to hack? They're probably dropping off a Chow Mein with Sweet and Sour Pork at the Pentagon as I type this...
How about a "Land Me" button in the cockpit - once activated auto lands the aircraft at the nearest suitable airport. No way to reset it from the air.
If my Flight Sim can do it already, it should be a piece of cake...
Microsoft already has 'Millions' of Servers. It's called the Storm botnet.
He's not going to North America though, he's going to Vancouver BC.
The US dollar is only weak so that they can pay their bills to the Chinese more easily and then buy back their own dollars more cheaply.
With spelling like that, you must be in upper management!
Funny, my first contract was for Cobol CICS - something I knew absolutely nothing about. They just wanted bums on seats that they could bill the customer for.
I moved from the UK to Vancouver a few years ago so my experiences might be a bit dated. I had the same response from the recruiters as you though - they will not treat you seriously unless you are resident.
:) - I figured on about 12 months - but you won't care as you'll probably be hitting the slopes quite a bit. Be persistent, hawk your resume around town to the major recruiters - fill in their questionnaires and put yourself around as much as possible to get your face known. Believe it or not, Vancouver can be a quite a conservative place for the job market - they don't like strangers, so get in there and network, network, network.
:)
It depends on the job market at the time as to how you'll fare, Vancouver is quite a small town as far as IT goes, so be prepared not to work for some time
Check out the local classifieds nearer the time, although there isn't usually much in there, but there might be. Also, check out Usenet - bc.jobs - to get a feel for what's active, you should probably be doing that now to get a feel for what is happening.
Be prepared to move around quite a bit - if you can work freelance, start up your own company which is quite easy to do and I would say is by far the best way to network and get known. It also means that you don't pass up on contract work. A relative doing the same as you worked for 3 companies in the first couple of years (as a "permie") so employment can be volatile - plan on it being this way. You can be "let go" easily in the first 6 months or so, so don't treat everything as a job for life. I did some work in Calgary for a while - this is a good way to see other cities but watch out for having to pay for accommodation twice. It helps to have relatives over here.
G'luck sport! See you around town
They say "Jesus saves", but Moses invests!
You'll probably need one of these to install Windows 7 with all the eye candy.
There's a better one:
Please rearrange these two words into a well-known phrase or saying.
"Off Fuck".
7) Confusing the idiot who comes to install your Cable Modem.
Me to Confused Techie: "What are you looking for?".
Techie: "My Network Places".
Me: "Arf!".
I can't believe that no-one's mentioned Excel yet, especially on importing and exporting.
.Net here) tears their hair out trying to cope with the last 10%.
It's annoying feature is that it will try to guess what format the data is in and the annoying part is that it will get it right about 90% of the time, which is just good enough that the user thinks it is the best thing since sliced bread, but anyone who tries to write data handling import routines from Excel (I'm using
IIRC some Genetic engineers were entering strings like "10FEB" or whatever which were all converted to dates.
I just want a prominent checkbox somewhere which says "don't fuck with my data", but so far they haven't put one in.
I always enjoy his reviews, even if I don't agree with them.
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What do you mean, "I've always wondered why they don't..."
They do! (Interesting article, by the way)
What'll come next is tagging the license plate with the time and GPS info. Every time you pass a police car your movements will be tracked, recorded and put in a database somewhere. Put this capability on natural chokepoints such as bridges and freeway entrances/exits and your movements will be tracked 24/7.
How about clocking your entrance and exit to a freeway, then sending you a ticket in the mail if your average speed exceeds the posted limit?
It's coming!
Yeah, but it's still "a great way to pass time" though...
Now do you think someone, somewhere, has a Beowulf cluster going?
Those line printers could be coaxed to kick out some interesting pictures. I found some on a cassette tape once while clearing out a cupboard, suitable for a Datapoint machine. I seem to remember I taught myself enough Datapoint assembler to be able to print them out.
I must have been desperate back then...
You can get the same experience by making a visit to your local fishmongers.
It was done way back in 1993 as I seem to recall. I don't see any way you could improve on this.
...with a user wanting to inject images from other websites into my pages.
I solved it quite nicely by translating any opening bracket to "ampersand-gt-;" (you know what I mean) and any urls were totally ignored after that.
Tuxracer? I don't think so. He said "no violence" and I know for sure a lot of fish get it in Tuxracer.