I never would have thought that but you are very correct. I just read the data sheet for the device. Just because we live in a modern world does not mean all low-level consumer electronic gear uses a crystal time-base.
In some organizations the only resumes the Developers get to see are the ones picked by the HR staff. And they are not passing along anything that does not have a BS or the right mix of buzz words. We don't even get to write the requirement!
I'm averaging 70-hour weeks. There is absolutely zero chance I'm going to go home and do more coding on a personal project. The last thing I want to see or talk about outside of work is code.
Why the hell am I even reading Slashdot ?:P Good lord, there's something wrong with me.
The nature of my work involves very deep dives into some thorny problems. I crave and try to attain a good flow psychology to help me with complexity and the workload. I "enjoy" solving the problems. Social interaction, in my case, is counter-productive to the organization and to me.
Am I a "miserable cunt" because I don't like it when someone comes to my desk to pull me out of the zone and ask me for the 15th time to explain to them everything they should already know or could find out themselves with a little effort? Do I need to feed their dependency by breaking bread with them each day for some more concentrated verbal blather?
I am paid to produce code. Everyone's paycheck ultimately depends on the code I produce. Why sabotage my efforts by making me also don a faux social mask and take part in the office club? As another poster stated - I enjoy eating at my desk with headphones on and surfing the web for relaxation.
I also think you would hit the ground before freezing would be a factor. In fact, with the exception of hitting another portion of the airframe, I think the entire article was complete rubbish.
I used to skydive from 11.5K ft. That's about 55 seconds of free-fall time (with a safety margin). Extrapolating this to 35K suggests another 2.5 minutes. I am probably not going to asphyxiate in that time, either. Especially since I will be in lower altitudes quite quickly.
Would you be cold? Yes, very. Would you possibly pass out from low oxygen levels, possible but not certain. Would you get the bends? Even if you did, it would doubtful be fatal. The biggest concern by far is hitting the ground.
Walk through a grocery store or mall. Where are the non-Chinese goods? You can't find them no matter the price. And while I don't shop Walmart, it's common knowledge they strong-arm their suppliers into outsourcing in their fervor to shave a nickel off their costs. Electronics, textile, heavy machinery, even pharma is nearly entirely off-shore. We've only services, aircraft manufacture, and agriculture left.
As a consumer (we stopped being citizens long ago), show me where my power is? The only American thing left to purchase anymore is politicians and I don't have that kind of money.
If OPEC embargoed the USA today you would then witness a "shakeup" of the World order. I am not using this post to advocate right or wrong, I merely state fact: A few OPEC countries would find themselves in a real pickle, militarily speaking... and FAST.
The thing that makes me curious about the mineral oil is what happens when the oil gets warm? How is the heat dumped? I get the impression that after a while that case would be less efficient than normal forced-air.
Locally, both plumbers and electricians want around $100/hour for smaller jobs
Where I live, there are day laborers that work far cheaper and give god results. Are they licensed? Nope. However, people with barely enough to get by will (and do) choose these guys over the local journeyman.
This is a situation of outsourcing coming to your neighborhood. If I were a plumber or electrician, I would be just as concerned as your average software developer.
IBM, Apple, Google, Microsoft, HP....not one of these companies has ever approached me for employment. Coincidence? It's obvious a back-room deal was struck to not put all the others at such a disadvantage if one ever decided to hire me.
While I admit there is a slippery slope here, this PARTICULAR instance of monitoring would be quite welcome by me. Where I work there is a core group of people who solve problems and act as a "safety net" for many others who collect paychecks and shuttle as much work as possible to that core group.
I imagine every organization suffers the same malady. The ones who produce get ridden hard and put-way wet, earning neither recognition nor wage increases. Others attend meetings, send emails, and generally go through the motions of a productive day. Those others never seem to produce in any way any value. The ones in the trenches are fully aware of this and this effect is masked as efficiently as middle-management is able in order to protect the "darlings" and themselves from revealing incompetence. Upper management is seldom aware of what is actually occurring under their noses. Information mining (where middle tiers cannot affect the data) could shine a harsh light on those the organization can afford to jettison.
The only downside to this is even if upper management was aware, would they act? There is comfort and expedience in "don't upset the apple cart" mentality. It would take a strong leader to do the right thing (mostly because it would mean actual involvement in the organization other than collecting a damned bonus).
It is too early to tell but it appears it will not run on XP. At least the current demo is not supported by that platform. I imagine that means quite a few people will never use it, since the install base of XP is still quite immense.
To get the very best 3-D picture it is essential to use only gold-plated Monster cable. I'll bet you're trusting your digital signal to generic conductors. The 500% premium makes all the difference, according to Monster labs.
I am guessing Oracle is thinking is that this stuff ends up in a court to be judged by people who have no idea what all of this means.
Bingo!!!!
I thinks it's obvious that time-and-again legal "experts" have demonstrated only the most tenuous grasp of what any of this is about and the underlying principals of programming, programming technologies, and the pragmatic consequences of their ignorance. What ever the outcome of this lawsuit, be assured it will be the result of a legal "coin-toss" or how charming Mr. Expert witness who happened to read "programming in 24 hours" is on the stand.
The most important decisions in society are made by those most ignorant of the arguments.
GPS works fine in Alaska. You will always get lat/long and UTM data, which can augment a good paper map. What you will probably be missing is an accurate map on the device itself. There aren't a lot of good maps for wilderness Alaska.
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I never would have thought that but you are very correct. I just read the data sheet for the device. Just because we live in a modern world does not mean all low-level consumer electronic gear uses a crystal time-base.
In some organizations the only resumes the Developers get to see are the ones picked by the HR staff. And they are not passing along anything that does not have a BS or the right mix of buzz words. We don't even get to write the requirement!
I'm averaging 70-hour weeks. There is absolutely zero chance I'm going to go home and do more coding on a personal project.
The last thing I want to see or talk about outside of work is code.
Why the hell am I even reading Slashdot ? :P Good lord, there's something wrong with me.
The nature of my work involves very deep dives into some thorny problems. I crave and try to attain a good flow psychology to help me with complexity and the workload. I "enjoy" solving the problems. Social interaction, in my case, is counter-productive to the organization and to me.
Am I a "miserable cunt" because I don't like it when someone comes to my desk to pull me out of the zone and ask me for the 15th time to explain to them everything they should already know or could find out themselves with a little effort? Do I need to feed their dependency by breaking bread with them each day for some more concentrated verbal blather?
I am paid to produce code. Everyone's paycheck ultimately depends on the code I produce. Why sabotage my efforts by making me also don a faux social mask and take part in the office club? As another poster stated - I enjoy eating at my desk with headphones on and surfing the web for relaxation.
Los Angeles? I think we could afford to let that one go. Call it a Mulligan.
I also think you would hit the ground before freezing would be a factor. In fact, with the exception of hitting another portion of the airframe, I think the entire article was complete rubbish.
I used to skydive from 11.5K ft. That's about 55 seconds of free-fall time (with a safety margin). Extrapolating this to 35K suggests another 2.5 minutes. I am probably not going to asphyxiate in that time, either. Especially since I will be in lower altitudes quite quickly.
Would you be cold? Yes, very. Would you possibly pass out from low oxygen levels, possible but not certain. Would you get the bends? Even if you did, it would doubtful be fatal. The biggest concern by far is hitting the ground.
I was born in Chesapeake. The GP is correct: It sucks huge, throbbing, unwashed members.
That's a fallacy.
Walk through a grocery store or mall. Where are the non-Chinese goods? You can't find them no matter the price. And while I don't shop Walmart, it's common knowledge they strong-arm their suppliers into outsourcing in their fervor to shave a nickel off their costs. Electronics, textile, heavy machinery, even pharma is nearly entirely off-shore. We've only services, aircraft manufacture, and agriculture left.
As a consumer (we stopped being citizens long ago), show me where my power is? The only American thing left to purchase anymore is politicians and I don't have that kind of money.
Now substitute the word "Liberal" with "Conservative" and "extreme right" with "extreme left". Your argument still holds.
The entire system is broken, both the left and the right. I fervently hope you are not of the opinion one side is better than the other.
If OPEC embargoed the USA today you would then witness a "shakeup" of the World order. I am not using this post to advocate right or wrong, I merely state fact: A few OPEC countries would find themselves in a real pickle, militarily speaking ... and FAST.
And for that matter, military spending is one of the *least* stimulatory things the federal government spends money on.
Interesting viewpoint. Do you have any arguments or references to support this assertion. I am genuinely curious.
It's "Bubble Memory" all over again.
The thing that makes me curious about the mineral oil is what happens when the oil gets warm? How is the heat dumped? I get the impression that after a while that case would be less efficient than normal forced-air.
Thank you very much!! There are one of these practically in my back yard. That list is gold.
I dabble with microcontroller projects but am excited about meeting like-minded people. You've made my day.
Err "Stressed Member"
Locally, both plumbers and electricians want around $100/hour for smaller jobs
Where I live, there are day laborers that work far cheaper and give god results. Are they licensed? Nope. However, people with barely enough to get by will (and do) choose these guys over the local journeyman.
This is a situation of outsourcing coming to your neighborhood. If I were a plumber or electrician, I would be just as concerned as your average software developer.
It is a race to the bottom on all fronts.
You want evidence of collusion? Consider this:
IBM, Apple, Google, Microsoft, HP....not one of these companies has ever approached me for employment. Coincidence? It's obvious a back-room deal was struck to not put all the others at such a disadvantage if one ever decided to hire me.
Well the part about "twitter" being an awful sounding name in English was pretty spot-on.
You have to give him credit for that.
While I admit there is a slippery slope here, this PARTICULAR instance of monitoring would be quite welcome by me. Where I work there is a core group of people who solve problems and act as a "safety net" for many others who collect paychecks and shuttle as much work as possible to that core group.
I imagine every organization suffers the same malady. The ones who produce get ridden hard and put-way wet, earning neither recognition nor wage increases. Others attend meetings, send emails, and generally go through the motions of a productive day. Those others never seem to produce in any way any value. The ones in the trenches are fully aware of this and this effect is masked as efficiently as middle-management is able in order to protect the "darlings" and themselves from revealing incompetence. Upper management is seldom aware of what is actually occurring under their noses. Information mining (where middle tiers cannot affect the data) could shine a harsh light on those the organization can afford to jettison.
The only downside to this is even if upper management was aware, would they act? There is comfort and expedience in "don't upset the apple cart" mentality. It would take a strong leader to do the right thing (mostly because it would mean actual involvement in the organization other than collecting a damned bonus).
It is too early to tell but it appears it will not run on XP. At least the current demo is not supported by that platform. I imagine that means quite a few people will never use it, since the install base of XP is still quite immense.
To get the very best 3-D picture it is essential to use only gold-plated Monster cable. I'll bet you're trusting your digital signal to generic conductors. The 500% premium makes all the difference, according to Monster labs.
Trust me. I'm an expert.
I am guessing Oracle is thinking is that this stuff ends up in a court to be judged by people who have no idea what all of this means.
Bingo!!!!
I thinks it's obvious that time-and-again legal "experts" have demonstrated only the most tenuous grasp of what any of this is about and the underlying principals of programming, programming technologies, and the pragmatic consequences of their ignorance.
What ever the outcome of this lawsuit, be assured it will be the result of a legal "coin-toss" or how charming Mr. Expert witness who happened to read "programming in 24 hours" is on the stand.
The most important decisions in society are made by those most ignorant of the arguments.
and hookers. Okay, forget the Black Jack!
GPS works fine in Alaska.
You will always get lat/long and UTM data, which can augment a good paper map. What you will probably be missing is an accurate map on the device itself. There aren't a lot of good maps for wilderness Alaska.
Well played, Sir! You are the winner of this thread.
You already had me at unobtanium then the nude models closed the deal.