If you lose your job, it's because you weren't proving yourself to be worth your price to the company you worked for. My advice would be to use the time between eating mice to go to the library, get some books, and learn new skills to position yourself better for your next job. Maybe if you have more skills than necessary, you'll get an even better-paying job that'll last longer because they see potential in you.
My skills aren't the problem. The problem is that I can't afford to work for 6-10K a year! I could the the best programmer in the world, and I'd still lose to the cheapest.
By the way, I was unemployed for 2 months last year... and I learned XML, and how to better administer a Windows/Linux mixed environment, which led to my hiring at my current job. How about you?
Good for you! I spent years as a COBOL programmer. When my workplace decided to convert everything to Java, the fact that I had fiddled with both Java and C++ at home made it a lot easier to switch. Yes, I'm still employed, but I'm not sure about the future.
And what happened when the job you "work hard" at outsources? Can you afford to pay $500-1,000/month rent on a McDonalds income? Can you also afford $200-400/month for your "reasonable vehicle"? It's not just the extravigant who have to worry.
Great idea! That way, when the company has to spend $10 million more per year, they'll really understand the value of American labor! Then, when you have to pay $50 for an optical computer mouse, or $1000 extra for a middle-of-the-line new computer, you'll understand why the company decided that maybe it should save some money to begin with.
But if I lose my job, I won't worry about a cheap optical mouse. I'll worry about cooking and eating the mice in my apartment instead.
As for your other point, both Canada AND Mexico have sent troops into your country due to border disputes: please see the US-Mexico war, the war of Texas Independance and the war of 1812 (or the border dispute of the Alaskan pan-handle).
Yeah, but that was a century or more ago. That has no relevance to life in 2004.
I don't know much about Dish, except that their lowest tier service is cheaper than anything DirecTV has. But I chose Direct because of the dual-tuner Tivo, and I don't regret it for a minute.
There are pros and cons. Standalone Tivo has newer software including Home Media Option(HMO), but DirecTivo has dual tuners, meaning you can record two shows at the same time.
Speaking of keyboard shortcuts, once one of my cow-orkers got some ad window where he couldn't get to the close button. When I told him about ALT-F4, he'd never known about it before. Given the choice, I'd like to feed the mouse to my mom's cat.
Prices have gotten reasonable BECAUSE the dealers have to compete. I understand what you're saying. Currently, I have a very high comfort level with my Saturn dealer and drive past at least 3 Jiffy Lubes on the way there for my oil changes (I'm too lazy to do it myself). But if the Saturn people raise prices, cut out the free car wash, or otherwise do shoddy work, I'm glad I have alternatives.
You're a total automotive ditz who couldn't do squat under the hood anyway. Does this make sense for you?
Actually, it doesn't. How many "authorized" Volvo dealers are around your city? And how many "general" mechanics who probably know as much about fixing Volvos as the "official" ones. When you're car breaks down, do you REALLY want to have to tow it 50 miles, when there's a shop that can fix it 2 blocks away?
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I knew this country was going into the toilet!
Actually, they probably are, but all that snow hides it.
Well, a house would be nice.
My skills aren't the problem. The problem is that I can't afford to work for 6-10K a year! I could the the best programmer in the world, and I'd still lose to the cheapest.
Good for you! I spent years as a COBOL programmer. When my workplace decided to convert everything to Java, the fact that I had fiddled with both Java and C++ at home made it a lot easier to switch. Yes, I'm still employed, but I'm not sure about the future.
And what happened when the job you "work hard" at outsources? Can you afford to pay $500-1,000/month rent on a McDonalds income? Can you also afford $200-400/month for your "reasonable vehicle"? It's not just the extravigant who have to worry.
But if you let this get to you, you could loose your mind. :)
But if I lose my job, I won't worry about a cheap optical mouse. I'll worry about cooking and eating the mice in my apartment instead.
Yeah, but that was a century or more ago. That has no relevance to life in 2004.
Hell, YES! It isn't even close!
Bah! Gentoo is already up to 2004!
I don't know much about Dish, except that their lowest tier service is cheaper than anything DirecTV has. But I chose Direct because of the dual-tuner Tivo, and I don't regret it for a minute.
DirecTivos are usually only 35 hours, but they're also upgradable. Many users upgrade (or have them upgraded) to much larger sizes.
There are pros and cons. Standalone Tivo has newer software including Home Media Option(HMO), but DirecTivo has dual tuners, meaning you can record two shows at the same time.
Isn't Windows a 2-bit Operating system? Or was that Dos?
Yeah, and that happens much more often than it does with the Penguin.
Speaking of keyboard shortcuts, once one of my cow-orkers got some ad window where he couldn't get to the close button. When I told him about ALT-F4, he'd never known about it before. Given the choice, I'd like to feed the mouse to my mom's cat.
The backup is only halfway there. We'd also need to be able to "restore" the mind. Into a different body, since the original would be dead.
Prices have gotten reasonable BECAUSE the dealers have to compete. I understand what you're saying. Currently, I have a very high comfort level with my Saturn dealer and drive past at least 3 Jiffy Lubes on the way there for my oil changes (I'm too lazy to do it myself). But if the Saturn people raise prices, cut out the free car wash, or otherwise do shoddy work, I'm glad I have alternatives.
When was the last time you saw pr0n at the command line?
You're a total automotive ditz who couldn't do squat under the hood anyway. Does this make sense for you?
Actually, it doesn't. How many "authorized" Volvo dealers are around your city? And how many "general" mechanics who probably know as much about fixing Volvos as the "official" ones. When you're car breaks down, do you REALLY want to have to tow it 50 miles, when there's a shop that can fix it 2 blocks away?
Are you sure? I thought that was a "police action" like every other war since WW2.
Ugh! Just the thought of that makes me WinCe!
Yeah, after that nobody wanted him within shouting distance of the White House.
A frightening number are more ignorant.
That's a lie! There ARE no satellites up there. Now let me finish talking on my cell phone and get back to my DirecTivo.