Perhaps it's an aberration but the job I have now came to me through Linkedin and resulted in a 20% pay jump. I have been contacted by recruiters several times via Linkedin for potential jobs but currently have no interest in leaving. Granted, I am a data point of one, but success there may have more to do with skill sets and specific keywords that recruiters are looking for.
"The very fact that one service could survive quite happily without the other, while the other would die immediately without the first, tells us everything we need to know about the merits and public service benefits of each."
Survive vs. growth are two different things. If we take Google News as an example - I will see a news headline and perhaps see wording that provides a differnt slant on a story. That is motivation for me to click on - and travel to - a news site that I would not otherwise have visited. With out this type of service, I would just be visiting one or two news sites for all of my news - and never know that "another side of the story" exists.
"This is a story that is very familiar to a lot of folks. I know people who are actively wrecking their lives and risking their jobs by playing too much of a video game."
I know people who are actively wrecking their lives and risking their jobs by drinking too much.
I know people who are actively wrecking their lives and risking their jobs by watching porn too much.
I know people who are actively wrecking their lives and risking their jobs by smoking too much.
I know people who are actively wrecking their lives and risking their jobs by flirting too much.
I know people who are actively wrecking their lives and risking their jobs by taking drugs too much.
I know people who are actively wrecking their lives and risking their jobs by fishing too much.
Yes, some people have addictive personalities. Should help be provided to those folks - perhaps. The point being that these types of studies tend to take study results from a fringe group and then expand their thesis to say that xxx is bad in general. The vast majority of people can moderate their own lives and take (or should take) personal responsibility for their actions. Let us be careful not set policy based on abuse by the few.
I'm not sure how owning GPS correlates to a stranglehold on the superpower market. There is a bit more to "superpower" status then GPS. The only time the EU would be at a "severe disadvantage" in a theoretical conflict would be if the EU were at war with the US, in which case owning their own satellite system is moot as their satellites would be toast either through destruction or jamming. (the U.S. system vulnerable as well).
In addition, the European system is designed expressly for civilian use. The European commissioner for transport, Loyola de Palacio, states that GPS is used partly for military purposes, while Galileo is being designed exclusively for civilian needs. In addition, De Palacio will seek to ensure that whatever agreement she and the U.S. reach, the exclusively civilian purpose of Galileo will be maintained. (from http://www.thestandard.com/article.php?story=20040 129213145789)
I have not downloaded or bought music from any source for years. I might listen to a song on the radio and enjoy it but not enough to pay the store CD prices to get that one song. Then, after hearing so much about ITunes, I started buying some old songs that are my all time favorites. The ease of downloading, reasonable DRM, and a solid price point soon led to my willingness to explore new artists and additional songs that I would have never have paid CD prices for.
I can't be alone in that if prices are raised past that magic price point, I will just go back to doing without. When you say that "This is a strategic blunder", it truly is an understatement.
Even with the best of hardware and software locks and keys, the weak link is still the human. There have been many/. articles on social engineering and the current crop of books (The Art of Deception by Kevin Mitnick for example) shows how the best laid security plans can be circumvented by a minimum wage clerk. Education for all employees should be a big factor in securing systems. An email from the IT department just won't cut it - we need to teach people how and why to make a difference.
I was with the ISP that was involved at the time. The poor company, based in Phoenix AZ, was inundated with complaints and my email service was shut down multiple times due to the ISP's server overload. The ISP tried to shut down the email account from the "gifted" legal duo that sent the spam but were immediately threatened by the company with legal action. We all received new TOS's within a week.
Like any tool, technology can be used for good and bad. The ability to access real-time databases and communicate effectively has made me more productive.....but at the same time, management has introduced technology to reduce costs and increase productivity that has effectively increased my individual stress. I can do a task faster now then a clerk used to be able to do it but even if it only takes 10 minutes to perform some task that used to be done by someone else - multiply that by 20 things that I now do rather then that other person.
In addition, poorly implemented technology increases stress. For example, an online peer review process was rolled out and due to the surge in access, the system slowed to a crawl. The deadlines did not change however so frustration and stress increase. Obtuse help systems and the inability to talk to a real person for system difficulties are other examples.
Like anything else in life, when it works well, life is good - when it doesn't, it stinks!
The whole idea is that you apply what you learn. I received an online MBA (Global Management) through the UoP last year. A significant number of my assignments revolved around issues in my workplace. Not only was it possible to utilize resources in my workplace, but I was able to apply what I learned - showing mastery of the subject matter to my professor and helping my own career. Without real-world examples of the problems and issues you are learning about, it is much more difficult (however - if your MBA is all case study based, then working while attending school is less important).
What have you done to make it better. Do you vote? Are you involved in your local government? Do you volunteer in your community? While you could be an exception, odds are, the answer to all is no. While you have the right to free speech, perhaps you should try to earn it and pay back in some way the untold deaths of your fellow countrymen who gave you that right.
To bring this back on topic, I favor the EU developing their own GPS system, competition can only make the technology better. But the guns/butter tradeoff should really be looked at carefully - the money spent on this system for "national pride" could see better use.....too bad that the people of the EU won't have the chance to make that choice - their government will do it for them.
The web site http://www.cornice.com returns a "this page under construction". Not encouraging. While I don't doubt the existence of the device, the applicability seems limited to niche products. The price to storage ratio of solid state devices, not to mention the standardization of those devices, says the future does not seem bright at Cornice.
No - the contract for the registration fee is due only if you drive the car on the road - the contract with your bank says that you pay no matter if you have a car or carbon dust.
OK! Fair enough. I will pay my fair share of the road taxes for my one package on that truck. Lets see........that would be......about.......$.0000000343
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The problem is that economic "truths" are as yet unknown. From the article that started this thread:
"It's possible that lower salaries for skilled work will outweigh the gains in corporate efficiency. "If foreign countries specialize in high-skilled areas where we have an advantage, we could be worse off," says Harvard University economist Robert Z. Lawrence, a prominent free-trade advocate."
and from the closing paragraph
"The truth is, the rise of the global knowledge industry is so recent that most economists haven't begun to fathom the implications. For developing nations, the big beneficiaries will be those offering the speediest and cheapest telecom links, investor-friendly policies, and ample college grads. In the West, it's far less clear who will be the big winners and losers. But we'll soon find out."
You are correct when you state that pretending it does not exist is the wrong thing to do - yet moving forward at the speed of current globalization efforts and not really understanding what the net effect on the average American is or will be - is also wrong.
Tom Peters, a respected management consultant wrote in Time Magazine that:
"I believe that 90% of white-collar jobs in the U.S. will be either destroyed or altered beyond recognition in the next 10 to 15 years. That's a catastrophic prediction, given that 90% of us are engaged in white-collar work of one sort or another. Even most manufacturing jobs these days are connected to such white-collar services as finance, human resources and engineering."
As he points out later in the article, there is a lot more political power in white-collar workers and there is potential of stronger anti-globalization sentiment as a result.
In any case, it is happening across the board today. My fortune 50 employer has stated that up to 40% of our engineering work will be "globalized" within 5 years.
As always though, continuing education, flexibility, and functional excellence will be key. Your only job security in the future will be your commitment to constant growth and a virtual global reputation for doing hi quality work.
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You can't ignore the warning signs. What has happened in the manufacturing sector will happen now in the "professional" sector at an increasing rate. From a Business Week Online article
"This is a huge transformation--much bigger than what happened in the blue-collar world,'' says management guru Tom Peters. He estimates that as many as 90% of today's American white-collar and clerical jobs could be outsourced over the next 10 to 15 years. Some companies, like Caltex, are shutting down operations in the U.S. or moving whole divisions to new locations. Others, such as Verizon (VZ), are farming work out to subcontractors--from small software designers to large consulting outfits like Andersen Consulting, which has 550 employees working for multinational clients in Manila.
The global dispersion of work is sure to accelerate as new interactive software and telecom networks make it increasingly common for engineers, number crunchers, or researchers from China to Scandinavia to work on the same projects at once--as if in adjoining cubicles. As business functions converge onto the Web--and professionals adopt similar worldwide standards--financial analysts based in Mexico will be able to tap into the real-time data bank of, say, Finland's Nokia Corp. (NOK)."
So - Can you stay in the IT field - yes At the same company - not likely
Continuing education, flexibility, and functional excellence will be key. Your only job security in the future will be your commitment to constant growth and a virtual global reputation for doing hi quality work.
I'm sorry but it is not my job to make you rich or to pay for your expenses. If you have a business model that relies on annoying pop-up ads, then perhaps you have a flawed business model.
You state that you have to pay somehow and that on the Internet, you pay with yours eyes. No - that is not how business works - you have to have a product or service that people want. If they want it, then they are willing to pay for it. That is how business works. I pay for some web sites (WSJ and Economist) and some I support on a voluntary basis, and some I support by buying products on that site. They have products or services that are worth paying for.
In fact, I am not stealing from your web site - your are stealing my time and resources. Any business person who drives the majority of their customers away or annoys them with unwanted or irritating tactics is, in my opinion, insane.
Perhaps a refresher in basic business classes and customer relations training could help you develop a product or service that did not rely on pop-ups and pop-unders to "make a buck".
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Perhaps it's an aberration but the job I have now came to me through Linkedin and resulted in a 20% pay jump. I have been contacted by recruiters several times via Linkedin for potential jobs but currently have no interest in leaving. Granted, I am a data point of one, but success there may have more to do with skill sets and specific keywords that recruiters are looking for.
Except metadata for postal addresses are already available...NTY article on Postal Metadata collection
Which majority kept the DMCA after it was possible...
It's not about the who but the why.
"The very fact that one service could survive quite happily without the other, while the other would die immediately without the first, tells us everything we need to know about the merits and public service benefits of each."
Survive vs. growth are two different things. If we take Google News as an example - I will see a news headline and perhaps see wording that provides a differnt slant on a story. That is motivation for me to click on - and travel to - a news site that I would not otherwise have visited. With out this type of service, I would just be visiting one or two news sites for all of my news - and never know that "another side of the story" exists.
In the book http://www.amazon.com/Halting-State-Charles-Stross/dp/0441014984/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/103-5637353-9593416?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192128514&sr=1-2 Halted State by Charles Stross, a key plot centered around avatars from one game being able to move to another. While there are too many obstacles today to really make this feasible or desirable, In the not too distant future, I believe our kids will look back and wonder what took so long.
"This is a story that is very familiar to a lot of folks. I know people who are actively wrecking their lives and risking their jobs by playing too much of a video game."
I know people who are actively wrecking their lives and risking their jobs by drinking too much.
I know people who are actively wrecking their lives and risking their jobs by watching porn too much.
I know people who are actively wrecking their lives and risking their jobs by smoking too much.
I know people who are actively wrecking their lives and risking their jobs by flirting too much.
I know people who are actively wrecking their lives and risking their jobs by taking drugs too much.
I know people who are actively wrecking their lives and risking their jobs by fishing too much.
Yes, some people have addictive personalities. Should help be provided to those folks - perhaps. The point being that these types of studies tend to take study results from a fringe group and then expand their thesis to say that xxx is bad in general. The vast majority of people can moderate their own lives and take (or should take) personal responsibility for their actions. Let us be careful not set policy based on abuse by the few.
I'm not sure how owning GPS correlates to a stranglehold on the superpower market. There is a bit more to "superpower" status then GPS. The only time the EU would be at a "severe disadvantage" in a theoretical conflict would be if the EU were at war with the US, in which case owning their own satellite system is moot as their satellites would be toast either through destruction or jamming. (the U.S. system vulnerable as well).
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In addition, the European system is designed expressly for civilian use. The European commissioner for transport, Loyola de Palacio, states that GPS is used partly for military purposes, while Galileo is being designed exclusively for civilian needs. In addition, De Palacio will seek to ensure that whatever agreement she and the U.S. reach, the exclusively civilian purpose of Galileo will be maintained. (from http://www.thestandard.com/article.php?story=2004
I have not downloaded or bought music from any source for years. I might listen to a song on the radio and enjoy it but not enough to pay the store CD prices to get that one song. Then, after hearing so much about ITunes, I started buying some old songs that are my all time favorites. The ease of downloading, reasonable DRM, and a solid price point soon led to my willingness to explore new artists and additional songs that I would have never have paid CD prices for.
I can't be alone in that if prices are raised past that magic price point, I will just go back to doing without. When you say that "This is a strategic blunder", it truly is an understatement.
Even with the best of hardware and software locks and keys, the weak link is still the human. There have been many /. articles on social engineering and the current crop of books (The Art of Deception by Kevin Mitnick for example) shows how the best laid security plans can be circumvented by a minimum wage clerk. Education for all employees should be a big factor in securing systems. An email from the IT department just won't cut it - we need to teach people how and why to make a difference.
I was with the ISP that was involved at the time. The poor company, based in Phoenix AZ, was inundated with complaints and my email service was shut down multiple times due to the ISP's server overload. The ISP tried to shut down the email account from the "gifted" legal duo that sent the spam but were immediately threatened by the company with legal action. We all received new TOS's within a week.
Like any tool, technology can be used for good and bad. The ability to access real-time databases and communicate effectively has made me more productive.....but at the same time, management has introduced technology to reduce costs and increase productivity that has effectively increased my individual stress. I can do a task faster now then a clerk used to be able to do it but even if it only takes 10 minutes to perform some task that used to be done by someone else - multiply that by 20 things that I now do rather then that other person.
In addition, poorly implemented technology increases stress. For example, an online peer review process was rolled out and due to the surge in access, the system slowed to a crawl. The deadlines did not change however so frustration and stress increase. Obtuse help systems and the inability to talk to a real person for system difficulties are other examples.
Like anything else in life, when it works well, life is good - when it doesn't, it stinks!
Great! Now not only will people be talking on their cell phones on the way to work, they will be driving and trying to read tiny text on tiny screens.
.10 off a single donut or a dozen donuts.
Driver to cop after 20 car accident: Well officer, I was trying to figure out if I got
Soooo....back on topic, this attitude certainly qualifies you to discuss online MBA programs :)
:)
You get what you put into anything. Critical thinking skills......clarity and brevity in writing....where you apply them is your business.
That said - somehow - I don't think that an online MBA program is what you are looking for
The whole idea is that you apply what you learn. I received an online MBA (Global Management) through the UoP last year. A significant number of my assignments revolved around issues in my workplace. Not only was it possible to utilize resources in my workplace, but I was able to apply what I learned - showing mastery of the subject matter to my professor and helping my own career. Without real-world examples of the problems and issues you are learning about, it is much more difficult (however - if your MBA is all case study based, then working while attending school is less important).
Then leave!
What have you done to make it better. Do you vote? Are you involved in your local government? Do you volunteer in your community? While you could be an exception, odds are, the answer to all is no. While you have the right to free speech, perhaps you should try to earn it and pay back in some way the untold deaths of your fellow countrymen who gave you that right.
To bring this back on topic, I favor the EU developing their own GPS system, competition can only make the technology better. But the guns/butter tradeoff should really be looked at carefully - the money spent on this system for "national pride" could see better use.....too bad that the people of the EU won't have the chance to make that choice - their government will do it for them.
The web site http://www.cornice.com returns a "this page under construction". Not encouraging. While I don't doubt the existence of the device, the applicability seems limited to niche products. The price to storage ratio of solid state devices, not to mention the standardization of those devices, says the future does not seem bright at Cornice.
No - the contract for the registration fee is due only if you drive the car on the road - the contract with your bank says that you pay no matter if you have a car or carbon dust.
What if my non-insured car catches on fire, and is reduced to carbon? Do I still keep paying my bank?
This is about volume licensing - not a single computer.
OK! Fair enough. I will pay my fair share of the road taxes for my one package on that truck. Lets see........that would be......about.......$.0000000343
The problem is that economic "truths" are as yet unknown. From the article that started this thread:
"It's possible that lower salaries for skilled work will outweigh the gains in corporate efficiency. "If foreign countries specialize in high-skilled areas where we have an advantage, we could be worse off," says Harvard University economist Robert Z. Lawrence, a prominent free-trade advocate."
and from the closing paragraph
"The truth is, the rise of the global knowledge industry is so recent that most economists haven't begun to fathom the implications. For developing nations, the big beneficiaries will be those offering the speediest and cheapest telecom links, investor-friendly policies, and ample college grads. In the West, it's far less clear who will be the big winners and losers. But we'll soon find out."
You are correct when you state that pretending it does not exist is the wrong thing to do - yet moving forward at the speed of current globalization efforts and not really understanding what the net effect on the average American is or will be - is also wrong.
Tom Peters, a respected management consultant wrote in Time Magazine that:
"I believe that 90% of white-collar jobs in the U.S. will be either destroyed or altered beyond recognition in the next 10 to 15 years. That's a catastrophic prediction, given that 90% of us are engaged in white-collar work of one sort or another. Even most manufacturing jobs these days are connected to such white-collar services as finance, human resources and engineering."
As he points out later in the article, there is a lot more political power in white-collar workers and there is potential of stronger anti-globalization sentiment as a result.
In any case, it is happening across the board today. My fortune 50 employer has stated that up to 40% of our engineering work will be "globalized" within 5 years.
As always though, continuing education, flexibility, and functional excellence will be key. Your only job security in the future will be your commitment to constant growth and a virtual global reputation for doing hi quality work.
You can't ignore the warning signs. What has happened in the manufacturing sector will happen now in the "professional" sector at an increasing rate. From a Business Week Online article
"This is a huge transformation--much bigger than what happened in the blue-collar world,'' says management guru Tom Peters. He estimates that as many as 90% of today's American white-collar and clerical jobs could be outsourced over the next 10 to 15 years. Some companies, like Caltex, are shutting down operations in the U.S. or moving whole divisions to new locations. Others, such as Verizon (VZ), are farming work out to subcontractors--from small software designers to large consulting outfits like Andersen Consulting, which has 550 employees working for multinational clients in Manila.
The global dispersion of work is sure to accelerate as new interactive software and telecom networks make it increasingly common for engineers, number crunchers, or researchers from China to Scandinavia to work on the same projects at once--as if in adjoining cubicles. As business functions converge onto the Web--and professionals adopt similar worldwide standards--financial analysts based in Mexico will be able to tap into the real-time data bank of, say, Finland's Nokia Corp. (NOK)."
So - Can you stay in the IT field - yes
At the same company - not likely
Continuing education, flexibility, and functional excellence will be key. Your only job security in the future will be your commitment to constant growth and a virtual global reputation for doing hi quality work.
I'm sorry but it is not my job to make you rich or to pay for your expenses. If you have a business model that relies on annoying pop-up ads, then perhaps you have a flawed business model.
You state that you have to pay somehow and that on the Internet, you pay with yours eyes. No - that is not how business works - you have to have a product or service that people want. If they want it, then they are willing to pay for it. That is how business works. I pay for some web sites (WSJ and Economist) and some I support on a voluntary basis, and some I support by buying products on that site. They have products or services that are worth paying for.
In fact, I am not stealing from your web site - your are stealing my time and resources. Any business person who drives the majority of their customers away or annoys them with unwanted or irritating tactics is, in my opinion, insane.
Perhaps a refresher in basic business classes and customer relations training could help you develop a product or service that did not rely on pop-ups and pop-unders to "make a buck".