A few months later I finally got my hands on a PPP connection and used Netscape 1.1. Still remember the animated shooting star Netscape that would display when a pag was loading.
Back in the day... when Geocities was called "Beverly Hills Internet" and Webcrawler was the alternative to Yahoo.
Curiously, I also remember when Netscape began to offer serious cash bounties (~$1,000) for anyone who discovered security holes in their browser. I wish Microsoft would do that.
I beg to differ. I know several experienced nurses, and they get paid very good money. Starting salary for nurses is about $45K a year... not too shabby.
Interesting point. I personally think that IBM's success with Open Source came about because IBM was not primarily focused on one-upping a competitor (in this case, Microsoft). The fact that Microsoft gets hurt by Open Source is an added bonus for IBM.
On a similar vein, perhaps Sun's hubris is their pride? Perhaps Sun is more focused on screwing a competitor that they end up screwing themselves. Sun has a right to be proud; I think that they have some of the sharpest minds working for them, more so than IBM, HP, Dell. But that's all a hill a beans if you can't make a few bucks from it:-(
I am a frequent reader of Jonathan Schwartz' blog, and one of his constant themes/rants is that the open source community respects IBM more than it deserves.
In my opinion, other companies (i.e. Sun) are jealous of IBM's unique position and would like nothing more than to ruin that relationship.
IBM, while not entirely faultless, has taken a huge risk in tying some of its business and marketing campaigns to the success of Linux. Even while having AIX. I wish the same could be said for Sun. Glad to see it's paying of for IBM, in the form of profits and community goodwill.
One of the expectations of outsourcing programming jobs to lower wage countries is that the number of higher paying, project management jobs will increase. Anyone out there who made the leap from programming to project management (or know someone who has)? If so, how did you go about it?
And is there a greater demand now for project management jobs?
On a similar note, it seems to me that the number of consulting and professional services jobs have increased as of late. However, many of these jobs do not pay salaries comparable to programming jobs during the late 90's. I could be wrong about that though.
I don't expect Slashdot to be unbiased. But I do expect reasonable commentaries to be posted. IMHO, the attached commentary to this story was false and unreasonable.
I didn't mind this story being posted. But I personally feel that the last sentence should have been edited out by an Editor... editing, that's what the editors are supposed to do!
The story's commentary is some of the biggest bullshit I've read on Slashdot in a while. Any attempt to cast Microsoft in a negative shadow, even through faulty arguments, is praised on the front page.
IIRC, MSNBC also reccommended Firefox over IE.
Although it is still a newsworty story, trying to link the sale of Slate with Firefox is just plain stupid, and takes away from the real content.
And he told me they were selected by the primary teams of the local Intel office, and that they usually had geographic names. Banias was named by a team in the Intel Israel office, Barton was named by a team in the Intel Austin office, etc.
I know a handful of people that interviewed at Cisco recently. Past 3 months recently. I heard a few were even flown out to a Cisco site in North Carolina.
Is it a consulting position? The number I quoted was for their internal technology solutions division or something like that (a non-consulting position).
If you are interning for their tech solutions division, I should probably tell my friend to ask for a raise! IIRC, the friend who quoted me that range also told me fellow team members were also making about the same.
I got this Accenture information about a year ago, so maybe (hopefully) things have changed.
I've also been trying to find starting salaries for several established companies. Where on the net can I find this information (for free)?
Does anyone know what the starting salary is at Cisco? HP (California site)? Intel? Microsoft? Sun? Consulting companies (IBM included)? I'd appreciate responses from anyone that knows... even anonymous responses!
Meanwhile, here are a few facts and figures I've gathered through some research. Can anyone confirm these numbers? Caveat lector, as these are _all_ from sources whose accuracy I cannot ascertain:
IBM pays about $55K on average, starting off. However, they have many sites, so it would vary.
HP (in Texas) pays about $50-55K starting for technical positions.
Accenture non-consulting roles start out in the mid/high 20's for technical positions, from what I've heard. On the bright side, these jobs are unlikely to be outsourced, because you can't get much cheaper than that!
I've also heard that Intel pays very well starting off. But I've been unable to get a number for them:-(
It sounds like he actually does believe himself. I liken him to those CEO's (even Hitler!)who have surrounded themselves with yes men and believe in every half-brained idea that spews out of their mouth.
From the bottom of the uspto page (no pun intended): METHOD TO IMPROVE PERI-ANAL HYGIENE AFTER A BOWEL MOVEMENT
Wiping your ass with moist toilet paper was actually patentable. Non-techies might be more interested to hear that absurd patents are not just limited to the technology realm.
I have the _same exact problem_, and couldn't find a solution for it. I was using the latest RedHat release (shrike I think). The other post in this thread (by Theefer) says to upgrade KDE, which I want to get around to doing once I get the time!
My computer also ain't exactly cutting edge, though WinXP handles it well.
Isn't Bruce setting himself up for a lawsuit by SCO? Can he be sued, because isn't the slideshow confidential, and he is knowingly redistributing company confidential material?
Likewise, if I were to republish confidential documents from someone like Cisco Systems, couldn't I be sued for damages?
A lot of parents in just _don't care_ about their children. Yeah, that is hard to imagine and very unfortunate.
I think it's more than a "big blinking computer light". It's another level of safety in helping our kids. If the parents fail, then it is up to the teacher to exercise due diligence in this matter. And if the teacher fails to do that... then what?
I've had the same exact problems in college. I was always around a computer, and whenever I needed to use a computer for homework, I would end up wasting my time profusely on video games or getting another shot of useless information.
First (and most importantly), GO TO THE LIBRARY!!! Perhaps bring some snacks, as studying for a long time can make some people hungry. The library is the only place where I can get things done. I may only work for an hour or two in the library, but the work I accomplish in that time is of higher quality than if I spend more time working on the same project/assignment at home.
Alternative places are parks. It's less painful to read those dense engineering books at a nice day in the park.
Also try budgeting your time. Make a set amount of time for tv, and for homework, and stick to it. This has been rather difficult for me, but it works for some people.
Also try waking up earlier. It is much easier for me to do work at 6 am in the morning when there is nothing to watch on tv. Unfortunately, waking up at 6 am (or earlier) means you have to go to bed earlier. And do not turn on the computer if you will be working at home! You will end up taking frequent breaks instead of doing homework.
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Started off using Lynx on 2400 baud :-)
A few months later I finally got my hands on a PPP connection and used Netscape 1.1. Still remember the animated shooting star Netscape that would display when a pag was loading.
Back in the day... when Geocities was called "Beverly Hills Internet" and Webcrawler was the alternative to Yahoo.
Curiously, I also remember when Netscape began to offer serious cash bounties (~$1,000) for anyone who discovered security holes in their browser. I wish Microsoft would do that.
I beg to differ. I know several experienced nurses, and they get paid very good money. Starting salary for nurses is about $45K a year... not too shabby.
Interesting point. I personally think that IBM's success with Open Source came about because IBM was not primarily focused on one-upping a competitor (in this case, Microsoft). The fact that Microsoft gets hurt by Open Source is an added bonus for IBM.
:-(
On a similar vein, perhaps Sun's hubris is their pride? Perhaps Sun is more focused on screwing a competitor that they end up screwing themselves. Sun has a right to be proud; I think that they have some of the sharpest minds working for them, more so than IBM, HP, Dell. But that's all a hill a beans if you can't make a few bucks from it
I am a frequent reader of Jonathan Schwartz' blog, and one of his constant themes/rants is that the open source community respects IBM more than it deserves.
In my opinion, other companies (i.e. Sun) are jealous of IBM's unique position and would like nothing more than to ruin that relationship.
IBM, while not entirely faultless, has taken a huge risk in tying some of its business and marketing campaigns to the success of Linux. Even while having AIX. I wish the same could be said for Sun. Glad to see it's paying of for IBM, in the form of profits and community goodwill.
One of the expectations of outsourcing programming jobs to lower wage countries is that the number of higher paying, project management jobs will increase. Anyone out there who made the leap from programming to project management (or know someone who has)? If so, how did you go about it?
And is there a greater demand now for project management jobs?
On a similar note, it seems to me that the number of consulting and professional services jobs have increased as of late. However, many of these jobs do not pay salaries comparable to programming jobs during the late 90's. I could be wrong about that though.
That would be the Springfield Googolplex cinema, which existed well before Google.com :-)
It's scary that I knew that.
I, for one, would be very interested in seeing the browser and OS breakdown on Slashdot. IIRC, slashdot has not given out this info in the past?
You're right. Poor choice of words on my part in using "false"
I don't expect Slashdot to be unbiased. But I do expect reasonable commentaries to be posted. IMHO, the attached commentary to this story was false and unreasonable.
I didn't mind this story being posted. But I personally feel that the last sentence should have been edited out by an Editor... editing, that's what the editors are supposed to do!
The story's commentary is some of the biggest bullshit I've read on Slashdot in a while. Any attempt to cast Microsoft in a negative shadow, even through faulty arguments, is praised on the front page.
IIRC, MSNBC also reccommended Firefox over IE.
Although it is still a newsworty story, trying to link the sale of Slate with Firefox is just plain stupid, and takes away from the real content.
And he told me they were selected by the primary teams of the local Intel office, and that they usually had geographic names. Banias was named by a team in the Intel Israel office, Barton was named by a team in the Intel Austin office, etc.
I know a handful of people that interviewed at Cisco recently. Past 3 months recently. I heard a few were even flown out to a Cisco site in North Carolina.
Is it a consulting position? The number I quoted was for their internal technology solutions division or something like that (a non-consulting position).
If you are interning for their tech solutions division, I should probably tell my friend to ask for a raise! IIRC, the friend who quoted me that range also told me fellow team members were also making about the same.
I got this Accenture information about a year ago, so maybe (hopefully) things have changed.
I also forgot:
:-)
I've heard Google gives new employees stock options. Heard numbers in the thousands. However, these were very qualified candidates.
Did I mention that Intel pays a very nice starting salary?
(I'm curious to hear how much Intel gives... allegedly, "they won't be beat").
I've also been trying to find starting salaries for several established companies. Where on the net can I find this information (for free)?
:-(
Does anyone know what the starting salary is at Cisco? HP (California site)? Intel? Microsoft? Sun? Consulting companies (IBM included)? I'd appreciate responses from anyone that knows... even anonymous responses!
Meanwhile, here are a few facts and figures I've gathered through some research. Can anyone confirm these numbers? Caveat lector, as these are _all_ from sources whose accuracy I cannot ascertain:
IBM pays about $55K on average, starting off. However, they have many sites, so it would vary.
HP (in Texas) pays about $50-55K starting for technical positions.
Accenture non-consulting roles start out in the mid/high 20's for technical positions, from what I've heard. On the bright side, these jobs are unlikely to be outsourced, because you can't get much cheaper than that!
I've also heard that Intel pays very well starting off. But I've been unable to get a number for them
Doesn't the Monodevelop IDE look suspiciously like Eclipse?
It sounds like he actually does believe himself. I liken him to those CEO's (even Hitler!)who have surrounded themselves with yes men and believe in every half-brained idea that spews out of their mouth.
Not that I am comparing Darl McBride to Hitler.
From the bottom of the uspto page (no pun intended):
METHOD TO IMPROVE PERI-ANAL HYGIENE AFTER A BOWEL MOVEMENT
Wiping your ass with moist toilet paper was actually patentable. Non-techies might be more interested to hear that absurd patents are not just limited to the technology realm.
I have the _same exact problem_, and couldn't find a solution for it. I was using the latest RedHat release (shrike I think). The other post in this thread (by Theefer) says to upgrade KDE, which I want to get around to doing once I get the time!
My computer also ain't exactly cutting edge, though WinXP handles it well.
Quoth Michael: from the learn-to-speak-indian dept
Indians don't speak Indian.
But a monopoly means that you are immune to competition. If Microsoft is still a monopoly, then no amount of competition will destroy them.
I'm sorry, I missed the third paragraph, where Bruce says he got it from a reporter who did not sign the NDA!
Isn't Bruce setting himself up for a lawsuit by SCO? Can he be sued, because isn't the slideshow confidential, and he is knowingly redistributing company confidential material?
Likewise, if I were to republish confidential documents from someone like Cisco Systems, couldn't I be sued for damages?
A lot of parents in just _don't care_ about their children. Yeah, that is hard to imagine and very unfortunate.
I think it's more than a "big blinking computer light". It's another level of safety in helping our kids. If the parents fail, then it is up to the teacher to exercise due diligence in this matter. And if the teacher fails to do that... then what?
I've had the same exact problems in college. I was always around a computer, and whenever I needed to use a computer for homework, I would end up wasting my time profusely on video games or getting another shot of useless information.
First (and most importantly), GO TO THE LIBRARY!!! Perhaps bring some snacks, as studying for a long time can make some people hungry. The library is the only place where I can get things done. I may only work for an hour or two in the library, but the work I accomplish in that time is of higher quality than if I spend more time working on the same project/assignment at home.
Alternative places are parks. It's less painful to read those dense engineering books at a nice day in the park.
Also try budgeting your time. Make a set amount of time for tv, and for homework, and stick to it. This has been rather difficult for me, but it works for some people.
Also try waking up earlier. It is much easier for me to do work at 6 am in the morning when there is nothing to watch on tv. Unfortunately, waking up at 6 am (or earlier) means you have to go to bed earlier. And do not turn on the computer if you will be working at home! You will end up taking frequent breaks instead of doing homework.
Good luck.