Hmmm....let's see: "Steady job"; I at least show up every other day, so they can't fire me. "Good raises"; you got one? KUDO! Kinda like Congress voting themselves a raise, right? "Flexible hours"; I come and go as I please without repercussion. "Relaxed environment"; I don't do shit. Thanks for putting my tax dollars to work. Most federal jobs are unwanted and unneeded. Kinda' like unions, damned if you do, damned if you don't. Oh well, such is life.
Sure you can....that's why they're outside of the normal data set; they're 'special'; they generally have uncommon characteristics with the data being taken and are commonly known as a 'special causes'. A decent statistician will observe this and quickly realize that less than 1% of the data does not represent the study. The bell curve on this kind of study would be skewed and easily recognizable. Analyzing data and interpreting data are 2 different skill sets.
OMG.....I know this is a 'nerd' or 'geek' site but c'mon. Are we now actually comparing a human life to millions of dollars (potentially)? What is a human life worth? A system crashing? It sounds to me like the poster is just trying to break into the IT world as a hobby; not a profession. If it doesn't work, he/she can always go back to the more lucrative world of medicine. My wife (God bless her) works with physically and mentally disabled adults who are LIVING and gets paid $10.00 an hour. Could I do it? Hell no. I don't have the patience. She loves her job though....and although I can't fully appreciate what she does in a day; at the bare minimum she's helping families and the community for poverty level wages. Which do you think is more important? The IT industry is NOT the end-all. Besides, along the lines of stress, ER doctors have seconds to save a human life. When's the last time you had 'seconds' to save a company $1M? I just don't see the comparison.
Or....the preferred response from a woman...."You invented what? Ctrl..Alt..Del...? What's that?" Tech support for life (unless you just want to get laid; but good enough).
Kick his butt in person? Are you serious? Have you SEEN Bill? He couldn't kick his way out of a wet paper bag. He has his 'thugs' do it for him (reference Simpson's episode).
spf.....wtf....btw....rtfa...ianal...imho....drm....dmca.....riaa....mpaa.....fbi....cia.....nsa.....dea.....
Wow; do we even HAVE a language anymore? It's acronymns....hold it....IAA!
They invaded it by actively going after an IP address through the ISP. There should be a reasonable expectation of privacy through these services; yet they lost in recent court battles. Either way...I think it would be ironic to 'snoop' the RIAA's web surfing habits and see what it turns up. They're probably the sickest of the sick and the worst of the worst when it comes to the web.
Whoa...now THAT was insightful. Thank you. Now I'll start shopping at WalMart so I can meet some S**** and N******. Maybe in the meantime I can meet some decent white 'folk while I'm shopping. Thanks for the input!
I put up with status quo for 8 years under Clinton. I didn't like it but I still live here. I guess my tolerance level has risen as I got older and realized that dems are a part of my everyday life whether I agree or not...what a shame. Too bad the dems can't have the same respect for my opinion.
Are we talking about the same company here? Have you seen the employees at Wal Mart? They're high school students and senior citizens! They are the before and after of society. Why? Because they can...and I agree. They give jobs (granted very limited) to kids who need to make a buck and seniors who need to feel usefull. Again, I agree...the types of jobs that WalMart employs are not high skill, technical or life-threatening but they do serve a social trend in which people who want to work; can. Big step up from a union.
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NOT trying to boost their own sales? Even garage bands try to boost sales...
I guess helping the environment only applies when you pay up front and have a bar code scanner. What a country.
If the salaries were equal to the US then there would be no reason to outsource.
At least I'll finally get to talk to someone who speaks English when I need tech support.
Nope...they signed an agreement against WMD.....ah shit, does it matter?
You think Google is less usefull than Yahoo? Hmm...that's a new one.
And who PAYS for all those little perks?
Hmmm....let's see: "Steady job"; I at least show up every other day, so they can't fire me. "Good raises"; you got one? KUDO! Kinda like Congress voting themselves a raise, right? "Flexible hours"; I come and go as I please without repercussion. "Relaxed environment"; I don't do shit. Thanks for putting my tax dollars to work. Most federal jobs are unwanted and unneeded. Kinda' like unions, damned if you do, damned if you don't. Oh well, such is life.
Sure you can....that's why they're outside of the normal data set; they're 'special'; they generally have uncommon characteristics with the data being taken and are commonly known as a 'special causes'. A decent statistician will observe this and quickly realize that less than 1% of the data does not represent the study. The bell curve on this kind of study would be skewed and easily recognizable. Analyzing data and interpreting data are 2 different skill sets.
lol...I agree. Especially since I'm the new CEO of Microsoft. SWEET! (this is just a parody; for legal reasons)
OMG.....I know this is a 'nerd' or 'geek' site but c'mon. Are we now actually comparing a human life to millions of dollars (potentially)? What is a human life worth? A system crashing? It sounds to me like the poster is just trying to break into the IT world as a hobby; not a profession. If it doesn't work, he/she can always go back to the more lucrative world of medicine. My wife (God bless her) works with physically and mentally disabled adults who are LIVING and gets paid $10.00 an hour. Could I do it? Hell no. I don't have the patience. She loves her job though....and although I can't fully appreciate what she does in a day; at the bare minimum she's helping families and the community for poverty level wages. Which do you think is more important? The IT industry is NOT the end-all. Besides, along the lines of stress, ER doctors have seconds to save a human life. When's the last time you had 'seconds' to save a company $1M? I just don't see the comparison.
Or....the preferred response from a woman...."You invented what? Ctrl..Alt..Del...? What's that?" Tech support for life (unless you just want to get laid; but good enough).
There isn't one? QUICK...TO THE PATENT OFFICE!!! Wait...I still have to re-start? Shit.
Kick his butt in person? Are you serious? Have you SEEN Bill? He couldn't kick his way out of a wet paper bag. He has his 'thugs' do it for him (reference Simpson's episode).
5 days? Hmmm...there goes my karma.
spf.....wtf....btw....rtfa...ianal...imho....drm.. ..dmca.....riaa....mpaa.....fbi....cia.....nsa.... .dea.....
Wow; do we even HAVE a language anymore? It's acronymns....hold it....IAA!
O.J. Simpson's defense wasn't a very strong one either. Look where it got him.
Increased sympathy for the RIAA? Now THAT'S a new one in this forum....
They invaded it by actively going after an IP address through the ISP. There should be a reasonable expectation of privacy through these services; yet they lost in recent court battles. Either way...I think it would be ironic to 'snoop' the RIAA's web surfing habits and see what it turns up. They're probably the sickest of the sick and the worst of the worst when it comes to the web.
Maybe they did...that would be a great way to identify users in an automatic 'database'.
Whoa...now THAT was insightful. Thank you. Now I'll start shopping at WalMart so I can meet some S**** and N******. Maybe in the meantime I can meet some decent white 'folk while I'm shopping. Thanks for the input!
I put up with status quo for 8 years under Clinton. I didn't like it but I still live here. I guess my tolerance level has risen as I got older and realized that dems are a part of my everyday life whether I agree or not...what a shame. Too bad the dems can't have the same respect for my opinion.
Then don't have childre; simple as that. I think China came up with a solution to that problem.....want a visa?
Exactly what I want...my employer to be my babbysitter. Thanks.
Are we talking about the same company here? Have you seen the employees at Wal Mart? They're high school students and senior citizens! They are the before and after of society. Why? Because they can...and I agree. They give jobs (granted very limited) to kids who need to make a buck and seniors who need to feel usefull. Again, I agree...the types of jobs that WalMart employs are not high skill, technical or life-threatening but they do serve a social trend in which people who want to work; can. Big step up from a union.