I timed out on big companies and corporate BS about 6 months ago, having worked for 3 big companies ( > 2000 employees each) and never coming particularly close to "job satisfaction".
The one thing that most annoyed me, considering myself to be a good, honest, hard worker, was the fact that there were people at all these companies who were not, and were not sacked.
Why should I turn up to work everyday and work my ass off, to pay not only my own salary, but that of idle layabouts who do nothing to earn theirs.
That and too much documentation.
I now work for myself, so I only have to worry about myself becoming dead wood, and I don't do any documentation:o)
What is going on at the moment is that a technological revolution is making current law inappropriate.
I am basically convinced that payment for media based services has to be separated from the distribution. Let the distribution happen by itself, P2P, Usenet, whatever - and develop a brand new mechanism - probably based on an "honour system" - for payment of content that you have obtained.
I can't imagine how I would actually feel if I heard that some college student was banged up for any time at all "just as an example".
Whoever has proposed this should be absolutely ashamed of themselves.
I know that 500 * 1p pieces has nothing to do with leagal tender.
What i'm saying is that there are huge number of people who _don't_ - and they're normally the same people that think a shop keeper _has_ to sell something that has been priced incorrectly.
I know it doesn't, what I'm saying is that the people who expect to be sold a £1000 computer for £10 are the same people who expect the shopkeeper to be legally obliged to accept 500 one pence pieces instead of a 5 pound note.
They overlook the shopkeepers right to refuse sale.
When they complain about the problem, they seem to be using the Napsterization model -- they talk about one infringing copy propagating across the world. But when they propose solutions they seem to be solving the casual-copying problem.
They complain about the problem, and use the Napsterization model.
They never sell advertising to the same client twice, because once they've tried it they realise how poor value for money advertising on Google or Yahoo is so they don't come back.
The reason this doesn't bother Yahoo! or Google is because there is a huge market out there simply waiting to find out that it doesn't work.
The use of "XML" in any kind of media article, press release, or from the mouth of anybody not immedieately involved in software development should be banned.
I can't help thinking that most of XML's image problems are a direct result of dot.com fiasco (itself, primarily a media induced f*** up) where anything remotely "interweb" was blown out of all understanding and proportion.
In fact, whilst we're at it, why don't we just abolish technical journalists. By definition they don't know what they're talking about, otherwise they'd be doing it.
Go on. Off you go.
Searching for a specific file?
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Google Hacks
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· Score: 5, Informative
Performance reviews. I have yet to see a supervisor who was comfortable giving a star performer a star review;
I think the "Performance Review", or "Appriasal" (call it what you will) effectively breaks down when the person being reviewed has significantly higher career aspirations than the reviewer.
Reviewer: "Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?"
Whilst this is some way towards making Linux more user friendly (and ultimately gaining acceptance on the corporate desktop), what are the chances of anything being done about the crazy directory layout of a *nix system?
If the answer is nothing, then a suitable GUI for Linux that has the objective to gain corporate desktop acceptance really has to isolate the [l]user from this - i.e. with something like "My Documents".
I like using Linux, but even as a seasoned IT pro, the directory structure and "what goes where" of a *nix system still bugs me.
Don't forget to CC their boss....
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This is the most annoying aspect of email in the workplace. CC'ing somebody's f***** boss as if the recipient is going to think "Ah, he's CC'd my boss, i'd better get a move on with this."
All it does is PISS THEIR BOSS OFF.
And that's only the start of the problem. I have just been involved in a project where a minor issue that could have been resolved between two developers was blown up out of all proportion and resulted in a "crisis meeting" - all because of a reckless CC.
Slashdot Mirror
so quit whining and get out there and sell.
Blag yourself some media coverage or buy some decent advertising (not 10 Billion click for $99).
Sitting there whinging about it won't help.
I timed out on big companies and corporate BS about 6 months ago, having worked for 3 big companies ( > 2000 employees each) and never coming particularly close to "job satisfaction".
:o)
The one thing that most annoyed me, considering myself to be a good, honest, hard worker, was the fact that there were people at all these companies who were not, and were not sacked.
Why should I turn up to work everyday and work my ass off, to pay not only my own salary, but that of idle layabouts who do nothing to earn theirs.
That and too much documentation.
I now work for myself, so I only have to worry about myself becoming dead wood, and I don't do any documentation
... or they could say it was destroyed during the onslaught of "shock and awe".
Automated Marketing is making in-roads into all sorts of areas.
I used to be involved in a project at one of the big Telco's that was looking at automated marketing of transatlantic bandwidth.
As far as I know it never got off the ground because the telco industry couldn't organise a jumble sale with the state it's in at the moment.
THIS is the sort of thing that is worthy of a patent.
Not Bezos and his f****** 10 lines of HTML.
What is going on at the moment is that a technological revolution is making current law inappropriate.
I am basically convinced that payment for media based services has to be separated from the distribution. Let the distribution happen by itself, P2P, Usenet, whatever - and develop a brand new mechanism - probably based on an "honour system" - for payment of content that you have obtained.
I can't imagine how I would actually feel if I heard that some college student was banged up for any time at all "just as an example".
Whoever has proposed this should be absolutely ashamed of themselves.
Are you trolling?
I know that 500 * 1p pieces has nothing to do with leagal tender.
What i'm saying is that there are huge number of people who _don't_ - and they're normally the same people that think a shop keeper _has_ to sell something that has been priced incorrectly.
I know it doesn't, what I'm saying is that the people who expect to be sold a £1000 computer for £10 are the same people who expect the shopkeeper to be legally obliged to accept 500 one pence pieces instead of a 5 pound note.
They overlook the shopkeepers right to refuse sale.
When they complain about the problem, they seem to be using the Napsterization model -- they talk about one infringing copy propagating across the world. But when they propose solutions they seem to be solving the casual-copying problem.
They complain about the problem, and use the Napsterization model.
Then they kill Napster.
What am I missing?
also don't "get" the concept of "Legal Tender".
Never forget the shop keepers perfectly legal right to tell you to "F*** Off".
I got nothin'.
They never sell advertising to the same client twice, because once they've tried it they realise how poor value for money advertising on Google or Yahoo is so they don't come back.
The reason this doesn't bother Yahoo! or Google is because there is a huge market out there simply waiting to find out that it doesn't work.
That would sort out a lot of the mess.
The use of "XML" in any kind of media article, press release, or from the mouth of anybody not immedieately involved in software development should be banned.
I can't help thinking that most of XML's image problems are a direct result of dot.com fiasco (itself, primarily a media induced f*** up) where anything remotely "interweb" was blown out of all understanding and proportion.
In fact, whilst we're at it, why don't we just abolish technical journalists. By definition they don't know what they're talking about, otherwise they'd be doing it.
Go on. Off you go.
Google for:
"Index +of" $filename
The quotation marks are relavent.
I just bought a Barratt home. They just build them and they fall to bits. Barratt are good at that.
Performance reviews. I have yet to see a supervisor who was comfortable giving a star performer a star review;
I think the "Performance Review", or "Appriasal" (call it what you will) effectively breaks down when the person being reviewed has significantly higher career aspirations than the reviewer.
Reviewer: "Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?"
Reviewee: "Your boss."
Reviewer: "Right, ok that will be all."
There is no magic bullet or even way of thinking that is overnight going to make IT projects run on time and on budget.
Software Engineering has a substantial creative component to it that is far more akin to music or art than to other forms of engineering.
And just like music or art;
* a few of us are REALLY GOOD
* some of can perform the programming equivalent of playing "Three Blind Mice" on the piano
* and some of us SUCK.
Trouble is, in the IT industry, as opposed to other creative industries, there is little salary difference between the three.
Whilst this is some way towards making Linux more user friendly (and ultimately gaining acceptance on the corporate desktop), what are the chances of anything being done about the crazy directory layout of a *nix system?
If the answer is nothing, then a suitable GUI for Linux that has the objective to gain corporate desktop acceptance really has to isolate the [l]user from this - i.e. with something like "My Documents".
I like using Linux, but even as a seasoned IT pro, the directory structure and "what goes where" of a *nix system still bugs me.
This is the most annoying aspect of email in the workplace. CC'ing somebody's f***** boss as if the recipient is going to think "Ah, he's CC'd my boss, i'd better get a move on with this."
All it does is PISS THEIR BOSS OFF.
And that's only the start of the problem. I have just been involved in a project where a minor issue that could have been resolved between two developers was blown up out of all proportion and resulted in a "crisis meeting" - all because of a reckless CC.
An hour of access per combo meal. Additional hours can be purchased for $3
Which is no more than 2 BigMac's.
sysadmins who name their servers after planets.
Fine for your first 2 or 3 servers, but...
wanadoo.fr is a French ISP; perso.wanadoo.fr is their "free web space" domain, so at the most they'll just cut access to that site
They probably won't even notice - and it's holding up ok at the moment.
As others have said, this article is at best an advertisment for said video software.
I hope Slashdot does not go down the same route. I have recently stopped reading The Register after a spate of blatent "Paid Articles".
So no problem for most geeks then...
It will make sure the pancake will land back in the pan, as long as you understand the formula.
Understanding something does not equate to being able to do it.
I understand how a plane flies, but I can't fly one.