I didn't see anything in the CNN article that would lead me to suspect that the hiker was not a local citizen of Columbia. BellSouth certainly provides service in Columbia.
The.edu domains are reserved for four-year degree-granting institutions. (That restriction either wasn't in place or was not enforced until around 1992, so you will find the occasional high schools and community colleges with edu domains.)
I personally find that the best solution for me is to stick to contractor type positions, and take a lot of vacation time between contracts. This works well for me because I am single and love to travel and work in different cities.
Naturally, working as a contractor is risky and can be tough in a slow economy. If you're a good engineer, save your money, and can live in a relatively cheap area, it's not too bad, though.
I find it exciting to always be doing something new, work on the latest technology, and take a few months off at a time for some kick-ass vacations.
Honestly, I hope this isn't a complaint that Microsoft developers are interacting with users in newsgroups. This is a *good* thing. The article in Embedded Systems Programming was completely in a positive light.
Microsoft has actually been much better at most companies at providing a forum for users to interact with each other and with Microsoft employees. This interaction can be a great boon! (Assuming developers know when to draw the line and not let it consume all their time.)
This sounds exactly like what Christopher Locke, the author of
The Cluetrain Manifesto
, advocates as being the next evolution of business. (I haven't actually read the book yet, but I listened to him speak in Boulder once, and his argument was extremely convincing.)
This is my first time posting in slashdot, so forgive any stylistic errors.:)
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I didn't see anything in the CNN article that would lead me to suspect that the hiker was not a local citizen of Columbia. BellSouth certainly provides service in Columbia.
The .edu domains are reserved for four-year degree-granting institutions. (That restriction either wasn't in place or was not enforced until around 1992, so you will find the occasional high schools and community colleges with edu domains.)
I personally find that the best solution for me is to stick to contractor type positions, and take a lot of vacation time between contracts. This works well for me because I am single and love to travel and work in different cities.
;)
Naturally, working as a contractor is risky and can be tough in a slow economy. If you're a good engineer, save your money, and can live in a relatively cheap area, it's not too bad, though.
I find it exciting to always be doing something new, work on the latest technology, and take a few months off at a time for some kick-ass vacations.
Your milage may vary.
- The Cluetrain Manifesto
, advocates as being the next evolution of business. (I haven't actually read the book yet, but I listened to him speak in Boulder once, and his argument was extremely convincing.) This is my first time posting in slashdot, so forgive any stylistic errors.