The industry seems to be filled with low grade college techs who think there is money in IT or wannabe geeks who think they know what they are doing but do more harm then good.
Thats not the problem at all... the problem is someone with the brains to be a good PC repair person has the ability to make *MORE* money than anyone will pay for PC repair.
In other words, people are unwilling to pay enough to attract smart people.
An Example: I used to be a consultant, one client was a friend of a friend and I gave her a super sweetheart deal, $35/hr where the going rates were $100-$150. I was basically loosing money working for her... I was working a long term contract, and she calls up and asks if I'm avaliable and I tell her no, and to call my friend whose rate is only $150/hr. She pleads poor and could I please come out and help her, so I do the stupid thing and take pitty. While I'm down there -- she's telling me how her husband had blown 100k on a tractor she knew was a scam -- and the previous weekend she had blown 12k in Vegas.
My point is, she wasn't willing to pay $150/hr to have someone come out and fix the computers for her business, but was willing to blow 100x the cost of that on frivilous things. It was the last time I took a call from her.
I've come to the conclusion that software assisted authoring is and always will be inferior to just playing your heart out.
Spoken like a true Musician. However, just as you are a true Musician, there are people who are "true producers", "true arrangers", "true composers" etc. whose talents only display themselves not when playing your heart out, but during careful deliberation and consideration.
Here in the suburbs of Southern California you almost never have to parallel park. Once every few years. I learned when I started driving but in the intervening decades I have forgotten. Why should we have to learn a skill that is so rarely useful to us?
I am currently stuck inbetween something of a Software Engineer and Software Architect in the RND department of a company in the "process control" industry (semiconductors). I am sort of the informal "leader" of 4 other engineers, while another two work on their own more or less. I say "informal leader" because we have the typical horror story management thats not worth repeating here. Our management is only vaguely aware of how anything works or what we do. or why we are even necessary.
As for what kind of programming... C#, VB, VB.NET, Python, C++ (although I know about another 5 languages, these are just what I use professionally). I spend most of my day desiging software, in meetings, supporting the "tunnels" (our manufacturing facility), and a bit of it programming.
I'm interviewing for an Architect position tomorrow due to the horror story management:-)
I am a professional programmer, I make a 6 figure salary, and I suck at math. Good programmers are efficent with linguistics and are able to think in terms of structure and process. If that sounds like you -- strugle with the math like I did. If not, consider something else.
I've never read the book, but the George Clooney Solaris movie is one of the best films ever made. I'm quite sure of this since everyone seems to hate it.
I have had some *CRAZY* stuff happen with sprint. I recieve txt messages for other people. Sometimes people call my phone and it goes straight to voicemail. I receive txt messages weeks late. People leave messages which I never get. I get calls for other people both right and wrong numbers.
Its the same story everywhere. The place I work, the management is so out of touch they have no idea whats going on. They constantly allocate resources in the most ass way possible, lie, cheat, steal, and fire anybody who is competent.
The problem is of course the concept that blind people *CAN* use websites. I had the misfortune of helping a blind guy with his computer as a favor to a friend -- the analogy doesn't work at all. Thats the bit you are ignoring.
I have only seen a few episodes of the new season of FG -- but American Dad is a trajedy. It's uncomfortable, its unfunny, and it has no reason to exist. I don't understand why they put it on.
Well on that we are agreed. I don't have a problem helping people who need help. I have a problem with how we help them. Giving people money *NEVER* works, but its the easiest solution so we take it.
You need to give people an opportunity to get the skills they need to take care of themselves -- where I live the ammount of help you can get is *staggering.*
I can't even imagine what it must be like for a single parent, but I'm sure they don't have any time for job training or education.
All of that is true. But you haven't made the logical leap to why *I* should have to pay for all that. I repeat: The magic money handed out by the government *COMES* from real people, who have to REALLY work to make that money.
If there was no poverty what would be the incentive to work? Seriously. If any decision you made in life would be compensated for by the government, and thus lead to a comfortable living... why would anyone work at all? What would be the incentive to do your best let alone anything at all?
What burns me about people saying the government should provide this, the government should provide that... is what you don't realize is that what the government provides has to come FROM someone. So you're basically saying that someone who made bad choices is entitled to the labor of someone who didn't. That pisses me off.
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I'd just like to say I agree completely with the tome you have written :) Sounds like you've had an intersting career.
Thats not the problem at all ... the problem is someone with the brains to be a good PC repair person has the ability to make *MORE* money than anyone will pay for PC repair.
In other words, people are unwilling to pay enough to attract smart people.
An Example: I used to be a consultant, one client was a friend of a friend and I gave her a super sweetheart deal, $35/hr where the going rates were $100-$150. I was basically loosing money working for her ... I was working a long term contract, and she calls up and asks if I'm avaliable and I tell her no, and to call my friend whose rate is only $150/hr. She pleads poor and could I please come out and help her, so I do the stupid thing and take pitty. While I'm down there -- she's telling me how her husband had blown 100k on a tractor she knew was a scam -- and the previous weekend she had blown 12k in Vegas.
My point is, she wasn't willing to pay $150/hr to have someone come out and fix the computers for her business, but was willing to blow 100x the cost of that on frivilous things. It was the last time I took a call from her.
Spoken like a true Musician. However, just as you are a true Musician, there are people who are "true producers", "true arrangers", "true composers" etc. whose talents only display themselves not when playing your heart out, but during careful deliberation and consideration.
For me, cubase provides such an environment :)
When you do it -- thats piracy. When a company does it, thats just business.
I'd like to ask the linux community, is Red Hat still relevant?
Here in the suburbs of Southern California you almost never have to parallel park. Once every few years. I learned when I started driving but in the intervening decades I have forgotten. Why should we have to learn a skill that is so rarely useful to us?
It's a matter of context.
As for what kind of programming ... C#, VB, VB.NET, Python, C++ (although I know about another 5 languages, these are just what I use professionally). I spend most of my day desiging software, in meetings, supporting the "tunnels" (our manufacturing facility), and a bit of it programming.
I'm interviewing for an Architect position tomorrow due to the horror story management :-)
I am a professional programmer, I make a 6 figure salary, and I suck at math. Good programmers are efficent with linguistics and are able to think in terms of structure and process. If that sounds like you -- strugle with the math like I did. If not, consider something else.
Apple users?
No, I wasn't being sarcastic, I think the film is one of the best films ever made. Im glad soeone else likes it as nobody I know seems to.
I've never read the book, but the George Clooney Solaris movie is one of the best films ever made. I'm quite sure of this since everyone seems to hate it.
Come to think of it, why do I put up with this...
Do they need a software architect? :)
Having sex with a teenager does wonders for me :)
Its the same story everywhere. The place I work, the management is so out of touch they have no idea whats going on. They constantly allocate resources in the most ass way possible, lie, cheat, steal, and fire anybody who is competent.
Yea ... this has death march project written all over it :)
Its very simple. At least in the united states, when YOU do it, its a crime. When a company does it, "its just good business."
The problem is of course the concept that blind people *CAN* use websites. I had the misfortune of helping a blind guy with his computer as a favor to a friend -- the analogy doesn't work at all. Thats the bit you are ignoring.
I wish I had modpoints for ya :) Source Forge: The largest repository of software that only works for the author.
We can explore any aspect of the story that the developer already thought up and wrote code for ...
I felt the same way about family guy when it first aired. But somehow it grew on me and American Dad didnt.
I have only seen a few episodes of the new season of FG -- but American Dad is a trajedy. It's uncomfortable, its unfunny, and it has no reason to exist. I don't understand why they put it on.
You need to give people an opportunity to get the skills they need to take care of themselves -- where I live the ammount of help you can get is *staggering.*
All of that is true. But you haven't made the logical leap to why *I* should have to pay for all that. I repeat: The magic money handed out by the government *COMES* from real people, who have to REALLY work to make that money.
What burns me about people saying the government should provide this, the government should provide that ... is what you don't realize is that what the government provides has to come FROM someone. So you're basically saying that someone who made bad choices is entitled to the labor of someone who didn't. That pisses me off.