Let me point out one other useful tactic. If you get them to mention a number first, flinch. It's just that simple. Flinch the second they mention a number. It puts the person on the other side of the negotiation table out of their comfort zone (assuming that this person is not a total sociopath).
It doesn't just work with salary negotiations, either. It also works with buying or selling a vehicle, or any other case where the price of something is negotiated.
As usual, no acronym may ever be expanded, nor definition given, nor even enough info to get a clue, in a Slashdot story summary. The summary needs to somehow clarify that we are discussing Printed Circuit Boards, and not PolyChlorinated Biphenyls. Really big difference, and both are environmental/technological issues, but orders of magnitude different in impact.
What is the matter with these people? A rumour appears that says they might be thinking about Linux on their machines, and they get a big response from interested buyers. Dell! Wake up and smell the opportunity!
I coined the phrase "mail-chatting" for that behaviour back in 1996 and been happily addicted since.:-P
I got you beat, then. I started doing that in 1989 when I was in college at SUNY Alfred.
The SUNY schools were, at the time, connected to BITNet, and there was also a DECNet network that connected all of the SUNY schools with VAXes. The DECNet-based network allowed inter-node chat, something like talk on *NIX, but slightly more aesthetically pleasing.
Anyway, I used this system to talk to some friends who were attending SUNY Morrisville, until their sysop decided to remove all user-land networking tools except for e-mail. Hence, we started chatting by e-mail.
Okay, so they ban the sale of incandescent bulbs. Fine.
Now, mind you, I have a house full of CF tubes. Every single bulb socket that can fit one, has one. I have also given presentations on the advantages of CF tubes, including in the presentation what the financial payback is of using these tubes. I believe in this technology greatly.
That said, what are you supposed to do for your refrigerator (where a CF tube will be at the double disadvantage of being cold and not running an appropriate duty cycle), or your oven (where the temperatures will be prohibitively high)? Will appliance bulbs still be available?
Back in the 80's, we went these particular rounds with the software industry. Software vendors had resorted to putting creative errors on their media, changing the track pitch, sometimes even using lasers to burn holes into floppy discs (the DRM system would attempt to write the sector that was supposed to have a hole in it, and then read it back, and exit if it succeeded in doing so) in an attempt to prevent illegal redistribution of their software.
Ultimately, most software vendors gave up on this whole idea because the finally realised that they were doing more harm than good. In at least one instance, a game title that ran fine on my next-door neighbour's computer, would not run on mine. Both machines were essentially identical (Commodore 128, 512K expansion RAM, 1751 floppy drive). It turns out that the DRM kicked on this software simply because my floppy driver was ever so slightly out of alignment.
At any rate, the software vendors largely gave up, though they are starting to get back into it again. On the part of the MAFIAA, this is a case of them failing to learn from another industry's mistakes. Now, it looks like they are starting to get it. Hallefuckinlujia!
Incidentally, I am still pissed off over HD-DVD and BluRay players downrezzing when connected to an analogue HDTV. I was an EARLY ADOPTER and helped FUND the RESEARCH that made HDTV possible, motherfuckers!
I wonder if the cause of the difference in voltages is based on locale? 65 is slightly more than half of 120V, and 139 is slightly more than half of 230V. The difference between the measured voltage and half of the line voltage could be the result of distortions in the wave form.
DC doesn't travel well, that's why wall power is AC remember
This is a common misconception, actually. The truth is that DC flows every bit as well (sometimes better) as AC. The reason why wall wiring is AC is because AC is easier to convert between different voltage levels. As such, it is practical, by using AC, to have 768,000, 345,000, and 115,000 volt backbones, 13,200, 7200 and 2400 volt feeders and still be able to deliver 600, 480, 240 or 120 volts (and many others) to a customer. The device to do this conversion is very simple, very well understood, and can very efficiently swap voltage for current.
This is a very good point. Get someone there who can talk shop with the potential applicants. If you are hiring engineers, send an engineer along with your HR wonk. If you are hiring developers, send a developer along with your HR wonk. You get the idea.
The reason for this is that there is nothing more irritating than saying something that demonstrates that you have a grip on something that a company alleges to be hiring for, only to have the HR wonk's eyes glaze over, and end up rejecting you not using the correct keyword to describe that you do what they need.
Incidentally, if the HR wonk and the other person you send along to the job fair are attractive, it helps. Don't laugh, I'm serious. There are attractive engineers and developers and system administrators right here where I work. Politically incorrect as it may be, it is effective.
Option 1: Toast with cream cheese and green olives.
Option 2: Toast with peanut butter
Option 3: Buttered toast and soy sausage (Yes, I'm a vegetarian)
Option 4: Cheese grits (no, I'm not from the south, but I was raised by a southerner)
Any one of these, plus a cup of tea, black with sugar, and I'm good to go.
I'm not so interested in the instant sugar rush. I think it's killing us. More important to me is to get a small shot of protein and a small shot of carbs to keep me going through to about mid-morning, when I will stop for a small snack.
I have no problem with my satellite TV provider using DRM.
The DRM that they have applied is applied to equipment they own (as opposed to being imposed on my PC). This DRM prevents me from watching the channels to which I am not subscribed, and enforces the "view" part of the "pay per view" channels (by calling home to tell them I need to "pay" and cutting me off if I don't).
The signal that comes out is compatible with my TV. I am not prevented from recapturing it. It is analogue, in the case of the particular receiver that I have, but this is not universally true.
The competing satellite TV network uses Macrovision on several channels to prevent recording. These guys do not.
I do not approve of DRM as applied to media or equipment that one purchases. If they want me to be subjected to DRM, then let them buy me the equipment to play it.
Think in terms of something mobile that can be set up just about anywhere and expected to work just about anywhere. Solar works even when there is cloud cover (admittedly attenuated), but wind power doesn't work on a still day.
With the usual cuts in output, most likely, yes. (You take a really small cut in engine output when running it on biodiesel, something like 10% or so, but I don't have the figure right in front of me). It's still a diesel engine, just a hell of a lot bigger.
Are two stroke diesels as dirty running as two stroke gas engines?
No. The thing that makes gasoline two-stroke engines so dirty is the fact that they are generally valveless, combined with the fact that they burn their own lube oil, deliberately. The goal of a gasoline two-stroke engine is to reduce parts count and weight, which is why they are found on weed whackers, chainsaws, lawn mowers and snowmobiles.
A two-stroke diesel is generally not intended to reduce weight, or parts count, but size. They are not valveless, and they do not burn their lube oil. Once you get up into the 2000HP+ range, it's pretty much the only way to make the engine a manageable size.
This engine is about twice the power of the (also two stroke) engines found on rail locomotives. Those engines take up about 2/3 of the locomotive's length (the other 1/3 is generator) To get the same output in a 4-stroke engine would require an engine twice the physical size. Think about how physically large a locomotive is and contemplate that.
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Let me point out one other useful tactic. If you get them to mention a number first, flinch. It's just that simple. Flinch the second they mention a number. It puts the person on the other side of the negotiation table out of their comfort zone (assuming that this person is not a total sociopath).
It doesn't just work with salary negotiations, either. It also works with buying or selling a vehicle, or any other case where the price of something is negotiated.
As usual, no acronym may ever be expanded, nor definition given, nor even enough info to get a clue, in a Slashdot story summary. The summary needs to somehow clarify that we are discussing Printed Circuit Boards, and not PolyChlorinated Biphenyls. Really big difference, and both are environmental/technological issues, but orders of magnitude different in impact.
If you are going to insist on correct capitalisation, then use it: USA PATRIOT act. USA is part of the acronym; act is not.
8. . . .
9. Profit!
Exactly, and I'm not surprised that it is still there, because it is actually pretty good, as I recall.
What is the matter with these people? A rumour appears that says they might be thinking about Linux on their machines, and they get a big response from interested buyers. Dell! Wake up and smell the opportunity!
Very useful if you need to use text files from DOS/Windows and DOX2UNIX is not installed:
perl -e "while(<>){s/\r//;print;}"
This strips carriage returns out of a file, and does it pretty quickly.
I got you beat, then. I started doing that in 1989 when I was in college at SUNY Alfred.
The SUNY schools were, at the time, connected to BITNet, and there was also a DECNet network that connected all of the SUNY schools with VAXes. The DECNet-based network allowed inter-node chat, something like talk on *NIX, but slightly more aesthetically pleasing.
Anyway, I used this system to talk to some friends who were attending SUNY Morrisville, until their sysop decided to remove all user-land networking tools except for e-mail. Hence, we started chatting by e-mail.
Okay, so they ban the sale of incandescent bulbs. Fine.
Now, mind you, I have a house full of CF tubes. Every single bulb socket that can fit one, has one. I have also given presentations on the advantages of CF tubes, including in the presentation what the financial payback is of using these tubes. I believe in this technology greatly.
That said, what are you supposed to do for your refrigerator (where a CF tube will be at the double disadvantage of being cold and not running an appropriate duty cycle), or your oven (where the temperatures will be prohibitively high)? Will appliance bulbs still be available?
It's not called the bleeding edge of technolgy for nothing
Fair enough.
but hey, if you started on a Pet, you're used to crap resolution, right?
Well, now, wait a sec! That was two and a half decades ago! I've had plenty of time to get spoiled since then, starting with Amigas :-)
I think this analysis is correct.
Back in the 80's, we went these particular rounds with the software industry. Software vendors had resorted to putting creative errors on their media, changing the track pitch, sometimes even using lasers to burn holes into floppy discs (the DRM system would attempt to write the sector that was supposed to have a hole in it, and then read it back, and exit if it succeeded in doing so) in an attempt to prevent illegal redistribution of their software.
Ultimately, most software vendors gave up on this whole idea because the finally realised that they were doing more harm than good. In at least one instance, a game title that ran fine on my next-door neighbour's computer, would not run on mine. Both machines were essentially identical (Commodore 128, 512K expansion RAM, 1751 floppy drive). It turns out that the DRM kicked on this software simply because my floppy driver was ever so slightly out of alignment.
At any rate, the software vendors largely gave up, though they are starting to get back into it again. On the part of the MAFIAA, this is a case of them failing to learn from another industry's mistakes. Now, it looks like they are starting to get it. Hallefuckinlujia!
Incidentally, I am still pissed off over HD-DVD and BluRay players downrezzing when connected to an analogue HDTV. I was an EARLY ADOPTER and helped FUND the RESEARCH that made HDTV possible, motherfuckers!
I wonder if the cause of the difference in voltages is based on locale? 65 is slightly more than half of 120V, and 139 is slightly more than half of 230V. The difference between the measured voltage and half of the line voltage could be the result of distortions in the wave form.
DC doesn't travel well, that's why wall power is AC remember
This is a common misconception, actually. The truth is that DC flows every bit as well (sometimes better) as AC. The reason why wall wiring is AC is because AC is easier to convert between different voltage levels. As such, it is practical, by using AC, to have 768,000, 345,000, and 115,000 volt backbones, 13,200, 7200 and 2400 volt feeders and still be able to deliver 600, 480, 240 or 120 volts (and many others) to a customer. The device to do this conversion is very simple, very well understood, and can very efficiently swap voltage for current.
This is a very good point. Get someone there who can talk shop with the potential applicants. If you are hiring engineers, send an engineer along with your HR wonk. If you are hiring developers, send a developer along with your HR wonk. You get the idea.
The reason for this is that there is nothing more irritating than saying something that demonstrates that you have a grip on something that a company alleges to be hiring for, only to have the HR wonk's eyes glaze over, and end up rejecting you not using the correct keyword to describe that you do what they need.
Incidentally, if the HR wonk and the other person you send along to the job fair are attractive, it helps. Don't laugh, I'm serious. There are attractive engineers and developers and system administrators right here where I work. Politically incorrect as it may be, it is effective.
Option 1: Toast with cream cheese and green olives.
Option 2: Toast with peanut butter
Option 3: Buttered toast and soy sausage (Yes, I'm a vegetarian)
Option 4: Cheese grits (no, I'm not from the south, but I was raised by a southerner)
Any one of these, plus a cup of tea, black with sugar, and I'm good to go.
I'm not so interested in the instant sugar rush. I think it's killing us. More important to me is to get a small shot of protein and a small shot of carbs to keep me going through to about mid-morning, when I will stop for a small snack.
I have no problem with my satellite TV provider using DRM.
The DRM that they have applied is applied to equipment they own (as opposed to being imposed on my PC). This DRM prevents me from watching the channels to which I am not subscribed, and enforces the "view" part of the "pay per view" channels (by calling home to tell them I need to "pay" and cutting me off if I don't).
The signal that comes out is compatible with my TV. I am not prevented from recapturing it. It is analogue, in the case of the particular receiver that I have, but this is not universally true.
The competing satellite TV network uses Macrovision on several channels to prevent recording. These guys do not.
I do not approve of DRM as applied to media or equipment that one purchases. If they want me to be subjected to DRM, then let them buy me the equipment to play it.
No.
Think in terms of something mobile that can be set up just about anywhere and expected to work just about anywhere. Solar works even when there is cloud cover (admittedly attenuated), but wind power doesn't work on a still day.
Sig says: There is no such word as "alot," and if there is, there shouldn't be. It's "a lot." Two words, not one.
Then, of course, there is the alternate spelling, "allot". Very annonying.
On the other hand, there is a precedent in the English language, "tuppence".
Home Depot sells the Commercial Electric and nVision tubes. No delay. They work really well.
I suppose the real question is: if you are carrying oil, do you care? Somehow, I doubt that Big Oil gives a shit.
The summary was poorly worded, which led to this incorrect statement.
Figures. I thought it seemed a tad small. I was basing my assumption on a locomotive being around 4000 HP. Clearly, some are larger, some are smaller.
Would it run on biodiesel?
With the usual cuts in output, most likely, yes. (You take a really small cut in engine output when running it on biodiesel, something like 10% or so, but I don't have the figure right in front of me). It's still a diesel engine, just a hell of a lot bigger.
Are two stroke diesels as dirty running as two stroke gas engines?
No. The thing that makes gasoline two-stroke engines so dirty is the fact that they are generally valveless, combined with the fact that they burn their own lube oil, deliberately. The goal of a gasoline two-stroke engine is to reduce parts count and weight, which is why they are found on weed whackers, chainsaws, lawn mowers and snowmobiles.
A two-stroke diesel is generally not intended to reduce weight, or parts count, but size. They are not valveless, and they do not burn their lube oil. Once you get up into the 2000HP+ range, it's pretty much the only way to make the engine a manageable size.
This engine is about twice the power of the (also two stroke) engines found on rail locomotives. Those engines take up about 2/3 of the locomotive's length (the other 1/3 is generator) To get the same output in a 4-stroke engine would require an engine twice the physical size. Think about how physically large a locomotive is and contemplate that.
LCD uses less electricity. This will save you money.
Oh good, all my black and white TVs and computer equipment are okay...
I know that was meant to be a snark, but...,/P>
Monochrome CRTs use remarkably little energy.