I second that - every mp3 I own I ripped myself. Some of the CD's were lost/destroyed and a few were given away, so I am not 100% legal (w/ regards to the ones I gave away), but I'm pretty damn close.
I have an MP3 CD player for use in the car, my home stereo plays MP3 cds, and I have a portable matchbook sized MP3 player for commuting on the train.
The sick thing is, I spent $36 CAD on a cd recently. That's more than a 4 disc DVD box set - and yet I am the pirate:)
* I'm not sure if the label I purchased the CD from is a member of the RIAA, but the point remains the same, since at least some of the music I buy must be...
Bringing in code you've written for your present employer is unethical, because you have no permission to show it to anyone else.
I showed them code I wrote in my spare time. They didn't request a full working program either - I can't remember if they even requested it or if I just offered, actually:p
Actually, the thing that got me was that it got my "bad" traits as well - ie/ I often lose the big picture by concentrating on the details:)
Meyers/Briggs was one, but I can't remember the rest - they all appeared to be standardized tests - all done by a third party (my employer only received the same report I did)
Freaky was the wrong word - this wasn't a cosmic experience for me... Don't confuse me with the type of person that believes in subluxations and crystals:p
1) Introductory interview - they turn on their BS detectors, ask a few standard questions and then call me back later.
2) I show up again, they give me some written tests to take home and some verbal tests on the spot. I bring sample code.
3) They call me back one last time, give me the profile (they hire an outside company to do the tests, btw, they don't perform them). They ask some more questions - more in depth with specific technical questions.
4) They call me and give me the job.
The fact is, they wanted to hire somebody smart. I did not have all of the qualifications (i'm originally a hardware programmer - now I do business apps) but since I was honest and showed my potential, I received the job.
When I applied for my current programming job, they gave me a barrage of tests and compiled an aptitude and personality profile of me.
It was really freaky how accurately it described me... the main point was to evaluate me with reference to the type of person that excels at my job (Programmer/Analyst with some support duties)
They also asked for source code I had written and numerous references.
THe problem with an interview is it's too easy to bullshit. You need to go beyond the interview, as my current employers did.
Re:50% below average... not true
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Let's look at a few IQ's- 90, 90, 90, 95, 100, 180. With these numbers, the average IQ comes out to be 107.5. This puts 83% of the population to be "Below Average".
It can also work out the other way. 20 (vegatable), 50 (retard), 120, 130, 125, 100, 115, 180. The average of these numbers comes out to be 105. So that putss 75% of the population above average.
(Grabs the flamethrower)
You fucking moron - did you pay attention to high school math? You don't do statistics with a small sample or you get skewed results.
A large sample would result in a nice bell curve with half of the subjects on one side and half on the other.
Goddamn Excel - We had a financial controller at my workplace that must have loved Excel - he basically built a financial reporting tool using it. Around 40+ spreadsheets (not counting there are actually twelve of some of those) - all interdependant, all hardcoded, all undocumented... guess who has to help sort out this mess and turn it into a proper ORACLE based reporting system.
Ugh, at least I have job security:)
(That last line should get me modded down, let alone I am OT)
From the article: consumers will enjoy more entertaining and exciting content, which will enlarge and vitalize the entire digital content distribution market.
I think it means that they will be able to tell what people really like and make more of the same. Which means that those of us that don't match middle-america tastes are fucked.
"... as well as enlisting Tom Cruise as the narrator of our new hit 3D film SPACE STATION." He'll probably ramble on about Xenu or something. Hoo boy. This could be a conspiracy, huh?
I saw LOTR on the imax screen here in Calgary. My girlfriend got annoyed watching it though - too blurry and it gave her motion sickness. We could have done the same thing with Spider-Man but we saw it on a regular screen instead.
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I thought Texas was your holding pen for crazy conservative types (and California for the liberals, respectively) - shouldn't we foreigners visit upper new york state or something?:)
Re:I guess I am too young ...
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I don't watch tv either. But I do play video games. I only have cable because of my girlfriend. Odd thing is, nobody I talk to really watches much TV either. I do watch movies though:)
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We have Fanta in Canada. I don't drink soft drinks myself though - just a bunch of empty carbs - no nutritional value.
Re:Spread of US "culture"
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Actually, soft drinks are bottled under local licenses so you may not be getting the "exact" same drink in different parts of the world.
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Awesome troll :) Should have got a +5 troll :)
I second that - every mp3 I own I ripped myself. Some of the CD's were lost/destroyed and a few were given away, so I am not 100% legal (w/ regards to the ones I gave away), but I'm pretty damn close.
:)
I have an MP3 CD player for use in the car, my home stereo plays MP3 cds, and I have a portable matchbook sized MP3 player for commuting on the train.
The sick thing is, I spent $36 CAD on a cd recently. That's more than a 4 disc DVD box set - and yet I am the pirate
* I'm not sure if the label I purchased the CD from is a member of the RIAA, but the point remains the same, since at least some of the music I buy must be...
Bringing in code you've written for your present employer is unethical, because you have no permission to show it to anyone else.
:p
I showed them code I wrote in my spare time. They didn't request a full working program either - I can't remember if they even requested it or if I just offered, actually
Actually, the thing that got me was that it got my "bad" traits as well - ie/ I often lose the big picture by concentrating on the details :)
:p
Meyers/Briggs was one, but I can't remember the rest - they all appeared to be standardized tests - all done by a third party (my employer only received the same report I did)
Freaky was the wrong word - this wasn't a cosmic experience for me... Don't confuse me with the type of person that believes in subluxations and crystals
This was a second step...
Here is the order:
1) Introductory interview - they turn on their BS detectors, ask a few standard questions and then call me back later.
2) I show up again, they give me some written tests to take home and some verbal tests on the spot. I bring sample code.
3) They call me back one last time, give me the profile (they hire an outside company to do the tests, btw, they don't perform them). They ask some more questions - more in depth with specific technical questions.
4) They call me and give me the job.
The fact is, they wanted to hire somebody smart. I did not have all of the qualifications (i'm originally a hardware programmer - now I do business apps) but since I was honest and showed my potential, I received the job.
When I applied for my current programming job, they gave me a barrage of tests and compiled an aptitude and personality profile of me.
It was really freaky how accurately it described me... the main point was to evaluate me with reference to the type of person that excels at my job (Programmer/Analyst with some support duties)
They also asked for source code I had written and numerous references.
THe problem with an interview is it's too easy to bullshit. You need to go beyond the interview, as my current employers did.
Let's look at a few IQ's- 90, 90, 90, 95, 100, 180.
With these numbers, the average IQ comes out to be 107.5. This puts 83% of the population to be "Below Average".
It can also work out the other way.
20 (vegatable), 50 (retard), 120, 130, 125, 100, 115, 180.
The average of these numbers comes out to be 105. So that putss 75% of the population above average.
(Grabs the flamethrower)
You fucking moron - did you pay attention to high school math? You don't do statistics with a small sample or you get skewed results.
A large sample would result in a nice bell curve with half of the subjects on one side and half on the other.
Dumbass
Goddamn Excel -
:)
We had a financial controller at my workplace that must have loved Excel - he basically built a financial reporting tool using it. Around 40+ spreadsheets (not counting there are actually twelve of some of those) - all interdependant, all hardcoded, all undocumented... guess who has to help sort out this mess and turn it into a proper ORACLE based reporting system.
Ugh, at least I have job security
(That last line should get me modded down, let alone I am OT)
It's just like cheap ethernet cards with duplicate MAC addresses :)
Keep It Simple, Stupid We live by it at my company
What would I do?
2 chicks at the same time, dude
Now and Later
I'm PJ's bitch (but not Romero's!)
From the article: consumers will enjoy more entertaining and exciting content, which will enlarge and vitalize the entire digital content distribution market. I think it means that they will be able to tell what people really like and make more of the same. Which means that those of us that don't match middle-america tastes are fucked.
I already did - that's why I bought a GameCube. Sony sucks ass
Well, it doesn't say you have to use your own. Let's all create passports and share them - whee :)
Nope, but I saw that happen before a few months ago. Now watch us get modded into oblivion :)
So tombs are illegal in France? Wierd....
you realize you invented a nice moniker for IMAX porn, right?
"... as well as enlisting Tom Cruise as the narrator of our new hit 3D film SPACE STATION."
He'll probably ramble on about Xenu or something. Hoo boy. This could be a conspiracy, huh?
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It's a joke. Laugh.
admit it -- you'd go
Why should anyone admit it if you won't?
Silly old AC...
Has this tech been used already?
I saw LOTR on the imax screen here in Calgary. My girlfriend got annoyed watching it though - too blurry and it gave her motion sickness. We could have done the same thing with Spider-Man but we saw it on a regular screen instead.
I thought Texas was your holding pen for crazy conservative types (and California for the liberals, respectively) - shouldn't we foreigners visit upper new york state or something? :)
I don't watch tv either. But I do play video games. I only have cable because of my girlfriend. Odd thing is, nobody I talk to really watches much TV either. I do watch movies though :)
We have Fanta in Canada. I don't drink soft drinks myself though - just a bunch of empty carbs - no nutritional value.
Actually, soft drinks are bottled under local licenses so you may not be getting the "exact" same drink in different parts of the world.