If they want to recruit people to the armed forces, there are cheaper ways: 0) if you go in the army for 2 years, it's legal for you to smoke pot. 1) Same as above, plus free t-shirt, $5 bucks, free beer, poster of an attractive pop star, etc... They might not get the folks they want, but they'd sure get a lot of 'em! sir_haxalot
How do we deal with the problem of tons of existing code without comments? Adding comments to it when it is hard to determine the intended functionality of said code seems like it would be harder than rewriting the code and adding comments to the new code.
Does it concern anyone else that a 2-day window is awfully large? That means even the us space command can't really pinpoint where this thing will come down, even though it's our own junk. Kinda makes you wonder how it would go if a meteor, etc got too close... Sir_Haxalot
The ad in the article sounds exactly like Microsoft, with their 200+ per hour tech support and closed-source systems. Perhaps UNIX looks harder, but it's just as hard to get a Microsoft system to run DECENT as it is to get a UNIX system to run FANTASTIC. sir_haxalot
Then maybe all the professors who were there when the ENIAC was turned on for the first time will be dead, and no one will care about real programming anymore. For instance, my dad, a former CIS professor, was/is discouraged by the lack of commitment to teaching "real" CIS instead of just printing diplomas at certain schools CIS departments. OH wait, I still will. And hopefully by then, I'll be a professor too. They'll have to fire me to get my class(es) taught in.net. Sir_haxalot
IMHO, It is implied that computers are performing their tasks with a certain level of quality / reliability, but without being able to view / test source code on the actual methods used for security, etc on Microsoft machines, there is no way to validate the quality or reliability of their software. Sir_haxalot
If you develop open source, can the contract you sign mess up the actual open source community by allowing the company to "own" your code? Does anyone know the specifics on what would happen in this case? Sir_haxalot
that this will stop the cell-phone-using / "Hey, blah!"-yelling, etc. during the movie? Probably not, huh. What I need is a movie theater equipped with headphones that silence noise from within the theater as well as playing the movie's audio. It'd be nice if it patched in Lady_GNUivere's voice too (with a separate volume control just in case). Sir_Haxalot
If the rock came from the same direction as the Sun, wouldn't it cast a shadow? (One day, at Palomar observatory...) "There's a shadow over me, but there are no clouds. Oh well, I'll just go back to lookin' for space-born objects that could hit Earth NOT in the direction of the shadow." Sir_Haxalot
...this article, life (for me) would be a better thing. Thanks for noticing that the best way to solve a problem is not always to sit down and start coding until you have coded a solution. I have seen a lot of good programmers code for hours, but I have also seen truly gifted programmers walk around and "process in the background", then go back and present a solution just as valid but with much less "machine time". Sir_Haxalot
That name is great on so many levels. According to their site, they seek $50 in damages per email! Where does that figure come from? Also, they stated that at $50 per day, their spam suit would be valued at $25000 per day. A bit of math shows that's 500 pieces of spam. I get nearly 100 pieces per day (which I consider pretty low). So does it "cost" me $5000 to click "delete" 100 times? If so, does anyone want to hire me to click "delete" for them? $50 per click.
Borrow from Latin classification. There is a 7 layer nested hierarchy (kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species) and all the names sound really cool. google's directory to the rescue! Devin
And on the home page, you can sign over all your intellectual property to me with a simple form. Maybe these guys should include a form to bid on the brooklyn bridge!
Cool! How are you gonna stop this stuff? Prevent files? Not likely. Can't wait for the new Infared or Bluetooth iPod! Then I can steal right through the store wall! Devin
They compare Space Wars of 1962 with Allegiance of 2002, both space games. I'm sorry, but despite Allegiance's colorful graphics and amazing hardware requirements, Space Wars just looks cooler to play!
All computer jobs are like this. Having worked in nearly every aspect of computing, I have come to the conclusion that for me, simply working the job and getting paid is not enough. I need the satisfaction of at least knowing that if something gets thrown out, it's because I threw it out, not because management is "bad" (and by bad I mean terrible).
What would MTV possibly broadcast on this thing? The same as their TV show - all talk and no music? Perhaps if it was an MTV2-PC...
I want my 1980's MTV but with today's music.
I doubt this would last for long. There are still a lot of companies that make hardware that is non-windows (i.e. Sun, clones) that will be able to provide motherboards to the needy PC market... Sun itself doesn't like selling PC's, but there will surely be tons of Sun clones (since the chip is open-architecture) available. Even if this fails, the original PC chip of "today" can still be licensed "tomorrow", and Microsoft's strategy will fail since people don't HAVE to buy the latest thing, especially if it's worse AND more expensive.
I have been professionally programming full-time at actual jobs since I was 16 (that makes 6 years) with 11 companies, one of the first being Sun Microsystems. Since my dad was a professor of computer science, I have had access to computers and have been using them since age 4. This is irrelevant to a boss; just tell them what you've really done, then take the IT department to school when you get your foot in the door, and never look back. If there are enough of you all out there, and you're all that good, come and work for me!:)
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If they want to recruit people to the armed forces, there are cheaper ways:
0) if you go in the army for 2 years, it's legal for you to smoke pot.
1) Same as above, plus free t-shirt, $5 bucks, free beer, poster of an attractive pop star, etc...
They might not get the folks they want, but they'd sure get a lot of 'em!
sir_haxalot
The tobacco industry: "Smoking doesn't cause lung cancer. Oh wait, I meant YES, yes it does."
Microsoft: "Our code is sacred and can't be viewed. Oh wait, I meant SCREWED, not sacred."
Sir_haxalot
How do we deal with the problem of tons of existing code without comments? Adding comments to it when it is hard to determine the intended functionality of said code seems like it would be harder than rewriting the code and adding comments to the new code.
Does no one understand that there are at least as many wackos with $300 as there are wackos with $30?
Devin
Does it concern anyone else that a 2-day window is awfully large? That means even the us space command can't really pinpoint where this thing will come down, even though it's our own junk. Kinda makes you wonder how it would go if a meteor, etc got too close...
Sir_Haxalot
The ad in the article sounds exactly like Microsoft, with their 200+ per hour tech support and closed-source systems. Perhaps UNIX looks harder, but it's just as hard to get a Microsoft system to run DECENT as it is to get a UNIX system to run FANTASTIC.
sir_haxalot
Then maybe all the professors who were there when the ENIAC was turned on for the first time will be dead, and no one will care about real programming anymore. For instance, my dad, a former CIS professor, was/is discouraged by the lack of commitment to teaching "real" CIS instead of just printing diplomas at certain schools CIS departments. OH wait, I still will. And hopefully by then, I'll be a professor too. .net.
They'll have to fire me to get my class(es) taught in
Sir_haxalot
IMHO, Those games were better with the blocky graphics.
Sir_haxalot
IMHO, It is implied that computers are performing their tasks with a certain level of quality / reliability, but without being able to view / test source code on the actual methods used for security, etc on Microsoft machines, there is no way to validate the quality or reliability of their software.
Sir_haxalot
Of course, to read the article you need to login so they can scan your information.
Sir_Haxalot
If you develop open source, can the contract you sign mess up the actual open source community by allowing the company to "own" your code? Does anyone know the specifics on what would happen in this case?
Sir_haxalot
that this will stop the cell-phone-using / "Hey, blah!"-yelling, etc. during the movie?
Probably not, huh. What I need is a movie theater equipped with headphones that silence noise from within the theater as well as playing the movie's audio. It'd be nice if it patched in Lady_GNUivere's voice too (with a separate volume control just in case).
Sir_Haxalot
If the rock came from the same direction as the Sun, wouldn't it cast a shadow? (One day, at Palomar observatory...) "There's a shadow over me, but there are no clouds. Oh well, I'll just go back to lookin' for space-born objects that could hit Earth NOT in the direction of the shadow."
Sir_Haxalot
...this article, life (for me) would be a better thing. Thanks for noticing that the best way to solve a problem is not always to sit down and start coding until you have coded a solution.
I have seen a lot of good programmers code for hours, but I have also seen truly gifted programmers walk around and "process in the background", then go back and present a solution just as valid but with much less "machine time".
Sir_Haxalot
That name is great on so many levels. According to their site, they seek $50 in damages per email! Where does that figure come from? Also, they stated that at $50 per day, their spam suit would be valued at $25000 per day. A bit of math shows that's 500 pieces of spam. I get nearly 100 pieces per day (which I consider pretty low). So does it "cost" me $5000 to click "delete" 100 times? If so, does anyone want to hire me to click "delete" for them? $50 per click.
Borrow from Latin classification. There is a 7 layer nested hierarchy (kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species) and all the names sound really cool.
google's directory to the rescue!
Devin
And on the home page, you can sign over all your intellectual property to me with a simple form. Maybe these guys should include a form to bid on the brooklyn bridge!
but it begs the question: What is the most ludicrous case mod out there, in terms of effort and aesthetic of the result? Anyone?
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Cool! How are you gonna stop this stuff? Prevent files? Not likely. Can't wait for the new Infared or Bluetooth iPod! Then I can steal right through the store wall!
Devin
They compare Space Wars of 1962 with Allegiance of 2002, both space games. I'm sorry, but despite Allegiance's colorful graphics and amazing hardware requirements, Space Wars just looks cooler to play!
All computer jobs are like this. Having worked in nearly every aspect of computing, I have come to the conclusion that for me, simply working the job and getting paid is not enough. I need the satisfaction of at least knowing that if something gets thrown out, it's because I threw it out, not because management is "bad" (and by bad I mean terrible).
What would MTV possibly broadcast on this thing? The same as their TV show - all talk and no music? Perhaps if it was an MTV2-PC...
I want my 1980's MTV but with today's music.
I doubt this would last for long. There are still a lot of companies that make hardware that is non-windows (i.e. Sun, clones) that will be able to provide motherboards to the needy PC market... Sun itself doesn't like selling PC's, but there will surely be tons of Sun clones (since the chip is open-architecture) available. Even if this fails, the original PC chip of "today" can still be licensed "tomorrow", and Microsoft's strategy will fail since people don't HAVE to buy the latest thing, especially if it's worse AND more expensive.
get yourself a CCIE... they pay more than any degree by about 6x.
Sir Haxalot
I have been professionally programming full-time at actual jobs since I was 16 (that makes 6 years) with 11 companies, one of the first being Sun Microsystems. Since my dad was a professor of computer science, I have had access to computers and have been using them since age 4. This is irrelevant to a boss; just tell them what you've really done, then take the IT department to school when you get your foot in the door, and never look back. If there are enough of you all out there, and you're all that good, come and work for me! :)