Oh, no, I've never looked down upon anyone. I know what it is to not be able to afford things. (in fact, I think the spoiled brats are the ones who usually don't go to higher education.)
(I actually try to encourage as many people as possible to stay in school, etc., learn, etc.)
Yet I can't feel sorry for someone who drops out of high school, has a family, seemingly enough money to take care of themselves (if you can buy luxurious items, you got money), and then a few years later complain that they're working day-in and day-out at some supermarket. One kid I know who was financially needy joined the army; hey, anything that gets him out of the supermarket job.
Or what about those folks who buy an expensive car when they're in high school (on who knows what money), then never go to college (because they're to cool for that?) and then 10 years later I see'em working at a gas station.
I know what you're saying, that there are those in the society who WANT to go to college, and actually would go if only they had the resources. Yes, there are those, but the vast majority of the people I've encountered without a college education didn't get it because of their own stupidity - they think they'll be 18 forever, and just sort of never got around to mailing that admissions application, and now that they're 30 and got a kid to support, education is no longer an option.
Due to a stupid scheduler at a private school I once was assigned to teach a class for 5 hours straight, from 6PM to 11PM.
My first reaction was "Heh?"
My next reaction (after teaching the class for one evening) was "Yey!"
We got to have a 20 minute break every hour (hey, it's a LONG lecture), and got to go home an hour (or sometimes two) early. Overall, it was a pretty enjoyable semester.
This is BS. People who claim to have no money for education simply do not want to get educated. Plain and simple. They may be bright, etc., but they're not meant for school.
I've seen people work full time AND get a college education. In fact, that's why most colleges have 'part-time' students.
The reason I'm a bit more than upset is because I had to go through all the crap of working and going to school too, and it's not so bad! If I can do it, anyone can. I had no savings, no extra money coming from 'family', nothing. zip.
Simply saying "oh, work doesn't leave much time for school" is just taking the easy way out. No! If you want to succeed, you gotta make the time. As as you pointed out, work is repetitive, and most people don't realize that 'oh, it was 10 years ago - oh, crap, I've been at this shitty job for 10 years!'. School is one of the things that gets you to succeed in life - IT IS more important than that shitty job.
I work at 3 jobs and attend school full time. I got a bachelors and a masters, and going for a phd. all this time, I'm working probably more than most full time workers.
I view quitting college to persue the $10/h 'career' (or dropping out of high school for that matter) is the most stupid thing that anyone can possibly to do screw up their life (sort of like taking drugs, only worse).
Not to mention he invented the concept of LR parsing, which just about every single compiler/interpreter uses now a days. You couldn't have C language without Knuth:-)
amm... that's their plan. first, create an infrastructure all across the country to charge and maintain those robots, then send them out... and realize that while building the infrastructure for the robots you've managed to reconstruct the nation:-)
I usually assume that I wouldn't have liked working for them anyway:-)
I try to work for people who respect my opinions - and if they don't, I wouldn't want to be working for them anyway.
On a more practical side, if there is a good reason why someone needs trusted computing, then I'm all for it. But in a vast majority of situations (home users, corporate desktops running custom apps), it is NOT needed. Any manager worth the name would see that.
Well, if I can't program and have my programs run on the client's computer, guess what computers my client's will run?
Very often, we, the geeks (heh), are in a position to recommend (or buy) hardware for companies/clients/friends/relatives, and if we just recommend them to not buy anything with such restrictions built in (making our base by saying how 'restricted' the Hardware/OS is - as opposed to "where do you want to go today?") the world would be a happier and friendlier place:-)
Another 'big' issue is that if they restrict non-signed software, that will discourage the use of Windows in CS schools (how can you simply open a file and read it if you might have to worry about digital signatures of the owner, etc.,) So in a few years, there will be more Linux/UNIX developers than Windows ones:-)
Well, they can certainly limit the amount of bandwidth you can use per month or something (which from what I hear, they already do). A friend of mine said that he doesn't run p2p programs anymore, since it just eats up his allowance for the month.
2: make sure that the hosting provider has a generator.
(I've been using netmegs.com for a few years, and been really happy with them - and while they're located in the north east, they didn't go down during the blackout... - ie: if people know what they're doing, the system is fairly fail-safe against these temporary short-term emergencies).
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I haven't used RH (been using Slackware then Gentoo), so don't know if you can upgrade the kernel in RH...
but... If you're running 2.4 (last I've heard, RH9 came with that), you should upgrade to 2.6, it is noticebly faster... really.
Yey, Linux Rulez!
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VERY good point. I've heard so many stories about "Oh, I've tried Linux and it's slow", and then questioning further, I find out that they've installed it on their old Pentium1 box - well D0H, of course it will be slow compared to Windows running on a P4!
The image needs to be: If you have a GOOD computer in your home, use it for Linux! Give the trash computer to Windows. Most people will quickly realize that Linux outperforms Windows and is snappier to use if the hardware is equivalent.
(I actually have 2 computers with relatively common hardware, one running XP, the other running Linux, and I must say that Linux feels much faster).
Hmm... You'd be surprised how many people find it next to impossible. I teach this stuff in college, and I must tell you, that there are those who find 'this stuff' easy (about 1% of the population), about 4% who find it challenging but interesting, and about 95% who will never understand binary numbers.
Now, in a corporate environment, is it also true. Only 1 out of possibly 10 or so developers actually knows what they're doing! (most got into the company because their uncle has a friend in HR).
Notice that most "Jobs Lost" exlamations don't really say "productivity is down"... in fact, I bet that in most companies, you can fire half the developers (worst half), and nobody would even notice that they're gone.
So why shouldn't someone have a high paying job when they can do something a vast percentage of the population cannot? (they may pretend to be able to do it, etc.,)
While it is very sad when a good developer cannot find work (I've been in that boat myself), I find it amusing when someone who only knows HTML/JavaScript (or read one of them Dummies books) is complaining about not being able to find a job (or that their salary is too low).
Hopefully, the "jobs lost" doesn't apply to most true computer geeks - but to those "3 week VB class" (or Lean C++ in 24 Hours) people.
I totally agree with you. I'm a die-hard Java developer (which is why I so much loath this current project). The trick is that the technology was chosen before the project had began. It was their biggest argument that 'everything will be homoginiously Microsoft' in order to get the project.
And now I'm stuck managing this mess (and I don't even know.NET - would rather do this project in anything else - and have voiced that on many occations - amazing industry, isn't it?)
... And at the same time, in a tight job market, I, a perl/c/java developer is being `forced' (financially in need) to learn.NET, and do the next project using that...
Well, I know nobody will ever go for this, but wouldn't a `better' response from the ISP be: "provide us with funds to monitor this, and we'll do you a service by monitoring this".
The ISP has no real obligation (no business contracts, etc.,) to even care about RIAA. Why in the world would an ISP bend over like this?
I understand if the music industry was paying them to monitor illegal activity and they weren't doing their job, but forcibly making someone do something is plain weird/stupid/wrong - capitalism doesn't work like this. If RIAA wants something to get done, they should pay (not threaten).
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Oh, no, I've never looked down upon anyone. I know what it is to not be able to afford things. (in fact, I think the spoiled brats are the ones who usually don't go to higher education.)
(I actually try to encourage as many people as possible to stay in school, etc., learn, etc.)
Yet I can't feel sorry for someone who drops out of high school, has a family, seemingly enough money to take care of themselves (if you can buy luxurious items, you got money), and then a few years later complain that they're working day-in and day-out at some supermarket. One kid I know who was financially needy joined the army; hey, anything that gets him out of the supermarket job.
Or what about those folks who buy an expensive car when they're in high school (on who knows what money), then never go to college (because they're to cool for that?) and then 10 years later I see'em working at a gas station.
I know what you're saying, that there are those in the society who WANT to go to college, and actually would go if only they had the resources. Yes, there are those, but the vast majority of the people I've encountered without a college education didn't get it because of their own stupidity - they think they'll be 18 forever, and just sort of never got around to mailing that admissions application, and now that they're 30 and got a kid to support, education is no longer an option.
It's a class for working folks - evening class.
Due to a stupid scheduler at a private school I once was assigned to teach a class for 5 hours straight, from 6PM to 11PM.
My first reaction was "Heh?"
My next reaction (after teaching the class for one evening) was "Yey!"
We got to have a 20 minute break every hour (hey, it's a LONG lecture), and got to go home an hour (or sometimes two) early. Overall, it was a pretty enjoyable semester.
This is BS. People who claim to have no money for education simply do not want to get educated. Plain and simple. They may be bright, etc., but they're not meant for school.
I've seen people work full time AND get a college education. In fact, that's why most colleges have 'part-time' students.
The reason I'm a bit more than upset is because I had to go through all the crap of working and going to school too, and it's not so bad! If I can do it, anyone can. I had no savings, no extra money coming from 'family', nothing. zip.
Simply saying "oh, work doesn't leave much time for school" is just taking the easy way out. No! If you want to succeed, you gotta make the time. As as you pointed out, work is repetitive, and most people don't realize that 'oh, it was 10 years ago - oh, crap, I've been at this shitty job for 10 years!'. School is one of the things that gets you to succeed in life - IT IS more important than that shitty job.
I work at 3 jobs and attend school full time. I got a bachelors and a masters, and going for a phd. all this time, I'm working probably more than most full time workers.
I view quitting college to persue the $10/h 'career' (or dropping out of high school for that matter) is the most stupid thing that anyone can possibly to do screw up their life (sort of like taking drugs, only worse).
(sorry, just had to vent a bit...)
Hmm, I wonder if they'll record it...
Heh. I guess some moderators didn't read the whole thing...
Not to mention he invented the concept of LR parsing, which just about every single compiler/interpreter uses now a days. You couldn't have C language without Knuth :-)
amm... that's their plan. first, create an infrastructure all across the country to charge and maintain those robots, then send them out... and realize that while building the infrastructure for the robots you've managed to reconstruct the nation :-)
I usually assume that I wouldn't have liked working for them anyway :-)
I try to work for people who respect my opinions - and if they don't, I wouldn't want to be working for them anyway.
On a more practical side, if there is a good reason why someone needs trusted computing, then I'm all for it. But in a vast majority of situations (home users, corporate desktops running custom apps), it is NOT needed. Any manager worth the name would see that.
Well, if I can't program and have my programs run on the client's computer, guess what computers my client's will run?
:-)
:-)
Very often, we, the geeks (heh), are in a position to recommend (or buy) hardware for companies/clients/friends/relatives, and if we just recommend them to not buy anything with such restrictions built in (making our base by saying how 'restricted' the Hardware/OS is - as opposed to "where do you want to go today?") the world would be a happier and friendlier place
Another 'big' issue is that if they restrict non-signed software, that will discourage the use of Windows in CS schools (how can you simply open a file and read it if you might have to worry about digital signatures of the owner, etc.,) So in a few years, there will be more Linux/UNIX developers than Windows ones
Well, they can certainly limit the amount of bandwidth you can use per month or something (which from what I hear, they already do). A friend of mine said that he doesn't run p2p programs anymore, since it just eats up his allowance for the month.
1: don't host the site from your home.
2: make sure that the hosting provider has a generator.
(I've been using netmegs.com for a few years, and been really happy with them - and while they're located in the north east, they didn't go down during the blackout... - ie: if people know what they're doing, the system is fairly fail-safe against these temporary short-term emergencies).
I haven't used RH (been using Slackware then Gentoo), so don't know if you can upgrade the kernel in RH...
but... If you're running 2.4 (last I've heard, RH9 came with that), you should upgrade to 2.6, it is noticebly faster... really.
Yey, Linux Rulez!
VERY good point. I've heard so many stories about "Oh, I've tried Linux and it's slow", and then questioning further, I find out that they've installed it on their old Pentium1 box - well D0H, of course it will be slow compared to Windows running on a P4!
The image needs to be: If you have a GOOD computer in your home, use it for Linux! Give the trash computer to Windows. Most people will quickly realize that Linux outperforms Windows and is snappier to use if the hardware is equivalent.
(I actually have 2 computers with relatively common hardware, one running XP, the other running Linux, and I must say that Linux feels much faster).
I'm starting to get the impression that there is some sort of major hazard somewhere on the way to Mars.
Yes. It's called human engineering.
Why should the RIAA care?
I dunno, but it might be considered a form of 'public performance'.
FACT 1: Your job is not hard.
Hmm... You'd be surprised how many people find it next to impossible. I teach this stuff in college, and I must tell you, that there are those who find 'this stuff' easy (about 1% of the population), about 4% who find it challenging but interesting, and about 95% who will never understand binary numbers.
Now, in a corporate environment, is it also true. Only 1 out of possibly 10 or so developers actually knows what they're doing! (most got into the company because their uncle has a friend in HR).
Notice that most "Jobs Lost" exlamations don't really say "productivity is down"... in fact, I bet that in most companies, you can fire half the developers (worst half), and nobody would even notice that they're gone.
So why shouldn't someone have a high paying job when they can do something a vast percentage of the population cannot? (they may pretend to be able to do it, etc.,)
While it is very sad when a good developer cannot find work (I've been in that boat myself), I find it amusing when someone who only knows HTML/JavaScript (or read one of them Dummies books) is complaining about not being able to find a job (or that their salary is too low).
Hopefully, the "jobs lost" doesn't apply to most true computer geeks - but to those "3 week VB class" (or Lean C++ in 24 Hours) people.
For anyone not familiar: Link to 'developers' (and monkeyboy) videos.
And yet magically, manage to hire a lot of outside consultants themselves...
and wait, and wait, and wait...
and... wait some more...
Thus, explaining why there are many The Ones.
I totally agree with you. I'm a die-hard Java developer (which is why I so much loath this current project). The trick is that the technology was chosen before the project had began. It was their biggest argument that 'everything will be homoginiously Microsoft' in order to get the project.
.NET - would rather do this project in anything else - and have voiced that on many occations - amazing industry, isn't it?)
And now I'm stuck managing this mess (and I don't even know
... And at the same time, in a tight job market, I, a perl/c/java developer is being `forced' (financially in need) to learn .NET, and do the next project using that...
Well, I know nobody will ever go for this, but wouldn't a `better' response from the ISP be: "provide us with funds to monitor this, and we'll do you a service by monitoring this".
The ISP has no real obligation (no business contracts, etc.,) to even care about RIAA. Why in the world would an ISP bend over like this?
I understand if the music industry was paying them to monitor illegal activity and they weren't doing their job, but forcibly making someone do something is plain weird/stupid/wrong - capitalism doesn't work like this. If RIAA wants something to get done, they should pay (not threaten).
Or...
:-)
Dear Faithfull Employee,
Who do you think is responsible for your death?
Your Boss.