I've had mine since the US launch. To date the only things that have gone wrong have been child related (2 year old who stuffed paper clips inside, and then broke off the plastic CD tray door). It still works fine....it's just on a higher shelf now.:)
Ditto here. 2 young kids, both sons, both different. The first is very social and outgoing, therefore timeouts work pretty well. He hates having to sit there alone and quiet. The other, well sitting there alone with his own thoughts doesn't seem to phase him in the least (he probably just uses the time to plan his next evil scheme:) In his case it's usually a sharp smack on the hand or behind that's needed to get his attention.
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I teach nights at a local college. On no fewer then 3 occasions in the last year I have had students check their e-mail during lab, call me over, show me the Nigerian scam, and then ask me "Is this legit? Do you think I should do it?"
Each time I've responded with "You're kidding right?"
And each time I've been given back a look that tells me that no they're not kidding.
Therefore I can look like a champion of free speech, get all the free publicity I need, and then sit back and let Google's lawyers squash this guy for me.
The only problem I would put forth in regards to
the past manager is one which I've run into.
Namely, where the hell are they!? The last 2
places I worked at were dotcoms that went down
the tubes. I had good relationships with my
managers but they liked to keep things professional.
As such I had work numbers, e-mails, and maybe
a cell phone.
Suddenly the company dies, they leave and none of
their contact info works.
The company before that I had my manager's home
and work info. However, 1) they eventually left
the job and 2) I found out at a later time "Oh
yeah, they moved out to Oregon".
It's almost to the point where I feel the need to
hire a private detective just to find past managers.
Underlings and peers are no problem. I have a ton
of them lined up. It's just the managers who have
made like 'the Fugitive'.
Rick
I too had a similar experience, except the guy sent me up to a blackboard and expected me to be able to write up regular expressions as fast as he rattled them off. And this was for a manager position!
If I hadn't needed the job (not that I got it from this douchebag), I think what I had wrote up on that blackboard would have been a whole lot more interesting.
That way other sites, like mine (www.mrpress.com for a shameless plug:), will get the excess Netscape and Mozilla runoff.
I started designing/developing websites back in 1993. I eventually worked my way into management before becoming a dotcom victim, getting fed up, and starting my own business.
In the beginning many of the developers I worked with were careful. They coded carefully and tested carefully. Over the years that definitely changed. You had younger and/or lazier people getting into the business. Suddenly instead of it being the standard, I had to fight with them and with management to make sure that we at least worked on Netscape as well. It was unfortunately a losing battle.
Nowadays, though I'm not all that saddened by it. As I learned, the majority of my current competition (the custom shirt, mug biz) isn't tech savvy enough to build anything much beyond what Frontpage can do. So I use that to my advantage.
I keep I.E., Netscape 4.7, and the latest Mozilla builds on my development machine. I make sure my site gets tested in each of them in Windows, then I flip on Linux and test it in Mozilla there. Finally I usually give a graphic designer friend of mine a buzz and have her check it out on her Mac. End of story. 80% of my customers use I.E. That's great. However, I'm not about to cater exclusively to them at the cost of losing the other 20% of my eyeballs.
As far as I'm concerned, as an e-business owner, regardless of what browser you use, your money is still the same color, and I'd rather you spent it with me then elsewhere.:)
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I've had mine since the US launch. To date the only things that have gone wrong have been child related (2 year old who stuffed paper clips inside, and then broke off the plastic CD tray door). It still works fine....it's just on a higher shelf now. :)
Ditto here. 2 young kids, both sons, both different. The first is very social and outgoing, therefore timeouts work pretty well. He hates having to sit there alone and quiet. The other, well sitting there alone with his own thoughts doesn't seem to phase him in the least (he probably just uses the time to plan his next evil scheme :) In his case it's usually a sharp smack on the hand or behind that's needed to get his attention.
I teach nights at a local college. On no fewer then 3 occasions in the last year I have had students check their e-mail during lab, call me over, show me the Nigerian scam, and then ask me "Is this legit? Do you think I should do it?"
Each time I've responded with "You're kidding right?"
And each time I've been given back a look that tells me that no they're not kidding.
I am then forced to weep for the future.
to ask forgiveness then permission.
Therefore I can look like a champion of free speech, get all the free publicity I need, and then sit back and let Google's lawyers squash this guy for me.
The only problem I would put forth in regards to the past manager is one which I've run into. Namely, where the hell are they!? The last 2 places I worked at were dotcoms that went down the tubes. I had good relationships with my managers but they liked to keep things professional. As such I had work numbers, e-mails, and maybe a cell phone. Suddenly the company dies, they leave and none of their contact info works. The company before that I had my manager's home and work info. However, 1) they eventually left the job and 2) I found out at a later time "Oh yeah, they moved out to Oregon". It's almost to the point where I feel the need to hire a private detective just to find past managers. Underlings and peers are no problem. I have a ton of them lined up. It's just the managers who have made like 'the Fugitive'. Rick
I too had a similar experience, except the guy
sent me up to a blackboard and expected me to
be able to write up regular expressions as fast
as he rattled them off. And this was for a
manager position!
If I hadn't needed the job (not that I got it
from this douchebag), I think what I had wrote up
on that blackboard would have been a whole lot
more interesting.
That way other sites, like mine (www.mrpress.com :), will get the excess
:)
for a shameless plug
Netscape and Mozilla runoff.
I started designing/developing websites back in
1993. I eventually worked my way into management
before becoming a dotcom victim, getting fed up,
and starting my own business.
In the beginning many of the developers I worked
with were careful. They coded carefully and
tested carefully. Over the years that definitely
changed. You had younger and/or lazier people
getting into the business. Suddenly instead of
it being the standard, I had to fight with them
and with management to make sure that we at least
worked on Netscape as well. It was unfortunately
a losing battle.
Nowadays, though I'm not all that saddened by it.
As I learned, the majority of my current
competition (the custom shirt, mug biz) isn't tech
savvy enough to build anything much beyond what
Frontpage can do. So I use that to my advantage.
I keep I.E., Netscape 4.7, and the latest Mozilla
builds on my development machine. I make sure my
site gets tested in each of them in Windows, then
I flip on Linux and test it in Mozilla there.
Finally I usually give a graphic designer friend
of mine a buzz and have her check it out on her
Mac. End of story. 80% of my customers use I.E.
That's great. However, I'm not about to cater
exclusively to them at the cost of losing the
other 20% of my eyeballs.
As far as I'm concerned, as an e-business owner,
regardless of what browser you use, your money is
still the same color, and I'd rather you spent
it with me then elsewhere.
Rick
http://www.mrpress.com