Did you read what I said about the guy with a degree who works at McDonalds?
Look, and I mean this, if you spent 120K on a History Masters, and dont want a teaching job, not only do you suck, you swallow.
I mean, come on!
A little self-awareness maybe? "Hmmm, this History degree is getting really expensive; I wonder what I will be able to do with it when I am done, since I dont like to write or teach? Hmmm...."
Yep, that takes suckage to a higher level.
THAT is the person who goes to one of those MCSE bootcamps, and proceeds to screw over companies with his new 'expertise'.
You will probably read on this thread a number of posts telling you that a degree doesnt mean what it used to, and that hands-on training is possible, and that you should make your money now, and bla bla, fucking bla.
Fuck that, and get a degree, young man.
If you want to have ALL options open and available to you, and not have to search for companies who dont care to know that you can demonstrate your ability to stick to something, succeed and overcome adversity. (like running out of money and ramen two days before finals, forcing you to sleep with an ugly chick for sympathy and a fast $20)
A degree will allow you, should you enter the field and discover it is not really for you, to do something, almost anything else, while finding out what you love.
College sucks on its best day, but nothing sucks worse than running out of options when you are in need. Unless you like sleeping with ugly chicks forever, GET THE DEGREE.
Oh man, so true.
Went to Fry's for an HDMI, and the CHEAPEST they had, I mean not even Monster Cable, was $78 plus tax. Found an HDMI online, 3' for $6 with 2 day shipping, and just used a component cable until it showed up. Next time I was in Fry's I ran into the same sales-alien who tried to tell me that I would find nothing cheaper, then proceeded to tell two dudes who had HDMIs in their hands to drop them and go online instead. They did.
Since the F-4 record in Vietnam prior to TopGun was essentially 1-to-1? That sort of leans towards even, dont it? Nothing like "massively spanked" in the least.
And then, how much sense does it make to blame the airframe, when the F-4 didnt change, yet after TopGun, the Navy increased its kill ratio to 12-to-1?
Logic suggests that the airplane was fine, but tactics and training are what needed to change. True about the Gun Pod, but it was never meant for AA combat to begin with, as it had no slaving to a gun sight.
The first F-4 with a gun was the F-4E, which had the Vulcan cannon mounted in the nose. When the Air Force followed the Navy with the inception of the Fighter Weapons school at Nellis Air Base, their kill ratio improved just as had occured with the Navy.
The F-22 Strategy is NOT stealth as you claim, but speed and power. The supercruise factor is much more important to survivability, because regardless of stealth, there is no other aircraft in any nation's arsenal that can manuever with the Raptor anyway, much less keep up with it if it decides to just run away.
The Physics behind RADAR are pretty hard coded as well. If you cant get a return, you are screwed regardless, and the kind of RADAR that would be necessary to screen out all the clutter contained in any return you might get from a Raptor would need to be the size of a house.
Take stealth way from the F-22, and you still have the worlds best fighter by far.
He IS wrong, and you can easily google incidences where F-16s were landed by pilots after a complete computer failure. Sorry. The emergency system is electro mechanical, and NOT computer controled.
Well, you suspect wrong, because the F-22 would shoot both Eurofighters before they ever saw the F-22. It would not even be a fair fight. In recent Red Flag exercises, the F-22 won 250 out of 252 engagements, and the two losses were F-15s flying on the side of the F-22s. You cant shoot what you cant see. The RCS (radar cross section) of the Raptor is the same as that of a Bumblebee.
There is a flight mode in the F-22 similar to that in an F-16 which gives the pilot limited elevator and rudder control in the event of complete systems failure.
You might consider that the F-22 makes the Eurofighter look silly in 1v1 dogfights, is faster though both aircraft have supercruise, flies higher, and has that little thing called stealth that allows it to attack heavily defended targets, and close to attack range and shoot other aircraft before being seen. It has greater range, higher operating altitude, better situational awareness for the pilot, monster engines, and did I mention STEALTH?
The return on investment is HEAVILY in favor of the F-22. There is no aircraft anywhere even close. The Eurofighter is the second best fighter aircraft ever built, but it is miles from being in the same class as the F-22 Raptor.
He is a Blame-America-First control freak who believes the government (or more of it) is the answer to all of our problems. Want to see his head explode? Ask him what the U.S. does right.
I accused no one of anything. My comments were meant for the somewhat idol threat made at the end of the statement, combined with the litigious nature of the boys in Redmond. The web site doesnt just say "Put up or shut up." It says "Put up or shut up, or we will say mean things about you."
The point is that Microsoft doesnt have to do anything here, because the web site confirms that Microsoft's strategy is working. Maybe YOU should read the orignal post again yourself?
That is the point I was making. Facts dont matter here, money matters.
The dudes who produced the web site just showed that they dont even have the cash for a decent editor, much less ass-probe-discovery, should they piss of Microsoft.
You are blind to a few basic realities, as is most of the Linux community.
The Lucent judgement? What is that? A couple hour's interest on Microsoft's asset holdings? Surely it hurts Microsoft less than a bee sting on Ballmer's forehead would.
The mistake, is that by the web site, some people have made it clear to Microsoft that they are jumpy, worried and concerned.
Oh yeah......FUD! Microsoft invented it, they are the masters of it, and they know this game better than anyone else does. When products dont do it for them, FUD is always their to do their bidding.
The only way this hurts Microsoft, is if all the VP's were injured tonight from laughing too hard.
Before deleting files, there should be a 2hr warning, giving the pirate an opportunity to uninstall the software, or pay for it prior to deletion occurring. Make the user aware of the pending penalty in the EULA, and warn them continuously that harm will come to their computer if the software is not uninstalled or purchased through a flashing message on the machine.
If that is done, I see nothing wrong with it at all.
Meetings are almost never for the purpose of new ideas.
When employees know which way the boss is leaning, how many feel safe calling him a dope?
I remember when it actually WAS that way at Microsoft, because everyone was respected, and you could tell your manager that his idea sucked, so long as you had a better one and could PROVE it verbally and demonstrate it in code.
These days, opposition to the bosses' idea is a fast track to unemployment.
Companies that are succeeding today hire well, then turn their people loose to solve problems their own way. You just tell them where you want to end up, and let them drive.
You have to have secure management for that, and this is a rare thing these days.
Well, then you have obviously never used Sharepoint, or used it correctly; (which is quite common in the Sharepoint community) Sharepoint is just like any other tool, great when installed and configured correctly, and hell to clients who think they can get everything out of it with no training.
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Look, and I mean this, if you spent 120K on a History Masters, and dont want a teaching job, not only do you suck, you swallow.
I mean, come on!
A little self-awareness maybe? "Hmmm, this History degree is getting really expensive; I wonder what I will be able to do with it when I am done, since I dont like to write or teach? Hmmm...."
Yep, that takes suckage to a higher level.
THAT is the person who goes to one of those MCSE bootcamps, and proceeds to screw over companies with his new 'expertise'.
Odds are, you just suck.
Fuck that, and get a degree, young man.
If you want to have ALL options open and available to you, and not have to search for companies who dont care to know that you can demonstrate your ability to stick to something, succeed and overcome adversity. (like running out of money and ramen two days before finals, forcing you to sleep with an ugly chick for sympathy and a fast $20)
A degree will allow you, should you enter the field and discover it is not really for you, to do something, almost anything else, while finding out what you love.
College sucks on its best day, but nothing sucks worse than running out of options when you are in need. Unless you like sleeping with ugly chicks forever, GET THE DEGREE.
Oh man, so true. Went to Fry's for an HDMI, and the CHEAPEST they had, I mean not even Monster Cable, was $78 plus tax. Found an HDMI online, 3' for $6 with 2 day shipping, and just used a component cable until it showed up. Next time I was in Fry's I ran into the same sales-alien who tried to tell me that I would find nothing cheaper, then proceeded to tell two dudes who had HDMIs in their hands to drop them and go online instead. They did.
.....when you cant spell 'accurate' or 'discount', it is pretty tough for your potential clients to get that warm, fuzzy, trusting feeling. Ya dig?
Turn up your sarcasm detector please, or change the batteries.
And then, how much sense does it make to blame the airframe, when the F-4 didnt change, yet after TopGun, the Navy increased its kill ratio to 12-to-1?
Logic suggests that the airplane was fine, but tactics and training are what needed to change. True about the Gun Pod, but it was never meant for AA combat to begin with, as it had no slaving to a gun sight.
The first F-4 with a gun was the F-4E, which had the Vulcan cannon mounted in the nose. When the Air Force followed the Navy with the inception of the Fighter Weapons school at Nellis Air Base, their kill ratio improved just as had occured with the Navy.
The F-22 Strategy is NOT stealth as you claim, but speed and power. The supercruise factor is much more important to survivability, because regardless of stealth, there is no other aircraft in any nation's arsenal that can manuever with the Raptor anyway, much less keep up with it if it decides to just run away.
The Physics behind RADAR are pretty hard coded as well. If you cant get a return, you are screwed regardless, and the kind of RADAR that would be necessary to screen out all the clutter contained in any return you might get from a Raptor would need to be the size of a house.
Take stealth way from the F-22, and you still have the worlds best fighter by far.
He IS wrong, and you can easily google incidences where F-16s were landed by pilots after a complete computer failure. Sorry. The emergency system is electro mechanical, and NOT computer controled.
Well, you suspect wrong, because the F-22 would shoot both Eurofighters before they ever saw the F-22. It would not even be a fair fight. In recent Red Flag exercises, the F-22 won 250 out of 252 engagements, and the two losses were F-15s flying on the side of the F-22s. You cant shoot what you cant see. The RCS (radar cross section) of the Raptor is the same as that of a Bumblebee.
There is a flight mode in the F-22 similar to that in an F-16 which gives the pilot limited elevator and rudder control in the event of complete systems failure.
The return on investment is HEAVILY in favor of the F-22. There is no aircraft anywhere even close. The Eurofighter is the second best fighter aircraft ever built, but it is miles from being in the same class as the F-22 Raptor.
Are you saying that the single Microsoft site has the least number of validation errors?
Good looks would be of no help to him.
He is a Blame-America-First control freak who believes the government (or more of it) is the answer to all of our problems. Want to see his head explode? Ask him what the U.S. does right.
Germany has a thriving torrent culture for the same reason.
I often wonder if I would trade their lack of good media with our lack in America of good fast and CHEAP broadband connectivity?
Were it not for Battlestar, Firefox and 24, I would probably vote for the broadband.
Damn you are stupid, and I dont have to post anonymously to say that. Either that, or you just cant read.
Wow. As Barbie said: "Math is hard". Shut up.
I accused no one of anything. My comments were meant for the somewhat idol threat made at the end of the statement, combined with the litigious nature of the boys in Redmond. The web site doesnt just say "Put up or shut up." It says "Put up or shut up, or we will say mean things about you."
The point is that Microsoft doesnt have to do anything here, because the web site confirms that Microsoft's strategy is working. Maybe YOU should read the orignal post again yourself?
The dudes who produced the web site just showed that they dont even have the cash for a decent editor, much less ass-probe-discovery, should they piss of Microsoft.
The Lucent judgement? What is that? A couple hour's interest on Microsoft's asset holdings? Surely it hurts Microsoft less than a bee sting on Ballmer's forehead would.
The mistake, is that by the web site, some people have made it clear to Microsoft that they are jumpy, worried and concerned.
Oh yeah......FUD! Microsoft invented it, they are the masters of it, and they know this game better than anyone else does. When products dont do it for them, FUD is always their to do their bidding.
The only way this hurts Microsoft, is if all the VP's were injured tonight from laughing too hard.
.....and if you CANT run, rewrite your page and please take advantage of the MS Word grammar che..... oops!
Any public accusations made against them will be met with suits, and discovery requests that would choke a maggot.
Reality suggests there wont be a lot of public support for this effort or its logical expressed outcome, but I wish them luck.
A group with an idea and a web site in the other:
I like their spirit, but my best advice would be......RUN Bitches!
If that is done, I see nothing wrong with it at all.
When employees know which way the boss is leaning, how many feel safe calling him a dope?
I remember when it actually WAS that way at Microsoft, because everyone was respected, and you could tell your manager that his idea sucked, so long as you had a better one and could PROVE it verbally and demonstrate it in code.
These days, opposition to the bosses' idea is a fast track to unemployment.
Companies that are succeeding today hire well, then turn their people loose to solve problems their own way. You just tell them where you want to end up, and let them drive.
You have to have secure management for that, and this is a rare thing these days.
Well, then you have obviously never used Sharepoint, or used it correctly; (which is quite common in the Sharepoint community) Sharepoint is just like any other tool, great when installed and configured correctly, and hell to clients who think they can get everything out of it with no training.