Hmm, my memory is spotty. Did IBM say that? I know in 1977 Ken Olson, Digital Equipment Corporation founder, said "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." It also seems that IBM released a first attempt at a PC in 1975 (the IBM 5100) after two years of development.
I think I read somewhere that on some voice menu systems, a swear word will get you connected to a human. I definitely tried it once, and it did indeed work.
Generally speaking, the weight of "IBM Fellow" on your business card is worth more than a PhD IMHO.
I should hope so, considering that having a Ph.D. is practically a prerequisite for becoming a Fellow, and there are only 60 in a company of more than 300,000;P
Pretty damn progressive for the stereotypical big, uncaring megacorp.
Back in the day, IBM had quite the reputation for taking good care of its employees--lifetime employment, great pension plans, good benefits, etc. Many saw it as a community and family they were part of. Only after IBM had its big falling-apart (after it completely lost in the PC market circa late 80s, early 90s) did it become more stereotypical. All the same, still a great place to work in the tech industry.
i agree totally and completely. why on earth does harvard make their admissions decisions, upload them to the applyyourself site, and not tell applicants until a later date? that's just cruel;) if they didn't want applicants knowing their status, they shouldn't have put the information up in the first place.
i personally don't see this as unethical. the information is already there, it simply isn't linked. *shrug*
>> The disadvantages are, as I mentioned, the fact that you only control yourself and not necessarily your surroundings...
I do not think this is true. From my limited experience, I have found it possible to change absolutely any aspect of my dream. And why wouldn't one be able to? A dream exists completely in your mind, and thus the surroundings in a dream are in fact just another aspect of yourself.
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Hmm, my memory is spotty. Did IBM say that? I know in 1977 Ken Olson, Digital Equipment Corporation founder, said "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." It also seems that IBM released a first attempt at a PC in 1975 (the IBM 5100) after two years of development.
I think I read somewhere that on some voice menu systems, a swear word will get you connected to a human. I definitely tried it once, and it did indeed work.
Generally speaking, the weight of "IBM Fellow" on your business card is worth more than a PhD IMHO.
;P
I should hope so, considering that having a Ph.D. is practically a prerequisite for becoming a Fellow, and there are only 60 in a company of more than 300,000
Pretty damn progressive for the stereotypical big, uncaring megacorp.
Back in the day, IBM had quite the reputation for taking good care of its employees--lifetime employment, great pension plans, good benefits, etc. Many saw it as a community and family they were part of. Only after IBM had its big falling-apart (after it completely lost in the PC market circa late 80s, early 90s) did it become more stereotypical. All the same, still a great place to work in the tech industry.
i agree totally and completely. why on earth does harvard make their admissions decisions, upload them to the applyyourself site, and not tell applicants until a later date? that's just cruel ;) if they didn't want applicants knowing their status, they shouldn't have put the information up in the first place.
i personally don't see this as unethical. the information is already there, it simply isn't linked. *shrug*
>> The disadvantages are, as I mentioned, the fact that you only control yourself and not necessarily your surroundings...
I do not think this is true. From my limited experience, I have found it possible to change absolutely any aspect of my dream. And why wouldn't one be able to? A dream exists completely in your mind, and thus the surroundings in a dream are in fact just another aspect of yourself.