We used to have a cockatoo that would run around on the floor chasing the dogs. They were terrified of him. He was gonzo insane, not just for that but for many things. We finally gifted him to a local wildlife refuge.
I read a story once of a parrot that was killed by a hawk right on the owner's back porch, so yes, birds are generally safer inside.
In fairness, we have an African Grey that does not have his wings clipped, (I am generally opposed to clipping wings) and when he gets going he's as much a hazard to himself as to our things. (Things are replaceable. It's not something we worry about a lot. But we are concerned that he will injure himself.) He's actually reluctant to fly, preferring to be carried around instead.
Actually, I envisioned the guy as a sole developer. There are a lot of them out there. If it really is a company with actually staff, then your estimate would be correct.
The point is, he should have known the level of platform market penetration going in. It should have been part of his business plan. To be whining about poor sales for an app ported to a platform that is a latecomer to that marketing space and has underwhelmed in market penetration strikes me as being a little disingenuous.
(Side note: Ten thousand pounds to port a game to a new platform? Wow.)
Um, so, porting an application to a new platform that has nearly unmeasurable market penetration doesn't yield outrageous $PROFIT$ in the FIRST WEEK and the developer is surprised? I am far from a Microsoft fan, but there's something wrong with this story.
To those who say "just get the flu shot" please know that it's only a partial solution which varies in effectiveness from year to year. I don't know if you caught the news item the other day, how the influenza vaccine last year turned out to not be a good match to the strain that was making the rounds. They were hoping that this year's shot would be more effective. The point is, mass vaccination *helps* but good habits and isolating the sick are still important.
Parenthetically, I agree that the bug seems to be spread most commonly by children. When my daughter got out of public school, I got sick a lot less often. Now that she works in a day care center, I will probably catch everything going around.
With the down economy, and the current culture of outsourcing, an individual's personal productivity may mean the difference between having a job next year, or not. It *is* perverse, but it's a very real consideration, and the worse the situation gets, the more likely people will be in the office while sick. A few years back, when outsourcing was announced but they had not yet decided who would remain, we all were struggling to show our unique value to the company, and we had one employee who was literally coughing up blood (small amounts, but still...) in his cube but refusing to go home. Others in his department went home in order not to be near him. Foolish, I know, but understandable under certain circumstances.
I'm fortunate in that I can work from home. I have fiber to the house and a job that only occasionally requires my physical presence. Being sick just means I get to work in a fluffy bathrobe. But a forklift operator, for instance, does not have that option.
Although I can't top that, I have a Nikon 85mm f1.8 non-AI lens from the 1950s that works with my current Nikon D700 professional body. It required "AI conversion" (cutting a notch in the F-stop ring) but works well enough as a manual lens. I did eventually buy the 85mm f1.4 AF lens made in this century, but still keep the old one around for nostalgia. It was the second lens I ever purchased and was the lens I used on my first glamour shoot.
If the average is actually up from the end of the dot com boom, even through the bust and the current down economy, I think that's actually doing pretty good. I would have expected average salaries to have gone down during that time. I and a lot of my associates are not making anywhere near what we were making during the boom. The difference isn't some paltry.3 percent, either.
But besides all that, if you're looking for a reason why IT salaries haven't gone up, it's because we're competing against offshore personnel with workstations balanced on card tables. And *that* situation is due to companies still not realizing the true cost of outsourcing, factoring in the added cost of doing business.
You're right, but it's, like, something to try before going under. A responsible CEO will try it. Of course, a responsible CEO wouldn't have been in the position in the first place, but never mind...
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We used to have a cockatoo that would run around on the floor chasing the dogs. They were terrified of him. He was gonzo insane, not just for that but for many things. We finally gifted him to a local wildlife refuge.
I read a story once of a parrot that was killed by a hawk right on the owner's back porch, so yes, birds are generally safer inside.
Plugs? How quaint. Charge wirelessly. Just having the phone on you results in charging it.
In fairness, we have an African Grey that does not have his wings clipped, (I am generally opposed to clipping wings) and when he gets going he's as much a hazard to himself as to our things. (Things are replaceable. It's not something we worry about a lot. But we are concerned that he will injure himself.) He's actually reluctant to fly, preferring to be carried around instead.
Usually just one wing.
Actually, I envisioned the guy as a sole developer. There are a lot of them out there. If it really is a company with actually staff, then your estimate would be correct.
The point is, he should have known the level of platform market penetration going in. It should have been part of his business plan. To be whining about poor sales for an app ported to a platform that is a latecomer to that marketing space and has underwhelmed in market penetration strikes me as being a little disingenuous.
I'm with you on an Android port. (Or any Linux port.) It looks like it would make a fine web appliance once it was reimaged.
(Side note: Ten thousand pounds to port a game to a new platform? Wow.)
Um, so, porting an application to a new platform that has nearly unmeasurable market penetration doesn't yield outrageous $PROFIT$ in the FIRST WEEK and the developer is surprised? I am far from a Microsoft fan, but there's something wrong with this story.
To those who say "just get the flu shot" please know that it's only a partial solution which varies in effectiveness from year to year. I don't know if you caught the news item the other day, how the influenza vaccine last year turned out to not be a good match to the strain that was making the rounds. They were hoping that this year's shot would be more effective. The point is, mass vaccination *helps* but good habits and isolating the sick are still important.
Parenthetically, I agree that the bug seems to be spread most commonly by children. When my daughter got out of public school, I got sick a lot less often. Now that she works in a day care center, I will probably catch everything going around.
With the down economy, and the current culture of outsourcing, an individual's personal productivity may mean the difference between having a job next year, or not. It *is* perverse, but it's a very real consideration, and the worse the situation gets, the more likely people will be in the office while sick. A few years back, when outsourcing was announced but they had not yet decided who would remain, we all were struggling to show our unique value to the company, and we had one employee who was literally coughing up blood (small amounts, but still...) in his cube but refusing to go home. Others in his department went home in order not to be near him. Foolish, I know, but understandable under certain circumstances.
I'm fortunate in that I can work from home. I have fiber to the house and a job that only occasionally requires my physical presence. Being sick just means I get to work in a fluffy bathrobe. But a forklift operator, for instance, does not have that option.
Although I can't top that, I have a Nikon 85mm f1.8 non-AI lens from the 1950s that works with my current Nikon D700 professional body. It required "AI conversion" (cutting a notch in the F-stop ring) but works well enough as a manual lens. I did eventually buy the 85mm f1.4 AF lens made in this century, but still keep the old one around for nostalgia. It was the second lens I ever purchased and was the lens I used on my first glamour shoot.
It sounds like the script for a Lifetime movie.
Oh, to be a female pickpocket at the next Star Trek convention.
I thought it was green cheese. (I actually don't know what green cheese is.)
What, proof by authority? Well, I sneer at that, and will do my own... wait, you're right.
Yeah, I've heard... wait, without salt?? The barbarians!
Thanks for the list!
If the average is actually up from the end of the dot com boom, even through the bust and the current down economy, I think that's actually doing pretty good. I would have expected average salaries to have gone down during that time. I and a lot of my associates are not making anywhere near what we were making during the boom. The difference isn't some paltry .3 percent, either.
But besides all that, if you're looking for a reason why IT salaries haven't gone up, it's because we're competing against offshore personnel with workstations balanced on card tables. And *that* situation is due to companies still not realizing the true cost of outsourcing, factoring in the added cost of doing business.
On the other hand, he's getting new rollers and a new head each time, and often printers are on sale.
Aren't censorship and terrorism orthogonal?
I understand, but if Microsoft acquires them, that will all by necessity go away.
Ooh. Well done, Microsoft. I wonder if they had some investments on the exchange rate markets.
You're right, but it's, like, something to try before going under. A responsible CEO will try it. Of course, a responsible CEO wouldn't have been in the position in the first place, but never mind...