In fact, choice is not always a good thing. Having a choice can be confusing for users. My mother, for instance, didn't sign up for Internet service for years because she couldn't decide which one to go with. Having no choice is generally bad, but according to these guys (sorry for the Amazon link), markets generally settle into a #1 and #2 players with #2 having about half the market share of #1. For some reason, that doesn't seem to be happening here.
Since there is no "obvious" choice of desktop, users who aren't technically savvy have a hard time making the decision and may, in fact, be pushed away from Linux and back into {Apple, Microsoft} products.
So, back to the mods on crack part -- the first statement of this two-sentence post is a mindless assertion -- "Choice is [always] a good thing". How could such a flippant and shallow statement be insightful?
If you don't want a choice of desktops for your operating system I suggest installing Windows or buying a Mac.
The next sentence is essentially "Love it or leave it." Is this insightful? When an American disagrees with something the government is doing and they say so, is "Love it or leave." the best we can do? This is certainly not insightful.
If the parent post is what passes for insightful analysis, we're in real trouble.
Don't dis paralegals. Many times they have a better understanding of the law through years of experience than do fresh law school grads.
It's the same as messing with executive secretaries. Just because they're secretaries doesn't mean they don't know what's going on -- in some cases better that the execs they work for.
This concept shouldn't be restricted to math and science. How about history? If a teacher could relate historical and cultural past to the way groups of people act now, we might understand rather than hate. We might even move toward solving more difficult problems (sociological, psychological).
Many times this means talking about current events. Current events are usually controversial. There's always a set of parents that want to come down hard on a teacher that expresses an opinion on just about anything.
My mother is an elementary school teacher. Recently she was teaching the constitution. She asked the class if they'd heard of any recent constitutional challenges/issues. A bunch of the students mentioned gay marriage. She changed the topic quickly (she's been doing this a long time) but still got irate parents claiming that she was "teaching gay marriage".
I have seen more than one teacher fired over issues like this. It seems that, as long as the test scores come out okay and a teacher doesn't upset the parents, then any amount of mediocrity and dispassion is acceptable.
It's okay. I don't know many guys (and I'm making a bunch of assumptions about you here) that didn't get sprung of the first Britney video.
If I got taken to task everytime I did something silly because of hormones.... well, let's just say it's been a lot of silly things.
As a matter of fact my slahdot bio says:
I'm a software guy who's recently become interested in math. I don't say again because I used to dislike math -- as an 18 or 19 year-old I had other things on my mind.
You are under the mistaken assumption that the big label want you to discover and listen to band that you've never heard of before. In reality they'd prefere that you listen to only bands that they consider worthy of marketing.
See, artists compete amoung each other for your attention and money. When two artists compete for the some dollars and are being promoted by the same record label, that's wasteful.
Now, shut up about these great "undiscovered" artists and go buy the new Britney album.
No, it's more that I thought that a "no cell phone allowed" policy is pretty childish and probably indicative of a corporate culture I'd want to escape.
I don't think the reaction is extreme because I'm required to spend a lot of time moving around, in and out of machine rooms and in and out of meetings. I spend 80% of my time away from my desk. I suspect many techies are the same.
It would be nice if I could get the receptionist to come find me but on the few occasions where that's happened my wife had to beg and plead.
Yeah, I'd like to go back to the days where there was more secretarial/receptionist help and it was pretty easy just to have someone find me but I think the trend is actually running the other way.
You say you aren't a luddite. Well, I tell you that I'm getting to be a luddite the more time I spend in the computer industry. I still make my living off of technology but technology is no longer my life. That means that I carry a cell phone during business hours so that my family can easily get ahold of me but don't cary one outside of work. I got tired of my bosses calling during a night out with the wife for an update on the current project.
That being said, I must have pushed a hot-button because I mentioned later in the post that I thought being reachable all the time sucked the life-force out of you. But you missed that and were off on the rant already.
They had secretaries that would find you. Now, there's one poor soul chained to the front desk phone who has to call someone from out back to even go to the bathroom.
For stuff like, "Your kid just got taken to the emergency room." it's still pretty easy to be found. For stuff like, "I just picked up our daughter from daycare and she's got a rash, do you think I should take her to the doctor before I go home?" it's pretty hard.
I think that technology, like cell phones should make your life better not make your life suck because the boss can call you in the middle of a movie to discuss the latest change request.
You know, on another post folks are all over me because I mentioned that being reachable all the time is energy draining.
I happen to agree with you. I think we all ought to seriously consider the costs and benifits of cell phones. I went without for a while and found it liberating. For me, I like having one but having it be known that I usually don't have it on or with me.
Funny, though. My wife and our kid's school always seem to be able to get through;-)
I'm confused; you want to be reachable all the time, even though it sucks the life force out of you?
Sorry, don't see the contradiction. I want my family to be able to reach me at work. I find being reachable by everybody tiring. It's not because I'm carying a cell phone, it's because people call me. I don't want to get a call about the latest design doc while I'm out sailing.
It's unclear whether you are saying that the company won't allow cell phones to be used or won't be supplying them. An outright banning cell phone from the workplace is extreme and should be met with a quick move to another company. To be potentially unreachable by family in the case of emergency is not a condition I would tolerate.
Let's assume that's not the case and they just won't be providing you a cell phone. Your job is to keep systems running. If you fail to keep them running you will be seen as not doing your job. Any excuses about the company not providing a cell phone will be seen as petty.
So, I would ask if the company is going to reimburse business calls on your cell phones. If they aren't, you should ask them where notification should be sent and that your cell phone is unacceptable. They may tell you to have notifications sent to your supervisor. If so, do it and get on with life. Don't feel obligated to leave your cell phone on all the time - besides I think it sucks the life force out of you to be reachable all the time. This makes your supervisor responsible for responding to notifications. A few weeks of your supervisor getting the notifications and not being able to reach you during movies, etc. and the policy will probably change.
If they are going to reimburse expenses, leave it as is and make sure you get the expense reports in every month. Do the expense reports on company time and make sure that the time spent that way is clearly noted on any status reports. Once they realize that they're spending $10/month on cell service for you and $50/month for you to itemize the statement and another 10/month to process the expense reports, the may get smart and change the policy.
In short, follow the rules but make them follow the rules as well (i.e. That you won't accept un-reimbursed business expenses.) See this.
Nope, they can still go after the leak of the trade secrets just not the people distributing the information (code) now. Since they are accusing IBM of doing the leaking, this ruling doesn't isn't applicable.
What he's saying is that the airforce is willing to "hire" a bunch of people for the job and keep the best one. Sort of like that Trump reality show.
Besides, I think these folks get some testing before they are selected for further training. I'm not a military guy but I'm pretty sure I remember my buddy (who was a reservist) having to take a test before they'd train him to work on airplanes.
YES!!! Grow that person! It's by far better to get someone motivated and bright with some basics then keep giving them more responsibility as they grow. Better than hiring someone who feels they are entitled because they have a degree.
All this pompous "I have a degree. Nanna, nanna, booboo." stuff makes me sick. One of the best guys I ever worked with was a high-school dropout with 20 years of experience. *HE* knew where the bodies were buried.
3 a (1) : incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result
Let's see.
The sequence of events: 1) hacker writes great bit-distribution software. 2) gaming company hires said hacker to do bit distribution based previous work.
The expected result: I download a game from the company who hired the hacker with the bit distribution software.
Actual result: I doanload a game from a competing company with the bit distribution software.
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What in the heck makes this insightful?
Choice is a good thing.
In fact, choice is not always a good thing. Having a choice can be confusing for users. My mother, for instance, didn't sign up for Internet service for years because she couldn't decide which one to go with. Having no choice is generally bad, but according to these guys (sorry for the Amazon link), markets generally settle into a #1 and #2 players with #2 having about half the market share of #1. For some reason, that doesn't seem to be happening here.
Since there is no "obvious" choice of desktop, users who aren't technically savvy have a hard time making the decision and may, in fact, be pushed away from Linux and back into {Apple, Microsoft} products.
So, back to the mods on crack part -- the first statement of this two-sentence post is a mindless assertion -- "Choice is [always] a good thing". How could such a flippant and shallow statement be insightful?
If you don't want a choice of desktops for your operating system I suggest installing Windows or buying a Mac.
The next sentence is essentially "Love it or leave it." Is this insightful? When an American disagrees with something the government is doing and they say so, is "Love it or leave." the best we can do? This is certainly not insightful.
If the parent post is what passes for insightful analysis, we're in real trouble.
CS AND Economics. Now you can understand why your dev job is being outsourced and what to do about it.
Don't dis paralegals. Many times they have a better understanding of the law through years of experience than do fresh law school grads.
It's the same as messing with executive secretaries. Just because they're secretaries doesn't mean they don't know what's going on -- in some cases better that the execs they work for.
This concept shouldn't be restricted to math and science. How about history? If a teacher could relate historical and cultural past to the way groups of people act now, we might understand rather than hate. We might even move toward solving more difficult problems (sociological, psychological).
Many times this means talking about current events. Current events are usually controversial. There's always a set of parents that want to come down hard on a teacher that expresses an opinion on just about anything.
My mother is an elementary school teacher. Recently she was teaching the constitution. She asked the class if they'd heard of any recent constitutional challenges/issues. A bunch of the students mentioned gay marriage. She changed the topic quickly (she's been doing this a long time) but still got irate parents claiming that she was "teaching gay marriage".
I have seen more than one teacher fired over issues like this. It seems that, as long as the test scores come out okay and a teacher doesn't upset the parents, then any amount of mediocrity and dispassion is acceptable.
I have mod points. I tried to give you one but I couldn't find "+1 Sarcastic" in the dropdown.
If I got taken to task everytime I did something silly because of hormones.... well, let's just say it's been a lot of silly things.
As a matter of fact my slahdot bio says:
Many of those other things wore short skirts.
You are under the mistaken assumption that the big label want you to discover and listen to band that you've never heard of before. In reality they'd prefere that you listen to only bands that they consider worthy of marketing.
See, artists compete amoung each other for your attention and money. When two artists compete for the some dollars and are being promoted by the same record label, that's wasteful.
Now, shut up about these great "undiscovered" artists and go buy the new Britney album.
Uh.. I don't know how you balance your checkbook but mine doesn't require calculus. ;-)
No, it's more that I thought that a "no cell phone allowed" policy is pretty childish and probably indicative of a corporate culture I'd want to escape.
I don't think the reaction is extreme because I'm required to spend a lot of time moving around, in and out of machine rooms and in and out of meetings. I spend 80% of my time away from my desk. I suspect many techies are the same.
It would be nice if I could get the receptionist to come find me but on the few occasions where that's happened my wife had to beg and plead.
Yeah, I'd like to go back to the days where there was more secretarial/receptionist help and it was pretty easy just to have someone find me but I think the trend is actually running the other way.
You say you aren't a luddite. Well, I tell you that I'm getting to be a luddite the more time I spend in the computer industry. I still make my living off of technology but technology is no longer my life. That means that I carry a cell phone during business hours so that my family can easily get ahold of me but don't cary one outside of work. I got tired of my bosses calling during a night out with the wife for an update on the current project.
That being said, I must have pushed a hot-button because I mentioned later in the post that I thought being reachable all the time sucked the life-force out of you. But you missed that and were off on the rant already.
They had secretaries that would find you. Now, there's one poor soul chained to the front desk phone who has to call someone from out back to even go to the bathroom.
For stuff like, "Your kid just got taken to the emergency room." it's still pretty easy to be found. For stuff like, "I just picked up our daughter from daycare and she's got a rash, do you think I should take her to the doctor before I go home?" it's pretty hard.
I think that technology, like cell phones should make your life better not make your life suck because the boss can call you in the middle of a movie to discuss the latest change request.
I think it's an above the line deduction -- meaning that it only reduces your taxable income.
Some tax person can correct me but I think I remember this from helping my wife study for her basic taxation class.
You know, on another post folks are all over me because I mentioned that being reachable all the time is energy draining.
;-)
I happen to agree with you. I think we all ought to seriously consider the costs and benifits of cell phones. I went without for a while and found it liberating. For me, I like having one but having it be known that I usually don't have it on or with me.
Funny, though. My wife and our kid's school always seem to be able to get through
I'm confused; you want to be reachable all the time, even though it sucks the life force out of you?
Sorry, don't see the contradiction. I want my family to be able to reach me at work. I find being reachable by everybody tiring. It's not because I'm carying a cell phone, it's because people call me. I don't want to get a call about the latest design doc while I'm out sailing.
It's pretty common for people not to be able to find me when I'm in the data center. Don't know why that's such an institutional blind spot.
Also, most time people can't find me when there's a meeting. Again don't know why.
It's unclear whether you are saying that the company won't allow cell phones to be used or won't be supplying them. An outright banning cell phone from the workplace is extreme and should be met with a quick move to another company. To be potentially unreachable by family in the case of emergency is not a condition I would tolerate.
Let's assume that's not the case and they just won't be providing you a cell phone. Your job is to keep systems running. If you fail to keep them running you will be seen as not doing your job. Any excuses about the company not providing a cell phone will be seen as petty.
So, I would ask if the company is going to reimburse business calls on your cell phones. If they aren't, you should ask them where notification should be sent and that your cell phone is unacceptable. They may tell you to have notifications sent to your supervisor. If so, do it and get on with life. Don't feel obligated to leave your cell phone on all the time - besides I think it sucks the life force out of you to be reachable all the time. This makes your supervisor responsible for responding to notifications. A few weeks of your supervisor getting the notifications and not being able to reach you during movies, etc. and the policy will probably change.
If they are going to reimburse expenses, leave it as is and make sure you get the expense reports in every month. Do the expense reports on company time and make sure that the time spent that way is clearly noted on any status reports. Once they realize that they're spending $10/month on cell service for you and $50/month for you to itemize the statement and another 10/month to process the expense reports, the may get smart and change the policy.
In short, follow the rules but make them follow the rules as well (i.e. That you won't accept un-reimbursed business expenses.) See this.
I won't
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Nope, they can still go after the leak of the trade secrets just not the people distributing the information (code) now. Since they are accusing IBM of doing the leaking, this ruling doesn't isn't applicable.
Be sure to hold down the shift key while you hit refresh.
What he's saying is that the airforce is willing to "hire" a bunch of people for the job and keep the best one. Sort of like that Trump reality show.
Besides, I think these folks get some testing before they are selected for further training. I'm not a military guy but I'm pretty sure I remember my buddy (who was a reservist) having to take a test before they'd train him to work on airplanes.
YES!!! Grow that person! It's by far better to get someone motivated and bright with some basics then keep giving them more responsibility as they grow. Better than hiring someone who feels they are entitled because they have a degree.
All this pompous "I have a degree. Nanna, nanna, booboo." stuff makes me sick. One of the best guys I ever worked with was a high-school dropout with 20 years of experience. *HE* knew where the bodies were buried.
From www.m-w.com:
3 a (1) : incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result
Let's see.
The sequence of events:
1) hacker writes great bit-distribution software.
2) gaming company hires said hacker to do bit distribution based previous work.
The expected result:
I download a game from the company who hired the hacker with the bit distribution software.
Actual result:
I doanload a game from a competing company with the bit distribution software.
What am I missing? Enlighten me.
Here if you don't know the reference.
The ironic part is that I just used BT to download UT2004.