No wonder you're making $13/hr. We're hiring like mad but won't touch someone without a degree. Even if it's in a related field...I don't have a CS degree but have a couple in physics. Don't bother with the certs...get an education in the field you're trying to get a well-paying job in. I interview candidates in my current job and I can tell you that a degree is worth more than the cert (as well it should be).
Though he claims some dramatic reason for his departure,
"Wasn't it nice that so many smart people worked to hard for free to forge their own chains."
it sounds like he just wanted out of the job:
...I will still participate in the LUG, just let new leadership come to the fore.
After all, he believes,
...you have to say that a body of work worth billions of dollars has been created and placed in the public trust. The LUGs can and should be the trustees or guardians that trust.
So on one hand he is disappointed in how Linux is being used, that he has a vision for the right way Linux should be used, and that LUGs should be the ones to ensure the right way is followed, and on the other hand he's stepping down as head of a LUG. In other words, "I believe it's groups like mine that should lead the way, therefore I'm quitting as leader of the group."
1. Don't just consider the salary. Consider 401k matching, insurance (life and health), paid time off, and other benefits (my company has a pension plan).
2. Depending on your skills and experience, think $30-50k.
3. If you're near Baltimore (or south, or north of DC) and a US citizen, reply to this with your e-mail address and I'll get you an interview. We're hiring a lot of fresh outs and experienced professionals...software developers and system integrators. So many we can't get enough. Hmmm...I should put this fact in my sig...
You can't be too offended if you're posting AC. What, are you afraid the author is going to track you down? Or are you really the one behind the GNAA and goatse postings?
I listen to audiobooks only when I commute. I don't listen to them when I'm working at my computer, and I don't listen to them at home for recreation. If I was to use this service I would have to burn the books to a cd (since I don't own an MP3 player), and I would have to pay for the content and the CDs.
That's not a good deal for me, since I'm already paying for audiobooks through my taxes. My county library system has a very large collection of audiobooks (cassette and CD). If my local branch lacks one I want I just request it through the web interface and in a few days I can pick it up right down the street. In the US the situation is probably similar for most people.
This assumes that Telltale Weekly will expand beyond its current catalog of 23 titles of course...
...just in a smaller way. I bought some new speakers for my desktop. The center channel speaker, the one that goes atop the monitor, has all the controls: power, volume, fader, etc. There's also a power light...a blue LED power light. At first I thought it was very cool. My tech budget is low and my only other possession with a blue LED is a freebie keychain/flashlight from a conference.
After setting up the speakers I quickly discovered why the blue LED is suited for a flashlight - the damn power light was blinding! The angle of the speaker, perfect for directing sound to my ears, was also ideal for shining the blue light into my eyes. I ended up covering the light with electrical tape and making a pinhole in the tape.
Wow, that has to be the most I've written about such a trivial thing. "Hey everyone, come read my blue LED story! Chapter 1 is now online!":)
It was amusing, once you explained it. I didn't get it until you made the RFC-KFC link. Maybe if you put "Sanders" after colonel it would have been more obvious. Nice try, anyway...
Has anyone contacted Moore about this? Obviously he's the one who has to make it, else it wouldn't be Moore's law 2. Perhaps a corallary would be more appropriate?
The flamebait part came from, "Rather than say, bombing civilians into the ground just to get our hands on somebody else's oil." If there was basis in fact it wouldn't be flamebait.
Why do people keep saying we were there to get someone else's oil? We're seeing record prices at the pump. Hell, I wish we had taken oil...we could use it about now.
BTW, that bit about OO users being more susceptible to viruses is really funny - it made my day.
Apparently you didn't read the product comparison card. All it states is this, under Security: "Application threat: attachment blocking, anti-virus API, code signing"
So you see, there was no claim that OO users are more susceptible to viruses. All that was claimed was that Office comes with hooks for antivirus vendors to tap into.
I hope injecting that little bit of fact didn't unmake your day.
While Microsoft is not without its innovations, why is improving on someone else's innovation a bad thing? They've made a standard desktop, which is not necessarily a bad thing. They've focused on user experience.
MS has dominated because they deliver a better experience to the user. IE surpassed NN because of this, not because it came bundled with Windows. MS Office is still better than OO in usability (I use both - I know). The desktop? It goes to Windows. That's why all the Linux desktops look similar to the Windows desktop. They aren't innovating either - they're going with what works.
Somebody has to polish the technology for the masses. Microsoft does it well and that's a good thing.
As for Lotus, they copied VisiCalc. You can read the VisiCalc story at Dan Bricklin's site.
I tend to be one-sided as a counter to the one-sidedness I see on slashdot. I'm really not that one-sided in real life.
the more you give, the more you get back in return.
That's well and good but for me software development is not the destination. It's a means to an end: house, car, a family that eats, college savings for the kids, private pilot license.
Between you and me, I wish I had time to do development work for free. There are a couple of projects I could help with. But the reality of life is...I don't have the time. Either way, I don't buy into the "open source is the path to enlightenment". There are many talented people that do good, useful work and I'm happy to reward that effort with money (i.e. by buying their software).
Really, it's the same as OSS. You say, "the more you give, the more you get back in return." You get software back. These people get money back, which allows them to continue to develop software. I benefit, they benefit. Your patrons have invested sweat equity; I've invested my money. It's the same difference. Both lead to improvements in software.
So when a pro-open source person knocks MS, I should respond, "Are you bitter and twisted because MS has high paying jobs which you can't perform and are thus relegated to giving your labor away?"
Yes, Hotmail was fixed in less than 2 days. That's impressive. You won't hear much about it because it's Microsoft. If Hotmail was open source you'd be reading posts trumpeting the superior open source development model. "See how we joined hands and overcame the problem quickly!"
Well, all I can say is: See how Microsoft worked with a (foreign) company and fixed the problem less than 2 days after hearing about it. This company is clearly focused on security.
I've never seen M$ shut down for a day because of a website compromise, although it must have happened several times.
Perhaps it's because MS is able to afford redunancy and the hardware and personnel to do frequent backups. They don't rely on a machine someone donated, funds given through a PayPal tip jar, and whatever free time contributors have to give.
You assume that because sites dedicated to open source, free software, whatever, disappear from time to time they are more secure. Taking a site offline is not proof of diligence; it is proof of a paucity of resources.
If only MSFT (and more importantly, proprietary software companies that aren't so much in the spotlight) were as forthcoming about break-ins.
Really? Please support this by stating which companies were hacked, when they were hacked, and how long did it take them to make an announcement about it.
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No wonder you're making $13/hr. We're hiring like mad but won't touch someone without a degree. Even if it's in a related field...I don't have a CS degree but have a couple in physics. Don't bother with the certs...get an education in the field you're trying to get a well-paying job in. I interview candidates in my current job and I can tell you that a degree is worth more than the cert (as well it should be).
Though he claims some dramatic reason for his departure,
...I will still participate in the LUG, just let new leadership come to the fore.
...you have to say that a body of work worth billions of dollars has been created and placed in the public trust. The LUGs can and should be the trustees or guardians that trust.
"Wasn't it nice that so many smart people worked to hard for free to forge their own chains."
it sounds like he just wanted out of the job:
After all, he believes,
So on one hand he is disappointed in how Linux is being used, that he has a vision for the right way Linux should be used, and that LUGs should be the ones to ensure the right way is followed, and on the other hand he's stepping down as head of a LUG. In other words, "I believe it's groups like mine that should lead the way, therefore I'm quitting as leader of the group."
1. Don't just consider the salary. Consider 401k matching, insurance (life and health), paid time off, and other benefits (my company has a pension plan).
2. Depending on your skills and experience, think $30-50k.
3. If you're near Baltimore (or south, or north of DC) and a US citizen, reply to this with your e-mail address and I'll get you an interview. We're hiring a lot of fresh outs and experienced professionals...software developers and system integrators. So many we can't get enough. Hmmm...I should put this fact in my sig...
You can't be too offended if you're posting AC. What, are you afraid the author is going to track you down? Or are you really the one behind the GNAA and goatse postings?
It sounds too much like a maxi pad commercial. "New OS, with wings. For those heavier data flow days..."
Yes, late to the game, but better late than never... Camel Toe Annie ad
I listen to audiobooks only when I commute. I don't listen to them when I'm working at my computer, and I don't listen to them at home for recreation. If I was to use this service I would have to burn the books to a cd (since I don't own an MP3 player), and I would have to pay for the content and the CDs.
That's not a good deal for me, since I'm already paying for audiobooks through my taxes. My county library system has a very large collection of audiobooks (cassette and CD). If my local branch lacks one I want I just request it through the web interface and in a few days I can pick it up right down the street. In the US the situation is probably similar for most people.
This assumes that Telltale Weekly will expand beyond its current catalog of 23 titles of course...
This manifesto is a good one, particularly if you aren't as a familiar with Doug Engelbart as you should be.
So...if you're familiar with Doug Engelbart, the manifesto is not good?
Is that right? I have to dig deep for my 9th grade geometry skills.
If not familiar, then good. So it follows that if not good, then familiar. Hmmm, I guess I didn't get it right. Still, the sentence is an odd one.
...just in a smaller way. I bought some new speakers for my desktop. The center channel speaker, the one that goes atop the monitor, has all the controls: power, volume, fader, etc. There's also a power light...a blue LED power light. At first I thought it was very cool. My tech budget is low and my only other possession with a blue LED is a freebie keychain/flashlight from a conference.
:)
After setting up the speakers I quickly discovered why the blue LED is suited for a flashlight - the damn power light was blinding! The angle of the speaker, perfect for directing sound to my ears, was also ideal for shining the blue light into my eyes. I ended up covering the light with electrical tape and making a pinhole in the tape.
Wow, that has to be the most I've written about such a trivial thing. "Hey everyone, come read my blue LED story! Chapter 1 is now online!"
It was amusing, once you explained it. I didn't get it until you made the RFC-KFC link. Maybe if you put "Sanders" after colonel it would have been more obvious. Nice try, anyway...
Has anyone contacted Moore about this? Obviously he's the one who has to make it, else it wouldn't be Moore's law 2. Perhaps a corallary would be more appropriate?
Can I keep the hash and marijuana stuffed in your laptop case or do you want that back too?
Big Gay Al? Is that you?
Some day, son, you'll look back and realize you were living the dream. Just remember that you bitched about it on Slashdot.
The flamebait part came from, "Rather than say, bombing civilians into the ground just to get our hands on somebody else's oil." If there was basis in fact it wouldn't be flamebait.
Why do people keep saying we were there to get someone else's oil? We're seeing record prices at the pump. Hell, I wish we had taken oil...we could use it about now.
BTW, that bit about OO users being more susceptible to viruses is really funny - it made my day.
Apparently you didn't read the product comparison card. All it states is this, under Security: "Application threat: attachment blocking, anti-virus API, code signing"
So you see, there was no claim that OO users are more susceptible to viruses. All that was claimed was that Office comes with hooks for antivirus vendors to tap into.
I hope injecting that little bit of fact didn't unmake your day.
While Microsoft is not without its innovations, why is improving on someone else's innovation a bad thing? They've made a standard desktop, which is not necessarily a bad thing. They've focused on user experience.
MS has dominated because they deliver a better experience to the user. IE surpassed NN because of this, not because it came bundled with Windows. MS Office is still better than OO in usability (I use both - I know). The desktop? It goes to Windows. That's why all the Linux desktops look similar to the Windows desktop. They aren't innovating either - they're going with what works.
Somebody has to polish the technology for the masses. Microsoft does it well and that's a good thing.
As for Lotus, they copied VisiCalc. You can read the VisiCalc story at Dan Bricklin's site.
...one has to wonder if this is a harbinger of things to come.
No need to inject false drama here. Things have come. No wondering required. Next story please.
I tend to be one-sided as a counter to the one-sidedness I see on slashdot. I'm really not that one-sided in real life.
the more you give, the more you get back in return.
That's well and good but for me software development is not the destination. It's a means to an end: house, car, a family that eats, college savings for the kids, private pilot license.
Between you and me, I wish I had time to do development work for free. There are a couple of projects I could help with. But the reality of life is...I don't have the time. Either way, I don't buy into the "open source is the path to enlightenment". There are many talented people that do good, useful work and I'm happy to reward that effort with money (i.e. by buying their software).
Really, it's the same as OSS. You say, "the more you give, the more you get back in return." You get software back. These people get money back, which allows them to continue to develop software. I benefit, they benefit. Your patrons have invested sweat equity; I've invested my money. It's the same difference. Both lead to improvements in software.
So when a pro-open source person knocks MS, I should respond, "Are you bitter and twisted because MS has high paying jobs which you can't perform and are thus relegated to giving your labor away?"
Yes, Hotmail was fixed in less than 2 days. That's impressive. You won't hear much about it because it's Microsoft. If Hotmail was open source you'd be reading posts trumpeting the superior open source development model. "See how we joined hands and overcame the problem quickly!"
Well, all I can say is: See how Microsoft worked with a (foreign) company and fixed the problem less than 2 days after hearing about it. This company is clearly focused on security.
I've never seen M$ shut down for a day because of a website compromise, although it must have happened several times.
Perhaps it's because MS is able to afford redunancy and the hardware and personnel to do frequent backups. They don't rely on a machine someone donated, funds given through a PayPal tip jar, and whatever free time contributors have to give.
You assume that because sites dedicated to open source, free software, whatever, disappear from time to time they are more secure. Taking a site offline is not proof of diligence; it is proof of a paucity of resources.
It would be nice to know that P-shop and Acrobat (or worse, the free reader?) wasn't quietly trojaned-up and sleeping on my 'dows boxen.
How does a public disclosure ensure the binaries are secure?
How can a proprietary software company, let alone its customers, be sure that there aren't any nasty suprises hidden in their products?
How? Probably the same way everyone else does it. The OS model does not have a monopoly on practices used to ensure code integrity.
If only MSFT (and more importantly, proprietary software companies that aren't so much in the spotlight) were as forthcoming about break-ins.
Really? Please support this by stating which companies were hacked, when they were hacked, and how long did it take them to make an announcement about it.