I agree - and, like socialism, what I dislike about XP is the quivering excitement of it's proponents to throw away tried and true methods, all in the name of "REVOLUTION!"
True, but good abstraction skills are really important.
Some of the guys I work with think that "tons of classes == object-oriented", and their code designs are f-cking unreadable and opaque. Whereas a few, thoughtfully designed classes that best model the problem would be magnitudes better.
While I agree the basis for the "Golden Ratio" is elegant, it's always struck me that nearly any repeated application of any ratio/scale produces interesting results, i.e. IFS fractals such as Sierpinski triangles, fern fractals, etc.
You sound exactly like my father, who died bitter and lonely. He could have contributed a lot to this world, had he not had such a nasty attitude.
my 2 cents.
I remember a particularly bad day, troubleshooting on a missile test site:
Working at 3am, 30 feet below ground, Standing/sitting in stagnant water mixed with diesel, an incredibly loud diesel engine running 3 feet from my head, testing and cannibalizing 30 year old equipment, rat shit and nests everywhere, and it was cold.
1. Price - wow. Am I stunned when I see legos in the store now. Multiple hundreds of dollars. The most expensive kit I owned as a kid was 60 bucks for the lastest and bestest
Hold on though - I remember lusting after the 'Main Street' set in the early 80's: http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6390 and at the time it was the ungodly price of $54. Lego reissued the set last year and their selling it for $65. That's less than the original price, adjusted for inflation it would be $96.63 in 2002 dollars. I think the problem is we are just too used to China prices these days...
3)Kill bionicles!!!! (what in the world are those things? are they LEGO at all? and they DO contain very few pieces and they're mostly custom!!!! They're model kits, not LEGO!)
I don't have the quote handy, but I believe that was/is one of their biggest money makers.
Shit is so cheap these days, I actually feel bad when I shop now. I'd rather pay a lot more for niceties like DVD players knowing that they weren't built by slave labor. Workers in China are treated like shit, but what the hell do you do? Every damn thing you see is made there these days...
Below is a response I recieved from the CEO of an american toy company I contacted after I read about the conditions of a factory used by them in China. It reeks of bullshit, but what can you say in response?:
Dear Mr. XXXXX:
We were very concerned to read your e-mail regarding some misinformation you may have received regarding our manufacturing practices.
We are a global provider of game and toy brands for children, and the conditions under which our products are manufactured are a matter of serious and long-term concern to XXXX. We are committed to ensuring that our products are manufactured under safe, humane and non-exploitative conditions.
In fact, as early as 1993, XXXX established its Global Business Ethics Principles ("Code of Conduct"). Participation in the XXXX program is mandatory for all of our suppliers and vendors. Among many important areas, the Code of Conduct governs:
* child labor --no person younger than 15 or younger than the age for completing compulsory education in the country of manufacture (where such age is higher than fifteen) may be employed to produce XXXX products -- In China the minimum school age is 16;
* working hours and compensation --employers must comply with all applicable wage and hour laws or, if prevailing industry wage standards are higher, then employers must comply with or exceed these standards --In China, minimum wages are set by province or by city, which may cause some confusion, when reported by those unfamiliar with the process.
* forced, prison, or indentured labor --any person employed to produce XXXX products must be voluntarily employed, except that rehabilitative programs which provide for employment may be assessed by XXXX on a case by case basis;
* health and safety --employers must operate facilities in a healthy and safe manner, including, but not limited to, providing fire prevention, first aid, and hazardous waste disposal;
* abuse and discrimination --employers must treat employees with dignity and respect and shall not subject employees to abuse, cruel or unusual disciplinary practice, or discrimination;
* freedom of association --employees have the right to choose (or not) to affiliate with legally sanctioned organizations without unlawful interference; and
* monitoring by XXXX --XXXX has the right to conduct periodic on-site visits of working and living conditions, audit the production records and practices of the employers, and require employers to promptly address compliance issues or face termination by XXXX. Following initial audits to approve use of a factory, XXXX conducts unannounced follow-up audits.
As indicated above, XXXX's Code of Conduct clearly sets forth the standards under which vendors may manufacture XXXX products, with auditing and monitoring rights for XXXX. All factories located in the Far East manufacturing XXXX products are audited by XXXX and by independent firms hired by XXXX
Over the years, XXXX has successfully worked with its manufacturers to correct any unacceptable practices discovered during the course of our audits. New factories must correct any audit findings before they are given any XXXX orders, and existing vendors must correct any findings within a specified time frame depending upon the severity of the issue. Although serious violations or failures to make corrections are rarely experienced, XXXX has in fact terminated vendors for failure to comply.
XXXX has also been a leader in the worldwide toy industry as a member of the Toy Industry Association, Inc. ("TIA") and
Look, trust me, I've been on both sides of the fence, - we had a complex enterprise app that was originally written in PHP (and reasonably well), and it was difficult to maintain, debug, extend, etc. and it did not scale. The newer version is Java based, and it is mangitudes better in performance, robustness, etc.
Yeah PHP is quick and easy, but it's not for big projects.
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I agree - and, like socialism, what I dislike about XP is the quivering excitement of it's proponents to throw away tried and true methods, all in the name of "REVOLUTION!"
Good lord man, that was funny.
Reminds me of the Benny Hill skit where he's putting up a sign for a doctor, and mistakenly splits it as:
DR. JOHNSON
THE
RAPIST
Get it? For the thick amongst us: THERAPIST = THE+RAPIST
Cool, I used to work down the street at the 576th. Have fun out there.
Hey, are you at the ILSC on North Base?
I used to climb the towers on the roof to watch the MMIII launches from the LFs near Minuteman beach.
Sure she did.
Not sure about what she may have said, but looks pretty acurate to me:
Jane in AA carrier
(Why this image is hosted on "bikerchicks4u.com", I have no idea.)
For a second, I thought the story blurb read:
"The BBC's Abdul Alhazred reports..."
Come'on, you know it's funny. For the uninitiated among us: Abdul Alhazred
True, but good abstraction skills are really important.
Some of the guys I work with think that "tons of classes == object-oriented", and their code designs are f-cking unreadable and opaque. Whereas a few, thoughtfully designed classes that best model the problem would be magnitudes better.
While I agree the basis for the "Golden Ratio" is elegant, it's always struck me that nearly any repeated application of any ratio/scale produces interesting results, i.e. IFS fractals such as Sierpinski triangles, fern fractals, etc.
You sound exactly like my father, who died bitter and lonely. He could have contributed a lot to this world, had he not had such a nasty attitude. my 2 cents.
It sounds, um, sort of obscene.
I remember a particularly bad day, troubleshooting on a missile test site:
Working at 3am,
30 feet below ground,
Standing/sitting in stagnant water mixed with diesel,
an incredibly loud diesel engine running 3 feet from my head,
testing and cannibalizing 30 year old equipment,
rat shit and nests everywhere,
and it was cold.
*whimper*
EOM
Boy I just love Slashdot's lameness filter. Tra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
:D :D Good stuff dude
You people (the complainers) are so stupid.
I have a picture you shouting your post aloud that in the voice of that guy from the beginning of WarGames.
What's his name, Melvin?:
"You guys are SO dumb, I've got it all figured out, all by myself!"
I thought at first the subject said: "Mars Rover Rolls And Burns"
1. Price - wow. Am I stunned when I see legos in the store now. Multiple hundreds of dollars. The most expensive kit I owned as a kid was 60 bucks for the lastest and bestest
Hold on though - I remember lusting after the 'Main Street' set in the early 80's: http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6390 and at the time it was the ungodly price of $54. Lego reissued the set last year and their selling it for $65. That's less than the original price, adjusted for inflation it would be $96.63 in 2002 dollars. I think the problem is we are just too used to China prices these days...
3)Kill bionicles!!!! (what in the world are those things? are they LEGO at all? and they DO contain very few pieces and they're mostly custom!!!! They're model kits, not LEGO!)
I don't have the quote handy, but I believe that was/is one of their biggest money makers.
Shit is so cheap these days, I actually feel bad when I shop now. I'd rather pay a lot more for niceties like DVD players knowing that they weren't built by slave labor. Workers in China are treated like shit, but what the hell do you do? Every damn thing you see is made there these days...
Below is a response I recieved from the CEO of an american toy company I contacted after I read about the conditions of a factory used by them in China. It reeks of bullshit, but what can you say in response?:
Dear Mr. XXXXX:
We were very concerned to read your e-mail regarding some misinformation you
may have received regarding our manufacturing practices.
We are a global provider of game and toy brands for children, and the
conditions under which our products are manufactured are a matter of serious
and long-term concern to XXXX. We are committed to ensuring that our
products are manufactured under safe, humane and non-exploitative
conditions.
In fact, as early as 1993, XXXX established its Global Business Ethics
Principles ("Code of Conduct"). Participation in the XXXX program is
mandatory for all of our suppliers and vendors. Among many important areas,
the Code of Conduct governs:
* child labor --no person younger than 15 or younger than the age for
completing compulsory education in the country of manufacture (where such
age is higher than fifteen) may be employed to produce XXXX products -- In
China the minimum school age is 16;
* working hours and compensation --employers must comply with all
applicable wage and hour laws or, if prevailing industry wage standards are
higher, then employers must comply with or exceed these standards --In
China, minimum wages are set by province or by city, which may cause some
confusion, when reported by those unfamiliar with the process.
* forced, prison, or indentured labor --any person employed to produce
XXXX products must be voluntarily employed, except that rehabilitative
programs which provide for employment may be assessed by XXXX on a case by
case basis;
* health and safety --employers must operate facilities in a healthy
and safe manner, including, but not limited to, providing fire prevention,
first aid, and hazardous waste disposal;
* abuse and discrimination --employers must treat employees with
dignity and respect and shall not subject employees to abuse, cruel or
unusual disciplinary practice, or discrimination;
* freedom of association --employees have the right to choose (or not)
to affiliate with legally sanctioned organizations without unlawful
interference; and
* monitoring by XXXX --XXXX has the right to conduct periodic
on-site visits of working and living conditions, audit the production
records and practices of the employers, and require employers to promptly
address compliance issues or face termination by XXXX. Following initial
audits to approve use of a factory, XXXX conducts unannounced follow-up
audits.
As indicated above, XXXX's Code of Conduct clearly sets forth the
standards under which vendors may manufacture XXXX products, with auditing
and monitoring rights for XXXX. All factories located in the Far East
manufacturing XXXX products are audited by XXXX and by independent firms
hired by XXXX
Over the years, XXXX has successfully worked with its manufacturers to
correct any unacceptable practices discovered during the course of our
audits. New factories must correct any audit findings before they are given
any XXXX orders, and existing vendors must correct any findings within a
specified time frame depending upon the severity of the issue. Although
serious violations or failures to make corrections are rarely experienced,
XXXX has in fact terminated vendors for failure to comply.
XXXX has also been a leader in the worldwide toy industry as a member of
the Toy Industry Association, Inc. ("TIA") and
Thanks.....
That was funny man, I didn't notice when first seeing the picture...
guarded by the Barbary Apes?
Come'on mods.
Here's a similar art piece:
Tunnel Under The Atlantic
Look, trust me, I've been on both sides of the fence, - we had a complex enterprise app that was originally written in PHP (and reasonably well), and it was difficult to maintain, debug, extend, etc. and it did not scale. The newer version is Java based, and it is mangitudes better in performance, robustness, etc.
Yeah PHP is quick and easy, but it's not for big projects.