Are you asking how to quantify someone's LAMP experience or are you asking how to interview someone for a programming position? Seems like the latter to me.
Or you could just release unfinished games like STALKER and STALKER 2 and just never fix them.
Don't get enough buyers or have some financial trouble? No problem, just screw all the customers who purchased the special edition pre-Alpha version and who you've tricked into doing free QA for you.
Here are some better ideas.. Release good completed games and continue doing so. Stop trying to nickel and dime your customers.
The support cycle for Windows XP SP2 ends on 2010, so it probably isn't the best investment to buy it now... unfortunately. MS may extend it past 2010, but who knows.
Vista Home runs $99, though IMO the interface is a bit too confusing for older folks, especially with the constant nag of "Are you sure you want to do xyz?!?"
Linux is free of course, Ubuntu is decent and easy to install, you may consider Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Long Term Support). The support cycle ends in 2011, which is considerably longer than many (most?) other distributions.
Maybe just get them an iMac, the current refurbs will cost you about $1000 or get one of Craigslist/eBay/etc. Just set it up and leave it alone. In general Apple hardware resells a higher value than any comparable PC hardware, so if you eventually need to upgrade them you can get a bit of money back from your initial investment. Setup TimeMachine to automatically backup and you're good to go. As with linux, you can install OpenOffice and many other open source tools.
Very true! I've red-lined items out of contracts in the past and presented them back. One of the companies I worked for had in the contract that I would not do any work for anyone else. I simply stated that I do some free work for several people and that if I were to sign the contract and do some of that work, I would be in breach of contract.
Interestingly, non-disclosure contracts can work in your favor. When seeking a new job, the HR group usually asks what you're currently making, mainly so they can low-ball you salary wise. If you currently signed a non-disclosure agreement, you can't tell them without being in breach of your current contract. I used this strategy to take a temp job permanent, with a US$10k raise. The HR drone stated "Everyone else tells me what they're making".. I retorted with, "That's fine."
Mainly stupid or over zealous designers, who (still) think everything NEEDS to be flash. I worked with one of them at my last company, he did a UI for a full 3-D interface for senior citizens to use. After the meeting where he was showing off his masterpiece, I walked out of the room and said to the PM, "My parents would never use that crap." The client wound up turning down the project, because it would take too long and it was over-complicated. He later did up another flash interface for them, which would take 3 or 4 hours to do basic updates. I wrote up an HTML-only version which could be updated in 5 minutes by the client. Management went with his choice, I got laid off (the same day I found a new job). I went back a month later to visit and sh*t was hitting the fan, because the client had just figured out that the end users couldn't deep link into sections of the flash movie. He asked me if I knew how to do that kind of functionality, I responded, "Yup, see you later."
I emailed PopCap "Technical Support" about 2 years ago, when I tried to install several of their demo games on my mother's computer. The games wouldn't work properly, due to the firewall. I emailed their "Technical Support", who told me to I had to disable my firewall and turn off my anti-virus programs; to use their games. F that company!
I picked up an old 2U 1400VA UPS for my two computers, it works great. You can probably pick one up on eBay for a decent price, though you may have to get the batteries changed out.
What if they didn't take the Pilot Shuttle Craft skill? As per a bunch of people piloting a starship.. imagine, this senario: Captain: Engineer, we need more speed! Error Engineer's connection has been lost. (commedy insues)
Yeah, you should probably steer clear of vendor lock in, especially since Photoshop is the industry standard for graphic design. Plus Adobe could fold at any second, especially since they bought their competitor Macromedia. *rolls eyes*
I used to shop through pricewatch, until I dealt with the skeeziest dealers on the planet, that made me stop for good. I think I had three really really really bad experiences with their sh*tty dealers, no more.
I stick with the high-quality vendors such as: NewEgg.com - ZipZoomFly.com - MonarchComputer.com - ClubIT.com
To find the cream-of-the-crop vendors, use: ResellerRatings.com
Also check out the Hot Deals sections of forums (read the FAQ, before you post!) www.hardforum.com forums.anandtech.com
In the US, we are no longer issued souls. At birth they are ripped out of us and sold by the federal government to Microsoft, WalMart, and other large evil(tm) companies.
Yeah, those kids who get their parents to pay to have their homework get done, usually are found out at their 'real' job really quick, then they get promotions to management.
It seems kind of odd that an organization that is having problems making money would go out of their way to piss off their customers. I'm waiting for the day that when you purchase a CD or DVD and want to view it, you'll need to authenticate the authenticity online.
I work for a large company, my boss excidedly says, "Hey do you want to trade your desktop in for a laptop?" I sternly reply, "Hell No!" Confused he asks, "Well why not?" I respond, "Well, I don't want to work from home and I don't want to be responsible for a $2000 computer which isn't mine."
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Okay..
http://search.cpan.org/~ascope/Net-Google-1.0/lib/Net/Google.pm
Are you asking how to quantify someone's LAMP experience or are you asking how to interview someone for a programming position? Seems like the latter to me.
Or you could just release unfinished games like STALKER and STALKER 2 and just never fix them.
Don't get enough buyers or have some financial trouble? No problem, just screw all the customers who purchased the special edition pre-Alpha version and who you've tricked into doing free QA for you.
Here are some better ideas.. Release good completed games and continue doing so. Stop trying to nickel and dime your customers.
The support cycle for Windows XP SP2 ends on 2010, so it probably isn't the best investment to buy it now... unfortunately. MS may extend it past 2010, but who knows.
Vista Home runs $99, though IMO the interface is a bit too confusing for older folks, especially with the constant nag of "Are you sure you want to do xyz?!?"
Linux is free of course, Ubuntu is decent and easy to install, you may consider Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Long Term Support). The support cycle ends in 2011, which is considerably longer than many (most?) other distributions.
Maybe just get them an iMac, the current refurbs will cost you about $1000 or get one of Craigslist/eBay/etc. Just set it up and leave it alone. In general Apple hardware resells a higher value than any comparable PC hardware, so if you eventually need to upgrade them you can get a bit of money back from your initial investment. Setup TimeMachine to automatically backup and you're good to go. As with linux, you can install OpenOffice and many other open source tools.
Very true! I've red-lined items out of contracts in the past and presented them back. One of the companies I worked for had in the contract that I would not do any work for anyone else. I simply stated that I do some free work for several people and that if I were to sign the contract and do some of that work, I would be in breach of contract.
Interestingly, non-disclosure contracts can work in your favor. When seeking a new job, the HR group usually asks what you're currently making, mainly so they can low-ball you salary wise. If you currently signed a non-disclosure agreement, you can't tell them without being in breach of your current contract. I used this strategy to take a temp job permanent, with a US$10k raise. The HR drone stated "Everyone else tells me what they're making".. I retorted with, "That's fine."
Programmatically they wouldn't have to be mutually exclusive..
if ((evolved human being) OR (female geek)) {
lead to speculation
}
Mainly stupid or over zealous designers, who (still) think everything NEEDS to be flash. I worked with one of them at my last company, he did a UI for a full 3-D interface for senior citizens to use. After the meeting where he was showing off his masterpiece, I walked out of the room and said to the PM, "My parents would never use that crap." The client wound up turning down the project, because it would take too long and it was over-complicated. He later did up another flash interface for them, which would take 3 or 4 hours to do basic updates. I wrote up an HTML-only version which could be updated in 5 minutes by the client. Management went with his choice, I got laid off (the same day I found a new job). I went back a month later to visit and sh*t was hitting the fan, because the client had just figured out that the end users couldn't deep link into sections of the flash movie. He asked me if I knew how to do that kind of functionality, I responded, "Yup, see you later."
I had to roll my eyes, when I saw this article.
I emailed PopCap "Technical Support" about 2 years ago, when I tried to install several of their demo games on my mother's computer. The games wouldn't work properly, due to the firewall. I emailed their "Technical Support", who told me to I had to disable my firewall and turn off my anti-virus programs; to use their games. F that company!
I picked up an old 2U 1400VA UPS for my two computers, it works great. You can probably pick one up on eBay for a decent price, though you may have to get the batteries changed out.
Don't forget the late news of wide spread shortages!
I think he meant argile, like the image of this old man I found, while searching for argile: http://www.geogr.muni.cz/agile2001/agile-fotky/68. jpg
What if they didn't take the Pilot Shuttle Craft skill? .. imagine, this senario:
As per a bunch of people piloting a starship
Captain: Engineer, we need more speed!
Error Engineer's connection has been lost.
(commedy insues)
They killed the last one, because s/he turned into Katpain Kirk .. oh .. wrong shapeshifter.
Yeah, you should probably steer clear of vendor lock in, especially since Photoshop is the industry standard for graphic design. Plus Adobe could fold at any second, especially since they bought their competitor Macromedia. *rolls eyes*
If you read it really fast, try not to pay too much attention, and throw in a bit of dyslexia plenty of sense.
Translates to:
"We recently heard about the Yellow Machine from Anthology Solutions."
or
"Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah."
I used to shop through pricewatch, until I dealt with the skeeziest dealers on the planet, that made me stop for good. I think I had three really really really bad experiences with their sh*tty dealers, no more.
I stick with the high-quality vendors such as:
NewEgg.com - ZipZoomFly.com - MonarchComputer.com - ClubIT.com
To find the cream-of-the-crop vendors, use: ResellerRatings.com
Also check out the Hot Deals sections of forums (read the FAQ, before you post!)
www.hardforum.com
forums.anandtech.com
In the US, we are no longer issued souls. At birth they are ripped out of us and sold by the federal government to Microsoft, WalMart, and other large evil(tm) companies.
Yeah, those kids who get their parents to pay to have their homework get done, usually are found out at their 'real' job really quick, then they get promotions to management.
It seems kind of odd that an organization that is having problems making money would go out of their way to piss off their customers. I'm waiting for the day that when you purchase a CD or DVD and want to view it, you'll need to authenticate the authenticity online.
Unless you're in Arkansas, they were a bit confused...
0-20 = F
21-40 = D
41-60 = C
61-80 = B
81-100 = A
Sounds a little like necrophilia to me.
After the /. raid is over, lookup "huffing kittens"
Wow, no SLi on any of them, I'll stick with my ASUS for now.
Every employee needs a laptop?
:)
I work for a large company, my boss excidedly says, "Hey do you want to trade your desktop in for a laptop?" I sternly reply, "Hell No!" Confused he asks, "Well why not?" I respond, "Well, I don't want to work from home and I don't want to be responsible for a $2000 computer which isn't mine."
Now I have 4 desktops under my desk
The only problem with CD/DVD media is rot.o t.htm
http://www.mv.com/ipusers/richbreton/m/files/cd_r