Wow. This guy reminds me of an intern that we tried to hire a few companies ago. Smart kid, finally finished school and the decided that the world owed "him". He tried to get us to change our benefit policy to suit his needs more amongst other demands. Needless to say we passed on him. Seems he had a hard time finding a job for a few months as well...
Seriously, Facebook does not work for you and with the popularity of Facebook this type of behaviour is not unheard of. I have worked at places where it has taken up to 6 months to hire a person due to the interviews, background checks, etc. Recruiters often have hundreds of positions on the go, so expecting personalized attention for each candidate is unlikely unless it is for a high profile position. Oh, and they didn't stick to your schedule? So sorry! Sometimes things don't work out, and both sides have to be flexible. Also expecting Facebook to be flexible when they gave you three months to create an opening is asinine!
While I am tempted to go after him for the BS he felt regarding not being prepared because they changed the interview schedule, etc, I can only hope that Facebook reads his post and puts him on a DNH (do not hire) list. Such high expectations for a simple development position at a large organization like Facebook is insane. This is a classic example of why IT people are viewed as either basement dwellers, anti-social individuals or people who are tripping over their own egos. Come on, it is a development job at a big name company. We have seen hundreds of these stories, both good and bad, over the years from a bunch of other orgs.
So you had a bad interview. Most of us have had at least one in our careers. Get over it. Learn from your mistakes and move on. Oh and dear Slashdot editors? C'mon, we really do expect better.
I honestly wouldn't let that hold you back. It's almost as bad, if only because you don't control how the resulting Java code looks, and the mapping from the Java code back to your original code may be difficult.:-) I'd rather see the Eclipse foundation step up and help make Scala a first-class language in Eclipse rather than letting Typesafe struggle to do it on their own.
Seriously, this smells so much of Scala it isn't even funny. I'm all for another great language on the JVM, but how is this different from Scala? A lot of the concepts are the same, and the syntax is likewise quite similar. Combine this with other Scala knock-offs like what JetBrains was doing and it's just sad.
People keep talking about how Oracle is killing Java, yet this NIH (Not Invented Here) syndrome that's plaguing the non-Java world is just as bad if not worse. Let's rally behind Scala, fix it up as you see fit, and get some great tooling behind it. That seems to be the biggest issue with Scala to date. IntelliJ is nice, but I like Eclipse, and that just sucks even with the recent push.
They did this time, unfortunately. It was eWeek that actually says that BBM == enterprise email.
"...revealed that the new version will not contain the long-awaited BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) application, which would allow Playbook users to access BlackBerry email without hooking up to a BlackBerry phone."
And they provide a link to the official blog, where it clearly states that the delay is for BlackBerry Messenger, *not* the enterprise email app. They simply don't mention anything about enterprise email there at all.
For that matter, it isn't possible for you or I to know if we are real biological beings or if we're some simulation in some gigantic computer somewhere. Indeed, even our perception of the nature of space and time could be nothing more than the result of a bunch of 14-dimensional beings saying "gee, what would life be like if there were only three dimensions of space - what if we go ahead and create a 3D world and stick a bunch of AIs in it?"
Up here in the great white north we are still left out in the cold wrt eBook readers. Even the Kindle isn't shipping here yet (assuming I would want one, which I don't because of their damn kill switch). So I have an impromptu "Ask Slashdot" question. Does anyone know of a decent eBook reader that isn't DRM crippled that can display PDFs? And I'm looking for real owners, not responses from people who have read a spec on a website somewhere.
They're most likely trying to find a solution that doesn't require them to revisit and re-code a large portion of their site. They most likely want a band-aid solution rather than fix the underlying problem.
This is definitely excellent news for most traders, but I trade on the forex (Foreign Exchange) market. Now my broker has his/her own live feed and you often have to worry about the pip-spread between brokers and such, but if you just want to make a nice stand-alone web-base trading information tool (wink, wink, nudge, nudge) then you quickly find that feeds get pricey pretty quick for a good quality one. I'd love to see something similar come out for the forex market.
One of the problems of course is the fact that there isn't a single body like the SEC (well, the IMF is I suppose) like there is for the NASDAQ and the like, so Google might have a harder time of it.
This is an interesting read, but I wouldn't agree that this was karma coming back and biting him in the ass. In reading the earlier article, his team was related to customer support and as such they have a different set of expected hours to keep. While the article mentions that some people showed up at 7:30am and left at 3:30pm, the article didn't say that it was his team members that did so. Susan may be a night owl, but unless she was on the night shift then there are rules to be followed. If there is a clear expectation that support staff work certain hours, then that's expected by the manager and should be enforced.
Having said that, if Susan was as strong a team member as we are led to believe, then the better solution would be to perhaps offer a different support shift by which she could work the longer hours and pick up things for others. The key to keep in mind here, however, is that if you are going to advertise core hours for support for your customers, then you damn well better make sure that you have the people available. Support is different than development, that's something to keep in mind when you're reading this older article.
For myself, I've been in support, development and now I'm a manager. Personally I can see his point, but I honestly think his approach was too harsh and I definitely wouldn't want to go back to work for him if I were Susan. If Susan was a "night owl" as she said, then either work to split the support staff into different shifts (4 hours on the phone, 4 hours working tickets) or work to extend your support hours, staggering them as it may. Susan's excuse is weak for a support role at best, but his reaction was overblown as well.
I say too old since I'm in the same boat. Why the hell anyone would spend money on a ringtone is beyond me, let alone this madness of having your caller listen to music when they try calling you before you pick up. I mean, COME ON!!!
'compilation CDs that could only exist in the dreams of a music fan' and to trust their ears, because illegally copied music usually sounds 'atrocious.'
Thank god! My dream compilation CD's all sound great, so they must not be illegal copies. Thank goodness for bad logic!
There's a hybrid database that I've been scanning over the past year or so to see exactly which hybrid is "worth" the extra cost (ignoring the environmental impacts of course, since I'm a greedy capitalist pig;-))
Screw that! I say we let Quebec seperate and then move to Quebec for our pirating needs. While they may be vocal, they are also pretty good at keeping rights alive.
Most people I know can't stand the radio these days. Sitting through all those shitty songs and ads and talk for what? Most music is so devoid of any real content or originality now that people may as well use internet radio and p2p to get what they want rather than play russian-roulette with FM.
Amen to that brother! I got so fed up with FM that I went the route of Sirius once it started up here in Canada, and I couldn't be happier. There's still the odd commentary, but I've got 70+ channels to go through so even these momentary news updates are bearable. FM radio? Long since dead in my books. At the office or at home, XMMS and Winamp are my friends.
I use Sourceforge strictly for the file sharing aspect of it. I use my own provider for my source project (mainly because I use Java Web Start, which isn't allowed by SF's "Terms of Use" for the free hosting) but their issue tracker really, REALLY sucks.
I use JIRA for my issue tracking now, and I couldn't be happier. Looking at Google's current offering, I probably won't be switching anytime soon.
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Wow. This guy reminds me of an intern that we tried to hire a few companies ago. Smart kid, finally finished school and the decided that the world owed "him". He tried to get us to change our benefit policy to suit his needs more amongst other demands. Needless to say we passed on him. Seems he had a hard time finding a job for a few months as well...
Seriously, Facebook does not work for you and with the popularity of Facebook this type of behaviour is not unheard of. I have worked at places where it has taken up to 6 months to hire a person due to the interviews, background checks, etc. Recruiters often have hundreds of positions on the go, so expecting personalized attention for each candidate is unlikely unless it is for a high profile position. Oh, and they didn't stick to your schedule? So sorry! Sometimes things don't work out, and both sides have to be flexible. Also expecting Facebook to be flexible when they gave you three months to create an opening is asinine!
While I am tempted to go after him for the BS he felt regarding not being prepared because they changed the interview schedule, etc, I can only hope that Facebook reads his post and puts him on a DNH (do not hire) list. Such high expectations for a simple development position at a large organization like Facebook is insane. This is a classic example of why IT people are viewed as either basement dwellers, anti-social individuals or people who are tripping over their own egos. Come on, it is a development job at a big name company. We have seen hundreds of these stories, both good and bad, over the years from a bunch of other orgs.
So you had a bad interview. Most of us have had at least one in our careers. Get over it. Learn from your mistakes and move on. Oh and dear Slashdot editors? C'mon, we really do expect better.
That's odd, I was just re-reading their docs today since we were affected and they make it clear that AZ refers to the instances in the same Region (i.e. the us-east-1a,b,c,d you mentioned). See: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/using-regions-availability-zones.html
I honestly wouldn't let that hold you back. It's almost as bad, if only because you don't control how the resulting Java code looks, and the mapping from the Java code back to your original code may be difficult. :-) I'd rather see the Eclipse foundation step up and help make Scala a first-class language in Eclipse rather than letting Typesafe struggle to do it on their own.
Seriously, this smells so much of Scala it isn't even funny. I'm all for another great language on the JVM, but how is this different from Scala? A lot of the concepts are the same, and the syntax is likewise quite similar. Combine this with other Scala knock-offs like what JetBrains was doing and it's just sad.
People keep talking about how Oracle is killing Java, yet this NIH (Not Invented Here) syndrome that's plaguing the non-Java world is just as bad if not worse. Let's rally behind Scala, fix it up as you see fit, and get some great tooling behind it. That seems to be the biggest issue with Scala to date. IntelliJ is nice, but I like Eclipse, and that just sucks even with the recent push.
"...revealed that the new version will not contain the long-awaited BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) application, which would allow Playbook users to access BlackBerry email without hooking up to a BlackBerry phone."
And they provide a link to the official blog, where it clearly states that the delay is for BlackBerry Messenger, *not* the enterprise email app. They simply don't mention anything about enterprise email there at all.
Buy TV at best buy, buy cable at monoprice
FTFY
Yeah, so did the Daleks, but that didn't stop them!
For that matter, it isn't possible for you or I to know if we are real biological beings or if we're some simulation in some gigantic computer somewhere. Indeed, even our perception of the nature of space and time could be nothing more than the result of a bunch of 14-dimensional beings saying "gee, what would life be like if there were only three dimensions of space - what if we go ahead and create a 3D world and stick a bunch of AIs in it?"
Seems like you've been reading Descartes or watching eXistenZ or The Thirteenth Floor.
It seems your own memory is fading, for it is a TPS report, not a TPM report, that needs the new cover sheet.
Up here in the great white north we are still left out in the cold wrt eBook readers. Even the Kindle isn't shipping here yet (assuming I would want one, which I don't because of their damn kill switch). So I have an impromptu "Ask Slashdot" question. Does anyone know of a decent eBook reader that isn't DRM crippled that can display PDFs? And I'm looking for real owners, not responses from people who have read a spec on a website somewhere.
They start making things available outside of the US. Until then, I'll find other means...
They're most likely trying to find a solution that doesn't require them to revisit and re-code a large portion of their site. They most likely want a band-aid solution rather than fix the underlying problem.
One of the problems of course is the fact that there isn't a single body like the SEC (well, the IMF is I suppose) like there is for the NASDAQ and the like, so Google might have a harder time of it.
Having said that, if Susan was as strong a team member as we are led to believe, then the better solution would be to perhaps offer a different support shift by which she could work the longer hours and pick up things for others. The key to keep in mind here, however, is that if you are going to advertise core hours for support for your customers, then you damn well better make sure that you have the people available. Support is different than development, that's something to keep in mind when you're reading this older article.
For myself, I've been in support, development and now I'm a manager. Personally I can see his point, but I honestly think his approach was too harsh and I definitely wouldn't want to go back to work for him if I were Susan. If Susan was a "night owl" as she said, then either work to split the support staff into different shifts (4 hours on the phone, 4 hours working tickets) or work to extend your support hours, staggering them as it may. Susan's excuse is weak for a support role at best, but his reaction was overblown as well.
I say too old since I'm in the same boat. Why the hell anyone would spend money on a ringtone is beyond me, let alone this madness of having your caller listen to music when they try calling you before you pick up. I mean, COME ON!!!
Thank god! My dream compilation CD's all sound great, so they must not be illegal copies. Thank goodness for bad logic!
Here I thought there was some security breach because of some Ritz crackers...
Mod parent up! These are some very well spoken words by someone who has every right to say them.
There's a hybrid database that I've been scanning over the past year or so to see exactly which hybrid is "worth" the extra cost (ignoring the environmental impacts of course, since I'm a greedy capitalist pig ;-))
Hybrid Mileage Database
So far the EPA numbers in TFA seem to line up well for the Prius at least, but I haven't looked at any of the other numbers.
Take off, eh! You hoser! Bob and Doug rock, and Strange Brew was one of the best cult films in Canadian history.
Screw that! I say we let Quebec seperate and then move to Quebec for our pirating needs. While they may be vocal, they are also pretty good at keeping rights alive.
Most people I know can't stand the radio these days. Sitting through all those shitty songs and ads and talk for what? Most music is so devoid of any real content or originality now that people may as well use internet radio and p2p to get what they want rather than play russian-roulette with FM.
Amen to that brother! I got so fed up with FM that I went the route of Sirius once it started up here in Canada, and I couldn't be happier. There's still the odd commentary, but I've got 70+ channels to go through so even these momentary news updates are bearable. FM radio? Long since dead in my books. At the office or at home, XMMS and Winamp are my friends.
Personally I can't wait for GOLDEN AXE - the game so awesome that my mum beat it.
;-) Nothing beats morphing into a wolfman beast.
No way man! Altered Beast is where it's at! I remember weekly trips to the arcade to play that sucker.
I use JIRA for my issue tracking now, and I couldn't be happier. Looking at Google's current offering, I probably won't be switching anytime soon.