Why do I drink Starbucks? Why do I stop there an average of 4 times a week or so to spend my hard earned cash, and even ocassionally brew the stuff at home? Because I *like* their coffee! I *don't* think its too burnt or oily, I think they make a great cup. When someone else comes up with a better product (there are a few local places that do, but alas are not always geographically desirable, i.e. near my home or work) I'll buy it. Also - the local coffee houses are generally too smokey for me, and starbucks is smoke-free, a big bonus for a non-smoker like myself.
Those old radio shack model 100 computers were great for taking notes, are practically free on ebay, and run off of ordinary batteries so you never have to worry about charging or voltage differences.
Also, I know you said you didnt want the expense of a PDA, but you can also pick up an old Palm (say III-series vintage) and snap-on keyboard. Again, the older palms ran off of regular buy-anywhere AAA batteries so are good to travel with.
Joke if you must, but a friend of mine with a Masters in MIS (you CS folks can stop snickering now) spent the last few years unemployed. She finally found a job - as a full-time waitress. It used to be that wannabe actors in LA were all waiters/waitresess, looks like the future of that profession is former IT workers.
Don't forget, when the Pentium first came out it was refered to unoffically as the 586, and the PII was refered to in the press as the 686, so even if intel had to change their naming scheme (they couldn't copyright a number like 80586, so they had to pick a name for it) people still thought of those chips under the old terms for quite some time. Now, of course, with the product line so divergent into different sub-classifications, it really doesnt make sense to map to the old numbering scheme.
Depending on what I'm working on, I'm usually a lot more productive working from home - less distractions from coworkers, plus the unseen "pressure" of feeling that if I'm staying home all day I better accomplish something. I think the perfect balance (depending on your job, of course) is to work from home 2-3 days a week and spend the other days in the office for "Face Time". I spent a year working from home once for a company in another State, and that got to be pretty tedious as a full-time gig.
People seem to be missing the point of moblogging. Its not so much to see your pics, or even show off your pics to the world, but to invite others to send their pics in (friends, strangers) to see what interesting things they may be doing and places they are going to. (OK, so most pics are crap, but its still sortof amusing) Then of course, the fun is commenting on them - sort of a visual slashdot.
Is Pud's (Of F*cked Company fame)Mobog. Most of the pics people send in fall into the following categories:
1. Pic of speedometer when traveling at high speed
2. Pic of toilet
3. Pic of topless and/or naked chick
4. Pic of food
5. Pic of a computer screen, displaying a message to someone (the ultimate in rube goldberg communication!)
6. Pic of some current event that you can see in real time, e.g. opening day at a baseball game
7. Clandestine pic of someones ass or cleavage.
Thats nothing. I was never quoted (since I'm not famous) but I once said around the same time that we would never needs modems faster than 300 baud. My reasoning? I cant read faster than 300 baud. When the 1200 baud modems came out, the text would scroll by so fast that I couldn't keep up. Obviously, I didnt forsee downloading graphics and music, let alone the web.
At work we used groupwise, and at the University where I'm taking a night class they use Lotus Notes, so Exchange Server isn't as ubiquitous as you think. Plus, everyone running Windows has outlook express for "free" as well as web mail, so lack of an email client in the office suite isn't that big of a deal.
Apple "better take care of this" if they want people to use the new version. I'm not mad at Apple, just looking out for 'em. And I seldom run the latest version of everything.
When I launched my iTunes and told it to check for updates, I received the message "Your version of iTunes (4.2) is the current version". Apple better take care of this - I never would have known there was an update if not for slashdot! I'll think I'll beta test 4.5 at work before attempting the "upgrade" at home.
OK I admit it, I'm old as dirt. The last time I used a TI calculator was probably the TI-55 days (late 70s/early 80s I think), which did use the old custom battery packs. Even if you could replace them, the chargers went bad so you were still pretty much stuck.
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In case I don't see you later, have a nice trip.
Logic has nothing to do with it - its just common, abbreviated usage in modern English (at least the US variety)
OK, so I haven't actually purchased a calculator in 15+ years, but it looks like this model is really geared toward the education market - it includes algebra tutorials, etc. Will a new calculator ever be marketed to make me want to turn in my trusty HP-41CX? (which btw runs on "normal" batteries available in any drugstore, so I never have to worry about the built-in custom rechargable battery dying like with my old, now completely useless TI calculators.)
I don't know, I spent a year in England once with only a few months notice (I'm from the US). Maybe he's moving to Bangalore to nab one of those cushy $4,000/year IT jobs.
Seriously, "back in the day" when such long hours were the norm, working a 40 hour week wasnt always easy. What happens when an "Emergency" arose at 5:00 Friday that required resolution by Monday morning? Quitting your job was always an option, of course, but when people thought they were going to be dot com millionaires by the time they were 30 they were more willing to put up with the long hours.
Caffeine is a stimulant (as I'm sure you know) - it's likely to increase your stress. Beer, on the other hand, is a depressent and will make you more relaxed!
This shouldn't surprise anyone. After all, IT workers, for all practical purposes, are even exempt from minimum wage. Many jobs are advertised as "internships" that pay $0 and yet require years of experience. Then there are the jobs that are for a certain piece of work for a set, ridiculously low wage. For example, "Design me a web site for $100".
It's just a play on words - whoever wrote the headline thought they were being clever. A couple years ago you would have seen a headline like "Most Wired Campus", so now they have a headline "Most Unwired" in contrast. Meant to provoke you to read the article, nothing more.
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Why do I drink Starbucks? Why do I stop there an average of 4 times a week or so to spend my hard earned cash, and even ocassionally brew the stuff at home? Because I *like* their coffee! I *don't* think its too burnt or oily, I think they make a great cup. When someone else comes up with a better product (there are a few local places that do, but alas are not always geographically desirable, i.e. near my home or work) I'll buy it. Also - the local coffee houses are generally too smokey for me, and starbucks is smoke-free, a big bonus for a non-smoker like myself.
Also, I know you said you didnt want the expense of a PDA, but you can also pick up an old Palm (say III-series vintage) and snap-on keyboard. Again, the older palms ran off of regular buy-anywhere AAA batteries so are good to travel with.
Joke if you must, but a friend of mine with a Masters in MIS (you CS folks can stop snickering now) spent the last few years unemployed. She finally found a job - as a full-time waitress. It used to be that wannabe actors in LA were all waiters/waitresess, looks like the future of that profession is former IT workers.
Water and nike towns? Thats just silly. Now put a Starbucks every 300 feet, and I just might take up hiking again!
Ob. Simpsons: "It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times???? Stupid Monkey!"
If they do that, we wouldn't get those cool speedometer pics at high speeds like they show on mobog!
Don't forget, when the Pentium first came out it was refered to unoffically as the 586, and the PII was refered to in the press as the 686, so even if intel had to change their naming scheme (they couldn't copyright a number like 80586, so they had to pick a name for it) people still thought of those chips under the old terms for quite some time. Now, of course, with the product line so divergent into different sub-classifications, it really doesnt make sense to map to the old numbering scheme.
Depending on what I'm working on, I'm usually a lot more productive working from home - less distractions from coworkers, plus the unseen "pressure" of feeling that if I'm staying home all day I better accomplish something. I think the perfect balance (depending on your job, of course) is to work from home 2-3 days a week and spend the other days in the office for "Face Time". I spent a year working from home once for a company in another State, and that got to be pretty tedious as a full-time gig.
People seem to be missing the point of moblogging. Its not so much to see your pics, or even show off your pics to the world, but to invite others to send their pics in (friends, strangers) to see what interesting things they may be doing and places they are going to. (OK, so most pics are crap, but its still sortof amusing) Then of course, the fun is commenting on them - sort of a visual slashdot.
1. Pic of speedometer when traveling at high speed
2. Pic of toilet
3. Pic of topless and/or naked chick
4. Pic of food
5. Pic of a computer screen, displaying a message to someone (the ultimate in rube goldberg communication!)
6. Pic of some current event that you can see in real time, e.g. opening day at a baseball game
7. Clandestine pic of someones ass or cleavage.
Ahh, technology.
Thats nothing. I was never quoted (since I'm not famous) but I once said around the same time that we would never needs modems faster than 300 baud. My reasoning? I cant read faster than 300 baud. When the 1200 baud modems came out, the text would scroll by so fast that I couldn't keep up. Obviously, I didnt forsee downloading graphics and music, let alone the web.
At work we used groupwise, and at the University where I'm taking a night class they use Lotus Notes, so Exchange Server isn't as ubiquitous as you think. Plus, everyone running Windows has outlook express for "free" as well as web mail, so lack of an email client in the office suite isn't that big of a deal.
Apple "better take care of this" if they want people to use the new version. I'm not mad at Apple, just looking out for 'em. And I seldom run the latest version of everything.
When I launched my iTunes and told it to check for updates, I received the message "Your version of iTunes (4.2) is the current version". Apple better take care of this - I never would have known there was an update if not for slashdot! I'll think I'll beta test 4.5 at work before attempting the "upgrade" at home.
It's also the one year anniversary since I purchased a CD.
OK I admit it, I'm old as dirt. The last time I used a TI calculator was probably the TI-55 days (late 70s/early 80s I think), which did use the old custom battery packs. Even if you could replace them, the chargers went bad so you were still pretty much stuck.
Logic has nothing to do with it - its just common, abbreviated usage in modern English (at least the US variety)
OK, so I haven't actually purchased a calculator in 15+ years, but it looks like this model is really geared toward the education market - it includes algebra tutorials, etc. Will a new calculator ever be marketed to make me want to turn in my trusty HP-41CX? (which btw runs on "normal" batteries available in any drugstore, so I never have to worry about the built-in custom rechargable battery dying like with my old, now completely useless TI calculators.)
Easy - just have the threat of a visit from the Emperor, and your construction crew will "double their efforts"
I don't know, I spent a year in England once with only a few months notice (I'm from the US). Maybe he's moving to Bangalore to nab one of those cushy $4,000/year IT jobs.
Seriously, "back in the day" when such long hours were the norm, working a 40 hour week wasnt always easy. What happens when an "Emergency" arose at 5:00 Friday that required resolution by Monday morning? Quitting your job was always an option, of course, but when people thought they were going to be dot com millionaires by the time they were 30 they were more willing to put up with the long hours.
Caffeine is a stimulant (as I'm sure you know) - it's likely to increase your stress. Beer, on the other hand, is a depressent and will make you more relaxed!
This shouldn't surprise anyone. After all, IT workers, for all practical purposes, are even exempt from minimum wage. Many jobs are advertised as "internships" that pay $0 and yet require years of experience. Then there are the jobs that are for a certain piece of work for a set, ridiculously low wage. For example, "Design me a web site for $100".
Not to be too much of a downer, but here's one for $70 a week - and you will find lower salaries than that posted on this site here
It's just a play on words - whoever wrote the headline thought they were being clever. A couple years ago you would have seen a headline like "Most Wired Campus", so now they have a headline "Most Unwired" in contrast. Meant to provoke you to read the article, nothing more.