My favorite pens (really!) are the free ones I get from hotels during business trips. They never clog or leak,and seem to last forever, unlike "store-bought" pens. I guess I really don't ask that much of a pen (nor do I use one much anymore except for signing of checks, and once I get e-payment for everything, I won't need to do that either.)
I know a number of former IT people who languished in umemployment for a long time before they realized those jobs are gone and never coming back, just like the steel mill jobs here in Pittsburgh. Now, one works at Marshalls (discount store), one drives a limo, and one sells furniture for a living. And they are better off.
Its a joke, taken from the old saying "50 million Elvis fans can't be wrong" which I believe was the title of an old album. I'm sure that the remark has nothing to do with promoting the US or its citizens.
My HP-41CX is still alive and kicking, and I use it on an almost daily basis. The programs I wrote on it back in the late 80s are still there in memory (is that some kind of record?)
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Exactly - my office is contemplating a move (just to another floor of the building), and if I showed this article to my boss he'd laugh me out of his office. We'll be lucky to get 1960s era grey cubicles second hand. Its all about the (short term) profits, no one in the post dot-com world is going to spend this much money on furniture and keeping developers happy.
One idea I really did like, though - power outlets (and plenty of 'em!) at desk level would be great, and a big improvement over rooting around under the desk.
This assumes that only one person is sitting on the couch at a time - not a very good assumption, in my opinion. When the weight registers as 450 pounds because there are three people sitting on it, what does the couch say? "Hello, Mr. William (The Refrigerator) Perry, would you like for me to order you some cheetos?"
I couldn't agree with the late great Carl more, but I'm surprised by the number of otherwise intelligent people (PhDs, etc) that really think that they way the planets were aligned when they were born affects their personality. I had one long arguement with a woman who believed in the zodiac, but though birth order (e.g. being the middle child) was of no consequence.
This article almost sounds like it was written by someone who really doesn't understand programming, like all those (currently unemployed) folks who bought a "Learn VB in 24 minutes" book in the late 90s and decided to call themselves programmers. A complex enterprise system requires a tool (not necessarily Java) that can handle the needs of the project at hand. To extend their analogy, there actually are people who need SUVs for towing boats and going on mountain climbing expeditions, although they are in the minority.
Doesn't sound like such a good idea to me - the customer's job is not to manage the logs; they are paying for a service and now you are turning them into a sysadmin to do your work for you???
I assume this is a troll, but I'll bite - too much money??? Are you insane? This ain't 1999, bub. Bus drivers, bartenders, and Cable Installers make more than we do. Crane operators on construction sites can make 100k/yr. The guys climbing the poles for Verizon make over 75k/yr, at least according to their recent ad campaign. IT salaries, on the other hand, have fallen to 30s-40s/yr, maybe 50k if you are a manager. Thats assuming you can find an IT job at all
Only one problem with step 1 (in the US) - health care. If I quit my job, I have no access to healthcare, and with a "pre-existing condition" that requires treatment, thats not an option for me. I'm sure others have reasons they cannot just quit as well - kids in college, etc. Sometimes, you do what you have to do. Of course, lowering monthly expenses is always a good idea. Fortunately, I'm not being worked to death in my current job, so not being able to just quit is not an issue.
Acually, the term "bug" for a defect pre-dates computers, so the sentence makes sense. It was a pun even back in 1945. This was the first computer "bug", but not the origin of the term bug for a problem.
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..Michael Bolton said it best - "PC Load Letter??? What the f**k does THAT mean?" And I'm still wondering.
My favorite pens (really!) are the free ones I get from hotels during business trips. They never clog or leak,and seem to last forever, unlike "store-bought" pens. I guess I really don't ask that much of a pen (nor do I use one much anymore except for signing of checks, and once I get e-payment for everything, I won't need to do that either.)
The Buran 1 mission was limited to 2 orbits due to computer memory limitations.
Wonder if they were running an old version of DOS and ran over 640k!
I know a number of former IT people who languished in umemployment for a long time before they realized those jobs are gone and never coming back, just like the steel mill jobs here in Pittsburgh. Now, one works at Marshalls (discount store), one drives a limo, and one sells furniture for a living. And they are better off.
Considering they have to repeat the feat in two weeks, I'd guess they have to come down at least the first time!
They have WAY too much time on their hands.
Actually, I think it looks pretty cool, although it doesn't seem practical as a phone (esp. with the odd keypad layout)
Yes, but this plant is the base class. Subclasses do not count.
People remember the first one - how many remember the second and third? I sure don't.
Its a joke, taken from the old saying "50 million Elvis fans can't be wrong" which I believe was the title of an old album. I'm sure that the remark has nothing to do with promoting the US or its citizens.
My HP-41CX is still alive and kicking, and I use it on an almost daily basis. The programs I wrote on it back in the late 80s are still there in memory (is that some kind of record?)
One idea I really did like, though - power outlets (and plenty of 'em!) at desk level would be great, and a big improvement over rooting around under the desk.
This assumes that only one person is sitting on the couch at a time - not a very good assumption, in my opinion. When the weight registers as 450 pounds because there are three people sitting on it, what does the couch say? "Hello, Mr. William (The Refrigerator) Perry, would you like for me to order you some cheetos?"
I couldn't agree with the late great Carl more, but I'm surprised by the number of otherwise intelligent people (PhDs, etc) that really think that they way the planets were aligned when they were born affects their personality. I had one long arguement with a woman who believed in the zodiac, but though birth order (e.g. being the middle child) was of no consequence.
This article almost sounds like it was written by someone who really doesn't understand programming, like all those (currently unemployed) folks who bought a "Learn VB in 24 minutes" book in the late 90s and decided to call themselves programmers. A complex enterprise system requires a tool (not necessarily Java) that can handle the needs of the project at hand. To extend their analogy, there actually are people who need SUVs for towing boats and going on mountain climbing expeditions, although they are in the minority.
I always thought a laptop WAS a notebook? Why would I want to replace my notebook computer with a laptop computer?
Doesn't sound like such a good idea to me - the customer's job is not to manage the logs; they are paying for a service and now you are turning them into a sysadmin to do your work for you???
This does indeed sound familiar - like the old cassette drive hooked up to my C64. I guess everything old really *is* new again.
I assume this is a troll, but I'll bite - too much money??? Are you insane? This ain't 1999, bub. Bus drivers, bartenders, and Cable Installers make more than we do. Crane operators on construction sites can make 100k/yr. The guys climbing the poles for Verizon make over 75k/yr, at least according to their recent ad campaign. IT salaries, on the other hand, have fallen to 30s-40s/yr, maybe 50k if you are a manager. Thats assuming you can find an IT job at all
Only one problem with step 1 (in the US) - health care. If I quit my job, I have no access to healthcare, and with a "pre-existing condition" that requires treatment, thats not an option for me. I'm sure others have reasons they cannot just quit as well - kids in college, etc. Sometimes, you do what you have to do. Of course, lowering monthly expenses is always a good idea. Fortunately, I'm not being worked to death in my current job, so not being able to just quit is not an issue.
0-7% Raises? The company I recently worked for handed out 35% salary CUTS across the board. Consider yourself lucky!
As a resident of Pittsgburgh, all I can say is - man, thats depressing.
Acually, the term "bug" for a defect pre-dates computers, so the sentence makes sense. It was a pun even back in 1945. This was the first computer "bug", but not the origin of the term bug for a problem.
You don't like Rose is Rose??? That's even funnier than Fred Bassett.
That's half of a SUNDAY page - just like Blondie and Peanuts. Not so unusual.