Same here. Allergic to sulfa antibiotics as well. Clindamycin & Levaquin have been my buddies when it comes to antibiotics. (On that note, Levaquin is especially suited to sinus infections as well)
But regarding allergies, I think there's a much higher instance of people being allergic to *cillin's than other antibiotics. That's purely based on my own experience talking to people I know though, so someone feel free to correct me.
These diseases are all over the world. They're nowhere near extinct. The reason they "appear" to be extinct in the US is that the vast majority of people have immunizations. They gives the appearance of extinction, but it's a far cry from actual extinction.
Kids are dying all the time these days from diseases they could have been vaccinated against. The idea that they're extinct, or nearly extinct, is a lie invented by people who need to make themselves feel better about a lousy decision.
Things like whooping cough are on the RISE right now because of the idiotic parents who refuse to vaccinate their kids.
Not being argumentative here, but so does driving a car. A small percentage of drivers are in an accident every day. You just hope it's not you.
For that matter a small percentage of people randomly develop food allergies and die of anaphylactic shock. Or get food poisoning. That doesn't mean eating is a bad idea.
No kidding. When these idiots have kids dying of whooping cough, hepatitis, or worse, they'll come to deeply regret their ignorant, short-sighted (not to mention medically disproven) position.
Being a freeloader is no excuse. There are free vaccine clinics all over the place which operate on a few $ donations, and a huge supply of free surplus vaccines that would otherwise be thrown in the trash.
I think it's more of a Doctor desire to not work with idiots, and to instead save room in the schedule for the parents actually concerned with their kids' health.
There are free vaccine clinics EVERYWHERE due to the fact that there are WAY more than enough vaccines to go around. My family has even used them a number of times. I'm sure the doctors are not concerned with the $10-15 per shot they would get since there are easy ways to vaccinate your kids and not have to pay it anyway.
I would certainly hate to be a part of an organization that has that many steps between "Lead Developer" and "Enterprise Architect."
I've typically seen:
Lead Developer Application Architect Enterprise Architect
I've also never (aside from you, apparently) seen Enterprise Architect or * Developer anywhere in the list of prerequisites for "CIO." Every CIO I've ever seen has mostly basic technical skills, lots of business skills, and generally strong knowledge of the tech industry around which the company centers.
A natural transition for programmers can be "Enterprise Architect" roles. This will still allow you a modicum of programming, and you get to be at a slightly higher paygrade, with pseudo-managerial powers. If you're decent at your job already, this gives you more of a top-down on the process so you can truly shape a project rather than simply build the shape someone else has given to it.
You nailed it. Couldn't have said it better myself. In order to be a good programmer, you have to work hard. Very hard. And you really have to love what you do. You have to immerse yourself in the subject with vim and vigor. You have to look at the code from six months ago, or a year ago, and be completely embarrassed that YOU wrote that...as a testament to your growth.
Yeah I just LOVE those moments when a manager offers to help coding so you can meet a deadline. That's happened twice.... I just want to say "don't you DARE." I loved how one of them used his experience writing reports using SQL at a chem company as reasoning why he could do it.
Almost all the project failures and stumbling I've ever been around have been almost entirely management caused. The only way for bad employees to stop causing problems is for them to be fired.:-P Squeaky wheel gets REPLACED.
You are totally correct about the desire though. The worst coders are the ones who are just doing it "as a job." If the passion isn't there....you're doing it wrong.
Main problem with that is that for many people, inspiration comes through actually understanding it and truly maturing your skills. It's a hard process to actually kickstart in the first place, and only a select few can successfully do that. You're not necessarily wrong, but it's not nearly as easy as you make it sound.:-P
You definitely lost me at "most people can program." Bull. Only a truly uninspired artificial coder would actually believe that.
And caring about quality....? They sure do. They quickly learn that caring about quality and cost are one and the same. It easily costs an order of magnitude more to repair and maintain a low quality system. A small extra cost in the beginning to offset a massive cost later is an easy, and common, lesson to learn.
And for the record, I can't remember the last time I "googled and glued" any code together. I've been doing this for a long time, and I'm more excited about it now than ever before. Maybe you're just in a crummy job and it's time for a change...?
The problem is, only about 1 in 100 of the people with the science, also have the art and ingenuity. There are "programmers" everywhere. I typically have to interview about 30+ people who "technically" meet job requirements before I hire someone who is genuinely a good programmer.... I still shake my head and wonder how someone can claim 5-10 years of experience in a language and still know so little about it...or programming theory in general.
Bollocks. I've been on agile dev teams for years now, and we have consistently hit, or beat deadlines. The reason "agile" usually fails, is the same reason that waterfall usually fails. Bad development practices, poor project management, and a failure to actually understand and properly practice the development method itself.
Most self-proclaimed agile teams are really just practicing glorified cowboy coding. Newsflash: That's not agile. TRUE agile, like TRUE waterfall, requires lots of discipline and strict adherence to the rules of the game.
The most hilariously annoying part of this bill is that there's not a single sane citizen of this country who, when properly educated on the bill's impact, would vote for such a thing....yet the lunatics running this country will probably pass it right on through since they're in the chokehold of the industries and power mongers which DO want it.
If it's possible to lose any more faith in the people at the top, I certainly will if this is passed. I'll also cast opposing votes against any representatives who vote for it, regardless of party affiliation.
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Same here. Allergic to sulfa antibiotics as well. Clindamycin & Levaquin have been my buddies when it comes to antibiotics. (On that note, Levaquin is especially suited to sinus infections as well)
But regarding allergies, I think there's a much higher instance of people being allergic to *cillin's than other antibiotics. That's purely based on my own experience talking to people I know though, so someone feel free to correct me.
My thought exactly. Clindamycin and Biaxin are especially good at treating sinus infections. Why they used a drug like amoxicillin is beyond me...
These diseases are all over the world. They're nowhere near extinct. The reason they "appear" to be extinct in the US is that the vast majority of people have immunizations. They gives the appearance of extinction, but it's a far cry from actual extinction.
Or was that your point?
By that way of thinking, anyone who straps their baby into a carseat and drives somewhere is in the same group of people who get abortions...?
Only a complete moron would make that connection.
Kids are dying all the time these days from diseases they could have been vaccinated against. The idea that they're extinct, or nearly extinct, is a lie invented by people who need to make themselves feel better about a lousy decision.
Things like whooping cough are on the RISE right now because of the idiotic parents who refuse to vaccinate their kids.
Not being argumentative here, but so does driving a car. A small percentage of drivers are in an accident every day. You just hope it's not you.
For that matter a small percentage of people randomly develop food allergies and die of anaphylactic shock. Or get food poisoning. That doesn't mean eating is a bad idea.
What in the hades are you spouting about?
We're talking about medical science and disease immunity here. I'd sure like to see how you connected some imaginary dots between that and abortion...
No kidding. When these idiots have kids dying of whooping cough, hepatitis, or worse, they'll come to deeply regret their ignorant, short-sighted (not to mention medically disproven) position.
Being a freeloader is no excuse. There are free vaccine clinics all over the place which operate on a few $ donations, and a huge supply of free surplus vaccines that would otherwise be thrown in the trash.
I think it's more of a Doctor desire to not work with idiots, and to instead save room in the schedule for the parents actually concerned with their kids' health.
There are free vaccine clinics EVERYWHERE due to the fact that there are WAY more than enough vaccines to go around. My family has even used them a number of times. I'm sure the doctors are not concerned with the $10-15 per shot they would get since there are easy ways to vaccinate your kids and not have to pay it anyway.
Yeah it's not going to hold water once the SCOTUS gets ahold of it. I can't imagine this really holding up.
I would certainly hate to be a part of an organization that has that many steps between "Lead Developer" and "Enterprise Architect."
I've typically seen:
Lead Developer
Application Architect
Enterprise Architect
I've also never (aside from you, apparently) seen Enterprise Architect or * Developer anywhere in the list of prerequisites for "CIO." Every CIO I've ever seen has mostly basic technical skills, lots of business skills, and generally strong knowledge of the tech industry around which the company centers.
A natural transition for programmers can be "Enterprise Architect" roles. This will still allow you a modicum of programming, and you get to be at a slightly higher paygrade, with pseudo-managerial powers. If you're decent at your job already, this gives you more of a top-down on the process so you can truly shape a project rather than simply build the shape someone else has given to it.
Just my $0.02.
Bingo.
You nailed it. Couldn't have said it better myself. In order to be a good programmer, you have to work hard. Very hard. And you really have to love what you do. You have to immerse yourself in the subject with vim and vigor. You have to look at the code from six months ago, or a year ago, and be completely embarrassed that YOU wrote that...as a testament to your growth.
Yeah I just LOVE those moments when a manager offers to help coding so you can meet a deadline. That's happened twice.... I just want to say "don't you DARE." I loved how one of them used his experience writing reports using SQL at a chem company as reasoning why he could do it.
Wait....you know programmers that smell good?
Almost all the project failures and stumbling I've ever been around have been almost entirely management caused. The only way for bad employees to stop causing problems is for them to be fired. :-P Squeaky wheel gets REPLACED.
You are totally correct about the desire though. The worst coders are the ones who are just doing it "as a job." If the passion isn't there....you're doing it wrong.
Main problem with that is that for many people, inspiration comes through actually understanding it and truly maturing your skills. It's a hard process to actually kickstart in the first place, and only a select few can successfully do that. You're not necessarily wrong, but it's not nearly as easy as you make it sound. :-P
You definitely lost me at "most people can program." Bull. Only a truly uninspired artificial coder would actually believe that.
And caring about quality....? They sure do. They quickly learn that caring about quality and cost are one and the same. It easily costs an order of magnitude more to repair and maintain a low quality system. A small extra cost in the beginning to offset a massive cost later is an easy, and common, lesson to learn.
And for the record, I can't remember the last time I "googled and glued" any code together. I've been doing this for a long time, and I'm more excited about it now than ever before. Maybe you're just in a crummy job and it's time for a change...?
The problem is, only about 1 in 100 of the people with the science, also have the art and ingenuity. There are "programmers" everywhere. I typically have to interview about 30+ people who "technically" meet job requirements before I hire someone who is genuinely a good programmer.... I still shake my head and wonder how someone can claim 5-10 years of experience in a language and still know so little about it...or programming theory in general.
Bollocks. I've been on agile dev teams for years now, and we have consistently hit, or beat deadlines. The reason "agile" usually fails, is the same reason that waterfall usually fails. Bad development practices, poor project management, and a failure to actually understand and properly practice the development method itself.
Most self-proclaimed agile teams are really just practicing glorified cowboy coding. Newsflash: That's not agile. TRUE agile, like TRUE waterfall, requires lots of discipline and strict adherence to the rules of the game.
Then it's not agile:
Waterfall = sacrifice delivery date to maintain features.
Agile = sacrifice features to maintain delivery date.
The most hilariously annoying part of this bill is that there's not a single sane citizen of this country who, when properly educated on the bill's impact, would vote for such a thing....yet the lunatics running this country will probably pass it right on through since they're in the chokehold of the industries and power mongers which DO want it.
If it's possible to lose any more faith in the people at the top, I certainly will if this is passed. I'll also cast opposing votes against any representatives who vote for it, regardless of party affiliation.
Yeah, and look how that worked out for AOL...