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Ageism in IT?
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I'd be part of the younger crowd here at slashdot, but I have no intention of getting a job programming, just because I don't enjoy it. My dad is a Lotus Notes guru, though, so I've seen how the industry's been going.
Anyway, if a younger person has the same skills an older one does, the younger guy will usually get hired for reasons already mentioned. The trick for you old people is to always be learning. There's no way in hell some 18-year-old is going to get your job if you've spent the last 10 years learning new stuff, because there's no way in hell they'll know what you know.
...Microsoft does. Install the IntelliType Keyboard software and in your Start menu there will be a "Keyboard Healthy Computing Guide", which has some good guidelines.
"To minimize reaching and to promote comfortable shoulder and arm postures, consider the following:
Place your keyboard and mouse or trackball at the same height; these should be at about elbow level. Your upper arms should fall relaxed at your sides.
When typing, center your keyboard in front of you with your mouse or trackball located close to it.
Place frequently used items comfortably within arm's reach.
To promote proper wrist and finger postures, consider the following:
Keep your wrists straight while typing and while using a mouse or trackball. Avoid bending your wrists up, down, or to the sides. Use the keyboard legs if they help you maintain a comfortable and straight wrist position.
Type with your hands and wrists floating above the keyboard, so that you can use your whole arm to reach for distant keys instead of stretching your fingers."
Microsoft doesn't care. But they have information, and it's in their interest to keep you at your computer as much as possible.
"Are you now going to walk around saying "Gateway is teh gay" now? Because according to your logic, Gateway deserves the tag now."
Gateway is teh gay.
But that was even before they made pink computers. The pink computers are just the period.
Dang, maybe I need to download the 1.6 beta..! And, someone needs to tell them that they did the blood splatter on the sharp edge of the knife the wrong color.
They had something like this for the Playstation 1 that never really took off. It was in the form of two wristbands. They claimed that the wristbands could add to the ambience of a creepy game by applying a mild but constant shock, as well as punishing you for numerous blunders you might make while playing. Unfortunately, the average video-gamer doesn't usually go out of his or her way (or wallet) to inflict pain upon themselves.
Make sure you tell all the audiophiles to keep their volume down.
Just to say it again, lanparty.com, and make sure everyone knows what games will be played, and what patches they'll need.
To make one billion chips in twenty-five years you would have to make one chip every.7889184 seconds.
(((19 * 365) + (6 * 366)) * 24 * 60 * 60) / 1000000000 =.7889184
Does someone really buy a new Intel CPU every.7889184 seconds?
One company takes over another by merely buying more than half of their company through stock. Without that company's consent. Then, they use their stock to elect their own president, etc.
Or else they have the company's headquarters under siege.
Either of those are hostile takeovers, I believe.
Wouldn't being forced to give over encryption keys violate our right to remain silent? Anyway, I'd prefer to destroy my encryption key and THEN answer the doorbell. Oh, I'm so sorry, the disk that had it on it accidentally fell under my 30-pound magnet. I'm truly sorry.
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"Gates will suffice"
I'd be part of the younger crowd here at slashdot, but I have no intention of getting a job programming, just because I don't enjoy it. My dad is a Lotus Notes guru, though, so I've seen how the industry's been going. Anyway, if a younger person has the same skills an older one does, the younger guy will usually get hired for reasons already mentioned. The trick for you old people is to always be learning. There's no way in hell some 18-year-old is going to get your job if you've spent the last 10 years learning new stuff, because there's no way in hell they'll know what you know.
Two words, "invisible mode". Something AIM has needed for a long time.
"To minimize reaching and to promote comfortable shoulder and arm postures, consider the following:
Place your keyboard and mouse or trackball at the same height; these should be at about elbow level. Your upper arms should fall relaxed at your sides. When typing, center your keyboard in front of you with your mouse or trackball located close to it. Place frequently used items comfortably within arm's reach.
To promote proper wrist and finger postures, consider the following:
Keep your wrists straight while typing and while using a mouse or trackball. Avoid bending your wrists up, down, or to the sides. Use the keyboard legs if they help you maintain a comfortable and straight wrist position. Type with your hands and wrists floating above the keyboard, so that you can use your whole arm to reach for distant keys instead of stretching your fingers."
Microsoft doesn't care. But they have information, and it's in their interest to keep you at your computer as much as possible.
"Are you now going to walk around saying "Gateway is teh gay" now? Because according to your logic, Gateway deserves the tag now." Gateway is teh gay. But that was even before they made pink computers. The pink computers are just the period.
Dang, maybe I need to download the 1.6 beta..! And, someone needs to tell them that they did the blood splatter on the sharp edge of the knife the wrong color.
They had something like this for the Playstation 1 that never really took off. It was in the form of two wristbands. They claimed that the wristbands could add to the ambience of a creepy game by applying a mild but constant shock, as well as punishing you for numerous blunders you might make while playing. Unfortunately, the average video-gamer doesn't usually go out of his or her way (or wallet) to inflict pain upon themselves.
Make sure you tell all the audiophiles to keep their volume down. Just to say it again, lanparty.com, and make sure everyone knows what games will be played, and what patches they'll need.
To make one billion chips in twenty-five years you would have to make one chip every .7889184 seconds.
(((19 * 365) + (6 * 366)) * 24 * 60 * 60) / 1000000000 = .7889184
Does someone really buy a new Intel CPU every .7889184 seconds?
If you really want to re-encode, just go X->WAV->Y.
9.11% service fee - I don't suppose the extra .01% is somehow patriotic?
One company takes over another by merely buying more than half of their company through stock. Without that company's consent. Then, they use their stock to elect their own president, etc. Or else they have the company's headquarters under siege. Either of those are hostile takeovers, I believe.
Wouldn't being forced to give over encryption keys violate our right to remain silent? Anyway, I'd prefer to destroy my encryption key and THEN answer the doorbell. Oh, I'm so sorry, the disk that had it on it accidentally fell under my 30-pound magnet. I'm truly sorry.