"The main issue as I see it is that you can't even get an interview in some places without a degree of some kind."
^^^ Unfortunately this is very true. Where I work resumes w/ no degrees don't get passed on to the hiring managers. Which is sad really, because most of us in the R&D department (where I work) agree that there are probably plenty of bright, non-degree'd engineers out there. But stupid Human Resources has their rules. Usually for this reason alone, I recommend to younger friends that if they really do have a desire to work in the corporate world (not for everyone of course), they should at least seriously consider and look in to a 4 year degree program. I know that I would not be where I am in my career today without mine. Maybe I would have eventually gotten here, but it would have taken a lot longer (as I would have most likely started farther down the ladder).
If only I had mod points I'd mod you up. I work for a medical device company in Colorado and we have a tough time finding software devs. Why? Because we're looking for devs with RTOS and C++. Not a super common combination. RTOS and C is a lot more common. So yes, specializing can and does have its benefits. And I agree, there is a big difference (skills, salary, etc) between the various "IT" jobs.
Dang, I actually use Google Gadgets on Linux. Luckily I only use it for the Weather.com gadget/widget/whatever. So I'm not heavily invested. I'm sure I can find a replacement. Still a bummer though, it looked like it had potential for a great x-platform widget-ma-dohicky.
That's funny because I just watched Kick Ass last night and the little girl in that movie is definitely a potty mouth!!! Actually had me interested in watching the behind the scenes to see if they addressed the fact that they had her say such things.
As others have already replied, LCDs use a lot less power. But if you want a flat screen for a decent price with an excellent picture, Plasma is still the way to go (as your research told you obviously). And Plasmas are getting better / more energy efficient (just not as good as LCDs).
I did the same thing you did...spent weeks doing my research and looking at TVs in stores, and walk away with a Plasma. Because picture quality was more important than my electric bill going up by $1 a month. Granted my Plasma is only 42" and is rated at 286W (with people online claiming they've measured an average of only 200W used).
Yeah but does it run Linux...
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...well I was going to ask, but the picture from the control room looks like Gnome to me. At least they won't have to worry about any BSOD while the black holes gobble them up!!!
T-Mobile already offers 802.11 with some of their cell phones (last count was 4 different models)...and it's only $10 extra on top of your plan. I thought it was reasonable.
I have been waiting for the "Dream" because as much as I want/wanted an iPhone, I couldn't justify the $200 per line T-Mobile was going to charge me to get out of my contract to go over to AT&T. I really hope it lives up to the hype.
In my mind it doesn't have to be better than the iPhone, it only has to be just as good (or really close).
I've tried both Cuil and SearchMe.com and although I still prefer Google overall, I must say that I don't understand what the big deal with Cuil is (and why it's getting so much press) when SearchMe.com is way more "Visual" (isn't that what all the hype with Cuil is???)
Surprisingly some cell companies have done the exact opposite. In the U.S., T-Mobile has a plan where for an extra $10 a month you get unlimited VOIP over WiFi.
If your call starts on WiFi it still doesn't count against your minutes even when you switch over to GSM when you leave the WiFi area. Pretty nifty.
Well I'm excited because I got hooked on having a weather applet on my desktop...but superkaramba isn't being updated anymore and gnome's desklet ("Good Weather") doesn't get updates from weather.com (or wherever it's from) anymore.
So basically I'm waiting for a nice desktop widget that shows me the current/forecast and it looks like Google might be the answer.
Maybe if actors weren't paid $20 million a movie, it wouldn't cost me $40 to take my family of four to see one....and then I'd actually go to a lot more of them.
I didn't RTFA, but one thing to mention is a lot of companies these days have lots of food just laying around.
Where I work there is always a meeting with food somewhere in the building, and they always order more than they can eat. So of course as soon as the meeting is over, everyone goes and gets the leftovers. Next thing you know, you've had two lunches, two cookies and a bunch of soda you don't need.
It was the same at the last two companies I worked for and I asked a few friends and it's the same where they work.
This has nothing to do with Fedora. My mother in law got a new computer with Vista on it. Guess what? Her nice Lexmark all-in-one printer/fax/copier/scanner stopped working (worked fine with XP for years). Go to the Lexmark website and sure enough, her trusty all-in-one does not work with Vista and Lexmark has no intentions of making Vista drivers for it. So we had to go out and buy her a new all-in-one.
At least with Linux the GP was able to use some "other" drivers (in this case CUPS) and didn't have to go out and buy a whole new printer.
Well I could have saved a bunch of people the grief, but I guess when I submitted this story two days ago I didn't tag it right or something because it never got out of the firehose. Hopefully not to many people got scammed between then and now.
I have XM and while it's not for everyone, I love it. I have a daily 50 mile (round) trip to work M-F. It's about an hour a day on the road. If you hate commercials as much as I do then it's totally worth it. I could listen to CDs but I get tired quickly of the same songs over and over. On top of that, I stream XM through my 360 to the main stereo at home...great for parties, like when we had the fam over this Easter weekend.
Just curious...what or why has Tivo pissed you off about? I have moved my Tivo to the bedroom (series 2) since I have a crappy HD DVR in the main room now. But I ALWAYS set up Tivo to record whatever the HD DVR is recording, because sure enough, at least once a month the HD DVR doesn't record something, or cuts it off etc etc...at that point I can still watch it in the bedroom...just not in HD. Tivo has yet to let me down in the 3 years I've had it.
Video Home System? You're not talking about VHS the system that stores video/audio on a cassette are you? Because it actually stands for Vertical Helix Scan. Although most people have probably forgotten that and replaced it with their own words like you just did.
I'll spare you all the details, but basically, I did not know it existed, I found it online while browsing and then proceeded to purchase it at the nearest brick and mortar store that carried it.
I have one (I live in the U.S.) Mine is from LG (see: http://us.lge.com/dvr/). It is very convenient, but leaves a lot to be desired coming from a Tivo user.
Pros:
* Built in, no extra box laying around
* Records HD (over the air NTSC and cable QAM)
* Has a T.V. guide built in
Cons:
* Built in, what am I going to do when the HD goes south, hopefully it's easy to slap in a new one
* It's NO way near as smart as Tivo (i.e. season pass and extra features)
* Doesn't have networking, so I can't download the shows like I do with my Tivo
* Sometimes it just decides not to record a show
The last bullet is why I didn't cancel Tivo, I just moved it to the bedroom as the backup recorder. It won't be in HD but at least I still get to see the show.
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"The main issue as I see it is that you can't even get an interview in some places without a degree of some kind."
^^^ Unfortunately this is very true. Where I work resumes w/ no degrees don't get passed on to the hiring managers. Which is sad really, because most of us in the R&D department (where I work) agree that there are probably plenty of bright, non-degree'd engineers out there. But stupid Human Resources has their rules. Usually for this reason alone, I recommend to younger friends that if they really do have a desire to work in the corporate world (not for everyone of course), they should at least seriously consider and look in to a 4 year degree program. I know that I would not be where I am in my career today without mine. Maybe I would have eventually gotten here, but it would have taken a lot longer (as I would have most likely started farther down the ladder).
If only I had mod points I'd mod you up. I work for a medical device company in Colorado and we have a tough time finding software devs. Why? Because we're looking for devs with RTOS and C++. Not a super common combination. RTOS and C is a lot more common. So yes, specializing can and does have its benefits. And I agree, there is a big difference (skills, salary, etc) between the various "IT" jobs.
Dang, I actually use Google Gadgets on Linux. Luckily I only use it for the Weather.com gadget/widget/whatever. So I'm not heavily invested. I'm sure I can find a replacement. Still a bummer though, it looked like it had potential for a great x-platform widget-ma-dohicky.
Guess there's a reason why I listen to Slacker (and every blue moon, Pandora) on my cell instead of Last.Fm.
That article makes it sound like Google TV doesn't have Netflix etc. However it's been announced that it will indeed have that stuff.
That's funny because I just watched Kick Ass last night and the little girl in that movie is definitely a potty mouth!!! Actually had me interested in watching the behind the scenes to see if they addressed the fact that they had her say such things.
As others have already replied, LCDs use a lot less power. But if you want a flat screen for a decent price with an excellent picture, Plasma is still the way to go (as your research told you obviously). And Plasmas are getting better / more energy efficient (just not as good as LCDs).
I did the same thing you did...spent weeks doing my research and looking at TVs in stores, and walk away with a Plasma. Because picture quality was more important than my electric bill going up by $1 a month. Granted my Plasma is only 42" and is rated at 286W (with people online claiming they've measured an average of only 200W used).
Mod parent up!!!
...well I was going to ask, but the picture from the control room looks like Gnome to me. At least they won't have to worry about any BSOD while the black holes gobble them up!!!
T-Mobile already offers 802.11 with some of their cell phones (last count was 4 different models)...and it's only $10 extra on top of your plan. I thought it was reasonable.
I have been waiting for the "Dream" because as much as I want/wanted an iPhone, I couldn't justify the $200 per line T-Mobile was going to charge me to get out of my contract to go over to AT&T. I really hope it lives up to the hype. In my mind it doesn't have to be better than the iPhone, it only has to be just as good (or really close).
I've tried both Cuil and SearchMe.com and although I still prefer Google overall, I must say that I don't understand what the big deal with Cuil is (and why it's getting so much press) when SearchMe.com is way more "Visual" (isn't that what all the hype with Cuil is???)
Surprisingly some cell companies have done the exact opposite. In the U.S., T-Mobile has a plan where for an extra $10 a month you get unlimited VOIP over WiFi.
If your call starts on WiFi it still doesn't count against your minutes even when you switch over to GSM when you leave the WiFi area. Pretty nifty.
Well I'm excited because I got hooked on having a weather applet on my desktop...but superkaramba isn't being updated anymore and gnome's desklet ("Good Weather") doesn't get updates from weather.com (or wherever it's from) anymore.
So basically I'm waiting for a nice desktop widget that shows me the current/forecast and it looks like Google might be the answer.
Wow...never thought I'd see the day when my alma mater would make front page on Slashdot.
Mod parent up!!!
Maybe if actors weren't paid $20 million a movie, it wouldn't cost me $40 to take my family of four to see one....and then I'd actually go to a lot more of them.
I didn't RTFA, but one thing to mention is a lot of companies these days have lots of food just laying around.
Where I work there is always a meeting with food somewhere in the building, and they always order more than they can eat. So of course as soon as the meeting is over, everyone goes and gets the leftovers. Next thing you know, you've had two lunches, two cookies and a bunch of soda you don't need.
It was the same at the last two companies I worked for and I asked a few friends and it's the same where they work.
This has nothing to do with Fedora. My mother in law got a new computer with Vista on it. Guess what? Her nice Lexmark all-in-one printer/fax/copier/scanner stopped working (worked fine with XP for years). Go to the Lexmark website and sure enough, her trusty all-in-one does not work with Vista and Lexmark has no intentions of making Vista drivers for it. So we had to go out and buy her a new all-in-one.
At least with Linux the GP was able to use some "other" drivers (in this case CUPS) and didn't have to go out and buy a whole new printer.
Well I could have saved a bunch of people the grief, but I guess when I submitted this story two days ago I didn't tag it right or something because it never got out of the firehose. Hopefully not to many people got scammed between then and now.
I have XM and while it's not for everyone, I love it. I have a daily 50 mile (round) trip to work M-F. It's about an hour a day on the road. If you hate commercials as much as I do then it's totally worth it. I could listen to CDs but I get tired quickly of the same songs over and over. On top of that, I stream XM through my 360 to the main stereo at home...great for parties, like when we had the fam over this Easter weekend.
Just curious...what or why has Tivo pissed you off about? I have moved my Tivo to the bedroom (series 2) since I have a crappy HD DVR in the main room now. But I ALWAYS set up Tivo to record whatever the HD DVR is recording, because sure enough, at least once a month the HD DVR doesn't record something, or cuts it off etc etc...at that point I can still watch it in the bedroom...just not in HD. Tivo has yet to let me down in the 3 years I've had it.
Video Home System? You're not talking about VHS the system that stores video/audio on a cassette are you? Because it actually stands for Vertical Helix Scan. Although most people have probably forgotten that and replaced it with their own words like you just did.
I'll spare you all the details, but basically, I did not know it existed, I found it online while browsing and then proceeded to purchase it at the nearest brick and mortar store that carried it.
Instead of typing it all again, see my post here: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=422080&threshold=0&commentsort=0&mode=thread&pid=22085258#22086500
I have one (LG) and I list the pros / cons in that reply.
I have one (I live in the U.S.) Mine is from LG (see: http://us.lge.com/dvr/). It is very convenient, but leaves a lot to be desired coming from a Tivo user.
Pros:
* Built in, no extra box laying around
* Records HD (over the air NTSC and cable QAM)
* Has a T.V. guide built in
Cons:
* Built in, what am I going to do when the HD goes south, hopefully it's easy to slap in a new one
* It's NO way near as smart as Tivo (i.e. season pass and extra features)
* Doesn't have networking, so I can't download the shows like I do with my Tivo
* Sometimes it just decides not to record a show
The last bullet is why I didn't cancel Tivo, I just moved it to the bedroom as the backup recorder. It won't be in HD but at least I still get to see the show.