Sorry, Evan goes to a public school called Venture. It's an alternative study school because he would be bored in a regular public school, but his high school diploma will come from Venture, which is part of the San Ramon Unified School District, it will NOT be a GED, nor will it come from a private school.
Ok, you are just wrong here. Evan is NOT homeschooled, he attends an alternate study school called Venture because he is so far ahead of his peers, he would be bored in a standard school. Although he was able to test out of high school at 12 years old, his parents insisted that he stay in school with his peers so that he wouldn't have the same social issues that most kids with his intelligence level possess.
Evan's parents have ensured that not only is he well adjusted, but he participates in all kinds of activities outside of his incredible level of intelligence. In addition to science, he was the national spelling bee champion, is an accomplished musician, and participates in all kinds of non-academic activities.
Evan lives near me, and I am friends with the Principal of his school (Venture), so unlike many who are simply making things up or guessing, these are facts.
Not only should we be impressed by his skills, but we should awed by his parents dedication to ensuring that Evan is not only given the opportunity for academic achievement (he recently got one of 200 early admission offers to Harvard), but is given the opportunity to be a "normal" kid and learn how to socialize instead of just being an academic...
I would contact HR immediately. As I've seen posted, HR exists to protect the company, not your or your manager. They will usually cover the manager in a situation such as this, UP TO A POINT, but they will always cover the company. By contacting HR proactively, you are leveling the playing field and putting the company on notice that you don't intend to accept this blackmail. I would also request a copy of your personnel file, or download it if you are a large enough organization where it's kept online and you can immediately get access to it. Although I'm confident they would never give you a bad reference for fear of legal repercussions, you can verify this by having a friend call up after you have left and asking for a reference. I had to do this at a company where I experienced a similarly combative parting also due to an incompetent manager (the worst in a 25 year successful career). Finally, be aware that the one thing your manager CAN do is flag you as "not eligible for rehire" which will bar you from ever returning to that company unless you get HR involved asap and call your managers bluff.
As EVP of the second PTA board I have been on, I can tell you that the technology knowledge of these two PTA's is abysmal (even though we are in the silicon valley). I know we need help with technology beyond what I have time to provide, and if my experiences are universal, which I have no reason to doubt they are, you can do a lot of good. As an added bonus, if you have kids, or will have kids, being involved (PTA or other involvement) is a proven way to help your children succeed. In fact, if you are willing to help us, we need a simple registration/contact webapp written which would be valuable as an open source project to PTA's across the nation. I would love help from the/. community, and have the time to be a project coordinator, but my development skills are rusty and antiquated.
I'm sure many will disagree with me, but I believe that the US is one of the few countries in the world that will leave when there is a fair and stable democratic government, even one that may be hostile to us.
As to the previous comment about the "Iraqi point of view", you are totally missing the point. It is not JUST imagining "if Iraqi planes were bombing your town, Iraqi tanks were driving through your streets and Iraqi soldiers were shooting at you and your family", but add to it the fact that MOST people are being shot and bombed by their OWN people. Look at the casualty figures in Iraq, then look at how many of those casualties are caused by US or Coalition troops. My guess is that it's far less than 5%, and probably less than 1%. THAT is what we are trying to accomplish, reducing the number of Iraqi's and insurgents killing Iraqi's and leaving a stable government.
I'm a former Marine, and very passionate about our country and our military, but if thousands of Americans were being killed every week by Americans and Insurgents, and the Iraq Army could help, sure I wouldn't want them here, but I'd rather they were here helping than abandoning us!
I also emailed them with my dissatisfaction with this choice. A good email campaign (no flames, just "I'm disappointed and will vote with my dollars type of email) can help.
Here are the addresses I sent to:
Leslie Kilgore - VP Marketing : lkilgore@netflix.com
Reed Hastings - President: rhastings@netflix.com
publicrelations@netflix.com
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First of all, ignore the people who are responding to your request with jealousy or BS.
I am 37 years old, and grew up in a similar situation. At an early age, I was given the standardized IQ test, and told that I qualified for admission to MENSA. My entire academic career up to the end of high school, I was able to slide by with the minimal amount of work, while bringing home "passable" grades. HOWEVER, my entire life, I was told that I wasn't "living up to my potential".
I dropped out of college because I convinced myself that I didn't need an education. In reality, I dropped out because I never learned to study properly, and never saw the value of an education.
Somehow, I have been able to suceed to a point in my career that I have no right to expect. I am currently a Vice President at a Fortune 100 company. But it didn't come without a LOT of jobs at many companies of various sizes, working my way up the ladder and having to prove myself more than others because of my LACK of a degree. Also, if I didn't have some specialized Linux skills, there is no way I ever would have gotten my current position, the Fortune 100 just doesn't hire people at my level without academic credentials.
Amazingly, I recently returned to school to finish my degree through an executive program, and find that I am learning more than I ever could have imagined I didn't know. I always regretted not having my degree, and often have wondered where my career would be today if I had buckled down and spent a few years applying myself instead of being so arogant that I felt I didn't need an education...
So, GET your education. It really doesn't matter WHAT you major in, although if you can combine your interests with your degree, it should make it easier. Don't look back on your life 20 years later and wonder "what if...."
For those of you who will read this and cast doubt and negative reaction toward my post, save it. At my age and position in life, I have no need for your approval. If you are so insecure in who you are, maybe you should focus your energy there instead.
Sorry for that last paragraph, but I have gotten tired of all the immature comments that I see other get, and have even received myself when someone attempts to help another/.er
Anyone who simply says "I would never hire a manager with only a high school diploma" is, in my opinion, an elitist idiot. I am currently a VP in a fortune 100 company, and guess what, I NEVER FINISHED MY DEGREE.
I do have a few certifications, those that the companies I worked for wanted me to have, and were willing to pay for, and I do have an extremely high IQ (Mensa level), but I don't have a degree due to a number of circumstances.
I have been working in the tech industry for over 20 years; have worked at a number of companies, and hired/fired/managed MANY employees. I can tell you from experience that although a degree may get you past the HR screeners in a large company, it is your determination, drive, resourcefulness, dependability, etc. that make you succeed, regardless of certifications or education.
I wish I had a nickel for every MCSE I ever interviewed who didn't know the basics of troubleshooting, or the college graduate who couldn't put together a resume without glaring, obvious typo's that any spell check would pick up (it is SO bad out there, that my personal threshold for typo's in a resume is three. More than that and I won't interview you. It still to this day amazes me that I get resumes from PhD's that are native citizens, English is their first language, and they can't even be bothered to spell check their work!)
My advice is to take whatever job you can get in order to GET the experience and show your abilities. In most circumstances, once you are in the door, if you prove yourself, you will rise rapidly. This is the approach I have used my entire life, and it has yet to fail me, even in these tough times (I got my current position only 7 months ago, after being unemployed for a year).
As for recertifying, don't bother. Simply list the certification you received, and the date you received it on your resume. You don't have to say whether any of your certifications are current or not. If the employer asks, you simply tell them that you would love to recertify, but couldn't afford to at the moment. If they wanted to make it a pre-condition to employment, you would gladly pay for it out of your own pocket. I have both done this, and hired people who have done this. As an added benefit, I've never had to pay to get recertified, and never required those I hired to pay to recertify either!
I don't know what people are doing to overload their telco style racks, but I have built ENTERPRISE level data centers in some of the top colo facilities in the world using telco racks. Using center mounted shelves, I could easily put 2 Sun e250's per shelf, and stack them all the way to the top.... NO problems. NEVER. If you have ever mounted an e250, you know it's quite a heavy beast. Check the specs, and use the right shelves, and telco racks are much better than the standard enclosure type racks which won't allow center mounted shelves, thereby FORCING you to use rack mounted equipment, and purchase expense rack mount kits!!!!
ReplayTV!!!!
All of my friends with Tivo units are jealous of my ability to:
Watch shows from my Family Room ReplayTV on my Bedroom ReplayTV
Send shows via internet to other ReplayTV users (never actually DONE it, but I have the capability)
And most of all, NETWORK my ReplayTV which allows me to download programs to my PC and burn to DVD!!!
Seriously, why anyone would by Tivo over ReplayTV escapes me. Yes, they HAD financial problems in the past, but now they are owned by Denon, and they aren't going away.
You have hit the nail exactly on the head here. There are a few packages which are Copyright RedHat, such as (understandably) redhat-logos, and anaconda-images (as it also has the redhat logos in it). Unfortunately, BOTH of these packages are needed by anaconda, which does the install! Furthermore, based upon my initial look at it, these packages cannot be easily removed from the distribution. Now, you CAN download the source RPM's from RedHat (which I have done), but now someone just needs to figure out how to get it installed. Hell, I'll even post it at a site I purchased called TINRHEL.com (This is NOT RHEL);-D
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Looks to me like a lawsuit waiting to happen;)
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That is why his parents insisted he stay in school with kids his age instead of graduating at 12 when he was able to.
Sorry, Evan goes to a public school called Venture. It's an alternative study school because he would be bored in a regular public school, but his high school diploma will come from Venture, which is part of the San Ramon Unified School District, it will NOT be a GED, nor will it come from a private school.
Ok, you are just wrong here. Evan is NOT homeschooled, he attends an alternate study school called Venture because he is so far ahead of his peers, he would be bored in a standard school. Although he was able to test out of high school at 12 years old, his parents insisted that he stay in school with his peers so that he wouldn't have the same social issues that most kids with his intelligence level possess. Evan's parents have ensured that not only is he well adjusted, but he participates in all kinds of activities outside of his incredible level of intelligence. In addition to science, he was the national spelling bee champion, is an accomplished musician, and participates in all kinds of non-academic activities. Evan lives near me, and I am friends with the Principal of his school (Venture), so unlike many who are simply making things up or guessing, these are facts. Not only should we be impressed by his skills, but we should awed by his parents dedication to ensuring that Evan is not only given the opportunity for academic achievement (he recently got one of 200 early admission offers to Harvard), but is given the opportunity to be a "normal" kid and learn how to socialize instead of just being an academic...
I would contact HR immediately. As I've seen posted, HR exists to protect the company, not your or your manager. They will usually cover the manager in a situation such as this, UP TO A POINT, but they will always cover the company. By contacting HR proactively, you are leveling the playing field and putting the company on notice that you don't intend to accept this blackmail. I would also request a copy of your personnel file, or download it if you are a large enough organization where it's kept online and you can immediately get access to it. Although I'm confident they would never give you a bad reference for fear of legal repercussions, you can verify this by having a friend call up after you have left and asking for a reference. I had to do this at a company where I experienced a similarly combative parting also due to an incompetent manager (the worst in a 25 year successful career). Finally, be aware that the one thing your manager CAN do is flag you as "not eligible for rehire" which will bar you from ever returning to that company unless you get HR involved asap and call your managers bluff.
As EVP of the second PTA board I have been on, I can tell you that the technology knowledge of these two PTA's is abysmal (even though we are in the silicon valley). I know we need help with technology beyond what I have time to provide, and if my experiences are universal, which I have no reason to doubt they are, you can do a lot of good. As an added bonus, if you have kids, or will have kids, being involved (PTA or other involvement) is a proven way to help your children succeed. In fact, if you are willing to help us, we need a simple registration/contact webapp written which would be valuable as an open source project to PTA's across the nation. I would love help from the /. community, and have the time to be a project coordinator, but my development skills are rusty and antiquated.
I'm sure many will disagree with me, but I believe that the US is one of the few countries in the world that will leave when there is a fair and stable democratic government, even one that may be hostile to us. As to the previous comment about the "Iraqi point of view", you are totally missing the point. It is not JUST imagining "if Iraqi planes were bombing your town, Iraqi tanks were driving through your streets and Iraqi soldiers were shooting at you and your family", but add to it the fact that MOST people are being shot and bombed by their OWN people. Look at the casualty figures in Iraq, then look at how many of those casualties are caused by US or Coalition troops. My guess is that it's far less than 5%, and probably less than 1%. THAT is what we are trying to accomplish, reducing the number of Iraqi's and insurgents killing Iraqi's and leaving a stable government. I'm a former Marine, and very passionate about our country and our military, but if thousands of Americans were being killed every week by Americans and Insurgents, and the Iraq Army could help, sure I wouldn't want them here, but I'd rather they were here helping than abandoning us!
oops, forgot the updated/correct email for Reed:
reed.hastings@netflix.com
I also emailed them with my dissatisfaction with this choice. A good email campaign (no flames, just "I'm disappointed and will vote with my dollars type of email) can help.
Here are the addresses I sent to:
Leslie Kilgore - VP Marketing : lkilgore@netflix.com
Reed Hastings - President: rhastings@netflix.com
publicrelations@netflix.com
* smtp relay, so if it's overloaded or down, mail can keep flowing to your mail server based on mx record priority in your DNS
* allows whitelisting at both the user and domain level
* users can log onto the web interface to force a message to be released from the quarantine in case they know someone sent them something they didn't get
* a daily log is sent to the users (if requested) that contains all of the quarantined emails, along with a link that the user just needs to click on to have that message released from the quarantine and forwarded
I set this up in a VM, and it handles about 30 mailboxes which used to get upwards of 100+ spams a day each. Now I get one or two spams a day.
There is both a free and purchased version of MailCleaner. I highly recommend you pay for the commercial version to support their efforts. Of course, you can try the free version first to make sure it works for you.
http://www.mailcleaner.org/
http://www.mailcleaner.net/
First of all, ignore the people who are responding to your request with jealousy or BS.
/.er
I am 37 years old, and grew up in a similar situation. At an early age, I was given the standardized IQ test, and told that I qualified for admission to MENSA. My entire academic career up to the end of high school, I was able to slide by with the minimal amount of work, while bringing home "passable" grades. HOWEVER, my entire life, I was told that I wasn't "living up to my potential".
I dropped out of college because I convinced myself that I didn't need an education. In reality, I dropped out because I never learned to study properly, and never saw the value of an education.
Somehow, I have been able to suceed to a point in my career that I have no right to expect. I am currently a Vice President at a Fortune 100 company. But it didn't come without a LOT of jobs at many companies of various sizes, working my way up the ladder and having to prove myself more than others because of my LACK of a degree. Also, if I didn't have some specialized Linux skills, there is no way I ever would have gotten my current position, the Fortune 100 just doesn't hire people at my level without academic credentials.
Amazingly, I recently returned to school to finish my degree through an executive program, and find that I am learning more than I ever could have imagined I didn't know. I always regretted not having my degree, and often have wondered where my career would be today if I had buckled down and spent a few years applying myself instead of being so arogant that I felt I didn't need an education...
So, GET your education. It really doesn't matter WHAT you major in, although if you can combine your interests with your degree, it should make it easier. Don't look back on your life 20 years later and wonder "what if...."
For those of you who will read this and cast doubt and negative reaction toward my post, save it. At my age and position in life, I have no need for your approval. If you are so insecure in who you are, maybe you should focus your energy there instead.
Sorry for that last paragraph, but I have gotten tired of all the immature comments that I see other get, and have even received myself when someone attempts to help another
Ah yes grasshopper, but now the mind bender. Was my ONE typo on the word typo itself done on purpose, or not?
You DO get credit for noticing.
Anyone who simply says "I would never hire a manager with only a high school diploma" is, in my opinion, an elitist idiot. I am currently a VP in a fortune 100 company, and guess what, I NEVER FINISHED MY DEGREE.
I do have a few certifications, those that the companies I worked for wanted me to have, and were willing to pay for, and I do have an extremely high IQ (Mensa level), but I don't have a degree due to a number of circumstances.
I have been working in the tech industry for over 20 years; have worked at a number of companies, and hired/fired/managed MANY employees. I can tell you from experience that although a degree may get you past the HR screeners in a large company, it is your determination, drive, resourcefulness, dependability, etc. that make you succeed, regardless of certifications or education.
I wish I had a nickel for every MCSE I ever interviewed who didn't know the basics of troubleshooting, or the college graduate who couldn't put together a resume without glaring, obvious typo's that any spell check would pick up (it is SO bad out there, that my personal threshold for typo's in a resume is three. More than that and I won't interview you. It still to this day amazes me that I get resumes from PhD's that are native citizens, English is their first language, and they can't even be bothered to spell check their work!)
My advice is to take whatever job you can get in order to GET the experience and show your abilities. In most circumstances, once you are in the door, if you prove yourself, you will rise rapidly. This is the approach I have used my entire life, and it has yet to fail me, even in these tough times (I got my current position only 7 months ago, after being unemployed for a year).
As for recertifying, don't bother. Simply list the certification you received, and the date you received it on your resume. You don't have to say whether any of your certifications are current or not. If the employer asks, you simply tell them that you would love to recertify, but couldn't afford to at the moment. If they wanted to make it a pre-condition to employment, you would gladly pay for it out of your own pocket. I have both done this, and hired people who have done this. As an added benefit, I've never had to pay to get recertified, and never required those I hired to pay to recertify either!
I don't know what people are doing to overload their telco style racks, but I have built ENTERPRISE level data centers in some of the top colo facilities in the world using telco racks. Using center mounted shelves, I could easily put 2 Sun e250's per shelf, and stack them all the way to the top.... NO problems. NEVER. If you have ever mounted an e250, you know it's quite a heavy beast. Check the specs, and use the right shelves, and telco racks are much better than the standard enclosure type racks which won't allow center mounted shelves, thereby FORCING you to use rack mounted equipment, and purchase expense rack mount kits!!!!
ReplayTV!!!! All of my friends with Tivo units are jealous of my ability to: Watch shows from my Family Room ReplayTV on my Bedroom ReplayTV Send shows via internet to other ReplayTV users (never actually DONE it, but I have the capability) And most of all, NETWORK my ReplayTV which allows me to download programs to my PC and burn to DVD!!! Seriously, why anyone would by Tivo over ReplayTV escapes me. Yes, they HAD financial problems in the past, but now they are owned by Denon, and they aren't going away.
You have hit the nail exactly on the head here. There are a few packages which are Copyright RedHat, such as (understandably) redhat-logos, and anaconda-images (as it also has the redhat logos in it). Unfortunately, BOTH of these packages are needed by anaconda, which does the install! Furthermore, based upon my initial look at it, these packages cannot be easily removed from the distribution. Now, you CAN download the source RPM's from RedHat (which I have done), but now someone just needs to figure out how to get it installed. Hell, I'll even post it at a site I purchased called TINRHEL.com (This is NOT RHEL) ;-D
This is from the DJ Site regarding licensing WSJ Content: http://www.djreprints.com/licensing/faq.html Owning a subscription to WSJ.com or a copy of The Wall Street Journal does not give you the right to republish or redistribute our content. The content available through our publications is the property of Dow Jones or its licensors and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. But for a few limited exceptions (such as displaying, reformatting, copying or printing for your own personal, noncommercial use), you cannot reproduce, retransmit, distribute, disseminate, sell, publish, broadcast or circulate the content received through our publications to anyone, including but not limited to others in the same company or organization, without the express prior written consent of Dow Jones. You can obtain Reprint Permission through the Licensing and Republishing section of this site or through Copyright Clearance Center. Looks to me like a lawsuit waiting to happen ;)