Yeah, except there are also patents on glass pyramids that keep razors sharp, cures cancer or something like that. And don't forget the patents on playing with your cat with a laser pointer.
When people say anything can be patented, they're pretty much spot on.
Thank you for a good example of a bad test, you're spot on in you phrase: "Real work is an open-book test".
I know a place where the test involves these kind of details (not as in "what is the parameter to do X", more like, it's a task you have to do on the computer) is, of course, an "open-book test" where you can bring books, access man pages, etc.
In other places they don't ask "look up" questions, except for basic stuff (like, what's a process, what's an inode, etc)
A large number of people in the industry (especially "qualified" ones, who haven't been selected for skill) have no idea how to work with computers. People plagiarize at university, get friends to sit their exams, and lie on resumes. There is no better indicator than an on-site, in-person coding test.
HALLE - FSCKING - LUJAH BROTHER
I am TIRED, TIRED of getting BS from graduated people, either hearing, getting work from, etc
Experience means NOTHING (in certain companies people can last a long time doing almost nothing - as long as you fill your time sheet, that's ok) Diploma means NOTHING
As Linus put it best: "Talk is cheap, show me the code"
Granted, several people do tests for the sake of it (and then end up with bad tests), but I haven't seen a test that wasn't fair or reasonable (it may be overwhelming, like in that company that begins with G, but that's a different issue).
If you are not willing to take a test as part of the interview, thank you a lot for not wasting my time any further.
Reminds me of a guy I knew who used piezoelectric fire lighters (it's the one used in stoves) to test the watchdogs on circuits he built.
He fired it over the processor and the interference would be enough to disturb it (electrically isolated of couse, the spark would not go to the device, only the EM interference).
That should be a compact and powerful script language, using TEXT files for configuration that can be hand edited if needed, that can be stored and archived in a version control system, so that bugs can be tracked. --
Salt data complicates dictionary attacks that use pre-encryption of dictionary entries: Each bit of salt used doubles the amount of storage and computation required.
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Yeah, except there are also patents on glass pyramids that keep razors sharp, cures cancer or something like that. And don't forget the patents on playing with your cat with a laser pointer.
When people say anything can be patented, they're pretty much spot on.
We've already established that. It's a planet.
Tell that to Pluto, your insensitive clod!!!
Thank you for a good example of a bad test, you're spot on in you phrase: "Real work is an open-book test".
I know a place where the test involves these kind of details (not as in "what is the parameter to do X", more like, it's a task you have to do on the computer) is, of course, an "open-book test" where you can bring books, access man pages, etc.
In other places they don't ask "look up" questions, except for basic stuff (like, what's a process, what's an inode, etc)
A large number of people in the industry (especially "qualified" ones, who haven't been selected for skill) have no idea how to work with computers. People plagiarize at university, get friends to sit their exams, and lie on resumes. There is no better indicator than an on-site, in-person coding test.
HALLE - FSCKING - LUJAH BROTHER
I am TIRED, TIRED of getting BS from graduated people, either hearing, getting work from, etc
Experience means NOTHING (in certain companies people can last a long time doing almost nothing - as long as you fill your time sheet, that's ok)
Diploma means NOTHING
As Linus put it best: "Talk is cheap, show me the code"
Granted, several people do tests for the sake of it (and then end up with bad tests), but I haven't seen a test that wasn't fair or reasonable (it may be overwhelming, like in that company that begins with G, but that's a different issue).
If you are not willing to take a test as part of the interview, thank you a lot for not wasting my time any further.
Hardy Heron
No, I think Feisty Fawn may be more apropriate...
Reminds me of a guy I knew who used piezoelectric fire lighters (it's the one used in stoves) to test the watchdogs on circuits he built.
He fired it over the processor and the interference would be enough to disturb it (electrically isolated of couse, the spark would not go to the device, only the EM interference).
That should be a compact and powerful script language, using TEXT files for configuration that can be hand edited if needed, that can be stored and archived in a version control system, so that bugs can be tracked.
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Text is hard, I want to play with Clippy.
Or better
1) Unionize AND BE ABUSED BY THE UNION
2) Don't put up with abuse by employers and negotiate, look around, etc
No, the problem is not Windows in space
The problem is having only one Windows copy thrown into the emptiness of nothing...
But the main question is: Why go MS + (subsidized NOVL) rather than going 100% Linux (w/ paid support)
Granted, these are not regular Windows shops, but usually have extra specialized support from MS
I think that how perl handles OO is one of the most elegant ways I've seen any language to it.
Like a Picasso painting??
sorry...
1) Novelty themed restaurant, where you place your order by "voting".
I don't think this will work very well...
"Customer said he ordered the duck, not George Bush"
Just as a side note, I ran Windows XP in:
- A P2 333MHz with 192Mb of RAM
- A K6-II 500MHz with 256Mb of RAM
And yes, it works properly (albeit with difficulty)
Who said it was a he?
TFA (some people actually read it you know...)
"which were discovered by a Polish researcher who demanded â20,000 to disclose the information. "
You know what??? GOOD FOR HIM.
So noone tought this would happen with lawsuit-happy, dig-your-head-in-the-sand companies (I'm not saying NOK and JAVA are)
Tips for dealing with large corporations, if you give it for free, the don't want it. If you put a price tag in it, you make it worth it.
Infineon chips. (ex-Siemens)
I had the displeasure of working with products from this company, it is as fun as having a fork stuck in your eye.
Crappy documentation, flaky concepts, incompatible versions, etc.
Yeah, but a BUS will never be better than a CAR!!111
Oh wait...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password_salt
Salt data complicates dictionary attacks that use pre-encryption of dictionary entries: Each bit of salt used doubles the amount of storage and computation required.
And that is why God invented salts...
Oh wait, sorry, it was Chuck Norris.
Also, you can pick a non-RIAA song, or just use your cell phone recording of your friend KUI (K is for Karaoke) last night.
You forgot to mention that these people also believe that there are 'intreterrestrial beings' (just like 'extraterrestrials')
*facepalm*
I bet you have a lake in Fucking where people fish a lot of God Damn fish, isn't it??
Raw image from Sol 58 (today is Sol 67), from the Optical Microscope, corresponding to Wheel Position "Strong Magnet"
http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/images.php?gID=15547&cID=173
Picture taken under UV Light, if you compare to the "Dark Picture" there is a tiny trace of Fluorescence
It also very 'brilliant' under Green and Red (so, I guess one can say it may be 'yellow'/'orange')
Granted, lots of minerals have fluorescence, I am not a phd in chemistry, in fact I have no idea what I'm talking about...
But remember magnetite?!? And bacteria fluorescence??
Yes, I remember that...
But why would icc make AMD better than "no name" beats me.
"The drug is known as 'rember.' "
Too bad even though it stops Alzheimers, it causes dyslexia...
What about Canada, eh??