To add on to this... pick a language that doesn't require learning some new GUI/framework/etc. Pick something that can easily read/write to a simple console.
"Quite simply, it'd almost undoubtably be a huge violation of the first amendment in the US to pass a law which says "you can't phone people and promote your political views","
How so? While they certainly have every right to stand on a street corner and state their views (provided they don't violate any noise ordinances) they have *NO* right to interrupt me, use my phone's electricity, etc...
Just because they have a right to talk, doesn't mean I *have* to listen. And by calling me, they are forcing me to do that. Even if it's just long enough for me to realize who they are and hang up on them.
My dad bought this mac when they first came out. I used it as a kid to write all my papers and play games (load runner in particular). Several years ago lightning hit near our house and took out our new computer (connected via a surge strip). The mac (plugged into the wall) survived just fine.
I've had it in my garage for several years, just sitting, not being able to toss it.
Good thing too, because now I have a 1.5 year old and he *loves* it. Wrote a little program to draw XOR'd circles on the screen any time he hits a key.
He's figured out how to turn it on, turn it off, and occasionally when the screen goes blank, knows where to tap it on the side to bring it back.
The FreeBSD Project is happy to participate in Google's Summer of Code 2005 program. Basically, this program provides $4500 in funding to allow students to spend the summer writing open source software.....
"As an asside: I don't think tighter passenger security is where we should be headed: I think we should lock down the air planes."
I've always thought they should just gas the whole plane. Put everyone to sleep for the duration of the flight. Sure would make the trip more enjoyable... sit down, cound backwards from 10, wake up and and you're there!:-)
that's so funny! I was just thinking about whether or not to post the *exact* same story. I too interviewed there and that same gentlement told me quote "I wrote our own database because Oracle was too slow".
It was at that point that I began to wonder if things weren't quite right with Infospace.
As someone who suffers from flat feet, let me just say that the one place you shouldn't scrimp is on your feet. Think about how much weight is on your feet all day long.
Scrimp on shirts and pants, but buy good solid comfortable shoes for your feet.
maybe it's because they use a different search engine when searching their tech support knowledge base and putting keywords into the title makes it easier for us users to find the answers we want.
I know... sounds odd for a company that does searching for a living, but if they bought a KB application perhaps this is why....
- install low flow toilets or those kits that limit the amount of water per toilet flush.
- consider a front load washing machine.
- and stop washing your car every freaking weekend for crying out loud! Especially those of you who live in Seattle. It rains every couple of days anyway!!!! Same goes for your lawns. Brown is okay. It will grow back.
Get references. Then call those references! And make them give you at least one reference they had a bad experience with. Everyone has had at least one bad reference and if they can't come up with one they are lying.
Also, just because the company is small or comes in low, doesn't mean they don't know what they are doing. I ran a small (4 person) firm for 5 years and we would lose bids to the big boys in town because the client wouldn't believe we could do it. I'd say half the time they would come back 6 months later wondering if we could "fix" their new site.
And finally, you should get to meet the team that's going to work on your project. Ideally they'll be at the meetings (at least one of them). Otherwise a *lot* gets lost in the translation from you, to the account rep, to the project manager, to the lead developer, to the people who do the work.
If you remember that you are simply there to help guide your staff in the right direction and then sit back and let them do what they've been hired to do, I think things will work out okay.
If you think of yourself as a lord and dictate everything and make your own decisions while ignoring their input (on subjects they are experts in which is why they were hired) it's not going to be a lot of fun.
You're also there to be a Sh*T Shield -- protecting your staff from all the crap that gets flung from above:-)
Slashdot Mirror
... you insensitive clod!
I just keep track of the dupes on slashdot. When I see this story again, I'll know it's four hours later... ... give or take a month or two... :)
160lb might be high, but...
A can of Mountain Dew contains 46 grams of sugar.
If you drink one a day that's about 37 pounds for the year. And that's just for your pop.
I don't think an average of one a day is unreasonable considering how much pop people drink these days...
I knew a guy that drank 4 a day (10am, two at lunch, and a 3pm pick me up). And yes, he twitched. A lot.
To add on to this... pick a language that doesn't require learning some new GUI/framework/etc. Pick something that can easily read/write to a simple console.
I used to work in a cube farm. The guys in the offices near me would call each other on speakerphone.
I could hear both of their voices, both out of their mouths and out of the others speakers.
They were so close that occasionally they'd get feedback even...
Drove me nuts.
"Quite simply, it'd almost undoubtably be a huge violation of the first amendment in the US to pass a law which says "you can't phone people and promote your political views","
How so? While they certainly have every right to stand on a street corner and state their views (provided they don't violate any noise ordinances) they have *NO* right to interrupt me, use my phone's electricity, etc...
Just because they have a right to talk, doesn't mean I *have* to listen. And by calling me, they are forcing me to do that. Even if it's just long enough for me to realize who they are and hang up on them.
I'm thinking maybe... just maybe... a national ID card might help out here...
Yeah... yeah! Who's with me?!?!?
My dad bought this mac when they first came out. I used it as a kid to write all my papers and play games (load runner in particular). Several years ago lightning hit near our house and took out our new computer (connected via a surge strip). The mac (plugged into the wall) survived just fine.
I've had it in my garage for several years, just sitting, not being able to toss it.
Good thing too, because now I have a 1.5 year old and he *loves* it. Wrote a little program to draw XOR'd circles on the screen any time he hits a key.
He's figured out how to turn it on, turn it off, and occasionally when the screen goes blank, knows where to tap it on the side to bring it back.
Good little machine!
This just hit the lists...
The FreeBSD Project is happy to participate in Google's Summer of Code 2005 program. Basically, this program provides $4500 in funding to allow students to spend the summer writing open source software.....
http://www.freebsd.org/projects/summerofcode.html
What!?!? No John Tesh?
"As an asside: I don't think tighter passenger security is where we should be headed: I think we should lock down the air planes."
:-)
I've always thought they should just gas the whole plane. Put everyone to sleep for the duration of the flight. Sure would make the trip more enjoyable... sit down, cound backwards from 10, wake up and and you're there!
9. CowboyNeal set me up!
Whatever else you do, alias cp, rm, and mv to always include -i (for confirmation)!!!
And set them up with a shell prompt that shows username, host, and current directory.
Putty for SSH/
. shtml
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty
CTRL-CAPS Lock Switcher
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/ctrl2cap
I think it has to do with permanence. for the same reason we like bitorrent for tv shows, but don't like online-music-outlets.
tv shows are watched and forgotten. music you'd like to keep forever without worrying about the vendor staying in business.
Then some magical thing will probably happen!
Profit?
Right here...
http://www.phptr.com/series/series.asp?ser=335494
Well, this is the main page. There's a link just after the intro.
that's so funny! I was just thinking about whether or not to post the *exact* same story. I too interviewed there and that same gentlement told me quote "I wrote our own database because Oracle was too slow".
It was at that point that I began to wonder if things weren't quite right with Infospace.
As someone who suffers from flat feet, let me just say that the one place you shouldn't scrimp is on your feet. Think about how much weight is on your feet all day long.
Scrimp on shirts and pants, but buy good solid comfortable shoes for your feet.
maybe it's because they use a different search engine when searching their tech support knowledge base and putting keywords into the title makes it easier for us users to find the answers we want.
I know... sounds odd for a company that does searching for a living, but if they bought a KB application perhaps this is why....
Okay, I know it's not electricity exactly, but...
- install low flow toilets or those kits that limit the amount of water per toilet flush.
- consider a front load washing machine.
- and stop washing your car every freaking weekend for crying out loud! Especially those of you who live in Seattle. It rains every couple of days anyway!!!! Same goes for your lawns. Brown is okay. It will grow back.
Why... FreeBSD of course!
Get references. Then call those references! And make them give you at least one reference they had a bad experience with. Everyone has had at least one bad reference and if they can't come up with one they are lying.
Also, just because the company is small or comes in low, doesn't mean they don't know what they are doing. I ran a small (4 person) firm for 5 years and we would lose bids to the big boys in town because the client wouldn't believe we could do it. I'd say half the time they would come back 6 months later wondering if we could "fix" their new site.
And finally, you should get to meet the team that's going to work on your project. Ideally they'll be at the meetings (at least one of them). Otherwise a *lot* gets lost in the translation from you, to the account rep, to the project manager, to the lead developer, to the people who do the work.
It would be even better if halfway through leaping he froze in mid-air while the camera rotated around the room to the other side....
oh.. and if the significant other was dressed in a leather cat suit...
If you remember that you are simply there to help guide your staff in the right direction and then sit back and let them do what they've been hired to do, I think things will work out okay.
:-)
If you think of yourself as a lord and dictate everything and make your own decisions while ignoring their input (on subjects they are experts in which is why they were hired) it's not going to be a lot of fun.
You're also there to be a Sh*T Shield -- protecting your staff from all the crap that gets flung from above