The current US administration has done everything in their power to make the whole world into enemies, including long-standing excellent friends (yes, that also includes the french) - why wouldn't they go all the way...
Fortunately there's a big difference between beating your chest and grunting, and actually pushing the button. They're just schoolyard bullies. You'll never catch them pushing a kid if there's a chance the kid is going to hit back.
Sadly, most of the world's leaders are too busy sucking our government's dick to tell us to go fuck ourselves, which would be the appropriate response to about 40% of the things we do.
I think Saddam Hussein did and look where it got him. He is no longer in power, sits in jail, and will probably be executed.
The next country that tells the U.S. to fuck itself will think twice. It knows we have the power to hurt them and are not afraid to use it. What world leader wants to trade places with Saddam Hussein now?
Writing software is a lot like making sausages. The process is messy, ugly, and you'll probably see a whole lot of stuff happen that you rather wouldn't have known about.
The main difference between the two is that at the end of the sausage-making process you have a yummy treat. At the end of the software process, all you have is...software.
Well, I put software in my computer all the time. If I put sausage in there all I get is a big puddle of grease under my case.
No, that's simply nonsense. Which sub-atomic particles are converted from mass to energy in a *chemical* reaction?
Ok, a quick lesson in chemistry and physics is in order here. You have 2 elements that as they come together form a bond that is at a lower potential energy then the seperate elements. The molecule then releases a sub-atomic particle called a photon. For this reaction, it is in the infared range. The combined system, hydrogen + oxygen + photon is unchanged in mass. But since the photon leaves the system, the water molecule decreases in mass. The mass of photon is very small, think pico grams here, compared to hydroden or oxygen.
If you hop in to the wayback machine they did the same thing to Borland, hiring all their top people just to put them out to pasture.
Microsoft completely raided the Borland C++ compiler development team. Borland had the best product and Microsoft's was a crappy also-ran. After the raid, Microsoft had the best product and Borland never recovered.
To me, it's like charging the driver of a larger car more to renew his plates, than the owner of a compact car. It doesn't make any sense.
Most states charge based on the value of the car. This makes no sense other than trying to stick it to the rich. If you have a expensive compact car, you could pay more than someone with a inexpensive but larger car.
Charging based on weight makes more sense. The heavier the vehicle the more damage it does to the roadway. Thus larger cars should pay more, they cause more maintance to have to be done to the roads.
I have to agree with your point here. If I was starting a company, I would not go and hire a bunch of consultants. Not because I do not believe in consultants or do not think they do a good job, I have been one myself, but because that in not where you want to spend your money.
Consultants are expensive, very expensive. Get yourself a good technology staff instead. Get a quick prototype up and running. Market it. Get sales rolling in.
Treat money as it is was gold. Most startups don't have enough money to begin with so they have to spend it wisely. That is the job of management. Good management with make the right decisions at the right time and spend the right money in the right places. Bad management will not. And that is the difference between success and failure.
If it is only going to take one square mile per state to power the whole US, I am selling land.
I got some nice swamp land I'll sell you for a $million per acre.
I think the worst job in science was the nerve gas tester of World War II.
In World War II, scientist inventing new types of nerve gas had to test the gas on humans. Since you could never ask for volunteers, they tested it (in sub-lethal doses) on themselves.
They would calculate the dosages (talk about having to get your math right), stand in a gas chamber and breath the nerve gas. They would then report on the effects. One scientist was temporarily (though he didn't know it at the time) blinded for 10 days.
Tell me someone out there would want to switch jobs with these guys.
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And what happens when they don't meet the SLA? The entire IT staff gets canned? I'm sure that would help your IT situation...
No, the entire IT management gets canned. Don't fire the staff, they are the ones that do the real work.
If management's butts are on the line, you can bet those SLA will be met.
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The current US administration has done everything in their power to make the whole world into enemies, including long-standing excellent friends (yes, that also includes the french) - why wouldn't they go all the way...
Fortunately there's a big difference between beating your chest and grunting, and actually pushing the button. They're just schoolyard bullies. You'll never catch them pushing a kid if there's a chance the kid is going to hit back.
Sadly, most of the world's leaders are too busy sucking our government's dick to tell us to go fuck ourselves, which would be the appropriate response to about 40% of the things we do.
I think Saddam Hussein did and look where it got him. He is no longer in power, sits in jail, and will probably be executed.
The next country that tells the U.S. to fuck itself will think twice. It knows we have the power to hurt them and are not afraid to use it. What world leader wants to trade places with Saddam Hussein now?
Writing software is a lot like making sausages. The process is messy, ugly, and you'll probably see a whole lot of stuff happen that you rather wouldn't have known about.
The main difference between the two is that at the end of the sausage-making process you have a yummy treat. At the end of the software process, all you have is...software.
Well, I put software in my computer all the time. If I put sausage in there all I get is a big puddle of grease under my case.
No, that's simply nonsense. Which sub-atomic particles are converted from mass to energy in a *chemical* reaction?
Ok, a quick lesson in chemistry and physics is in order here. You have 2 elements that as they come together form a bond that is at a lower potential energy then the seperate elements. The molecule then releases a sub-atomic particle called a photon. For this reaction, it is in the infared range. The combined system, hydrogen + oxygen + photon is unchanged in mass. But since the photon leaves the system, the water molecule decreases in mass. The mass of photon is very small, think pico grams here, compared to hydroden or oxygen.
There you have it, in a nutshell.
If you hop in to the wayback machine they did the same thing to Borland, hiring all their top people just to put them out to pasture.
Microsoft completely raided the Borland C++ compiler development team.
Borland had the best product and Microsoft's was a crappy also-ran.
After the raid, Microsoft had the best product and Borland never recovered.
I'll post a pearl of wisdom since nobody else seems to be doing it.
"5 hours of design will save you 5 days of coding."
Plain-speak - Don't be too anxious to get into coding, getting a good design will save you a lot of work in the end.
To me, it's like charging the driver of a larger car more to renew his plates, than the owner of a compact car. It doesn't make any sense.
Most states charge based on the value of the car. This makes no sense other than trying to stick it to the rich. If you have a expensive compact car, you could pay more than someone with a inexpensive but larger car.
Charging based on weight makes more sense. The heavier the vehicle the more damage it does to the roadway. Thus larger cars should pay more, they cause more maintance to have to be done to the roads.
1. Have Japanese government name a much small mountian, Mt. Fuji.
2. Move that mountain.
3. Declare that you have moved Mt. Fuji.
4. Charge everyone as if you have moved the bigger mountain.
If you have a faster way to make $1.04 million, please feel free to share it ;)
Well, if you have over $50M, making over $1M in 6 months wont take much effort.
Give me $50M and I'll let you know.
I have to agree with your point here. If I was starting a company, I would not go and hire a bunch of consultants. Not because I do not believe in consultants or do not think they do a good job, I have been one myself, but because that in not where you want to spend your money.
Consultants are expensive, very expensive. Get yourself a good technology staff instead. Get a quick prototype up and running. Market it. Get sales rolling in.
Treat money as it is was gold. Most startups don't have enough money to begin with so they have to spend it wisely. That is the job of management. Good management with make the right decisions at the right time and spend the right money in the right places. Bad management will not. And that is the difference between success and failure.
Could you please post the name of your company, so I can never, ever use your services?
Does it bother you that you're a parasite?
I think his point was that good consulting advise can not make up for bad management.
The reasons startups fail, BAD MANAGEMENT
1. Build giant probe to drill to the center of the earth
2. Arm the probe with nuclear weapons
3. Hold the world hostage for... ONE MILLION DOLLARS
3. Hold the world hostage for... ONE MILLION YEN
Hey these are the Japanese.
4. Profit!
Heck no! I'm buying land!
If it is only going to take one square mile per state to power the whole US, I am selling land. I got some nice swamp land I'll sell you for a $million per acre.
Oh, great, now they are embedding spyware in our pdf's.
Just say no!
I think the worst job in science was the nerve gas tester of World War II.
In World War II, scientist inventing new types of nerve gas had to test the gas on humans. Since you could never ask for volunteers, they tested it (in sub-lethal doses) on themselves.
They would calculate the dosages (talk about having to get your math right), stand in a gas chamber and breath the nerve gas. They would then report on the effects. One scientist was temporarily (though he didn't know it at the time) blinded for 10 days.
Tell me someone out there would want to switch jobs with these guys.
Byteherder