I have supported Netscape since version 3.0 hit the shelf, but ever since the Communicator bundle came out it seems as if Netscape is trying to destroy their own product. Netscape is going to hell in a handbasket.
The Edmonton IT industry is swamped with people, we have 3 educational institutions who pump out grads 3 times a year and a relativly small IT sector. If you are an IT company looking for a cache of competent workers run some ads up here!;-)
I've been living in Edmonton since 1984 and IMHO it is one of the best places to live anywhere by far. Here are some reasons to live in Edmonton:
Great Sports Teams:
Edmonton Oilers (where Gretz and Mess got their start)
The Edmonton Eskimos (an entertaining CFL team)
The Edmonton Trappers (yes, we play baseball here too)
The Edmonton Drillers (good for soccer fans)
Cultural Events:
The Edmonton Fringe (the largest fringe theatre festival in North America!)
Edmonton Jazz Festival
Edmonton Folk Fest
Plus a myriad of other events (Blues Fest, Animethon, etc, etc...)
We also have a growing IT community and plenty of opportunity for developers (eveything from Government Mainframe work to Web Development!)
Basically I'm proud to be an Edmontonian
P.S. For Edmontonians who are reading this I bet you didn't know that Whyte Ave has its own website, someone sent me this link a while ago, there isn't much there but it's kind of cool anyway.
We in Canada (unlike the U.S.) do NOT have the right to free speech, the Federal Government regulates what we can or cannot say, so leaked information against this Database (for the government) has merely been an 'annoyance' to some and a political gain for others. Never mind that it is 'we' the Canadian people who have our most private financial information available to almost any government agentcy.
The part that gets me is that chances are EVERY industrialized nation has a database of this sort buried somewhere in its innards, but thanks to the general stupidity of our own government, now this is public information.
we used to take clear plastic wrap, tape it to the tv and draw, it takes a little longer to get really high definition pictures but its fun on a rainy day;-)
If Linux or BSD won everyone would be talking about how 'accurate' ZDNet was.
NT and IIS might not be the best, but there is something to be said about ease of use. I can set up an e-commerce site that supports a high amount of traffic - with a minimum of server tweaking - in a very short time with a minimum of hassle.
Linux is a great... until you need to use it
I'd just settle for 1G sex
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Sex in Space
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If I could get any, that is!
Being a blind programmer has its disadvantages too.
Say goodbye to proprietory code, say hello to everyone "stealing" everyone else's stuff.
If you come up with some genius peice of work in today's market, and open source it, say goodbye to any money you might have made. On the other hand if I'm a smarmy company, all I have to do is cruse through open source stuff, find something marketable and wrap it up with some documentation and make some money.
But hey, it's just my opinion.
I patent the garbage word "spoozle"
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New Patent Treaty
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If by chance it becomes useful or profitable, just send me the money. OK?
First of all I would like to say I'm visually impaired, which means I enjoy all the benefits of being blind (not seeing things, eye contact? whats that?) and not looking like I'm blind (I already know what you are going to say so stuff it!;-).
Anyway, I chose to be one of those 'computer guys' early on in high school. To get the grades I needed for college I worked hard in school and didn't have much of a social life (other than drinking beer & watching hockey or anime with the guys).
When I finally got to college it was nothing but work (for me at least, but then, I got a good diploma now didn't I). It seemed like the single girls had no time at all for me and the only ones who ever wanted to talk were the married ones (something that still happens to this day).
Now I'm out int (see I cant even type "in" anymore) the world of work and making money you'd think I'd have time for a relationship. Well, lets see, I've been conditioning myself since 1994 to be antisocial, half the time I spend not working is spent doing research for working. Everyone but me is connected already (if you know what I mean) and I am left alone to rot with my books and my computer.
So where am I going with this? To be honest I don't know. I'm a sensitive hard working human who never gets a break when it comes to girls. I'm 22 and life (what life) sux.
Thank you for reading this rant (if you got this far), if you are wondering what I look like (once I was told I look like an 'ogre' you can check me out at my website).
If someone wants to pay and see 'actual' programmers at work, they had better be prepared for all the kick ass action we enjoy: Such As:
Coding in near silence for hours at a time
Swearing profusely when numbers don't add up properly
Listening to our nonsensical banter about object design
Being utterly proud of the control I just got to work
Work through lunch with a 'devil-may-care' attitude!
We are loose cannons, we are freaky/funky hip dudes who forgot what that ball of gas burning up in the big bluey thingy we call sky is all about!
I say, let the masses have their 'Trons', their 'Hackers'. Me, I'll keep on watching my cubicle neighbor freak out because his session variables keep changing for no reason. And know, in my heart , that Hollywood creates it's own bizarre reality based on what 'looks cool'.
"Why is it in movies, when you see big ol' mainframe tape drives [you know, the big reels] they always seem to be rewinding?"
Slashdot Mirror
Initial verdict: Boring, lots of stuff a gamer already knows and possibly a good interview or two (in comparison to the 8-14 crappy interviews)
Trailer Rating: 1.5 (out of 5)
Capt. Ron
Goodbye old friend, Opera, here I come.
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We also have a growing IT community and plenty of opportunity for developers (eveything from Government Mainframe work to Web Development!)
Basically I'm proud to be an Edmontonian
P.S. For Edmontonians who are reading this I bet you didn't know that Whyte Ave has its own website, someone sent me this link a while ago, there isn't much there but it's kind of cool anyway.
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My question to those wacky developers is: What the hell's going on that slows these modern browsers down? Is is so much to ask for a WYSIWYG Browser?
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Or maybe it's just me...
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The part that gets me is that chances are EVERY industrialized nation has a database of this sort buried somewhere in its innards, but thanks to the general stupidity of our own government, now this is public information.
Ah well...
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I think its obvious that all this is is free publicity for a band that has been gradually dying for 10 years.
Capt. Ron
:-)
NT and IIS might not be the best, but there is something to be said about ease of use. I can set up an e-commerce site that supports a high amount of traffic - with a minimum of server tweaking - in a very short time with a minimum of hassle.
Linux is a great... until you need to use it
Being a blind programmer has its disadvantages too.
If you come up with some genius peice of work in today's market, and open source it, say goodbye to any money you might have made. On the other hand if I'm a smarmy company, all I have to do is cruse through open source stuff, find something marketable and wrap it up with some documentation and make some money.
But hey, it's just my opinion.
"If money were steam, LINUX is a sailboat"
"Doc, I'm having a hard time breathing"
"Thats what you get for buying lungs at Futureshop"
Sounds Good ;-)
Anyway, I chose to be one of those 'computer guys' early on in high school. To get the grades I needed for college I worked hard in school and didn't have much of a social life (other than drinking beer & watching hockey or anime with the guys).
When I finally got to college it was nothing but work (for me at least, but then, I got a good diploma now didn't I). It seemed like the single girls had no time at all for me and the only ones who ever wanted to talk were the married ones (something that still happens to this day).
Now I'm out int (see I cant even type "in" anymore) the world of work and making money you'd think I'd have time for a relationship. Well, lets see, I've been conditioning myself since 1994 to be antisocial, half the time I spend not working is spent doing research for working. Everyone but me is connected already (if you know what I mean) and I am left alone to rot with my books and my computer.
So where am I going with this? To be honest I don't know. I'm a sensitive hard working human who never gets a break when it comes to girls. I'm 22 and life (what life) sux.
Thank you for reading this rant (if you got this far), if you are wondering what I look like (once I was told I look like an 'ogre' you can check me out at my website).
Such As:
We are loose cannons, we are freaky/funky hip dudes who forgot what that ball of gas burning up in the big bluey thingy we call sky is all about!
I say, let the masses have their 'Trons', their 'Hackers'. Me, I'll keep on watching my cubicle neighbor freak out because his session variables keep changing for no reason. And know, in my heart , that Hollywood creates it's own bizarre reality based on what 'looks cool'.
"Why is it in movies, when you see big ol' mainframe tape drives [you know, the big reels] they always seem to be rewinding?"