Strength is irrelevant.
Resistance is futile.
We wish to improve ourselves.
We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own.
Your culture will adapt to service ours.
Actually worked for an Adult Entertainment company for about 18 months. Great experience - high-demand web programming is like Broadway for coders. Where else can you have an audience of a few million every day?
Well, for one, you are assuming that this series of activities is going to be available to you every time you want to purchase something online. This involves at least one additional step on your part. Remember Murphy's Law? One extra piece in the puzzle means one more thing can go wrong.
The "bad guys" can monitor your account, set up bots to do it, or even guess that in the holiday season you may be using your card more than in March or August. The human factor can help them write code to get your money, even with such steps in place.
And, I don't know about you, but my time and brain capacity can be better used that remembering to do the steps you outlined above.
And, finally, time is money. Money is power. You spending time on this decreases power, transitively.
This was mentioned last night, Monday, on the debut of the third season of Wife Swap. Funny, how many of us are married and we watch other people's wives? I can't believe they live their lives this way (but I'm not judging). The couple last night on the show made it seem fairly ridiculous with their 'pie-ratittudes'. Is this new trend of the wanting to sail the seven seas and take bounty by force all due to the Pirates of the Caribbean movies?
I'm impressed by the survival of this genre, especially with electronic and internet-enabled versions available. You don't have to go out looking for some friends to get together and play for hours and hours. You just turn on the PC and fire up text MUDs or MMORPGs. And with all of the challenges of the old and the advantages of the new, this still survives? Impressive indeed.
Considering the relatively super-cheap cost of disk drives, how much does it cost for an email account? If you already have the server, isn't it just a matter of labor (time) to add email accounts? Damn, I know people with $30/month VPS servers with 1000's of email accounts. However, if you work in an organization that spends $500 for a toilet seat, maybe my budget estimate is mis-aligned.
I'm confused. In legal terms, what is the difference between a "rule" and a "law"? Is this a law or merely a guideline for selecting candidates? And does it only apply to government positions (through private or federal employees)? And, furthermore, can a company be legally liable for not following "rules" or guidelines?
Perhaps this is meant to limit the number of companies or agencies that provide employees to the government?
This evolution is very efficient. It would seem that as the virus scanners become more advanced and email/chat scanners begin to pick up on the spread of different virus types, the virus writers have reversed their attack type. Rather than try to hide from the scanners, they attack the weakest element in the virus defense chain - the users. Users are more easily fooled than scanners, and by writing code clever enough to interact with the user, the virus writers are bypassing the security offered by the "professional" tools. Quite genius.
I once heard that many (if not all) advances in Internet technology have come as a result of porn, spam, or virus writers (some caused by companies creating needed defenses for these type of developers). This seems to be in accord with that line of thought.
Gully Dwarves! Now that's a nice callback.
The human mind is quite powerful. Even if the language of the local culture maybe limiting, the mind works within that framework at an amazing pace. Try this exercise:
THE PAOMNNEHAL PWEOR OF THE HMUAN MNID
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny
iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed
it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
Amzanig huh?
For any large scale system that needs testing in its whole, I would refer to a small beta group of users who originally asked for the system or the system's improvements. I find unless I write a testing grid of input and expected output, and adhere to it like a SysAdmin holding a full pot of coffee, I find that I may not be the best one to test my own code.
That's why we have users. We develop because it is our art, our hobby, our zen. Any functionality that benefits a user base is purely accidental.
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I searched, even using a Linux box to make sure there were no errors. Just as I thought. No William or Bill Gates signature on the list.
Now, if it was named after the first Enterprise commander, it would be no Pringle. But then again in this Politically Correct horn-shaped universe of ours, I doubt a dildo-shape theory would get much press.
Are there other states that have similar laws? Or is it only the sunny West Coast state that is trying to make a less violent prison population?
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I used to work for a professional spam agency, sending out over 25 million messages a day. I would have liked not to have sold my soul to the Spam Demons, but when all our jobs are going overseas and there are no alternatives, what would you have us do? Go on welfare? Let our families starve? Aye, I agree - Spam is a nuisance, but that is all it is. A simple program (TMDA, a slew of others) or even simple.procmailrc files can save you hours of time. Even a healthy finger on the DELETE key is available free of charge.
I'm not saying this is a the way to make a living (at $1 per CPU hour) but the overall concept works, because people spend money on products advertised through SPAM. No buyers, no Spammers.
So, riddle me this: Spamming for a living or living in a cardboard box?
I have a friend who works for a larger programming firm in the DC area, and he has told me how his office of 200 C++ and Java Programmers has dwindled to less than 80, with the remainder of the work being sent to India. As mentioned in a previous note, it is on a project-by-project basis. Its the short straw the leaves, and you can never tell what project will be assigned to you next... If it looks like a weak idea with a lack of planning, you may want to start sending out those resumes.
My friend has even had co-workers sent to India to train the Development Centers over there. Of course, they all return with BBO.... Beyond Body Odor.
Those joining IT should be warned - its a shrinking smelly world.
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Strength is irrelevant. Resistance is futile. We wish to improve ourselves. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service ours.
Actually worked for an Adult Entertainment company for about 18 months. Great experience - high-demand web programming is like Broadway for coders. Where else can you have an audience of a few million every day?
What if your online banking is not available at the time of purchase?
Well, for one, you are assuming that this series of activities is going to be available to you every time you want to purchase something online. This involves at least one additional step on your part. Remember Murphy's Law? One extra piece in the puzzle means one more thing can go wrong. The "bad guys" can monitor your account, set up bots to do it, or even guess that in the holiday season you may be using your card more than in March or August. The human factor can help them write code to get your money, even with such steps in place. And, I don't know about you, but my time and brain capacity can be better used that remembering to do the steps you outlined above. And, finally, time is money. Money is power. You spending time on this decreases power, transitively.
This was mentioned last night, Monday, on the debut of the third season of Wife Swap. Funny, how many of us are married and we watch other people's wives? I can't believe they live their lives this way (but I'm not judging). The couple last night on the show made it seem fairly ridiculous with their 'pie-ratittudes'. Is this new trend of the wanting to sail the seven seas and take bounty by force all due to the Pirates of the Caribbean movies?
I'm impressed by the survival of this genre, especially with electronic and internet-enabled versions available. You don't have to go out looking for some friends to get together and play for hours and hours. You just turn on the PC and fire up text MUDs or MMORPGs. And with all of the challenges of the old and the advantages of the new, this still survives? Impressive indeed.
Considering the relatively super-cheap cost of disk drives, how much does it cost for an email account? If you already have the server, isn't it just a matter of labor (time) to add email accounts? Damn, I know people with $30/month VPS servers with 1000's of email accounts. However, if you work in an organization that spends $500 for a toilet seat, maybe my budget estimate is mis-aligned.
I'm confused. In legal terms, what is the difference between a "rule" and a "law"? Is this a law or merely a guideline for selecting candidates? And does it only apply to government positions (through private or federal employees)? And, furthermore, can a company be legally liable for not following "rules" or guidelines? Perhaps this is meant to limit the number of companies or agencies that provide employees to the government?
This evolution is very efficient. It would seem that as the virus scanners become more advanced and email/chat scanners begin to pick up on the spread of different virus types, the virus writers have reversed their attack type. Rather than try to hide from the scanners, they attack the weakest element in the virus defense chain - the users. Users are more easily fooled than scanners, and by writing code clever enough to interact with the user, the virus writers are bypassing the security offered by the "professional" tools. Quite genius. I once heard that many (if not all) advances in Internet technology have come as a result of porn, spam, or virus writers (some caused by companies creating needed defenses for these type of developers). This seems to be in accord with that line of thought.
Just like all those kiddies with their hyper-yellow Honda's, we know that everything painted yellow is faster than non-yellow.
How long do you think it will be before the other 2 pretty girls show up to the party in the same dress?
Gully Dwarves! Now that's a nice callback. The human mind is quite powerful. Even if the language of the local culture maybe limiting, the mind works within that framework at an amazing pace. Try this exercise: THE PAOMNNEHAL PWEOR OF THE HMUAN MNID Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
For any large scale system that needs testing in its whole, I would refer to a small beta group of users who originally asked for the system or the system's improvements. I find unless I write a testing grid of input and expected output, and adhere to it like a SysAdmin holding a full pot of coffee, I find that I may not be the best one to test my own code. That's why we have users. We develop because it is our art, our hobby, our zen. Any functionality that benefits a user base is purely accidental.
I searched, even using a Linux box to make sure there were no errors. Just as I thought. No William or Bill Gates signature on the list.
Pathworks is my friend.
Now, if it was named after the first Enterprise commander, it would be no Pringle. But then again in this Politically Correct horn-shaped universe of ours, I doubt a dildo-shape theory would get much press.
Are there other states that have similar laws? Or is it only the sunny West Coast state that is trying to make a less violent prison population?
I used to work for a professional spam agency, sending out over 25 million messages a day. I would have liked not to have sold my soul to the Spam Demons, but when all our jobs are going overseas and there are no alternatives, what would you have us do? Go on welfare? Let our families starve? Aye, I agree - Spam is a nuisance, but that is all it is. A simple program (TMDA, a slew of others) or even simple .procmailrc files can save you hours of time. Even a healthy finger on the DELETE key is available free of charge.
I'm not saying this is a the way to make a living (at $1 per CPU hour) but the overall concept works, because people spend money on products advertised through SPAM. No buyers, no Spammers.
So, riddle me this: Spamming for a living or living in a cardboard box?
I have a friend who works for a larger programming firm in the DC area, and he has told me how his office of 200 C++ and Java Programmers has dwindled to less than 80, with the remainder of the work being sent to India. As mentioned in a previous note, it is on a project-by-project basis. Its the short straw the leaves, and you can never tell what project will be assigned to you next... If it looks like a weak idea with a lack of planning, you may want to start sending out those resumes. My friend has even had co-workers sent to India to train the Development Centers over there. Of course, they all return with BBO.... Beyond Body Odor. Those joining IT should be warned - its a shrinking smelly world.