It would all probably be wasted.
Our schools are not underfunded, for the most part. The reason the schools are terrible is because of poor parenting, lazy teachers, and really lazy students.
At my company, we have no stock options or profit sharing at all, and as far as I know that is not going to change in the near or far future. Raises are basically limited to a marginal amount above cost of living. We do have a 401k plan, but you have 0% vesting for the first two years, becoming fully vested only after 7 years of service. Health coverage is pretty good, however.
All that said, why aren't we getting more here? I'm not sure, but it probably has to do with people at the top thinking, "I can hire a kid out of college, so why should I give YOU anything?" I don't think that most business people appreciate or acknowledge experience in the IT field.
India may be far less expensive, and the care may be adequate, but there is a reason that so many are still coming to America. The medical care here is still number one.
One thing that India does have over the USA, I'll bet, is a MUCH lower rate of high-cost medical malpractice lawsuits. I live in Ohio, and the cost of their malpractice insurance coupled with frivelous lawsuits is driving doctors out of my state in droves.
I've only ever used TightVNC because, so far, it has done just about everything I need it to do; So, as far as comparisons go, my comment is pretty worthless.
However, it is fairly quick, runs on multiple platforms, and has some nice features such as file transfers between machines in the newer versions. There is also a special Win32 display hook that helps the speed and quality dramatically.
Every once in a while the screen gets garbled and the whole thing needs to be refreshed, but this is rare. I used it throughout college and I use it now at home; Great for fixing the parents' computers remotely.
We don't live in a pure democracy. We live in a republic.
Just as pure "Everybody for everybody" (communism) doesn't work, "Everybody for himself" (democracy) doesn't work too well either.
In a pure democracy, the citizens would have to vote on every single thing. Quite honestly, I would rather spend the time playing with my dogs instead of going through hundreds of pages or tax codes, for example. A republic is more efficient, and IN THEORY it allows a small segment of the population to make well informed, well intentioned decisions for the rest of the society, so that everyone else can go about doing other necessary things - like playing with dogs.
I hate to say it, but I'll do just about anything to keep my job, because jobs are hard to find right now and, well, let's face it - money isn't exactly something you can do without in this culture...
And if an item gets attention, then perhaps recorded sales pitches or whatnot can be played automatically, or a store clerk can be paged if a customer is looking at a specific item. As if they don't hound me enough in the stores...
I agree 100%. Although a large majority of my coding is in one language, I have used many others; C, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, SML, Java, JavaScript (such as it is, ha ha). When asked which language I like the best, the answer is that it depends on the problem. Certain languages are better suited for certain problems. For example, if I'm doing a web-based application then I'm going to want to use PHP, not C++. If writing embedded software, then C over Perl. Something that has automatic cross-platform compatability, go for Java.
Something else that I have noticed; I don't know if it is just the programmer, but for the most part Perl code that I have had to update seems messy, difficult to maintain and in general difficult to deal with. A language like Java - as much as I really don't like coding in it - is easier to read and easier to maintain -in general-.
Overall I find it rude that one would instantly judge someone's programming skill and ability depending on what language they choose to use. There have been some decent applications written in Java, especially recently; Zend Studio, for example, is a pretty nice application and as some good features, PLUS unlike a lot of other Java applications I have seen it runs quite well.
What else would you expect from the New York Times? That paper is so far to the Left that printing anything else would be grounds for losing your job. The NYT drips of rhetoric, lies, half-truths, and bias to such an extent that anything printed there must be taken with a grain of salt and a shot of Vodka - maybe two.
They're printing this soley because the people who work there are Bush-haters; They want to demoralize everyone to make them hate Bush. I don't care if you hate Bush or if you agree or disagree with his policies, but being part of the news media means you have a reponsibility to provide the entire story without bias. There's an editorial page for a reason - the rest of the paper should be the full story, straight fact.
The missing part of the story is mentioned above: The massive amount of jobs GAINED through IN-Sourcing. Right now the American economy is growing like crazy, but the mainstream media refuses to report on this and instead keeps painting Doom and Gloom.
I have been using Proxomiton for well over a year now. It is extremely easy to set up and install and I never have any problems with pop-ups. As an added bonus I don't even see or download most banner ads either - this is VERY helpful when I'm stuck on my 56k, speeding up things greatly.
As Cybermancer said, just set it up and have your clients use it as a proxy. They will be thrilled!
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It would all probably be wasted. Our schools are not underfunded, for the most part. The reason the schools are terrible is because of poor parenting, lazy teachers, and really lazy students.
This was not a very good article; It woud have been better to post something more informative.
At my company, we have no stock options or profit sharing at all, and as far as I know that is not going to change in the near or far future. Raises are basically limited to a marginal amount above cost of living. We do have a 401k plan, but you have 0% vesting for the first two years, becoming fully vested only after 7 years of service. Health coverage is pretty good, however. All that said, why aren't we getting more here? I'm not sure, but it probably has to do with people at the top thinking, "I can hire a kid out of college, so why should I give YOU anything?" I don't think that most business people appreciate or acknowledge experience in the IT field.
The last Democrat to win the presidency with a majority ( >50% ) of the popular vote was Jimmy Carter.
Why not just send the bill to the RNC? I would not view this as money loss - I would view this as a business opportunity.
I don't understand how you can call that 'trolling', it actually is a very interesting question.
India may be far less expensive, and the care may be adequate, but there is a reason that so many are still coming to America. The medical care here is still number one.
One thing that India does have over the USA, I'll bet, is a MUCH lower rate of high-cost medical malpractice lawsuits. I live in Ohio, and the cost of their malpractice insurance coupled with frivelous lawsuits is driving doctors out of my state in droves.
Perhaps it is just political correctness gone out of control (again)?
I've only ever used TightVNC because, so far, it has done just about everything I need it to do; So, as far as comparisons go, my comment is pretty worthless. However, it is fairly quick, runs on multiple platforms, and has some nice features such as file transfers between machines in the newer versions. There is also a special Win32 display hook that helps the speed and quality dramatically. Every once in a while the screen gets garbled and the whole thing needs to be refreshed, but this is rare. I used it throughout college and I use it now at home; Great for fixing the parents' computers remotely.
No, that's how you spell it in CounterStrike-ese. I don't speak that language. Sorry. ~(o:
...is my birthday! Best birthday present EVER.
We don't live in a pure democracy. We live in a republic. Just as pure "Everybody for everybody" (communism) doesn't work, "Everybody for himself" (democracy) doesn't work too well either. In a pure democracy, the citizens would have to vote on every single thing. Quite honestly, I would rather spend the time playing with my dogs instead of going through hundreds of pages or tax codes, for example. A republic is more efficient, and IN THEORY it allows a small segment of the population to make well informed, well intentioned decisions for the rest of the society, so that everyone else can go about doing other necessary things - like playing with dogs.
Sorry, but remember the golden rule?
He with the gold makes the rules.
I hate to say it, but I'll do just about anything to keep my job, because jobs are hard to find right now and, well, let's face it - money isn't exactly something you can do without in this culture...
And if an item gets attention, then perhaps recorded sales pitches or whatnot can be played automatically, or a store clerk can be paged if a customer is looking at a specific item. As if they don't hound me enough in the stores...
I agree 100%. Although a large majority of my coding is in one language, I have used many others; C, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, SML, Java, JavaScript (such as it is, ha ha). When asked which language I like the best, the answer is that it depends on the problem. Certain languages are better suited for certain problems. For example, if I'm doing a web-based application then I'm going to want to use PHP, not C++. If writing embedded software, then C over Perl. Something that has automatic cross-platform compatability, go for Java.
Something else that I have noticed; I don't know if it is just the programmer, but for the most part Perl code that I have had to update seems messy, difficult to maintain and in general difficult to deal with. A language like Java - as much as I really don't like coding in it - is easier to read and easier to maintain -in general-.
Overall I find it rude that one would instantly judge someone's programming skill and ability depending on what language they choose to use. There have been some decent applications written in Java, especially recently; Zend Studio, for example, is a pretty nice application and as some good features, PLUS unlike a lot of other Java applications I have seen it runs quite well.
What else would you expect from the New York Times? That paper is so far to the Left that printing anything else would be grounds for losing your job. The NYT drips of rhetoric, lies, half-truths, and bias to such an extent that anything printed there must be taken with a grain of salt and a shot of Vodka - maybe two.
They're printing this soley because the people who work there are Bush-haters; They want to demoralize everyone to make them hate Bush. I don't care if you hate Bush or if you agree or disagree with his policies, but being part of the news media means you have a reponsibility to provide the entire story without bias. There's an editorial page for a reason - the rest of the paper should be the full story, straight fact.
The missing part of the story is mentioned above: The massive amount of jobs GAINED through IN-Sourcing. Right now the American economy is growing like crazy, but the mainstream media refuses to report on this and instead keeps painting Doom and Gloom.
I have been using Proxomiton for well over a year now. It is extremely easy to set up and install and I never have any problems with pop-ups. As an added bonus I don't even see or download most banner ads either - this is VERY helpful when I'm stuck on my 56k, speeding up things greatly.
As Cybermancer said, just set it up and have your clients use it as a proxy. They will be thrilled!