then they will start missing revenue forecasts just like another huge, dumb software company that has too much money in the bank and no idea what to do with it. Then investors who are still waiting for their 5x pop will slap their foreheads and say "Ah! I could've had a V8."
Google may have built a better mousetrap for the time being, but they are a fool's play (lowercase "f" for you true Fools) because there is nothing disruptive about what they do, and at the end of the day, people are still annoyed by 99.999% of all advertising.
This reviewer is on crack. I think all he did was look at the pictures on the box and copy PR flack from the company.
Civ4 is so buggy, jerky, and all-around lame I would laugh in the face of anyone who spent money on it. Sid Meier should be ashamed to put out such a POS -- Firaxis must have canned their whole QA department to get the profit margin higher.
Do your own homework people! When a lifelong gamer like me decides to call BS on a glowing review you know something is fishy.
All I hear in here is a bunch of Rhesus monkeys shouting SOP and risk management louder and louder. I thought the guy was asking for real advice?
The reality of labor in [probably] every state in the union is called At Will Employment. This means you can walk out the door while giving your boss the finger any day of the week. Conversely it also means that your employer can show you the door any day of the week. The fact that they got rid of you immediately after your courteous letter of resignation should only reinforce one point to you: that no matter who your employer is, they will never, ever extend a courtesy to you once they know you are history. This is a natural extension of the quite common policy of not providing referrals or references due to the legal hot water companies have found themselves in because some manager decided to say that Suzy Q. Worker was stoned every day of the week and that person they spoke to (who was pretending to be a hiring manager) just happened to be an investigator working for Suzy Q. trying to determine who was bad-mouthing her so that she could sue their asses off.
so a few months ago I worked for a 5-letter networking company with flavs in their router software, quite a nice paying gig actually. After a few months, when I realized how embroiled I was in a shit-job death-march I came in one morning, said Goodbye to my manager, turned in my laptop and badge, and showed myself back to the parking lot. I did get a few more hours sleep that morning.
Moral of the story: *ALWAYS* leave on your own terms whether it's a quick escape or a planned upgrade. If you're GOOD you don't need anyone to speak for you after-the-fact. When asked why you left, the SOP for you will be to reply, "I needed to pursue more challenging opportunities," which is hopefully what you are really doing.
if I want to contact your site or bombard your computer with shit i'll just use TOR or any number of proxies to give myself an IP outside of your ban list.
I taught myself how to program BASIC in 1982 at age 10. In '97 I dropped out of a very respectable California university in my senior year because the Siren's call of the Tech Boom got to me. When I explain this in a job interview I get nothing but agreement that I made the correct decision. I would still like to have a university degree someday... but not in CS.
Anyhow, I paid my dues to the industry by working Help Desk. Now, with several years experience running the gamut from Help Desk, to QA, to SysAdmin, to Network Engineer, to Developer, to DBA... I find that my certifications of choice (Java and Oracle) allow me to get a job nearly anywhere, in nearly any industry, just by snapping my fingers and acting thrilled about whatever business XYZ company does.
Your experience may differ but don't underestimate what certfications CAN do for you, especially when you're being compared to Joe Schmoe college graduate.
Lastly, don't forget to ENJOY whatever technical work you do. Enjoyment == Longevity == Lots of Toys.
Leasing with bundled services is coming into the bigtime. I used to work for Everdream (shameless plug) and they really do have a nice offering, IMHO.
What was nicest about it was that I leased one system for my parents, who retired to a very quiet spot in Kentucky, and I could just tell them to call the 24/7 Support Center whenever they had an issue.
The monthly fee was entirely reasonable, the machinery was new'ish, and they got my parents up and running quickly -- even when they went out to buy an HP printer from WalMart. Leasing was easily the best thing I ever found for curing my headaches caused by that ubiquitous business unit also known as The Family.
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is to run my warez on a non-networked machine.
So go ahead and put whatever kind of asskit you want on my 'net machine.
It's a Pentium 3 throw-away!
No Brainer.
Pass it on!
then they will start missing revenue forecasts just like another huge, dumb software company that has too much money in the bank and no idea what to do with it. Then investors who are still waiting for their 5x pop will slap their foreheads and say "Ah! I could've had a V8."
Google may have built a better mousetrap for the time being, but they are a fool's play (lowercase "f" for you true Fools) because there is nothing disruptive about what they do, and at the end of the day, people are still annoyed by 99.999% of all advertising.
GOOG sure is great for day trading though!
Mwuh.
How odd indeed -- parent ostensibly derives value from restarting buggy yet "brilliant" software.
I've got a few copies of Windows 95 you may be interested in...
This reviewer is on crack. I think all he did was look at the pictures on the box and copy PR flack from the company.
Civ4 is so buggy, jerky, and all-around lame I would laugh in the face of anyone who spent money on it. Sid Meier should be ashamed to put out such a POS -- Firaxis must have canned their whole QA department to get the profit margin higher.
Do your own homework people! When a lifelong gamer like me decides to call BS on a glowing review you know something is fishy.
C=64 rulez
All I hear in here is a bunch of Rhesus monkeys shouting SOP and risk management louder and louder. I thought the guy was asking for real advice?
The reality of labor in [probably] every state in the union is called At Will Employment. This means you can walk out the door while giving your boss the finger any day of the week. Conversely it also means that your employer can show you the door any day of the week. The fact that they got rid of you immediately after your courteous letter of resignation should only reinforce one point to you: that no matter who your employer is, they will never, ever extend a courtesy to you once they know you are history. This is a natural extension of the quite common policy of not providing referrals or references due to the legal hot water companies have found themselves in because some manager decided to say that Suzy Q. Worker was stoned every day of the week and that person they spoke to (who was pretending to be a hiring manager) just happened to be an investigator working for Suzy Q. trying to determine who was bad-mouthing her so that she could sue their asses off.
so a few months ago I worked for a 5-letter networking company with flavs in their router software, quite a nice paying gig actually. After a few months, when I realized how embroiled I was in a shit-job death-march I came in one morning, said Goodbye to my manager, turned in my laptop and badge, and showed myself back to the parking lot. I did get a few more hours sleep that morning.
Moral of the story: *ALWAYS* leave on your own terms whether it's a quick escape or a planned upgrade. If you're GOOD you don't need anyone to speak for you after-the-fact. When asked why you left, the SOP for you will be to reply, "I needed to pursue more challenging opportunities," which is hopefully what you are really doing.
them apply for a patent on this groundbreaking innovation.
"Prior art?! What prior art?! WE MICROSOFT. US INNOVATE!"
I swear I lose IQ points whenever M$ does anything.
See Google/Yahoo/et al., unbounded by the constitution.
See Google/Yahoo/et al. censor what I can find because some site may or may not conform to some vague AUP.
Meet our new government, Idiots!
FSCK GOOGLE/YAHOO/ET AL.
blacklists and the people who use them are weak.
if I want to contact your site or bombard your computer with shit i'll just use TOR or any number of proxies to give myself an IP outside of your ban list.
there are multiple ways around EVERYTHING.
Completely agree with parent.
I taught myself how to program BASIC in 1982 at age 10. In '97 I dropped out of a very respectable California university in my senior year because the Siren's call of the Tech Boom got to me. When I explain this in a job interview I get nothing but agreement that I made the correct decision. I would still like to have a university degree someday... but not in CS.
Anyhow, I paid my dues to the industry by working Help Desk. Now, with several years experience running the gamut from Help Desk, to QA, to SysAdmin, to Network Engineer, to Developer, to DBA... I find that my certifications of choice (Java and Oracle) allow me to get a job nearly anywhere, in nearly any industry, just by snapping my fingers and acting thrilled about whatever business XYZ company does.
Your experience may differ but don't underestimate what certfications CAN do for you, especially when you're being compared to Joe Schmoe college graduate.
Lastly, don't forget to ENJOY whatever technical work you do. Enjoyment == Longevity == Lots of Toys.
Leasing with bundled services is coming into the bigtime. I used to work for Everdream (shameless plug) and they really do have a nice offering, IMHO. What was nicest about it was that I leased one system for my parents, who retired to a very quiet spot in Kentucky, and I could just tell them to call the 24/7 Support Center whenever they had an issue. The monthly fee was entirely reasonable, the machinery was new'ish, and they got my parents up and running quickly -- even when they went out to buy an HP printer from WalMart. Leasing was easily the best thing I ever found for curing my headaches caused by that ubiquitous business unit also known as The Family.