Oh, yeah, I saw the keyboard too. Pretty slick. I plan on resting my head right there in the middle between the flaps. It should help drown out the Britney Spears music coming from two cubicles down.
...the cell phone of the future! The anti-DRM gpl'd software runs all music through a filter, transforming great hits like Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" to a scratchy likeness of "Another One bites the Dust" by Queen...
I was a tad bit confused at first too. I'll take a stab at offering an explanation:
Diverse? Tropicana has a grove of orange trees. For any particular line of juice, they select a 2x2 acre of ripe candidates. Are those oranges in that acre any less diverse than the grove? No. You just have a smaller sample set of qualified oranges. Why include the green ones? Define your pool, then define your diversity...
Random? Tropicana selects 20% of the oranges from each tree within that acre for this particular juice. Any less random? No. Just a smaller sample set of qualified oranges at random...
In relation to the article? I have about 10 years experience as a developer and some history as a project manager. I receive phone calls quite often from employers seeking to hire me, and I never applied for the position, finding out they discovered me from an old resume floating around somewhere.
So what does that mean? From practical experience, well, having worked with the DoD, in most cases, my instincts say the underlying federal motive is liability (which is a real bitch and hoop hopper as a hiring manager). For one example, age discrimination is a very real legal liability on the federal level (and private sector too I would imagine). At least in my case, an employer cannot say (in a court of law) that he considered someone of my experience (when I never applied) while someone of similar experience did (and was never considered, met qualifications, and brought suit). Either way, I believe these guidelines just help preserve a companies liability by allowing them to structure a hiring process to minimize whatever perceivable risk. That's my cynical translation anyways...
Question...is the 911 radio signal from this OnStar wannabee able to penetrate the bellowing haze of smoke from a Firestone tire, no less with the vehicle belly-up in a ditch?
The bottom line is...Friends don't let friends drive Fords.
It's one thing to analyze and pick apart the conversation between Martin and Michael, and yet another to understand it's significance in history.
I think, and time will tell, that you just witnessed (in that CRN article) a blind man fumbling to reach the light switch in his own house. History will show a trend. As the world populace grows in it's understanding and usability of computers, it's reliance on companies for certain component services (aka, the OS) will lessen. Empowerment to use one's own tools, without dependence from a manufacturer, is not a recent phenomena. However, in Microsoft's case, it has always counted against it. The open source community is not the enemy of Microsoft, but rather, time itself.
So, "here here, Mr. Taylor!" I salute you. I can direct your fingers to the light switch, but somehow, I feel you're quite content in the dark.
I remember the face of George Lucas as a kid. He had brown hair, clean shave, and modest frame. I remember the face of Orson Welles. He sported dark hair, clean shave, and had an average build.
The early work of George Lucas as a writer, director, and film maker were praised and won acclaim. His later projects were an effort to finish prior ones, and they received less than favorable reviews. The beginnings of Orson Welles career in film and literary works were groundbreaking, and legendary. After some time, he too resumed his film career. In his later work, ambitous films were unfinished, and others, never met expectations.
In his prime, George Lucas is a silver fox with matching beard and tips the scale in weight. In his twilight, Orson Welles had white hair, sporty white beard, and carried a spare tire around his waist.
From the/. article, "Coppola and Lucas have made wine together for about 12 years, but the 2002 vintage is their first commercial release". In the 1970s, Welles became synonymous with Paul Masson wine commercials, and his famous line was, "We will sell no wine before its time."
Absolutely. The sole intention of a resume is to get your foot in the door. Especially in a technical field. Your credentials on paper speak for themself. However, your confidence, preparation, and presentation (for and) during the interview speak volumes about your actual qualifications. Careers of quality demand applicants with "marketing" experience, especially from those with technical backgrounds. A company can predict those skills by scrutinizing your original application, which consists of a resume, cover letter, letters of correspondence, emails, and phone conversations. Your ability to sell yourself (and not your credentials) will greatly increase your chance of an interview.
Here's a personal case study. At the peak of the most recent recession, I was applying for technical positions with several different companies, in the span of two months. Believe it or not, over half of the applications I sent rewarded me with an interview. And, my recent career experience in the last 2 years is very similiar to the author of this post.
Having close ties with several Human Resource Managers, experience in Technical Writing from college curriculum, and in general, lengthy job experience, here are important tips to remember about your resume (and the use of it):
Do not saturate your resume on a bunch of openings related to your field. Focus on fewer positions of your liking and tailor each resume to that position. Remember, quality not quantity. Include a cover letter with each one. The content of a cover letter should cover a discussion about their company, your interests relating to their products (or services), and how your experience meets (or exceeds) the qualifications necessary for that position.
Perceived "short comings" in your resume are interpreted differently by different employers. Case in point. Having a Masters in Computer Science and several years experience, I had to work in Construction for a few months to pay the bills. And, yes, in several resumes I sent towards technical positions, I put that experience on my resume. It shows responsibility and a hard work ethic. In addition, I had several short contracts related to my field. Those too were mixed in as well, when relevant. During several interviews, I had many employers spend more time discussing those jobs than more pertinent ones, and it reflected highly on me. It's a cautious, but careful, dance when you present yourself with a "spotty" resume. It will hurt you only if you have no stable work experience to present with it.
During the interview, have many, many questions. Questions which show your interest in the company, and the direction/goals they are taking for the future. Surely, during the interview, you can expect to receive tough questions related to your resume (and, especially, any perceived short-comings you may feel about it). Spend several hours beforehand, if necessary, rehearsing your answers to questions relating to such.
Most importantly, follow up each interview, immediately, with a "Thank You" letter. You should use it to clarify any questions or solidify any answers made during the interview. This letter is highly overlooked and makes you stand out amongst a swarm of fellow candidates. You are in a technical profession (I assume), and you should appear professional as well.
When an offer is made, do not be so hasty to accept it. It is easy to do so in light of this economic market. Follow the offer with a letter or phone call, thanking them for the offer, state that you are considering the position, and will give them an answer within a specified time. You are the gold which an employer seeks to add to his treasure. Not vice-a-versa. Confidence, not arrogance, will solidify your employment.
While the "distro" community sorts all this stuff out, I think I'll just ease back in my chair with a bottle of Shiner, start the 4.4 compile/build, and have a pinch of Skoal in the ready...
I think what the coin-op industry needs is a newer, modern business model. For example, how do you think Cinemark, UA Cinema, and the likes survive in the movie service industry? $5 bags of 25 cent popcorn and $3 boxes of 50 cent candy. Similarly, but not so applicable in this scenario, auto dealerships make a tidy sum through contract arrangements with Financing Companies.
With that said, I have a fond relation to this industry, and owe my livelihood to it. Born in '69, I remember pumping in quarter after quarter into the Pacman, Donkey Kong, Kangaroo slots at the 7-11's, Pizza Huts, and Grocery Stores as a kid. I won an Atari ST game/PC console back in '80, by winning a Pacman contest at a department store. That was the start of my software engineering degree, grad school, and later, my career. I remember me and my brother typing in Game source from an Atari ST gaming magazine. We spent hours typing, another painful 20 minutes or so listening to the screech of the tape drive, and another 30 minutes cussing when the game wouldn't run...only to find out in the next issue that there had been a typo in the source (from the previous issue).
Anyway, a few years later, I was a Manager of a Video Arcade at the local Shopping Mall. I have such fond memories of those days. I remember the occassions when kids would approach me and timidly question, "Sir, I think the machine is broken. I put a quarter in and I didn't get a credit." Ah! The good 'ole days. I could fix any pinball or stand-up with my meter, soldering iron, and sweat. I remember when kids would huddle around eachother, in awe of that one "pinball wizard" who was tearing up the high score on Asteroids. I remember the jovial, competitive spirit of two kids dukeing it out head-to-head on a stand-up. The entire machine seemed swallowed up by the huddled masses of bystanders and gawkers that surrounded the two. And, I remember fondly, as I walked out the building after closing, looking back through the windows, seeing the warm glow of neon lights pasted across the room, a surreal blue and red glow from the game screens, and if I listened carefully, a quiet reassuring hum from the electricity they consumed.
I think the nostalgia a lot of us enjoy from these days is not lost, nor has that time gone for future generations of children. Foremost, remove the barrier (or stigma) of walking into an arcade and having to throw down a dollar or two for a 2 minute session on a game. Price them at a quarter a play (like the good 'ole days). So, how do you make up the cost of the newer arcade machines? First, put in a snack bar, and don't allow food or drink to be taken into the building. Every game junky works up an appetite. Second, create an atmosphere local to the community. Sponsor tournaments at your establishment, giving out prizes. Have a billboard in your arcade which shows High Scores for individuals or teams (or clans). Third (but probably first), know your market. Set up shop next to a high school. Hell, I used to bicycle 15 miles (sometimes dangerously along the shoulder of the highway) just to play the newest game at the time (Tron).
I think the home game console lacks one important ingredient, and always will. Community. Sure, you can battle it with others online. But, there is no substitute for matching wits in person, and establishing new relationships that extend past the arcade. Ask anybody in high school that ever played sports, whether at a track meet or on the football field.
That era has not been lost. It just need to be rediscovered. And, at least in my experience, it never was about the game. It was walking a few blocks to 7-11 after school each day, checking to see if the high score still had my 3 initials, saying hello to Eric, John, and the gang in my neighbourhood, and grabbing a few pop rocks, baseball cards, and cigarette candies on my way out.
I left Redhat sometime ago when they introduced the Nautlus monster in 7.3, and then built my own custom Linux from scratch. The article really defined growth in terms of per installation numbers. However, in terms of revenue growth, RedHat makes the others look like panhandlers.
Fool me twice...shame on me...
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Yeah, right...
These ain't scientists. They're researchers in the marketing department. I fell for your female attracting hormone scents in the back of magazines years ago. And all I got for it was a rash and had to bathe myself in tomato sauce to remove the stink. And, by the way, if you ever had to rub yourself all over with tomato sauce for hours, you will discover true love. Trust me on that one...
Now, it's off to the grocery store. I see my pantry is running low on Hunt's again.
Eh, SCI-FI channel, quit fangwangling with the classics. I snagged a glimpse of your remix the other day, and quickly flipped back to the bowling channel...
Leave the remix(es) to the crap artists and face hardware rockers. Even they do a better job at it than you...
Peace out, much love, and...down with whitey.
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Oh, yeah, I saw the keyboard too. Pretty slick. I plan on resting my head right there in the middle between the flaps. It should help drown out the Britney Spears music coming from two cubicles down.
First they turned the computer case itself on edge. Then the mouse.
But I'm a tradionalist at heart. I will just lie sideways atop my office desk to restore balance to my universe......the cell phone of the future! The anti-DRM gpl'd software runs all music through a filter, transforming great hits like Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" to a scratchy likeness of "Another One bites the Dust" by Queen...
Like you, I don't believe it will. However, AOL and yahoo can now make some money off those viagra and home mortgage companies who use this "service".
Spammer spends 100,000 emails x 1/4 = 25,000 USD for AOL/yahoo. Spammer generates 1,000 sales x $40/product = $40,000 - $25,000 = $15,000 profit!It's a win win scenario for both parties. IMO, it's just a commercial way of filtering out those spammers who won't pay to play...
Diverse? Tropicana has a grove of orange trees. For any particular line of juice, they select a 2x2 acre of ripe candidates. Are those oranges in that acre any less diverse than the grove? No. You just have a smaller sample set of qualified oranges. Why include the green ones? Define your pool, then define your diversity...
Random? Tropicana selects 20% of the oranges from each tree within that acre for this particular juice. Any less random? No. Just a smaller sample set of qualified oranges at random...
In relation to the article? I have about 10 years experience as a developer and some history as a project manager. I receive phone calls quite often from employers seeking to hire me, and I never applied for the position, finding out they discovered me from an old resume floating around somewhere.
So what does that mean? From practical experience, well, having worked with the DoD, in most cases, my instincts say the underlying federal motive is liability (which is a real bitch and hoop hopper as a hiring manager). For one example, age discrimination is a very real legal liability on the federal level (and private sector too I would imagine). At least in my case, an employer cannot say (in a court of law) that he considered someone of my experience (when I never applied) while someone of similar experience did (and was never considered, met qualifications, and brought suit). Either way, I believe these guidelines just help preserve a companies liability by allowing them to structure a hiring process to minimize whatever perceivable risk. That's my cynical translation anyways...Keen observation, brother.
Question...is the 911 radio signal from this OnStar wannabee able to penetrate the bellowing haze of smoke from a Firestone tire, no less with the vehicle belly-up in a ditch?
The bottom line is...Friends don't let friends drive Fords.
"Here here..."
It's one thing to analyze and pick apart the conversation between Martin and Michael, and yet another to understand it's significance in history.
I think, and time will tell, that you just witnessed (in that CRN article) a blind man fumbling to reach the light switch in his own house. History will show a trend. As the world populace grows in it's understanding and usability of computers, it's reliance on companies for certain component services (aka, the OS) will lessen. Empowerment to use one's own tools, without dependence from a manufacturer, is not a recent phenomena. However, in Microsoft's case, it has always counted against it. The open source community is not the enemy of Microsoft, but rather, time itself.
So, "here here, Mr. Taylor!" I salute you. I can direct your fingers to the light switch, but somehow, I feel you're quite content in the dark.
I remember the face of George Lucas as a kid. He had brown hair, clean shave, and modest frame. I remember the face of Orson Welles. He sported dark hair, clean shave, and had an average build.
/. article, "Coppola and Lucas have made wine together for about 12 years, but the 2002 vintage is their first commercial release". In the 1970s, Welles became synonymous with Paul Masson wine commercials, and his famous line was, "We will sell no wine before its time."
The early work of George Lucas as a writer, director, and film maker were praised and won acclaim. His later projects were an effort to finish prior ones, and they received less than favorable reviews. The beginnings of Orson Welles career in film and literary works were groundbreaking, and legendary. After some time, he too resumed his film career. In his later work, ambitous films were unfinished, and others, never met expectations.
In his prime, George Lucas is a silver fox with matching beard and tips the scale in weight. In his twilight, Orson Welles had white hair, sporty white beard, and carried a spare tire around his waist.
From the
Here's a personal case study. At the peak of the most recent recession, I was applying for technical positions with several different companies, in the span of two months. Believe it or not, over half of the applications I sent rewarded me with an interview. And, my recent career experience in the last 2 years is very similiar to the author of this post.
Having close ties with several Human Resource Managers, experience in Technical Writing from college curriculum, and in general, lengthy job experience, here are important tips to remember about your resume (and the use of it):
Do not saturate your resume on a bunch of openings related to your field. Focus on fewer positions of your liking and tailor each resume to that position. Remember, quality not quantity. Include a cover letter with each one. The content of a cover letter should cover a discussion about their company, your interests relating to their products (or services), and how your experience meets (or exceeds) the qualifications necessary for that position.
Perceived "short comings" in your resume are interpreted differently by different employers. Case in point. Having a Masters in Computer Science and several years experience, I had to work in Construction for a few months to pay the bills. And, yes, in several resumes I sent towards technical positions, I put that experience on my resume. It shows responsibility and a hard work ethic. In addition, I had several short contracts related to my field. Those too were mixed in as well, when relevant. During several interviews, I had many employers spend more time discussing those jobs than more pertinent ones, and it reflected highly on me. It's a cautious, but careful, dance when you present yourself with a "spotty" resume. It will hurt you only if you have no stable work experience to present with it.
During the interview, have many, many questions. Questions which show your interest in the company, and the direction/goals they are taking for the future. Surely, during the interview, you can expect to receive tough questions related to your resume (and, especially, any perceived short-comings you may feel about it). Spend several hours beforehand, if necessary, rehearsing your answers to questions relating to such.
Most importantly, follow up each interview, immediately, with a "Thank You" letter. You should use it to clarify any questions or solidify any answers made during the interview. This letter is highly overlooked and makes you stand out amongst a swarm of fellow candidates. You are in a technical profession (I assume), and you should appear professional as well.
When an offer is made, do not be so hasty to accept it. It is easy to do so in light of this economic market. Follow the offer with a letter or phone call, thanking them for the offer, state that you are considering the position, and will give them an answer within a specified time. You are the gold which an employer seeks to add to his treasure. Not vice-a-versa. Confidence, not arrogance, will solidify your employment.
While the "distro" community sorts all this stuff out, I think I'll just ease back in my chair with a bottle of Shiner, start the 4.4 compile/build, and have a pinch of Skoal in the ready...
"Distro"? Sounds to much like "destructro" anyways...here's your aspirin
I think what the coin-op industry needs is a newer, modern business model. For example, how do you think Cinemark, UA Cinema, and the likes survive in the movie service industry? $5 bags of 25 cent popcorn and $3 boxes of 50 cent candy. Similarly, but not so applicable in this scenario, auto dealerships make a tidy sum through contract arrangements with Financing Companies.
With that said, I have a fond relation to this industry, and owe my livelihood to it. Born in '69, I remember pumping in quarter after quarter into the Pacman, Donkey Kong, Kangaroo slots at the 7-11's, Pizza Huts, and Grocery Stores as a kid. I won an Atari ST game/PC console back in '80, by winning a Pacman contest at a department store. That was the start of my software engineering degree, grad school, and later, my career. I remember me and my brother typing in Game source from an Atari ST gaming magazine. We spent hours typing, another painful 20 minutes or so listening to the screech of the tape drive, and another 30 minutes cussing when the game wouldn't run...only to find out in the next issue that there had been a typo in the source (from the previous issue).
Anyway, a few years later, I was a Manager of a Video Arcade at the local Shopping Mall. I have such fond memories of those days. I remember the occassions when kids would approach me and timidly question, "Sir, I think the machine is broken. I put a quarter in and I didn't get a credit." Ah! The good 'ole days. I could fix any pinball or stand-up with my meter, soldering iron, and sweat. I remember when kids would huddle around eachother, in awe of that one "pinball wizard" who was tearing up the high score on Asteroids. I remember the jovial, competitive spirit of two kids dukeing it out head-to-head on a stand-up. The entire machine seemed swallowed up by the huddled masses of bystanders and gawkers that surrounded the two. And, I remember fondly, as I walked out the building after closing, looking back through the windows, seeing the warm glow of neon lights pasted across the room, a surreal blue and red glow from the game screens, and if I listened carefully, a quiet reassuring hum from the electricity they consumed.
I think the nostalgia a lot of us enjoy from these days is not lost, nor has that time gone for future generations of children. Foremost, remove the barrier (or stigma) of walking into an arcade and having to throw down a dollar or two for a 2 minute session on a game. Price them at a quarter a play (like the good 'ole days). So, how do you make up the cost of the newer arcade machines? First, put in a snack bar, and don't allow food or drink to be taken into the building. Every game junky works up an appetite. Second, create an atmosphere local to the community. Sponsor tournaments at your establishment, giving out prizes. Have a billboard in your arcade which shows High Scores for individuals or teams (or clans). Third (but probably first), know your market. Set up shop next to a high school. Hell, I used to bicycle 15 miles (sometimes dangerously along the shoulder of the highway) just to play the newest game at the time (Tron).
I think the home game console lacks one important ingredient, and always will. Community. Sure, you can battle it with others online. But, there is no substitute for matching wits in person, and establishing new relationships that extend past the arcade. Ask anybody in high school that ever played sports, whether at a track meet or on the football field.
That era has not been lost. It just need to be rediscovered. And, at least in my experience, it never was about the game. It was walking a few blocks to 7-11 after school each day, checking to see if the high score still had my 3 initials, saying hello to Eric, John, and the gang in my neighbourhood, and grabbing a few pop rocks, baseball cards, and cigarette candies on my way out.
I left Redhat sometime ago when they introduced the Nautlus monster in 7.3, and then built my own custom Linux from scratch. The article really defined growth in terms of per installation numbers. However, in terms of revenue growth, RedHat makes the others look like panhandlers.
Yeah, right...
These ain't scientists. They're researchers in the marketing department. I fell for your female attracting hormone scents in the back of magazines years ago. And all I got for it was a rash and had to bathe myself in tomato sauce to remove the stink. And, by the way, if you ever had to rub yourself all over with tomato sauce for hours, you will discover true love. Trust me on that one...
Now, it's off to the grocery store. I see my pantry is running low on Hunt's again.
Eh, SCI-FI channel, quit fangwangling with the classics. I snagged a glimpse of your remix the other day, and quickly flipped back to the bowling channel... Leave the remix(es) to the crap artists and face hardware rockers. Even they do a better job at it than you... Peace out, much love, and...down with whitey.