What else do you expect when trying to 'type' on a phone's keypad? But that will change when, for example, phones have voice recognition. Then different pressures will emerge.
Are you suggesting a future in which cellphones will have voice recognition so you can dictate your text messages rather than "thumb" them? I find this enormously funny. It can only be surpassed by having a voice synthesizer on the receiving cellphone so that you may listen to your text messages.
Agreed, a good Master's program in Information Management with a track in data management might serve you better in the job market.
We can expect to see information storage standardized in the lifetime of any presently young college student. There will be niche work in antiquated technologies.
Can, or can't? I wouldn't worry so much about coming out of a Master's program with a sea change in technology. If you take longer than 18 months to graduate, you'd better be doing internships to keep your skills current. Or be in a similar position and taking classes part time.
GM crops aren't made to improve shelf-life, supposedly they increase yield and lower production costs by being resistant to herbicides. Interestingly, in some cases, there is actually a yield penalty associated with the use of GM crops. There was a study of Roundup Ready canola done in Canada where this was proven. Cost per acre went down, but yield went down almost 8%.
If it's difficult to find a good source of organic fruits and vegetables in your area or you have an interest in growing your own foods, consider a hydroponic garden. Not exactly cheap, read a few books before you start, and start small. Best of all, you can have fresh fruit and veggies year-round if you do a little extra work. You'll also know exactly what pesticides (if any) went into the making of those fruit and veggies.
$100 at Best Buy or Newegg for an Antec Sonata is cheap and easy. Or go out and buy a sheet or two of MDF, eggshell foam and build an enclosure with baffles and 120mm fans for intake and exhaust.
The only downside to the Sonata is Antec's stupid idea of extra "cooling" by perferating the top 4 inches of the sides of the case. Block these with foam or tape over them to attenuate the noise of humming (or shrieking) CPU and/or graphics card fans.
Not really, you just have to do it right. Eliminate that Sr. Software Analyst position. Now hire two Jr. Programmers. Sounds iffy? Make the job really unpleasant, there's always shitwork to do... Didn't quit? Start a paper trail, maybe he likes the porn at lunch time, maybe he likes reading Slashdot during working hours.
And if he does lose his job? Even if he sues and wins, will he want to work there? Where is he going to find work?
Those that are over 40 tend to be in either Management or IT Support! I was wondering were do all the old programmers go?
Let's say that I'm a manager and I've got an employee making $50K/yr with 10+ years of experience, and 2 kids and a wife that sure like to use that health insurance. I've been asked to reduce costs (so that the CEO can report to the board that we've saved X dollars, so that he can get another 4 million dollar bonus and more stock options and "loans" that he'll never have to repay). So I say to myself, what do I need this old programmer for when I can pick up some desperate college grad for a measly $35K/yr who doesn't have a wife and kids, and doesn't care about working 12 hour days? Fire the old guy, hire the kid. Mmm, the smell of Christmas bonus.
I can go to the supermarket and eat cheese for free. I don't have to steal it or nothin'. They even slice it up for me. They find that by simply giving cheese away they end up selling more cheese than if they don't.
True, but they don't let you take the whole 10 pound block of cheese home for free.
Perhaps HBO should consider, instead of interdiction, simply giving the first few episodes away to induce subscription, that is, of course and ironically, if the show isn't too cheesy.
HBO isn't selling you a block of cheese, or a single show, they're offering a service where you get a lot of movies (well, a few movies played a lot of times) and a few HBO-only shows. Perhaps your cable operator occasionally runs a free HBO weekend promo.
If they don't feel inclined to give me a free sample, at my convenience, I'm afraid I'd be inclined to believe there's something about it they don't want me to know.
You could probably go to this link and "watch a clip of the new episode". At your convenience, of course.
What about the storage media itself? I believe that the latest technology used in long-term durable media, in an easy-to-read format (at least for the moment), is quite old.
Higher education is doing just fine, it's the hiring managers and HR drones that don't want intelligent people capable of learning. They just want people with training in the exact position they're filling now. When these people are asked to do more, that's when you find out whether you've hired the type of person who can adapt and learn, or the kind that needs pictures printed on the buttons of their cash register.
I understand that you hate America and want us to fail,
I hate your America, but I just love your ability to equate the situation with WWII and Iraq. This has been fun, but there's just too much smoke from all the burning flags to continue reading your posts. I'll order a pair of those rose colored glasses you're wearing straight away. I refuse to goose step, though.
Yes, those people were idiots, but I'm sure they felt morally justified in their actions.
This is not, in fact, the case. I'm sure you have knowledge direct from God that these people were robotically following orders despite all public evidence to the contrary, so I can't really argue any further. Faith trumps evidence it seems.
When quoting text, it's usually customary to address the quoted text, not to remove any context and pull things out of your ass. Were they following orders to illegally (in the international view) invade Iraq? Yes, I believe that they were. There is quite a bit of evidence of that: more than 100,000 dead,the smoking remains of a country with a worse quality of life than under their dictator, 1,800 dead USians, almost three times that number wounded, a pack of lies that led us by the nose to George Bush's war slowly unravelling despite stonewalling by the administration, and more! Do I think they felt morally justified by their actions (torture)? Yes. Is there any proof that they acted on orders from higher up? OOh, that's a tough question... the Pentagon whitewashing an investigation? Perish the thought.
Here's a question for you though: suppose (just for the sake of argument) that the president (a) felt the war in Iraq would benefit America as a whole in the long term, (b) was right about that, and (c) lied about stuff to start the war, would you call him evil for doing whatever it took to get America to approve that action, or would you call him an effective leader?
Let's look at the history of "effective leaders" who were doing "what was right" for their country. I think most people would prefer to not be ruled by a warmonger. I once thought George Bush was stupid and was being handled by evil people like Rove, Rumsfeld, and Cheney, but I realize that he's just as bad, if not worse. I'm sure he's very sincere in his belief that he's doing the right thing. So was Nixon. So was Saddam Hussein when he invaded Kuwait, and when he was busy doing some ethnic cleansing with the help of Reagan.
I'm not even going to justify your Hitler reference with a response.
Jail time? Really? Well, at least they got the little people who were told to soften up the prisoners, or were helpfully left to their own devices to follow vague orders. Accountability begins at the top, not at the bottom.
The fact that you immediately hold that out as an example of our military shows more about you than our military, however
I "hold that out" as an example of what happens when you blindly follow orders that are clearly immoral and internationally illegal (you know, that whole Iraq war thing). Yes, those people were idiots, but I'm sure they felt morally justified in their actions. This is due, in part, to the ethically and morally bankrupt President (I really shouldn't say morally bankrupt, since he "talks to God") and his administration. It's a slippery slope that starts with following an immoral order, all the way down to torturing, raping, murdering POWS and/or innocents. Every single person involved in the Iraq war is not evil, but they're not going to come out of it untouched.
Every grunt involved in clearing a house in Iraq needs to be perceptive, creative, and analytical to do that job well. More than just reacting intelligently, the warfighter needs to be innovative, because repetition leads to getting killed.
Yeah, some of those Abu Ghraib pictures, that really showed American military creative thinking, intelligence, and ingenuity!
And that's why you should only fight necessary wars, not those that are on a laundry list of "things to do once we're in power." One of those things to do, is to allow shit like this to happen. We're already pretty much tracked from cradle to grave, but do we really need to enable a vast network of government agencies to instantly access everything we read, buy, say, and do? Who we associate with, where we live, political views... hmmm?
Not so ancient, but I have been spending a lot of time with my TIG welder lately. Built an entertainment center out of aluminum and oak ply.
I wouldn't think you'd get a good weld joint between the aluminum and oak... I've done some CroMoly brazing for a recumbent bike, too cheap for a TIG setup.
You know - *cough* - It's sort of how it's okay to go around pointing fingers at people and shouting "CHILD MOLESTOR!" - because no matter how much you slander someone, it's up to the individual to believe it and the blame is on that person, not the finger-pointer.
No, actually people doing that could be sued for making a slanderous defamatory statement about whether a person has committed a crime. At least in the U.S. Does this apply to RBLs? I don't know of any lawsuits that haven't been settled out of court.
Bullshit. If you're *good*, your boss will want to keep you.
Some take it quite personally, and would cut off their nose to spite their face. I've seen it happen. I've known of one particular former boss (and he was one of the principals) at a company I used to work for who tried to blackball a coworker just because he quit to start his own business. I also remember the slander lawsuit that former coworker slapped the company with. I got out of there before the company self-destructed.
How do you know that the poster is in your area?
I don't. They'd gladly move, but there are lots of people out of work / underemployed around the country. Chances are good some of them live there.
Grow some balls and stand up for yourself.
Mmm, yes. You make a powerful argument on the playground at recess.
Letting your boss walk all over you is the best way to be unhappiness. Excuses don't help.
It would be quite distressing to be "unhappiness"! There's something to be said for taking an opportunity, having an exit plan if you're not happy, and knowing what the possible consequences may be for being so rigid. Perhaps you should reflect on that before you find yourself in a similar situation.
s anyone really surprised that the Bush administration has done nothing significant right in the War on Terror?
Filthy liar! Here's just one thing that the Department of Homeland Security has done to protect the homeland from terrorist threats. And you can bet that there are a million more stories just like that one!
The best thing for him to do is simply tell his boss that he doesn't want to do it. What he should do is simply tell his boss exactly what he told us here:
I just want to be a programmer.
Just be prepared for the unemployment line. Seriously, if you're not going to bend over backwards for your employer, there are a few thousand recently unemployed tech-workers in my area alone that would.
And why would you give up the opportunity to increase your value if you should ever lose your job? Network Architect & Systems Administrator are a whole lot more valuable (to a headhunter, anyway) than aging programmer. Not that there's anything wrong with wanting to remain a programmer. I just want to be a programmer.
The Java Advanced Imaging API in the JDK offers a C-based library called mediaLib that accelerates the imaging functions because the pure Java versions can't achieve good performance.
Urf. Don't speak about the JAI. I used it for a "simple" computer vision project years ago, and it felt like I was manipulating something held together with razor wire and duct tape.
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What else do you expect when trying to 'type' on a phone's keypad? But that will change when, for example, phones have voice recognition. Then different pressures will emerge.
Are you suggesting a future in which cellphones will have voice recognition so you can dictate your text messages rather than "thumb" them? I find this enormously funny. It can only be surpassed by having a voice synthesizer on the receiving cellphone so that you may listen to your text messages.
A degree in VLIS is too specialized.
Agreed, a good Master's program in Information Management with a track in data management might serve you better in the job market.
We can expect to see information storage standardized in the lifetime of any presently young college student. There will be niche work in antiquated technologies.
Can, or can't? I wouldn't worry so much about coming out of a Master's program with a sea change in technology. If you take longer than 18 months to graduate, you'd better be doing internships to keep your skills current. Or be in a similar position and taking classes part time.
GM crops aren't made to improve shelf-life, supposedly they increase yield and lower production costs by being resistant to herbicides. Interestingly, in some cases, there is actually a yield penalty associated with the use of GM crops. There was a study of Roundup Ready canola done in Canada where this was proven. Cost per acre went down, but yield went down almost 8%.
If it's difficult to find a good source of organic fruits and vegetables in your area or you have an interest in growing your own foods, consider a hydroponic garden. Not exactly cheap, read a few books before you start, and start small. Best of all, you can have fresh fruit and veggies year-round if you do a little extra work. You'll also know exactly what pesticides (if any) went into the making of those fruit and veggies.
$100 at Best Buy or Newegg for an Antec Sonata is cheap and easy. Or go out and buy a sheet or two of MDF, eggshell foam and build an enclosure with baffles and 120mm fans for intake and exhaust.
The only downside to the Sonata is Antec's stupid idea of extra "cooling" by perferating the top 4 inches of the sides of the case. Block these with foam or tape over them to attenuate the noise of humming (or shrieking) CPU and/or graphics card fans.
Not really, you just have to do it right. Eliminate that Sr. Software Analyst position. Now hire two Jr. Programmers. Sounds iffy? Make the job really unpleasant, there's always shitwork to do... Didn't quit? Start a paper trail, maybe he likes the porn at lunch time, maybe he likes reading Slashdot during working hours.
And if he does lose his job? Even if he sues and wins, will he want to work there? Where is he going to find work?
Those that are over 40 tend to be in either Management or IT Support! I was wondering were do all the old programmers go?
Let's say that I'm a manager and I've got an employee making $50K/yr with 10+ years of experience, and 2 kids and a wife that sure like to use that health insurance. I've been asked to reduce costs (so that the CEO can report to the board that we've saved X dollars, so that he can get another 4 million dollar bonus and more stock options and "loans" that he'll never have to repay). So I say to myself, what do I need this old programmer for when I can pick up some desperate college grad for a measly $35K/yr who doesn't have a wife and kids, and doesn't care about working 12 hour days? Fire the old guy, hire the kid. Mmm, the smell of Christmas bonus.
I can go to the supermarket and eat cheese for free. I don't have to steal it or nothin'. They even slice it up for me. They find that by simply giving cheese away they end up selling more cheese than if they don't.
True, but they don't let you take the whole 10 pound block of cheese home for free.
Perhaps HBO should consider, instead of interdiction, simply giving the first few episodes away to induce subscription, that is, of course and ironically, if the show isn't too cheesy.
HBO isn't selling you a block of cheese, or a single show, they're offering a service where you get a lot of movies (well, a few movies played a lot of times) and a few HBO-only shows. Perhaps your cable operator occasionally runs a free HBO weekend promo.
If they don't feel inclined to give me a free sample, at my convenience, I'm afraid I'd be inclined to believe there's something about it they don't want me to know.
You could probably go to this link and "watch a clip of the new episode". At your convenience, of course.
I'd start by submitting a question to Ask Slashdot.
Ah, a proof by contradiction, eh?
What about the storage media itself? I believe that the latest technology used in long-term durable media, in an easy-to-read format (at least for the moment), is quite old.
Higher education is doing just fine, it's the hiring managers and HR drones that don't want intelligent people capable of learning. They just want people with training in the exact position they're filling now. When these people are asked to do more, that's when you find out whether you've hired the type of person who can adapt and learn, or the kind that needs pictures printed on the buttons of their cash register.
I understand that you hate America and want us to fail,
I hate your America, but I just love your ability to equate the situation with WWII and Iraq. This has been fun, but there's just too much smoke from all the burning flags to continue reading your posts. I'll order a pair of those rose colored glasses you're wearing straight away. I refuse to goose step, though.
Yes, those people were idiots, but I'm sure they felt morally justified in their actions.
This is not, in fact, the case. I'm sure you have knowledge direct from God that these people were robotically following orders despite all public evidence to the contrary, so I can't really argue any further. Faith trumps evidence it seems.
When quoting text, it's usually customary to address the quoted text, not to remove any context and pull things out of your ass. Were they following orders to illegally (in the international view) invade Iraq? Yes, I believe that they were. There is quite a bit of evidence of that: more than 100,000 dead,the smoking remains of a country with a worse quality of life than under their dictator, 1,800 dead USians, almost three times that number wounded, a pack of lies that led us by the nose to George Bush's war slowly unravelling despite stonewalling by the administration, and more! Do I think they felt morally justified by their actions (torture)? Yes. Is there any proof that they acted on orders from higher up? OOh, that's a tough question... the Pentagon whitewashing an investigation? Perish the thought.
Here's a question for you though: suppose (just for the sake of argument) that the president (a) felt the war in Iraq would benefit America as a whole in the long term, (b) was right about that, and (c) lied about stuff to start the war, would you call him evil for doing whatever it took to get America to approve that action, or would you call him an effective leader?
Let's look at the history of "effective leaders" who were doing "what was right" for their country. I think most people would prefer to not be ruled by a warmonger. I once thought George Bush was stupid and was being handled by evil people like Rove, Rumsfeld, and Cheney, but I realize that he's just as bad, if not worse. I'm sure he's very sincere in his belief that he's doing the right thing. So was Nixon. So was Saddam Hussein when he invaded Kuwait, and when he was busy doing some ethnic cleansing with the help of Reagan.
I'm not even going to justify your Hitler reference with a response.
Jail time? Really? Well, at least they got the little people who were told to soften up the prisoners, or were helpfully left to their own devices to follow vague orders. Accountability begins at the top, not at the bottom.
The fact that you immediately hold that out as an example of our military shows more about you than our military, however
I "hold that out" as an example of what happens when you blindly follow orders that are clearly immoral and internationally illegal (you know, that whole Iraq war thing). Yes, those people were idiots, but I'm sure they felt morally justified in their actions. This is due, in part, to the ethically and morally bankrupt President (I really shouldn't say morally bankrupt, since he "talks to God") and his administration. It's a slippery slope that starts with following an immoral order, all the way down to torturing, raping, murdering POWS and/or innocents. Every single person involved in the Iraq war is not evil, but they're not going to come out of it untouched.
Every grunt involved in clearing a house in Iraq needs to be perceptive, creative, and analytical to do that job well. More than just reacting intelligently, the warfighter needs to be innovative, because repetition leads to getting killed.
Yeah, some of those Abu Ghraib pictures, that really showed American military creative thinking, intelligence, and ingenuity!
And that's why you should only fight necessary wars, not those that are on a laundry list of "things to do once we're in power." One of those things to do, is to allow shit like this to happen. We're already pretty much tracked from cradle to grave, but do we really need to enable a vast network of government agencies to instantly access everything we read, buy, say, and do? Who we associate with, where we live, political views... hmmm?
Heh, that's funny. But, it doesn't do that to me. Belgium (text) shows up one click in, Netherlands the next click in.
That doesn't make much sense since facts, according to copyright law, cannot be copyrighted.
A particular collection of facts, however, can be copyrighted.
Not so ancient, but I have been spending a lot of time with my TIG welder lately. Built an entertainment center out of aluminum and oak ply.
I wouldn't think you'd get a good weld joint between the aluminum and oak... I've done some CroMoly brazing for a recumbent bike, too cheap for a TIG setup.
During the summer break, I'm building a Greenland Kayak.
You know - *cough* - It's sort of how it's okay to go around pointing fingers at people and shouting "CHILD MOLESTOR!" - because no matter how much you slander someone, it's up to the individual to believe it and the blame is on that person, not the finger-pointer.
No, actually people doing that could be sued for making a slanderous defamatory statement about whether a person has committed a crime. At least in the U.S. Does this apply to RBLs? I don't know of any lawsuits that haven't been settled out of court.
when Longhorn is released late next year
Yeak, okay...
I heard that it comes bundled with Duke Nukem Forever!
Bullshit. If you're *good*, your boss will want to keep you.
Some take it quite personally, and would cut off their nose to spite their face. I've seen it happen. I've known of one particular former boss (and he was one of the principals) at a company I used to work for who tried to blackball a coworker just because he quit to start his own business. I also remember the slander lawsuit that former coworker slapped the company with. I got out of there before the company self-destructed.
How do you know that the poster is in your area?
I don't. They'd gladly move, but there are lots of people out of work / underemployed around the country. Chances are good some of them live there.
Grow some balls and stand up for yourself.
Mmm, yes. You make a powerful argument on the playground at recess.
Letting your boss walk all over you is the best way to be unhappiness. Excuses don't help.
It would be quite distressing to be "unhappiness"! There's something to be said for taking an opportunity, having an exit plan if you're not happy, and knowing what the possible consequences may be for being so rigid. Perhaps you should reflect on that before you find yourself in a similar situation.
s anyone really surprised that the Bush administration has done nothing significant right in the War on Terror?
Filthy liar! Here's just one thing that the Department of Homeland Security has done to protect the homeland from terrorist threats. And you can bet that there are a million more stories just like that one!
The best thing for him to do is simply tell his boss that he doesn't want to do it. What he should do is simply tell his boss exactly what he told us here:
I just want to be a programmer.
Just be prepared for the unemployment line. Seriously, if you're not going to bend over backwards for your employer, there are a few thousand recently unemployed tech-workers in my area alone that would.
And why would you give up the opportunity to increase your value if you should ever lose your job? Network Architect & Systems Administrator are a whole lot more valuable (to a headhunter, anyway) than aging programmer. Not that there's anything wrong with wanting to remain a programmer. I just want to be a programmer.
The Java Advanced Imaging API in the JDK offers a C-based library called mediaLib that accelerates the imaging functions because the pure Java versions can't achieve good performance.
Urf. Don't speak about the JAI. I used it for a "simple" computer vision project years ago, and it felt like I was manipulating something held together with razor wire and duct tape.