Google states that they are planning to back the open SIP protocol.
"Google Talk supports XMPP with the beta release. We plan to support SIP in a future release. Additionally, we will evaluate other protocols as appropriate, to continue to deliver on our commitment to open communications.":: http://www.google.com/talk/developer.html
Skype is a closed model.
I don't think Google is going to buy Skype, I think they are going to KILL Skype.
They are also going to be taking a good run at killing AIM when they integrate Google Talk with federation::
"We do not have details at this time on when federation will be enabled. But we are working closely with Earthlink and Sipphone to federate EarthLink's Vling service and Sipphone's Gizmo Project with the Google Talk service as quickly as possible, while offering the best possible user experience." (same link)
Objectis offers free Zope and Plone hosting. It's not a final solution by any means, but it will give you an opportunity to play with them. I've had some documents on a free site there for well over a year.
Whenever my company tries to hire J2EE technical leads, it takes us seemingly forever to find a single workable candidate. People pad the shit out of their resume, read books, and think that's enough to get hired. But as soon as you get them in the door, they can't even tell you how a delegate pattern would be used or why it's desireable.
I guess I should take heart from this because I feel like I could hop into a new job whenever I need to, but it's still frustrating to see so many manhours thrown away whenever we want to hire -- which is seemingly *always*!
So, in many ways, there really does seem to be a shortage of J2EE architects/programmers who know wtf they are doing, or can at least speak intelligently in an interview situation.
You sound a lot like me. I have a DVR on my PC and use GIMP. Many of my "friends" are those people with whom I speak only in forums on the Net.
IT is a stressful field. The programming itself is a complete joy. The opportunity to learn new tools and solve interesting problems gets me out of bed in the morning.
However, I don't think it's wrong of me to wish for decent working conditions and a wage commensurate with my experience and skillset. And maybe a few "makeable" deadlines so I'm not forced to work huge hours in order to release code of which I'm proud. If I worked 40 hours to the project plan, I'd generally be forced to produce crap I'm jamming down the user's throats. I have too much pride about my job, so I kill myself to do a good one. I'm sure I'm not the only one feeling burned out, but being chased by people willing to do my job cheaper.
In the late 1990s, the computer industry claimed a desperate labor shortage. No independent study ever confirmed that shortage, but the hidden agenda behind the shrill shortage claims was to push Congress to increase the yearly cap on the H-1B work visa program, which enabled industry to import cut-rate engineers from abroad. Government data show, for instance, that Intel, which claims that its H-1Bs have master's degrees and Ph.D.s, pays them far less than the national medians for engineers with these degrees.
And now Bill Gates is pushing to get those quotas upped again. Someone who is as influential as Gates is should really pause and remember the young guy he once was, a young guy trying to make it in IT, and think how he is betraying that young guy with his effort to decrease an IT graduate's ability to compete in the US job market.
The drop off in people going for computer related degrees can only mean one thing: the wannabees have left the building because the party is over. This means that the only people signing up are people who (gasp!!) LIKE to PROGRAM. People who CAN PROGRAM!
Oh lord, am i ever getting weary of seeing this tired ole arg trotted out every time there is an article posted regarding less ppl entering the IT market.
Maybe they really are quitting getting in because the wizard-mystique has been penetrated and IT jobs are becoming known as what they really are:: stressful grinds run by managers who lack people skills.
So, ok, there are less people entering this crappy business. That doesn't make it any less crappy.
Your argument is straw-man at best, sir.
as a female software architect...
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i can come up with several reasons why my career is taking me ever more into the business side of the aisle, away from the geek cubes::
First, I've still never met another female software architect. People like to work with people who are like them. It gives them more to talk about than just "the code". It's hard to make friends at work when you're surrounded by mostly men. Everyone thinks you're "more than friends".
Second, IT managers tend to have less "soft skills" than their business-side counterparts. Face it, we live in a world where women do the lion's share of child-raising. If my manager isn't sensitive about the time I *need* to be away from work cos school is closing early, then I'm going to be less happy on the job.
Third, IT managers tend to be male (as are most IT workers). Managers like to promote people who are like them. It's been hard for me in some organizations to envision a good career path.
Lastly, it sucks sometimes to be in meetings and be the only woman there. Yes, that can be a point of pride, but it's not always a comfortable feeling.
we'll have films released that are boring wastes of computer time.
since i haven't seen "Sky Captain", i won't pre-judge it. but comments like
The plot, which hurtles across maps of the world Indiana Jones style, definitely take a back seat to the effects. The character interactions are all predictable.
will keep me away from the theater every time. i'm tired of being burned.
anyone else remember how badly "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within" sucked?
oh yeah, any visually pleasing film will get a "thumbs-up" from Ebert, regadless of how thin the plotline might be. he's a closet nerd.
"I've worked in telco, supply chain management and finance fields"
Translation: I still haven't found anything I'm good at. Or even vaguely competent.
Exactly. You may also add this line to the Translation: "I'd rather write a cool hack that gives me a boner than have to learn the business or worry about meeting the end-user requirements"
Ever heard the phrase "follow the money"? Yes? Well, that's what they should be doing with Spam.
Reportedly, Bill Gates has proposed a means to do just that during a speech at the recent World Economic Forum.
Quoting, The Register: Gates' three ideas are a challenge response system - which sends an email back to the sender requesting human authentication; a model that requires the spammer's machine to perform a computation that would slow down bulk email dispatches (Penny Black), and charging the sender of email a micropayment. You can guess which one Bill himself favors:
"In the long run, the monetary [method] will be dominant," he predicted.
When it costs more to send spam than the senders can anticipate making off of naive Net n00bs, then spam will be defeated.
Slashdot Mirror
who cares how big or fast it is??
:)
IT LOOKS HAWT! and I want one.
sometimes it's all about the sizzle and not about the specs, people. this IS the CES -- c'mon now!
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=19129
Google states that they are planning to back the open SIP protocol.
:: http://www.google.com/talk/developer.html
::
"Google Talk supports XMPP with the beta release. We plan to support SIP in a future release. Additionally, we will evaluate other protocols as appropriate, to continue to deliver on our commitment to open communications."
Skype is a closed model.
I don't think Google is going to buy Skype, I think they are going to KILL Skype.
They are also going to be taking a good run at killing AIM when they integrate Google Talk with federation
"We do not have details at this time on when federation will be enabled. But we are working closely with Earthlink and Sipphone to federate EarthLink's Vling service and Sipphone's Gizmo Project with the Google Talk service as quickly as possible, while offering the best possible user experience." (same link)
why would someone post a Longhorn beta screengrab of a desktop browsing http://anyweb.kicks-ass.net/ ??
/.
that site has an anti-IE blurb right in the screengrab! how would the latest build get to someone who seems to dislike MS so much?
and the slashdot article came from "an anonymous reader". awesome source, there,
yeah, i believe everything i read and see on the Internet...
it may be real and it may be true, but let's not simply eat up everything we see without some examination, shall we?
Objectis offers free Zope and Plone hosting. It's not a final solution by any means, but it will give you an opportunity to play with them. I've had some documents on a free site there for well over a year.
http://www.objectis.org/community-en
*dragon claps hands til they hurt*
I have had similar experiences to you.
Whenever my company tries to hire J2EE technical leads, it takes us seemingly forever to find a single workable candidate. People pad the shit out of their resume, read books, and think that's enough to get hired. But as soon as you get them in the door, they can't even tell you how a delegate pattern would be used or why it's desireable.
I guess I should take heart from this because I feel like I could hop into a new job whenever I need to, but it's still frustrating to see so many manhours thrown away whenever we want to hire -- which is seemingly *always*!
So, in many ways, there really does seem to be a shortage of J2EE architects/programmers who know wtf they are doing, or can at least speak intelligently in an interview situation.
You sound a lot like me. I have a DVR on my PC and use GIMP. Many of my "friends" are those people with whom I speak only in forums on the Net. IT is a stressful field. The programming itself is a complete joy. The opportunity to learn new tools and solve interesting problems gets me out of bed in the morning. However, I don't think it's wrong of me to wish for decent working conditions and a wage commensurate with my experience and skillset. And maybe a few "makeable" deadlines so I'm not forced to work huge hours in order to release code of which I'm proud. If I worked 40 hours to the project plan, I'd generally be forced to produce crap I'm jamming down the user's throats. I have too much pride about my job, so I kill myself to do a good one. I'm sure I'm not the only one feeling burned out, but being chased by people willing to do my job cheaper.
Oh lord, am i ever getting weary of seeing this tired ole arg trotted out every time there is an article posted regarding less ppl entering the IT market.
Maybe they really are quitting getting in because the wizard-mystique has been penetrated and IT jobs are becoming known as what they really are
So, ok, there are less people entering this crappy business. That doesn't make it any less crappy.
Your argument is straw-man at best, sir.
i can come up with several reasons why my career is taking me ever more into the business side of the aisle, away from the geek cubes::
First, I've still never met another female software architect. People like to work with people who are like them. It gives them more to talk about than just "the code". It's hard to make friends at work when you're surrounded by mostly men. Everyone thinks you're "more than friends".
Second, IT managers tend to have less "soft skills" than their business-side counterparts. Face it, we live in a world where women do the lion's share of child-raising. If my manager isn't sensitive about the time I *need* to be away from work cos school is closing early, then I'm going to be less happy on the job.
Third, IT managers tend to be male (as are most IT workers). Managers like to promote people who are like them. It's been hard for me in some organizations to envision a good career path.
Lastly, it sucks sometimes to be in meetings and be the only woman there. Yes, that can be a point of pride, but it's not always a comfortable feeling.
we'll have films released that are boring wastes of computer time.
since i haven't seen "Sky Captain", i won't pre-judge it. but comments like
The plot, which hurtles across maps of the world Indiana Jones style, definitely take a back seat to the effects. The character interactions are all predictable.
will keep me away from the theater every time. i'm tired of being burned.
anyone else remember how badly "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within" sucked? oh yeah, any visually pleasing film will get a "thumbs-up" from Ebert, regadless of how thin the plotline might be. he's a closet nerd.
"I've worked in telco, supply chain management and finance fields"
Translation: I still haven't found anything I'm good at. Or even vaguely competent.
Exactly. You may also add this line to the Translation: "I'd rather write a cool hack that gives me a boner than have to learn the business or worry about meeting the end-user requirements"
Ever heard the phrase "follow the money"? Yes? Well, that's what they should be doing with Spam.
Reportedly, Bill Gates has proposed a means to do just that during a speech at the recent World Economic Forum.
Quoting, The Register: Gates' three ideas are a challenge response system - which sends an email back to the sender requesting human authentication; a model that requires the spammer's machine to perform a computation that would slow down bulk email dispatches (Penny Black), and charging the sender of email a micropayment. You can guess which one Bill himself favors:
"In the long run, the monetary [method] will be dominant," he predicted.
When it costs more to send spam than the senders can anticipate making off of naive Net n00bs, then spam will be defeated.
Remember way back when Yahoo had a simple interface with only two images on the very-quickly loading home page.
Yahoo started as a directory and now has morphed into a Portal. The search has always been an "add-on" IMO. If I want to search, I use Google, PERIOD.
Specialized tools work best, no?
I can hear all the geeks screaming how ogg is the best thing on the planet
... !!
uhhhmmm noooo... not exactly
OGG is lossy, too. just like mp3. bootleg traders (and music lovers) flee from lossy compression formats like Homer flees from the PBS Posse.
vive la FLAC, SHN, APE