And then, you have the rejuvenation and full rejuvenation potions, which heal both health and mana, instantaneously, and which you cannot buy. I usually hoard tons of them 'for tough spots', which of course never come.
I hated when the one patch they released killed the ability to make rejuvenation potions from health and mana potions. Instead of being able to actually play and enjoy the game, I had to keep stalking places where I could find them instead until I had enough to cube together into full rejuv potions.
And now their basic dev software is free (as in beer), fancy that. Yes, but I wasn't just talking about their dev software. As an example, I knew a number of people who ended up running Windows 2000 Server as their desktop OS just because they could.
This is not an endorsement, merely a counterpoint. For the record, I *loathe* MS development software. I encourage you to use free (as in speech) alternatives. I like Eclipse, but you don't have to.
I used Eclipse when I was still working with Java and I use NetBeans as my IDE for Ruby and have used various others on Windows and *nix for different purposes over the years.
However, I really like Visual Studio. In my personal opinion, it's one of the better IDEs that I've used.
I'm a right tools for the job person instead of an "everything I use has to be open source" one (as you have shown yourself to be).
Microsoft hated the site license agreement my university had with them when I was an undergrad (it has since changed).
We could get pretty much any software that they made (the pro versions included) for about $10-20. If you didn't want the media, you could borrow a copy from the library for 24 hours free of charge.
Needless to say, we abused the heck out of that. It was rather nice being able to have the latest versions of everything that you wanted to use without having to pay out of the rear for all of it.
Very true, but they make the argument supporting that sort of punishment with the reasoning that it will stop people in order to justify themselves to others. Sometimes they even believe it themselves.
That's the reason that I usually point out the control and power issue.
My personal stance on the subject is that rape is a crime truly worthy of capital punishment (I also have to say that, in my opinion, people who falsely accuse someone of rape and know it's a false accusation should suffer a similar fate). Then again, I am somewhat biased since I've seen what it can do to people.
Working from memory here as I am feeling too lazy to look it up again (not to mention grumpy due to various drama), but a lot of rape cases aren't really about sex, but rather about control and power.
The evidence for this is in the fact that, even after castration (chemical or otherwise), repeat offenders have been known to do it again; sometimes using things like broom handles or the like in order to commit the crime if they are no longer able to get/maintain an erection.
That's why I phrased it in the form of a question.
As far as the 5.25's go, there's a chance that you could get one to work with one of the powered 5.25 usb cases that they make to let people build their own external drives.
Don't bet on it. I've actually run into a company that tried to get me to design a site for them (as in actually for a client and not something test-like) as part of my "interview".
When I informed them that that wasn't going to happen, they started trying to convince me that it was an accepted method for deciding on candidates. When I informed them that I didn't work for free and that it certainly wasn't an industry accepted practice, they got rather furious.
Since it happened at a career fair for my alma mater, I emailed the people in charge and informed them of the shady practices of the company. They were basically hoping to sucker free work out of recent grads or prospective grads that they hoped wouldn't know better.
It may not be extremely common, but it does happen.
Do you have any idea how many times I've said that on this site (and how many times I've been told how wrong I was by people who, in my opinion, don't actually work anywhere)? lol
On a side note, I'd *love* to find a sane company like that. A place that wants me to have a healthy work/life balance? Yes, please. Those are far too freaking rare from what I've seen.
It's funny that you mention that because I've noticed a similar trend in IT where I am.
Wear a tie, and you're generally not going to be taken seriously no matter how good you are. The best approach here seems to be a polo, nice sweater, or button up depending on the weather, slacks or khakis (occasionally jeans, depending on the place), and presentable shoes (nothing too fancy. Half the time, plain black tennis shoes work perfectly).
I used to do the suit and tie thing because that's what everyone tells you to do and because I occasionally like them (yes, I'm weird. It's what I get for some of the things in my past.).
Now I just walk in wearing a nice polo shirt and khakis and get taken a heck of a lot more seriously because I "look more like a technical person". The irony is that the change came because I got tired of getting dressed up just to end up getting jerked around, so I started walking into interviews wearing what I do on an average day.
I've occasionally wondered what would happen if I walked into an interview in medieval style clothing. lol
Do people actually change computers and desks and tools just because a project changes?
Some places have teams seated in close proximity, so if they send you to another team when your current project is over (which happens at some places), you can actually end up with a new desk, different computer, and possibly different tools.
It's one of the many downsides to companies treating developers like interchangeable parts.
When I was an apprentice blacksmith, I used several different hammers depending on what I was doing (I carried 5 or 6 in my toolbox). It's really a lot like writing code - to the outside world, all the tools look the same, but to you there are huge differences.
2 things - I was there (actually, I was rushing up the hill in question because I had a bad feeling) when it happened so I had the information in question and it's an example of the lengths cops will go to in order to stretch the truth in order to "get the suspect" (make their career).
I can't see how your providing information to this sheriff would have led to your being charged with this crime.
You have obviously not dealt extensively with police. More than a few of them will take "I gave information" to mean "I did it because I know what happened".
Do you really think the DA would have filed charges against you?
In that county? Hell yes.
What did the victim say about "whodunit"?
I don't know how to break this to you, but the cops kept trying to get her to say that I did it even after she told them what happened. This is while she had a bleeding gunshot wound. She actually ended up spitting on the cop that was trying to get her to say I did it. (According to her, that was a mistake, because it really hurt. With a hole in your chest, I'd believe it)
Why would the assailant call 911? Whose prints were on the gun? Did the victim have a history of diagnosed mental illness? What was your relationship to the victim? Did you have motive to murder her?
In order: I had to flag down a car because I didn't have a phone at the time (long story), but an assailant would call 911 in an attempt to make it look like they didn't do it or because they panicked and had second thoughts (it happens). Both of our prints would have been on the gun. Yes, but the police don't care (especially not there. trust me). We were engaged. No.
I still can't imagine what truthful information you could have given that sheriff that would have led to the DA filing attempted-murder charges against you.
The fact that I knew the gun used, knew where it happened, and was "too calm". You don't seem to get that not all police officers are straight as an arrow (and that sheriff, well, isn't).
So that is my question for you. Would you have been considered any more or less of a suspect if you invoked your right to remain silent and your right to counsel?
Actually, this part of the discussion was about how being free with information (whether or not you are a suspect at the time) can lead to you being turned into a suspect and/or being charged with the crime, and I'm telling you that it can, has, and does happen.
I'm having a difficult time imagining a situation where I might have some helpful information, but revealing it might lead to me being charged with the crime.
It's not that hard to imagine. Usually, it happens when there is violence involved.
Heck, man, you're likely to get grilled if the cops think you're "too calm" in a situation involving violence. Happened to me while I was helping treat a gunshot wound.
No, I didn't do it. It was someone I cared about a great deal and it was self-inflicted, but the sheriff was bound and determined that he was going to try to pin it on me because solving an attempted murder or attempted homicide would look better than a suicide attempt. Thankfully, the state troopers there (who were first on scene) had my back. The very first one there looked like he was about ready to beat the living daylights out of the sheriff because he saw what I was going through.
Hell, I guess the cop at the hospital where they took her even tried to get her to say that I did it.
Never underestimate the lengths some cops will go to in order to get a "suspect".
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But if I do that, how will I learn things?
*points to sig for the slow among the readership*
And then, you have the rejuvenation and full rejuvenation potions, which heal both health and mana, instantaneously, and which you cannot buy. I usually hoard tons of them 'for tough spots', which of course never come.
I hated when the one patch they released killed the ability to make rejuvenation potions from health and mana potions. Instead of being able to actually play and enjoy the game, I had to keep stalking places where I could find them instead until I had enough to cube together into full rejuv potions.
This wasn't just to the comp sci students. It was a campus wide agreement.
And now their basic dev software is free (as in beer), fancy that.
Yes, but I wasn't just talking about their dev software. As an example, I knew a number of people who ended up running Windows 2000 Server as their desktop OS just because they could.
This is not an endorsement, merely a counterpoint. For the record, I *loathe* MS development software. I encourage you to use free (as in speech) alternatives. I like Eclipse, but you don't have to.
I used Eclipse when I was still working with Java and I use NetBeans as my IDE for Ruby and have used various others on Windows and *nix for different purposes over the years.
However, I really like Visual Studio. In my personal opinion, it's one of the better IDEs that I've used.
I'm a right tools for the job person instead of an "everything I use has to be open source" one (as you have shown yourself to be).
Microsoft hated the site license agreement my university had with them when I was an undergrad (it has since changed).
We could get pretty much any software that they made (the pro versions included) for about $10-20. If you didn't want the media, you could borrow a copy from the library for 24 hours free of charge.
Needless to say, we abused the heck out of that. It was rather nice being able to have the latest versions of everything that you wanted to use without having to pay out of the rear for all of it.
Very true, but they make the argument supporting that sort of punishment with the reasoning that it will stop people in order to justify themselves to others. Sometimes they even believe it themselves.
That's the reason that I usually point out the control and power issue.
My personal stance on the subject is that rape is a crime truly worthy of capital punishment (I also have to say that, in my opinion, people who falsely accuse someone of rape and know it's a false accusation should suffer a similar fate). Then again, I am somewhat biased since I've seen what it can do to people.
Rape someone, cut off the penis
Working from memory here as I am feeling too lazy to look it up again (not to mention grumpy due to various drama), but a lot of rape cases aren't really about sex, but rather about control and power.
The evidence for this is in the fact that, even after castration (chemical or otherwise), repeat offenders have been known to do it again; sometimes using things like broom handles or the like in order to commit the crime if they are no longer able to get/maintain an erection.
The taste was alright, but it was a bit chewy...
You're the second person in two days to say that =]
Button mushrooms are just about tasteless. It's impossible for them to be yuck.
Food preference is about more than just taste. Texture is important as well, and some people really don't like the texture of mushrooms.
Sadly, a lot of the red staters where I am *are* of the "you need to live like I do" variety.
The Bible Belt is fun like that...
as everyone, including vampires and zombies, dies eventually, and if they were satisfied with the services the first time, it's likely they'll return.
Isn't that sort of how you get zombies and vampires in the first place? Or is it that you're hoping for a sequel? =]
I'd be guessing the .15% is Wind9x or NT (or perhaps bob, but that's just too scary).
I shudder to mention it, but you left off the abomination that is Windows ME...
That's why I phrased it in the form of a question.
As far as the 5.25's go, there's a chance that you could get one to work with one of the powered 5.25 usb cases that they make to let people build their own external drives.
Would a USB floppy drive work?
Just a thought...
Ninety percent of them stayed in Maryland and Virginia.
That explains a lot...
You beat me to it.
Everyone around here (Ohio) says "pop". It drives me up the wall. lol
The only thing worse is people who say "soda pop". For some reason, that makes me want to smack people heh
I don't care about his chair. I just want a prosthetic forehead to wear on my real head.
Well, that and a rock to wind my piece of string around. =]
Don't bet on it. I've actually run into a company that tried to get me to design a site for them (as in actually for a client and not something test-like) as part of my "interview".
When I informed them that that wasn't going to happen, they started trying to convince me that it was an accepted method for deciding on candidates. When I informed them that I didn't work for free and that it certainly wasn't an industry accepted practice, they got rather furious.
Since it happened at a career fair for my alma mater, I emailed the people in charge and informed them of the shady practices of the company. They were basically hoping to sucker free work out of recent grads or prospective grads that they hoped wouldn't know better.
It may not be extremely common, but it does happen.
Do you have any idea how many times I've said that on this site (and how many times I've been told how wrong I was by people who, in my opinion, don't actually work anywhere)? lol
On a side note, I'd *love* to find a sane company like that. A place that wants me to have a healthy work/life balance? Yes, please. Those are far too freaking rare from what I've seen.
It's funny that you mention that because I've noticed a similar trend in IT where I am.
Wear a tie, and you're generally not going to be taken seriously no matter how good you are. The best approach here seems to be a polo, nice sweater, or button up depending on the weather, slacks or khakis (occasionally jeans, depending on the place), and presentable shoes (nothing too fancy. Half the time, plain black tennis shoes work perfectly).
I used to do the suit and tie thing because that's what everyone tells you to do and because I occasionally like them (yes, I'm weird. It's what I get for some of the things in my past.).
Now I just walk in wearing a nice polo shirt and khakis and get taken a heck of a lot more seriously because I "look more like a technical person". The irony is that the change came because I got tired of getting dressed up just to end up getting jerked around, so I started walking into interviews wearing what I do on an average day.
I've occasionally wondered what would happen if I walked into an interview in medieval style clothing. lol
Do people actually change computers and desks and tools just because a project changes?
Some places have teams seated in close proximity, so if they send you to another team when your current project is over (which happens at some places), you can actually end up with a new desk, different computer, and possibly different tools.
It's one of the many downsides to companies treating developers like interchangeable parts.
When I was an apprentice blacksmith, I used several different hammers depending on what I was doing (I carried 5 or 6 in my toolbox). It's really a lot like writing code - to the outside world, all the tools look the same, but to you there are huge differences.
but I'm not sure how your story is relevant.
2 things - I was there (actually, I was rushing up the hill in question because I had a bad feeling) when it happened so I had the information in question and it's an example of the lengths cops will go to in order to stretch the truth in order to "get the suspect" (make their career).
I can't see how your providing information to this sheriff would have led to your being charged with this crime.
You have obviously not dealt extensively with police. More than a few of them will take "I gave information" to mean "I did it because I know what happened".
Do you really think the DA would have filed charges against you?
In that county? Hell yes.
What did the victim say about "whodunit"?
I don't know how to break this to you, but the cops kept trying to get her to say that I did it even after she told them what happened. This is while she had a bleeding gunshot wound. She actually ended up spitting on the cop that was trying to get her to say I did it. (According to her, that was a mistake, because it really hurt. With a hole in your chest, I'd believe it)
Why would the assailant call 911? Whose prints were on the gun? Did the victim have a history of diagnosed mental illness? What was your relationship to the victim? Did you have motive to murder her?
In order: I had to flag down a car because I didn't have a phone at the time (long story), but an assailant would call 911 in an attempt to make it look like they didn't do it or because they panicked and had second thoughts (it happens). Both of our prints would have been on the gun. Yes, but the police don't care (especially not there. trust me). We were engaged. No.
I still can't imagine what truthful information you could have given that sheriff that would have led to the DA filing attempted-murder charges against you.
The fact that I knew the gun used, knew where it happened, and was "too calm". You don't seem to get that not all police officers are straight as an arrow (and that sheriff, well, isn't).
So that is my question for you. Would you have been considered any more or less of a suspect if you invoked your right to remain silent and your right to counsel?
Actually, this part of the discussion was about how being free with information (whether or not you are a suspect at the time) can lead to you being turned into a suspect and/or being charged with the crime, and I'm telling you that it can, has, and does happen.
I'm having a difficult time imagining a situation where I might have some helpful information, but revealing it might lead to me being charged with the crime.
It's not that hard to imagine. Usually, it happens when there is violence involved.
Heck, man, you're likely to get grilled if the cops think you're "too calm" in a situation involving violence. Happened to me while I was helping treat a gunshot wound.
No, I didn't do it. It was someone I cared about a great deal and it was self-inflicted, but the sheriff was bound and determined that he was going to try to pin it on me because solving an attempted murder or attempted homicide would look better than a suicide attempt. Thankfully, the state troopers there (who were first on scene) had my back. The very first one there looked like he was about ready to beat the living daylights out of the sheriff because he saw what I was going through.
Hell, I guess the cop at the hospital where they took her even tried to get her to say that I did it.
Never underestimate the lengths some cops will go to in order to get a "suspect".