You just keep at it, don't you? You really make this too easy. I know this response wasn't directed at me, but I'll put in my 2 cents.
For one thing did I say anything about any indians, are you singleing them out for any specific reason?
Probably because, at the moment, they are the most common in this country when it comes to outsourcing and/or H1B holders.
Also, anyone that is dumb enough to use consulants is an idiot
Nice generalization there. Sorry, man, but while some consultants are overpaid, a lot of us are more than worth what we get paid. Then again, I'm talking as one of the consultants that people call when there's an emergency or things absolutely have to be done right and have to be done right now.
Maybe I didn't explain my self enough earlier, american employees in general are too spoiled, and expect too much from companies.
Oh really? Is that why so many companies that I've seen expect their employees to work insane hours with absolutely no job security? In fact, they work longer hours than other countries who, apparently according to you, are less "spoiled".
It seems that you think people are "too spoiled" because they look out for themselves because they *know* that half of the companies out there are going to try to screw them over.
But anyone that agreed to do a job and signed a contract to work for a company, and then thinks that they should get more because the company did well all of the sudden, is a greedy bastard and doesn't deserve a job with them.
Expecting a wage in line with the average in the area for your position and skill level is not being greedy. In fact, in most companies in this country, in order to get a raise that amounts to anything at all, you have to change jobs.
Sorry to tell you this, but that rather points at the company as being the greedy bastard; not the person who wants a decent wage.
I have to say honestly that you have no idea what in the hell you're talking about. Quit while you're ahead.
As the other poster said, when a company in this country loses money, layoffs are common. Hell, half the time they're common just to bump up the stock of a publicly traded company a few points.
You better bet that we, as employees, look out for our own best interests, and that includes the amount we are paid. Nobody else will.
That said, I have to tell you that there is basically zero chance I would want to work for you. In a few lines, you've proved that, if you *are* a manager (which I doubt), you don't value your employees, aren't in touch with the realities of business, and create an adversarial environment in your workplace.
That's not conducive to getting good people.
I have news for you - quality people *aren't* cheap and *aren't* easily replaced. This is especially true mid-project when the time for a new person to figure out what they are doing is, to say the least, non-trivial.
I don't know where his opinion comes from, but I know that it doesn't come from experience or, indeed, anything that looks remotely like common sense. =]
ah now youre putting thoughts into my head, how very open minded of you.
If i hand you another carton of eggs can you smear them on your face for me too?
No, kid, I'm just responding to what you're writing. The fact is that you really don't know what you're talking about with regard to this subject. You're honestly better off quitting while you're ahead, but I doubt that's going to happen.
it only takes a few grams of pressure to pull a trigger, my point stands.
For the heck of it, to prove that you don't know what you're talking about, a standard glock out of the box has a trigger pull of around 5-5.5lbs from the various sources I dug up. That's just one example.
A few grams of pressure is below what would even be considered a hair trigger.
Let me know when you can grab a bullet, turn it, and force it into the person who just fired it at you.
Let me speak slowly and use small words. You might have an easier time of it:
The person with the knife can strike faster than the person with the gun at point blank range. The person with the gun doesn't get off a shot if the person with the knife knows what they're doing.
it only takes a few grams of pressure to pull a trigger, my point stands.
Actually, the amount of pressure to pull a trigger varies widely depending on model, condition, and various other factors.
let me know when a blade produces a fist sized exit wound and has the concussive force of a bullet.
Not all bullets leave fist sized exit wounds. I know first hand, having treated a gunshot wound and knowing others who have treated significantly more of them.
Concussive force also isn't the magical thing you seem to think it is. People are capable of taking multiple rounds to the core of the body and still standing and attacking. As I said, just like with a blade, targeting is important with a gun.
I think you need to study ballistics a little more.
My knowledge of firearms is just fine, thank you. I grew up using them. I also grew up using blades. You, however, need to study the reality of it more instead of behaving like you do now, thinking guns are some unstoppable thing from which one shot kills instantly, taking half the target's body with it.
I can shoot someone 3 times or more with a handgun at point blank range before they even reach me. The force necessary to pull the trigger is minimal.
Actually, at point blank range, someone with a knife can be faster than a person with a gun. The advantage of a gun is in the fact that you can do damage while *not* at point blank range. If you're using it at point blank range, you're doing it wrong or you got surprised. Sorry to burst your bubble.
if I want to kill someone with a knife I have to put a lot more force behind it and the effects are not as immediate.
Also not true. It only takes a few pounds of pressure to puncture someone with a blade. Also, the effects are just as immediate as with a gun provided you hit the proper locations (jugular/carotid artery, femoral artery, etc). Death by gun isn't instant either. Just because you put a round in someone's chest doesn't mean they go down instantly. You have to know where you're aiming, just like with a blade.
My old Explorer post wasn't affiliated with a church either. Out of the group of us, there were a few Christians, several pagans of different sorts, a number of agnostics, etc. It wasn't an issue, but you may also have to take into consideration that most of us had literally known each other since grade school if not earlier.
I grew up in the southeast part of the state, actually.
Pretty country and some decent people, but also more than a few people who would not look out of place on the set of Deliverance. =]
Sadly, a not insignificant number of the people there are also *ahem* rather conservative and fairly isolationist and extremely resistant to change. That, in my opinion, is one of the worst parts about the area and why a lot of the nation still takes a sort of dim view of the area.
As far as pizza goes, my favorite in this state has to be the Mount Olympus Greek from Avalanche Pizza in Athens (I went to college at OU).
I'm just wondering which floor the server that hosts my site is on. According to their forum, it's the difference between probably having it back on in the morning or not until tomorrow night.
I'm glad nobody was hurt and none of the servers were damaged, but I have to say that I'm not looking forward to seeing "downloading 1 of 1500 (or more) messages"
Several of my smarter, nerdier friends are martial artists. They began their studies in karate, tae kwon do, judo, kung fu, jujitsu, and boxing when they were kids, as a response to bullying.
While I have noticed a trend in a lot of geeks becoming martial artists, not all of us do it as a response to bullying. I started training because I was drawn to it. Bullying really didn't have anything to do with it.
I was a geek and, oddly enough, became one of the popular kids. I was invited to most of the parties, was pretty much only single when I wanted to be, actually went to homecoming alone one year and was dragged out for every dance by various girls there, etc.
I wasn't striving to be one of the popular people, I was just myself. In my case, it worked.
People knew I trained, but I was rather low key about it. Unfortunately, when the word got around, it actually *caused* a couple of scuffles because people who thought they were big and bad wanted to prove how good they were. They ended up being disappointed.
I remember eating at a Chinese place across the street one day and at the table next to me the VP of Operations was interviewing for another job. Not interviewing someone, being interviewed himself.
That's fairly normal anymore. Lunch interviews have become sort of standard in a lot of industries. He should have chosen a place a bit farther from the office, but what he did isn't out of the ordinary now.
Most companies don't have much (if anything) in the way of loyalty to employees anymore, so employees are really starting to look out for their own best interests because they know nobody else will.
How about the well know correlation between age and weight gain? Perhaps IT workers are just getting older. Let't think of the easy/obvious anwers before making stuff up.
How about doing some research before you open your mouth?
I know it's *supposed* to help with depression. However, for some reason, it doesn't do that much for me.
For example, in college, if I was suffering from depression on a night that I had practice, after practice the depression would generally still be there. The only difference is that I'd be sweaty and tired on top of it. The main upside is that I was able to sleep that night because I was exhausted.
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Maybe it was trying to tell you that the closest sexy ladies were 25 miles away :P
(I'm trying really hard to not make Ohio jokes since I live here lol)
You just keep at it, don't you? You really make this too easy. I know this response wasn't directed at me, but I'll put in my 2 cents.
For one thing did I say anything about any indians, are you singleing them out for any specific reason?
Probably because, at the moment, they are the most common in this country when it comes to outsourcing and/or H1B holders.
Also, anyone that is dumb enough to use consulants is an idiot
Nice generalization there. Sorry, man, but while some consultants are overpaid, a lot of us are more than worth what we get paid. Then again, I'm talking as one of the consultants that people call when there's an emergency or things absolutely have to be done right and have to be done right now.
Maybe I didn't explain my self enough earlier, american employees in general are too spoiled, and expect too much from companies.
Oh really? Is that why so many companies that I've seen expect their employees to work insane hours with absolutely no job security? In fact, they work longer hours than other countries who, apparently according to you, are less "spoiled".
It seems that you think people are "too spoiled" because they look out for themselves because they *know* that half of the companies out there are going to try to screw them over.
But anyone that agreed to do a job and signed a contract to work for a company, and then thinks that they should get more because the company did well all of the sudden, is a greedy bastard and doesn't deserve a job with them.
Expecting a wage in line with the average in the area for your position and skill level is not being greedy. In fact, in most companies in this country, in order to get a raise that amounts to anything at all, you have to change jobs.
Sorry to tell you this, but that rather points at the company as being the greedy bastard; not the person who wants a decent wage.
I have to say honestly that you have no idea what in the hell you're talking about. Quit while you're ahead.
As the other poster said, when a company in this country loses money, layoffs are common. Hell, half the time they're common just to bump up the stock of a publicly traded company a few points.
You better bet that we, as employees, look out for our own best interests, and that includes the amount we are paid. Nobody else will.
That said, I have to tell you that there is basically zero chance I would want to work for you. In a few lines, you've proved that, if you *are* a manager (which I doubt), you don't value your employees, aren't in touch with the realities of business, and create an adversarial environment in your workplace.
That's not conducive to getting good people.
I have news for you - quality people *aren't* cheap and *aren't* easily replaced. This is especially true mid-project when the time for a new person to figure out what they are doing is, to say the least, non-trivial.
I don't know where his opinion comes from, but I know that it doesn't come from experience or, indeed, anything that looks remotely like common sense. =]
ah now youre putting thoughts into my head, how very open minded of you.
If i hand you another carton of eggs can you smear them on your face for me too?
No, kid, I'm just responding to what you're writing. The fact is that you really don't know what you're talking about with regard to this subject. You're honestly better off quitting while you're ahead, but I doubt that's going to happen.
it only takes a few grams of pressure to pull a trigger, my point stands.
For the heck of it, to prove that you don't know what you're talking about, a standard glock out of the box has a trigger pull of around 5-5.5lbs from the various sources I dug up. That's just one example.
A few grams of pressure is below what would even be considered a hair trigger.
Learn what you're talking about next time.
Let me know when you can grab a bullet, turn it, and force it into the person who just fired it at you.
Let me speak slowly and use small words. You might have an easier time of it:
The person with the knife can strike faster than the person with the gun at point blank range. The person with the gun doesn't get off a shot if the person with the knife knows what they're doing.
it only takes a few grams of pressure to pull a trigger, my point stands.
Actually, the amount of pressure to pull a trigger varies widely depending on model, condition, and various other factors.
let me know when a blade produces a fist sized exit wound and has the concussive force of a bullet.
Not all bullets leave fist sized exit wounds. I know first hand, having treated a gunshot wound and knowing others who have treated significantly more of them.
Concussive force also isn't the magical thing you seem to think it is. People are capable of taking multiple rounds to the core of the body and still standing and attacking. As I said, just like with a blade, targeting is important with a gun.
I think you need to study ballistics a little more.
My knowledge of firearms is just fine, thank you. I grew up using them. I also grew up using blades. You, however, need to study the reality of it more instead of behaving like you do now, thinking guns are some unstoppable thing from which one shot kills instantly, taking half the target's body with it.
I can shoot someone 3 times or more with a handgun at point blank range before they even reach me. The force necessary to pull the trigger is minimal.
Actually, at point blank range, someone with a knife can be faster than a person with a gun. The advantage of a gun is in the fact that you can do damage while *not* at point blank range. If you're using it at point blank range, you're doing it wrong or you got surprised. Sorry to burst your bubble.
if I want to kill someone with a knife I have to put a lot more force behind it and the effects are not as immediate.
Also not true. It only takes a few pounds of pressure to puncture someone with a blade. Also, the effects are just as immediate as with a gun provided you hit the proper locations (jugular/carotid artery, femoral artery, etc). Death by gun isn't instant either. Just because you put a round in someone's chest doesn't mean they go down instantly. You have to know where you're aiming, just like with a blade.
Another for the "it varies by location".
My old Explorer post wasn't affiliated with a church either. Out of the group of us, there were a few Christians, several pagans of different sorts, a number of agnostics, etc. It wasn't an issue, but you may also have to take into consideration that most of us had literally known each other since grade school if not earlier.
roads even. This is what I get for posting at 3am lol
In my case, the reason was the need to carry people and/or gear of various sorts. I'm also known to get out of the city and off paved rodes.
I am quite familiar with Portsmouth as I dated someone from there many years ago.
I grew up in Jackson County. lol
I grew up in the southeast part of the state, actually.
Pretty country and some decent people, but also more than a few people who would not look out of place on the set of Deliverance. =]
Sadly, a not insignificant number of the people there are also *ahem* rather conservative and fairly isolationist and extremely resistant to change. That, in my opinion, is one of the worst parts about the area and why a lot of the nation still takes a sort of dim view of the area.
As far as pizza goes, my favorite in this state has to be the Mount Olympus Greek from Avalanche Pizza in Athens (I went to college at OU).
If you're ever in Ohio, passing through Dayton
:P
If these two things are ever true, we'll feel sorry for you.
I live in Ohio. I'm allowed to make those jokes =]
West Virginian democrats are generally only democrats in name. As a general rule, they're pretty conservative.
According to their forum, The Planet has several sites. This was an explosion at just one of them.
Same here.
I'm just wondering which floor the server that hosts my site is on. According to their forum, it's the difference between probably having it back on in the morning or not until tomorrow night.
I'm glad nobody was hurt and none of the servers were damaged, but I have to say that I'm not looking forward to seeing "downloading 1 of 1500 (or more) messages"
Several of my smarter, nerdier friends are martial artists. They began their studies in karate, tae kwon do, judo, kung fu, jujitsu, and boxing when they were kids, as a response to bullying.
While I have noticed a trend in a lot of geeks becoming martial artists, not all of us do it as a response to bullying. I started training because I was drawn to it. Bullying really didn't have anything to do with it.
I was a geek and, oddly enough, became one of the popular kids. I was invited to most of the parties, was pretty much only single when I wanted to be, actually went to homecoming alone one year and was dragged out for every dance by various girls there, etc.
I wasn't striving to be one of the popular people, I was just myself. In my case, it worked.
People knew I trained, but I was rather low key about it. Unfortunately, when the word got around, it actually *caused* a couple of scuffles because people who thought they were big and bad wanted to prove how good they were. They ended up being disappointed.
To be honest, I find the thought of Twitter getting "dressed down" by a mac sales droid and his/her supervisor pretty darned funny. =]
I remember eating at a Chinese place across the street one day and at the table next to me the VP of Operations was interviewing for another job. Not interviewing someone, being interviewed himself.
That's fairly normal anymore. Lunch interviews have become sort of standard in a lot of industries. He should have chosen a place a bit farther from the office, but what he did isn't out of the ordinary now.
Most companies don't have much (if anything) in the way of loyalty to employees anymore, so employees are really starting to look out for their own best interests because they know nobody else will.
The pirating "business" one was just dumb though.
1-4 were released in the US on the NES under the name Dragon Warrior. 1 and 4 were my favorites.
How about the well know correlation between age and weight gain? Perhaps IT workers are just getting older. Let't think of the easy/obvious anwers before making stuff up.
How about doing some research before you open your mouth?
Try reading up on cortisol and related hormones.
Just use it for huge titles if anything, such as Starcraft II.
Dragon Quest *is* a huge title. It's also an important series in Nintendo history since it was one of the first RPGs released for the NES.
I know it's *supposed* to help with depression. However, for some reason, it doesn't do that much for me.
For example, in college, if I was suffering from depression on a night that I had practice, after practice the depression would generally still be there. The only difference is that I'd be sweaty and tired on top of it. The main upside is that I was able to sleep that night because I was exhausted.
Chicory grows wild all over the place where I am. It's a pain in the ass to dig up though.