As a qualified professional in the CS field, with a CS degree, I have to say that it really doesn't matter much what college or university you get your degree from.
We look for people with intelligence, which is "determined" by 2 or 3 things...
Your resume: It had better be good. Run it through a spell checker. Give DETAILS of things you know and experience you have. Keep it to 3 pages or under.
Your Interview: Answer questions fully, but briefly. Be confident. Don't be afraid to say "I don't know", B.S. is worse than "I don't know"...If you are confused or unsure, ASK for clarification. Keep "chit chat" to a minimum.
Be Professional: Look the part. Don't over dress.
That you HAVE a degree is important, where that degree is from is not so important.
And about the University of Phoenix, they are very credible. The local university has instituted a "distance learning" program because they were loosing students to UoP. about 1/4 of the employees (management on down) around here have degrees from UoP, a couple of them are instructors at UoP.
Seattle, during one of its many, useless, traffic studies, discovered this solution over a year ago. It was one of the proposals that they talked about, and talk is all they did...
They still don't have a viable plan to aleviate the traffic problem...
--E
#1 - My Grandmother was on the DNC for years. She came to me the other day and told me we would be better off going to a ONE VOTE ONE PERSON and removing the Electoral College.
I did some research into this issue, and found that doing so would guarantee that 9 states would control every presidential election. 9 out of 50. Sure, there are 13 "swing states", where if one person managed to get the majority of the 9 and 13, they would still get elected. So at most, every election would be decided by the majority of 21 states. 21 out of 50. More than HALF of the states "wouldn't matter" because their populations aren't great enough to help support a president. The Democrats support this model, because the majority of those states vote Democrat (California, New York, Illinois...)
Hmmm. Sounds like a great system, doesn't it?
#2 - John Kerry has been in congress for how many years? Something on the order of 20 years? Look at his voting record in regards to every major political issue that has been raised in this election...
Then tell me, will he really do anything different for the next 4 years that he DIDN'T do in the past 20 years?
At least Bush, imperfections and all, have actually DONE many of the things he set out to do, and he has only been in this political arena for the past 4 years...
i.e. Bush has accomplished more of the things on his "why we elected him" list in 4 years, than Kerry has done in the past 20. Kerry does NOT have a good track record.
If for nothing else, these 2 reasons have polarized me against the Democrats in this election.
In 1998 Dell sold LapTops with Linux on them. You couldn't find it in their catalog, they didn't openly advertise it.
You could call them and request linux on a laptop.
Shortly thereafter, Dell and Microsquat has a little chat. Dell suddenly pulled this ability and no more laptops were available with linux.
They also sold laptops and computers WITHOUT operating systems installed, just a box of hardware. After Mr. Gates' chat with Dell, this practice was also abandoned.
I would like to see:
Video of a spammer being flayed and skinned as he or she painfully and slowly die.
This video would then be broadcast across the internet, letting spammers know what future they face if they are caught.
I think spam would end in a hurry.
I have worked in so many different types of environments it is kind of scary...
One of the benefits of working contract...
If you are Extremem Programming: having a central location, open cubes or simple dividers, and lots of space are great. People can be far enough away from eachother that the constand typing on the keyboard won't bother them, but close enough to holler over their shoulder to have someone fix a broken piece of code.
If you are into Traditional Programming: Having offices with one, but no more than two people inside is nice, still keeping space, but allowing for more privacy with a door.
Lab type environments are nice, if there is enough space...
Space is a big issue. Some places cram you into a tiny cube 5x5, or pack in 10 people into a small room, almost shoulder to shoulder...neither of these situations are great.
Having a desk is fine, or a bench with shelves...SOMETHING that you can call "home", but up pictures, decorate, etc...and it MUST have a locking filecabinet or overhead...for stuff you don't want to go missing.
Windows, LOTS of windows...NATURAL lighting (Ott lights help too)...
Don't forget, a central game server inside so you can let off steam...load it with a variety of games, we like choices...
After 6+ years of working for Microsoft, and dealing with their ever bloating operating systems, I have heard them say, for every new release, "We won't go backwards compatible for legacy hardware" or "we won't be BC for old programs".
This decision changes about the 3rd quarter to release, and the testers are swamped with testing legacy hardware and old programs...
By the time they ship, they are not BC with about 10% of what they once thought they would not be supporting.
Don't worry, the consumer base is $$ to Micro$oft, and they will be BC with all old games...it will just take them 6 months before release to figure it out and kill their testers to get it tested...
I was not aware that NanoTech had progressed so far as it has.
I don't worry about the little beggers getting out of hand, there will always be ways to control them...
However, with every technology, there will be "good" ones and "bad" ones...and all someone has to do is infect you with a bad one, and you are dead.
Talk about "computer viri", more like "NanoTech Viri"
I worked there for years, through the development of Win95 Osr2, Win98, Win98 SE, Win ME (but that one wasn't my fault), WIn 2k, Win XP and into the first little bit of Longhorn...
Longhorn will be as slow as or slower than the current XP systems, even when properly configured.
We don't call it "Bloatware" for nothing.
One way to make it faster is to cut out all the crap. If someone wants to install Solitaire, FANTASTIC, let them choose to do so, but for crap sake, DON'T install it by default...
Fix the File Tables, Fat32 was good, NTFS is better, they say the new schema for Longhorn will be better, if they can ever get it working...
If a user wants the colors and blinking things, then let them set it that way...don't make that the default...
Just because a processor can hit 3.2 GHz DOES NOT mean you have to use every Hz of speed...
Just because Hard Disks are not in the hundreds of GB, does not mean you must fill it up with an OS...
Just because memory is "cheep" and some systems can handle 2 gig or more, does not mean you must use the whole thing to manage your OS...
The system requirements for Longhorn are rediculous at best...when Longhorn ships, Linux will finally get the break it needs!
I think they have it all wrong.
YOu don't need to register.net,.org,.com,.edu,.gov,.tv,.whatever...
You simply need to Register your Trademark or Tradename with the appropriate government agency. Yes, it does cost, but less than buying every TLD they decide to come out with...
That way, if someone comes along and buys yourtradename.org, and you have yourtradename.com, you could sue them for infringing on your Tradename...
Once you register it, it is yours, and is stored in a national database...
Personally, I think they could fix the problem if they would simply force people to register TLDs CORRECTLY...
If you are an Organization, non profit, or otherwise, you MUST register in.org, not in.com...
if you are a Network, ISP or otherwise, you MUST register in.NET not in.ORG or.COM
And if you are a commercial business, then.COM or.BIZ or something, but NOTHING else...
This would free up MILLIONS of URLs to be used by those that need them...
If you really wanted to save TLDs, create a.SEX and force all porn to move to.sex not.com,.org or.anything else...
This would free up MILLIONS all by itself...
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As a qualified professional in the CS field, with a CS degree, I have to say that it really doesn't matter much what college or university you get your degree from. We look for people with intelligence, which is "determined" by 2 or 3 things... Your resume: It had better be good. Run it through a spell checker. Give DETAILS of things you know and experience you have. Keep it to 3 pages or under. Your Interview: Answer questions fully, but briefly. Be confident. Don't be afraid to say "I don't know", B.S. is worse than "I don't know"...If you are confused or unsure, ASK for clarification. Keep "chit chat" to a minimum. Be Professional: Look the part. Don't over dress. That you HAVE a degree is important, where that degree is from is not so important. And about the University of Phoenix, they are very credible. The local university has instituted a "distance learning" program because they were loosing students to UoP. about 1/4 of the employees (management on down) around here have degrees from UoP, a couple of them are instructors at UoP.
Seattle, during one of its many, useless, traffic studies, discovered this solution over a year ago. It was one of the proposals that they talked about, and talk is all they did... They still don't have a viable plan to aleviate the traffic problem... --E
#1 - My Grandmother was on the DNC for years. She came to me the other day and told me we would be better off going to a ONE VOTE ONE PERSON and removing the Electoral College. I did some research into this issue, and found that doing so would guarantee that 9 states would control every presidential election. 9 out of 50. Sure, there are 13 "swing states", where if one person managed to get the majority of the 9 and 13, they would still get elected. So at most, every election would be decided by the majority of 21 states. 21 out of 50. More than HALF of the states "wouldn't matter" because their populations aren't great enough to help support a president. The Democrats support this model, because the majority of those states vote Democrat (California, New York, Illinois...) Hmmm. Sounds like a great system, doesn't it? #2 - John Kerry has been in congress for how many years? Something on the order of 20 years? Look at his voting record in regards to every major political issue that has been raised in this election... Then tell me, will he really do anything different for the next 4 years that he DIDN'T do in the past 20 years? At least Bush, imperfections and all, have actually DONE many of the things he set out to do, and he has only been in this political arena for the past 4 years... i.e. Bush has accomplished more of the things on his "why we elected him" list in 4 years, than Kerry has done in the past 20. Kerry does NOT have a good track record. If for nothing else, these 2 reasons have polarized me against the Democrats in this election.
In 1998 Dell sold LapTops with Linux on them. You couldn't find it in their catalog, they didn't openly advertise it. You could call them and request linux on a laptop. Shortly thereafter, Dell and Microsquat has a little chat. Dell suddenly pulled this ability and no more laptops were available with linux. They also sold laptops and computers WITHOUT operating systems installed, just a box of hardware. After Mr. Gates' chat with Dell, this practice was also abandoned.
I would like to see: Video of a spammer being flayed and skinned as he or she painfully and slowly die. This video would then be broadcast across the internet, letting spammers know what future they face if they are caught. I think spam would end in a hurry.
I have worked in so many different types of environments it is kind of scary... One of the benefits of working contract... If you are Extremem Programming: having a central location, open cubes or simple dividers, and lots of space are great. People can be far enough away from eachother that the constand typing on the keyboard won't bother them, but close enough to holler over their shoulder to have someone fix a broken piece of code. If you are into Traditional Programming: Having offices with one, but no more than two people inside is nice, still keeping space, but allowing for more privacy with a door. Lab type environments are nice, if there is enough space... Space is a big issue. Some places cram you into a tiny cube 5x5, or pack in 10 people into a small room, almost shoulder to shoulder...neither of these situations are great. Having a desk is fine, or a bench with shelves...SOMETHING that you can call "home", but up pictures, decorate, etc...and it MUST have a locking filecabinet or overhead...for stuff you don't want to go missing. Windows, LOTS of windows...NATURAL lighting (Ott lights help too)... Don't forget, a central game server inside so you can let off steam...load it with a variety of games, we like choices...
After 6+ years of working for Microsoft, and dealing with their ever bloating operating systems, I have heard them say, for every new release, "We won't go backwards compatible for legacy hardware" or "we won't be BC for old programs". This decision changes about the 3rd quarter to release, and the testers are swamped with testing legacy hardware and old programs... By the time they ship, they are not BC with about 10% of what they once thought they would not be supporting. Don't worry, the consumer base is $$ to Micro$oft, and they will be BC with all old games...it will just take them 6 months before release to figure it out and kill their testers to get it tested...
I was not aware that NanoTech had progressed so far as it has. I don't worry about the little beggers getting out of hand, there will always be ways to control them... However, with every technology, there will be "good" ones and "bad" ones...and all someone has to do is infect you with a bad one, and you are dead. Talk about "computer viri", more like "NanoTech Viri"
I worked there for years, through the development of Win95 Osr2, Win98, Win98 SE, Win ME (but that one wasn't my fault), WIn 2k, Win XP and into the first little bit of Longhorn... Longhorn will be as slow as or slower than the current XP systems, even when properly configured. We don't call it "Bloatware" for nothing. One way to make it faster is to cut out all the crap. If someone wants to install Solitaire, FANTASTIC, let them choose to do so, but for crap sake, DON'T install it by default... Fix the File Tables, Fat32 was good, NTFS is better, they say the new schema for Longhorn will be better, if they can ever get it working... If a user wants the colors and blinking things, then let them set it that way...don't make that the default... Just because a processor can hit 3.2 GHz DOES NOT mean you have to use every Hz of speed... Just because Hard Disks are not in the hundreds of GB, does not mean you must fill it up with an OS... Just because memory is "cheep" and some systems can handle 2 gig or more, does not mean you must use the whole thing to manage your OS... The system requirements for Longhorn are rediculous at best...when Longhorn ships, Linux will finally get the break it needs!
I think they have it all wrong. YOu don't need to register .net, .org, .com, .edu, .gov, .tv, .whatever...
You simply need to Register your Trademark or Tradename with the appropriate government agency. Yes, it does cost, but less than buying every TLD they decide to come out with...
That way, if someone comes along and buys yourtradename.org, and you have yourtradename.com, you could sue them for infringing on your Tradename...
Once you register it, it is yours, and is stored in a national database...
Personally, I think they could fix the problem if they would simply force people to register TLDs CORRECTLY...
If you are an Organization, non profit, or otherwise, you MUST register in .org, not in .com...
if you are a Network, ISP or otherwise, you MUST register in .NET not in .ORG or .COM
And if you are a commercial business, then .COM or .BIZ or something, but NOTHING else...
This would free up MILLIONS of URLs to be used by those that need them...
If you really wanted to save TLDs, create a .SEX and force all porn to move to .sex not .com, .org or .anything else...
This would free up MILLIONS all by itself...