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I actually see this all the time. I do a lot of refactoring of code which I didn't write. I can't tell you how many times I have seen people "select * from table" and then use application logic to:
determine number of records
determine maximum from a field
search for existence
What a waste. If people would just learn a little more SQL than "select * from blah", the world would be a better place.
As a Writely user, I can assure you that it doesn't integrate perfectly with Word. I have uploaded documents to edit in Writely that have been reformatted quite a bit. The important thing is that it integrates "good enough" so that you can manually fix the reformatting issues and be on your way to sharing your word doc.
Please make up your mind - which is it? Is VC money
a) hard to get because they just want to steal your ideas and slides?
b) easy to get - just hold out your hands and they fill them with money?
This is an interesting question. I think that you have to find a way to apply the advanced math that you know to some problem that people care about. You have to be an entrepreneur. Perhaps you could create a new algorithm that can be applied to a particular problem that people care about - then, build a basic application around that algorithm. Profit.
When China continues to pull this stuff, I wonder about their entire rebuilding proposition. Anyone with an open mind and some basic economics education can agree that suppressing access to information hurts society as a whole. This basically sums up communism to me - I don't understand how a communistic country can ever be a good one, except on paper.
I'm sure I won't be the first to say that I have been burning CDs for more than 5 years, and have basically never had one fail. This "Scientific Research" doesn't really pass the bullshit test.
Most people are motivated by only 2 things: love and fear. You need to appeal to both of these. The previous posters have mentioned an excellent way to appeal to their feal: paint a dismal scene for management that "could happen" if things don't change. Managers hate uncertainty.
On the other hand, I'm sure you can appeal to their vision of where the company should be going. Tell them what you could do for them with the extra resources: reports (managers LOVE reports), backups (managers LOVE backups), organization, quicker response times, better application integration etc.
If they don't buy this, there is no hope. Go start a company and tell your potential clients how you have single-handedly managed 100 users and workstations for years.
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I actually see this all the time. I do a lot of refactoring of code which I didn't write. I can't tell you how many times I have seen people "select * from table" and then use application logic to: determine number of records determine maximum from a field search for existence What a waste. If people would just learn a little more SQL than "select * from blah", the world would be a better place.
As a Writely user, I can assure you that it doesn't integrate perfectly with Word. I have uploaded documents to edit in Writely that have been reformatted quite a bit. The important thing is that it integrates "good enough" so that you can manually fix the reformatting issues and be on your way to sharing your word doc.
Please make up your mind - which is it? Is VC money a) hard to get because they just want to steal your ideas and slides? b) easy to get - just hold out your hands and they fill them with money?
This is an interesting question. I think that you have to find a way to apply the advanced math that you know to some problem that people care about. You have to be an entrepreneur. Perhaps you could create a new algorithm that can be applied to a particular problem that people care about - then, build a basic application around that algorithm. Profit.
Once or twice per year, Dell themselves hint that they *might* start using AMD chips. I think they do this just to get good pricing from Intel.
When China continues to pull this stuff, I wonder about their entire rebuilding proposition. Anyone with an open mind and some basic economics education can agree that suppressing access to information hurts society as a whole. This basically sums up communism to me - I don't understand how a communistic country can ever be a good one, except on paper.
I'm sure I won't be the first to say that I have been burning CDs for more than 5 years, and have basically never had one fail. This "Scientific Research" doesn't really pass the bullshit test.
Most people are motivated by only 2 things: love and fear. You need to appeal to both of these. The previous posters have mentioned an excellent way to appeal to their feal: paint a dismal scene for management that "could happen" if things don't change. Managers hate uncertainty. On the other hand, I'm sure you can appeal to their vision of where the company should be going. Tell them what you could do for them with the extra resources: reports (managers LOVE reports), backups (managers LOVE backups), organization, quicker response times, better application integration etc. If they don't buy this, there is no hope. Go start a company and tell your potential clients how you have single-handedly managed 100 users and workstations for years.
My favorite line from the original was: Sir - she just went from suck to blow.
This is absolutely getting out of hand. First the matrix 10 DVD box set now this. Should I be on the edge of my seat for the 30 DVD LOTR box set?