Notice I said principles for your personal live _and_ your work. The principles I have for work allow me to keep focused what needs to be done for the business. If you administer things right you can get things running pretty smoothly (meaning do it the right way). Sure emergencies happen and I get called in, but that's part of the job. The goal is to minimize that kind of occurance. It can be done. Oh, and you need to work at getting management buy in on doing it your way. Luckily, I have a good boss who supports and understands my position, even goes some steps beyond what I do when it comes to business justifications, and that really helps.
I too live in South Dakota. I make pretty good money. I have had three different IT jobs in the same small town in the past 5 years. One not so good (too much travel), one a good job but with low pay, the latest is a good job with good pay (and a good IT budget). Good jobs exist out here, you just have to look for them, or they have to look for you, which was the case with my current job.
One thing you need to do is pay attention to what you want out of a job and stick to it. Have core principles for your work and for your personal life and don't violate them.
The real point here is I could RESEARCH what the RFC's are and come up with an answer. The most disconcerting thing about this was that the moderator of the debate did not research this question at all!! Journalistic integrity is built on researching your topic.
This example just higlights how far good objective journalism in this country has fallen.
Before too many of you rant about/.'s occasional screw-ups with the facts sometimes, there's two things to remember.
1) These guys aren't professional journalists running a senatorial debate.
and
2) They generally fess up to thier mistakes and apologize for them. This is also rarely seen in modern journalism.
Yep, roblimo's right. Your job as manager should be to clear the way so your team can get stuff done.
Also, if you are being promoted on your technical compentance, another role should be to pass on that competence to your team.
Another thing is to make sure your people get what they deserve. Many times management will want you to take explain or take positions that your group will not find popular, and you will have to. But, the flip side to this is when you really need to stand up for them (i.e. pay issues, flexible scheduling, etc.) you need to do that as well.
If at all possible, try to get managment guidance from your manager. I have learned alot from my managers over time. Many times it is like giving technical insight to your manager in return for managerial insight. Valuable, valuable stuff.
With that all said, the kind of move your talking about is the kind of move I'm glad I made a few years ago, it can really pay off and still provide you a job you'll like.
It's just the advancement of medicine, not a vile process.
This would be to the scalpel, what the scalpel is to using leeches. It's just an advancement in the tools, it has nothing to do with our humanity except to help us live longer.
Yes Mozilla runs on Linux, yes Netscape 6's beta does too.
I fully expect (and hope for) AOL to Switch back to the Netscape browser when 6 is finally releases (i.e. eat their own dog food). Then lots of people will be running Netscape.
This will be a shock, but some slashdot readers (i.e. ME) are actually Republicans. I do have Libertarian leanings (voted for some too) as well, but I'm a registered republican. I take great offence at being labeled as an "evil repbulican" by the mainstream media.
I agree with your comments sentiment, I don't like seeing all the mud slinging on the political side, especially when the party drawing the ire of/. in this case is the Democrats, but I guess they get a pass.
If you really want political discussion that's fair, watch the O'Reilly Factor on Fox News.
Question: How many businesses have sucessfully sued Microsoft for products that don't deliver?
I don't remember any. But I'm not on Microsoft's side on this. What I'm really saying is that THIS WHOLE ARGUMENT IS A LOAD OF CRAP!!!!
I have yet to work in an organization that gets more than the technet CD's for support. Granted thay are pretty good, they're just one step away from being community support.
The two times I did call Microsoft support was for Visual Basic. I burned one of my free support calls to be told there was a bug in the installation builder. Another free support call was burned on a follow up call to get the update sent to me without charging me for it. Barring the three free support calls that came with VB each of these calls would have cost $100.
Most of the time Microsoft support is really just farmed out to the PC Vendors, and don't get me started on dealing with them.
I have had very good luck dealing with the Linux community to get support. I've had success with getting Voodoo Banshee to work, finding the approprite hardware to buy, troubleshooting netowrking problems, setting up networking configurations that would just be a fantasy on NT.
Basically I'll sum it up again. This support argument for Windows is a load of crap!!
Oh, and to finish up on that blame when things go wrong argument. Well you need to have that if you are using windows. When we split our Mail/Print/File server to be one Mail server and one Print/File server, it was a total nightmare we had to change the configuration of every client PC. You bet I'm pointing my finger at Microsoft on that one.
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Pure hype must be running my DNS machines right now. And my Oracle Development environment.
Gee an I thought I actually had something. I didn't know I could get hype to function as if it was software.
Actually the bullseye and rectangular codes were competing standards, the rectangular code you see today was sponsored by IBM. This was in the 70's when IBM was "it", so their standard won. Note: this information is from a good article in Smithsonian magazine from last year.
Your are correct about barcodes being read from every direction, its part of the spec.
Amen brother!! You nailed it, absouletly nailed it. I did however at one time, write a program fo r NT that did not run as well on 95, but you're right most developer's write for 95 and it runs (albeit poorly on NT). Your comments on Intergraph are right on as well. I rember using microstation on one of intergraph's dual headed UNIX boxes in '90, it was great. Switch to NT and basically goodbye Intergraph, biggest mistake they ever made.
Whoever moderated this as offtopic should be flogged.
True, when you check their FAQ it says you have to load the printer drivers at the client. HELLO, that's the only feature I am looking for in a print server for my windows clients. All the Unix clients can use jetdirect and talk directly to the printer. This box isn't necessary in either situation.
Baloney. What has just been demonstrated is the absolute ridiculousness of this ruling. How many discussion sites out there allow posting of HTML code? Too many. If slashdot wants forums like this then the link you see above is something they will have to live with (I also think they will defend their rights to have their users post that link).
If this ruling holds and sets precident, it will be very very bad news for the web.
People! It's time to put your money where your mouth is. If you are interested in the future of the Open Source, now is the time to donate money or stock to aid EFF fight DMCA, UCITA and other threats to free software.
I agree, but I also think that no matter what happens with UCITA, Open Source software will be better off.
Microsoft, in fact many major software companies, are in the process of making that major mistake.
Backing UCITA...
If UCITA becomes law (in more thatn just a couple of states) the only way out of the mess that will be created will be free software. Software companies will be able to charge exorbatant prices, increase support costs at will, and not be liable for anything when there software doesn't work.
They will have look no different from Open Source software, except you will have to pay for them. Eventually people will figure out that paying for software that works the same as free software is stupid.
This will take a while, but if UCITA passes its possible that software companies will get sucked into the same cycle of complacency that killed IBM. So I wouldn't completely rule Microsofts demise out.
Actually I used to think this too... Until I saw an SGI machine running a data mining (I think that what they called it) tool. Guess what, the interface was exactly like that one on Jurassic Park. Technically it was an IRIX system, but I digress.
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Notice I said principles for your personal live _and_ your work. The principles I have for work allow me to keep focused what needs to be done for the business. If you administer things right you can get things running pretty smoothly (meaning do it the right way). Sure emergencies happen and I get called in, but that's part of the job. The goal is to minimize that kind of occurance. It can be done. Oh, and you need to work at getting management buy in on doing it your way. Luckily, I have a good boss who supports and understands my position, even goes some steps beyond what I do when it comes to business justifications, and that really helps.
They measure time, because it's harder to measure productivity and efficiency (and it takes effort to do so).
I too live in South Dakota. I make pretty good money. I have had three different IT jobs in the same small town in the past 5 years. One not so good (too much travel), one a good job but with low pay, the latest is a good job with good pay (and a good IT budget). Good jobs exist out here, you just have to look for them, or they have to look for you, which was the case with my current job.
One thing you need to do is pay attention to what you want out of a job and stick to it. Have core principles for your work and for your personal life and don't violate them.
The real point here is I could RESEARCH what the RFC's are and come up with an answer. The most disconcerting thing about this was that the moderator of the debate did not research this question at all!! Journalistic integrity is built on researching your topic.
/.'s occasional screw-ups with the facts sometimes, there's two things to remember.
This example just higlights how far good objective journalism in this country has fallen.
Before too many of you rant about
1) These guys aren't professional journalists running a senatorial debate.
and
2) They generally fess up to thier mistakes and apologize for them. This is also rarely seen in modern journalism.
You are assuming, of course, that Cliff will be unable to learn how to manage.
Sometimes that assumption will be true, often it will not be.
Yep, roblimo's right. Your job as manager should be to clear the way so your team can get stuff done.
Also, if you are being promoted on your technical compentance, another role should be to pass on that competence to your team.
Another thing is to make sure your people get what they deserve. Many times management will want you to take explain or take positions that your group will not find popular, and you will have to. But, the flip side to this is when you really need to stand up for them (i.e. pay issues, flexible scheduling, etc.) you need to do that as well.
If at all possible, try to get managment guidance from your manager. I have learned alot from my managers over time. Many times it is like giving technical insight to your manager in return for managerial insight. Valuable, valuable stuff.
With that all said, the kind of move your talking about is the kind of move I'm glad I made a few years ago, it can really pay off and still provide you a job you'll like.
You just have to be lucky I guess.
Looking at the sun at other times is OK??
It's just the advancement of medicine, not a vile process.
This would be to the scalpel, what the scalpel is to using leeches. It's just an advancement in the tools, it has nothing to do with our humanity except to help us live longer.
I'm pretty sure this is based on Forever Knight, the Vampire/Cop Show that premired on CBS's Crime time after prime time and ran a bit on SCI-FI.
This is insightful?
Yes Mozilla runs on Linux, yes Netscape 6's beta does too.
I fully expect (and hope for) AOL to Switch back to the Netscape browser when 6 is finally releases (i.e. eat their own dog food). Then lots of people will be running Netscape.
Ok, if thats how you meant it, you're forgiven ;-).
This will be a shock, but some slashdot readers (i.e. ME) are actually Republicans. I do have Libertarian leanings (voted for some too) as well, but I'm a registered republican. I take great offence at being labeled as an "evil repbulican" by the mainstream media.
/. in this case is the Democrats, but I guess they get a pass.
I agree with your comments sentiment, I don't like seeing all the mud slinging on the political side, especially when the party drawing the ire of
If you really want political discussion that's fair, watch the O'Reilly Factor on Fox News.
Question: How many businesses have sucessfully sued Microsoft for products that don't deliver?
I don't remember any. But I'm not on Microsoft's side on this. What I'm really saying is that THIS WHOLE ARGUMENT IS A LOAD OF CRAP!!!!
I have yet to work in an organization that gets more than the technet CD's for support. Granted thay are pretty good, they're just one step away from being community support.
The two times I did call Microsoft support was for Visual Basic. I burned one of my free support calls to be told there was a bug in the installation builder. Another free support call was burned on a follow up call to get the update sent to me without charging me for it. Barring the three free support calls that came with VB each of these calls would have cost $100.
Most of the time Microsoft support is really just farmed out to the PC Vendors, and don't get me started on dealing with them.
I have had very good luck dealing with the Linux community to get support. I've had success with getting Voodoo Banshee to work, finding the approprite hardware to buy, troubleshooting netowrking problems, setting up networking configurations that would just be a fantasy on NT.
Basically I'll sum it up again. This support argument for Windows is a load of crap!!
Oh, and to finish up on that blame when things go wrong argument. Well you need to have that if you are using windows. When we split our Mail/Print/File server to be one Mail server and one Print/File server, it was a total nightmare we had to change the configuration of every client PC. You bet I'm pointing my finger at Microsoft on that one.
Pure hype must be running my DNS machines right now. And my Oracle Development environment.
Gee an I thought I actually had something. I didn't know I could get hype to function as if it was software.
Actually the bullseye and rectangular codes were competing standards, the rectangular code you see today was sponsored by IBM. This was in the 70's when IBM was "it", so their standard won. Note: this information is from a good article in Smithsonian magazine from last year.
Your are correct about barcodes being read from every direction, its part of the spec.
Amen brother!! You nailed it, absouletly nailed it. I did however at one time, write a program fo r NT that did not run as well on 95, but you're right most developer's write for 95 and it runs (albeit poorly on NT). Your comments on Intergraph are right on as well. I rember using microstation on one of intergraph's dual headed UNIX boxes in '90, it was great. Switch to NT and basically goodbye Intergraph, biggest mistake they ever made.
Whoever moderated this as offtopic should be flogged.
I've got two very old vectras running Linux and two new ones running Linux. I have to support them myself however ;-)
True, when you check their FAQ it says you have to load the printer drivers at the client. HELLO, that's the only feature I am looking for in a print server for my windows clients. All the Unix clients can use jetdirect and talk directly to the printer. This box isn't necessary in either situation.
Baloney. What has just been demonstrated is the absolute ridiculousness of this ruling. How many discussion sites out there allow posting of HTML code? Too many. If slashdot wants forums like this then the link you see above is something they will have to live with (I also think they will defend their rights to have their users post that link).
If this ruling holds and sets precident, it will be very very bad news for the web.
Nvida may be in the right, but if they really are on the forefront of 3D technology, they wouldn't need to sue to protect their market.
Forget sonic drills, I want a disruptor!
I agree, but I also think that no matter what happens with UCITA, Open Source software will be better off.
Microsoft, in fact many major software companies, are in the process of making that major mistake.
Backing UCITA...
If UCITA becomes law (in more thatn just a couple of states) the only way out of the mess that will be created will be free software. Software companies will be able to charge exorbatant prices, increase support costs at will, and not be liable for anything when there software doesn't work.
They will have look no different from Open Source software, except you will have to pay for them. Eventually people will figure out that paying for software that works the same as free software is stupid.
This will take a while, but if UCITA passes its possible that software companies will get sucked into the same cycle of complacency that killed IBM. So I wouldn't completely rule Microsofts demise out.
Actually I used to think this too... Until I saw an SGI machine running a data mining (I think that what they called it) tool. Guess what, the interface was exactly like that one on Jurassic Park. Technically it was an IRIX system, but I digress.