With external applicants, I think it is less important, but it doesn't usually hurt.
Maybe not directly, but if they are out in the open consumer market you can
refuse to buy their products; or endorse products of their competitors to your
peers and non-techs when asked. Many people can and do badmouth companies for not giving them a job. Payback is a bitch.
It messes with your mind -- and assessment of self-worth, very similar to a battered person syndrome. Rejections without reasons; or blatant brushoffs from companies that don't call back with a rejection at all (worse!).
Companies should have a single form-letter with checkboxes of why you weren't a good fit; and non of them should be free-form comments.
I was out of work for nearly a year after a layoff, and went on a lot (roughly 30 interviews) for software, security or networking companies and I wasn't what they wanted. I landed a position at a company where I just had my review; fear and worry set in like it never had before (until I got the review and spoke with my manager, and it was a good review). The doubts are still there when they are put on trial (under stress and strain).
What, the slow swerving from lane to lane doesn't give them away?
Open your eyes. Keep your wits about you. Keep a safe distance. Be vigilant. Prevent accidents.
Sure, you can't predict everything but you don't need technology acting as your mommy either.
Responsibility people...responsibility.
It's not such a bad concept. Maybe if there was a manual override button that initiated some kind of drunkenness test, i.e. "recite the alphabet backwards into this microphone"...
Most people can't do that sober, let alone drunk.
* Sure there are geeks out there who spend their time practicing it, but its not like they'd ever be called on it.
As these become more popular, the onus of better target verification will come into play. It's just a matter of time before every hunter goes to his local Walmart and picks up an infrared heat sensor / spotter along with his shotgun and and leaves egg on the face of the local game enforcement playing with their robo-prancers.
I, for one, welcome our new rule-based hunting gear.
There are many good books on the perception of free will, but we have to ask ourselves as techies and nerds how to be proactive about this and nip what we can in the bud. For all of the spiffy technologies that have arisen because of mimicry of sci-fi, its not implausible to have homebrew / at-home brain diagnostics in the near future; an early detection unit for tumors would have left some poor child's bowels virgin-pure, and this sick man an innocent.
Fix what we can, and hope for the best for that which we cannot control.
Just like movie theater warnings of nudity and violence, you kind of wonder how many myspace members will see 'sex offender' as an attraction or turn-on?
You're not comparing apples to apples, and neglecting the fact that the UK is a small island nation. Small island nations always have to pay more for gas. Why? Fewer resources to work with, high refining and transportation costs, and most importantly: higher taxes.
I can't wait until TV networks get smart enough to put a Pepsi ad in the corner of the screen and allow "TV pirates" to spread the show on the internet. The network is off the hook for the piracy because it's out of their hands, Pepsi gets advertised all over the world, and the audience gladly puts up with the ad being onscreen because it doesn't interrupt the show.
That's obnoxious. If I am watching a show, I don't want distractions. The problem is that TV is going to be perceived as a single-tasking mediaform. Picture In Picture (PIP) exists but it never really took off in popularity.
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It will be interesting to see how deep the level will go on towns; and if there will be lots of cross-referenced historical metadata in the long run.
I've spent a lot of time at USGS libraries to find out information on historical context for my metal detecting hobby, and I can see at least a few practical applications for this.
There are a large number of people with different kinds of disabilities involving lack of motor control, or involuntary movements. At least in the US people behind the Americans with Disabilities Act and the ACLU would have a field day with just *one* wrongful accusation as a result of this system.
Technical people grow up with the sense of connectivity as an entitlement, and that is
a tradeoff that just won't go away because you wish it to. In the face of outsourcing and lower wages the use of non-work related sites becomes that much more important for career survival, as well as a decent work-life balance to keep sane.
I do suffer some performance hit from the medication, but it's worth it. I once tried to get a boost for an important problem by stopping my medication. Never again!
The pharm companies thank you for your dependency.
The problem isn't just that all of the derelicts and sex offenders are attracted to MySpace like bugs to
a light, it is that gratuitous adolescent self-promotion is fostered there.
Sites like MySpace are effectively amplifiers for your garden variety attention whores.
How long does it take your IT department to do a code review, and let alone how qualified are they at reading source?
Sorry, just because software is open source, doesn't mean it is any more safe. You can grab crack or any number of hacking tools as source tarballs, and by your IT dept's logic they are "good enough for consumption".
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Maybe not directly, but if they are out in the open consumer market you can refuse to buy their products; or endorse products of their competitors to your peers and non-techs when asked. Many people can and do badmouth companies for not giving them a job. Payback is a bitch.
I agree with this, and here's why:
It messes with your mind -- and assessment of self-worth, very similar to a battered person syndrome. Rejections without reasons; or blatant brushoffs from companies that don't call back with a rejection at all (worse!).
Companies should have a single form-letter with checkboxes of why you weren't a good fit; and non of them should be free-form comments.
I was out of work for nearly a year after a layoff, and went on a lot (roughly 30 interviews) for software, security or networking companies and I wasn't what they wanted. I landed a position at a company where I just had my review; fear and worry set in like it never had before (until I got the review and spoke with my manager, and it was a good review). The doubts are still there when they are put on trial (under stress and strain).
What, the slow swerving from lane to lane doesn't give them away? Open your eyes. Keep your wits about you. Keep a safe distance. Be vigilant. Prevent accidents. Sure, you can't predict everything but you don't need technology acting as your mommy either. Responsibility people...responsibility.
It's not such a bad concept. Maybe if there was a manual override button that initiated some kind of drunkenness test, i.e. "recite the alphabet backwards into this microphone"...
Most people can't do that sober, let alone drunk.
* Sure there are geeks out there who spend their time practicing it, but its not like they'd ever be called on it.
As these become more popular, the onus of better target verification will come into play. It's just a matter of time before every hunter goes to his local Walmart and picks up an infrared heat sensor / spotter along with his shotgun and and leaves egg on the face of the local game enforcement playing with their robo-prancers.
I, for one, welcome our new rule-based hunting gear.
There are many good books on the perception of free will, but we have to ask ourselves as techies and nerds how to be proactive about this and nip what we can in the bud. For all of the spiffy technologies that have arisen because of mimicry of sci-fi, its not implausible to have homebrew / at-home brain diagnostics in the near future; an early detection unit for tumors would have left some poor child's bowels virgin-pure, and this sick man an innocent.
Fix what we can, and hope for the best for that which we cannot control.
Prevention is the best medicine.
I think he said NetPositive.
Just like movie theater warnings of nudity and violence, you kind of wonder how many myspace members will see 'sex offender' as an attraction or turn-on?
QT is pretty much standard. Why not rip it with one of the Firefox Add-ins and convert it to pretty much any format you want?
Don't let laziness stand in the way of your open source format idealism.
You're not comparing apples to apples, and neglecting the fact that the UK is a small island nation. Small island nations always have to pay more for gas. Why? Fewer resources to work with, high refining and transportation costs, and most importantly: higher taxes.
Works as Intended. Will Not Fix.
I can't wait until TV networks get smart enough to put a Pepsi ad in the corner of the screen and allow "TV pirates" to spread the show on the internet. The network is off the hook for the piracy because it's out of their hands, Pepsi gets advertised all over the world, and the audience gladly puts up with the ad being onscreen because it doesn't interrupt the show.
That's obnoxious. If I am watching a show, I don't want distractions. The problem is that
TV is going to be perceived as a single-tasking mediaform. Picture In Picture (PIP) exists
but it never really took off in popularity.
It will be interesting to see how deep the level will go on towns; and if there
will be lots of cross-referenced historical metadata in the long run.
I've spent a lot of time at USGS libraries to find out information on historical
context for my metal detecting hobby, and I can see at least a few practical
applications for this.
There are a large number of people with different kinds of disabilities involving lack of motor control, or involuntary movements. At least in the US people behind the Americans with Disabilities Act and the ACLU would have a field day with just *one* wrongful accusation as a result of this system.
I read this article and it made me want to reach for my disassembler.
Well, show me a dog walking on its hind legs and solving a Rubik's cube in under 15 seconds and I might be slightly more impressed.
Technical people grow up with the sense of connectivity as an entitlement, and that is
a tradeoff that just won't go away because you wish it to. In the face of outsourcing and lower wages the use of non-work related sites becomes that much more important for career survival, as well as a decent work-life balance to keep sane.
This would have been legal as fair use under the 1988 Copyright Act. Screw the DMCA.
Be sure to put the video up on YouTube so we can all watch!
You can't go running around with a business without a name! Focus groups people, focus...
The pharm companies thank you for your dependency.
"The following web site has been rated PG-...".
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"It's a trick. Get an axe." - Ash Housewares, Army of Darkness
The problem isn't just that all of the derelicts and sex offenders are attracted to MySpace like bugs to a light, it is that gratuitous adolescent self-promotion is fostered there.
Sites like MySpace are effectively amplifiers for your garden variety attention whores.
How long does it take your IT department to do a code review, and let
alone how qualified are they at reading source?
Sorry, just because software is open source, doesn't mean it is
any more safe. You can grab crack or any number of hacking tools as source tarballs, and by your IT dept's logic they are "good enough for consumption".