If you know how to use computers, setup computers, manage engineers, work with people, be on a concall, it doesn't really matter where you live, there will be a job for you at market rates no matter where you live.
There's a job for everybody at market rates. By definition. Whether that market rate is sufficient to live on is a different matter.
Why? If my aunt gives me some money because I'm her favourit nephew, it's mine to spend as I wish, i.e. exchange it for something. Why is the reverse process wrong, then?
Worst of all, when there was a red alert on Voyager, all the lights turn off! The bridge goes dark, with just some low red lights and the glow of the computers to see by. Not exactly what you want in a battle.
How so, Einstein? Assuming the controls, panels, screens and whatnots are self illuminated or backlit it wouldn't be a problem. Do you drive at night with bright interior lighting?
By that logic, why not teach them to cheat, lie and steal as soon as they're old enough to walk? After all, it will be useful to them in later life. Hang on, wasn't this story about scientists, not lawyers?
The problem is that a recruiting agency - at least a generalist one, even a generalist IT one - wouldn't be able to do what you did. You mentioned setting some practical exercises (which I might add are a very good idea) - I'd be very surprised if a recruiting agency would know where to start.
At worst, they just tick things off on lists. At best, they tick items off a list, and have a vague clue what the things mean & what synonyms they have.
For the rest of us, doing science does mean getting funding - not only for equipment, travel, conferences and the rest, but also for the rather important, if mundane, reason that it's good to be able to pay for food and rent.
Agreed, but this still smells of encouraging them to "game the game" from a tender age. Wouldn't it be better to leave that till they're old and cynical (or postgraduates, at least).
What you almost always need is somebody who can understand what the user needs (even if they can't articulate it) as well as technical limitations: a designer.
Unfortunately, many people who call themselves 'designers' are basically artists and are over concerned with aesthetics.
That aside, the bridging role you described is normally referred to as an analyst, who ideally should know the technical and the functional side; in practice, they usually know neither.
Businesses are like animals struggling to survive, open source projects are like whole eco systems that fluctuate widely based on climate, but don't sink or swim by single events.
Worst analogy ever! And it didn't even involve cars.
Actually, it's not a memory leak. The original article has the words in quotes (a subtlety that both the person who submitted the story and Zonk seem to have missed). Seems it's just a big fat hog, plain and simple.
we have software companies and online shops turning into electronics manufacturers
I went into a supermarket today. I saw own-brand milk, own-label soap and own-label beer. I guess that means supermarkets are turning into dairy farms, soap factories and breweries.
Not to sound like a elitist or any thing, but if you are working in a enterprise environment, you really need a fast PC with lots of RAM. Currently I am sitting at a P4 with 2.5 Gigs of RAM.
Not to sound like someone who actually knows what he's talking about, but that must be one heck of a bloated terminal emulator you're running.
The biggest problem with a touch screen is that it requires the user to raise their hand and hold it up without support.
Seconded, I mentioned gorilla arm syndrome elsewhere.
With a traditional ball-and-roller mouse, dirt means it will jam up quickly. The cords are also fairly fragile, and the mice themselves are susceptible to being knocked to the floor.
Turn the mouse over and attach it flush to the front of the device so just the ball sticks out. Nah, silly idea. Never catch on.
While this certainly looks cool, I don't see it catching on for general applications. Maybe a few specialist uses such as music or graphics. File under "solutions looking for problems".
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They don't produce it in-house - it's made by company called Ol.
Now, compare and contrast with your latest one:
Now, apparently, it (that's to say very very prior art) isn't needed, so long as the thing is nationalised. Like, make your mind up already.So, I put it to you: was your first statement bollocks, or the second one?
By that logic, why not teach them to cheat, lie and steal as soon as they're old enough to walk? After all, it will be useful to them in later life. Hang on, wasn't this story about scientists, not lawyers?
At worst, they just tick things off on lists. At best, they tick items off a list, and have a vague clue what the things mean & what synonyms they have.
Beware of geeks bare in gifs.
You might be right. An alternative explanation is, in the vernacular, "WHOOOSH!!!".
Agreed, but this still smells of encouraging them to "game the game" from a tender age. Wouldn't it be better to leave that till they're old and cynical (or postgraduates, at least).
That aside, the bridging role you described is normally referred to as an analyst, who ideally should know the technical and the functional side; in practice, they usually know neither.
No design is science. Art or engineering, I'd say.
Actually, it's not a memory leak. The original article has the words in quotes (a subtlety that both the person who submitted the story and Zonk seem to have missed). Seems it's just a big fat hog, plain and simple.
While this certainly looks cool, I don't see it catching on for general applications. Maybe a few specialist uses such as music or graphics. File under "solutions looking for problems".
The Kessel run / parsecs fiasco.