This is a good point--you'll see employers asking for a Computer Science degree and HR will, of course, weed out anybody who doesn't have a CS Degree. But I've known some really good programmers without Computer Science degrees (Philosophy and History stand out).
But, as always, getting that first job is difficult and I think that can be true in any profession. They want someone with experience but how do you get the experience without having the job?
One suggestion would be to go to smaller businesses. My first programming job was with a small company with one other developer. They were pretty desperate for somebody--anybody--who could come in and be useful and they were willing to look at code that I'd written on my own. Another option is to consider your skills in the broader market. It's easy to find people with basic skills--there are a lot of them. If you're one of those, what's going to make you stand out to an employer? Why should they take a risk with you when they can find someone else less risky?
You'd actually be rising up against a whole lot of average americans who VOTED to put that government in place, and if you think they will take kindly to your attempts to "take your country back", you will have another thing coming.
Not entirely true.
Just start with a politician who says one thing and does another. Gee, that never happens, does it?
This has always struck me as an entertaining idea.
I'm an American/USian/Uhmerkin. Now I'm an exceptionally rich bastard who's going to go set up shop outside of the Earth. So before I climb aboard my spaceship, I stop by a U.S. Embassy and renounce my citizenship.
So who is the appropriate State Party to the treaty?
In other words, until a proper study is conducted, you cannot claim the bags are the source of the transmission, nor can you claim the bags are not the source of the transmission.
And how many more people have to die while you do your studies to determine what is quite obviously caused by re-usable bags. Did we have the problems before these bans? No. Do we have the problems after the bans? Yes.
At the very least, we should lift the bans while we perform these studies.
After all, some of the people who are dying are CHILDREN! Or they could be! We have to do something!
(This is not meant to be a troll, this is meant to be humorous)
Y'know, earlier today I read that headline and thought the same thing. But I decided it would be silly to post such a thing and I'm not having things getting silly.
Nobody likes a good laugh more than I do...except perhaps my wife and some of her friends...oh yes and Captain Johnston. Come to think of it most people likes a good laugh more than I do. But that's beside the point. Now let's have a good clean story about Russian Meteors.
Here in LA, I've never waited 45 minutes. I'd say a half-hour was the worst. But it's a car culture out here. The one time I was with my Mom and the car broke down in rural New Hampshire, you're right--it was easily an hour and probably more before the guy finally showed up. I just waited in the car and played Marathon on my laptop (hooray for warm-running laptops!) until the driver showed up, so I don't remember how long it took.
So fine. It might take two or three hours before you're back on your way. I'll give you that. I'd still be curious as to how long it would take to charge up your Tesla (at a standard 110v outlet) so you could finish a trip of, say, 100 miles and how would you get your car to said outlet. If I have to wait two hours for the tow truck to tow me to an outlet and 3 hours to get enough juice to finish my trip, that would be bad.
As I understand it, the Tesla can get up to 300 miles on a charge. So you probably don't have to plug it in every day.
The problem is that if you run out of gas, you curse and call AAA. They'll stop by and give you a gallon of gas, which will probably get you to the nearest gas station. From there you can add more gasoline and go on your merry way. Maybe a half-hour of inconvenience, depending on where you are.
If you run out of electricity...? Can you charge your car off of another car's engine? How long would it take to get you someplace where you could plug in your car? How long would you have to wait to get a full charge off, say, a 110v outlet (the most commonly found)?
There are still lots of unknowns to the electric car. Of course, I'd still give my left testicle for a Tesla Roadster.
I have an iPhone--no replaceable battery. And I didn't really miss it. Until I also started using it as a bike computer. Because of the reflective screen, I have to turn it to full brightness. I'm also using the GPS, downloading mapping information, etc. I can get a little over 50 miles--about 3.5 hours--before I'm out of juice.
So I'm sure you've never had to replace a battery on a Nexus phone because you don't use your phone in an environment where it's eating lots of power and you're not near an outlet.
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Actually, I always think of Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. But that's just me.
...even better!
I love driving top-down in the rain. The problem is those damn stop-lights!
You have DSL?! Luxury!
I live out in the woods of Montana. I have to use a 2400 bps modem to communicate with the Internet. And I'm lucky to have that!
DSL?! Pfft! We dream of having DSL!
(I'm not belittling you, I just read this and thought of the Four Yorkshiremen and it made me chuckle...)
The problem is that Earthrise is going to be kinda lame.
This is a good point--you'll see employers asking for a Computer Science degree and HR will, of course, weed out anybody who doesn't have a CS Degree. But I've known some really good programmers without Computer Science degrees (Philosophy and History stand out).
But, as always, getting that first job is difficult and I think that can be true in any profession. They want someone with experience but how do you get the experience without having the job?
One suggestion would be to go to smaller businesses. My first programming job was with a small company with one other developer. They were pretty desperate for somebody--anybody--who could come in and be useful and they were willing to look at code that I'd written on my own. Another option is to consider your skills in the broader market. It's easy to find people with basic skills--there are a lot of them. If you're one of those, what's going to make you stand out to an employer? Why should they take a risk with you when they can find someone else less risky?
We aren't the world, but We Are The Worms!
You'd actually be rising up against a whole lot of average americans who VOTED to put that government in place, and if you think they will take kindly to your attempts to "take your country back", you will have another thing coming.
Not entirely true.
Just start with a politician who says one thing and does another. Gee, that never happens, does it?
Every other european I know also showers everyday.
I could easily believe that every other European showers every day. Of course, that still leaves more than 350,000,000 smelly people.
Sorry. Sometimes it's fun to be a grammar nazi.
Maybe you should apply...
This has always struck me as an entertaining idea.
I'm an American/USian/Uhmerkin. Now I'm an exceptionally rich bastard who's going to go set up shop outside of the Earth. So before I climb aboard my spaceship, I stop by a U.S. Embassy and renounce my citizenship.
So who is the appropriate State Party to the treaty?
Or a black sheriff in a small western town.
No Apple user I know and who has even basic knowledge of what malware is claims Macs are immune to malware.
Actually, Macs claim that they are immune to PC Viruses.
And how many more people have to die while you do your studies to determine what is quite obviously caused by re-usable bags. Did we have the problems before these bans? No. Do we have the problems after the bans? Yes.
At the very least, we should lift the bans while we perform these studies.
After all, some of the people who are dying are CHILDREN! Or they could be! We have to do something!
(This is not meant to be a troll, this is meant to be humorous)
Y'know, earlier today I read that headline and thought the same thing. But I decided it would be silly to post such a thing and I'm not having things getting silly.
Nobody likes a good laugh more than I do...except perhaps my wife and some of her friends...oh yes and Captain Johnston. Come to think of it most people likes a good laugh more than I do. But that's beside the point. Now let's have a good clean story about Russian Meteors.
No. Instead, we'll just whine.
"Remember when we used to do these things?"
Depends on where you live.
Here in LA, I've never waited 45 minutes. I'd say a half-hour was the worst. But it's a car culture out here. The one time I was with my Mom and the car broke down in rural New Hampshire, you're right--it was easily an hour and probably more before the guy finally showed up. I just waited in the car and played Marathon on my laptop (hooray for warm-running laptops!) until the driver showed up, so I don't remember how long it took.
So fine. It might take two or three hours before you're back on your way. I'll give you that. I'd still be curious as to how long it would take to charge up your Tesla (at a standard 110v outlet) so you could finish a trip of, say, 100 miles and how would you get your car to said outlet. If I have to wait two hours for the tow truck to tow me to an outlet and 3 hours to get enough juice to finish my trip, that would be bad.
Again, though, I still want a Tesla Roadster.
As I understand it, the Tesla can get up to 300 miles on a charge. So you probably don't have to plug it in every day.
The problem is that if you run out of gas, you curse and call AAA. They'll stop by and give you a gallon of gas, which will probably get you to the nearest gas station. From there you can add more gasoline and go on your merry way. Maybe a half-hour of inconvenience, depending on where you are.
If you run out of electricity...? Can you charge your car off of another car's engine? How long would it take to get you someplace where you could plug in your car? How long would you have to wait to get a full charge off, say, a 110v outlet (the most commonly found)?
There are still lots of unknowns to the electric car. Of course, I'd still give my left testicle for a Tesla Roadster.
You really should read the reviews section. Most of the comments were about how it doesn't work in WP8.
On the other hand, Tokenshell/WP appears to work.
So when you're showing off you're fancy new phone and say "It's an authentic Vertu Ti!" nobody is even going to know what you're talking about.
"It's an authentic Vertu Ti!"
"Never heard of it."
"I'm not surprised. It's very exclusive."
Sort of the rich equivalent of being a hipster.
"Mine is the last voice you will ever hear. Don't be alarmed."
I mean, I love pop myself, but just how much of it do you guys drink down there?
Actually, most of the people I know don't drink "pop.". We drink soda. Only midwesterners drink pop .
Uh...I was referring to CmdrTaco's classic "No wireless. Less space than a Nomad. Lame." quote.
See, if it could use wireless headphones, it'd be halfway there!
As long as it also had more space than a Nomad.
I think the phrase you're looking for is Cognitive Dissonance.
It all depends on what you use your phone for.
I have an iPhone--no replaceable battery. And I didn't really miss it. Until I also started using it as a bike computer. Because of the reflective screen, I have to turn it to full brightness. I'm also using the GPS, downloading mapping information, etc. I can get a little over 50 miles--about 3.5 hours--before I'm out of juice.
So I'm sure you've never had to replace a battery on a Nexus phone because you don't use your phone in an environment where it's eating lots of power and you're not near an outlet.