Na, you see, I was recently promoted to the middle management position in charge of telling time. I use an automated SMS messaging system to track his bathroom time.
"Both are grappling with how to deliver content securely and reliably to devices in a variety of ways, whether it's prepackaged on DVD for TVs or sent wirelessly to cellphones"
Wow, that would explain my co-workers extended bathroom breaks with his new Verizon 3g phone.
Women's employement aside, that is my point. At 26 most guys are getting into a financial position where they can aford to start playing with their toys (house, cars, electronics, etc...)
I doubt there is that much of a difference between womens career employement and mens, but there is a social aspect. Women are not expected to be construction workers or grease monkeys. I would be interested to see what some surveys would respond with as to average women spare time spenders. I would guess the percentage of media entertainment might be higher (including reading). But again, I would place that on social sex role expectations.
The issue stems from Symantic undervaluing the IP behind Veritas in 2000-2001. Now, I'm sure I'm not the only one on/. that had to deal with that worthless piece of crap software in that time frame. The IP value of Veritas wasn't worth the CD the software was burned on. I've seen more effective backup systems writen in 5 lines of bash script.
In any case, it hardly matters. Symantic and the IRS will argue, then settle for $20 mil.
It's actually an '88 t-top. And I'm working out the plans for a 2.0l TDI diesel power plant. I'm hoping for 200+ hp with insane torque and 30mpg efficiency. Right now it still has a 3.4HO w/ a 3 speed slush box.
When I was 18-20, I played games constantly. I was poor, an I could play a $40 video game for weeks of entertainment. At 21-23 my habits varied, work, bars and parties when I had contracting gigs, MMOs and ramen when I was unemployed.
Now I'm 26 and play less video games than my wife. Instead of wasting away infront of the screen I work on my house and my other toys. Why blow $60 on the newest NFS game when I can drop $800 on a new 5 speed manual tranny for the fiero? Why sink $1200 into a new gaming rig when I can sink $2500 on a new HO TDI for the car? Why stare at the flat screen listening to speakers hum an exhaust note when I can fire up the beast, drop the top, and smell the glory of burning tires and diesel?
"You can never steer under maximum braking conditions"
True, but ABS doesn't technically stop you at maximum breaking conditions. It pulses the break preasure. The smarter ABS systems track wheel speed to determine when to increase or decrease the pulse strength. So when turning, if the pulse causes a wheel to lock up the computer should reduce the breaking power on that wheel.
Okay, personally, for the most part, I think this is going to suck. Just watching someone else play from the FPS perspective, listening to some over excited basement dweller scream "OMG did you just see that!?!?"
What would be much more entertaining would be to run in like a football game. With a dozen camera operators around the level, and a production studio switching cameras, runing replays, and poping up stats windows. Then get some sports announcers to comment on the progress, and fill them up with trivia knowledge on the players, clans, levels, and games.
"a 3C rise would cause a drop worldwide of between 20 and 400 million tonnes in cereal crops"
And a 3C rise would open up vast un(der)farmed plains in the northern Mid-West and Canada. Yeah, some currently farmed areas would have significant problems, others would likely see it as a huge benefit. And from what I've heard on climate change, it's not likely that the entire Earth is going to heat up. It's much more likely that some places will get hotter, and others colder as water currents and wind patterns change.
"Keep your politics, religion, sexual orientation, etc out of the game and play to have fun dammit."
That would be wonderful, except that knife cuts both ways. You don't want to hear about homosexuals in a game, any more than they don't want to hear you say "That's Gay!" over and over.
I've worked on some nasty accounting projects, and there is some nasty math involved. Not nasty in the sence of advanced calculas math. It's nasty in the proofs kind of way. You need to take huge and complex accounting formulas and break them down step by step (just like doing proofs).
So I can see requiring Algebra II as a pre-req, but advanced calc/trig is over kill even in the financial world. It's good to have taken a calc and trig class, just in case you do run into some forcasting model that makes assumptions based on curves, but for the most part, you'll never see it.
"I've been working on legacy government apps written in VB6 COM+ with ASP and VBScript and helping them migrate to.NET (my language of choice being VB.NET but not averse to C# at all.)"
Most of my work is in VB.Net and some ASP.Net, with a little VB6/VBA work in maintenance and conversion.
"I graduated with my BS Computer Engineering in 2002 and a year later started my graduate course while working full time here in Virginia. I graduated with my MS Computer Information Systems degree on December 31, 2005."
Grats on the degree! I used to live out in VA. Just north of Quantico (I'm a former jar head)
"First, what sort of job opportunities are there?"
In the last 6 months I've had 4 cold call job offers (as in I wasn't looking, old coworkers and head hunting groups we looking for help). All of which were decent, but would leave me with a longer commute. I live about 30 minutes south of the city, so taking a job 45 minutes north of the city would be a bitch of a commute.
"Do any jobs require a security clearance? (If I take a job that doesn't, I will lose my clearance and I'd rather not.)"
Not much. Maybe some of the stuff at the UW, or a handful of positions with the state. My clearance has long since lapsed and it hasn't altered my employ-ability in the least. But it is nice to have if you are working in the DC area.
"Would these jobs even provide me with the ability to attend courses? Would I be able to afford to live and attend school on the salary?"
I didn't get my degree from the UW, so I can't say for sure what their schedules are like. But I am just wrapping up a bachelors of technology management from a local private college where I have taken my classes at night and online. The cost at that school is about the same as the Wisconsin Resident rate for the UW. The office here though does operate on the standard day shift (I pull 8-5 with an hour lunch), so day classes might not be possible, I could ask though. As for salary, I would imagine you could handle school and life costs on the money here. I bought a house (had help with the down payment), supported my wife and son, and went to school on an entry level pay rate. It was a bit tight, but survivable. Back in my single days (before house or college) the entry level rate around here was enough for a nice apartment, excessive electronics gear and lots of bar time.
"Looking for positions in that area, the type of work I do seems very sparse or at a level far below my abilities and experience. I can't imagine an employer would want to hire someone for a job much below their level without feeling fear that the person may leave as soon as they find something more fitting with their experience."
That's one of the things my manager is concerned about. The average time on deck for this company is crazy. My manager has 30+ years here, most of the supervisors are 10+ years, and there are tons of other employees with 5+ years on staff. That's why he isn't keen on relocators (he thinks if they are willing to jump to come here they will be willing to jump again as soon as another offer presents itself.) But if you are still interested, here's the monster link: http://jobsearch.monster.com/getjob.asp?JobID=3993 1208&AVSDM=2006-03-09+14%3A41%3A58&Logo=1&q=gordon +flesch+co&cy=us
Just toss a note on your cover letter that you talked to 'Rick Way' from the IS department.
Unfortunately I don't have much say in the process, but I have been trying to bring people in who I think would be good fits. I had an old college buddy lined up for the job when his employer offered him a new position and project that he had been itching for.
The entry-level position the project coordinator is looking for a college grad with OO experience, preferably in.Net but with the UW so close by, I see a lot of Java junkies. That one is not being advertised heavily so far as I know though. So if you (or someone you know) is local to Madison, WI and looking for a good first job, let me know.
The mid-level position he is looking for someone with OO experience, but also some VB6 experience. We have legacy apps that still need to be maintained/converted, so having knowledge from both OO and non-OO (VB6) languages is very important.
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Na, you see, I was recently promoted to the middle management position in charge of telling time. I use an automated SMS messaging system to track his bathroom time.
-Rick
"Both are grappling with how to deliver content securely and reliably to devices in a variety of ways, whether it's prepackaged on DVD for TVs or sent wirelessly to cellphones"
Wow, that would explain my co-workers extended bathroom breaks with his new Verizon 3g phone.
-Rick
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Just so the Photoshopers have a starting point
-Rick
Nope, just a disgrunteled customer. Veritas has improved greatly over the last few years, but in 2000-2001 the software was a pile of smega.
-Rick
Women's employement aside, that is my point. At 26 most guys are getting into a financial position where they can aford to start playing with their toys (house, cars, electronics, etc...)
I doubt there is that much of a difference between womens career employement and mens, but there is a social aspect. Women are not expected to be construction workers or grease monkeys. I would be interested to see what some surveys would respond with as to average women spare time spenders. I would guess the percentage of media entertainment might be higher (including reading). But again, I would place that on social sex role expectations.
-Rick
The issue stems from Symantic undervaluing the IP behind Veritas in 2000-2001. Now, I'm sure I'm not the only one on /. that had to deal with that worthless piece of crap software in that time frame. The IP value of Veritas wasn't worth the CD the software was burned on. I've seen more effective backup systems writen in 5 lines of bash script.
In any case, it hardly matters. Symantic and the IRS will argue, then settle for $20 mil.
-Rick
It's actually an '88 t-top. And I'm working out the plans for a 2.0l TDI diesel power plant. I'm hoping for 200+ hp with insane torque and 30mpg efficiency. Right now it still has a 3.4HO w/ a 3 speed slush box.
-Rick
When I was 18-20, I played games constantly. I was poor, an I could play a $40 video game for weeks of entertainment. At 21-23 my habits varied, work, bars and parties when I had contracting gigs, MMOs and ramen when I was unemployed.
Now I'm 26 and play less video games than my wife. Instead of wasting away infront of the screen I work on my house and my other toys. Why blow $60 on the newest NFS game when I can drop $800 on a new 5 speed manual tranny for the fiero? Why sink $1200 into a new gaming rig when I can sink $2500 on a new HO TDI for the car? Why stare at the flat screen listening to speakers hum an exhaust note when I can fire up the beast, drop the top, and smell the glory of burning tires and diesel?
-Rick
"You can never steer under maximum braking conditions"
True, but ABS doesn't technically stop you at maximum breaking conditions. It pulses the break preasure. The smarter ABS systems track wheel speed to determine when to increase or decrease the pulse strength. So when turning, if the pulse causes a wheel to lock up the computer should reduce the breaking power on that wheel.
-Rick
ABS doesn't slow you down any better then non-ABS systems. What it DOES do though is allow you to steer while under maximum breaking conditions.
-Rick
And jerseys. Get some high res number images on peoples backs so we can tell who is who :)
-Rick
Okay, personally, for the most part, I think this is going to suck. Just watching someone else play from the FPS perspective, listening to some over excited basement dweller scream "OMG did you just see that!?!?"
What would be much more entertaining would be to run in like a football game. With a dozen camera operators around the level, and a production studio switching cameras, runing replays, and poping up stats windows. Then get some sports announcers to comment on the progress, and fill them up with trivia knowledge on the players, clans, levels, and games.
-Rick
"a 3C rise would cause a drop worldwide of between 20 and 400 million tonnes in cereal crops"
And a 3C rise would open up vast un(der)farmed plains in the northern Mid-West and Canada. Yeah, some currently farmed areas would have significant problems, others would likely see it as a huge benefit. And from what I've heard on climate change, it's not likely that the entire Earth is going to heat up. It's much more likely that some places will get hotter, and others colder as water currents and wind patterns change.
-Rick
"Keep your politics, religion, sexual orientation, etc out of the game and play to have fun dammit."
That would be wonderful, except that knife cuts both ways. You don't want to hear about homosexuals in a game, any more than they don't want to hear you say "That's Gay!" over and over.
-Rick
So why stop now?
/ignore list back to Ultima4.
Chuck Norris will round house kick your
-Rick
Wouldn't that cause Gold prices to decrease though as supply increases?
-Rick
"for the record, Americans have never been freer right now in its history."
;)
I disagree, I think the tail end of the 90's where slightly more free.
-Rick
You are free to vote for and elect a leader that will erode your civil liberties.
-Rick
I don't believe you typed that whole thing. heh, it was good for a chuckle.
-Rick
I've worked on some nasty accounting projects, and there is some nasty math involved. Not nasty in the sence of advanced calculas math. It's nasty in the proofs kind of way. You need to take huge and complex accounting formulas and break them down step by step (just like doing proofs).
So I can see requiring Algebra II as a pre-req, but advanced calc/trig is over kill even in the financial world. It's good to have taken a calc and trig class, just in case you do run into some forcasting model that makes assumptions based on curves, but for the most part, you'll never see it.
-Rick
What do you do? Where are you located? And how does your resume look?
-Rick
Hahah, that's funny. ehhhhhh
-Rick
"I've been working on legacy government apps written in VB6 COM+ with ASP and VBScript and helping them migrate to .NET (my language of choice being VB.NET but not averse to C# at all.)"
3 1208&AVSDM=2006-03-09+14%3A41%3A58&Logo=1&q=gordon +flesch+co&cy=us
Most of my work is in VB.Net and some ASP.Net, with a little VB6/VBA work in maintenance and conversion.
"I graduated with my BS Computer Engineering in 2002 and a year later started my graduate course while working full time here in Virginia. I graduated with my MS Computer Information Systems degree on December 31, 2005."
Grats on the degree! I used to live out in VA. Just north of Quantico (I'm a former jar head)
"First, what sort of job opportunities are there?"
In the last 6 months I've had 4 cold call job offers (as in I wasn't looking, old coworkers and head hunting groups we looking for help). All of which were decent, but would leave me with a longer commute. I live about 30 minutes south of the city, so taking a job 45 minutes north of the city would be a bitch of a commute.
"Do any jobs require a security clearance? (If I take a job that doesn't, I will lose my clearance and I'd rather not.)"
Not much. Maybe some of the stuff at the UW, or a handful of positions with the state. My clearance has long since lapsed and it hasn't altered my employ-ability in the least. But it is nice to have if you are working in the DC area.
"Would these jobs even provide me with the ability to attend courses? Would I be able to afford to live and attend school on the salary?"
I didn't get my degree from the UW, so I can't say for sure what their schedules are like. But I am just wrapping up a bachelors of technology management from a local private college where I have taken my classes at night and online. The cost at that school is about the same as the Wisconsin Resident rate for the UW. The office here though does operate on the standard day shift (I pull 8-5 with an hour lunch), so day classes might not be possible, I could ask though. As for salary, I would imagine you could handle school and life costs on the money here. I bought a house (had help with the down payment), supported my wife and son, and went to school on an entry level pay rate. It was a bit tight, but survivable. Back in my single days (before house or college) the entry level rate around here was enough for a nice apartment, excessive electronics gear and lots of bar time.
"Looking for positions in that area, the type of work I do seems very sparse or at a level far below my abilities and experience. I can't imagine an employer would want to hire someone for a job much below their level without feeling fear that the person may leave as soon as they find something more fitting with their experience."
That's one of the things my manager is concerned about. The average time on deck for this company is crazy. My manager has 30+ years here, most of the supervisors are 10+ years, and there are tons of other employees with 5+ years on staff. That's why he isn't keen on relocators (he thinks if they are willing to jump to come here they will be willing to jump again as soon as another offer presents itself.) But if you are still interested, here's the monster link: http://jobsearch.monster.com/getjob.asp?JobID=399
Just toss a note on your cover letter that you talked to 'Rick Way' from the IS department.
-Rick
Unfortunately I don't have much say in the process, but I have been trying to bring people in who I think would be good fits. I had an old college buddy lined up for the job when his employer offered him a new position and project that he had been itching for.
.Net but with the UW so close by, I see a lot of Java junkies. That one is not being advertised heavily so far as I know though. So if you (or someone you know) is local to Madison, WI and looking for a good first job, let me know.
The entry-level position the project coordinator is looking for a college grad with OO experience, preferably in
The mid-level position he is looking for someone with OO experience, but also some VB6 experience. We have legacy apps that still need to be maintained/converted, so having knowledge from both OO and non-OO (VB6) languages is very important.
-Rick
http://jobsearch.monster.com/getjob.asp?JobID=3993 1208&AVSDM=2006-03-09+14%3A41%3A58&Logo=1&q=gordon +flesch+co&cy=us
-Rick