Entire design in one minute huh? Boy, those folks at Rational must be a'shakin' in their boots.
On a serious note - surely you can't be serious? Please, tell me you're having a bit of fun with all of these highly accomplished, * science masters with honors, more experience in their little toenail than your whole body, chip fab designin' before breakfast, rocket scientist, not in mum's basement anymore slashdot folks? Let alone the dumbass ones like me... If not, I hope you enjoy reality when it bites.
Yeah, well my hard drive was a cave. Yes, a cave. I needed fire to "read" the data, and an array of different coloured rocks to write data. I had a magnificent collection of animal bitmaps (back then they were called "drawings") kept in a different partition to my wonderful collection of cave pr0n. Portability was a problem though...
Son, you need to pull your head in. How can you state that you'll be a better analyst/programmer/architect/whatever than "any 4 year idiot with a CS degree". Do you have an all seeing all knowing crystal ball? If so, where can I get one?
I've had the privilege of working with some of the sharpest programmers in many disciplines during my 20 year career, and often regret not devoting the time and effort required to attain a CS degree. Has this held me back? No. I'm sucessful in my career, with much scope for advancement in many directions. I have achieved this success not through boasting and arrogance, but through respect of my colleagues, and the choices they've made to get where they are. Oh, and hard hard work.
As a potential future employer, let me offer the following advice:
1. When asked why you didn't follow the CS path at uni, don't diss the program. It make you appear arrogant and unwilling to take suggestions on board.
2. Take suggestions on board. There are many many programmers out there who have vastly more skills than you ever will.
3. There's more to success (and happiness) in IT than "PC Programming" and web design. Don't discount the value of learing, even if it seems abstract to your current goals. You will emerge a wiser person.
4. Change your fscking SIG!!!
Untrue. All of our final drafts or external facing documents are published in PDF (print to PDFCreator), downloadable and printable by anyone. We receive the occasional word doc, it is a trivial task to convert to html. If graphics or document placements are skewed, no problem. Poor translations between formats is a poor reflection on the sending organization's software choices, not our open systems.
ROFL I love it. Reminds me of the yupster I witnessed climbing the fence of parliament house in Sydney trying to get better signal, while shouting "are you there? can you hear me?". This was in the days before vast coverage, and earned a few very strange looks.
Hmm, I'm having trouble seeing the good side of complete human annihilation, which is pretty much guaranteed if the U.S. decides to fling nukes at a similarly armed enemy.
I've noticed a few comments stating one must be suicidal to cycle commute to work.
This is pure FUD from people who probably have no inclination to ride a bicycle. I did a daily 40K round trip commute for five years. I picked a route that avoided main arterial roads, rode to the road/traffic conditions and always made eye contact with motorists and never had a single accident involving a car. I also got to work about five minutes quicker than driving.
Now I live in the country, and drive a 140K round trip most days - boy do I miss the daily workout! It's doable on a bike, but I just don't have the time (140K = approx 4.6 hours @ 30KPH).
I'd encourage anyone who lives a reasonable distance from work to give it a try. Plan your route first - ride it on the weekend before your first commute. Make a mental note of poor sections of road, bad intersections and tricky exits or closing lanes. Take water and a change of clothes in your backpack. Be patient on the road. After the first couple of attempts, you will be physically tired, but you will be fitter, with a higher lung capacity, (oh so) slightly lower body fat, and you'll feel great!
Granted, there are some maniacs who truly believe they own the road once caged inside their metal hulks, but they ARE the exception.
I had been a cycle commuter in one of the least cycle friendly cities for over five years, on a twenty kilometer commute, and never had an accident involving a motorised vehicle.
> It has no exercise benefits since in a city you are stopping and going every 1.5 minutes or so. You need 20 minutes of steady work to get any cardio benefit.
Utter, utter, UTTER crap. You obviously don't ride. My heart rate will stay at 75 - 80% MHR during a 40 minute commute, no matter how many stop/starts.
FOR EACH PERSON WHO CYCLES TO WORK INSTEAD OF DRIVING, THAT IS ONE LESS CAR ON THE ROAD.
Team these up with a fleet of laser equipped sharks and poison dart dolphins, and... look out bad guys. Just better hope they don't all become 'self aware'...
I'm going to stick up for Medievalist in this debate. One thing that is sorely lacking across society these days is respect for the common man, and respect for our elders.
Everything is "attitude" and "in your face" and "up yours". This is fine for kicking around with peers, but there is a line whereby arrogance should be put aside for courtesy. When attempting to introduce people to new technology, one must take a patient, courteous approach, lest we alienate them even more.
There are still many people, mostly elderly, who have had no exposure to Internet. It is new and scary. Guide them gently, as, like any prospect, they may prove to be a valuable customer. If they refuse to learn or acknowledge, leave them a card and bid them good day.
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Why don't they change it from sports to "adult entertainment"? Pr0n has a track record for getting new tech to fly.
Best. Analogy. Ever.
That's a great article - thanks for that.
Second life? More like "Get a life".
On a serious note - surely you can't be serious? Please, tell me you're having a bit of fun with all of these highly accomplished, * science masters with honors, more experience in their little toenail than your whole body, chip fab designin' before breakfast, rocket scientist, not in mum's basement anymore slashdot folks? Let alone the dumbass ones like me... If not, I hope you enjoy reality when it bites.
Yeah, well my hard drive was a cave. Yes, a cave. I needed fire to "read" the data, and an array of different coloured rocks to write data. I had a magnificent collection of animal bitmaps (back then they were called "drawings") kept in a different partition to my wonderful collection of cave pr0n. Portability was a problem though...
I've had the privilege of working with some of the sharpest programmers in many disciplines during my 20 year career, and often regret not devoting the time and effort required to attain a CS degree. Has this held me back? No. I'm sucessful in my career, with much scope for advancement in many directions. I have achieved this success not through boasting and arrogance, but through respect of my colleagues, and the choices they've made to get where they are. Oh, and hard hard work.
As a potential future employer, let me offer the following advice:
1. When asked why you didn't follow the CS path at uni, don't diss the program. It make you appear arrogant and unwilling to take suggestions on board.
2. Take suggestions on board. There are many many programmers out there who have vastly more skills than you ever will.
3. There's more to success (and happiness) in IT than "PC Programming" and web design. Don't discount the value of learing, even if it seems abstract to your current goals. You will emerge a wiser person. 4. Change your fscking SIG!!!
Who says there is a god? One's belief in a god is a personal issue.
Why does a thin client need 160GB?
Untrue. All of our final drafts or external facing documents are published in PDF (print to PDFCreator), downloadable and printable by anyone. We receive the occasional word doc, it is a trivial task to convert to html. If graphics or document placements are skewed, no problem. Poor translations between formats is a poor reflection on the sending organization's software choices, not our open systems.
Cry Cry Cry.
Outlook doesn't work.
Sulk Sulk Sulk
Can't find any decent software.
Bla bla bla. Ra ra ra.
Diddums.
"Despite the controversy, Taylor was later given a $5000 salary increase by the city council. The Mayor said that he had done "a remarkable job"."
Yeah, but what borders on the ridiculous is that this guy's mayor gave him a $5000 salary increase for "outstanding effort"! WTF?
Tuttle Oklahoma perhaps?
ROFL I love it. Reminds me of the yupster I witnessed climbing the fence of parliament house in Sydney trying to get better signal, while shouting "are you there? can you hear me?". This was in the days before vast coverage, and earned a few very strange looks.
Hmm, your name isn't 'Adrian' by any chance?
I, for one, welcome our new pollution eating bacteria overlords and their cane toad militias (yawn)...
Hmm, I'm having trouble seeing the good side of complete human annihilation, which is pretty much guaranteed if the U.S. decides to fling nukes at a similarly armed enemy.
dude what's with the signature.... is someone paying you for this?
Pure, unadulterated BULLSHIT. I'm complete and I've never had an infection. Circumcision is UN-NATURAL GENITAL MUTILATION.
This is pure FUD from people who probably have no inclination to ride a bicycle. I did a daily 40K round trip commute for five years. I picked a route that avoided main arterial roads, rode to the road/traffic conditions and always made eye contact with motorists and never had a single accident involving a car. I also got to work about five minutes quicker than driving.
Now I live in the country, and drive a 140K round trip most days - boy do I miss the daily workout! It's doable on a bike, but I just don't have the time (140K = approx 4.6 hours @ 30KPH).
I'd encourage anyone who lives a reasonable distance from work to give it a try. Plan your route first - ride it on the weekend before your first commute. Make a mental note of poor sections of road, bad intersections and tricky exits or closing lanes. Take water and a change of clothes in your backpack. Be patient on the road. After the first couple of attempts, you will be physically tired, but you will be fitter, with a higher lung capacity, (oh so) slightly lower body fat, and you'll feel great!
I had been a cycle commuter in one of the least cycle friendly cities for over five years, on a twenty kilometer commute, and never had an accident involving a motorised vehicle.
> It has no exercise benefits since in a city you are stopping and going every 1.5 minutes or so. You need 20 minutes of steady work to get any cardio benefit.
Utter, utter, UTTER crap. You obviously don't ride. My heart rate will stay at 75 - 80% MHR during a 40 minute commute, no matter how many stop/starts.
FOR EACH PERSON WHO CYCLES TO WORK INSTEAD OF DRIVING, THAT IS ONE LESS CAR ON THE ROAD.
Team these up with a fleet of laser equipped sharks and poison dart dolphins, and... look out bad guys. Just better hope they don't all become 'self aware'...
CRASH!! Oops! Doopdi-doopdi doo, doopdi-doopdi doo.. CRASH!! Oops! Doopdi-doopdi doo, doopdi-doopdi doo.. CRASH!! Oops! Sorry...
Everything is "attitude" and "in your face" and "up yours". This is fine for kicking around with peers, but there is a line whereby arrogance should be put aside for courtesy. When attempting to introduce people to new technology, one must take a patient, courteous approach, lest we alienate them even more.
There are still many people, mostly elderly, who have had no exposure to Internet. It is new and scary. Guide them gently, as, like any prospect, they may prove to be a valuable customer. If they refuse to learn or acknowledge, leave them a card and bid them good day.