Ah no, I did not assume that. The poster mentioned he liked Perl better. I too do like programming in.Net, but then again I'd even like programming in my dead grandmothers underpands. Perl is imho a bit moribund.
Would taking the Perl job hurt my prospects in the future?
By asking this question it seems that you value prospects over fun in what you do. If that is the case, go for the.Net job. However. If you are a good programmer I don't think you have anything to worry about; you will be able to fit into any programmingjob now, or in the future.
I'd go for the Perl job and worry about prospects later.
Wikipedia and Slashdot originated in and are owned and run by people in the United States. Sure the Internet is a worldwide thing, but don't gripe if a majority of people on those sites appear to be American. If it's that big of a deal, go find different sites that better suit your needs.
Wales has described Wikipedia as "an effort to create and distribute a multilingual free encyclopedia of the highest possible quality to every single person on the planet in their own language." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia/)
The inversion of the question reads: "How can the human race completely destroy itself in the next hundred years?"
The answers is: it can't. There will allways be survivors. They will live on and continue the human race.
So to answer Hawkings question: "do nothing, continue living."
Reading a book from your laptop is not fun. Recharging your laptop every 4 hours is not fun. Sure, you can have wifi, mp3 and internet at the same time, but since you are reading a book, who needs to play games at the same time?
There are a *lot* of people who have both a laptop and an MP3 player, and I can image that there will be a lot of people who also have a Sony Reader.
I believe the eInk technology is a real pro compared to your active backlit TFT screen.
I see your point. But I see that a fair amount of people I know use Skype to talk to relative and loved ones in other countries, because all parties already have a computer and a broadband internet connection. They would have used the phone anyway, but nog can do so using the equipment they already own. So in fact they have no investment to make in hardware, but the save is substantial. E.g. a phonecall from The Netherlands to Egypt will (can) cost you 1,15 per minute. With Skype it is for free.
I believe (though I can't prove it) that the Dutch phone company KPN makes a huge profit on international calls.
Here we have a service that makes a lot of people happy (by facilitating one of the basic needs of people, communication). I don't see how banning Skype makes the world a better place.
Please, let's ban something that allows tens of thousands of people to talk to their friends and relatives in other countries without bringing cash to the big companies.
The issues about non standardness and undetectability... I for one couldn't care less. If the InfoTech Research Group wants these features they are free to build their own VoIP software. If it's better, I'll use it. If not, then not.
When there is nothing on the harddisk to crack, they'll presume some steganography somewhere. At what moment do they concluded that there simply is nothing there? They won't. So if you haven nothing to hide, you'll be sitting the full 90 days, because they will not crack anything, because there isn't anything.
This email is nothing new. All over the years Microsoft has proved having a keen eye of what competitors are doing, not for being progressive. They jump on the fastest train.
Nothing wrong with that, ofcourse. What I think will happen is that while Bill and his fellow Microman are betting on this new horse, Google is already doing something newer. For the users (that's me and you) that only means progression.
From the/. FAQ:
"Where did the nicknames "CmdrTaco" and "Hemos" come from?
Why is that question so important to every friggin' reporter that wants to bother us? "CmdrTaco" is a reference to a Dave Barry article where he lists places not to take a date. Among them is any place called "The Commander Taco" or something like that. My nickname on my local BBSs was 'Icarus' but unfortunately when I started using the Internet in high school, I found my name already taken."
(although I realise this may apply to other languages as well)
Indeed. It reminded me of the JavaScript shell as supplied by the Mozilla JavaScript Engine Rhino (http://www.mozilla.org/rhino/). With it you can use the JavaScript and Java API's. Just like MSH can use the.NET API.
How our beautiful mind works...
We see changes because we start looking. The changes do not start to happen when we are looking.
And because both A and B happen at the same time we think A and B are connected.
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Ah no, I did not assume that. The poster mentioned he liked Perl better. I too do like programming in .Net, but then again I'd even like programming in my dead grandmothers underpands. Perl is imho a bit moribund.
Would taking the Perl job hurt my prospects in the future? .Net job. However. If you are a good programmer I don't think you have anything to worry about; you will be able to fit into any programmingjob now, or in the future.
I'd go for the Perl job and worry about prospects later.
By asking this question it seems that you value prospects over fun in what you do. If that is the case, go for the
"Six? I'll make mine five."
Wikipedia and Slashdot originated in and are owned and run by people in the United States. Sure the Internet is a worldwide thing, but don't gripe if a majority of people on those sites appear to be American. If it's that big of a deal, go find different sites that better suit your needs.
Wales has described Wikipedia as "an effort to create and distribute a multilingual free encyclopedia of the highest possible quality to every single person on the planet in their own language." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia/)
"Hah"??? This only seems to feed the MySpace - Slashdot war. Pitty.
The inversion of the question reads: "How can the human race completely destroy itself in the next hundred years?"
The answers is: it can't. There will allways be survivors. They will live on and continue the human race.
So to answer Hawkings question: "do nothing, continue living."
1. Flaunting the laws of physics
2. ???
3. Profit!
Reading a book from your laptop is not fun. Recharging your laptop every 4 hours is not fun. Sure, you can have wifi, mp3 and internet at the same time, but since you are reading a book, who needs to play games at the same time?
There are a *lot* of people who have both a laptop and an MP3 player, and I can image that there will be a lot of people who also have a Sony Reader.
I believe the eInk technology is a real pro compared to your active backlit TFT screen.
Use what you and others have made before; code as if you'll be using it again later.
It would be pretty damn stupid to make a personal INTERNATIONAL call at work. You are right. I was mixing up work and personal use too much.
I see your point. But I see that a fair amount of people I know use Skype to talk to relative and loved ones in other countries, because all parties already have a computer and a broadband internet connection. They would have used the phone anyway, but nog can do so using the equipment they already own. So in fact they have no investment to make in hardware, but the save is substantial. E.g. a phonecall from The Netherlands to Egypt will (can) cost you 1,15 per minute. With Skype it is for free.
I believe (though I can't prove it) that the Dutch phone company KPN makes a huge profit on international calls.
Here we have a service that makes a lot of people happy (by facilitating one of the basic needs of people, communication). I don't see how banning Skype makes the world a better place.
Please, let's ban something that allows tens of thousands of people to talk to their friends and relatives in other countries without bringing cash to the big companies.
The issues about non standardness and undetectability... I for one couldn't care less. If the InfoTech Research Group wants these features they are free to build their own VoIP software. If it's better, I'll use it. If not, then not.
Banning is not the solution.
When there is nothing on the harddisk to crack, they'll presume some steganography somewhere. At what moment do they concluded that there simply is nothing there? They won't. So if you haven nothing to hide, you'll be sitting the full 90 days, because they will not crack anything, because there isn't anything.
This email is nothing new. All over the years Microsoft has proved having a keen eye of what competitors are doing, not for being progressive. They jump on the fastest train.
Nothing wrong with that, ofcourse. What I think will happen is that while Bill and his fellow Microman are betting on this new horse, Google is already doing something newer. For the users (that's me and you) that only means progression.
Oh wait... Star Trek
That explains the 212 DVD's too.
he idiots buying 4 boxes and profit taking from desparate people on eBay
Hey, what a good idea! Hmmm, now let me see, where can I find 4 360's quickly?
From the /. FAQ:
"Where did the nicknames "CmdrTaco" and "Hemos" come from?
Why is that question so important to every friggin' reporter that wants to bother us? "CmdrTaco" is a reference to a Dave Barry article where he lists places not to take a date. Among them is any place called "The Commander Taco" or something like that. My nickname on my local BBSs was 'Icarus' but unfortunately when I started using the Internet in high school, I found my name already taken."
(although I realise this may apply to other languages as well)
Indeed. It reminded me of the JavaScript shell as supplied by the Mozilla JavaScript Engine Rhino (http://www.mozilla.org/rhino/). With it you can use the JavaScript and Java API's. Just like MSH can use the .NET API.
It stands now in Hangar 18 of Area 51.
The Barber is bold.
And if not, why not?
Oooh, you mean deviant pr0n? Why didn't you say so?
Does anyone want to give away their WoW stuff?
True. And further scrutiny is a better course of action than jumping to conclusions. Wild speculations however, are far more entertaining.
How our beautiful mind works... We see changes because we start looking. The changes do not start to happen when we are looking. And because both A and B happen at the same time we think A and B are connected.