That's a key point to emphasize - understanding the business needs of your organization is far more important than mere technical skills. Unfortunately, those companies that use recruiters to screen candidates focus all too often on keywords within a resume, and reject out of hand candidates that could make for excellent employees. Therefore, look for the specific packages and systems that employers are requesting, and tailor your skillset and resume to suit those needs. Getting past the idiotic recruiter who doesn't know her ASP from a hole in the ground is the hard part...
Perhaps one model to consider would be from the Sims - various military units in the field would have ratings for Hunger, Morale, etc. that would update on an ongoing basis. This would require commanders to assemble a complete force, rather than just send in the mob.
For me, the hallmark of a good strategy game is that multiple "styles" are available and effective...
Unfortunately, when you're talking about broad-based business applications, you're talking about something that's developed by a huge team of designers, programmers, analysts, etc. which increases the risk of miscommunication, incomplete requirements analysis, and a whole host of other potential logical problems. The perpetual payment system is a very risky one for businesses buying application software, so you have to be prepared appropriately.
For instance, I was part of a team that recently implemented a WMS (Warehouse Management System), and as part of the Statement of Work upon which payment to the vendor was based, we used the results of a scripted demo as our requirement for successful implementation. When we visited the vendor's offices for a demonstration of their product, we had a very specific list of about 300 different function points that we wanted to see - and every one that was successfully demonstrated was required to be up and running in production before final payment was due to the vendor - thus their incentive to deliver as promised. These kind of protections need to be negotiated BEFORE work gets started and contracts are signed, however - simply withholding payment after the fact won't cut it...
While I've seen lots of vitriol and rage over this legislation posted here, I haven't seen much in terms of specific grievances. After looking at the summary of the bill from Sen. Leahy's website, there's not a lot here that really gets my hackles up. Can we see some specific points that should give us concern???
The online gambling provision is paternalistic and would be a pain for the banks, but isn't it illegal in the US already? At worst, this portion of the bill is redundant, and it seems it's being dumped in favor of the Senate version of the bill.
You can only bring up the issue in court unless you actually have legal cause - i.e., something is actively being done to you that you're taking grievance with. You can't just sue on the grounds that you don't like the new law.
I don't use Linux - and I've been a regular/.er for years. Comparisons like this are interesting, as the previous poster noted - MS spends zillion$ to get their word out, so I see nothing wrong with posting alternative viewpoints here...
If I was going to look for an alternative to Windows for home use (gaming & surfing), what are my options? Please make some recommendations both for an OS/distribution (will any Win emulators allow stuff like EA Sports titles to run, for example) and a partitioning tool to set up a dual boot.
I've thought about tinkering w/Linux before, but this latest iteration of MS bullying just might get me going...
That guy is clearly a nutcase, but it would be worthwhile to send that link along to the FBI or CIA. I'm sure they'll have hundreds of agents tracking down any and all leads...
Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of this situation is that there isn't a single bad-guy country out there that acts as the "enemy." Instead, we have these loosely organized groups that cross international boundaries and aren't tied to specific nation-states. There simply is no way (within the Euro-American mindset) to defend against an enemy that plans to die in the attempt to wage war.
Even if you're not in NYC, blood supplies can be moved around, and are desperately needed in a situation like this. Given the situation, does anybody know if they'll accept donations from folks who gave less than 8 weeks ago?
After looking at this and the reports that a Palestinian group has claimed responsibility for this morning's attack, there's some reason to think that Palestinians were behind this.
Part of the horrible nature of terrorism is that by striking at the heart of civilian life, every civilian starts to look for the enemy in their midst.
IANAL either, but a release is a very common document in which someone waives their right to sue for one reason or another.
To be a binding contract, however, something of value must be given in return for this release - in this case, it's the two months worth of payments that are already due to the website.
That doesn't sound like substantial value at all, so as a contract, this sounds fishy. It would certainly make sense to go court and try to get an injunction against UGO to stop this nonsense. Saying that you've got two months worth of dues that you haven't paid yet, then saying that you'll only pay them to those sites that waive their right to sue for what should rightfully be theirs anyway doesn't sound right.
It's not like he just took the output from the program and used that as his list of cheaters. The output was used as a starting point, from which he worked to determine which papers were plagiarized.
From the article:
"But almost every time it found a six-word match, it found long passages in common, up to cases where "virtually the entire paper is the same."
That's the key part about avoiding plagiarism - you noted the outside sources that you used, rather than trying to skate by as if it was all your own work. Score one for the prof...
If the play results in a comeback victory, it becomes "heroic" in hindsight.
For instance, in Game 4 of the 1990 NBA Finals, the Detroit Pistons trailed Portland by about 10 points with 2 minutes to play. By playing solid team defense, they held the Blazers scoreless the rest of the way and won the game on a relatively routine jumper by Vinnie Johnson with 0.7 seconds left on the clock. That same shot taken 20 minutes earlier would have been completely forgettable, but because it was the margin of victory in the game, Pistons fans will always remember it.
Another example came last night when the Devils beat the Maple Leafs in overtime. The game-winning goal was a lucky bounce off a defenseman's skate, but it'll go down in Devil's history as a great score...
This is from a University setting, but this is the package we ended up with where I worked a few years ago:
While on-call, the programmer got 20% of the lowest hourly rate for their salary grade (usually around $2/hour). If the programmer was beeped and had to respond by either calling the operator or dialing into the system, they were paid overtime for that incident, with a minimum of 4 hours overtime paid per incident.
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That's a key point to emphasize - understanding the business needs of your organization is far more important than mere technical skills. Unfortunately, those companies that use recruiters to screen candidates focus all too often on keywords within a resume, and reject out of hand candidates that could make for excellent employees. Therefore, look for the specific packages and systems that employers are requesting, and tailor your skillset and resume to suit those needs. Getting past the idiotic recruiter who doesn't know her ASP from a hole in the ground is the hard part...
For me, the hallmark of a good strategy game is that multiple "styles" are available and effective...
Or use a credit card - fraud protection is pretty much a standard feature now...
For instance, I was part of a team that recently implemented a WMS (Warehouse Management System), and as part of the Statement of Work upon which payment to the vendor was based, we used the results of a scripted demo as our requirement for successful implementation. When we visited the vendor's offices for a demonstration of their product, we had a very specific list of about 300 different function points that we wanted to see - and every one that was successfully demonstrated was required to be up and running in production before final payment was due to the vendor - thus their incentive to deliver as promised. These kind of protections need to be negotiated BEFORE work gets started and contracts are signed, however - simply withholding payment after the fact won't cut it...
The online gambling provision is paternalistic and would be a pain for the banks, but isn't it illegal in the US already? At worst, this portion of the bill is redundant, and it seems it's being dumped in favor of the Senate version of the bill.
You can only bring up the issue in court unless you actually have legal cause - i.e., something is actively being done to you that you're taking grievance with. You can't just sue on the grounds that you don't like the new law.
Which, you might say, is another example of how this powerful monopolist has throttled the competition.
I don't use Linux - and I've been a regular /.er for years. Comparisons like this are interesting, as the previous poster noted - MS spends zillion$ to get their word out, so I see nothing wrong with posting alternative viewpoints here...
I've thought about tinkering w/Linux before, but this latest iteration of MS bullying just might get me going...
The P in UPN stands for Paramount, which owns the rights to the Star Trek genre...
Are the ceiling lights really bright or something? Why would they wear baseball hats?
That guy is clearly a nutcase, but it would be worthwhile to send that link along to the FBI or CIA. I'm sure they'll have hundreds of agents tracking down any and all leads...
Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of this situation is that there isn't a single bad-guy country out there that acts as the "enemy." Instead, we have these loosely organized groups that cross international boundaries and aren't tied to specific nation-states. There simply is no way (within the Euro-American mindset) to defend against an enemy that plans to die in the attempt to wage war.
1922 British mandate of Palestine begins
Even if you're not in NYC, blood supplies can be moved around, and are desperately needed in a situation like this. Given the situation, does anybody know if they'll accept donations from folks who gave less than 8 weeks ago?
Part of the horrible nature of terrorism is that by striking at the heart of civilian life, every civilian starts to look for the enemy in their midst.
Elric of Melnibone - Tim Burton could do quite a number with that...
To be a binding contract, however, something of value must be given in return for this release - in this case, it's the two months worth of payments that are already due to the website.
That doesn't sound like substantial value at all, so as a contract, this sounds fishy. It would certainly make sense to go court and try to get an injunction against UGO to stop this nonsense. Saying that you've got two months worth of dues that you haven't paid yet, then saying that you'll only pay them to those sites that waive their right to sue for what should rightfully be theirs anyway doesn't sound right.
From the article:
That's the key part about avoiding plagiarism - you noted the outside sources that you used, rather than trying to skate by as if it was all your own work. Score one for the prof...
For instance, in Game 4 of the 1990 NBA Finals, the Detroit Pistons trailed Portland by about 10 points with 2 minutes to play. By playing solid team defense, they held the Blazers scoreless the rest of the way and won the game on a relatively routine jumper by Vinnie Johnson with 0.7 seconds left on the clock. That same shot taken 20 minutes earlier would have been completely forgettable, but because it was the margin of victory in the game, Pistons fans will always remember it.
Another example came last night when the Devils beat the Maple Leafs in overtime. The game-winning goal was a lucky bounce off a defenseman's skate, but it'll go down in Devil's history as a great score...
who can post a few links to good Lisp reference sites?
While on-call, the programmer got 20% of the lowest hourly rate for their salary grade (usually around $2/hour).
If the programmer was beeped and had to respond by either calling the operator or dialing into the system, they were paid overtime for that incident, with a minimum of 4 hours overtime paid per incident.
Good luck on getting anything similar!
At least for now, this Economics journal is freely accessible online.