Ya know, i just used my Spidey Decoding Ring and i still dont know what the hell that would mean.
Seriously tho: I think this is a key element in why the DotCom bubble burst. There are just too many people in leading positions that have no f*cking clue about what they are doing and why. In all my years in IT ive met only ONE manager who didnt use Corporate Speak. It shouldnt be a surprise to find that this was also the most competent managers i have met thus far, with a decent amount of technical expertise.
I am sad to say that seeing as how things are going, this won't change any time soon. Its the Old Boys Network that is causing this. CEO needs Manager, CEO calls old college friend that works in , Manager gets position. Most likely, previously mentioned CEO got into HIS position in the exact same way, meaning that neither is competent in IT. As mentioned by countless other people here, they attempt to disguise their incompetence by using corporate buzzword bullshit. Its agonising to see, and even worse to work for someone who does this.
For some reason this popped into my head:
There's a ring around Uranus and its blue
There's a ring around Uranus and its blue
There's a ring around Uranus
and its here to entertain us
There's a ring around Uranus and its blue!
Hey, if someone else can post the whole greek/latin background of where the word Uranus came from, im NOT the saddest person in the room;)
And who in hell's name are you calling "our side" anyway? Im Dutch, not American. There IS a world beyond the USA mate.
The CIA (just like any other secret agency on the planet) can pretty much cap my arse (and yours) without ever going to trial for it. And did you think you're protected from non-US secret agencies? Forget it. You give them power by allowing them to take it, and so does anyone else in any nation that has a secret service. How long until they decide they no longer need public support and completely do their own bidding instead? Provided it hasnt already come to that, of course.
Oh, and naturally i'll get a "-1 Flamebait" because i dont declare the US as the Saviour-of-the-Planet in above statement. Cmon, ive got some karma left!
One of the oldest quotes about loving your work i know is this:
"If you do something you truly love, you'll never work a day in your life."
This is certainly true, but i don't know anybody who is *this* fortunate. Most of us simply work to live, and then there's that batch of people who live to work. We usually call them Workaholics. I'd say that most of those people do it compulsory, and are not actually having fun doing the thing they do.
I have done helldesk work for 5 or 6 years, and then got a shot at becoming a network/sysadmin. I started working for a detaching agency here in The Netherlands and although i had some crappy assignments, i had my little gems too. The project im on right now is the best ive had so far, and im absolutely loving it. I have no doubt that i'll get crappier assignments after this one tho, but im willing to take it in stride. I guess thats just life for you, taking the good with the bad. I dont think there *is* a job that doesnt have its drawbacks.
Im a Dutchie working in the IT field as a systems-/networkadmin for a detaching agency. I've recently found that The Netherlands (which used to be known as *the* most open multicultural country) sadly still knows many racist streaks in IT.
My current assignment is for the government of the largest city in The Netherlands, and there are several external IT-ers running around here. One of them was Indonesian (he became a private contracter and left), another is Turkish, one is a Brit and the rest is native Dutch. We all work in the IT departement and we lunch together every day, having the most interesting conversations. Eventually the topic of racism came up (Muslims are a hot topic in The Netherlands at the moment) and i was stunned to find out that the Turkish guy had actually changed his name to a more West-European one to have an easier time getting a job here!
He shared his experiences about how he had submitted 2 different resume's to the same jobopening and changing only his full name (his real name is very obviously foreign). The version with a typical Dutch name enthusiastically got invited for an interview while the original version of his resume got shot down almost instantly. Nothing else was changed, all the skills, education etcetera was all exactly the same on both resumes. This was not a one-time event tho. Both the Indonesian guy and the Turkish had similar experiences. They had also experienced the same reaction over the phone, so its not just a burocracy-thing. And this is supposed to be "the" multicultural nation?
The whole racial thing is such an alien concept to me, it apparently makes me naive:P
As someone who has seen a newborn die from braininjuries from up close(my little niece*), i salute the effort in this line of research. Since TFA mentions that this treatment does not use the embryotic (sp?) stemcells, i fail to see why this would become one of those ethical debates. Like with C. Reeves, i just wish they had developed this sooner:(
TFA: "Microsoft stands behind its products and respects intellectual property rights."
Well they do, im sure. Right until they buy the company. "Heres , keep the change. All your IP are belong to us."
Would this venture really be commercially viable? TFA:
Virgin Galactic, the British company created by entrepreneur Richard Branson to send tourists into space, and New Mexico announced an agreement Tuesday for the state to build a $225 million spaceport.
Virgin will have a 20-year lease on the facility, with annual payments of $1 million for the first five years and rising to cover the cost of the project by the end of the lease.
...up to 38,000 people from 126 countries have paid a deposit for a seat on one of its manned commercial flights, including a core group of 100 "founders" who have paid the initial $200,000 cost of a flight upfront...
A quick math shows that they should be making 7.355 billion from the whole deal. The buildingcosts and 20-year-lease (1m annual cost) are already deducted in this figure, but since there are no figures about labourcosts and the like, its still a very rough figure. That said, its still not a bad amount of cash. I just wonder if the buildingcosts they claim, come *with* or *without* the actual air/spacecrafts. How much would they cost? How many will they have? Whats the costs of maintenance for these crafts?
And then another question: Okay, so there's 38000 people absolutely willing to buy a ticket. Those are probably the richer class people since a ticket costs 200K (according to TFA). What would be the point of building more than one spaceport, seeing as only the wealthier people can afford it can surely afford a ticket to New Mexico as well? I somehow doubt that a second port would be as commercially viable as this one would be.
I think that depends on what they will be doing, doesn't it? Will they be simulating cyberattacks or actually rummage around on the internet to "test things" like they did in Japan?
As a student in the school of life (and a great follower of the BOFH) I follow the religion called "Order of the Shiny Aura" which requires you to give up all your worldly possessions to achieve the Shiny Aura of happiness! All my wages are directly sent to the church each month.
Its a good thing i founded that religion myself 2 weeks ago. Its great for a slushfund, perfect for taxes and i can always claim religious days off whenever im on a bender from drinkies with suppliers:)
Am i reading this right that instead of the datatraffic as we know it, they would be sending qubytes and we'd get data depending on the state of that qubyte? How is this going to work? I mean, all datatraffic as we have it now (POTS, ISDN, Fibre etc) is all based on "bursts" (think 0/1 volts, lightshocks etc) right?
Okay, so im completely confused here, i'll readily admit it. But then, im no quantumphysics expert by any means either.
I was reading your post and a funny little story popped in my head:
A man is sitting at home watching the news, in which they are warning for extremely bad weather and possible floods. Later that day, rain is pouring and the drains are starting to overflow. His doorbell rings, its his neighbour telling him that he and his family are evacuating, and that if he'd like to come along, he'd be more than welcome to. "No thank you, the Lord will save me." he replied, and closed the door.
Rain continued pouring down until the streets were completely flooded, and his house was no longer a refuge. He moved himself up the stairs and looked out the window. A man in a rowingboat passed his house, noticed the man in the window and offered to take him to safety. "No..." the man replied "The Lord will save me."
Soon his upper floors were flooded as well and the man was forced to take refuge on his roof. An army helicopter flew over, noticed the man and offered to rescue the man from his hazardous position. "No.." the man replied once more "The Lord will save me."
Eventually the whole valley, including his house were completely flooded and the man died. Up in Heaven the man asks God "God, why did you forsaken me?" to which God replies "Listen man, i sent you a caring neighbour, a Good Samaritan in a boat and even a helicopter to rescue you! What more do you want??"
The moral of this story should be obvious. The whole discussion of ID / Science is a moot point really. ID is nothing more than saying "We dont understand it, so God did it." I'll admit right away that im not Catholic, Christian or whatnot, and no Church or Bible has ever swayed me to believe otherwise. Science doesn't require Faith, it requires proof or at least a reasonable assumption. Therefor, to me, it has a much stronger base. Religion is not Science. Thats so bloody obvious we shouldnt even need to discuss it.
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Poor McGuyver. He'll be sorry seeing his trusty roll of ducttape replaced.
Ya know, i just used my Spidey Decoding Ring and i still dont know what the hell that would mean.
Seriously tho: I think this is a key element in why the DotCom bubble burst. There are just too many people in leading positions that have no f*cking clue about what they are doing and why. In all my years in IT ive met only ONE manager who didnt use Corporate Speak. It shouldnt be a surprise to find that this was also the most competent managers i have met thus far, with a decent amount of technical expertise.
I am sad to say that seeing as how things are going, this won't change any time soon. Its the Old Boys Network that is causing this. CEO needs Manager, CEO calls old college friend that works in , Manager gets position. Most likely, previously mentioned CEO got into HIS position in the exact same way, meaning that neither is competent in IT. As mentioned by countless other people here, they attempt to disguise their incompetence by using corporate buzzword bullshit. Its agonising to see, and even worse to work for someone who does this.
For some reason this popped into my head: There's a ring around Uranus and its blue There's a ring around Uranus and its blue There's a ring around Uranus and its here to entertain us There's a ring around Uranus and its blue! Hey, if someone else can post the whole greek/latin background of where the word Uranus came from, im NOT the saddest person in the room ;)
And who in hell's name are you calling "our side" anyway? Im Dutch, not American. There IS a world beyond the USA mate. The CIA (just like any other secret agency on the planet) can pretty much cap my arse (and yours) without ever going to trial for it. And did you think you're protected from non-US secret agencies? Forget it. You give them power by allowing them to take it, and so does anyone else in any nation that has a secret service. How long until they decide they no longer need public support and completely do their own bidding instead? Provided it hasnt already come to that, of course. Oh, and naturally i'll get a "-1 Flamebait" because i dont declare the US as the Saviour-of-the-Planet in above statement. Cmon, ive got some karma left!
Back in my day, we just used chisels on stone tablets ! You young'ns are so spoiled! *shakes cane*
Lawyers have been operating vehicles for decades! And they lurk in dark corners too!
One of the oldest quotes about loving your work i know is this:
"If you do something you truly love, you'll never work a day in your life."
This is certainly true, but i don't know anybody who is *this* fortunate. Most of us simply work to live, and then there's that batch of people who live to work. We usually call them Workaholics. I'd say that most of those people do it compulsory, and are not actually having fun doing the thing they do.
I have done helldesk work for 5 or 6 years, and then got a shot at becoming a network/sysadmin. I started working for a detaching agency here in The Netherlands and although i had some crappy assignments, i had my little gems too. The project im on right now is the best ive had so far, and im absolutely loving it. I have no doubt that i'll get crappier assignments after this one tho, but im willing to take it in stride. I guess thats just life for you, taking the good with the bad. I dont think there *is* a job that doesnt have its drawbacks.
Im a Dutchie working in the IT field as a systems-/networkadmin for a detaching agency. I've recently found that The Netherlands (which used to be known as *the* most open multicultural country) sadly still knows many racist streaks in IT.
:P
My current assignment is for the government of the largest city in The Netherlands, and there are several external IT-ers running around here. One of them was Indonesian (he became a private contracter and left), another is Turkish, one is a Brit and the rest is native Dutch. We all work in the IT departement and we lunch together every day, having the most interesting conversations. Eventually the topic of racism came up (Muslims are a hot topic in The Netherlands at the moment) and i was stunned to find out that the Turkish guy had actually changed his name to a more West-European one to have an easier time getting a job here!
He shared his experiences about how he had submitted 2 different resume's to the same jobopening and changing only his full name (his real name is very obviously foreign). The version with a typical Dutch name enthusiastically got invited for an interview while the original version of his resume got shot down almost instantly. Nothing else was changed, all the skills, education etcetera was all exactly the same on both resumes. This was not a one-time event tho. Both the Indonesian guy and the Turkish had similar experiences. They had also experienced the same reaction over the phone, so its not just a burocracy-thing. And this is supposed to be "the" multicultural nation?
The whole racial thing is such an alien concept to me, it apparently makes me naive
As someone who has seen a newborn die from braininjuries from up close(my little niece*), i salute the effort in this line of research. Since TFA mentions that this treatment does not use the embryotic (sp?) stemcells, i fail to see why this would become one of those ethical debates. Like with C. Reeves, i just wish they had developed this sooner :(
* = a common spelling mistake
Seems to me you could use a liberal dose of this treatment. That or ESP :P
TFA: "Microsoft stands behind its products and respects intellectual property rights." Well they do, im sure. Right until they buy the company. "Heres , keep the change. All your IP are belong to us."
Would this venture really be commercially viable? TFA:
...up to 38,000 people from 126 countries have paid a deposit for a seat on one of its manned commercial flights, including a core group of 100 "founders" who have paid the initial $200,000 cost of a flight upfront...
Virgin Galactic, the British company created by entrepreneur Richard Branson to send tourists into space, and New Mexico announced an agreement Tuesday for the state to build a $225 million spaceport.
Virgin will have a 20-year lease on the facility, with annual payments of $1 million for the first five years and rising to cover the cost of the project by the end of the lease.
A quick math shows that they should be making 7.355 billion from the whole deal. The buildingcosts and 20-year-lease (1m annual cost) are already deducted in this figure, but since there are no figures about labourcosts and the like, its still a very rough figure. That said, its still not a bad amount of cash. I just wonder if the buildingcosts they claim, come *with* or *without* the actual air/spacecrafts. How much would they cost? How many will they have? Whats the costs of maintenance for these crafts?
And then another question: Okay, so there's 38000 people absolutely willing to buy a ticket. Those are probably the richer class people since a ticket costs 200K (according to TFA). What would be the point of building more than one spaceport, seeing as only the wealthier people can afford it can surely afford a ticket to New Mexico as well? I somehow doubt that a second port would be as commercially viable as this one would be.
Should be obligatory by now:
I for one welcome our new chimp overlords!
I think that depends on what they will be doing, doesn't it? Will they be simulating cyberattacks or actually rummage around on the internet to "test things" like they did in Japan?
Is that you cant browse porn all day?
As a student in the school of life (and a great follower of the BOFH) I follow the religion called "Order of the Shiny Aura" which requires you to give up all your worldly possessions to achieve the Shiny Aura of happiness! All my wages are directly sent to the church each month.
:)
Its a good thing i founded that religion myself 2 weeks ago. Its great for a slushfund, perfect for taxes and i can always claim religious days off whenever im on a bender from drinkies with suppliers
Am i reading this right that instead of the datatraffic as we know it, they would be sending qubytes and we'd get data depending on the state of that qubyte? How is this going to work? I mean, all datatraffic as we have it now (POTS, ISDN, Fibre etc) is all based on "bursts" (think 0/1 volts, lightshocks etc) right?
Okay, so im completely confused here, i'll readily admit it. But then, im no quantumphysics expert by any means either.
Would anyone care to enlighten me?
ACK! Where did all my paragraphs go? Sorry folks, im kinda new here :(
I was reading your post and a funny little story popped in my head: A man is sitting at home watching the news, in which they are warning for extremely bad weather and possible floods. Later that day, rain is pouring and the drains are starting to overflow. His doorbell rings, its his neighbour telling him that he and his family are evacuating, and that if he'd like to come along, he'd be more than welcome to. "No thank you, the Lord will save me." he replied, and closed the door. Rain continued pouring down until the streets were completely flooded, and his house was no longer a refuge. He moved himself up the stairs and looked out the window. A man in a rowingboat passed his house, noticed the man in the window and offered to take him to safety. "No..." the man replied "The Lord will save me." Soon his upper floors were flooded as well and the man was forced to take refuge on his roof. An army helicopter flew over, noticed the man and offered to rescue the man from his hazardous position. "No.." the man replied once more "The Lord will save me." Eventually the whole valley, including his house were completely flooded and the man died. Up in Heaven the man asks God "God, why did you forsaken me?" to which God replies "Listen man, i sent you a caring neighbour, a Good Samaritan in a boat and even a helicopter to rescue you! What more do you want??" The moral of this story should be obvious. The whole discussion of ID / Science is a moot point really. ID is nothing more than saying "We dont understand it, so God did it." I'll admit right away that im not Catholic, Christian or whatnot, and no Church or Bible has ever swayed me to believe otherwise. Science doesn't require Faith, it requires proof or at least a reasonable assumption. Therefor, to me, it has a much stronger base. Religion is not Science. Thats so bloody obvious we shouldnt even need to discuss it.