Doubt it. I worked for a small (22k circulation) daily paper in editorial and later production. We did a lot of contract printing for small rags, and we'd mock them when they would put an ad on their front page for selling out.
All hell broke loose the day the sales dept. said we were putting a "banner" across the bottom of our flagship daily.
Of course, that was right after we were told we couldn't report automotive recalls anymore because a used car dealer threatened to pull his advertising for reporting that "used cars might be unsafe."
I personally got written warnings for using the word "poaching" when a city councilman was arrested by fish & game with a shotgun and a dead deer carcass out of season. What ever happened to calling a duck a duck?
And to be honest, being a Mormon creeps me out a bit (gold tablets from God?!?) - as much as a devout Christian, or anything else would.
So, you're saying that if he wasn't a Mormon, he'd be the best candidate?
Or to put it another way, we have the (viable) choice of a guy who could just as easily run as a democrat or a guy who worships differently then you do.
Just personal experience speaking here. Regardless of what they may say when they are hiring, companies don't promote from within. If they did, you wouldn't be in that job interview, and the kid from the mail room would be the sys admin.
Businesses constantly need innovative ideas and fresh approaches to the same problems. I worked for the same company 3 times. Each time I left, I did it on good terms. I learned new skills at other jobs, then came back for 10-15k more a year later.
I'd look for a new job. If your current employer values you, they will ask what they could do to keep you around. Don't use the new job offer to hold them hostage. It will only leave a sour after taste behind.
Apple markets a premium product at a premium price. Look at the component cost estimates from iSupply. Another evidence is they dropped the cost of the iPhone $200 in 2 months without batting an eye.
While I think this guy is a sick bastard, the tech had no justifiable reason to open any of the files. A test CD should have been made and verified, then shredded. Anything more was an unnecessary invasion of privacy.
Nick now has an established and proven reputation for keeping his sources confidential. Even with TS shut down, I have to imagine he will be a coveted corespondent for mainstream Apple press.
I can't think of a publisher that wouldn't want a staffer that has exclusive stories dropping in his lap.
I went to a small community college for a couple of years.
They offered a lot of classes geared to the local retired population that gave general ed credits for very little time spent in class (with no letter grade to screw your GPA).
Sitting in one of the computer ones, the instructor brings up a terminal window to show us pine. I start broadcasting odd messages to his machine, which all show up on the projected screen.
He ended up cutting out that section of the lecture because he didn't know how to stop the messages, and didn't realize it was coming from a student in the room.
The post office is a business. If I had a customer that was paying me the amount of money Netflix pays the post office, I would be changing my equipment to suit that customer.
I've worked in print publishing through two major technology shifts (paste-up to digital layout, and static camera/film to direct to plate).
Young people in the industry don't understand how to use the newest programs because they don't understand the metaphors. You just don't find a new employee under 20 that knows what a paste-board really is. The younger generation doesn't understand that cut & paste really meant using scissors and wax.
PhotoShop 7 is a great program. It's simpler, and in an education environment, simpler is better. I've seen job applicants that know where all the cool filters are, but they don't know how to use curves to color correct a simple scan.
As I've seen in a couple other posts, you should be teaching them methods, not software. Movie Maker isn't going to win any awards for sfx, but learning the storyboard and planning process are real-world skills that will be used if they pursue the field as a career, or if they just get assigned to help produce something for marketing in the future.
I think I'm going to side with the "Reading is more important" camp. My 6 year-old, in first grade, is reading on a third grade level. He's actually able to play World of Warcraft because he can read and understand the quest objectives on his own.
We've got a Wii, and my kids are smart enough to play any game they want on it because they can read. They can read because we have limited their time on video games and provided reading time before bed every night.
I think the OP should seriously be looking for some titles that require reading, or better yet, take the DS away so the kid will have some time to read an actual book.
Your company is asking for (more) rights to your inventions. You are well within your rights to ask for more compensation. If they refuse, I would start spending a lot of work time on Monster.com to avoid thinking of any new patentable ideas.
It's like the professional slot players in Nevada. They pick a bank of linked slots with a progressive jackpot. Once the tourists have pushed the jackpot beyond a certain point, they move in and monopolize the bank of machines 24 hours a day until they hit the jackpot.
It's simple statistics to determine when the payout will justify the cost to win (food, time, living expenses).
Slots differ from the lottery in that slots payback ~97% where a lottery pays back ~50%. The ROI doesn't work on a lottery.
My favorite Best Buy fails story happened a few months ago.
I needed a lightweight surround sound system. Over in that area, I find a young man I know from a few years back. I ask him who the person for that area is, and he says it's him. I think, "Great, I know this kid and he is smart. I'll get all my answers and probably buy something today."
Instead, I find out part of the hiring process included a full frontal lobotomy. He knew nothing about speakers, sound, Dolby or anything related to home entertainment. Our converstation ended with him just walking off with a little drool running down his chin.
I've got to think what Best Buy did would be considered breach of contract under the law. Any purchase is a contract. Whether knowingly or not, Best Buy failed to deliver.
I'm sure the guy has a receipt that states he paid for a hard drive. Best Buy delivered a box full of tiles. At worst, this is fraud.
In preferences, you have the option to designate folders that does not get stored in the backup. Developers also have the option to register files to not back up(eg. temporary caches).
It is really revolutionary to put this much back up power in the hands of every day users. I've used personal and workgroup editions of retrospect. The biggest problem with those systems it the unnecessary and redundant data that gets backed up.
Honestly, Time Machine is one of the major reason's I've pre-ordered 10.5. In the past, I've found the system updates to be somewhat fluffy and lacking in useful features. 10.5 has new features with real value that work every day with minimal interaction on my part.
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All hell broke loose the day the sales dept. said we were putting a "banner" across the bottom of our flagship daily.
Of course, that was right after we were told we couldn't report automotive recalls anymore because a used car dealer threatened to pull his advertising for reporting that "used cars might be unsafe." I personally got written warnings for using the word "poaching" when a city councilman was arrested by fish & game with a shotgun and a dead deer carcass out of season. What ever happened to calling a duck a duck?
Are we going to have a bot net of machines that print our spam for us?
I think the OP's point was too many people are thinking of the children.
So, you're saying that if he wasn't a Mormon, he'd be the best candidate?
Or to put it another way, we have the (viable) choice of a guy who could just as easily run as a democrat or a guy who worships differently then you do.
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Businesses constantly need innovative ideas and fresh approaches to the same problems. I worked for the same company 3 times. Each time I left, I did it on good terms. I learned new skills at other jobs, then came back for 10-15k more a year later.
I'd look for a new job. If your current employer values you, they will ask what they could do to keep you around. Don't use the new job offer to hold them hostage. It will only leave a sour after taste behind.
I thought it was because no one bought a a PS3 yet?
first?
Yes, because Apple naturally makes easily usable products. MS cuts out the middleman and complicates them from the beginning.
Apple markets a premium product at a premium price. Look at the component cost estimates from iSupply. Another evidence is they dropped the cost of the iPhone $200 in 2 months without batting an eye.
Let's be honest, the tech was snooping around.
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I can't think of a publisher that wouldn't want a staffer that has exclusive stories dropping in his lap.
Sitting in one of the computer ones, the instructor brings up a terminal window to show us pine. I start broadcasting odd messages to his machine, which all show up on the projected screen.
He ended up cutting out that section of the lecture because he didn't know how to stop the messages, and didn't realize it was coming from a student in the room.
I can't imagine playing AV in World of Warcraft with just one hand.
The post office is a business. If I had a customer that was paying me the amount of money Netflix pays the post office, I would be changing my equipment to suit that customer.
Young people in the industry don't understand how to use the newest programs because they don't understand the metaphors. You just don't find a new employee under 20 that knows what a paste-board really is. The younger generation doesn't understand that cut & paste really meant using scissors and wax.
PhotoShop 7 is a great program. It's simpler, and in an education environment, simpler is better. I've seen job applicants that know where all the cool filters are, but they don't know how to use curves to color correct a simple scan.
As I've seen in a couple other posts, you should be teaching them methods, not software. Movie Maker isn't going to win any awards for sfx, but learning the storyboard and planning process are real-world skills that will be used if they pursue the field as a career, or if they just get assigned to help produce something for marketing in the future.
We've got a Wii, and my kids are smart enough to play any game they want on it because they can read. They can read because we have limited their time on video games and provided reading time before bed every night.
I think the OP should seriously be looking for some titles that require reading, or better yet, take the DS away so the kid will have some time to read an actual book.
Your company is asking for (more) rights to your inventions. You are well within your rights to ask for more compensation. If they refuse, I would start spending a lot of work time on Monster.com to avoid thinking of any new patentable ideas.
It's simple statistics to determine when the payout will justify the cost to win (food, time, living expenses).
Slots differ from the lottery in that slots payback ~97% where a lottery pays back ~50%. The ROI doesn't work on a lottery.
If you browse a PC network using the Coverflow view, the icon for a PC server shows a monitor with a BSOD.
I needed a lightweight surround sound system. Over in that area, I find a young man I know from a few years back. I ask him who the person for that area is, and he says it's him. I think, "Great, I know this kid and he is smart. I'll get all my answers and probably buy something today."
Instead, I find out part of the hiring process included a full frontal lobotomy. He knew nothing about speakers, sound, Dolby or anything related to home entertainment. Our converstation ended with him just walking off with a little drool running down his chin.
I'm sure the guy has a receipt that states he paid for a hard drive. Best Buy delivered a box full of tiles. At worst, this is fraud.
In preferences, you have the option to designate folders that does not get stored in the backup. Developers also have the option to register files to not back up(eg. temporary caches).
It is really revolutionary to put this much back up power in the hands of every day users. I've used personal and workgroup editions of retrospect. The biggest problem with those systems it the unnecessary and redundant data that gets backed up.
Honestly, Time Machine is one of the major reason's I've pre-ordered 10.5. In the past, I've found the system updates to be somewhat fluffy and lacking in useful features. 10.5 has new features with real value that work every day with minimal interaction on my part.
Most of the comments from the FCC I've seen say these will be available in early 2008. Plus, you can get 2 $40 off coupons per household next year.