I was in Boston once. I needed two AC adapters. I ran into this new Apple store. I went up to the counter, "I'd like two 65-watt AC adapters." I didn't say anything about who I was. And they bring them out. I say, "How much?" They say, "We are expensing it." I said, "Yeah, but how do I pay for it?" They said, "No, no, no -- we are allowed to give gifts to special people."
Man oh man, I'd love to know the criterion to get on that list.
"Some businesses may in fact regret some of the job cuts they made in recent years, which, in retrospect, may have been too deep. Recent surveys suggest that employers are having an increasingly difficult time finding information technology workers."
So can I be expecting a late night, drunken I'm-so-sorry-I-broke-up-with-you-will-you-please-t ake-me-back phone call from my ex-manager?
How does 'decrease in job cuts' equal 'higher demand for IT workers'? That's like saying I've gone from spending £10,000 more than I earn a month to spending only £5,000 more a month so obviously my savings are getting better.
But analysts said Cingular is concerned that offering Wi-Fi calls inside a home could hurt its parent companies' landline businesses. Plus, there's the question of how to charge customers, who might expect free calls.
Yes, we mustn't let new technology get in the way of existing revenue streams.
Interactive games on the site teach children about exploring space, building and launching rockets, keeping airplanes on schedule and how a comet travels through the solar system.
Not that I don't appreciate NASA attempt, but does anyone know of any studies showing the effectiveness of computer games on learning? Both my experiences as a student and now as a science teacher tell me they are a worst of both worlds solution. Too much reading/obvious attempts to educate to make a fun game, far too shallow content to make a good lesson.
There's no denying that some jobs in this area are best for the loner/geek stereotype, but then some of the most successful CS grads I know are women who don't meet the stereotype at all
This is the but-my-grandfather-smoked-two-packs-a-day-for-his- whole-life-and-lived-to-be-95 argument.
If you take the attitude that "women don't belong here", then that will be the reality
Please show me where I said "women don't belong".
surely it would be better for the discipline if it were made easier for women to participate?
I am all in favor of removing any unfair barriers to participation, but I am not in favor of trying to pretend the field is something it is not to get more people interested.
The real title of the article should be: Power Architecture directions: Two-year-old Academic Initiative enhances computer science curricula, seeks to reverse student decline and sell as much IBM stuff in the proccess. See the following questions from the article:
1) How is the curriculum linked to teaching or use of IBM technology?
2) How can IBM Business Partners participate in the Academic Initiative?
3) Do participating schools gain an incentive, financial or otherwise, to acquire IBM equipment, software, or other technology?
Why do women shy away from this field? Reason number one is the view that it is for loners and geeks.
That's because, mostly, it is. Trying to pretend that it's not isn't going to help things. Some kinds of jobs attract some kinds of people and we just have to accept that.
But I thought New Yorkers think New York is America?
Well, it's the good part of America.
Point taken about the Hawaiians though. I had a Hawaiian flatmate and she always refered to America as the mainland and didn't really think it had anything to do with Hawaii.
Yes I am an American (though I moved to London three years ago). It still seems odd to me to hear my English co-workers talking about what is going on in Europe. To me it would be like hearing New Yorkers talk about taking a trip to America.
Call me ignorant, but where does all the money for.eu (and the endless.whatever's to come) go? Is it payed into the European Union or some private company?
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I was in Boston once. I needed two AC adapters. I ran into this new Apple store. I went up to the counter, "I'd like two 65-watt AC adapters." I didn't say anything about who I was. And they bring them out. I say, "How much?" They say, "We are expensing it." I said, "Yeah, but how do I pay for it?" They said, "No, no, no -- we are allowed to give gifts to special people."
Man oh man, I'd love to know the criterion to get on that list.
-Grey
I notice that the article calls Venus `Earth's Evil Twin'. Does that mean we can expect the probe to detect a large goatee on the surface?
-Grey
Of course you're not a wittle doggie woggie, are you Kettler whettler? Now who wants a treat? Who wants a treat? Good boy!
-Grey
I wonder if they count people getting cut for reading slashdot instead of doing their job?
Oh... you mean slashdot isn't my job?
::looks around::
So just what am I supposed to do in front of this computer all day then?
-Grey
Slightly less doom seems like the perfect slogan for a reformed Microsoft.
-Grey
"Some businesses may in fact regret some of the job cuts they made in recent years, which, in retrospect, may have been too deep. Recent surveys suggest that employers are having an increasingly difficult time finding information technology workers."
t ake-me-back phone call from my ex-manager?
So can I be expecting a late night, drunken I'm-so-sorry-I-broke-up-with-you-will-you-please-
-Grey
How does 'decrease in job cuts' equal 'higher demand for IT workers'? That's like saying I've gone from spending £10,000 more than I earn a month to spending only £5,000 more a month so obviously my savings are getting better.
-Grey
One word: Furries
-Grey
But analysts said Cingular is concerned that offering Wi-Fi calls inside a home could hurt its parent companies' landline businesses. Plus, there's the question of how to charge customers, who might expect free calls.
Yes, we mustn't let new technology get in the way of existing revenue streams.
-Grey
Maybe it's just me, but I would think that the preference would be for wifi first, THEN cellular. You'd burn less minutes that way.
You clearly haven't been living in a capitalist country for long if you think that companies give a damn about what the consumer wants.
-Grey
It's entirely possible that the media sources we trust to be accurate are actually riddled with errors.
::Clasps hand over mouth in mock shock and horror::
-Grey
Me: ...then I'm leaving you.
And 10,000 slashdotters rush in to fill the void.
-Grey
Oh my! The endless copyright battles that will ensue!
-Grey
Interactive games on the site teach children about exploring space, building and launching rockets, keeping airplanes on schedule and how a comet travels through the solar system.
Not that I don't appreciate NASA attempt, but does anyone know of any studies showing the effectiveness of computer games on learning? Both my experiences as a student and now as a science teacher tell me they are a worst of both worlds solution. Too much reading/obvious attempts to educate to make a fun game, far too shallow content to make a good lesson.
-Grey
There's no denying that some jobs in this area are best for the loner/geek stereotype, but then some of the most successful CS grads I know are women who don't meet the stereotype at all
- whole-life-and-lived-to-be-95 argument.
This is the but-my-grandfather-smoked-two-packs-a-day-for-his
If you take the attitude that "women don't belong here", then that will be the reality
Please show me where I said "women don't belong".
surely it would be better for the discipline if it were made easier for women to participate?
I am all in favor of removing any unfair barriers to participation, but I am not in favor of trying to pretend the field is something it is not to get more people interested.
-Grey
The real title of the article should be: Power Architecture directions: Two-year-old Academic Initiative enhances computer science curricula, seeks to reverse student decline and sell as much IBM stuff in the proccess. See the following questions from the article:
1) How is the curriculum linked to teaching or use of IBM technology?
2) How can IBM Business Partners participate in the Academic Initiative?
3) Do participating schools gain an incentive, financial or otherwise, to acquire IBM equipment, software, or other technology?
-Grey
Why do women shy away from this field? Reason number one is the view that it is for loners and geeks.
That's because, mostly, it is. Trying to pretend that it's not isn't going to help things. Some kinds of jobs attract some kinds of people and we just have to accept that.
-Grey
Further, for every job outsourced from the U.S., nine new jobs are actually created in the U.S.
Yeah, nine new jobs in retail: the world's most depressing and soul-sucking career.
-Grey
I thought the Blackberry wasn't popular because it made you stay wired to your job even when you went out with your family and stuff.
That's funny, I thought that's the reason it is popular. What proper capitalist lets his family get in the way of work?
-Grey
If your job is to never think one thought for more than 59 seconds, then yes, the blackberry is a productivity blessing.
-Grey
From the article: Stay tuned for the largest train wreck in console history.
Seems like he's really positive on the idea.
-Grey
But I thought New Yorkers think New York is America?
Well, it's the good part of America.
Point taken about the Hawaiians though. I had a Hawaiian flatmate and she always refered to America as the mainland and didn't really think it had anything to do with Hawaii.
-Grey
Yes I am an American (though I moved to London three years ago). It still seems odd to me to hear my English co-workers talking about what is going on in Europe. To me it would be like hearing New Yorkers talk about taking a trip to America.
-Grey
people are becoming more accepting of the idea of Britian being considered a part of europe.
What else would Britian be a part of? I've never understood why the British seem to think themselves completely seperate from Europe.
-Grey
Call me ignorant, but where does all the money for .eu (and the endless .whatever's to come) go? Is it payed into the European Union or some private company?
-Grey