I have lived in London for 8 years and I have to say that London is not and never could be ready for the Olympics. It's already way too over-crowded. There's no chance any of the infrastructure can handle another million people. In particular, transport, telecoms and services such as shops and restaurants.
But you are the minority for at least two reasons.
1) Your environment gave you the opportunity to learn and grow. Today's battery-farm support drones don't get that. 2) Unlike support-quality individuals, you have the aspiration and drive to do other and varied things, most likely in your own time.
For most people, it's best to avoid becoming a support guy lest you start to behave and appear like one.
Maybe at a poly-technic yes, but at a proper university, it's not.
Programming could be considered as applied computer science, granted, but it's not computer science by itself. Computer science in a pure sense is theoretical and by nature, academic. It's a sibling of mathematics. For example, look up "computational complexity" or "cryptography" to get an idea.
I'm a programmer with a computer science degree. I specialize in time series databases and analytics (KDB). I would consider that I work in IT, not in computer science.
If you have an instinct that something is going to be bad for your career and/or life, it's probably true. Even more so if it's something you find fundamentally dull. However, from a resume perspective it's better to be doing something than nothing since it's better to have experience than none. Cash in you pocket is nice.
You might find yourself at an interview in three years time and the interviewer asks, "Why did you take a job doing X when you wanted to do Y?"
That's a pretty dumb question considering where things are today with the economy. Try to answer it politely.:)
Finally, you've been pretty vague about what IT means to you. If it means anything involving user support, desktop support, administration or telesales, avoid it. These are the IT equivalents of a McJob and put you at the wrong end of a stressful firing range. If the job-spec reads like a bunch of happy-clappy management buzzwords, avoid that too.
Have you every heard the phrase "the customer is always right"? I'm not saying that they are and clearly not in this case however in banking, as in a lot of environments where you have only a small group of users, this is often how things play out.
If you're independent and not part of the same company, you can always invite blame-oriented clients to take their business elsewhere. If you tried that in a large company, the only person going somewhere else would be you.
Agreed it sucks, but at least UBS IT bonuses will be good the following year when they implement new controls.
Tetris isn't very violent. But anyway, you're doing the right thing. I don't think it's useful for kids to grow up in an environment with zero exposure to violence. Kids that are over-protected can be just as maladjusted as the ones that get no adult supervision at all.
Pacifist Protester: Name one situation where violence is the answer!? Ali G: A violent situation.
I know, from the summary title I was hoping for a link between being fat and being bald, since often we men exhibit both characteristics. Disappointments all round. I can take down that banner welcoming our fat, bald, vellus enveloped overlords.
Save face? On an anonymous forum? Wow, astute. Based on how hilarious you find everything, your lobotomy must have left with little wit since you chortle like a retard at every comment. Thanks for providing that insight.
As engrossing as it is to tweak your moronic funny bone, I'll undertake your offer and discontinue my contribution here. For your idiot pleasure, feel free to conclude the proceedings with your own snide little quip, undoubtedly while grinning and masturbating yourself like a gibbon. Have fun!
XHTML and flash are definitely more interesting and should come ahead of all this other less popular stuff. But this is Apple we're talking about. However, other stuff, at some point you've got to let go. WAP was a bad example since probably neither of us used WAP for more than 5 minutes some time in 2005 and it was never very popular, except with mobile service providers and their shovelware home pages. Gopher was actually much more popular in relativistic terms.
My point, with the exception of XHTML, is that mostly these technologies are already being fast-tracked onto the scrap heap of technology. Why slow their freefall?
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Not my estimations...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/london-olympics-business/8255383/2012-Olympics-chiefs-urge-millions-to-avoid-London-to-prevent-transport-chaos.html
I have lived in London for 8 years and I have to say that London is not and never could be ready for the Olympics. It's already way too over-crowded. There's no chance any of the infrastructure can handle another million people. In particular, transport, telecoms and services such as shops and restaurants.
He's posting on Slashdot. Abstinence is a given. Unfortunately.
I don't know what the big deal is. Oracle have been fucking us for years...
No, Oracle. Another example of where you're not listening to the community. We told you to go "fuck" yourself.
Yes it is, it means Son of Garlic Mayonnaise.
But you are the minority for at least two reasons.
1) Your environment gave you the opportunity to learn and grow. Today's battery-farm support drones don't get that.
2) Unlike support-quality individuals, you have the aspiration and drive to do other and varied things, most likely in your own time.
For most people, it's best to avoid becoming a support guy lest you start to behave and appear like one.
Maybe at a poly-technic yes, but at a proper university, it's not.
Programming could be considered as applied computer science, granted, but it's not computer science by itself. Computer science in a pure sense is theoretical and by nature, academic. It's a sibling of mathematics. For example, look up "computational complexity" or "cryptography" to get an idea.
I'm a programmer with a computer science degree. I specialize in time series databases and analytics (KDB). I would consider that I work in IT, not in computer science.
If you have an instinct that something is going to be bad for your career and/or life, it's probably true. Even more so if it's something you find fundamentally dull. However, from a resume perspective it's better to be doing something than nothing since it's better to have experience than none. Cash in you pocket is nice.
You might find yourself at an interview in three years time and the interviewer asks, "Why did you take a job doing X when you wanted to do Y?"
That's a pretty dumb question considering where things are today with the economy. Try to answer it politely. :)
Finally, you've been pretty vague about what IT means to you. If it means anything involving user support, desktop support, administration or telesales, avoid it. These are the IT equivalents of a McJob and put you at the wrong end of a stressful firing range. If the job-spec reads like a bunch of happy-clappy management buzzwords, avoid that too.
Agreed, the quicker they get rid of Berlusconi, the better it will be for everyone (except for big media and of course the tabloids).
Server... can't... handle... the load!
Have you every heard the phrase "the customer is always right"? I'm not saying that they are and clearly not in this case however in banking, as in a lot of environments where you have only a small group of users, this is often how things play out.
If you're independent and not part of the same company, you can always invite blame-oriented clients to take their business elsewhere. If you tried that in a large company, the only person going somewhere else would be you.
Agreed it sucks, but at least UBS IT bonuses will be good the following year when they implement new controls.
Tetris isn't very violent. But anyway, you're doing the right thing. I don't think it's useful for kids to grow up in an environment with zero exposure to violence. Kids that are over-protected can be just as maladjusted as the ones that get no adult supervision at all.
Pacifist Protester: Name one situation where violence is the answer!?
Ali G: A violent situation.
Irrespective of where it came from or it's maliciousness, you've got to admire it for how cool and sophisticated it is. Hmm, sounds French.
This is a problem with capitalism rather than copyright.
That 120px is for the "I can haz radiation?" caption.
Well done South Korea. Anything that protects people from Youtube comments is a good thing.
On no! Who!? Tell me, quickly!
It's funny but Apple seemed to be quite a cool company for a while back there. Down with the kids so to speak.
Now, with all their litigation and garden-walling, they are starting to look more like the RIAA or MPAA. Say goodbye to the kids.
I know, from the summary title I was hoping for a link between being fat and being bald, since often we men exhibit both characteristics. Disappointments all round. I can take down that banner welcoming our fat, bald, vellus enveloped overlords.
Save face? On an anonymous forum? Wow, astute. Based on how hilarious you find everything, your lobotomy must have left with little wit since you chortle like a retard at every comment. Thanks for providing that insight.
As engrossing as it is to tweak your moronic funny bone, I'll undertake your offer and discontinue my contribution here. For your idiot pleasure, feel free to conclude the proceedings with your own snide little quip, undoubtedly while grinning and masturbating yourself like a gibbon. Have fun!
Oh, a person on slashdot thinks I'm a fool. However will I continue with my life...
Whatever you say, scrotum.
Inferior technology? As far as I know, xbox live has never been down for a month...
XHTML and flash are definitely more interesting and should come ahead of all this other less popular stuff. But this is Apple we're talking about. However, other stuff, at some point you've got to let go. WAP was a bad example since probably neither of us used WAP for more than 5 minutes some time in 2005 and it was never very popular, except with mobile service providers and their shovelware home pages. Gopher was actually much more popular in relativistic terms.
My point, with the exception of XHTML, is that mostly these technologies are already being fast-tracked onto the scrap heap of technology. Why slow their freefall?