FurrBall

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by FurrBall 13y ago
How many Ph.D's have you met who can't write software? If years of study is not a good measuring stick, I don't see how a "software engineer" certification will help. I see it as red tape. For serious work you have
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by FurrBall 13y ago
"I should be grateful that at least I have a job in this economic climate" Really? How about you test that theory by seeing what hits you get in a job search or with a recruiter. You don't need to quit your job to start your
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by FurrBall 13y ago
"i have seen...." ads, offers, or friends salaries?
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by FurrBall 13y ago
There are 2 kinds of work. 1. Execution of a process. 2. Creation of a process. Execution can be automated. A factory can be automated with robots. Someone who makes backups can be automated with a script. But creation (of a process) cannot
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by FurrBall 13y ago
The best tool for that is a programming language.
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by FurrBall 13y ago
Patent law needs to be overhauled. It's getting ridiculous. If you are successful you WILL be sued by a troll for infringing their "breathing air" patent. I don't have advice, only sympathy.
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by FurrBall 13y ago
Not to mention ammunition is extremely liquid. It's used as currency in some countries.
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by FurrBall 13y ago
The wealth of an individual has no bearing on the value of an item. Guns themselves are high value items. Easy to sell for several hundred dollars depending on the model. High end guns can be sold for several thousand dollars. More value an
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by FurrBall 13y ago
Same reason you wouldn't advertise you have a stash of gold in the house.
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by FurrBall 13y ago
Pre: Locks, security stickers on the windows, barking dogs, good lighting, fake or real visible cameras. During: security system that calls police. Fire arm (last resort). Post: hidden cameras so you have a record of what happened.
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by FurrBall 13y ago
Whether the non-technical guy is uncommitted depends on how much money he is sinking in. Ponying up the cash is an important and legitimate contribution. If someone drops 1 mil to build an app I would say they are committed.
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by FurrBall 13y ago
A 50% pay increase? Go for the money. Don't hold onto your preferred practices so strongly that you forfeit your own market value.
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by FurrBall 13y ago
Personally I would go with Lisp. The symmetry between data and executable code affords flexibility beyond compare. You have a first class suite of tools with Emacs + SLIME + Paredit. You have native deployment on multiple platforms to boot.
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by FurrBall 13y ago
Math time! Lets assume you do not work during college and must pay with loans. Here is where you could be in 4 years time with each path. College: -50k (debt) and a degree in CS. Work: 480k (cash) and 4 years experience. There's 530k d
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by FurrBall 13y ago
I would not set up a standing desk. The idea of exercising while you work is nice, but it would totally destroy my mental zone.
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by FurrBall 13y ago
Absolutely. We should not have to waste time proving a patent is bad. The root of the problem, the patent system itself need to be abolished.
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by FurrBall 13y ago
I would learn Common Lisp. It's not strongly tied to a paradigm like Haskell. For the same reason I'd stay away from Clojure. I think forcing a particular view or paradigm makes a language less "exotic". CL molds itself
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by FurrBall 13y ago
Isn't it obvious? They want you working as an engineer. Their goal is to generate revenue. They don't want a vacancy on the team that's supposed to be generating revenue. Your jump to the statistics team makes their engineeri