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by rcurry 11y ago
Oh, I don't know - it just depends on what your kids want to do. I think it's sad that we've reached a point where you're expected to have a four year degree, and $80k of debt in order to get a job as a receptionist or
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by rcurry 11y ago
Thanks for pointing this out - a friend emailed me this link with that subject line, I apologize for any confusion guys.
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by rcurry 11y ago
Maggie Stilwell, EY’s managing partner for talent, said the changes would “open up opportunities for talented individuals regardless of their background and provide greater access to the profession”.
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Ernst and Young drops degree classification threshold for graduate recruitment(timeshighereducation.com)
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by rcurry 11y ago
Oh man, this is so bad - I admit that I read the headline the same way, and then started thinking "Hmm, maybe there's an argument there." Both communities really help you develop important life skills, and you get the opportu
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by rcurry 11y ago
I've always been surprised when I run into developers who really don't have an interest in multiple languages, platforms, whatever. But, I think it's something you come to understand, that every profession has people that are
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by rcurry 11y ago
Oh, but C++ is so much fun for interviews - who can forget the joy of endless trick questions about code that looks like it should do one thing, but actually does another. Oh man, I miss those days, ha ha. You know you've finally reach
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by rcurry 11y ago
So I spent the last ten minutes crafting a really long post about this, but then I realized I could refactor it into the following statement: If it isn't in writing, it isn't happening.
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by rcurry 11y ago
"The west is still wild, and it's a human wonder that we've managed to keep it that way. I'm glad for public land. Its value to our society is truly immeasurable." So true - I remember what a shock it was when I mov
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by rcurry 11y ago
Great advice - also, there are a few states that allow a one person business to qualify for group coverage. I forget all of them, but I think the following states still allow "groups of one" with respect to a business acquiring he
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by rcurry 11y ago
You're right - private health insurance will be far more expensive than what he's paying now. I don't think there's any way around that. If he can afford to pay the vig, then COBRA makes the most sense for the short term
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by rcurry 11y ago
I was thinking the same thing - sure, it's cool to have a glossy touch screen and futuristic touch panels, but I can't count the number of times touch screens / buttons have gone wonky on me with everything from my cell phone
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by rcurry 11y ago
I think they should have had a button labeled "Recline Seat" in between those two...
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The cursive writing is beautiful, what a wonderful little find. It's always a joy to find some echo of the past tucked away right under your nose.
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by rcurry 11y ago
As a watch collector, I can assure you that the author of that blog post has no idea what he's talking about. The secondary market for luxury watches is huge, and a Patek is about the worst example you could find in terms of a watch th
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by rcurry 11y ago
It's a poor craftsman who blames his tools. I've never understood why the ire gets directed towards PowerPoint rather than the people who construct poor presentations.
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Or worse, the CEO says he still likes to get involved in writing the code.
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by rcurry 11y ago
I consider it a major red flag if a potential employer starts trashing former employees. Any employer who trashes a former employee to you, will trash you to the next guy who comes along.
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by rcurry 11y ago
I'm already there. Considering the moves MSFT is making towards open source, I think their future is a lot brighter than a lot of people might think. We could very well see a total renaissance for the .NET stack, with MSFT ultimately d
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by rcurry 11y ago
I wasn't commenting on the article, but rather replying to another user's post - who wondered why officers don't shoot for the legs when someone with a knife runs at them.
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Police officers in the United States, as well as in Europe are trained to shoot for the center of mass when engaging an armed attacker. Do you know why? Google "Tueller Drill" for an understanding of just how dangerous someone wit
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by rcurry 11y ago
I think one of the best places to start with C#, if you have prior programming experience, is Jeffrey Richter's book "CLR via C#". I think it's a great book because it teaches you the specifics of the CLR as you are lear
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by rcurry 12y ago
It's not so much that they threw the book at him that troubles me, but that the book exists in the first place. A felony charge used to be a big deal - now it's a catch-all charge used to intimidate defendants into pleading out in
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by rcurry 12y ago
We turned LinkedIn endorsements into a trivia game at one office: "Hey Bob, do you know why owls can turn their heads 270 degrees?" "Uh, because they can't move their eyes?" That's a Wildlife Biology endorsemen
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by rcurry 12y ago
I had a similar experience with LinkedIn, which also suggests they are using IPs to discover people who may be connected to you. In this case, I had gone into a local coffee shop, used the free WiFi, and then when I went home and accessed L