Testing IT Professionals On Job Interviews? (7)
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An anonymous reader writes "After having my university degrees, a couple of IT certifications, and over ten years of work experience in the industry, with 2-4 years of verifiable employment with each employer, working with a wide range of technologies, is it reasonable to ask me to take some test on a job interview? The same companies don't ask other professionals (lawyer, accountant, sales, HR, etc.) to submit to any kind of in-house tests when ...
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Steven said:
Interesting questions, particularly the "real professionals" comment - however, I do think programmers need to be tested to verify that they're quality and experience. Medicine and Law have other methods of verification that programming tends to lack as a field.
Fire Your IT Boss (20)
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theodp writes "Instead of laying off techies who directly help users, Robert X. Cringely argues that the best place to cut IT organizations is at the top. One of the great problems in IT management, Cringely says, is that the big bosses typically haven't a clue what is happening, what needs to happen, and what it all should cost. He issues the following challenge: 'If you are managing an IT shop and can't write the ...
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Allan Haggett said:
Excuse my English, but FUCKING EH. I've had more than one boss who couldn't do my job, and it's just plain frustrating.
AT&T gets official with U-verse Total Home DVR (6)
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Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment No surprises here, but AT&T is doing the right thing by getting official with its Total Home DVR -- which we've been expecting for like, ever. A number of loyal U-verse users received word of the change last week, but now the provider is rolling the software out to the Bay Area at no additional charge; as for everyone else, expect to receive it before 2009 dawns. So, what's so ...
Bernard Pollard: New England Dream-Destroyer; Provocative Locker Room Dance Enthusiast [NFL] (2)
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Bernard Pollard is not a well-liked man in New England and by crestfallen fantasy owners all across the country who watched their seasons disintegrate in an instant. (Darren Rovell says the Brady effect on Fantasy Football will cost some owners $150 million. Really. ) Pollard insists the left knee-knock he leveled Brady with early in yesterday's game was not intentional, no sir, not me, not a dirty player. Not "Bonecrusher." But the man is contrite. ...
Uncanny Resemblance: Christian Bale and Kermit the Frog (8)
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A real genius has put together this formidable side-by-side photo collection of Christian Bale and Kermit the Frog. The uncanny resemblance has haunted us all weekend, so we now pass the monkey’s paw onto you, our dear readers. Here’s a sample. We’ve excluded any and all comparison shots from Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. If you are “so serious” about those films do not click the link. via STIH Discuss: Will Newsies ever be ...
NFL Season Previews: Indianapolis Colts [NFL Season Previews] (1)
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The NFL season has officially started, so it's time to fucking finish the impassioned season previews from various writers, bloggers, diehard fans, cooks, TV personalities, and numerous other walks of life whom consider football the only sport worth watching. Clearly, these previews will be running until, oh, the first round of the wild card playoffs based on how quickly they've been coming in. So, for the next few days, expect a lot of these. Actually, ...
Kyle Orton Solemnly Vows To Never Be Drunk On Camera Again [Kyle Orton] (2)
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That's his promise. In his new role as the Bears starting quarterback, Orton has sworn that he's a all business and that his hard-partying days of internet lore are long behind him. He's a new man — a married man — who won't give his teammates a reason to question his leadership abilities this time around. He's more mature and refined; he's a man with a plan, a 50-cent razor and 10-cent arm. But he's ...
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Trey said:
Who would marry Kyle Orton?
Palin backed ‘Road to Nowhere.’ (6)
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Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) is now widely known to have twice lied about her strong support for the “Bridge to Nowhere.” Less well-known is her support for “another massive, widely criticized transportation project” dubbed the “Road to Nowhere.” The Huffington Post’s Sam Stein reports: The “Road To Nowhere” is a $375 million “mega-project” designed to connect Juneau to the towns of Haines and Skagway via 50 miles of new road. […] According to the Alaska ...
Seinfeld and Gates pair up for intense shoe-fitting session, cryptic advertisement (12)
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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets As promised, Gates and Seinfeld made their television pair-up debut tonight, in an advertisement for something or other. We were sad to see Seinfeld sans-bee suit, and Gates is lacking in Costanza-isms, but we might just be looking at a beautiful friendship here. Video is after the break.[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]Continue reading Seinfeld and Gates pair up for intense shoe-fitting session, cryptic advertisementPermalink | Email this | Comments
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Chad said:
I see what they've done here. Not bad.
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Sean said:
Saw this on tv tonight. wtf?
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JoeCool79 said:
The $10M commercial. Was it worth it? I don't know, but I'll reiterate what I said on YT. It's a move to say that Windows is an effort to do what you want, and that's the focus. Thoughts? (I'm going to see if I can end every post with a question)
Those Democratic Elitists? (6)
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Vanity Fair: Cindy McCain(’s first night of Republican National Convention outfit) Oscar de la Renta dress: $3,000Chanel J12 White Ceramic Watch: $4,500Three-carat diamond earrings: $280,000Four-strand pearl necklace: $11,000-$25,000Shoes, designer unknown: $600Total: Between $299,100 and $313,100 Wow. That’s about 60 times the health care credit McCain proposes to give families for a year. And according to Huffington Post, George W. Bush helped cover the expense: According to an analysis by the Center for American Progress Action ...
Should IT Unionize? (16)
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snydeq writes "Sixty-hour work weeks with no overtime or comp time, a BlackBerry hitched to your belt 24/7, mandates from managers who have no clue what you actually do — all for a job that could be outsourced tomorrow. 'Is it finally time for technology workers to form a union and demand better working conditions?' InfoWorld's Dan Tynan asks. To some, the odds against IT unions are long, in large part because the 'lone gunman' ...
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BillDeys said:
Unionizing is not the answer, IMO the nature of most of the IT guys I know is why they are working the long hours and the like. They just don't want to give up any control and that means they have to work more! A union atmosphere isn't the type I think is conducive to an IT department!
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CKL said:
Is that a rhetorical question?
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cody said:
If they're smart they won't go the ABA route. The ABA does absolutely nothing to meet the needs of the majority of lawyers, outside of interests of BigLaw. The ABA is doing nothing to help public interest and contract attorneys.
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CtrlBreak said:
Fuck yeah. Unfortunatly, I fear this is the only way the culture will change. Most IT "geeks" are far too accomodating and rarely draw the line anywhere near where they need to. I, personally, am tired of the fucking expectations. They're unlike any other profession.
Jon Stewart mocks how O’Reilly’s opinion on teen pregnancy (4)
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Last night on the Daily Show, host Jon Stewart skewered Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly for claiming Bristol Palin’s pregnancy is “a personal matter,” when last year he pointed the finger of blame at Jamie-Lynn Spears’ parents — “who obviously have little control over her” — and called Spears an “incredible pinhead” when she revealed she was expecting. Stewart joked, “You see what happens with opinions over teen pregnancy is that they gestate over a period ...
Olbermann fact-checks Huckabee. (2)
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During his RNC speech tonight, Mike Huckabee declared that Sarah Palin “got more votes running for Mayor of Wasilla than Joe Biden got running for President of the United States.” After his speech, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann pointed out that this was a lie, since Biden received more than 30,000 votes in the primaries, while Palin received 616 votes — to her opponent’s 413 — in her 1998 bid: OLBERMANN: Biden got 15,000 votes in Florida, ...
Where were all the Republican women when Hillary was smeared? (1)
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Talk about hypocrites. The Republicans carefully orchestrated this media buzz about Palin and now are playing the hurt feminists who are just standing up for Sarah. Republican women leaders Wednesday leapt to the defense of under fire vice-presidential pick Sarah Palin, saying she had been the victim of unfair and sexist attacks. They charged that Palin, a 44-year-old mother of five named as Senator John McCain’s wildcard running mate, faced the same dilemma as ex-first ...
