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Those of you on PDT, and MST, in the US (those are time-zones, not drugs), still have a smidgen of minutes ... as of this writing ... left to pause and remember a remarkable person who, perhaps, foresaw what a general purpose computational device could be capable of:
"Many persons who are not conversant with mathematical studies imagine that because the business of [Babbage's Analytical Engine] is to give its results in numerical notation, the nature of its processes must consequently be arithmetical and numerical, rather than algebraical and analytical. This is an error. The engine can arrange and combine its numerical quantities exactly as if they were letters or any other general symbols; and it fact it might bring out its results in algebraical notation, were provisions made accordingly." Ada, Countess Lovelace, 1844 Known in her day as "Princess of Parallelograms," Ada, daughter of Lord Byron (the Poet), collaborated with Charles Babbage on what was, arguably, the first true general purpose mechanical computer.
October 14 (chosen arbitrarily, not linked to any event in her life) is Ada Day [^].
There is recent scholarship that questions the importance of the role that Countess Ada played in the work with Babbage: [^], but don't you know those schadenfreudevolken at the Register are on a mission-from-g-o-d to tear everybody down, as well as tear every smart-phone down ?
I shall quaff a flagon of fresh soy-milk mixed with coffee and palm-sugar in Countess Ada's honor.
« There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad. » Salvador Dali
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Hi Bill, did I ever mention that my daughter's name is Ada?  
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No, Johannes, I don't recall your mentioning that here, or in my dreams, either. I like the thought that when she is mature enough to follow the strange tragi-comic adventures of Ada and Babbage, to appreciate how close they came to ushering in an era of massive mechanical computers, she will be delighted to find she shares a name with the Countess.
« There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad. » Salvador Dali
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Those pictures were quite enlightening 
I have been to the one in Michigan, actually (in the summer, though).
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
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The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
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wow - thanks Mike 
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Thanks, Mike, that site has many fine photography galleries.
« There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad. » Salvador Dali
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We were considering holidaying here[^] in the summer.
I reckon it could be a hell of a place to spend a storm.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Beautiful...Amazing clicks..
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...I stumbled upon this page[^] with some amazing autumn shots. There are even a couple of pictures of a weird light house in Michigan...
I love autumn! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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That's the only thing I miss living in the south is the change of season i.e. colors, but I hate cold weather so it's a tradeoff.
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Nice
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Nice photos
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
I would agree with you but then we both would be wrong.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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Lighthouses are cool. These are great photos. Thanks for sharing.
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Not sure why, but chrome thought I was offline (for almost 15 seconds!  ) and presented me with a silly time waster[^] while I waited.
Don't know what my final score was, as it automatically loaded the page I was heading to.
TTFN - Kent
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You can be sure it was doing no evil in the background.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Somebody Save Me - Part 1[^]
Released a version of the application to user. Users have commented to the delivery manager "Application is far from usable".
I have kept my words minimum in all the mails exchanged with delivery manager and in the meetings. Senior Manager calls me to the meeting room and says "You are not performing". Ah, I was shocked. If my emails and talking would solve the customers problem then i would certainly do that. I don't know what to do so i sent a email to HR
"This is to kindly inform that i'm resigning from the post of ...... Thank you for giving me this opportunity."
OK....I started surfing the job sites and searching for the next job... 3 days latter i managed to get a interview call....and i attended the interview today
The first question pops up ... Are you not working at the moment? What were you doing for the last 2 months? some rambling around these question and after couple of questions i said I was with a company for few weeks, I was not happy with the role and the manager is not happy with my performance and user is not happy with the application...So I resigned...
then the next set of question pops up... Do you have the relieving letter and pay slips from the previous org? What was your previous salary? What kind of role are you looking for? And then they asked me to tell the whole career story of each job and reason for change to figure out what exactly I'm looking for.
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I just wanted to say I'm sorry you are going through this. I have worked in IT industry for over 20 years now in various roles as I worked toward being a software dev. I've been a software dev for about 14 years now and I've worked numerous jobs. One with a senior developer who literally stayed up too late playing guitar video game and was prone to outbursts of raging screaming. Terrible.
Anyway, I've worked at extremely large corps and small shops and something like 10 different places now. Some places lived out Dilbert and others lived out The Office (American version).
Out of all of those, just this last one even seems sane. Good luck to you. I hope it works out best for you.
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newton.saber wrote: Good luck to you. I hope it works out best for you.
Thank you.
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Member 11121330 wrote: I was not happy with the role and the manager is not happy with my performance and user is not happy with the application...So I resigned...
Never, ever say that to anyone at an interview: why would they hire somebody where they are not happy with your performance and the user was not happy with the application?
Come up with something better! 
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mark merrens wrote: Never, ever
Exactly, there are sites, I'm sure, that have stock (non-negative) answers to such questions. If you have nothing good to say, then keep quiet, as my old man would say.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
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I used to work for a company that had a very unhealthy work environment where others used to verbally abuse me. Many other workers like to play "alpha male" which I don't like participating in. Did some job searching and found a wonderful company. Putting in my 2 weeks felt like hitting the lottery. I was so incredibly happy to leave that job.
Keep your head up and know that do your best no matter what situation you come across. If you feel that the company is not helping you to reach your potential then that might be sign to move on.
I agree with others by not stating in interviews that people were not satisfied with your work. It sends the wrong signals.
Best of luck to you.
"Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul."
-Douglas MacArthur
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When a company wants to know your salary history right off the bat, it's their way of trying to screw you over. They already have a budget in mind for what they're willing to pay for the role. If they don't use budgets then they won't be in business long. So the number is in their head already, unless it's a mom and pop shop that has no clue what's going on.
Anyway, it's their way of seeing what you're used to getting paid so they can see how little they can get you for. So, unless they demand you answer the question, just don't. Unless you really, really need a job ASAP.
Jeremy Falcon
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