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Comment Re:To the hecklers... (Score 1) 172

Shellshock, the "bash bug" won't affect the majority of Mac users and Linux users. It requires you to be running a CGI server or have SSH access. Two things that, by default, certainly won't happen on a mac and unlikely to be the case on many average user Linux machines especially if their main machine is a laptop. It's more of a concern because it could mean your data on websites like your bank could be in trouble rather than someone getting into your own machine.

Comment hardware has hit a wall so leave it as is (Score 2) 554

In case you haven't noticed processors aren't getting any faster and haven't been for ages. Why would you want Windows using even more of the processor rather than letting applications use the rest?

And because of that there are still a bunch of low-end PCs being sold and people simply not upgrading because really there's no point. Microsoft upping the requirements would just cut down their market. There are too many options for them to bully people like they used to do.

Comment Re:Probably not. (Score 1) 546

I would agree and if people think they'll complete a Learn PHP book and then get loads of job offers that's simply not going to happen. You'll still have to put work in to build something that proves you know what you're doing. I don't have a degree but that certainly hasn't stopped me and the bulk of the jobs I've applied for over the last 7 years or so claimed to require a degree. But I've also got over about 12 years of experience and really that's what companies want. They want to know you can do what you claim (and ideally you're not an asshole). A degree is certainly a short cut in the eyes of many to proving you know what you're doing. It is still worth considering getting one but I think only if you're still going to something extra into like have at least one or two side projects that show you're not just going through the academic steps or better yet do some side job freelancing. I think even if you're making shitty little static html sites for people if you're proving you can manage customer relations that will matter a whole lot more than you think. Anti-social competent programmers are a dime a dozen.

Comment Re:Okay... and? (Score 1) 316

Why does the US expect citizens abroad to pay tax after a certain certain threshold or how it some how believes if you travel to the US during a vacation since you are paid for that vacation then you're earning money in the US. For you see being American is so great that you must forever file your taxes and pay your way for being on America's planet.

Since corporations are people then the same should apply.

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