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doug141 writes
"NASA spends between $400,000 and $1.3 million on a party at every shuttle launch, according to CBS. Select personnel are treated to 5 days at a 4 star hotel. This year alone, they've spent $4 million on parties. NASA asked for, and was given, $1 billion more from the Senate this year. NASA proponents argue it makes more sense to give money to talented, productive people in exchange for scientific knowledge, than spend in on unproductive people in the form of straight welfare."
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BobB writes:
A storm seems to be brewing in the IT job market. Pay raises have continued to outpace inflation, and bonuses are downright impressive — 11.6% on average. Yet, as the 2007 Network World Salary Survey finds, dissatisfaction over the salary package is rampant. Package includes a salary calculator to compare what you're making to those in your region and across U.S.
http://www.networkworld.com/salary/2007/092407-annual-salary-survey.html?ts0hb=&story=ab5_salartsrvy
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lazyron writes:
I've been using Open Office a bit more lately, and got to thinking... This is much more like my current version of M$ Office than Office 2007 will be. Could it be time to try Open Office in the workplace? At least a little bit before Office 2007 is getting hammered down our throats? Are there any IT admins out there thinking about trying Open Office? Either with a few users or all of them?
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Jerim writes:
I just finished my AS in Computer Science and am rolling it over into a BS in Computer Science. The problem is that I am 28 years old. I didn't really decide until I was 26 years old that I wanted to make IT my career. I have been moderately learning new technologies here and there over the years. However, at pretty much every level of the industry, I run into people who seem to know everything. Now, I like to think that they are just bluffing, or it is all in my head. No one can know everything. Lately, though, I have begun to think "What if they do?" What if that weird guy down the hall really does know everything there is to know about MySQL, PHP, Oracle, Java, and a dozen technologies I am only familiar with.
I feel that I can continue on in my studies and get a BS degree, but I am concerned that no matter how much I love the topic and no matter how hard I work at it, I will always be too far behind people to ever catch up. That I will have a BS degree and still be doing all the entry level stuff, with some "know it all" always looking over my shoulder to make sure I don't screw up. Is there any room in the industry for someone who doesn't know everything or has tons of experience, other than entry level positions? Since I won't get my BS degree until after my 31st birthday, is it worth it? Or is that just too late to be of any use in the industry?
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jcatcw writes:
Computerworld reports that, with Democrats now in charge, anti-offshoring legislation efforts could find new life, with H-1B visas likely to be the main focal point of debate. Last year the U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reached the 65,000 cap on H1-B visas in less than two months after it began accepting applications. It's almost certain that Congress will see legislation this year that would raise the cap.
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VonSnouty writes:
Only two outlets really offer comprehensive coverage of mobile phone games, and both have just published their round-ups of the best games of the year. Interestingly, both Pocket Gamer's top 50 chart
and IGN's Best of Wireless 2006 review have crowned the same game number one — Digital Chocolate's just-released and highly original Tornado Mania. Hot air, or after all the hype and failure could mobile gaming have its killer app at last?
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metaphorplay writes:
Denver Post columnist Ed Quillen provides a beautiful Linux-oriented rebuttal of those ubiquitous Mac vs. PC commercials in this witty opinion piece.
