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Review of 'MacHeads' Documentary 277

An anonymous reader writes "Just prior to its premiere at MacWorld later this week, CNet has a review of MacHeads, the new documentary film covering the obsessive world of Apple fanboyism. MacHeads features commentary from original Apple employees, the self-confessed Apple-obsessed and girls who claim they'll never sleep with Windows users. Summed up by CNet: 'MacHeads is a superb film that will give Apple haters a few cheap laughs, and Apple fans a few cheap thrills. But it'll entertain both equally, while educating everybody else.'"
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Is Finding Part Time Work In IT Unrealistic? 396

I like my current job writes "Having worked full-time in IT for the past 12 years, I would really like to work less and focus on other goals and priorities in my life. I asked my current employer and was shot down. It seems like everyone I know in IT works full-time except for entry-level help desk staff. Striking out on my own seems to be the only way to control the ball and chain around my ankle. However, my experience with independent consulting is a 'feast or famine' situation, with work coming all at once, thus making part-time impossible, or the other extreme (which is even more likely). Is part-time work a pipe dream in IT? Maybe a career in toilet cleaning is calling me."

Comment Testing for what? (Score 1) 1057

I have no objection to an employer doing the best they can to determine whether I am up to the job in question. What I find hugely frustrating are the types of tests used, particularly for programming roles. What I have found is that I am generally tested on my ability to remember the syntax of some specific language rather tham my ability to think logically about how to solve the types of problems that I will come up against. This seems to me ridiculous, as I will often switch between languages with subtle differences in syntax, so will often fail blind tests of this type. Also, I think there is a tendency among managers to become hung up on current trends among technology and be always looking for the next exciting new thing, rather than good solid people with experience and ability.

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