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  • RE: The MCM Program is dead. Long live the MCMs!

    amenjonathan (9/18/2013)

    A degree helps no matter which field you go in. Certs are very, very specific and really don't help much (IMO).

    If my job is dependent on my having a...

    September 18, 2013 at 9:26 pm

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  • RE: Sensors and Data

    Well Ohio major cities have a combination of cameras and sensors on the major routes that tell you expected travel times. Those are posted on large signboards above the highway....

    September 18, 2013 at 6:29 pm

    #1651341

  • RE: If we can do it, so can you

    Does anyone remember the Stream of Consciousness or the SG1: Revisions episodes?

    I may be paranoid, but I don't trust the cloud at all.

    My electric bill, which I pay a $100...

    September 16, 2013 at 8:43 pm

    #1650672

  • RE: The Future of Knowledge Measurement

    L' Eomot Inversé (9/12/2013)

    A bit up the chain from first job in junior/trainee position, after between one and four years in employment, track record is a far better indicator than...

    September 12, 2013 at 8:30 pm

    #1649925

  • RE: The Future of Knowledge Measurement

    jmoney 69422 (9/11/2013)

    The problem provides a script to generate 2 tables ... a GROUP BY, and a HAVING.

    Actually I would be interested in seeing this test as well.

    I would...

    September 11, 2013 at 8:39 pm

    #1649556

  • RE: What does certification achieve?

    LightVader (9/10/2013)

    I really like this idea. Having a third party running all tech certifications, not just Microsoft, sounds like a step in the right direction.

    I agree with the idea...

    September 10, 2013 at 11:34 pm

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  • RE: What does certification achieve?

    krowley (9/10/2013)

    But once again work experience is much easier to lie about than a certification. At least with the certification you have Something you can verify about a potential job...

    September 10, 2013 at 6:38 pm

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  • RE: The Loss of Trust

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (9/9/2013)

    No idea. It might be, but I'm concerned with the point made of public (law enforcement) cameras forced on private property. When might some "filter"...

    September 9, 2013 at 3:38 pm

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  • RE: The Loss of Trust

    Jeff Moden (9/8/2013)

    Since SSC is my home away from home, I thought I'd try to put a stop to such attacks on this thread. I've obviously been unsuccessful in...

    September 8, 2013 at 11:06 pm

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  • RE: The Loss of Trust

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (9/8/2013)

    Ugh. How long before we have people spying on our databases as well? A sad, sad, time.

    I think it was Wisconsin[/url] but the principle still...

    September 8, 2013 at 9:01 pm

    #1648428

  • RE: The Loss of Trust

    ss7234 (9/8/2013)

    As for the government, believe me, I am against any sort of 1984, Minority Report future. But the same people that are so quick to denounce the US Government...

    September 8, 2013 at 8:53 pm

    #1648426

  • RE: The Loss of Trust

    avo (9/7/2013)

    As for the 4th and 5th amendments, you can believe that our rights are absolutely sacrosanct if you want to. As far as I am concerned, they've stopped being...

    September 7, 2013 at 11:50 pm

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  • RE: The Loss of Trust

    avo (9/7/2013)

    We didn't just lose our privacy when Snowden leaked information about NSA activities. We lost it way before that. Ubiquitous security cameras already track us within an ever-increasing surveillance...

    September 7, 2013 at 9:34 pm

    #1648370

  • RE: Developer Pressure

    cdesmarais 49673 (9/6/2013)

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    Rollback: Rolling back code is easy. Rolling back data changes is really not. I was just reading a very well known book on the subject where...

    September 6, 2013 at 8:09 pm

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  • RE: Good and Bad Interview Questions

    robert.jackson-1040156 (9/5/2013)

    Thanks for this, and for reminding me of one of Phil Factor's delightful pieces: https://www.simple-talk.com/blogs/2009/01/22/technical-interviews-and-tests-have-got-to-stop/%5B/url%5D

    From the link:

    I have a new proposal to make. Instead of employing developers after asking...

    September 5, 2013 at 7:08 pm

    #1647900

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