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Guys - this has got to be a hoax.

An article in the latest MotorTrend on the difference between perceived quality and engineering and refinement and reality. They cited a polling done recently with europeans on both their "desired" cars and also on their ownership satisfaction. The reality surprised everyone: while the european cars were at the top of everyone's wishlist, they were at the *bottom* of the quality and ownership satisfaction indexs. The worst was Mercedes who was #1 in the wish list but like 3rd from the bottom (out of a large feild, 50-sih?) on the reality list. I think BMW and Volvo did ok and remained in the top twenty on the reality list. But in terms of quality, the Japanese makes (Hyundai too for that matter) blew them all out. The article said the euro car manufacturers are taking that very seriously. Anyhow as for the european car ownership thing - we own a Saab. IMO - I agree with the recent studies: they're more "different" as opposed to "better". The "Better" myth bubble's been burst.

Sweet isn't it? He made Richard so happy. Just look. Mr Simmons' Gaydar is never wrong.

Yeah he likes being pushed in the seat alright... http://www.richardsimmons.com/images/img/RichardBiofotos2.jpg

Eh my bet is its someone on the board goofing with us. But its Thursday night am I'm waiting on a code build so I'll play along.

Sigma, not Kappa. If BMW sold a faster car than mine in the US at the moment I'd be worried. But they don't, so I'm not... Anyhow... Sounds like someone needs a hug. Here's just what you've been looking for: http://www.richardsimmons.com/images/img/RichardBiofotos1.jpg

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linky no worky

Ohhh. A fellow squid scores a dig on the jarheads!

Zaino? What'd you use?

*cough* C# *cough*

Don't worry about certs. Certs aren't what they used to be. Actually lately some of my biggest bombs have been guys with a big fat list of certifications on their resume. Then they get a week into the job and it turns out they're a turd. I'm almost avoiding cert queens at this point. Just be able to deliver good code. There *will* be jobs next year you can count on it.

Thumbs up on turning yourself in. Hard thing to do. That took guts. I've found when things get bad, making that one right choice is often the turn-around point. It'll be ok. Again thumbs up man. graemlins/thumb.gif

I just caught a blurb on CSpan that the Marines for the first time in ten years didn't hit their recruitment quotas and this subcommittee was reviewing additional incentives. Entry grade, insurance totals, etc. they were talking thru several options. Also, they said specific billets were in shorter supply than others (infantry may have been one of them). So they were debating about billet specific bonus programs as well. In other words - hold out as long as you can to still make your timeline. Some incentives may get added between now and then.

Didn't you hear? If you go slow in bad weather you're a dumbass. The proper procedure is to drive at your usual dry road speed, relying on your l33t driving skilz to subdue the laws of physics whilst talking on your cell phone and sipping your mochaccino on the way to work. All the ones I saw were going eastbound I270 from Dublin to I71S. So the ones you all are saying would add onto that total. Impressive display of FWD inclement weather driving prowess indeed.

On the way in to work from I33 over the top end of I270 to I71S I saw no less than 4 accidents in which a Honda of some model was involved. Plus one sympathy wreck by a Nissan. Did I miss the memo?

Absolutely apply. If you have real programming experience (not sure what "web programming" is ??? but the mainframe stuff was probably structured programming in Cobol?), understand O.O. concepts (object oriented), and can talk to an architect I work with alot and can be fluent on one's technical knowledge and get buy-in from him, we'd definitely bring someone like what you're describing in. What we'd probably do is sort of a try-to-hire short-term hourly contract thing where we'd assign some non-mission-critical tasks at first, guage their uptake and effectiveness, and move them on from there. Its not just me, and its all over town. Hell its all over Ohio. C# is happening man. Talk to any small or midsize consulting, contracting, or staff augmentation firm in town, you'll see. The need is so high these staffers are "getting creative". And I'll be honest alot of them are sick of giving out jobs to H2-ers. EDIT: Oh now I see what you probably were asking by what part of town. Downtown, northeast, north, northwest, west (above roberts). Not really much I know of east, southeast, south, or soutwest. [ 08. March 2005, 01:03 AM: Message edited by: Mowgli ]

PS - I am again compelled to re-iterate that I am *not* a recruiter. I use these people I talk about on projects I'm on. OR, close contacts of mine use them. And if I can't bring the needed people to the table to fullfill the contract ... *phbbbbbbt* - contract goes bye. And BTW - I will walk away from contracts before I outsource them overseas. So anyhow - I won't/can't pay you to learn, but if you know your junk, OH MAN can I use you! Pssst, can we talk? Ok. So guys, I know just by the nature of this board its frequented by admin types with a lot of free time on their hands during the day (Can't shit a shitter) - but guys, I know you may be doing ok as a networker or an admin type, but if you have any gift at all for it, come to the dark side of development: programming. I *guarantee* I can double or triple what you'd make annual up an admin career path. You'll work harder though, I have to be honest about that... Ok enough from me. I'll shut up now.

I have so many potential positions going unfilled its disgusting. graemlins/doh.gif I mean its truly making me retch. These are $30-$50/hr jobs for competent jr programmers. To give you an idea - last week I had to turn away 3 positions in C# field. February, four. Unfilled. Buh bye. January, three. Zippo. This week - another 5 came up... yup, down the tubes they'll go, nobody to fill em. Its getting so bad - I know of a senior programmer position in Cincy, C# thing, that went unfilled for like six months, then closed for a huge amount. Salary too, not contract. We're talking roughly only five years experience needed (in the end) and it placed at ~$120,000 annual. Salary. For a barely sr dev position! Its getting so bad, whenever a halfway decent C# or .net developer shows up, its like a fukking porkchop thrown in the dogpit, can't beat em off with a stick. And this spring/summer I'm going to be pulling my hair out trying to fill another 15 C# programming jobs. And there we're talking $30-$75/hr. ARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGG So much money, going down the shitter.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE!

OUCH - how did THAT happen? Hit a pothole in a turn or something?

Me too = huh?

Where in Cal? Northern CA = the win Southern CA = the cock

Jiffy Lube!

I just like getting under the car in the springtime. Any excuse to be outside, and all that. Oil changes are a nice lazy "car" activity when the weather turns good.