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On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:18:41 +0000, Invisible wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:39:06 +0000, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>
>>>> You could try submitting your resumé to Novell, RedHat and the likes.
>>> ...are either of those companies still going? I thought Novell went
>>> under years ago, and RedHat vanished off the face of the earth once
>>> they realised that trying to sell Linux services isn't profitable.
>>
>> Who do I work for again? ;-)
>
> Uh... you tell me?
Have a look at the IP address and do a reverse lookup on this message.
I've mentioned it before in this very forum - and in discussions you
participated in.
>> And RedHat is currently selling more Linux than Novell. Turns out
>> customers *want* service contracts for things their business depends
>> on.
>
> OK. So why have I not heard anything about RedHat for several years?
Very likely a product of your choice of reading material. Have you
looked at a copy of Linux Format lately? There recently was a huge
article there on training, specifically about RedHat training. With a
big ad in the middle of the article, at that.
> Have they gone into some kind of specialised market or something? Once
> upon a time you used to hear of them quite a bit, and now they seem
> awful quiet...
Nope, they haven't gone into a specialized market. They're losing market
share to Novell (which owns SUSE Linux) and to Canonical, but absolutely
still around.
If you spend all your time around Windows advertising and gaming
magazines, you probably won't hear much about Linux. Though with the MS/
Novell deal, Microsoft is selling SUSE Linux Enterprise Server to their
customers as well - surely you've heard of *that* deal? It's been
ongoing for about 2 years now....
Jim
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>>> And RedHat is currently selling more Linux than Novell. Turns out
>>> customers *want* service contracts for things their business depends
>>> on.
>> OK. So why have I not heard anything about RedHat for several years?
>
> Very likely a product of your choice of reading material. Have you
> looked at a copy of Linux Format lately? There recently was a huge
> article there on training, specifically about RedHat training. With a
> big ad in the middle of the article, at that.
Woah - there's a "Linux Format" now? o_O
Mind you, there's enough people using Linux, I guess it makes sense...
>> Have they gone into some kind of specialised market or something? Once
>> upon a time you used to hear of them quite a bit, and now they seem
>> awful quiet...
>
> Nope, they haven't gone into a specialized market. They're losing market
> share to Novell (which owns SUSE Linux) and to Canonical, but absolutely
> still around.
>
> If you spend all your time around Windows advertising and gaming
> magazines, you probably won't hear much about Linux. Though with the MS/
> Novell deal, Microsoft is selling SUSE Linux Enterprise Server to their
> customers as well - surely you've heard of *that* deal? It's been
> ongoing for about 2 years now....
Actually, come to think of it, I *do* vaguely remember that announcement...
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Mike Raiford wrote:
> Play with this applet for a bit...
>
> http://www.falstad.com/circuit/e-resistors.html
Oh goodie. Everything I thought I knew about electronics turns out to be
incorrect. Yay, me. :-S
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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On 11-Nov-08 21:39, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> I did look into a few companies such as IBM, HP, Nokia, etc. But they're
> all based either in London or in other remote areas of the country.
I like that 'London or other remote areas'. BTW I hope you do realise
that the main reason for asking was that I probably am going to ask you
to apply for a PhD position in Amsterdam somewhere next year. (and if I
don't that will probably mean that I had to find a new job elsewhere too).
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andrel wrote:
> On 11-Nov-08 21:39, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> > I did look into a few companies such as IBM, HP, Nokia, etc. But they're
> > all based either in London or in other remote areas of the country.
>
> I like that 'London or other remote areas'.
Well, London isn't "remote", but no sane person would want to go there.
The people who aren't in London are in places like Southampton, York, etc.
> BTW I hope you do realise
> that the main reason for asking was that I probably am going to ask you
> to apply for a PhD position in Amsterdam somewhere next year. (and if I
> don't that will probably mean that I had to find a new job elsewhere too).
Um... the obvious problem here is that I'm obviously not intelligent
enough to do a PhD. :-P
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Um... the obvious problem here is that I'm obviously not intelligent
> enough to do a PhD. :-P
I think intelligence is one of the less-needed skills. Writing, some
level of research, persistence, dealing with other people, dealing with
bureaucratic BS, and yes some amount of learning graduate-level computer
stuff, since you need the MS first. (Assuming you're getting a PhD in
computers.)
The PhD (at least in computers) doesn't teach you anything about
computers. It teaches you about "philosophy." Hence the name.
You probably need to be a lot smarter to get a PhD in (say) physics or
engineering than in computers.
--
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
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Darren New wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> Um... the obvious problem here is that I'm obviously not intelligent
>> enough to do a PhD. :-P
>
> I think intelligence is one of the less-needed skills. Writing, some
> level of research, persistence, dealing with other people, dealing with
> bureaucratic BS, and yes some amount of learning graduate-level computer
> stuff, since you need the MS first. (Assuming you're getting a PhD in
> computers.)
>
> The PhD (at least in computers) doesn't teach you anything about
> computers. It teaches you about "philosophy." Hence the name.
>
> You probably need to be a lot smarter to get a PhD in (say) physics or
> engineering than in computers.
Fact: I absolutely *suck* at research. At uni, every assignment
involving any element of research was consistently graded very poorly
indeed. Several such modules I failed outright.
Fact: I also suck at report writing. I'm good at writing technical
stuff, but reports are supposed to have a specific structure and I don't
really grok that. Also I'm not very good at structuring large documents;
the flow tends to end up rather muddled.
Fact: I don't actually need a PhD for anything. Certainly I don't have
the money to pay for one. Time would also seem to be an issue.
I could almost be tempted to do math classes - but again time and money
would seem an issue. (As well as the minor detail of finding a suitable
class somehow.)
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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On 12-Nov-08 22:48, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> andrel wrote:
>> On 11-Nov-08 21:39, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> > I did look into a few companies such as IBM, HP, Nokia, etc. But
>> they're
>> > all based either in London or in other remote areas of the country.
>>
>> I like that 'London or other remote areas'.
>
> Well, London isn't "remote", but no sane person would want to go there.
?
> The people who aren't in London are in places like Southampton, York, etc.
>
I happen to be in Amsterdam actually. Or don't I count as people? (or is
that '... do I not...')
>> BTW I hope you do realise
>> that the main reason for asking was that I probably am going to ask you
>> to apply for a PhD position in Amsterdam somewhere next year. (and if I
>> don't that will probably mean that I had to find a new job elsewhere
>> too).
>
> Um... the obvious problem here is that I'm obviously not intelligent
> enough to do a PhD. :-P
Intelligence is not a prerequisite for a PhD position. As long as you
have a MSc or equivalent you could be hired. Please, leave the job of
finding reasons why you are not qualified to the selection committee.
BTW if it ever comes to this I will probably not take part is the job
interview. I might know too much about you to be objective.
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On 12-Nov-08 23:03, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Darren New wrote:
>> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> Um... the obvious problem here is that I'm obviously not intelligent
>>> enough to do a PhD. :-P
>>
>> I think intelligence is one of the less-needed skills. Writing, some
>> level of research, persistence, dealing with other people, dealing
>> with bureaucratic BS, and yes some amount of learning graduate-level
>> computer stuff, since you need the MS first. (Assuming you're getting
>> a PhD in computers.)
>>
>> The PhD (at least in computers) doesn't teach you anything about
>> computers. It teaches you about "philosophy." Hence the name.
>>
>> You probably need to be a lot smarter to get a PhD in (say) physics or
>> engineering than in computers.
Strange as it sound but this would be in medicine. Because the research
will be carried out in the faculty of medicine. It would still be for
programming/math/gui/graphics/database work (unless you like animal
experiments or genotyping or some mechanical construction, then we can
throw them in as well).
> Fact: I absolutely *suck* at research. At uni, every assignment
> involving any element of research was consistently graded very poorly
> indeed. Several such modules I failed outright.
I'd like to meet someone with an inquisitive mind that sucks at research.
> Fact: I also suck at report writing. I'm good at writing technical
> stuff, but reports are supposed to have a specific structure and I don't
> really grok that. Also I'm not very good at structuring large documents;
> the flow tends to end up rather muddled.
Good, we'll teach you!
> Fact: I don't actually need a PhD for anything. Certainly I don't have
> the money to pay for one. Time would also seem to be an issue.
Sorry? We pay you to get a PhD, that is the way it works here.
> I could almost be tempted to do math classes - but again time and money
> would seem an issue. (As well as the minor detail of finding a suitable
> class somehow.)
Every PhD student has to take some relevant classes, if that would be
math that's fine.
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scott wrote:
>> Well, I had a diagram for a circuit where you connect a lamp to the
>> battery through a linear potentiometer. The brightness of the lamp
>> varies roughly linearly. But the brightness of an LED... does not.
>
> LED brightness is proportional to current not voltage!
Also, are *human eyes* linear? Would you notice when brightness is changing
perfectly linearly? :)
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