marr's comments

While I agree with the observations, I think this is not a good definition of company culture.

A company culture is the set of prevailing ethics within an organization which determines things like work ethic; attitudes towards change; levels of internal cooperation vs internal competition; treatment of customers, competitors, and suppliers; valuation of individuals' attributes; etc.

Company culture can be perceived by outsiders, but it doesn't rely on what others say or whether you are doing Good or not. It exists even in the absence of those things.

Getting "software written" and "hacking" - neither has anything to do with programming languages.

Have you had a screening for diabetes? Your mental troubles might be attributed to the way diabetes alters the body's metabolism. Numbness of the extremities, dexterity, muscle loss/pain, and fatigue might all be attributed to affects on the circulatory system.

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That's because in the capital-F Future you cannot 're-mind'; you can only 'mind'.

One problem would be that at best you still have a finger blocking some screen content, and at worst your whole hand is blocking. Is something in the upper left corner an "on-finger-over" that brings up a chunk of text you need to read? Uh oh.

Another would be constantly having to make the effort to not lift your finger(s). Need to reach for a pen so you can write down what you are seeing on the screen? Is that a "let-go" or a "hang-on-a-second-pretend-that-didnt-happen" gesture?

These are limitations of touch interfaces. Touch is not panacea; it's the finger painting of the computing world. That's why it appeals to those who need simple.

''' "This amendment begins the process of lifting the veil of secrecy of perhaps the most powerful federal agency," Mr. Sanders said at a news conference after the vote. '''

Am I mistaken in thinking that "the Fed" is not a federal agency? Or is "the Fed" as a whole generally considered one because of the Board?

The Lord said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" And the woman replied, "The serpent tricked me, and I ate."

For whatever reason, I find it more enjoyable in context: hobnox.com . Last time I looked at it, it was essentially Java applets background (sound), and Flash foreground (interface). Best use of Flash ever. Like to see it in HTML5. Cough.

Except that state capitols are mostly closer to people than the national capitol. Perhaps the laziness we're talking of has an interstate threshold?

Imho, for the same reason that schools shouldn't only teach OOP langs.

Ideas are expressed differently in different languages and there are often important nuances, where the real message is to be found, which are lost. For instance, it might have more of the intended effect to translate it as: "Who is watching the watchers?". A little paranoia here or there... today, the idea of 'guards' is pretty benign.

That Latin is a foundational language for most of the West is also an important consideration. It enables people to understand written or verbal communications which use words they haven't encountered before... Something like being able to understand a programming language you've never written in by virtue of its apparent syntax and flow control. A good illustration might be the use of "for".. you have for each, for x in y, or for(;;). Knowing the "root", "for", pretty much explains how to decode the ()'s contents in the lesser English-like C style.

Thirdly, there are many great ideas written in Latin. Those ideas have profound things to say and we risk cutting ourselves off, as a people, or maybe more importantly as individuals, from "lessons learned".

The funds are going to, or related to, the IATAC program, depending on your point of view.

Folks in the DC area might be interested in: http://intelligencesquaredus.org/index.php/debates/cyber-war...

Now that Oracle has these patents, what might we expect to see happen?

It's not hard. Just choose to do your schoolwork BEFORE you have fun reading your lisp book. Then you can truly enjoy reading it because you know the b.s. schoolwork is done for the day.

Here is your new mantra: "What is the most PAINFUL thing I have on my list of to-do's?"

Figure that out every hour or so, and go get it done.

(It helps to realize that four or five years is a really short time. I know it doesn't feel that way when it is like 25% of your current lifespan, but really.. it will be over before you know it. And what's more - you'll actually get to enjoy it because you're not flunking out.)