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| oJoS Statistics - Individual Statistics for 'Fernanda Stickpot' | ||
| View all Jossers sorted by : Name | Comments | Words | First Comment | Final Comment | ||
Number of Comments: 234 |
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| Number of Words: 28,445 | ||
| First Comment: 12 Sep 2002 | ||
| Final Comment: 20 Aug 2004 | ||
Number of Topics Posted: 6 |
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| First Topic: 03 Apr 2003 | ||
| Latest Topic: 16 Jul 2004 | ||
| When | Item | Comment |
| 20 Aug 2004 | Microsoft pays for i.... | Excuse the double-post but I meant to ask: how spe.... >> |
| The earlier comment about Hull University reminded.... >> | ||
| 14 Aug 2004 | Super OT: Fear of Dr.... | AFAIK you can't choke on a fishbone - it's too sma.... >> |
| 13 Aug 2004 | Try learning on an automatic. Then you will put le.... >> | |
| 11 Aug 2004 | Get it in Writing | Also, just asking for written confirmation of some.... >> |
| Decline an offer - a.... | Looks like you framed it in terms of 'I don't know.... >> | |
| 10 Aug 2004 | Rude = No Hire? | It is really hard to know what is rude and what is.... >> |
| Did only one company use the word 'rude' or did se.... >> | ||
| 06 Aug 2004 | You too can run up $.... | Interesting. Here in the UK a Bachelor's degree in.... >> |
| 02 Aug 2004 | How do you know when.... | Give us the juicy details. What happened? >> |
| 29 Jul 2004 | $75K-$100K/year to M.... | Bummer. Oh, well. Still, if it's any encourage.... >> |
| Okay. Again, I'm sure I'm teaching my grandmother .... >> | ||
| 28 Jul 2004 | Why the need to stam.... | I'd guess 1) and 2). >> |
| $75K-$100K/year to M.... | That's $105 for how many classes? How many clas.... >> | |
| Temp agencies really can be the way to go. I used .... >> | ||
| 27 Jul 2004 | Free Online virus sc.... | And another vote for AVG. Never had one single pro.... >> |
| 22 Jul 2004 | More IQ-ism | Dennis, I am sorrier than you can know to hear of .... >> |
| 21 Jul 2004 | How do I learn to do.... | If you want to code better, try 'Code Complete' if.... >> |
| I want to start my o.... | My previous post is true, by the way, not exaggera.... >> | |
| I want to start my own business because I will not.... >> | ||
| 20 Jul 2004 | The job thing... | Good luck. Seems like there are advantages to both.... >> |
| More IQ-ism | Please show me where those studies are on Medline,.... >> | |
| 19 Jul 2004 | Education System: Ev.... | 'My wife's niece is at private school (she's 8) an.... >> |
| More IQ-ism | One of the things you said that I have a problem w.... >> | |
| 18 Jul 2004 | Sorry Dennis, that was mean of me. I don't share y.... >> | |
| Thanks, Dennis, but I'm far too used to reading st.... >> | ||
| Thank you Dennis, I will peruse this at my leisure.... >> | ||
| Okay, well, can you provide links to the originals.... >> | ||
| Dennis, can you provide references for these studi.... >> | ||
| 17 Jul 2004 | Worst Use of Technol.... | Pestiferous password configuration in Lotus Notes .... >> |
| Last Straw | Oh, I do have one or two people on my side. The bu.... >> | |
| I expect you're right. It's just that after 18 mon.... >> | ||
| More IQ-ism | Dennis: hear hear. >> | |
| I'm surprised that there's debate on whether smart.... >> | ||
| 16 Jul 2004 | Last Straw >> | |
| 14 Jul 2004 | What does "YES" mean.... | I'd guess that the principle that 'YES' could mean.... >> |
| 05 Jul 2004 | yet another thread o.... | If ever there were proof that recruiters will do a.... >> |
| I don't have a probl.... | There are actually two possible ways of discountin.... >> | |
| 02 Jul 2004 | I know a lot of people with Asperger's, and most d.... >> | |
| Adult ADHD | The first thing to do is never to ask advice from .... >> | |
| 30 Jun 2004 | Advice for quitting .... | You don't even have to justify your living expense.... >> |
| 17 Jun 2004 | Racing car aficionad.... | I think automatics are inferior when you're intens.... >> |
| 08 Jun 2004 | Lazyness | Don't wait to *feel like* doing anything. Tomor.... >> |
| 26 May 2004 | Job-hunting fatigue. | Finding a job is the best cure. Start at 9, fin.... >> |
| 25 May 2004 | Dear JOS-Abbey: Need.... | Oops, sorry, rereading your post it seems like an .... >> |
| Do everything you can to pass this class, and then.... >> | ||
| 20 May 2004 | Computers... Spawn o.... | 'When I face a frustrating programming challenge a.... >> |
| 19 May 2004 | That's what it's all about. I'm told that that'.... >> | |
| Lots and lots of fre.... | Swap places with me. I can do my part-time Master'.... >> | |
| Why doesn't Opera ge.... | Isn't that funny - I use the free version and I ca.... >> | |
| I use Opera and I rarely, if ever, have problems w.... >> | ||
| Tired of getting rip.... | Tapiwa hit the nail on the head. Very high rents a.... >> | |
| 05 May 2004 | Why do fax machines .... | Because when I write letters for political campaig.... >> |
| 04 May 2004 | developer versus cod.... | ...and start using it themselves in an attempt to .... >> |
| 27 Apr 2004 | Emigrating | It took me nearly three seconds to read this page..... >> |
| 16 Apr 2004 | Carrer advice needed | I would like to add my voice to those suggesting y.... >> |
| Is that an attempt to warn against ageism in the i.... >> | ||
| 13 Apr 2004 | master's degree + em.... | 'This is all US. Outside of North America in almos.... >> |
| 02 Apr 2004 | Distance Learning Wh.... | Look, don't do it if all you want is to improve yo.... >> |
| 30 Mar 2004 | Software to save &am.... | Frankly, knocking up something in Access sounds li.... >> |
| 26 Mar 2004 | capitalism is beauti.... | 'Officially you drive on the left, but in the spir.... >> |
| Driving stick is best done outside built-up areas .... >> | ||
| Poll: What car do yo.... | a) 1997 Ford Escort b) dunno, I don't have enou.... >> | |
| LASIK vs PRK | I did consider it but I changed my mind, largely a.... >> | |
| 24 Mar 2004 | Local Candidates Onl.... | It could also mean "we've got no sympathy for your.... >> |
| 19 Mar 2004 | But are you happy? | Well I reckon that this is the key: Ask a child.... >> |
| Honesty in companies | Regular, you seem to have grasped the first part o.... >> | |
| 17 Mar 2004 | What is a lot of res.... | To put this into perspective for you: when we were.... >> |
| Programmer's Money P.... | What are those signs, Koz? Do tell. >> | |
| Bad Programming Team.... | Maybe he's trying to assassinate them by leaving t.... >> | |
| 16 Mar 2004 | Anyone learn to prog.... | I dunno. For one thing, even 'for Beginners' would.... >> |
| Well I would certainly recommend learning the way .... >> | ||
| 12 Mar 2004 | Lower Wages Is The S.... | Okay then, it leaves more money for whoever stands.... >> |
| If you think it's natural and right for people to .... >> | ||
| 10 Mar 2004 | Bizarre Situation | Tangentially, I would recommend that you take copi.... >> |
| 09 Mar 2004 | Is this harassment? | Should have read 'the first recommended step is.... >> |
| Yep, and I'm equally happy not to be working with .... >> | ||
| 05 Mar 2004 | how to return for ni.... | You'll lose your faith in nihilism some day. In.... >> |
| 26 Feb 2004 | Getting smarter or d.... | I absolutely agree with The Real PC. I am orders o.... >> |
| 20 Feb 2004 | my bizarre firing si.... | I second Kyralessa's emotion. It's really not your.... >> |
| Why not tell your friend you'll be visiting your s.... >> | ||
| Offshoring of "mind-.... | The idea of the prestige gap is more than 40 years.... >> | |
| 16 Feb 2004 | Uses for a PDA | You're right that paper can do all these things, t.... >> |
| 11 Feb 2004 | Two blank spaces aft.... | ¿ = Alt+168 ¡ = Alt+173 on a Windows keyboard,.... >> |
| 'Many English people would often use ':-' instead .... >> | ||
| 10 Feb 2004 | Leveraging Computer .... | http://bioinformatics.oupjournals.org/ >> |
| Two blank spaces aft.... | Dave Hallett is correct. I was taught to type on a.... >> | |
| System DOA | 'And yes, the US would have laws as well. Typical.... >> | |
| Huh? You mean, since he didn't pay enough for it, .... >> | ||
| 09 Feb 2004 | Programmers and eati.... | 'I bought a personal gym for my garage.... '....... >> |
| To stay slim: 1) Eat food at mealtimes. Do not .... >> | ||
| 05 Feb 2004 | What is Hacking the .... | As for no. 15, I know I have the attention span of.... >> |
| 23 Jan 2004 | The source of `bad c.... | ''You know, especially when you're just trying stu.... >> |
| 21 Jan 2004 | You know, especially when you're just trying stuff.... >> | |
| 20 Jan 2004 | Attending top univer.... | 'My reason for writing this message is to express .... >> |
| 16 Jan 2004 | is there any point t.... | Yeah. Fun *is* good. It also lets you read the .... >> |
| What's so special ab.... | These folks ARE all put together in one large offi.... >> | |
| Private offices: fai.... | Moving straight into the empty room wouldn't have .... >> | |
| 15 Jan 2004 | G, I expect you were just distracted by the backgr.... >> | |
| I am so lucky I have.... | There, there. What Kar said. If you are gett.... >> | |
| What are North Ameri.... | A propos of nothing, I notice all fictional North .... >> | |
| 24 Dec 2003 | working hard or hard.... | Well put, it_ranter. Occasionally I read articl.... >> |
| 23 Dec 2003 | 'working with preschoolers actually does not requi.... >> | |
| "he or she" NOT poli.... | 'None of us has/have' is a matter of personal choi.... >> | |
| As a linguist, I see absolutely no reason to prohi.... >> | ||
| 19 Dec 2003 | Noise blocking headp.... | David B. Wildgoose, please keep us posted on how w.... >> |
| 18 Dec 2003 | Bose Quiet Comfort are okay. Of course, they are d.... >> | |
| 15 Dec 2003 | Hiring someone who *.... | I find myself in agreement with absolutely everyth.... >> |
| 11 Dec 2003 | U.S. Programmers at .... | My apologies, I Hate Whiners. I did not mean to be.... >> |
| Yes, in the UK we pay 11% of gross income to Natio.... >> | ||
| 10 Dec 2003 | "Low Skill" Rhetoric | Curious that certain jobs are allegedly low-skille.... >> |
| 09 Dec 2003 | Doing Charity Sites | In fact, it's probably right to reconsider support.... >> |
| I agree. It's not unusual to feel disappointed at .... >> | ||
| Chest Pain ... Am I .... | Sorry, that should have read '11% of gross pay' >> | |
| They're thinking of charging for visits to the GP .... >> | ||
| Why is going to the doctor such a big decision tha.... >> | ||
| Am I a unique hybrid.... | 'There's a big difference in 'fix this bug' and 'r.... >> | |
| 08 Dec 2003 | That's pretty much my job description, too. I don'.... >> | |
| "Low-skill jobs like.... | I meant single-handedly, of course. >> | |
| ''Coders' come out of the working class, it's a wa.... >> | ||
| What's wrong with In.... | InstallShield 5 was the first product I used as a .... >> | |
| 05 Dec 2003 | American programmers.... | 'The cost of living that the life style we require.... >> |
| To each his own, Mr Jack. I think people really do.... >> | ||
| No, this is within the UK. I've been aware that my.... >> | ||
| USD 40K a year is more than I earn. According to t.... >> | ||
| 04 Dec 2003 | how to get assertive | And you don't need to think in terms of making dra.... >> |
| 21 Nov 2003 | Being pushed | Well if the goal is to get rid of him, of course i.... >> |
| 18 Nov 2003 | Dressing up for job .... | 'the extent willingness' ... that should have r.... >> |
| The conventional wisdom is 'dress as if you alread.... >> | ||
| 13 Nov 2003 | What Anti-virus do y.... | Pc-Cillin came bundled with my machine but it conf.... >> |
| 10 Nov 2003 | All I want for Chris.... | I'd just like a snazzy new shuttle system with all.... >> |
| C hash or C bang | Pound = £ (Alt+156) >> | |
| Music Selection Whil.... | I'd love to listen to all kinds of music while wor.... >> | |
| 05 Nov 2003 | Where Did You Go To .... | University of Oxford, BA (Joint Hons). Modern Lang.... >> |
| Why CEOs will never .... | 'I dispute both that a trained secretary took 8 ho.... >> | |
| 03 Nov 2003 | Benefits of a degree | Tapiwa, IIRC wasn't that Larry Ellison speech show.... >> |
| Here's why I decided to do a Master's after four y.... >> | ||
| 31 Oct 2003 | "Programmer Folkways.... | Start a country, I'm from Manitoba and I think .... >> |
| I know where you're coming from with the professio.... >> | ||
| 29 Oct 2003 | Life and Career | I don't doubt that some people really are in situa.... >> |
| 21 Oct 2003 | MSc Anonymous | 'You're not really talking about what education is.... >> |
| 'Contention around this topics has centred on clai.... >> | ||
| 20 Oct 2003 | MSc Anonymous >> | |
| 20 Oct 2003 | There is an option to do XML on my curriculum. As .... >> | |
| 16 Oct 2003 | Leave your language .... | And that's another thing. I also understand that a.... >> |
| 15 Oct 2003 | What should programm.... | Well I'd say C first, and then set theory. If you .... >> |
| Leave your language .... | OTOH I do think people should begin by learning C,.... >> | |
| 'If I saw my arm off on a table saw, and need my f.... >> | ||
| 14 Oct 2003 | 'Leaving 10 car lengths in front of your cat while.... >> | |
| 'Driving a manual shift (aka stick) makes you a be.... >> | ||
| Speaking of manuals, I'm learning to drive in Brit.... >> | ||
| skills do you want t.... | Driving, specification & design using Z notati.... >> | |
| Minimum Technical Kn.... | 'Maybe he is the Database Manager in the sense tha.... >> | |
| 13 Oct 2003 | Minimum Technical Knowledge for IT Suits? >> | |
| 13 Oct 2003 | 'Necessary IT knowledge? Minimal' Yes, but what.... >> | |
| It's slightly the prelude to a vent, but believe i.... >> | ||
| 10 Oct 2003 | Case against documen.... | Towards some hard and fast rules for documentation.... >> |
| How can people excel.... | Another truly amazing achiever is Debi Thomas, the.... >> | |
| Hiring Q: Value of d.... | If documentation is done right, it will save time .... >> | |
| 09 Oct 2003 | IT Department Pet Pe.... | Hm. A propos of nothing, when I was in junior scho.... >> |
| 07 Oct 2003 | "Worshipful Co. of I.... | What can I say except that it's wacky, yet intrigu.... >> |
| Jolly News | So... on the one hand, IT skills lose their premiu.... >> | |
| 01 Oct 2003 | what would you do in.... | Oops, sorry - rereading, I see that you are exerci.... >> |
| Another thing about Canuck's figures is that it ta.... >> | ||
| How to beat lethargy.... | 'I run 8 miles every day. And I SMOKE. It isn't th.... >> | |
| How to behave in soc.... | 'Treat everyone as you would wish to be treated.' .... >> | |
| 26 Sep 2003 | Banning email? | There are pros and cons for everything, and I'm no.... >> |
| 25 Sep 2003 | Who pays for unemplo.... | 'Oh Fernanda, no wonder you are so bad with money,.... >> |
| 24 Sep 2003 | 'Similarly, the same government requires all citiz.... >> | |
| 'Imagine what you could do with 15% of your salary.... >> | ||
| Yup. Let's see, I'm hopeless with money... saving .... >> | ||
| 22 Sep 2003 | Computer at home | Studying: 2.5 hours a day on weekdays, 8 on Saturd.... >> |
| 16 Sep 2003 | Best OS For Home Use.... | Hmmm... trade endless crashes and hangs for an OS .... >> |
| Okay. You have helped me to decide. I am going to .... >> | ||
| 15 Sep 2003 | Best OS For Home Use? >> | |
| 15 Sep 2003 | How to handle dodgy .... | They extended your contract without your participa.... >> |
| Best OS For Home Use.... | I don't particularly mind which applications I run.... >> | |
| Sorry. I've heard it said that the various manifes.... >> | ||
| speaker phones | Hey, that's the joy of open offices. People keep i.... >> | |
| To establish their presence? If nobody could he.... >> | ||
| Overcoming Procrasti.... | When I get into a rut like this, the thought, and .... >> | |
| 11 Sep 2003 | Am I damaged for goo.... | Hey, you're your own person. You'll always be surr.... >> |
| Can credit bring an .... | 'How many people actually got thrown out of thieir.... >> | |
| 10 Sep 2003 | 'I don't know about prices in the UK, but the equi.... >> | |
| 05 Sep 2003 | Project Management a.... | Hmm. Well, I'm doing an MSc in Software Engineerin.... >> |
| How to Dress? | I agree that, in general, there is no reason to ha.... >> | |
| 03 Sep 2003 | Teekid vs Stupid-Laz.... | I guess when you're invulnerable, empathy and logi.... >> |
| 19 Aug 2003 | Technologists, Manag.... | Hmm. That reminds me of the time I temped in the h.... >> |
| 18 Aug 2003 | Writing Mathematical.... | I haven't tried them myself, but I've heard you ca.... >> |
| 08 Aug 2003 | Economics Books | Try "Progress and Poverty" by Henry George. >> |
| 31 Jul 2003 | Employer paying for .... | If you want to do a master's, then - HELL YES. >> |
| 25 Jul 2003 | Is QA a dead end car.... | OTOH, if you can't get a job, will it pigeonhole y.... >> |
| balancing work and s.... | Could you be more specific? What do you mean by '3.... >> | |
| 24 Jul 2003 | Reliable, Fast, Spec.... | Thanks, theWeasel! That helps. >> |
| Sarcasm aside, it does seem markedly difficult to .... >> | ||
| Business Cards | If "President" is too grandiose (and I agree that .... >> | |
| 23 Jul 2003 | Reliable, Fast, Specific, UK Salary Survey? >> | |
| 23 Jul 2003 | Reliable, Fast, Spec.... | Oh, well, panic over, I actually managed to get re.... >> |
| Banking for dummies..... | I suppose the "Motley Fool Investment Guide" would.... >> | |
| TWO PERCENT of ALL U.... | I second the emotion of Mr. waiting for info. Does.... >> | |
| 14 Jul 2003 | call back? | Sure. What have you got to lose? >> |
| Bartleby the Scriven.... | Okay, but try this: it is arguable that, since the.... >> | |
| 11 Jul 2003 | Wanting to be unprof.... | Nearly agreed with Joe AA, except I would emphasiz.... >> |
| 30 Jun 2003 | Sending Thank you's | 'Odds are that the candidate sending the note will.... >> |
| 27 Jun 2003 | For interviewing you. Precisely how you word it.... >> | |
| Evgeny, I see your point, I'm just looking at it f.... >> | ||
| 26 Jun 2003 | I have to wonder if, contrary to stereotypes, US-i.... >> | |
| 25 Jun 2003 | Graduate School - La.... | Graduate school is a great idea - for later. Befor.... >> |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Excellent grades | 'Yeah, Oxbridge is a great place to get a grad fro.... >> |
| Would you move? | Move. The risk of changing jobs is that the com.... >> | |
| 06 Jun 2003 | Enjoying your work | Well, all I'd say is that, if you do actively enjo.... >> |
| 04 Jun 2003 | Am I crazy? | Look, you obviously really, really want to do the .... >> |
| 29 May 2003 | Programmers Attack! .... | 'If the guy never provides a primary key then it i.... >> |
| An Access programmer, yes - but so am I at the mom.... >> | ||
| I don't disagree in general, but I'm reminded of a.... >> | ||
| 14 May 2003 | Do You Drive? | What Katie said. When I first started working, .... >> |
| 12 May 2003 | CS degree from home | Well, as for reading books... that's great, but it.... >> |
| 22 Apr 2003 | Trivial English Lang.... | May I just say http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gi.... >> |
| 03 Apr 2003 | In-House Customers Have Different Needs? >> | |
| 24 Mar 2003 | Headphones. | To avoid the trap of forever turning up the volume.... >> |
| 21 Mar 2003 | Do employers ever sa.... | 'And after every employer gets its fill of this, m.... >> |
| 20 Mar 2003 | Joe AA, sorry for the misunderstanding. There a.... >> | |
| 19 Mar 2003 | Hmmm... backlash... A lot of what is called 'po.... >> | |
| 11 Mar 2003 | Gadget freak or cons.... | I was thinking of getting a PDA, which would have .... >> |
| Money, taxes, and wh.... | Hi, Have a family, and thanks for all the advice. .... >> | |
| Well, thank you for that carefully considered advi.... >> | ||
| 10 Mar 2003 | I guess I spoke too soon earlier, since after all,.... >> | |
| 14 Feb 2003 | How to ask for a rai.... | Try reading Pinkley and Northcraft's 'Get Paid Wha.... >> |
| 31 Jan 2003 | Cube or office...Wha.... | Katie, even though I mentioned Bose headphones, I .... >> |
| I am one of 3 developers on an open floor. Most of.... >> | ||
| 13 Jan 2003 | Design patterns | SM, it is improper to use a title when referring t.... >> |
| 10 Jan 2003 | Men | I apologize for thinking that you were confused. I.... >> |
| '[...] the last thing I meant to say was that I am.... >> | ||
| 'I am a sexist. I think that women are inferior in.... >> | ||
| 11 Dec 2002 | strategies for copin.... | Here's a strategy that is helping me a lot right n.... >> |
| 27 Nov 2002 | Angry manager | May I suggest several points of technique when tal.... >> |
| 17 Oct 2002 | Employment | I guess I've had a very different experience with .... >> |
| 24 Sep 2002 | learning to program | Flame away, but when I was a neophyte with absolut.... >> |
| 12 Sep 2002 | Is technology simpli.... | Sure, 'implementable' is a word. It may not be in .... >> |