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How imperfect we humans really are
Humans are not modest animals. We boast and marvel at our own biological greatness. But when we anazlyze the data, we find out how imperfect we really are.
- 3% to 5% of babies are born with birth defects, out of the 128.9 million births per year, 3.8 million to 6.5 million babies die per year due to defects
- 70% of birth Defects are unknown
- 30% of pregancies end in miscarriage rate, over 40 million unborn babies die each year
- 10% of the human population has an IQ less than 80, equivalent to hominids 100,000 years ago, also known as dumb!
- We exhale more oxygen than we breathe in, how inefficient!
- We care for our young up to the age of 18, some species are born without parenting!
- Humans have poor eye sight, humans only see in white light, some animals like such as lizards see in ultraviolet! Eagles can zoom in on their prey.
- it takes 200-600 million sperm to fertilize one embryo during natural intercourse. Only a small handful make it to egg the others die.
- humans constantly eat and drink, crocodiles can go 30 days on eating a pound of meat. the more we eat, the faster we die!
- we start to die as soon we are born! the oldest human recorded died at the age of 122! the oldest turtle still alive is over 175!
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LaughOPotamus
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4/4/2007 10:48:06 PM
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How to import IIS logs into a database
This windows batch script will loop through files in a directory filtering for files with the extension .log. The log LogParser is executed with the database parameters.
To use this windows batch script you must download Microsoft's Log Parser.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=890cd06b-abf8-4c25-91b2-f8d975cf8c07&displaylang=en
Then save the below script as something.bat file and execute!
echo off
echo.
echo IIS Log Parser Import To SQL Server
FOR /r C:\temp\ %%G IN (*.log) DO c:\"program files"\"log parser 2.2"\LogParser "SELECT date, time, c-ip, cs-username, s-ip, s-port, cs-method, cs-uri-stem, cs-uri-query, sc-status, cs(User-Agent) FROM %%G TO TestLogTable" -o:SQL -server:dw-ics-dev -driver:"SQL Server" -database:IISLogDatabase -username:youruname -password:yourpassword -createtable:ON
echo.
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manit
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5/23/2007 10:42:56 AM
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Idiot's Guide to Making your Company Suck
This is a list of top reasons why companies suck. Do these things and your company can suck too! We must all learn to contribute to our management's efforts to run our companies into the ground.
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webman
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4/3/2007 11:38:05 PM
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Improvements For This Website
User feed back, recommendations, and bugs related to A Critic's Review website.
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manit
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2/6/2007 7:38:41 PM
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It's the End of the World
After watching the Mel Gibson's the Apocalypse, my friend told me about a Myan calendar that predicts the end of the world will occur in 2012. It was based on the accuracy of the Myan calendar.
For many centuries, people have been predicting the year, month and sometimes day of the apocalypse. These are usually religious in nature and is made during or after major social and political upheavals, an astronomical alignment, adding dates to form some sort of equation, or just out of thin air!
Let's compile a list of end of the world predictions and try to find a common trait with the people that make these predictions and it's believers.
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manit
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3/11/2007 4:13:10 AM
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Landing an IT Developer Position
The IT industry is back on its feet and the job market has shifted to become a workers market. A good developer can almost pick and choose his job these days.
My responsibility as a hiring manager is to find the most qualified individual at a salary the company can afford! Typically the job market is paying 45-55K, 55-65K, 65K and up for entry, junior, and senior level developer positions respectively. Salary is also affected by experience, the company, and industry.
The past two years I've worked with many IT recruiters to fill entry, junior, and senior developer positions. I've interviewed at least 30 people and reviewed hundreds of resumes. I’ve interviewed some really good developers but they lacked the communication skills in the interview to give me the confidence to hire them on board. Here is some advice for your next interview.
1. Do your research
Research the company company’s industry, financial status, and the position you are applying for. This will come up in the interview. I get a lot of blank looks when I ask “what do you know about the company?” …
2. Keep up with latest trends
As a developer you must keep up with the latest trends in software, hardware, and programming methodologies. I spend 25% of my time investigating and experimenting with new technologies. Be prepared to discuss these findings. Practice with a friend.
3. Study basic interview questions
Study and practice basic interview questions such as "what are your strengths?", "what are your weaknesses?" It surprises me that interviewees are not prepared to answer these simple questions. This is a bad sign and they are immediately not considered for hire. Anticipate questions the hiring manager will be asking you. Prepare for those questions and be ready for anything.
4. Know your buzz words and programming fundamentals
In your interview make sure you throw in some industry buzz words. Know your acronyms and be sure you know what they mean! It would be quit embarrassing if you couldn't explain the word you just used.
Some easy ones you should know! FTP, SMTP, HTTP, XML, HTML, XLS
Refresh your self on programming fundamentals. Read up on data structures! If you are .NET developer you better know these: DataTable, DataSet, DataReader!
Object Oriented Programming is a term all managers throw around. Be sure you can clearly define OOP and are familiar with OOP objects. Class, struct, function, polymorphism, inheritance, namespace... you get the picture.
5. Be confident but not too confident
Hiring managers like to think they know more than the people they are interviewing. Make sure you answer the questions thoroughly but get to the point. Don’t get into a debate over technology with a manager. You’ll never get the job. But correct them nicely if you know they are wrong. I hired a person because she corrected me on the definition of an event handler.
6. Show interest and ask relevant questions
This can be accomplished by wearing the appropriate attire. Bring out your best suit! Ask important relevant questions that took you some time formulate. Let them know that you are a thinker. Don’t slouch during an interview and turn off your phone! Do I sound frustrated?
7. Shake with a firm grip
This is especially important for men. People are looking for high energy confident people. Not a limp noodle hand shaker.
8. What do you do outside of work?
A programmer I look for is someone whose hobby is programming. If you are technical hobbyist share with the manager what you’ve been working on.
9. Be a presenter
Be prepared to present, write, and explain code that you have written. Programmers should be see things as objects. It may also help to draw a diagram or something visual for the hiring manager.
10. Know your resume
When I interview someone, I go straight down the resume trying to find inconsistencies. If it’s on your resume, make sure you can explain it thoroughly. Not being able to do so is definitely a red flag.
Interviews are tough but with some practice and studying you can make it a whole lot easier. Be confident, be yourself, and know your material. Remember, the resume gets you in the door. The interview gets you the job. Good luck on your next interview!
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manit
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3/28/2007 8:10:44 PM
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Laugh-O-Potamus
A collection of cool, funny, and corny pictures found on the web.
animal pictures,adult pictures,funny pictures,baby pictures,celebrity pictures,redneck pictures, cool pics
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LaughOPotamus
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3/5/2007 7:19:09 PM
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Opensource .Net Controls
A list open source .Net controls .Not shareware or 30 day trials. I hope this helps other programmers find useful tools they can incorporate and learn from.
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manit
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1/22/2007 6:18:40 PM
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Sara Silverman Photos
Sarah Kate Silverman was born on December 2, 1970, in Bedford, New Hampshire. She made her start on stage at age 12, playing the title role in a community theater production of Annie. A born performer, Silverman began doing stand-up comedy when she was in high school. Following graduation, she spent a year at New York University, during which time she concentrated on handing out fliers to promote her comedy club gigs. She dropped out after her freshman year to focus on her stand-up career.
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manit
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2/9/2007 2:00:32 AM
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Some of the craziest websites found
A list of the craziest, stupidest, dumbest, websites around! Don't say I didn't warn you!
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LaughOPotamus
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3/21/2007 9:42:14 PM
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