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It does for me...

Ever seen "Extreme Days"?

Chozon1 wrote:Ever seen "Extreme Days"?

I haven't. What is it?

Belly flops that make your whole front side red?

Absolutely not

ArcticFox wrote: This is. Click if you dare.

Agreed. Sadly, as a writer, I sometimes justify my time there as "research...."

Most bizarre fact you've learned while perusing TV Tropes?

Wow that's a tough one... So many to choose from...

Actually, the one that stands out to me the most is that's where I realized that it isn't cold in space, despite how it's often portrayed in movies. It's stuff like that which inspired the thread about he realities of space travel.

ArcticFox wrote:Wow that's a tough one... So many to choose from...

Actually, the one that stands out to me the most is that's where I realized that it isn't cold in space, despite how it's often portrayed in movies. It's stuff like that which inspired the thread about he realities of space travel.

I always get a kick out of reading the "Real Life" entries of various tropes, when they're listed. For example, in the listing for "Improbable Antidote" it indicates that a treatment for radiation poisoning is heavy consumption of alcohol. In the wake of the Chernobyl disaster, one company even sold "Doktor Vodka," which was vodka infused with iodine.

And speaking of drinking - and yes, this is specifically focusing on LDS beliefs here - we both know that the Word of Wisdom advises us to abstain from drinking alcohol. But do you know if there are any prohibitions against owning a bar? Or a brewery?

Sstavix wrote:

ArcticFox wrote: And speaking of drinking - and yes, this is specifically focusing on LDS beliefs here - we both know that the Word of Wisdom advises us to abstain from drinking alcohol. But do you know if there are any prohibitions against owning a bar? Or a brewery?

I would imagine that falls under the same heading as shopping on Sunday, a day we're not supposed to work... You'd be enabling and encouraging others to do that which you abstain from doing yourself. Doesn't seem spiritually consistent to me.

ArcticFox wrote:

Chozon1 wrote:Ever seen "Extreme Days"?

I haven't. What is it?

A wildly hilarious road trip movie. It also happens to be Christian made.

Sing me a new song, a broken song of redemption and regret?

Two questions for you.

First: How valuable would you say Java is as a programmer skill? I feel like I've been getting more positive responses from recruiters who see I have Java and C/C++ on my resume as opposed to just C/C++, and I'm wondering if adding Java really made that much of a difference.

Second: I heard from multiple people at my internship this summer that Java will go the way of the Mainframe: Almost no one will actively develop for it, and lots of people will be needed to maintain existing codebases that run systems that are too expensive to re-implement. I'm not sure how to feel, since I'm only just getting into the industry, but what say you?

Deepfreeze32 wrote: First: How valuable would you say Java is as a programmer skill? I feel like I've been getting more positive responses from recruiters who see I have Java and C/C++ on my resume as opposed to just C/C++, and I'm wondering if adding Java really made that much of a difference.

It means the difference of about $35,000/yr for me. I make almost twice as much as a Java guy as I did when I was developing in .NET. (Admittedly, I worked in some lame .NET shops, so your own mileage may vary.)

Deepfreeze32 wrote: Second: I heard from multiple people at my internship this summer that Java will go the way of the Mainframe: Almost no one will actively develop for it, and lots of people will be needed to maintain existing codebases that run systems that are too expensive to re-implement. I'm not sure how to feel, since I'm only just getting into the industry, but what say you?

I've seen no evidence of that. Commonly used open source technologies like Liferay and Drupal, which rely heavily on Java, are growing rapidly. Java is of limited use in console application programming but it's very strong in web development.

Tired eyes?

Every. Single. Day.