Jim, amazing! You still working? I didn't beging writing serious software until I learned CP/M on a 3rd-hand Osborne "portable." Before that I only learned what a hassle it was to code in machine language on Texas Instruments and DEC minis. Flip a row of switches, then flip the "enter" switch. I never learned to program card readers, but we had one in our field service office.

In some ways that is true. What about all the "reality" shows on tv nowadays? I hate them all. But lots of people love them. Idiots! But, when I went back to school for a bachelor's degree in IT, I was confident it would help me get a computer, network or software tech job. I graduated magna cum laude, but have not been able to find steady work since graduating 2 years ago. I am sometimes inteviewed by Vietnamese, Chinese and Indians who can barely speak legible English. What's with this? I have about 30 years experience in electronics, data systems, and programming. But I am 56 years old and cannot find a regular job. I got sick of even looking for 6 months until recently. I did not find out until a few years ago, while still in school, about the H-1b visa program. I joined the Programmers Guild a year ago to try and keep the visas down. http://www.RonPaul2008.com

I don't hardly need to use MSDN for C++, but speaking of MSDN, today for the 1st time ever, a woman from MSDN called me on the phone to ask me some questions about why I go there. I told her I had been with it for over 7 years, and can't really say "why" because I go there so much for so many different reasons.

THANKS! I have Pluto in my 7th house (astrological), which governs marriage, enemies and partners. That's what's caused me to never get married but to have some good enemies. If they do away with Pluto I might have to get married and my enemies won't be so interesting! psully99 at bellsouth dot net

You did the PSP training? I was just reading about that last night on the Net. Looking for something similar to what this thread is about, in fact very similar! So here this pops up in my email today, LOL!

Ryan Binns wrote:

Isn't that when you just switch to decaf and keep going?

Yuk, decaf? No way I'd drink that, that's a waste of time, money and taste. Hmm, I drink coffee until lunch, sometimes even after. I used to work night shifts on hardware, drank it all night long! But something else is, the difference between coffees between the north and south. Northerners make coffee too weak to even rate as real coffee.