Thanks for all the replies, and I'm thrilled someone else has seen them!

Ya, I suppose I should move out of the '80s and use a different browser. If it redeems me any, my iBook is running Safari,...

Ok, I installed the spyware beta, and did a full scan. It's a cool program, by the way, that gives you unprecedented abilities to control startup processes and the like!

The scan found two things...

Well, I only ever see it on this site, and it only started happening recently. I have the Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition, and a hardware firewall. Here's the URL....
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On almost every page I visit on this site, every time I visit a page on this site, there is a popup asking if I want to take a survey from one of the sponsors.

Fortunately I have the Google...

Those names sound like virus'. I'd scan them. Also, see if you can find them on your drive and rename them to some temporary name to see if that helps. One way to find recently added virus files...

Ya, gee, what a shame. When you go for an interview and they say "what certifications do you have" you'll have to say 'none'.

On the other hand you can say, "For several years I ran a premier...

No certs ("now with Retsin!"). Just work experience. But I'm not in IT, where they seem to be more desired by employers. Engineering seems to be mostly about what you've done recently. Sorta like...

Are your kids still able to change it every day? Or are you just saying they changed it and changed it and then forgot the last thing they changed it to? And this is Windows but somehow the...

"I know it may be boring and monotonous .."

What? This can be the most fun you've had since changing diapers!

Seriously, I've been coding for 25 years now and its still fun. Why? Because you...

I think it has a lot more to do with who is in charge of the project technically. People have preferences and they tend to go with what they like.

Being good at both is a good way to go to AN job.

It would be interesting to see the enrollment figures worldwide. I'll bet that India is still on the rise in computer science.

I still remember the USA proclaiming in the early 80's that we need...

If you know c++ then you also know c. Learn Java, then make an informed decision yourself!

By the way, when you say you want to be writing compilers and operating systems, do you have a potential...

What is the intended use for this OS? Since it is text-only, I'm assuming it would be for experimentors or servers.

If it is for servers, you'll need pretty rich device support for networking,...

Yeah, we ALL like making money. Heck, even Bill Gates still shows up for work.

Still, when your girlfriend/boyfriend says "lets go out tonight and have fun" don't say "nah, I'm gonna code up some...

Oh, yes, and by the way, in my experience people are worth spending time with, machines are worth making money on. Don't confuse making money with fun. Humans == fun, machines == money.

Never...

The thing about programming is that it is 30% coding and 70% socializing with the person/group who wants something done. Think of a carpenter building a house. The tough part of the job is NOT...

Reading over my earlier post, I noticed that it sounds bitter. I'm not bitter. Companies need to survive, and outsourcing is one way to do it. That is good for the company. It is NOT good for the...

Hee hee by the way I have a bunch of stock options in my company that are currently worthless, but maybe we'll IPO in a year or so and they'll be worth something.

It's all a gamble!

I think its fantastic for the Google employees who have stock options. But to buy a share at, say $130, you are gambling that it will go UP by enough to be worthwhile. So, how much is that? Say...

My company outsources to save money. Why pay Americans $20-40 an hour when you can pay folks in other countries $6-12/hour? American's don't need good-paying jobs. Except for CEO's. They need to...

Along similar lines, maybe 'ethics' in computer use. IT departments are usualy a form of 'big brother' watching everything the unwashed masses do. How much is fair protection for the employers and...

I've never heard of a 'degree in Computer Networking and Security', but maybe someplace now offers one. Generally, an 'associate' degree is like a 'half bachelor' degree - i.e. it implies you've...

(note: personal bias below; beware!)

The use of computers, and the programming and development of software and systems, is so broad and so pervasive that a CS degree prepares you only for some...

Clearly aliens took a break from crop circles and maliciously rearranged their wires. That's the only possible answer!

Hee hee.

Just to chime in here if it is not too late....

On the surface it seems simple. Ya, stop that puppy from being released into the world with your name attached because it will kill people.

But,...