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Ho yeah, that's a problem..
Living in Darwin Australia right now, it's so over priced too!! 
Bit I got best salary ever!! 
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jesarg wrote: That sounds like a lot of money, but the cost of living in NYC is steep.
NYC is expensive, esp. if you live in Manhattan. However, the figure I quoted doesn't include the bonus, which can match or exceed the base salary. But you basically put your life on hold (literally) and live at work. The perks are nice, though, and you get the latest and greatest hardware and software and pretty much all the toys you want.
Need a laptop to connect from home? How about a MacBook Pro, i7 quad-core, 2880x1800 on the panel, 16G RAM, 768 SSD with Windows installed on Bootcamp, the standard tools + an MSDN subscription. True story.
Fair warning: the job often causes premature greying and balding. 
/ravi
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That is a very specific and highly specialised set of skills and I'm damn sure the Quant skills are of more value than the WPF. A good Quant is invaluable!
Oh and if Loyd doesn't know what a Quant is then he has buckleys of ever landing such a job
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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I have some quant experience but no formal degree. The job says it's a hand-on position so I'm assuming that c#/WPF is at least as important.
I too dabbled in pacifism once.
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I got my new Logitech wireless mouse/keyboard yesterday. A big improvement over the old mouse which was getting "rusty" and the keyboard keys that had lost their oompth. Today, I got my Brother HL-2270DW mono laser printer. The print quality to my untrained eye is excellent. Even pictures look crisp and well shaded. Mrs. Wife is back on Sunday so I need to top up on self-inflicted prezzies while the going is good.
She was muttering about a new camera when we in Joburg but eschewed buying one there because of warranty implications and the need to compare prices and reviews. I might turn the proverbial penny over several times before buying one for her until I know how serious she is about having a new one.
Decisions. Decisions.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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Quote: A big improvement over the old mouse which was getting "rusty"
Actually, all you have to do is turn the mouse over, take off the bottom, remove the ball, and clean the rollers. Works like new again.
I miss those days. The President of the company I worked for many years ago thought I was a genius because I fixed his mouse and saved him money. My boss said he needed to buy a new mouse. My boss was not an IT guy so he wasn't bothered that I "showed him up" so easily.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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The mouse couldn't be told to stop squeaking, yeah, I know, the clue is in the name but it really did squeak. It had a plastic molding with the left/right flaps depressing the button underneath. The plastic had obviously become brittle over time and despite cleaning/lubing it would continuously make an annoying squeak. It was time for it to go and had given me many years of good service. It was a big mouse and didn't quite fit my hand comfortably. The new'un is a much smaller pup.
I will explain all my purchases to Princess when she gets back. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission. 
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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It seems difficult for DELL to ensure that a SATA 3 HDD will work with a laptop that work with SATA 1 natively...
I've got only a "probably it will work"...
Am I right to think that all laptop HDD are the same and that I could put any HDD inside that laptop given the SATA # connector?
So a SATA 3 laptop HDD will work inside a laptop with SATA 1?
Therefore I've explained that to my friend and he is suggesting to use an external usb hdd to install Windows XP there...
Have anyone here installed a Windwos XP inside an external USB HDD?
Have you got any problems doing that? any advice?
I can imagine a myriad of problems like: "Oh! I've just disconnected my usb HDD and the OS was there"...
Thank you in advance! 
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SATA3 is backward compatible with SATA2, which is backward compatible with SATA1 so it should work fine, just at a lower data rate (since the MB will only work at SATA1 speeds).
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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You can't install windows on a USB drive.
And even if you're able to fool the install program (yes it's possible) it's strongly discouraged by MS as the pagefile becomes highly dysfunctional if it's not having a reliable connection.
And USB does not count as a reliable connection.
Be excellent to each other. And... PARTY ON, DUDES!
Abraham Lincoln
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4th album from UK prog outfit. Oceans of Time[^]
Warning: auto-plays first song.
Kevin
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Me likes. Me wants.
You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colon."
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Hey Miley, this[^] is what sexy looks like.
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There is a younger generation coming up - With a new definition of sexy.
Okay, even I am ashamed for this generation.
You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colon."
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Marco Bertschi wrote: Okay, even I am ashamed for this generation.
Which generation did you have in mind exactly? The one that introduced Twiggy? The one that defined "barefoot and pregnant"? Or perhaps even the one that said that women should not vote because it was mostly about "force" and thus women are not capable of "contributing"?
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Now there'a a movie I haven't seen in a long time.
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Classic. Bacall and Bogart. Bacon and Sauce. Lamb and mint. Some things just work together and their sum is greater than the parts.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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You should write newspaper headlines. Hook em in with a juicy notion of something wrong with the NHS then have a story that doesn't mention it at all.
Must admit, I didn't really understand anything that followed the juicy headline, so I'll just say good luck, and I hope whatever is going on doesn't interfere with life too much.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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Chris, he said the fact that I've unwittingly/unknowlingly lived with it for a few years suggests it's not going to manifest any further complications. It's apparently incurable but is controllable. I'm going to have go through an experimental laboratory rat phase until they find something that works best for me and minimises the side effects. The last thing I want is to be stuck on the M25 during rush hour and what I ate in the morning passes through quicker than the cars can move.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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The steroids won't bulk you up (though they may ban you from international sports and give you "chipmunk cheeks" as my mother described them) - however they may leach calcium from your bones and leave you at risk of osteoporosis in later life if you have to take them for an extended period. If he suggests Calcichew at the same time, chew the vile things religiously for a month after you stop the steroids!
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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Bugger! That puts an end to my international fencing career. Steroids are the last frontier and I'll resist those unless my life depends on them. Calcichew? That sounds like the packets of treats you give to a pet dog. They're not Bob Martin's by another name by any chance?
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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No, no - you can still install fences, and gates, and stiles, and pergolas with no problem!
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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