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I have one, not touched for many years.
still get
suggested jobs: in places I'll likely never go to nor want to go)
connection requests: from people with no common work or non work interests with, have nor never likely to meet
invitations to events: also nearly always unaligned to my work or other interests
reminders and updates: stuff I already know about people I do know (did connect way back when) are doing
in otherwords even worse than faceblock it keeps trolling you to go back.
as to people actually benefiting?
(1) given millions of members there's always going to be one or two. just as much people who buy lottery tickets sometimes win. but how many tickets didn't win? how many have you bought with real money, how much of your real time are you willing to invest in a linkin profile for that 1 in 40 million chance as compared to putting that time into something with a direct benefit?
(2) many people have lost because recruiters found reasons to exclude applicants.
remember a recruiter's first pass is to find people that fit the requirements: there will be hundreds. their second pass: find any reason to exclude as many applicants as possible. Only then they look for the best.
or short summary:
- 1 in [way less than] 1 million people will benefit from it
- probably 1 in 5 will loose by it.
after many otherwise intelligent sounding suggestions that achieved nothing the nice folks at Technet said the only solution was to low level format my hard disk then reinstall my signature. Sadly, this still didn't fix the issue!
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lopatir wrote: remember a recruiter's first pass is to find people that fit the requirements: there will be hundreds. their second pass: find any reason to exclude as many applicants as possible. Only then they look for the best.
I think you don't quite realise just how many recruiters are on there these days... and they want EVERYONE. One day you can set your status to "looking for work" and they next day you will be in an interview for a role you have never even heard of before! (well, I exaggerate, but they definitely aren't picky).
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It's basically Facebook for people who think they are too good to use Facebook, and they have no idea they are exactly like everyone on Facebook.
It never used to be like that, but it is now.
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It's nice if you're planning to look for a new job at some time in the near or distant future.
If not, don't bother! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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I got my current job through LinkedIn. I did not opened it before I starting looking for a job and have not seen it since I got this one. However, I make sure that I only interact with recruiters who actually work for the company I am trying out for. Speaking with recruiters from consultancies is mega pain in rear.
Most importantly, use a dedicated email for it.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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As software developers, maybe, probably not a must.
It can be useful as a professional community.
There are business domain where networking is more important.
I don't think people like salesperson can live without it; it makes easier to connect people who might be interested their business.
I'd rather be phishing!
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If it's not a must, it might be a have to, or so I've learned earlier this week...
But seriously...if you're not the type to be on Facebook, and you're not actively looking for a job...I'd say avoid it like the plague.
Even if I was actively looking for a job, I'd go out of my way to avoid it, but that might just be me.
Why's your boss surprised? Clearly, he's already hired you without a profile...
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Happy Birthday @OriginalGriff ![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
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M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Happy birthday Griff
It's been 6 months since I joined the gym and there's been no progress. I'm going there tomorrow in person to find out what's really going on!
JaxCoder.com
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Thank you! I get two now - my CP birthday, and my boring one next month ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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One's plenty for me and they seem to come around sooner each year the older I get!
It's been 6 months since I joined the gym and there's been no progress. I'm going there tomorrow in person to find out what's really going on!
JaxCoder.com
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It's the toilet paper roll theory. It goes faster the closer you are to the end.
I'm retired. There's a nap for that...
- Harvey
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Fortunately I haven't hit the tube yet! 
It's been 6 months since I joined the gym and there's been no progress. I'm going there tomorrow in person to find out what's really going on!
JaxCoder.com
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I don't recognise birthdays (particularly my own) so just carry on.
Anyway why do people only wish you to be happy once a year? sounds cruel to me.
... everyday: have a happy day
after many otherwise intelligent sounding suggestions that achieved nothing the nice folks at Technet said the only solution was to low level format my hard disk then reinstall my signature. Sadly, this still didn't fix the issue!
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I don't recognise this one either ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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I have children, I'm not allowed to do that.
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Thank you! I get two now - my CP birthday, and my boring one next month ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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It's not my birthday - that's next month. 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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Then have a very late Happy birthday from me.
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11 months late is a bit overdue - AND that was my 60th, as well 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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So, retirement coming up pretty soon, huh?
Lucky sod - wish it was I/Me/Waddeva! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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Happy Birthday in advance then, I never can remember birthdays.
Once I even forgot my own  and I'm not joking!
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My bad, sorry. 
Dumb Calender-Sync. I don't know what happened. My cellphone just rang the alarm. 
You told some days ago that your birthday was being soon and that you had targeted something. I didn't think it was wrong.
Is the day (24th) at least the correct one?
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Using a computer with insufficient resources.
A few years ago (more than I care to remember) I was developing a hardware graphics processing module using FPGA's. I had what I considered the final iteration and wanted to run one last round of simulation for the entire design.
Just after lunch (1:00pm), I set up the simulator for 30 seconds of real-time processing (1500 frames) and started the run.
At 6:00pm it was still processing (phew!) so I left everything running and went home.
The next morning (7:00am) it was still running but around 9:00am the software reported the simulation was complete, so I clicked the [Continue] button and the computer then took another 2 hours post processing files until it finally generated an "Insufficient Memory" error message, deleted all the results and terminated the program.
I had 32Gb of memory installed (was 8Gb) and the repeat simulation took just over 1 hour... (my original expectation)
All that for a 30 second simulation.
BTW the design was successful.
Live long and prosper
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