HP Lays Off Unix/IA-64 gurus 341
A reader writes "On Tuesday HP announced that it is closing a lab in NJ. This was an HP-UX development lab, responsible for porting HP-UX to IA64. The lab employed top engineers, including some who have worked in Unix kernels for over 20 years (originally from Bell Labs, Novell, and other companies). " That report came from a soon-to-be former employee.
What will they do? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:What will they do? (Score:2, Funny)
NJ C programmers (Score:5, Funny)
Interviewer:So, Mr. Ritchie, you claim you're a C programmer, yet you've never taken a class or been certified as one, right? And you claim decades of experience in Unix, yet you don't have any certifications? Sorry, don't call us, we'll call you...
Re:NJ C programmers (Score:0, Funny)
Mr. Ritchie: "I *AM* UNIX YOU DUMB MOTHER FUCKER!"
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~LoudMusic
Re:NJ C programmers (Score:2, Funny)
Kudos to you, LoudMusic!
I don't know what's worse, stupid geeks making stupid jokes. Or stupid geeks that don't even realize when someone's joking.
Re:MCSE????? (Score:2, Funny)
On the other hand, there are talented CS people out there who find themselves getting MCSE certified because their managers demand it, or simply for the hell of it.
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