Re: Assembler programmer wanted

2023-12-20 Thread Dean Kent
remote; I work from home in NC. --- Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 /* Cheap, fast, good: Pick two. */ -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Dean Kent Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 11:51 My response was directed at Bob Bridg

Re: Assembler programmer wanted

2023-12-19 Thread Dean Kent
חַי נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Dean Kent Sent: Monday, December 4, 2023 9:32 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Assembler programmer wanted You are a person. People have rights, objects

Re: Assembler programmer wanted

2023-12-04 Thread Dean Kent
with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. -from "Rip van Vinkle" by Washington Irving */ -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Dean Kent Sent: Monday, December 4, 2023 09:48 As part of the

Re: Assembler programmer wanted

2023-12-04 Thread Dean Kent
I think this is a bad analogy.   The guy who installs or fixes an item that does not actually generate revenue certainly can ask for residuals - but there aren't any since there is no income from it. However, if residuals is a thing (which it is in some industries) then asking for a piece of

Board moderation (off topic)

2023-10-12 Thread Dean Kent
I don't know how many here have had to moderate a message board.   I have, and it isn't as simple as just 'removing a thread'.   In order to make sure that *nothing* is off-topic, you have to ignore what the header says (since many people simply 'reply' and leave whatever header is there,

Re: Bill Johnson

2023-09-18 Thread Dean Kent
for donations... :-P. On 9/18/2023 1:01 PM, Dave Beagle wrote: Public Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Monday, September 18, 2023, 3:57 PM, Dean Kent wrote: Question - since the list is run out of a University - is it publicly funded or privately? On 9/18/2023 12:24 PM, Darren Evans

Re: Bill Johnson

2023-09-18 Thread Dean Kent
, 2023 at 2:57 PM Dean Kent wrote: Question - since the list is run out of a University - is it publicly funded or privately? On 9/18/2023 12:24 PM, Darren Evans-Young wrote: I have removed Bill Johnson from the IBM-MAIN list and you all know why. He has now officially lodged a complaint

Re: Bill Johnson

2023-09-18 Thread Dean Kent
Question - since the list is run out of a University - is it publicly funded or privately? On 9/18/2023 12:24 PM, Darren Evans-Young wrote: I have removed Bill Johnson from the IBM-MAIN list and you all know why. He has now officially lodged a complaint against me accusing me of

Re: AI will surpass human intelligence!

2023-09-17 Thread Dean Kent
Definitions are important or else words are subject to widely varying interpretations.   'dying' appears to be equated to 'extinct' in these claims.  I suggest that as long as someone needs to understand the underlying architecture of a computer, assembler language will be a useful skill for

Re: Assembler, was: AI expert hot new position

2023-09-13 Thread Dean Kent
I didn't want to get into the firefight... however, the commentary here encouraged me to do so. My own belief (whether founded or not) is that if you follow your passion and become good at it, someone will recognize that and feel it is valuable enough to pay for it.   I also believe that

Re: Is the IBM Assembler List still alive - Personal Attacks - Psychology

2023-09-06 Thread Dean Kent
I was told many years ago by a professional (her 'field' was in manic depression and anger management, particularly children) that feeling a loss of control is the cause of much (most?) anger.   It made a lot of sense to me, and since then I've observed that this appears to be mostly, if not

Re: Simple request from chatGPT to write assembler program.

2023-09-06 Thread Dean Kent
any such case listed in the pleadings/motion. Then the judge's people also could not find same This is the kind of thing that concerns me about AI today. Once it has been taught enough to learn on its own Steve Thompson On 9/5/2023 12:46 PM, Dean Kent wrote: I spent a bit of time

Re: Simple request from chatGPT to write assembler program.

2023-09-05 Thread Dean Kent
I spent a bit of time playing with chatGPT to see what it could do.   So did my two sons - one an MS in biotech, the other a PhD in theoretical physics.    We all came to the same conclusion - chatGPT is a very, very good Google search that can filter many different possible 'answers' and come

Re: IBM-MAIN

2023-05-03 Thread Dean Kent
My perspective is:  Politics is philosophy, but with a lot of emotion... On 5/3/2023 10:25 AM, Bob Bridges wrote: Without in the least wishing to feed the trolls, I may as well say that I never mind these digressions. I wouldn't want them to take over the forum, but the occasional

Re: AI wipes out humanity?

2023-04-10 Thread Dean Kent
I probably should just stay silent, but... I did a lot of 'testing' with ChatGPT.  I believe that it is just a very sophisticated data collection/summarization tool.   For example, I asked it to compare and contrast book x and book y, which were from different authors on the same subject.  

Re: I want to cry

2023-02-05 Thread Dean Kent
OK - real story.   Working as an L2 support tech for a well known software company.  New release of the product required a new SVC because an area in the F1 DSCB that was previously unused by IBM was now being used - so that critical bit of data had to be moved to a new unused area.   The

Re: IBM Redbook SG24-8205-06 - zPDT Guide

2022-09-08 Thread Dean Kent
So those who currently are licensed will be unable to renew next year?   I guess there are enough System Z professionals out in the workforce now... On 9/7/2022 4:10 AM, Jay Maynard wrote: I got mine in May. I've been told that IBM has quietly discontinued the program, though. On Tue, Sep 6,

Re: ] Re: "A Rexx" (or "A REXX")

2022-06-09 Thread Dean Kent
I'll likely regret becoming involved in this, but... I once was speaking to a woman about the practices of another family, and said "Well, that is the culture he grew up in".   She said "No, I wasn't raised that way".  Both families are Vietnamese.  I replied that I was using the term

Re: z/PD USB key

2022-05-16 Thread Dean Kent
; > >"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by > stupidity.” - Hanlon’s Razor > > > >> On May 11, 2022, at 5:51 PM, Dean Kent wrote: > >> > >> Has anyone received their USB license key for the Learner's Edition > product? Just cu

z/PD USB key

2022-05-11 Thread Dean Kent
Has anyone received their USB license key for the Learner's Edition product? Just curious, as I was told around the 1st of April that it would be sent 'soon', and I have yet to get any communication that it was actually sent.