GP should have called the contractor out on their bullshit and told them to fix the code before paying them, if the mistake was caught in time.
If most contractors are used to getting away with ripping their customers off, then perhaps getting an honest one that will survive your scrutiny will be expensive.
To be quite serious, if we as a society actually live long enough to make it to 10000, and in the 8000 years until then have STILL not gotten our act together in the programming arena, then we deserve whatever crap Y10K throws our way.
Particularly after the big scare from Y2K.
Sadly, I'm not that optimistic human civ will last long enough for it to be a problem.
I honestly don't care who does it, as long as they do a good job of it and remain under the watchful eye of the FCC. Audits, supervision, and whatever else is needed to keep the grunts that actually handle it in line.
There's always sending an anonymous email to the OIG's office. Since you're working for the feds, there is most likely an IG in charge of making sure that taxpayer money isn't being wasted.
Your managers obviously aren't listening, so if you want anything done about it you'll need to jump up the food chain a ways anyway. If I was a taxpayer (disabled, can't work), then I'd be a bit demanding that you do so.
I feel sorry for you, and I figure that if any hell comes from the top as a result of the waste your head is probably on the chopping block since you've already called attention to yourself by whining to your bosses.
I don't know why most organizations put you through a torture test before they let you in their inner circle. Maybe it's a test of loyalty, maybe it's an opportunity to dump the daily stresses on some n00b who won't have enough of a clue to fight back. Maybe it's because they are disdainful of outsiders and won't let you in unless you pay your dues.
Your statement would make more sense if the fat-cats at the top of the food chain were suffering like the rest of us, but instead are living a luxurious life while the people on whose backs their lifestyle rest are barely able to survive.
Competitive pressures and greedy creditors the unmerciful way they are, a company has no choice but to keep costs under control. If the place goes bankrupt, the payroll goes poof.
That is no excuse, however, to not be nice when it's affordable.
Taking coffee away is a cost saver and can easily be justified. And if the company is honest about the costs, and can actually justify it, it should do so. Perhaps a memo to the staff about the coffee costs, and advanced notice that it will be terminated.
Soliciting suggestions also softens the blow, as it demonstrates reluctance, and if your worker bees know you're not out to screw them, they won't be upset with you as badly.
Humans, however, are hardly rational beings. If they were, however, the point would be moot as dead bodies on the battle-field would not exist in the first place.
The vast majority of people will be happy to lie, cheat, steal, and backstab their way into riches and power. Those few of us with morals enough to play fair and square get blown away.
It all starts at the top. In the dog-eat-dog corporate world, competitive pressures push top dogs to the breaking point and force them to cut every corner they can. In so doing, they must squeeze their underlings as tightly as they can...which only cascades the pressures of the top down the chain of command, causing similiar competitive pressures intra-company.
I agree, except that the corporation with the heaviest pockets might not necessarily be the one with the best interests of the internet community in mind.
Then again, maybe the "internet community" excludes peon customers like you and I.
Great, so NAT not only gives your consumer customers shitty service and winnows out the biggies willing to pay big bucks for static IPs, but it also has the neat side effect of wrecking p2p applications that often attract the attention of the big bad MAFIAA.
Disallowing inbound connections has little to do with security in that case, but everything to do with forcing your customers to pay a premium for the privilege of being a producer instead of a consumer of traffic.
It's only expensive because the holders won't give them up without a fight now that they are valuable.
Not really much different from China's recent land-grab of rare earths...just happening to sit on a pile of something that is now quite valuable, and prepared to fight to keep things that way.
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How do we know the government hasn't got some super-secret telepathy interceptor that you are just trying to lead our thoughts right into?
You could very well be a double agent yourself.
Why should we trust you?
Indeed.
GP should have called the contractor out on their bullshit and told them to fix the code before paying them, if the mistake was caught in time.
If most contractors are used to getting away with ripping their customers off, then perhaps getting an honest one that will survive your scrutiny will be expensive.
To be quite serious, if we as a society actually live long enough to make it to 10000, and in the 8000 years until then have STILL not gotten our act together in the programming arena, then we deserve whatever crap Y10K throws our way.
Particularly after the big scare from Y2K.
Sadly, I'm not that optimistic human civ will last long enough for it to be a problem.
The FCC might subcontract to Google.
I honestly don't care who does it, as long as they do a good job of it and remain under the watchful eye of the FCC. Audits, supervision, and whatever else is needed to keep the grunts that actually handle it in line.
There's always sending an anonymous email to the OIG's office. Since you're working for the feds, there is most likely an IG in charge of making sure that taxpayer money isn't being wasted.
Your managers obviously aren't listening, so if you want anything done about it you'll need to jump up the food chain a ways anyway. If I was a taxpayer (disabled, can't work), then I'd be a bit demanding that you do so.
I feel sorry for you, and I figure that if any hell comes from the top as a result of the waste your head is probably on the chopping block since you've already called attention to yourself by whining to your bosses.
And the reason that people don't kill themselves all they way is that the only have a half-life in the first place.
I'd call that hazing.
I don't know why most organizations put you through a torture test before they let you in their inner circle. Maybe it's a test of loyalty, maybe it's an opportunity to dump the daily stresses on some n00b who won't have enough of a clue to fight back. Maybe it's because they are disdainful of outsiders and won't let you in unless you pay your dues.
I think that says more about human nature than anything else.
In other words, while wages are an expense, employees themselves are an asset.
Maybe they should be accounted for as such.
Your statement would make more sense if the fat-cats at the top of the food chain were suffering like the rest of us, but instead are living a luxurious life while the people on whose backs their lifestyle rest are barely able to survive.
Who has the sense of entitlement here again?
Competitive pressures and greedy creditors the unmerciful way they are, a company has no choice but to keep costs under control. If the place goes bankrupt, the payroll goes poof.
That is no excuse, however, to not be nice when it's affordable.
Taking coffee away is a cost saver and can easily be justified. And if the company is honest about the costs, and can actually justify it, it should do so. Perhaps a memo to the staff about the coffee costs, and advanced notice that it will be terminated.
Soliciting suggestions also softens the blow, as it demonstrates reluctance, and if your worker bees know you're not out to screw them, they won't be upset with you as badly.
Speeding tickets are a gold-mine for municipal budgets.
If you have a cash cow, you milk it gently. Not rip the udders clean off.
If it was original enough to dodge infringement allegations then it would also be too far departed from the game to appeal to the fans thereof.
The point of the movie was to act out the game plot in cinematic format, much like Advent Children was a continuation of the FFVII storyline.
If nintendo was concerned about trademark issues, they could have simply given permission or worked out a license deal.
Bottom line, Nintendo wanted this film dead.
Logically speaking you are correct.
Humans, however, are hardly rational beings. If they were, however, the point would be moot as dead bodies on the battle-field would not exist in the first place.
Not according to some newer employment contracts that force you to agree not to badmouth the company. Even on your own dime and time.
Nature calls it a circulatory system.
The vast majority of people will be happy to lie, cheat, steal, and backstab their way into riches and power. Those few of us with morals enough to play fair and square get blown away.
It all starts at the top. In the dog-eat-dog corporate world, competitive pressures push top dogs to the breaking point and force them to cut every corner they can. In so doing, they must squeeze their underlings as tightly as they can...which only cascades the pressures of the top down the chain of command, causing similiar competitive pressures intra-company.
They are still human!
If they weren't then we wouldn't give a shit about following Geneva conventions.
Thank God (literally) that man is still mortal.
I agree, except that the corporation with the heaviest pockets might not necessarily be the one with the best interests of the internet community in mind.
Then again, maybe the "internet community" excludes peon customers like you and I.
Great, so NAT not only gives your consumer customers shitty service and winnows out the biggies willing to pay big bucks for static IPs, but it also has the neat side effect of wrecking p2p applications that often attract the attention of the big bad MAFIAA.
What isp would not love NAT?
Hoarding of scarce v4's undeniably aggravates the shortage almost by definition.
Disallowing inbound connections has little to do with security in that case, but everything to do with forcing your customers to pay a premium for the privilege of being a producer instead of a consumer of traffic.
It's only expensive because the holders won't give them up without a fight now that they are valuable.
Not really much different from China's recent land-grab of rare earths...just happening to sit on a pile of something that is now quite valuable, and prepared to fight to keep things that way.