It probably would make sense to get legal advice first, before broaching the subject with the employer, if only to get a feel for what the potential outcomes might be. It might be having to find a new job. It might nothing at all if the clause is considered toothless in your jurisdiction.
I seem to recall a case a few years ago, in Texas (I think I even read about it on Slashdot), where a fellow was sued by a former employer to provide, at his own expense (no less), complete details of an idea he had dreamed up but not shared while an employee (and Texas courts being what they are, the former employer won).
... that hereinafter, any published "new" information about future products of interest is nothing more than bought-and-paid-for hucksterism from the PR departments of the hawkers of said products?
> Eventually, some people will just have to give up flying altogether.
You assume this system will be restricted to airline passengers. What happends when the next rev makes it possible to handle, say, transactions at gas stations?
Imagine this scenario: Whenever you buy gas, you'll have to have your license run through a scanner, much in the same way your credit card is when you pay for your purchase. The system would be able to "instantly" figure out where you are and whether you seem to be moving far enough away from "home" to have to start keeping tighter tabs on you.
Too, let's not forget the "creeping featurism" of any kind of government system of this kind. (Remember when government flaks maintained that DMV photo databases would never be used for any other purpose?) Just imagine the side benefits of license-tracking: with such a system in place, we'd not only nip terrorism in the bud, it'd be a fairly easy job to keep track of people who drive without insurance, or who attempt to leave town without paying their library fines, or whatever.
Cheers...
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It probably would make sense to get legal advice first, before broaching the subject with the employer, if only to get a feel for what the potential outcomes might be. It might be having to find a new job. It might nothing at all if the clause is considered toothless in your jurisdiction.
I seem to recall a case a few years ago, in Texas (I think I even read about it on Slashdot), where a fellow was sued by a former employer to provide, at his own expense (no less), complete details of an idea he had dreamed up but not shared while an employee (and Texas courts being what they are, the former employer won).
Cheers...
... that hereinafter, any published "new" information about future products of interest is nothing more than bought-and-paid-for hucksterism from the PR departments of the hawkers of said products?
Cheers...
> Eventually, some people will just have to give up flying altogether. You assume this system will be restricted to airline passengers. What happends when the next rev makes it possible to handle, say, transactions at gas stations? Imagine this scenario: Whenever you buy gas, you'll have to have your license run through a scanner, much in the same way your credit card is when you pay for your purchase. The system would be able to "instantly" figure out where you are and whether you seem to be moving far enough away from "home" to have to start keeping tighter tabs on you. Too, let's not forget the "creeping featurism" of any kind of government system of this kind. (Remember when government flaks maintained that DMV photo databases would never be used for any other purpose?) Just imagine the side benefits of license-tracking: with such a system in place, we'd not only nip terrorism in the bud, it'd be a fairly easy job to keep track of people who drive without insurance, or who attempt to leave town without paying their library fines, or whatever. Cheers...
I'm at a loss to recall the name of the product, but there is a standalone version of those grey pads that are mouse replacements on laptops.
Rubbing your finger on these things, even lightly, causes a mouse to move, and tapping the pad is like clicking the left button.
I seem to recall the sensitivity can be set very high, so you wouldn't need much motion or pressure.
Good luck.
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