What they apparently didn't notice is that narcissists are always people with low self esteem (though the converse isn't necessarily true). The narcissist loves an image of themself that is improved or perfected in some way and does not correspond to their actual self. They do not hold their actual self in high esteem, which is why they create the image. Unfortunately, this situation is all too common, with sad effects for all concerned.
"Narcissists with low self-esteem" sounds like an oxymoron.
As an (ex-)employee, it would be to your advantage to maintain good relations with your previous employer anyway, unless you don't plan on ever using them as a reference.
Reminds me of a speech Ian Angell gave at Defcon. I guess a CEO of a bank there terminated and outsourced the entire IT department. A couple days later, it surfaced that he had all kinds of pr0n on his computer.
Further, a man can be assessed child support for a child provably not his, and jailed if he does not pay. (Google "legal father" sometime, and the lack of proper service of process to allow disputing paternity within statutory limits). I suppose this is unconstitutional, but mounting a constitutional challenge is likely beyond the financial means of many caught in this trap.
And if he did have enough money to fight it, it would probably just be cheaper and easier for him to pay it anyway.
It kind of depends. Blackberry phones aren't "cool" but they are simple and do exactly what business users want (at least they used to, nowadays even the suits have realized they are limited devices).
Microsoft devices have always gone after business customers. If they want to start targeting teenagers, then they'll have to "get cool."
Given that the xbox has done rather well for them, but they'd be entering a market where cool is king. They would have to come up with some seriously strong designs.
Or we might get one that puts people with communist ties in his cabinet, borrows money from China and spends it like there's no tomorrow, gives money to the very people that caused the financial crisis, and nationalizes our entire health care and banking systems.
Well, most of us at least have the choice between DSL and Cable, or, God forbid, wireless and satellite.
P2P and web browsing aren't that sensitive to latency though, so it might make sense to have two internet connections, and use wireless for activities that might be censored, and get DSL or cable for games and VoIP.
I think that's a great idea. We should just pull Joe Blow off the street and he'll be our president for the next year. It certainly couldn't be any worse than what we have now.
If he really sucks, we can recall or impeach him.
As for having a fully elected legislature, I disagree with this idea. US Senators were not originally elected by the people, but rather by state legislatures. The reason is that voters are very easy to manipulate. (Politicians can fool some people all the time, and all people some of the time.)
Of course, there are other problems created by not having an elected (by the people) legislature, so that's why we had the hybrid bicameral one.
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Yeah, I have one friend who keeps "suggesting" that I would "like" certain businesses all the time.
If he's getting paid to do it, how can I get paid to do the same thing?
And if he isn't, WHY DOES HE DO IT?
What they apparently didn't notice is that narcissists are always people with low self esteem (though the converse isn't necessarily true). The narcissist loves an image of themself that is improved or perfected in some way and does not correspond to their actual self. They do not hold their actual self in high esteem, which is why they create the image. Unfortunately, this situation is all too common, with sad effects for all concerned.
"Narcissists with low self-esteem" sounds like an oxymoron.
Or something from Arrested Development.
I'd also be willing to bet that a whole lot of people "at the poverty line" are getting unreported assistance from their parents or others.
I make $40,000 per year and live in Utah, which is about $2400 per month after taxes.
I have a 5 bedroom house, 3000 sq ft. My mortgage is $1200 per month.
My friends in California pay more than that for a one bedroom apartment.
So there's a big difference in the cost of living, depending on where you choose to live.
We moved my grandmother into assisted living at the end of her life. It cost $6000 per month.
Does Canada cover that for you, or is it considered an optional expense and not covered?
I think the prevailing assumption is that population is always increasing, which is why the GDP should also be increasing.
We also see inflation over time, which means that the ratio of money to people is always increasing.
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2/5 != 2/3
Yeah but it's easy to switch dial-up ISPs. With broadband, I essentially have only once choice where I live: DSL from the local telco.
Hmm, the same company that produced Bill Gates somehow isn't making enough money, so it needs to raise its prices?
But then we'd just start a war about whether to call ourselves the United Atheist League or the United Atheist Alliance.
As an (ex-)employee, it would be to your advantage to maintain good relations with your previous employer anyway, unless you don't plan on ever using them as a reference.
Reminds me of a speech Ian Angell gave at Defcon. I guess a CEO of a bank there terminated and outsourced the entire IT department. A couple days later, it surfaced that he had all kinds of pr0n on his computer.
Further, a man can be assessed child support for a child provably not his, and jailed if he does not pay. (Google "legal father" sometime, and the lack of proper service of process to allow disputing paternity within statutory limits). I suppose this is unconstitutional, but mounting a constitutional challenge is likely beyond the financial means of many caught in this trap.
And if he did have enough money to fight it, it would probably just be cheaper and easier for him to pay it anyway.
"Senator Dole, why should people vote for you instead of President Clinton?"
"It makes no difference which one of us you vote for. Either way, your planet is doomed. DOOMED!"
The keylogger is free, and account compromise is guaranteed or no money back.
The cheese in a mousetrap is always free.
Why wait till you're dead?
Reminds me of a meeting when I worked at my university's IT department. Bandwidth was limited and they considered blocking pornography.
I told them I knew of a solution that would make everyone happy - host our own pr0n server!
It didn't happen.
One of the articles talks about Red Hat's claim that Ubuntu "has been riding their coattails for years."
I wonder how they feel about CentOS...
Most IT support roles could be eliminated if the end users weren't either blithering idiots or pathologically scared of computer
No! No! Please continue in your ignorance!
Well, if you're not happy, this video will cheer you up:
Happy sysadmin day!
It kind of depends. Blackberry phones aren't "cool" but they are simple and do exactly what business users want (at least they used to, nowadays even the suits have realized they are limited devices).
Microsoft devices have always gone after business customers. If they want to start targeting teenagers, then they'll have to "get cool."
Given that the xbox has done rather well for them, but they'd be entering a market where cool is king. They would have to come up with some seriously strong designs.
Yup, gotta overcome this problem.
Or we might get one that puts people with communist ties in his cabinet, borrows money from China and spends it like there's no tomorrow, gives money to the very people that caused the financial crisis, and nationalizes our entire health care and banking systems.
Oh wait, that's what our current system produces.
Well, most of us at least have the choice between DSL and Cable, or, God forbid, wireless and satellite.
P2P and web browsing aren't that sensitive to latency though, so it might make sense to have two internet connections, and use wireless for activities that might be censored, and get DSL or cable for games and VoIP.
I think that's a great idea. We should just pull Joe Blow off the street and he'll be our president for the next year. It certainly couldn't be any worse than what we have now.
If he really sucks, we can recall or impeach him.
As for having a fully elected legislature, I disagree with this idea. US Senators were not originally elected by the people, but rather by state legislatures. The reason is that voters are very easy to manipulate. (Politicians can fool some people all the time, and all people some of the time.)
Of course, there are other problems created by not having an elected (by the people) legislature, so that's why we had the hybrid bicameral one.