There's no country where people will work for free - which is why we'll all be better off in the end. India has already moved up in terms of salary, and now Eastern Europe will get the same boost. As jobs overseas become more expensive, they'll move back to the US and Europe.
End result? Everyone's richer. That's what gloablization is all about.
I've e-filed for the past 2 years (H&R Block one year, home software the next). No problem either time. I got my refunds quickly, and I never had any trouble.
It's the country most lived in and hated by vocal Slashdotters -- most of the non-vocal probably disagree, with the vocal ones, but who can prove that, either way. (I am not the typical vocal Slashdotter, when it comes to my views of the U.S. Perhaps, warts and all, I love my country more than most.)
It's a popularity thing. It's cool to bash the US and uncool to mention that other "civilized" countries might actually have problems of their own.
Most non-vocal Slashdotters learned long ago that fighting "the cool thing" was swimming upstream. It's much easier to laugh and remember that if you aren't a liberal at 20, you have no heart, and if you aren't a convervative at 40, you have no brain.
Overall, this seems to be a mixed decision, the summary at top not withstanding. Covad, et al, might have more difficulty, but the Bells did not get everything they wanted. Frankly, this seems like it will be in the courts for so long, it will easily drag out past 2004.
I've never seen a good explanation of exactly what EU copyright law is. "Harmonization" is a popular argument for the extension, but opponents seem to gloss over that, and I've even seen it claimed that some works will go out of copyright in Europe before they do in the US.
Regarding long names: Not everybody lives in US. While in Poland it is possible to have domain in ccTLD (like www.onet.pl), in UK for instance all must use subdomains (like co.uk) so in UK people use addresses in third level domain (like bbc.co.uk).
I think you totally missed his point. This isn't about multiple levels, it's about having your entire name be your email address. If you have 20-some odd characters in your name, that can be very difficult to give out, or (as he said) put on cards.
More and more I'm coming to believe that the phrase "Congress is bought" should be read "it's easier to whine than to act."
Sure, you could act to create change, but why risk it? If you actually found out that you could change the law, that would almost obligate you to act! And then when would you have time to read Slashdot?
Directors, generally speaking, have some sort of approval power over spending, and probably deal with the company budget. It is entirely reasonable to ask someone with that power to submit to a credit check, to reduce the likelihood of his stealing funds.
Kevin's reputation seems to focus on a combination of what he did, and the perception of how he was treated.
What I don't understand is, if we was held for so long, and (allegedly) illegally, why was there no action taken by any Appeals-level court? I find it hard to believe that Kevin's rights could be so blatanly violated, and yet no hearing be granted at any level.
I find it interesting that no one is considering the effect of outsourcing on EU companies (which are clearly mentioned in the article, but not the header. Oh, wait).
If you're a multinational (Siemens is mentioned in the article), and you have jobs in the US, the EU and India, which are you going to outsource first? The EU jobs, where benefits are mandated by law, and taxes are high, or the US jobs, where companies aren't forced to pamper their workers?
Plus, the EU has the former Second World to deal with, and all the issues of integrating all the Eastern European countries and workforces. I suspect these two forces will make life interesting for everyone in the forseeable future.
All that having been said, I do believe that all this will be good in the long run. The more good jobs are available, the more there will be demand across the board. The entire premise of the EU, NAFTA and the FTAA is that more trade means more prosperity for everyone. I see no reason to believe that will stop being the case.
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> Also "USian" isn't a very respectful term, right?
I don't think respect is "in" these days.:-) And no, it's not.
The whole EU vs US thing is silly, because it presumes two huge land masses are monolithic in their thinking. Microsoft's demise will mean more jobs for everyone, both EU and US.
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Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions. Agree or disagree, I think sometimes we take these interviews for granted.
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There's no country where people will work for free - which is why we'll all be better off in the end. India has already moved up in terms of salary, and now Eastern Europe will get the same boost. As jobs overseas become more expensive, they'll move back to the US and Europe.
End result? Everyone's richer. That's what gloablization is all about.
jason
I've e-filed for the past 2 years (H&R Block one year, home software the next). No problem either time. I got my refunds quickly, and I never had any trouble.
jason
Shouldn't that be reversed? :-)
Most non-vocal Slashdotters learned long ago that fighting "the cool thing" was swimming upstream. It's much easier to laugh and remember that if you aren't a liberal at 20, you have no heart, and if you aren't a convervative at 40, you have no brain.
Being constantly negative doesn't make you one, either.
Come on! We need 50 comments saying how everyone's moving to Canada now!
What would be the Canadian equivalant for the Netherlands, anyway? Denmark? (yes, I know they don't actually border...)
Overall, this seems to be a mixed decision, the summary at top not withstanding. Covad, et al, might have more difficulty, but the Bells did not get everything they wanted. Frankly, this seems like it will be in the courts for so long, it will easily drag out past 2004.
> What does trademark have to do with freedom. Ask me again when someone trademarks your name.
Someone probably has, and it doesn't stop me from calling myself my name. Apple Computers and Apple Records, right?
What does trademark law have to do with freedom?
Political freedom, that matters. Economic freedom, that matters. Freedom to name your browser Chimera? Doesn't matter that much.
The government by law cannot own IP. Anything produced by the US government is in the public domain.
I've never seen a good explanation of exactly what EU copyright law is. "Harmonization" is a popular argument for the extension, but opponents seem to gloss over that, and I've even seen it claimed that some works will go out of copyright in Europe before they do in the US.
So, what exactly is the deal here?
I think you totally missed his point. This isn't about multiple levels, it's about having your entire name be your email address. If you have 20-some odd characters in your name, that can be very difficult to give out, or (as he said) put on cards.
More and more I'm coming to believe that the phrase "Congress is bought" should be read "it's easier to whine than to act."
Sure, you could act to create change, but why risk it? If you actually found out that you could change the law, that would almost obligate you to act! And then when would you have time to read Slashdot?
I don't think "I'm moving to Canada tomorrow!" counts as "worrying about civil liberties." That's freaking out.
But I agree with your general principle. Unfortunately, rational thinking is hard to find.
Did anyone here actually think to wait until this is actually proposed before going ballistic, or are you having too much fun freaking out to think?
What exactly did you expect from Michael? :-)
Be that as it may, the question relates to this particular employee, not any employee.
Some employees, it makes sense to get a credit check, Others, less so. That distinction is not being made.
jason
Most of you guys are totally missing the point.
Directors, generally speaking, have some sort of approval power over spending, and probably deal with the company budget. It is entirely reasonable to ask someone with that power to submit to a credit check, to reduce the likelihood of his stealing funds.
jason
Let me get this straight: you think someone should sue Microsoft because they have a colon in their CSS?
And this is insightful?
I'd love to see the YRO when every webmaster with broken HTML gets arrested.
jason
That's completely untrue. You can sign away most of your rights, assuming you are compensated for it.
What do you think an NDA is? It's you signing away your free speech rights in exchange for learning some amount of knowledge.
Waivers might be hard to enforce, but that does not mean you cannot knowingly sign away rights.
Kevin's reputation seems to focus on a combination of what he did, and the perception of how he was treated.
What I don't understand is, if we was held for so long, and (allegedly) illegally, why was there no action taken by any Appeals-level court? I find it hard to believe that Kevin's rights could be so blatanly violated, and yet no hearing be granted at any level.
jason
I find it interesting that no one is considering the effect of outsourcing on EU companies (which are clearly mentioned in the article, but not the header. Oh, wait).
If you're a multinational (Siemens is mentioned in the article), and you have jobs in the US, the EU and India, which are you going to outsource first? The EU jobs, where benefits are mandated by law, and taxes are high, or the US jobs, where companies aren't forced to pamper their workers?
Plus, the EU has the former Second World to deal with, and all the issues of integrating all the Eastern European countries and workforces. I suspect these two forces will make life interesting for everyone in the forseeable future.
All that having been said, I do believe that all this will be good in the long run. The more good jobs are available, the more there will be demand across the board. The entire premise of the EU, NAFTA and the FTAA is that more trade means more prosperity for everyone. I see no reason to believe that will stop being the case.
Actually, /. used to link to Amazon, and had an affiliate program. Once Amazon started enforcing their one-click patent, and the Amazon boycott began, /. switched to Fatbrain (which was bought by BN).
> Also "USian" isn't a very respectful term, right?
:-) And no, it's not.
I don't think respect is "in" these days.
The whole EU vs US thing is silly, because it presumes two huge land masses are monolithic in their thinking. Microsoft's demise will mean more jobs for everyone, both EU and US.