Michael's intimation that somehow the employees' theivery is justified in these situations is just so stupid it makes me sick.
Yet, the fact that the companies had the employees work basically for free without, you know, saying "Hey, it's highly unlikely that you'll ever see the pay for that" doesn't make you sick at all?
If you firmly believe this, then why did you have to post as an anonymous coward?
Re:You fail to get it. Nobody GIVES you anything.
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Never said anything initially about you giving me a job. However, once you started the arguement typical of your type (do some half-assed non-thought out knee jerk response) I responed (in a way you obviously couldn't understand, imagine that) in a way to say "Hey, if you think it's possible to do what I want, prove it to me".
I am not one of those "bleeding ass crybabies". If I were, I would've quit my job long ago to sit at home on my ass getting welfare. I'm someone who sees that I have other considerations to take into account before blindly quitting my job and hoping to find a better one, or to just quit to move to a job which may disappear in mere months.
I have a strong feeling that you're a stingle guy, no kids, no one relying on you for support, right? I feel sorry for any family you may have or come to have in the future. I'd love to see the look on their faces the day you say "I'm quitting my job because I don't like it. You all are on your own." Sorry, life doesn't work that way.
My discussions started with my wish to have vacation equal to that of the rest of the world. America has the most fucked up mindset of anywhere in the world. I want to have time to enjoy my life, but I want to keep my current pay and job. Don't give me this "go find another job" bullshit. Never said I hated my job, just the general American viewpoint of what is more important in life.
Anyway, I'm sure you'll respond with another half-assed knee-jerk response. More power to you. I'm sure you have plenty of time sitting in front of your computer to do so. And, once you have a real life with real responsibilities, I invite you to come back and re-read everything you've posted. Maybe then you'll understand just how far up your ass you have your head stuck.
Um, today is not the day for Trolling such as this. Please crawl back into your hole. It's sad that the only way for you to understand a tragedy such as this would be for one of your family members to have been involved. Such a shame.
And I get frustrated at dumbasses who say "If you don't like it, quit your job."
1) There is no job in America with a vacation plan equal to Europe's. I could move to Europe, get a similar job and double to triple my vacation.
2) Moving to Europe costs more money than I can currently afford. Plus there is no guarantee of employment once one arrives. I may not like my vacation compared to theirs, but at least I have a stable income.
So, I ask you this, Einstein, find me a job in America where I get 28 or more vacation days a year, doing my same job (univeristy web design) for the same salary range (~$35,000) a year. Or, give me the money to move to Europe and a job as mentioned above.
You see, some people can't just quit their jobs out of the blue because they dislike the vacation policy. You know why? Because these people have to support others and aren't so selfish as to take their own desires over the needs of others. You can post a response once you have the responsibilities of an adult and you can understand situations outside your lonely, self-centered life.
Which would be why I hear that many people in the UK get around 28 days off on average... and that's one of the low numbers from Europe.
America has its priorities so fucked up that I can't stand it. A nation of the corporation, for the corporation and by the corportation. Families? Forget it! And, if you're working for us (at bargain basement prices), we expect you to ruin your life just as much as we ruin our own.
Read this and think about it, unless you're one of those manager-types. You probably would understand the concepts anyway.
There are, as I see it, two reasons not the be able to type:
1) Just not taking the time to learn/practice the ability.
2) Some physical defect
IANAL, but, in case two, to descriminate against the person for not being able to type would be decrimination against their physical disability, which would be against the law (correct?) .
In case one it's not any more descrimination for a job than if someone applies to be a web-designer and doesn't know HTML. In that case it's just that the person isn't qualified for the job.
Then again, I could be wrong. Just the way I see it.
The plan was also abandoned due to the updrafts that surround the building. I think they either tried to, or maybe successfully did, moor a craft to the top. However, it was almost impossible to control it when they were near the building.
Yes, but can you really say that this is a full "victory" when the office workers really didn't have a choice as to what OS they used at work?
What would impress me is a study to see how many of the people working here switched over to Linux on their home computers as a result of their experiences at work.
Or are they never going to get to the Mozilla 1.0 stage? I know version numbers really don't matter in the grand scheme of things since they are pretty arbitrary in any meaning aside from "This version came after this previous one." However, I'm fully expecting to see Mozilla 0.9.9.9.9.9.9.999.9.9.5 one of these days.
I think he better get to expaining why he had to use his mother-in-law's shower instead of why the curtain sucks in. I mean, doesn't he and his wife have a shower he could've modeled instead? This just feels a little creepy to me.
Another thing I just thought of... skin cancer rates rising as our "fashions" bare more skin to the sun. I mean, less than 100 years ago, people would go out in frickin' long sleeves and jeans in the middle of summer.
Now, as we bare more of our skin when we go out, the skin cancer rates rise from when we kept more of ourselves covered. Seems like there's a corellation there.
Yes, I know corellation does not necessarily indicate causality, but still... look at it and think about it.
Re:Necessity is in the eye of the beholder...
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I applaud you sir, for having the balls to post such a message on Slashdot. I am more suprised that these Slashdot drones actually modded you up to your current level. Bravo!
I too own a SUV but my type and reasons are far different than yours.
First of all, I'm afraid that some of these enviro-hippies will attack my SUV even though it's a Toyota RAV4 (ie, mini-ute). Some things to consider about my reasons to purchase a vehicle that is classified as SUV, but, in reality, is far from it.
1) At the time my wife and I had two cars, a Toyota Camry and Toyota Paseo. We had just purchased a new house.
2) I was considering selling my wife's car and purchasing a pick-up since I needed some such thing to haul lumber, etc for working on my house.
3) This idea was shot to hell when an inattentive moron in a Neon pulled out in front of me and my wife and totaled out Camry.
4)This left me in a situation. We had lost our "family car" and needed such a car. In addition, I still needed most of the capibility that a truck would provide. I couldn't afford to get a replacement for the Camry and then purchase a truck 6 months later, so i went the SUV route.
5) The RAV4 gets around 23mpg, which is equal to what my Camry was getting at the end of it's life, so I don't see myself as harming the enviroment any more that I used to and definately not as much as the Excursion drivers.
6) My RAV functions as both a sedan and pickup. It gives me AWD for the occasionaly bad days during winter (which happen frequently enough here in KY to be an issue). I feel more confortable towing behind it than I would a van (of course, I can't tow as much as I could with w pick-up or big SUV, but I had to compromise). The RAV handles just slightly "bulkier" than my Camry.
All in all, it sickens me that there are asses out there who will judge a person based on their vehicle. Damaging a person's property in such a way really annoys me. These are the sort of people who cry out about the "Nazi-like oppression of the jackbooted police force of America", resort to these tactics and then wonder why they are being arrested.
I'll pray for you America, because I don't see you lasting 100 years more. I wonder if I can purchase lots down in the wilderness of Antarctica yet just to get away from the nuts.
I don't see it that way at I. I'm seeing a bunch of posts leaning toward thinking we have a God-given right to not have tracking implements in our cars.
First it's: "We're just using this to make sure your don't speed"
Then it's: "We need to make sure that you didn't park in the Library parking lot where the 'I Think Police Have Too Much Power' discussion ocurred last night"
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Welcome to America: A nation for the corporation, of the corporation and by the corporation.
Yet, the fact that the companies had the employees work basically for free without, you know, saying "Hey, it's highly unlikely that you'll ever see the pay for that" doesn't make you sick at all?
And chalk up some legal fees if you don't have one of those "If I don't win the case, you don't pay me" lawyers.
If you firmly believe this, then why did you have to post as an anonymous coward?
I am not one of those "bleeding ass crybabies". If I were, I would've quit my job long ago to sit at home on my ass getting welfare. I'm someone who sees that I have other considerations to take into account before blindly quitting my job and hoping to find a better one, or to just quit to move to a job which may disappear in mere months.
I have a strong feeling that you're a stingle guy, no kids, no one relying on you for support, right? I feel sorry for any family you may have or come to have in the future. I'd love to see the look on their faces the day you say "I'm quitting my job because I don't like it. You all are on your own." Sorry, life doesn't work that way.
My discussions started with my wish to have vacation equal to that of the rest of the world. America has the most fucked up mindset of anywhere in the world. I want to have time to enjoy my life, but I want to keep my current pay and job. Don't give me this "go find another job" bullshit. Never said I hated my job, just the general American viewpoint of what is more important in life.
Anyway, I'm sure you'll respond with another half-assed knee-jerk response. More power to you. I'm sure you have plenty of time sitting in front of your computer to do so. And, once you have a real life with real responsibilities, I invite you to come back and re-read everything you've posted. Maybe then you'll understand just how far up your ass you have your head stuck.
Or use AddAll.com and find a copy for $15.24 (used, including shipping).
Can't. Heart condition. Wanted to go into the Navy, but there's no way they'd accept me.
And I get frustrated at dumbasses who say "If you don't like it, quit your job."
1) There is no job in America with a vacation plan equal to Europe's. I could move to Europe, get a similar job and double to triple my vacation.
2) Moving to Europe costs more money than I can currently afford. Plus there is no guarantee of employment once one arrives. I may not like my vacation compared to theirs, but at least I have a stable income.
So, I ask you this, Einstein, find me a job in America where I get 28 or more vacation days a year, doing my same job (univeristy web design) for the same salary range (~$35,000) a year. Or, give me the money to move to Europe and a job as mentioned above.
You see, some people can't just quit their jobs out of the blue because they dislike the vacation policy. You know why? Because these people have to support others and aren't so selfish as to take their own desires over the needs of others. You can post a response once you have the responsibilities of an adult and you can understand situations outside your lonely, self-centered life.
America has its priorities so fucked up that I can't stand it. A nation of the corporation, for the corporation and by the corportation. Families? Forget it! And, if you're working for us (at bargain basement prices), we expect you to ruin your life just as much as we ruin our own.
Read this and think about it, unless you're one of those manager-types. You probably would understand the concepts anyway.
There are, as I see it, two reasons not the be able to type:
1) Just not taking the time to learn/practice the ability.
2) Some physical defect
IANAL, but, in case two, to descriminate against the person for not being able to type would be decrimination against their physical disability, which would be against the law (correct?) .
In case one it's not any more descrimination for a job than if someone applies to be a web-designer and doesn't know HTML. In that case it's just that the person isn't qualified for the job.
Then again, I could be wrong. Just the way I see it.
What would impress me is a study to see how many of the people working here switched over to Linux on their home computers as a result of their experiences at work.
TROLL? WTF? I asked a valid question and I get moderated a TROLL? I guess someone working on Mozilla just happened to get mod points today.
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RIP Napster, we hardly knew ye.
Thank you for your apology. I will be sure to cover it at our next meeting. That is, if I can find another person to be in the club with me.
Now, as we bare more of our skin when we go out, the skin cancer rates rise from when we kept more of ourselves covered. Seems like there's a corellation there.
Yes, I know corellation does not necessarily indicate causality, but still... look at it and think about it.
I applaud you sir, for having the balls to post such a message on Slashdot. I am more suprised that these Slashdot drones actually modded you up to your current level. Bravo!
I too own a SUV but my type and reasons are far different than yours.
First of all, I'm afraid that some of these enviro-hippies will attack my SUV even though it's a Toyota RAV4 (ie, mini-ute). Some things to consider about my reasons to purchase a vehicle that is classified as SUV, but, in reality, is far from it.
1) At the time my wife and I had two cars, a Toyota Camry and Toyota Paseo. We had just purchased a new house.
2) I was considering selling my wife's car and purchasing a pick-up since I needed some such thing to haul lumber, etc for working on my house.
3) This idea was shot to hell when an inattentive moron in a Neon pulled out in front of me and my wife and totaled out Camry.
4)This left me in a situation. We had lost our "family car" and needed such a car. In addition, I still needed most of the capibility that a truck would provide. I couldn't afford to get a replacement for the Camry and then purchase a truck 6 months later, so i went the SUV route.
5) The RAV4 gets around 23mpg, which is equal to what my Camry was getting at the end of it's life, so I don't see myself as harming the enviroment any more that I used to and definately not as much as the Excursion drivers.
6) My RAV functions as both a sedan and pickup. It gives me AWD for the occasionaly bad days during winter (which happen frequently enough here in KY to be an issue). I feel more confortable towing behind it than I would a van (of course, I can't tow as much as I could with w pick-up or big SUV, but I had to compromise). The RAV handles just slightly "bulkier" than my Camry.
All in all, it sickens me that there are asses out there who will judge a person based on their vehicle. Damaging a person's property in such a way really annoys me. These are the sort of people who cry out about the "Nazi-like oppression of the jackbooted police force of America", resort to these tactics and then wonder why they are being arrested.
I'll pray for you America, because I don't see you lasting 100 years more. I wonder if I can purchase lots down in the wilderness of Antarctica yet just to get away from the nuts.
First it's: "We're just using this to make sure your don't speed"
Then it's: "We need to make sure that you didn't park in the Library parking lot where the 'I Think Police Have Too Much Power' discussion ocurred last night"