I think it's only passenger planes -- and even there, they're talking about making exceptions for passenger planes that have upgraded fire suppression systems.
But this is only a proposal at this point, so who knows what the restrictions would actually be (if they even happen at all).
Personally, I ship the laptop (along with anything else that I can't afford to lose) ahead to my destination using a parcel carrier. It's much safer: it pretty much eliminates the risk of theft and nearly guarantees that nothing is going to get lost.
You're probably rich by the common agreement about what the word rich means.
I am not.
I was merely expressing surprise at the situation. That's all. It seems that I've come off to many people as smug, or, as you put it, "humblebragging" and etc. Although, reading my words again, I don't understand why, I am nonetheless chagrined and embarrassed that I came off that way.
Perhaps it's because of the tone I try to use in my comments here generally? I don't know.
Yes, all the Samsung phones can be cracked to unlock the bootloader (sooner or later). This is what I do. I was disappointed because I thought this might have indicated a change in attitude about these things from Samsung, but it's not.
I didn't say it was useless information. I said that it's something that potential employers have no legitimate reason to demand.
But I suppose that it's good that certain employers may require it, as it serves as a warning. Any place that has that level of disrespect for people is a good place to avoid working.
If you worked at a company for 10 years as a developer and only make $70k, that's a pretty good sign that you suck.
No, it's not. There are numerous reasons why that could be the case without you sucking. You might live in an area where that's actually a very good salary. You might be intentionally compromising on salary in exchange for other benefits. You might be working for a company that can't afford to pay more, but you love working there enough that you're OK with it. And so on.
I've taken a number of jobs that paid me less than I could expect to make elsewhere, because they offered other things (like interesting work) that more than made up for lower compensation.
Pay rate, all by itself, means very little in terms of how valuable you may be to an employer.
I was in no way intending to imply that. I was only relating my personal experience.
Further, in no way do I consider unskilled jobs to be lesser or inferior things that "peons" have. A person's worth has nothing to do with the sort of work that they do.
The best they could do is tax records, but that's sufficiently imprecise to cover you. They could do a credit check, but that only gives them a general range, not an exact salary.
But, if you don't want to lie, then just don't answer the question.
There's exactly no chance that I'm going to tell potential employers what previous employers paid me. That's very personal information that they have no legitimate need to know.
If that means I won't get hired for the position, that's fine -- if the information is that important to them, that's an excellent indication that I wouldn't fit in well in that company anyway.
For example, when I'm applying for a position, I've already computed a salary that I want to get (yes, I have a formula for this). You could do the same, and tell them that was what you made in your last position.
In other words, developers ought to build apps in Qt/C++ to target all five major client platforms, correct?
I suppose, if Qt is their speed. I'm not sure that I've ever used a Qt-based app outside of on a Linux platform, so I have no opinion as to how well that works.
Now that you mention it, I do remember such questions from a couple of lifetimes ago when I was applying for unskilled jobs. That was so long ago that I forgot. Those questions stopped when I started in engineering, though.
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Agreed. No headphone jack == nonstarter.
I've been asked to sign the back of cards again because the signature became illegible.
On the other hand, when I "sign" for purchases using the card, I just draw a horizontal line. Nobody's ever questioned it.
Not if you ship it a few days before you leave.
The amount of lithium in lithium batteries is extremely tiny. Not enough for that to be an issue.
I think it's only passenger planes -- and even there, they're talking about making exceptions for passenger planes that have upgraded fire suppression systems.
But this is only a proposal at this point, so who knows what the restrictions would actually be (if they even happen at all).
then what the fuck are we supposed to do?
Personally, I ship the laptop (along with anything else that I can't afford to lose) ahead to my destination using a parcel carrier. It's much safer: it pretty much eliminates the risk of theft and nearly guarantees that nothing is going to get lost.
You probably have a post graduate degree.
I do not.
You're probably rich by the common agreement about what the word rich means.
I am not.
I was merely expressing surprise at the situation. That's all. It seems that I've come off to many people as smug, or, as you put it, "humblebragging" and etc. Although, reading my words again, I don't understand why, I am nonetheless chagrined and embarrassed that I came off that way.
Perhaps it's because of the tone I try to use in my comments here generally? I don't know.
Yes, all the Samsung phones can be cracked to unlock the bootloader (sooner or later). This is what I do. I was disappointed because I thought this might have indicated a change in attitude about these things from Samsung, but it's not.
I didn't say it was useless information. I said that it's something that potential employers have no legitimate reason to demand.
But I suppose that it's good that certain employers may require it, as it serves as a warning. Any place that has that level of disrespect for people is a good place to avoid working.
If you worked at a company for 10 years as a developer and only make $70k, that's a pretty good sign that you suck.
No, it's not. There are numerous reasons why that could be the case without you sucking. You might live in an area where that's actually a very good salary. You might be intentionally compromising on salary in exchange for other benefits. You might be working for a company that can't afford to pay more, but you love working there enough that you're OK with it. And so on.
I've taken a number of jobs that paid me less than I could expect to make elsewhere, because they offered other things (like interesting work) that more than made up for lower compensation.
Pay rate, all by itself, means very little in terms of how valuable you may be to an employer.
Weakening encryption is bad. Trying to break encryption is expected.
I was in no way intending to imply that. I was only relating my personal experience.
Further, in no way do I consider unskilled jobs to be lesser or inferior things that "peons" have. A person's worth has nothing to do with the sort of work that they do.
Would you really do that?? It seems better to pass on the job if that's really a requirement.
How can they verify it?
The best they could do is tax records, but that's sufficiently imprecise to cover you. They could do a credit check, but that only gives them a general range, not an exact salary.
But, if you don't want to lie, then just don't answer the question.
There's exactly no chance that I'm going to tell potential employers what previous employers paid me. That's very personal information that they have no legitimate need to know.
If that means I won't get hired for the position, that's fine -- if the information is that important to them, that's an excellent indication that I wouldn't fit in well in that company anyway.
Then just don't provide an answer to the question. Instead, say something like "I'm looking for a salary of $X".
What was "insufferably smug" about my comment?
From "how much did you earn at X" to "how much do you expect to earn here?"
"What salary do you want?" is an entirely legitimate question, though.
"What did your last employer pay you?" is not.
if they found out they would actually be impressed
He was just being honest. Your compensation is usually more than the amount written on the paycheck.
But, how would they find out? No employer is going to tell how much they paid any employees, as that opens them up to lawsuits.
Why not just make up a number?
For example, when I'm applying for a position, I've already computed a salary that I want to get (yes, I have a formula for this). You could do the same, and tell them that was what you made in your last position.
Fair enough. I typically try to say something like "in my opinion" or "personally" to indicate that, but didn't this time. My apologies.
In other words, developers ought to build apps in Qt/C++ to target all five major client platforms, correct?
I suppose, if Qt is their speed. I'm not sure that I've ever used a Qt-based app outside of on a Linux platform, so I have no opinion as to how well that works.
Now that you mention it, I do remember such questions from a couple of lifetimes ago when I was applying for unskilled jobs. That was so long ago that I forgot. Those questions stopped when I started in engineering, though.
I though at first that Samsung was unlocking the bootloader so you can install the OS of your choice.
But no, this is an app. Meh.
I must have been lucky -- I've never been asked that. I get asked what soft of salary I'm looking for instead.
I envy those people I know who are capable of insanity and irrationality.
That's crazy.