Wenever the topic of the value of a pilots life comes up, it always reminds me of Isaac Asimov's short story, "A Feeling OF Power". It's alway interesting to turn a value proposition upside-down.
As much as some people hate to hear it, we're not fighting in the Middle East because of oil. We're there because we're fighting Islamofascism. Otherwise, we would have used Saddam as an oil-for-food crony the way France and Germany were.
Two things make that interesting: (1) Iraq switched from dollars to euros for it's oil exports in late 1000, and (2) the euro is pretty strong against the dollar these days.
I find it curious that they'd title it the same as John Ross's novel (ISBN 1-888118-04-0) where he takes on the National Firearm Act of 1934. Using perhaps a more lecturing style than Ayn Rand in "Atlas Shrugged" he synthesises a set of consequences that leads defenders of the Bill of Rights to armed conflict with the US Government -- specifically lone gun assasinations of armed tax agents and the legislators that created them.
I wonder if the EFF wanted a subliminal association....
While Michael Bellesiles "ARMING AMERICA: The Origins of a National Gun Culture" (ISBN: 0375402101) does not address crime vs guns, it does address the perceptions of the evolution of the current gun culture. While the NRA has blasted it, I didn't find it anti-gun at all. I think it's an important read for understanding how we got where we are today.
A review is at http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/0375402101.asp
I've seen a lot comments like "they'll never trust you again", "you've proved your disloyalty" and "why weren't you worth that before?". Those comments belie a perception of an antagonistic relationship between the authors and their employers. For them, I'm sure their comments are very valid -- sort of a self fulfilling prophesy. I've seen many cases where it worked just as they've said.
I've also seen several cases where accepting the counter offer worked out fabulously. In these cases the employee/employer relationship was one of wanting to make everything work for both and an industrious effort to make it so.
Just decide which group you fall into, and make the decision that feels right.
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Wenever the topic of the value of a pilots life comes up, it always reminds me of Isaac Asimov's short story, "A Feeling OF Power". It's alway interesting to turn a value proposition upside-down.
http://www.themathlab.com/writings/short%20stories/feeling.htm
What about the computer in "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" which was trying to understand humor. One attempt was:
Why is a fish like a laser beam?
Neither on of them can whistle.
It was better at practical jokes, like adding some zeroes on the end of a janitor's paycheck.
No way they are going to let us get free pharmaceuticals in our drinking water.
It looks like you are trying to crack an account. Would you like help?
Do not put your SCC's where the sun never shines.
I'm thinking a passive radiator might work. Say something like an aluminum mohawk -- perhaps shaped like stegasaurus dorsal plates.....
Well, maybe no gain for Viacom, but billable time for the lawyer....
Two things make that interesting: (1) Iraq switched from dollars to euros for it's oil exports in late 1000, and (2) the euro is pretty strong against the dollar these days.
I find it curious that they'd title it the same as John Ross's novel (ISBN 1-888118-04-0) where he takes on the National Firearm Act of 1934. Using perhaps a more lecturing style than Ayn Rand in "Atlas Shrugged" he synthesises a set of consequences that leads defenders of the Bill of Rights to armed conflict with the US Government -- specifically lone gun assasinations of armed tax agents and the legislators that created them.
I wonder if the EFF wanted a subliminal association....
While Michael Bellesiles "ARMING AMERICA: The Origins of a National Gun Culture" (ISBN: 0375402101) does not address crime vs guns, it does address the perceptions of the evolution of the current gun culture. While the NRA has blasted it, I didn't find it anti-gun at all. I think it's an important read for understanding how we got where we are today.
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A review is at http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/0375402101.as
With some of the attitudes about control of information on the web that we're seeing, maybe we should flip the WWW over and call it MMM....
I've seen a lot comments like "they'll never trust you again", "you've proved your disloyalty" and "why weren't you worth that before?". Those comments belie a perception of an antagonistic relationship between the authors and their employers. For them, I'm sure their comments are very valid -- sort of a self fulfilling prophesy. I've seen many cases where it worked just as they've said.
I've also seen several cases where accepting the counter offer worked out fabulously. In these cases the employee/employer relationship was one of wanting to make everything work for both and an industrious effort to make it so.
Just decide which group you fall into, and make the decision that feels right.