The biggest problem with your comment is that you feel that being allowed to do something is "increasing your rights." That is incorrect. What you are really referring to is the authorization to do something. Of course, I would expect thinking like this from the land of fruit and nuts.
Reminds me of a joke from a while back...
An America, A Soviet, and an Austria are all talking about their respective systems of laws... Soviet: Where I come from, we have the best system... if it's not Allowed, then it's forbidden American: No No No, Our system is better... If it's not forbidden, then it's allowed! Austrian: I beg to differ, Our system is the best... If it's forbidden, then it's allowed!
Honestly, Maine has some of the better congress-critters out there... Both Susan Collins, and Olympia Snowe have more balls than the rest of congress put together
Look for something called the "Jerusalem version", and before you ask about translaters with "actual literary skill", remember that one of the final editors was none other than our very favorite J.R.R Tolkien
it's also a pretty darn readable version if you ask me
IIRC in the first challange, all of the robots had a "remote kill" switch, and a chase vehicle, I'm assuming that something similar will be in place for this one
While it may not qaulify as a mandetory code of ethics, I'd encourage you to read the SAGE System Administrator's Code of Ethics We as professional System Administrators do hereby commit ourselves to the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct, and agree to be guided by this code of ethics, and encourage every System Administrator to do the same. Professionalism
* I will maintain professional conduct in the workplace and will not allow personal feelings or beliefs to cause me to treat people unfairly or unprofessionally.
Personal Integrity
* I will be honest in my professional dealings and forthcoming about my competence and the impact of my mistakes. I will seek assistance from others when required.
* I will avoid conflicts of interest and biases whenever possible. When my advice is sought, if I have a conflict of interest or bias, I will declare it if appropriate, and recuse myself if necessary.
Privacy
* I will access private information on computer systems only when it is necessary in the course of my technical duties. I will maintain and protect the confidentiality of any information to which I may have access, regardless of the method by which I came into knowledge of it.
Laws and Policies
* I will educate myself and others on relevant laws, regulations, and policies regarding the performance of my duties.
Communication
* I will communicate with management, users, and colleagues about computer matters of mutual interest. I will strive to listen to and understand the needs of all parties.
System Integrity
* I will strive to ensure the necessary integrity, reliability, and availability of the systems for which I am responsible.
* I will design and maintain each system in a manner to support the purpose of the system to the organization.
Education
* I will continue to update and enhance my technical knowledge and other work-related skills. I will share my knowledge and experience with others.
Responsibility to Computing Community
* I will cooperate with the larger computing community to maintain the integrity of network and computing resources.
Social Responsibility
* As an informed professional, I will encourage the writing and adoption of relevant policies and laws consistent with these ethical principles.
Ethical Responsibility
* I will strive to build and maintain a safe, healthy, and productive workplace.
* I will do my best to make decisions consistent with the safety, privacy, and well-being of my community and the public, and to disclose promptly factors that might pose unexamined risks or dangers.
* I will accept and offer honest criticism of technical work as appropriate and will credit properly the contributions of others.
* I will lead by example, maintaining a high ethical standard and degree of professionalism in the performance of all my duties. I will support colleagues and co-workers in following this code of ethics.
Draft of September 12, 2003, approved September 18, 2003, by the SAGE Executive Committee and September 30, 2003, by the Ethics Working Group.
Co-signed by LOPSA, USENIX, and SAGE 2006.
USENIX grants permission to reproduce this Code in any format, provided that the wording is not changed in any way, that signatories LOPSA, USENIX, and SAGE are included, and that no other signatory or logo is added without explicit permission from the copyright holders.
Not only is the power grid here pretty reliable (Maine didn't loose power like the rest of NE did a couple years back), but there's plenty of space, and they can save on cooling costs:-)
This is ridiculous. We need to start an anti-incumbent movement. Congressional control needs to shift sides every two years. There should be no "re" election. Been in Congress once? Thanks for playing, hope you had fun, make room for the new guy.
No... we just need to make CongressCritter an un-paid Job... there are several states where being a state senator or state Rep is an unpaid position. You are expected to hold down your own job while taking the time to serve your consituantes (Maine comes to Mind) I think that would go a long way to: a) Restricting the number of terms CongressCritters spent in office b) Restoring the whole "represent your constituants" bit, becuase they'd have to spend time around home.
Yes, I understand that traveling from Alaska to DC can be expensive... so give them N Round trip tickets a year
It's not the tool I have a problem with, it's the abuse. So until I see an abuse taking place, I have no problem with it. While I have not seen the gov't abuse us the data they have already retrieved, I have the terrorist abuse the rights we all have. While I'm not saying we should do away with our rights, there are some adjustments that should be made. I'm willing to give up the asumption of a private phone call overseas for security.
1) The current administration is making it damn near impossible to find out if any abuses have occured.
Case in Point: In Maine a group of citizens petitioned the Maine Public Utilities Commission to determine if Verizon had coperated with the NSA in the "Domestic Surveillance Program" the Maine PUC Went to verizon, and verizon made public statements the the effect of "No We Didn't". the Maine AG then went to court to get verizon to make these statements under oath. Immediately after filing the case, the Federal government sued the state of Maine (in federal court) to block the case. Now the State of Maine has filed motions in Federal court saying a) The federal government has no standing as this is an internal State of Maine case. b) how can you alledge "State Secrets" when all we're trying to get is a already publically made statement to be made under oath. c) If you feel that we shouldn't be doing this... come talk to the PUC becuase (i) it is doing it's job as defined by the legestatlure and (ii) it has within itself a procedure for exactly this kind of thing
2) My parents live overseas, they are, as I am, U.S. citizens. If my phone calls to them have been tapped (which, as they live overseas may be the case), the US govt. has just tapped a phone call between 2 US citizens
needless to say, I have serious "Concerns" (Read: Issues) with the whole issue... as some G*P said, what's FISA for anyways?
Another thing that can trigger WGA... Having your computer clock set wrong... I saw a computer where the date was wrong by 1 month, WGA Triggered, fix the clock, reboot, and everything's happy again
As someone who was tested in HS and found to be gifted... and then failed out of college... let me tell you...
Attendance in college is a very good idea, and If I could, I'd try to have as many colleges mandate it as possible I've since gone back to college, and graduated with a 3.82... also let me just point out to you that the workplace is full of this "Attendance based bullshit" so you'd better get used to it!
For what it's worth, an ex-girlfriend of mine did the GED thing, and it really did affect the rest of her life as much as they warned her that it would. She had a hard time getting a good job and being taken seriously because she had a GED.
The only way I've heard of a GED working is if you follow it up by getting a college education.
Take from this what you will, but do consider your future as well as your present when making your decision.
Damn... way to get one of my pet peeves!
GED... general equivalency diploma Not that I'm saying they aren't treated differently, but the whole point of the GED is that it is Equivelant to a high school diploma!
And... as someone who has hired people before, I've always tried my best to treat the GED as the equivelant of a high school diploma.
Well,as for openness(not that FOIA is a really good judge of the administration, but here's some numbers).
Clinton Admin full grants over his 8 years: 249,457 Bush Admin full grants over his 6 years: 323,055
Granted these are not percentages, ratios of requests to grants, anything of that nature. These are just the raw data, but feel free to look it up yourself.
also I'd be interested to know, on average, how much of the Complied with requests had been redacted
you've never worked in public education, have you?
Between My wife (She Teaches) and myself (I also work for a public School District). If I were to get a job in "industry" I would be making (With an associates degree) more, by myself, than the 2 of us make together!
We make enough to 1) Pay the bills 2) Pay the morgage (Cheaper than Rent) 3) Eat 4) Feed and cloth our child
My Response to this, when I worked in retail, (and it was actually store poilcy that almost nobdy else followed), which I found worked very well
If you are purchasing something that has an age restriction, you must show ID... No exceptions... I don't care if you're obviously in your 90's trying to buy alchohol... I need an ID!
As long as you enforce it across the board, with everything (and post that it is mandetory that we ID everybody) I only got a few comments, no real complaints.
Problem... There are only 2 roads that cross the river here (between my place, and any other place of interest), and also only 2 roads going in the other direction...
and I'll bet you don't have a job and don't pay taxes (Note the "Don't send Cash" on the instructions) either
26. OSI information Other Supplemantary Information which does "not require action or a reply by the carrier. They are low-priority messages and are usually used for information purpose only."
an OSI may also include such things as "Flying with Lap-Infant" I.E. You're taking a child under 2 years of age with you, and they will be sitting on your lap
Darn right the airline wants to know (though you don't have to show ID for the infant in this case"
could also be "Requires a wheelchair at destination"
useful information that I'm sure Direct marketers would love to get their hands on
Who remembers playing multiplayer worms? if you used a "Dirty" word on the chat, it would get changed to something less offensive. I would concider that a broadcast, and moving from text to speech is IMHO pretty d*** obvious
I prefer a good Scotch... but my real solution, being in a situation where my Boss is a bean-counter, and has no clue about technology (even though she is in charge of technology here) is to slather on the Geek-Speak, and show her that the Geek-Speak actually means something, and that it works.
Most of the time, I can get her to change her mind pretty easily
(Droping the words "Industry Standard", "Standards Compliant", and "RFC" works well too...)
What exactly constitutes a "physical copy of a computer program"?
1) I have a hard drive with executable (object) code? 2) I have a hard drive with source code? 3) I have a print-out of source code? 4) I have a CD/DVD/other media containing either source or object code?
Slashdot Mirror
Yes it is admissible if
a) the body was in plain sight
b) they find the body looking in place that is "Reasonable" for the search warrant on hand.
However... once they find the Dead body, the entire house becomes a crime scene, and all bets are off
Oh Yeah... IANAL
The biggest problem with your comment is that you feel that being allowed to do something is "increasing your rights." That is incorrect. What you are really referring to is the authorization to do something. Of course, I would expect thinking like this from the land of fruit and nuts.
Reminds me of a joke from a while back...
An America, A Soviet, and an Austria are all talking about their respective systems of laws...
Soviet: Where I come from, we have the best system... if it's not Allowed, then it's forbidden
American: No No No, Our system is better... If it's not forbidden, then it's allowed!
Austrian: I beg to differ, Our system is the best... If it's forbidden, then it's allowed!
Honestly, Maine has some of the better congress-critters out there... Both Susan Collins, and Olympia Snowe have more balls than the rest of congress put together
I'd just like to thank you for saying that teachers are equal in worth to the chairman of goldman sachs.
For the record... it isn't easy at all to live on a teacher's salary
Look for something called the "Jerusalem version", and before you ask about translaters with "actual literary skill", remember that one of the final editors was none other than our very favorite J.R.R Tolkien
it's also a pretty darn readable version if you ask me
IIRC in the first challange, all of the robots had a "remote kill" switch, and a chase vehicle, I'm assuming that something similar will be in place for this one
While it may not qaulify as a mandetory code of ethics, I'd encourage you to read the SAGE System Administrator's Code of Ethics
We as professional System Administrators do hereby commit ourselves to the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct, and agree to be guided by this code of ethics, and encourage every System Administrator to do the same.
Professionalism
* I will maintain professional conduct in the workplace and will not allow personal feelings or beliefs to cause me to treat people unfairly or unprofessionally.
Personal Integrity
* I will be honest in my professional dealings and forthcoming about my competence and the impact of my mistakes. I will seek assistance from others when required.
* I will avoid conflicts of interest and biases whenever possible. When my advice is sought, if I have a conflict of interest or bias, I will declare it if appropriate, and recuse myself if necessary.
Privacy
* I will access private information on computer systems only when it is necessary in the course of my technical duties. I will maintain and protect the confidentiality of any information to which I may have access, regardless of the method by which I came into knowledge of it.
Laws and Policies
* I will educate myself and others on relevant laws, regulations, and policies regarding the performance of my duties.
Communication
* I will communicate with management, users, and colleagues about computer matters of mutual interest. I will strive to listen to and understand the needs of all parties.
System Integrity
* I will strive to ensure the necessary integrity, reliability, and availability of the systems for which I am responsible.
* I will design and maintain each system in a manner to support the purpose of the system to the organization.
Education
* I will continue to update and enhance my technical knowledge and other work-related skills. I will share my knowledge and experience with others.
Responsibility to Computing Community
* I will cooperate with the larger computing community to maintain the integrity of network and computing resources.
Social Responsibility
* As an informed professional, I will encourage the writing and adoption of relevant policies and laws consistent with these ethical principles.
Ethical Responsibility
* I will strive to build and maintain a safe, healthy, and productive workplace.
* I will do my best to make decisions consistent with the safety, privacy, and well-being of my community and the public, and to disclose promptly factors that might pose unexamined risks or dangers.
* I will accept and offer honest criticism of technical work as appropriate and will credit properly the contributions of others.
* I will lead by example, maintaining a high ethical standard and degree of professionalism in the performance of all my duties. I will support colleagues and co-workers in following this code of ethics.
Draft of September 12, 2003, approved September 18, 2003, by the SAGE Executive Committee and September 30, 2003, by the Ethics Working Group.
Co-signed by LOPSA, USENIX, and SAGE 2006.
USENIX grants permission to reproduce this Code in any format, provided that the wording is not changed in any way, that signatories LOPSA, USENIX, and SAGE are included, and that no other signatory or logo is added without explicit permission from the copyright holders.
http://www.sage.org/ethics/
Not only is the power grid here pretty reliable (Maine didn't loose power like the rest of NE did a couple years back), but there's plenty of space, and they can save on cooling costs :-)
personally I like to use the l7filter additions to iptables http://l7-filter.sourceforge.net/protocols
That way, I can set the priority based on what the traffic is, at the router level
works pretty well too
you can always do a "-site:experts-exchange.com" in the search bar...
it's not as convenient... but it's still there
This is ridiculous. We need to start an anti-incumbent movement. Congressional control needs to shift sides every two years. There should be no "re" election. Been in Congress once? Thanks for playing, hope you had fun, make room for the new guy.
No... we just need to make CongressCritter an un-paid Job... there are several states where being a state senator or state Rep is an unpaid position. You are expected to hold down your own job while taking the time to serve your consituantes (Maine comes to Mind) I think that would go a long way to:
a) Restricting the number of terms CongressCritters spent in office
b) Restoring the whole "represent your constituants" bit, becuase they'd have to spend time around home.
Yes, I understand that traveling from Alaska to DC can be expensive... so give them N Round trip tickets a year
1) The current administration is making it damn near impossible to find out if any abuses have occured.
Case in Point: In Maine a group of citizens petitioned the Maine Public Utilities Commission to determine if Verizon had coperated with the NSA in the "Domestic Surveillance Program" the Maine PUC Went to verizon, and verizon made public statements the the effect of "No We Didn't". the Maine AG then went to court to get verizon to make these statements under oath. Immediately after filing the case, the Federal government sued the state of Maine (in federal court) to block the case. Now the State of Maine has filed motions in Federal court saying a) The federal government has no standing as this is an internal State of Maine case. b) how can you alledge "State Secrets" when all we're trying to get is a already publically made statement to be made under oath. c) If you feel that we shouldn't be doing this... come talk to the PUC becuase (i) it is doing it's job as defined by the legestatlure and (ii) it has within itself a procedure for exactly this kind of thing
2) My parents live overseas, they are, as I am, U.S. citizens. If my phone calls to them have been tapped (which, as they live overseas may be the case), the US govt. has just tapped a phone call between 2 US citizens
needless to say, I have serious "Concerns" (Read: Issues) with the whole issue... as some G*P said, what's FISA for anyways?
also I'm sure that they'll pull the old "Our Tech Support is work $1000 per hour, plus Long distance phone charges... stunt.
Another thing that can trigger WGA... Having your computer clock set wrong... I saw a computer where the date was wrong by 1 month, WGA Triggered, fix the clock, reboot, and everything's happy again
As someone who was tested in HS and found to be gifted... and then failed out of college... let me tell you...
Attendance in college is a very good idea, and If I could, I'd try to have as many colleges mandate it as possible
I've since gone back to college, and graduated with a 3.82... also let me just point out to you that the workplace is full of this "Attendance based bullshit" so you'd better get used to it!
Damn... way to get one of my pet peeves!
GED... general equivalency diploma
Not that I'm saying they aren't treated differently, but the whole point of the GED is that it is Equivelant to a high school diploma!
And... as someone who has hired people before, I've always tried my best to treat the GED as the equivelant of a high school diploma.
also I'd be interested to know, on average, how much of the Complied with requests had been redacted
you've never worked in public education, have you?
Between My wife (She Teaches) and myself (I also work for a public School District). If I were to get a job in "industry" I would be making (With an associates degree) more, by myself, than the 2 of us make together!
We make enough to
1) Pay the bills
2) Pay the morgage (Cheaper than Rent)
3) Eat
4) Feed and cloth our child
and that's just about it.
These laptops are going to schools in [what counts for] large cities in Maine, but also the small rural schools and everything in between.
The program does help schools get computers into the classrooms
My Response to this, when I worked in retail, (and it was actually store poilcy that almost nobdy else followed), which I found worked very well
If you are purchasing something that has an age restriction, you must show ID... No exceptions... I don't care if you're obviously in your 90's trying to buy alchohol... I need an ID!
As long as you enforce it across the board, with everything (and post that it is mandetory that we ID everybody) I only got a few comments, no real complaints.
Problem... There are only 2 roads that cross the river here (between my place, and any other place of interest), and also only 2 roads going in the other direction...
and I'll bet you don't have a job and don't pay taxes (Note the "Don't send Cash" on the instructions) either
an OSI may also include such things as "Flying with Lap-Infant" I.E. You're taking a child under 2 years of age with you, and they will be sitting on your lap
Darn right the airline wants to know (though you don't have to show ID for the infant in this case"
could also be "Requires a wheelchair at destination"
useful information that I'm sure Direct marketers would love to get their hands on
Patents have to be novel, and non-obvious
Who remembers playing multiplayer worms? if you used a "Dirty" word on the chat, it would get changed to something less offensive. I would concider that a broadcast, and moving from text to speech is IMHO pretty d*** obvious
I prefer a good Scotch... but my real solution, being in a situation where my Boss is a bean-counter, and has no clue about technology (even though she is in charge of technology here) is to slather on the Geek-Speak, and show her that the Geek-Speak actually means something, and that it works.
Most of the time, I can get her to change her mind pretty easily
(Droping the words "Industry Standard", "Standards Compliant", and "RFC" works well too...)
Here's my big one:
What exactly constitutes a "physical copy of a computer program"?
1) I have a hard drive with executable (object) code?
2) I have a hard drive with source code?
3) I have a print-out of source code?
4) I have a CD/DVD/other media containing either source or object code?
etc.
always leave room fir the lawyers!