I mean, really, think you couldn't bribe a sympathetic Roman? You think people just started to play politics in the the 20th century? I can hear it now:
"Alright Paulus, I'll do it just to f*ck that bastard emperor for sending me to this Zeus-forsaken desert, but get his ass outta the Roman empire because if anyone ever sees him again we're toast."
"Where's he gonna go? It's the whole known world?"
"Hell I dunno, send him back to friggin' heaven if he's such a hot shot".
"YES! Listen Jesus, this guy's gonna wing you to make it look good. No don't worry, he's highly trained, says it happens all the time in the gladiator fights. You spend a couple of days in the cave until they all split, then we say you've been recalled to heaven and will come back in a couple thousand years. Or better, we'll make up some vague signs so we can do it anytime. You head up to the hills and make your way to Japan. Nice people, can't understand a thing we say, so who'll know?"
"No, you can't take Mary, so make the best outta that time in the cave, man."
It doesn't take much imagination or unbelievable actions to make that all happen, just a little back-room dealing. WHEREAS all the rest you say DO require events which have never happened before or since or are in the least provable. So what's more believable? That there was one and only one "Son of God", Virgin Birth, and resurrection? Or that somebody was playing politics, and PR in an ethnic squabble with the Romans, and that history is written by the winners?
For me, the latter.
I'm perfectly happy following the teachings and philosophy of Jesus without needing him to be the "Son of God", any more than I am. Especially since he seems to have copped a good deal if it from Buddhism.
You didn't answer my question - what kind of place do you work at that didn't require an IP agreement? Small shops can't afford me. You can call me a whore if you want, at least I'm a well-paid whore that can afford my mortgage. You know about things like mortgages, right? Or do you still live with Mommy?
I see nothing at all wrong with complying with the agreement I signed. Anything I'm interested in isn't covered because my personal interests development-wise do not concern the firm.
Any inventions or code you already have are usually spelled out in the exclusion clause, which is how you protect your own past and ongoing personal development work. It's only a bad contract if you let it be. So, I both have my own stuff AND I have the job. Sounds like a win to me.
I'm curious, what kind of place do you work in that didn't require some IP agreement to get a job?
I'm sure there are many places it wouldn't matter (like small ISP's or maybe in an admin job) but as a developer I've found no Fortune 500 companies that don't require you sign one of these agreements as a condition of employment, and very few small pissant places that don't either.
I tried to watch, hey maybe even get me one them Cylon chicks by 2nd day ground, but I couldn't get through much without feeling like I was watching a sorry soap opera.
Cylons are big scary robots, and a "buck" is a boy deer, ok?
I was a big fan of the original. There are so many good ways to re-do this, and this wasn't one of them.
Check soul? Then stop using their reporting!!!
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This is so stupid. Dear Slashdot, if you're going to piss off at them every time you post one of their stories, why don't you just get a couple hundred reporters and pay them a SALARY and source your OWN stories, huh?
Yes, they have an obvious liberal bias, but it is the NEW YORK Times, and you can just read around it. But Slashdot and most every newspaper in the country uses their material.
I started as a tech, spent the last 27 yrs in all manner of developer-consultant gigs, and I'm seriously thinking of applying for a journeyman electrician job.
Intellectually it's cake, it can't be outsourced, and they make the same money.
Well if you're gonna go there, check the # of NY Times articles. All that reg. horseshit aside, I've usually read this stuff in AP News or the NY Times way before it gets through Slashdot. This is not unusual though, there's a lot of cross-feeding in that biz.
I mean really now, I hate MS as much as anyone but you can set off a bomb with a Timex watch. Do you sue Timex for making an unsecure watch, or the people who rigged it to the explosives?
Interesting.... wonder if they still use French to describe the moves.
Also good of him to appreciate the very urban use of "Word!" as a greeting. "datanauts" are always cooler when they're into 20 yr old black expressions.
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"n. 1.The systematic propagation of a doctrine or cause or of information reflecting the views and interests of those advocating such a doctrine or cause.
2. Material disseminated by the advocates or opponents of a doctrine or cause: wartime propaganda. "
"harassment from a flag-waving driver gesturing obscenely (and blocking his car) on the streets of New Jersey"
Um, dude that happens to me all the time. And I'm an old white guy with grey hair. Hell, somebody in the bar wanted me deported the other day because I suggested we watch the BBC news. But he was from Scranton, where he says the "real" people live. (I'm thinking the good people of Scranton kicked his ass out.)
I don't care what your deal is, it's still like, New Jersey, y'know?
"The policy, invoked in June, was authorized by an emergency executive order signed by President Bush three days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. "
When you sign a contract for a given amount of time and they don't let you go home, that's enforced conscription.
After an excellent experience with the Powerbook I decided to switch to an iPod when my Creative Nomad died. (They didn't support the Mac, whereas iTunes and the iPod DO support Windows.)
The price came down enough that it didn't really matter and I prefer the AAC format sound-wise.
I'm still not wild about the battery life, but the form factor is a big win. It really fits in your pocket easily.
as a contractor, took a 3 week deal that turned into 18 months, and I could probably still be there if they didn't annoy me.
It comes and goes. There is more uncertainty in a way, but not really because you never know what your "stable" company will do. I went full-time 18 months ago after 2 yrs as a contractor (they gave me an ultimatum) and I've just been outsourced to yet another company, so what does that tell you about security?
Incorporate so you can get the higher pay, you can deduct everything in the world and since the new tax laws favor business and are against W2 people you'll pay a lot less tax. Some of that will be taken up by FICA, but there ya go.
The health stuff can really hurt, but if your wife is covered at work it'll be no problem.
I never did get a decent vacation though. If you might be off between jobs, it's pretty hard to actually take time off DURING a gig.... especially if it's short. A 3 month contract, you gonna take 3 weeks off? Not likely.
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I mean, really, think you couldn't bribe a sympathetic Roman? You think people just started to play politics in the the 20th century? I can hear it now:
"Alright Paulus, I'll do it just to f*ck that bastard emperor for sending me to this Zeus-forsaken desert, but get his ass outta the Roman empire because if anyone ever sees him again we're toast."
"Where's he gonna go? It's the whole known world?"
"Hell I dunno, send him back to friggin' heaven if he's such a hot shot".
"YES! Listen Jesus, this guy's gonna wing you to make it look good. No don't worry, he's highly trained, says it happens all the time in the gladiator fights. You spend a couple of days in the cave until they all split, then we say you've been recalled to heaven and will come back in a couple thousand years. Or better, we'll make up some vague signs so we can do it anytime. You head up to the hills and make your way to Japan. Nice people, can't understand a thing we say, so who'll know?"
"No, you can't take Mary, so make the best outta that time in the cave, man."
It doesn't take much imagination or unbelievable actions to make that all happen, just a little back-room dealing. WHEREAS all the rest you say DO require events which have never happened before or since or are in the least provable. So what's more believable? That there was one and only one "Son of God", Virgin Birth, and resurrection? Or that somebody was playing politics, and PR in an ethnic squabble with the Romans, and that history is written by the winners?
For me, the latter.
I'm perfectly happy following the teachings and philosophy of Jesus without needing him to be the "Son of God", any more than I am. Especially since he seems to have copped a good deal if it from Buddhism.
They can stay smallish during the week so the lady doesn't get unwanted catcalls, then when she puts on a bikini - POP!
Ah, plastics... truly better living through technology!
I'm sorry, I tried to watch it but I couldn't get through ten minutes. And I'll watch some real crap. :-)
You didn't answer my question - what kind of place do you work at that didn't require an IP agreement? Small shops can't afford me. You can call me a whore if you want, at least I'm a well-paid whore that can afford my mortgage. You know about things like mortgages, right? Or do you still live with Mommy?
I see nothing at all wrong with complying with the agreement I signed. Anything I'm interested in isn't covered because my personal interests development-wise do not concern the firm.
Any inventions or code you already have are usually spelled out in the exclusion clause, which is how you protect your own past and ongoing personal development work. It's only a bad contract if you let it be. So, I both have my own stuff AND I have the job. Sounds like a win to me.
I'm curious, what kind of place do you work in that didn't require some IP agreement to get a job?
I'm sure there are many places it wouldn't matter (like small ISP's or maybe in an admin job) but as a developer I've found no Fortune 500 companies that don't require you sign one of these agreements as a condition of employment, and very few small pissant places that don't either.
Right, it was a good little thread and now it's all gone silly....
I mean really, you didn't look too hard.
They give you the whole enchilada, you just have to unpack it.
I tried to watch, hey maybe even get me one them Cylon chicks by 2nd day ground, but I couldn't get through much without feeling like I was watching a sorry soap opera.
Cylons are big scary robots, and a "buck" is a boy deer, ok?
I was a big fan of the original. There are so many good ways to re-do this, and this wasn't one of them.
This is so stupid. Dear Slashdot, if you're going to piss off at them every time you post one of their stories, why don't you just get a couple hundred reporters and pay them a SALARY and source your OWN stories, huh?
Yes, they have an obvious liberal bias, but it is the NEW YORK Times, and you can just read around it. But Slashdot and most every newspaper in the country uses their material.
Give it a break.
I thought it was just perfect... doesn't need to be re-done.
Not that I can confirm or deny that those printouts had "MX" and "SHUTTLE" written on the side. :-)
Think "electrician".
I started as a tech, spent the last 27 yrs in all manner of developer-consultant gigs, and I'm seriously thinking of applying for a journeyman electrician job.
Intellectually it's cake, it can't be outsourced, and they make the same money.
Cheers...
Well if you're gonna go there, check the # of NY Times articles. All that reg. horseshit aside, I've usually read this stuff in AP News or the NY Times way before it gets through Slashdot. This is not unusual though, there's a lot of cross-feeding in that biz.
:-)
It's the sparkling commentary we're here for.
There's no debate the planet is warming - none.
The only debate is over whether it's caused by humans or not.
The guy in the cube next to me today said "Jeez, with this weather (60's in January in NJ) the global warming nuts will have a field day."
Yeah, great. BASF is happy because they only put 17 MILLION tons of goop in the air last, down 38% from last year.
I'm sure that doesn't affect the environment. Like they said in the 60s, "Heck, you can dump stuff in the ocean forever and nobody will ever notice."
Now you can find garbage from Secaucus in the Saragasso Sea.
I mean really now, I hate MS as much as anyone but you can set off a bomb with a Timex watch. Do you sue Timex for making an unsecure watch, or the people who rigged it to the explosives?
Interesting.... wonder if they still use French to describe the moves.
Also good of him to appreciate the very urban use of "Word!" as a greeting. "datanauts" are always cooler when they're into 20 yr old black expressions.
"n.
1.The systematic propagation of a doctrine or cause or of information reflecting the views and interests of those advocating such a doctrine or cause.
2. Material disseminated by the advocates or opponents of a doctrine or cause: wartime propaganda. "
Seems the usage was correct.
"harassment from a flag-waving driver gesturing obscenely (and blocking his car) on the streets of New Jersey"
Um, dude that happens to me all the time. And I'm an old white guy with grey hair. Hell, somebody in the bar wanted me deported the other day because I suggested we watch the BBC news. But he was from Scranton, where he says the "real" people live. (I'm thinking the good people of Scranton kicked his ass out.)
I don't care what your deal is, it's still like, New Jersey, y'know?
As Dr. Strangelove said, it's not a deterrent IF YOU KEEP IT SECRET.
"The policy, invoked in June, was authorized by an emergency executive order signed by President Bush three days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. "
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When you sign a contract for a given amount of time and they don't let you go home, that's enforced conscription.
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After an excellent experience with the Powerbook I decided to switch to an iPod when my Creative Nomad died. (They didn't support the Mac, whereas iTunes and the iPod DO support Windows.)
The price came down enough that it didn't really matter and I prefer the AAC format sound-wise.
I'm still not wild about the battery life, but the form factor is a big win. It really fits in your pocket easily.
as a contractor, took a 3 week deal that turned into 18 months, and I could probably still be there if they didn't annoy me.
It comes and goes. There is more uncertainty in a way, but not really because you never know what your "stable" company will do. I went full-time 18 months ago after 2 yrs as a contractor (they gave me an ultimatum) and I've just been outsourced to yet another company, so what does that tell you about security?
Incorporate so you can get the higher pay, you can deduct everything in the world and since the new tax laws favor business and are against W2 people you'll pay a lot less tax. Some of that will be taken up by FICA, but there ya go.
The health stuff can really hurt, but if your wife is covered at work it'll be no problem.
I never did get a decent vacation though. If you might be off between jobs, it's pretty hard to actually take time off DURING a gig.... especially if it's short. A 3 month contract, you gonna take 3 weeks off? Not likely.
ack, already did it man. it wasn't as bad as i thought. interesting to go through your whole collection.
I just got the thing, guess I need to RTFM. :-)