Having sold the computer, did not the rights to all the data on the computer not transfer along with the computer itself ? I can't say I know EU law, but the seller could have wiped the drive, and did not.....
There are a few. Heck, I know one guy who left IT (as I recall, he was part of the Bastille Linux team), and now does real estate. AND he still geeks in Linux topics on the DC-SAGE list. . . .
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True. ..but with today's computers, if you spawn a child process, you're not liable to get hit up for support. . . . (grinning like hell, running for cover. ..)
Re: rewarding people who bring good people into the company.
Really. Of course, I just deposited a check for several thousand dollars (5K, after taxes), for just that, and it's not my first "hire" bonus. (grinning all the way to the bank, and halfway back home as well)
If your company has such a program, it's a great way to supplement your income, help your buddies out, **and** raise the clue level inside your company. . .
Really, there is a small but significant subset of environmentalists that literally wouldn't be happy until humans are extinct. We need to ignore those people and try to inject some common sense into our environmental discussions.
The extremists have a point about extinction. Of course, since they consider themselves the Vanguard. ..let's make sure they experience Extinction. . . first. . . . (evil grin)
The funny thing is, I trained as a geologist LONG before I became a computer geek (when **I** started computing, it was punch-cards and FORTRAN IV on a mainframe. ..)
The question of global warming depends on the timeframe you're looking at. This is further complicated by the fact that we're currently in an Ice Age, but between glacial advances.
Looking at the history of the planet, over human history, and since the blossoming of life in the early Cambrian, we're still WAY below the planetary average.
And I'll also note that climate scientists were (correctly) predicting a new "Ice Age", in reality, another glacial advance, back in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They just didn't get the timing right: it's due Real Soon Now. . . in geologic terms. Which means anytime in the next 10,000 years or so. ..
What amuses me about climate scientist either way, is their claims to prediction, when, in reality, current long-term weather forecasting starts really falling off the accuracy numbers at 12 hours, and is mostly patterns and educated guesswork beyond that for about a week. Beyond that, it's relatively random, inside seasonal parameter limits. . . so forecasting 25, 50, 100 years in the future is pretty much fiction. ..not science. . .
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Where does the Kyoto Protocol come in on this ? It's neither a global-warming gas nor an ozone-depleting substance...
And where did they try to limit games ? Michigan. As I recall, a Democrat signed that into law.
Heck, let's fire up the Wayback Machine. Remember the Communications Decency Act ??? ???. Sponsored by Senator James Exon, D-Nebraska. ..
Yep, look to the GOP to censor games and the Net. . .
You keep forgetting the real rule of politics: When something sensational comes up, a politician will say "We need to DO something about this!!!"
And immediately, another politician pulls out a vaguely topical bill and says " THIS is something. . .."
Followed immediately by a crowd of pols chorusing "Let's do it!!"
Which is why we get such heinous things as the CDA and the Patriot Act . . .
I hate to be negative, but you obviously haven't played "old EQ" lately. You have to WORK at it to lose a level, especially with the super-easy CR methods available today, and widespread 96% rezes via a Clicky Stick (Cleric Epic 1.0. ..which these days, can generally be single-grouped).
Yes, I still play EQ. Have played it, on and off for 8 years: my first toon was created back when it was still 989 Studios, 3 weeks after EQ shipped. I have a 70 toon in Time now, and am working GoD flags. ..still fun, but it's also the social aspect that, IMHO, makes the game.
Most of the current players are in various portions of the high-end game, anywhere from working on Elemental status to fighting in Anguish and Darkspire, the two ultra-high-end zones. "Newbies" are pretty much non-existent, 99% of the low-level toons in game are alts or mules. ..
Maybe we ought to try to get Brad McQuaid to take questions or do an interview, and mayhaps we might get a decent picture. After all, for years, EQ was a decent chunk of the Geek Experience. . . .
You would THINK that allowing companies to hire the most qualified applicants for the job would be sufficient.
Sorry, but you do not have a RIGHT to a job. And especially to any PARTICULAR job. You only have the right to compete for the position. But what's REALLY boggling my mind is this is coming out of an administration that is supposedly so far in bed with business interests, that the resultant child is several weeks overdue. . . .
Science is a collection of techniques which provide means to model the behavior of the universe, and provide as close a match to observed physical reality as our abilities allow. This provides us with mathematical models accurate enough to do reliable engineering. . .
RIGHTS have zero to do with it. Rights of free association are a governmental thing. Blizzard is a private corporation, providing a service with rules that you agree to before playing.
But the REAL issue. . . is the vast majority of us who aren't bothered by it, ARE bothered by the constant flamewars between the hard-core GLBT indentity people, and the hard-core bigots. Thus ruining the enjoyment of the vast majority of the rest of the paying customers. . . .
And YOU try building a big code-and-hardware system where the basic spec changes fairly massively every year or so. ..you have something that's STARTING to work. ..and the new CIO wants it to do something entirely different.
And when it fails due to scope creep and requirements drift. ..blame the contractors who tried to do their best to meet the changing needs, but found the needs changed faster than they could write and test good code. . ..
At least now, they're trying to get some IT guys with a clue inside the walls, instead of just as contractors. . .
Let's assume Global Warming is a fact. Now let's pull back to a Geologic Time Scale. Earth has been in an Ice Age for the past 5-10 million years. Apply Global Warming and. . . .
. . . . we get "normal" conditions for the vast majority of this planet's history.
When dealing with planetary-level events, one should also use a planetary-level timescale. . .
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Having sold the computer, did not the rights to all the data on the computer not transfer along with the computer itself ? I can't say I know EU law, but the seller could have wiped the drive, and did not.....
There are a few. Heck, I know one guy who left IT (as I recall, he was part of the Bastille Linux team), and now does real estate. AND he still geeks in Linux topics on the DC-SAGE list. . . .
Alas, no hardened dog poop was available: Microsoft bought it all up for Vista. . . .
(running for cover, grinning like hell)
Dang. . .is that a new record ?
True. . .but with today's computers, if you spawn a child process, you're not liable to get hit up for support. . . . (grinning like hell, running for cover. . .)
It was a fairly neat project. Location was good, pay was good, fringes were excellent.
The only real downside was the entire HR section was severely cranial-rectal inverted. . .
Re: rewarding people who bring good people into the company.
Really. Of course, I just deposited a check for several thousand dollars (5K, after taxes), for just that, and it's not my first "hire" bonus. (grinning all the way to the bank, and halfway back home as well)
If your company has such a program, it's a great way to supplement your income, help your buddies out, **and** raise the clue level inside your company. . .
Win-win all around. . .
I can recall ads for "10 or more years of JAVA experience. . . .in 2002.
.in 2001.
I RESPONDED to an ad that asked for 5 or more years of Windows 2000 experience. .
And managed to bullshit my way past the HR goons, and talk to the hiring manager, who did end up hiring me . . . .
Really, there is a small but significant subset of environmentalists that literally wouldn't be happy until humans are extinct. We need to ignore those people and try to inject some common sense into our environmental discussions.
The extremists have a point about extinction. Of course, since they consider themselves the Vanguard. . .let's make sure they experience Extinction. . . first. . . . (evil grin)
ISpellbook: Cast Differently
(with Jobs in a robe and pointy hat, and a little winged demon on his shoulder that looks REMARKABLY like Bill Gates. . . )
The question of global warming depends on the timeframe you're looking at. This is further complicated by the fact that we're currently in an Ice Age, but between glacial advances.
Looking at the history of the planet, over human history, and since the blossoming of life in the early Cambrian, we're still WAY below the planetary average.
And I'll also note that climate scientists were (correctly) predicting a new "Ice Age", in reality, another glacial advance, back in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They just didn't get the timing right: it's due Real Soon Now. . . in geologic terms. Which means anytime in the next 10,000 years or so. . .
What amuses me about climate scientist either way, is their claims to prediction, when, in reality, current long-term weather forecasting starts really falling off the accuracy numbers at 12 hours, and is mostly patterns and educated guesswork beyond that for about a week. Beyond that, it's relatively random, inside seasonal parameter limits. . . so forecasting 25, 50, 100 years in the future is pretty much fiction. . .not science. . .
Methinks you're barking up the wrong tree here. .
And yet, who tries to regulate gaming ??
Hillary Clinton and Joe Lieberman, notorious conservative Republicans
And where did they try to limit games ? Michigan. As I recall, a Democrat signed that into law.
Heck, let's fire up the Wayback Machine. Remember the Communications Decency Act ??? ???. Sponsored by Senator James Exon, D-Nebraska. . .
Yep, look to the GOP to censor games and the Net. . . You keep forgetting the real rule of politics: When something sensational comes up, a politician will say "We need to DO something about this!!!"
And immediately, another politician pulls out a vaguely topical bill and says " THIS is something. . . ."
Followed immediately by a crowd of pols chorusing "Let's do it!!"
Which is why we get such heinous things as the CDA and the Patriot Act . . .
Yes, I still play EQ. Have played it, on and off for 8 years: my first toon was created back when it was still 989 Studios, 3 weeks after EQ shipped. I have a 70 toon in Time now, and am working GoD flags. . .still fun, but it's also the social aspect that, IMHO, makes the game.
Most of the current players are in various portions of the high-end game, anywhere from working on Elemental status to fighting in Anguish and Darkspire, the two ultra-high-end zones. "Newbies" are pretty much non-existent, 99% of the low-level toons in game are alts or mules. . .
Maybe we ought to try to get Brad McQuaid to take questions or do an interview, and mayhaps we might get a decent picture. After all, for years, EQ was a decent chunk of the Geek Experience. . . .
But, he was entirely justified in clicking the "African-American" block: after all, he WAS an African who became an American. . .
Sorry, but you do not have a RIGHT to a job. And especially to any PARTICULAR job. You only have the right to compete for the position. But what's REALLY boggling my mind is this is coming out of an administration that is supposedly so far in bed with business interests, that the resultant child is several weeks overdue. . . .
As in everything else, a healthy dose of skepticism keeps science honest, just like all other fields of human activity. . .
Science is a collection of techniques which provide means to model the behavior of the universe, and provide as close a match to observed physical reality as our abilities allow. This provides us with mathematical models accurate enough to do reliable engineering. . .
Pedophilia is a crime IN THE WESTERN WORLD.
Gassing people you don't like is a crime IN THE WESTERN WORLD.
Being Gay/Lesbian/Transgendered is not a crime IN THE WESTERN WORLD.
Not everyone, or every nation, on the planet feels that way.
Heck, try preaching Christianity in Saudi Arabia, and see what happens. . . .
But the REAL issue. . . is the vast majority of us who aren't bothered by it, ARE bothered by the constant flamewars between the hard-core GLBT indentity people, and the hard-core bigots. Thus ruining the enjoyment of the vast majority of the rest of the paying customers. . . .
It also showed up on alt.binaries.drwho
And YOU try building a big code-and-hardware system where the basic spec changes fairly massively every year or so. . .you have something that's STARTING to work. . .and the new CIO wants it to do something entirely different.
And when it fails due to scope creep and requirements drift. . .blame the contractors who tried to do their best to meet the changing needs, but found the needs changed faster than they could write and test good code. . . .
At least now, they're trying to get some IT guys with a clue inside the walls, instead of just as contractors. . .
Interesting theory. . . .
Except MOST of the anti-drug work is done by, oddly enough, the Drug Enforcement Agency. . . plus the Coast Guard, and the Customs Service. . .
From what I've seen and read, the FBI is FAR more interested in Terrorism, plus the "classic" FBI-interest crimes of Kidnapping and Bank Robbery. . .
Pic here. The 5th one down. Sorry it's in Russian...
Mantis-looking thing
Let's assume Global Warming is a fact. Now let's pull back to a Geologic Time Scale. Earth has been in an Ice Age for the past 5-10 million years. Apply Global Warming and. . . . . . . . we get "normal" conditions for the vast majority of this planet's history. When dealing with planetary-level events, one should also use a planetary-level timescale. . .