Mildly offtopic, but it does reflect on the blogsphere a bit. (Did I just use that word?)
I am a gentle employee bunny.
1) I am a gentle bunny. I will listen carefully before I speak. In so doing I might get some faint clues from my manager as to who is going to get screwed next, and so take steps to make sure I am not in the penumbra of blame when it happens.
2) I am a gentle bunny. I will think before I speak. I will make very sure I don't violate my employer's non-disclosures or talk about the stock during blackout periods. Nor will I reveal what I know about management's little hobbies. I will remember that my employer is *not* a gentle bunny, but is part wolf, part rat, and part Emperor Palpitine; and his lawyers are even worse.
3) I am a gentle bunny. I will remember that when I speak I can hurt others. Will what I say cause others pain? Will they take it out on me in my next review?
4) I am a gentle bunny. Can I change the way I say something to avoid hurting another yet still say it? I will strive to remember that in these situations, precise factual accuracy must give way to the survival instinct; it's a lot more important not to tick them off.
5) I am a gentle bunny. The things I love are not loved by all. I will not force the things I love onto others. Not even if it is honesty, decency, and fiducial responsibility, and the people lacking these things are thereby risking jail time.
6) I am a gentle bunny. If I wish to show others the things that I love I will check with those present in case they do not wish to be involved. This is especially true when I am comtemplating whistleblowing.
7) I am a gentle bunny. I will accept any gift freely given, yet I will never ask for a free gift. The last time I did, I was fired, and I learned from that.
8) I am a gentle bunny. I will remember that though I may not love something, that does not mean another may not love it. Everyone has their own take on these things, and just because I don't like fraud, doesn't mean the CEO isn't into it bigtime.
9) I am a gentle bunny. I will listen and think on everything a person says, not just the parts I wish to fight with or the parts with which I already agree. If I find that everything presented is utter fantasy and absurdity, I will still carefully consider that this is, after all, my employer, and that in fantasy one may sometimes find humor, especially in schedules.
10) I am a gentle bunny. What I believe in is important to me. I will remember that what others believe in is important to them. And if they believe that lying to the employees is important, then I will remember that "gentle" is not the same as "gullible".
11) I am a gentle bunny. Another person may hold dear to their heart a view that contradicts mine. This does not mean that their view or mine is wrong for each may be the right choice for each of us. After all, there are no ethics in my workplace, so how can there be right and wrong choices?
12) I am a gentle bunny. I will remember that words hurt worse and longer than blows. I will remember that this is occasionally useful, and is frequently the only response which is both legal and rational.
13) I am a gentle bunny. If someone speaks to hurt me, have I given them cause? Is there something I have said or done that has caused them pain? Probably not; they probably weren't doing it intentionally, and simply wounded me in blithe, unconcerned self-interest. They are, after all, management.
14) I am a gentle bunny. If I find myself wanting to hurt someone to make my point, I will look at what I am saying to see what is lacking in my view that I must harm another that they might agree? And if what is lacking is a modicum of intelligence in the other party, I will nonetheless remember that punching out the mentally enfeebled is neither gentle nor
Didn't you ever see Apollo 13? Haise pees into a relief tube in one scene and then activates the urine dump, looks out the window and says "The constellation Urion..."
Later in the movie they said that they couldn't make any more waste dumps because even that small vector would serve to push them off course.
Of course, it's a movie...... but NASA transcripts sort of bear that out as well.
I wonder how many of these customer data compromises ultimately are going to be chalked up to good old fashioned human error?
Yeah, I know, ultimately all of them until computers write their own programs (and that's the day that I unplug and head for.mt.us).
I mean stupid stuff, like a clerk misfiling a tape, or someone leaving a door unlocked, or something "non-computerish." Doesn't mollify the millions of people whose data are now at risk, I know.
You can't just throw automation at something and know that it's gonna get better. If you don't have a business process, all your computers are ultimately only large paperweights.
Please transfer $1,000,000 from account 123456789 to account 987654321
which hashes to 0xAABBCCDD11223344, to a message of
Please transfer $1,000,000 from account 123456789 to account 555555555 Its a nice sunny day please pardon the line noise Ab29!jqMV3o$2__#%#992mx...w,ea@L@L
whichh also hashes to 0xAABBCCDD11223344
Geez, that's 17,857.14 per hour. Not freakin' bad.:)
Maybe it is time the Government tossed some heavy regulation out to require better e-security.
Maybe if you RTFA you would realize that e-security had nothing to do with it.
These computers were physically stolen. e-security would not have done a damn thing. physical security was, and is, the most fundamental thing that can be implemented.
the copyright holder has the exclusive right to reproduce the work.
You mean that we can't go out and put another bean in the park. Fine and dandy. But we're not reproducing it, we're providing an illustration of the original.
Well, it's splitting hairs, I suppose, but it's a silly idea NTL.
ISTR you aren't necessarily infringing on the name if it's not the same kind of product. There's probably lots of legalese wrapped around this, but Ford's gonna go after someone who makes a vehicle named "Thunderbird" but there's damn little they can do if someone names a piece of software "Thunderbird."
IIRC there was a "Mustang BBS" way back when, and Ford didn't pester Mustang Software overmuch about that either.
It's $6 a month for my banking fee; that includes online bill pay up to -- gee, IDK -- I think 25 transactions. After that they nick you a few cents per transaction.
The convenience is well worth it.
I like KNBT because it's a click-and-mortar bank. Branches everywhere, ATMs everywhere, and a rather clueful web site.
because I prefer not to give the place I have my car loan $6.00 every month for "online processing fee". My mortgage their $7.00 online processing fee, and the electric company their $4.95 processing fee.
If you use your bank's bill pay service, then you aren't using the "online processing fee." I have never been dinged for one of these if I just enter the payee information in and click "Pay them" on the web site. Metavante (the bill pay service that my bank uses) either cuts them a check, or converts it to an ACH payment and zaps it to them.
I have one of the checks that they make: It has our name, but the Metavante account number (since the payment is actually drawn on Metavante's bank) and the words "Credit to the account of our mutual customer, rah1420."
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Mildly offtopic, but it does reflect on the blogsphere a bit. (Did I just use that word?)
I am a gentle employee bunny.
1) I am a gentle bunny. I will listen carefully before I speak. In so
doing I might get some faint clues from my manager as to who is going to
get screwed next, and so take steps to make sure I am not in the penumbra of
blame when it happens.
2) I am a gentle bunny. I will think before I speak. I will make very
sure I don't violate my employer's non-disclosures or talk about the stock
during blackout periods. Nor will I reveal what I know about management's
little hobbies. I will remember that my employer is *not* a gentle bunny, but
is part wolf, part rat, and part Emperor Palpitine; and his lawyers are
even worse.
3) I am a gentle bunny. I will remember that when I speak I can hurt
others. Will what I say cause others pain? Will they take it out on me in
my next review?
4) I am a gentle bunny. Can I change the way I say something to avoid
hurting another yet still say it? I will strive to remember that in these
situations, precise factual accuracy must give way to the survival instinct;
it's a lot more important not to tick them off.
5) I am a gentle bunny. The things I love are not loved by all. I will not
force the things I love onto others. Not even if it is honesty, decency,
and fiducial responsibility, and the people lacking these things are thereby
risking jail time.
6) I am a gentle bunny. If I wish to show others the things that I love I
will check with those present in case they do not wish to be involved.
This is especially true when I am comtemplating whistleblowing.
7) I am a gentle bunny. I will accept any gift freely given, yet I will
never ask for a free gift. The last time I did, I was fired, and I learned
from that.
8) I am a gentle bunny. I will remember that though I may not love
something, that does not mean another may not love it. Everyone has their
own take on these things, and just because I don't like fraud, doesn't
mean the CEO isn't into it bigtime.
9) I am a gentle bunny. I will listen and think on everything a person
says, not just the parts I wish to fight with or the parts with which I
already agree. If I find that everything presented is utter fantasy and
absurdity, I will still carefully consider that this is, after all, my
employer, and that in fantasy one may sometimes find humor, especially in
schedules.
10) I am a gentle bunny. What I believe in is important to me. I will
remember that what others believe in is important to them. And if they
believe that lying to the employees is important, then I will remember
that "gentle" is not the same as "gullible".
11) I am a gentle bunny. Another person may hold dear to their heart a
view that contradicts mine. This does not mean that their view or mine is
wrong for each may be the right choice for each of us. After all, there
are no ethics in my workplace, so how can there be right and wrong
choices?
12) I am a gentle bunny. I will remember that words hurt worse and longer
than blows. I will remember that this is occasionally useful, and is
frequently the only response which is both legal and rational.
13) I am a gentle bunny. If someone speaks to hurt me, have I given them
cause? Is there something I have said or done that has caused them pain?
Probably not; they probably weren't doing it intentionally, and simply
wounded me in blithe, unconcerned self-interest. They are, after all,
management.
14) I am a gentle bunny. If I find myself wanting to hurt someone to make
my point, I will look at what I am saying to see what is lacking in my
view that I must harm another that they might agree? And if what is
lacking is a modicum of intelligence in the other party, I will nonetheless
remember that punching out the mentally enfeebled is neither gentle nor
My blog (full of cobwebs) are stories about me, not my employer. I'd fully expect to be fired if I told the story about
NO CARRIER
You could look here for a definition...
Didn't you ever see Apollo 13? Haise pees into a relief tube in one scene and then activates the urine dump, looks out the window and says "The constellation Urion..."
... but NASA transcripts sort of bear that out as well.
Later in the movie they said that they couldn't make any more waste dumps because even that small vector would serve to push them off course.
Of course, it's a movie...
Travellers' Cheques are Cheques for the same reason Centers are Centres.
Puttin' on airs, they are. Bein' fancy-schmancy and actin' all important.
"Towne Centre" sounds so much more elegant than "Town Center," after all, doesn't it?
sheesh
... make three envelopes.
... the kingdom was lost.
.mt.us).
I wonder how many of these customer data compromises ultimately are going to be chalked up to good old fashioned human error?
Yeah, I know, ultimately all of them until computers write their own programs (and that's the day that I unplug and head for
I mean stupid stuff, like a clerk misfiling a tape, or someone leaving a door unlocked, or something "non-computerish." Doesn't mollify the millions of people whose data are now at risk, I know.
You can't just throw automation at something and know that it's gonna get better. If you don't have a business process, all your computers are ultimately only large paperweights.
It takes roughly 56 hours to go from a message of
:)
Please transfer $1,000,000 from account 123456789 to account 987654321
which hashes to 0xAABBCCDD11223344, to a message of
Please transfer $1,000,000 from account 123456789 to account 555555555 Its a nice sunny day please pardon the line noise Ab29!jqMV3o$2__#%#992mx...w,ea@L@L
whichh also hashes to 0xAABBCCDD11223344
Geez, that's 17,857.14 per hour. Not freakin' bad.
before the dupes start appearing on the front page together. I'm just waiting.
Smurf tube is ok for managing cables in the attic or basement, or if you have to route up an exterior wall's stud space.
When you're dealing with a large chase, for example, basement-to-attic, you're better served with the PVC.
My builder put a 1.5" PVC chase from attic to basement (properly firestopped, of course.) It's saved my butt more times than I can count.
... would think that the possibility of a terrorist WMD is far-fetched.
Lose sleep? No. Sleep with one eye open? Damn right.
Maybe it is time the Government tossed some heavy regulation out to require better e-security.
Maybe if you RTFA you would realize that e-security had nothing to do with it.
These computers were physically stolen. e-security would not have done a damn thing. physical security was, and is, the most fundamental thing that can be implemented.
artist claims rights to it even after he got paid.
Work.
For.
Hire.
the copyright holder has the exclusive right to reproduce the work.
You mean that we can't go out and put another bean in the park. Fine and dandy. But we're not reproducing it, we're providing an illustration of the original.
Well, it's splitting hairs, I suppose, but it's a silly idea NTL.
Evertybody not reading this, raise your hand.
they want not only access to all versions of AIX and DYNIX, but to every revision of every file ... even if such things were never implemented.
Hmm, sounds like a fishing expedition to me.
FINAL EXAM
"General knowledge: Describe in detail. Be objective and specific."
ISTR you aren't necessarily infringing on the name if it's not the same kind of product. There's probably lots of legalese wrapped around this, but Ford's gonna go after someone who makes a vehicle named "Thunderbird" but there's damn little they can do if someone names a piece of software "Thunderbird."
IIRC there was a "Mustang BBS" way back when, and Ford didn't pester Mustang Software overmuch about that either.
Like Marlboro complaining about Nat Sherman...
Geez, Roomba can't even get over a fringed rug in my foyer without yelling for help. :) Pants? I'm not worried.
Turns out the server got sealed in by construction as a panel was put on the other side of it, making it part of a wall.
"For the love of God, Montressor!"
throttle the amount of e-mails a customer can send per time-period.. and the max amount of "BCC, CC" addressess.
Or implement a teergrube.
That's the service charge for the account. Bill pay's included.
WHY WOULD I WANT TO DO MORE WORK THAN I HAVE TO JUST TO USE SOME OTHER SOFTWARE?
Damn, I wanted to yell this but I encountered the lameness filter, so for that I lose the chance to whore up a Funny rating.
I don't feel like letting Intuit have access to my finances. The extra few mouse clicks I make are well worth the added peace of mind that I enjoy.
It's my money and my time, and this is how I've decided to manage each.
It's $6 a month for my banking fee; that includes online bill pay up to -- gee, IDK -- I think 25 transactions. After that they nick you a few cents per transaction.
The convenience is well worth it.
I like KNBT because it's a click-and-mortar bank. Branches everywhere, ATMs everywhere, and a rather clueful web site.
because I prefer not to give the place I have my car loan $6.00 every month for "online processing fee". My mortgage their $7.00 online processing fee, and the electric company their $4.95 processing fee.
If you use your bank's bill pay service, then you aren't using the "online processing fee." I have never been dinged for one of these if I just enter the payee information in and click "Pay them" on the web site. Metavante (the bill pay service that my bank uses) either cuts them a check, or converts it to an ACH payment and zaps it to them.
I have one of the checks that they make: It has our name, but the Metavante account number (since the payment is actually drawn on Metavante's bank) and the words "Credit to the account of our mutual customer, rah1420."