pbbfft, I do lots of cool things on the weekends. I garden. I try to go fishing at least once a month. I go shooting. I wash and detail my car. I spend time with my family. I spend time with my friends. I go shopping.
If I feel like it, I might check my work email, but usually I don't.
I'm not a slave. If you want my off-hours, they're for sale, but I won't give them to you for free.
It's called "at will" employment. Unless you have a bona-fide "employment contract" which is not what we're really talking about here. The impression I'm getting is this is more of a "non-compete" contract.
Otherwise, you're employed at the will of your employer. If they take exception to the fact that you go to anti-war protests on your off time, they certainly can dismiss you for it. Espcially if they're a DOD contractor.
I can cite second-hand examples for the rest of your statements, but I don't have the time.
Basically, if it's in the contract, that's what you're bound to "live by" unless you have a lawyer modify the contract in your favor.
Personally, I know a couple RHCE's who are just as brain dead as the majority of MCSE's I meet.
I also know a REAL, OFFICIAL, honest to god, Mac Guru. Old, Old cert. Apple doesn't even offer it anymore. He's probably the smartest person I know. He could easily walk in and take the MCSE tests without studying, or at least with only doing a quick brush up. He refuses to though.
I have no certs. I want no certs. I need no certs. (well, except when I went on that job interview last week, they were all over the certs).
I said if that's what they needed, good luck, left them my card and told them to feel free to call me when their still wet behind the ears MCSE blows up their exchange server.
After the rover arm pressed soil down, the top layer of dust hardly moved, a finding that suggests something may be binding the dust like some type of salt or thin cement."
Don't NASA geeks watch movies? Don't go pokin at it! Your going to piss it off and next thing we'll be getting invaded by mars!
Seriously though, it's cool they were finally able to get a rover on the planet that hasn't been eaten by the little green men yet.
I don't get this.
I've paid sales tax on *everything* I've ever bought on the internet.
From my computer to my games to my music CD's to my books to my swedish made penis enlarger pump to my discount viagra to my clean underwear
EVERYTHING.
Maybe it's just me, but who cares if net sales are taxed?
All I care about is that they're taxed goes to the correct state, and that I can claim credit for taxes paid to another state on my state 1040 form at the end of the year.
>For example, USA has MASSIVE trade deficits with >nearly every country it trades! Americans simply >consume more than they should.
Not *exactly* correct. One of the reasons we run a deficit is because of the situation currently under discussion. Remember, a deficit isn't really about the number of banannas we import vs the number of banannas we export.
It's more like the number of cars we import vs the number we export. Or the number of x hardgoods vs x hardgoods We run a HUGE deficit in most material things because people can get it cheaper elsewhere, or the quality is poor, or so they think, so they they don't import those things.
Try to find a PT Crusier in Japan for example. You'll have a much harder time than if you were looking for a Honda here in the states.
With the movement of more and more jobs off shore, that deficit begins to look like greater because in many cases we have to import the finished goods. That's one of the things NAFTA was *supposed* to help eliminate. (No, it didn't work).
this comment actually has little to do with your argument, I just thought it funny you mentioned something a buddy and I were talking about this weekend.
rocket launchers near the tarmac. Heh.
It would be easier to stand in my back yard with a TOW than to get near the airport with one. Have a better shot of hitting something from here also. It'd be easier to hide too. Just pull it back into the garage after you're done, wait until night fall to take it out and dump it.
Hmmmm, I probably should have logged out before posting this.
Ever hear of crime or poverty in Japan ? There isn't much. Gun control along with a generally more polite attitude keeps crime there very low.
ROTFL!!! Do you *really* believe the BS you're spouting, or are you just being sarcastic?
There's a lot more crime in Japan than you think. Most of it is domestic violence, but there's also a high rate of group suicide, usually Mothers and Children, There's also a very high rate of rape in Tokyo. I take it you think the Yakuza are just members of some kind of Men's social club?
Gun control is irrelevant. The only people who obey gun control laws are *shock*gasp* the law-abiding! Yes, they have gun related crime in Japan as well. Not at the rate it occurs here in the state, I'll grant that. But, it's still there.
BTW (offtopic), is it legal for the phone company (landline) to deny you DSL service if you don't have telephone service on the line?
I don't know if it's illegal or not (talk to your local Public Service Commision), but it seems to be standard practice with Alltel, whether they're selling the service as the ILEC or CLEC. You can use any ISP you want though, in Nebraska, anyway.
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Usually, it's not that the applicant is too smart, it's that they are too arrogant.
LE is a pretty political thing, even for the non-elected personnel. Having a smart ass on the team just makes things tougher than they need to be.
pbbfft,
I do lots of cool things on the weekends.
I garden. I try to go fishing at least once a month. I go shooting.
I wash and detail my car.
I spend time with my family.
I spend time with my friends.
I go shopping.
If I feel like it, I might check my work email, but usually I don't.
I'm not a slave. If you want my off-hours, they're for sale, but I won't give them to you for free.
No, no. The unrated version contains the oft-rumored "leia's lapdance" footage that was shot during ROTJ.
The Katanna scene is on the bloopers DVD though.
Communism (Stalinism, actually) is not progressive. In case you haven't noticed, there's fewer countries practicing it these days.
I've used Dave's Site in the past. Doesn't have all the indepth stuff web monkey has, but still a pretty good how to site anyway, I think
http://www.davesite.com
Wow.
:)
That was an awesome link, for a lot of reasons.
Mostly though, it was fun to re-read something I probably read when it was a new post.
Dude, seriously, thank you for that.
I guess I'm just an uncouth bastard, but I'd rather drink Antifreeze than the so-called "good Wines".
It tastes the same to me.
Not surprisingly, yes, I do prefer the "shit" sold by the box.
Wanna bet?
It's called "at will" employment. Unless you have a bona-fide "employment contract" which is not what we're really talking about here.
The impression I'm getting is this is more of a "non-compete" contract.
Otherwise, you're employed at the will of your employer.
If they take exception to the fact that you go to anti-war protests on your off time, they certainly can dismiss you for it. Espcially if they're a DOD contractor.
I can cite second-hand examples for the rest of your statements, but I don't have the time.
Basically, if it's in the contract, that's what you're bound to "live by" unless you have a lawyer modify the contract in your favor.
So, how do I go about immigrating?
They're making more money than I am.
No. I'm not joking.
better gotz-12 than goatse-cx
I think.
How cold does it get on gotz-12?
Who said it was okay?
Personally, I know a couple RHCE's who are just as brain dead as the majority of MCSE's I meet.
I also know a REAL, OFFICIAL, honest to god, Mac Guru. Old, Old cert. Apple doesn't even offer it anymore.
He's probably the smartest person I know. He could easily walk in and take the MCSE tests without studying, or at least with only doing a quick brush up. He refuses to though.
I have no certs. I want no certs. I need no certs. (well, except when I went on that job interview last week, they were all over the certs).
I said if that's what they needed, good luck, left them my card and told them to feel free to call me when their still wet behind the ears MCSE blows up their exchange server.
Don't NASA geeks watch movies?
Don't go pokin at it! Your going to piss it off and next thing we'll be getting invaded by mars!
Seriously though, it's cool they were finally able to get a rover on the planet that hasn't been eaten by the little green men yet.
"The internet will allow us to work more efficiently."
"We'll work less hours and get more done."
I call Bullshat!
I've been putting in my more hours the last 6 years than I ever did before.
So has everyone else I know that relies on computers in their business.
What are they hoping to accomplish with a lead time of 3 days?
The show airs the 24th.
Hardly enough time to re-tape anything, if by some random chance, the documents happen to prove it WAS a UFO.
I don't get this. I've paid sales tax on *everything* I've ever bought on the internet. From my computer to my games to my music CD's to my books to my swedish made penis enlarger pump to my discount viagra to my clean underwear EVERYTHING. Maybe it's just me, but who cares if net sales are taxed? All I care about is that they're taxed goes to the correct state, and that I can claim credit for taxes paid to another state on my state 1040 form at the end of the year.
>For example, USA has MASSIVE trade deficits with >nearly every country it trades! Americans simply >consume more than they should.
Not *exactly* correct. One of the reasons we run a deficit is because of the situation currently under discussion.
Remember, a deficit isn't really about the number of banannas we import vs the number of banannas we export.
It's more like the number of cars we import vs the number we export. Or the number of x hardgoods vs x hardgoods
We run a HUGE deficit in most material things because people can get it cheaper elsewhere, or the quality is poor, or so they think, so they they don't import those things.
Try to find a PT Crusier in Japan for example. You'll have a much harder time than if you were looking for a Honda here in the states.
With the movement of more and more jobs off shore, that deficit begins to look like greater because in many cases we have to import the finished goods.
That's one of the things NAFTA was *supposed* to help eliminate. (No, it didn't work).
>This is totally unstable IMO
Agreed.
this comment actually has little to do with your argument, I just thought it funny you mentioned something a buddy and I were talking about this weekend.
rocket launchers near the tarmac.
Heh.
It would be easier to stand in my back yard with a TOW than to get near the airport with one. Have a better shot of hitting something from here also.
It'd be easier to hide too. Just pull it back into the garage after you're done, wait until night fall to take it out and dump it.
Hmmmm, I probably should have logged out before posting this.
A-frickin-Men!
You, are my hero-of-the-day. Seriously.
I've had former bosses pull that shit. It's amazing how fast they back off when you make them hold to their side of the agreement as well.
As does Windows Media Player:mac
www.mactopia.com
Are they trying to make some type of stand against "The Media Business"?
Great idea.
Too bad they had to play the same stupid trick the big studios play with DVD's
Limited distribution locations and formats.
Thanks for playing! Try again some other time!
It's on the developer tools cd.
All I do is hold down the scroll wheel and drag the cursor left or right.
Works fine for me.
Ever hear of crime or poverty in Japan ? There isn't much. Gun control along with a generally more polite attitude keeps crime there very low.
ROTFL!!!
Do you *really* believe the BS you're spouting, or are you just being sarcastic?
There's a lot more crime in Japan than you think. Most of it is domestic violence, but there's also a high rate of group suicide, usually Mothers and Children, There's also a very high rate of rape in Tokyo.
I take it you think the Yakuza are just members of some kind of Men's social club?
Gun control is irrelevant. The only people who obey gun control laws are *shock*gasp* the law-abiding!
Yes, they have gun related crime in Japan as well.
Not at the rate it occurs here in the state, I'll grant that. But, it's still there.
BTW (offtopic), is it legal for the phone company (landline) to deny you DSL service if you don't have telephone service on the line?
I don't know if it's illegal or not (talk to your local Public Service Commision), but it seems to be standard practice with Alltel, whether they're selling the service as the ILEC or CLEC.
You can use any ISP you want though, in Nebraska, anyway.
I have a friend who does the same thing, except there aren't supposed to be any towers there when he goes to look at the site.
His job is to acquire cel/comm tower sites for companies.
The acquisition process is without a doubt, the most hassle-filled way of earning a living I've ever seen. He does get paid well for it though.