The gotcha is that sort of data just is not relevant to her, it is the trees, and she oversees the forest.
More than likely managers fed up the chain that they had problems with out of office workers and she made the call company wide.
Personally, I find it somewhat amusing. The same thing came down at IBM, and a lot of people went back to the office. It, however, was not as iron clad as it sounded.
Effective home workers like myself were quietly ignored and kept working from home under waivers.
The classic example of this sort of BS is saccharine.
for years it was labeled as cancer causing because of studies in rats, also with absolutely ridiculous dosage levels.
As tested in the amounts that a human could actually consume... negative results.
And you know damn well they are going to be scaring our parents/grandparents with this in an upcoming episode of Dr. Oz or some similar popularity contest doctor show.
Sorry, neither of those says that is it's only, or primary purpose.
Just because they say a car an be used to haul kids to school, does not mean it cannot be used for another purpose such as pulling stumps or transporting bricks.
As Alton Brown would say: There should be no uni-taskers in the kitchen, except a fire extinguisher.
Does not say who the Militia would be securing the free State against, nor prohibit the use of said Militia from resisting the Federal Government.
States in the Union are sovereign, in case you did not know.
Three founders of the Constitution seemed to know exactly what the 2nd Amendment was for, clear and loud:
“Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the people's liberty teeth keystone... the rifle and the pistol are equally indispensable... more than 99% of them by their silence indicate that they are in safe and sane hands. The very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference. When firearms go, all goes, we need them every hour.” -- George Washington, Address to 1st session of Congress
“The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.” -- Thomas Jefferson, (The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, p. 334, 1950)
“Arms in the hands of citizens (may) be used at individual discretion...in private self-defense... ” -- John Adams, A Defense of the Constitution of the Government of the USA, p.471
Yes well, the most interesting paragraph is the last one:
This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by a party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
Combined with the use of "should" instead of "Shall" in all the directions to agencies means the directive is effective null.
I can't say it was all that enlightening on the IT side at U of Phoenix, but I took it for the business classes. helped me leverage out of SA work into Architecture/Management work.
Some IT class funnies:
Having a fellow student give me a bad "grade" on my C code... because he did not understand pointers.
Explaining to a DB instructor that I did not have to record stop and start mileage in the mileage log database, only the "stop" mileage. How was the vehicle going to move during the last stop and the next start? those numbers would always be the same as it was stipulated in the specs that all mileage was to be recorded.
Explaining to another instructor that having a DB and the APP on the same hardware was in fact A Bad Idea, then showing him the performance records from real systems having that exact problem. At least he listened with interest.
So, ROI: paid about 22K for 2.25 years to get my BSIS, I negotiated the undergraduate work except two classes based on my Humanities degree. Had to challenge a few courses, easy peasy.
I did NOT lose my job when the company outsourced just months after I got my degree, but re-badged at a better salary and an SA Team Lead. Was specifically told my degree with a business/management side to it is what made me stand out. Being able to parse a Cost Model and having classes in managing in a Matrix-ed environment were also a big plus. Adapting to the rapid reporting structures is the number one cause of failure here. It is definitely not for everyone.
Now an Architect, getting paid about 25K more per year than 5 years ago.
If found the UOP online classes to be much easier for me than when I went to a traditional Uni.
The one class at a time, 6 weeks of grind was very effective. I felt focused and did not fell like I was losing cycles switching between subjects.
That said, it is a bit of a death march. Once you fall behind, you are likely unable to recover.
During my two years I dropped 2 classes. One for a death in the family of the grandfather I am named after, and the other for an instructors that was not just off the syllabus, but off the map too.
Slashdot Mirror
Yes,
we know of the Pope's death before anyone else... they order extra punchcards.
The Ultra goes to 11, man.
The gotcha is that sort of data just is not relevant to her, it is the trees, and she oversees the forest.
More than likely managers fed up the chain that they had problems with out of office workers and she made the call company wide.
Personally, I find it somewhat amusing. The same thing came down at IBM, and a lot of people went back to the office. It, however, was not as iron clad as it sounded.
Effective home workers like myself were quietly ignored and kept working from home under waivers.
One ex-pat Brit stuck a sign that said "Piker's Office" on the Men's bathroom door...
He got tired of a few managers that tended to follow people into the bathroom, and even talk over the stall door.
Not that it helped, they were too dumb to know what a Piker was.
This is the guy that gyrated for quite some time today trying to avoid a simple question:
It is constitutional legal to use a drone to kill a US citizen, on US soil, if he does not present a clear and present danger?
"It would be inappropriate." - Eric Holder
Or worse, Harry Dresden.
(the TV version, not the book version)
Not to mention my double edged razor blades.
I mean, come on, terrorist don't shave!
If you can't tell them "This is not the lightsaber you are looking for." and make it it stick... you don't deserve to carry a lightsaber.
The classic example of this sort of BS is saccharine.
for years it was labeled as cancer causing because of studies in rats, also with absolutely ridiculous dosage levels.
As tested in the amounts that a human could actually consume... negative results.
And you know damn well they are going to be scaring our parents/grandparents with this in an upcoming episode of Dr. Oz or some similar popularity contest doctor show.
Lets take a quick look at this, shall we?
If I drink the recommended amount of water 3 liters for a male in a temperate climate, by the Mayo clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283
That means I would consume 30grams of NaCl...
and the recommended amount for an average male? 2.3g, per the Mayo clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sodium/NU00284
So right there I am consuming 13 times the recommended amount.
4% in my food?
Let's see, according to http://www.usda.gov/factbook/chapter1.htm the average american eats 4.7 lbs of food, or 2.13 KG, or another 85.2 grams of salt.
So 115.2 grams when I should consume 2.3, or 50X what I should eat.
Yeah, that might cause some problems, it is half the LD50 for an average male.
Sin and salt and ruthless efficiency!
Sadly neither one was a hypnotoad.
That would have made it worth $40!
Sorry, neither of those says that is it's only, or primary purpose.
Just because they say a car an be used to haul kids to school, does not mean it cannot be used for another purpose such as pulling stumps or transporting bricks.
As Alton Brown would say: There should be no uni-taskers in the kitchen, except a fire extinguisher.
A gun is not a uni-task device.
Yes.
Does not say who the Militia would be securing the free State against, nor prohibit the use of said Militia from resisting the Federal Government.
States in the Union are sovereign, in case you did not know.
Three founders of the Constitution seemed to know exactly what the 2nd Amendment was for, clear and loud:
“Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the people's liberty teeth keystone... the rifle and the pistol are equally indispensable... more than 99% of them by their silence indicate that they are in safe and sane hands. The very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference. When firearms go, all goes, we need them every hour.” -- George Washington, Address to 1st session of Congress
“The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.” -- Thomas Jefferson, (The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, p. 334, 1950)
“Arms in the hands of citizens (may) be used at individual discretion...in private self-defense... ” -- John Adams, A Defense of the Constitution of the Government of the USA, p.471
Don't blame me Coward, blame Jefferson, who might have known a thing or two about the subject.
If you want my troll, you can pry it from my cold dead hands...
The Second Amendment is not about hunting, it is about watering the tree of liberty with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Yes well, the most interesting paragraph is the last one:
This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by a party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
Combined with the use of "should" instead of "Shall" in all the directions to agencies means the directive is effective null.
Meetings?
Sounds like meatings.
Exactly what the President promised us in his memorandum titled "Transparency and Open Government ".
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/TransparencyandOpenGovernment
I can't say it was all that enlightening on the IT side at U of Phoenix, but I took it for the business classes. helped me leverage out of SA work into Architecture/Management work.
Some IT class funnies:
Having a fellow student give me a bad "grade" on my C code... because he did not understand pointers.
Explaining to a DB instructor that I did not have to record stop and start mileage in the mileage log database, only the "stop" mileage. How was the vehicle going to move during the last stop and the next start? those numbers would always be the same as it was stipulated in the specs that all mileage was to be recorded.
Explaining to another instructor that having a DB and the APP on the same hardware was in fact A Bad Idea, then showing him the performance records from real systems having that exact problem. At least he listened with interest.
So, ROI: paid about 22K for 2.25 years to get my BSIS, I negotiated the undergraduate work except two classes based on my Humanities degree. Had to challenge a few courses, easy peasy.
I did NOT lose my job when the company outsourced just months after I got my degree, but re-badged at a better salary and an SA Team Lead.
Was specifically told my degree with a business/management side to it is what made me stand out. Being able to parse a Cost Model and having classes in managing in a Matrix-ed environment were also a big plus. Adapting to the rapid reporting structures is the number one cause of failure here. It is definitely not for everyone.
Now an Architect, getting paid about 25K more per year than 5 years ago.
No, Ubuntu is my Son...
No, it is the hijacker, hoping he can socially engineer us into solving the lockout he has run into while stealing Wi-fi...
If found the UOP online classes to be much easier for me than when I went to a traditional Uni.
The one class at a time, 6 weeks of grind was very effective. I felt focused and did not fell like I was losing cycles switching between subjects.
That said, it is a bit of a death march. Once you fall behind, you are likely unable to recover.
During my two years I dropped 2 classes. One for a death in the family of the grandfather I am named after, and the other for an instructors that was not just off the syllabus, but off the map too.
I can see the Discovery Channel reality show now:
Cold Rush