Yep, and therein lies the problem. In a library, the resource gets returned. There is a reasonable guarantee that after a borrowed resource is returned that there will remain only 1 copy of said resource.
Simply because at a library, there is a reasonable guarantee that only one person at a time will ever have access to any given resource. Further, for a resource to actually leave the library, it will be tracked.
Not saying that could not be done with a share folder, but there are a lot more problems in enforcing this.
Um, no one was trying to get all holier-than-though as you imply.
Read what I replied to again. The insinuation there was that people don't even want to play challenging games, and that games that are challenging are flawed in design.
Comment really had zero to do with cheating except as an indicator that that is how they remove the 'challenging' aspect from these 'poorly designed' games to make them entertaining again, for the GP anyways.
Don't bother responding. Anyone who claims to be an RPG fan, but only gives a game like oblivion less than an hour to prove itself, is not an RPG fan of any sort.
Oblivion better on 360? You have got to be kidding me.
Especially considering the reason you give.
The 360 version has massive control related issues. The resolution is a huge problem.
And the kicker: Show Stopper Bugs.
How can you possibly state that the bugs present in the PC version are a bigger problem than those on the 360? With the 360, you hit one of those bugs, and your game is over. And there are a LOT of these bugs.
On the PC: a) patches. Patches fix bugs. Bugs go away. Gameplay gets better. b) console. Console fixes or allows one to work around bugs and carry on with your game. c) mods. Mods are what make Oblivion really shine.
You are the very first person I have run across that actually prefers the 360 version. That statement alone suggests I should take every game related statement of yours with a large dose of salt.
This isn't about FLOSS. You're the one that started bitching about people wanting to donate to this kid's defence fund and brought FLOSS into the equation for absolutely no reason whatsoever.
All this is about is your selfish greed. Take it to whiney-floss-bitches.com where someone might care. Whatever you do, stop trying to hijack a completely utterly unrelated topic for your own selfish purposes.
You were obviously doing FLOSS development for all the wrong reasons. Acting like you have on this thread is not going to make people feel for you or want to send you money. No one owes you shit. Get off your high horse. Your sense of entitlement is pathetic and sad.
Given that, then why are you jumping up and down screaming at the top of your lungs all over this entire thread about this subject? Of which this thread has nothing to do with in the first place?
Sounds like you're very likely the 'starving FLOSS developer' in question here.
What the fuck has the kid done for you? What the fuck have you done for me?
You're completely out to lunch, getting all up in arms about people helping out this particular cause, then whine and bitch about donations to FLOSS. WTF?
Here's a hint: You're driving potential contributors away with this kind of shit.
It's the integrity involved. If it's an accident, so be it. But if it's intentional, it's a lie. As well you show that you would rather cheat your way around a problem than to face it head on. If you don't want them to have your SSN at application time, deal with that but don't be subversive.
No, I don't know it. I concede that in your experience though that's what you've seen in terms of hierarchy. There are certainly a lot of schools in the US that do put a focus on sports.
In my experience however, the bullying I went through occurred in public school. As I mentioned in another post on here, it was purely because of where the kids lived. Most of the kids were bussed in from a newer suburb. Us local kids were the outsiders, and we got bullied relentlessly. The social hierarchy was purely based on that alone. In terms of bullying, the 'hierarchy' is just about always determined by which 'group' is in the majority and which is in the minority.
High school was a saving grace for me. I purposefully chose to go to a technical arts school where everyone was an outsider. There simply was no majority. No matter what you were like, no matter how 'odd' you were, there were others like you. There was no bullying. Not that it was all peace and love of course, there were many good fights and brawls. But it was always honest fighting if you know what I mean, boys will be boys after all.
That's a nice spin you put on it. But you're wrong.
Bullies simply pick on those weaker than them. If you're at a drama school, it won't be the drama kids being bullied. It'll be the lone jock.
It's not about being a nerd. It's about who's the easiest target. Bullies are weak. As weak as they come. They NEVER pick a target that they can't beat, at least while they have the herd behind them. And that herd will always consist of the majority.
Further, all the bullies I had in school were individually very weak individuals. Physically, but more importantly, mentally. This is why they bully in the first place, because they are weak and have low self esteem, confidence etc. The only thing that makes them feel good is to make someone else feel worse than they do.
Where does this come from? Home of course. Most children that are bullies get bullied at home themselves, either by their parent(s) or an older sibling or what have you.
And people are saying we should leave this problem to the parents. Lol. Worst. Idea. Ever.
Actually, I was rarely physically bullied as even in most unfair fights, 2 on 1 kind of thing, you'd better had been REAL sure you wanted to pick it with me before we got into it. Holding your own against a couple of fucking assholes actually makes you feel pretty good.
But when a dozen fucking assholes surround you and torment you verbally, day in and day out, it really is not a good thing. Back in the day, this stuff was completely ignored. Heck, I got in trouble more often than my tormentors. They'd push me to my limit, I'd push back, and I'd get suspended for that kids bloody nose. Even though it was that group of a dozen kids that didn't take the bus home so they could follow me all the way home tormenting me every step of the way.
My crime? Being one of the ~15% of my public school that lived in the neighborhood. The rest were bussed in. Just about all of us that actually lived in the area were 'outsiders' and tormented relentlessly.
At least things changed when we hit high school. I went to a very diversely populated high school. Started playing football. I hate football. But I got to play against a LOT of my former tormentors. Offensive Tackle is a very good position I can tell you, and vengeance is sweet no matter what your mom says.
Back to the point. Things can only be worse now with the available technologies to not only torment relentlessly, even after kids have gone home. But the added ability to do so anonymously. Someone absolutely should be dealing with this kind of thing. And really, how are parents supposed to do this? They'd have to monitor all this communication. Figure out that this tormentor is actually Bad Billy from a couple blocks over. Talk to his parents that have the attitude "How Fucking Dare You Accuse My Son Of Shit" (While bad billy is in the back room torturing the cat). Parents really can't do shit.
But the education system however. They can separate kids. They can give kids detention. They can suspend kids. They can teach kids. They can mediate. They can keep kids that refuse to behave civilly from playing the sports they want to until they smarten up. They can have some authority backing them up when discussing issues with problem children's parents.
This is not about freedom of speech. Not even a little bit. Freedom of speech or not, I still would be well advised to not come utter death threats to your face. Freedom of speech is not intended to be a get out of jail free card or a license to ruin someones life.
And for all you parents out there that have a Bad Billy but refuse to accept it, here's the truth: Bad Billy is truly Bad. He's a fucking asshole. He's going to end up living out life in jail if you don't do something about it NOW. It's not everyone else out there. It's not the education system. It's your child, and your lack of parenting. Period.
Typically head hunters do more legwork, reach the feelers out farther, have more contacts in the right industry, and charge more accordingly. That is all. They are merely recruiters that have proven their ability to excel at finding the right person for the job.
A good headhunter would never make their job so hard as to have to go out cold and 'find' someone for the job like you suggest. They would also never limit themselves to people that are currently working somewhere.
BTW, it's seen as more typical for a Recruiter to be the one hounding people that are already employed to come work for some other company. Not that that is true either. Because there's really no difference between the two other than their perceived worth.
There is simply no reason for a company to _require_ a SSN before offering a job. You just have in the contract a clause that states as long as the background check doesn't come back with anything that wasn't already disclosed before offering the job, they get to keep it. Otherwise the contract is rendered null and void.
There is NO good reason for a company to ask for this before offering a job. None. If they do, they're either shady, stupid, or complacent. None being qualities I'd suggest looking for in an employer.
Hey, if you want that job so bad, that's your prerogative. Just don't bitch to us if that sensitive data you gave out comes back to haunt you even though you didn't get the job.
Think about what you're suggesting. You want a job with a company that requires this sensitive date BEFORE even offering you a job...BEFORE even meeting you?
Dude, you deserve what you get. We're not slaves you know. Have some self respect and stand up for yourself already!
You're talking about after you've been hired. This is about applying for a job.
NEVER offer up this information before actually being hired. Just Don't Do It. It's simply a bad idea.
Nevermind entering that information ONLINE somewhere! Never Never Never!
If they want that information, they can give you a contract to sign FIRST. Period.
If you don't follow this advice, well don't come crying to me about it when things go bad.
On the other front, I do know that the company I work for keeps any confidential data like this secure on a single machine that only 2 people can log on to, that is not attached to our network. Job applications and resumes sit around on an accessible server forever, but that's not really a big deal.
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Yep, and therein lies the problem. In a library, the resource gets returned. There is a reasonable guarantee that after a borrowed resource is returned that there will remain only 1 copy of said resource.
Not so with files downloaded from a share.
Simply because at a library, there is a reasonable guarantee that only one person at a time will ever have access to any given resource. Further, for a resource to actually leave the library, it will be tracked.
Not saying that could not be done with a share folder, but there are a lot more problems in enforcing this.
Um, no one was trying to get all holier-than-though as you imply.
Read what I replied to again. The insinuation there was that people don't even want to play challenging games, and that games that are challenging are flawed in design.
Comment really had zero to do with cheating except as an indicator that that is how they remove the 'challenging' aspect from these 'poorly designed' games to make them entertaining again, for the GP anyways.
What about those of us that are entertained by challenges? There are more than a couple of us kicking around you know.
Don't bother responding. Anyone who claims to be an RPG fan, but only gives a game like oblivion less than an hour to prove itself, is not an RPG fan of any sort.
Oblivion better on 360? You have got to be kidding me.
Especially considering the reason you give.
The 360 version has massive control related issues. The resolution is a huge problem.
And the kicker: Show Stopper Bugs.
How can you possibly state that the bugs present in the PC version are a bigger problem than those on the 360? With the 360, you hit one of those bugs, and your game is over. And there are a LOT of these bugs.
On the PC:
a) patches. Patches fix bugs. Bugs go away. Gameplay gets better.
b) console. Console fixes or allows one to work around bugs and carry on with your game.
c) mods. Mods are what make Oblivion really shine.
You are the very first person I have run across that actually prefers the 360 version. That statement alone suggests I should take every game related statement of yours with a large dose of salt.
There you go again.
This isn't about FLOSS. You're the one that started bitching about people wanting to donate to this kid's defence fund and brought FLOSS into the equation for absolutely no reason whatsoever.
All this is about is your selfish greed. Take it to whiney-floss-bitches.com where someone might care. Whatever you do, stop trying to hijack a completely utterly unrelated topic for your own selfish purposes.
You were obviously doing FLOSS development for all the wrong reasons. Acting like you have on this thread is not going to make people feel for you or want to send you money. No one owes you shit. Get off your high horse. Your sense of entitlement is pathetic and sad.
Given that, then why are you jumping up and down screaming at the top of your lungs all over this entire thread about this subject? Of which this thread has nothing to do with in the first place?
Jealous much?
Seriously dude, get a grip.
Wow, ignorant too.
You think the RIAA has no reach or influence outside of the USA? You just keep believing that.
Why are you working so incredibly hard to detract from this kid? If you care so little, why do you care so incredibly much?
Something stinks in Denmark...and it ain't the cheese.
How many times you going to scream "FLOSS" on this thread that has absolutely NOTHING to do with FLOSS?
You're acting like my 2 year old. Do you need a time out?
Sounds like you're very likely the 'starving FLOSS developer' in question here.
What the fuck has the kid done for you? What the fuck have you done for me?
You're completely out to lunch, getting all up in arms about people helping out this particular cause, then whine and bitch about donations to FLOSS. WTF?
Here's a hint: You're driving potential contributors away with this kind of shit.
Lol, one's a lawyer and one's a high flying banker, but they've changed.
I jump to no conclusions, but I strongly suspect that they haven't actually changed all that much.
Well said, a very insightful perspective. Thanks for that :)
It's the integrity involved. If it's an accident, so be it. But if it's intentional, it's a lie. As well you show that you would rather cheat your way around a problem than to face it head on. If you don't want them to have your SSN at application time, deal with that but don't be subversive.
No, I don't know it. I concede that in your experience though that's what you've seen in terms of hierarchy. There are certainly a lot of schools in the US that do put a focus on sports.
In my experience however, the bullying I went through occurred in public school. As I mentioned in another post on here, it was purely because of where the kids lived. Most of the kids were bussed in from a newer suburb. Us local kids were the outsiders, and we got bullied relentlessly. The social hierarchy was purely based on that alone. In terms of bullying, the 'hierarchy' is just about always determined by which 'group' is in the majority and which is in the minority.
High school was a saving grace for me. I purposefully chose to go to a technical arts school where everyone was an outsider. There simply was no majority. No matter what you were like, no matter how 'odd' you were, there were others like you. There was no bullying. Not that it was all peace and love of course, there were many good fights and brawls. But it was always honest fighting if you know what I mean, boys will be boys after all.
That's a nice spin you put on it. But you're wrong.
Bullies simply pick on those weaker than them. If you're at a drama school, it won't be the drama kids being bullied. It'll be the lone jock.
It's not about being a nerd. It's about who's the easiest target. Bullies are weak. As weak as they come. They NEVER pick a target that they can't beat, at least while they have the herd behind them. And that herd will always consist of the majority.
Absolutely.
Further, all the bullies I had in school were individually very weak individuals. Physically, but more importantly, mentally. This is why they bully in the first place, because they are weak and have low self esteem, confidence etc. The only thing that makes them feel good is to make someone else feel worse than they do.
Where does this come from? Home of course. Most children that are bullies get bullied at home themselves, either by their parent(s) or an older sibling or what have you.
And people are saying we should leave this problem to the parents. Lol. Worst. Idea. Ever.
Here here.
Actually, I was rarely physically bullied as even in most unfair fights, 2 on 1 kind of thing, you'd better had been REAL sure you wanted to pick it with me before we got into it. Holding your own against a couple of fucking assholes actually makes you feel pretty good.
But when a dozen fucking assholes surround you and torment you verbally, day in and day out, it really is not a good thing. Back in the day, this stuff was completely ignored. Heck, I got in trouble more often than my tormentors. They'd push me to my limit, I'd push back, and I'd get suspended for that kids bloody nose. Even though it was that group of a dozen kids that didn't take the bus home so they could follow me all the way home tormenting me every step of the way.
My crime? Being one of the ~15% of my public school that lived in the neighborhood. The rest were bussed in. Just about all of us that actually lived in the area were 'outsiders' and tormented relentlessly.
At least things changed when we hit high school. I went to a very diversely populated high school. Started playing football. I hate football. But I got to play against a LOT of my former tormentors. Offensive Tackle is a very good position I can tell you, and vengeance is sweet no matter what your mom says.
Back to the point. Things can only be worse now with the available technologies to not only torment relentlessly, even after kids have gone home. But the added ability to do so anonymously. Someone absolutely should be dealing with this kind of thing. And really, how are parents supposed to do this? They'd have to monitor all this communication. Figure out that this tormentor is actually Bad Billy from a couple blocks over. Talk to his parents that have the attitude "How Fucking Dare You Accuse My Son Of Shit" (While bad billy is in the back room torturing the cat). Parents really can't do shit.
But the education system however. They can separate kids. They can give kids detention. They can suspend kids. They can teach kids. They can mediate. They can keep kids that refuse to behave civilly from playing the sports they want to until they smarten up. They can have some authority backing them up when discussing issues with problem children's parents.
This is not about freedom of speech. Not even a little bit. Freedom of speech or not, I still would be well advised to not come utter death threats to your face. Freedom of speech is not intended to be a get out of jail free card or a license to ruin someones life.
And for all you parents out there that have a Bad Billy but refuse to accept it, here's the truth: Bad Billy is truly Bad. He's a fucking asshole. He's going to end up living out life in jail if you don't do something about it NOW. It's not everyone else out there. It's not the education system. It's your child, and your lack of parenting. Period.
Don't do that. It's that simple. Do not lie on an application EVER. Never Never Never.
Not if you like working that is.
Oh bullshit. That's so not true.
Typically head hunters do more legwork, reach the feelers out farther, have more contacts in the right industry, and charge more accordingly. That is all. They are merely recruiters that have proven their ability to excel at finding the right person for the job.
A good headhunter would never make their job so hard as to have to go out cold and 'find' someone for the job like you suggest. They would also never limit themselves to people that are currently working somewhere.
BTW, it's seen as more typical for a Recruiter to be the one hounding people that are already employed to come work for some other company. Not that that is true either. Because there's really no difference between the two other than their perceived worth.
Absolutely.
There is simply no reason for a company to _require_ a SSN before offering a job. You just have in the contract a clause that states as long as the background check doesn't come back with anything that wasn't already disclosed before offering the job, they get to keep it. Otherwise the contract is rendered null and void.
There is NO good reason for a company to ask for this before offering a job. None. If they do, they're either shady, stupid, or complacent. None being qualities I'd suggest looking for in an employer.
Hey, if you want that job so bad, that's your prerogative. Just don't bitch to us if that sensitive data you gave out comes back to haunt you even though you didn't get the job.
Think about what you're suggesting. You want a job with a company that requires this sensitive date BEFORE even offering you a job...BEFORE even meeting you?
Dude, you deserve what you get. We're not slaves you know. Have some self respect and stand up for yourself already!
You're talking about after you've been hired. This is about applying for a job.
NEVER offer up this information before actually being hired. Just Don't Do It. It's simply a bad idea.
Nevermind entering that information ONLINE somewhere! Never Never Never!
If they want that information, they can give you a contract to sign FIRST. Period.
If you don't follow this advice, well don't come crying to me about it when things go bad.
On the other front, I do know that the company I work for keeps any confidential data like this secure on a single machine that only 2 people can log on to, that is not attached to our network. Job applications and resumes sit around on an accessible server forever, but that's not really a big deal.