Seriously, though, we got hit hard with this. I don't mind fixing the problem, what pisses me off is that we didn't want McAfee in here in the first place but Corporate HQ forced it on us.
I'm sure they'll find some way to blame your department too.
Good grief, if they had 30 hours of meetings per week, and probably a few more hours walking to the next meeting and whatnot, when did they have time to do any actual work?
I once worked on a project where we had near-daily meetings of 60-90 minutes to discuss why we were slipping behind schedule.
I once pointed out the absurdity of it to the project manager. Her response was to schedule another meeting.
No, it sounds like management likes the idea of SharePoint only because of who sells it, not based on any technical merits (remember "nobody every got fired for buying IBM"?), but they have entrusted the tech guys to do the due diligence and investigate what options exist because management doesn't understand the technology. Maybe SharePoint will be the recommendation, maybe it won't.
Which is a hell of a lot better than management coming down from on high and saying "IT, implement SharePoint. You have one month. Go."
The US has not actually declared war since 1942. Everything since has been a "military engagement authorized by Congress" or "authorized by the UN" because that's a lot easier to get approved than an actual declaration of war, and results in fewer ruffled feathers on the international stage.
Happened to a friend of mine with his local Big Brothers/Big Sisters chapter. They told his Little that they were going to terminate their match of 6 years because my friend hadn't turned over his ID & password for any social networking sites he has an account on. They want access to it to make sure that Bigs aren't doing "bad" things and especially not posting information about/pictures of their Littles. Here's what he quoted from his chapter's policy (which he wasn't aware of previously):
q. Internet Usage
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region requires that applicants and current Big Brothers/Sisters inform agency staff if they have an active social networking site (i.e. Facebook, Myspace...) or personal website. It is the responsibility of the volunteer to:
Provide full access to his/her social networking site to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region; and
Provide Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region the location of any personal websites; and
Ensure that content on any social networking site or website is appropriate for his/her Little to be exposed to and/or not share the content of or expose the site to his/her Little; and
Understand that Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region reserves the right to conduct random audits of social networking sites and personal websites.
Additionally, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region requires that volunteers do not post any photographs, videos, drawings, or other visual representations of his/her Little in any way on the Internet.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region reserves the right to terminate any match based on the content of a volunteer's social networking site and/or website or a volunteer's failure to abide by this policy.
I told him that his response should be along the lines of "the terms of usage for those sites prohibits me from sharing my credentials. If I did so, I wouldn't be setting a very good example, would I?
In addition to the usual social networking sites, my friend has a few websites he runs on the side (as a business), might have a personal one as well, where do you draw the line?
Perhaps we'll all have to fall back to Ipgee's position.
Ipgee: So I said, "Your request for a date is most flattering Leela, but I'm afraid I must decline. These office romances never work out. After all, that is how I met my horrible wife." Leela: But you never wore a ring, I didn't know you had a wife. Ipgee: And my wife doesn't know I have a job, I keep my personal and professional life separate.
Try providing technical support or troubleshooting a single error for 15 different platforms
My company is in the process of phasing in this sort of policy (BYODevice). The company will support you as far as getting connected to our systems (via BBES, for example) - technical support & troubleshooting of the devices and the software is left to the wireless provider. Which is part of the point of the whole thing - the company doesn't have to pay employees to do that support.
So the school staff stole the phones from the students and then found pictures on them... I think there are multiple grounds to get these cases thrown out of court.
The school can likely make a strong argument using in loco parentis depending upon the circumstances around the confiscation of the phone.
I've had a CFL in my front porch light for at least 2 full winters (upstate NY) and while it may take longer to come to full brightness, it's still going strong.
For some reason in the UK we have exceptions for certain laws if you are a member of a religion. For instance, if you are a Sikh you are allowed to use a motorbike without a helmet since you have a turban in the way (although to be honest, in that case your violation doesn't harm anyone else).
Until you crash said motorbike or get hit by a car, and pound your head into the pavement. At which point the rest of the country is paying, via the national healthcare system, to keep you alive in a near-vegetative state.
Many of these are the IE rendering engine wrapped in a new user interface. They appeared in the days when IE development was dead and provided useful things like tabs and popup blocking, while staying compatible with the IE6-only websites that used to be everywhere.
That shell game (pun intended) started back in the IE3 or IE4 days.
I'd prefer to leave it in the control of a guy who isn't afraid to risk some of his own money for long-term gain. And don't see that it's too likely to stay that way once an IPO happens
Especially since once the IPO happens, his primary duty is a fiduciary one, to the stockholders - not the actual advancement of the technology or whatever else he wants to do with the company.
Quit allowing the advertisement of prescription drugs. The reason that prescription drugs are, well, by prescription, is that they may carry significant risks, and careful evaluation by a professional is required as to whether a patient should take them.
There are only 2 countries which allow "direct to consumer" advertising of prescription drugs - the US and New Zealand, and I'm not 100% about NZ (been a while since I looked). That should tell you something right there.
Medical decisions should be made based upon a detailed discussion with a professional, not a glossy brochure.
Sometimes I wonder if the glossy brochure and a few free pens & notepads is all the professional is working off as well.
Proponents of this change said a state IT worker might earn an average of $55 an hour, including benefits, while the state pays its contractors an average of $128 an hour for workers in similar jobs."
I assure you, the average contractor on a state job doesn't pull in $128/hour. His pimp...I mean contract agency...charges on average $128/hour for his services. The contractor gets only a piece of that.
It found me twice - once in an apartment I lived in 5 years ago, for only one year. It said I lived there 5 years. The other address is my current address, it's got my length of residence right, but has my house valued at $1M. It's worth about 12% of that. It lists my wife on the current entry, but not the old apartment, despite the fact that we were married when we lived in the apartment. My wife's data is very wrong as well, differing from my own info in areas that should be common - home value (still inflated, but not as much) & length of residence.
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I'm sure they'll find some way to blame your department too.
No, that's what UNIX looks like.
And who operates/maintains the facilities & platforms required to deliver the nukes? The Boy Scouts?
I once worked on a project where we had near-daily meetings of 60-90 minutes to discuss why we were slipping behind schedule.
I once pointed out the absurdity of it to the project manager. Her response was to schedule another meeting.
Like most corporate users?
Why call the BSA when you already know who the vendors are for the software that's not in compliance with the licenses?
Mike Rowe would laugh at every last one of them.
No, it sounds like management likes the idea of SharePoint only because of who sells it, not based on any technical merits (remember "nobody every got fired for buying IBM"?), but they have entrusted the tech guys to do the due diligence and investigate what options exist because management doesn't understand the technology. Maybe SharePoint will be the recommendation, maybe it won't.
Which is a hell of a lot better than management coming down from on high and saying "IT, implement SharePoint. You have one month. Go."
Buying stock in a company 2 years before it was created, and 9 years before its IPO, would be one hell of an achievement.
The US has not actually declared war since 1942. Everything since has been a "military engagement authorized by Congress" or "authorized by the UN" because that's a lot easier to get approved than an actual declaration of war, and results in fewer ruffled feathers on the international stage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_war_by_the_United_States#Formal
My assumption is that there are very different rules/laws/treaties governing each.
That's just crazy enough it might work!
Happened to a friend of mine with his local Big Brothers/Big Sisters chapter. They told his Little that they were going to terminate their match of 6 years because my friend hadn't turned over his ID & password for any social networking sites he has an account on. They want access to it to make sure that Bigs aren't doing "bad" things and especially not posting information about/pictures of their Littles. Here's what he quoted from his chapter's policy (which he wasn't aware of previously):
I told him that his response should be along the lines of "the terms of usage for those sites prohibits me from sharing my credentials. If I did so, I wouldn't be setting a very good example, would I?
In addition to the usual social networking sites, my friend has a few websites he runs on the side (as a business), might have a personal one as well, where do you draw the line?
Perhaps we'll all have to fall back to Ipgee's position.
My company is in the process of phasing in this sort of policy (BYODevice). The company will support you as far as getting connected to our systems (via BBES, for example) - technical support & troubleshooting of the devices and the software is left to the wireless provider. Which is part of the point of the whole thing - the company doesn't have to pay employees to do that support.
IIRC, the President can't dictate rules of proceedings to Congress.
The school can likely make a strong argument using in loco parentis depending upon the circumstances around the confiscation of the phone.
Not yet, anyway. That day will come, I'm sure. Especially in abstinence-only education states.
I've had a CFL in my front porch light for at least 2 full winters (upstate NY) and while it may take longer to come to full brightness, it's still going strong.
Until you crash said motorbike or get hit by a car, and pound your head into the pavement. At which point the rest of the country is paying, via the national healthcare system, to keep you alive in a near-vegetative state.
An envelope isn't encryption, it's obfuscation at the most.
That shell game (pun intended) started back in the IE3 or IE4 days.
Especially since once the IPO happens, his primary duty is a fiduciary one, to the stockholders - not the actual advancement of the technology or whatever else he wants to do with the company.
There are only 2 countries which allow "direct to consumer" advertising of prescription drugs - the US and New Zealand, and I'm not 100% about NZ (been a while since I looked). That should tell you something right there.
Sometimes I wonder if the glossy brochure and a few free pens & notepads is all the professional is working off as well.
Assuming the GPS can be trusted to get a good enough fix all the time. Look up "urban canyons."
I assure you, the average contractor on a state job doesn't pull in $128/hour. His pimp...I mean contract agency...charges on average $128/hour for his services. The contractor gets only a piece of that.
It found me twice - once in an apartment I lived in 5 years ago, for only one year. It said I lived there 5 years. The other address is my current address, it's got my length of residence right, but has my house valued at $1M. It's worth about 12% of that. It lists my wife on the current entry, but not the old apartment, despite the fact that we were married when we lived in the apartment. My wife's data is very wrong as well, differing from my own info in areas that should be common - home value (still inflated, but not as much) & length of residence.