Without knowing the specifics in Australia, the fact elsewhere in the world is that many governments treat things like Russian Roulette.
With 6 cylinders, and 1 bullet you can keep pointing the gun at your head and pull the trigger. You can keep making cuts to various departments and everything keeps going ok. You pull the trigger a few times, and then, bang. Your dead. And then, out of the blue, the shit hits the fan and your carefully managed cuts are too deep and you bleed to death.
Answer: I gave them three weeks notice, they said if I didn't commit to stay longer it would negatively effect future references. I refuse to work in a hostile environment and left at that time.
Stand up for the decision you make, regardless of what it is. It makes all the difference in the world. Don't whitewash it.
They have threatened you and have created a hostile work environment. No reason to 'suck it up'. Just leave. Feel free to suggest to them that if you even hear a hint that they badmouthed you to any future employer, or potential employer that you will seek compensation.
Ok, I'm getting seriously disappointed with slashdot. A story about a webcam, cellphone and automatically look up crap online? Fine. The technical aspects are interesting; but sixth-sense slant? Kill it before it breeds.
I have a god-damn cellphone with camera and internet and I don't think it's a sixth-sense feature when i use it to look something up. COME ON; it isn't 1971!
The advantage to these '000' calls is: I have NEVER received one that was a legitimate call. As such, I ignore them completely and have assigned an appropriate ring-tone on my phone. (Crickets, I need a silent MP3 ringtone but haven't got around to it yet).
After not answering the 000 numbers for 2 weeks I haven't received any in 3; I suspect it's only a couple of organizations using it and they are actively filtering their own list so they don't waste their time calling non-answerers.
The issue is, promoting it as more secure when it is only more secure in an already secure environment (sealed room, no windows, etc) is a joke.
I can only see 1 environment where it would have an honest potential to succeed over WiFi; in an environment where Radio Signals are specifically frowned upon. Hospitals, Airplanes, etc. In any other environment it is a non-issue as the best alternative is to hardwire a few network jacks if you want real security,otherwise each of these in turn WiFi with VPN, WiFi WAP2.
It's a puff piece about a local company with an almost unmarketable product. It doesn't matter how advanced the product is if there is no real market for it to exist in.
They've made it onto my shit-list. They are specifically a company whos products I will avoid, and will avoid recommending in any instance where there is a reasonable alternative. And, due to their product lines, there are always alternatives.
If the company has any brains they will prosecute the manager criminally, or fire HIS boss who put him up to it.
Using light, as opposed to radio waves is NOT more secure, unless the room has no windows, or others areas for light to escape. Wiring a room to support it could easily cost $300 (you still need atleast one network drop to the room, and mount the transmitter).
Are there environments where the slight advantages it has may be worth it? sure. but they will be so rare that the cost of the device will stay quite high.
THe article looks like a puff piece designed to lure in investors.
There is a severe lack of respect for IT; a number of comments in here are unexpectedly examples of it. IT work can be easy. IT work can be hard. IT is generally very time consuming; whether it be easy, or difficult.
I've done the gauntlet, from network drops, router configurations, firewalls, server installs, application suites, application development, end user training, requirements gathering. In the end the biggest problem is that everyone seems to think everything takes only about 10% of the time it actually takes. They see that one instance when everything goes right and decided that it must always be that fast and easy. It seldom is.
people can live without air conditioners without much difficulty. Try living without heat for 6 months of the year. WHile it is basically do-able it is a serious challenge.
I love the argument when Brazil comes up; do you have any idea what the energy usage difference is simply because of weather differences? that in itself is huge.
I watched the movie 'Wanted' and enjoyed it. I then bought the Graphic novel version of it and I enjoyed it. In many ways they aren't even the same story; HOWEVER they both are good and there is a core that is retained.
Had they made the movie 'Wanted' just like the Graphic novel it would NOT have made 10% of the money it made; half the theaters wouldn't have ran it. It probably would have been rated 'X' or NC-17. I think they took the redeeming qualities and used them for the movie; I'm sure others will disagree and would have wanted it to be more faithful. More faithful would have been unproducable.
Yeah, the advertising budget will be reduced, and Chevrolet won't advertise a car that won't be available until 2010, assuming it doesn't get cancelled in the mean time.
Yes, that's right, I saw an ad for a car that is NOT available, from a car company begging for money.
Whoever writes the check owns the work as a work-for-hire. Without negotiating a contract that is the legal default.
If the University is paid the grant, and you are paid by the University then you work for the University (how they budget to pay you has no direct bearing on ip rights). If you are being paid directly via the grant then the ownership rights may go to that organization, or you may retain the rights depending on their terms.
Any agreements with faculty regarding code they develop has absolutely nothing to do with your situation. They have a contract which explicitly assigns rights to them.
The biggest issue with using 3G in an ad is that it is highly variable based on your location and the tower. WiFi is pretty consistent and easier to control; however your ISP may jump through more hoops to get to some of the major websites than your wireless provider.
A teenage boy having a disagreement with a girl and having it result in suicide is tragic.
An adult, pretending to be a teenager who intentionally manipulates a child (which is what young teenagers are) is criminal.
If you, or anybody else on Slashdot can't figure out the difference you need to grow up. An adult is expected to be able to draw conclusions about their actions and the resulting consequences. They are held to a higher standard than teenagers and children. If a teenager intentionally harassed a child and the child committed suicide it is entirely possible they could be found guilty and sentenced appropriately; however it would be more difficult to show their intent.
Copyright couldn't cover their bricks. Patents ran out eons ago. But Trademarks, Trademarks are perpetual... so they 'Trademark' a physical object instead of a name & logo. anybody wonder why they lost?
I am a programmer and I am entirely and absolutely dumb-struck by this revelation.
That is absolutely the most asinine debug method I have ever head and I am seriously wondering if it was an intentional backdoor. Never, Ever send random commands to a shell. Hell, we are talking a unix base, there are hundreds, of not thousands of 2 and 3 letter functions which do 'something' and a significant number of them are not harmless. I realize the phone is not likely to have all of them, but it will have a number of them. 'rm' being a good example.
You've been asked to justify your cost. Here's a hint: Your BOSS needs to justify your cost, not you. Not to say you don't need to have input into the situation, but he's asking you for the wrong thing.
Next, Start fixing up your resume. It's likely you will either get hit with a paycut, or one, of the two of you will be let go. It doesn't matter if they can't survive with only 1 of you. They will toss one of you, outsource the rest, pay more and regret it, but you will still be out of a job and they won't bring you back.
Considering the arguments I got in between the word 'Signatures' and 'Heuristics' when it came to anti-virus I'm not surprised. They think heuristics are BLAH.*BLAH instead of BLAH...BLAH.
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Without knowing the specifics in Australia, the fact elsewhere in the world is that many governments treat things like Russian Roulette.
With 6 cylinders, and 1 bullet you can keep pointing the gun at your head and pull the trigger.
You can keep making cuts to various departments and everything keeps going ok.
You pull the trigger a few times, and then, bang. Your dead.
And then, out of the blue, the shit hits the fan and your carefully managed cuts are too deep and you bleed to death.
It isn't an awkward question.
Question: Why did you leave early?
Answer: I gave them three weeks notice, they said if I didn't commit to stay longer it would negatively effect future references. I refuse to work in a hostile environment and left at that time.
Stand up for the decision you make, regardless of what it is. It makes all the difference in the world. Don't whitewash it.
Leave sooner.
They have threatened you and have created a hostile work environment. No reason to 'suck it up'. Just leave. Feel free to suggest to them that if you even hear a hint that they badmouthed you to any future employer, or potential employer that you will seek compensation.
Ok, I'm getting seriously disappointed with slashdot. A story about a webcam, cellphone and automatically look up crap online? Fine. The technical aspects are interesting; but sixth-sense slant? Kill it before it breeds.
I have a god-damn cellphone with camera and internet and I don't think it's a sixth-sense feature when i use it to look something up. COME ON; it isn't 1971!
The advantage to these '000' calls is: I have NEVER received one that was a legitimate call. As such, I ignore them completely and have assigned an appropriate ring-tone on my phone. (Crickets, I need a silent MP3 ringtone but haven't got around to it yet).
After not answering the 000 numbers for 2 weeks I haven't received any in 3; I suspect it's only a couple of organizations using it and they are actively filtering their own list so they don't waste their time calling non-answerers.
The issue is, promoting it as more secure when it is only more secure in an already secure environment (sealed room, no windows, etc) is a joke.
I can only see 1 environment where it would have an honest potential to succeed over WiFi; in an environment where Radio Signals are specifically frowned upon. Hospitals, Airplanes, etc. In any other environment it is a non-issue as the best alternative is to hardwire a few network jacks if you want real security,otherwise each of these in turn WiFi with VPN, WiFi WAP2.
It's a puff piece about a local company with an almost unmarketable product. It doesn't matter how advanced the product is if there is no real market for it to exist in.
They've made it onto my shit-list. They are specifically a company whos products I will avoid, and will avoid recommending in any instance where there is a reasonable alternative. And, due to their product lines, there are always alternatives.
If the company has any brains they will prosecute the manager criminally, or fire HIS boss who put him up to it.
The article is utter bullshit.
Using light, as opposed to radio waves is NOT more secure, unless the room has no windows, or others areas for light to escape.
Wiring a room to support it could easily cost $300 (you still need atleast one network drop to the room, and mount the transmitter).
Are there environments where the slight advantages it has may be worth it? sure. but they will be so rare that the cost of the device will stay quite high.
THe article looks like a puff piece designed to lure in investors.
The one major issue with thi... RIM is a foreign company.
There is a severe lack of respect for IT; a number of comments in here are unexpectedly examples of it.
IT work can be easy. IT work can be hard. IT is generally very time consuming; whether it be easy, or difficult.
I've done the gauntlet, from network drops, router configurations, firewalls, server installs, application suites, application development, end user training, requirements gathering. In the end the biggest problem is that everyone seems to think everything takes only about 10% of the time it actually takes. They see that one instance when everything goes right and decided that it must always be that fast and easy. It seldom is.
In clear violation of standard posting practice I think the Slashdot editors should have posted it as if by him.
A certain amount of symmetry.
Assuming for a moment it's true; are you aware of the inverse-square law?
Get this, working on an antenna broadcasting at several hundred thousand watts is worse than sitting 2ft from a 1 watt (at most) transmitter...
people can live without air conditioners without much difficulty. Try living without heat for 6 months of the year. WHile it is basically do-able it is a serious challenge.
I love the argument when Brazil comes up; do you have any idea what the energy usage difference is simply because of weather differences? that in itself is huge.
I watched the movie 'Wanted' and enjoyed it. I then bought the Graphic novel version of it and I enjoyed it. In many ways they aren't even the same story; HOWEVER they both are good and there is a core that is retained.
Had they made the movie 'Wanted' just like the Graphic novel it would NOT have made 10% of the money it made; half the theaters wouldn't have ran it. It probably would have been rated 'X' or NC-17. I think they took the redeeming qualities and used them for the movie; I'm sure others will disagree and would have wanted it to be more faithful. More faithful would have been unproducable.
Yeah, the advertising budget will be reduced, and Chevrolet won't advertise a car that won't be available until 2010, assuming it doesn't get cancelled in the mean time.
Yes, that's right, I saw an ad for a car that is NOT available, from a car company begging for money.
Whoever writes the check owns the work as a work-for-hire.
Without negotiating a contract that is the legal default.
If the University is paid the grant, and you are paid by the University then you work for the University (how they budget to pay you has no direct bearing on ip rights). If you are being paid directly via the grant then the ownership rights may go to that organization, or you may retain the rights depending on their terms.
Any agreements with faculty regarding code they develop has absolutely nothing to do with your situation. They have a contract which explicitly assigns rights to them.
Sirius didn't lose content, they just changed the name.
XM kept the name and lost all it's content.
The biggest issue with using 3G in an ad is that it is highly variable based on your location and the tower.
WiFi is pretty consistent and easier to control; however your ISP may jump through more hoops to get to some of the major websites than your wireless provider.
You running with 2.2? I've found the GPS tends to get the location in less than 5 seconds now. blew me away.
A teenage boy having a disagreement with a girl and having it result in suicide is tragic.
An adult, pretending to be a teenager who intentionally manipulates a child (which is what young teenagers are) is criminal.
If you, or anybody else on Slashdot can't figure out the difference you need to grow up.
An adult is expected to be able to draw conclusions about their actions and the resulting consequences. They are held to a higher standard than teenagers and children.
If a teenager intentionally harassed a child and the child committed suicide it is entirely possible they could be found guilty and sentenced appropriately; however it would be more difficult to show their intent.
Lego tried an end-run around the law.
Copyright couldn't cover their bricks.
Patents ran out eons ago.
But Trademarks, Trademarks are perpetual... so they 'Trademark' a physical object instead of a name & logo. anybody wonder why they lost?
I am a programmer and I am entirely and absolutely dumb-struck by this revelation.
That is absolutely the most asinine debug method I have ever head and I am seriously wondering if it was an intentional backdoor.
Never, Ever send random commands to a shell. Hell, we are talking a unix base, there are hundreds, of not thousands of 2 and 3 letter functions which do 'something' and a significant number of them are not harmless. I realize the phone is not likely to have all of them, but it will have a number of them. 'rm' being a good example.
You've been asked to justify your cost. Here's a hint: Your BOSS needs to justify your cost, not you. Not to say you don't need to have input into the situation, but he's asking you for the wrong thing.
Next, Start fixing up your resume. It's likely you will either get hit with a paycut, or one, of the two of you will be let go. It doesn't matter if they can't survive with only 1 of you. They will toss one of you, outsource the rest, pay more and regret it, but you will still be out of a job and they won't bring you back.
Considering the arguments I got in between the word 'Signatures' and 'Heuristics' when it came to anti-virus I'm not surprised.
They think heuristics are BLAH.*BLAH instead of BLAH...BLAH.
And even then, they don't get it right.