The most common auditor being the very well-respected accounting firm of Price-Waterhouse-Coopers. Would you accuse them of being paid to lie? I doubt it.
I would not accuse them of it, but why are you so convinced that the possibility is ruled out? That is stunningly naive. Didn't they "guard the questions" for one of those rigged quiz shows in the 50s?
This is Georgia we're talking about. The appropriate cliche is "inbred rednecks" and they're usually barefoot.;)
Seriously, we are talking about 2 years of "personal phone calls" from every computer on the school network, and this guy was no longer working there when it was discovered (its not even clear to me whether he was an actual employee, or a "contract worker"), so presumably it would've gone on indefinitely. The two don't really compare.
I know what dnet's about and I also trust them; I was putting myself in the place of the real folks who can't be expected to know anything about them, who find out they've been involuntarily facilitating their work.
Nothing really shady about IMDB, it's just that Amazon owns it now. You can still contribute if you like, and I still find it a useful resource. But it's also a shill for their video business.
BS...ISP's save money when bad techs convince consumers who don't know what they are doing, and are constantly in need of co$tly support, to go to the competition...
You shouldn't. But it's not entirely the tech's stupidity that resulted in your crawlspace duties. The ISP business is highly competitive and mostly running at a loss; the motivation to save costs is high.
No tech agent wants to roll a truck out to your house and later be called on the carpet because you needed to uninstall/reinstall a NIC. So if there is a *remote*, 1 in 20 chance that the issue might be your NIC installation, they will ask you to reinstall it (and a less competent tech will have you do the same in circumstances where there is no chance that it's the NIC, just so the *next* guy will be the one to take responsibility and roll a truck.)
Having worked as a tier 1 tech, I recognize your valid point, but it's not the techs, it's management and the cost realities of the isp business.
The killer served 7 years, and prior to his conviction, was no doubt threatened with more severe penalties.
Our bandwidth thief has not served any time, as yet, and is being threatened with maximum penalties; the dimensions of his crime are being amplified by inflated bandwidth costs and the duration (2 years) of his violation.
I doubt if he will serve as much time as he is being threatened with; it's possible, and to be hoped, that he will not serve time at all.
Sure, the legal system is messed up, but the comparisons you're making aren't really valid, at least not yet.
Of course, John Sinclair *did* get 15 years for two joints...
If I were an employer I would rather see my idle bandwidth used on a game server than "contributed" to some unknown entity, for end purposes that are pretty much undetermined. (I'm still pissed that "contributing to IMDB" became "working for Jeff Bezos wthout compensation.")
Personal calls: Many employers forbid this, and it is their right to do so. And setting up the phones to automatically dial a local number whenever they are not in use will probably get you fired just about anywhere, even if it is toll-free, and even if it disconnects for incoming calls.
Copy machine: Ask your boss's permission to reproduce your pr0n collection on the color copier sometime.
Writing utensils, I'll give you that one. If you think that's analagous, though, I'll trade you my Bic for your workstation.
The original poster is the one who is "filtering" the term "world leader" to fit his definition of tyrant.
If you define "world leaders" as only those who would conquer the known world, you will of course net a large number of tyrants. But that argument is circular. Invalid.
"The final most important aspect of the light beam coffee maker that is very desirable from a marketing perspective is that the optical monitor provides a continuous readout of the "freshness" of the brewed coffee. As the brewed coffee sits upon the warmer plate we all know that it becomes "stale" and, within an hour or so of brewing, no longer is very palatable. The optical monitor indicates this loss of freshness and displays it on a ten LED bargraph. Hence, freshly brewed coffee has all ten LED's lit; but within an hour, only 1 or 2 LED's remain lit, indicating the degree of "staleness". We believe this represents a significant improvement in brewing technology, allowing one to tell at a glance when the coffee is no longer palatable."
This looks like a relatively low-cost technology that would actually be useful, I don't understand people's beef with it.
Just route all your transactions through goldmoney.com!
I prefer the chocolate standard however, and I'll be offering the means to pay all your debts with choco-doubloons through my Internet Start-Up Choco-Money.com
That's the advantage of storing an image on pure celluloid.
CELLULOID. Celanese Corporation's brand of nitrocellulose, a natural fiber derivative that is highly flammable and becomes glutinous over time. (http://www.mediavalue.com/glossary.html)
An outfit like this, its probably safe to assume that anyone who knew how to edit, or even delete, an html file, was on the to-go list, so all those phone-skilled middle management people can get paid for another week.
You really think that, with the big record companies going around saying "MP3's dead" and expecting consumers to flock to their non-tradeable formats, there won't be more yocks coming from the music industry?
Oh come on...why should your kids endure something that would be reprehensible and despicable if government authorities did it to you?
Supervision, fine. Involvement, fine. But a daily/weekly review of everyplace you've surfed, in the presence of parental authority? Weren't you ever young?
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No, wait....that was Creature From 20000 Fathoms.
never mind
I want to get drunk with Hoagy Carmichael and
I would not accuse them of it, but why are you so convinced that the possibility is ruled out? That is stunningly naive. Didn't they "guard the questions" for one of those rigged quiz shows in the 50s?
I want to get drunk with Hoagy Carmichael and
This is Georgia we're talking about. The appropriate cliche is "inbred rednecks" and they're usually barefoot. ;)
Seriously, we are talking about 2 years of "personal phone calls" from every computer on the school network, and this guy was no longer working there when it was discovered (its not even clear to me whether he was an actual employee, or a "contract worker"), so presumably it would've gone on indefinitely. The two don't really compare.
I want to get drunk with Hoagy Carmichael and
Nothing really shady about IMDB, it's just that Amazon owns it now. You can still contribute if you like, and I still find it a useful resource. But it's also a shill for their video business.
I want to get drunk with Hoagy Carmichael and
Next time, he should try Publishers Clearing House.
I want to get drunk with Hoagy Carmichael and
I want to get drunk with Hoagy Carmichael and
No tech agent wants to roll a truck out to your house and later be called on the carpet because you needed to uninstall/reinstall a NIC. So if there is a *remote*, 1 in 20 chance that the issue might be your NIC installation, they will ask you to reinstall it (and a less competent tech will have you do the same in circumstances where there is no chance that it's the NIC, just so the *next* guy will be the one to take responsibility and roll a truck.)
Having worked as a tier 1 tech, I recognize your valid point, but it's not the techs, it's management and the cost realities of the isp business.
I want to get drunk with Hoagy Carmichael and
Our bandwidth thief has not served any time, as yet, and is being threatened with maximum penalties; the dimensions of his crime are being amplified by inflated bandwidth costs and the duration (2 years) of his violation.
I doubt if he will serve as much time as he is being threatened with; it's possible, and to be hoped, that he will not serve time at all.
Sure, the legal system is messed up, but the comparisons you're making aren't really valid, at least not yet.
Of course, John Sinclair *did* get 15 years for two joints...
I want to get drunk with Hoagy Carmichael and
So much for his chances in the geek lotto.
I want to get drunk with Hoagy Carmichael and
I want to get drunk with Hoagy Carmichael and
Copy machine: Ask your boss's permission to reproduce your pr0n collection on the color copier sometime.
Writing utensils, I'll give you that one. If you think that's analagous, though, I'll trade you my Bic for your workstation.
I want to get drunk with Hoagy Carmichael and
I want to get drunk with Hoagy Carmichael and
The original poster is the one who is "filtering" the term "world leader" to fit his definition of tyrant.
If you define "world leaders" as only those who would conquer the known world, you will of course net a large number of tyrants. But that argument is circular. Invalid.
I want to get drunk with Hoagy Carmichael and
There may be very good answers to these questions, but my instinct says "Follow the money."
I want to get drunk with Hoagy Carmichael and
I'll bite anyway.
criminal law!=civil law
Criminal laws are not civil contracts.
I want to get drunk with Hoagy Carmichael and
"The final most important aspect of the light beam coffee maker that is very desirable from a marketing perspective is that the optical monitor provides a continuous readout of the "freshness" of the brewed coffee. As the brewed coffee sits upon the warmer plate we all know that it becomes "stale" and, within an hour or so of brewing, no longer is very palatable. The optical monitor indicates this loss of freshness and displays it on a ten LED bargraph. Hence, freshly brewed coffee has all ten LED's lit; but within an hour, only 1 or 2 LED's remain lit, indicating the degree of "staleness". We believe this represents a significant improvement in brewing technology, allowing one to tell at a glance when the coffee is no longer palatable."
This looks like a relatively low-cost technology that would actually be useful, I don't understand people's beef with it.
I want to get drunk with Hoagy Carmichael and
I prefer the chocolate standard however, and I'll be offering the means to pay all your debts with choco-doubloons through my Internet Start-Up Choco-Money.com
It's the New New Economy.
CELLULOID. Celanese Corporation's brand of nitrocellulose, a natural fiber derivative that is highly flammable and becomes glutinous over time. (http://www.mediavalue.com/glossary.html)
It isnt used for film any more for these reasons.
further clarification
since when does "thin-skinned, humorless" = "insightful?"
Nothing without weasels can compare to Beastmaster.
An outfit like this, its probably safe to assume that anyone who knew how to edit, or even delete, an html file, was on the to-go list, so all those phone-skilled middle management people can get paid for another week.
You really think that, with the big record companies going around saying "MP3's dead" and expecting consumers to flock to their non-tradeable formats, there won't be more yocks coming from the music industry?
Supervision, fine. Involvement, fine. But a daily/weekly review of everyplace you've surfed, in the presence of parental authority? Weren't you ever young?