Who do you think is going to end up paying that tax? The media execs? Ha! It'll come out of the consumer's pocket and be used as another excuse why piracy needs to be stopped before the cost of business kills off media industries. No thanks I don't want to give the government or media companies another cent.
When my wife collapsed at work they did some bloodwork and it came back "borderline pregnant". She was told to come back for another test after a few days.
from a Microsoft employee? Chair throwing, and dancing like a monkey. You?
You can only expect that from senior management. From a lowly employee, you can expect the price of proceeding with your support call to be read in broken English.
I thought "fighting pornography" was a new genre? Women in nothing but army boots, holding machine guns, and getting frisky with senior officers maybe?
This was a great joke I thought, till reminded myself of Gitmo. Now I just feel ill.
I don't know where you work, but at my job I don't have that nudity clause. In fact I'm pretty sure if I turned up to work naked I'd be fired. That's okay though because I'd rather quit than be around some of my coworkers naked.
Glad to hear it was hobby work. Extending yourself and trying new things in a safe environment is exactly what an IT professional should be doing.
My first experiences programming were....amusing. I still remember at age 7 or so I got my first computer - A Texas Instruments 99/4A - and not knowing whether or not a typo in the code could blow the thing up.
Then there's the fact that mouse droppings in my Apple IIe hard disk was causing disks (including my backup disks) to get wiped. I was writing my first game and all the backups ended up hosed. Put me off programming for a couple of years. Hey I was 8.
My wife's a casual primary school teacher and I think teaching has gone off the rails. I know what you mean about "lord of the flies". My wife is 4 months pregnant and the other week she got shoved in the stomach by a child. His response when told he can't do that: "Well someone did that to mummy when I was in her tummy!". I doubt the parent was even informed, and if they were they probably didn't care.
What is there to do when the kids keep upping the ante and there's no recourse on the school ground? Hit 'em were it hurts. Maybe if parents have to pay for a lawyer for mommy's little bastard's behavior, some parents will start, you know, parenting...
Have you met the parents? That just won't work. Where do you think the kids get their attitude in the first place?
The only solution is to give the teachers back the authority and the trust we once had in them...perhaps with more oversight.
My wife is a casual primary school teacher. She doesn't dress provocatively but she is a little overweight (mostly weight she put on a few years ago when she got quite ill for a few months). She gets called everything from fat cow to dumb slut by children under 12.
It would be nice if the kids at the schools she teaches at were kept in better check (especially when they get physical - she's pregnant and got shoved in the stomach about 2 weeks ago and while the child was spoken to they continued to make excuses and justify their behaviour). However she does work with troubled children and problem classes, so she knows it comes with the territory. Do I like that my wife cops abuse? Hell no. Do I want her to turn around and prosecute a child that abuses her? Hell no. I'd be asking her to change jobs if she couldn't handle it. I can imagine on a bad day such abuse would take its toll.
Once you hit about 18 to 21 in most places you're expected to quickly become self-sufficient. It's no longer an option to play and let others take care of you. Only in those early years do you have the opportunity to just enjoy life without participating in the struggle. I'm not saying kids shouldn't learn advanced skills or take on a part time job, but it should be for enjoyment, not so they can become adults prematurely. Don't put the burden of being self-sufficient on children.
It concerns me that someone that doesn't understand the concept of a loop is programming a CMS. Was this hobby work done in your spare time, or a tutorial? Or was it paid professional work???
This seems like a pretty boring and routine infringement case. I'm glad the photographer won his case but why is it on slashdot?
Because he wants to gloat, and because slashdot loves a david geek vs goliath megacorp fairytale ending.
- Most people who represent themselves end up in a mess because they don't know or understand procedure or the relevant case law. - Most of the time, large companies get away with this sort of behaviour.
I honestly never thought I'd live to see the day when the USA was listed as one of the countries you are most likely to have your laptop seized. I think I grew up watching too much American TV.
Ever heard of increasing the shutter speed to counter hand-shake??
I regularly use "10x" zoom cameras hand held. You have to know how to use them and what their limitations are?
If you're after poster sized printing and high quality, or if you're going to be shooting anything that moves fast, nothing is going to beat an SLR. Preferably tripod mounted. For photos of your friends, and relatively static stuff in good light, 10x zoom is very useful.
By the way I own a Panasonic Lumix FZ-20 and went out of my way to get it for some of the features you talk about. 5MP, image stabilized, good reputation. It's the WORST of my digital cameras and gets the least use bar none. In comparison my old Olympus c-770 which is not image stabilized and produces 4MP pictures is fantastic. The best value camera I've used would be the Fuji S5700. All cameras including these have their flaws. In low light, it's SLR or bust.
The B2 fleet is a deterent. The minute you have to drop a nuke you've lost. The threat is "Bomb us and we'll drop nukes. You can't stop us. You won't even see us coming." It's a bit hard to make that threat unless the enemy knows you're not bluffing.
Pointing out that a old trusted method is better vs a new untested one for something safety critical is apparently now flamebait. I smell a minor slashdot bitchslap afoot.
That's fine. Read it or don't. Continue thinking I'm a jackass, while your condescending drivel is just good argument. You fail to address a single point I've made without twisting it and arguing another. You begin with the personal attacks and then get upset when I dish them back up.
Well, I won't comment the irony of your signature, but sure it is tempting...
Ah but you just DID comment.
I didn't say he should be modded down because I disagree with him. I said he should be modded down because his attitude sucks. My signature does not say people should never be modded down. Just that it they shouldn't be modded down merely because you disagree. I'm sorry if that's too subtle a difference for you.
Slashdot Mirror
"Websense is reporting that Gmail's CAPTCHA has been broken, and that bots are beginning to sign up with a one in five success rate.
That's better than I can do reading those damn things!!!
On the face of it, I love that idea.
Who do you think is going to end up paying that tax? The media execs? Ha! It'll come out of the consumer's pocket and be used as another excuse why piracy needs to be stopped before the cost of business kills off media industries. No thanks I don't want to give the government or media companies another cent.
When my wife collapsed at work they did some bloodwork and it came back "borderline pregnant". She was told to come back for another test after a few days.
"Borderline"...It's called a euphemism.
from a Microsoft employee?
Chair throwing, and dancing like a monkey. You?
You can only expect that from senior management. From a lowly employee, you can expect the price of proceeding with your support call to be read in broken English.
I thought "fighting pornography" was a new genre? Women in nothing but army boots, holding machine guns, and getting frisky with senior officers maybe?
This was a great joke I thought, till reminded myself of Gitmo. Now I just feel ill.
I'll go for:
(e) Continue to live a life of disgusting filthy rich luxury
All while being naked to the world.
I don't know where you work, but at my job I don't have that nudity clause. In fact I'm pretty sure if I turned up to work naked I'd be fired. That's okay though because I'd rather quit than be around some of my coworkers naked.
Glad to hear it was hobby work. Extending yourself and trying new things in a safe environment is exactly what an IT professional should be doing.
My first experiences programming were....amusing. I still remember at age 7 or so I got my first computer - A Texas Instruments 99/4A - and not knowing whether or not a typo in the code could blow the thing up.
Then there's the fact that mouse droppings in my Apple IIe hard disk was causing disks (including my backup disks) to get wiped. I was writing my first game and all the backups ended up hosed. Put me off programming for a couple of years. Hey I was 8.
My wife's a casual primary school teacher and I think teaching has gone off the rails. I know what you mean about "lord of the flies". My wife is 4 months pregnant and the other week she got shoved in the stomach by a child. His response when told he can't do that: "Well someone did that to mummy when I was in her tummy!". I doubt the parent was even informed, and if they were they probably didn't care.
What is there to do when the kids keep upping the ante and there's no recourse on the school ground? Hit 'em were it hurts. Maybe if parents have to pay for a lawyer for mommy's little bastard's behavior, some parents will start, you know, parenting...
Have you met the parents? That just won't work. Where do you think the kids get their attitude in the first place?
The only solution is to give the teachers back the authority and the trust we once had in them...perhaps with more oversight.
My wife is a casual primary school teacher. She doesn't dress provocatively but she is a little overweight (mostly weight she put on a few years ago when she got quite ill for a few months). She gets called everything from fat cow to dumb slut by children under 12.
It would be nice if the kids at the schools she teaches at were kept in better check (especially when they get physical - she's pregnant and got shoved in the stomach about 2 weeks ago and while the child was spoken to they continued to make excuses and justify their behaviour). However she does work with troubled children and problem classes, so she knows it comes with the territory. Do I like that my wife cops abuse? Hell no. Do I want her to turn around and prosecute a child that abuses her? Hell no. I'd be asking her to change jobs if she couldn't handle it. I can imagine on a bad day such abuse would take its toll.
Once you hit about 18 to 21 in most places you're expected to quickly become self-sufficient. It's no longer an option to play and let others take care of you. Only in those early years do you have the opportunity to just enjoy life without participating in the struggle. I'm not saying kids shouldn't learn advanced skills or take on a part time job, but it should be for enjoyment, not so they can become adults prematurely. Don't put the burden of being self-sufficient on children.
It concerns me that someone that doesn't understand the concept of a loop is programming a CMS. Was this hobby work done in your spare time, or a tutorial? Or was it paid professional work???
This seems like a pretty boring and routine infringement case. I'm glad the photographer won his case but why is it on slashdot?
Because he wants to gloat, and because slashdot loves a david geek vs goliath megacorp fairytale ending.
- Most people who represent themselves end up in a mess because they don't know or understand procedure or the relevant case law.
- Most of the time, large companies get away with this sort of behaviour.
Will your boss expect you to offer 24/24 support, since it was your idea
If your boss expects you to pack 24 days into a week, I'd just plain quit.
...and in the spirit of GTA will start randomly shooting people, stealing cars and running people down, and picking fights with random street walkers.
I guess you don't understand the purpose of a class action. The purpose is never to benefit the consumer.
You mis-spelt lawyer.
I honestly never thought I'd live to see the day when the USA was listed as one of the countries you are most likely to have your laptop seized. I think I grew up watching too much American TV.
Informative? More like misguided!!!
Ever heard of increasing the shutter speed to counter hand-shake??
I regularly use "10x" zoom cameras hand held. You have to know how to use them and what their limitations are?
If you're after poster sized printing and high quality, or if you're going to be shooting anything that moves fast, nothing is going to beat an SLR. Preferably tripod mounted. For photos of your friends, and relatively static stuff in good light, 10x zoom is very useful.
By the way I own a Panasonic Lumix FZ-20 and went out of my way to get it for some of the features you talk about. 5MP, image stabilized, good reputation. It's the WORST of my digital cameras and gets the least use bar none. In comparison my old Olympus c-770 which is not image stabilized and produces 4MP pictures is fantastic. The best value camera I've used would be the Fuji S5700. All cameras including these have their flaws. In low light, it's SLR or bust.
The B2 fleet is a deterent. The minute you have to drop a nuke you've lost. The threat is "Bomb us and we'll drop nukes. You can't stop us. You won't even see us coming." It's a bit hard to make that threat unless the enemy knows you're not bluffing.
Nobody is going to relocate to an outpost in Tau Bootis
Nah they'll show. Just advertise as follows, with a time and date: Tau Bootis. Pole Dancing.
Pointing out that a old trusted method is better vs a new untested one for something safety critical is apparently now flamebait. I smell a minor slashdot bitchslap afoot.
How the fuck is that a troll? What idiot modderated that?
Ah let me guess - the time honoured slashdot practice of getting a mate to mod down someone who rebutts your insults.
Only on slashdot could this be modded troll.
That's fine. Read it or don't. Continue thinking I'm a jackass, while your condescending drivel is just good argument. You fail to address a single point I've made without twisting it and arguing another. You begin with the personal attacks and then get upset when I dish them back up.
Well, I won't comment the irony of your signature, but sure it is tempting...
Ah but you just DID comment.
I didn't say he should be modded down because I disagree with him. I said he should be modded down because his attitude sucks. My signature does not say people should never be modded down. Just that it they shouldn't be modded down merely because you disagree. I'm sorry if that's too subtle a difference for you.