I agree with you on shutting up about 'sympathizing'. When there's a soccer mom sticker right about the Support Our Troops sticker on the van, you know it's total bullshit. What they're doing is a way of life, and they don't need that kind of 'support' from us.
But in Iraq, they are serving the ideals of Halliburton and the Bush family, not the Constitution. There's no real honor in that, other than the fringe benefit of killing a few Al Qaeda members in the process.
I don't like being told that I can't install software if I need to. There are some non-corporate-standard tools that I use (cygwin is a quick example) that allow me to be far more efficient than the corporate software set alone will allow me. If this is kept from me, my job is quite a bit harder to do, and that has an impact on what I deliver to the company.
Also, our management goes by the phone system time for scheduling, while the IT department forces a sync with its servers on login, which are always at least 5 minutes behind the phone system. This messes with our calendars and meeting notifications. Maybe we shouldn't depend on Outlook to tell us when our next meeting is, but we all do here. If I'm not allowed to set my PC clock to the correct time, that slows down daily operations to an extent, though I admit it's mainly an inconvenience.
I understand the need to lock down the machines of temps and the barely-computer-literates, but we're a software development department. We know what we're doing. We know not to install Bonzi Buddy by choice, and what Gator is, and what that trusted software window is that pops up when something's trying to bone your machine, and not to open attachments.. don't treat us like idiots.
I wish someone else would have written it. David Foster Wallace's 10 footnotes per page style is very tedious to read. Maybe I'm just not scholarly enough or something.
At least the Arrogant Linux Advocates stick to smalltime stuff like DoSing SCO. OS/2 had a few nutballs that liked to make death threats to journalists (hint - that's not a good way to get press for your OS).
dead on about #3. I loved OS/2 and hated MS. I was an asshole about it and I regret that. It makes me cringe when I see Linux guys talk shit about Windows, because they are missing the entire point.
First of all, corporations are not the underpriveliged and therefore do not deserve any charity, least of all our jobs.
Second of all, frankly, I don't give a shit about people in India being hungry. There are hungry people in the USA, too, believe it or not. In Appalachia, the inner city, and in places where all the jobs left and went overseas. The USA is MY country and I care about its residents first.
How many people does India send over here to feed hungry Americans? If you can name one I'll be impressed.
he runs a website devoted to american jobs, what the hell do you think he'd say on national TV? that there really aren't any, so nobody should pay for his service?
So I guess this means that you will set a shining example by jumping on the next plane to Bangalore to seek your fortune? Please? We don't need traitors like you in this country.
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I agree with you on shutting up about 'sympathizing'. When there's a soccer mom sticker right about the Support Our Troops sticker on the van, you know it's total bullshit. What they're doing is a way of life, and they don't need that kind of 'support' from us.
But in Iraq, they are serving the ideals of Halliburton and the Bush family, not the Constitution. There's no real honor in that, other than the fringe benefit of killing a few Al Qaeda members in the process.
the stick in the ass is a sacrament of all Christian faiths. When your head's in the water they shove it in.
hey, jennifer beales doesn't smell bad
It's no accident that your PC's AC power connection doesn't look anything like the ethernet connection.
Mine doe!@*&934128()#*!)@((~!
I'm not sure which is the official time. Yes, I know they should be the same. I have no say in that, though.
there is a happy medium.
I don't like being told that I can't install software if I need to. There are some non-corporate-standard tools that I use (cygwin is a quick example) that allow me to be far more efficient than the corporate software set alone will allow me. If this is kept from me, my job is quite a bit harder to do, and that has an impact on what I deliver to the company.
Also, our management goes by the phone system time for scheduling, while the IT department forces a sync with its servers on login, which are always at least 5 minutes behind the phone system. This messes with our calendars and meeting notifications. Maybe we shouldn't depend on Outlook to tell us when our next meeting is, but we all do here. If I'm not allowed to set my PC clock to the correct time, that slows down daily operations to an extent, though I admit it's mainly an inconvenience.
I understand the need to lock down the machines of temps and the barely-computer-literates, but we're a software development department. We know what we're doing. We know not to install Bonzi Buddy by choice, and what Gator is, and what that trusted software window is that pops up when something's trying to bone your machine, and not to open attachments.. don't treat us like idiots.
I prefer the Mr. Studd implant from Cyberpunk 2020
pong was lame?
I think it's a forgone conclusion that when you go on eBay you have to leave your bullshit detector on high.
It's not a Wal-Mart and nobody that does a lot of business on there treats it as such.
I wish someone else would have written it. David Foster Wallace's 10 footnotes per page style is very tedious to read. Maybe I'm just not scholarly enough or something.
We should ask Cuato what to do about this!
your mom, bitch
At least the Arrogant Linux Advocates stick to smalltime stuff like DoSing SCO. OS/2 had a few nutballs that liked to make death threats to journalists (hint - that's not a good way to get press for your OS).
When did this happen? I didn't hear about it.
if I could mount myself I'd never leave the house
*rimshot*
dead on about #3. I loved OS/2 and hated MS. I was an asshole about it and I regret that. It makes me cringe when I see Linux guys talk shit about Windows, because they are missing the entire point.
They came over here to help themselves, and take jobs away from us, not to help us.
And yes, I freely admit I'm a bigot. Being a citizen of the world doesn't mean shit if you can't pay your bills.
First of all, corporations are not the underpriveliged and therefore do not deserve any charity, least of all our jobs.
Second of all, frankly, I don't give a shit about people in India being hungry. There are hungry people in the USA, too, believe it or not. In Appalachia, the inner city, and in places where all the jobs left and went overseas. The USA is MY country and I care about its residents first.
How many people does India send over here to feed hungry Americans? If you can name one I'll be impressed.
he runs a website devoted to american jobs, what the hell do you think he'd say on national TV? that there really aren't any, so nobody should pay for his service?
So I guess this means that you will set a shining example by jumping on the next plane to Bangalore to seek your fortune? Please? We don't need traitors like you in this country.
this reminds me of when I used to hang out on IRC and set the channel topics to "press ALT-F4 for ops!" Half the channel would drop
It IS all Phish's fault. Drugs are bad, m'kay?
Simple! Just jack Kevin Bacon into the Matrix and you'll have a link to everyone!
maybe he mules skag and that's the only time he's ever in a car.
SIR. You may call me SIR.