Ahhh! One of the faithful! But SECOFR didn't get you the whole machine did it? I thought it was sandboxed to the audit logs and security info. You'd still need to log on as an administrator to do anything (though to be fair, you could use SECOFR to create an account with administration privileges and still log on and do anything).
They want IT to be the next Factory job where you get low wages and bad hours.
But no unions. Remember that part! Don't want the unions in there mucking up your "professionalism", do you? Face it... you are the blue-collar workers of the information age.
When there are better alternatives made available, people will use them every time.
But still people vote against politicians that will bring them better alternatives. People make bad political decisions on irrelevant criteria and are then surprised when they suffer. It's a shame most don't see the connection.
Do you really think that Shell, Exxon or Texaco or any other oil company would handle this better, or is prepared for a problem like this?
No, but those companies probably wouldn't have had this problem in the first place. You see, BP has the worst safety/regulatory compliance of any of the major oil companies by far. They've got 760 citations for "egregious, willful safety violations" from OSHA; their nearest competitor in the oil industry, Sunoco, has 8 (Exxon, the last poster-child for oil-industry irresponsibility, has only 1.) Their regulatory compliance for EPA issues is just as bad in comparison to their cohort. And I'm sure if you look at people supplying hookers and blow to the MMS, they're right at the top, too. Bottom line, BP is "the worst of the worst" when it comes to playing by the rules despite it's pretty green and yellow logo. They deserve to have all leases terminated and no more granted in perpetuity. Maybe then they'd get their act together.
And do you know who were on the wrong sides of every single one of these things? Things that we take for granted and that are integral parts of a civilized and fair society?
Conservatives. That's right - just look it up. Don't worry about who's a Republican or a Democrat (or a Progressive or a Whig or a Socialist or...). Just look at the philosophy of those who fought these things. And they're still at it today, blocking things that would make society more just and civilized. You have to wonder about the darkness in their souls that drive them towards this hatred of change for the better.
Conservatives - on the wrong side of American history since 1776.
The Red Sweater lived on my dorm floor. He was a fucking legend. One day someone took his sweater. He curled up in a fetal position on his bed in the corner of his room until someone got it back. That would have been in 1975-76.
PLATO (and TUTOR) rocked. I had the green, paper-covered TUTOR manual on my bookshelf up until about two years ago, when I threw out a bunch of stuff. Had the paper notes of Kuck's book on parallel computation, too. I actually drug around a couple of the boards from the G-20 they yanked out of the EE building, too, but that went before I left Illinois in 1981. People have no fucking clue...
... but local news channels fulfill a niche that the crush of 24/7 news channels doesn't touch.
Local TV news is (and, God, how can this be true?) even more irrelevant than local newspaper coverage, as it's less in depth, more poorly researched and written, and more of a "if it bleeds, it leads" nature. So what, exactly, is lost, should local TV news vanish? "All local crime, all the time!" reporting to spread fear, or parroting press releases from local politicians to capitalize from that? Or is it the fluffy bunny story at the end after the weather and sports?
He didn't seem to understand that... having almost every machine be unusable for three hours in the middle of the work day cost a lot of productive time.
Wow! That sort of quote is the quintessence of the median of American theological debate.
Since the probability of the first happening is vanishingly small (at least for the moron who spouted it), and the probability of the second higher than the first (at least in this country), being rational, I'd tend to say no to the second. However, that still is not a proof of God's existence (or non-existence). A greater willingness to die stupidly does not a proof make.
Of course, being a heathen (and somewhat snarky) bastard, I can always say "No, but I'm quite willing to let you jump in front of a bus to prove it, if you think that it does."
The only thing that irritates me is people who persist in flying the battle flag of the confederacy. I know that they've been taught that it's a sign of southern heritage, but this is a perfect example of politicization of history. It's a battle flag. It symbolizes rebellion against the United States of America. The only heritage it is attached to is a heritage of racially motivated anti-government sentiment. What really cracks me up is people who fly the flag of a failed rebellion and yet claim to be patriots.
Very few small clients will access their accounts in that way. As such, the service is priced with the large client in mind. They will not drop the fees for a small client because then the larger clients would insist that they drop the fees for them, too. Plus, it's a pain in the butt to administer the "small fish" they might pull in by lowering their fees.
Tell you what... You think this is a brilliant way to make money? Open your own bank. It's actually legal (and relatively easy) in this country. It's a good time to open a small bank, too - people are sick of the big banks. Find a backer and let them know that there's this underserved banking market out there. I'm sure you'll find plenty of takers if the idea is a good one.
But, in general, the main reason a banking service isn't offered to you is because the service isn't profitable enough to offer it to the market you're part of.
The concept of an "oversupply of labor" is ridiculous. That's like saying a country has an oversupply of coal, or timber, or gold.
Yes, but economies have limits on how much raw materials they can feasibly absorb in a given unit of time. That includes labor. And, unlike coal, gold, or iron ore, those resources cannot be left unmined for long without rebellion ensuing. Yes, in the long run, the market can sort things out but, in the long run, we shall all be dead or be crying revolution.
... but leads to a better overall toast experience... It might be gold-plated, but it's still a turd underneath...
Wait, wait... I didn't know you could provide a "toast experience" using a turd! This is exciting (and groundbreaking) news! I find your concept intriguing and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
All of them screaming to "let the market decide"? And why this hoary old Liberal the one making this argument? This is a conundrum!
However, it seems many in this crowd don't understand that the main rule of the market is "If everyone doesn't want it, nobody gets it cheaply." Of course, when cheap, open computing environments go away in a few years, under the pressure of the large number of market participants who want ease of use and reliability more than openness, I'll be too old to give a rat's ass where the invisible hand slaps me.
But that's me - in the long run, I'm sure the wisdom of the marketplace will work it all out. However, in the long run, I'll be dead, just like everyone else.
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place those words in their historical context
OK, so you can have a muzzle-loader.
an exploit for gmail
You mean other than Windows?
SECOFR on AS/400
Ahhh! One of the faithful! But SECOFR didn't get you the whole machine did it? I thought it was sandboxed to the audit logs and security info. You'd still need to log on as an administrator to do anything (though to be fair, you could use SECOFR to create an account with administration privileges and still log on and do anything).
You used to have to pay a per page charge to have your paper published once it was accepted.
Used to? There are still several publishers (especially in the biomed fields) that still require them.
They want IT to be the next Factory job where you get low wages and bad hours.
But no unions. Remember that part! Don't want the unions in there mucking up your "professionalism", do you? Face it... you are the blue-collar workers of the information age.
To hell with the stupid looking card, where the hell are the pix of the "pretty lady Tia" mentioned in the article? I call shenanigans...
When there are better alternatives made available, people will use them every time.
But still people vote against politicians that will bring them better alternatives. People make bad political decisions on irrelevant criteria and are then surprised when they suffer. It's a shame most don't see the connection.
Do you really think that Shell, Exxon or Texaco or any other oil company would handle this better, or is prepared for a problem like this?
No, but those companies probably wouldn't have had this problem in the first place. You see, BP has the worst safety/regulatory compliance of any of the major oil companies by far. They've got 760 citations for "egregious, willful safety violations" from OSHA; their nearest competitor in the oil industry, Sunoco, has 8 (Exxon, the last poster-child for oil-industry irresponsibility, has only 1.) Their regulatory compliance for EPA issues is just as bad in comparison to their cohort. And I'm sure if you look at people supplying hookers and blow to the MMS, they're right at the top, too. Bottom line, BP is "the worst of the worst" when it comes to playing by the rules despite it's pretty green and yellow logo. They deserve to have all leases terminated and no more granted in perpetuity. Maybe then they'd get their act together.
What does god need with a Starship?
If He doesn't have a starship, how can he make an awful movie?
... for the solar explosion in 2012 that wipes out all life. Mayan calendar FTW!
And do you know who were on the wrong sides of every single one of these things? Things that we take for granted and that are integral parts of a civilized and fair society?
Conservatives. That's right - just look it up. Don't worry about who's a Republican or a Democrat (or a Progressive or a Whig or a Socialist or...). Just look at the philosophy of those who fought these things. And they're still at it today, blocking things that would make society more just and civilized. You have to wonder about the darkness in their souls that drive them towards this hatred of change for the better.
Conservatives - on the wrong side of American history since 1776.
The Red Sweater lived on my dorm floor. He was a fucking legend. One day someone took his sweater. He curled up in a fetal position on his bed in the corner of his room until someone got it back. That would have been in 1975-76.
PLATO (and TUTOR) rocked. I had the green, paper-covered TUTOR manual on my bookshelf up until about two years ago, when I threw out a bunch of stuff. Had the paper notes of Kuck's book on parallel computation, too. I actually drug around a couple of the boards from the G-20 they yanked out of the EE building, too, but that went before I left Illinois in 1981. People have no fucking clue...
It's nuclear weapon development!
Kisses...
Kim Jong Il
Thank you for grouping everyone in an entire state into one neat little category.
Collectively, you let this happen; individually, you will suffer. Next time, work harder to stop your fellow citizens from being douchebags.
Still fighting the American Civil War in 2010.
Wish they really were. Us Yankees would be smart enough to let them go this time.
... but local news channels fulfill a niche that the crush of 24/7 news channels doesn't touch.
Local TV news is (and, God, how can this be true?) even more irrelevant than local newspaper coverage, as it's less in depth, more poorly researched and written, and more of a "if it bleeds, it leads" nature. So what, exactly, is lost, should local TV news vanish? "All local crime, all the time!" reporting to spread fear, or parroting press releases from local politicians to capitalize from that? Or is it the fluffy bunny story at the end after the weather and sports?
Go Cubbies!
He didn't seem to understand that... having almost every machine be unusable for three hours in the middle of the work day cost a lot of productive time.
Oh... You had Symantec's AV, huh?
Wow! That sort of quote is the quintessence of the median of American theological debate.
Since the probability of the first happening is vanishingly small (at least for the moron who spouted it), and the probability of the second higher than the first (at least in this country), being rational, I'd tend to say no to the second. However, that still is not a proof of God's existence (or non-existence). A greater willingness to die stupidly does not a proof make.
Of course, being a heathen (and somewhat snarky) bastard, I can always say "No, but I'm quite willing to let you jump in front of a bus to prove it, if you think that it does."
The only thing that irritates me is people who persist in flying the battle flag of the confederacy. I know that they've been taught that it's a sign of southern heritage, but this is a perfect example of politicization of history. It's a battle flag. It symbolizes rebellion against the United States of America. The only heritage it is attached to is a heritage of racially motivated anti-government sentiment. What really cracks me up is people who fly the flag of a failed rebellion and yet claim to be patriots.
Damn straight. Hang the Johnny Reb bastards.
The free market works!
... they're in it for the money.
Very few small clients will access their accounts in that way. As such, the service is priced with the large client in mind. They will not drop the fees for a small client because then the larger clients would insist that they drop the fees for them, too. Plus, it's a pain in the butt to administer the "small fish" they might pull in by lowering their fees.
Tell you what... You think this is a brilliant way to make money? Open your own bank. It's actually legal (and relatively easy) in this country. It's a good time to open a small bank, too - people are sick of the big banks. Find a backer and let them know that there's this underserved banking market out there. I'm sure you'll find plenty of takers if the idea is a good one.
But, in general, the main reason a banking service isn't offered to you is because the service isn't profitable enough to offer it to the market you're part of.
The concept of an "oversupply of labor" is ridiculous. That's like saying a country has an oversupply of coal, or timber, or gold.
Yes, but economies have limits on how much raw materials they can feasibly absorb in a given unit of time. That includes labor. And, unlike coal, gold, or iron ore, those resources cannot be left unmined for long without rebellion ensuing. Yes, in the long run, the market can sort things out but, in the long run, we shall all be dead or be crying revolution.
... but leads to a better overall toast experience... It might be gold-plated, but it's still a turd underneath...
Wait, wait... I didn't know you could provide a "toast experience" using a turd! This is exciting (and groundbreaking) news! I find your concept intriguing and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
All of them screaming to "let the market decide"? And why this hoary old Liberal the one making this argument? This is a conundrum!
However, it seems many in this crowd don't understand that the main rule of the market is "If everyone doesn't want it, nobody gets it cheaply." Of course, when cheap, open computing environments go away in a few years, under the pressure of the large number of market participants who want ease of use and reliability more than openness, I'll be too old to give a rat's ass where the invisible hand slaps me.
But that's me - in the long run, I'm sure the wisdom of the marketplace will work it all out. However, in the long run, I'll be dead, just like everyone else.