Well, I think there are enough/. readers with free time that we could really mess up the Pillsbury Message board by posting our thoughts there. Otherwise find an email address and tell them EXACTLY what we think.
--Another useless though from John--
I have heard that a lot of companies are outsourcing their IT departments, but that doesn't mean that the work doesn't need to be done anymore. Check with that other company, see if they're looking for work and be sure to point out that you are already familiar with the department your old employer sold.
Nobody would want to pass up that deal, and really I don't see how it is illegal. The additional shares you purchased were owned (it seems) by VA. Unless they've made a law against it, you can sell your property for whatever price you want. VA could have sold those shares for $.02 each if they wanted. As for people who are bitter about not being on the friends list, tough luck. It seems you were added to the list because you DID something to get there, and you deserved it. Good for you.
After reading the complaint, it seems that VA is not really at fault for the "Friends and Family" program, but rather Credit Suisse was. CS seems to have taken excessively large comissions from buyers before the IPO, to be sure that they got shares. I take this to mean that the buyers paid more than $30/share, and VA still only received $27.90/share.
In my opinion it seems that Credit Suisse is responsible for the illegal action here. Putting VA and their CEO & CFO as defendants seems more like a publicity smear tactic you would expect only days after M$ announces Linux as their top threat.
Like I said, I am no Lawyer, but that's what I see here.
So... Is this going to put a hold on Destination: MIR, or just change it into the competition where an ordinary person gets a chance to be eaten alive by space fungi?
I guess I was a bit out of line... The internet is free for everyone to use, regardless of intelligence or how much money you have.
As a token of my sincerity, I have here a great modem for you. It can transmit 14 THOUSAND, 4 HUNDRED bps. Doesn't that sound a lot better than the 56k you have now? I thought so...
:oP
How About this:
1) If you think you were unfairly moderated, challenge your moderator to a duel (Say... High noon in front of the Geek compound)
2) You beat each other until somepody passes out.
3) The loser has his picture taken in all his bloodied glory, and posted in a new 'moderation' photo gallery for all to see.
Maybe that will get the moderators to be a little less biased, having to worry about their own butt.
...Then again, that'd probably be illegal in most areas of the world.
Slashdot Mirror
Well, you never know... Don't forget about the Mir Space Fungus!
and I thought dems were into free speech.
Rather than free speech, the dems seem more interested in telling you what is good for you, and then forcing the "right way" of doing things onto you.
Maybe I just enjoy my freedoms too much... Can anyone suggest a better country to live in, so I can get out while I'm still allowed to?
Well, I think there are enough /. readers with free time that we could really mess up the Pillsbury Message board by posting our thoughts there. Otherwise find an email address and tell them EXACTLY what we think.
--Another useless though from John--
I have heard that a lot of companies are outsourcing their IT departments, but that doesn't mean that the work doesn't need to be done anymore. Check with that other company, see if they're looking for work and be sure to point out that you are already familiar with the department your old employer sold.
Just my thoughts
--John
Nobody would want to pass up that deal, and really I don't see how it is illegal. The additional shares you purchased were owned (it seems) by VA. Unless they've made a law against it, you can sell your property for whatever price you want. VA could have sold those shares for $.02 each if they wanted. As for people who are bitter about not being on the friends list, tough luck. It seems you were added to the list because you DID something to get there, and you deserved it. Good for you.
--John
I am not a Lawyer, but here's what I think:
After reading the complaint, it seems that VA is not really at fault for the "Friends and Family" program, but rather Credit Suisse was. CS seems to have taken excessively large comissions from buyers before the IPO, to be sure that they got shares. I take this to mean that the buyers paid more than $30/share, and VA still only received $27.90/share.
In my opinion it seems that Credit Suisse is responsible for the illegal action here. Putting VA and their CEO & CFO as defendants seems more like a publicity smear tactic you would expect only days after M$ announces Linux as their top threat.
Like I said, I am no Lawyer, but that's what I see here.
--John
They have to choose which sucker to vote for!
jdb
So... Is this going to put a hold on Destination: MIR, or just change it into the competition where an ordinary person gets a chance to be eaten alive by space fungi?
jdb
I guess I was a bit out of line... The internet is free for everyone to use, regardless of intelligence or how much money you have.
As a token of my sincerity, I have here a great modem for you. It can transmit 14 THOUSAND, 4 HUNDRED bps. Doesn't that sound a lot better than the 56k you have now? I thought so...
:oP
jdb
I could be mistaken though...
jdb
green. very, very green.
Really though, considering how many dumb people are on the internet, three or four smart ones could be considered an 'intelligent mass'
jdb
Just administer IQ tests before allowing the masses to connect.
Smart masses Online... Dumb asses off!
jdb
How About this:
...Then again, that'd probably be illegal in most areas of the world.
1) If you think you were unfairly moderated, challenge your moderator to a duel (Say... High noon in front of the Geek compound)
2) You beat each other until somepody passes out.
3) The loser has his picture taken in all his bloodied glory, and posted in a new 'moderation' photo gallery for all to see.
Maybe that will get the moderators to be a little less biased, having to worry about their own butt.
jdb