But, remember:
Only a dog has sense enough to drink out of a toilet and the rest of us "luser"s prefer to drink our favorite caffinated beverage out of a cup.
Hand and Hand with the ISP tracking issues, We, J.Q.Public, ought to be able to limit the terms of browser cookies. Currently, you either accept or reject a cookie. How about a "I accept this cookie, but when I leave the web site, the browser will automatically delete the cookie" option? Or a "I accept this cookie, but only the issueing web site can retrieve the cookie AND it will automatically expire in X number of days (settable by the user)" option. Or a "I accept all cookies, but they automatically expire in X number of hours (settable by the user)" option? Or variations.... Anyhow, I accept that some website need to track the users. What I do not accept is the persistance of cookies which allow the same sites to continue to track you long after you leave the website.
I read the article and the ensueing comments. I was rather surprised that nobody mentioned people skills. In any field of endeavor, you can have the sharpest technical skills, the broadest knowledge, the best work habits, but without people skills, you are just another piece of shark bait. If you have not considered inproving your people skills, then you need to get together with the current boss and request training for people skills. Dale Carnegie courses and other similar "people skills" courses will do more for your case than anything else. In your job as "sysadmin/network guru", if you lack the skill to talk to the people using the systems that you are responsible for, it is little wonder that the company is looking for a replacement.
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Trolling for flames? You sly dog!
But, remember:
Only a dog has sense enough to drink out of a toilet and the rest of us "luser"s prefer to drink our favorite caffinated beverage out of a cup.
Hand and Hand with the ISP tracking issues, We, J.Q.Public, ought to be able to limit the terms of browser cookies. Currently, you either accept or reject a cookie.
How about a "I accept this cookie, but when I leave the web site, the browser will automatically delete the cookie" option?
Or a "I accept this cookie, but only the issueing web site can retrieve the cookie AND it will automatically expire in X number of days (settable by the user)" option.
Or a "I accept all cookies, but they automatically expire in X number of hours (settable by the user)" option?
Or variations.... Anyhow, I accept that some website need to track the users. What I do not accept is the persistance of cookies which allow the same sites to continue to track you long after you leave the website.
I read the article and the ensueing comments. I was rather surprised that nobody mentioned people skills. In any field of endeavor, you can have the sharpest technical skills, the broadest knowledge, the best work habits, but without people skills, you are just another piece of shark bait. If you have not considered inproving your people skills, then you need to get together with the current boss and request training for people skills. Dale Carnegie courses and other similar "people skills" courses will do more for your case than anything else. In your job as "sysadmin/network guru", if you lack the skill to talk to the people using the systems that you are responsible for, it is little wonder that the company is looking for a replacement.