Me too... but this is just called a "Fraud Alert" - which I have on all three credit bureaus. A freeze is a different kind of animal. A Fraud Alert causes a response by the credit bureau for you to call and verify the request is being made with your authorization. A Freeze on the other hand causes NO response.
Something similar was already an issue in France (over two years ago) - akin to selling the Versace adword to ISL et. Al. French Court Orders Google to Stop Competing Ad Displays.
I imagine the same result will follow. I guess it isn't "wrong" until the law says it is, so from a business perspective, why stop doing the same type of thing.
Oh, how I wish I had moderator points! That made me snort coffee out of my nose. Thank you!:-D
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Yeah... when you take the MCSE test, you don't answer with how it's really done in real life, you answer with the answer MS wants you to answer with. For me, it seemed that the "correct" answers were either downright wrong (from real life) or an obtuse method so frequently, it has made me so much LESS likely to hire someone who boasts about their MS credentials. We'd spend too much time "unlearning" them...
Um... sorry, but *very* heard of. Every heard of the FCC? Howard Stern? Censorship is done all the time, people just get used to it and (most) people don't even complain.
I have a Mac, and a Linux box, and a Windows box. When I get a new modem (which happens about once a year - sidebar: another reason to rent the modem), I either just use the windows box (and no, you don't have to register the MAC address for your NIC with them: just the MAC for the modem), or I walk them through it, depending on my patience at the time. If a tech comes out, s/he just goes to a web page and registers the modem. Nothing to do with OS, NIC on the actual computer or anything. I just use my 1997 Linsys FW/Router to talk to the modem - AFTER they've "registered the modem". HTH.
I've used comcast (previously known as AT&T) since 1997 as a home customer, and I've never "installed" anything. I have never used their portal. Why would you? What would be the point? I subscribe to them because they are simply my connection to the outside world, and they are (in my case) *very* reliable and *very* fast. All you have to do is plug your router into their modem, and turn on DHCP. oooo. Yeah, that's hard.
I am a "jack of all trades", and when I go to job interviews, they ask me what "I do". I list lots of things - starting with what they're looking for, and say "I'm a jack of all trades". And when they ask what I'm an expert in, I say (truthfully) "whatever I last used/did". And then go for the examples. As a contractor, this strategy of honesty has worked well for me. Don't over toot your own horn, and be frank. My 2 centavos worth.
The iPod is supposed to be the most popular MP3 player, and presumably (yes I'm stereotyping here), these consumers are more likely to be the type of people to purchase an iPhone. When I paid my $65 + $6.95 S&H to replace my iPod battery, I considered it a "deal"... as the first one lasted 3 years. I would have spent far more on AAA batteries (rechargeable or not) in the same amount of time: I use my iPod ALOT. Of course, once people break them, your local Batteries Plus-type shop get ahold of one, et. Al, the price will come down.
When my iPod was stolen (with my name engraved on the back), the sheriff recovered it from the booty of a couple of teenagers who had gone on a spree. They were in a different jurisdiction, so my police report was not on file with them. But a deputy called Apple, who called me with the case number. I was reunited with my iPod the next day.... And we lived happily ever after (once I paid the $65 for a new battery). The End.
Just to name a few: Kevlar Teflon Velcro TANG! Astronaut Icecream (love it when I'm backpacking) Plus loads of other things developed for the space program, that are in common use today. And if you think R&D will come up with stuff like this without the fire under their arses - that is the space program - you're mistaken. Few new ideas and revolutionary materials come about without a reason for application. For the most common example: Einstein didn't try to make a bomb - he came up with the idea... once there was an application, then it got built.
I bought my Apple Stylewriter II in 1991-93 (somewhere in grad school). It still works great, I can get cheap cartridges and/or refill. For a black and white indestructible printer, the quality is fantastic, and the cost (~$150 in 1991) is VERY cheap per year.
I RTFA... it simply restates the bleeding obvious. In a nutshell: 1. Don't steal. This includes trademarks, images, links, pay your taxes, and the other "gray" areas. 2. You are responsible for your content. Even the comments. And don't count on being counted as a journalist.
I personally found this fascinating, because it actually puts into pictures the common things we geeks learn in physics... about waves, destruction, amplification, et. Al... Worth the watch.
I filed using TurboTax online (again) on Monday night. No problems. Of course, I had it mostly done in January. Just adding up those Schedule C receipts.... I *am* above all, a slacker.
I use RSS for Snopes.com, Merriam-Webster's word of the day, Reuters World News feed, the Weather Underground, commics, and a couple of little feeds from teeny sites that I won't subject to potential slashdotting. I also use a humoungous bookmark folder titled "Fun Stuff"... which contains, um, fun stuff... and one called News... which contains... disinformation?
BTW - I noticed this problem awhile back (after some update or other)... but when I got the updates that were pushed down with the Daylight Savings Time patch, the problem stopped. Ergo, a little patch was applied:-D Just a little FYI.
In a Right to Work state (such as Colorado), there is no requirement on either party to give notice for anything, and any agreements to the contrary are null and void due to being in violation of state law. However, if the company is based out of state (e.g. legal dept and/or HR), it may get a bit more cloudy. I imagine it entirely depends on which state the company is taking out taxes for. The basis for a suit from the company may be if the employee made a verbal agreement that they were going to work there for X amount of time: such verbal "contracts" may be binding.
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Me too... but this is just called a "Fraud Alert" - which I have on all three credit bureaus. A freeze is a different kind of animal. A Fraud Alert causes a response by the credit bureau for you to call and verify the request is being made with your authorization. A Freeze on the other hand causes NO response.
Something similar was already an issue in France (over two years ago) - akin to selling the Versace adword to ISL et. Al. French Court Orders Google to Stop Competing Ad Displays. I imagine the same result will follow. I guess it isn't "wrong" until the law says it is, so from a business perspective, why stop doing the same type of thing.
Oh, how I wish I had moderator points! That made me snort coffee out of my nose. Thank you! :-D
Yeah... when you take the MCSE test, you don't answer with how it's really done in real life, you answer with the answer MS wants you to answer with. For me, it seemed that the "correct" answers were either downright wrong (from real life) or an obtuse method so frequently, it has made me so much LESS likely to hire someone who boasts about their MS credentials. We'd spend too much time "unlearning" them...
Why did we hear about this on the news? Why didn't Monster notify the users first?
First good old Word Perfect 1.0a for Mac was gone (not ported)... and now my Claris/AppleWorks too?! Sigh! Another reason to not upgrade my G5 :-)
Um... sorry, but *very* heard of. Every heard of the FCC? Howard Stern? Censorship is done all the time, people just get used to it and (most) people don't even complain.
But most of us saw the article was by Dvorak, and didn't RTFA - so we can both beatch *and* feel smug about not helping his paycheck along.
I have a Mac, and a Linux box, and a Windows box. When I get a new modem (which happens about once a year - sidebar: another reason to rent the modem), I either just use the windows box (and no, you don't have to register the MAC address for your NIC with them: just the MAC for the modem), or I walk them through it, depending on my patience at the time. If a tech comes out, s/he just goes to a web page and registers the modem. Nothing to do with OS, NIC on the actual computer or anything. I just use my 1997 Linsys FW/Router to talk to the modem - AFTER they've "registered the modem". HTH.
I've used comcast (previously known as AT&T) since 1997 as a home customer, and I've never "installed" anything. I have never used their portal. Why would you? What would be the point? I subscribe to them because they are simply my connection to the outside world, and they are (in my case) *very* reliable and *very* fast. All you have to do is plug your router into their modem, and turn on DHCP. oooo. Yeah, that's hard.
I thought it was InnoculateIt? At least, that's what I had on my Mac in 1989...
I am a "jack of all trades", and when I go to job interviews, they ask me what "I do". I list lots of things - starting with what they're looking for, and say "I'm a jack of all trades". And when they ask what I'm an expert in, I say (truthfully) "whatever I last used/did". And then go for the examples. As a contractor, this strategy of honesty has worked well for me. Don't over toot your own horn, and be frank. My 2 centavos worth.
Maybe it depends on where you are? I get an accurate 8MB without my work VPN, and a typically slow 260ish KB when I have my work VPN on.
The iPod is supposed to be the most popular MP3 player, and presumably (yes I'm stereotyping here), these consumers are more likely to be the type of people to purchase an iPhone. When I paid my $65 + $6.95 S&H to replace my iPod battery, I considered it a "deal"... as the first one lasted 3 years. I would have spent far more on AAA batteries (rechargeable or not) in the same amount of time: I use my iPod ALOT. Of course, once people break them, your local Batteries Plus-type shop get ahold of one, et. Al, the price will come down.
When my iPod was stolen (with my name engraved on the back), the sheriff recovered it from the booty of a couple of teenagers who had gone on a spree. They were in a different jurisdiction, so my police report was not on file with them. But a deputy called Apple, who called me with the case number. I was reunited with my iPod the next day.... And we lived happily ever after (once I paid the $65 for a new battery). The End.
Just to name a few:
Kevlar
Teflon
Velcro
TANG!
Astronaut Icecream (love it when I'm backpacking)
Plus loads of other things developed for the space program, that are in common use today. And if you think R&D will come up with stuff like this without the fire under their arses - that is the space program - you're mistaken. Few new ideas and revolutionary materials come about without a reason for application. For the most common example: Einstein didn't try to make a bomb - he came up with the idea... once there was an application, then it got built.
I bought my Apple Stylewriter II in 1991-93 (somewhere in grad school). It still works great, I can get cheap cartridges and/or refill. For a black and white indestructible printer, the quality is fantastic, and the cost (~$150 in 1991) is VERY cheap per year.
I RTFA ... it simply restates the bleeding obvious. In a nutshell:
1. Don't steal. This includes trademarks, images, links, pay your taxes, and the other "gray" areas.
2. You are responsible for your content. Even the comments. And don't count on being counted as a journalist.
I personally found this fascinating, because it actually puts into pictures the common things we geeks learn in physics... about waves, destruction, amplification, et. Al... Worth the watch.
I filed using TurboTax online (again) on Monday night. No problems. Of course, I had it mostly done in January. Just adding up those Schedule C receipts.... I *am* above all, a slacker.
I use RSS for Snopes.com, Merriam-Webster's word of the day, Reuters World News feed, the Weather Underground, commics, and a couple of little feeds from teeny sites that I won't subject to potential slashdotting. I also use a humoungous bookmark folder titled "Fun Stuff"... which contains, um, fun stuff... and one called News... which contains ... disinformation?
...Bladerunner?
BTW - I noticed this problem awhile back (after some update or other)... but when I got the updates that were pushed down with the Daylight Savings Time patch, the problem stopped. Ergo, a little patch was applied :-D Just a little FYI.
In a Right to Work state (such as Colorado), there is no requirement on either party to give notice for anything, and any agreements to the contrary are null and void due to being in violation of state law. However, if the company is based out of state (e.g. legal dept and/or HR), it may get a bit more cloudy. I imagine it entirely depends on which state the company is taking out taxes for. The basis for a suit from the company may be if the employee made a verbal agreement that they were going to work there for X amount of time: such verbal "contracts" may be binding.
Because IBM chose x86 instead of RISC.