"...but doesn't relate to a former employer, rather, a former girlfriend (of several years)...
My response was simple, direct, and immediate: $5,000, up front. "
My response would have been simple, direct and immediate as well: one BJ, up front. One BJ for each additional hour due at the start of each hour.
Start With No by Jim Camp just came out, it's not very well written, but it is by far my favorite. Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher used to be my favorite, but it didn't have the immediate payoff that Start With No gave me.
Assuming you like Start With No, then read High Probability Selling and SPIN Selling (it's an acronym and has nothing to do with Spin, as in Public Relation). Those two last books are not your average sales book and you shouldn't start reading them until you've read Start With No
Stephan
PS: I've never read Unlimited Power, but I might take a look at it now.
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Eventually, after spending half my birthday on the phone, I knew what I had to do. Like I said, the original amount just wasn't enough to call a lawyer about, and I decided this wasn't either.
If you feel you're being bullied -- your fax, your email, and your caller id are your friends. Lie if you have to, but never stay on the phone with a bully, do everything in writing. Written correspondence gives you a paper trail and it keeps you emotionally protected.
In your case, this lawyer would have sent you a letter stating that he was going to sue (and take everything you own). As a reply, you would have sent him back a registered letter, stating that his client still owed you X amount of dollars plus some reasonable late charges, and you would be happy to send him the code as soon as you got paid. At this point, the lawyer couldn't have done much. If he wrote back to you with some unreasonable demands, he would risk looking like a fool in front of the judge and even worst, he could even risk losing his license for breaking his professional code of conduct.
As to the original post, I have a similar advice. If you're not a good negotiator, cut the phone conversation short and fax (email is obviously not going to work if their network is down) a simple invoice for your work. It doesn't need to be elaborate, just something like "My services, to repair the LAN, are going to cost $1000 per day (minimum charge: one day). Will this work for you? " Date it and sign it and then wait for a response (and don't be bummed out if they refuse your offer, that's life).
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"All I have to say is ew!
Ew!
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This sounds like girl-talk. Since when girls started posting headlines on Slashdot?
This "technologist" is carrying on about bad programmers and security? Wow - I assume he's a seasoned professional with many large-scale projects under his belt?
I am highly dubious that the person quoted here is smart enough to write any kind of a firewall...
I agree, the person quoted probably doesn't know what he's talking about, however it wouldn't be the first time someone enacted a government policy based on his own fear and ignorance.
Speaking of fear, I wonder if he heard the rumor of the CIA planting spy cameras inside exported Xerox copiers. "Judging by the number of parts ordered from Xerox, Zoppoth believes that spy cameras may have been installed in photocopiers all over the world, to keep an eye on U.S. allies as well as enemies." http://www.parascope.com/articles/0197/xerox.htm
If these things are labeled as radioactive, then we might as well label our digital watches, our cell phones, and our PDAs as being radioactive. Those devices *already* emit radiation.
I'm not sure about shaving distances, but you might be able to shave some time. The Suez Canal is a congested area. Ships often lose a couple of days just waiting in line to go through. There might also a size/drafts/beams consideration. Supertankers, for instance, probably can't go through Suez.
In the report, the Vice President of Sales at iVillage complains that because of P3P; Internet Explorer incorrectly mislabeled the privacy policy of iVillage as inadequate. (Page 5, first paragraph in the PDF report.)
Well, their privacy policy *is* inadequate. Their policy is too freeeeaaakking long. It's nine pages long and contains three thousand seven hundred words. I am not going to read that every time I discover a new web site.
Some would argue that only animated films from Japan would be considered anime, other's would say that it's the style - the large, expressive eyes.
Language is culture-context specific. In Japan, Bugs Bunny is Anime. In the United States, Bugs Bunny is not Anime. In any case, I find your new way of categorizing the American definition of Anime insightful. Although it makes perfect sense now, I had never actually thought about the connection between The Matrix and Anime. Thank you.
Here is a free Japanese comic book, Hikaru No Go, also available for download. It's about Go, the game, but nevertheless it's a pretty addictive comic book. http://www.toriyamaworld.com/hikago/index.html
It may, however, be a bad business decision for the university. I don't care what/.ers think, freely giving away information very often does not lead to profit.
Universities have already been "freely giving away information". The "publish or perish" mantra is not just a saying. If a professor doesn't publish enough papers, he doesn't get promoted and doesn't advance. If a University doesn't publish enough papers, it doesn't get its accreditation renewed. And if a particularly good University doesn't publish an insanely high number of papers; it starts losing its top academic ranking.
If you want to go to a University that is good at making money, go to a school with a good football team. Me, I'll stick to school with a good academic reputation.
Hehe... Do you have a pix of this? I have one of him reading a book upside down but I can't find it right now.
Here is the fake picture you're talking about. I am not a supporter of Bush, but please take a closer look at the picture.
First, look at the picture of the back cover of the book Bush is holding (it's situated just under the index finger of his left hand). Now flip that back cover right side up and compare it to the back cover the little girl is holding. Do you see it?
Even when it's right side up, the back cover that Bush is holding is still a *mirror* image of the back cover that the little girl is holding.
It's a good example of how the market has demonstrated the ability to provide something people think it can't, more efficiently than the government.
Two more examples of market feasibiliy are the Discovery Channel and the History channel. If those two channels managed to thrive without a cent from the government, why couldn't PBS do the same?
PBS gets $250 million per year from the federal government.
My original point still stands. PBS doesn't get all its funding from the government as the first poster originally implied.
The figure you've chosen amounts to 14 percent of PBSs'overall budget.
On a side note, I actually think this Federal funding figure is even higher than you think since your figure is not taking into account the Federal money funneled through the Corporation of Public Broadcasters going back to PBS. And obviously, your figure doesn't include state money, nor does it include the original money outlay given to PBS for starting up, but in any case, my original point still stands, the original poster made a rash assumption about PBS and the kind of funding it received.
Conversely, people with real ADHD won't get any benefit from removing gluten from their diet, they'll just waste a lot of their time.
I've kept a journal detailing my food intake and my resulting moods. I don't have any of the allergies you're talking about, but I've learned a great deal about myself and I believe this kind of self-study is worthwhile for just about anyone.
How does one look "American"? Do you mean look "white"? Or do you mean "not Chinese"? Seems like a bad generalization.
No, I think that's a perfect generalization. I am French. I was born in France. I was partially raised in France and partially raised in the United States. When I go back to France on vacation, people think that I am American just based on my looks. Americans dress a certain way. French people dress a certain way. German people dress a certain way. Etc.
Even in high school I see these kids who spend all their fucking time playing an instrument, joining the debate team, being in the school play, playing three varsity sports, etc ad infinitum et ad nauseam...
Right now, I'm spending most of my free time on public speaking and I'm already past the point of college.
What about you? How are you spending most of your free time in your life?
In Guatamala, some banditos stopped a public bus while my brother and his girlfriend were on it. They were wearing scarfs to hide their face and were armed with machine guns. They proceeded to take money from every passenger on the bus, but they didn't ask anything from my brother and his japanese girlfriend.
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There is a lot to be said for building your own box. Your box usually ends up being leaner and of better quality.
OP probably knows that Linux won't run the older games, but he is still considering Linux, so I doubt the games are relevant to this discussion.
My response would have been simple, direct and immediate as well: one BJ, up front. One BJ for each additional hour due at the start of each hour.
Assuming you like Start With No, then read High Probability Selling and SPIN Selling (it's an acronym and has nothing to do with Spin, as in Public Relation). Those two last books are not your average sales book and you shouldn't start reading them until you've read Start With No
Stephan
PS: I've never read Unlimited Power, but I might take a look at it now.
If you feel you're being bullied -- your fax, your email, and your caller id are your friends. Lie if you have to, but never stay on the phone with a bully, do everything in writing. Written correspondence gives you a paper trail and it keeps you emotionally protected.
In your case, this lawyer would have sent you a letter stating that he was going to sue (and take everything you own). As a reply, you would have sent him back a registered letter, stating that his client still owed you X amount of dollars plus some reasonable late charges, and you would be happy to send him the code as soon as you got paid. At this point, the lawyer couldn't have done much. If he wrote back to you with some unreasonable demands, he would risk looking like a fool in front of the judge and even worst, he could even risk losing his license for breaking his professional code of conduct.
As to the original post, I have a similar advice. If you're not a good negotiator, cut the phone conversation short and fax (email is obviously not going to work if their network is down) a simple invoice for your work. It doesn't need to be elaborate, just something like "My services, to repair the LAN, are going to cost $1000 per day (minimum charge: one day). Will this work for you? " Date it and sign it and then wait for a response (and don't be bummed out if they refuse your offer, that's life).
This sounds like girl-talk. Since when girls started posting headlines on Slashdot?
Here is his professional experience on projects. You can actually see his code and the depth of his work is not at all impressive.
I agree, the person quoted probably doesn't know what he's talking about, however it wouldn't be the first time someone enacted a government policy based on his own fear and ignorance.
Speaking of fear, I wonder if he heard the rumor of the CIA planting spy cameras inside exported Xerox copiers.
"Judging by the number of parts ordered from Xerox, Zoppoth believes that spy cameras may have been installed in photocopiers all over the world, to keep an eye on U.S. allies as well as enemies." http://www.parascope.com/articles/0197/xerox.htm
If these things are labeled as radioactive, then we might as well label our digital watches, our cell phones, and our PDAs as being radioactive. Those devices *already* emit radiation.
I'm not sure about shaving distances, but you might be able to shave some time. The Suez Canal is a congested area. Ships often lose a couple of days just waiting in line to go through. There might also a size/drafts/beams consideration. Supertankers, for instance, probably can't go through Suez.
In the report, the Vice President of Sales at iVillage complains that because of P3P; Internet Explorer incorrectly mislabeled the privacy policy of iVillage as inadequate. (Page 5, first paragraph in the PDF report.)
Well, their privacy policy *is* inadequate. Their policy is too freeeeaaakking long. It's nine pages long and contains three thousand seven hundred words. I am not going to read that every time I discover a new web site.
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"If you don't like someones product, take your business somewhere else."
Apply recursively.
If you don't like a vendor that makes you pay for a Microsoft license, take your business somewhere else. There are plenty of other vendors left.
Language is culture-context specific. In Japan, Bugs Bunny is Anime. In the United States, Bugs Bunny is not Anime. In any case, I find your new way of categorizing the American definition of Anime insightful. Although it makes perfect sense now, I had never actually thought about the connection between The Matrix and Anime. Thank you.
Here is a free book on Programming Ruby available for download. This free electronic version is actually very good./ index.html
http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/ruby/downloads
Here is a free Japanese comic book, Hikaru No Go, also available for download. It's about Go, the game, but nevertheless it's a pretty addictive comic book.
http://www.toriyamaworld.com/hikago/index.html
Universities have already been "freely giving away information". The "publish or perish" mantra is not just a saying. If a professor doesn't publish enough papers, he doesn't get promoted and doesn't advance. If a University doesn't publish enough papers, it doesn't get its accreditation renewed. And if a particularly good University doesn't publish an insanely high number of papers; it starts losing its top academic ranking.
If you want to go to a University that is good at making money, go to a school with a good football team. Me, I'll stick to school with a good academic reputation.
Here is the fake picture you're talking about. I am not a supporter of Bush, but please take a closer look at the picture. First, look at the picture of the back cover of the book Bush is holding (it's situated just under the index finger of his left hand). Now flip that back cover right side up and compare it to the back cover the little girl is holding. Do you see it? Even when it's right side up, the back cover that Bush is holding is still a *mirror* image of the back cover that the little girl is holding.
That picture is fake.
Two more examples of market feasibiliy are the Discovery Channel and the History channel. If those two channels managed to thrive without a cent from the government, why couldn't PBS do the same?
My original point still stands. PBS doesn't get all its funding from the government as the first poster originally implied. The figure you've chosen amounts to 14 percent of PBSs'overall budget.
On a side note, I actually think this Federal funding figure is even higher than you think since your figure is not taking into account the Federal money funneled through the Corporation of Public Broadcasters going back to PBS. And obviously, your figure doesn't include state money, nor does it include the original money outlay given to PBS for starting up, but in any case, my original point still stands, the original poster made a rash assumption about PBS and the kind of funding it received.
PBS doesn't really get that much money from the government. Their name doesn't mean they are a governmental entity.
How credible is this study? It's a pilot study making a request for more funding and it hasn't been peer-reviewed yet.
How do we know this isn't a ploy just like the Marin County Breast Cancer power-grab/funding-grab?
I've kept a journal detailing my food intake and my resulting moods. I don't have any of the allergies you're talking about, but I've learned a great deal about myself and I believe this kind of self-study is worthwhile for just about anyone.
No, I think that's a perfect generalization. I am French. I was born in France. I was partially raised in France and partially raised in the United States. When I go back to France on vacation, people think that I am American just based on my looks. Americans dress a certain way. French people dress a certain way. German people dress a certain way. Etc.
I know an hedonist. He probably has hundred of little kids all over the world. Hedonism and genetic immortality can work well together.
Right now, I'm spending most of my free time on public speaking and I'm already past the point of college.
What about you? How are you spending most of your free time in your life?
In Guatamala, some banditos stopped a public bus while my brother and his girlfriend were on it. They were wearing scarfs to hide their face and were armed with machine guns. They proceeded to take money from every passenger on the bus, but they didn't ask anything from my brother and his japanese girlfriend.