There was no policy, so Childs behaved in what he saw as the best interest of the city. I still don't see how he has a legal obligation to tell the passwords to anybody after being fired, though.
In short: This guy was an idiot. That network wasn't his personal property and he had no right to refuse access to it for those in a position of authority, regardless of his impressions of their professional qualifications.
It was his responsibility to not hand out the passwords to a bunch of people he didn't know, and he did give the passwords to the Mayor (the only person he could have reasonably given them to) at the first opportunity. Your boss demands your passwords? Tell him to pound sand because, with them, he's you! Try explaining to the cops that whatever questionable thing done on your account was done by your boss (no, really, it wasn't me).
apparently you haven't seen the video of a bart police officer shooting in the back a man who was being held face down on the ground by other officers, or the more recent case where a bart police officer grabbed someone [who did need to be taken off the train], walked the poor guy across the platform and smashed a glass barrier with the guy's face.
The BART shooting incident appears to have been incompetence in that the officer thought he pulled his taser. You'd have to be pretty brazen to shoot on purpose while surrounded by the public. The cop that threw the guy at the wall probably didn't realize that the glass would break. The guy was resisting and trying to attack the cop.
The first cop had to be pretty damn stupid to not distinguish a gun from a taser, while the second cop should be up on charges (GLWT) - who cares if the barrier is gonna break?
the most irritating people in these virtual worlds are the damn teenagers - I'm all for separating out the populations or at least allowing me to filter out messages from kids. Most adults have at least some level of decorum.
I can't see how this is fraud. He returns a signed letter. He's not being deceptive with poor wording, or trying to obfuscate something. Everything is right there in plain English. If the university doesn't bother to read the letter he sent, that's their loss.
If this is legal for a record company to do (sending a different contract than was agreed on), I don't see why it wouldn't be for a student.
Yes, I miss Token-Ring. Don't hate the player, hate the game.
I don't. plug a 4mb token ring card into a 16mb network and the token falls out, errm, the network falls over. The solution? unplug computers in turn until the network comes back. Contrast it with ethernet (and its $20 cards that don't stay warm when the computer's off), where your port just doesn't work. Also, you have to get over 70% on an unswitched ethernet net to see problems - with switches, it just doesn't matter.
We allowed unimpeded internet access for a week and tracked all the people who use facebook once a day or more. They didn't get fired but they got a harsh warning. I mean you can call it underhanded but thats just the route you gotta take in the security biz.
Who cares if someone uses facebook once a day? Seriously, it takes 5-10 minutes that I spend on a compile or waiting for some other thing.
Having the right to do something and being forbidden from doing the actions most commonly followed to accomplish this thing are in direct conflict. changing the DRM law to require some further infraction to be applicable would do a lot to resolve this conflict.
well, sure. If they lost their tax exempt status for political campaigning (different from your statement, sure), that'd be just fine. Just like that bishop or whomever that told some kennedy to stop taking communion because of his stance on abortion - remove the tax exempt status for the church from that state.
folks find it much easier to direct their ire at a few Mormons.
No, the ire was properly directed: the LDS church, based in utah, using money collected, i assume, as part of church operations, bankrolled a campaign to kill prop 8 in another state (cali). This is a church taking an active position in politics, which should never be allowed.
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There was no policy, so Childs behaved in what he saw as the best interest of the city. I still don't see how he has a legal obligation to tell the passwords to anybody after being fired, though.
no, he'd still be fired. Sorry skippy, but Terry did the right thing, and they're going for blood as a result.
What's the sky look like on your world?
In short: This guy was an idiot. That network wasn't his personal property and he had no right to refuse access to it for those in a position of authority, regardless of his impressions of their professional qualifications.
It was his responsibility to not hand out the passwords to a bunch of people he didn't know, and he did give the passwords to the Mayor (the only person he could have reasonably given them to) at the first opportunity. Your boss demands your passwords? Tell him to pound sand because, with them, he's you! Try explaining to the cops that whatever questionable thing done on your account was done by your boss (no, really, it wasn't me).
apparently you haven't seen the video of a bart police officer shooting in the back a man who was being held face down on the ground by other officers, or the more recent case where a bart police officer grabbed someone [who did need to be taken off the train], walked the poor guy across the platform and smashed a glass barrier with the guy's face.
The BART shooting incident appears to have been incompetence in that the officer thought he pulled his taser. You'd have to be pretty brazen to shoot on purpose while surrounded by the public. The cop that threw the guy at the wall probably didn't realize that the glass would break. The guy was resisting and trying to attack the cop.
The first cop had to be pretty damn stupid to not distinguish a gun from a taser, while the second cop should be up on charges (GLWT) - who cares if the barrier is gonna break?
the most irritating people in these virtual worlds are the damn teenagers - I'm all for separating out the populations or at least allowing me to filter out messages from kids. Most adults have at least some level of decorum.
If it is, I expect there will be some bands canceling their contracts.
yeah, lots of fiber in that tree.
I can't see how this is fraud. He returns a signed letter. He's not being deceptive with poor wording, or trying to obfuscate something. Everything is right there in plain English. If the university doesn't bother to read the letter he sent, that's their loss.
If this is legal for a record company to do (sending a different contract than was agreed on), I don't see why it wouldn't be for a student.
Hey, if a nice body come in a pill, the beach will look a whole lot better.
I do that too - probably need to do more cardio, or perhaps yoga.
And of course, if you're on call, get paid for it. Either get more money up front or else get paid hourly for holding a pager.
When you're on-call, you're expected to be sober.
Yes, I miss Token-Ring. Don't hate the player, hate the game.
I don't. plug a 4mb token ring card into a 16mb network and the token falls out, errm, the network falls over. The solution? unplug computers in turn until the network comes back. Contrast it with ethernet (and its $20 cards that don't stay warm when the computer's off), where your port just doesn't work. Also, you have to get over 70% on an unswitched ethernet net to see problems - with switches, it just doesn't matter.
Oh no, I only get 80! Seriously, gimme 60mpg and a nice interior and I'll commute in that. The WRX can stay on the racetrack where it belongs.
My $800 b/w laser printer did too, but it's also over 5 years old.
So now down to 1-2 employees sharing a 7 day schedule and not enough work, what does a company do?
Hire up to a 3 person crew and figure out how to expand. The three people are there for flexibility and in case someone gets sick.
you really think this is anything to do with sound? make the action something visual - same effect.
We allowed unimpeded internet access for a week and tracked all the people who use facebook once a day or more. They didn't get fired but they got a harsh warning. I mean you can call it underhanded but thats just the route you gotta take in the security biz.
Who cares if someone uses facebook once a day? Seriously, it takes 5-10 minutes that I spend on a compile or waiting for some other thing.
Or rather, a Beowulf^2 cluster.
go read the complaint, especially the bit about what happens to those who try to leave.
The right to make backups is actually no such thing. Its actually the right not to be prosecuted for violating copyright for making backups.
How is a backup a violation of copyright? Copyright is about distribution, not actual copies.
Having the right to do something and being forbidden from doing the actions most commonly followed to accomplish this thing are in direct conflict. changing the DRM law to require some further infraction to be applicable would do a lot to resolve this conflict.
well, sure. If they lost their tax exempt status for political campaigning (different from your statement, sure), that'd be just fine. Just like that bishop or whomever that told some kennedy to stop taking communion because of his stance on abortion - remove the tax exempt status for the church from that state.
folks find it much easier to direct their ire at a few Mormons.
No, the ire was properly directed: the LDS church, based in utah, using money collected, i assume, as part of church operations, bankrolled a campaign to kill prop 8 in another state (cali). This is a church taking an active position in politics, which should never be allowed.