So now we have two courts that disagree on this; the point here is that the test is not whether the right is spelled out, but whether the gub has the power to do this thing and when.
I'm not. This happens from time to time. And to answer your response, no department worth its salt should be assigning someone to investigate an ex, or really anyone they have a personal connection to. By the way, how much do you think a TRO is worth against a cop?
A physical DVD, including packaging, is close to $1.50. Now, you can copy a DVD, but can you produce the movie that is on that DVD? No, I didn't think so. Arguing that the only thing of value involved in DVD production is the physical medium is asinine.
The court determined that this was pretty obviously outside the boundaries of what you might reasonably expect to be able to do with your work computer.
They also said that it was reasonable to fire him for it, but should have had at least some qualms with making a violation of an unpublished policy a felony. Seriously, Felonies are supposed to be for things that matter, like stabbing people. This doesn't pass the sniff test.
My plan would be a fair bit simpler - call them and ask why they keep sending a paper you cancelled months ago. Then, when they send delinquent notices, call them up and tell them off - if they turn you over to collections, they're probably liable under the FDCPA, since you've got no legitimate debt with them. Take them to small claims court and go for statutory damages. With any luck, you win and they start the whole thing over.
But you don't see people outlawing drinking in America, which kills more children than video games. Nor do we put speed regulators on cars, preventing speeds above 40 mph.
Well, we do actually outlaw drinking for kids. Fat lot of good that does - they still get drunk, but the parents aren't there because it's illegal. I'm not aware of video games killing anyone; not even sure how that would work.
In my experience (approx 8 years in the field), only very average coders ever had Masters Degree's[sic]
I take exception to that - I'm at least above average, and I'm in a master's program. I've got the shelf full of books, am working through ruby and python, as well as their related stacks, and I've got a backlog of heavy math to get to when I get time: you really need to ignore the actual degree, or at least look at motivation.
We live in a suburb, but... 3 laptops, 2 iphones, 3 media centers (only 1 on wireless, though), and probably another MID this year (the wife wants *video* monitoring in the nursery for the next baby! and to be able to see it on her phone or portable.)
Sounds like you're headed for a sports car. Might I suggest something that cost $80k 10-15 years ago?
Do both - evening masters programs are about 3 years part time. Just make sure you're near a good school and plan your employer such taht they offer tuition reimbursement.
A car is a capital good, not an asset - you buy it because of what it enables, not what it will be worth in the future. The metric to use is cost to maintain and replacement cost amortized over the replacement period. For instance, if I had a $25k car that I expected to last 10 years, I'd want to save $2500/yr to replace it when it goes. If it lasts 20 years, then 1250/yr or less, which is ~100/mo.
Big difference here: I can hop on my bike any time, while busses around here suck donkey balls. If the weather sucks, I can use my car - if I fill it with peeps, I get 80 passenger mi/gal. As far as personal costs, a round trip commute is about 2/3gal, so I have something that can get me to work and back whenever I want for $1.50
Oh shut up. The point here is that running trains late when you're likely to have a bunch of drunks at 2am serves public policy - by not having them trying to drive somewhere.
Haven't got a dedicated track car, but the plan is for a Cayman S once other important things are done with. I have a WRX with sticky tires, so don't cry for me.
But if you are stingy enough to add the cost of time-lost to public transportation, then subtract from that time-lost the amount of time you spend at the gym on the treadmill, and maybe the cost of your gym membership. You won't need it so much.
Stingy? No, just acknowledging the value of my time. You only get so much you know.
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So, after firing you for no legally acceptable reason
Who says they need one? All this really is is making sure they're somewhat insulated from an unlawful dismissal claim.
Depends on volume and location. I'm using highish numbers that you could expect to get by self publishing in quantities of 1000 or so.
So now we have two courts that disagree on this; the point here is that the test is not whether the right is spelled out, but whether the gub has the power to do this thing and when.
I'm not. This happens from time to time. And to answer your response, no department worth its salt should be assigning someone to investigate an ex, or really anyone they have a personal connection to. By the way, how much do you think a TRO is worth against a cop?
How is a detective supposed to get the probable cause required for a warrant without being allowed to follow people?
And what if the detective is following his exgf around? What then?
the police should simply start renting cars to their suspects. Problem solved!
Woops, now you have that whole 'agent of the police' thing. Sorry, try again.
Where does it say that the government has the right to track your movements without a warrant to that effect?
And in some cases the traffic volume is so large that it's not feasible to try to catch behavior patterns
We have these things called computers, you know...
A physical DVD, including packaging, is close to $1.50. Now, you can copy a DVD, but can you produce the movie that is on that DVD? No, I didn't think so. Arguing that the only thing of value involved in DVD production is the physical medium is asinine.
The court determined that this was pretty obviously outside the boundaries of what you might reasonably expect to be able to do with your work computer.
They also said that it was reasonable to fire him for it, but should have had at least some qualms with making a violation of an unpublished policy a felony. Seriously, Felonies are supposed to be for things that matter, like stabbing people. This doesn't pass the sniff test.
My plan would be a fair bit simpler - call them and ask why they keep sending a paper you cancelled months ago. Then, when they send delinquent notices, call them up and tell them off - if they turn you over to collections, they're probably liable under the FDCPA, since you've got no legitimate debt with them. Take them to small claims court and go for statutory damages. With any luck, you win and they start the whole thing over.
But you don't see people outlawing drinking in America, which kills more children than video games. Nor do we put speed regulators on cars, preventing speeds above 40 mph.
Well, we do actually outlaw drinking for kids. Fat lot of good that does - they still get drunk, but the parents aren't there because it's illegal. I'm not aware of video games killing anyone; not even sure how that would work.
In my experience (approx 8 years in the field), only very average coders ever had Masters Degree's[sic]
I take exception to that - I'm at least above average, and I'm in a master's program. I've got the shelf full of books, am working through ruby and python, as well as their related stacks, and I've got a backlog of heavy math to get to when I get time: you really need to ignore the actual degree, or at least look at motivation.
As a father of nobody in particular, I was about to post the same thing. This is a problem that only goes away when you ignore it.
We live in a suburb, but... 3 laptops, 2 iphones, 3 media centers (only 1 on wireless, though), and probably another MID this year (the wife wants *video* monitoring in the nursery for the next baby! and to be able to see it on her phone or portable.)
Sounds like you're headed for a sports car. Might I suggest something that cost $80k 10-15 years ago?
Do both - evening masters programs are about 3 years part time. Just make sure you're near a good school and plan your employer such taht they offer tuition reimbursement.
Alton brown? He'd probably just end up making a big rack of ribs.
well they are the most popular ones...
A car is a capital good, not an asset - you buy it because of what it enables, not what it will be worth in the future. The metric to use is cost to maintain and replacement cost amortized over the replacement period. For instance, if I had a $25k car that I expected to last 10 years, I'd want to save $2500/yr to replace it when it goes. If it lasts 20 years, then 1250/yr or less, which is ~100/mo.
Big difference here: I can hop on my bike any time, while busses around here suck donkey balls. If the weather sucks, I can use my car - if I fill it with peeps, I get 80 passenger mi/gal. As far as personal costs, a round trip commute is about 2/3gal, so I have something that can get me to work and back whenever I want for $1.50
Oh shut up. The point here is that running trains late when you're likely to have a bunch of drunks at 2am serves public policy - by not having them trying to drive somewhere.
Haven't got a dedicated track car, but the plan is for a Cayman S once other important things are done with. I have a WRX with sticky tires, so don't cry for me.
But if you are stingy enough to add the cost of time-lost to public transportation, then subtract from that time-lost the amount of time you spend at the gym on the treadmill, and maybe the cost of your gym membership. You won't need it so much.
Stingy? No, just acknowledging the value of my time. You only get so much you know.
A modern turbo diesel will get 50-70mpg on the urban cycle. I've had mine at 75 (mostly averages about 60 though).
Yeah, well we can't get those over here - Ford doesn't think Americans will buy a $30k car that doesn't have 300hp.
On friday/saturday, the trains run until 3.