They also cover "all papers and other written documentation," including books, pamphlets and "written materials commonly referred to as 'pocket trash' or 'pocket litter.' "
I find the term "pocket trash" to be very offensive to my hand-gathered collection of Bazooka Joe comics, Laffy Taffy jokes, and fortune cookie fortunes.
These systems store media, not human memories. This may be an improvement on the traditional album/scrapbook, but media is a far second when compared with real memories of experiences, ideas, and insights.
Am I missing something here? It seems that the projects are essentially databases for media. GPS information is attached to everything, so your can cross reference by location. Microsoft's project has hardware associated with it, but I cannot believe that this would be popular outside of the lifestreaming set.
In 2003, Bell even began wearing a SenseCam, a digital camera designed to automatically take pictures without any user interaction. Created by scientists in Microsoft Research's laboratory in Cambridge, England, the camera hangs around Bell's neck and snaps pictures with a fish-eye lens every 30 seconds or whenever it senses someone approaching.
I am not an IT manager, but I have been the employee in this situation.
I recently left a job in order to return to school for a Masters. This was my first job after my Bachelors, and I left the job after less than a year.
My managers were very understanding, even though I left in the middle of a development cycle. I expect to be able to use these managers as positive references.
The bottom line is that you need to do what is best for you. There can be consequences, but you need to weigh what is important to you.
You don't necessarily need to sacrifice honesty! Eventually, my managers inquired about my long term goals with the company. This was the point that I announced my intentions, rather than hiding them from direct inquiry. I think that this honesty was appreciated and will positively effect any future contact that I may have with my managers.
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I find the term "pocket trash" to be very offensive to my hand-gathered collection of Bazooka Joe comics, Laffy Taffy jokes, and fortune cookie fortunes.
Are they going to ban VOIP calls too? What are we really banning here?
These systems store media, not human memories. This may be an improvement on the traditional album/scrapbook, but media is a far second when compared with real memories of experiences, ideas, and insights.
Am I missing something here? It seems that the projects are essentially databases for media. GPS information is attached to everything, so your can cross reference by location. Microsoft's project has hardware associated with it, but I cannot believe that this would be popular outside of the lifestreaming set.
I'm pretty sure that baby can do EVERYTHING! Right? Right?
I don't know about "everything," but it will blend!
I am not an IT manager, but I have been the employee in this situation.
I recently left a job in order to return to school for a Masters. This was my first job after my Bachelors, and I left the job after less than a year.
My managers were very understanding, even though I left in the middle of a development cycle. I expect to be able to use these managers as positive references.
The bottom line is that you need to do what is best for you. There can be consequences, but you need to weigh what is important to you.
You don't necessarily need to sacrifice honesty! Eventually, my managers inquired about my long term goals with the company. This was the point that I announced my intentions, rather than hiding them from direct inquiry. I think that this honesty was appreciated and will positively effect any future contact that I may have with my managers.
Good luck with your decision!