I think part of this has to do with the terms of employment to start with--if you're told up front, "We need to get you 24x7, and you'll be expected to carry a pager, and no, we won't pay for it" and you still take the job, that's one thing (and an unreimbursed employee business expense that's deductible after a certain threshold, but IANATA (tax advisor) and I digress).
But it's another thing entirely for an employer to provide those devices with the expectation that you'll be reachable, then to say "you're now responsible for paying for this stuff. And, oh, by the way, you still need to be reachable 24x7." At that point, it's time to question why they've suddenly become so tightfisted and to look for employment at someplace more financially stable, more considerate of their staff, or, ideally, both.
And that's perfectly reasonable. What's not reasonable is expecting the employee to pay the freight for all these gadgets himself, and expecting the employee to use them to be at said employer's beck and call. For that sort of availability, the least they can do is pay for the communications devices. I've read the counters about how it's easy to say what I'm saying while employed--OK, then the intelligent thing to do is to pay for the unreasonable stuff now, and be looking. If you're near vesting, wait for the day after, then get out on your terms.
You don't work from home, you don't carry a pager, and you don't give them your cell phone number. If they don't want to pay for the means of contacting you, they can try your answering machine and hope for the best.
Next thing's to work on finding an employer that isn't run by such cheap bastards.
This whole 1 year warranty on refrigerators crap is what's keeping me holding on to my 20-year old Frigidaire that I got from my dad. The light bulb doesn't work, but it cools and freezes fine. While we would love a nice side-by-side with one of those fancy places to put gallon milk jugs, I just can't replace a 20-year veteran with some piece of junk that the manufacturer only has enough confidence in to warrant for a year.
Nice job nailing him with his own words from his previous letter. I'm going to have to start saving those replies--there might be a similar nugget in one someday.
Even though you're moving, you can still donate to his reelection campaign. If individuals like us used our money the way the *AA and big corporations do, their power would be somewhat diluted. Unfortunately, we have moved from "one person, one vote" to "one dollar, one vote." The plus side for you is that you can still "vote" for Rep. Boucher, even after you leave Virginia. Peace.
Unfortunately, given the backers and the money behind this bill, it's probably as good as passed. The Senate has no fear from geeks in its members' reelection campaigns--the numbers just aren't sufficient and most of them, particularly Senator Hatch of the RIAA^W^W Utah are so entrenched that voting for them is more a ritual than an election.
So we will thus see P2P development continue the same way crypto development continued during the reign of the RSA and (still) IDEA patents: offshore. There will be all kinds of disclaimers saying Americans shouldn't download the packages, and like the RSA and IDEA-enabled crypto stuff, Americans will download it in droves anyway.
business are well represented in the law since we are based on capitalism
You've apparently confused capitalism and plutocracy. I like the potential segue into calling someone who disagrees with those laws a Communist, though. Thinking a couple of moves ahead like that is essential to good trolling.
U.S. citizens aren't currently required to carry ID and produce it on demand, at least when not operating a motor vehicle or taking public transportation.
I hope these people realize they're selling out to the mandatory national ID pilot. Of course, they probably don't give a shit about their or anyone else's freedom.
You forgot about the part where he should be anally violated with the business end of a plunger in front of the LDS temple. OK, that part might be optional, but it'd still be pretty cool.
It never fails to amuse me to watch Mac users trot out the car comparisions. "But my Mac is like a Mercedes compared to your PC Yugo!" they exclaim, furtively suppressing the knowledge that they were taken in by slick marketing of repackaged commodity hardware.
Don't like the fact you have a contract? Well here's your answer. Buy a prepaid phone. More expensive, but there is no service agreement.
No, here's the answer--the industry is going to get regulated to the point that they can't require them. Regulation follows abuse, and there's plenty of abuse going on in the cell industry right now. And it's an election year. Do the math.
muddy plate. Strategic placement of dirt can do wonders for making it difficult for these cameras to get an accurate bead. Sure, there's an outside chance you'll be cited a non-moving violation for obscured plate, but that's better than being tracked like an animal by armed forces of the state and having your movements recorded in a database for ready access by any cop, politician, or person who knows somebody who might take an interest in you or a member of your family.
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But it's another thing entirely for an employer to provide those devices with the expectation that you'll be reachable, then to say "you're now responsible for paying for this stuff. And, oh, by the way, you still need to be reachable 24x7." At that point, it's time to question why they've suddenly become so tightfisted and to look for employment at someplace more financially stable, more considerate of their staff, or, ideally, both.
And that's perfectly reasonable. What's not reasonable is expecting the employee to pay the freight for all these gadgets himself, and expecting the employee to use them to be at said employer's beck and call. For that sort of availability, the least they can do is pay for the communications devices. I've read the counters about how it's easy to say what I'm saying while employed--OK, then the intelligent thing to do is to pay for the unreasonable stuff now, and be looking. If you're near vesting, wait for the day after, then get out on your terms.
While that's a nice dig, and I'm not telling you about my work, I'm not paid hourly.
Next thing's to work on finding an employer that isn't run by such cheap bastards.
Thanks!
This whole 1 year warranty on refrigerators crap is what's keeping me holding on to my 20-year old Frigidaire that I got from my dad. The light bulb doesn't work, but it cools and freezes fine. While we would love a nice side-by-side with one of those fancy places to put gallon milk jugs, I just can't replace a 20-year veteran with some piece of junk that the manufacturer only has enough confidence in to warrant for a year.
Nice job nailing him with his own words from his previous letter. I'm going to have to start saving those replies--there might be a similar nugget in one someday.
Even though you're moving, you can still donate to his reelection campaign. If individuals like us used our money the way the *AA and big corporations do, their power would be somewhat diluted. Unfortunately, we have moved from "one person, one vote" to "one dollar, one vote." The plus side for you is that you can still "vote" for Rep. Boucher, even after you leave Virginia. Peace.
So we will thus see P2P development continue the same way crypto development continued during the reign of the RSA and (still) IDEA patents: offshore. There will be all kinds of disclaimers saying Americans shouldn't download the packages, and like the RSA and IDEA-enabled crypto stuff, Americans will download it in droves anyway.
You've apparently confused capitalism and plutocracy. I like the potential segue into calling someone who disagrees with those laws a Communist, though. Thinking a couple of moves ahead like that is essential to good trolling.
That's nice--but what do Lake and Palmer think about all this?
U.S. citizens aren't currently required to carry ID and produce it on demand, at least when not operating a motor vehicle or taking public transportation.
I hope these people realize they're selling out to the mandatory national ID pilot. Of course, they probably don't give a shit about their or anyone else's freedom.
You forgot about the part where he should be anally violated with the business end of a plunger in front of the LDS temple. OK, that part might be optional, but it'd still be pretty cool.
Especially since it's probably running on some unregistered shareware platform :).
Wonder how long before it becomes reality?
It never fails to amuse me to watch Mac users trot out the car comparisions. "But my Mac is like a Mercedes compared to your PC Yugo!" they exclaim, furtively suppressing the knowledge that they were taken in by slick marketing of repackaged commodity hardware.
So now with software they'll make sure to use a third party contractor, to avoid having to release under the FOIA.
Flamebait, indeed. The truth stings the Mac faithful like Holy Water sprinkled on the posessed.
That's not the RIAA, that's ASCAP.
The 80186 was also the CPU of the Tandy 2000, a BIOS-compatible (i.e. not-quite-compatible-needed-a-special-DOS-version) .
Let 'em sue the estate. That'd look great on the "Call for action" on the 6 o'clock news.
No, here's the answer--the industry is going to get regulated to the point that they can't require them. Regulation follows abuse, and there's plenty of abuse going on in the cell industry right now. And it's an election year. Do the math.
Must be a small distribution. Maybe you mean Minix?
muddy plate. Strategic placement of dirt can do wonders for making it difficult for these cameras to get an accurate bead. Sure, there's an outside chance you'll be cited a non-moving violation for obscured plate, but that's better than being tracked like an animal by armed forces of the state and having your movements recorded in a database for ready access by any cop, politician, or person who knows somebody who might take an interest in you or a member of your family.