I have never worked at BestBuy, but at the last IT shop we worked at we had problems like this. Some people doing Windows support would pirate tools if they weren't given them. I'm not them, but I know the following:
1) If I am not given the tools to do my work properly, I won't go and steal them. If it is a hammer, or software... it doesn't matter. It is not my responsibility to source tools for myself. I do use OpenSource utilities all the time, but I tell my manager what I am using and that it is GPL'd. 2) If I am not clear about a licensing issue, or if I am allowed to use software, I will ask someone to clarify it. 2) If my manager asks me to pirate software, I won't do it. I'm not sure who would be liable for it, but I wouldn't risk it.
So far none of these things have ever caused me any problems whatsoever.
I think that it should go without saying, but all drug users are not addicts the same way that not all drinkers are drunks. Alcoholics are drug addicts, just like cocaine addicts and Oxycontin addicts.
I think that what it gets down to is that the person is doing something illegal. Most pot users that I know just don't see any reason for the law and therefore ignore it. This is similar in some ways to how people feel about patents and the DMCA et cetera. I have used DeCCS (actually software that uses it) to decrypt DVDs so that I can watch them. I did this because I didn't think that it is right, and because I am not concerned with the law. The same thing happened during prohibition. Are these things illegal? Yes. Do they hurt other people... no.
How does pot affect a person's ability to think clearly at all times? Chronic use of any substance is bound to affect their life. This is true with lots of substances, ilicit and not.
I know some stereotypial pot smokers, who are impossible to deal with and relate to. I also know a lot of people who smoke pot every week who act and behave like regular people. I think that if you have someone who is a flake, then fire him because he is a flake. I don't think that you should not hire someone because they tested positive for THC.
I know that another concern, besides the effect that the drug has on their work-life is the possibility of addiction. I have seen a meth addict steal from friends and family and it isn't a pretty sight. I know that this, and gambling debts and habits are concerns of employers as well.
I work with a lot of people that watch television that are completely useless. I know that all people who watch television aren't completely useless, but I personally wouldn't hire anyone who watches television, just in case.
So if you really want to go after a company who is violating the GPL... just put a call explaining how they are voilating Sarbanes-Oxley regulations. This could be a very complicated and expensive (for taxpayers and laywers) way of dealing with GPL violations in the US of A.
There are lots of applications that perform differently on different processors. Processing 10+ audio streams on any semi-modern processor should work just fine. Even if it performs poorly, it is a reason to have a warning, error message or something like that. Blocking it based on the processor is just wrong.
Thank god it is just Skype, and not an OS, or productivity suite, or a game.
What they should have done is say that it will be able to be used sometime in the next two months. By then, maybe some people would have forgotten about it.
I saw it this weekend, and was disapointed. Maybe it was the $100 price-tag, or the fact that I had to wait 10 months for a decent seat, but it just wasn't that funny. A lot of it was just pieced together scenes from the movie with moderately funny interuptions. There were a few good, funny original songs.. but I noticed that when I was laughing like a lunatic the people next to me were quiet, and vice-versa. Some of my family thought it was superb, but I don't really count them as being die hard Python fans.
I personally would have rather owned the box set, for the amount I paid for the tickets. YMMV, is the best way to put it.
Personally I always razz on my co-workers that the next installment of GTA will be called "The Final Solution". If they really want to push the envelope, they'd do a warcrime/holocaust simulator, and just be done with it. If you fail, you have to hide out in south america.
I'm in the US, but I haven't seen Verizon/Cingular/Nextel/Sprint or any company offer a Linux based phone. It is one thing to be able to pay a company a few hundered dollars and have them give you the phone. Buying it on eBay or from a third party and hoping that it works with your service is different.
As soon as I see Cingular with a Linux based phone, I will own^H^H^Hp4wNzz0r it.
Right, because everyone wants every patch on every system that they have as soon as it comes out. I guess that you don't look after a lot of systems, or a lot of important systems. This does not cut it an an enterprise environment.
You need to QA your packages that you push out to all systems. You need to make sure that the patches you install keep the system as stable as it was before. A sysadmin where I work once imaged two systems about two weeks apart. He patched one system (without testing) and it took 2 weeks of time to troubleshoot the problem. Finally, when we determined the problem, we decided to downgrade the system to the stable one's rev in most of the packages.
Patching systems willy-nilly with no QA is a great way to have patched and potentiall unstable systems.
One problem (that you mentioned) is the products by weight. This is how I buy a lot of my food. With meat packing, that would be solved by programming the rfid for in the packaging when they are packed. Depending on where you are, this still is a manual process done by real people. Fruit and veggies are normally picked out by the consumer, so there is a problem there.
Besides that, there is the issue that products that you have paid for may still have active RFID tags in them. Imagine having a pack of gum in your pocket while paying that shows up every time. This could be limited by having the range done properly.
The self checkout things work great... or do they. If you have a coupon, or don't know the PLU for something, or any number of complications come up, it can take much longer than just waiting in line. I always pay with a credit/debit card, but I still have to sign. If the attendant is busy with another customer, I have to wait.
I think that we have quite a while before we just walk out of the store without actively interacting with any machines.
Yeah, I was joking. Sometimes that doesn't come across without crazy XML-like tags everywhere. I'm not funny, but I was joking.
The solution sounds great, although one has to wonder how the mistake happened in the first place. If that happened to me, I would be thinking twice about the QA process of the manufacturer.
I run Linux, and don't use iTunes. Can someone clarify if the license for music downloaded from iTunes is transferable? If it is, then you can go ahead and transfer your license to someone. I don't think that it does, and I don't think it ever will have a provision like that.
Before the 1990s, there really wasn't the means to transfer music off of the media in a lossless fashion. There is now. If record companies wanted to, they could have ELUAs on each CD to make clear what your rights to use the data are. The don't currently (maybe on some DRM media), but certainly not on a majority.
You can't rip a bunch of your music (load up your iPod) and try to sell it at a profit. That person does not have the rights to use it under "fair use" laws. People have to start thinking, and stop askin pediatricians what they think about IP laws and piracy.
Meanwhile has since improved a lot, that is true. My problem is that IBM, when you contact them about this, does NOT help you in this matter. I am not sure if ICT works with our Sametime server, it seemed like something different when I looked at it.
What I want is: 1) Sametime Chat 2) Lookup for users. 3) Support for DL based groups 4) Support for screen sharing.
It kind of thick to offer an enterprise service, but not release software yourself. And the Java client blows goats.
IBM should put all of their effort (and donate Sametime specs/source) to the meanwhile project. People could then create GAIM plugins, or just link their custom code to the meanwhile library.
This is what IBM told me to use when I complained about their lack of a Linux Sametime client @ Linuxworld 2005 (Boston). It was durring their "Linux on the desktop" panel, which was kind of ironic.
Just co-workers talking. I have never been to India, so I don't really have any exposure to the caste system. I just figured that since in the past there has been discrimination, that it would be a good idea for someone with exposure to comment on this.
I don't know a lot about this, but I have heard that recently two potential candidates were "turned down by HR" for a job in India. My co-workers who know a bit more about the situation are leaning towards the idea that it is caste related.
Can anyone shed some light on the caste system in modern India?
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I have never worked at BestBuy, but at the last IT shop we worked at we had problems like this. Some people doing Windows support would pirate tools if they weren't given them. I'm not them, but I know the following:
1) If I am not given the tools to do my work properly, I won't go and steal them. If it is a hammer, or software... it doesn't matter. It is not my responsibility to source tools for myself. I do use OpenSource utilities all the time, but I tell my manager what I am using and that it is GPL'd.
2) If I am not clear about a licensing issue, or if I am allowed to use software, I will ask someone to clarify it.
2) If my manager asks me to pirate software, I won't do it. I'm not sure who would be liable for it, but I wouldn't risk it.
So far none of these things have ever caused me any problems whatsoever.
I think that it should go without saying, but all drug users are not addicts the same way that not all drinkers are drunks. Alcoholics are drug addicts, just like cocaine addicts and Oxycontin addicts.
... no.
I think that what it gets down to is that the person is doing something illegal. Most pot users that I know just don't see any reason for the law and therefore ignore it. This is similar in some ways to how people feel about patents and the DMCA et cetera. I have used DeCCS (actually software that uses it) to decrypt DVDs so that I can watch them. I did this because I didn't think that it is right, and because I am not concerned with the law. The same thing happened during prohibition. Are these things illegal? Yes. Do they hurt other people
How does pot affect a person's ability to think clearly at all times? Chronic use of any substance is bound to affect their life. This is true with lots of substances, ilicit and not.
I know some stereotypial pot smokers, who are impossible to deal with and relate to. I also know a lot of people who smoke pot every week who act and behave like regular people. I think that if you have someone who is a flake, then fire him because he is a flake. I don't think that you should not hire someone because they tested positive for THC.
I know that another concern, besides the effect that the drug has on their work-life is the possibility of addiction. I have seen a meth addict steal from friends and family and it isn't a pretty sight. I know that this, and gambling debts and habits are concerns of employers as well.
I work with a lot of people that watch television that are completely useless. I know that all people who watch television aren't completely useless, but I personally wouldn't hire anyone who watches television, just in case.
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Yeah... except the Nokia runs Linux.
Because nobody knows what section 404 is? I thought it was kind of strange myself.
So if you really want to go after a company who is violating the GPL ... just put a call explaining how they are voilating Sarbanes-Oxley regulations. This could be a very complicated and expensive (for taxpayers and laywers) way of dealing with GPL violations in the US of A.
Who can recommend a good book on IT 404?
There are lots of applications that perform differently on different processors. Processing 10+ audio streams on any semi-modern processor should work just fine. Even if it performs poorly, it is a reason to have a warning, error message or something like that. Blocking it based on the processor is just wrong.
Thank god it is just Skype, and not an OS, or productivity suite, or a game.
What they should have done is say that it will be able to be used sometime in the next two months. By then, maybe some people would have forgotten about it.
Yeah, that was the best part for me. I looked to the people on my left ... and nothing.
I saw it this weekend, and was disapointed. Maybe it was the $100 price-tag, or the fact that I had to wait 10 months for a decent seat, but it just wasn't that funny. A lot of it was just pieced together scenes from the movie with moderately funny interuptions. There were a few good, funny original songs .. but I noticed that when I was laughing like a lunatic the people next to me were quiet, and vice-versa. Some of my family thought it was superb, but I don't really count them as being die hard Python fans.
I personally would have rather owned the box set, for the amount I paid for the tickets. YMMV, is the best way to put it.
Personally I always razz on my co-workers that the next installment of GTA will be called "The Final Solution". If they really want to push the envelope, they'd do a warcrime/holocaust simulator, and just be done with it. If you fail, you have to hide out in south america.
The defense is that "It's just a game, jeez."
I'm in the US, but I haven't seen Verizon/Cingular/Nextel/Sprint or any company offer a Linux based phone. It is one thing to be able to pay a company a few hundered dollars and have them give you the phone. Buying it on eBay or from a third party and hoping that it works with your service is different.
As soon as I see Cingular with a Linux based phone, I will own^H^H^Hp4wNzz0r it.
Right, because everyone wants every patch on every system that they have as soon as it comes out. I guess that you don't look after a lot of systems, or a lot of important systems. This does not cut it an an enterprise environment.
You need to QA your packages that you push out to all systems. You need to make sure that the patches you install keep the system as stable as it was before. A sysadmin where I work once imaged two systems about two weeks apart. He patched one system (without testing) and it took 2 weeks of time to troubleshoot the problem. Finally, when we determined the problem, we decided to downgrade the system to the stable one's rev in most of the packages.
Patching systems willy-nilly with no QA is a great way to have patched and potentiall unstable systems.
One problem (that you mentioned) is the products by weight. This is how I buy a lot of my food. With meat packing, that would be solved by programming the rfid for in the packaging when they are packed. Depending on where you are, this still is a manual process done by real people. Fruit and veggies are normally picked out by the consumer, so there is a problem there.
... or do they. If you have a coupon, or don't know the PLU for something, or any number of complications come up, it can take much longer than just waiting in line. I always pay with a credit/debit card, but I still have to sign. If the attendant is busy with another customer, I have to wait.
Besides that, there is the issue that products that you have paid for may still have active RFID tags in them. Imagine having a pack of gum in your pocket while paying that shows up every time. This could be limited by having the range done properly.
The self checkout things work great
I think that we have quite a while before we just walk out of the store without actively interacting with any machines.
Fuck 'em. What about Steve Wozniak?
http://www.woz.org/
I think this is what you were talking about:
http://www.despair.com/
Yeah, I was joking. Sometimes that doesn't come across without crazy XML-like tags everywhere. I'm not funny, but I was joking.
The solution sounds great, although one has to wonder how the mistake happened in the first place. If that happened to me, I would be thinking twice about the QA process of the manufacturer.
I run Linux, and don't use iTunes. Can someone clarify if the license for music downloaded from iTunes is transferable? If it is, then you can go ahead and transfer your license to someone. I don't think that it does, and I don't think it ever will have a provision like that.
Before the 1990s, there really wasn't the means to transfer music off of the media in a lossless fashion. There is now. If record companies wanted to, they could have ELUAs on each CD to make clear what your rights to use the data are. The don't currently (maybe on some DRM media), but certainly not on a majority.
You can't rip a bunch of your music (load up your iPod) and try to sell it at a profit. That person does not have the rights to use it under "fair use" laws. People have to start thinking, and stop askin pediatricians what they think about IP laws and piracy.
You dumb.
:-P
You could have made a lot more money when the customer's came back to you with their fuxx0red PC.
Meanwhile has since improved a lot, that is true. My problem is that IBM, when you contact them about this, does NOT help you in this matter. I am not sure if ICT works with our Sametime server, it seemed like something different when I looked at it.
What I want is:
1) Sametime Chat
2) Lookup for users.
3) Support for DL based groups
4) Support for screen sharing.
It kind of thick to offer an enterprise service, but not release software yourself. And the Java client blows goats.
I agree.
IBM should put all of their effort (and donate Sametime specs/source) to the meanwhile project. People could then create GAIM plugins, or just link their custom code to the meanwhile library.
This is what IBM told me to use when I complained about their lack of a Linux Sametime client @ Linuxworld 2005 (Boston). It was durring their "Linux on the desktop" panel, which was kind of ironic.
Just co-workers talking. I have never been to India, so I don't really have any exposure to the caste system. I just figured that since in the past there has been discrimination, that it would be a good idea for someone with exposure to comment on this.
Thanks for the reply.
I don't know a lot about this, but I have heard that recently two potential candidates were "turned down by HR" for a job in India. My co-workers who know a bit more about the situation are leaning towards the idea that it is caste related.
Can anyone shed some light on the caste system in modern India?