Considering the lack of substance that your pstatements have behind them, I am going to give you the benefit of a doubt and assume that you meant this to be a joke, in an attempt to get a +5 funny mod. So here is some advice, next time keep it really short and down to a few points that are OBVIOUSLY joking. Using racism as a back bone for a joke is a pretty dangerous path to tread, reconsider it.
Food for thought.
I really hope you're not serious though, that would be just plain sad and disgusting
These have been around for years. There are plenty of dedicated sites. Even different models. One site shows pictures of a hand-held aluminum model that uses a laser site! Just look up potato gun in google and you'll get a plethora of sites.
"driven by [your] curiosity, the desire to learn about technology, and a good intellectual challenge*" are you tempted to 'hack' again now that you are back on line?
Not to suggest that you would, but is it tempting.
* From Chapter One: Kevin's Story by Kevin Mitnick
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From what I understand you are positioning yourself in the world of consulting and authoring. If this ends up being a success for you, do you think that you will be able to look at your past with a positive, learning experience, point of view and can you see yourself letting go of some of the grudges spawned by the events leading to your sentencing?
You forgot to mention :
too many dollars wasted on feeding Cowboyneal's ever growing coccaine addiction and paying for all the bandwidth he uses up downloading pr0n!
Why can't MS sell underwear. I for one would crap myself all the time! MS would change the world's opinion of the words "incontinent" and "fun" appearing in the same sentence!
The only news I want to hear about AOL is that they gone out of business. Frankly, the last thing I want is to be able to talk to AOL users through ICQ.
*With new AOL 9.0.3.187.2 you can send ICQ spam to all the people who constantly avoid you. It's just what they've always wanted. "You sent spam" (insert crappy ad music and voice)*
IMO its all in how you present the situation to your current employer and then how the employer reacts. By presentation, I mean how is it you got the offer in the first place. Consider these two senarios:
1. You enter your bosses office and say "Hi Joe, I was out looking for a job last week and came across an identical postion for a 50% higher salary."
In this presentation your boss will most likely think of all the negative things listed in the previous/. posts. He may propose a counter-offer to save him from looking for a new guy, but you will most likely be blacklisted in his mind.
2. You enter your bosses office and say "Hi Joe, I need to discuss something with you. I was out with some friends the other day and I met someone who asked what I did for a living so we got to talking. He mentioned that he could use a guy like me and gave me a ballpark salary figure 50% higher than my current income and I'd be doing the same as I do here. It's really been tearing at me for the last few days, because I really do like it here and wouldn't want to hassle you guys with a missing man but at the same time the money is too good to pass up. You know how it is?"
In this presentation you have shown loyalty to your company, ambition for a better life, and you've sounded sincere. Now, wether or not this senario sums up the reality of the situation, its playing the field in your favor. So what if you were actively looking for new work, business is a game of chess, and in chess you don't tell an opponent what you next 5 moves are, simple as that.
After that, of course, it all depends on your employers reaction and if he counter offers. But using scenario 2 will provide better results and your "honesty"/loyalty will stay in the mind of the employer. If an employer does propose the counter offer, make sure to discuss what this holds for the future. Be upfront and make sure that you aren't screwing your self into an early raise or out of certain other benifits by accepting the offer. If you do this right you'll show how serious you are about your position, while showing that even though you "weaseled" for more money you are still concerned about a long term future with the company.
Hope this helps you out.:)
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Considering the lack of substance that your pstatements have behind them, I am going to give you the benefit of a doubt and assume that you meant this to be a joke, in an attempt to get a +5 funny mod. So here is some advice, next time keep it really short and down to a few points that are OBVIOUSLY joking. Using racism as a back bone for a joke is a pretty dangerous path to tread, reconsider it. Food for thought.
I really hope you're not serious though, that would be just plain sad and disgusting
These have been around for years. There are plenty of dedicated sites. Even different models. One site shows pictures of a hand-held aluminum model that uses a laser site! Just look up potato gun in google and you'll get a plethora of sites.
Here are the first two for those of you who are lazy.
spudtech
spudlauncher
interesting: 5 redundant: -1 flamebait: -2 troll: -2 Score = 0, oh nevermind
Even though you are a troll, I found that pretty funny :(
"driven by [your] curiosity, the desire to learn about technology, and a good intellectual challenge*" are you tempted to 'hack' again now that you are back on line?
Not to suggest that you would, but is it tempting.
* From Chapter One: Kevin's Story by Kevin Mitnick
From what I understand you are positioning yourself in the world of consulting and authoring.
If this ends up being a success for you, do you think that you will be able to look at your past with a positive, learning experience, point of view and can you see yourself letting go of some of the grudges spawned by the events leading to your sentencing?
You forgot to mention : too many dollars wasted on feeding Cowboyneal's ever growing coccaine addiction and paying for all the bandwidth he uses up downloading pr0n!
Why can't MS sell underwear. I for one would crap myself all the time!
MS would change the world's opinion of the words "incontinent" and "fun" appearing in the same sentence!
The only news I want to hear about AOL is that they gone out of business. Frankly, the last thing I want is to be able to talk to AOL users through ICQ. *With new AOL 9.0.3.187.2 you can send ICQ spam to all the people who constantly avoid you. It's just what they've always wanted. "You sent spam" (insert crappy ad music and voice)*
IMO its all in how you present the situation to your current employer and then how the employer reacts. By presentation, I mean how is it you got the offer in the first place. Consider these two senarios: 1. You enter your bosses office and say "Hi Joe, I was out looking for a job last week and came across an identical postion for a 50% higher salary." In this presentation your boss will most likely think of all the negative things listed in the previous /. posts. He may propose a counter-offer to save him from looking for a new guy, but you will most likely be blacklisted in his mind.
2. You enter your bosses office and say "Hi Joe, I need to discuss something with you. I was out with some friends the other day and I met someone who asked what I did for a living so we got to talking. He mentioned that he could use a guy like me and gave me a ballpark salary figure 50% higher than my current income and I'd be doing the same as I do here. It's really been tearing at me for the last few days, because I really do like it here and wouldn't want to hassle you guys with a missing man but at the same time the money is too good to pass up. You know how it is?"
In this presentation you have shown loyalty to your company, ambition for a better life, and you've sounded sincere. Now, wether or not this senario sums up the reality of the situation, its playing the field in your favor. So what if you were actively looking for new work, business is a game of chess, and in chess you don't tell an opponent what you next 5 moves are, simple as that.
After that, of course, it all depends on your employers reaction and if he counter offers. But using scenario 2 will provide better results and your "honesty"/loyalty will stay in the mind of the employer. If an employer does propose the counter offer, make sure to discuss what this holds for the future. Be upfront and make sure that you aren't screwing your self into an early raise or out of certain other benifits by accepting the offer. If you do this right you'll show how serious you are about your position, while showing that even though you "weaseled" for more money you are still concerned about a long term future with the company.
Hope this helps you out. :)