Can you really use that as a legal standpoint? Even if you succeed, they pay you for some overtime, but they get your program?? I'm not sure I find that comforting... I kind of see your point, but unless you claim your hours on your timesheet, you're pretty much screwed in a court of law. As far as saying that you should be paid overtime because you came up with it on your own time, well you're hanging yourself. First your saying, yes I did create this during employment, and they're concerned over IP, not your timecard. I don't know... I haven't heard of anything like this either way but I'd be interested to hear more from someone that has experience with this or a legal background. Good points though.
Unfortunately even hourly employees deal with this. (or at least from the contracting that I've done..) I started looking at my contracts the last time this came up here.
that's great...now I'm going to go to bed with this picture in my mind of a head sitting on a chair in a cubicle asking passerbys to grab some coffee for him...
I didn't consider it until you mentioned it, but if we do push open source as the only solution, and they buy into it (so to speak), what happens when the uninformed users come across a poorly written piece of open source software? They will more than likely post the negative label on Open Source rather than that individual program. I'm not saying don't push, but thinking about it this way, it could have a negative effect in the long run and maybe the choice IS good.
"By your logic, I should be able to tint all my windows to 95% and drive around without license plates. Of course, I can't do that for obvious reasons."
I gonna have to call bullshit. You've obviously never lived in Florida.
Look around/. There was an earlier article that explained why. He uses scientific approches to cooking and it was actually quite informative. You'd really have to read it.
so you wouldn't attack them for going after the student? Maybe 'you' wouldn't, but how do you think slashdot would react?
If a child is consistently doing bad things and a group of other children do something bad, but he shows restraint, why would you NOT commend him? If you don't commend him for doing the 'right' thing, then next time he may figure that no one cares....
Maybe I am. I'm a bit rusty on kinetics, but I think the way that I'm focusing on this is your mention of global warming. Say I have a house, and in this house I have an oven. Now I have to cook the turkey and it in turns heats the house, so I turn on the AC and cool the house. If I keep the house cool enough to cool the air coming from the oven, how does this affect the temperature outside my house? (I know this is a poor example because the heat and the ac would be at extremes when making an analogy to a chip and cooler...)
I do understand the original point. To make something, and then have to make something else to fix the first thing so that it can run is almost twice the effort, you should build the first thing correctly. (holy run on sentence..)
I think you're missing something. Cooling. Cooling would cool the hot air, not just dissapate it. This isn't just a fan. I do agree that chips should 'somehow' be made to run cooler, but since I don't make chips I'm not really in any position to be critical of anyone's designs.
I believe 'functionality' in this case would be use in this context: Designed for or adapted to a particular function or use. The 'functionality' of the OS is to use programs that the user needs or uses on a daily basis. If MS Office is not available, then the OS is not 'functional' in that situation. (not arguing whethere it is or is not available.)
As for your installation issues, you cannot base a fact on two installations. If you are going to argue which is easier you should have a broad test range of machines. Just because you had problems doesn't mean anyone else has, or will. To your defense Mandrake is a pretty easy install, but then I've done it a few times. I've also never had a problem installing 2000 that I can remember. *shrug* People that install windows more often are generally going to think it's easier because they understand it and do it...
so, what's the first thing that comes to mind that would throw up a red flag for the FBI to keep track of you for? Intentionally not having a SSN comes to mind... I think it would be almost the opposite of your privacy desires...
I'm not sure autorun's going to kick in if the person's not logged on.... and if they are still logged on then the attacker can just run it himself or enable autorun (if he really is that lazy he could keep a script to to it for him when a machine doesn't autorun....)
You know, the last place I worked, they never ordered CDRoms for any of the machines. Strikes me as smart in a way now even if it was a royal pita then. Combine this with losing the floppy drive and you'd be doing very well I'd think. Less amount of viruses brought in from the outside as well.
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Can you really use that as a legal standpoint? Even if you succeed, they pay you for some overtime, but they get your program?? I'm not sure I find that comforting... I kind of see your point, but unless you claim your hours on your timesheet, you're pretty much screwed in a court of law. As far as saying that you should be paid overtime because you came up with it on your own time, well you're hanging yourself. First your saying, yes I did create this during employment, and they're concerned over IP, not your timecard. I don't know... I haven't heard of anything like this either way but I'd be interested to hear more from someone that has experience with this or a legal background. Good points though.
Anyone know of a place or site that has a list of state laws that protect against this?? I think that would be a hell of a resource.
Unfortunately even hourly employees deal with this. (or at least from the contracting that I've done..) I started looking at my contracts the last time this came up here.
that's great...now I'm going to go to bed with this picture in my mind of a head sitting on a chair in a cubicle asking passerbys to grab some coffee for him...
"Little help here??"
I should sleep just fine now.
your z axis? what do you want to do? run across the room and hit him??
I believe we all know who the spotter in yellow is... http://www.sporting-heroes.net/tennis-heroes/displ ayhero.asp?HeroID=14
I didn't consider it until you mentioned it, but if we do push open source as the only solution, and they buy into it (so to speak), what happens when the uninformed users come across a poorly written piece of open source software? They will more than likely post the negative label on Open Source rather than that individual program. I'm not saying don't push, but thinking about it this way, it could have a negative effect in the long run and maybe the choice IS good.
Ralph Wiggam is 24?!?!??
yeah...I'm gonna have to call bullshit... I know of at LEAST two people and myself!
oh god..I AM a geek...
no....no, it really isn't... cook Pronunciation Key (kk) v. cooked, cooking, cooks v. tr. 1. To prepare (food) for eating by applying heat.
While we may panic, you'd have to imagine that our species get dumped in their bays as well....
"By your logic, I should be able to tint all my windows to 95% and drive around without license plates. Of course, I can't do that for obvious reasons."
I gonna have to call bullshit. You've obviously never lived in Florida.
Look around /. There was an earlier article that explained why. He uses scientific approches to cooking and it was actually quite informative. You'd really have to read it.
makes me want to just invite all my friends over so they can make copies of their stuff for themselves on my machine....over...and over...and over...
"until they make me Dictator for Life"
/eyes you warily
and your name is "COUP"land???
so you wouldn't attack them for going after the student? Maybe 'you' wouldn't, but how do you think slashdot would react?
If a child is consistently doing bad things and a group of other children do something bad, but he shows restraint, why would you NOT commend him? If you don't commend him for doing the 'right' thing, then next time he may figure that no one cares....
Maybe I am. I'm a bit rusty on kinetics, but I think the way that I'm focusing on this is your mention of global warming. Say I have a house, and in this house I have an oven. Now I have to cook the turkey and it in turns heats the house, so I turn on the AC and cool the house. If I keep the house cool enough to cool the air coming from the oven, how does this affect the temperature outside my house? (I know this is a poor example because the heat and the ac would be at extremes when making an analogy to a chip and cooler...)
I do understand the original point. To make something, and then have to make something else to fix the first thing so that it can run is almost twice the effort, you should build the first thing correctly. (holy run on sentence..)
I think you're missing something. Cooling. Cooling would cool the hot air, not just dissapate it. This isn't just a fan. I do agree that chips should 'somehow' be made to run cooler, but since I don't make chips I'm not really in any position to be critical of anyone's designs.
I've always thought we should try distributing linux distros in cereal boxes...
"Look Jimmy! I got Red Hat!!!"
"Nya Nya..you got LOAF!!!"
I believe 'functionality' in this case would be use in this context: Designed for or adapted to a particular function or use. The 'functionality' of the OS is to use programs that the user needs or uses on a daily basis. If MS Office is not available, then the OS is not 'functional' in that situation. (not arguing whethere it is or is not available.)
As for your installation issues, you cannot base a fact on two installations. If you are going to argue which is easier you should have a broad test range of machines. Just because you had problems doesn't mean anyone else has, or will. To your defense Mandrake is a pretty easy install, but then I've done it a few times. I've also never had a problem installing 2000 that I can remember. *shrug* People that install windows more often are generally going to think it's easier because they understand it and do it...
so, what's the first thing that comes to mind that would throw up a red flag for the FBI to keep track of you for? Intentionally not having a SSN comes to mind... I think it would be almost the opposite of your privacy desires...
I'm not sure autorun's going to kick in if the person's not logged on.... and if they are still logged on then the attacker can just run it himself or enable autorun (if he really is that lazy he could keep a script to to it for him when a machine doesn't autorun....)
You know, the last place I worked, they never ordered CDRoms for any of the machines. Strikes me as smart in a way now even if it was a royal pita then. Combine this with losing the floppy drive and you'd be doing very well I'd think. Less amount of viruses brought in from the outside as well.
See it's funny, cause it's Sunday...
Pot..kettle...black...any of this ringing a bell?