Re:My head hurts from the market speak.
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I too thought my head was going to explode from the rich empowerment of enabling verbage in such a diversely dynamic environment.
Bashing of his interests in the debate aside, a "Viewpoint" piece really should be devoid of marketingspeak, whether the author is Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, or Linus Torvalds.
I like that. Instead of Han shooting first, he begins a long discussion of his use of "parsec" in describing the Kessel run is technically valid. Greedo, unable to extricate himself from the conversation does the only thing he can- shoot himself. That way Lucas can also add a digital onion in Han's belt;-)
I have always pondered human's fascination with things either going extinct or being completely destroyed. Has anyone here really given a thought about the EV-1 in the last few years? Would you have even noticed their dissappearance without a/. story? Yet, because now we know that they are on the verge of compelte destruction, they somehow have a higher value than they did when they were sitting around- but not about to be destroyed.
I wonder if they just made them inoperable (to avoid liability concerns) and sold them as collectable on ebay if they wouldn't make the program profitable after all.
It seems pretty clear that the company is in the wrong and that the code does not belong to them. The solution, however, is less clear cut. I would suggest that you retain an attorney. Someone who has your interest at heart. I think that ultimately this might come down to a fight over the contract that you signed with the company signing over all the work you have, or ever will, create. Having someone in your corner might be a pretty good idea.
I would also start looking around. Companies that force prospective employees to sign overarching IP agreements like that will not take kindly to your stance.
A very good point. The phrase "...an important factor is security," doesn't tell how the "important factor" of security is balanced against all of the other "important factors" that go into a major software application. Sure its important, but it is more important than say, profit margin? Exactly where on the priority chain security exists would be a much more telling answer. Which is, of course, why we're not likely tog et one;-)
Simpsons actually had an episode once in which Mark Hamill did a guest appearance. I don't remember the whole thing, but there was a Star Wars musical and he did in fact sing "Luke be a Jedi Tonight" to the tune of "Luck be a Lady Tonight" from Guys and Dolls;-)
Personally, I enjoyed the over-the-top comments from the producer like, "The environment surrounds us and we are in Middle Earth." I guess their insurance premiums are going to skyrocket after Orcs eat the folks in the mezzanine;-)
I started re-reading the books about a month ago, so, yes I really did;-) I read the series before the first movie came out and, now that the movies are completed, I'm re-reading it before sitting down for the 12+ hour extended DVD movie watching marathon. I'm sure I'll be going there again randomly after that event as well;-)
While I can certainly understand your feelings, I do not meet any of your criteria. But if I ever find the six-fingered man who typed the letter (which would explain the typographical errors) I will certainly let him know that you are looking for him;-)
Before and after the DotCom Bubble Bursting I was working at a large law firm in Silicon Valley. Prior to the bubble, the corporate lawyers in our office were frantic with work. We were turning away work left and right while the litigators (whom I supported) were calm. Even before the Bubble went *POP* that dynamic was changing. We had less corporate work (fewer deals and IPOs) and the number of upset business folks were starting to make our litigators hop.
At the time I thought it would be humorous to do my own IPO calld $2Bob.com*. There would be no business plan save that all of the money invested would be spent. The IPO sheet would also specifically state that investors should expect no return on their investment and that all of the money would be pissed away on quasi corporate frivolities. If I had been a corporate paralegal instead of a litigation paralegal I might have actually tried it;-)
*The fact that "$" is invalid for a web address made it all the more entertaining to my young self;-)
I think the more important question is, what else are you interested in? If all you are looking for is resume padding, then another Bachelor's is a pretty expensive way to go. Indeed you would likely be better off with an MBA (which, based solely on the few MBA's I've met, is little more than resume window dressing anyway).
On the other hand, if there are areas of learning which you really would like to know more about (be it History, Physics, English Lit, etc) then get a degree in that. It will be far more interesting for you and will make you a much more interesting candidate.
I'm not up on my EU procedures. Assuming it is approved by the ministers, does it still need Parliamentary approval? If so, and assuming it receives such, is there some type of court to which an appeal can be brought? Does the EU have any type of Judicial redress?
Lets face it, I don't trust anyone I can't blackmail or back stab and get back whatever I've give them.
"Thank you, thank you very much. As I accept this award tonight, I'd just like to say that I am only as good as all the people I stepped on to get where I am today. Thank you!"
(1) Create 1 second "song" of silence
(2) copyright said "work"
(3) Charge minimal license to use said work
(4) Vigorously sue any medium who uses your "work"
(5) Profit! (a lot!)
There should probably be a step (3a) to hire Darl McBride and Boies et al to handle step (4)...
On a side topic, I find the reviews on IMDB to be pretty fascinating. I saw The Grudge with my wife and we both loved it. I read the reviews on IMDB the next day and they swung the gammut from loved it to hated it to didn't understand it (not sure how about that last one, but there were quite a few of them). After reading the first couple of pages I realized just how unhelpful they were as an aggregate. Since the reviews are self chosen, they mainly come from people with either a strong negative or strong positive feeling about the movie. In effect washing out the middle ground. It'll be intersting to do a Google search for The Grudge and see the reviews compare;-)
Well, let's look at it logically. We can take steps to fix the problem, or we can ignore it. If the problem is real and we haven't taken steps to fix it we are hosed. If, on the other, the problem isn't real, then not taking steps is neutral. If the problem is real and we have taken steps to fix it, then we will have averted a significant crises. If we take steps and it turns out there is no problem, we still will have improved the environment. So logically:
Doing nothing will have either a negative or neutral outcome.
Doing something will have either a significantly positive outcome, or a moderatley positive outcome.
I guess what it really comes down to is how much you value future opportunities. Regardless of what the human race does, the planet will survive. Whether or not we survive is the question.
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Bashing of his interests in the debate aside, a "Viewpoint" piece really should be devoid of marketingspeak, whether the author is Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, or Linus Torvalds.
Looks like an iconoclast got to it.
I like that. Instead of Han shooting first, he begins a long discussion of his use of "parsec" in describing the Kessel run is technically valid. Greedo, unable to extricate himself from the conversation does the only thing he can- shoot himself. That way Lucas can also add a digital onion in Han's belt;-)
Actually, this time the audience shoots first;-)
How about Bernard Ebbers? I heard he did a great job turning Worldcom around. I wonder what he's up to these days?
To quote the American public, "ooh! Shiny!"
Its worse than you think. The Singularity is already here!
Dude, the mice are going to be way pissed when that happens!
I wonder if they just made them inoperable (to avoid liability concerns) and sold them as collectable on ebay if they wouldn't make the program profitable after all.
I would also start looking around. Companies that force prospective employees to sign overarching IP agreements like that will not take kindly to your stance.
So what happened 1,324,408,204 days ago?
A very good point. The phrase "...an important factor is security," doesn't tell how the "important factor" of security is balanced against all of the other "important factors" that go into a major software application. Sure its important, but it is more important than say, profit margin? Exactly where on the priority chain security exists would be a much more telling answer. Which is, of course, why we're not likely tog et one;-)
Personally, I enjoyed the over-the-top comments from the producer like, "The environment surrounds us and we are in Middle Earth." I guess their insurance premiums are going to skyrocket after Orcs eat the folks in the mezzanine;-)
I started re-reading the books about a month ago, so, yes I really did;-) I read the series before the first movie came out and, now that the movies are completed, I'm re-reading it before sitting down for the 12+ hour extended DVD movie watching marathon. I'm sure I'll be going there again randomly after that event as well;-)
One Penguin to find them all, One Penguin to bring them,
One Penguin to Rule them all, and in the darkness bite them.
While I can certainly understand your feelings, I do not meet any of your criteria. But if I ever find the six-fingered man who typed the letter (which would explain the typographical errors) I will certainly let him know that you are looking for him;-)
At the time I thought it would be humorous to do my own IPO calld $2Bob.com*. There would be no business plan save that all of the money invested would be spent. The IPO sheet would also specifically state that investors should expect no return on their investment and that all of the money would be pissed away on quasi corporate frivolities. If I had been a corporate paralegal instead of a litigation paralegal I might have actually tried it;-)
*The fact that "$" is invalid for a web address made it all the more entertaining to my young self;-)
On the other hand, if there are areas of learning which you really would like to know more about (be it History, Physics, English Lit, etc) then get a degree in that. It will be far more interesting for you and will make you a much more interesting candidate.
But that's just my $.02...
I'm not up on my EU procedures. Assuming it is approved by the ministers, does it still need Parliamentary approval? If so, and assuming it receives such, is there some type of court to which an appeal can be brought? Does the EU have any type of Judicial redress?
"Thank you, thank you very much. As I accept this award tonight, I'd just like to say that I am only as good as all the people I stepped on to get where I am today. Thank you!"
(2) copyright said "work"
(3) Charge minimal license to use said work
(4) Vigorously sue any medium who uses your "work"
(5) Profit! (a lot!)
There should probably be a step (3a) to hire Darl McBride and Boies et al to handle step (4)...
So instead of the standard "Does it run Linux?" question, we should really be asking, "Will it play Doom?"
On a side topic, I find the reviews on IMDB to be pretty fascinating. I saw The Grudge with my wife and we both loved it. I read the reviews on IMDB the next day and they swung the gammut from loved it to hated it to didn't understand it (not sure how about that last one, but there were quite a few of them). After reading the first couple of pages I realized just how unhelpful they were as an aggregate. Since the reviews are self chosen, they mainly come from people with either a strong negative or strong positive feeling about the movie. In effect washing out the middle ground. It'll be intersting to do a Google search for The Grudge and see the reviews compare;-)
"OK, I've narrowed the range down to between zero and infinity. The rest is up to you..."
Doing nothing will have either a negative or neutral outcome.
Doing something will have either a significantly positive outcome, or a moderatley positive outcome.
I guess what it really comes down to is how much you value future opportunities. Regardless of what the human race does, the planet will survive. Whether or not we survive is the question.