It's really even worse than the closet analogy. It's more like they left it on a public bullentin board with a piece of paper stapled over the decision. Then Harvard noticed people flipping up the piece of paper, and threw a tantrum. After all it isn't ethical to look under a piece of paper on a public bulletin board.
The only way breaking rules is acceptable is if A) The rule is bad, B) There is little other option but the rule, C) You break the rule publically and announce to the authorities you are doing so, and D) Know and accept that you will be punished for it.
You forgot the most important one. E) You don't get caught.
It's rarely a good idea to ask the fox to guard the hen house. It's fairly typical for CEO's to serve on the boards of different companies. So they "scratch" each others back.
I don't see where it is any of there business what I write on my weblog
As the subject says. I keep it strictly seperate from work. I don't believe I ever mentioned my employer's name on it. As long as I'm honoring my confidentiality agreement with my employer, I think they need to mind their own business.
I'm not too worried anyways. My regular readership is under 10 people:-). I write it as much for enjoyment as any other reason.
I'm really not sure that private business does much better. I've been involved in a lot of projects where we get done and then for a variety of reasons the new software doesn't get fully used. I've had an entire year where, if I had bluffed and done nothing the entire year, it would have had the same effect. The only difference in the scale. I suspect if every IT project undertaken by corporations succeded 100% every time, that the average IT staff could be at least halved.
Some people aren't very careful about who they send faxes to. I had this fax machine sending my home phone number. It kept trying to deliver the fax to my home number, it got to the point where it was calling every 20 minutes and blasting my ears. Finally I hooked up my fax machine to the number and took the fax. While the info on it wasn't as sensitive as the banking info. It still wasn't something you wanted in public.
The legal profession is not what most think it is. We work hard, 6-7 days a week and its a thank-less job. With all due respect not many people are going to thank you for charging $150-$400 an hour for getting a divorce. While I find rude boorish behavior to be reprehensible, you are seeing a symptom of the average man's frustration with the legal system.
Fair is unfortunately a rather hard to determine. It's outright imposible on a macroscopic level. It starts to be more what makes sense and it most efficient. (I kinda talk about this on another issue here.) A national sales tax is VERY efficient and simple. The rebate portion of the proposal gives it a lot of progressivity while robbing it of some of it's simplicity. If it is implemented correctly (And I admit it is a big old IF) it will really do great things for the US economy
You're asking the wrong question. Better questions are: Why do you have to file tax returns at all? Why is our tax system so complicated? Why does it cost so much to comply tax code and regulations?
Last year I spent hours crunching through my taxes using turbo tax. I tried really hard to get it all right, but in the end, I'm not honestly 100% sure that I did. Well I think the answer is here at fairtax.org. Basically it all comes down to 3 words "National Sales Tax". Then the linux software problem goes away
We had an election under the laws as they stand. We followed the law and ended up with a result.
Therein lies the crux of the matter. Was the election actually within the law? And even moreso can a legal challenge prove the election to be enough out of spec to the satisfaction of a state judge, and on up the legal chain? I personally doubt that the election result will be overturned. Judge really don't like overturing elections, and it really has to be very cut and dry for a judge to go out on a limb like that. I think that it probably should be overturned, but this just my opinion based an incomplete set of facts.
You do have a good point. Paper currency is often referred as fiat money. The currency of the US is backed up by the "full faith and credit" of the US gov't. But it is also backed up by "guns and bullets" of the US gov't. Take both away and what you have left is very uncomfortable toilet paper. (Anymore it isn't even entirely paper, just bits on my banks database.)
I suppose if some guy takes a shot at you and misses you are just going to blow it off? Or are you going to want to see him thrown in jail? Personally I vote for jail. Nine years doesn't seem all that out of line for what they tried.
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My opinion on this. It a very large over reaction on the part of Harvard. They are throwing a tantrum because they look like idiots in this matter.
It's really even worse than the closet analogy. It's more like they left it on a public bullentin board with a piece of paper stapled over the decision. Then Harvard noticed people flipping up the piece of paper, and threw a tantrum. After all it isn't ethical to look under a piece of paper on a public bulletin board.
A) The rule is bad,
B) There is little other option but the rule,
C) You break the rule publically and announce to the authorities you are doing so, and
D) Know and accept that you will be punished for it.
You forgot the most important one.
E) You don't get caught.
It's rarely a good idea to ask the fox to guard the hen house. It's fairly typical for CEO's to serve on the boards of different companies. So they "scratch" each others back.
I think the better question is how did WordPerfect manage to lose to Microsoft.
I don't see where it is any of there business what I write on my weblog
:-). I write it as much for enjoyment as any other reason.
As the subject says. I keep it strictly seperate from work. I don't believe I ever mentioned my employer's name on it. As long as I'm honoring my confidentiality agreement with my employer, I think they need to mind their own business.
I'm not too worried anyways. My regular readership is under 10 people
Based on the stats from my dinky little website. They certainly keep their crawler going full steam.
I'm really not sure that private business does much better. I've been involved in a lot of projects where we get done and then for a variety of reasons the new software doesn't get fully used. I've had an entire year where, if I had bluffed and done nothing the entire year, it would have had the same effect. The only difference in the scale. I suspect if every IT project undertaken by corporations succeded 100% every time, that the average IT staff could be at least halved.
Some people aren't very careful about who they send faxes to. I had this fax machine sending my home phone number. It kept trying to deliver the fax to my home number, it got to the point where it was calling every 20 minutes and blasting my ears. Finally I hooked up my fax machine to the number and took the fax. While the info on it wasn't as sensitive as the banking info. It still wasn't something you wanted in public.
So basically anyone who has my phone number can "frame" me. I never carry my card for Albertsons and I just give them my phone number everytime.
I find that I use the same tools on windows and linux for java development. Ant and Eclipse, they work about the same.
If this guy is legit. I would expect ISPs to line up to pay for his defense. It is in their interest to not let the spammers get a foothold this way.
The legal profession is not what most think it is. We work hard, 6-7 days a week and its a thank-less job.
With all due respect not many people are going to thank you for charging $150-$400 an hour for getting a divorce. While I find rude boorish behavior to be reprehensible, you are seeing a symptom of the average man's frustration with the legal system.
I give you first prize for the mini essay contest on why the legal system sucks. I have my own mini rant here. But yours is much better.
I wouldn't be sure about this. Abortion clinics today are basically a no free speech zone due to federal law.
If lawyer jokes in the security line at a courthouse rattle your lawyer. I would recommend a new lawyer.
Fair is unfortunately a rather hard to determine. It's outright imposible on a macroscopic level. It starts to be more what makes sense and it most efficient. (I kinda talk about this on another issue here.) A national sales tax is VERY efficient and simple. The rebate portion of the proposal gives it a lot of progressivity while robbing it of some of it's simplicity. If it is implemented correctly (And I admit it is a big old IF) it will really do great things for the US economy
You're asking the wrong question. Better questions are: Why do you have to file tax returns at all? Why is our tax system so complicated? Why does it cost so much to comply tax code and regulations?
Last year I spent hours crunching through my taxes using turbo tax. I tried really hard to get it all right, but in the end, I'm not honestly 100% sure that I did. Well I think the answer is here at fairtax.org. Basically it all comes down to 3 words "National Sales Tax". Then the linux software problem goes away
We had an election under the laws as they stand. We followed the law and ended up with a result.
Therein lies the crux of the matter. Was the election actually within the law? And even moreso can a legal challenge prove the election to be enough out of spec to the satisfaction of a state judge, and on up the legal chain? I personally doubt that the election result will be overturned. Judge really don't like overturing elections, and it really has to be very cut and dry for a judge to go out on a limb like that. I think that it probably should be overturned, but this just my opinion based an incomplete set of facts.
Sound Politics is the place to go if you want to learn more about the election.
Income taxes certainly don't represent the entire burden placed on a corporation by the US gov't. It isn't even close.
You do have a good point. Paper currency is often referred as fiat money. The currency of the US is backed up by the "full faith and credit" of the US gov't. But it is also backed up by "guns and bullets" of the US gov't. Take both away and what you have left is very uncomfortable toilet paper. (Anymore it isn't even entirely paper, just bits on my banks database.)
Nah, after this baby slams into the earth, the only currency that will be worth anything at all are cans of baked beans.
Then again it might just be cheaper to build the prison and to put these anti-social people somewhere they can't prey on society.
I suppose if some guy takes a shot at you and misses you are just going to blow it off? Or are you going to want to see him thrown in jail? Personally I vote for jail. Nine years doesn't seem all that out of line for what they tried.