I agree with Mr. Perens. If UNIX trademark becomes generic, some Joe Blow can create any old OS and call it UNIX. How would you feel if you bought such an OS to find out that it's really based on Windows NT kernel?
I patented the method of suing Mr. Sketch so I'll sue SCO next. And I will using my patent to sue Mr. Sketch for giving SCO incentive to sue Mr. Sketch and violating my patent.
Last time I checked, employers are human, even if they don't act like one. Besides, if you don't like the way your employer treats you, open your own business and be your won boss or quit bitching.
"It's precisely that attitude that perpetuates the perception a lot of bosses (and governments, for that matter) have that it's OK to treat staff as consumables."
And how is this different from how employees treated employers during the economic boom? Employees demanded unheard benifits and jumped ship as soon as they found another job that pays more. Now that the table has turned, they whine.
"a) Start your own damn company and be nice to everybody. That's the beauty of capitalism."
I agree with you(ektor) 100%. It only costs $50 to start a corporation in Colorado. It may cost more or less in other states but not by much.
"We gladly accept a small reduction of economic expansion in exchange for a kindler and gentler American workplace and society."
If that's the case, start a corporation with the motto "Our first priority is kindler and gentler American workplace and society, not profits."
Since you(not ektor) believe that most of the Americans have same belief as you do, you shouldn't have problems finding investors. And even if your product costs more than your less friendly competitor, you can bet that the people will choose your product because most of them believes in your corporation's motto. I hereby put my Foolproof Idealist Business Plan(TM) on public domain so you don't have to pay me a cent if you become million/billionaire from it.
While people like you bitch and complain, people like Dell turned $1000 into a multi-billion dollar company. And companies like M$ and Apple started with a whimper, not a bang.
"When they tend to always hold their profits"
That's what distingushes for-profit businesses from non-profit organizations.
At first, Verizon was protecting the rights of the consumers by fighting RIAA but now they are going against the consumers by fighting a law backed my congress that was against the consumers by helping RIAA expect recently introduced a bill by a senator to help the consumers...
Management (or at lease elect board members) can be hired by the workers if the workers have enough shares of the company but that didn't work out too well for United Airlines.
Because I always end up providing tech support for my co-workers for stuff they bought for home use. They first all the manufacturer's tech support line, which is handled by someone with heavy Indian accent. They have hard time understanding my co-workers and my co-workers have hard time understanding them due to their heavy accent.
"Or social programs. We are a wealthy country right? We will not actually let people starve to death or go without medical care. Or let them sleep without a roof. RIGHT???"
One of my fellow soldiers in Army Reserves is a manager for a subsidized apartment complex. He told me that the most of residents there are druggies (and not the types that are trying to quit). Now I don't mind helping people who are in bad situation through no fault of their own but I do have problems with subsidizing drug use. If we cut off funding to those fuck ups, we should be able to provide more aid to the truly needy without having to pay higher taxes.
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I agree with Mr. Perens. If UNIX trademark becomes generic, some Joe Blow can create any old OS and call it UNIX. How would you feel if you bought such an OS to find out that it's really based on Windows NT kernel?
I patented the method of suing Mr. Sketch so I'll sue SCO next. And I will using my patent to sue Mr. Sketch for giving SCO incentive to sue Mr. Sketch and violating my patent.
"faceless entity, bent on profit."
Last time I checked, employers are human, even if they don't act like one. Besides, if you don't like the way your employer treats you, open your own business and be your won boss or quit bitching.
But officer, I didn't steal them, I just borrowed them without permission!
"Print the Word document into a PS file, open it with GhostView and export it as PDF"
And you expect an average office Windows user to be able to do that?
You'd be a fool to work for a company that cuts salaries of its employees doing the economic boom.
If you are willing to work 60 hour weeks, maybe you should open your own business.
"there is no justification on the employers side for mistreating their employees period"
Of course, this does not justify mistreatment. My point is to show that employees can mistreat employers as much as employers can mistreat employees.
Mod the parent up! We need more people like you who take actions instead of whining all day.
"It's precisely that attitude that perpetuates the perception a lot of bosses (and governments, for that matter) have that it's OK to treat staff as consumables."
And how is this different from how employees treated employers during the economic boom? Employees demanded unheard benifits and jumped ship as soon as they found another job that pays more. Now that the table has turned, they whine.
They also got caught for understating their income to reduce their tax expense.
I should patent everything that they show on sci-fi movies and shows.
It's more like claiming land on Mar and expect future settlers to pay you for it.
"a) Start your own damn company and be nice to everybody. That's the beauty of capitalism."
I agree with you(ektor) 100%. It only costs $50 to start a corporation in Colorado. It may cost more or less in other states but not by much.
"We gladly accept a small reduction of economic expansion in exchange for a kindler and gentler American workplace and society."
If that's the case, start a corporation with the motto "Our first priority is kindler and gentler American workplace and society, not profits."
Since you(not ektor) believe that most of the Americans have same belief as you do, you shouldn't have problems finding investors. And even if your product costs more than your less friendly competitor, you can bet that the people will choose your product because most of them believes in your corporation's motto. I hereby put my Foolproof Idealist Business Plan(TM) on public domain so you don't have to pay me a cent if you become million/billionaire from it.
While people like you bitch and complain, people like Dell turned $1000 into a multi-billion dollar company. And companies like M$ and Apple started with a whimper, not a bang.
"When they tend to always hold their profits"
That's what distingushes for-profit businesses from non-profit organizations.
Last time I checked, shareholders are consumers, too. And I'm pretty sure that many of them own cell phones as well.
At first, Verizon was protecting the rights of the consumers by fighting RIAA but now they are going against the consumers by fighting a law backed my congress that was against the consumers by helping RIAA expect recently introduced a bill by a senator to help the consumers...
4) You may get sued by SCO.
Management (or at lease elect board members) can be hired by the workers if the workers have enough shares of the company but that didn't work out too well for United Airlines.
Because I always end up providing tech support for my co-workers for stuff they bought for home use. They first all the manufacturer's tech support line, which is handled by someone with heavy Indian accent. They have hard time understanding my co-workers and my co-workers have hard time understanding them due to their heavy accent.
I guess you've never called any tech support outsourced to an Indian company.
Keep on crying because Republicans are backing the doctors group to fight the trail lawyers association in Florida.
"They should let you see who modded this."
Yes, and they should also let you see who posted AC.
"Or social programs. We are a wealthy country right? We will not actually let people starve to death or go without medical care. Or let them sleep without a roof. RIGHT???"
One of my fellow soldiers in Army Reserves is a manager for a subsidized apartment complex. He told me that the most of residents there are druggies (and not the types that are trying to quit). Now I don't mind helping people who are in bad situation through no fault of their own but I do have problems with subsidizing drug use. If we cut off funding to those fuck ups, we should be able to provide more aid to the truly needy without having to pay higher taxes.
Can you tell me how to beat the lost level boss in photoshop?