In the context of the workplace, most of the anatomical words you've brought up, even the non-vulgar ones, could still be grounds for a complaint. In the case of the workplace it isn't the words that are the problem, it's the topic.
In the United States it means that, within certain constraints, government cannot silence you or take retribution. Things that fall outside of those constraints are speech inciting certain kinds of behavior, speech used in the commission of another crime, etc. Additionally courts and governing bodies have the right to set rules that restrict speech within their chambers for the purposes of maintaining procedural order, and violations may result in being muzzled or censured.
Freedom of speech does not guarantee the right to say whatever one wants without retribution, just retribution from the government, and as such an employer may fire you for your speech.
Loon as in slang for lunatic. Lunatic as in someone that goes mad because of the moon, and in this particular case someone that goes mad because of a fear that lunar colonies could/would bombard Earth.
Last time I checked there were six broadcast networks that develop lots of new scripted content (ABC, CBS, CW, FOX, NBC, PBS), and just based on what I get out of my digital tuner, there are at least thirty other channels in my area, of which at least a dozen are national networks running either reruns of scripted content or else human-interest content. That's just the english-language stations that aren't religious in nature.
As a child I remember there being five networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, and the newly formed FOX) and two local stations, one VHF, one UHF. Even ten years ago there were only probably ten stations broadcasting here, the six networks (if UPN and WB's merger had happened by that point) a couple of local stations, and a couple of those national networks that play reruns.
OTA broadcasting is far from dead. If anything it's increasing as existing affiliate stations are able to license-out their subchannels without impacting their original content. For the consumer this is a good thing and should be encouraged, as it's a way to attempt to diversify holdings so that more players, rather than less, control access to content.
It's hard to monetize trolling, there's a maximum cap on how much profit can be derived from it.
Unfortunately once you grow to maximum-troll, the only way to remove that to attempt to keep growing is to prune hard, which will harm the business in the short to medium term. Just look at what happened to Reddit, their attempts to remove unsavory elements that were preventing growth caused the business to shrink. Perhaps they'll be able to grow, but I haven't been back to Reddit since the 2016 presidential election cycle got going, and I expect that it's still a wretched hive of scum and villany.
It could be a further step to see if, after cutting off the API, how much usage it really has left. If it turns out that if usage drops 90% then they'll probably just pull the plug entirely.
I suspect that text message has done it for a lot of people, simply because they don't have to have a computer involved anymore and they can send/receive nearly anywhere. Only downside is that you don't get to set a cutesy or naughty screen name.
I think they subjected you two to the sexual harassment classes so that they would have latitude to fire her.
My workplace can be very uptight and on first offenses that don't involve physical contact they usually just leave it with a warning. It sounds like they figured they would have to play rules-lawyer all of the way around in order to preclude her from having grounds to complain for being fired when she was doing what she wasn't supposed to be doing.
I can understand the complaint with the ever-reducing numbers of independently owned or independently programmed radio stations, but on the other hand my market has probably thirty mainstream FM stations and again that number in smaller stations that can't be heard over the entire metro area.
My complaint is even stations unaffiliated with each other seem to be timing their commercial breaks at the same time. I have six presets in the vehicle and all of them are playing commercials at the same time. That's when the radio gets turned off. Probably just as well; I can listen for any fresh noises that the old truck has started making and decide to ignore the problems causing them.
I don't think my HR department would agree with you. Vulgar words that relate to human anatomy, even when not directed at anyone, would probably be grounds for action if someone that heard them chose to complain.
The only real metric is comparing salary scale across multiple people in the same position or with the same effective job duties. If someone's role is unique then it is difficult to gauge whether or not salary is fair. If there was only one ME in this type of capacity, and a previous staff member left for a new one to be brought in then it's hard to demonstrate any particular reason for differences.
I remember Dad talking about one at his work when he was getting close to retirement- they decided to replace technical managers as they retired with non-technical managers. The technical managers came up through the technical working side of the shop and could essentially do all of the major jobs in addition to managing, and their pay was essentially the senior technical person's plus a reasonable bump up for their managerial duties. Eventually it was determined that they spent more time managing than they did directly touching technical matters, so as they retired or otherwise left they were replaced with nontechnical managers. This theoretically resulted in a cost-savings as the new managers probably made half to two-thirds the salary of the senior non-management tech staff, but caused problems when those managers could not themselves offer technical solutions when stressful periods required them to work harder, and it also pissed off technical staff by depriving them of a wrung on the org-chart. In the end I think they had to switch back to technical managers as someone finally realized that underlying understanding was necessary in order for the managers to make good decisions. Only took half a decade...
I'm not exactly surprised. In most cases where I see the office/design part interface with the shop/implementation part there is the potential for this kind of friction. Even in cases where harrassment is not of a sexual nature, it's common for simple vulgarity to creep in even if just as a reaction to the minor cuts and body wear and tear when working and the need for a certain amount of toughness in order to do the job.
Don't know enough about the salary aspect. She well might be underpaid becase of sexism, or she might have been brought in to do the job because they wanted someone that cost less in that role, and they didn't feel that the role justified the salary they previously paid.
I was thinking about this in the context of this discussion.
A third-party keyboard and a means to connect it similarly to how Microsoft and HP have created keyboards for their tablet models would be handy, and it could double as a screen protector when in one's pocket.
I use Hacker's Keyboard. If the phone is in portrait mode the keys are too close together and it's easy to get the wrong one, and if the phone is in landscape then I can't see enough of the screen. Still better than dragging a laptop around when there's no immediate expectation of needing it.
I started out with the HTC Dream, sold as the T-Mobile G1 in the United States. The physical keyboard was incredibly useful.
Among other uses, I can do device management with the phone. USB-OTG via USB-serial adapter sort of thing, or SSH. It allows me to be able to handle simple emergencies without having to drag my laptop around with me. Even the best on-screen keyboard on a phablet phone is not as good as a physical keyboard.
Obviously the vast majority of phone users do not do this, so I understand why the onscreen keyboard has won-out, but it would be nice if a single manufacturer made a ruggedized phone with a good physical keyboard. Even still though, users that want to do a lot of forums or instant messaging could probably benefit from a physical keyboard over an onscreen one, simply to reduce the error-rate.
From my perspective they provide a service. A service that basically has been provided for decades in cars painted-up in various livery, with the principal caveat that they undercut the price of existing players in that service.
Now it looks like they've taken their venture capitalists' money to personally profit without delivering something with any chance of profitability, and they did worse, they dragged their employees down through a company-store model to do it. For the short-term the customers benefit, for the medium-term the management who've no-doubt given themselves extra compensation benefit, but the actual owners and the employees get screwed.
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In the context of the workplace, most of the anatomical words you've brought up, even the non-vulgar ones, could still be grounds for a complaint. In the case of the workplace it isn't the words that are the problem, it's the topic.
What is it that you think that free speech means?
In the United States it means that, within certain constraints, government cannot silence you or take retribution. Things that fall outside of those constraints are speech inciting certain kinds of behavior, speech used in the commission of another crime, etc. Additionally courts and governing bodies have the right to set rules that restrict speech within their chambers for the purposes of maintaining procedural order, and violations may result in being muzzled or censured.
Freedom of speech does not guarantee the right to say whatever one wants without retribution, just retribution from the government, and as such an employer may fire you for your speech.
A friend of mine has driven for both and he says that Lyft pays better.
That's basically the extent of what I know about them, and admittedly it's secondhand and anecdotal.
Loon as in slang for lunatic. Lunatic as in someone that goes mad because of the moon, and in this particular case someone that goes mad because of a fear that lunar colonies could/would bombard Earth.
Last time I checked there were six broadcast networks that develop lots of new scripted content (ABC, CBS, CW, FOX, NBC, PBS), and just based on what I get out of my digital tuner, there are at least thirty other channels in my area, of which at least a dozen are national networks running either reruns of scripted content or else human-interest content. That's just the english-language stations that aren't religious in nature.
As a child I remember there being five networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, and the newly formed FOX) and two local stations, one VHF, one UHF. Even ten years ago there were only probably ten stations broadcasting here, the six networks (if UPN and WB's merger had happened by that point) a couple of local stations, and a couple of those national networks that play reruns.
OTA broadcasting is far from dead. If anything it's increasing as existing affiliate stations are able to license-out their subchannels without impacting their original content. For the consumer this is a good thing and should be encouraged, as it's a way to attempt to diversify holdings so that more players, rather than less, control access to content.
So you're saying that he's a masochist? Or if he's doing it to himself, a sadomasochist?
It's possible for a raving loon to happen to be on the correct side of some issues.
I normally use, "raving loon," figuratively, but in this particular case we're getting dangerously close to literally.
Well, at least you amused yourself. Sometimes you can't expect more than that.
It's hard to monetize trolling, there's a maximum cap on how much profit can be derived from it.
Unfortunately once you grow to maximum-troll, the only way to remove that to attempt to keep growing is to prune hard, which will harm the business in the short to medium term. Just look at what happened to Reddit, their attempts to remove unsavory elements that were preventing growth caused the business to shrink. Perhaps they'll be able to grow, but I haven't been back to Reddit since the 2016 presidential election cycle got going, and I expect that it's still a wretched hive of scum and villany.
Seven?
I expected it as a new variant of the "fist prost"...
Yes, but that's how you identify them, not how they identify themselves to you.
*grin*
Oh to have been a fly on the wall when her meeting with HR turning them in was proceeding...
It could be a further step to see if, after cutting off the API, how much usage it really has left. If it turns out that if usage drops 90% then they'll probably just pull the plug entirely.
I suspect that text message has done it for a lot of people, simply because they don't have to have a computer involved anymore and they can send/receive nearly anywhere. Only downside is that you don't get to set a cutesy or naughty screen name.
I call bullshit. Have you ever tried to get a receipt from a stripper while sitting in gyno row? It's impossible, I know.
"Well you see, I ran my card through the slot presented to me, but the printer must've been broken..."
I think they subjected you two to the sexual harassment classes so that they would have latitude to fire her.
My workplace can be very uptight and on first offenses that don't involve physical contact they usually just leave it with a warning. It sounds like they figured they would have to play rules-lawyer all of the way around in order to preclude her from having grounds to complain for being fired when she was doing what she wasn't supposed to be doing.
I can understand the complaint with the ever-reducing numbers of independently owned or independently programmed radio stations, but on the other hand my market has probably thirty mainstream FM stations and again that number in smaller stations that can't be heard over the entire metro area.
My complaint is even stations unaffiliated with each other seem to be timing their commercial breaks at the same time. I have six presets in the vehicle and all of them are playing commercials at the same time. That's when the radio gets turned off. Probably just as well; I can listen for any fresh noises that the old truck has started making and decide to ignore the problems causing them.
I don't think my HR department would agree with you. Vulgar words that relate to human anatomy, even when not directed at anyone, would probably be grounds for action if someone that heard them chose to complain.
Absolutely.
The only real metric is comparing salary scale across multiple people in the same position or with the same effective job duties. If someone's role is unique then it is difficult to gauge whether or not salary is fair. If there was only one ME in this type of capacity, and a previous staff member left for a new one to be brought in then it's hard to demonstrate any particular reason for differences.
I remember Dad talking about one at his work when he was getting close to retirement- they decided to replace technical managers as they retired with non-technical managers. The technical managers came up through the technical working side of the shop and could essentially do all of the major jobs in addition to managing, and their pay was essentially the senior technical person's plus a reasonable bump up for their managerial duties. Eventually it was determined that they spent more time managing than they did directly touching technical matters, so as they retired or otherwise left they were replaced with nontechnical managers. This theoretically resulted in a cost-savings as the new managers probably made half to two-thirds the salary of the senior non-management tech staff, but caused problems when those managers could not themselves offer technical solutions when stressful periods required them to work harder, and it also pissed off technical staff by depriving them of a wrung on the org-chart. In the end I think they had to switch back to technical managers as someone finally realized that underlying understanding was necessary in order for the managers to make good decisions. Only took half a decade...
I'm not exactly surprised. In most cases where I see the office/design part interface with the shop/implementation part there is the potential for this kind of friction. Even in cases where harrassment is not of a sexual nature, it's common for simple vulgarity to creep in even if just as a reaction to the minor cuts and body wear and tear when working and the need for a certain amount of toughness in order to do the job.
Don't know enough about the salary aspect. She well might be underpaid becase of sexism, or she might have been brought in to do the job because they wanted someone that cost less in that role, and they didn't feel that the role justified the salary they previously paid.
I was thinking about this in the context of this discussion.
A third-party keyboard and a means to connect it similarly to how Microsoft and HP have created keyboards for their tablet models would be handy, and it could double as a screen protector when in one's pocket.
I use Hacker's Keyboard. If the phone is in portrait mode the keys are too close together and it's easy to get the wrong one, and if the phone is in landscape then I can't see enough of the screen. Still better than dragging a laptop around when there's no immediate expectation of needing it.
I started out with the HTC Dream, sold as the T-Mobile G1 in the United States. The physical keyboard was incredibly useful.
Among other uses, I can do device management with the phone. USB-OTG via USB-serial adapter sort of thing, or SSH. It allows me to be able to handle simple emergencies without having to drag my laptop around with me. Even the best on-screen keyboard on a phablet phone is not as good as a physical keyboard.
Obviously the vast majority of phone users do not do this, so I understand why the onscreen keyboard has won-out, but it would be nice if a single manufacturer made a ruggedized phone with a good physical keyboard. Even still though, users that want to do a lot of forums or instant messaging could probably benefit from a physical keyboard over an onscreen one, simply to reduce the error-rate.
What product?
From my perspective they provide a service. A service that basically has been provided for decades in cars painted-up in various livery, with the principal caveat that they undercut the price of existing players in that service.
Now it looks like they've taken their venture capitalists' money to personally profit without delivering something with any chance of profitability, and they did worse, they dragged their employees down through a company-store model to do it. For the short-term the customers benefit, for the medium-term the management who've no-doubt given themselves extra compensation benefit, but the actual owners and the employees get screwed.
I don't think I've seen one that wasn't bundled up because it was friggin' cold. I have no idea what one looks like.