1. Sell a bunch of crap with nice rebate offers.
2. Do nothing.
3. Receive rebate materials from customer.
4. Do nothing.
5. Do nothing.
6. Do nothing.
7. Ignore complaint.
8. Do nothing.
9. Continue ignoring.
10. ?????
11. Profit!
www.furthurnet.com - it's like napster, but only for bands that allow fans to legally trade live recordings, such as phish, sci, the other ones, the dead, and many, many more. both mp3 and shn on the network, no copyright/legal issues, and you'll find some incredible music.
I must ask, how can an anyone reasonably say that 70 hour weeks are typical or even necessary? Do people not understand that its _just a job_? Employers should consider themselves lucky to get the 40 hours a week of our lives that they get now. I (usually) love my work, and i expect that a lot of other people in the IT industry do too, but free time is precious and i for one will not give any more of mine to an employer than is absolutely necessary. I don't have a problem staying overtime if absorbed in an interesting project, so long as that is my own choice. No one should be owned by their job, though, and no amount of money could convince me to work a 70+ hour week. It just isn't worth it. You've only got one life, so enjoy it and don't waste too much time on a software project that won't mean jack when you are an old man wondering why all you remember about your youth is working a lot. (no, that isn't bitterness, i'm still only in my 20's)
The mutual alienation that exists between technological and political cultures very well suits politicians, and the corporate money that funds most politicians. That way, we stand passively by while the politicians pass laws aimed at funneling more money into corporate coffers, laws that increasingly infringe on our technical rights. Even though many who vote may be frequent users of technology in one way or another, those most likely to see the true impact of these laws are also those who feel most alienated from the strange political culture in Washington, a culture which simply doesn't "get it" when it comes to relevant technical issues. So, the point is, regardless of how irrelevant politics may seem, the decisions reached in Washington are going to effect all of us to a greater and greater extent as time goes on. If the political dances of the mainstream parties makes you sick, then get in there and change it. Voting is the biggest part of making this change, but i think that a lot of people will need to take more of an activist role in order to convince the voting public that there are other ways. Things do not have to be like they are. Somewhere in their brains, people know this, but the status quo is powerful.
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The other side of this:
1. Sell a bunch of crap with nice rebate offers.
2. Do nothing.
3. Receive rebate materials from customer.
4. Do nothing.
5. Do nothing.
6. Do nothing.
7. Ignore complaint.
8. Do nothing.
9. Continue ignoring.
10. ?????
11. Profit!
"limited reusability" - this kind of scares me. What exactly does that mean?
www.furthurnet.com - it's like napster, but only for bands that allow fans to legally trade live recordings, such as phish, sci, the other ones, the dead, and many, many more. both mp3 and shn on the network, no copyright/legal issues, and you'll find some incredible music.
I must ask, how can an anyone reasonably say that 70 hour weeks are typical or even necessary? Do people not understand that its _just a job_? Employers should consider themselves lucky to get the 40 hours a week of our lives that they get now. I (usually) love my work, and i expect that a lot of other people in the IT industry do too, but free time is precious and i for one will not give any more of mine to an employer than is absolutely necessary. I don't have a problem staying overtime if absorbed in an interesting project, so long as that is my own choice. No one should be owned by their job, though, and no amount of money could convince me to work a 70+ hour week. It just isn't worth it. You've only got one life, so enjoy it and don't waste too much time on a software project that won't mean jack when you are an old man wondering why all you remember about your youth is working a lot. (no, that isn't bitterness, i'm still only in my 20's)
The mutual alienation that exists between technological and political cultures very well suits politicians, and the corporate money that funds most politicians. That way, we stand passively by while the politicians pass laws aimed at funneling more money into corporate coffers, laws that increasingly infringe on our technical rights. Even though many who vote may be frequent users of technology in one way or another, those most likely to see the true impact of these laws are also those who feel most alienated from the strange political culture in Washington, a culture which simply doesn't "get it" when it comes to relevant technical issues. So, the point is, regardless of how irrelevant politics may seem, the decisions reached in Washington are going to effect all of us to a greater and greater extent as time goes on. If the political dances of the mainstream parties makes you sick, then get in there and change it. Voting is the biggest part of making this change, but i think that a lot of people will need to take more of an activist role in order to convince the voting public that there are other ways. Things do not have to be like they are. Somewhere in their brains, people know this, but the status quo is powerful.