Maybe that comes from the fact that Asians are not as lazy and against "stupid jobs" (when they are in fact the most useful ones) as Americans?
A quick google search reveals the average manufacturing job in China pays $134 per month. It has little to do with laziness or stupid jobs, its simple economics.
I think you're understanding is flawed. There is a difference between non-violence and non-aggression. Just because I think nations should solve their disputes with words rather than bombs doesn't mean I'd willingly welcome a torturous murder of my family. Pacifism allows for self-defense.
While I agree they are of the well-educated variety, what makes you think they are setup or funded by a terrorist organization or government?
Their objectives don't seem consistent with those of terrorists and if funded by a government, I would think they'd be keeping a much lower profile. They seem to me to be exactly what they advertise to be, hacktivists.
Most of their targets (with any group that hides it's identity, you'll have rogues) have an easily identifiable reason/policy that would draw the ire of reasonably-minded people (PayPay stopping Wikileaks payments, Facebook's privacy practices, and BART's shooting/cell phone blocking come to mind). I just don't see the benefit of terrorists or a foreign government making those topics their focus for covert attacks.
Who says its IT people breaking the policy? In my experience, too many business management types rely upon IT to enforce their policies.
Like you, I agree - if there is a policy against having music on your work machine - fire the people with music on their work machines. Don't ask me to find or craft a solution to delete music files from work machines.
Of course, it could be those accounting/marketing/sales folks aren't so easily replaced and like you said - its just us techo weenies that are a dime a dozen
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A 5 year old is a bad example because those without kids will use such an argument so lets say their 7, or 9, or 12, or whatever age your child comes to you and asks for something you don't think they need or are ready for. In my case, my 9 year old son is home schooled. He's been running Ubutnu for several years and is more tech savvy then any of his grandparents.
Anywho, he's asked for an email address because some of the content on the disney.com, nick.com, and cartoonnetwork.com require registration - which requires an email address. He also would like to correspond with other home schoolers around the country (and maybe send dad at work)... you get the idea.
Kids also tend to want the things their parents have by way of technology. The same kids who want email are asking for cell phones and iPods. In my day, these things didn't exist so its not like I can ask my parents for advice.
Clearly, they have adopted the cell phone industry model. Next, they'll plant gurus in the parking lots of Apple stores to win the "converted customer" market.
Now THAT is delicious, thank you Jerry Seinfeld, Windows Guru #000000001
He is not eating shit out of a bowl, he's eating out the same bowl he shits in. I can't be bothered to learn the cleaning regime between these two acts, but there is a difference between shit being the main course and shit simply being an additive. Of course I wish neither on myself and that's why I stay clear from posting any images online ever, otherwise his noodly appendage might reach out and get me.
To really enforce it, it has to become part of the employment agreement. I for one, after reading that human error not resulting in bodily harm could lead me to jail would pause.... and ask for danger pay. After all, with risk comes reward.
But the better solution would be technical and prevent any ONE user for gathering personal data on more then X number of people. There is no valid reason a user should be walking around with a copy of the DB with personal data in it. If anything, it should be but on a hardened server only accessible from the internal network and require 2-factor authentication.
Don't punish the end users who are working with a poorly designed system, fix the system.
I've found people rarely hate their jobs, its more that they hate their bosses or their colleagues. Life is about the relationships, if you're with friends you'll never hate your job. Get a bad boss, or 1 person that doesn't play well with the group and the whole ecology of the office goes spinning out of control.
I agree with the posts above that said if you're going through a midlife crisis, soldier on, don't change careers. Burn out is the result of taking on too much. Sure, make a change - change roles, departments, divisions, companies, etc - but don't change careers fields completely unless you're prepared to start over at the bottom. But this time, pick something you love.
Personally, we had discussed a new Vista PC with an expected tax return. With the W2s now delivered, I would suspect there is many in a similar situation. I had a Dell all saved up in the cart, and I for one will pause. If the Apple MacBook Pro where to suddenly go on sale...
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Who hurt you man, why so jaded?
Maybe that comes from the fact that Asians are not as lazy and against "stupid jobs" (when they are in fact the most useful ones) as Americans?
A quick google search reveals the average manufacturing job in China pays $134 per month. It has little to do with laziness or stupid jobs, its simple economics.
From the Sony Online Entertainment and Sony Entertainment Network?
His blog post breaks them down as - (PSN/SEN: approximately 60,000 accounts; SOE: approximately 33,000)
I think you're understanding is flawed. There is a difference between non-violence and non-aggression. Just because I think nations should solve their disputes with words rather than bombs doesn't mean I'd willingly welcome a torturous murder of my family. Pacifism allows for self-defense.
Meh, they filed that only for legal reasons and going after a later innovator of the technology.
Remind me, how much Apple stock does Tim Cook own?
While I agree they are of the well-educated variety, what makes you think they are setup or funded by a terrorist organization or government?
Their objectives don't seem consistent with those of terrorists and if funded by a government, I would think they'd be keeping a much lower profile. They seem to me to be exactly what they advertise to be, hacktivists.
Most of their targets (with any group that hides it's identity, you'll have rogues) have an easily identifiable reason/policy that would draw the ire of reasonably-minded people (PayPay stopping Wikileaks payments, Facebook's privacy practices, and BART's shooting/cell phone blocking come to mind). I just don't see the benefit of terrorists or a foreign government making those topics their focus for covert attacks.
I just hope they cross the GPS signal with another device that is, you know, not tracking the President's exact location.
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Like you, I agree - if there is a policy against having music on your work machine - fire the people with music on their work machines. Don't ask me to find or craft a solution to delete music files from work machines.
Of course, it could be those accounting/marketing/sales folks aren't so easily replaced and like you said - its just us techo weenies that are a dime a dozen
Anywho, he's asked for an email address because some of the content on the disney.com, nick.com, and cartoonnetwork.com require registration - which requires an email address. He also would like to correspond with other home schoolers around the country (and maybe send dad at work)... you get the idea.
Kids also tend to want the things their parents have by way of technology. The same kids who want email are asking for cell phones and iPods. In my day, these things didn't exist so its not like I can ask my parents for advice.
True, but that doesn't mean the runner up would have done better. When provided with two shitty options, we'll always end up with shit.
How did it hurt? Why would you be so invested in Tom Cruise that it would hurt you to say he's good at his job?
I still want to know how to consume alcohol via the display of my iPhone
Now THAT is delicious, thank you Jerry Seinfeld, Windows Guru #000000001
He is not eating shit out of a bowl, he's eating out the same bowl he shits in. I can't be bothered to learn the cleaning regime between these two acts, but there is a difference between shit being the main course and shit simply being an additive. Of course I wish neither on myself and that's why I stay clear from posting any images online ever, otherwise his noodly appendage might reach out and get me.
Yeah! The American way is to kill them at the government's cost.
I'm not seeing it.
Which leads to a parallel theory of double-boasting while online. Tsk Tsk
But the better solution would be technical and prevent any ONE user for gathering personal data on more then X number of people. There is no valid reason a user should be walking around with a copy of the DB with personal data in it. If anything, it should be but on a hardened server only accessible from the internal network and require 2-factor authentication.
Don't punish the end users who are working with a poorly designed system, fix the system.
Georgie says if I stay home, the terrorist win. What am I to do?
I have a right to protest, but I don't have a right to shit on the President's rug during afternoon tea.
BUT, did you add a packet of Fruit Punch Kool-Aid to your bottle of Thunderbird wine? Now, that's living!
I've found people rarely hate their jobs, its more that they hate their bosses or their colleagues. Life is about the relationships, if you're with friends you'll never hate your job. Get a bad boss, or 1 person that doesn't play well with the group and the whole ecology of the office goes spinning out of control.
I agree with the posts above that said if you're going through a midlife crisis, soldier on, don't change careers. Burn out is the result of taking on too much. Sure, make a change - change roles, departments, divisions, companies, etc - but don't change careers fields completely unless you're prepared to start over at the bottom. But this time, pick something you love.
But then he couldn't finish the day feeling .
Personally, we had discussed a new Vista PC with an expected tax return. With the W2s now delivered, I would suspect there is many in a similar situation. I had a Dell all saved up in the cart, and I for one will pause. If the Apple MacBook Pro where to suddenly go on sale...