That's interesting. Chomsky himself only believes in freedom of expression for people whose beliefs he supports. This man is a never-ending source of irony (oh the ironing is delicious!).
It probably took this long just for the government paperwork to be completed for Vista, so they're going ahead with it rather than starting it all over again for Windows 7. Got to love large senseless bureaucracies.
I suggest the United States McDonalds keep doing what they already do: make the store environment resemble that of a public bathroom as much as possible so as to make it miserable to linger around in. Allow creepy and smelly homeless people to linger around the place for added ambiance. Overuse of the wifi will then be the least of their problems.
Companies typically lose when the worker challenges a denial of unemployment benefits in a case like this. Otherwise, no company would ever have to pay unemployment. All they'd have to do is wait until someone is a minute late for work and fire them for "cause".
What really made the key difference is that Microsoft discovered political lobbying. They had never really given it much thought before the anti-trust trial, when Gates was naive enough to think the company would succeed just because of how smart he is. Faced with their eventual elimination, Gates realized that when you run a big business you have to play the game. That means gaining political favor. When Gates started his lobbying arm, he did it the way he does everything else: with full force. Now, Microsoft's lobbyist department is one of the strongest in the industry. No future president or legislator will ever again threaten them with monopoly charges. Hell, they could probably buy Google if they really played their cards right. The monopoly trial was about nothing more than politicians sending Gates a message saying "you've got to pay to play".
Case in point: Chicago. Good people would be heavily fined and possibly jailed were they to own a gun. But gangbanging criminals only get a few months in jail for shooting someone.
Exactly. This reminds me of all the various laws against driving while texting, talking on the phone, etc. Why not just use the perfectly good existing laws against distracted driving?
Just like in this case, some worthless senator wants to get their name in the headlines as "doing something" about the problem.
I've noticed this to be true with "annoyance marketing" in general. I once walked out of a store in the mall where I was going to buy something but the sales people were so annoying I decided against it. Why are some sales people so damn stupid?
All of the successful high-earning sales people I have ever known do NOT use this tactic.
If you want to store customer financial data then you need to not only protect it, but be able to verify that you are protecting it. Hence the rules. If your business cannot afford to follow the rules, you can't afford to collect the data. I'd rather put a few sloppy businesses out of business than allow identity theft to be as easy as it currently is.
And yes, strict data security rules need to be forced on Visa/Mastercard as well as small businesses. The only thing that surprises me about credit card fraud is that there isn't more of it going on.
Better yet why does anyone make or sell anything in the US anymore, with all the bullshit legal restrictions they face. Why not move the company to China where there are essentially no IP laws?
Yup. HR is afraid of being replaced by technology, so they make a wide-sweeping mindless policy to address some hypothetical problem that will likely never come up. I have worked at some companies with great HR departments (they don't have too much power) but at a couple where HR is run by mindless drones that have way more authority than they should. They make themselves look useful by inventing stupid policies that do nothing but make the company less competitive and a more miserable place to work.
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"worst than most of the ones that come free."
Such as?
That's interesting. Chomsky himself only believes in freedom of expression for people whose beliefs he supports. This man is a never-ending source of irony (oh the ironing is delicious!).
Yup, this only happens in America. Other countries have open borders and don't care who comes and goes or what they bring.
Those withheld taxes are more than offset by emergency room bills that illegals incur but never pay.
The Betamax was technically better than VHS but we know how that one turned out. The Zune is failing in the same way and for much the same reasons.
It probably took this long just for the government paperwork to be completed for Vista, so they're going ahead with it rather than starting it all over again for Windows 7. Got to love large senseless bureaucracies.
In other words, self-destructive behaviors have a lot to do with a person being homeless. Yes, I'd definitely agree with that.
One thing is sure, you are a great victim. Ever heard of hidden cameras?
I suggest the United States McDonalds keep doing what they already do: make the store environment resemble that of a public bathroom as much as possible so as to make it miserable to linger around in. Allow creepy and smelly homeless people to linger around the place for added ambiance. Overuse of the wifi will then be the least of their problems.
Companies typically lose when the worker challenges a denial of unemployment benefits in a case like this. Otherwise, no company would ever have to pay unemployment. All they'd have to do is wait until someone is a minute late for work and fire them for "cause".
What really made the key difference is that Microsoft discovered political lobbying. They had never really given it much thought before the anti-trust trial, when Gates was naive enough to think the company would succeed just because of how smart he is. Faced with their eventual elimination, Gates realized that when you run a big business you have to play the game. That means gaining political favor. When Gates started his lobbying arm, he did it the way he does everything else: with full force. Now, Microsoft's lobbyist department is one of the strongest in the industry. No future president or legislator will ever again threaten them with monopoly charges. Hell, they could probably buy Google if they really played their cards right. The monopoly trial was about nothing more than politicians sending Gates a message saying "you've got to pay to play".
http://www.sco.com/company/jobs/
They're actually hiring someone! I'm tempted to send in a great resume just to see if anyone responds.
I believe a stock has to actually be trading in order to short it.
Case in point: Chicago. Good people would be heavily fined and possibly jailed were they to own a gun. But gangbanging criminals only get a few months in jail for shooting someone.
Exactly. This reminds me of all the various laws against driving while texting, talking on the phone, etc. Why not just use the perfectly good existing laws against distracted driving?
Just like in this case, some worthless senator wants to get their name in the headlines as "doing something" about the problem.
I've noticed this to be true with "annoyance marketing" in general. I once walked out of a store in the mall where I was going to buy something but the sales people were so annoying I decided against it. Why are some sales people so damn stupid?
All of the successful high-earning sales people I have ever known do NOT use this tactic.
Some were released, but nearly half received felony charges.[53]
Just charges, or convictions? There is a big difference.
If that's true, go protest in the Oval Office. It's public property. Let me know how that works out.
And just like in the US, the loyal subjects keep voting the same crooks back into office.
Rather than actually researching politicians, people just vote for their party or whoever tells them what they want to hear.
Abe Simpson, is that you?
If you want to store customer financial data then you need to not only protect it, but be able to verify that you are protecting it. Hence the rules. If your business cannot afford to follow the rules, you can't afford to collect the data. I'd rather put a few sloppy businesses out of business than allow identity theft to be as easy as it currently is.
And yes, strict data security rules need to be forced on Visa/Mastercard as well as small businesses. The only thing that surprises me about credit card fraud is that there isn't more of it going on.
So you'd pay a lot of rent to yourself?
Better yet why does anyone make or sell anything in the US anymore, with all the bullshit legal restrictions they face. Why not move the company to China where there are essentially no IP laws?
What is this personal responsibility thing you speak of? I was told I should demand the government solve all problems for me.
Yup. HR is afraid of being replaced by technology, so they make a wide-sweeping mindless policy to address some hypothetical problem that will likely never come up. I have worked at some companies with great HR departments (they don't have too much power) but at a couple where HR is run by mindless drones that have way more authority than they should. They make themselves look useful by inventing stupid policies that do nothing but make the company less competitive and a more miserable place to work.