I do not understand why the US won't change to metric, it would be so much simpler. I for one do not enjoy doing conversions and having to remember all the formulas that go with!
Eventually 0-day linux hacks will get this publicity once linux hits the desktop in a big way. Virii writers will exist and software will evolve. No big deal.
If they want to +se your cell or home phone number for work purposes then get them to pay your cell bill.
Just a suggestion.
Personally, if you are not responsible for the policy perhaps advocating the offending persons getting new jobs would suffice.
I understand the Pros and Cons about rebelling or going along with a demand like the one made above. I think that it would be incredibly hard for anyone who actually has a job to make a decision one way or another to stand up for yourself and risk termination, or to get screwed and *maybe* get to keep your position.
It's pretty simple in concept, (don't flame me to much) currently employed and unemployed IT people must get together and work out a Union, support group, or organization that basically has bargaining and lobbying power with the gov't to make a difference before the next election. We aim for a few goals that will improve the situation and perhaps the current gov't will try and throw some crumbs our way to ensure that we don't use the Internet medium to trash their election plans. Sorry for the rebellious tone, but this thread really pisses me (and my unemployed wife) off.
People should take reviving the economy into their own hands by forcing larger companies to pay for the work that they get out of their employees. I know I spend more of my earned money per capita than the top5% of wealthy people who are supposedly supposed to spend more $$ due to Bush Jr's tax cut. So let's get some buying power back into the hands of the people who actually use it and turn this economy around.
Yeah yeah, this idea is a little utopian, but at least this way you can avoid what may be immediate termination from your current position for standing up for yourself, and invest into a long term solution that requires *gulp* mass co-operation of those getting screwed. Strength in numbers never hurts.
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I do not understand why the US won't change to metric, it would be so much simpler. I for one do not enjoy doing conversions and having to remember all the formulas that go with!
I'd like a ticket to Alpha Centuri please.
I'd love to frag some of those Lucky ba*tards up in First class!!
Eventually 0-day linux hacks will get this publicity once linux hits the desktop in a big way. Virii writers will exist and software will evolve. No big deal.
If they want to +se your cell or home phone number for work purposes then get them to pay your cell bill. Just a suggestion. Personally, if you are not responsible for the policy perhaps advocating the offending persons getting new jobs would suffice.
I understand the Pros and Cons about rebelling or going along with a demand like the one made above. I think that it would be incredibly hard for anyone who actually has a job to make a decision one way or another to stand up for yourself and risk termination, or to get screwed and *maybe* get to keep your position.
It's pretty simple in concept, (don't flame me to much) currently employed and unemployed IT people must get together and work out a Union, support group, or organization that basically has bargaining and lobbying power with the gov't to make a difference before the next election. We aim for a few goals that will improve the situation and perhaps the current gov't will try and throw some crumbs our way to ensure that we don't use the Internet medium to trash their election plans. Sorry for the rebellious tone, but this thread really pisses me (and my unemployed wife) off.
People should take reviving the economy into their own hands by forcing larger companies to pay for the work that they get out of their employees. I know I spend more of my earned money per capita than the top5% of wealthy people who are supposedly supposed to spend more $$ due to Bush Jr's tax cut. So let's get some buying power back into the hands of the people who actually use it and turn this economy around.
Yeah yeah, this idea is a little utopian, but at least this way you can avoid what may be immediate termination from your current position for standing up for yourself, and invest into a long term solution that requires *gulp* mass co-operation of those getting screwed. Strength in numbers never hurts.