Literally, of course, it makes no sense. But from a "practical" point of view, discrimination is usually discrimination from the majority to a minority group. Reverse discrimination, then, is favoring the minority over the majority.
I just received 24 hour notice that my free internet account with ourhouse.net was being discontinued, thanks to spinway going under. Good thing I don't depend on that as my only source of connectivity! But I'm sure there are some people who do. If they didnt happen to check their email that day (a Saturday) and tried to dial in Monday, they were completely out of luck.
My luck was as bad as yours was good. I BOUGHT the week everything peaked in March, having held out on investing in tech stocks until then. I've since lost about 80-90% of what I invested. (Fortunately, I didn't invest everything I had!)
Unfortuntately, I have to disagree with you based on my experience. How can you leave at 5:30 when your boss approaches you at 5:00 and informs you that a client needs something done that night, or a bug surfaces in a production installation that is a security problem, or is causing your web site to give away free merchandise. These things can happen at 10:00 at night, or Sunday morning as well. For IT workers on Web/Internet projects, work can be truely 24/7. Sure I could ignore the problem and risk getting fired, but more importantly I would be giving up my own integrity and letting down my coworkers. Anyone with any sense of responsibility will work past 5:30 when the need arises.
What a great calculator. I still use mine, and people in my office make fun of me whenever they see it (What's THAT thing? I've never SEEN such an old calculator) Of course, most of them probably werent born yet when it came out:-)
Nay, Nay, Dr. Pulasky was the best character on Next Generation; she's the only one who didnt want to be buddys with everyone and take everything so seriously. Plus, she treated Data like a machine which was a refreshing change from all the other starfleet do-gooders
Lucky Stiffs. Everywhere I have worked, the 40-hour week is a complete myth - 45-50 is the norm, and when projects are due it escalates from there. This often has nothing to do with poor time management; more like last-minute requiements/changes from clients and upper management.
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Literally, of course, it makes no sense. But from a "practical" point of view, discrimination is usually discrimination from the majority to a minority group. Reverse discrimination, then, is favoring the minority over the majority.
I just received 24 hour notice that my free internet account with ourhouse.net was being discontinued, thanks to spinway going under. Good thing I don't depend on that as my only source of connectivity! But I'm sure there are some people who do. If they didnt happen to check their email that day (a Saturday) and tried to dial in Monday, they were completely out of luck.
I agree - no point in selling now, although it may be tempting to take the tax write-off
My luck was as bad as yours was good. I BOUGHT the week everything peaked in March, having held out on investing in tech stocks until then. I've since lost about 80-90% of what I invested. (Fortunately, I didn't invest everything I had!)
Unfortuntately, I have to disagree with you based on my experience. How can you leave at 5:30 when your boss approaches you at 5:00 and informs you that a client needs something done that night, or a bug surfaces in a production installation that is a security problem, or is causing your web site to give away free merchandise. These things can happen at 10:00 at night, or Sunday morning as well. For IT workers on Web/Internet projects, work can be truely 24/7. Sure I could ignore the problem and risk getting fired, but more importantly I would be giving up my own integrity and letting down my coworkers. Anyone with any sense of responsibility will work past 5:30 when the need arises.
Microsoft owns the "PC" concept? Funny, I remember when IBM owned the "PC" concept and everything else was just a clone.
What a great calculator. I still use mine, and people in my office make fun of me whenever they see it (What's THAT thing? I've never SEEN such an old calculator) Of course, most of them probably werent born yet when it came out :-)
Nay, Nay, Dr. Pulasky was the best character on Next Generation; she's the only one who didnt want to be buddys with everyone and take everything so seriously. Plus, she treated Data like a machine which was a refreshing change from all the other starfleet do-gooders
Lucky Stiffs. Everywhere I have worked, the 40-hour week is a complete myth - 45-50 is the norm, and when projects are due it escalates from there. This often has nothing to do with poor time management; more like last-minute requiements/changes from clients and upper management.