Looking at today's quote, it seems like their FUD is not having the effect that they thought it might. Perhaps that is why they are getting more desperate and far reaching with their accusations. Seriously, someone would have to have rocks in their head to believe anything they say at this point.
Luckily the worst thing a brain dead administrator can do is suspend someone. Your 'permanent record' is not so permanent once you graduate. Given a choice between telling my kid to allow himself to be beaten to a pulp or to do whatever he can to prevent it, I'll choose the latter, no matter what some zero common sense school policy says. Seriously, suspensions in school are so common now that nobody cares anymore.
Seriously, you're not kidding. My company scrutinizes small, routine expense reports a lot more than the ones for big ticket items. Lesson learned: If you're going to embezzle, go big!
Seriously, I don't know why people had such a big problem with this. Dynamic pricing is nothing new. Compare gas prices in Texas to prices in California. Or look at the huge variation in prices that people pay for cars. For that matter, when stores have 'sales', prices are lower than they were before and the people who paid full price might feel screwed. As usual, people learn to game the system to get a price that would be lower than it would be otherwise. I don't think Amazon could have screwed people too badly since someone could easily pop open another browser window, search for other online bookstores and buy elsewhere if they see a lower price.
If you do find something cheaper at another store after you already bought the item, you could always return it (save your receipt like a good little consumer would). It seems like Best Buy is forgetting that they have a return policy allowing returns for any reason within 14-30 days. So restricting the public's access to information on prices will accomplish exactly nothing.
Factoring in the lack of benefits and self employment taxes, you would make more money selling TVs at Wal-Mart. There would probably be less stress, too, even for a customer service job.
Translation: Our computer system is a complete mess. We don't even know exactly what software we are running. We're lucky if Windows even boots without errors. We need someone to take care of all of our computer needs, and to help the boys in the lumberyard when things get busy. As a bonus, the candidate would be able to communicate better than our high school dropout foreman, who wrote this job ad. Be sure to include salary history so we know who is desperate enough to work for the minimum wage that we would like to offer. And please, apply now. We can't even send out invoices until those nasty DLL conflicts are resolved.
I don't see any reason to exempt individuals. When people file baseless lawsuits against corporations, the costs will ultimately be passed on to the consumer. McDonalds is spending a lot of money defending themselves from baseless obesity lawsuits. Restaurants as a whole will be paying higher liability insurance costs to cover defense of these suits.
When a judge dismisses a case, he/she basically says that the case is so lacking in evidence that even if everything that the plantiff says could be proven true, they still don't have a case and should not have ever filed the suit. For this reason, going to a 'loser pays' system will not harm anyone with a valid reason for a lawsuit. There is no reason why the plantiff (and possibly their attorney) should not have to reimburse the defendant for abuse of the court system.
Couldn't be said better. If there is a possibility that you might be sued, you should definitely have a lawyer review anything and everything that you say to the plantiff. Even if the suit has not been served, that's not to say it won't be. Given SCO's pattern of acting irrationally, it would not be hard to imagine them suing Linus, just for the PR value.
Remember, this is a dying company gasping for air, and therefore really desperate with little to lose.
I think the worst part about this job would not be the pay, but the working conditions. Who would want to work for such an asshole? Maybe he's just a straight shooter, but somehow I get the idea that when he dies, nobody will be at the funeral.
Free education = shitty education. Look at the public schools grades K-12. If universities were 'free', they would have to dumb them down because they would be expected to accomodate everybody. Education would be a right, and they would owe you a 'free' diploma. Granted, some people have a harder time paying for school than others, but at least the diploma is worth something.
Requiring SAT scores is complete bullshit. How you did on some test in high school is no indicator whatsoever of how you perform on the job at age 30. Its about as realistic as preferring candidates with large feet. SAT scores have been 'recentered' over the years to increase the averages, therefore the test very much favors people who took it recently. My 1220 was good back in the day, but it would be crap now for a senior graduating in 04. Kids now are also more likely to have taken an SAT prep course, which were unheard of not too long ago. People were preparing to do well enough to get into the state university, not to have the scores used against them in job interviews for the rest of their lives. I believe only one company asked to see my SAT scores when applying for a job and I told them to stuff it (even in this economy).
In other words, sharing is only OK if it is not in digital form? If I share something on my LOCAL network of about 15 people, as opposed to making a CD and playing it so that 15 people can hear it, what's the difference? If nobody spreads it outside of the LAN, there is none. Sorry to bust your anti-piracy jihad, but this is simply not 'wholesale theft'.
With the ever-falling prices of digital cameras, I don't think there's a huge reason to rent one in the first place. You can get a cheap digital camera for under $100 (sometimes less than 50 on sale). Rent a camera a couple of times and you've paid for it. Regardless of the outcome of the story in this article, Prof. Casey MBA PHD ETC says this is not a sustainable business model.
Or they would hire enough lawyers to squash SCO like a bug. Small companies with large Linux investments and little cash on hand at the moment would have been the logical starting point. Even if they couldn't pay a lot at first, there's always the standard '2% of sales' shakedown fee. But thank god for us, SCO management has rocks in their heads.
SEC investigations tend to occur AFTER the pump and dump has been completed. In this case, the dump has not happened yet. Right now, the SEC would have a very weak case, but after the dust settles (and Darl rides off into the sunset), the facts will become obvious and, more importantly, provable in court. Darl had better find a country with no extradition treaty.
I think the lack of advances in battery technology is the biggest reason why electric cars have never been successful outside of the laboratory. Even in fuel conscious Europe, battery powered cars are just not practical, due to the size and lack of run time.
They are OK with you listening to the CD, you just have to make sure that nobody else can hear it unless they have paid for a copy as well.
For the humor impared moderators, yes, this was a joke.
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Looking at today's quote, it seems like their FUD is not having the effect that they thought it might. Perhaps that is why they are getting more desperate and far reaching with their accusations. Seriously, someone would have to have rocks in their head to believe anything they say at this point.
What exactly did Private Pyle do to make people harass him? Was he caught hiding a jelly donut?
You better stop now, you'll make the poor AC the next teenage suicide victim.
Luckily the worst thing a brain dead administrator can do is suspend someone. Your 'permanent record' is not so permanent once you graduate. Given a choice between telling my kid to allow himself to be beaten to a pulp or to do whatever he can to prevent it, I'll choose the latter, no matter what some zero common sense school policy says. Seriously, suspensions in school are so common now that nobody cares anymore.
Seriously, you're not kidding. My company scrutinizes small, routine expense reports a lot more than the ones for big ticket items. Lesson learned: If you're going to embezzle, go big!
Seriously, I don't know why people had such a big problem with this. Dynamic pricing is nothing new. Compare gas prices in Texas to prices in California. Or look at the huge variation in prices that people pay for cars. For that matter, when stores have 'sales', prices are lower than they were before and the people who paid full price might feel screwed. As usual, people learn to game the system to get a price that would be lower than it would be otherwise. I don't think Amazon could have screwed people too badly since someone could easily pop open another browser window, search for other online bookstores and buy elsewhere if they see a lower price.
If you do find something cheaper at another store after you already bought the item, you could always return it (save your receipt like a good little consumer would). It seems like Best Buy is forgetting that they have a return policy allowing returns for any reason within 14-30 days. So restricting the public's access to information on prices will accomplish exactly nothing.
Factoring in the lack of benefits and self employment taxes, you would make more money selling TVs at Wal-Mart. There would probably be less stress, too, even for a customer service job.
Translation: Our computer system is a complete mess. We don't even know exactly what software we are running. We're lucky if Windows even boots without errors. We need someone to take care of all of our computer needs, and to help the boys in the lumberyard when things get busy. As a bonus, the candidate would be able to communicate better than our high school dropout foreman, who wrote this job ad. Be sure to include salary history so we know who is desperate enough to work for the minimum wage that we would like to offer. And please, apply now. We can't even send out invoices until those nasty DLL conflicts are resolved.
To top it off, L-1 visa holders pay no taxes
I don't see any reason to exempt individuals. When people file baseless lawsuits against corporations, the costs will ultimately be passed on to the consumer. McDonalds is spending a lot of money defending themselves from baseless obesity lawsuits. Restaurants as a whole will be paying higher liability insurance costs to cover defense of these suits.
When a judge dismisses a case, he/she basically says that the case is so lacking in evidence that even if everything that the plantiff says could be proven true, they still don't have a case and should not have ever filed the suit. For this reason, going to a 'loser pays' system will not harm anyone with a valid reason for a lawsuit. There is no reason why the plantiff (and possibly their attorney) should not have to reimburse the defendant for abuse of the court system.
Couldn't be said better. If there is a possibility that you might be sued, you should definitely have a lawyer review anything and everything that you say to the plantiff. Even if the suit has not been served, that's not to say it won't be. Given SCO's pattern of acting irrationally, it would not be hard to imagine them suing Linus, just for the PR value.
Remember, this is a dying company gasping for air, and therefore really desperate with little to lose.
Thought question of the day: who is more of a putz, the person posting this ad or the ones that reply to it?
A fool and his money are soon parted.
The correct answer is "A breed of cat that eats people who ask stupid questions." That, my friend, is why you didn't get the job.
I think the worst part about this job would not be the pay, but the working conditions. Who would want to work for such an asshole? Maybe he's just a straight shooter, but somehow I get the idea that when he dies, nobody will be at the funeral.
Free education = shitty education. Look at the public schools grades K-12. If universities were 'free', they would have to dumb them down because they would be expected to accomodate everybody. Education would be a right, and they would owe you a 'free' diploma. Granted, some people have a harder time paying for school than others, but at least the diploma is worth something.
Requiring SAT scores is complete bullshit. How you did on some test in high school is no indicator whatsoever of how you perform on the job at age 30. Its about as realistic as preferring candidates with large feet. SAT scores have been 'recentered' over the years to increase the averages, therefore the test very much favors people who took it recently. My 1220 was good back in the day, but it would be crap now for a senior graduating in 04. Kids now are also more likely to have taken an SAT prep course, which were unheard of not too long ago. People were preparing to do well enough to get into the state university, not to have the scores used against them in job interviews for the rest of their lives. I believe only one company asked to see my SAT scores when applying for a job and I told them to stuff it (even in this economy).
In other words, sharing is only OK if it is not in digital form? If I share something on my LOCAL network of about 15 people, as opposed to making a CD and playing it so that 15 people can hear it, what's the difference? If nobody spreads it outside of the LAN, there is none. Sorry to bust your anti-piracy jihad, but this is simply not 'wholesale theft'.
With the ever-falling prices of digital cameras, I don't think there's a huge reason to rent one in the first place. You can get a cheap digital camera for under $100 (sometimes less than 50 on sale). Rent a camera a couple of times and you've paid for it. Regardless of the outcome of the story in this article, Prof. Casey MBA PHD ETC says this is not a sustainable business model.
Or they would hire enough lawyers to squash SCO like a bug. Small companies with large Linux investments and little cash on hand at the moment would have been the logical starting point. Even if they couldn't pay a lot at first, there's always the standard '2% of sales' shakedown fee. But thank god for us, SCO management has rocks in their heads.
SEC investigations tend to occur AFTER the pump and dump has been completed. In this case, the dump has not happened yet. Right now, the SEC would have a very weak case, but after the dust settles (and Darl rides off into the sunset), the facts will become obvious and, more importantly, provable in court. Darl had better find a country with no extradition treaty.
I'll be sure to tell this to my neighbors next time I get a wakeup call from Ja Rule.
I think the lack of advances in battery technology is the biggest reason why electric cars have never been successful outside of the laboratory. Even in fuel conscious Europe, battery powered cars are just not practical, due to the size and lack of run time.
There is a reason why many European countries provide free college education: It keeps a lot of young people off of the unemployment statistics.
They are OK with you listening to the CD, you just have to make sure that nobody else can hear it unless they have paid for a copy as well.
For the humor impared moderators, yes, this was a joke.