Works terrific for us. We work(ed) a 35-hour week; that is (was) 7 hours per day.
By adding 45 minutes per day (not much, I can assure you), the 9 x.75 works out to 6.75 hours; the employer kicks in the extra 15 minutes for the day off. This is known in our culture as a "compressed" day, or "CD".
This gives everyone a "9-day fortnight", with a tenth day off - usually Monday or Friday, but could be any day.
I can say it is one of the main reasons I work here. This is a unionized shop (although I am an "exempt" employee), so that explains the 35-hour week.
I take Fridays, to hit the ski slopes a day before the maddening crowds. Life is sweet!
Only downside is that the wife tries to "program" my compressed days.
1) BalmerGates offers a sweet deal 2) The country moves everything to Vista and Server 2008 3) The country has a dispute with the US government 4) Under USA PATRIOT or similar spook legislation, Microsoft is told to disable all KMS servers and MAKs issued to Vetnam 5) Wait 180 days 6) Every computer in the country "tilts" 7) The Vietnamese government is utterly crippled 8)...
"Obviously, security is an issue and I'd like to see more measures taken to ensure that our medical records are protected."
The best policies in the world, and even better practices, mean SH*T in view of the USA PATRIOT act.
No Thanks...
I would hate to be the first one to say "try *nix" instead of Microsnot, but...
I have seen Sun-Ray employed in a retail environment using ID cards, and was very impressed. The staff walk up to any terminal, insert the smart card, and instantly have their (previously disconnected, but still live) session re-established.
As soon as they removed their cards, the session was disconected pending resumption at any other terminal. No login, no restarting applications, etc. It was beautiful.
On the downside, it does take bandwidth, and you may need to use a Sun server, which your app may not support. OTOH the may now support Terminal Services.
Start here; HTH: http://www.sun.com/software/index.jsp?cat=Desktop& tab=3&subcat=Sun%20Ray%20Clients
If it was just up to "web designers", every page would use copious amounts of ActiveX, Java scripts, and enough cookies to feed a pack of cub-scouts:
Screw security!
Cornhole privacy!
No, how about a contest for "web designers" to design a webpage without gratuitous use of Java Script, ActiveX or cookies? It is quite possible, but most "web designers" are just lazy...
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"Grammar Nazis' need entertainment"
Fer chrissake, don't us an apostrophe for plurals!
--Formerly ignored Punctuation Nazi
Works terrific for us.
We work(ed) a 35-hour week; that is (was) 7 hours per day.
By adding 45 minutes per day (not much, I can assure you), the 9 x .75 works out to 6.75 hours; the employer kicks in the extra 15 minutes for the day off. This is known in our culture as a "compressed" day, or "CD".
This gives everyone a "9-day fortnight", with a tenth day off - usually Monday or Friday, but could be any day.
I can say it is one of the main reasons I work here. This is a unionized shop (although I am an "exempt" employee), so that explains the 35-hour week.
I take Fridays, to hit the ski slopes a day before the maddening crowds.
Life is sweet!
Only downside is that the wife tries to "program" my compressed days.
"Audio Formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV"
Boo, hiss!
"Filter error: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING." :-)
(That fixed it
1) BalmerGates offers a sweet deal ...
2) The country moves everything to Vista and Server 2008
3) The country has a dispute with the US government
4) Under USA PATRIOT or similar spook legislation, Microsoft is told to disable all KMS servers and MAKs issued to Vetnam
5) Wait 180 days
6) Every computer in the country "tilts"
7) The Vietnamese government is utterly crippled
8)
"Obviously, security is an issue and I'd like to see more measures taken to ensure that our medical records are protected." The best policies in the world, and even better practices, mean SH*T in view of the USA PATRIOT act. No Thanks...
Just like: July 4, 2008 or 123 Any St., Apt 212 Yourtown, USA etc.
Just like "WMD"... Arguably though, China is a far greater threat to the American Hegemony than Iraq ever was. And so, the propoganda war begins...
I would hate to be the first one to say "try *nix" instead of Microsnot, but... I have seen Sun-Ray employed in a retail environment using ID cards, and was very impressed. The staff walk up to any terminal, insert the smart card, and instantly have their (previously disconnected, but still live) session re-established. As soon as they removed their cards, the session was disconected pending resumption at any other terminal. No login, no restarting applications, etc. It was beautiful. On the downside, it does take bandwidth, and you may need to use a Sun server, which your app may not support. OTOH the may now support Terminal Services. Start here; HTH: http://www.sun.com/software/index.jsp?cat=Desktop& tab=3&subcat=Sun%20Ray%20Clients
What is the "opposite"? "We expect to support new workloads on Microsoft" or "We expect to not support new workloads on Linux" FFT
Two great references: This early punk band ("Wasted Youth") had a song called "WireHead" with the refrain:
1 6.194.99.1/portal/forum/viewtopic.php%3Fp%3D8146%2 6sid%3Da7aa55795968a8bc3c4667517b9c6fca+%22no+more +pain%22+%22wire+in+my+brain%22&hl=en [Google cache]
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No more pain, there's a wire in my brain
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:Ks5iBSLuLA8J:2
This, in turn, was likeley inspired by Larry Niven's SF short stories about the implanting of "drouds" (this back in 1970!):
The droud was the connector between any wall socket and Louis Wu's brain
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/content.asp?Bnum=20
Why just "web designers"?
If it was just up to "web designers", every page would use copious amounts of ActiveX, Java scripts, and enough cookies to feed a pack of cub-scouts:
Screw security!
Cornhole privacy!
No, how about a contest for "web designers" to design a webpage without gratuitous use of Java Script, ActiveX or cookies? It is quite possible, but most "web designers" are just lazy...
I think you mean "until I see the spin". More Kool-Aid, please!
...we can get served in bars or liquor stores at a younger age. Drinking more, younger, makes us smarter. That's why they pay us the big bucks!