I understand why the owner is angry about fake reviews. Unfortunately some of the the unprofessional responses to the fake reviews are going to harm him as much as the fake reviews did.
I already get enough penny stock tips and vacation offers from the one fax remaining in the office at work, I don't need them printing on my printer as well.
My Acer Iconia Tab A700 almost fits this description.
It doesn't have a full sized USB port, but it does come with a micro to full-sized USB adapter, which is a reasonable compromise as far as I'm concerned. The USB port supports every USB device I've tried, including keyboard and storage devices ranging from thumb drives up to a 1TB portable hard drive.
It has a micro SD card slot.
It has (micro) HDMI out.
Has built-in GPS, though no offline maps. That would be nice, I agree.
I don't know why this thing hasn't sold better - it's a fine tablet whose only major flaw seems to be "not a NEXUS".
The $450 price tag would be my guess? Drop it to $300 and I would buy it.
Both Airbus and Boeing have their extensive history as industry leaders to shield them. People would assume a design flaw being the cause in a startup company will give Airbus and Boeing a pass and assume either pilot error or poor maintenance by the airline.
What I want to know is when someone is going to take on the jetliner market. Maybe a SpaceX-like company could come along and eat into that market a swell. Then Airbus will join Boeing and the others in complaining and sweating.:)
I would venture to guess that the safety requirements for an airliner are much higher than an unmanned rocket. If a SpaceX rocket has an issue, there is money lost, but they will be able to analyze the problem and get it right the next time. If a startup builds a jet that goes down due to a design or mechanical flaw, the loss of life and subsequent lawsuits will put it out of business.
"You should be happy you have a job to go to. A lot of people don't."...and like that, the boss has just discouraged everyone from taking a sick day when needed.
I would expect my employees to start looking for a new job if I had this attitude. A good boss will realize that if the staff is living in fear of being fired, the quality of the work they do is going to be impacted. I want my employees to enjoy coming to work and to not feel guilty if they are sick and either need to leave early or not come in at all.
If an employee tries to take advatage of this, I will deal with that specific situation, not create a blanket policy to hide behind.
Managers who are not morons tend to overlook it because they don't want you to come in sick any more than you want to be there sick. If you do get excessive about it, however, they may pull that out and make you start taking time.
As a manager, I agree. I don't want my employees here when they are sick. Not only are the getting the rest of the staff sick, the quality of their work is often impacted.
We have PTO with sick and vactation rolled together. I try to accommodate all requests for time off, regardless of the reason. The last thing I want is for my employees to feel they have to lie to get time off to take care of personal business or just because they just want a long weekend.
I upgraded to Win8 from Vista. I never upgraded to Win7 due to the pricing, but $40 was worth it to me for the better performance over Vista. Once I installed a program to give me back the start menu, I have had no problems with 8. The only time I have to see the metro interface is once when logging on.
On the other side doing a bit of makeup and going into the next forest is a heck of a lot cheaper then trying to replicate all that detail in 3D via CGI Avatar-style.
That explains why every planet on Stargate looked like Vancouver.
I remember trying to get Wing Commander 2 to work on a 486sx as well as X-Wing. Good times playing X-wing with the mouse, scrolling it across the desktop like mad to try and get the bead on a Tie Fighter.
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Unfortunately those of us with six digits IDs are not eligible to join.
Unfortunately fireworks are largely illegal on the west coast of the US due to the high possibility of a wildfire being sparked.
I understand why the owner is angry about fake reviews. Unfortunately some of the the unprofessional responses to the fake reviews are going to harm him as much as the fake reviews did.
The key factor is "other users". It is unclear if brute force attacks on your own account also fall under this ban.
Next, they need to hire GAMERS who are used to strapping on a war face for 10 hours at a time every day.
What happens when the first gamer to miss a target rage quits, allowing the drone to crash into the orphanage filled with children?
Or weren't...A La Ender's Game. Make the drone pilot believe he is playing a training video game.
Unfortunately the drone pilots kept crashing the drones. When asked they replied, "The gate is always down".
I already get enough penny stock tips and vacation offers from the one fax remaining in the office at work, I don't need them printing on my printer as well.
My Acer Iconia Tab A700 almost fits this description.
It doesn't have a full sized USB port, but it does come with a micro to full-sized USB adapter, which is a reasonable compromise as far as I'm concerned. The USB port supports every USB device I've tried, including keyboard and storage devices ranging from thumb drives up to a 1TB portable hard drive.
It has a micro SD card slot.
It has (micro) HDMI out.
Has built-in GPS, though no offline maps. That would be nice, I agree.
I don't know why this thing hasn't sold better - it's a fine tablet whose only major flaw seems to be "not a NEXUS".
The $450 price tag would be my guess? Drop it to $300 and I would buy it.
Wrong, Web 2.0 was all about lime green.
Both Airbus and Boeing have their extensive history as industry leaders to shield them. People would assume a design flaw being the cause in a startup company will give Airbus and Boeing a pass and assume either pilot error or poor maintenance by the airline.
Pirating Britney Spears can net you a larger fine and longer jail term than hacking a bank.
Of course the real punishment is having to listen to your pirated Britney Spears album.
What I want to know is when someone is going to take on the jetliner market. Maybe a SpaceX-like company could come along and eat into that market a swell. Then Airbus will join Boeing and the others in complaining and sweating. :)
I would venture to guess that the safety requirements for an airliner are much higher than an unmanned rocket. If a SpaceX rocket has an issue, there is money lost, but they will be able to analyze the problem and get it right the next time. If a startup builds a jet that goes down due to a design or mechanical flaw, the loss of life and subsequent lawsuits will put it out of business.
What's the phrase that my boss uses?
"You should be happy you have a job to go to. A lot of people don't." ...and like that, the boss has just discouraged everyone from taking a sick day when needed.
I would expect my employees to start looking for a new job if I had this attitude. A good boss will realize that if the staff is living in fear of being fired, the quality of the work they do is going to be impacted. I want my employees to enjoy coming to work and to not feel guilty if they are sick and either need to leave early or not come in at all.
If an employee tries to take advatage of this, I will deal with that specific situation, not create a blanket policy to hide behind.
Managers who are not morons tend to overlook it because they don't want you to come in sick any more than you want to be there sick. If you do get excessive about it, however, they may pull that out and make you start taking time.
As a manager, I agree. I don't want my employees here when they are sick. Not only are the getting the rest of the staff sick, the quality of their work is often impacted.
We have PTO with sick and vactation rolled together. I try to accommodate all requests for time off, regardless of the reason. The last thing I want is for my employees to feel they have to lie to get time off to take care of personal business or just because they just want a long weekend.
I upgraded to Win8 from Vista. I never upgraded to Win7 due to the pricing, but $40 was worth it to me for the better performance over Vista. Once I installed a program to give me back the start menu, I have had no problems with 8. The only time I have to see the metro interface is once when logging on.
It's not a Toyota, it's a Delorian!
But spreadsheets are cool! Aren't they? Hello, anyone?
When did you ever report a bug to microsoft AND GET A RESPONSE?
When did you ever report a bug to a linux forum and not start a flame war?
How many lights do you see?
Best practices dictate that you not take the low hanging fruit and become much more results driven.
On the other side doing a bit of makeup and going into the next forest is a heck of a lot cheaper then trying to replicate all that detail in 3D via CGI Avatar-style.
That explains why every planet on Stargate looked like Vancouver.
I mimeograph my poloroid. Now get off my lawn.
I remember trying to get Wing Commander 2 to work on a 486sx as well as X-Wing. Good times playing X-wing with the mouse, scrolling it across the desktop like mad to try and get the bead on a Tie Fighter.
I remember using the pencil mod on the AMD Athlon. Good times.
Please don't make the timecube mad.