That might be humor, but there's a certain amount of truth to that. Companies frequently bring ex-employees back on contract because they were too short sighted to get any required info/processes out of them before they left. The ex-employee truly does profit from this.
If they want to keep you from doing your job, they're only going to be hurting themselves and their isn't really much that you can do about that. But what you can do is to do what you can to leave on the best of terms. Just because they decide to be dorks doesn't mean that you have to respond in kind. It's really important to not burn bridges as you might need them for a reference some day. Document whatever obscure bits that you need to and do knowledge transfer with those you can work with. Then you can move on with you conscience clear.
....and the thought of that scares me. It got the attention of another blogger who sees this as a slippery slope in Canada since Bell Canada uses DPI to throttle users:
How about cutting the prices of the OEM licenses so that it moves more computers pre-installed with Vista too? Oh wait. That's not going to happen as that's how you make money. So IMHO, this means that you won't miss the cash that you lose due to these price cuts.
" Signalling Microsoft doesn't intend to take no for an answer, Ballmer wrote that the company "reserves the right to pursue all necessary steps to ensure that Yahoo's shareholders are provided with the opportunity to realize the value inherent in our proposal.""
"A recently-release roadmap for the next major Window release -- Windows 7 -- indicates that Microsoft is planning to release the new operating system in the second half of 2009, rather than the anticipated release date of some time in 2010."
Given Micro$oft's track record that means if they say it's going to be out in 2009, it's on track for release in late 2010 or 2011. Nice to know that it's on schedule.
.... If there's a user friendly alternative to Windows server for Joe Enduser? I run a Debian box with Samba on a computer that does hardware RAID 1 for my file sharing needs (I also have an SCP turned on so I can shove files onto it from outside my network too). But that's not something that I can suggest to my friends and family. So what can I suggest to them that is as "user friendly" as Windows Server?
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Your skepticism is likely well placed. These are the same people who posted details about the launch hours before the actual launch took place:
http://gizmodo.com/5054776/china-launch-success-hits-web-hours-before-actual-blast+off
.... Please give him a cup of hot coffee to calm him down?
We finally found something that sucks more CPU power than Crysis.
It will still flag perfectly legal copies of Windows as being pirated. Just like it has in the past.
.... Morbius?
.... Is clearly having an effect in bringing talent back to Microsoft.
..... Were too busy reading Slashdot to snoop on anything.
Does this count towards the World Record Attempt?
That might be humor, but there's a certain amount of truth to that. Companies frequently bring ex-employees back on contract because they were too short sighted to get any required info/processes out of them before they left. The ex-employee truly does profit from this.
If they want to keep you from doing your job, they're only going to be hurting themselves and their isn't really much that you can do about that. But what you can do is to do what you can to leave on the best of terms. Just because they decide to be dorks doesn't mean that you have to respond in kind. It's really important to not burn bridges as you might need them for a reference some day. Document whatever obscure bits that you need to and do knowledge transfer with those you can work with. Then you can move on with you conscience clear.
... Some Hot Coffee to keep him calm.
....and the thought of that scares me. It got the attention of another blogger who sees this as a slippery slope in Canada since Bell Canada uses DPI to throttle users:
http://itnerd.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/charter-uses-dpi-to-spy-on-its-users-canada-are-you-paying-attention/
"Even God himself couldn't wreck this car!" Tesla CEO
I bet if you give it to Eddie Griffin or Stefan Eriksson that they'd bring it back in a million pieces.
... As to why patent reform can't come soon enough.
How about cutting the prices of the OEM licenses so that it moves more computers pre-installed with Vista too? Oh wait. That's not going to happen as that's how you make money. So IMHO, this means that you won't miss the cash that you lose due to these price cuts.
Nothing to see here. Move along.
"Can you hear me now?"
"How long until Amazon OS is released?"
You mean this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Kindle
... What are the odds that these jokers will try to pull the same stunt? Perhaps that's the answer?
In this story:
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/299523
Ballmer makes this comment:
" Signalling Microsoft doesn't intend to take no for an answer, Ballmer wrote that the company "reserves the right to pursue all necessary steps to ensure that Yahoo's shareholders are provided with the opportunity to realize the value inherent in our proposal.""
My question is how many chairs does that involve?
"A recently-release roadmap for the next major Window release -- Windows 7 -- indicates that Microsoft is planning to release the new operating system in the second half of 2009, rather than the anticipated release date of some time in 2010."
Given Micro$oft's track record that means if they say it's going to be out in 2009, it's on track for release in late 2010 or 2011. Nice to know that it's on schedule.
... Besides being the largest car company in India according to this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Motors
They are in the process of buying Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080103.wford0103/BNStory/Business
It also owns pieces of Daewoo to boot. They're not a small player. The big three might want to take notice.
.... As I wouldn't want to be in a FORD product running Microsoft Software that could drive itself.
.... If there's a user friendly alternative to Windows server for Joe Enduser? I run a Debian box with Samba on a computer that does hardware RAID 1 for my file sharing needs (I also have an SCP turned on so I can shove files onto it from outside my network too). But that's not something that I can suggest to my friends and family. So what can I suggest to them that is as "user friendly" as Windows Server?
This one is from Newmarket which is just north of Toronto Ontario:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXk0wc5qXuo
This one gained instant fame a year ago. Again it is a house located just north of Toronto:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4983931962566123785
Dale Jarret is going to have a problem if he wants to race the truck. After all, all those NASCAR guys can do is turn left.