Well, since I actually did read the post, there was no mention whatsoever about a contract. Salary and benefits. Sounds like voluntary employment, same as everyone else who works for a salary.
It's interesting to note that other people saying exactly what I said (perhaps a bit more tactfully) are getting modded "Insightful." heheh...
I have a job, and it has nothing to do with programming.
I once had a job that actually didn't pay me (or any of the other employees) for 3 months. The company still owes me 1 1/2 months worth of wages. I'm speaking from experience.
The day I quit was the day I reclaimed my dignity.
I never said that I don't think that job would suck. I just said that the person doing the complaining can (tell their spouse to) quit.
You did exactly what I would do, if I hated my job... you quit.
Nothing is more ridiculous than complaining about something you can voluntarily change. Real slaves can't just quit. There is no such thing as a "salary slave." That person's spouse is a slave to thier own fear of leaving. Nobody forced them to take the job, and nobody is forcing them to stay at that job.
Yeah, there's a human side to business, and if you think your company is evil, then quit. Just don't cry to me if you're too weak to do it.
A company that treats its employees well will be rewarded with better quality work.
There is nothing keeping that person pressed into slave labor. It's called voluntary contract. If you hate your job, quit. Why is that so hard?
(I know it's the spouse doing the whining. What's your point? So I should have said, "WAAAAA! I hate my spouse's job!" Doesn't have the same ring to it, you know?)
Those very "agreements" that Germany was forced to sign were the direct cause of Naziism. Check your history.
The brutal treatment of Germany by the Allies after WWI was beyond inhuman. It created an incubator for fascism. We are foolishly repeating history now in the Middle East, and children being born today will pay for it dearly. I guarantee it.
I guarnatee you that if he's in the Oval Office, this BS would never pass his veto. Let's stop with the impotent protests on Slashdot and do something about this: elect an honest person to the highest office in the land.
So let me get this straight... you think it's a good thing for the government to take your money, give it to a foreign country so that they can buy weapons to mess with their neighbors, which puts that money in the pockets of companies who are in cahoots with the politicians who gave away your money in the first place?
Why don't we just all send checks to General Dynamics, and go kill some Palestinians ourselves? Wouldn't that save a lot of time?
Working as a design engineer, I get to play with rapid prototyping all the time. It's wicked cool. There's now a company that will send you injection molded parts for cheap within a couple weeks of sending them the file, with the same type of auto-quoting software.
Awesome stuff. I think their name is ProtoMold, or something like that.
Isn't it possible for a country to NOT be an ally on the US and ALSO NOT be a terrorist country? Is that now the definition of a terrorist... "not an ally of the us?"
I hope you guys see what I'm saying here. If a broadcaster is forced to give evidence against itself, how is that not in violation of the 5th Amendment?
Great post, foidulus! Are you voting Libertarian this year? I am. I'm sick of our legislators. I'm sick of our president. I'm sick of the Supreme Court. We've gotten to this point by reelecting the big 2 parties for decades. It's time to stop.:)
Awesome! Thanks, Guru! I'm starting to think that my next box will have the Penguin inside...
The SolidWorks is probably going to be the clincher for me. (Don't take this the wrong way, but I'd rather draw things in my own blood than use AutoCAD. haha)
Well, I, for one, look forward to the end of the baby steps. Unfortunately, I can only afford one computer, and don't have the time to monkey around with dual-booting. Who knows... maybe the open-source Apple movement will get me to the desired destination quicker. My money goes to the winner.:)
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It's interesting to note that other people saying exactly what I said (perhaps a bit more tactfully) are getting modded "Insightful." heheh...
I once had a job that actually didn't pay me (or any of the other employees) for 3 months. The company still owes me 1 1/2 months worth of wages. I'm speaking from experience.
The day I quit was the day I reclaimed my dignity.
You did exactly what I would do, if I hated my job... you quit.
Nothing is more ridiculous than complaining about something you can voluntarily change. Real slaves can't just quit. There is no such thing as a "salary slave." That person's spouse is a slave to thier own fear of leaving. Nobody forced them to take the job, and nobody is forcing them to stay at that job.
Yeah, there's a human side to business, and if you think your company is evil, then quit. Just don't cry to me if you're too weak to do it.
A company that treats its employees well will be rewarded with better quality work.
(I know it's the spouse doing the whining. What's your point? So I should have said, "WAAAAA! I hate my spouse's job!" Doesn't have the same ring to it, you know?)
QUIT! See how much you like the unemployment line. How many people here would kill for that job at EA? You make me want to puke.
I know some Slashdotters lean toward socialism, but this post is ridiculous.
Mod parent up!
One caveat: I won't bet US dollars. I'll bet gold. One troy ounce.
The brutal treatment of Germany by the Allies after WWI was beyond inhuman. It created an incubator for fascism. We are foolishly repeating history now in the Middle East, and children being born today will pay for it dearly. I guarantee it.
Now point to the sorry state of our government. Thanks for reinforcing the man's point.
(You could do yourself a huge favor and start studying that mises.org site, as well as lewrockwell.com.)
It's called the FREE MARKET, people!
I could solve the problem of people losing their livelihood to the market overnight... by eliminating inflationary currency.
I guarnatee you that if he's in the Oval Office, this BS would never pass his veto. Let's stop with the impotent protests on Slashdot and do something about this: elect an honest person to the highest office in the land.
Why don't we just all send checks to General Dynamics, and go kill some Palestinians ourselves? Wouldn't that save a lot of time?
Awesome stuff. I think their name is ProtoMold, or something like that.
$2B buys a lot of bullying...
I'm fond of "eatmy@ss.com"... :)
Isn't it possible for a country to NOT be an ally on the US and ALSO NOT be a terrorist country? Is that now the definition of a terrorist... "not an ally of the us?"
I hope you guys see what I'm saying here. If a broadcaster is forced to give evidence against itself, how is that not in violation of the 5th Amendment?
Great post, foidulus! Are you voting Libertarian this year? I am. I'm sick of our legislators. I'm sick of our president. I'm sick of the Supreme Court. We've gotten to this point by reelecting the big 2 parties for decades. It's time to stop. :)
Yeah, that sounds much better than the more accurate "Repealing of the 5th Amendment Law."
The SolidWorks is probably going to be the clincher for me. (Don't take this the wrong way, but I'd rather draw things in my own blood than use AutoCAD. haha)
Thanks again for the links. :)
Going up? Of course I am, silly!
Well, I, for one, look forward to the end of the baby steps. Unfortunately, I can only afford one computer, and don't have the time to monkey around with dual-booting. Who knows... maybe the open-source Apple movement will get me to the desired destination quicker. My money goes to the winner. :)
Fantastic. I have spoken straight from my ass, and you have set me straight. Now... I want my 3D CAD on Linux. As soo as it's there, so am I.