Nah, the site scraper ones are pretty obvious because they'll be repeated verbatim across twenty sites with unrecognizable domain names. Often the "answer" will be incomprehensible, in a foreign language, or just plain wrong.
I hate those mailing list aggregator sites for that very reason.
The "End" key on my keyboard works wonderfully for scrolling to the bottom of the EE page. It's a problem of whether or not any other sites even have the answer I'm looking for. If I can find it in a more convenient format, I'm generally all ears, but most of the other sites that look relevant in searches are just one of the hundreds of poor copies of email/newsletter digests that are never answered. Those bass-ackwards email aggregators would be the absolute first thing on my list to block.
About half of my answers come with Experts Exchange. Just scroll down to the bottom of the page if you don't feel like paying; all the answers are right there
The only thing that will change it make it hard to turn off, so that we'll have users going for months with their caps lock on because they can't find where to switch it back.
That would be a significant deviation from today... how, exactly?
I use the HappyHacker keyboard and that has a LOT keys less. http://houghi.org/shots/hh.jpg
So how come I am able to do the same things that other people are able to do with more keys? (Yes, even the KVM stuff)
KVM? Diamond-O. It's because you have an extra modifier key to hide the buttons, not because you're an amazing "hacker." Laptops have been doing the same thing for years. If we added a few more of those super-special modifier keys, I think we could get the keyboard down to about 35 keys total. How does that sound?
And the document begins with "We the People". Corporations are things not people, so the Bill of Rights applies to the People alone, and the Member States that made the original document.
Point 1: Read further: "We the People... do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." That sentence is stating that the people are establishing the constitution, not limits on who/what it applies to.
Point 2: Corporations are legal entities that have been ruled to have many of the same legal rights and protections as an individual. If you think otherwise, get yourself a seat on a court and change it.
Point 3: You state that it only applies to the "Member States" that made the original document. There were only twelve "Member States" when the Constitution was ratified in 1789. So sorry, the rest of you 38 states?
Corporations have no more rights than this Building I am sitting in
Yes they do. Go learn some corporate law. Here's a starting place, although you should probably delve into more authoritative sources
and are in fact an invention by government (via issuance of a Limited Liability) that do not exist in nature.
Yes, they are an invention of the government. So is criminal law. So is the Constitution. Neither of those exist in nature, do they? I haven't seen any Constitution trees in my parts.
I couldn't agree more. This is no different than standing on the street with a tape recorder. They were driving down public roadways, listening to public radio signals that hit their vehicle. Where's the violation?
I believe that government agencies generally file suit on behalf of whistleblowers, discrimination victims, et cetera if they believe that the case has merit. You're still up the fecal river if you need immediate cash, though.
There is a distinction that is made. If you speak disloyally (defame the company without sufficient evidence or basis in fact), then you're on your own. If you act as a whistleblower and bring up legitimate complaints that are provable then you're generally "protected", whatever that's worth.
The summary is wrong. They haven't really ruled anything, the NLRB is taking it to court and fighting it. Also, the NLRB is contesting it on the basis of a violation of firing in retaliation to protected speech, not for a lack of cause. If the speech is disloyal or not a discussion between employees, they don't really have a case through the NLRA.
You're describing an at-will state, not a right to work state. Right to work means that you can't be forced to join a union as a condition of employment, with exceptions for some specific industries such as railroads. At-will means that the employer or employee can terminate a non-contracted employment relationship at any time, with or without cause.
There are 10 Federal holidays, of which most employers will observe at least 6. Depends on your industry and employer.
-- The United States has no law mandating minimum paid vacation hours or holidays. We are one of only a handful of nations in the world that don't.
FMLA. 6 weeks unpaid leave, guaranteed.
-- Most other countries mandate paid maternity and sick leave. Almost no Americans have it, except for the top 5% or so. (Charging vacation hours for sick time doesn't count!)
In theory yes, in practice not so much. Wrongful termination suits are exceptionally easy to file.
-- At-will states (most of them) have a very high rejection rate for wrongful termination suits. At-will = "I can fire you for anything or for no reason at all", barring Title VII and other obvious exceptions. http://eeoc.gov/ [eeoc.gov] No, they can't.
-- You've never heard of affirmative action and quota systems?
Hyperbole much?
-- Well, the legal protections for employees present in the U.S. are not comparable with the other first-world countries. I'd say it's closer to second-world, excluding China maybe.
Almost all of those protections disappear if you're categorized as an "independent contractor," which is quickly becoming the overwhelming trend among employers. It's not particularly legal, but it's a losing battle to try fight it and expect to still get another job in the same region/industry.
How did this get modded insightful?
"That is a lie that has been propagated for years by people who don't want you to talk about your business."
The amendment begins with "Congress shall make no law". There is no restriction on businesses or individuals from retaliating against speech in a lawful manner. For example: CmdrTaco can ban you from this website for stating that you support free speech. You have no recourse other than throwing a bitchfit to the media or something to that effect. A private entity can do what it wants within the bounds of the law, you don't get some magical "I get to say whatever I want without consequences" shield.
Connected via MIDI? As in... Musical Instrument Digital Interface? Unless you're just talking about a null-modem connection via RS-232 between serial ports, ya lost me.
First off, I am going to have to disagree with the driver statement. This isn't 2006 anymore. Secondly, that same statement can be applied to questioning Steam on Mac OS.
OSX doesn't have nearly as many driver problems, because the hardware is very tightly controlled.
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Don't even have to hit Cached version anymore, at least on any browser I've used.
Nah, the site scraper ones are pretty obvious because they'll be repeated verbatim across twenty sites with unrecognizable domain names. Often the "answer" will be incomprehensible, in a foreign language, or just plain wrong. I hate those mailing list aggregator sites for that very reason.
The "End" key on my keyboard works wonderfully for scrolling to the bottom of the EE page. It's a problem of whether or not any other sites even have the answer I'm looking for. If I can find it in a more convenient format, I'm generally all ears, but most of the other sites that look relevant in searches are just one of the hundreds of poor copies of email/newsletter digests that are never answered. Those bass-ackwards email aggregators would be the absolute first thing on my list to block.
About half of my answers come with Experts Exchange. Just scroll down to the bottom of the page if you don't feel like paying; all the answers are right there
The only thing that will change it make it hard to turn off, so that we'll have users going for months with their caps lock on because they can't find where to switch it back.
That would be a significant deviation from today... how, exactly?
Some games and applications still make use of it. To be fair, though, I haven't found one that won't allow you to re-map the functionality.
I wish I had mod points to give you.
I use the HappyHacker keyboard and that has a LOT keys less. http://houghi.org/shots/hh.jpg So how come I am able to do the same things that other people are able to do with more keys? (Yes, even the KVM stuff)
KVM? Diamond-O. It's because you have an extra modifier key to hide the buttons, not because you're an amazing "hacker." Laptops have been doing the same thing for years. If we added a few more of those super-special modifier keys, I think we could get the keyboard down to about 35 keys total. How does that sound?
ATP (cellular energy) is adenosine triphosphate. Arsenic generally works by reacting with this and, essentially, unplugging the fuel tank for cells.
Cops generally don't pat you down unless they think you've done something wrong.
Oh, the glory of hyperbole. Eh, Mr. Godwin?
OOh, I love picking your posts apart.
... do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." That sentence is stating that the people are establishing the constitution, not limits on who/what it applies to.
And the document begins with "We the People". Corporations are things not people, so the Bill of Rights applies to the People alone, and the Member States that made the original document.
Point 1: Read further: "We the People
Point 2: Corporations are legal entities that have been ruled to have many of the same legal rights and protections as an individual. If you think otherwise, get yourself a seat on a court and change it.
Point 3: You state that it only applies to the "Member States" that made the original document. There were only twelve "Member States" when the Constitution was ratified in 1789. So sorry, the rest of you 38 states?
Corporations have no more rights than this Building I am sitting in
Yes they do. Go learn some corporate law. Here's a starting place, although you should probably delve into more authoritative sources
and are in fact an invention by government (via issuance of a Limited Liability) that do not exist in nature.
Yes, they are an invention of the government. So is criminal law. So is the Constitution. Neither of those exist in nature, do they? I haven't seen any Constitution trees in my parts.
I couldn't agree more. This is no different than standing on the street with a tape recorder. They were driving down public roadways, listening to public radio signals that hit their vehicle. Where's the violation?
I believe that government agencies generally file suit on behalf of whistleblowers, discrimination victims, et cetera if they believe that the case has merit. You're still up the fecal river if you need immediate cash, though.
Censorship does not equal violation of the first amendment. They are two completely separate but related concepts.
There is a distinction that is made. If you speak disloyally (defame the company without sufficient evidence or basis in fact), then you're on your own. If you act as a whistleblower and bring up legitimate complaints that are provable then you're generally "protected", whatever that's worth.
The summary is wrong. They haven't really ruled anything, the NLRB is taking it to court and fighting it. Also, the NLRB is contesting it on the basis of a violation of firing in retaliation to protected speech, not for a lack of cause. If the speech is disloyal or not a discussion between employees, they don't really have a case through the NLRA.
You're describing an at-will state, not a right to work state. Right to work means that you can't be forced to join a union as a condition of employment, with exceptions for some specific industries such as railroads. At-will means that the employer or employee can terminate a non-contracted employment relationship at any time, with or without cause.
There are 10 Federal holidays, of which most employers will observe at least 6. Depends on your industry and employer.
-- The United States has no law mandating minimum paid vacation hours or holidays. We are one of only a handful of nations in the world that don't.
FMLA. 6 weeks unpaid leave, guaranteed.
-- Most other countries mandate paid maternity and sick leave. Almost no Americans have it, except for the top 5% or so. (Charging vacation hours for sick time doesn't count!)
In theory yes, in practice not so much. Wrongful termination suits are exceptionally easy to file.
-- At-will states (most of them) have a very high rejection rate for wrongful termination suits. At-will = "I can fire you for anything or for no reason at all", barring Title VII and other obvious exceptions.
http://eeoc.gov/ [eeoc.gov] No, they can't.
-- You've never heard of affirmative action and quota systems?
Hyperbole much?
-- Well, the legal protections for employees present in the U.S. are not comparable with the other first-world countries. I'd say it's closer to second-world, excluding China maybe.
Almost all of those protections disappear if you're categorized as an "independent contractor," which is quickly becoming the overwhelming trend among employers. It's not particularly legal, but it's a losing battle to try fight it and expect to still get another job in the same region/industry.
How did this get modded insightful?
"That is a lie that has been propagated for years by people who don't want you to talk about your business."
The amendment begins with "Congress shall make no law". There is no restriction on businesses or individuals from retaliating against speech in a lawful manner. For example: CmdrTaco can ban you from this website for stating that you support free speech. You have no recourse other than throwing a bitchfit to the media or something to that effect. A private entity can do what it wants within the bounds of the law, you don't get some magical "I get to say whatever I want without consequences" shield.
Your faith in anti-missile systems is commendable, but entirely misplaced.
Blizzard disagrees. I suppose MMOs would sort of fit into the "DLC to extend" category, though.
Connected via MIDI? As in... Musical Instrument Digital Interface? Unless you're just talking about a null-modem connection via RS-232 between serial ports, ya lost me.
First off, I am going to have to disagree with the driver statement. This isn't 2006 anymore. Secondly, that same statement can be applied to questioning Steam on Mac OS.
OSX doesn't have nearly as many driver problems, because the hardware is very tightly controlled.