"Is it worth sticking out the few weeks I already told him I worked or should I just cut my losses and leave early?"
Easy. You don't have any losses. You have a job waiting for you.
Stick with it until you said you would. ALWAYS keep to your word especially when leaving an employer. If they want you gone now, they will walk you out of the building.
It is your bosses problem, not yours. This sounds like a me vs you thing. If it is so bad, talk to your HR. The odds are that if everybody knows your boss is nuts, they do to. If they don't know, they want to know.
Do you believe that you are responsible for finding your replacement? I don't understand how they could keep your paycheck if YOU don't find a replacement.
If your boss thinks that he cannot replace you, put some bait in front of him. Ask if they can match an offer or do something to change your work environment. Even if you have no interest in staying, it buys time and allows you to leave with a smile on your face when YOU say no.
Back to the original though. DO NOT QUIT EARLY! You gave your word and it is a small world. It would suck to have this bite you in the ass. In a few weeks it will be over and you will laugh at it.
Oh yea...
You insensitive clod! You have a JOB! You have an OFFER and a JOB! You have a 'soon to be X Boss' that you can &uck with? Quit bitching!:)
Get over it! Screw with the Boss and have fun. You are leaving, he has no control over you. You have an offer, you don't need his reference. Get prepared for your new career and forget the past.
I am curious what the "different industry" is. Did you take up Hindu?:)
"Advisories will be issued within one business day of a publicly reported security hole"
If it is already public, does it matter? So, does this mean that if they know of something, they are going to wait until somebody else finds the problem and makes it public before letting their customers (and the rest of the world) know?
I'm missing the interesting strategy on this one. Just sounds like they want us to think that they are being proactive. I dunno. Perhaps I am the only one that thinks that Microsoft is evil.
Sounds like they admitted what they did. Did it take a bunch of bad PR for them to have a change of heart?
"Earlier this week, an HP customer posted a comment about his experience upgrading a media center PC. His experience was not good and he let us know. We pulled the comment. This was a bad decision and we have reversed it."
"But I don't mind. This is partly because I don't think they're jerks (as far as public corporations go, anyway), but mostly still because I don't think they really care. "
I apologize, but I think that you are being naive.
Perhaps they are not 'jerks' but they do care. Every thing that they log is information. Knowledge is Power.
First, they collect your search information. Next they collected your email. Now they collect your destination. You put it all together, that is quite a bit of information.
According to recent numbers from 2004, According to recent numbers from 2003, According to recent numbers from 2002, According to recent numbers from 2001, According to recent numbers from 2000,... Website attacks are on the rise.
I bet we see this in 2005 as well.
What would really be news if we saw website attacks decline.
"You might have thought that it was going to all be over on May 15 with the release of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith."
I don't know anybody that is foolish enough to believe that this was over. As long as there is an interest and the opportunity to make some money, it isn't going to be over. Many folks thought that Star Wars would end in the 70s. It is still around decades later and still making a profit. You don't get rid of a profitable interest.
If the entertainment factor is there, I'll go see more. Will the market of 'Star Wars Enthusiasts' allow more movies to be made? Will we see different plots in the future? Will we see more 'enhanced' versions? I'd think probably. They may suck, but I would bet that we are not done with 'Star Wars' for quite a while. I hope that what comes out is good.
If you do, every place you go is documented. Didn't sign up for it but still have the equipment? Doesn't matter, you are still being tracked. Think that is bad? OnStar equipment includes a phone.. Could somebody record what you are doing without you knowing? I'd bet it is possible.
I grew up in the 70s-80s. The closest thing that I saw to a home computer was a C-64 that my neighbor had. He actually used it to 'program'. Nice guy, working at Veritas right now.
There were a few Apples in school. They were used mostly for playing educational games. I don't remember getting much out of these.
I am 36 and am now going back to school 'full time'. I have access to a computer at home and school. When I walk through our computer labs it really pisses me off to see the students playing games, chatting or doing other things 'non constructive' when I need a machine to research something for school work.
I use my computer as more of a tool to get things done. I do homework, research and even attend some classes via my computer and the net.
My rambling point is that it depends on who you are. Me being a bit more serious on my studies use the computer as something that is necessary to get me the best grades. Many of my peer students (half my age) are not as serious. If it were not for the computer, there would be other distractions.
"You might have thought that it was going to all be over on May 15 with the release of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith."
I don't know anybody that is foolish enough to believe that this was over. As long as there is an interest and the opportunity to make some money, it isn't going to be over. Many folks thought that Star Wars would end in the 70s. It is still around decades later and still making a profit. You don't get rid of a profitable interest.
If the entertainment factor is there, I'll go see more. Will the market of 'Star Wars Enthusiasts' allow more movies to be made? Will we see different plots in the future? Will we see more 'enhanced' versions? I'd think probably. They may suck, but I would bet that we are not done with 'Star Wars' for quite a while. I hope that what comes out is good.
But, if you are looking for something specific that is published, you may not get the results you want.
An example may be that you are looking for information on a nebula. By using the "-" keywords above, you would get rid of places like space.com, skyandtelescope.com, possibly universities and other places that advertise and have subscriptions for their information.
I don't think that taking away keywords is a good answer to me.
Not too long ago I could do a search on google and actually find something that was usually close to what I wanted. These days I get bogged down on the sites advertising there services and links to ebay.
I dunno. I would really like a search engine that isn't being used to 'spam' me with services that I really am not looking for. I wouldn't mind the ads so much if clicking them got me to the root of what I was searching for to begin with.
Slashdot Mirror
You are correct. A billion is not obscure.
With respect to the rest of my comments and question it is obscure.
The Nazi reference means nothing to me.
"Not to mention that the holiest symbol (swastika)"...
What was the point?
I was not making light of 'peoples' and certainly not any culture. So blah.
Yep. I thought of that right after I wrote it. My bad.
Regardless, both are obscure enough to make the point that I wanted.
thanks though.
I do want to know what this guy changed to though. I left the software industry myself and it is interesting to hear what other folks have done.
"Is it worth sticking out the few weeks I already told him I worked or should I just cut my losses and leave early?"
:)
:)
Easy. You don't have any losses. You have a job waiting for you.
Stick with it until you said you would. ALWAYS keep to your word especially when leaving an employer. If they want you gone now, they will walk you out of the building.
It is your bosses problem, not yours. This sounds like a me vs you thing. If it is so bad, talk to your HR. The odds are that if everybody knows your boss is nuts, they do to. If they don't know, they want to know.
Do you believe that you are responsible for finding your replacement? I don't understand how they could keep your paycheck if YOU don't find a replacement.
If your boss thinks that he cannot replace you, put some bait in front of him. Ask if they can match an offer or do something to change your work environment. Even if you have no interest in staying, it buys time and allows you to leave with a smile on your face when YOU say no.
Back to the original though. DO NOT QUIT EARLY! You gave your word and it is a small world. It would suck to have this bite you in the ass. In a few weeks it will be over and you will laugh at it.
Oh yea...
You insensitive clod! You have a JOB! You have an OFFER and a JOB! You have a 'soon to be X Boss' that you can &uck with? Quit bitching!
Get over it! Screw with the Boss and have fun. You are leaving, he has no control over you. You have an offer, you don't need his reference. Get prepared for your new career and forget the past.
I am curious what the "different industry" is. Did you take up Hindu?
"Advisories will be issued within one business day of a publicly reported security hole"
If it is already public, does it matter? So, does this mean that if they know of something, they are going to wait until somebody else finds the problem and makes it public before letting their customers (and the rest of the world) know?
I'm missing the interesting strategy on this one. Just sounds like they want us to think that they are being proactive. I dunno. Perhaps I am the only one that thinks that Microsoft is evil.
Sounds like they admitted what they did. Did it take a bunch of bad PR for them to have a change of heart?
"Earlier this week, an HP customer posted a comment about his experience upgrading a media center PC. His experience was not good and he let us know. We pulled the comment. This was a bad decision and we have reversed it."
Dear Microsoft,
:)
I would like to rat out the folks that gave me the counterfeit copies of your software. You can find them at:
marketing@google.com
sales@google.com
Don't believe me? Do a google search.
"But I don't mind. This is partly because I don't think they're jerks (as far as public corporations go, anyway), but mostly still because I don't think they really care.
"
I apologize, but I think that you are being naive.
Perhaps they are not 'jerks' but they do care. Every thing that they log is information. Knowledge is Power.
Just my thoughts.
Cute...
First, they collect your search information. Next they collected your email. Now they collect your destination. You put it all together, that is quite a bit of information.
What is next?
Very Smart..Very Scary...
Tinfoil, Post!
According to recent numbers from 2004, ...
According to recent numbers from 2003,
According to recent numbers from 2002,
According to recent numbers from 2001,
According to recent numbers from 2000,
Website attacks are on the rise.
I bet we see this in 2005 as well.
What would really be news if we saw website attacks decline.
I quote from me:
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http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=142927&cid=
"You might have thought that it was going to all be over on May 15 with the release of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith."
I don't know anybody that is foolish enough to believe that this was over. As long as there is an interest and the opportunity to make some money, it isn't going to be over. Many folks thought that Star Wars would end in the 70s. It is still around decades later and still making a profit. You don't get rid of a profitable interest.
If the entertainment factor is there, I'll go see more. Will the market of 'Star Wars Enthusiasts' allow more movies to be made? Will we see different plots in the future? Will we see more 'enhanced' versions? I'd think probably. They may suck, but I would bet that we are not done with 'Star Wars' for quite a while. I hope that what comes out is good.
When are we going to get sick of it?
"I'm sure you have also been reinforced in your decision to hire someone too, because of what you found when you googled him/her, right?"
Yes! I have found out that a person is a bit more than they presented in person. This has influenced my take on them to the good as well as the bad.
"I'm curious what industry you work in."
The software industry. I would estimate that 98% of the people reading this would know the company.
I don't believe that it is policy of the company. I think that it just started in 1 division and spread out a bit. HR probably wouldn't approve.
We always 'google' our perspective new-hires. People have been not hired because of the content discovered.
Just be careful in what you do, and it should be good.
If you do, every place you go is documented. Didn't sign up for it but still have the equipment? Doesn't matter, you are still being tracked. Think that is bad? OnStar equipment includes a phone.. Could somebody record what you are doing without you knowing? I'd bet it is possible.
Let me guess, MIESQL? Is this where the browser and database are integrated?
Last year I figured that it was a good idea to take a year off.
This year I wonder if it will ever come back. I also wonder just how many people really don't care.
This is a pet peeve and it is just getting worse.
Why does a school need our SSNs? Why does anybody outside the government?
Here in Minnesota, I need to provide my SSN now just for fishing and hunting licenses. WTF?
English or any language is bound to change given new discoveries and ways of life. This is just normal
We are already communicating under the influence of the computer. Language must change with the way that we communicate.
Usually just being arrested means that you will be fingerprinted and your picture taken.
Isn't this pretty much the same thing?
I grew up in the 70s-80s. The closest thing that I saw to a home computer was a C-64 that my neighbor had. He actually used it to 'program'. Nice guy, working at Veritas right now.
There were a few Apples in school. They were used mostly for playing educational games. I don't remember getting much out of these.
I am 36 and am now going back to school 'full time'. I have access to a computer at home and school. When I walk through our computer labs it really pisses me off to see the students playing games, chatting or doing other things 'non constructive' when I need a machine to research something for school work.
I use my computer as more of a tool to get things done. I do homework, research and even attend some classes via my computer and the net.
My rambling point is that it depends on who you are. Me being a bit more serious on my studies use the computer as something that is necessary to get me the best grades. Many of my peer students (half my age) are not as serious. If it were not for the computer, there would be other distractions.
"The only way we will stop seeing these remakes is when he is dead."
After that some 'Minnie Me' will step in and end up being able to afford another $350 million to do what ever he wants to. It ain't all Lucas's fault.
"You might have thought that it was going to all be over on May 15 with the release of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith."
I don't know anybody that is foolish enough to believe that this was over. As long as there is an interest and the opportunity to make some money, it isn't going to be over. Many folks thought that Star Wars would end in the 70s. It is still around decades later and still making a profit. You don't get rid of a profitable interest.
If the entertainment factor is there, I'll go see more. Will the market of 'Star Wars Enthusiasts' allow more movies to be made? Will we see different plots in the future? Will we see more 'enhanced' versions? I'd think probably. They may suck, but I would bet that we are not done with 'Star Wars' for quite a while. I hope that what comes out is good.
When are we going to get sick of it?
"Juiced"
Wasn't that Nicole Brown Simpson's Biography title.
Sorry.
Yep, you could do that, and I do.
But, if you are looking for something specific that is published, you may not get the results you want.
An example may be that you are looking for information on a nebula. By using the "-" keywords above, you would get rid of places like space.com, skyandtelescope.com, possibly universities and other places that advertise and have subscriptions for their information.
I don't think that taking away keywords is a good answer to me.
Not too long ago I could do a search on google and actually find something that was usually close to what I wanted. These days I get bogged down on the sites advertising there services and links to ebay.
I dunno. I would really like a search engine that isn't being used to 'spam' me with services that I really am not looking for. I wouldn't mind the ads so much if clicking them got me to the root of what I was searching for to begin with.