I'm married to a lawyer so maybe her involvement lends credence. My current position (in Texas) showed the employees -- not long after I started -- a similar clause in a similar document for signing. They were cool about having us come in for any questions and they encouraged our consultations with a lawyer. When I came in to ask them about removing the offending terms, they said "cross out the parts you don't like, we'll run it by legal and make it happen." It's an ethical company to begin with so after letting my wife tweak things, that's the one I/we signed.
Just present your issues with the strong attitude the document is negotiable and that you understand they try to do what's best for the company but they must understand you doing the same thing about your own interests.
... I, too, live in Houston and the areas in the study are by no means the highest/worst traffic areas in this sprawling metropolis. This is not to say that the traffic there isn't bad - no doubt it exists just about everywhere - but just pointing out that it may not reflect Houston accurately. Just ask anyone who has been anywhere near the I-10/I-610/59 Hwy tangle if you're interested in new ways to string together a few expletives.
I really don't know if the results can be applied generically or really can only be pertinent to the same area studied.
I had this exact same problem and what I did was record a macro. I made sure that the text I wanted to paste was already on the clipboard, then Record Macro, Edit -> Paste Special -> Unformatted Text, Stop Recording Macro.
Then, assign that macro to a shortcut key(s), mine was Ctrl + Shift + V. Works every time!
Disclaimer: I've only done a smattering of Java here and there.
I can appreciate its potential and comprehensive libaries. I have even contemplated using it for personal projects for which I could choose anything. However, before I can even begin the first line of code, "It requires too much crap to be installed" is my sentiment exactly. By the time I set up the environment for Java (from scratch), I could have set up a db and begun a rudimentary, functional UI to start data I/O using other technologies (MS and/or OSS). More time can then be spent on biz logic and optimization -- even the UI!
Any yes, "Extreme object-orientedness..." does seem to involve buttloads of explicitly-called instances, each of which has several other similar classes that might do the job better but unless I have years of experience to know which is best, I just go with what seems to work.
The GUI, oh... *sigh* the GUI. Quite possibly the worst part of Java development. Improvements to this area are seen as just sucking less than the previous incarnation.
I know, I know... there are (good?) reasons and explanations to rebut all mine and the parent's comments but at the end of the day, I just need to get the job done; obstacles that can be avoided, at any level of development, will be given strong consideration.
after RTFA, a deviance which I declare openly, and the/. replies, it does seem a bit thin on rigorous scientific credibility but let's not forget the motiviations of the company sponsoring the study.... I believe it can be gleaned from one line of the study:
"Our results.... also suggest possible ways that could be used in order to increase the level of comfort that people experience when revealing private data."
the point of the study seems nothing more than finding better ways to extract info for the marketing dept.
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I'm married to a lawyer so maybe her involvement lends credence. My current position (in Texas) showed the employees -- not long after I started -- a similar clause in a similar document for signing. They were cool about having us come in for any questions and they encouraged our consultations with a lawyer. When I came in to ask them about removing the offending terms, they said "cross out the parts you don't like, we'll run it by legal and make it happen." It's an ethical company to begin with so after letting my wife tweak things, that's the one I/we signed.
Just present your issues with the strong attitude the document is negotiable and that you understand they try to do what's best for the company but they must understand you doing the same thing about your own interests.
They can't own you unless you agree to it.
That was good for an out-loud chuckle....
... worth the high karma price
... I, too, live in Houston and the areas in the study are by no means the highest/worst traffic areas in this sprawling metropolis. This is not to say that the traffic there isn't bad - no doubt it exists just about everywhere - but just pointing out that it may not reflect Houston accurately. Just ask anyone who has been anywhere near the I-10/I-610/59 Hwy tangle if you're interested in new ways to string together a few expletives.
I really don't know if the results can be applied generically or really can only be pertinent to the same area studied.
Interesting project, though.
"... tap-dancing stormtroopers, singing Ewoks, etc."
Forget about Han or Greedo, it will be the audience that shoots first.
just teasing....
anyway, I've done the same thing with the dinner idea so of course I concur
have a good one!
phht!! must be a troll
I had this exact same problem and what I did was record a macro. I made sure that the text I wanted to paste was already on the clipboard, then Record Macro, Edit -> Paste Special -> Unformatted Text, Stop Recording Macro.
Then, assign that macro to a shortcut key(s), mine was Ctrl + Shift + V. Works every time!
Disclaimer: I've only done a smattering of Java here and there.
I can appreciate its potential and comprehensive libaries. I have even contemplated using it for personal projects for which I could choose anything. However, before I can even begin the first line of code, "It requires too much crap to be installed" is my sentiment exactly. By the time I set up the environment for Java (from scratch), I could have set up a db and begun a rudimentary, functional UI to start data I/O using other technologies (MS and/or OSS). More time can then be spent on biz logic and optimization -- even the UI!
Any yes, "Extreme object-orientedness..." does seem to involve buttloads of explicitly-called instances, each of which has several other similar classes that might do the job better but unless I have years of experience to know which is best, I just go with what seems to work.
The GUI, oh... *sigh* the GUI. Quite possibly the worst part of Java development. Improvements to this area are seen as just sucking less than the previous incarnation.
I know, I know... there are (good?) reasons and explanations to rebut all mine and the parent's comments but at the end of the day, I just need to get the job done; obstacles that can be avoided, at any level of development, will be given strong consideration.
here here! I couldn't agree more... I mean, everybody knows that you know you've moved up a class when you can have normal-sized assistants
"Our results.... also suggest possible ways that could be used in order to increase the level of comfort that people experience when revealing private data."
the point of the study seems nothing more than finding better ways to extract info for the marketing dept.