I just remembered that part of the reasons that unions got a bad rap was because of some of things that powerful unions demanded. For years after diesel locomotives were in service, the railroad union demanded that a fireman be on board and paid! Even though such a position was obsolete. The same went for brakemen. Brakes became automatic, but yet the union forced management to have them. Sometimes, unions can hurt progress.
actually represents their workers fairly. I've seen a union collect their dues, pay themselves nice fat salaries, and then fuck their workers over in the end. In the meantime, giving management everything they want.
I'm not putting unions down, I'm just saying that, as with everything, too much of a good thing....
At least you didn't say:
Get foreign workers
???
Profit!
Oh, wait! Shit! I just made an old/. joke! Not me! Dammit! It was an accident! Have pitty on me!
fessing up and saying that it's for money instead of insulting us by saying that foreign workers are: smarter, better educated, harder working, etc.... than us Americans.
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We got an interesting thread here...Yes. What's wrong with that? I kick off the download at say 10:00pm -when I don't want any calls anyway and it finshes by 7:00am or 8:00am, again when I don't want any phone calls. Anyway, the point I was trying to make is that it would be easier for me to have a file locally playing instead of having to deal with the "BUFFERING" issue.
You now, that always pisses me off when it does that. I wish NPR would allow us to just download a WAV file or something! Maybe there's some sort of copyright issues involved with just having a file for download. I have a dial-up and I don't like tying up my phone line for an hour or so to listen to a program that's not offered in my area (Science Friday) or to listen to a show I missed. Aside from the occasional show I listen to, Broadband still isn't worth it for me - just in case any of you were to suggest DSL or something.
You sir or madame, are one of the reasons that I still spend so much time on/.! This is way after the moderators have left. But, please take this as my high regard for your comment!
My post is freely availble to beat over the heads of people who say "if you're not doing anything wrong, then you have nothing to worry about..." AND remind them that all you have to do is go up to Lexis Nexis and you'll find enough to put them in jail... one of the same sources that our(US) Government uses!
I know an ex-journalist. She told me: "... there's always a spin on a story regardless of who's publishing it....everyone has a bias..." What I'm trying to say is, please keep posting your observations! I get into the trap of not questioning the sources of my informatin much too often!
I was wondering if SUN is relevant, at all, these days. I'm seeing more and more companies skipping them by and implementing some sort of x86 solution. Mostly because their products can be approximated with someting much cheaper. That's were their R&D will prove to make or break them. Without it, they, I think, will become less an less desired in the market place. They'll need to come up with breakthrough tech in order not to be replaced by GNU/Linux, BSD or MS.
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I just remembered that part of the reasons that unions got a bad rap was because of some of things that powerful unions demanded. For years after diesel locomotives were in service, the railroad union demanded that a fireman be on board and paid! Even though such a position was obsolete. The same went for brakemen. Brakes became automatic, but yet the union forced management to have them.
Sometimes, unions can hurt progress.
I'm not putting unions down, I'm just saying that, as with everything, too much of a good thing....
That's an incredibly stressful position to be in.
I love it!!
At least you didn't say: Get foreign workers ??? Profit! Oh, wait! Shit! I just made an old /. joke! Not me! Dammit! It was an accident! Have pitty on me!
fessing up and saying that it's for money instead of insulting us by saying that foreign workers are: smarter, better educated, harder working, etc.... than us Americans.
We got an interesting thread here ...Yes. What's wrong with that? I kick off the download at say 10:00pm -when I don't want any calls anyway and it finshes by 7:00am or 8:00am, again when I don't want any phone calls.
Anyway, the point I was trying to make is that it would be easier for me to have a file locally playing instead of having to deal with the "BUFFERING" issue.
Yeah, I do. I usually kick off a large download at night. Faster connection speeds at night and it gets done before I wake up - usually.
Or worse - people actually reading the article before posting!
You now, that always pisses me off when it does that. I wish NPR would allow us to just download a WAV file or something! Maybe there's some sort of copyright issues involved with just having a file for download.
I have a dial-up and I don't like tying up my phone line for an hour or so to listen to a program that's not offered in my area (Science Friday) or to listen to a show I missed.
Aside from the occasional show I listen to, Broadband still isn't worth it for me - just in case any of you were to suggest DSL or something.
parent is one of the reasons why I hang out on /.!
I hate Realwhatever!
Here's my marketing info:
Sexual preferance: animals
Favorite color: yes
income: food
Address: whereever you are..
Sex: Go fuck yourself
Political leanings: trees
you sir are Indian or appear to be. You have a lot to hide it the US!
To the moderator who mod'd me "Offtopic" --FUCK YOU!
You sir or madame, are one of the reasons that I still spend so much time on /.! This is way after the moderators have left. But, please take this as my high regard for your comment!
it's a shame that folks who are not scientists, engineers, or some other natural science specialists are treated like morons here on Slashdot.
You and I have issues ...
Now I can steal your identity and buy a pack of chewing gum!
I was responding to the parent post. Please reconsider.
Thank you, MisanthropicProgram
My post is freely availble to beat over the heads of people who say "if you're not doing anything wrong, then you have nothing to worry about ..."
... one of the same sources that our(US) Government uses!
AND remind them that all you have to do is go up to Lexis Nexis and you'll find enough to put them in jail
Add that to my list!
I know an ex-journalist. She told me: "... there's always a spin on a story regardless of who's publishing it. ...everyone has a bias ..."
What I'm trying to say is, please keep posting your observations! I get into the trap of not questioning the sources of my informatin much too often!
A fucking men
I'm a firm believer that personal privacy should be the prime criteria for most laws and regulations.
For those of you who think - if you're not doing anything wrong, then you have nothing to worry about . Well, post your:
Name
Address
Date of birth
Social Security number (or eqivilant)
Sexual preferance
The last person you slept with
Your politics
Everything else...
Yes, I have a lot to hide! All of it is legal --- for now!
Godwin answered our questions. I'm also grateful that he didn't preface his answers with - IAAL.
I was wondering if SUN is relevant, at all, these days. I'm seeing more and more companies skipping them by and implementing some sort of x86 solution. Mostly because their products can be approximated with someting much cheaper.
That's were their R&D will prove to make or break them. Without it, they, I think, will become less an less desired in the market place. They'll need to come up with breakthrough tech in order not to be replaced by GNU/Linux, BSD or MS.