One guy tried to run along three sides of a square and realized he wouldn't make it. He turned back to the second corner from where he started, but that was occupied by some other guy who had come running after him. It looked like both of them were out of the game, but due to an obscure ruling he had the option of moving to the first corner.
I know nothing about baseball either, but I think that's the main idea.
. . . my most recent employer requires me to have a LinkedIn profile. Moreover, a lot of tech firms won't even consider you if they can't find you on LinkedIn. It's a horrible site, but unfortunately everybody expects you to play the game.
I saw a story in Wired this week about that. I just can't do it, though. I was on LinkedIn for a while, saw no value to it. I really didn't want to know about people that I didn't like in the first place getting promoted. I killed my account a while back. If it hurts my prospects, so be it.
Second hit for "linkedin email preferences." You're on Slashdot, and you don't know how to do this?
If he only joined LinkedIn because he was forced to, I can understand not caring enough to customize it to his liking. Especially since "his liking" would be "not having it at all". In that case, getting rid of the unwanted email by sending it to the spam bucket is a perfectly rational solution.
Sloppy reporting, or just that other people have had different experiences with Linkedin? Isn't it possible, that while you've only gotten "do you know" messages, that the people interviewed in TFA have in fact had invites sent out on their behalf but without their knowledge or approval? TFA says that users are reporting that Linkedin is placing invite restrictions on their accounts for sending out too many invites to people they don't know when they swear they haven't sent them.
Just a side note: to use current Netflix on Linux, guys uses wine + firefox + moonlight.
And it works pretty fine.
La, la, la, la, la. I can't hear you. As far as I know, there is no way to watch Netflix on Linux. That's what I told my Father-in-law when they were visiting. Told him he was free to google a solution, but unfortunately they had to cut the trip short to get away before bad weather set in. Me, personally, I like it STP and mostly sunny, but to each his own, right?
Anyway, you were saying something about Netflix problems with Linux, right?
Perhaps you should send them a list of shows they should be providing, along with all your other demands.
Perhaps I'm misinterpreting your comment, but when did it become unreasonable for a consumer to ask for the product he wants and then only purchase what he desires?
IANAL, and I haven't checked the license, but I suspect you legally don't own rights that can be passed on upon your death.
Look at the bright side: If everything you own is eventually "licensed, not sold" -- and thus reverts to the "rights holder" on your demise -- you won't have to worry about estate planning and inheritance taxes.
41MW is a finite amount of electricity, not a measure of consumption which requires a time factor.
You don't really know what a Watt is, do you? That's OK, no one knows everything. But now that it's been pointed out, please look it up before posting again.
From the article "A study of 20,000 workers showed that more honest people tend to perform better and stay at the job longer. For some reason, however, they make less effective salespeople."
Anybody surprised by this?
Once upon a time, I was attempting to correct some misunderstandings a salesman had about a product I'd worked on, and he stopped me, saying that knowing the product too well would hamper his ability to sell it. I wasn't quite -- and I'm still not -- sure whether this was a dig at what he believed was poor product quality, or an admission that just making stuff up to please the customer worked better than the truth.
Either way, the company's long since out of business, so I'll probably never know.
OK. Here's the deal. If they take it seriously and believe me when I say "I have a bomb," then why would they distrust me when I say "I don't have a bomb or gun or knife or anything dangerous" and let me skip the screening. Really, WTF? They're gonna search everyone, right? Then why the fuck do they care what they say? Because catching smartasses is easier than catching terrorists?
Activism is useless when it is aimed at unproductive channels. Instead, they should have signed the petition to remove the DA in question. Or written a letter to the state.
In their minds, they were just "doing their jobs"
They are clearly unrepentant.
Does that justify taking this any further?
Of course not.
Vigilante expressions like this never promote good results.
As I recall, showing remorse can get you a lighter punishment. Maybe they should do that. Or they could agree to quit their jobs in exchange for less harassment, kind of a bargain, if you will.
So vigilante actions might not work. Writing your elected officials doesn't either unless you can afford to include a big campaign contribution. So if both approaches don't improve the situation, why not go with the one that's more gratifying?
Maybe it will result in even harsher laws. The worse, the better, in terms of getting the general public to finally be fed up.
Oh, who am I kidding? I just enjoy seeing them suffer. There. I said it.
What's interesting about their approach is that it seems to ignore baggage, which is something which people can easily do something about. Sure, the morbidly obese can and should lose weight, but this seems like an awful lot of unwarranted discrimination against people who are taller and just larger regardless of causation.
From the fare calculator:
Step 2. Enter your details, including your estimated weight(s) of passengers and baggage
So, if I make guns that are sold at retail and a criminal comes and buys them at a store and then uses them in a crime, not my fault. But if I sell a few crates of guns to a visitting African warlord for cash, well....
From both replies to my post, I guess the best way to avoid liability is indirection. That is, as a supplier, you should work through a dealer, not directly with the customer.
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Are you suggesting that TSA has a presence in the non-existent train stations or that they put up checkpoints on our motorways?
They have.
"Which is why we're going to hear about his tragic and inexplicable suicide* any day now, probably before this case is decided."
It's pretty risky to try to do something like that to a public figure like a judge, especially when everybody is watching.
Light aircraft accidents, on the other hand . . .
One guy tried to run along three sides of a square and realized he wouldn't make it. He turned back to the second corner from where he started, but that was occupied by some other guy who had come running after him. It looked like both of them were out of the game, but due to an obscure ruling he had the option of moving to the first corner. I know nothing about baseball either, but I think that's the main idea.
Funny, but you're a little late. The naive bumpkin interpreting a sporting event shtick is at least 60 years old.
They even made a movie about it, Les Cousins Dangereux.
I like the way they think.
I prefer the American remake. A lot shorter, and not nearly as creepy.
73 comments so far and no one's linked the obligatory xkcd?
. . . my most recent employer requires me to have a LinkedIn profile. Moreover, a lot of tech firms won't even consider you if they can't find you on LinkedIn. It's a horrible site, but unfortunately everybody expects you to play the game.
I saw a story in Wired this week about that. I just can't do it, though. I was on LinkedIn for a while, saw no value to it. I really didn't want to know about people that I didn't like in the first place getting promoted. I killed my account a while back. If it hurts my prospects, so be it.
Second hit for "linkedin email preferences." You're on Slashdot, and you don't know how to do this?
If he only joined LinkedIn because he was forced to, I can understand not caring enough to customize it to his liking. Especially since "his liking" would be "not having it at all". In that case, getting rid of the unwanted email by sending it to the spam bucket is a perfectly rational solution.
Sloppy reporting, or just that other people have had different experiences with Linkedin? Isn't it possible, that while you've only gotten "do you know" messages, that the people interviewed in TFA have in fact had invites sent out on their behalf but without their knowledge or approval? TFA says that users are reporting that Linkedin is placing invite restrictions on their accounts for sending out too many invites to people they don't know when they swear they haven't sent them.
The Washington Times? You have got to be kidding.
Shhh . . . He thinks it's the same as the Post.
Also, many of those basement dwelling 14 year olds will vote in the next election. Just sayin'.
Although some will be eligible, few will vote. And "Rep." Rogers knows that.
I think whatever he says, he's saying it to boost his personal fortunes, not necessarily to provide valuable information to the public.
Just a side note: to use current Netflix on Linux, guys uses wine + firefox + moonlight. And it works pretty fine.
La, la, la, la, la. I can't hear you. As far as I know, there is no way to watch Netflix on Linux. That's what I told my Father-in-law when they were visiting. Told him he was free to google a solution, but unfortunately they had to cut the trip short to get away before bad weather set in. Me, personally, I like it STP and mostly sunny, but to each his own, right?
Anyway, you were saying something about Netflix problems with Linux, right?
Perhaps you should send them a list of shows they should be providing, along with all your other demands.
Perhaps I'm misinterpreting your comment, but when did it become unreasonable for a consumer to ask for the product he wants and then only purchase what he desires?
IANAL, and I haven't checked the license, but I suspect you legally don't own rights that can be passed on upon your death.
Look at the bright side: If everything you own is eventually "licensed, not sold" -- and thus reverts to the "rights holder" on your demise -- you won't have to worry about estate planning and inheritance taxes .
Says you. I would be happy to have my dad's music collection. I rather not get it that way though.
I've now got my dad's music collection -- which I'm glad to have. "That way" comes whether or not we'd like it too . . .
41MW is a finite amount of electricity, not a measure of consumption which requires a time factor.
You don't really know what a Watt is, do you? That's OK, no one knows everything. But now that it's been pointed out, please look it up before posting again.
From the article "A study of 20,000 workers showed that more honest people tend to perform better and stay at the job longer. For some reason, however, they make less effective salespeople."
Anybody surprised by this?
Once upon a time, I was attempting to correct some misunderstandings a salesman had about a product I'd worked on, and he stopped me, saying that knowing the product too well would hamper his ability to sell it. I wasn't quite -- and I'm still not -- sure whether this was a dig at what he believed was poor product quality, or an admission that just making stuff up to please the customer worked better than the truth.
Either way, the company's long since out of business, so I'll probably never know.
So what do "real gamers" (as you define them) do instead of gaming while riding the bus, train, or carpool to and from work?
Angry Birds.
It's about time computers started issuing automated citations. I've still got no clue what to do with the seashells.
OK. Here's the deal. If they take it seriously and believe me when I say "I have a bomb," then why would they distrust me when I say "I don't have a bomb or gun or knife or anything dangerous" and let me skip the screening. Really, WTF? They're gonna search everyone, right? Then why the fuck do they care what they say? Because catching smartasses is easier than catching terrorists?
Nope. In the US that doesn't fly. You'll go to jail, and the ones who gave the orders will put you there. (See Abu Ghraib)
I'm not sure if it should be +1 or -1, but there should be a "Depressing" mod.
Activism is useless when it is aimed at unproductive channels. Instead, they should have signed the petition to remove the DA in question. Or written a letter to the state.
Thanks for the laugh. I needed that right now.
In their minds, they were just "doing their jobs" They are clearly unrepentant. Does that justify taking this any further? Of course not.
Vigilante expressions like this never promote good results.
As I recall, showing remorse can get you a lighter punishment. Maybe they should do that. Or they could agree to quit their jobs in exchange for less harassment, kind of a bargain, if you will.
So vigilante actions might not work. Writing your elected officials doesn't either unless you can afford to include a big campaign contribution. So if both approaches don't improve the situation, why not go with the one that's more gratifying?
Maybe it will result in even harsher laws. The worse, the better, in terms of getting the general public to finally be fed up.
Oh, who am I kidding? I just enjoy seeing them suffer. There. I said it.
What's interesting about their approach is that it seems to ignore baggage, which is something which people can easily do something about. Sure, the morbidly obese can and should lose weight, but this seems like an awful lot of unwarranted discrimination against people who are taller and just larger regardless of causation.
From the fare calculator:
Step 2. Enter your details, including your estimated weight(s) of passengers and baggage
So, if I make guns that are sold at retail and a criminal comes and buys them at a store and then uses them in a crime, not my fault. But if I sell a few crates of guns to a visitting African warlord for cash, well....
From both replies to my post, I guess the best way to avoid liability is indirection. That is, as a supplier, you should work through a dealer, not directly with the customer.