What's the practical application for something like this? Is this a "win" in the science category, or is this just another way of doing the same thing?
Stan: Maybe instead of complaining about corporations being selfish, we should look at ourselves. I mean, is there anything more selfish than doing nothing but getting high and listening to music all day long?
so... s/getting high and listening to music all day long/maintaining our Myspace and posting on Slashdot/
Yeah yeah... Gore is a nut. A big whiny attention starved nut. A big whiny attention starved nut who may or may not declare for the 2008 election. A big whiny attention starved nut who may or may not declare for the 2008 election and who most definitely did not have sexual relations with that woman.
Robot Chicken, the claymation creation from Seth Green and Matthew Senreich (who?), did this last week in 2x06.
Reporter: And in other news, a porn eating virus has been unleashed on the internet
*cut to mass riots, panic, destruction*
*cut to a kid with his pants down coming out his front door holding a laptop* Kid: I wasn't finished! *sobbing* I wasn't finished!
*cut to reporter* Reporter: The President had this message...
*cut to President Bush at a white house press conference* GWB: If those terrorists that have unleashed this terrible evil are listening, I have this one message for you: cut it out man! Seriously! It's not cool! Give us our porn back, man!
I think I took some liberties with the quoting as I don't have the episode in front of me (work and all that jazz...), but you get the idea. Go watch the episode...
Marge : There's a man here who says he can help you.
Homer : Is it Batman?
Marge : He's a scientist.
Homer : Batman's a scientist.
Marge : It's not Batman!
Despite what Marge says, Batman is my favorite scientist.
But if we don't leave warnings and such, how will humanity be held in suspense when the Psychlos decide to let a few rag-tag slaves lead by Johnny Goodboy run free for a few days?
And really, you folks in the DoD, make sure that you leave the flight simulators for the F-16s plugged in kplzthx.
I'm doing my BComm concentrating in MIS, and I have to say that I am a little bit offended.
Faking Accounting: See Enron... and then see Sarbanes Oxley... Faking Finance: You're knocking math? For shame... Faking Strategy and General Management: Considering that these courses are the most academic and often produce a large amount of legitimate research (or do we not like research around here?)... Faking MIS: MySQL and UML don't lie... Faking Operations Management: Isn't this an engineering thing? How can we slander an Engineering Thing (tm)? Faking Marketing: Yeah, I can see that... except there are hard metrics in place to prove these otherwise stupid theories (ie: brighter lights sell more groceries) Faking Human Resource: Yeah, I can see that... just don't except a change management coordinator to coming running to your rescue when you're PM'ing a company-wide project
With my current course load (2 MIS Classes, 2 OPMA classes, and a managerial accounting class), I know there is no fakery going on. The hours spent producing coherant (BS free) reports, interviewing project managers for help with risk mitigation, and of course preparing budgets for projects so that I can afford to take all of my coders on a retreat at the end of the project do not waft of fakery. In fact, one of my MIS projects required heavy support from the IS&T department of one of the world's largest energy companies - so I hope you're not calling an entire IS&T department fakers...
without the core product of GTA (and possibly Bully), the firm would not be realizing revenue. Now, if he were to take your proposed stance with reference to the Hot Coffee sploit, I could definitely see where there might be derivative action.
Shareholders have the right to vote in directors, vote on issues affecting the continuity of the company, appoint an auditor, receive residuals upon corporate wrapup, and of course recieve dividends. That being said, the only way minority shareholders can bring action against the majority shareholders / directors if the action the majority/directors is:
- Ultra vires of the Corporation (from the articles of incorporation)
- Personally affecting the rights of minority shareholders
- If the corporation has failed to comply with the procedural requirements for approval of the actions (ie: not putting a major decision to a shareholder vote)
- If the actions of the majority constitutes a fraud on the minority shareholders (ie: an attempt to appropriate the shares)
Now, for the minority shareholders to take derivative action, it will only go to court if
- Satisfy the court that all internal attempts to have the matter resolved have been exhausted
- All reasonable demands to rectify the problem were refused by the directors
Action is granted if
- Reasonable notice was given to the directors of the intention to apply
- It would appear in the interests of the corporation
- The complainant shareholder is acting in good faith
And the courts can
- Order the corporation to purchase the shares of the aggrieved
- Restrain the improper conduct
- Order the liquidation and dissolution
What's funny about Old Mr. Thompson's actions is that what I had listed above is taught in first year law. Did Jacky-boy go to law school? Does Jacky-boy think that his actions can satisfy any of those conditions and hope for dissolution?
No, no they can't. But it was a nice quixotic attempt.
This past semester I thought it would be a good idea to broaden my horizons and take a Canadian Military History course. While the course was very interesting, the prof was the one who had written the text book - and all answers contrary to his were wrong.
As such, when it came time for the final question "Were the Canadian bombing campaigns against Germany a demonstrably justified use of resources and lives" I immediately recalled his lecture. But, in my 8:00 a.m., Saturday morning, stupor, I decided not only to answer the question, but to provide a recommendation of what the Canadians should have done - invested in a Super Soldier program.
Yes, that's right, I told the prof that the Canadians should have created their own Captain America. I proceeded on for about 500 words to weigh the merits, benefits, and costs of developing the Canadian equivalent to Captain America (Captain Canuck was not what I recommended... stupid 70s trash).
Not only was I the second person to hand my final in, but I received an A for that answer.
I guess the prof loves the MarvelVerse just as much as I do:-)
Slashdot Mirror
Obligatory: Me Too!
What's the practical application for something like this? Is this a "win" in the science category, or is this just another way of doing the same thing?
Stan: Maybe instead of complaining about corporations being selfish, we should look at ourselves. I mean, is there anything more selfish than doing nothing but getting high and listening to music all day long?
so... s/getting high and listening to music all day long/maintaining our Myspace and posting on Slashdot/
I'm sure there's a joke in here somewhere...
Join The Navy, See The World, etc
Slashdot: Blah Blah Blah Toads invading Australia
Dougie: Simpsons Did It!
Episode 6x16: Bart vs. Australia.
And then manbearpig magically appeared.
Yeah yeah... Gore is a nut. A big whiny attention starved nut. A big whiny attention starved nut who may or may not declare for the 2008 election. A big whiny attention starved nut who may or may not declare for the 2008 election and who most definitely did not have sexual relations with that woman.
But I did.
http://www.filibustercartoons.com/archive.php?id=2 0051115
That poli-cartoon was from November 15th, 2005.
Still relevant, no?
I thought Kofi is the crank...
And if it ends up melting down and blowing a large chunk off of the Earth, all we'll lose is France.
Godspeed!
Robot Chicken, the claymation creation from Seth Green and Matthew Senreich (who?), did this last week in 2x06.
I think I took some liberties with the quoting as I don't have the episode in front of me (work and all that jazz...), but you get the idea. Go watch the episode...
Hear Hear So long as we avoid COBIT ;-)
Pronounced kah-nig-git.
Marge : There's a man here who says he can help you.
Homer : Is it Batman?
Marge : He's a scientist.
Homer : Batman's a scientist.
Marge : It's not Batman!
Despite what Marge says, Batman is my favorite scientist.
But if we don't leave warnings and such, how will humanity be held in suspense when the Psychlos decide to let a few rag-tag slaves lead by Johnny Goodboy run free for a few days? And really, you folks in the DoD, make sure that you leave the flight simulators for the F-16s plugged in kplzthx.
Dying, hopefully.
... is to filter for the Evil Bit.
no no no... I don't speak German... I just said that...
No spraken da deutche...
Yeah... leave it to Edmonton to want to make the world suffer more cold - just like they do.
I guess it's an Alberta thing. Like beef, oil, and prosperity cheques. Ha! Take that Toronto!
I'm doing my BComm concentrating in MIS, and I have to say that I am a little bit offended.
Faking Accounting: See Enron... and then see Sarbanes Oxley...
Faking Finance: You're knocking math? For shame...
Faking Strategy and General Management: Considering that these courses are the most academic and often produce a large amount of legitimate research (or do we not like research around here?)...
Faking MIS: MySQL and UML don't lie...
Faking Operations Management: Isn't this an engineering thing? How can we slander an Engineering Thing (tm)?
Faking Marketing: Yeah, I can see that... except there are hard metrics in place to prove these otherwise stupid theories (ie: brighter lights sell more groceries)
Faking Human Resource: Yeah, I can see that... just don't except a change management coordinator to coming running to your rescue when you're PM'ing a company-wide project
With my current course load (2 MIS Classes, 2 OPMA classes, and a managerial accounting class), I know there is no fakery going on. The hours spent producing coherant (BS free) reports, interviewing project managers for help with risk mitigation, and of course preparing budgets for projects so that I can afford to take all of my coders on a retreat at the end of the project do not waft of fakery. In fact, one of my MIS projects required heavy support from the IS&T department of one of the world's largest energy companies - so I hope you're not calling an entire IS&T department fakers...
And finally... a (silly) bash quote... http://www.bash.org/?7717
I would watch before you call a BComm'er a faker... you might just be working for one.
To counterpoint your counterpoint...
without the core product of GTA (and possibly Bully), the firm would not be realizing revenue. Now, if he were to take your proposed stance with reference to the Hot Coffee sploit, I could definitely see where there might be derivative action.
Hate to point this out... but...
/directors is:
Shareholders have the right to vote in directors, vote on issues affecting the continuity of the company, appoint an auditor, receive residuals upon corporate wrapup, and of course recieve dividends. That being said, the only way minority shareholders can bring action against the majority shareholders / directors if the action the majority
- Ultra vires of the Corporation (from the articles of incorporation)
- Personally affecting the rights of minority shareholders
- If the corporation has failed to comply with the procedural requirements for approval of the actions (ie: not putting a major decision to a shareholder vote)
- If the actions of the majority constitutes a fraud on the minority shareholders (ie: an attempt to appropriate the shares)
Now, for the minority shareholders to take derivative action, it will only go to court if
- Satisfy the court that all internal attempts to have the matter resolved have been exhausted
- All reasonable demands to rectify the problem were refused by the directors
Action is granted if
- Reasonable notice was given to the directors of the intention to apply
- It would appear in the interests of the corporation
- The complainant shareholder is acting in good faith
And the courts can
- Order the corporation to purchase the shares of the aggrieved
- Restrain the improper conduct
- Order the liquidation and dissolution
What's funny about Old Mr. Thompson's actions is that what I had listed above is taught in first year law. Did Jacky-boy go to law school? Does Jacky-boy think that his actions can satisfy any of those conditions and hope for dissolution?
No, no they can't. But it was a nice quixotic attempt.
Case closed. Next case?
This past semester I thought it would be a good idea to broaden my horizons and take a Canadian Military History course. While the course was very interesting, the prof was the one who had written the text book - and all answers contrary to his were wrong.
:-)
As such, when it came time for the final question "Were the Canadian bombing campaigns against Germany a demonstrably justified use of resources and lives" I immediately recalled his lecture. But, in my 8:00 a.m., Saturday morning, stupor, I decided not only to answer the question, but to provide a recommendation of what the Canadians should have done - invested in a Super Soldier program.
Yes, that's right, I told the prof that the Canadians should have created their own Captain America. I proceeded on for about 500 words to weigh the merits, benefits, and costs of developing the Canadian equivalent to Captain America (Captain Canuck was not what I recommended... stupid 70s trash).
Not only was I the second person to hand my final in, but I received an A for that answer.
I guess the prof loves the MarvelVerse just as much as I do