Most CEOs (I hesitate to say "all CEOs" but it's damn near close) come from a sales background.
Either leaders within their own company or leaders at a rival, they tend to have significant sales experience.
It tends to create a very strong perspective for a CEO as he's used to "if our products don't sell, I don't eat". Which remains true at his level. Well, sort of. It used to, before the age of the golden parachute and other tricky contract clauses.
We've had thoughtcrime in our drug laws for a while.
Possession with intent to distribute is a much stiffer penalty than possession, and the burden of proof isn't that much. Two bags of pot in your pocket (say you have low grade and high grade and want to keep them separate for the same reason you don't pour all your wine into a big jug) and you can get slapped with possession w/intent.
I'm certainly not condoning child porn or whatever, just stating that "thought crime" has been alive and well in our society for some time now.
In the words of Doug Stanhope with regards to people who shouldn't be forced to work in an unpleasant environment (e.g. waitstaff):
"Yes, and maybe all buildings should be only one story tall, and surrounded by fluffy pillows in casin' someone slips and gets hurt.
If you don't like your working conditions, go down the street and pack the bananas."
Sheesh.
Fireworks are illegal, kids ride bikes with helmets on, and now d4s have blunted corners.
We've eliminated children's natural predators.
They'd better make hunting kids legal again or next winter there may be thousands of them starving to death and running into traffic, just like deers.
The US (due to the War on Drugs) has the highest prison population in the "free" world.
I wouldn't put it past them to attempt imprisoning 60 million more of us. After all, prisoners make goods for $1 a day.
If I am eating it: -1 point
If my girlfriend/wife is eating it: -1 point
Unless I have recently had a fight/plan on breaking up/have not received oral sex in more than 4 months:+1 point
If I am serving it to customers: +1 point
Unless the kitchen manager saw me drop it: -1 point
Unless he's an asshole too: +1 point
If it lands on dogshit: +2 points
Unless it was a Shit-Tzu: +1 point (because, you know, their name sounds like poo)
The dish is liquid, such as soup or creme brulee: +1 point
The dish has flecks of spices on it that could easily disguise dirt and/or e. coli: -1 point
Add everything up, and then serve it to others anyway. Exercise your own judgement if you need to eat it. But remember: a day off spent vomiting and peeing out of your ass is still a day off, particularly if you work for the government.
I don't recall anyone but you stating this?
Regardless, I'd think Bush doesn't deserve my vote for leading us to war on a lie, where U.S. soldiers continue to die, without either a reasonable entry OR exit strategy.
Call me crazy, but the preemptive war based on faulty evidence that cost (and continues to cost) us billions, lowers our reputation in the world theater, and potentially spawns more terrorists than prior (not to mention seriously destabilizing an already shaky region of the world) is more important than a few stinking jobs or an extra $1000 a year in my savings account.
But then again, I'm not a Republican and money ain't my God.
Mod -1 Off Topic, or -1 Troll, I don't care.
It's just ridiculous for the economy to even remotely be considered an issue in this election.
No antivirus software?
heh.
Until you're on Linux, I'd strongly suggest anti-virus software on a windows box.
And as a linux newbie myself, I'd suggest giving Mandrake a shot. Pretty painless to install and be up and running in no time.
Pretty dern newbie-friendly.
He can also change his mind, which is a strength when you'd otherwise be doing the wrong thing.
You mean he's flip-flopping!!!
Waffling!!!!
When you make a decision you should stick with it, not waffle like some spineless wimp.
That's why I think marijuana leads to jazz music and raping white women.
(Apologies to Doug Stanhope for the blatant plagiarism(copyright violation) of his line)
People can only stand so much of the garbage associated with running computers.
Yes, but the solution will rarely be "the internet is not for me".
More accurate solutions could be:
Internet Explorer is not for me
Microsoft Windows is not for me
Surfing without X third party software programs running in the background is not for me
I liek teh Lunix!
Just like car crashes went up dramatically when more automobiles ended up on the road, or cell phones caused dropped calls to increase dramatically, the utility offered by the Internet will be greater than most users' abhorrence of problem solving.
Most users will figure out HOW to secure them. Just like most users figured out how to use a file system and install programs.
Additionally, the users who are having trouble tolerating such garbage are becoming fewer as time moves forward. Kids aged 14-17 are going to figure out how to work the stuff simply to see boobies.
sex with animals is wrong, mmmmkay?
Unless you mean you're a pirate and got some buried treasure. Which could mean the same thing, since pirates are kinda in the Navy.
One of the points of TFA (related to TCO) is that the support costs of proprietary systems are deeply discounted for public schools.
Keeping ANY system running and in decent order requires expertise and time. Time may be less in a linux environment (though in a public school with very restrictive internet access, who knows) but the time component still exists.
With the deep discounts given to public schools by vendors such as microsoft, and the general economics of support (a glut of Microsoft Certified support guys, whereas Linux support is rare and therefore much more costly) the TCO for a school system is a different beast.
I'm definitely pleased with the article and it's a very innovative approach, but saying that the TCO is always always lower under any circumstances is a bit fallacious.
I didn't mean to imply that an employer would force you to fund your own bkgrd check.
What I meant was that most jobs that require clearances aren't interested in paying for one, but getting someone who already has a clearance.
You would have to be extraordinarily qualified and a steal in terms of salary to have a company pay for a bkgrd check.
First off - security clearances and the like smack of opt-in to "The Party" a la 1984. Don't believe me? Top Secret clearance authorizes the government to tap your phones at any time, subjects you (and potentially anyone you come in contact with) to surveillance at any time, and many of the rights the 4th amendment grants/outlines are waived.
For many of us, this is an untenable compromise.
I don't love Big Brother. Call me crazy for not wanting to invite him into every aspect of my life
Finally, the process to get a clearance is expensive and difficult, and it's a rare job indeed that will fund your background check.
I don't believe it.
The gap is the wealthy elite and the poverty line. . . the middle class (shrinking quickly, mind you) is not a part of the equation.
I'm not taking a side on any of this, or saying it's impossible to become middle class (or perhaps even wealthy) but that's not the income gap.
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Either leaders within their own company or leaders at a rival, they tend to have significant sales experience.
It tends to create a very strong perspective for a CEO as he's used to "if our products don't sell, I don't eat". Which remains true at his level. Well, sort of. It used to, before the age of the golden parachute and other tricky contract clauses.
We've had thoughtcrime in our drug laws for a while.
Possession with intent to distribute is a much stiffer penalty than possession, and the burden of proof isn't that much. Two bags of pot in your pocket (say you have low grade and high grade and want to keep them separate for the same reason you don't pour all your wine into a big jug) and you can get slapped with possession w/intent.
I'm certainly not condoning child porn or whatever, just stating that "thought crime" has been alive and well in our society for some time now.
In the words of Doug Stanhope with regards to people who shouldn't be forced to work in an unpleasant environment (e.g. waitstaff): "Yes, and maybe all buildings should be only one story tall, and surrounded by fluffy pillows in casin' someone slips and gets hurt. If you don't like your working conditions, go down the street and pack the bananas."
and some people shouldn't write at all!
You know, like critics.
Sheesh. Fireworks are illegal, kids ride bikes with helmets on, and now d4s have blunted corners. We've eliminated children's natural predators. They'd better make hunting kids legal again or next winter there may be thousands of them starving to death and running into traffic, just like deers.
My name is shared by famous musicians and generals. I'm great unless someone decides I massacred hundreds of innocents in a naval battle.
The US (due to the War on Drugs) has the highest prison population in the "free" world.
I wouldn't put it past them to attempt imprisoning 60 million more of us. After all, prisoners make goods for $1 a day.
yeah but I figured nobody would believe that sort of stuff happens in movies and I'd get modded down for flamebait or troll. ;)
Quest Leader Apu: "I need you to get me the legendary Squishy Recipe from Duskwood Forest. Thank you, come again!!"
Return with said recipe
Quest Leader Apu and hot Indian girl break into 20 minute song that you must pay attention to or you lose the entire plot thread of the quest.
If my girlfriend/wife is eating it: -1 point
Unless I have recently had a fight/plan on breaking up/have not received oral sex in more than 4 months:+1 point
If I am serving it to customers: +1 point
Unless the kitchen manager saw me drop it: -1 point
Unless he's an asshole too: +1 point
If it lands on dogshit: +2 points
Unless it was a Shit-Tzu: +1 point (because, you know, their name sounds like poo)
The dish is liquid, such as soup or creme brulee: +1 point
The dish has flecks of spices on it that could easily disguise dirt and/or e. coli: -1 point
Add everything up, and then serve it to others anyway. Exercise your own judgement if you need to eat it. But remember: a day off spent vomiting and peeing out of your ass is still a day off, particularly if you work for the government.
Ask them for eSex?
iSex is all fun and games until someone loses . . . ahhh forget it.
Devil On My Back
A book written a while ago echoing your exact statement.
Regardless, I'd think Bush doesn't deserve my vote for leading us to war on a lie, where U.S. soldiers continue to die, without either a reasonable entry OR exit strategy.
Call me crazy, but the preemptive war based on faulty evidence that cost (and continues to cost) us billions, lowers our reputation in the world theater, and potentially spawns more terrorists than prior (not to mention seriously destabilizing an already shaky region of the world) is more important than a few stinking jobs or an extra $1000 a year in my savings account.
But then again, I'm not a Republican and money ain't my God.
Mod -1 Off Topic, or -1 Troll, I don't care.
It's just ridiculous for the economy to even remotely be considered an issue in this election.
But my salary has doubled in the last year, in the same field. (IT implementations)
Money makes people come?
No antivirus software? heh.
Until you're on Linux, I'd strongly suggest anti-virus software on a windows box.
And as a linux newbie myself, I'd suggest giving Mandrake a shot. Pretty painless to install and be up and running in no time.
Pretty dern newbie-friendly.
He can also change his mind, which is a strength when you'd otherwise be doing the wrong thing.
You mean he's flip-flopping!!!
Waffling!!!!
When you make a decision you should stick with it, not waffle like some spineless wimp.
That's why I think marijuana leads to jazz music and raping white women.
(Apologies to Doug Stanhope for the blatant plagiarism(copyright violation) of his line)
Yes, but the solution will rarely be "the internet is not for me".
More accurate solutions could be:
Just like car crashes went up dramatically when more automobiles ended up on the road, or cell phones caused dropped calls to increase dramatically, the utility offered by the Internet will be greater than most users' abhorrence of problem solving.
Most users will figure out HOW to secure them. Just like most users figured out how to use a file system and install programs.
Additionally, the users who are having trouble tolerating such garbage are becoming fewer as time moves forward. Kids aged 14-17 are going to figure out how to work the stuff simply to see boobies.
Unless you mean you're a pirate and got some buried treasure. Which could mean the same thing, since pirates are kinda in the Navy.
One of the points of TFA (related to TCO) is that the support costs of proprietary systems are deeply discounted for public schools.
Keeping ANY system running and in decent order requires expertise and time. Time may be less in a linux environment (though in a public school with very restrictive internet access, who knows) but the time component still exists.
With the deep discounts given to public schools by vendors such as microsoft, and the general economics of support (a glut of Microsoft Certified support guys, whereas Linux support is rare and therefore much more costly) the TCO for a school system is a different beast.
I'm definitely pleased with the article and it's a very innovative approach, but saying that the TCO is always always lower under any circumstances is a bit fallacious.
TIMMAY!
I didn't mean to imply that an employer would force you to fund your own bkgrd check.
What I meant was that most jobs that require clearances aren't interested in paying for one, but getting someone who already has a clearance.
You would have to be extraordinarily qualified and a steal in terms of salary to have a company pay for a bkgrd check.
For many of us, this is an untenable compromise.
I don't love Big Brother. Call me crazy for not wanting to invite him into every aspect of my life
Finally, the process to get a clearance is expensive and difficult, and it's a rare job indeed that will fund your background check.
I don't believe it.
The gap is the wealthy elite and the poverty line. . . the middle class (shrinking quickly, mind you) is not a part of the equation.
I'm not taking a side on any of this, or saying it's impossible to become middle class (or perhaps even wealthy) but that's not the income gap.
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