while driving his enormous SUV 52 in the 65 passing lane and backing up traffic for a mile behind him
While I agree that driving well below the speed limit in the passing lane is indicative of poor driving skills, I do not understand why people get upset when somebody is passing another vehicle while driving at the speed limit.
Don't get upset at me just because I am temporarily preventing you from speeding. It's called the passing lane, not the speeding lane.
Not a very accurate analogy. Wouldn't it suck if the car were to unconditionally burst into flames unless you were sure to also purchase an extra $1000 in "safety features" and have them installed perfectly before ever attempting to drive it? (And without the dealer actually telling you this.)
Yet another inaccurate analogy. The auther is referring to attacks from the outside. Not inherent bugs in the code that cause undesired operation.
A better analogy would be to say you bought a new car and door locks are optional. It won't catch fire without them, but it makes it easy for somebody to break in.
Why would you let your SO attach an unpatched and unprotected PC to the Internet? Would the author let her walk SF's Tenderloin after dark in a halter, leather mini & fishnets?
I disagree with the above statement.
That's like saying it's the woman's fault for being attacked because she should have known better than to wear a short skirt.
Virus writers and Spyware authors should be held more accountable for their actions. Treat the desease, not the sympton.
Yeah, fault vs. personal responsibility. It's MS fault that the OS is crappy. But if you take personal responsibility the problem goes away. The same can be said for so many things in life.
The problem doesn't go away, you've just painted the problem all pretty so you don't pay attention to it.
IANAL, but from what I understand, only an Officer of the Courts could exercise the Barratry option. Otherwise, I'd be filing Barratry offences against people who sue because their coffee is too hot.
When you're salaried, you're paid to get the job done, however long it takes. Hours don't count
Well, that may be true in your juristiction. Where I live, being part-time, hourly or salaried makes no difference. It all comes down to how many hours you work. The only time that is true is when you are a contract employee.
The actual law where I am states that an employee (it's not specified as to any type of employment) is paid their regular salary up to 44 hours per week or 8 hours in a day, whichever is greater. *Any* hours above and beyond that are paid as overtime. The actual text is here. (look in section 4)
What we do in our company is pay a small amount for the stand-by period (the time where you are on call, but not actually working) and then are paid appropriate for the time when you actually have to work.
Typically, it comes down to what you and your employer agree upon. If you have an Overtime Agreement, then it takes precidence to what the actual Law says.
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while driving his enormous SUV 52 in the 65 passing lane and backing up traffic for a mile behind him
While I agree that driving well below the speed limit in the passing lane is indicative of poor driving skills, I do not understand why people get upset when somebody is passing another vehicle while driving at the speed limit.
Don't get upset at me just because I am temporarily preventing you from speeding. It's called the passing lane, not the speeding lane.
OF COURSE it casts a shadow! Light can't pass through it! If it could, how would it deflect laser blasts?
Yes, but why is the shadow pink?
Not a very accurate analogy. Wouldn't it suck if the car were to unconditionally burst into flames unless you were sure to also purchase an extra $1000 in "safety features" and have them installed perfectly before ever attempting to drive it? (And without the dealer actually telling you this.)
Yet another inaccurate analogy. The auther is referring to attacks from the outside. Not inherent bugs in the code that cause undesired operation.
A better analogy would be to say you bought a new car and door locks are optional. It won't catch fire without them, but it makes it easy for somebody to break in.
Why would you let your SO attach an unpatched and unprotected PC to the Internet? Would the author let her walk SF's Tenderloin after dark in a halter, leather mini & fishnets?
I disagree with the above statement.
That's like saying it's the woman's fault for being attacked because she should have known better than to wear a short skirt.
Virus writers and Spyware authors should be held more accountable for their actions. Treat the desease, not the sympton.
Yeah, fault vs. personal responsibility. It's MS fault that the OS is crappy. But if you take personal responsibility the problem goes away. The same can be said for so many things in life.
The problem doesn't go away, you've just painted the problem all pretty so you don't pay attention to it.
IANAL, but from what I understand, only an Officer of the Courts could exercise the Barratry option. Otherwise, I'd be filing Barratry offences against people who sue because their coffee is too hot.
When you're salaried, you're paid to get the job done, however long it takes. Hours don't count
Well, that may be true in your juristiction. Where I live, being part-time, hourly or salaried makes no difference. It all comes down to how many hours you work. The only time that is true is when you are a contract employee.
The actual law where I am states that an employee (it's not specified as to any type of employment) is paid their regular salary up to 44 hours per week or 8 hours in a day, whichever is greater. *Any* hours above and beyond that are paid as overtime. The actual text is here. (look in section 4)
What we do in our company is pay a small amount for the stand-by period (the time where you are on call, but not actually working) and then are paid appropriate for the time when you actually have to work.
Typically, it comes down to what you and your employer agree upon. If you have an Overtime Agreement, then it takes precidence to what the actual Law says.