Am I the only person who doesn't want perks? I want three things from work: the ability to do my job, more pay, and less time there
Woah now. Let's take an example like health coverage. You're going to get it whether or not your employer gives it to you as a perk. However, if they buy it they can take advantage of the economies of scale and get you a plan that would cost you $10k but only costs them $5k. It's a win for both parties, because you might be willing to be paid $93k+health plan instead of $100k without a health plan---you're basically getting something that's worth $103k to you. Meanwhile, that compensation package that's worth $103k to you is only costing them $98k. Lots of other perks work this same way.
No, they're not. Haven't you noticed the complaints about offshoring and outsourcing?
My original post was unclear, so let me put it this way: the U.S government puts virtually no pressure on foreign governments to clean up labour practices that are inhumane (and indeed, some U.S.-controlled territories are among the worst offenders---see the Marianas Islands). Meanwhile, that same government does pressure foreign governments to fall in line with U.S. copyright laws. So it's OK for cooperations to take advantage of favourable foreign laws, but it is not OK for consumers to do the same.
I'm not a big fan of the RIAA, but I'm also not a big fan of AllofMP3. Yes, it's legal in Russia (through a loophole in radio licensing they're trying to close), but not here in the US.
Let me get this straight. When a company moves its manufacturing division from the U.S. to Malaysia to take advantage of the industry-friendly labour laws in that country, they're applauded for their ingenuity. On the other hand, when U.S. consumers take advantage of consumer-friendly copyright laws overseas, they're criminals.
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Hey, don't forget Stackless Python, a fork of CPython that removes all dependencies on the C stack (with some very cool results). Too bad that development seems to have stalled, though.
This is off topic, but what the hell. As a fellow Dubliner (Canadian expatriate), your story just sounds like business as usual in this country. The service industry (and I use the term "service" in the loosest of possible ways) is the worst I've ever seen in an industrialized nation. Mind boggling.
The most recent release of Gnumeric is amazing. The only downside is that I often have trouble deciding between OOcalc or Gnumeric, and often flip back and forth depending on my mood. Both are worthy competitors for Excel.
I have a bad feeling I'm feeding a troll here, but...
1) MANY other countries have ratified the Kyoto protocol. See the story at USAtoday or the BBC.
2) First, I've never heard anyone defend Saddam Hussein as a nice guy, but the fact is that U.N. sanctions and weapons inspections were making progress in Iraq. But this is all beside the point. The war was pitched to the American public and to the U.N. as pre-emptive self-defense against an enemy that was poised to launch a deadly attack against the U.S. Most of the world's countries were skeptical of those claims, yet the U.S. invaded Iraq anyway. Now that the smoke has cleared, Bush is telling the U.N. that they should pitch in and help clean the place up again. Which they have agreed to do, of course, since it's the only humanitarian response. But can you blame everyone for being a little pissed off about it?
Look, most of the globe doesn't hate the U.S., and they don't hate Americans. What they do hate is the foregn policy of the current administration, which I can hardly blame them for.
The Olympus cards are special, all right. In price, that is, but not in technology. If you overwrite the header on generic smartmedia with an Olympus header, your camera will enable the panoramic feature. See this page, for example.
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Am I the only person who doesn't want perks? I want three things from work: the ability to do my job, more pay, and less time there
Woah now. Let's take an example like health coverage. You're going to get it whether or not your employer gives it to you as a perk. However, if they buy it they can take advantage of the economies of scale and get you a plan that would cost you $10k but only costs them $5k. It's a win for both parties, because you might be willing to be paid $93k+health plan instead of $100k without a health plan---you're basically getting something that's worth $103k to you. Meanwhile, that compensation package that's worth $103k to you is only costing them $98k. Lots of other perks work this same way.
No, they're not. Haven't you noticed the complaints about offshoring and outsourcing?
My original post was unclear, so let me put it this way: the U.S government puts virtually no pressure on foreign governments to clean up labour practices that are inhumane (and indeed, some U.S.-controlled territories are among the worst offenders---see the Marianas Islands). Meanwhile, that same government does pressure foreign governments to fall in line with U.S. copyright laws. So it's OK for cooperations to take advantage of favourable foreign laws, but it is not OK for consumers to do the same.
I'm not a big fan of the RIAA, but I'm also not a big fan of AllofMP3. Yes, it's legal in Russia (through a loophole in radio licensing they're trying to close), but not here in the US.
Let me get this straight. When a company moves its manufacturing division from the U.S. to Malaysia to take advantage of the industry-friendly labour laws in that country, they're applauded for their ingenuity. On the other hand, when U.S. consumers take advantage of consumer-friendly copyright laws overseas, they're criminals.
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Hey, don't forget Stackless Python, a fork of CPython that removes all dependencies on the C stack (with some very cool results). Too bad that development seems to have stalled, though.
Actually, you can use Eclipse as an IDE for Python: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/moinmoin/EclipsePyt
And why choose between Java and Python when you can have both?
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This is off topic, but what the hell. As a fellow Dubliner (Canadian expatriate), your story just sounds like business as usual in this country. The service industry (and I use the term "service" in the loosest of possible ways) is the worst I've ever seen in an industrialized nation. Mind boggling.
The most recent release of Gnumeric is amazing. The only downside is that I often have trouble deciding between OOcalc or Gnumeric, and often flip back and forth depending on my mood. Both are worthy competitors for Excel.
I have a bad feeling I'm feeding a troll here, but...
1) MANY other countries have ratified the Kyoto protocol. See the story at USAtoday or the BBC.
2) First, I've never heard anyone defend Saddam Hussein as a nice guy, but the fact is that U.N. sanctions and weapons inspections were making progress in Iraq. But this is all beside the point. The war was pitched to the American public and to the U.N. as pre-emptive self-defense against an enemy that was poised to launch a deadly attack against the U.S. Most of the world's countries were skeptical of those claims, yet the U.S. invaded Iraq anyway. Now that the smoke has cleared, Bush is telling the U.N. that they should pitch in and help clean the place up again. Which they have agreed to do, of course, since it's the only humanitarian response. But can you blame everyone for being a little pissed off about it?
Look, most of the globe doesn't hate the U.S., and they don't hate Americans. What they do hate is the foregn policy of the current administration, which I can hardly blame them for.
Uh, or in the bathroom perhaps.
Now THERE's a new one: a hard drive manufacturer rounding DOWN!
The Olympus cards are special, all right. In price, that is, but not in technology. If you overwrite the header on generic smartmedia with an Olympus header, your camera will enable the panoramic feature. See this page, for example.