A lot of people don't bother to download keepass and use it. This is a solution for people who otherwise wouldn't bother, so in that respect it would improve security.
OFcourse, only where the breakins involved password hacking. Most of the time it involves downloading malware.
KeePass is as close to a standard as one can get for multiplatform access, but good luck keeping all those in sync.
Combine it with Dropbox. I open my passwords on Linux, my Android phone, and Windows. I could also do the same when switching to an iPhone.
They all access the same database, all changes synced in seconds. Each package apart is not a standard, but the combination Dropbox/Keepass is rapidly becoming the default in my professional circles. And with Crashplan doing encrypted backups, i figure I'm pretty safe.
I would give this only to people who move off-world. You're going on a trip to Saturn? Fine, here's immortality, but we expect you to survive on your own (startup supplies are on a loan basis). You're going to colonize the asteroids? Here, have a shot.
I reckon that would give you loads of volunteers and investors. "Yes, I'm a very old rich guy. And suddenly really interested in rockets. As a matter of fact, I'm on the next one out."
And even if you could get iTunes, it is pretty unstable and very unfriendly towards its users w.r.t. options, user interface, etc. - you won't believe what you have to do to get multiple accounts, for instance. Or an account without a creditcard on it. Or syncing apps/pictures etc. ("shall I sync your computer to your phone?" "yes please" "Okay, you only had 1 picture on your computer so I removed everything from your phone" "whaaaaaa!").
The horrible mess called iTunes is reason enough for me not to bother with buying stuff from Apple. I can buy my stuff with less hassle from other sources. Like spotify.
It has happened a lot. That's why these contracts exist.
Fun fact: when I bought a house I got a contract for all of the non-fixed items in the house that were to either remain or be removed. My real estate agent told me "everything on this list is here because a lawsuit has been fought over it" - including the doorbell, the lights, and the coathangers. And that's basically the same with these types of contracts.
Also, most people come up with improvements on stuff they see in their daily jobs. That certainly has a relation with what they get paid for, which is to put their best effort into the job. Keeping improvements for yourself is not doing the best job you can.
So from the employers side, I can understand this. Normally I'd say talk to them about it, but this may not be an option.
However, usually you can do two things: (a) don't talk to anyone until you are convinced (and have convinced others) that you have a solid idea. Then get feedback from people that are not in the company. (b) if it's really big and you can find investors, leave the company. Spend enough time outside the company to make it acceptable that you developed your idea after leaving.
I used to think that as well. Until I came to be in the position to make demands and say "well, too bad" when they didn't want to meet them. As it turned out, if your demands are reasonable, you're probably going to get most of them approved.
No contract is ever boilerplate. Sure, they have a template. Usually you will find very few people with the contract as originally proposed.
That having said, being freelancer I can appreciate the IP issues. So what I normally do is tell people in advance which projects I'm working on, and are mine. Just titles and a very short summary. Never had a problem with that.
I can also appreciate an employer not liking his workers to moonlight. It always spills over into your normal day job, even if it is just lack of sleep because you were so stoked from your new idea that you couldn't sleep. It always affects them. An open discussion about this, showing you understand those issues and how you will make sure they are mitigated, will usually go down well. Not always though - understand how your boss operates before doing anything.
Since DMSO carries the stuff it's mixed with into your body, besides just the DSMO, using WD40 for treatment sounds like a distinctly unsafe use of chemicals.
Apart from that, I didn't know DMSO but it really is a very interesting chemical. Lots of applications but pretty dangerous when mixed with the wrong (or right) chemicals. Good potential for pranksters too:)
I use keepass for that the same way. However, after I got a smartphone I needed to retype all of those passwords. Yeah that's nice, to manually enter the 30 character random bytestring... I've since fallen back to a bit simpler scheme. The XKCD scheme works rather well.
If you quote Marx, you should know something about alienation. Which is closely related to immaterial stuff like 'pride in your work' and 'professional integrity'. And if you say noone will walk away from a job over that, well, it's actually a big driving force behind the increase in freelance workers. A lot of people think freelancers are all about the money (and a minority certainly is - but soon returns to regular jobs when the market tanks), but every bit of research done shows that's is always much more about being in control of your work.
When I was graduating I had to work for my living and I worked for the hardware helpdesk at IBM. Apart from the very strict rules, the posters against espionage (we handled the calls for faulty typewriters for crying out loud) and the fact that we switched manager every 3 months and most people didn't last longer than the managers so they didn't even notice it, it was also the dumping ground for people they didn't want to fire but didn't want to retain in their old position either. I didn't really understand the definition of "morose" before I started working there, but afterwards I could lecture you on that word for hours.
It was the best way to make sure I'd never work for IBM:)
I'd recommend installing a different Trojan that points to another set of DNS-servers:) If you install an advanced trojan it should be able to keep out the competition as well, likely improving user experience on the computer.
Of course, the trade off may not be to their liking:)
The most violent meat-heads are the ones in the comfy chairs, sending the draftees off to the battlefield. Why do you think that unless you have rigorous training methods, most soldiers don't actually fire at the enemy unless directly threatened?
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A lot of people don't bother to download keepass and use it. This is a solution for people who otherwise wouldn't bother, so in that respect it would improve security.
OFcourse, only where the breakins involved password hacking. Most of the time it involves downloading malware.
It would be so great if this was integrated with Keepass: let it figure out a password when possible, and let me do my stuff when needed.
Keepass already has a pretty flexible automatic password generator btw.
I think they'll settle for a small ring. A minor one, the smallest of them all...
Undoing my mods...
KeePass is as close to a standard as one can get for multiplatform access, but good luck keeping all those in sync.
Combine it with Dropbox. I open my passwords on Linux, my Android phone, and Windows. I could also do the same when switching to an iPhone.
They all access the same database, all changes synced in seconds. Each package apart is not a standard, but the combination Dropbox/Keepass is rapidly becoming the default in my professional circles. And with Crashplan doing encrypted backups, i figure I'm pretty safe.
I would give this only to people who move off-world. You're going on a trip to Saturn? Fine, here's immortality, but we expect you to survive on your own (startup supplies are on a loan basis). You're going to colonize the asteroids? Here, have a shot.
I reckon that would give you loads of volunteers and investors. "Yes, I'm a very old rich guy. And suddenly really interested in rockets. As a matter of fact, I'm on the next one out."
"... and at least a century of experience with the new OS that came out yesterday."
Wikipedia has already been edited to reflect this little tidbit. Fast work.
True. You can get this on a CD too, by the way, so you can actually get pretty silent :)
Interesting: are all CD's you buy in violation of copyright? No - the length of the silence is different.
Question two: and what if I create a work that says "80 minutes of silence". Could I kill the blank CD industry by suing them?
There is a piece of music called 4'33" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4%E2%80%B233%E2%80%B3) which is 4 minutes 33 seconds of silence.
So apparently, some composers think so.
Why? I can watch that movie if I want. I just can't give the provider any money for it. Big deal.
True enough.
And even if you could get iTunes, it is pretty unstable and very unfriendly towards its users w.r.t. options, user interface, etc. - you won't believe what you have to do to get multiple accounts, for instance. Or an account without a creditcard on it. Or syncing apps/pictures etc. ("shall I sync your computer to your phone?" "yes please" "Okay, you only had 1 picture on your computer so I removed everything from your phone" "whaaaaaa!").
The horrible mess called iTunes is reason enough for me not to bother with buying stuff from Apple. I can buy my stuff with less hassle from other sources. Like spotify.
It has happened a lot. That's why these contracts exist.
Fun fact: when I bought a house I got a contract for all of the non-fixed items in the house that were to either remain or be removed. My real estate agent told me "everything on this list is here because a lawsuit has been fought over it" - including the doorbell, the lights, and the coathangers. And that's basically the same with these types of contracts.
Also, most people come up with improvements on stuff they see in their daily jobs. That certainly has a relation with what they get paid for, which is to put their best effort into the job. Keeping improvements for yourself is not doing the best job you can.
So from the employers side, I can understand this. Normally I'd say talk to them about it, but this may not be an option.
However, usually you can do two things:
(a) don't talk to anyone until you are convinced (and have convinced others) that you have a solid idea. Then get feedback from people that are not in the company.
(b) if it's really big and you can find investors, leave the company. Spend enough time outside the company to make it acceptable that you developed your idea after leaving.
I used to think that as well. Until I came to be in the position to make demands and say "well, too bad" when they didn't want to meet them. As it turned out, if your demands are reasonable, you're probably going to get most of them approved.
No contract is ever boilerplate. Sure, they have a template. Usually you will find very few people with the contract as originally proposed.
That having said, being freelancer I can appreciate the IP issues. So what I normally do is tell people in advance which projects I'm working on, and are mine. Just titles and a very short summary. Never had a problem with that.
I can also appreciate an employer not liking his workers to moonlight. It always spills over into your normal day job, even if it is just lack of sleep because you were so stoked from your new idea that you couldn't sleep. It always affects them. An open discussion about this, showing you understand those issues and how you will make sure they are mitigated, will usually go down well. Not always though - understand how your boss operates before doing anything.
What about nuclear-driven spaceships? Not project Orion, but the ones that basically vent steam? Apparently they could be very effective.
And if everyone really wants to migrate off Earth (not bloody likely) then I'm pretty sure it won't be done with chemical rockets.
Loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool. (*)
The day Texans start calling eachother "Comrade" is the day I'm going outside to watch the pigs fly :)
(*) extra o's added for benefit of Google's comedy detection suite.
Since DMSO carries the stuff it's mixed with into your body, besides just the DSMO, using WD40 for treatment sounds like a distinctly unsafe use of chemicals.
Apart from that, I didn't know DMSO but it really is a very interesting chemical. Lots of applications but pretty dangerous when mixed with the wrong (or right) chemicals. Good potential for pranksters too :)
I use keepass for that the same way. However, after I got a smartphone I needed to retype all of those passwords. Yeah that's nice, to manually enter the 30 character random bytestring... I've since fallen back to a bit simpler scheme. The XKCD scheme works rather well.
Well, *my* gold-plated cables are dipped in home-grown, organic tomato ketchup that we make ourselves. Duh. :)
If you quote Marx, you should know something about alienation. Which is closely related to immaterial stuff like 'pride in your work' and 'professional integrity'. And if you say noone will walk away from a job over that, well, it's actually a big driving force behind the increase in freelance workers. A lot of people think freelancers are all about the money (and a minority certainly is - but soon returns to regular jobs when the market tanks), but every bit of research done shows that's is always much more about being in control of your work.
When I was graduating I had to work for my living and I worked for the hardware helpdesk at IBM. Apart from the very strict rules, the posters against espionage (we handled the calls for faulty typewriters for crying out loud) and the fact that we switched manager every 3 months and most people didn't last longer than the managers so they didn't even notice it, it was also the dumping ground for people they didn't want to fire but didn't want to retain in their old position either. I didn't really understand the definition of "morose" before I started working there, but afterwards I could lecture you on that word for hours.
It was the best way to make sure I'd never work for IBM :)
I'd recommend installing a different Trojan that points to another set of DNS-servers :) If you install an advanced trojan it should be able to keep out the competition as well, likely improving user experience on the computer.
Of course, the trade off may not be to their liking :)
Your theory has obviously been falsified. Science at work! :)
The most violent meat-heads are the ones in the comfy chairs, sending the draftees off to the battlefield. Why do you think that unless you have rigorous training methods, most soldiers don't actually fire at the enemy unless directly threatened?
I'd like a demonstration please.
It's really weird that a contribution that has only questions and a hint, gets modded informative.