Remember that when a Union entrenches itself in a company, you will be notified that you work FOR THE UNION, not the company.
Don't believe it? Ask a railroad employee, or an auto-worker, or a carpenter, etc....... Teachers may be the exception, but that is now short lived.
Now imagine how nice it is when your "dues" go to pay off, uh, I mean support, a political party and endorse a candidate that you do not.... great use of your money, eh?
Card-Check is bad all around.... Imagine having to vote openly with a union rep and your employer in your face with the ballot available to be seen by all.
From the Heritage Foundation:
"The ability to vote in privacy with a secret ballot is a fundamental American right. It is a right that some in Congress now want to take away from American workers.
The Employee Free Choice Act would strip workers of their right to vote on joining a union.
Instead workers would be required to publicly sign a card in front of union organizers, leaving them vulnerable to threats, harassment, and abuse. It would also require companies to go to binding arbitration.
This would lead to massive government wage setting in the economy while taking away newly unionized workers ability to vote to ratify collective bargaining agreements."
Let your politician know if you are against it....
Don't ruin our profession..... inform yourself as to the issues involving unions and labor organization.
One more nail in the M$-Coffin. They are already digging the grave deeper and deeper.
I will advise our school-board to immediately rescind any and all agreements with M$.
This is along the lines of the following logic: I "donate" an item, yet seek to retain sole rights to oversee implementation and dictate use of said object.
I would suggest against accepting such "donations" at any cost.
While I applaud your efforts, and am flattered that donors would be sought here, more detail is necessary. Please don't take offense....
Is this the ultimate "419"?? Is this for studying the life-cycle of the "Togoan Fruit Toad"?? Will this assist in the furtherment of local education??
Get the drift???
(BTW... Anybody know where I can get donations for a $45765876235.37 general fund I'm raising money for???)
This is a perfect example of an application environment that should have been a front-ended mainframe (z9 ???) driven (CICS & DB-WHATEVER). This would have allowed scalability, security, robust architecture, etc.
The right platform for the workload.....
I mean, how can one take him serious?? He looks like a scruffy reincarnation of "Gilligan"! Where's the "Professor" when you need him most.... A couple coconut shells, some sand, and.... ahhhh never mind........;-)
another loud "F*CK YEW" to Kieren McCarthy for her editorializing, "That the US government recognises it has to transition its role if it wants to keep the internet in one piece (and it then has to sell that decision to a mindlessly patriotic electorate)"
As previously stated, Most Non-Americans know very little about American culture and attitudes.
Beside that, WE invented the "Inter-web" and have done a bango job of keepin' her runnin'....... Why should we divest control to a bunch of people who "couldn't decide to wet theirselves if their pants were on fire"?
Most people resent having been sold a product/service and find out that their most personal details are in the hands of a company that exists in a country that does little to recognize privacy laws of the originating nation. Yes, there is a problem in the U.S. but it is being pursued daily to tighten the laws at hand.
Additionally, getting a "script monkey" on the support-line does an unbelievable amount of damage to customer confidence in the company in question. Knowing that you will have to endure the reading of a fixed script that, at it's conclusion, will not be relevant to the problem at hand anyway does not underscore confidence. Colloquial understanding and language nuances go completely over their heads.
Has it occurred to anyone that this is most likely a cyclic aberration? This action is caused by whatever mechanism it is that drives it....
I've also read that it may also be due largely to sunspot activity...
I know I'm gonna get thrashed by the kiddies in the area but...... 8-D
Why would they not consider the IBM z-Series mainframe and Linux?
Security, Reliability, Scalability..... hmmmm....
When was the last time anyone bothered to crack a mainframe???
It is commendable that this was caught before damage was done. Having said that, this should be taken as a wake-up call to companies to refrain from sending U.S. data processing facilities to third-world countries. Has it occured to said companies that if an attack, or even a security breach, occurs that it may not be a prosecuteable offense in that particular country???
Looks like there may be something the "scientists" hadn't considered. Could be that there is a bigger influence than a few spray cans... Has anyone considered the fact that the whole solar-system is experienceing a temperature rise? Not just here on good ol' Terra firma....
Haven't we been told that if they tax everything we use that they could lessen the ozone layer depletion??
Sorry, as suspected, money ain't gonna fix this one kids....
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A snake will always act like a snake when the opportunity presents itself to do so safely......
(The same goes for commies..... )
Remember that when a Union entrenches itself in a company, you will be notified that you work FOR THE UNION, not the company. Don't believe it? Ask a railroad employee, or an auto-worker, or a carpenter, etc....... Teachers may be the exception, but that is now short lived. Now imagine how nice it is when your "dues" go to pay off, uh, I mean support, a political party and endorse a candidate that you do not.... great use of your money, eh? Card-Check is bad all around.... Imagine having to vote openly with a union rep and your employer in your face with the ballot available to be seen by all. From the Heritage Foundation: "The ability to vote in privacy with a secret ballot is a fundamental American right. It is a right that some in Congress now want to take away from American workers. The Employee Free Choice Act would strip workers of their right to vote on joining a union. Instead workers would be required to publicly sign a card in front of union organizers, leaving them vulnerable to threats, harassment, and abuse. It would also require companies to go to binding arbitration. This would lead to massive government wage setting in the economy while taking away newly unionized workers ability to vote to ratify collective bargaining agreements." Let your politician know if you are against it.... Don't ruin our profession..... inform yourself as to the issues involving unions and labor organization.
on how willing she is...... ;-)
One more nail in the M$-Coffin. They are already digging the grave deeper and deeper.
I will advise our school-board to immediately rescind any and all agreements with M$.
This is along the lines of the following logic: I "donate" an item, yet seek to retain sole rights to oversee implementation and dictate use of said object.
I would suggest against accepting such "donations" at any cost.
While I applaud your efforts, and am flattered that donors would be sought here, more detail is necessary. Please don't take offense....
Is this the ultimate "419"?? Is this for studying the life-cycle of the "Togoan Fruit Toad"?? Will this assist in the furtherment of local education??
Get the drift???
(BTW... Anybody know where I can get donations for a $45765876235.37 general fund I'm raising money for???)
This is a perfect example of an application environment that should have been a front-ended mainframe (z9 ???) driven (CICS & DB-WHATEVER). This would have allowed scalability, security, robust architecture, etc. The right platform for the workload.....
I mean, how can one take him serious?? He looks like a scruffy reincarnation of "Gilligan"! Where's the "Professor" when you need him most.... A couple coconut shells, some sand, and.... ahhhh never mind........ ;-)
"If ya paint a cow pie with gold paint it can be dazzlin'. Till ya try to pick it up...."
another loud "F*CK YEW" to Kieren McCarthy for her editorializing, "That the US government recognises it has to transition its role if it wants to keep the internet in one piece (and it then has to sell that decision to a mindlessly patriotic electorate)"
;-)
As previously stated, Most Non-Americans know very little about American culture and attitudes.
Beside that, WE invented the "Inter-web" and have done a bango job of keepin' her runnin'.......
Why should we divest control to a bunch of people who "couldn't decide to wet theirselves if their pants were on fire"?
So quit whining and suck it up, WANKERS!!!
z9 with z/OS???
I hardly think one can begin to compare M$ to MVS.
I guess it's still true.... You can haul a wagon full of brick using one Ox or 10,000 chickens.
MVS: It don't rust, It don't bust, and sure don't collect dust.....
Most people resent having been sold a product/service and find out that their most personal details are in the hands of a company that exists in a country that does little to recognize privacy laws of the originating nation. Yes, there is a problem in the U.S. but it is being pursued daily to tighten the laws at hand.
Additionally, getting a "script monkey" on the support-line does an unbelievable amount of damage to customer confidence in the company in question. Knowing that you will have to endure the reading of a fixed script that, at it's conclusion, will not be relevant to the problem at hand anyway does not underscore confidence. Colloquial understanding and language nuances go completely over their heads.
Cheaper is not always better.....
"Life is hillariously cruel!" [Bender]
"Life is hillariusly cruel!"
[Bender]
Does this mean that when activated it will perform the perfunctory fdisk to eliminate any trace of Windows on the system?
isn't that the current mantra for all things of a "natural disaster" orientation????
We had the hottest chicks......
;-}
Has it occurred to anyone that this is most likely a cyclic aberration? This action is caused by whatever mechanism it is that drives it.... I've also read that it may also be due largely to sunspot activity...
I know I'm gonna get thrashed by the kiddies in the area but ...... 8-D
..... hmmmm....
Why would they not consider the IBM z-Series mainframe and Linux?
Security, Reliability, Scalability
When was the last time anyone bothered to crack a mainframe???
It is commendable that this was caught before damage was done.
Having said that, this should be taken as a wake-up call to companies to refrain from sending U.S. data processing facilities to third-world countries.
Has it occured to said companies that if an attack, or even a security breach, occurs that it may not be a prosecuteable offense in that particular country???
Replace the "QA" references with "security" and see a trend in application development...
Looks like there may be something the "scientists" hadn't considered. Could be that there is a bigger influence than a few spray cans... Has anyone considered the fact that the whole solar-system is experienceing a temperature rise? Not just here on good ol' Terra firma.... Haven't we been told that if they tax everything we use that they could lessen the ozone layer depletion?? Sorry, as suspected, money ain't gonna fix this one kids....