Yeah, I'm sure they'll thank you for moving them downtown to get harassed by bums, shot at by gangbangers, and attend a school where the teachers wear body armor. I can see them giving you the "World's Greatest Dad" cup now.
The scary thing is that someone not only proposed this, but it got through the whole city government without anyone apparently pointing out "Uh, you guys know this is breaking federal law, right?" Doesn't say much for the Montana City government. Maybe their whole HR department is just Cousin Maybelle and their whole legal department is town newbie Jack Thompson.
There is a LOT of stuff that prospective employers can't ask you (race, sex, family status, disability, etc.). One of those things is asking you about social organizations you belong to (presumably because someone could derrive illegal information from this like your age, nationality, religion, etc.). Asking for your Facebook/Myspace/etc. information would almost CERTAINLY fall under this (since things like age/sex/etc. are standard categories on most social websites, and this information is supposed to be basically anonymous) and is really opening them up for a rather impolite visit from the EEOC.
I suspect that, in these hard times, it's just that no one has bothered to file a claim against them yet.
The surprise was that Jim found it. Jim is, by account of all the other grad students, an idiot. Imagine if Gilligan were the one to find a way off the island. That would be pretty surprising, no?
I'm going to fire off an email to my friends right now letting the know about this landmark decision. I'll also send it unencrypted so the NSA can hear about it too.
I really wish there were a concise video on Youtube that would dramatize just that scenario. I could send every teenager to it who has ever told me "I'm thinking about making videogames" when asked about his career aspirations (with him assuming that making them will be as fun and easy as playing them, of course). I would also like similar videos for "rap star," "sports star," "actress," and "model."
That would be true if we were all a bunch of mindless zombies and the law was a completely clear and undebatable codex that needed no real-world interpretation. In the REAL world common sense can, does, and should play a role in the law and its interpretation. This sort of "letter of the law" mentality is what leads to stupid shit like kids getting expelled from school for bringing plastic knives in with their lunch (because TECHNICALLY they did indeed "bring a knife to school"). What it comes down to this case isn't "Was he technically following the exact letter of the law?" It comes down to "Would a jury of reasonable peers conclude that this man was willfully engaging in tax evasion?" And I think it's clear that the answer to the latter question is, in the mind of anything resembling a reasonable human being, a resounding "Yes."
If you're going to do it, you just better make damn sure the government specifies hard benchmarks and deadlines for the companies getting the money. The government subsidized broadband development in the U.S. too (to the tune of tens of billions of $), only to end up with a patchwork system where most people still don't have fiber to their homes and many don't have any broadband options at all. The fastest speed I can get on my DSL line is still only 3Mbps--and I live in an urban area, not out in the boonies.
Scientific method takes time and money too. Even if you excluded them from hands-on tasks (like the actual building of stuff), you would need to find a scientist who is not only skilled in several fields (including several types of engineering, physics, biology, etc.) but can also work on a timeline that's measured in days (if not hours) and with pretty much no budget. This isn't a "spend the next few years researching this, producing some papers, and getting grant funding" kind of job. It's more like "We need this done tomorrow and we don't have any money to do it with" kind of job.
That's a bad metric. My IT dept. gets very few calls. But it's because people have realized that it's pointless to call them for help. Telling someone to call the help desk there is a form of sarcasm.
It's been my experience that most "no's" come from bad or lazy employees. Most good ones will at least explain themselves and TRY to help (even if they're underfunded).
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I guess I can expect a response like that in this cynical 21st century.
You needn't worry, citizen. OCP has assured the public that a relocation plan is already in place for all residents displaced by Delta City.
Yeah, I'm sure they'll thank you for moving them downtown to get harassed by bums, shot at by gangbangers, and attend a school where the teachers wear body armor. I can see them giving you the "World's Greatest Dad" cup now.
If this plan includes Detroit, I fully support it. Otherwise, I think it's sad and wrong and I oppose it.
The scary thing is that someone not only proposed this, but it got through the whole city government without anyone apparently pointing out "Uh, you guys know this is breaking federal law, right?" Doesn't say much for the Montana City government. Maybe their whole HR department is just Cousin Maybelle and their whole legal department is town newbie Jack Thompson.
He meant her career.
Chuck Norris doesn't need a torrent client. He knows all the songs in his head.
Are you kidding? Where I work, they're still doing the "Fall back and let the other team members catch you" trust exercise.
There is a LOT of stuff that prospective employers can't ask you (race, sex, family status, disability, etc.). One of those things is asking you about social organizations you belong to (presumably because someone could derrive illegal information from this like your age, nationality, religion, etc.). Asking for your Facebook/Myspace/etc. information would almost CERTAINLY fall under this (since things like age/sex/etc. are standard categories on most social websites, and this information is supposed to be basically anonymous) and is really opening them up for a rather impolite visit from the EEOC.
I suspect that, in these hard times, it's just that no one has bothered to file a claim against them yet.
Anon, piratebay, and the CIA all on the same side. Will wonders never cease!
If I could mod you +11 funny, I would.
i dunno what it actually means except from what little was stated above but anyway.
It means they've found a way to affect a paradigm shift by developing synergy and fostering a team environment.
The surprise was that Jim found it. Jim is, by account of all the other grad students, an idiot. Imagine if Gilligan were the one to find a way off the island. That would be pretty surprising, no?
Probably the same reason we use the term "golf" and not the more logical "Clubball."
I'm already outfitting my developers in 19th-century street urchin clothing. We'll be swimming in shillings in no time!
I'm going to fire off an email to my friends right now letting the know about this landmark decision. I'll also send it unencrypted so the NSA can hear about it too.
I really wish there were a concise video on Youtube that would dramatize just that scenario. I could send every teenager to it who has ever told me "I'm thinking about making videogames" when asked about his career aspirations (with him assuming that making them will be as fun and easy as playing them, of course). I would also like similar videos for "rap star," "sports star," "actress," and "model."
That would be true if we were all a bunch of mindless zombies and the law was a completely clear and undebatable codex that needed no real-world interpretation. In the REAL world common sense can, does, and should play a role in the law and its interpretation. This sort of "letter of the law" mentality is what leads to stupid shit like kids getting expelled from school for bringing plastic knives in with their lunch (because TECHNICALLY they did indeed "bring a knife to school"). What it comes down to this case isn't "Was he technically following the exact letter of the law?" It comes down to "Would a jury of reasonable peers conclude that this man was willfully engaging in tax evasion?" And I think it's clear that the answer to the latter question is, in the mind of anything resembling a reasonable human being, a resounding "Yes."
If you're going to do it, you just better make damn sure the government specifies hard benchmarks and deadlines for the companies getting the money. The government subsidized broadband development in the U.S. too (to the tune of tens of billions of $), only to end up with a patchwork system where most people still don't have fiber to their homes and many don't have any broadband options at all. The fastest speed I can get on my DSL line is still only 3Mbps--and I live in an urban area, not out in the boonies.
Scientific method takes time and money too. Even if you excluded them from hands-on tasks (like the actual building of stuff), you would need to find a scientist who is not only skilled in several fields (including several types of engineering, physics, biology, etc.) but can also work on a timeline that's measured in days (if not hours) and with pretty much no budget. This isn't a "spend the next few years researching this, producing some papers, and getting grant funding" kind of job. It's more like "We need this done tomorrow and we don't have any money to do it with" kind of job.
Whoosh!
Yeah, that is exactly what Alexis de Tocqueville and John Stuart Mill warned about when they talked about the "Tyranny of the majority."
That's a bad metric. My IT dept. gets very few calls. But it's because people have realized that it's pointless to call them for help. Telling someone to call the help desk there is a form of sarcasm.
Man, those Germans are worse than Nazis.
It's been my experience that most "no's" come from bad or lazy employees. Most good ones will at least explain themselves and TRY to help (even if they're underfunded).