It argues they should pursue piracy cases because it leads to bigger and badder wares, like handguns, drugs, terrorist orgs, and hardcore repeat offender criminals.
Relax, the RIAA is just speaking from *personal* experience. Pursuing piracy cases has lead them to become hardcore repeat offender criminals. The video is a *warning* : if it can happen to them, it can happen to you - ooooooooo
Not that kind of warning. If they truely wanted to keep him, they would have "found a way" to do so, which usually includes issuing a warning about bad behavior and putting him on "probation" for a period of time or some such nonsense.
Companies put effort into retaining assets. Since they exerted no effort and simply fired him, he's not an asset (or not one worth any effort), or they simply don't care and think he can be replaced at will (probably correct in this economy). Companies overlook all sorts of bad behavior *if* they want to keep you. Where they draw the line indicates how valuable you are to them.
You're not naive enough to think the rules are set in stone and applied equally to all employees all the time? The rules are there so they *can* be applied when desired and ignored (possibly with the appropriate "warning" in the employee's file) otherwise.
Forget the "policy" CNN had in place. The upshot is that he wrote or did something someone didn't like and they canned him. They could have warned him, or given him options, but they didn't. That's the telling part. Companies claim their people are valuable assets, but that's just crap. Companies view employees as liabilities to be tolerated only as long as necessary.
I cannot believe how many articles there are, like on Boston.com that report the judge ordered the website shutdown:
Website ordered closed over documents dispute
A federal judge has set off a free speech tempest after shutting down a US website... Dynadot agreed to shut down the site and bar Wikileaks from transferring the domain name to another host.
When will people learn how the Internet actually works?
Prince, The Village People and ABBA are suing because people are NOT downloading them enough. Prince tried making a statement on the issue, but no one could understand him and the The Village People got tired trying to spell out the message. A spokesperson for ABBA said the group would comment after they all finished get new blond highlights in their hair.
The AMD Triple Track has three cores - one core to cut into the problem, a second to grab what is left before it can snap back into the cache, and a third core to finish it off. The AMD Triple Track, because you'll believe anything!
[For those too young, the reference is the 1975 SNL parody about the Remco Triple Track Razor - done just after twin-bladed razors first appeared.]
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Hmm... I see. Be sure to read the sections about what you can't do with their stuff...
They don't drink, they don't smoke pot, they don't get tired, inattentive, they don't have wife/husband/kid problems, no financial problems and also no mental ones.
But their programmers and administrators do, except for the spouse/kid thing - unless, of course, you're Hans Reiser (**ducks**):-)
Ya, but I was thinking that if you were only a little late due to TSA security, you may be able to beat the ejection of your baggage:-)
You'll probably get kicked off, strip-searched and have your electronics stolen, excuse me, "confiscated for examination", either way because the airlines and government don't really care about anyone or anything anymore.
For example, the biodiesel I run in my Jetta is made locally at a rendering plant out of waste fats.
Actually, this is OK and they recommend that the future biofuels should be created from waste rather than sources. So, instead of growing plants simply for fuel (in addition to the plants we grow to eat/use), we should grow plants to eat/use and convert the waste into fuel. Two birds w/one stone and all that.:-)
In addition, a bird's head is inline with its body, while pilots sit up and require g-suits to force blood back up into their heads. I wonder what forces the pilots could withstand if they piloted in a prone position, though I can't imagine that being very comfortable.
The RIAA makes perfect sense here. In response to dwindling (or flat) profits from lawsuits, they want to raise the guaranteed ROI on fewer lawsuits. Models the recording industry business practices perfectly... Rape, don't innovate.
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Relax, the RIAA is just speaking from *personal* experience. Pursuing piracy cases has lead them to become hardcore repeat offender criminals. The video is a *warning* : if it can happen to them, it can happen to you - ooooooooo
Not that kind of warning. If they truely wanted to keep him, they would have "found a way" to do so, which usually includes issuing a warning about bad behavior and putting him on "probation" for a period of time or some such nonsense.
Companies put effort into retaining assets. Since they exerted no effort and simply fired him, he's not an asset (or not one worth any effort), or they simply don't care and think he can be replaced at will (probably correct in this economy). Companies overlook all sorts of bad behavior *if* they want to keep you. Where they draw the line indicates how valuable you are to them.
You're not naive enough to think the rules are set in stone and applied equally to all employees all the time? The rules are there so they *can* be applied when desired and ignored (possibly with the appropriate "warning" in the employee's file) otherwise.
Problem solved for less than $0.25 a passenger.
Forget the "policy" CNN had in place. The upshot is that he wrote or did something someone didn't like and they canned him. They could have warned him, or given him options, but they didn't. That's the telling part. Companies claim their people are valuable assets, but that's just crap. Companies view employees as liabilities to be tolerated only as long as necessary.
Now I have to pack an extra suitcase.
When will people learn how the Internet actually works?
Because your ideas suck? Seriously, you needed 20k to explain yourself? People aren't "shrugging", they're fighting off a coma.
Having watched over the shoulder of some female friends scrolling through their Yahoo Personals inboxes.
And stop stalking your "female friends".
Prince, The Village People and ABBA are suing because people are NOT downloading them enough. Prince tried making a statement on the issue, but no one could understand him and the The Village People got tired trying to spell out the message. A spokesperson for ABBA said the group would comment after they all finished get new blond highlights in their hair.
[For those too young, the reference is the 1975 SNL parody about the Remco Triple Track Razor - done just after twin-bladed razors first appeared.]
Can I get that in Ergs / Library of Congresses or perhaps something related to an Automobile?
Unfortunately, when they tried recreating the Event Horizon, all they heard was "Liberate tutemet ex infernis".
Hmm... I see. Be sure to read the sections about what you can't do with their stuff...
I thought Comedy was harder than Drama. Oh wait, I'm being told that only applies to good Comedy.
- Controller: "Please reroute traffic away from JFK."
- AI: "I'm sorry, Dave, I can't do that."
[You know the rest. Doesn't go so well for Dave.]But their programmers and administrators do, except for the spouse/kid thing - unless, of course, you're Hans Reiser (**ducks**) :-)
You'll probably get kicked off, strip-searched and have your electronics stolen, excuse me, "confiscated for examination", either way because the airlines and government don't really care about anyone or anything anymore.
The solution to this is simple - check a bag. I'm pretty sure rules prevent a plane from departing carrying checked baggage for a no-show passenger.
Actually, this is OK and they recommend that the future biofuels should be created from waste rather than sources. So, instead of growing plants simply for fuel (in addition to the plants we grow to eat/use), we should grow plants to eat/use and convert the waste into fuel. Two birds w/one stone and all that. :-)
In addition, a bird's head is inline with its body, while pilots sit up and require g-suits to force blood back up into their heads. I wonder what forces the pilots could withstand if they piloted in a prone position, though I can't imagine that being very comfortable.
Ya, but try getting this thing through US Customs.
Flash drive mule.
Why did the cancer cell cross the road? To metastasize.
[Thank you Nullav (and others).]
The RIAA makes perfect sense here. In response to dwindling (or flat) profits from lawsuits, they want to raise the guaranteed ROI on fewer lawsuits. Models the recording industry business practices perfectly... Rape, don't innovate.
...the machines are pre-programmed to cast, someone could photocopy that and save us all the trouble of actually voting.
Spice Weasel? - BAM !