The government told me not to believe you. They said there is no plan to undermine rights--only plans to defeat the terrorists. They said we are at war to protect American interests and ideals in a scary, scary world. They said we must make sacrifices to catch all the baddies. They said I is no plebe. They said I is an important part of a real democracy.
I don't know why, but these messages are soothing, appealing. They help me not to care. I can trust the government. I can trust the government. I can trust the government. We can trust the government. We can trust the government. We can trust the government. We can trust the government. We can trust the government.
It's a longshot, but try to convince your boss that you may be able to win over tech-smart customers (the ones who may have more disposable income) by pointing out what a poor business (and consumer privacy) tactic is such an "in the clear" distribution list.
Craft a short but easy-to-read message that tactfully (and subtly) chastises the other business for sending an email message with all recipients visible rather than relying on an 'undisclosed recipients' list or at least using the BCC field.
Add a second paragraph that notes that your business would never risk exposing its customer list to harvesting by spiders, spam-bots, and bulk-emailers by sending such a message with the user list in the clear. Cite some statistics about how big the spam problem is, and ask the other company to do everything it can to fight spam, rather than underwrite it.
Of course, if the boss doesn't go for it, the ethical thing to do (as an individual) would be to give your competitor a heads-up regarding its gaffe. Not only is it the right thing to do, but it will paint you in a good light if you ever need to change jobs and would consider applying there.
But unless we find an extremely cheap means of mass desalinization, water engines will only add to the reduction of local water tables and the consumption of fresh water. There are parts of the world that are already facing extreme water shortages, and the southwestern region of the United States is not far behind. I surmise that, in a few years, we will have more wars over water than we do now over oil.
If you read and interpret the document within the context of its writing, the meaning remains clear. The right to keep and bear arms does not automatically extend to thermonuclear weapons, because it could not have meant such to the framers. Examined in context, the framers were clearly referring to arms (contemporary to the day) that would have been in the hands of the average person. This would have included firearms, knives, and swords. [I don't know if it wouild have included items afforded by wealth, such as cannons.]
While one can reason that this right to keep and bear arms would expand to include modern weapons, I believe that the historical record is clear enough to rule out the expansion of such rights to weapons of mass destruction as are nuclear weapons. One could argue, however, that the States could retain a nuclear arsenal, as a deterrent against the misuse of the national army against the States (a frightening thought, but one that seems to be in line with the intent of the framers).
He could have at least come up with a plausible cover story--something about selling his own music online and letting people send him what they thought it was worth.
Know anyone with a hardware background? I can see a big market for a game that utilizes a treadmill and a Wii-mote. You can speed up and slow down your pace using the treadmill and you use the Wii-mote to turn, shoot, or interact in some other way with the environment (push other runners out of the way?).
I could even see a Flintstones [copyright/trademark owned by someone] game, wherein you are using foot-power to race your own Flintstone-mobile.
Many of my peers have told me that the best way to advance with my current company is to leave it, then return to a better position and a better salary (and all the old years of service still count toward total service/seniority)!
Part of my plan was to type up documentation. Unfortunately, everything that needed documentation (or updates to it) required my elevated privileges. Were my teammates not so dang busy (even before taking on part of my workload), I'd ask them to drive so I can write, but alas, it is not to be...
This assumes that my company will have a replacement before I leave. In reality (perhaps because they don't want to pay two of us), they won't post until after I leave, and then it will be weeks before my current teammates get some relief. Sad, but true.
I got plenty of Slashdot time over the past nine years--more time in some years than others.;)
Yeah, I'll do anything and everything they ask of me for the remaining weeks. Beyond that, I'll be reading up on new tech and abusing (uh, I mean, using) my most recent set of Moderator points!!!
When my team lead stopped by on Thursday, I was glad to be able to tell him that I had complete (and current) documentation for all of my specialties and primary responsibilities. I've been putting together tip sheets for Unix and Active Directory command line tools--both items which others on my team would regularly ask about.
Unfortunately, the way the company works, they won't even post for my position until after I am gone. Then, it will be a month or more before they make a hiring decision. I definately don't plan to burn any bridges. An exit interview is a given, so I'm working on my talking points, so I may address issues in a positive light while yet moving the company toward a positive change.
I definately understand the why (that I could do something). I was most taken aback by them expecting me to simply clock time for the balance of my notice period--everyone understands that I cannot do much of anything without my access. I can't even update documentation on an internal software application because I no longer have access to the application. I was able to help my team lead with some software testing (nothing that required privilege, of course), and I'll continue to offer to do such tasks until my final hour.
Now this sounds like advice born out of experience. I contemplated clearing my cube before tendering my resignation, but that would have been a very obvious sign to my peers and my manager, likely blowing my exit strategy. I did clear my most important items at the end of the first couple of days after I gave notice, just in case my badge doesn't work when I next try to enter the building.
I decided to do something in line with this. I was actually the active on-call person when the edict came down, so someone else on my team had to take the rest of my week, and others had to be drafted to complete some of my work which was due over the past few days.
I sent an email message to my manager yesterday, but alas, the travel schedule of my manager means I won't be likely to hear anything back until Tuesday (after the holiday). I listed the projects I need to complete (including a dozen database changes which my manager approved just the day before), and noted the impact on my peers and our service level agreement (a large number of items were sure to breach since my other teammates are already pretty fully loaded).
I appreciate the feedback. My new digs currently has less than 100 employees (most of whom are on the manufacturing floor). I hope to codify our policy for handling departing tech staff fairly early (i.e., before we hire any other technical staff).
You wouldn't need a license, since the application is in a different sector for a differnt technology (unless IBM wants to argue that laptops should now also be used as serving trays).
You could gut the cameras and leave the housings in place. Remove the lens glass and viola!--you have nice little bird houses everywhere in the city. Someone get the environmental lobby on this angle, stat!
Everyone knows that the cameras are not in place to catch crime while it is happening (though that made for a good cover story). The fact is that they are looking for a specific blue police box, a man named "The Doctor", and his traveling companion(s).
"Cracker" is the distinction made only within the tech community. To the general populous, "hacker" is firmly entrenched and carries the same meaning.
If you really want to change that perception, plan to run full page ads in every major newspaper (because the people who misuse the term are less likely, imo, to get their news online) and launch a multi-million dollar TV campaign in every major market for a few years. Even then, you'll still be vexed by people who will use the old term, but having run the campaign, you'll be able to elevate your level of righteous indignation.
Then you might be able to start a new affinity group: Mankind for the Ethical Treatment of Hackers (METH).
Great. Now my beautiful better half doesn't need to try to get me to acknowledge her repeated pleadings for my attention while I game on. Now all she needs to do is put on that top I really like and stand at the edge of my peripheral vision.
I bought an HP LaserJet 4L years ago when I got tired of ink costs for an old HP DeskJet 500 (c.1994). I had that laser printer for twelve years. The last toner cartridge (6000 page estimated yield) lasted me over eight years (with the old "shake and reinsert" method to squeeze out the last particles of toner).
When that one finally died (the cartridge, not the printer), I found I could spend $80 on another cartridge, or just over $120 for a refurbed Dell Laser (the 1100 series, I think--not home right now to check). The new printer offered better speed (25 ppm vs. 4 ppm) and better resolution (600 dpi vs. 300 dpi), and shipped with a low-yield toner cartridge rated for about 2000 pages. That cartridge lasted me just under two years (I have a volunteer position now that has me printing a bit more each week), and I just replaced it with a regular cartridge that should last me six to eight more years.
For black and white printing, nothing beats a laser. Heck, even the color laser printers are reasonable nowadays.
Just because they put locks on car doors doesn't mean everyone uses them. Then there's the issue of thos little magentic key holders in the driver's side wheel well...
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The government told me not to believe you. They said there is no plan to undermine rights--only plans to defeat the terrorists. They said we are at war to protect American interests and ideals in a scary, scary world. They said we must make sacrifices to catch all the baddies. They said I is no plebe. They said I is an important part of a real democracy.
I don't know why, but these messages are soothing, appealing. They help me not to care. I can trust the government. I can trust the government. I can trust the government. We can trust the government. We can trust the government. We can trust the government. We can trust the government. We can trust the government.
What will it take for people to wake up?
It's a longshot, but try to convince your boss that you may be able to win over tech-smart customers (the ones who may have more disposable income) by pointing out what a poor business (and consumer privacy) tactic is such an "in the clear" distribution list.
Craft a short but easy-to-read message that tactfully (and subtly) chastises the other business for sending an email message with all recipients visible rather than relying on an 'undisclosed recipients' list or at least using the BCC field.
Add a second paragraph that notes that your business would never risk exposing its customer list to harvesting by spiders, spam-bots, and bulk-emailers by sending such a message with the user list in the clear. Cite some statistics about how big the spam problem is, and ask the other company to do everything it can to fight spam, rather than underwrite it.
Of course, if the boss doesn't go for it, the ethical thing to do (as an individual) would be to give your competitor a heads-up regarding its gaffe. Not only is it the right thing to do, but it will paint you in a good light if you ever need to change jobs and would consider applying there.
Are you sure you meant the 5th Amendment (due process)?
But unless we find an extremely cheap means of mass desalinization, water engines will only add to the reduction of local water tables and the consumption of fresh water. There are parts of the world that are already facing extreme water shortages, and the southwestern region of the United States is not far behind. I surmise that, in a few years, we will have more wars over water than we do now over oil.
If you read and interpret the document within the context of its writing, the meaning remains clear. The right to keep and bear arms does not automatically extend to thermonuclear weapons, because it could not have meant such to the framers. Examined in context, the framers were clearly referring to arms (contemporary to the day) that would have been in the hands of the average person. This would have included firearms, knives, and swords. [I don't know if it wouild have included items afforded by wealth, such as cannons.]
While one can reason that this right to keep and bear arms would expand to include modern weapons, I believe that the historical record is clear enough to rule out the expansion of such rights to weapons of mass destruction as are nuclear weapons. One could argue, however, that the States could retain a nuclear arsenal, as a deterrent against the misuse of the national army against the States (a frightening thought, but one that seems to be in line with the intent of the framers).
He could have at least come up with a plausible cover story--something about selling his own music online and letting people send him what they thought it was worth.
Know anyone with a hardware background? I can see a big market for a game that utilizes a treadmill and a Wii-mote. You can speed up and slow down your pace using the treadmill and you use the Wii-mote to turn, shoot, or interact in some other way with the environment (push other runners out of the way?).
I could even see a Flintstones [copyright/trademark owned by someone] game, wherein you are using foot-power to race your own Flintstone-mobile.
Many of my peers have told me that the best way to advance with my current company is to leave it, then return to a better position and a better salary (and all the old years of service still count toward total service/seniority)!
Part of my plan was to type up documentation. Unfortunately, everything that needed documentation (or updates to it) required my elevated privileges. Were my teammates not so dang busy (even before taking on part of my workload), I'd ask them to drive so I can write, but alas, it is not to be...
This assumes that my company will have a replacement before I leave. In reality (perhaps because they don't want to pay two of us), they won't post until after I leave, and then it will be weeks before my current teammates get some relief. Sad, but true.
I got plenty of Slashdot time over the past nine years--more time in some years than others. ;)
Yeah, I'll do anything and everything they ask of me for the remaining weeks. Beyond that, I'll be reading up on new tech and abusing (uh, I mean, using) my most recent set of Moderator points!!!
I wouldn't have complained had that been on the table. :)
When my team lead stopped by on Thursday, I was glad to be able to tell him that I had complete (and current) documentation for all of my specialties and primary responsibilities. I've been putting together tip sheets for Unix and Active Directory command line tools--both items which others on my team would regularly ask about.
Unfortunately, the way the company works, they won't even post for my position until after I am gone. Then, it will be a month or more before they make a hiring decision. I definately don't plan to burn any bridges. An exit interview is a given, so I'm working on my talking points, so I may address issues in a positive light while yet moving the company toward a positive change.
I definately understand the why (that I could do something). I was most taken aback by them expecting me to simply clock time for the balance of my notice period--everyone understands that I cannot do much of anything without my access. I can't even update documentation on an internal software application because I no longer have access to the application. I was able to help my team lead with some software testing (nothing that required privilege, of course), and I'll continue to offer to do such tasks until my final hour.
Thanks for the feedback.
Now this sounds like advice born out of experience. I contemplated clearing my cube before tendering my resignation, but that would have been a very obvious sign to my peers and my manager, likely blowing my exit strategy. I did clear my most important items at the end of the first couple of days after I gave notice, just in case my badge doesn't work when I next try to enter the building.
I decided to do something in line with this. I was actually the active on-call person when the edict came down, so someone else on my team had to take the rest of my week, and others had to be drafted to complete some of my work which was due over the past few days.
I sent an email message to my manager yesterday, but alas, the travel schedule of my manager means I won't be likely to hear anything back until Tuesday (after the holiday). I listed the projects I need to complete (including a dozen database changes which my manager approved just the day before), and noted the impact on my peers and our service level agreement (a large number of items were sure to breach since my other teammates are already pretty fully loaded).
I'm still watching my inbox.
I appreciate the feedback. My new digs currently has less than 100 employees (most of whom are on the manufacturing floor). I hope to codify our policy for handling departing tech staff fairly early (i.e., before we hire any other technical staff).
Woot! This is a good day for consumer rights!!!
You wouldn't need a license, since the application is in a different sector for a differnt technology (unless IBM wants to argue that laptops should now also be used as serving trays).
You could gut the cameras and leave the housings in place. Remove the lens glass and viola!--you have nice little bird houses everywhere in the city. Someone get the environmental lobby on this angle, stat!
Everyone knows that the cameras are not in place to catch crime while it is happening (though that made for a good cover story). The fact is that they are looking for a specific blue police box, a man named "The Doctor", and his traveling companion(s).
"Cracker" is the distinction made only within the tech community. To the general populous, "hacker" is firmly entrenched and carries the same meaning.
If you really want to change that perception, plan to run full page ads in every major newspaper (because the people who misuse the term are less likely, imo, to get their news online) and launch a multi-million dollar TV campaign in every major market for a few years. Even then, you'll still be vexed by people who will use the old term, but having run the campaign, you'll be able to elevate your level of righteous indignation.
Then you might be able to start a new affinity group: Mankind for the Ethical Treatment of Hackers (METH).
Great. Now my beautiful better half doesn't need to try to get me to acknowledge her repeated pleadings for my attention while I game on. Now all she needs to do is put on that top I really like and stand at the edge of my peripheral vision.
Maybe if I rig a set of blinders...
True, but then I would not have had a viable excuse for buying a faster, higher-res printer.
;)
I bought an HP LaserJet 4L years ago when I got tired of ink costs for an old HP DeskJet 500 (c.1994). I had that laser printer for twelve years. The last toner cartridge (6000 page estimated yield) lasted me over eight years (with the old "shake and reinsert" method to squeeze out the last particles of toner).
When that one finally died (the cartridge, not the printer), I found I could spend $80 on another cartridge, or just over $120 for a refurbed Dell Laser (the 1100 series, I think--not home right now to check). The new printer offered better speed (25 ppm vs. 4 ppm) and better resolution (600 dpi vs. 300 dpi), and shipped with a low-yield toner cartridge rated for about 2000 pages. That cartridge lasted me just under two years (I have a volunteer position now that has me printing a bit more each week), and I just replaced it with a regular cartridge that should last me six to eight more years.
For black and white printing, nothing beats a laser. Heck, even the color laser printers are reasonable nowadays.
Just because they put locks on car doors doesn't mean everyone uses them. Then there's the issue of thos little magentic key holders in the driver's side wheel well...