they said protesting without a permit - it didn't get much farther than sitting in the squad car for a couple of hours before the let a group of us go.
after that i looked it up and the county requires you apply for a permit before organizing a protest so that it can have precautions in place to ensure public safety.
i'm sure if it went to court it would get knocked down in a heart beat.. but doesn't stop them from enforcing it short term.. after they arrested a few of us the rest put their signs down and started clearing out.
thats just it - they won't review it - at least not in-depth.. if it came from a PE they would take the highlights and assume his work is good and then base their decision off the PE's recommendation - if in the long run turns out the recommendation was wrong because of faulty work then the PE is liable for the consequences.
If they take this guys work and make decisions based off of it - they have to take the liability for the consequences because he isn't a PE and can't take it - they are the authoritative body of it..
All this is them getting mad because he/they tried to call the DOT on sitting on their asses and passing the buck.
It's a pass the buck move.. IF a PE recommends they do something and they do it and it turns out to get someone killed then the blame falls back on the PE
but if they have to actually do their job of evaluating the data instead of just passing the buck and they do it based on his data - he isn't a PE but they are.. so the blame falls with them.
Even if i could i don't think i would get a PE licence - too much liability on what you sign off on.
you know.. you just gave me an idea - you could have some fun racking up peoples bills by by sending traffic to their devices for no good reason.. you don't exactly have to dos them just start flooding the network
I'm in his same situation (originally not as large a company but still large) and am at one with 16 people..
10 years ago when i started here i worked 60 hour weeks.. but i also had to do everything.. as we have grown and devised and implemented roles i was able to cut back.. right now hold around 45 hours a week and that is a good level for me..
i'm one of the types of people who can't just sit still.. some times i go home eat dinner and do a little work just because i'd rather get something worthwhile done than to sit on my ass and watch the boob tube..
one of the benefits of working for a small company though in my mind is they are a lot more understanding of personal situations - right now i take one day a week and work from home so i can spend more time with my son, but i can do this because they know and i know that unlike others i don't pad my time.. normally i only log 3-6 hours on that day (during his naps) but i also make sure i'm available if they need anything.
the flexibility is wonderful - and not something that was available or would have even been considered when i worked for a larger company.
i agree - i work for a small biz - and i could see my self in a mid sized one - but never in a large corp.. there is a point where the politics take over and people lose sight of what is important for the company and it's people. i wouldn't last more than a year in that environment, because i don't like playing games just to be able to do my work.
doesn't matter - only takes a single use to break the law..
you can't go in to a bank and hold up a gun saying your going to rob people and 5min in when the cops show up put the gun down and say "you know what that isn't what i meant to do" and walk away
while person A did upload the image and was in violation of copyright. so is Facebook when they distribute for profit.
back when it first came out i kinda wanted to buy a PS3.. but that was only because they where taking a near 200$ loss per console..
i didn't want it or want to use it.. but the idea of forcing them to lose money was appealing.. except i didn't have the extra cash so i was hoping no one would buy them and they could just eat it all.. but alas.. people seem to keep buying them.
but 90% of your "Mom and Pop" computer stores aren't going to do this.
i wouldn't be too sure of that comment - while they might not store it in an easy to reference way - ALL the "mom and pop" stores around here put the SN (where available) of each component they sell on the invoice/receipt to prevent someone from buying a part to replace a defective one and return the defective.
again while out side of the single incident use and not easily referenced - they do keep it.. and per IRS rules they keep the invoice/receipt for at least 7 years.
but i have my phone with me all the time - i have a spot right on my belt with aholder for it that i put it and it keeps me from forgetting it.
for some reason corp jobs frown on chains on a wallet.
so there have been many days where i have forgotten my wallet, and only once in the last 10 years have i forgotten my laptop, but I've never forgotten my phone.
and no i'm not one of the text/constant talk/crack addicts.
even the "mastering" process - all of it is a type of conversion - you are talking analog pressure waves that go into a mic or me waves in to a pickup and induce analog voltage and are attempting to record them for later reproduction.
that argument will be valid for any digital source vs and analog source.. that is until you start encoding in single base particles (what ever the smallest sub atomic particle is)
the HDCP crack was the master key for which you make device and content keys - it makes HDCP usless - this might be it's replacement. Remember the HDCP leak was sourced from Intel.
either way this is not DRM per say but rather a HD video optimized encryption/decryption device.. (best i can tell) so it wouldn't be anymore DRM than TLS/SSL
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they said protesting without a permit - it didn't get much farther than sitting in the squad car for a couple of hours before the let a group of us go.
after that i looked it up and the county requires you apply for a permit before organizing a protest so that it can have precautions in place to ensure public safety.
i'm sure if it went to court it would get knocked down in a heart beat.. but doesn't stop them from enforcing it short term.. after they arrested a few of us the rest put their signs down and started clearing out.
it's not like you won't review it anyway
thats just it - they won't review it - at least not in-depth.. if it came from a PE they would take the highlights and assume his work is good and then base their decision off the PE's recommendation - if in the long run turns out the recommendation was wrong because of faulty work then the PE is liable for the consequences.
If they take this guys work and make decisions based off of it - they have to take the liability for the consequences because he isn't a PE and can't take it - they are the authoritative body of it..
All this is them getting mad because he/they tried to call the DOT on sitting on their asses and passing the buck.
"...the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances"
Or would they prosecute you for practicing law without a license?
Well i do know (because i was arrested for it ~15 years ago) that in New Hanover County NC you have to have a permit to organize/form a protest.
It's a pass the buck move.. IF a PE recommends they do something and they do it and it turns out to get someone killed then the blame falls back on the PE
but if they have to actually do their job of evaluating the data instead of just passing the buck and they do it based on his data - he isn't a PE but they are.. so the blame falls with them.
Even if i could i don't think i would get a PE licence - too much liability on what you sign off on.
I've taught the same basics to 10 year olds over a weekend - just one of the many things you do in Scouting.
It amazes me the number of people today that can't even read an analog clock.. let alone have any idea of their bearings in relation to another place.
AT&T IBM and MS all had Egos..
Steve has the "Reality Distortion Field (tm)"
you know.. you just gave me an idea - you could have some fun racking up peoples bills by by sending traffic to their devices for no good reason.. you don't exactly have to dos them just start flooding the network
I'm in his same situation (originally not as large a company but still large) and am at one with 16 people..
10 years ago when i started here i worked 60 hour weeks.. but i also had to do everything.. as we have grown and devised and implemented roles i was able to cut back.. right now hold around 45 hours a week and that is a good level for me..
i'm one of the types of people who can't just sit still.. some times i go home eat dinner and do a little work just because i'd rather get something worthwhile done than to sit on my ass and watch the boob tube..
one of the benefits of working for a small company though in my mind is they are a lot more understanding of personal situations - right now i take one day a week and work from home so i can spend more time with my son, but i can do this because they know and i know that unlike others i don't pad my time.. normally i only log 3-6 hours on that day (during his naps) but i also make sure i'm available if they need anything.
the flexibility is wonderful - and not something that was available or would have even been considered when i worked for a larger company.
i agree - i work for a small biz - and i could see my self in a mid sized one - but never in a large corp.. there is a point where the politics take over and people lose sight of what is important for the company and it's people. i wouldn't last more than a year in that environment, because i don't like playing games just to be able to do my work.
a small software company as a CTO with about $100million in sales last year
sorry but 100m a year isn't considered "a small ... company" by anyone. smaller than MS yes.. but not small.
router on a stick?
might not be as easy to setup with only one port instead of two but is perfectly doable.
http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2004/Cisco_Routing_Timeline.pdf
i don't think people give them credit for the 90's they had some interesting things for the time. (and still do)
actual metric bytes would be 10 bits (metric is base 10) where as normal bytes are 8 bits.. so 1000kbs (metric) is 25% larger than 1000kbs (standard)
sorry you had them backwards..
i have this feeling that laws should apply to everyone.
sadly i know they don't - but that i'm one of the ones they do apply too..
so i just keep my head low and make sure there is lower hanging fruit nearby for them to take away.
if my wife didn't get sea sick i would have moved to international waters years ago.
very true - i would be surprised if they where not banned and also sued if facebook did get in trouble.
but then again - how hard would it be to simply make spam accounts for it?
doesn't matter - only takes a single use to break the law..
you can't go in to a bank and hold up a gun saying your going to rob people and 5min in when the cops show up put the gun down and say "you know what that isn't what i meant to do" and walk away
while person A did upload the image and was in violation of copyright. so is Facebook when they distribute for profit.
back when it first came out i kinda wanted to buy a PS3 .. but that was only because they where taking a near 200$ loss per console..
i didn't want it or want to use it.. but the idea of forcing them to lose money was appealing.. except i didn't have the extra cash so i was hoping no one would buy them and they could just eat it all.. but alas.. people seem to keep buying them.
but 90% of your "Mom and Pop" computer stores aren't going to do this.
i wouldn't be too sure of that comment - while they might not store it in an easy to reference way - ALL the "mom and pop" stores around here put the SN (where available) of each component they sell on the invoice/receipt to prevent someone from buying a part to replace a defective one and return the defective.
again while out side of the single incident use and not easily referenced - they do keep it.. and per IRS rules they keep the invoice/receipt for at least 7 years.
Who the fuck would set up a SAN for personal photos?
this is slashdot...
exactly - i picked up a IBM FastT700 and 10TB of raw space cheap on craigslist..
then again it stores more than just personal photos.. but there are some on there :)
not that i'm advocating anything.
but i have my phone with me all the time - i have a spot right on my belt with aholder for it that i put it and it keeps me from forgetting it.
for some reason corp jobs frown on chains on a wallet.
so there have been many days where i have forgotten my wallet, and only once in the last 10 years have i forgotten my laptop, but I've never forgotten my phone.
and no i'm not one of the text/constant talk/crack addicts.
even the "mastering" process - all of it is a type of conversion - you are talking analog pressure waves that go into a mic or me waves in to a pickup and induce analog voltage and are attempting to record them for later reproduction.
magnatunes.com
its an indie place - you get to pick your price and if you want it download or download + CD
they offer a lot of formats for download including flac & wav(zip'ed)
that argument will be valid for any digital source vs and analog source.. that is until you start encoding in single base particles (what ever the smallest sub atomic particle is)
but.. but.. customer service - no one like customer service.. what would we invest there..
the HDCP crack was the master key for which you make device and content keys - it makes HDCP usless - this might be it's replacement. Remember the HDCP leak was sourced from Intel.
either way this is not DRM per say but rather a HD video optimized encryption/decryption device.. (best i can tell) so it wouldn't be anymore DRM than TLS/SSL