I used to drive between NY and AZ and can tell you there ain't shit between them until about MO. And what about the vast northern reaches of Canada....ain't nobody up there except elk and moose. Hell, look at Austrailia....as big as the US in land mass, and there are huge areas that are empty except for snakes, alligators, Dingos and Steve Erwin chasing them around.
So who the fuck made her put it in her lap? She was a fucking idiot and she paid the price for being stupid. I can't beleive that McD's had to pay her anything. They should have sued to keep her from ever entering their premises again and lowering the IQ of the assembled....as if that was even possible (they use icons on the registers for Christ's sake!)
Hate to tell you this... but in the 16 years I've been using macs or so I've never had to format and reinstall due to a decaying operating system;)
Oh Horse shit. Have you ever zapped the PRAM? Have you ever had to track down an errant extension and reboot with the extensions off? Or with only the 7.5.x ext enabled? Or rebuild the desktop?
As a matter of fact, peruse just about any Mac oriented help site, and alot of people would routinely wipe and reinstall semi-annually or annually.
Disclaimer: I haven't used Mac OS since 8.x, so I don't know if 9 or X fixed that crap, but I used to support them and it was just as frustrating with the mac specific problems as it was with the WinOS problems....same shit....different OS.
The good thing was that for the most part, the program installs were way more logical than the shotgun approach to most windows programs. They must sit around and really think "How many different places _CAN_ we put our files?"
You just gave the Son of Sam what he needed
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See, it _was_ that goddamn dog telling him to do it after all! How fast until we see an appeal?
For all you little kids and non-US types, the Son of Sam was a serial killer who said his dog was telling him to commit the murders (back in the late 70's I think it was.....hell I was just a kid, I can't remember exact dates).
I work for a recruiting agency so I see both sides of this. Personally, I would never take the counter offer. From what I have seen, the current employer _will_ make a mental note that you are a troublemaker and are costing them more than necessary. (The only exception to that observation is if your direct manager is an actual human being that is concerned that he/she has happy, productive employees. Then I would imagine they would have paid you a fair wage coming in. Those are rare). It's only a matter of time.
Now, the other side of this is.....are you really worth what they are offering you? No really....are you? I mean really? Do you know what the going rate in your city for your skill level? I can't count the times where we took a Key Op, got them a job doing Software QA as an entry level position. They got a 50% raise over their keyop pay and 3 months later, are pissing and moaning they are underpaid. You're not worth it! Get some better skills and some experience before you whine you ungrateful little shit! We take a small cut of the billing rate and pay them most of it (no really, I'm not shitting you....~70%). The more you make skippy, the more we make. If I could get you $100/hr, why would I NOT get it for you? HMMMM? Because I would rather get $20/hr BR and pay you $15? I have unemployment fees, SSI and Medicare, Insurance, rent, etc. Then, whatever is left over, we pay ourselves.
So, I ask again....are you worth what they are offering you to begin with?
If you are, then go with the original offer and don't look back. And, as previous posts point out, I am assuming you have done your due diligence regarding your new company. Are they going to be in business next year? Are they growing? What can they offer you and your career as far as gaining new skills, interesting work, advancement, etc. Are you going direct? Contract to direct? Do they offer any benfits? When can you join? Do they match 401(k)? Do they have any other benefits that are of note? Think it through before you give notice, but once you have decided.....go with your decision and don't look back.
Pity you are not in the UK. Hear any shair holder is allowed to spend 2 hours a day at the Companies HQ looking over the directors renumaration package, take any notes they want, and leave the building with them.
Hmm, here if you are as hareholder (1 share counts), they mail you an annual report every year, along with a proxy vote card and all the information you need about the big shot's conpensation package, what options are outstanding, what if any triggers are involved. So you can look it over at your leisure whilst sipping tea at your own table.
Damn right! What is so bad about being a vegetarian in space?
You're kidding me right? Do you think Capt'n Kirk was a vegetarian? Not bloody likly what with screwin the ailen princesses and kicking some alien ass.....I don't think so!
but i'm just curious, becuase it seems like Compaq and HP were always the majority of the retail desktops out there...who is left to compete? or are they gonna have a virtual monopoly in that field???
I have one word......Packard-Bell. Remember when they were everywhere? Like dandelions in your front yard. Didn't matter they were proprietary, or that they were un-upgradeable beyond a certain point, they were cheap, plentiful, and simple. Just like the people that bought them. Hell, I have one somewhere in a closet. It's really the same shit, different day senario. Just happens to be HP/Compaq's turn. I have a Compaq server (6500 proliant) and I think the engineering behind it is great. I never liked HP for their computers, but love the laserjet and the inkjet printers. Never tried a scanner from them.
Acutally, if you want conspiricy theory, read some MS whitepapers on how to secure NT4 and W2K. High on the list is to remove any referance to OS/2 in the registry and in the system32 folder.
I used to run OS/2 for years, until it gave up on me
Plus, steel is rather heavy, although a rusted out case might look pretty cool.
Great, a rusty desktop case to go with a rusty '73 Pinto in the front yard....who the hell are you? Kenny from SouthPark?;-) J/k dude!
You are right on about Aluminumiumium, althought it's harder to weld than steel. I have no idea about magnesium for welding.....like the guy above noted, if you manage to light it, you are screwed. Hope you're in the yard and not your basement. Now lithium, that would be a cool case, just don't drop any water on it!
So, since I am getting gigged for a year even though they can only prove that I sped once...then I may as well go ahead and speed all the time. And for that whiner who complained that we all get to shoulder the burdon, this is not new.
"A JELLY DONUT?!?!?!
Private Pyle has disgraced himself as well as the corps. He has failed because YOU have failed to help me help him..... the way I see it ladies, you owe me for one jelly donut....NOW GET ON YOUR FACES!!!!
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I used to drive between NY and AZ and can tell you there ain't shit between them until about MO. And what about the vast northern reaches of Canada....ain't nobody up there except elk and moose. Hell, look at Austrailia....as big as the US in land mass, and there are huge areas that are empty except for snakes, alligators, Dingos and Steve Erwin chasing them around.
Uh huh...so after he takes a shit on the captains chair, his name is going to be changed from Porthos to "That fucking dog"...
At least that's the way it works in my house....
if he can add me to the Warez list?
So who the fuck made her put it in her lap? She was a fucking idiot and she paid the price for being stupid. I can't beleive that McD's had to pay her anything. They should have sued to keep her from ever entering their premises again and lowering the IQ of the assembled....as if that was even possible (they use icons on the registers for Christ's sake!)
In Sweden you're an adult at 18, but you can have sex as much as you want when you're 15.
Well, now I know where I want to vacation this year......
I get $1500 for Christmas as well as gifts, does that make me a rich bastard too? I get it from my in-laws.
So is the debugger called SpankTheMonkey?
See ya!
Don't let the door knob hit you in the ass! Arivedarchi!
Hasta la Vista!
Chow!
Tell your mom I left my shoes under her bed and want them back!
Oh, I don't know....that maybe my LNUX shares would be worth more than the commission to sell them?
Just ask me how to turn $4600 into 26 bucks in 2.5 years.
Hate to tell you this... but in the 16 years I've been using macs or so I've never had to format and reinstall due to a decaying operating system ;)
Oh Horse shit. Have you ever zapped the PRAM? Have you ever had to track down an errant extension and reboot with the extensions off? Or with only the 7.5.x ext enabled? Or rebuild the desktop?
As a matter of fact, peruse just about any Mac oriented help site, and alot of people would routinely wipe and reinstall semi-annually or annually.
Disclaimer: I haven't used Mac OS since 8.x, so I don't know if 9 or X fixed that crap, but I used to support them and it was just as frustrating with the mac specific problems as it was with the WinOS problems....same shit....different OS.
The good thing was that for the most part, the program installs were way more logical than the shotgun approach to most windows programs. They must sit around and really think "How many different places _CAN_ we put our files?"
See, it _was_ that goddamn dog telling him to do it after all! How fast until we see an appeal?
For all you little kids and non-US types, the Son of Sam was a serial killer who said his dog was telling him to commit the murders (back in the late 70's I think it was.....hell I was just a kid, I can't remember exact dates).
Now, the other side of this is.....are you really worth what they are offering you? No really....are you? I mean really? Do you know what the going rate in your city for your skill level? I can't count the times where we took a Key Op, got them a job doing Software QA as an entry level position. They got a 50% raise over their keyop pay and 3 months later, are pissing and moaning they are underpaid. You're not worth it! Get some better skills and some experience before you whine you ungrateful little shit! We take a small cut of the billing rate and pay them most of it (no really, I'm not shitting you....~70%). The more you make skippy, the more we make. If I could get you $100/hr, why would I NOT get it for you? HMMMM? Because I would rather get $20/hr BR and pay you $15? I have unemployment fees, SSI and Medicare, Insurance, rent, etc. Then, whatever is left over, we pay ourselves.
So, I ask again....are you worth what they are offering you to begin with?
If you are, then go with the original offer and don't look back. And, as previous posts point out, I am assuming you have done your due diligence regarding your new company. Are they going to be in business next year? Are they growing? What can they offer you and your career as far as gaining new skills, interesting work, advancement, etc. Are you going direct? Contract to direct? Do they offer any benfits? When can you join? Do they match 401(k)? Do they have any other benefits that are of note? Think it through before you give notice, but once you have decided.....go with your decision and don't look back.
Good Luck!
Hmm, here if you are as hareholder (1 share counts), they mail you an annual report every year, along with a proxy vote card and all the information you need about the big shot's conpensation package, what options are outstanding, what if any triggers are involved. So you can look it over at your leisure whilst sipping tea at your own table.
Cheers!
when Clinton was elected.....twice.
Go ahead, I have Karma to burn....damn liberals
Some twanging on a Sitar from Ravie Shankar? No thanks...I'd rather start my truck and listen to the crankshaft slowly eating a bearing.
Tell her all I want is my shoes from under the bed!
What is so bad about being a vegetarian in space?
You're kidding me right? Do you think Capt'n Kirk was a vegetarian? Not bloody likly what with screwin the ailen princesses and kicking some alien ass.....I don't think so!
Tell me about it.
I have one word......Packard-Bell. Remember when they were everywhere? Like dandelions in your front yard. Didn't matter they were proprietary, or that they were un-upgradeable beyond a certain point, they were cheap, plentiful, and simple. Just like the people that bought them. Hell, I have one somewhere in a closet. It's really the same shit, different day senario. Just happens to be HP/Compaq's turn. I have a Compaq server (6500 proliant) and I think the engineering behind it is great. I never liked HP for their computers, but love the laserjet and the inkjet printers. Never tried a scanner from them.
I claim all rights to the idea of the sequal (hell, if Amazon can patent/copyright/trademark/servicemark an idea, why can't I?)
I used to run OS/2 for years, until it gave up on me
if virtual girlfriend on the PC gave you the Clap.
"Bitch! Who you been Whoring around with?!?!?!"
Ah yes, that strange burning sensation when you peee
That's easy, get married. You'll see what I mean.
Great, a rusty desktop case to go with a rusty '73 Pinto in the front yard....who the hell are you? Kenny from SouthPark? ;-) J/k dude!
You are right on about Aluminumiumium, althought it's harder to weld than steel. I have no idea about magnesium for welding.....like the guy above noted, if you manage to light it, you are screwed. Hope you're in the yard and not your basement. Now lithium, that would be a cool case, just don't drop any water on it!
So, since I am getting gigged for a year even though they can only prove that I sped once...then I may as well go ahead and speed all the time. And for that whiner who complained that we all get to shoulder the burdon, this is not new.
"A JELLY DONUT?!?!?!
Private Pyle has disgraced himself as well as the corps. He has failed because YOU have failed to help me help him..... the way I see it ladies, you owe me for one jelly donut....NOW GET ON YOUR FACES!!!!
1...2...3...4...I...love...the...Marine ...Corp.... "