And the result? Angry employees, the ones that aren't are the ones smart enough to set up proxies, and there's plenty of websites that aren't blocked to waste time on anyways.
Or some employees are going old school with "wasting time," reading magazines, chatting (like face-to-face, not online), or simply sleeping (sometimes I hear snoring from adjacent cubicles).
I think they might pull it off if they offered some sort of niche social networking, maybe for adults/woring professionals past college age that could use social networking tools without all the crap and creepiness found on myspace.
I would use something like that.
I've worked in sales, if you're "hitting the numbers," not only are they going to turn a blind eye to aggressive tactics, but you'll be praised and be set as an example to fellow employees.
Maybe (big maybe, I doubt it was on the radar until it hit the internet) corporate AOL had a problem with it, but I highly doubt the supervisiors in the trenches saw it as going "too far."
Considering the fact that their trashing his name and hanging this debacle on him, it makes sense to get a lawyer.
AOL also fired the "retention agent" over that phone call we all heard. Of course he was doing what he was told to do. Scapegoating lower level peons seems to be modus operandi for AOL.
Do parents need to be able to watch them via GPS 24/7/365? And I shudder to think if this GPS tracking ability were to be used by people other than kid's parents. Our parents certainly didn't have/need this.
I think I heard on Off The Hook about the GPS capability of phones already being hacked.
True, A lot of times it's easier to just tell people to look me up on myspace and leave me a message there, or if I want to "broadcast" something to all my friends, rather than texting/emailing, etc, everyone, I can just post a bulletin and be done with it.
So in a way, I only use it as "hub," and my page (a simple div overlay featuring some links and Tux) reflects how limited my use of it is.
I remember, it was probably about 25 years ago now, that we would "xerox" something on the "xerox machine" if we wanted a copy. Around that time, Xerox started a large ad campaign on TV and in print in which they referred to "Xerox brand photocopiers." I can't speak for the rest of the world, but now the verb around here is "photocopy" and the machine is a "photocopier." So it can happen.
That's interesting, because in my office there's a sort of strata (by age) of people who use the term "xerox," "photocopy," and just "copy."
The people that have been around a copy machine the longest use "xerox," the ones in the middle "photocopy" and the youngest (20s to early 30s) simply say "copy."
Oh noes, I think xerox's campaign is having success.
I'm sure that the programmers think they've very clever by choosing a name that means something in some obscure language- or they just thing the name sounds cool- but that simple lack of meaningful names is detrimental. If I start up a GNOME session and want to use network meeting functionality, how is there any possible way that I could guess that "Ekiga" is the application I'm looking for?
Nerds aren't marketers, and I for one am willing to sacrifice slick names for better apps.
anyone know what the bushes were doing in prohibition?
Interesting that you mention the Bushes, since we know that W was a bit of a party animal, as are (were?) his daughters.
Of course now that he's gotten it out of his system, had his fun and found Jesus, it's not OK for anyone else to experiment with drugs.
No, let me clarify: many people asy Linux is not adopted in large numbers in part because it does not support these features out of the box (I don't think it's true personally, I don't even think it's on a lot of end users' RADAR, but OK). Now, something comes along that DOES support these things, and it's still roundly dismissed.
That's what I find ironic.
Maybe the non-slashdot crowd will appriciate it, vis-a-vis, a computer they can pick up for a couple hundred dollars and have it play DVDs, MP3s, etc. I think distros like this will fare better when indtoduced to people that are NOT looking for a replacment for windows, but rather are purchasing their first computer and/or are novices. Those that have no Windows inertia in other words.
Do you really think there would be more crackheads around simply because it's legal? You could be giving crack away and I (and most people) wouldn't touch it. OTOH, people that want (need) to get high, are going to do whatever they have to do to get high, legal or not.
When they said all power handed over to the government would be used most often for things other than terrorism.
So now instead of hunting down terrorists, their protecting the country against drugs? All this money spent on high tech gadgets could have gone towards anti-terrorism, or *gasp* schools, and instead is being used to further a futile "war on drugs," just peachy.
Nice to see big brother never fails to disappoint.
That a big argument (excuse?) often given for the slow (non) migration to Linux from Windows is that there is no WMV, DVD, MP3, etc, support out-of-the-box. Now that there is a distro making an effort to offer these features, it's roundly dismissed.
While I wouldn't personally use it (I'm absolutely loving ubuntu right now), I might take a look and see if it's ready for my parents, girlfriend, non-geek friends/relatives (I don't have high expectations, but who knows).
but when DHS says to do it, it's part of some sinister plot... or is it? We've become so conditioned to the idea that the government is corrupt, we fail to notice when they are actually doing their job.
Given the track record, why are you surprised?
And since when is it wrong to question government's motivation? Are we just to assume they have our best interest at heart?
On a less cynical note, why would I take the computer advice of an agency that came up with the color coded alery system, and the "in case of chemical attack, duct tape your windows shut?" I'd almost trust the "Geek Squad" over the DHS on computer security issues.
Can they possibly get any worse? I guess they could start making "reality movies," not in-depth commentaries on society like documentaries, but more along the lines of the vacuous dribble on MTV, Fox, et al.
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And the result? Angry employees, the ones that aren't are the ones smart enough to set up proxies, and there's plenty of websites that aren't blocked to waste time on anyways. Or some employees are going old school with "wasting time," reading magazines, chatting (like face-to-face, not online), or simply sleeping (sometimes I hear snoring from adjacent cubicles).
or "googling?"
I think they might pull it off if they offered some sort of niche social networking, maybe for adults/woring professionals past college age that could use social networking tools without all the crap and creepiness found on myspace. I would use something like that.
I've worked in sales, if you're "hitting the numbers," not only are they going to turn a blind eye to aggressive tactics, but you'll be praised and be set as an example to fellow employees. Maybe (big maybe, I doubt it was on the radar until it hit the internet) corporate AOL had a problem with it, but I highly doubt the supervisiors in the trenches saw it as going "too far."
Considering the fact that their trashing his name and hanging this debacle on him, it makes sense to get a lawyer. AOL also fired the "retention agent" over that phone call we all heard. Of course he was doing what he was told to do. Scapegoating lower level peons seems to be modus operandi for AOL.
Lisa, in this house we OBEY the second law of thermodynamics!
Do parents need to be able to watch them via GPS 24/7/365? And I shudder to think if this GPS tracking ability were to be used by people other than kid's parents. Our parents certainly didn't have/need this. I think I heard on Off The Hook about the GPS capability of phones already being hacked.
True, A lot of times it's easier to just tell people to look me up on myspace and leave me a message there, or if I want to "broadcast" something to all my friends, rather than texting/emailing, etc, everyone, I can just post a bulletin and be done with it. So in a way, I only use it as "hub," and my page (a simple div overlay featuring some links and Tux) reflects how limited my use of it is.
Considering the the spooks are already trolling social networking sites, I wouldn't be surprised.
Will he add Tila Tequila as a friend?
but alas the technology wasn't around in my 9th grade shop class.
oh wait
Considering all his accomplishments.
No, let me clarify: many people asy Linux is not adopted in large numbers in part because it does not support these features out of the box (I don't think it's true personally, I don't even think it's on a lot of end users' RADAR, but OK). Now, something comes along that DOES support these things, and it's still roundly dismissed. That's what I find ironic. Maybe the non-slashdot crowd will appriciate it, vis-a-vis, a computer they can pick up for a couple hundred dollars and have it play DVDs, MP3s, etc. I think distros like this will fare better when indtoduced to people that are NOT looking for a replacment for windows, but rather are purchasing their first computer and/or are novices. Those that have no Windows inertia in other words.
When they said all power handed over to the government would be used most often for things other than terrorism. So now instead of hunting down terrorists, their protecting the country against drugs? All this money spent on high tech gadgets could have gone towards anti-terrorism, or *gasp* schools, and instead is being used to further a futile "war on drugs," just peachy. Nice to see big brother never fails to disappoint.
That a big argument (excuse?) often given for the slow (non) migration to Linux from Windows is that there is no WMV, DVD, MP3, etc, support out-of-the-box. Now that there is a distro making an effort to offer these features, it's roundly dismissed. While I wouldn't personally use it (I'm absolutely loving ubuntu right now), I might take a look and see if it's ready for my parents, girlfriend, non-geek friends/relatives (I don't have high expectations, but who knows).
Can they possibly get any worse? I guess they could start making "reality movies," not in-depth commentaries on society like documentaries, but more along the lines of the vacuous dribble on MTV, Fox, et al.
Has the Web tripled in sized?