This is a country that as recently as 2002 imprisoned a newspaper editor for running articles suggesting some judges were mismanaging cases and handing out inappropriate sentences.
Mac is better than PC, Hitler was right about everything, Nintendo is better than Sega, people who use Linux are homosexual, oh and Obama is a Muslim terrorist.
-CmdrTaco
Thanks for that. You've just given the answer to 90% of all the troll threads on Slashdot. Now that's cleared up we can look forward to a troll-free future.
Always been suspicious of the countless android apps that REQUIRE device permissions such as "full internet access", "read phone state and identity" etc...
As far as I can gather this is worse. It comes pre-installed by your carrier, you never grant it access to everything and there is no sign that it is installed.
I wonder if its possible to become so invisible that you really do get forgotten about -- the guy who exists on the payroll DB, gets a paycheck, but doesn't exist otherwise.
That would be good. I'd even take up another job... and try to get forgotten in that one too!
You can be forgotton in the office as well! Wasn't there a news article a while back where an office worked died in the office , and wasn't noticed for several days.
When i worked for an Italian company (olivetti) they forgot about a whole development team. They spend six months programming a computer range that had been cancelled.
Most of my co-workers are in Manila, Mumbai and Buenos Aires... I'm mean really who in their right mind would want to live in Tulsa, OK or Des Moines IA?!?!?
The same article goes on to say "About 200 degrees Fahrenheit is the optimal temperature to make coffee," and the National Coffee Association agrees
Ah, its talking about the american version, not a real espresso made by forcing boiling water through the grounds. It means ideal if you want to avoid the real coffee favour.
and how many lost because they had been using AbiWord, LibreOffice Writer, or some other non-Microsoft word processing application?
That makes no sense. If you are familiar with those alternative word processors, you should also be familiar with the 'export as MS-select year-.doc' option.
She actually had to write the letter on their computer using MSWord. However I think it was so straightforward that knowledge of the word-processor was pretty much irrelevant, it was not a long structured document. My daughter is most familiar with LibreOffice but used an older version of MSWord when she was at school, but had no problem writing a simple response in a later version of Word.
This is so sad. It's a symptom of a much greater problem: We are reaping the latest crop that was sown by modern education.
The little Johnys and Janes are barely literate. Composing even the simplest prose (to answer an email or any other written communication) just takes too long for the average person entering the workforce today.
You might be right about this. My daughter got a temp job as an admin assistant while she studies. They asked applicants to respond to a fictitious email, then write a reply to a letter using MS word. Evidently that brought the number of applicants going into an actual interview down from twenty to three...
If you stop research because you are afraid that terrorists might use it, you would have to stop all research of any kind.
That's a nice soundbite, but somehow I find myself opposed to giving terrorists weaponized super-flus, while at the same time not being so worried about them getting access to the latest touch screen technology. I mean, we've already stopped research into human vivisection, and that didn't require us to stop "research of any kind".
Just a thought, but maybe we can take a step outside of the world of black and white you're painting, and allow all research except that which could destroy human civilization?
Quite. This would be a huge boon to Muslims. Their countries have overpopulation problems and a huge growth rate. It would destabilise the west a lot more than them to lose 30% of the population. And their theology teaches them that any Muslims killed by the release would be martyrs
In this economy I'd take a salary (certainty) over the kudos of being an entrepreneur (uncertainty) any day of the week.
I would too. After seeing a program about successful entrepreneurs I think this means that neither of us are cut out for running a business. The ones who succeeded often did so after several attempts, putting in long hours, sinking their own assets into the business, failing and then doing it over again. They had a drive and ultimate confidence in themselves that meant that they would never be happy taking the safer option of a salary, unless it was short term during which they would scrimp and save what they needed to start another business.
"Ok. 'Bye, don't let the door hit you on the way out"
You're welcome to get your medical or other degree from ibn Osama bin Kamel Inst of Technology, etc if our university is no longer your first choice.
The problem is they'l let them back in to treat us afterwards.
Exactly, I hold more hope for automated driving cabs and buses. They can use the existing infrastructure without interfering with the existing ways of travel. It will be personal chauffeurs for everyone.
You could use the same principle. Cabs dock with 250mph "super coaches" for inter-city travel. Manual driving on high speed routes forbidden obviously.
The people who commit "honour killings" do so because of tribal cultural traditions which predate Islam and have survived due to poverty and lack of education. Most Muslims from more advanced/civilized countries would condemn them outright.
Yes that's why there are dozens of honour killings by Muslims in the UK each year". And before you try the "they're not all Muslim" thing, there have been many dozen Muslim honour killings, one Christian, one Hindu and a few Sikh
OK so you are going with the second option of saying that the Muslims should have a turn at being murderous uncivilised barbarians.
And you've gone with the first option of actually being retarded - christian style.
I can see that not having an answer you resort to insults. You are wrong on all counts here because I am not a Christian.
Nowhere did I say they should be allowed that. I only think christians and jews should stop being so sanctimonious having (not even really completely) just only become "civilised". And stop shoving their way of life down everyone's throats.
Funny way to tell them not to be sanctimonious (which I agree they often are) - by saying that we should "give the muslims a few centuries to become civilized".
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In the US, virtually no one has an employment contract.
Surely that can't be true! wouldn't companies at least want non-disclosure and ownership of copyright to code you produce wouldn't they?
Also, if you're being paid an hourly rate greater than $27.63 an hour, you should be compensated at your hourly rate for overtime
If only! most jobs I've had extra time is "expected" but not paid for.
This is a country that as recently as 2002 imprisoned a newspaper editor for running articles suggesting some judges were mismanaging cases and handing out inappropriate sentences.
Did he get an appropriate sentence?
and talibans undid wtc.
And Islam is the religion of peace..... no wait that's just too rediculous
Mac is better than PC, Hitler was right about everything, Nintendo is better than Sega, people who use Linux are homosexual, oh and Obama is a Muslim terrorist.
-CmdrTaco
Thanks for that. You've just given the answer to 90% of all the troll threads on Slashdot. Now that's cleared up we can look forward to a troll-free future.
Always been suspicious of the countless android apps that REQUIRE device permissions such as "full internet access", "read phone state and identity" etc...
As far as I can gather this is worse. It comes pre-installed by your carrier, you never grant it access to everything and there is no sign that it is installed.
I just hope that they find a way of preventing Muslims form controlling them. Otherwise they could be coming to a window near you soon.
I wonder if its possible to become so invisible that you really do get forgotten about -- the guy who exists on the payroll DB, gets a paycheck, but doesn't exist otherwise.
That would be good. I'd even take up another job ... and try to get forgotten in that one too!
You can be forgotton in the office as well! Wasn't there a news article a while back where an office worked died in the office , and wasn't noticed for several days.
When i worked for an Italian company (olivetti) they forgot about a whole development team. They spend six months programming a computer range that had been cancelled.
Most of my co-workers are in Manila, Mumbai and Buenos Aires... I'm mean really who in their right mind would want to live in Tulsa, OK or Des Moines IA?!?!?
mein nehi janata
Who do you suppose gets picked come layoff time, the 'C' player who gets seen every day, or the 'B' player who nobody ever sees?
With any luck they will forget about you then too...
The same article goes on to say "About 200 degrees Fahrenheit is the optimal temperature to make coffee," and the National Coffee Association agrees
Ah, its talking about the american version, not a real espresso made by forcing boiling water through the grounds. It means ideal if you want to avoid the real coffee favour.
Just asking, was the user a Muslim? They have the hardest luck - phones - shoes - underpants all seem to "autocombust" on aeroplanes.
and how many lost because they had been using AbiWord, LibreOffice Writer, or some other non-Microsoft word processing application?
That makes no sense. If you are familiar with those alternative word processors, you should also be familiar with the 'export as MS-select year-.doc' option.
She actually had to write the letter on their computer using MSWord. However I think it was so straightforward that knowledge of the word-processor was pretty much irrelevant, it was not a long structured document. My daughter is most familiar with LibreOffice but used an older version of MSWord when she was at school, but had no problem writing a simple response in a later version of Word.
This is so sad. It's a symptom of a much greater problem: We are reaping the latest crop that was sown by modern education. The little Johnys and Janes are barely literate. Composing even the simplest prose (to answer an email or any other written communication) just takes too long for the average person entering the workforce today.
You might be right about this. My daughter got a temp job as an admin assistant while she studies. They asked applicants to respond to a fictitious email, then write a reply to a letter using MS word. Evidently that brought the number of applicants going into an actual interview down from twenty to three...
Hell some still ask for a Fax number and we have not had one in years.
I'm still waiting for a telex you insensitive clod.
If you stop research because you are afraid that terrorists might use it, you would have to stop all research of any kind.
That's a nice soundbite, but somehow I find myself opposed to giving terrorists weaponized super-flus, while at the same time not being so worried about them getting access to the latest touch screen technology. I mean, we've already stopped research into human vivisection, and that didn't require us to stop "research of any kind".
Just a thought, but maybe we can take a step outside of the world of black and white you're painting, and allow all research except that which could destroy human civilization?
Quite. This would be a huge boon to Muslims. Their countries have overpopulation problems and a huge growth rate. It would destabilise the west a lot more than them to lose 30% of the population. And their theology teaches them that any Muslims killed by the release would be martyrs
In this economy I'd take a salary (certainty) over the kudos of being an entrepreneur (uncertainty) any day of the week.
I would too. After seeing a program about successful entrepreneurs I think this means that neither of us are cut out for running a business. The ones who succeeded often did so after several attempts, putting in long hours, sinking their own assets into the business, failing and then doing it over again. They had a drive and ultimate confidence in themselves that meant that they would never be happy taking the safer option of a salary, unless it was short term during which they would scrimp and save what they needed to start another business.
Very few are actually religious
One exception is Robert Winston, who made it clear that he did believe in Jewish spirituality in the series The Story of God
I think we should boycott their bomb-making classes in return
religion tells us how to live life as human beings
This is islam were talking about. Honour killings ... murder .... chopping of hands
"Ok. 'Bye, don't let the door hit you on the way out" You're welcome to get your medical or other degree from ibn Osama bin Kamel Inst of Technology, etc if our university is no longer your first choice.
The problem is they'l let them back in to treat us afterwards.
Exactly, I hold more hope for automated driving cabs and buses. They can use the existing infrastructure without interfering with the existing ways of travel. It will be personal chauffeurs for everyone.
You could use the same principle. Cabs dock with 250mph "super coaches" for inter-city travel. Manual driving on high speed routes forbidden obviously.
The people who commit "honour killings" do so because of tribal cultural traditions which predate Islam and have survived due to poverty and lack of education. Most Muslims from more advanced/civilized countries would condemn them outright.
Yes that's why there are dozens of honour killings by Muslims in the UK each year". And before you try the "they're not all Muslim" thing, there have been many dozen Muslim honour killings, one Christian, one Hindu and a few Sikh
OK so you are going with the second option of saying that the Muslims should have a turn at being murderous uncivilised barbarians.
And you've gone with the first option of actually being retarded - christian style.
I can see that not having an answer you resort to insults. You are wrong on all counts here because I am not a Christian.
Nowhere did I say they should be allowed that. I only think christians and jews should stop being so sanctimonious having (not even really completely) just only become "civilised". And stop shoving their way of life down everyone's throats.
Funny way to tell them not to be sanctimonious (which I agree they often are) - by saying that we should "give the muslims a few centuries to become civilized".