In some cases, that can be true. But you're making the assumption that all I'm doing is answering email and not paying attention the entire time. I don't actively ignore whats going on in meetings. And not to mention that answering an important email during a long boring meeting might just keep me from dozing off or completely tuning out which would be far worse than spending 2 minutes of an hour long meeting being productive.
If I can work 5 hours in the office, and 3 at random intervals outside because I get to use a Blackberry, that's still 8 hours. People who insist on constantly checking their Blackberry's afterhours do it to themselves. Its not the device that needs to change, its you. Before I had a Blackberry, I'd have to stay logged into my work email... At home. Now at least if I insist on doing that I can do it from the grocery store while I'm doing something else. I feel the Blackberry is less invasive than getting calls on my cell phone constantly because most folks know if its not immediately important, just email me.
About a year and a half ago, I threatened to strike if I didn't get a Blackberry. Having a Blackberry gives me much much more freedom and I don't understand why some people are so against them.
Having a Blackberry gives me a competitive edge against my coworkers and let's me get things done and out of the way so I have more free time after work. I typically spend anywhere from 2-4 hours a day in meetings. They are hard to avoid in the corporate world, but I still have a ton of work to do. My Blackberry allows me to get some of that work done while not actively participating in whatever meeting I'm sitting in so I don't have to go back to my desk and spend hours answering email. And if I do have a ton of email to respond to, I can still leave at 5PM and answer them on the train ride back home.
It also lets me go run off to take care of personal business while still in contact with work, so if something does come up I can respond to it immediately.
That being said, I do not have the email indicator turned on. The only exception to that is email from my boss. That's ok though, since he rarely emails me. Usually its important, so I like to get that notification.
Overall, it does make me more productive. It also allows me more freedom to work where I want and when I want, all the while still being productive in the eyes of my management. You don't have to be tied down to a desk or computer all the time to get the same amount of work done.
Very true, there are lots of ways you're allowed to generate income. But, clearly, I'm buying the bandwidth to download said copy, or the CD the copy is contained on, not the actual software. I still don't "own" that GPL software. That's how Redhat and others make money. They sell fancy boxes , add-ons, and support.
Uhm, actually the GPL does say you are free to use the work of others. You just can't sell it to someone else or make proprietary changes to the base code and sell/distribute that. You are free to sell the services and add-ons though, which is exactly what IBM and others are doing. Despite what Stallman thinks, GPL isn't the dirty hippy communist utopia that he wants.
1. I agree. But proper parenting would have greatly decreased the risk to the children in question. We were all kids once, and many of us had parents who taught us to know what to do if we got ourselves into bad situations even if we didn't always tell them the truth.
2. Child predators are active everywhere. Are you able to point out specific profiles on Myspace that are obvious predators or at the very least have giant red flags? No, I didn't think so. Myspace can't either, which is why they've c
3. How does one validate your identity to an organization that doesn't know what to validate against? Except getting your address if you DO turn out to be a predator, what good does validating your street address do? That doesn't prove who you are or what your intent is. And how does another user validate your identity once on the system?
4. Heaven forbid a corporation make money. Given that logic, why aren't we suing playground and amusement park operators for creating anonymous places that children congregate that also has "strangers" present? Don't playgrounds full of children attract child molesters just as much as chat rooms and email?
From where I sit, MySpace has made a pile of money creating a targeted advertising haven for "young people" that includes both children and adults. The only liability they should have in getting sued is if they were ignoring complaints about specific users conduct or knowingly and willingly allowed online predators access.
We are now operating on the assumption that people lack the basic instinct of self preservation.
Given the reality of the modern world, I'd have to say a great number of people do lack basic self preservation insticts. They've been taught that they need not worry about a thing. The government is there to protect you from anything and everything, so you can go about worrying about other more important things.
All dog breeds can and will bite. Larger bulkier dogs like pit bulls (which is not a true breed, btw, its a classification used for several different Terriers) have more muscular strength that could in theory lead to more serious bites, but are no more likely to attack someone than any other dog. Statistically speaking, which ever the highest percentage of breed is in any given area, that's the breed that is going to have the highest percentage of reported attacks.
Also factoring in general hysteria on the subject and lack of knowledge of dog breeds, a lot of people call any Terrier a "pit bull", any black dog a "Rottweiler", and any brown dog a "German Shepperd".
While not as cheap as you or the original poster's price range, my dad was able to relocate his company to a rural area of TN since he rarely if ever deals face to face with his customers. They want to know he's a real brick and mortar company, but don't care how fancy the bricks are. He now lives in a very nice 3 bedroom home on a private road on a private mountain with 5 acres of land for less than what he paid for his previous house of about the same size in an overcrowded zero-lot-line development. Overall, I think he cut his overall operating expenses (between work and personal) by 1/3 to 1/2 and lives a much more relaxed lifestyle.
I worked in a position where I was telecommuting for over 4 years. I took a new position a couple years ago to "move up". The pay was not much better, required me to drive into the office everyday during the worst part of rush hour, and has burned me out so I'm putting out less quality work than before I took the new position. I used to work 50+ hours a week and not feel burned out, because I managed my own time and could take a mental break or a nap if I needed it. Now I'm spending 40 hours a week working which translates into 60-70 hours a week with commuting! From home, I put in more work, at a higher quality, and am willing to put in time during less desirable hours when an emergency comes up. And because I've burned out putting out less quality work and less time, on paper I look bad, blocking any ability for me to move anywhere else within my company.
If I ever take a job working in the city for a big company again, it better come with a huge raise so I can live with the same quality of live as I do living and working at home.
The other thing that you don't realize with working from home, is that you spend less money on so many things, like food, car related expenses like fuel, etc. When you are cooking for yourself at home, you also tend to eat better so you are in better shape, which also makes you feel better. And if you live in an apartment like the one I used to, if you get stressed you can go hit the gym for 20-30 minutes and come back mentally refreshed.
These are desktop systems on faculty's desks, not lab systems.
Having worked in the IT department at one of the larger higher learning establishments, I can say without hesitation that faculty are some of the last folks you want to have roaming about the computers freely. That being said, using a keychain drive is perfectly reasonable. We used to make our students use floppy or Zip disks (this was before cheap flash drives) to store their stuff as the policy was to NOT allow local storage on the "public" systems like lab computers. On top of that, we'd routinely Ghost every station as to remove all the crap and viruses that students and teachers loaded.
And no, I didn't say the words you're putting in my mouth.
But you implied it with your argument against requiring authenticated access. The whole thing with Stallman was that he was against requiring passwords. What Stallman did in the late 70's should be a firing offense.
And as the OWNER of the MIT lab computers, MIT had full right to restrict who could access the system. Stallman wants a completely communistic computing environment where any user can use any system for whatever s/he wants.
I tossed my Shaw's card. I don't care about free turkey's and the such. If you tell them you don't want a card they will usually scan in their own card so they get the "rewards points" but you still get the discount and targeted coupons.
I can't see why they even attempt to push the "Xtreme Value" on people as they are checking out. I know the kids that work at the registers have to do it, but it still seems like a waste of time and energy with so little sales potential. Especially considering you are already bombarded with magazines, candy, and soda in the checkout line already. The only reasoning behind this I can see is that Martin Lloyd infiltrated their sales executive team.
The most annoying thing about the Yes vs. Enter button is the reaction from the clerk. Despite the fact that I shop there every week and know the drill, they still insist on rushing you through the debit card process. If you aren't quick enough, they will even press the buttons accepting the payment and cashback amounts for you. That really gets on my nerves, because *I* am responsible for verifying and accepting the amount. You wouldn't reach into my wallet to get the cash, so why would you do the same thing to my debit card?
What I could see happening is the patenting and cloning of prize livestock, creating some legal issues with re-distribution rights, etc etc. i.e. I can't sell the offspring of my copy of Bessy because only the patent holder has the ability to do that. Then all the early adopters are locked in to buying the same clones over and over to resupply their herds.
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Wait for the technology and infrastructure to evolve beyond my 14.4k modem. In the meantime, switch on CNN.
In some cases, that can be true. But you're making the assumption that all I'm doing is answering email and not paying attention the entire time. I don't actively ignore whats going on in meetings. And not to mention that answering an important email during a long boring meeting might just keep me from dozing off or completely tuning out which would be far worse than spending 2 minutes of an hour long meeting being productive.
If I can work 5 hours in the office, and 3 at random intervals outside because I get to use a Blackberry, that's still 8 hours. People who insist on constantly checking their Blackberry's afterhours do it to themselves. Its not the device that needs to change, its you. Before I had a Blackberry, I'd have to stay logged into my work email... At home. Now at least if I insist on doing that I can do it from the grocery store while I'm doing something else. I feel the Blackberry is less invasive than getting calls on my cell phone constantly because most folks know if its not immediately important, just email me.
About a year and a half ago, I threatened to strike if I didn't get a Blackberry. Having a Blackberry gives me much much more freedom and I don't understand why some people are so against them.
Having a Blackberry gives me a competitive edge against my coworkers and let's me get things done and out of the way so I have more free time after work. I typically spend anywhere from 2-4 hours a day in meetings. They are hard to avoid in the corporate world, but I still have a ton of work to do. My Blackberry allows me to get some of that work done while not actively participating in whatever meeting I'm sitting in so I don't have to go back to my desk and spend hours answering email. And if I do have a ton of email to respond to, I can still leave at 5PM and answer them on the train ride back home.
It also lets me go run off to take care of personal business while still in contact with work, so if something does come up I can respond to it immediately.
That being said, I do not have the email indicator turned on. The only exception to that is email from my boss. That's ok though, since he rarely emails me. Usually its important, so I like to get that notification.
Overall, it does make me more productive. It also allows me more freedom to work where I want and when I want, all the while still being productive in the eyes of my management. You don't have to be tied down to a desk or computer all the time to get the same amount of work done.
Which orfices are the two important ones?
Very true, there are lots of ways you're allowed to generate income. But, clearly, I'm buying the bandwidth to download said copy, or the CD the copy is contained on, not the actual software. I still don't "own" that GPL software. That's how Redhat and others make money. They sell fancy boxes , add-ons, and support.
Hmm, MySpace's business model would collapse if we rule against them. Therefore, it must be OK.
That's complete BS. They specifically call out that verification of age and resulting liability would prevent them from doing business.
I applaud them for realizing that fact. Businesses are not in business to police their customers.
Uhm, actually the GPL does say you are free to use the work of others. You just can't sell it to someone else or make proprietary changes to the base code and sell/distribute that. You are free to sell the services and add-ons though, which is exactly what IBM and others are doing. Despite what Stallman thinks, GPL isn't the dirty hippy communist utopia that he wants.
What if it were a white hole? Would you be so quick to start this kind of fear mongering? Not all scientists are racists, ya know!
Is this not a free service? Why do you think Yahoo bought them? Freaking socialist, get a life.
Even Google has corporate lawyers.
1. I agree. But proper parenting would have greatly decreased the risk to the children in question. We were all kids once, and many of us had parents who taught us to know what to do if we got ourselves into bad situations even if we didn't always tell them the truth.
2. Child predators are active everywhere. Are you able to point out specific profiles on Myspace that are obvious predators or at the very least have giant red flags? No, I didn't think so. Myspace can't either, which is why they've c
3. How does one validate your identity to an organization that doesn't know what to validate against? Except getting your address if you DO turn out to be a predator, what good does validating your street address do? That doesn't prove who you are or what your intent is. And how does another user validate your identity once on the system?
4. Heaven forbid a corporation make money. Given that logic, why aren't we suing playground and amusement park operators for creating anonymous places that children congregate that also has "strangers" present? Don't playgrounds full of children attract child molesters just as much as chat rooms and email?
From where I sit, MySpace has made a pile of money creating a targeted advertising haven for "young people" that includes both children and adults. The only liability they should have in getting sued is if they were ignoring complaints about specific users conduct or knowingly and willingly allowed online predators access.
We are now operating on the assumption that people lack the basic instinct of self preservation.
Given the reality of the modern world, I'd have to say a great number of people do lack basic self preservation insticts. They've been taught that they need not worry about a thing. The government is there to protect you from anything and everything, so you can go about worrying about other more important things.
All dog breeds can and will bite. Larger bulkier dogs like pit bulls (which is not a true breed, btw, its a classification used for several different Terriers) have more muscular strength that could in theory lead to more serious bites, but are no more likely to attack someone than any other dog. Statistically speaking, which ever the highest percentage of breed is in any given area, that's the breed that is going to have the highest percentage of reported attacks.
Also factoring in general hysteria on the subject and lack of knowledge of dog breeds, a lot of people call any Terrier a "pit bull", any black dog a "Rottweiler", and any brown dog a "German Shepperd".
While not as cheap as you or the original poster's price range, my dad was able to relocate his company to a rural area of TN since he rarely if ever deals face to face with his customers. They want to know he's a real brick and mortar company, but don't care how fancy the bricks are. He now lives in a very nice 3 bedroom home on a private road on a private mountain with 5 acres of land for less than what he paid for his previous house of about the same size in an overcrowded zero-lot-line development. Overall, I think he cut his overall operating expenses (between work and personal) by 1/3 to 1/2 and lives a much more relaxed lifestyle.
Who knew the New York Times would ever print such a glowing account of pro-gun advocacy?
I worked in a position where I was telecommuting for over 4 years. I took a new position a couple years ago to "move up". The pay was not much better, required me to drive into the office everyday during the worst part of rush hour, and has burned me out so I'm putting out less quality work than before I took the new position. I used to work 50+ hours a week and not feel burned out, because I managed my own time and could take a mental break or a nap if I needed it. Now I'm spending 40 hours a week working which translates into 60-70 hours a week with commuting! From home, I put in more work, at a higher quality, and am willing to put in time during less desirable hours when an emergency comes up. And because I've burned out putting out less quality work and less time, on paper I look bad, blocking any ability for me to move anywhere else within my company.
If I ever take a job working in the city for a big company again, it better come with a huge raise so I can live with the same quality of live as I do living and working at home.
The other thing that you don't realize with working from home, is that you spend less money on so many things, like food, car related expenses like fuel, etc. When you are cooking for yourself at home, you also tend to eat better so you are in better shape, which also makes you feel better. And if you live in an apartment like the one I used to, if you get stressed you can go hit the gym for 20-30 minutes and come back mentally refreshed.
These are desktop systems on faculty's desks, not lab systems.
Having worked in the IT department at one of the larger higher learning establishments, I can say without hesitation that faculty are some of the last folks you want to have roaming about the computers freely. That being said, using a keychain drive is perfectly reasonable. We used to make our students use floppy or Zip disks (this was before cheap flash drives) to store their stuff as the policy was to NOT allow local storage on the "public" systems like lab computers. On top of that, we'd routinely Ghost every station as to remove all the crap and viruses that students and teachers loaded.
And no, I didn't say the words you're putting in my mouth.
But you implied it with your argument against requiring authenticated access. The whole thing with Stallman was that he was against requiring passwords. What Stallman did in the late 70's should be a firing offense.
So you think it is a ridiculous policy that a university or any other school would restrict access to there computer lab systems?
Not only is securing ones property legal, it seems pretty damn smart to me.
And as the OWNER of the MIT lab computers, MIT had full right to restrict who could access the system. Stallman wants a completely communistic computing environment where any user can use any system for whatever s/he wants.
I tossed my Shaw's card. I don't care about free turkey's and the such. If you tell them you don't want a card they will usually scan in their own card so they get the "rewards points" but you still get the discount and targeted coupons.
I can't see why they even attempt to push the "Xtreme Value" on people as they are checking out. I know the kids that work at the registers have to do it, but it still seems like a waste of time and energy with so little sales potential. Especially considering you are already bombarded with magazines, candy, and soda in the checkout line already. The only reasoning behind this I can see is that Martin Lloyd infiltrated their sales executive team.
The most annoying thing about the Yes vs. Enter button is the reaction from the clerk. Despite the fact that I shop there every week and know the drill, they still insist on rushing you through the debit card process. If you aren't quick enough, they will even press the buttons accepting the payment and cashback amounts for you. That really gets on my nerves, because *I* am responsible for verifying and accepting the amount. You wouldn't reach into my wallet to get the cash, so why would you do the same thing to my debit card?
So you shop at Shaw's too?
What I could see happening is the patenting and cloning of prize livestock, creating some legal issues with re-distribution rights, etc etc. i.e. I can't sell the offspring of my copy of Bessy because only the patent holder has the ability to do that. Then all the early adopters are locked in to buying the same clones over and over to resupply their herds.
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