This is what basically happened at the last place I worked. HR decided what to block, we (IT) didn't have any say in it whatsoever. We of course had a secret subnet set up so we could get to whatever we needed.
Also, Fark was classified as a news aggregator and so didn't get on the filter list.
True, rape is about power. It can also be an opportunistic crime; a person inclined to rape may decide to exert that power moreso if an opportunity is afforded him. It's going to be a lot easier for a potential rapist to commit his crime when there are vulnerable people in a vulnerable situation. Of course plenty of men and women get loaded together and rapes don't occur. That is because most men are not rapists.
There is never an excuse for rape. However, it is a very good idea to not place yourself in a situation where you can be victimized. I fail to see how pointing this out is blaming the victim. When I was a teenager, all the girls were warned not to help out the nice guy with the cast on his arm load his boat onto his Volkswagen. I don't recall anyone blaming Ted Bundy's victims for his crimes.
Wow. Way to completely miss the point of what he's saying. Do you have children? Wouldn't you tell your daughter that although she has every right to dress how she wants and drink as much as she cares to, that it's a very bad idea to dress provocatively and get blind drunk at a frat party? That she might put herself in the position of being victimized by doing so? That she is responsible for the choices she makes? I sure as hell did.
How are you going to encourage men to enter into crappy paying female dominated jobs? What could possibly entice someone to spend 1 or 2 years in school to make $8/hr as a secretary, with no benefits?
The female dominated jobs that pay well, nursing, for example, are seeing an increase in the number of men getting into the field.
How is this hypocracy? I think it's great they are seeking greater diversity, it can only benefit them in the long run.
Looks like the boycott will need to go beyond Sony - in the more bad news department, Techdirt is reporting that Universal Music Group is using the same copy protection on certain CDs. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20051102/103241_F .shtml/
This situation is out of control, I will not be buying any music CDs from anyone until this crap gets sorted out.
This morning's post "More on Sony's "DRM Rootkit" by CmdrTaco links to a Washington Post article quoting Mikko Hypponen from F-Secure stating that it "breaks the operating system spectacularly". No details there unfortunately.
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This is what basically happened at the last place I worked. HR decided what to block, we (IT) didn't have any say in it whatsoever. We of course had a secret subnet set up so we could get to whatever we needed. Also, Fark was classified as a news aggregator and so didn't get on the filter list.
True, rape is about power. It can also be an opportunistic crime; a person inclined to rape may decide to exert that power moreso if an opportunity is afforded him. It's going to be a lot easier for a potential rapist to commit his crime when there are vulnerable people in a vulnerable situation. Of course plenty of men and women get loaded together and rapes don't occur. That is because most men are not rapists. There is never an excuse for rape. However, it is a very good idea to not place yourself in a situation where you can be victimized. I fail to see how pointing this out is blaming the victim. When I was a teenager, all the girls were warned not to help out the nice guy with the cast on his arm load his boat onto his Volkswagen. I don't recall anyone blaming Ted Bundy's victims for his crimes.
Wow. Way to completely miss the point of what he's saying. Do you have children? Wouldn't you tell your daughter that although she has every right to dress how she wants and drink as much as she cares to, that it's a very bad idea to dress provocatively and get blind drunk at a frat party? That she might put herself in the position of being victimized by doing so? That she is responsible for the choices she makes? I sure as hell did.
How are you going to encourage men to enter into crappy paying female dominated jobs? What could possibly entice someone to spend 1 or 2 years in school to make $8/hr as a secretary, with no benefits? The female dominated jobs that pay well, nursing, for example, are seeing an increase in the number of men getting into the field. How is this hypocracy? I think it's great they are seeking greater diversity, it can only benefit them in the long run.
A beige keyboard?! Icky.
I'm a Dell tech, and you will receive an OEM Windows XP Pro disk. You will also need the drivers disk, so hopefully they are shipping that also.
Looks like the boycott will need to go beyond Sony - in the more bad news department, Techdirt is reporting that Universal Music Group is using the same copy protection on certain CDs. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20051102/103241_F .shtml/
This situation is out of control, I will not be buying any music CDs from anyone until this crap gets sorted out.
This morning's post "More on Sony's "DRM Rootkit" by CmdrTaco links to a Washington Post article quoting Mikko Hypponen from F-Secure stating that it "breaks the operating system spectacularly". No details there unfortunately.