Oh, please. Do you really need to run every app full screen? Are you not using an OS that has resizable windows? While you're complaining about that PDF I have other windows sitting next to it that mean less time lost to hunting around for where files need to end up. I've had a *much* easier time with this since 4:3 went away. Your metric for 'usefulness' is absurd with modern desktop interfaces.
I tend to suspect that talking, especially hands free, is not that much more of a risk, once you get past the dialing portion of an outgoing call, and driving behavior does not deteriorate during a call.
All I have is an anecdote. I used to chat hands-free on my phone while driving a few years ago. When I was driving a route I had gone down a thousand times before I never felt like it was a problem. However, when I drove a new route, like I was trying to find somewhere I had never been before, my stress level while somebody was jabbering in my ear started going up. That's when I felt my attention was being strained to the point of being unsafe. That's actually the reason I don't talk on the phone in the car anymore.
I think that when I drive I have an auto-pilot going and talking on the phone doesn't affect that. When I'm trying to find a destination my auto-pilot can't do the job anymore, so my conscience self has to do it. I think the difference between that and having a passenger in the car to talk to is the passenger can tell I need a bit of hush.
Of course, that could all be nonsense spewing out of my hinder, but I would be curious to see a study that tests that idea.
I had a friend once that got mad at his roommate over some squabble, suddenly moved out, and threatened to call the cops and tell them that he had pot in his house. The guy replied with: "Your DNA is on the bong." The dude immediately dropped his grudge.
If you're good enough...there are plenty of jobs out there to be had man....if you're good enough, no...you don't have to take shit off a boss.
...if you're good enough at the job your boss is willing to pay you for. Fixed that for you. Every little stunt you pull lowers your value with your boss. Lower your value enough, lose your job.
In the past has T-Mobile made their throttling policy clear? I.e. Do they say: "Your speed will be reduced to x megabits per second"?
I asked AT&T that question and the response I got was that network performance is proprietary and that they would not be sharing that information with me.
I did work for one like that once and he wasn't like that in the beginning. Most bosses at some point encounter some sort of pressure to improve productivity. Maybe it's budgetary, maybe it's just the appearance that something is falling behind, it could be a number of reasons. It has been my experience that it's a bad idea to bring negativity to a workplace.
Tell your boss you won't do something at your own risk.
They don't pay me to worry about work when I'm not there...my time is too important to me to give it away for free to a company. My time is my time.
I'm not paid to keep my chair from flying up and hit the ceiling, I'm paid to get work done. Sometimes I answer an email during my off hours, sometimes I pay my bills while I'm at work. The moment I start getting pissy about my hours is the moment they start worrying about things like how much time I spend on Slashdot. I don't need that.
Occasionally glancing at your cellphone while getting black out drunk with your idiot friends doesn't sound like work to me...
I don't really get why this post was modded down. I watch my email over the weekend, too. When the phone is silent, which mercifully over the weekends it usually is, then I know I'm not going to come in to a clusterfuck on Monday. I suppose that time I sit on the can reading the email is 'work' and that you could add that up to show my work week is longer, but I earned myself some peace-of-mind. If I do have to bail somebody out, then my quick response will be remembered come layoff time.
I didn't say it was okay on the iPhone. I didn't mention the iPhone at all. I said you shouldn't have to. Do you really think I like having a folder called "shit I don't want"?
I'd like it if somebody could explain to my why saying you should be able to do whatever you want with your phone is worth a negative moderation. Heh.
Which magically comes back on a little while later, giving you something to gawk at for about 30 seconds while you try to work out what's different with the site.
You could have found out about the train ride from reading an article in a publication or a post in a forum. You can be more confident of a good time if such an independent source say's that it's fun. The publication is rewarded for its work either by you buying it, or by getting an affiliate payment from the train ride for the help it gave to someone who ended up being a customer.
One thing to consider is that malware writers at times try to exploit flaws in advertisers' code resulting in having those ads serve up malware. So regardless of how you feel about the advertising itself, protecting yourself is a valid reason to block it all.
That's a pretty valid reason to cut your internet connection all together.
Slashdot Mirror
Not curious enough to click the link that will show you a pretty picture of why it's interesting?
Shoulda hit the turbo button there, chief.
He's speaking in the bitch's native language so he'll understand better.
Oh, please. Do you really need to run every app full screen? Are you not using an OS that has resizable windows? While you're complaining about that PDF I have other windows sitting next to it that mean less time lost to hunting around for where files need to end up. I've had a *much* easier time with this since 4:3 went away. Your metric for 'usefulness' is absurd with modern desktop interfaces.
And yes, I do real work.
I wish this myth would die already.
I tend to suspect that talking, especially hands free, is not that much more of a risk, once you get past the dialing portion of an outgoing call, and driving behavior does not deteriorate during a call.
All I have is an anecdote. I used to chat hands-free on my phone while driving a few years ago. When I was driving a route I had gone down a thousand times before I never felt like it was a problem. However, when I drove a new route, like I was trying to find somewhere I had never been before, my stress level while somebody was jabbering in my ear started going up. That's when I felt my attention was being strained to the point of being unsafe. That's actually the reason I don't talk on the phone in the car anymore.
I think that when I drive I have an auto-pilot going and talking on the phone doesn't affect that. When I'm trying to find a destination my auto-pilot can't do the job anymore, so my conscience self has to do it. I think the difference between that and having a passenger in the car to talk to is the passenger can tell I need a bit of hush.
Of course, that could all be nonsense spewing out of my hinder, but I would be curious to see a study that tests that idea.
Real alarms use infralasers.
I had a friend once that got mad at his roommate over some squabble, suddenly moved out, and threatened to call the cops and tell them that he had pot in his house. The guy replied with: "Your DNA is on the bong." The dude immediately dropped his grudge.
Thank you CSI!
If you're good enough...there are plenty of jobs out there to be had man....if you're good enough, no...you don't have to take shit off a boss.
...if you're good enough at the job your boss is willing to pay you for. Fixed that for you. Every little stunt you pull lowers your value with your boss. Lower your value enough, lose your job.
We're not going to fall on our swords for you.
In the past has T-Mobile made their throttling policy clear? I.e. Do they say: "Your speed will be reduced to x megabits per second"?
I asked AT&T that question and the response I got was that network performance is proprietary and that they would not be sharing that information with me.
At least they tell you what they'll throttle the speed down to. AT&T will tell you: "Get a tiered plan and you'll never have to worry about it!"
I want to see a graph of their profits going down that correlates to a graph of piracy numbers going up.
I did work for one like that once and he wasn't like that in the beginning. Most bosses at some point encounter some sort of pressure to improve productivity. Maybe it's budgetary, maybe it's just the appearance that something is falling behind, it could be a number of reasons. It has been my experience that it's a bad idea to bring negativity to a workplace.
Tell your boss you won't do something at your own risk.
They don't pay me to worry about work when I'm not there...my time is too important to me to give it away for free to a company. My time is my time.
I'm not paid to keep my chair from flying up and hit the ceiling, I'm paid to get work done. Sometimes I answer an email during my off hours, sometimes I pay my bills while I'm at work. The moment I start getting pissy about my hours is the moment they start worrying about things like how much time I spend on Slashdot. I don't need that.
Occasionally glancing at your cellphone while getting black out drunk with your idiot friends doesn't sound like work to me...
I don't really get why this post was modded down. I watch my email over the weekend, too. When the phone is silent, which mercifully over the weekends it usually is, then I know I'm not going to come in to a clusterfuck on Monday. I suppose that time I sit on the can reading the email is 'work' and that you could add that up to show my work week is longer, but I earned myself some peace-of-mind. If I do have to bail somebody out, then my quick response will be remembered come layoff time.
My stress level is pretty low.
But 19% of mobile workers said their companies did not require security on smartphones or tablets to access work data."
Of course not, that would eat in to IT's youtube time!
I didn't say it was okay on the iPhone. I didn't mention the iPhone at all. I said you shouldn't have to. Do you really think I like having a folder called "shit I don't want"?
I'd like it if somebody could explain to my why saying you should be able to do whatever you want with your phone is worth a negative moderation. Heh.
You shouldn't have to.
Which magically comes back on a little while later, giving you something to gawk at for about 30 seconds while you try to work out what's different with the site.
Yeah, I'm sure that's just a glitch.
You could have found out about the train ride from reading an article in a publication or a post in a forum. You can be more confident of a good time if such an independent source say's that it's fun. The publication is rewarded for its work either by you buying it, or by getting an affiliate payment from the train ride for the help it gave to someone who ended up being a customer.
So... an advertisement. Heh.
The only sites which need revenue are the ones which don't know how to monetize their brand in other ways.
How many non-porn sites do you subscribe to on a monthly basis?
That's what a search engine is for. Don't TELL me; let me ASK.
Why do you frequent a tech news site if you're not dying to hear about new stuff you weren't aware of before?
Here's a simpler rule that'll cover that sort of shenanigans: No fraud.
One thing to consider is that malware writers at times try to exploit flaws in advertisers' code resulting in having those ads serve up malware. So regardless of how you feel about the advertising itself, protecting yourself is a valid reason to block it all.
That's a pretty valid reason to cut your internet connection all together.
How so? I'm pretty sure that no-one I know would be even slightly bothered by such an event.
Oh, please. Like total protonic reversal would stop all those 'bring back Firefly!' fanatics.
Just because the wavy hand thing in Star Wars didn't have an effect on you doesn't mean you have a not-weak-mind.