Seriously, why spend all the money to design a new space suit, when all they can come up with is what we already have. Same bubble shaped head. Same giant backpack.
NASA managed to waste several million dollars, and paid someone to give us what we already had. Oh, but I guess the artists drawings give it a pretty blue color...
This may have already been mentioned, but it's something that I learned about in a business class that I took about a year ago.
(From our text, paraphrased, and according to memory)
One of the accountants (Betty Vinson) in the Worldcomm accounting scandal was just following orders. She knew what she was doing was wrong, though because she had a family to support, and the thought of trying to find other work, and having to start over wasn't appealing. So, she followed the orders as they were given and told herself that this would be the only time. Then she was ordered to do it again, and again. Finally, when things came crashing down, fingers were pointed at her. She was sentenced to 5mos in federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison with an additional 5mos house arrest, all because she followed orders.
For more information check out http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/3010537/c_3036075. The point is, following orders can and will come back to bite you. Even in the military (at least here in the US), you're told that you must follow all lawful orders of superior officers. If you do no follow an unlawful order, the idea is that you won't be punished for it. However, part of the requirement to not be punished is to inform someone further up the chain about the unlawful order.
By knowing that they're installing software illegally and not reporting them, you could find that you're still somewhat liable as an accessory.
In your specific case, I would refuse to install the software. Refuse in writing. Make sure that the appropriate people get a copy of your refusal. Include your reasons for refusing. Update your CV. Start looking for new work.
Above all of this, I would contact an attorney. There may be some laws to protect you from retaliation similar to laws in place protecting those reporting sexual harassment.
Most contracts have language in them that is completely unenforceable. For instance, many companies have non-compete agreements, which in some states are invalid. Others claim ownership of ideas and products, even when created outside of company time, without usage of the company's resources and not even related to the company's business.
Your best bet is to contact an attorney and have the attorney review it and suggest changes. Many people don't realize that they can negotiate contracts, and that they're not just limited to negotiations on the blank spaces. The worst thing that can happen is that you'll have to keep looking for work.
I'm not surprised that someone beat me to the contracting thing.
To the OP:
I've been a contractor (until very recently) for the past 9 years. In that time I've switched jobs at least once a year, and in fact, last year I had 4 different employers that I worked for. I've never had a problem getting a job, though I was easily able to explain the job hopping by simply stating "the project had ended."
I can't imagine that you'd be penalized for switching jobs frequently, especially early in your career. If you find that you like the challenge of starting a new project every few months, I'd recommend that you look into contracting (especially if you're not trying to raise a family).
Also, please don't confuse job satisfaction with more money. Money will make you feel better short term, but there is nothing that compares with heading home in a great mood because you love your work.
It's still the problem. I have both the PS3 and the Wii, and while the PS3 is the superior system, the Wii gets much more use. The price is right, and there are several games for it.
The PS3 is definitely superior. The games that it has (that I've played) are all top notch. The problem is that there are so few games. Sure, there are some games that are downloadable via the Playstation Network, but most people won't know about those. Hell, I only found out that GT:HD was available by RTFA.
I understand Sony's desire to get the PS3 out by Christmas. I think they would have had better luck if they'd waited until more games were ready.
From what I've seen, you can only answer each question one of two ways, and no write-ins are allowed. You're able to predict what you think the majority of the people are going to vote, regardless of how you vote. Results can be displayed by region (by state here in the US).
Because of the way that the questions are set up, it allowed me to ask the question that's been on my mind for several years:
The RIAA doesn't care that P2P isn't solely to blame for their decreased profits. It's much easier to sue people who've "stolen" your product than to convince people who are no longer interested in your product to buy it. Hell, they don't even have the expense of advertising if they sue.
If I remember right, TFA (in the magazine) said that they weren't ruling out a Wii port, but that it likely wouldn't be the lightsaber dueling that everyone has been dreaming about since the Wii was revealed.
Oh, and TFA mentioned that this would be a PS3/XBox 360 game. I don't remember anything about the PC being listed.
That aside, I do agree with you about the H1-B issue. We should not have H1-B visas. There is plenty of talent within the US, willing to work for $100k, at Microsoft. Hell, there is plenty of talent in the Seattle area. Microsoft's problem is that they would rather have the H1-B candidate for whatever reason. I've interviewed at Microsoft before, contracted there for several years, and when I finally found a team that I liked, they decided to hire the foreign intern that I trained and had to babysit because he couldn't figure most of it out on his own.
It's instances like this that are causing people to hate the H1-B program. It's because of this that I've decided not to work for Microsoft as a contractor again. If they want me, they can hire me directly, and pay me what I'm worth.
Turbine is located in Westwood, MA. That's what, 20 miles from Boston? I live about 20 miles from Seattle, but when someone out of state asks where I live, I tell them Seattle.
I think you misread it. Subject A is presented with an object that he can interact with. Subject A is instructed to transmit to subject B which object he was presented with. Subject B will then select from a group of objects which object Subject A was trying to transmit.
I was working on a project at one point to help "High net-worth individuals" keep in touch with their financial advisors, and to aggregate all of their portfolios into one view.
We encountered a bug where the amount of money that Bill Gates had wasn't supported by the software. It's entirely possible that for most taxpayers, they're just using a data type that doesn't count high enough to manage the wealth that Bill has acquired.
Why can't they make this in a "natural" version? I'd actually consider it then.
I can't type on a regular keyboard to save my life anymore.
Do the three keys add additional functionality, or are they just mappings of other keys on the keyboard? I mean, who wouldn't want an extra three keys for/rude/chicken and/spit in WoW?
Many ISP's also have rules against running your own servers, specifically web and mail servers. Also, some mail servers won't accept mail from a machine who's ip doesn't reverse lookup to the sending domain. I ran into this problem while running a mail server.
I think you're better off letting someone else host it for you. They're on the hook to keep it available. They're on the hook for securing it. All you have to do is use it.
The problem with that is that most users of windows systems tend to run as an Administrator. Sure, mostly they don't *need* to run as admin, but they do anyway.
Why should any company be forced to reveal their trade secrets?
What next? Game developers will be forced to make their source code available to I can get a character editor to work 100% properly? Is Blizzard going to be forced to reveal their source code so that we can write a better version of Gear?
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing to you with a business opportunity. We have a large chunk of whale vomit that one of our deceased investors was keeping. As we've spent several months attempting to locate a next of kin... etc, etc, etc.
Interestingly, if you include all of their contract employees (yes, the permatemps that they don't have anymore) they've got more like 90,000 employees.
Just like many others have said, teach her yourself.
If you're uncertain of your own abilities (which it sounds like you are), go and get Chessmaster. You use it and then teach her what you've learned. Not only will it help you to play better, but you'll be teaching her, and spending quality time with her.
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Seriously, why spend all the money to design a new space suit, when all they can come up with is what we already have. Same bubble shaped head. Same giant backpack.
NASA managed to waste several million dollars, and paid someone to give us what we already had. Oh, but I guess the artists drawings give it a pretty blue color...
This may have already been mentioned, but it's something that I learned about in a business class that I took about a year ago.
(From our text, paraphrased, and according to memory)
One of the accountants (Betty Vinson) in the Worldcomm accounting scandal was just following orders. She knew what she was doing was wrong, though because she had a family to support, and the thought of trying to find other work, and having to start over wasn't appealing. So, she followed the orders as they were given and told herself that this would be the only time. Then she was ordered to do it again, and again. Finally, when things came crashing down, fingers were pointed at her. She was sentenced to 5mos in federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison with an additional 5mos house arrest, all because she followed orders.
For more information check out http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/3010537/c_3036075. The point is, following orders can and will come back to bite you. Even in the military (at least here in the US), you're told that you must follow all lawful orders of superior officers. If you do no follow an unlawful order, the idea is that you won't be punished for it. However, part of the requirement to not be punished is to inform someone further up the chain about the unlawful order.
By knowing that they're installing software illegally and not reporting them, you could find that you're still somewhat liable as an accessory.
In your specific case, I would refuse to install the software. Refuse in writing. Make sure that the appropriate people get a copy of your refusal. Include your reasons for refusing. Update your CV. Start looking for new work.
Above all of this, I would contact an attorney. There may be some laws to protect you from retaliation similar to laws in place protecting those reporting sexual harassment.
I had a harder time finding a second remote for the Wii than I did the console.
Most contracts have language in them that is completely unenforceable. For instance, many companies have non-compete agreements, which in some states are invalid. Others claim ownership of ideas and products, even when created outside of company time, without usage of the company's resources and not even related to the company's business.
Your best bet is to contact an attorney and have the attorney review it and suggest changes. Many people don't realize that they can negotiate contracts, and that they're not just limited to negotiations on the blank spaces. The worst thing that can happen is that you'll have to keep looking for work.
I'm not surprised that someone beat me to the contracting thing.
To the OP:
I've been a contractor (until very recently) for the past 9 years. In that time I've switched jobs at least once a year, and in fact, last year I had 4 different employers that I worked for. I've never had a problem getting a job, though I was easily able to explain the job hopping by simply stating "the project had ended."
I can't imagine that you'd be penalized for switching jobs frequently, especially early in your career. If you find that you like the challenge of starting a new project every few months, I'd recommend that you look into contracting (especially if you're not trying to raise a family).
Also, please don't confuse job satisfaction with more money. Money will make you feel better short term, but there is nothing that compares with heading home in a great mood because you love your work.
It's still the problem. I have both the PS3 and the Wii, and while the PS3 is the superior system, the Wii gets much more use. The price is right, and there are several games for it.
The PS3 is definitely superior. The games that it has (that I've played) are all top notch. The problem is that there are so few games. Sure, there are some games that are downloadable via the Playstation Network, but most people won't know about those. Hell, I only found out that GT:HD was available by RTFA.
I understand Sony's desire to get the PS3 out by Christmas. I think they would have had better luck if they'd waited until more games were ready.
From what I've seen, you can only answer each question one of two ways, and no write-ins are allowed. You're able to predict what you think the majority of the people are going to vote, regardless of how you vote. Results can be displayed by region (by state here in the US).
Because of the way that the questions are set up, it allowed me to ask the question that's been on my mind for several years:
Who would win in a fight? Pirates or Ninjas
The RIAA doesn't care that P2P isn't solely to blame for their decreased profits. It's much easier to sue people who've "stolen" your product than to convince people who are no longer interested in your product to buy it. Hell, they don't even have the expense of advertising if they sue.
If I remember right, TFA (in the magazine) said that they weren't ruling out a Wii port, but that it likely wouldn't be the lightsaber dueling that everyone has been dreaming about since the Wii was revealed.
Oh, and TFA mentioned that this would be a PS3/XBox 360 game. I don't remember anything about the PC being listed.
Uhm... His wife's name is Melinda.
That aside, I do agree with you about the H1-B issue. We should not have H1-B visas. There is plenty of talent within the US, willing to work for $100k, at Microsoft. Hell, there is plenty of talent in the Seattle area. Microsoft's problem is that they would rather have the H1-B candidate for whatever reason. I've interviewed at Microsoft before, contracted there for several years, and when I finally found a team that I liked, they decided to hire the foreign intern that I trained and had to babysit because he couldn't figure most of it out on his own.
It's instances like this that are causing people to hate the H1-B program. It's because of this that I've decided not to work for Microsoft as a contractor again. If they want me, they can hire me directly, and pay me what I'm worth.
Hanford in eastern Washington state is also not pixelated.
Turbine is located in Westwood, MA. That's what, 20 miles from Boston? I live about 20 miles from Seattle, but when someone out of state asks where I live, I tell them Seattle.
The MPAA and RIAA have shown that their way of litigation works! Why is it so hard to believe that other companies would try to mimic that behavior?
The really sad thing is that IT Recruiters are starting to type like that in emails.
Actual text of an email sent to me:
Plz send ur resume in word format
I think you misread it. Subject A is presented with an object that he can interact with. Subject A is instructed to transmit to subject B which object he was presented with. Subject B will then select from a group of objects which object Subject A was trying to transmit.
I was working on a project at one point to help "High net-worth individuals" keep in touch with their financial advisors, and to aggregate all of their portfolios into one view.
We encountered a bug where the amount of money that Bill Gates had wasn't supported by the software. It's entirely possible that for most taxpayers, they're just using a data type that doesn't count high enough to manage the wealth that Bill has acquired.
Why can't they make this in a "natural" version? I'd actually consider it then.
/rude /chicken and /spit in WoW?
I can't type on a regular keyboard to save my life anymore.
Do the three keys add additional functionality, or are they just mappings of other keys on the keyboard? I mean, who wouldn't want an extra three keys for
Many ISP's also have rules against running your own servers, specifically web and mail servers. Also, some mail servers won't accept mail from a machine who's ip doesn't reverse lookup to the sending domain. I ran into this problem while running a mail server.
I think you're better off letting someone else host it for you. They're on the hook to keep it available. They're on the hook for securing it. All you have to do is use it.
The problem with that is that most users of windows systems tend to run as an Administrator. Sure, mostly they don't *need* to run as admin, but they do anyway.
Hell, I'm guilty of it.
You found my comment!
Why should any company be forced to reveal their trade secrets?
What next? Game developers will be forced to make their source code available to I can get a character editor to work 100% properly? Is Blizzard going to be forced to reveal their source code so that we can write a better version of Gear?
You mean like the Seagals do? Hell, the last time I saw them, they were wearing coats too... Coulda been because it was cold and raining though...
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing to you with a business opportunity. We have a large chunk of whale vomit that one of our deceased investors was keeping. As we've spent several months attempting to locate a next of kin... etc, etc, etc.
Interestingly, if you include all of their contract employees (yes, the permatemps that they don't have anymore) they've got more like 90,000 employees.
Not that I've ever worked there or anything...
Just like many others have said, teach her yourself.
If you're uncertain of your own abilities (which it sounds like you are), go and get Chessmaster. You use it and then teach her what you've learned. Not only will it help you to play better, but you'll be teaching her, and spending quality time with her.