Amen to that - I got offered a job in Pennsylvania once - beautiful state (lucky people who live there). Job came with two weeks holiday a year. I was getting four a year in the UK at the time.
Don't jest - my friend had a transplant recently and they found three old kidneys inside. The original, and two previous transplants that they hadn't whipped out.
That caught me as well - when I heard about 'Adult games' on the Wii, I thought something that wasn't geared towards the youth market. Not random killing, etc. Maybe something on the Stock market, or geopolitical situation...
Bit of a cock-up that they couldn't handle the death of a celebrity with their server capacity though. Everyone dies. The British Queen. Madonna. Obama's dog. The capacity should be there to handle a predictable event without flashing the red light.
Disagree. It's not that the British Empire was not a nice place, it's the world at that time that was pretty rough. The British Empire had it's faults (Irish potato famine is one you missed.. not to mention Northern Ireland, Indian mutiny.....) but it also banned slavery - a huge moneyspinner at the time - fought several oppressive dictatorships for little or no gain (why didn't Britain take over Europe in 1815? or take the peace offered by Hitler in 1940?) and helped sort out the mess in India. Without the Brits, the untouchables' lot would still be intolerable. Rather than just nasty as it is now.
Read Niall Ferguson's 'Empire' for some more intelligent comment.
Damn right. I take the car to the station, train to the CBD, walk the rest. Train hourney is about 40 mins. It's been a long time since I read this many books in a month.
Mod this comment (no, I mean that comment) flamebait, troll and possibly racist. I've no doubts that there have been incidents where offshore foreign workers have been bribed to provide account information. I've few doubts that this has some US employees have taken bribes, some UK employees, etc etc...
Some people are crooks. It's not that they're not americans that make them crooks. It's the fault of..., well, if I knew that, I'd be laughing.
Have to say that I also take exception to the "starting in 2002 we gave away our dominance...". Remember that/. readers aren't all American. You've just alienated every non-US worker, especially those offshore.
I'm guessing your job was offshored, in, oh, 2002?
Point of order. hoi polloi refers to the top of the food chain. I believe you mean to refer to the dregs at the bottom of the chain, better known as the great unwashed
[Now, each country has its 'stupidity': as you're English I would point out that having a Queen/King is a *very* stupid system!]
Not so - having a head-of-state that is not associated with a political party is a great idea.
Heads of state can represent the country and the national identity - handy for pinning on medals, memorial services, etc. Heads of government represent their political party.
Now the Queen/King thing... well, at least this way you know what you're up for.:)
Back in the '80s, my Dad and stepmother were watching a TV show on Bletchley here in NZ. During the adverts, My Dad mentioned that he'd been there (minor capacity - probably a clerk, but lord knows). Turns out that my stepmother was there too, different dates.
What I thought interesting was that they didn't talk about it for at least 40 years after the work there. The security aspect, and war reticence, I guess.
Hey, I'm 49 in a month. I agree with the "brain noise" part but have noticed that a lot of that is actually relevant. Plus ca change, plus ca meme chose, etc. And some of it isn't. Maybe this will increase as we all age and start to babble...
"More than a year and a half after the first terabyte hard drives became widely available, Seagate has reached the next storage capacity milestone. With 1.5 terabytes, the latest Barracuda 7200.11 serves up 50% more capacity than its peers"
Hmmm. So.."1.5 terabytes is serving up to 50% more capacity than its peers". Peers that were up to a terabyte in size.
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I want her to carry my pistol but I'm afraid if she gets caught with it there would be criminal charges filed.
Good lord, I hope so.
Disagree. If goto is the best solution to the problem, then you're not looking at the right problem.
2) Windpipe close to channel to stomach - choking hazard
3) Walking upright leads to distended colon, piles, etc
4) As my wife says, playground close to a sewage works
And first post, BTW...
Am I the only one with an employer that has the attitude "If I can't see you working, you aren't working"?
My wife works the same way.
"Your winnings, sir".
Amen to that - I got offered a job in Pennsylvania once - beautiful state (lucky people who live there). Job came with two weeks holiday a year. I was getting four a year in the UK at the time.
I live in New Zealand, you insensitive clod!
And hes doing well, thanks.
So he gets to play MMOs all day and be a cock in them ...
Shit, all this time I've been doing it for free....
Question must be asked - which one? :)
Oh well.
Bit of a cock-up that they couldn't handle the death of a celebrity with their server capacity though. Everyone dies. The British Queen. Madonna. Obama's dog. The capacity should be there to handle a predictable event without flashing the red light.
There, fixed the subject for you ....
Read Niall Ferguson's 'Empire' for some more intelligent comment.
Nice quote, but it would have been more effective if you'd correctly spelt "Houston".
"Hey, is that guy boring you? Why not talk to me for a while. I'm from another planet".
BTW, "David Copperfield" is highly recommended.
Some people are crooks. It's not that they're not americans that make them crooks. It's the fault of ..., well, if I knew that, I'd be laughing.
Have to say that I also take exception to the "starting in 2002 we gave away our dominance...". Remember that /. readers aren't all American. You've just alienated every non-US worker, especially those offshore.
I'm guessing your job was offshored, in, oh, 2002?
Point of order. hoi polloi refers to the top of the food chain. I believe you mean to refer to the dregs at the bottom of the chain, better known as the great unwashed
Not so - having a head-of-state that is not associated with a political party is a great idea.
Heads of state can represent the country and the national identity - handy for pinning on medals, memorial services, etc. Heads of government represent their political party.
Now the Queen/King thing ... well, at least this way you know what you're up for. :)
Every 'contest' I've ever seen has been about popularity, not efficiency
Politics works the same way.
New Zealand is uninteresting?
I live there, you insensitive clod!!
BTW wasn't it just a few years ago when everyone in the States got upset about a "wardrobe malfunction" with a certain Ms Jackson's costume?
Have the democrats loosened morals that much, that fast?
What I thought interesting was that they didn't talk about it for at least 40 years after the work there. The security aspect, and war reticence, I guess.
Now, get off my lawn.
Hmmm. So .."1.5 terabytes is serving up to 50% more capacity than its peers". Peers that were up to a terabyte in size.
No shit, Sherlock.