Try this on for size...maybe the H1B visa wasn't meant to be CARTE blanche but it certainly seems to be fitting that bill now and the companies that benefit will certainly do everything they can to buy assurances from our elected officials that the situation won't change. If you want to nip it in the BUD, then you better get working towards helping get someone elected who won't be in big business' back pocket. Maybe you could run when you learn English?
Damn, where's my BIG butterfly net when I need it. They really need to improve security at mental hospitals.
On topic...being an early adopter can be expensive. I'll sit tight and see where this mess is headed before I make a decision.
Actually, you may have missed a good point. Don't keep a wallet in your back pocket when sitting for any length of time. I stopped carrying a wallet years ago and it has made a big difference. My only back or leg pain now comes from the "to do" list created by my wife...you want how many thousands of pounds of gravel from the hardware store?
Exercise to strengthen back and ab muscles is probably the best bet but my wife likes her ergonomic chair and swears it helps her back issues. I use it occasionally when I sit at her PC at home but I don't see much difference between that and the 50 year old, wood desk chair I use.
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How is this flamebait? What is the sig supposed to mean? "My honor student sterilized your kid. Unless I'm missing a contemporary comedy related reference that isn't Nazi or eugenics related then the obviously sarcastic comment stands. Mange, merde, et morte...
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To be more specific...tongue in cheek...
"My honor student sterilized your kid." What the FUCK is that supposed to mean?
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"Brevity. is. Wit!" Your sig says it all... The quick one-liners are focused on geekness. Futurama actually gives us something to think about to find the humor. It's there on different levels especially for those of us who have more than two brain cells to rub together. If you don't know history, science, and current events, then you won't find the humor.
Sorry you're still a virgin but the attic has a better view than the basement. Probably better bird watching from there too! Do you have any bird feeders in your trees?:) I much prefer climbing steps rather than dealing with limited light. When I lived in the basement I had problems with bugs and it was too cold in the winter.
I agree that you didn't say all cops are corrupt. That's still an awfully general statement for me to try and ignore. It's just not fair to the (possibly too few) good cops that are out there.
I agree that people in power are often more easily corrupted but I think it's more correct to say that it's easier for the more corrupted to get positions of power. There are too many examples of local, state, and federal government officials who play that "good 'ol boy" game with each other and their buddies who own businesses. And you are way too right...things are headed in the wrong direction and "it's getting there".:)
You're missing the point. Of course the borough attorney is going to tell her to comply if she brings him a valid subpoena. That's his job. Her's was to bring him the subpoena BEFORE complying. RTFA and COMPREHEND it. They are going to nail her on a technical issue (not informing the attorney of the subpoena) not on the fact that she didn't do what the cops wanted before they brought a subpoena. But...to address your mistaken point, if you want to keep your job as borough attorney you probably will follow, and advise the borough to follow the law. Violate your borough's policies or statute law and very likely some other very sharp lawyer will be suing the borough's ass on the behalf of some "possible pedaphile" who had his rights violated...then you as borough attorney who fucked up is out of a job.
Global warming is only one part of a bigger concern for me. I'm not worried about global warming by itself. I'm worried about creating environments where invasive species are better able to survive or even dominate, more widespread severe weather patterns, and extinction of species causing a dearth of biodiversity. Those are only a few of global warming's possible effects CO2 increase is another aspect of the problem. Did you see the recent study about the effects of increased CO2 on poison ivy? Not only does it grow faster but it increases the urushiol (causes skin reaction) concentration in the plant. Kind of makes a walk through the woods sound a little less fun... We are seriously fucking up this planet and probably won't wake up to the disaster we are facing until it's too late. Homo homo sapiens had better be able to mutate quickly if it's to survive as a species.
Please don't lump all cops together in one group. Prejudice against any group is unfair to INDIVIDUALS. Not all cops are wannabe dictators just like not all computer geeks are virgins living in their parents' basement...well, I can't speak for you...because I don't KNOW YOU. Get the point?
The problem is they don't have a right to the information without a SUBPOENA...Therefore, they had no LEGAL claim you slack jawed, mouth breather. Go live someplace where people don't have rights before you volunteer to give up mine.
Unfortunately she's still going to be in trouble. She didn't follow all of the rules. I applaud her requiring them to bring a subpoena stating exactly what they wanted but she made the huge mistake of not following policy and notifying the borough's attorney that the subpoena had been served. They're going to cruicfy her for a technicality and I bet most of the folks on that bandwagon don't know the U.S. constitution nearly as well as she does.
Good point but I think you're looking deeper than need be. The users are probably just not fully understanding what they are doing. The full version of Adobe and Word are both great examples of applications that have so many options, tools, settings, and functions that the average user of these applications probably never even begins to understand 50% of what is available to them.
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Try this on for size...maybe the H1B visa wasn't meant to be CARTE blanche but it certainly seems to be fitting that bill now and the companies that benefit will certainly do everything they can to buy assurances from our elected officials that the situation won't change. If you want to nip it in the BUD, then you better get working towards helping get someone elected who won't be in big business' back pocket. Maybe you could run when you learn English?
Damn, where's my BIG butterfly net when I need it. They really need to improve security at mental hospitals. On topic...being an early adopter can be expensive. I'll sit tight and see where this mess is headed before I make a decision.
Actually, you may have missed a good point. Don't keep a wallet in your back pocket when sitting for any length of time. I stopped carrying a wallet years ago and it has made a big difference. My only back or leg pain now comes from the "to do" list created by my wife...you want how many thousands of pounds of gravel from the hardware store?
Exercise to strengthen back and ab muscles is probably the best bet but my wife likes her ergonomic chair and swears it helps her back issues. I use it occasionally when I sit at her PC at home but I don't see much difference between that and the 50 year old, wood desk chair I use.
How is this flamebait? What is the sig supposed to mean? "My honor student sterilized your kid. Unless I'm missing a contemporary comedy related reference that isn't Nazi or eugenics related then the obviously sarcastic comment stands. Mange, merde, et morte...
To be more specific...tongue in cheek... "My honor student sterilized your kid." What the FUCK is that supposed to mean?
"Brevity. is. Wit!" Your sig says it all... The quick one-liners are focused on geekness. Futurama actually gives us something to think about to find the humor. It's there on different levels especially for those of us who have more than two brain cells to rub together. If you don't know history, science, and current events, then you won't find the humor.
So...you've never seen "The Simpsons"
usuage nazi...apparently
Congratulations! You correctly used the word "affect" where 99% of the U.S. English speaking public would have used "effect".
My ass is reflects more visible light. Bite it...
Unlike Family Guy, Futurama is funny. I'm off now to eat my lobster self.
I love your sig Hitler
Sorry you're still a virgin but the attic has a better view than the basement. Probably better bird watching from there too! Do you have any bird feeders in your trees? :) I much prefer climbing steps rather than dealing with limited light. When I lived in the basement I had problems with bugs and it was too cold in the winter.
I agree that you didn't say all cops are corrupt. That's still an awfully general statement for me to try and ignore. It's just not fair to the (possibly too few) good cops that are out there. I agree that people in power are often more easily corrupted but I think it's more correct to say that it's easier for the more corrupted to get positions of power. There are too many examples of local, state, and federal government officials who play that "good 'ol boy" game with each other and their buddies who own businesses. And you are way too right...things are headed in the wrong direction and "it's getting there". :)
You're missing the point. Of course the borough attorney is going to tell her to comply if she brings him a valid subpoena. That's his job. Her's was to bring him the subpoena BEFORE complying. RTFA and COMPREHEND it. They are going to nail her on a technical issue (not informing the attorney of the subpoena) not on the fact that she didn't do what the cops wanted before they brought a subpoena. But...to address your mistaken point, if you want to keep your job as borough attorney you probably will follow, and advise the borough to follow the law. Violate your borough's policies or statute law and very likely some other very sharp lawyer will be suing the borough's ass on the behalf of some "possible pedaphile" who had his rights violated...then you as borough attorney who fucked up is out of a job.
Global warming is only one part of a bigger concern for me. I'm not worried about global warming by itself. I'm worried about creating environments where invasive species are better able to survive or even dominate, more widespread severe weather patterns, and extinction of species causing a dearth of biodiversity. Those are only a few of global warming's possible effects CO2 increase is another aspect of the problem. Did you see the recent study about the effects of increased CO2 on poison ivy? Not only does it grow faster but it increases the urushiol (causes skin reaction) concentration in the plant. Kind of makes a walk through the woods sound a little less fun... We are seriously fucking up this planet and probably won't wake up to the disaster we are facing until it's too late. Homo homo sapiens had better be able to mutate quickly if it's to survive as a species.
Please don't lump all cops together in one group. Prejudice against any group is unfair to INDIVIDUALS. Not all cops are wannabe dictators just like not all computer geeks are virgins living in their parents' basement...well, I can't speak for you...because I don't KNOW YOU. Get the point?
The problem is they don't have a right to the information without a SUBPOENA...Therefore, they had no LEGAL claim you slack jawed, mouth breather. Go live someplace where people don't have rights before you volunteer to give up mine.
Unfortunately she's still going to be in trouble. She didn't follow all of the rules. I applaud her requiring them to bring a subpoena stating exactly what they wanted but she made the huge mistake of not following policy and notifying the borough's attorney that the subpoena had been served. They're going to cruicfy her for a technicality and I bet most of the folks on that bandwagon don't know the U.S. constitution nearly as well as she does.
Good point but I think you're looking deeper than need be. The users are probably just not fully understanding what they are doing. The full version of Adobe and Word are both great examples of applications that have so many options, tools, settings, and functions that the average user of these applications probably never even begins to understand 50% of what is available to them.
Perhaps after another dozen or so incidents they'll decide a little training is appropriate for the folks who are doing the redacting.
It's so widespread because it's their business model! Where have you been for the last 5 years? Sheesh!
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