The problem is you can't trust anyone with your data. For the systems to do something (other than store) your data it must be unencrypted. If it's unencrypted, it's not safe from prying eyes. (Internal sysadmins and external eavesdroppers who have compromised systems in the cloud.) End of story.

Remember there's two kinds of trust, "I'm giving you they keys to the kingdom and I believe you won't do anything bad while I'm not looking," and "I've locked everything and I trust the locks will hold against malicious attackers." You will never get trust #1 from anyone, especially not a corporation. And I don't trust locks will hold ; )

It sparked my interest in all things electronic.

Thanks for helping me out Slashdotters!

Shout outs to the following people who gave me enough insight or a good enough laugh to cut and paste their names into this post:

Fritz T. Coyote
BlueKitties
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mzito
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TrentTheThief
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HangingChad
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Check back in a few months and I'll let you all know what happened.
-lunchlady55

1. Yes this is MY manager.
2. No, there will be 1st 2nd and 3rd shift with one leader expected to be oncall during that timeslot every day of the week. (e.g. If 1st shift is 9-5, you work M-F 9-5, on call Sat & Sun 9 - 5. Every week, no rotation. I assume vacation is an exception, but then again assumptions make an ass out of u and mptions.)
3. The new manager has a 'vision' and wants to talk about the details 'later', presumably after we accept the new positions and are locked in.

Actually, it was the other way around. 4-10's with no oncall to 5-8's + 2 oncall every week with no rotation. So essentially being married to the job with no respite in sight.

There is currently no on call duty. Since we're 24x7 whoever is on shift is expected to handle any problems. They want to keep it 24x7, but move from 4-10's or 3-12.5 hour shifts with no oncall to 5-8's (1st, 2nd and 3rd each day) and on top of that oncall during the shift hours on your two days off. AKACT, I will be either at work or oncall as long as I remain in that position. Managers will be held accountable for any outages that occur on they shift (whether they're working or not.)

I personally don't think that I'm a good leader. I tend to seek consensus rather than confrontation.

The EXIT.

> Why can't a similar thing happen with the rest of the world?

My belief is as follows: Entire countries are the ruling class. Nearly anyone in a first world 'democratic' country fears neither death, famine or disease as an inevitability. It can and does happen, but to "somebody else, not me." To run these kinds of countries, it requires slaves. What we've essentially done in the 20th century is allow imports from China, Malaysia, India and most of Africa where people are desperate for any kind of work in order to alleviate our consciences. People are horrified when they hear about five-year-olds loosing hands and arms in heavy manufacturing machinery, water being drunk from the same river that laundry, human waste, and industrial dumping occurs, oppressive dictatorships and the like. But they say, "It's not our country, what can we do?"

Yes, there are exceptions to every rule. Some people only buy locally manufactured goods, others donate money and time to help those in need. But I don't think that there can be a country full of netbooks, iPhones, and grande half-cafe no-foam mocha lattes without a country full of starving desperate children. We've made the skull crushing a passive act of mass ignorance and that is why it will continue.

Oh sure, it starts out innocently enough - pick the better image. Next thing you know Skynet's decided that it's the better LIFE-FORM.

AI - JUST SAY NO!

Brought to you by the Coalition for Human Survival (C) Aug. 29, 1997

...but do they move every zig?

Memorable commands:
KISS SARIEN (SQ1)
USE ROCK IN SUPPORTER AT GUARD (SQ2)
GET LADDER (SQ3)