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Comment: Background Checks (Score 1) 172

by thewiz (#34933288) Attached to: US Supreme Court Says NASA Background Checks OK

Anyone who has worked for the government, a contractor to the government and is/was employed by a company has had a background check done. You don't think said entities simply file away your personal information, do you? You've seen the many stories on /. about people not being hired or getting fired because of their Facebook/My Space/etc account. Well, you also invite the government/employer to use the rest of the information they collect from you to find out who you really are and not the prim and proper job candidate/employee that graced their doorstep.

Face the facts: Our world is a world where collection of information is a hot business and you are the prey. And your personal data that has been given or harvested WILL come back to haunt you.

Comment: Lack of communications (Score 3, Insightful) 266

by thewiz (#34922100) Attached to: IT Management Always Blames the Worker Bees

There are a few things I've seen in work places that really contribute to the bashing:
1. Suits who won't talk to IT staff
2. IT staff that won't talk to suits
3. Both sides bitch about the other behind closed doors and the grapevine still passes the scuttlebutt
4. Both sides having a superiority complex

I'd encourage the IT staffs to go and talk with your management. You'll be glad you did.

Comment: Re:Wrong headline (Score 1) 426

by thewiz (#34332392) Attached to: Students Banned From Bringing Pencils To School

All pencils and pens should be replaced with nice blunt magic markers. For math classes or other times when frequent erasing is needed, they can use an Etch-a-Sketch (tm).

Give kids the markers, they can sniff them to get high, then take their Etch-a-Sketch and bludgeon out the brains of the Math teacher.

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