Huh. Once again, we GenX'ers are just left out of the picture. *goes and opens door to empty house with latchkey*

Yes, but those two companies likely had similar development cultures. For example neither probably advocated moving so fast and testing so little that buggy ("broken") software was produced yet *tolerated*.

Oh, I worked at Kodak in the late '80s in backoffice stuff. That code was SO old and ravaged by the hordes of Mongol raiders of age that had been thru it, there were constant bugs to fix. I bet those Mobil employees had no trouble at Kodak.

I don't bother because my Gmail account is my throw-away account. It's the email I give out if I absolutely HAVE to, to sign up for some web site or something. I also know I have a fairly ("asdfasdf") password on it because I DON'T CARE. Things I do care about are under a different email, with strong passwords and TFA .

I think this article summarizes how I feel best:
http://www.roadandtrack.com/ca...

I think maybe it's time they make a comeback, when things like this are afoot: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/07/wisconsin-seven-day-work-week/398189/

I, for one, welcome our new cybernetic overlords.

Mark Pocan also covers the city of Madison which is hardly rural. I'm glad that he is my representative and is backing legislation like this. It's sorely needed.

I had LASIK done 15 years ago and it cost me $5000. I've now reached the point (48) where I am presbyopic and a touch FAR sighted, so I am back to wearing glasses with progressive lenses all the time. It was the best thing I'd ever done for myself for the time I didn't wear glasses. However now glasses are so much more expensive that it was worth it from a cost perspective. My lenses alone are running $350. The upside is that eyeglasses style has also improved dramatically in 15 years. I actually don't mind how I look now with these glasses.

When you say, "recruiter," what do you mean? I get hit up constantly by places like Robert Half or TEKSystems, for the same few (local) jobs at places I don't want to work, for far less compensation than I am making now. I have told them I would consider something different, but it would have to be a move up, explain what "up" is, and then get fed crappy compensation values (ie. contract positions that have no/poor health insurance, no/poor PTO, no 401K). If a "real" recruiter were to contact me, I'd love to hear.

Personally, if my employer feels I need access to email or to be reached 24/7, it is their responsibility to provide the means for that. They do not have the right to takeover my personal property or data just because I work there. Put differently, if there is a business reason for them needing me to receive emails/texts/calls outside of normal working hours, then they should provide a business solution. If I want to do it for my own convenience on my own device, well, then I would have to weigh the convenience against all the privacy issues involved.

This. I just tried to argue this same point where I work; I work in an IT group that has a rotating 24x7 on call. We had employer-issued Blackberries, which both received SMS messages and could connect to email. Since we had had them for a while, the SMS alerts over time had evolved to "X has failed. Check your email for details." Then the company forced us to turn in our Blackberries and went to a BYOD. I tried, unsuccessfully, to argue your point. I get spotty coverage on my personal phone, and none in the building, so that would rule out my personal device. Plus I refuse to allow the company control of my device, stipend or no. The alternative was to accept a "penny phone" (a Samsung Chronos 2). I was very clear with my boss and boss' boss what that could mean for response to pages. So far, nothing has come up, but I also am kind of heistant to stray far from home when I am on call.

But here's what I don't understand - If the Eve program placed a bid at $24.99 for Alice's share, and it was accepted, why isn't that just a done deal, sold? Seems to me that if this was a real issue, right there is your fix. You get once chance at a bid. But since there are billions to be made by the people in control of the markets, I'm sure it's NOT an "issue."