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Comment Re:Communications Worker's of America Union (Score 1) 761

Ugh, the CWA! I worked as a programmer at newspaper years ago and was forced to be in the CWA. The pay raise thing sucked--if you worked your ass off you got a 2.5% raise annually, if you sat around doing nothing you got a 2.5% raise annually. So, the only way to get a industry competitive raise was to get promoted--which, because of the union, went by seniority. Their big selling point was, "you get great benefits for free!" Yeah, but the "free benefits" cost as much as the union dues, so it was a wash. Then, to add insult to injury, when lay-offs rolled around the union didn't do a thing--they just let us get laid off (there were thirteen rounds of lay-offs altogether, I went on round five--and the guy who laid me off went on round six).

Quite frankly, I steer away from any IT job that requires I join a union just because of how crappy being in the CWA was (I've asked if there is a union in every interview I've had since then).

Comment Re:What does this say... (Score 1) 479

You are incorrect. There is a reason they took the prisoners to Guantanamo Bay and not some other base, it is not sovereign US soil--the treaty with Cuba leases the lands the base is on to US and gives the US complete jurisdiction and control of the base, but actual sovereignty is retained by Cuba. Therefore, the US Constitution does not apply there.

Comment Re:Julian Assange is not fighting for your privacy (Score 1) 299

By the same token, you can't verify your democracy is operating democratically unless you have a certain amount of openness. As it turns out from the leaks we've received, it is telling us it is doing one thing while it is doing another.

Secrets are important for national security, PERIOD, END OF LINE

Openness is necessary for Democracy, period, END OF FILE

Good argument, if this were a democracy. But, it is a republic. Therefore, technically, only our elected representatives require the government to be transparent to them.

Comment Re:For serious? (Score 1) 699

Should google have to write warnings for all dangers? WARNING: You are about to cross the road. Our records show that this intersection has a crosswalk. Please wiat until the red hand turns into a white funny-looking guy before proceeding. Be sure to check both ways for traffic before stepping onto the road. Be aware that there may be other pedestrians crossing the road. Be sure not to collide with them. Caution! Be aware that there may be open manholes! DO NOT step on a manhole that has it's cover removed. For a full list of applicable warnings, please go to www.google.ca/pleasetiemyshoes/

You're asking this in a country where even hair dryers have labels like "WARNING: Do not use in shower."? Hell, pharmacists even put a "Warning: May cause drowsiness" sticker on a bottle of prescription sleeping pills...

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Hollywood Stock Exchange Set To Launch In April 100

You can buy and sell actor or movie "stock" for virtual cash on the website Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX). Starting in April the company plans on letting you turn those movie performance predictions into real dollars. HSX filed with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission for approval as an active trading site in November 2008 and has just entered the final phase of regulatory review. Richard Jaycobs, president of HSX's parent company, said, "The number of people who visit movie theaters each year and form opinions about a film's success is in the tens of millions. We believe that's the reason the public response to this product has been very positive."

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