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Marc Clifton wrote: have control over their peons.
Everything you said is so true.
I have no idea why weather-inclement days they would want us to drive in but they do. Waste all that time shoveling snow and commuting and being tired and all that. PLus there are savings from energy costs but they don't even talk about it. It's all about control.
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Working remote is not for me.
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Why not?
((Although I have to admit I've been thinking of getting a 'real' job lately. Having people - other than these two - around would be nice.))
TTFN - Kent
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Too easily distracted. I "worked from home" for six months a while back and got nothing done.
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Same here. I've never done it long term; but do every once in a while when something comes up. I generally end up spending the hour I saved in the car making up for all the times I distracted myself and get 8 hours of work done about the same time I'd be unlocking my front door if I'd gone into the office.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Now, I don't know what average level of services there are abroad, but here in Italy the top speed of a flat connection is 20 Mbps, only in a few selected areas. Most of the country still has 640 Kbps access to Internet, with only 128 guaranteed. Not only that, but it is perfectly normal to have 2-3 weeks of downtime each year, intespersed as contiguous hours, days, even weeks, flickering connection... Especially in the areas where it would be needed to reduce commutations.
I had Internet access 2 years ago, after 8 years I lived where I am - and only because some generous and small company issued a radio bridge to connect the surrounding hills to the net. Of course we still have downtimes, especially when there's wind or rain - how do you explain that to a boss?
Also, the equipment: is it mine, under my responsibility? Because if it is mine I can install games, watch pr0n (after work time, of course) and catch virusses and malware or install pirate software, without company control. If it belongs to the company then it is the comany that should ship it to me and guarantee it works, do the maintenance etc.
Also, associating home with the workplace sounds creepy!
Geek code v 3.12
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- r++>+++ y+++*
Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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I work to live, not live to work.
The office is where I work, home is where I live.
I'd rather be phishing!
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On occasion, I do work from home. I will be working from home tomorrow when the temperature is starting in the single digits; I plan to keep the wood burning insert full and generating as much heat as possible that way.
However, there are occasions when I prefer to be in the office, despite the commute and paying for parking.
When we have departmental meetings (weekly), I prefer to be in the office, not on a conference call. A large percentage of communication is non-verbal and I can't read reactions over the phone. Also, when calling in, it is not always easy to clearly understand what people are saying. Quite often, multiple people will speak at the same time and the conversation is then garbled.
If I have to print something, like a manual, I'd MUCH rather use company resources that my own.
There are benefits to working from home, but it isn't for everyone all the time.
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Job Seeking in 2015? Well, the time to get started is now as the first quarter hiring process is picking up. "And if your train's on time, you can get to work by nine"
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Microsoft is expanding its Kinect team in order to push the boundaries of what is possible with motion sensor technology. Wave your right hand to copy, jump on the spot to paste
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Microservices architecture is emerging as a grassroots, developer-driven phenomenon. "Let's get small!"
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worldwidetelescope[^]
Quote: Open-sourcing WWT will allow the people who can best imagine how WWT should evolve to meet the expanding research and teaching challenges in astronomy to guide and foster future development.
We are all in the gutter - but some of us are looking to the stars.
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What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
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The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
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Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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New technique allows websites to bypass privacy mode unless users take special care. "And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you."
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If you are reading this, it is too late!
All your cookie-base are belong to us.
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If you’re interested in studying some of the lesser-known programming languages, you’ll probably want to learn some that could potentially land you a freelancing gig or even a full-time job. I hear there's one with a silly one letter name that pays well too. What was it? A? B? Oh, it will come to me later.
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Could be one of:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, J, K, L, M, Q, R, S, T, or Z
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
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The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
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Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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Workplaces need more walls, not fewer. Mr. Gorbachev, build up this wall
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Elbow room, yeah, that's what we need. 
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Sadly my employer is moving in this direction. I have a private office now but the whole department (40+) is scheduled to move into a new open-office area next spring. 
Contrary to popular belief, nobody owes you anything.
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I work in a noisy open space, and we're only 20. Goodbye concentration... especially when the commercial area guys talk loudly about soccer the whole day and us developers are trying to solve a ton of prbolems for a thousand customers in short time AND advance the overall technology of our products...
Geek code v 3.12
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- r++>+++ y+++*
Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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The Internet Archive just released a treasure trove of nearly 2,400 computer games, as part of a new project, “Console Living Room,” to make classic games free and browser-friendly. I'll be ... in a meeting. All day. No calls.
Looks like a repost, but the older one was arcade games, these are old DOS games.
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This chains with my previous comment about Open Spaces... 
Geek code v 3.12
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- r++>+++ y+++*
Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Matching donors and recipients is a bit like the traveling salesman problem.
Not strictly programming, but still cool.
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How is Math related to Bio?
I can sense a lot of confusion between programming, business (salesman), bio (kidney match etc) and maths (where was maths in this?).
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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