Re: More Blathering

From: J. Random User (nospam_at_nospamnosiree.com)
Date: 09/26/03 

Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 07:12:48 GMT

Despite our diametrially opposed viewpoints, I'm glad you're taking the
time and energy to discuss it. It's interesting.

"Leythos" <void@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.19dd98ee85277e7a989cec@news-server.columbus.rr.com...
> The nice thing about this thread is that you FAIL to understand that it
> doesn't matter what you think - You don't own the company!
>
> If you agree to work for a company, and I'm willing to bet that you
> asked them for a job, then you MUST accept their rules - there is no
> partial acceptance, it's their way or the high-way.

Nope. I don't agree. If I get a job at a company, every else after that
is negotiable. Sometimes, like this time, I lose.

> The threat is based on the fact that the company does not want to expose
> itself and you want to expose it. Even if the site was run by one of
> your friends you honestly have no control over the site and what happens
> to it - it could be hacked and then you visiting it could expose the
> company.

That's true of ANY site. Why put a block in place for, as in this case,
an SSL connection on a non-standard port? What makes that, in itself,
more likely of a dangerous download or exploit?

    [ snip ]

> Equal justice for all - even if you don't like it.

I understand the logic of it -- and I don't like it. :)

> If you blame yourself, quit crying like a school kid and suck it up.

Yes SIR, Sergeant Leythos, Sir!

> > Sorry to disabuse you of that notion, but I *am* an "old-timer", too.
> > Spare me the "then you should know better, I have no sympathy at all for
> > you", please. :)
>
> All of your posts make you out at about 17~28, that's not old. If you
> really are an old-timer (40+) you must have run through a lot of job
> with your ethics.

In my 40s, programming since I was 11 and writing Basic and Macro-11 under
RSTS/E.
I've been fired twice. The first time was for teasing the boss about his
authoritarian attitude
when it came to certain technical decisions -- he was making truly bad
choices, and it came
to him saying "Because I'm the Boss, that's why!" I couldn't respect that.

By the way, the "blathering" in the title of this email was referring to the
conversation as a whole,
not to anyone in particular.

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