The Perils Of Blogging
What do they expect? They’re living the the Peoples Democratic Republic of Canada. Praise Stalin, Comrades.
How intidated people are by a lawsuit. A lawyer would yawn. I heard one say that being arrested “means nothing”. In the long view that is correct. Here & now, it’s worrysome as hell. Big companies tried intimidating everyday folks (NOT employees) who spoke out in the newspapers against stuff like, for example, proposed Corporate Zoning changes. Some poor souls had nervous breakdowns.
Retaliation against these Corporate Scumbags came in the form of publicity and Big-Time counter-lawsuits.
Uh, Skipper? ... not that I don’t love the Plethora of Postings this AM ... but .. uh .. your ARE currently employed ... Right?
Posted by Oink
03/01/2006 at 09:07 AM
I recall Kim du Toit posting along a similar vein a few months back. If I recall correctly -I could go back and dig it out I suppose, but then you can too- he had a conflict with an employer or client that didn’t like his stance on firearms and felt that he was too vocal about it. He lost the client because of his Nation of Riflemen Website. This raises a lot of complicated issues. Employers are presumed to have the obiligation to reasonably protect their employees against other employees. Simply because I frequent pro-second amendment blogs I could be considered a risk for going postal? Personally I don’t think so; a trial lawyer might disagree.
BTW, I got laid off yesterday morning at 9:30 am so I do have plently of time to post to comments. So look out!
Posted by yatalli
03/01/2006 at 11:35 AM
Never fear, Oinkinator! I am gainfully employed. I was fortunate to be offered a job starting the first week of February that is a telecommute position. I provide database support for about three dozen major corporations across America from the comfort of my spare bedroom/office. My boss is in California and the paychecks comein regularly.
That is why you folks have had the pleasure of my company more often recently. I just sit here, connect to clients all over, fix database problems, log out, scratch my butt, drink more coffee and blog. OH! Almost forgot. I take a bath about once a week whether I need it or not.
P.S. The pay is in six figures but don’t tell the IRS.
One of our quotes at the top of the page is by George Burns—Don’t stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed. (close enuff) Both Anna Nicole AND The Skipper have managed to do just that!
In entirely different ways, of course!
(I bet Anna Nicole makes more money doing it)
Posted by Oink
03/01/2006 at 01:00 PM
... and life is gooodddd!
Damn, I gotta get me one o’ them DBA jobs! Oh wait ... WTF is a DBA? Never mind ... I ain’t qualified! BAck to the grind.I suppose the dress code is rather casual, too…
Dress code? Boxer shorts. How else am I gonna scratch my butt while I work?
Every other day is NEKKID DBA DAY.
CARGUY, you too can do this. All you gotta do is earn a BS and MS in Computer Science and be halfway to a PhD, pass and pay for thirty-four IT certifications, work in countless IT sweat shops for twenty years, endure all kinds of misery on the way to getting old before your time and ... be very lucky.
OH! ALmost forgot. You have to be a dedicated masochist. Must love pain.
Anyone can do it. Just ask your doctor about Prozac before you start.
Sorry Skipper, at my age, I ain’t about to start over.
On the other hand ... I do like the idea of NEKKID (whatever) DAY!
I knew this was coming - free speech is only when you AGREE with me - then the moonbats drag their cohorts the lawyers into the frey.
Such a shame. It’s gonna be punish everyone for the sleeze - any bets on how long b4 they start again with censoring the internet???
Glowball, multi-cultural, one worldism really sucks for those who truely hate free speech and real freedom.
Besides it all comes down to what is truth - we all have truths, is mine the same as yours?
Actually Wardmama you were only half right.
Free speech is only when you agree with ME!
*Bad Barb. Baaaaad Barb*
Posted by Annoying Little Twerp
03/01/2006 at 05:49 PM
I beg to differ Barb
I have my faults but being wrong isn’t one of them!
Variation on a Theme from an old TV commercial:
The Skipper, sitting up in bed, ”I didn’t bathe yesterday, and I probably won’t today!”
Announcer’s Voice: ”No Wonder he’s sleeping alone!”
Posted by Oink
03/02/2006 at 09:11 AM
Skipper: My Son tell me that one of his tech job benefits is ”Being On Call”.
That priceless experience of being awakened at Oh Dark Thirty Hours by a Confused Palistani.
Posted by Oink
03/03/2006 at 09:16 AM
