Why do sociologists break their own rules when it suits their ends? "More ethical" doesn't have a meaning in a world where morality isn't purely objective. Either this article was written by an idiot or his sources don't word good. Wait…washington post…it's both.
Damn you, hacker news, for linking to this crap. I was hoping it would be interesting. Is there a way to neg rep the OP or is that just a forum thing?
Yeah, me too. The reply to your question wasn't helpful as the link is to the I-9, none of which appears to have anything to do with paperwork reduction. The link off HN also mentioned page 3, which only lists valid forms of ID.
The current Form I-9 is five pages. The first three pages contain instructions for completion of the form. Page three contains one paragraph about the paperwork reduction act. Page four is the form, and page five is the list of acceptable documents. The irony is that the government could reduce paper work by getting rid of the third page of instructions. The reality is that the instructions should probably be about ten pages since almost no one does the I-9 right and most companies would be surprised to find out they have liability sitting in their HR files due to this one page form.
Page five is not a list of forms of identification, it is a list of documents you may provide to prove you have the legal right to work within the United States. It just happens to be that some forms of identification also prove work authorization for some citizenship statuses. For example, if you are a U.S. citizen your drivers license and social security card or your passport prove this. Edit: The I-9 form however does establish identity in addition to right to work because of the overlap.
Fun tip: Lots of companies request specific documents for the purpose of completing this form (drivers license and ssn usually), this is a form of discrimination and you have a legal right to complain to the Office of Special Council www.osc.gov
Disclaimer: I am employed by a company that specializes in supporting companies processes for this specific document.
Every time I read a facebook story here or elsewhere, I get the overwhelming desire to delete my account. The only problem is that there may be people I want to interact with that I don't have other contact information for. The sad thing is that I don't remember.
I might just do it anyway…they can't be that important, right?
That was exactly my thought process when I ended up deleting my account. There were people who I wouldn't be able to contact, but then again, I never talked to them anyway even when Facebook made it convenient.
That's exactly the way I felt with "stuff", little things I collect saying to myself, "I'll need this some day". You know, a few old semi-functioning laptops, cable ends that I'm going to use (I swear!) on my next project, etc, etc.
I had a whole room filled with this crap, until I realized, when was the last time I actually used something from this stuff, whose sole reason for existence was for me to collect, to then someday use.
My answer was years - so I tossed it all a few months ago. You know how many times I've been working on a project and damned myself for throwing all of it out? Zero! Long story (sorry it's a slow day) short - sometimes you just gotta let go...
I disagree wholeheartedly with his analysis. Yes, Apple is more closed. But…you can do a lot with OS X, other than the window manager and desktop system.
I rooted my iPhone. Just like a lot of people.
I script everything.
I don't run the apple versions of openssh or openssl or a bunch of other things, all just done with the ordering of folders in my path.
Almost everything I want to do on Linux, I can do on OS X. And the things that I can't aren't GUI-based, so ssh works fine.
It's worth having to run another computer (or a virtual machine) to run some OSX/Windows-only apps. And it's not worth running windows.
The hacker culture is alive and well on OS X, and I don't see Apple as doing anything to stop it…you just have to learn a bit more…in a lot of cases, that's not even necessary.
But, I guess that fits…because it's all about user experience instead of coding the actual OS.
Plus…keep calm and carry on. The British are going to be slow to adopt net neutrality because they may as well just let the market sort it out until the market f*s up too badly, then they'll look at it.
I live in atlanta…pretty accurate. Except for the comment about the weather. Yeah we have all 4 seasons…but we also have all 4 seasons once a week during the so-called "fall" and "spring." And there's no snow. One morning or so a year, there's a half-inch of snow on the ground. Occasionally, it's followed by ice that the DOT covers with sand instead of salt for reasons that have never been adequately explained.
Oh, and there's no such thing as clean local politics. Want something passed…pay for it. Period.
