Cautionary Note

[bsrsharma]

When you start a thread, please remember that some people may access this site from employer provided computers/internet access. Some of the Off Topic threads may bring grief to someone who accesses it if it violates corporate policy. (I know a guy who was fired from a company I was working in for accessing “inappropriate” sites). Please try not to bring trouble to innocent readers by limiting threads to “PG-13” or better. (If a child can read it, it should be OK)

[Sandi Egan]

I second this motion

[Sandi Egan]

I second this motion

[Sandi Egan]

I second this motion

[Sandi Egan]

I second this motion

[Sandi Egan]

I second this motion

[temeculaguy]

I oppose. The ramblings of a few nutballs (self included) should not be cause for someone getting fired, this isn’t porn, it is opinions and commentary. I also have teenagers who have access to this computer which has this site bookmarked and I can say with certainty that content on this site has so little interest for them, they would never get past the primer. This stuff is worse than homework in their eyes. It would take them too long to find something rated higher than pg-13 and they can find better stuff on you tube in 30 seconds than they will find in months on this site.
Caveat Emptor.

[temeculaguy]

I oppose. The ramblings of a few nutballs (self included) should not be cause for someone getting fired, this isn’t porn, it is opinions and commentary. I also have teenagers who have access to this computer which has this site bookmarked and I can say with certainty that content on this site has so little interest for them, they would never get past the primer. This stuff is worse than homework in their eyes. It would take them too long to find something rated higher than pg-13 and they can find better stuff on you tube in 30 seconds than they will find in months on this site.
Caveat Emptor.

[temeculaguy]

I oppose. The ramblings of a few nutballs (self included) should not be cause for someone getting fired, this isn’t porn, it is opinions and commentary. I also have teenagers who have access to this computer which has this site bookmarked and I can say with certainty that content on this site has so little interest for them, they would never get past the primer. This stuff is worse than homework in their eyes. It would take them too long to find something rated higher than pg-13 and they can find better stuff on you tube in 30 seconds than they will find in months on this site.
Caveat Emptor.

[temeculaguy]

I oppose. The ramblings of a few nutballs (self included) should not be cause for someone getting fired, this isn’t porn, it is opinions and commentary. I also have teenagers who have access to this computer which has this site bookmarked and I can say with certainty that content on this site has so little interest for them, they would never get past the primer. This stuff is worse than homework in their eyes. It would take them too long to find something rated higher than pg-13 and they can find better stuff on you tube in 30 seconds than they will find in months on this site.
Caveat Emptor.

[temeculaguy]

I oppose. The ramblings of a few nutballs (self included) should not be cause for someone getting fired, this isn’t porn, it is opinions and commentary. I also have teenagers who have access to this computer which has this site bookmarked and I can say with certainty that content on this site has so little interest for them, they would never get past the primer. This stuff is worse than homework in their eyes. It would take them too long to find something rated higher than pg-13 and they can find better stuff on you tube in 30 seconds than they will find in months on this site.
Caveat Emptor.

[Coronita]

Enginerd Note:

Ever since some of the OT posts has gradually evolved from PG to more R related, I try to avoid visiting this site from corporate networks directly.

The fact is most large companies employ crap from companies like websense which essentially monitors internet traffic. Now, you probably won’t get a call from your IT dept if your company is large, unless you’re doing something egregious like visiting a lot of porn sites, file sharing music, etc. So you probably don’t have to worry, because most everyone at a big company spends some time on websurfing, and the IT department has a lot more things to do than just run stats on employees.
In reality, there’s probably times when you surf a lot because you are literally you’re stuck in tele-conference meetings that are counterproductive and rather do other things during that time, waiting for a software build, waiting for your IT dept to get some work done before you can proceed, etc, etc,etc,etc.

BUT consider this. Any legal issues you might get into, it’s one less footing for your case. For example, let’s say you get into some issue with your boss, and you feel like you’ve been unfairly terminated because of “performance”. If if you were wrongfully terminated, rest assured that any pissing match with your former employer, your weblogs and web usage will make it to your case. There was a little disclaimer you signed when you first joined a company that basically states you acknowledged the company has the right to do this. So if any of you are the sue happy types, you’ve been warned.

[Coronita]

Enginerd Note:

Ever since some of the OT posts has gradually evolved from PG to more R related, I try to avoid visiting this site from corporate networks directly.

The fact is most large companies employ crap from companies like websense which essentially monitors internet traffic. Now, you probably won’t get a call from your IT dept if your company is large, unless you’re doing something egregious like visiting a lot of porn sites, file sharing music, etc. So you probably don’t have to worry, because most everyone at a big company spends some time on websurfing, and the IT department has a lot more things to do than just run stats on employees.
In reality, there’s probably times when you surf a lot because you are literally you’re stuck in tele-conference meetings that are counterproductive and rather do other things during that time, waiting for a software build, waiting for your IT dept to get some work done before you can proceed, etc, etc,etc,etc.

BUT consider this. Any legal issues you might get into, it’s one less footing for your case. For example, let’s say you get into some issue with your boss, and you feel like you’ve been unfairly terminated because of “performance”. If if you were wrongfully terminated, rest assured that any pissing match with your former employer, your weblogs and web usage will make it to your case. There was a little disclaimer you signed when you first joined a company that basically states you acknowledged the company has the right to do this. So if any of you are the sue happy types, you’ve been warned.

[Coronita]

Enginerd Note:

Ever since some of the OT posts has gradually evolved from PG to more R related, I try to avoid visiting this site from corporate networks directly.

The fact is most large companies employ crap from companies like websense which essentially monitors internet traffic. Now, you probably won’t get a call from your IT dept if your company is large, unless you’re doing something egregious like visiting a lot of porn sites, file sharing music, etc. So you probably don’t have to worry, because most everyone at a big company spends some time on websurfing, and the IT department has a lot more things to do than just run stats on employees.
In reality, there’s probably times when you surf a lot because you are literally you’re stuck in tele-conference meetings that are counterproductive and rather do other things during that time, waiting for a software build, waiting for your IT dept to get some work done before you can proceed, etc, etc,etc,etc.

BUT consider this. Any legal issues you might get into, it’s one less footing for your case. For example, let’s say you get into some issue with your boss, and you feel like you’ve been unfairly terminated because of “performance”. If if you were wrongfully terminated, rest assured that any pissing match with your former employer, your weblogs and web usage will make it to your case. There was a little disclaimer you signed when you first joined a company that basically states you acknowledged the company has the right to do this. So if any of you are the sue happy types, you’ve been warned.

[Coronita]

Enginerd Note:

Ever since some of the OT posts has gradually evolved from PG to more R related, I try to avoid visiting this site from corporate networks directly.

The fact is most large companies employ crap from companies like websense which essentially monitors internet traffic. Now, you probably won’t get a call from your IT dept if your company is large, unless you’re doing something egregious like visiting a lot of porn sites, file sharing music, etc. So you probably don’t have to worry, because most everyone at a big company spends some time on websurfing, and the IT department has a lot more things to do than just run stats on employees.
In reality, there’s probably times when you surf a lot because you are literally you’re stuck in tele-conference meetings that are counterproductive and rather do other things during that time, waiting for a software build, waiting for your IT dept to get some work done before you can proceed, etc, etc,etc,etc.

BUT consider this. Any legal issues you might get into, it’s one less footing for your case. For example, let’s say you get into some issue with your boss, and you feel like you’ve been unfairly terminated because of “performance”. If if you were wrongfully terminated, rest assured that any pissing match with your former employer, your weblogs and web usage will make it to your case. There was a little disclaimer you signed when you first joined a company that basically states you acknowledged the company has the right to do this. So if any of you are the sue happy types, you’ve been warned.

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