That's, er, um, as logical as banning pols in lanyards. It's impossible to visit some workplaces (ie where real people work) without wearing them. Edit: ditto eye shields. (View Post)

Why not? I learnt in research that it's precisely the most anomalous and unexpected data that need to be probed. Something that niggled in my mind as a student is currently the subject of a research … (View Post)

Mutatis mutandis, exactly the same in my organization (with whom I still do some unpaid consultancy work/collaboration). Door control varies for different staff, mediated by the card on the lanyard. … (View Post)

Ever actually worked anywhere? You know, a real job in the modern era? Where security is actually important? EVERYTHING from a primary school to a data centre to a bank to a baked bean factory? And e… (View Post)

The issue is that it makes regional pricing even less likely, and the lack of r. p. in itself is a developing issue. Edit: so not zero sum thinking per se. It's not as if the server farms will produc… (View Post)