Comments for Is it me or is everyone else stupid? http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com Domain names and other random online musings Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:47:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Oasis.co.uk – Overturned On Appeal. by Patrick McDermott http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/2009/03/31/oasiscouk-overturned-on-appeal/#comment-4693 Patrick McDermott Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:47:14 +0000 http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/?p=225#comment-4693 "Im sure it says that Patrick.. :p" LOL Yes, you're right. I'm still celebrating St.Patrick's Day. :-) “Im sure it says that Patrick.. :p”

LOL

Yes, you’re right.

I’m still celebrating St.Patrick’s Day. :-)

]]> Comment on Oasis.co.uk – Overturned On Appeal. by Jamien Gorble http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/2009/03/31/oasiscouk-overturned-on-appeal/#comment-4691 Jamien Gorble Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:21:41 +0000 http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/?p=225#comment-4691 "...being allowed to submit fresh evidence at the appeal hearing [which is] against the rules as set out by Nominet" Actually paragraph 13b of Nominet's DRS policy permits fresh evidence to be admitted at the appeal stage, provided the panel considers it is in the interests of justice to do so. Presumably the panel reviewed the evidence and decided they had to allow it in. From reading Google News, I note that Oasis Stores collapsed into administration a few weeks ago before being packaged up and sold to their main lender, Kaupthing Bank in Iceland. I wonder if the financial difficulties prior to their collapse (also documented in Google News) prompted the original DRS case? Not just a teeny bit? :p I agree that this DRS had to be defended. Congratulations to James for not letting them steal the domain. Side note: I just checked oasis-stores.com and discovered the meta keywords for oasis.com and oasis.co.uk are still there. Shocking. What a cynical company. “…being allowed to submit fresh evidence at the appeal hearing [which is] against the rules as set out by Nominet”

Actually paragraph 13b of Nominet’s DRS policy permits fresh evidence to be admitted at the appeal stage, provided the panel considers it is in the interests of justice to do so. Presumably the panel reviewed the evidence and decided they had to allow it in.

From reading Google News, I note that Oasis Stores collapsed into administration a few weeks ago before being packaged up and sold to their main lender, Kaupthing Bank in Iceland. I wonder if the financial difficulties prior to their collapse (also documented in Google News) prompted the original DRS case? Not just a teeny bit? :p

I agree that this DRS had to be defended. Congratulations to James for not letting them steal the domain.

Side note: I just checked oasis-stores.com and discovered the meta keywords for oasis.com and oasis.co.uk are still there. Shocking. What a cynical company.

]]> Comment on Oasis.co.uk – Overturned On Appeal. by Julia http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/2009/03/31/oasiscouk-overturned-on-appeal/#comment-4687 Julia Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:08:30 +0000 http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/?p=225#comment-4687 Im sure it says that Patrick.. :p Im sure it says that Patrick.. :p

]]> Comment on Oasis.co.uk – Overturned On Appeal. by Patrick McDermott http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/2009/03/31/oasiscouk-overturned-on-appeal/#comment-4685 Patrick McDermott Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:43:30 +0000 http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/?p=225#comment-4685 "...the appeal committee took the unprecedented step of visiting the complainants website themselves and found meta information embedded in the source code of the site which showed the terms “oasis.co.uk” and “oasis.com” - names the respondent did not own." Hi, I believe you meant to say "names the Complainant did not own." “…the appeal committee took the unprecedented step of visiting the complainants website themselves and found meta information embedded in the source code of the site which showed the terms “oasis.co.uk” and “oasis.com” – names the respondent did not own.”

Hi,

I believe you meant to say “names the Complainant did not own.”

]]> Comment on Oasis.co.uk – Overturned On Appeal. by Charley Chacko http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/2009/03/31/oasiscouk-overturned-on-appeal/#comment-4683 Charley Chacko Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:06:42 +0000 http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/?p=225#comment-4683 Congratulations James :) Congratulations James :)

]]> Comment on Vulgar and Offensive.. How one CEO took to treating his staff like dummies by one of many http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/2009/03/08/vulgar-and-offensive-how-one-ceo-took-to-treating-his-staff-like-dummies/#comment-4637 one of many Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:48:16 +0000 http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/?p=218#comment-4637 As a ex HP employee who left 12 months ago after 5 years working there, I can tell you that its hell inside there. The people left are dead inside, just the like the rest of the company. The people who are left will take this pay cut and smile and thank HP for keeping them in a job, why? Cause they are dead inside!! I'm glad I've left HP, while I had a great time there for the first few years, the lack of payrises and the contentious job promotion with payrises was a joke! Its a great place to work up the ladder as the people above you can't get out quick enough and HP can't 'hire' quick enough to fill them, so you get job promotions. But then cause of freezes etc your not allow to have a payrise! So you end up being hired at a low level job, then run a multi million dollar account on desktop wages! As a ex HP employee who left 12 months ago after 5 years working there, I can tell you that its hell inside there. The people left are dead inside, just the like the rest of the company. The people who are left will take this pay cut and smile and thank HP for keeping them in a job, why? Cause they are dead inside!!

I’m glad I’ve left HP, while I had a great time there for the first few years, the lack of payrises and the contentious job promotion with payrises was a joke! Its a great place to work up the ladder as the people above you can’t get out quick enough and HP can’t ‘hire’ quick enough to fill them, so you get job promotions. But then cause of freezes etc your not allow to have a payrise! So you end up being hired at a low level job, then run a multi million dollar account on desktop wages!

]]> Comment on Vulgar and Offensive.. How one CEO took to treating his staff like dummies by EDS Was Good HP Sucks http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/2009/03/08/vulgar-and-offensive-how-one-ceo-took-to-treating-his-staff-like-dummies/#comment-4463 EDS Was Good HP Sucks Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:21:36 +0000 http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/?p=218#comment-4463 Well, I think it is ridiculous that EDSers were introduced to the HP culture just last year and this year, received 2 pay cuts (at least in the US/Puerto Rico). EDS made HP money and was the most successful division. Add to that Hurd's ridiculous rationalization of his pay cut, as if we are supposed to commend him for that. I enjoyed working for EDS for the most part, but these last few weeks have been terrible, now that we are more acclimated to HP. And worse, I have been told that HP plans to do some salary parity for EDS people, since EDSers by and large make more than their HP counterparts. HP truly sucks, and I am not afraid to tell anyone this. Well, I think it is ridiculous that EDSers were introduced to the HP culture just last year and this year, received 2 pay cuts (at least in the US/Puerto Rico). EDS made HP money and was the most successful division. Add to that Hurd’s ridiculous rationalization of his pay cut, as if we are supposed to commend him for that. I enjoyed working for EDS for the most part, but these last few weeks have been terrible, now that we are more acclimated to HP. And worse, I have been told that HP plans to do some salary parity for EDS people, since EDSers by and large make more than their HP counterparts. HP truly sucks, and I am not afraid to tell anyone this.

]]> Comment on Vulgar and Offensive.. How one CEO took to treating his staff like dummies by hp sucks http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/2009/03/08/vulgar-and-offensive-how-one-ceo-took-to-treating-his-staff-like-dummies/#comment-4341 hp sucks Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:47:08 +0000 http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/?p=218#comment-4341 EDS employees that make over $40K will also be taking a 10% pay cut (on top of the aforementioned pay cut) for the month of April. I'm thinking they shouldn't have given Rittenemeyer so much cash to do nothing. EDS employees that make over $40K will also be taking a 10% pay cut (on top of the aforementioned pay cut) for the month of April. I’m thinking they shouldn’t have given Rittenemeyer so much cash to do nothing.

]]> Comment on Vulgar and Offensive.. How one CEO took to treating his staff like dummies by intellect http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/2009/03/08/vulgar-and-offensive-how-one-ceo-took-to-treating-his-staff-like-dummies/#comment-4275 intellect Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:34:30 +0000 http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/?p=218#comment-4275 hey guys get a look at the pre-eminent blog for defrocking guzzling corporate toads (and especially Turds!). mkdenham you are so right - we are heading for a kind of judgement I think - of the outrageously greedy 0.1% who devour all they can wrest from decent people - see the opinions of the latter below: http://www.damiansaunders.net/2009/02/26/commentary/hp-pay-cuts-an-unfair-act-of-economic-opportunism-and-greed/ hey guys

get a look at the pre-eminent blog for defrocking guzzling corporate toads (and especially Turds!).

mkdenham you are so right – we are heading for a kind of judgement I think – of the outrageously greedy 0.1% who devour all they can wrest from decent people – see the opinions of the latter below:

http://www.damiansaunders.net/2009/02/26/commentary/hp-pay-cuts-an-unfair-act-of-economic-opportunism-and-greed/

]]> Comment on Vulgar and Offensive.. How one CEO took to treating his staff like dummies by hillja http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/2009/03/08/vulgar-and-offensive-how-one-ceo-took-to-treating-his-staff-like-dummies/#comment-4253 hillja Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:02:39 +0000 http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/?p=218#comment-4253 Great post. Good work. Pamela, I wish there were a way to do something about it. Great post. Good work. Pamela, I wish there were a way to do something about it.

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