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Oh I just tried openproxy and it seems like it's not around anymore. I hadn't checked it recently. Well the other two you can probably access from home. I haven't tried them but they have software that can automatically configure a working proxy for you I think.

If it is their private network and their machines then they can read. Almost ALL companies have these disclaimers in their employee handbooks.

See if you can get to either of these: http://www.multiproxy.org or http://www.surfola.com (note: You can download their stuff from home and take it to work yourself if access is blocked to those sites). Another option would be http://www.openproxy.com If all of these are blocked, then you can always set up your own somewhere ... but this would require some technical knowledge and a machine with an always on connection (broadband) and preferrably a static IP address (which doesn't change). One thing you can do (example with a PC at home) is if that machine is running Windows XP or 2000, you can enable remote desktop and then connect to it from your work PC. This way, you can surf the web from your home PC without actually being at home! Hopefully your IT department hasn't blocked off the ports required for this kind of a connection.

Privacy laws do not apply to such companies. If you are using their networks and their machines to send emails, they have every right to monitor things ... I used to work at the IT department of this big company for a few years and we monitored (could monitor) everything. You are not supposed to make any personal communication with company stuff anyway. This one time I caught this guy that was making a call 3 times a day to the same number ... turned out to be his bookie! I don't know if they fired him So all I can tell you Azatik, is be repulsed if you want but never think anything you do or say at work is private. As a matter of fact, don't even assume your regular email is private ... it is transmitted as plain text If you log into telnet or ftp ... those are all plain text and anyone could read them! The only really secure method is ssh but the emails you sent may go through unencrypted hops somewhere ... so to be sure your messages are sent encrypted and only the people you want can read them is using PGP ... you just give people your public key and let them encrypt anything they send you. The only person that will be able to read it would be you with your private key.

There is always a way The cleanest way around such things is using a proxy server. This may or may not work but try it out (they may be blocking proxie access too): All you need to know: http://www.samair.ru/proxy/faq.htm A list of proxy servers in the US: http://www.samair.ru/proxy/19.htm Basically with a proxy server, all your web requests go through the proxy and thus, will probably not be blocked. If this doesn't work, or if you don't have permissions to change proxy settings on your PC, then we can try other methods.

Gurgen that doesn't make any sense

I tend to think of it more as ONE on going never ending topic They better be careful what they whif in 3rd world countries. Those places usually stink. Doesn't the second part contradict the first part for you Azat? . . . Just kidding bud

Armat, must you torture ME? Actually I pigged out big time today .. ate at home ... then went out with a couple friends to a restaurant and they ordered this sampler thing "for two" ... well they didn't eat much (girls ) so guess who ended up having to take care of that food It was some GOOD stuff though ... sea food, steak, chicken, ribs, you name it ... all in the name of "sampler". I think I have found my second most favorite way to eat ... if it's not "buffet", then "sampler" will do

That reminded me of these words of wisdom from none other than Curley himself from The Three Stooges: "If at first you don't succeed, keep sucking till you do succeed."

I thought (and still think) computer engineering was (is) the easiest engineering discipline and that's why I picked it! I could literally do it in my sleep with my eyes closed.

There's no such thing as perfect. Some people lacking things in one respect can mooooooore than make up for it in another respect. That is why I wouldn't even attempt to answer such a hypothetical question ... it's the whole package that is the main thing that matters. ... unless you want an answer like "Charlize Theron crossed with Katherin Bell that can cook like Azat, paint like Armat, and put together a PC from scratch".

I don't see a problem with it. Now after you are engaged and especially after you are married, it is a completely different story. But even then, going to have some alone time once in a while I think can be quite healthy for a relationship. If clubbing is used as a release and not as a substitute for something that is lacking in the relationship, I don't see a problem with it. But in the end, this is something that must be discussed openly between the couple and agreed upon ... as it will be very different from person to person and from couple to couple I suspect. For me, I don't do "clubbing" but I would want to have my buffet rights to myself. This is assuming she doesn't want to join me of course

Yah dude ... 2 DAYS? ... the concert is like what, a couple of hours tops? You can be in and outa there before the French can say "Sacre Bleu" ... that's what I would do.

Who said I don't expect to make sense I am enjoying the discussion by the way.

I think Hexadecimal would have been the best choice. Only if we had had 16 fingers instead of 10, maybe the world would have been a better place! I just wanted to point out that if you work out the math, you'll probably discover that the most likely outcome was for us to never have existed at all. Well, yet here we are

Now that's hillarity

Oh ain't that the truth!!!

When everybody walks out, including your friends and parents, that's when the fun can begin.

LA is the kind of place where you can be the center of attention, completely disappear in the backgrounds, be VERY rich, very poor, very stressed, very comfortable, very busy, very relaxed, very cultured, and very bland all at the same time!

Yes! He gives them Domino's email address

Beard Board - the place for the person who just has a need to talk about beards.

So what is known? is anything "known"? ... or it's all educated guesses?

Example: Highschool diploma ---> probably close to minimum wage Optical Technician ---> at least $11 to $12 per hour to start!!!! (then probably gets much higher pretty quickly) For example, check out American Career College. I know someone very close to me that has been teaching there for YEARS. They basically do miracles with these kids that show up and even find them jobs after graduation (assuming they pass the certification tests). There are ways to go to school for very low income people ... student loans, financial aid, grants, scholarships ... there is usually a way.

You don't have to hope ... that is an inevitability. For now, you have plenty of time so just take a deep breath, start planning a bit, and get to it! At first it all sounds quite complicated ... but when you start getting into the details, you'll see it's not that bad. Yah you may not be able to hang out with friends and eat out every night or every weekend, but when you do get to do it, you'll enjoy it a lot more (appreciate it a lot more). I still highly encourage you to think about some sort of training or vocational school if you are not going to go to college ... otherwise, yes it will be tough.