Comments on: eBay Addiction Causes Job Loss http://cybernetnews.com/ebay-addiction-causes-job-loss/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:32:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/ebay-addiction-causes-job-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-115971 Ryan Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:26:54 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/21/ebay-addiction-causes-job-loss/#comment-115971 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-115928" rel="nofollow">Andrew wrote:</a><blockquote>The other thing is that all of those sites WERE blocked. I got around it through a remote desktop to one of my University’s servers. All they could tell was that I was talking to a computer in Iowa, unless they felt like sniffing packets and taking way more time that it’s worth.</blockquote></div> What are you going to do when you no longer have access to the university's servers? :) <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-115934" rel="nofollow">The Guru wrote:</a><blockquote>A side note, the only place I do spend considerable time at is our own domain auction site. Especially on the ‘fire sale’ domains (those that have expired but we will try to get the registered before we turn them back over to the registry).</blockquote></div> Have you picked up any domains when they've expired, or are employees not allowed to do that? Andrew wrote:
The other thing is that all of those sites WERE blocked. I got around it through a remote desktop to one of my University’s servers. All they could tell was that I was talking to a computer in Iowa, unless they felt like sniffing packets and taking way more time that it’s worth.

What are you going to do when you no longer have access to the university’s servers? :)

The Guru wrote:
A side note, the only place I do spend considerable time at is our own domain auction site. Especially on the ‘fire sale’ domains (those that have expired but we will try to get the registered before we turn them back over to the registry).

Have you picked up any domains when they’ve expired, or are employees not allowed to do that?

]]> By: The Guru http://cybernetnews.com/ebay-addiction-causes-job-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-115934 The Guru Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:33:11 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/21/ebay-addiction-causes-job-loss/#comment-115934 A side note, the only place I do spend considerable time at is our own domain auction site. Especially on the 'fire sale' domains (those that have expired but we will try to get the registered before we turn them back over to the registry). A side note, the only place I do spend considerable time at is our own domain auction site. Especially on the ‘fire sale’ domains (those that have expired but we will try to get the registered before we turn them back over to the registry).

]]> By: The Guru http://cybernetnews.com/ebay-addiction-causes-job-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-115933 The Guru Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:31:16 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/21/ebay-addiction-causes-job-loss/#comment-115933 Hard to say since my job involves the Internet. I'll sometimes spend some time look at a customer's site when we are slow. Especially in the evenings when 3rd shift comes on we can go 10-15 mintues between calls. I don't have anything favourite though that I would go to. Oh and they do block MySpace which I discovered when I was checking to see if someone's domain forwarding was working correctly. Hard to say since my job involves the Internet. I’ll sometimes spend some time look at a customer’s site when we are slow. Especially in the evenings when 3rd shift comes on we can go 10-15 mintues between calls. I don’t have anything favourite though that I would go to. Oh and they do block MySpace which I discovered when I was checking to see if someone’s domain forwarding was working correctly.

]]> By: Andrew http://cybernetnews.com/ebay-addiction-causes-job-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-115928 Andrew Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:20:21 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/21/ebay-addiction-causes-job-loss/#comment-115928 I'd say it really depends. At my internship this summer I had time where I literally had nothing to do. so I spent a lot of time on Facebook, YouTube and webcomics. But when I had something to do, I'd say I spent 45 minutes doing non-work stuff. Sometimes it was to clear my head though. The other thing is that all of those sites WERE blocked. I got around it through a remote desktop to one of my University's servers. All they could tell was that I was talking to a computer in Iowa, unless they felt like sniffing packets and taking way more time that it's worth. I’d say it really depends. At my internship this summer I had time where I literally had nothing to do. so I spent a lot of time on Facebook, YouTube and webcomics. But when I had something to do, I’d say I spent 45 minutes doing non-work stuff. Sometimes it was to clear my head though.

The other thing is that all of those sites WERE blocked. I got around it through a remote desktop to one of my University’s servers. All they could tell was that I was talking to a computer in Iowa, unless they felt like sniffing packets and taking way more time that it’s worth.

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