A week into my first year.

Here's an idea. Don't take anyone's word for it on here. Keep arguing that you can post whatever you want whenever you want. Then complain when they call you in that you had no idea...

Every semester, I ask my students how many of them have signed a non-disclosure agreement. Usually, about 3/4 of the class has---through internships or similar. Then, I ask them how many of them know what that agreement prohibits them from doing. Almost no one does, because almost no one reads and understands them.

Some great advice I got once upon a time, was to always (ALWAYS) have a lawyer review any NDAs you are asked to sign. S/he can translate the legalese into plain English, so that you know what you can/cannot do.

Here's another good tip, particularly for folks who work independently, "on their own time." Whenever you get a new employer, disclose (en masse) all of your prior art, getting the company to sign a limited NDA if you feel the need (again, have a lawyer draft the NDA for you.) That way, the company cannot try to claim ownership of that work, since you have record that they didn't pay you for it.

Finally, a pet peeve of mine: the first amendment only limits what the *government* can do, not a private company. For example, if a guest shows up at the CP gates in a t-shirt that says "F*** Bush!" (or Kerry, if you prefer) the park will turn that guest away, make them wear the shirt inside-out, etc. The fact that the shirt is political speech makes no difference whatsoever, because the park is not a governmental entity.

This is one more reason why I like working for the state. :)

If you remain completely anonymous in your identity and don't give any clues/hints as to who you are when posting on here, you'll probably be safe. But so few employees keep that level of secrecy on here. I do indeed doubt that they would go so far as to try and find out who someone is through their ISP.

Of course, whether or not the admins on this site would share the signup info that you gave them is another question entirely and is their perrogative.

Exactly what CoasterMonkey said.

Of course, whether or not the admins on this site would share the signup info that you gave them is another question entirely and is their perrogative.

... which is why you should never give your actual name out anywhere on the 'net unless you trust the place.

I did the obvious thing and checked the privacy statement here on PB and they wouldn't give out your IP information to CP, but they make no specific promises as to how they would disseminate your personal information, except that they won't sell/rent it.

Post away people. I can give you directions to the unemployment office if you just ask me.

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you should never give your actual name out anywhere on the 'net

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As might be obvious, I take precisely the opposite approach. I assume that anything I post on the internet can be linked to me in real life. As a computer scientist, I understand how easy this is to do. As a result, I don't bother trying to hide my identity.

I believe this encourages me to be more careful about what I post, and where. Things you say online can last a very long time.

I've also got my CS degree. It's easy to get your info if the posts you're making are on your website or are accesible to you (perhaps you're the ISP), otherwise you're going to have problems if the site/ISP respects its users.

Good points, but I still prefer to be relatively anonymous. Anyone who was interested could find out some limited info on me, but could never link it up to an actual name without involvement from my ISP.

After the park closes do any of the employees get ERT on some of the rides or do they just close up and go back to the dorms?

Close up, and go home. However, we do have ride nights every week. We do test ride in the morning too.