It can be pretty subjective, but it often gets clarified with enough common law precedent (which can be amended with a new law if it becomes abused/unfair/odd).
Precedent by other court decisions is still relevant for law interpretation in Germany. BVG and BGH decisions are law-like. With a somewhat good argument any court decision can become a good template for a case.
The opposite is also interesting to observe: In common law countries the written law also becomes more and more fine grained limiting jurisdical law making.
Yes. I wouldn't "work" for a company that didn't provide me with hardware.
I'm assuming you're using "work" to mean an employee-employer relationship.
If you want me to provide my own hardware, I'm a contractor and will not lock in to an exclusive relationship with your company and charge a significant premium.
You've given us a few paragraphs about the situation. No one here can tell you if he was attempting to disrespect you.
I'll note that you've called this person a friend in your post, so it's likely you know them pretty well. Instead of asking strangers on the internet with only a very reduced understanding of your relationship dynamic and past conversations, why not have a chat with your friend and ask them directly?
If you're considering this person as your cofounder, you're going to need a strong communication foundation. Getting offended by a perceived lack of respect (which could be valid, but it doesn't sound like you're sure they meant offence since you're asking the question here) is not a good place to start any business relationship.
>It’s not really the specific employees making that call. Being a “principle engineer” is the job title in the contract.
If it's your job title and you're not working for yourself, then it's likely there's little-to-nothing you can do about. This concerns folks referring to themselves as engineers.
If you are applying for jobs described as opportunities for “software engineers”, and you qualify, it makes total sense to refer to yourself as such.
“Software engineering” is a common globally recognized phrase. Anyone overthinking a popular phrase after decades of use doesn’t understand language.
It is as ridiculous as a medical association getting worked up about PhD grads, a rapper, or the author of “Seuss” books being referred to as “doctor” without a medical license.
You can’t regulate global language trends. (Successfully)
Sorry to hijack the thread, but from the above link:
> Yes, iMessage works even on Android, Windows and Linux!
How could this be sustainable long-term? I've hacked together tools to forward iMessage content before and it's very unappealing.
I suspect they must be using a makeshift solution. I hope it works (and would sign up if there was a way on the landing page), but this seems like building on sand.
From my understanding, they use a Mac the same way you would, and they forward the messages over by sheer force of will and also money.
It works fine for me so far, though there's no out-of-the-box solution for forwarding iMessages that go to your phone number. That requires extra hackery.
If so, I'd personally default to Australia and worry about the rest after having some success.
If not, I'd go Delaware.