After all, isn't The White Trash Channel more accurate nowadays?
I think the programming they put on that channel now is insulting to the entire science fiction genre. Hell, I think the programming they put on that channel is insulting to every genre.
Why can't a senior take care of his training himself ? A senior that needs to be sent to training is a senior beyond repair; he's old enough to know better.
Probably because he has a full-time job.
I think the parent makes a lot of sense. If the company is looking to hire new talent to fill a previously non-existent market, why not publish that fact internally, and offer incentives for training? Employers only get told what's relevant at the time, and perhaps some of their employees have already been honing new skills.
I mean hey, if my boss told me "Well, we can't offer you any time to learn about skill xyzzy, but we'd rather give you a 15% raise instead of have to shuck out 30% more to a new hire we couldn't even guarantee would keep the job six months"... I'd jump on the chance. Course, I'd probably counter with "Okay, 15%, but I'd like another week of vacation a year, and I'll be taking my two weeks vacation starting this week so I can learn xyzzy". Then the boss can hire a new guy at 85% of my salary, I can train him once I get back, and everyone's happy (except my wife, who gets stuck not taking a two week trip to tahiti this year).
I'll readily admit that I've spent the better half of this decade getting my engineering degree, but who in their right mind would want a system of this nature designed by scientists? I can't fathom why anyone even thought that would be an appropriate word to start that article with.
This is akin to asking your girlfriend to drive your car, using a library of congress to measure the national debt, or using a football field as a measurement for the width of an atom. Sure.. you COULD.. but wouldn't there be a better item to use? (Okay, I'll readily admit, if you tried asking your girlfriend to drive your car you wouldn't get very far).
I'm just sayin'. (Also, my apologies to the grammar nazi's. I know there are a few errors, but it's late and I couldn't sleep!)
This obviously means that we are going to need better technology. We'll need technology that will be able to give us a full color representation of your completely nude body, but only if you're a hot chick.
"Attention passengers, please form 3 lines.
All hot chicks, please line up to your far left, at ramp #1 to scanner,
for full color internet/youtube-connected body scanner followed by enhanced patdown.
All normal chicks, please line up at ramp #2 for enhanced pat down and quick scan
All men, please line up at ramp #3, for metal detector.
All felons and terrorists, please move along.
All children, remember that this is the way society has always operated, and is considered normal. No, really -- our Constitution approves of it. Please follow Officer McCarthy for a "special" pat-down.
My apologies for what's likely flamebait. If you're going to paint idealized forms of what this will end up being, at least follow through. Seriously, when I read the first two, I'm all for it. I read the third line, and I wouldn't really mind because I've dealt with metal detectors for years. Add on the next line, and I start to feel a bit uncomfortable, because suddenly I have to wonder how different from reality this really is. The last line makes me wonder what legacy we will leave our future.
Still, I wonder what would happen if passengers could start requesting that TSA agents demonstrate HOW to use these new scanners, and what the results are.
I wonder how many TSA agents would start rethinking what they put others through, after they stand in the machine a few dozen times a day.
Ah well, prolly an unrealistic idea, nonetheless.
With all due respect, the Shuttle is a program that needs to go. I agree that it is a travesty that there is no overarching goal after the end of the shuttle program.
Still though, when's the last time you saw government deliver a good, cheap, quality product on time? I get the feeling that in the next twenty years or so, commercial entities will be able to surpass our present status. The only hope I have on the government front is to maintain the space program legacy to encourage smart young kids to pursue something greater than themselves. Or, at least to maintain the program until it looks pathetic compared to the commercial entities in the same market.
Yep, I would expect this is used as justification to fire the employee in question and find another employee.
That said, I have a hard time understanding why it's justifiable to fire someone just because they're using the sick days they're entitled to by contract.
Do you realize the g-forces involved in doing acrobatics in a fighter jet? Pretty unlikely.
Oh c'mon, the g-forces of doing acrobatics in a fighter jet is no worse than flying a fighter jet! I mean sure, standing on your head or doing a triple flip might *seem* complicated or dangerous in a cockpit, but I think the worst part is trying to avoid knocking yourself out on the controls. Seriously!
This looks like a bunch of marketing to lay groundwork to increase prices.
To wit: I think of the energy usage like a river.
During the day, "everyone" is at work, and should they turn things off, the usage will remain normal. i.e. The river flow will be relatively the same.
Additionally, once they get to work they'll plug into the work power, which will increase over normal high usage, but will affect large businesses which will only require centralized modifications to the power grid. i.e. river flow here will be huge, and the riverbed will need to be maintained unless it wash away (cause brownouts).
After everyone gets home, the evening river rises in flow to its regular peak. The power grid accepts this quite handily for a couple hours before people go to bed.
At night it's a small river, because "everyone" is sleeping, and the majority of energy will not be used. Plugging cars in now will bring this small stream-like flow to the level of when people were already at home, which the power grid has accepted quite readily so far.
Who suffers? Large businesses having to cow-tow to the fringe benefits their employees (rightly) expect.
Why is the power grid worried? Because they can't tell THAT consumer to piss off and use less energy just to save them a dime in renovation costs.
To me, it says that it may just be worth having something to take the edge off the slightly increased peaks during early evening hours.. say.. solar panels?
Btw, 1 acre is approximately 1.1 football fields. I don't have the acre to library of congress conversion, but for the obligatory car analogy...
They bought a car back in 57, and after getting a couple offers, finally had someone demand they named their own price, so they did. It was a cool 1.7 mil!
Heck no, they upgraded from the 100% recycled e-waste. They're now using the New and Improved, 115% recycled e-waste, with added politician hot-air action!
(apologies to Monica)
I think all the money went to the white lines addiction of there HTML editor.
I don't know about that. Their editors clearly haven't been taking advantage of too much white powder, or they would have gotten to your quote already!
Honestly, based on my experience I wouldn't worry too much. My guess is you'll only have to edit one or two papers. The honest guy's paper, and the rest of the group.
Cynical maybe, but as the TA, I've seen a few people not even bother to finish when I submitted those papers to the prof.
Also, it's a wonderful way for the government to show the poverty-stricken people (I realize that term doesn't apply to everyone) how "awesome" western culture is, and why they should start the "culturization" process we've been famed for in the past couple centuries!
Care to bet how long before Brazil has to start cleaning up their pollution clouds?
I googled for Lincoln Memorial circle, the drive that the Lincoln Memorial is on. Apparently they haven't moved that. Looks like the Lincoln Memorial is still there. Good luck!
Reminds me of some guy named John. Of course, I keep getting reminded of him every time I see a high school, but for the life of me, I can't think why.
So, why's the forty some-odd responses to this post feel like viral marketing?
Am I wrong, or did every slashdotter with a significant other (and who doesn't live in their parents' basement) choose to both buy a Sonos *and* post about it?
Don't let your head swell so much you can't get through the door.
We all have these moments, I call them moron moments, where we will do truly stupid things.
Using myself as an example: I have a (Tested) IQ of 151, and just this morning, I found myself pulling on a door clearly marked Push.
See myself, I just delight in putting Stickers labeled 'Push' on doors that must be pulled to open. I also enjoy emptying the ballpoint pens found in banks of ink, and taking eleven items to the nine items or less grocery line. While I readily admit that reality is pretty straightforward, I think people who stop questioning even the most basic tenets of reality will never accomplish anything of value.
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After all, isn't The White Trash Channel more accurate nowadays? I think the programming they put on that channel now is insulting to the entire science fiction genre. Hell, I think the programming they put on that channel is insulting to every genre.
Why can't a senior take care of his training himself ? A senior that needs to be sent to training is a senior beyond repair; he's old enough to know better.
Probably because he has a full-time job.
... I'd jump on the chance. Course, I'd probably counter with "Okay, 15%, but I'd like another week of vacation a year, and I'll be taking my two weeks vacation starting this week so I can learn xyzzy". Then the boss can hire a new guy at 85% of my salary, I can train him once I get back, and everyone's happy (except my wife, who gets stuck not taking a two week trip to tahiti this year).
I think the parent makes a lot of sense. If the company is looking to hire new talent to fill a previously non-existent market, why not publish that fact internally, and offer incentives for training? Employers only get told what's relevant at the time, and perhaps some of their employees have already been honing new skills.
I mean hey, if my boss told me "Well, we can't offer you any time to learn about skill xyzzy, but we'd rather give you a 15% raise instead of have to shuck out 30% more to a new hire we couldn't even guarantee would keep the job six months"
I'll readily admit that I've spent the better half of this decade getting my engineering degree, but who in their right mind would want a system of this nature designed by scientists? I can't fathom why anyone even thought that would be an appropriate word to start that article with.
.. you COULD .. but wouldn't there be a better item to use? (Okay, I'll readily admit, if you tried asking your girlfriend to drive your car you wouldn't get very far).
This is akin to asking your girlfriend to drive your car, using a library of congress to measure the national debt, or using a football field as a measurement for the width of an atom. Sure
I'm just sayin'. (Also, my apologies to the grammar nazi's. I know there are a few errors, but it's late and I couldn't sleep!)
That was back when immigrant labor clearly wasn't a problem. That or a huge number of deaths.
This obviously means that we are going to need better technology. We'll need technology that will be able to give us a full color representation of your completely nude body, but only if you're a hot chick.
"Attention passengers, please form 3 lines.
All hot chicks, please line up to your far left, at ramp #1 to scanner, for full color internet/youtube-connected body scanner followed by enhanced patdown.
All normal chicks, please line up at ramp #2 for enhanced pat down and quick scan
All men, please line up at ramp #3, for metal detector.
All felons and terrorists, please move along.
All children, remember that this is the way society has always operated, and is considered normal. No, really -- our Constitution approves of it. Please follow Officer McCarthy for a "special" pat-down.
My apologies for what's likely flamebait. If you're going to paint idealized forms of what this will end up being, at least follow through. Seriously, when I read the first two, I'm all for it. I read the third line, and I wouldn't really mind because I've dealt with metal detectors for years. Add on the next line, and I start to feel a bit uncomfortable, because suddenly I have to wonder how different from reality this really is. The last line makes me wonder what legacy we will leave our future.
Still, I wonder what would happen if passengers could start requesting that TSA agents demonstrate HOW to use these new scanners, and what the results are.
I wonder how many TSA agents would start rethinking what they put others through, after they stand in the machine a few dozen times a day.
Ah well, prolly an unrealistic idea, nonetheless.
With all due respect, the Shuttle is a program that needs to go. I agree that it is a travesty that there is no overarching goal after the end of the shuttle program.
Still though, when's the last time you saw government deliver a good, cheap, quality product on time? I get the feeling that in the next twenty years or so, commercial entities will be able to surpass our present status. The only hope I have on the government front is to maintain the space program legacy to encourage smart young kids to pursue something greater than themselves. Or, at least to maintain the program until it looks pathetic compared to the commercial entities in the same market.
Yep, I would expect this is used as justification to fire the employee in question and find another employee.
That said, I have a hard time understanding why it's justifiable to fire someone just because they're using the sick days they're entitled to by contract.
I'll take a yard, but could I also get someone to mow the lawn? I don't want it to cut into my free time!
Do you realize the g-forces involved in doing acrobatics in a fighter jet? Pretty unlikely.
Oh c'mon, the g-forces of doing acrobatics in a fighter jet is no worse than flying a fighter jet! I mean sure, standing on your head or doing a triple flip might *seem* complicated or dangerous in a cockpit, but I think the worst part is trying to avoid knocking yourself out on the controls. Seriously!
This looks like a bunch of marketing to lay groundwork to increase prices.
.. say .. solar panels?
To wit: I think of the energy usage like a river.
During the day, "everyone" is at work, and should they turn things off, the usage will remain normal. i.e. The river flow will be relatively the same.
Additionally, once they get to work they'll plug into the work power, which will increase over normal high usage, but will affect large businesses which will only require centralized modifications to the power grid. i.e. river flow here will be huge, and the riverbed will need to be maintained unless it wash away (cause brownouts).
After everyone gets home, the evening river rises in flow to its regular peak. The power grid accepts this quite handily for a couple hours before people go to bed.
At night it's a small river, because "everyone" is sleeping, and the majority of energy will not be used. Plugging cars in now will bring this small stream-like flow to the level of when people were already at home, which the power grid has accepted quite readily so far.
Who suffers? Large businesses having to cow-tow to the fringe benefits their employees (rightly) expect.
Why is the power grid worried? Because they can't tell THAT consumer to piss off and use less energy just to save them a dime in renovation costs.
To me, it says that it may just be worth having something to take the edge off the slightly increased peaks during early evening hours
You sound like a dull person and I would like to subscribe to his newsletter.
Thank you!
Btw, 1 acre is approximately 1.1 football fields. I don't have the acre to library of congress conversion, but for the obligatory car analogy ...
They bought a car back in 57, and after getting a couple offers, finally had someone demand they named their own price, so they did. It was a cool 1.7 mil!
Heck no, they upgraded from the 100% recycled e-waste. They're now using the New and Improved, 115% recycled e-waste, with added politician hot-air action!
(apologies to Monica)
I for one initially thought it was some weird marketing idea from Boxxy.
I was hopeful until I was enlightened.
I think all the money went to the white lines addiction of there HTML editor.
I don't know about that. Their editors clearly haven't been taking advantage of too much white powder, or they would have gotten to your quote already!
Honestly, based on my experience I wouldn't worry too much. My guess is you'll only have to edit one or two papers. The honest guy's paper, and the rest of the group.
Cynical maybe, but as the TA, I've seen a few people not even bother to finish when I submitted those papers to the prof.
Also, it's a wonderful way for the government to show the poverty-stricken people (I realize that term doesn't apply to everyone) how "awesome" western culture is, and why they should start the "culturization" process we've been famed for in the past couple centuries! Care to bet how long before Brazil has to start cleaning up their pollution clouds?
I googled for Lincoln Memorial circle, the drive that the Lincoln Memorial is on. Apparently they haven't moved that. Looks like the Lincoln Memorial is still there. Good luck!
Reminds me of some guy named John. Of course, I keep getting reminded of him every time I see a high school, but for the life of me, I can't think why.
the inevitable First post joke.
So, why's the forty some-odd responses to this post feel like viral marketing? Am I wrong, or did every slashdotter with a significant other (and who doesn't live in their parents' basement) choose to both buy a Sonos *and* post about it?
Let me be the first to agree or disagree.
You meant 'astrology', not 'economics', right? ...
Don't let your head swell so much you can't get through the door. We all have these moments, I call them moron moments, where we will do truly stupid things. Using myself as an example: I have a (Tested) IQ of 151, and just this morning, I found myself pulling on a door clearly marked Push.
See myself, I just delight in putting Stickers labeled 'Push' on doors that must be pulled to open. I also enjoy emptying the ballpoint pens found in banks of ink, and taking eleven items to the nine items or less grocery line. While I readily admit that reality is pretty straightforward, I think people who stop questioning even the most basic tenets of reality will never accomplish anything of value.