This was a total failiure of the free market/dergulation of recent years. It defies all logic to say Govt intrusion caused this.
And what a surprise, you are going to vote McCain.
Most of the rest of the world is hoping that Obama is elected, and the US can win back some of its international reputation. Under McCain, this simply wont happen.
This take on HR is from platothefish's blog at www.multiversity.blogspot.com. A hillarious blog.
"Can I just mention that your ideas to rename HR whilst amusing are unlikely to be take up by the university"
In light of the realisation that the term Human Resources is antithical to our diversity policies (which by the way were crafted by HR) I hereby suggest some alternatives:
* 'The department of paper, rules and dogma' * 'Directorate (in an equal opportunities non directive type of way of course) of Valued Employees' * 'The communist party' - I think party has a nice focus to it, different to directorate comrade * 'The group of really nice people trying to get other really nice people to comply with the rules and policies we design to make it look as if we are really useful department.' * 'Slowing things down and stopping untidy innovation team' * A bit radical this - 'Administration.' * 'Directorate of creative mavericks and ideas control' * 'The Empire' - why is the only part of the university that appears to be in full blown growth, 'Human Resources'?"
Ford Prefect; So do you know how the universe was created?
Arthur; "No"
Ford Prefect: "First, you get a large Ebony bath"
Arthur; "Where from, Harrods was destroyed by the Vogons"
Ford; "It doesnt matter"
Arthur; "So you keep saying"
Ford "Anyway, put the plug in and fill it up with fine white sand, then pull the plug, but you film it, then play the film backwards and everything seems to swirl up out of the plughole.
The guys I know who are producers do not allow their pro recording systems any access to the Internet. This is even so for Mac users who have less to worry about.
A dedicated recording box will need every CPU cycle it has to spare the way the audio guys use plug ins everywhere these days....
"I don't know what it is about architects that gives them such contempt for the actual users of their buildings"
I saw at TV show where an architect was asked why people liked classic building styles. His reply, that it was the pavlovs dog effect, that peolpe had been told these were attractive and were incapable of assessing them.
Whilst making my blood boil, explains how they can design some of the ghastly objects they do, and give themselves awards for them....They really think the rest of us cant apreciate their work.
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"It always costs more and takes longer than you expect."
Daves Law
No project is ever as easy as it seems at first.
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FRP boats built prior to the first oil embargo in the early '70's are in the opinion of many the best
Hmmm, interesting, sailplanes of the same era, made of Fibre Reinforced Plastic, have a very similar history, in all the areas you mention.
Modern sailplanes have been made a lot lighter, due to the experience gained back then. The older gliders, in many cases 30 years old, can if well maintained look like new. Luckily for sailplanes, we can keep the gelcoat mostly dry, so a refinish is *relatively* easy.
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Any art that requires an explanantion doesn't qualify as art to me.
The modern phenomena of having to read an essay to understand a work of visual art is ridiculous.
Whilst I am not a big fan of Henlein, I loved the line from Time enough for love.
"A government sponsored artist is an incompetent whore".
Glider pilots developed a low cost collision avoidance system called FLARM.
The small-size, low-cost, low-power device FLARM broadcasts its own position and speed vector (as obtained with an integrated GPS) over a license-free ISM band radio transmission. At the same time it listens to other devices based on the same standard. Intelligent motion prediction algorithms predict short-term conflicts and warn the pilot accordingly by acoustical and visual means. FLARM incorporates a high-precision WAAS 16-channel GPS receiver and an integrated low-power radio transceiver.
Arguing that electronic voting is more secure, is one of the most insane things I have seen here on slashdot. Paper is much simpler, and when well run very secure. To audit paper voting is easy and can be done by almost anyone.
Slashdot Mirror
Ah grasshopper, one day you will be ready to leave
www.xkcd.com/339
Q: What to accountants use as contraceptives?
A: Their personalities.
(-:
Well said, it is nice to see that someone has a sense of social responsibility here on Slashdot.
Quite right, but there is no point telling the Slashdot crowd that there is no left wing in the US.
They still fall for the same old reds-under-the -bed line they did 30 years ago. )-:
This was a total failiure of the free market/dergulation of recent years. It defies all logic to say Govt intrusion caused this.
And what a surprise, you are going to vote McCain.
Most of the rest of the world is hoping that Obama is elected, and the US can win back some of its international reputation. Under McCain, this simply wont happen.
Yeh, Some damp tart handing out stats is no basis for a logical government!
This take on HR is from platothefish's blog at www.multiversity.blogspot.com. A hillarious blog.
"Can I just mention that your ideas to rename HR whilst amusing are unlikely to be take up by the university"
In light of the realisation that the term Human Resources is antithical to our diversity policies (which by the way were crafted by HR) I hereby suggest some alternatives:
* 'The department of paper, rules and dogma'
* 'Directorate (in an equal opportunities non directive type of way of course) of Valued Employees'
* 'The communist party' - I think party has a nice focus to it, different to directorate comrade
* 'The group of really nice people trying to get other really nice people to comply with the rules and policies we design to make it look as if we are really useful department.'
* 'Slowing things down and stopping untidy innovation team'
* A bit radical this - 'Administration.'
* 'Directorate of creative mavericks and ideas control'
* 'The Empire' - why is the only part of the university that appears to be in full blown growth, 'Human Resources'?"
Ford Prefect; So do you know how the universe was created?
Arthur; "No"
Ford Prefect: "First, you get a large Ebony bath"
Arthur; "Where from, Harrods was destroyed by the Vogons"
Ford; "It doesnt matter"
Arthur; "So you keep saying"
Ford "Anyway, put the plug in and fill it up with fine white sand, then pull the plug, but you film it, then play the film backwards and everything seems to swirl up out of the plughole.
Arthur; "And thats how the universe was created?"
Ford; "No but its a marvellous way to relax" (-:
"I have used both on many customers machines"
I read as I have used on both customers and machines"
Which lead me to think, wow, Anti-virus for users, now THATS a good idea!
A small brain will suffice, said the mouse....
MOst laptops have mini pci wireless, easy enough to change if its a real problem.
The guys I know who are producers do not allow their pro recording systems any access to the Internet. This is even so for Mac users who have less to worry about.
A dedicated recording box will need every CPU cycle it has to spare the way the audio guys use plug ins everywhere these days....
I recently downloaded a HP printer driver that was nearly 100MB. It seems HP has completely lost the plot.
As you would know, my right arm is weak, you insensitive clod.....
Dave.
I happen to know Mark Newton, the guy they want to gag.
Good luck with that!
The only way to shut him up would be to hit him with a brick. Good on him!
"I don't know what it is about architects that gives them such contempt for the actual users of their buildings"
I saw at TV show where an architect was asked why people liked classic building styles. His reply, that it was the pavlovs dog effect, that peolpe had been told these were attractive and were incapable of assessing them.
Whilst making my blood boil, explains how they can design some of the ghastly objects they do, and give themselves awards for them....They really think the rest of us cant apreciate their work.
"It always costs more and takes longer than you expect."
Daves Law
No project is ever as easy as it seems at first.
FRP boats built prior to the first oil embargo in the early '70's are in the opinion of many the best
Hmmm, interesting, sailplanes of the same era, made of Fibre Reinforced Plastic, have a very similar history, in all the areas you mention.
Modern sailplanes have been made a lot lighter, due to the experience gained back then. The older gliders, in many cases 30 years old, can if well maintained look like new. Luckily for sailplanes, we can keep the gelcoat mostly dry, so a refinish
is *relatively* easy.
Any art that requires an explanantion doesn't qualify as art to me.
The modern phenomena of having to read an essay to understand a work of visual art is ridiculous.
Whilst I am not a big fan of Henlein, I loved the line from Time enough for love.
"A government sponsored artist is an incompetent whore".
Glider pilots developed a low cost collision avoidance system called FLARM.
The small-size, low-cost, low-power device FLARM broadcasts its own position and speed vector (as obtained with an integrated GPS) over a license-free ISM band radio transmission. At the same time it listens to other devices based on the same standard. Intelligent motion prediction algorithms predict short-term conflicts and warn the pilot accordingly by acoustical and visual means. FLARM incorporates a high-precision WAAS 16-channel GPS receiver and an integrated low-power radio transceiver.
See www.FLARM.com
Easy these are the only countries that have them and are theocracies, admitted or not-The US, Isreal.
And you still avoid addressing the issue.
Moron.
*CRASH*
Good shot!
"There isn't much that causes more physical harm and dependence than heroin."
Insightful? You must be joking, to be insightful surely you must be correct.
I am a smoker. Here in Australia all cigarette packets have health warnings. One of them lists causes of death, from ABS staistics.
Smoking 28,000/yr
Alcohol 2,800/yr
All other illegal drugs(Including heroin)- 800/yr
I would imagine these figures to be roughly in proportion in most places.
"Yeah, you are a nutjob."
True, but he is a correct nutjob in this case.
Arguing that electronic voting is more secure, is one of the most insane things I have seen here on slashdot. Paper is much simpler, and when well run very secure. To audit paper voting is easy and can be done by almost anyone.
"people can use computers, television, and the car,'
But not apparently, capital letters.
Surpisingly I agree with you on this one.
Heres how we do it in OZ.
All paper ballots. Voters must be on the electoral roll 2 weeks before the election, at a minimum.
At all times opening and closing of ballot boxes is done in the presence of representatives of the political parties and the electoral commision.
When you go to the polling station, you are asked your name and ID, which is then marked as voted on the electoral roll.
Votes are then counted under the eyes of party scrutinneers from all parties that wish to have them present.
Easy quick and very hard to game.
It is a complete mystery to me that anyone would think that well organized paper ballots are not by far superior to electronic voting.