Why does the President need a bigger plane, anyway?
I would say he needs the smallest plane that can fly over the Pacific. Or the plane that can land on the shortest runway possible. I think, especially with this new President coming in to office ten days from now, there will be more trips to developing countries. Countries that do not have the runway, airport, and infrastructure that the Western world has. Sure, other arrangements can be made, but there would be nothing like having Air Force One fly into their country. Think of the PR. I think it shows more respect, too; which is something our Government needs to do.
A group of renegade space vehicle designers, including NASA engineers bucking their bosses, today got their chance to make their case to the next presidential administration.
So, they ride Harleys and put pocket protectors in their leather jackets? Their calculators say "Bad Mother Fucker" on them?
See what happens when you use hyperbole in descriptions?
In the end the biggest problem is that everyone seems to think everything takes only about 10% of the time it actually takes.
Is it everyone or just a few that bully their time frames on others? Back in my IT days, I would run into the problem of, when I would give time estimates, I would get the "It shouldn't take that long!" or I would hear about someone behind their back, "He said it would take a week! He's slow!" and someone else would chime in, "Yeah, it would only take me a day or two."
That's when I learned to give small time frames or you'll be considered a moron by your colleagues (they'll be saying shit to the boss) and worse, the boss. It' better to give an unrealistic time and when you do miss, come up with all the problems that cam out of nowhere and screwed up the deadline. I once replaced a guy and from what I've seen, he did some great work. When I mentioned this to the boss, he said, "Really? He had a reputation not being any good." The poor bastard left because his coworkers were such geniuses, they made him look stupid [/sarcasm] No, come to find out, they were a bunch of arrogant bastards who were no where near as good as they thought the were.
AMEX, Mastercard and Visa are more than happy to give the merchants your data - fees vary, if any. And there's nothing preventing Best Buy from sending Samsung a list of everyone who bought the product for any reason. Don't like it? Pay with cash.
... most others keep thinking that M$ Excel is the silver bullet.
The folks I know who use Excel for analysis use it because it's the package that everyone gets in their organization, there's a shit load of material on the web that uses excel, there's plenty of add-ons for it (no need to reinvent the wheel), and when sharing data and analysis, everyone is familiar with it. An engineer I know who uses excel chose it because it was the fastest way to connect to his testing equipment. R is relatively new and as more folks come into the workforce who know it, we'll see it replace Excel for functions that it is better suited for.
What's better for the Taxpayer, which is all of us, in the long run: have jobs here in the US to put in the infrastructure at a higher cost than having the lowest cost bidder do it - even if it is the Indians; or saving money and having more done for the same cost and larger pay-offs down the road? Wouldn't having the most done for the cheapest price be the best all around? I don't know myself - I'm not that smart.
Speaking as someone who lost his job to Indians and who wants to slap the Laffing shit out of every economist he meets.
... so first we have a president whose second name is Hussein, and now Muslims are bringing freedom to America?
Oh, you're going all 1984 on us are you?
Well, let me tell you something, I won't fall for it! I've been educated by the boxes! The folks who yell on there tell me that War is Peace and brings Freedom. They tell me that wiretapping American citizens and violating their Fourth Amendment rights is to keep us free! They also say that Civil Liberties are for pinko Liberals who hate America and if you do nothing wrong then you have nothing worry about! Freedom of Speech is OK as long is doesn't criticize America! We are a Christian nation it says so in the Constitution and on our money - In God We Trust - there's your proof! We're at WAR! The Islamo-anti-Israel-fascists are out to destroy Freedom everywhere and we have to be spied upon to be free!
How dare you try to trick us with your educated elitist ways! Books? Hah! Get with the modern times and listen to the very wise men on Fox and AM radio!
Egypt is ruled by a US supported dictator who calls himself a "President". The Muslim brotherhood threatens his office. They're a radical Islamic group that exists, basically, because of us, the US. If we kept our noses out of their business, Egypt would have a democracy.
And Bhuddists sish to indoctrinate the world to Bhuddism...
Of all the religions in the World, Buddhism and Taoism, for that matter, are the only ones I know of that do not have policy of converting people. They're the type of religion you stumble across in a personal spiritual quest and they're more than happy to tell you about it and if you want to partake, it's cool with them and if you don't that's cool too - no pressure either way. And the other thing is that Buddhism is the only religion that does not have a problem with practicing it along with another. Sometimes, I think calling Buddhism a religion is an insult.
I'd be a Buddhist myself but unfortunately, I have no discipline and I like guns.
One of the speakers was a banker. To make a long story short, he doesn't sign NDAs for these reasons:
He doesn't have the resources to have a lawyer look at it.
Your idea is not as unique as you think. (He says every couple of weeks someone comes in with the same idea.)
If word got out that he blabs, no one would do business with him.
If you look at all of the worlds great inventions, others were working on the same thing at the same time. The guys that got credit were the ones who got there a little earlier than the rest. Just look at the invention of the airplane as an example. Folks all over the World were working on it but the Wrights got there first for powered flight. And if you look at modern aircraft, their designs are based on French inventor's ideas - who were working on powered flight at the same time as the Wrights. The Wrights did try to sue those others, but that's another story.
Anyway, the Next Great Things are so fringe, even if you told the World about them, folks will think you're crazy.
Yes, I'm going to file a patent on "Calculating fibonacci numbers via recursion".
Well, I'm going to try to patent this data structure where the data element also points to another one, so all the data elements "know" where the next one is. I'm going to call it a "Connected List". I also have a "Double Connected List" in the works too. I'll license them for 100 billion dollars! I'll be rich!
The trash. Go out looking on trash days in the mornings. When I was in college I got 3 free almost new Tv's (1 was a 52" projection tv that simply needed a bulb), 2 free VCR's and later in life a free 40 foot tower and free Tv antennas and 120 feet of RG6 coax.
Tv is 100% free, you just gotta get off your ass and put some effort into going to get the free tv.
if you're a part of the snooty types then freecycle will have a few free tv's floating around. In fact almost EVERYTHING is free if you look for it. Before the scrap metal sun that we have recently I could have found free cars as well. my first car was free. got the car free, got a engine for it for free, got a transmission for it for free, got seats free, got tires free.. and I put it all together for free.
You see, the other 95% (Convention as you put it.) you're talking about can be done by anyone: that's one of the reasons frameworks exist. In other words, it can be shipped to the lowest cost country in the World.
The customization is what is going to keep you employed. That's the specialization that keeps the customers from going overseas - even if you're Indian yourself. There's always someone willing to do it for less. No exceptions. So, develop those resources if you want to keep doing what you're doing.
Things you can't do with the new legislation include...looking up porn on the internet.
What moral standard are they claiming compels them to make this restriction?
I don't get the impression that Hinduism is very strict regarding one's sexual conduct.
When I saw it was written by Michael Anthony, I thought it was the ex-bassist for Van Halen. I thought, "Of course he's happy! He's a rock star, he drinks Jack Daniel's, hangs with Sammy Hagar, he's a rock star with hot and cold running chicks, he's a millionaire, did I think 'hot and cold running chicks'?, and I'm an average no nothing that can only control myself - mostly - with no money and wondering how the hell I'm going to make it."
I have to go, I'm looking at flights to National Parks on AirTran. I'll wear a fake beard and tell everyone that they're 'Da Bomb!'
But getting angry or depressed about it certainly won't help.
I prefer pathological apathy - I'm working towards just not giving a shit anymore. There's nothing I can do about much of anything: I'm just an average and sometimes below average peon with no power. I might even be one of those idiots, so I guess it's a good thing that I can't do much.
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I would say he needs the smallest plane that can fly over the Pacific. Or the plane that can land on the shortest runway possible. I think, especially with this new President coming in to office ten days from now, there will be more trips to developing countries. Countries that do not have the runway, airport, and infrastructure that the Western world has. Sure, other arrangements can be made, but there would be nothing like having Air Force One fly into their country. Think of the PR. I think it shows more respect, too; which is something our Government needs to do.
You eat horse cock
Do you make it the same way as Tiger Penis Soup?
A group of renegade space vehicle designers, including NASA engineers bucking their bosses, today got their chance to make their case to the next presidential administration.
So, they ride Harleys and put pocket protectors in their leather jackets? Their calculators say "Bad Mother Fucker" on them?
See what happens when you use hyperbole in descriptions?
In the end the biggest problem is that everyone seems to think everything takes only about 10% of the time it actually takes.
Is it everyone or just a few that bully their time frames on others? Back in my IT days, I would run into the problem of, when I would give time estimates, I would get the "It shouldn't take that long!" or I would hear about someone behind their back, "He said it would take a week! He's slow!" and someone else would chime in, "Yeah, it would only take me a day or two."
That's when I learned to give small time frames or you'll be considered a moron by your colleagues (they'll be saying shit to the boss) and worse, the boss. It' better to give an unrealistic time and when you do miss, come up with all the problems that cam out of nowhere and screwed up the deadline. I once replaced a guy and from what I've seen, he did some great work. When I mentioned this to the boss, he said, "Really? He had a reputation not being any good." The poor bastard left because his coworkers were such geniuses, they made him look stupid [/sarcasm] No, come to find out, they were a bunch of arrogant bastards who were no where near as good as they thought the were.
As someone who migrated away from a direct IT job to an HR job that is tangentially IT related,...
All the babes work in HR!
"But it is hugely disappointing that, all too often, this has led to them being verbally or even physically abused.
They fired me! They would spank me, and would respond with "Faster! Harder! Tell me how I've been a BAD BOY! Tell me that I'm a filthy little whore!"
That's when they discovered that I was a masochistic pervert and canned me.
AMEX, Mastercard and Visa are more than happy to give the merchants your data - fees vary, if any. And there's nothing preventing Best Buy from sending Samsung a list of everyone who bought the product for any reason. Don't like it? Pay with cash.
... most others keep thinking that M$ Excel is the silver bullet.
The folks I know who use Excel for analysis use it because it's the package that everyone gets in their organization, there's a shit load of material on the web that uses excel, there's plenty of add-ons for it (no need to reinvent the wheel), and when sharing data and analysis, everyone is familiar with it. An engineer I know who uses excel chose it because it was the fastest way to connect to his testing equipment. R is relatively new and as more folks come into the workforce who know it, we'll see it replace Excel for functions that it is better suited for.
Tomato..tomato..what's a multiplier of a million? This is government money we're talking here.
Speaking as someone who lost his job to Indians and who wants to slap the Laffing shit out of every economist he meets.
Yeah, your right! The economy is really bad! Why today, I saw this poor bastard selling apples - iPods, Macs, MacBooks, etc.... just like the 1930s!
... so first we have a president whose second name is Hussein, and now Muslims are bringing freedom to America?
Oh, you're going all 1984 on us are you?
Well, let me tell you something, I won't fall for it! I've been educated by the boxes! The folks who yell on there tell me that War is Peace and brings Freedom. They tell me that wiretapping American citizens and violating their Fourth Amendment rights is to keep us free! They also say that Civil Liberties are for pinko Liberals who hate America and if you do nothing wrong then you have nothing worry about! Freedom of Speech is OK as long is doesn't criticize America! We are a Christian nation it says so in the Constitution and on our money - In God We Trust - there's your proof! We're at WAR! The Islamo-anti-Israel-fascists are out to destroy Freedom everywhere and we have to be spied upon to be free!
How dare you try to trick us with your educated elitist ways! Books? Hah! Get with the modern times and listen to the very wise men on Fox and AM radio!
Egypt is ruled by a US supported dictator who calls himself a "President". The Muslim brotherhood threatens his office. They're a radical Islamic group that exists, basically, because of us, the US. If we kept our noses out of their business, Egypt would have a democracy.
Fixed it for ya.
And Bhuddists sish to indoctrinate the world to Bhuddism ...
Of all the religions in the World, Buddhism and Taoism, for that matter, are the only ones I know of that do not have policy of converting people. They're the type of religion you stumble across in a personal spiritual quest and they're more than happy to tell you about it and if you want to partake, it's cool with them and if you don't that's cool too - no pressure either way. And the other thing is that Buddhism is the only religion that does not have a problem with practicing it along with another. Sometimes, I think calling Buddhism a religion is an insult.
I'd be a Buddhist myself but unfortunately, I have no discipline and I like guns.
If you look at all of the worlds great inventions, others were working on the same thing at the same time. The guys that got credit were the ones who got there a little earlier than the rest. Just look at the invention of the airplane as an example. Folks all over the World were working on it but the Wrights got there first for powered flight. And if you look at modern aircraft, their designs are based on French inventor's ideas - who were working on powered flight at the same time as the Wrights. The Wrights did try to sue those others, but that's another story.
Anyway, the Next Great Things are so fringe, even if you told the World about them, folks will think you're crazy.
This is what I thought, too.
Yes, I'm going to file a patent on "Calculating fibonacci numbers via recursion".
Well, I'm going to try to patent this data structure where the data element also points to another one, so all the data elements "know" where the next one is. I'm going to call it a "Connected List". I also have a "Double Connected List" in the works too. I'll license them for 100 billion dollars! I'll be rich!
The trash. Go out looking on trash days in the mornings. When I was in college I got 3 free almost new Tv's (1 was a 52" projection tv that simply needed a bulb), 2 free VCR's and later in life a free 40 foot tower and free Tv antennas and 120 feet of RG6 coax.
Tv is 100% free, you just gotta get off your ass and put some effort into going to get the free tv.
if you're a part of the snooty types then freecycle will have a few free tv's floating around. In fact almost EVERYTHING is free if you look for it. Before the scrap metal sun that we have recently I could have found free cars as well. my first car was free. got the car free, got a engine for it for free, got a transmission for it for free, got seats free, got tires free.. and I put it all together for free.
So, your time is free too?
I paid a thousand dollars for mine!
What did you buy? A 60" LCD? Here's a nice one for $115. It's even an RCA.
In her blog, there's more about NY City cops harassing anyone with a camera.
So much for living life normally. The terrorists have won.
The customization is what is going to keep you employed. That's the specialization that keeps the customers from going overseas - even if you're Indian yourself. There's always someone willing to do it for less. No exceptions. So, develop those resources if you want to keep doing what you're doing.
I'm curious what your reasons are for wanting rid of X?
So the marketing guys can say they have "New Technology!" ?
Things you can't do with the new legislation include...looking up porn on the internet.
What moral standard are they claiming compels them to make this restriction? I don't get the impression that Hinduism is very strict regarding one's sexual conduct.
Karma Sutra! Yeah, Baby!
I have to go, I'm looking at flights to National Parks on AirTran. I'll wear a fake beard and tell everyone that they're 'Da Bomb!'
But getting angry or depressed about it certainly won't help.
I prefer pathological apathy - I'm working towards just not giving a shit anymore. There's nothing I can do about much of anything: I'm just an average and sometimes below average peon with no power. I might even be one of those idiots, so I guess it's a good thing that I can't do much.