As a manager, I can tell you that I need to spend some hi-bandwidth time with my people on a regular basis. I need that interpersonal time to interact with them, make sure they have what they need and the barriers to their work are pushed out of the way. There's no substitute for eating lunch with someone to really understand where they are.
Can I imagine a corner case where work can easily be done from home and the person doesn't need that time?
Sure, but this isn't how the team works as a whole and I need the team working, as a whole.
Even God says we should get together with him once a week face to face
It needs to look like a jet ski or motorcycle. There should be 4 fans, one on each corner and the user interface would be more like a motorcycle. Let go of the handles and it automatically goes into stabilized mode and your feet would control the brakes and forward acceleration. The whole thing would fit into a standard parking spot. It would have speed determined left and right tilt. In a high speed turn, the rider wants to tilt into the direction of the turn, just like a motorcycle. however, for low speed hover control the rider would lean into the direction he wants to go. Trying to nudge to the left a little to hit the parking spot, just lean to the left.
Why should the feet dangle like a pair of dead twigs. This isn't natural and it puts the operator in an uncomfortable position. No other human operated machine ignore the legs. You also loose two potential inputs for control. And lets be honest, you couldn't shoot at the enemy using this thing. But if it was a motorcycle in the air, you could still control it by leaning your body and controlling forward speed with your feet. That free's up your arms to fire.
And let's be honest, unless we get the army to buy enough of these things to lower the manufacturing cost, we'll never see one in the garage.
3D movies and such have been around for a very long time. It was a marketing gimmick then and it still is. There is little additional value to the entertainment experience and in general, we are willing to sacrifice quality for volume. MP3, JPG, and cellphone audio quality are perfect examples of consumer willingness for lower quality but higher convenience. 3D adds a lot of cost and complexity, but little additional benefit. And mostly, I am not going to buy my teenagers $120 glasses just so they can watch more TV.
Gather the details of what is installed by using belarc's survey software. Summarize the number of computers, the unlicensed software and the steps necessary to move forward. Go to the executive privately first. This will allow him to evaluate and consider the path without cornering him.
The next step is going to be an evaluation by the managers to determine what software their people really need.
In the end, they need to get proper licenses, and no executive is going to wantonly commit federal fraud.
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There isn't a door lock that can't be cracked by the most humble of clerks working at Home Depot, but that hasn't stopped the door lock industry. Next time you walk into the office, look up and imagine how many offices could be entered by simply removing a set of $2.00 ceiling tiles that stand in the way.
The fact is, humans need these reminders. They give people who know what is right permission to do the right thing.
The hard part about this is the fact that so many of us can relate to Sean's circumstance. We, as Slashdot readers have already demonstrated that we "get it" and live in a brighter world one step removed from the stimulus/response masses (the Jerry Springer crowd). Part of the process that pushed us out of the crowd is very painful, but it's our talents and abilities that first separated us from the crowd. Remarkable people tend to live remarkable lives and do amazing things, but this requires stepping or being pushed outside the 'standard' envelope and this is a very painful process, but it is exactly where we get the strength to stand out and lead.
It's true, today's schools make it very difficult to be excellent or different. This is why they hand out Ridilin like it was popcorn, to push more outstanding kids back into the 'normal' band.
Sean was pushed and he reacted childishly. It was a reflex that was probably beneath him and it was a mistake he will learn from. The fact that he was a target for ridicule demonstrates that he is probably a talented and creative person. This episode was painful, but it will teach him things that will shape and push him to be stronger in the future. Did the school react stupidly? duh. But most "standard institutions" are going to react stupidly. Sean will learn how to manipulate that in the future to his advantage. Most institutions are managed by the krill that don't have a clue. Thankfully, Sean has already taken the first step to living beyond that.
The differences between US technological development and other countries stems from the philosophical/cultural differences. In the US, it is a basic cultural tenet that the strongest survive. This is born out in cell technologies, the various 'standards' are allowed start out life in an attempt to let the market and natural forces determine which process is best. In many other countries, the best is determined in a smoky room by a table full of cheese heads(ok, maybe this is an embelleshment, but the point is made). I am willing to accept frictional incompatabilities and system failures because the cost for this is still lower than the long term cost of the government setting one standard and maintaining it far beyond its useful life, eg France's Minitel. In the US, we are always moving toward a better system. Just imagine if Gates had the backing of the US gov't making Windows the US standard for computing.
let the market decide.
The more you scare people, the more they will pay you...
I didn't know there was a guy on that show. I love it at the end when they pull the mask off the groundskeeper and he says, "YA, And I would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for you pesky kids"!.....no...wait... that was Scooby Doo. The more you scare people, the more they will pay you.
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Hot Grits...a classic.
Roblimo touched many lives and taught us all to reach out to each other through the simple act of sharing our experience, our insight
As a manager, I can tell you that I need to spend some hi-bandwidth time with my people on a regular basis. I need that interpersonal time to interact with them, make sure they have what they need and the barriers to their work are pushed out of the way. There's no substitute for eating lunch with someone to really understand where they are.
Can I imagine a corner case where work can easily be done from home and the person doesn't need that time?
Sure, but this isn't how the team works as a whole and I need the team working, as a whole.
Even God says we should get together with him once a week face to face
Watch a jiggle slowly spread from one to the other
It needs to look like a jet ski or motorcycle. There should be 4 fans, one on each corner and the user interface would be more like a motorcycle. Let go of the handles and it automatically goes into stabilized mode and your feet would control the brakes and forward acceleration. The whole thing would fit into a standard parking spot. It would have speed determined left and right tilt. In a high speed turn, the rider wants to tilt into the direction of the turn, just like a motorcycle. however, for low speed hover control the rider would lean into the direction he wants to go. Trying to nudge to the left a little to hit the parking spot, just lean to the left.
Why should the feet dangle like a pair of dead twigs. This isn't natural and it puts the operator in an uncomfortable position. No other human operated machine ignore the legs. You also loose two potential inputs for control. And lets be honest, you couldn't shoot at the enemy using this thing. But if it was a motorcycle in the air, you could still control it by leaning your body and controlling forward speed with your feet. That free's up your arms to fire.
And let's be honest, unless we get the army to buy enough of these things to lower the manufacturing cost, we'll never see one in the garage.
3D movies and such have been around for a very long time. It was a marketing gimmick then and it still is. There is little additional value to the entertainment experience and in general, we are willing to sacrifice quality for volume. MP3, JPG, and cellphone audio quality are perfect examples of consumer willingness for lower quality but higher convenience. 3D adds a lot of cost and complexity, but little additional benefit. And mostly, I am not going to buy my teenagers $120 glasses just so they can watch more TV.
Gather the details of what is installed by using belarc's survey software. Summarize the number of computers, the unlicensed software and the steps necessary to move forward. Go to the executive privately first. This will allow him to evaluate and consider the path without cornering him.
The next step is going to be an evaluation by the managers to determine what software their people really need.
In the end, they need to get proper licenses, and no executive is going to wantonly commit federal fraud.
There isn't a door lock that can't be cracked by the most humble of clerks working at Home Depot, but that hasn't stopped the door lock industry. Next time you walk into the office, look up and imagine how many offices could be entered by simply removing a set of $2.00 ceiling tiles that stand in the way.
The fact is, humans need these reminders. They give people who know what is right permission to do the right thing.
The protest site has be slashdotted! but not the school. Serves us right
The hard part about this is the fact that so many of us can relate to Sean's circumstance. We, as Slashdot readers have already demonstrated that we "get it" and live in a brighter world one step removed from the stimulus/response masses (the Jerry Springer crowd). Part of the process that pushed us out of the crowd is very painful, but it's our talents and abilities that first separated us from the crowd. Remarkable people tend to live remarkable lives and do amazing things, but this requires stepping or being pushed outside the 'standard' envelope and this is a very painful process, but it is exactly where we get the strength to stand out and lead. It's true, today's schools make it very difficult to be excellent or different. This is why they hand out Ridilin like it was popcorn, to push more outstanding kids back into the 'normal' band. Sean was pushed and he reacted childishly. It was a reflex that was probably beneath him and it was a mistake he will learn from. The fact that he was a target for ridicule demonstrates that he is probably a talented and creative person. This episode was painful, but it will teach him things that will shape and push him to be stronger in the future. Did the school react stupidly? duh. But most "standard institutions" are going to react stupidly. Sean will learn how to manipulate that in the future to his advantage. Most institutions are managed by the krill that don't have a clue. Thankfully, Sean has already taken the first step to living beyond that.
Where can I get the parts they take out and how fast will it microwave popcorn?
Just for the record, a metric ton is 10% less than a short ton. In my humble opinion, these quickies are much closer to a full short ton (2000 lbs)
The differences between US technological development and other countries stems from the philosophical/cultural differences. In the US, it is a basic cultural tenet that the strongest survive. This is born out in cell technologies, the various 'standards' are allowed start out life in an attempt to let the market and natural forces determine which process is best. In many other countries, the best is determined in a smoky room by a table full of cheese heads(ok, maybe this is an embelleshment, but the point is made). I am willing to accept frictional incompatabilities and system failures because the cost for this is still lower than the long term cost of the government setting one standard and maintaining it far beyond its useful life, eg France's Minitel. In the US, we are always moving toward a better system. Just imagine if Gates had the backing of the US gov't making Windows the US standard for computing. let the market decide. The more you scare people, the more they will pay you...
I didn't know there was a guy on that show. I love it at the end when they pull the mask off the groundskeeper and he says, "YA, And I would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for you pesky kids"!.....no...wait... that was Scooby Doo. The more you scare people, the more they will pay you.