Or if aliens attacked earth and wiped California off the map.
Well, I imagine many companies could save a decent chunk of money every year by not having to put "Contains fairydust known to the state of California to cause cancer."
Nah, it is. You just flip 'em over and sign your name on the back, then the receiving party signs underneath yours. What? You've never signed kids over to someone before?
I keep forgetting most people on the internet are jackasses, morons, or both. I was being silly. Sorry for not being more obvious, I thought it might ruin the joke. Of course you can't take a loss on every unit sold and still profit unless you're buying publicity to try to generate that profit elsewhere. But if you keep the scope narrowed to the singular product the old joke applies just fine: "Make it up in volume"
I believe the GP was implying that either the football players were copying his work, or that he was doing their homework for them. That he complained to his teacher seems to indicate copying (since it is usually against the code of conduct and warrants punishment) but he still could have passed it off as copying even if he were doing their homework for them. The death threats push me a little farther in favor of him doing their homework though. If they were simply copying they might have pissed he found out and dicked them over, but maybe not death threat worthy. If he started tanking his homework on purpose (as well as the football players') they should be a little more pissed, more-so when he refused to continue doing their homework and made them fare for themselves.
But, these are all assumptions as the details are not present in the post for me to say conclusively. And I'm a native speaker of American English.
Locked in a broom closet for 8 hours? I hope that student was physically weak or the teacher/admin had a number of other people backing them up. The first thing I'd do after you unlocked the door is beat your ass unconscious. Just doesn't seem like a sound decision for a punishment.
I was simply trying to illustrate a 'minimalist' policy, like 'do nothing illegal, otherwise go for it' rather than "All non-sexual online interactions between teachers and students are acceptable" being the exact policy. I guess I didn't make that very clear.
And that bit about exclusive access is bullshit. So if a teacher talks to a student online, that communication must be made available to parents, administrators, et all? How is that any different than talking to a student after class? The only two people with access to that conversation would be the student and teacher unless those two decide to tell someone else, exactly the same as say, a private message on facebook. I would think the physical access component of talking after class (regardless of it being in school or not) bears more potential for a dangerous situation than simply sending a few words to a student's inbox. Or am I misunderstanding 'Exclusive Access' as it is being used here?
Don't forget about it lowering the likelihood of active sexual harassment. Passive not so much if your workmate catches a look at your dong and mistakes it as hitting on her. People just gotta be discrete, yo.
It's a function of human nature. It is well documented (or so I'm led to believe) that physical exercise leaves a person feeling better (boosted endorphins, etc, etc.) It is also well documented (again, so I'm led to believe) that the more physically fatigued you are when you finally bed down for the night, the deeper and more restful your sleep. Now, pulling 12-14 hour days with only 4-5 hours of sleep sounds like a young man's game, but studies have shown (this one I'm certain of, but I can't find sources here at work) that humans actually require less sleep as we get older. So I could certainly see someone in their 50s working construction for 10-12 hours a day (provided they were still reasonably physically fit), getting 5-6 hours of sleep at night, and still keeping up with the 'youngsters' just fine. Younger people are just more resilient in the face of stress it seems, and so fare well in jobs such as those.
The thing about any job is that it requires attention. Attention to ensure that you are doing a sufficient job to not get fired. With physical jobs, most of the stress is placed on your body (duh) leaving your mind mostly unburdened by 'thinking'. Learning to be a good mason or carpenter may not be simple, but once you learn the basics, repeating the steps become second nature and your mind takes a break. Thinking jobs on the other hand draw from the same pool of resources that your attention taps into. Once you've been thinking about a particular problem for so long, your brain eventually says 'Whoa, the hell with this, I need a break' just the same as your aching muscles would in construction. But since thinking jobs are 'double-taxing' that one resource, your attention span is noticibly shortened. Your mind starts to wander and your productivity takes a nose dive. Any attempt to remain focused just makes the situation worse.
There's my two copper, take from it what you will.
So a school could legally write a policy that says "All non-sexual online interactions between teachers and students are acceptable" and not be going against the law? Sounds like a great way for a socially progressive school to tell the law makers to go fuck themselves. Not that I believe any such schools exist, but it sounds like a possibility.
Naysaying aside, you're likely correct. The composition of the ice shell around Europa is full of materials that could make for easy farming of hyrodgen for energy and oxygen for breathing. Depending on what ends up being underneath that ice shell (is it all ocean, or is there land mass?) it seems at least borderline plausible to terraform the entire moon, generating a considerable atmosphere and making the place comfortably livable by humans. One concern is if there is enough spare oxygen available to form an atmosphere thick enough to trap enough heat from the Sun to raise the ambient temperature to a comfortable point for humans, given the distance from the Sun. Another is dealing with the extreme cold that would be experienced in an eclipse from Jupiter.
I'm quite certain there are people smarter than I that could weigh in on the topic with more merit, but casual observation seems to point in the direction of 'possible'.
I found your post intellectually stimulating however I find myself confused on one of your points, namely point number one. I am quite unfamiliar with this usage of the word 'throw'. Are you claiming you would literally hoist up a group of people with your bare hands and hurl them at a stack of computer equipment, hoping for a favorable solution to your problem to arise from the ensuing chaos? I find this claim highly exagerated as even if you were strong enough to lift that group of people, I would think they would be so unwieldy as to prohibit throwing them effectually, so perhaps I misunderstand you. To me it sounds like you are trying to throw out a team, which is to say fire them. However your post makes no mention of having such a team. How can you fire them if you do not have them in the first place? If you do have the team though, why are you using Google's services instead of utilizing the team to roll your own solution? Thank you for clarifying things for me.
And that is the sad reality of it. I wonder if emails, faxes, or registered mail would be admissible in court as proof an attempt to cancel. My guess is probably not, perhaps, and probably so, respectively. I also wonder if you could bring suit against them afterward for tens of thousands of dollars for pulling said shenanigans.
Ah, yes, I had forgotten about that. I'm guessing if you have a locked phone in the first place it probably isn't one that supports both, just to discourage changing carriers. Now I have become the informed one, thank you.:-)
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I read that as "When Simians Ruled the Earth". Though I suppose in most cases that wouldn't be incorrect.
Well, I imagine many companies could save a decent chunk of money every year by not having to put "Contains fairydust known to the state of California to cause cancer."
I'm disappointed. I was imagining a custom launcher that fires sharpened bamboo sticks. That'd be a great incentiviser.
Nah, it is. You just flip 'em over and sign your name on the back, then the receiving party signs underneath yours. What? You've never signed kids over to someone before?
You don't belong in this world!!
I keep forgetting most people on the internet are jackasses, morons, or both. I was being silly. Sorry for not being more obvious, I thought it might ruin the joke. Of course you can't take a loss on every unit sold and still profit unless you're buying publicity to try to generate that profit elsewhere. But if you keep the scope narrowed to the singular product the old joke applies just fine: "Make it up in volume"
Android's tablet offerings could learn from this (And yes, I know it would be impossible to produce this tablet at this price and make a profit).
You clearly know nothing about business or economics. You make it up in volume. Duh.
My dog is pretty smart, and house-trained. Think they'd take care of him while I'm at work? I'm sure the other kids would love that.
I believe the GP was implying that either the football players were copying his work, or that he was doing their homework for them. That he complained to his teacher seems to indicate copying (since it is usually against the code of conduct and warrants punishment) but he still could have passed it off as copying even if he were doing their homework for them. The death threats push me a little farther in favor of him doing their homework though. If they were simply copying they might have pissed he found out and dicked them over, but maybe not death threat worthy. If he started tanking his homework on purpose (as well as the football players') they should be a little more pissed, more-so when he refused to continue doing their homework and made them fare for themselves.
But, these are all assumptions as the details are not present in the post for me to say conclusively. And I'm a native speaker of American English.
If I had mod points I'd mod you insightful, nevermind the fact that 'whole' might be an innocent typo.
Locked in a broom closet for 8 hours? I hope that student was physically weak or the teacher/admin had a number of other people backing them up. The first thing I'd do after you unlocked the door is beat your ass unconscious. Just doesn't seem like a sound decision for a punishment.
I was simply trying to illustrate a 'minimalist' policy, like 'do nothing illegal, otherwise go for it' rather than "All non-sexual online interactions between teachers and students are acceptable" being the exact policy. I guess I didn't make that very clear.
And that bit about exclusive access is bullshit. So if a teacher talks to a student online, that communication must be made available to parents, administrators, et all? How is that any different than talking to a student after class? The only two people with access to that conversation would be the student and teacher unless those two decide to tell someone else, exactly the same as say, a private message on facebook. I would think the physical access component of talking after class (regardless of it being in school or not) bears more potential for a dangerous situation than simply sending a few words to a student's inbox. Or am I misunderstanding 'Exclusive Access' as it is being used here?
Don't forget about it lowering the likelihood of active sexual harassment. Passive not so much if your workmate catches a look at your dong and mistakes it as hitting on her. People just gotta be discrete, yo.
It's a function of human nature. It is well documented (or so I'm led to believe) that physical exercise leaves a person feeling better (boosted endorphins, etc, etc.) It is also well documented (again, so I'm led to believe) that the more physically fatigued you are when you finally bed down for the night, the deeper and more restful your sleep. Now, pulling 12-14 hour days with only 4-5 hours of sleep sounds like a young man's game, but studies have shown (this one I'm certain of, but I can't find sources here at work) that humans actually require less sleep as we get older. So I could certainly see someone in their 50s working construction for 10-12 hours a day (provided they were still reasonably physically fit), getting 5-6 hours of sleep at night, and still keeping up with the 'youngsters' just fine. Younger people are just more resilient in the face of stress it seems, and so fare well in jobs such as those.
The thing about any job is that it requires attention. Attention to ensure that you are doing a sufficient job to not get fired. With physical jobs, most of the stress is placed on your body (duh) leaving your mind mostly unburdened by 'thinking'. Learning to be a good mason or carpenter may not be simple, but once you learn the basics, repeating the steps become second nature and your mind takes a break. Thinking jobs on the other hand draw from the same pool of resources that your attention taps into. Once you've been thinking about a particular problem for so long, your brain eventually says 'Whoa, the hell with this, I need a break' just the same as your aching muscles would in construction. But since thinking jobs are 'double-taxing' that one resource, your attention span is noticibly shortened. Your mind starts to wander and your productivity takes a nose dive. Any attempt to remain focused just makes the situation worse.
There's my two copper, take from it what you will.
The version I saw deals 1d4 sonic damage.
So a school could legally write a policy that says "All non-sexual online interactions between teachers and students are acceptable" and not be going against the law? Sounds like a great way for a socially progressive school to tell the law makers to go fuck themselves. Not that I believe any such schools exist, but it sounds like a possibility.
Most men have that built in already, we call it gaydar.
I for one would love to have it say: "Get to the shelter! GO! GO NOW!"
Bonus points if it's actually Arnie saying (yelling?) it.
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Unfortunately it never got out of Beta because the testers couldn't tell if it was working... 'Is this thing on?'
Naysaying aside, you're likely correct. The composition of the ice shell around Europa is full of materials that could make for easy farming of hyrodgen for energy and oxygen for breathing. Depending on what ends up being underneath that ice shell (is it all ocean, or is there land mass?) it seems at least borderline plausible to terraform the entire moon, generating a considerable atmosphere and making the place comfortably livable by humans. One concern is if there is enough spare oxygen available to form an atmosphere thick enough to trap enough heat from the Sun to raise the ambient temperature to a comfortable point for humans, given the distance from the Sun. Another is dealing with the extreme cold that would be experienced in an eclipse from Jupiter.
I'm quite certain there are people smarter than I that could weigh in on the topic with more merit, but casual observation seems to point in the direction of 'possible'.
Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
I found your post intellectually stimulating however I find myself confused on one of your points, namely point number one. I am quite unfamiliar with this usage of the word 'throw'. Are you claiming you would literally hoist up a group of people with your bare hands and hurl them at a stack of computer equipment, hoping for a favorable solution to your problem to arise from the ensuing chaos? I find this claim highly exagerated as even if you were strong enough to lift that group of people, I would think they would be so unwieldy as to prohibit throwing them effectually, so perhaps I misunderstand you. To me it sounds like you are trying to throw out a team, which is to say fire them. However your post makes no mention of having such a team. How can you fire them if you do not have them in the first place? If you do have the team though, why are you using Google's services instead of utilizing the team to roll your own solution? Thank you for clarifying things for me.
Does that sound close?
And that is the sad reality of it. I wonder if emails, faxes, or registered mail would be admissible in court as proof an attempt to cancel. My guess is probably not, perhaps, and probably so, respectively. I also wonder if you could bring suit against them afterward for tens of thousands of dollars for pulling said shenanigans.
Simple OEM activation.
Ah, yes, I had forgotten about that. I'm guessing if you have a locked phone in the first place it probably isn't one that supports both, just to discourage changing carriers. Now I have become the informed one, thank you. :-)