You seem to think that these managers are not aware of what they're doing. Managers that are trying to gain power in the ways you describe are not trying to achieve the goals of the company, they're trying to achieve their own goals.
Forcing them to read Dilbert cartoons is not going to change them.
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Is this article readable for anybody? Letters are tiny as hell at 1280x960 on my 17 inch, on 1600x1200 it must be horrible. Why oh why do webdesigners use fixed font sizes?
You are correct. They don't directly pass genetic information. But a non-mating individual can help to ensure that other individuals of the species pass their genetic material.
They don't care about their species. They care about their family, i.e. those members which they share genetic information with. That's a crucial difference.
Good point! I have the same problem with CD reviews on Amazon (the best site for CD reviews I have found so far). The average CD gets 4.5/5 stars, and for almost every CD you can find someone claiming that it's the best CD ever and has never left his/her diskman for nine months. It's not really very helpful (but a lot better than nothing).
Hear hear! Actually, I think only three films in the top 10 really belong there (The Godfather, Casablanca and 7 Samurai). And the horrible tearjerker The Shawshank Redemption shouldn't be anywhere near the Top 250.
Surprisingly, the top 11-20 include much more good films. A number of true classics (Dr. Strangelove, Rear Window, Psycho, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest), three of the best hollywood movies from the nineties (Pulp Fiction, The Usual Suspects, American Beauty). And best of all, the stunningly beautiful, funny and weird Amélie!
I'll go along with that! Even if you don't know the term 'metric megabyte' you can guess what it means. I would go for 'binary megabyte', though, instead of 'long megabyte'.
I'm not an English teacher, though I did study English Literature (I'm a Java developer, it's more fun!).
There are some really good English professors that can make you see novels in completely new ways, and really make you think about them. But then those students grow up to be English teachers, and they try to do the same thing with their students, and usually, they suck at it. Lack of talent.
Have you seen Apocalypse Now? It's a movie adaptation of Heart of Darkness. The making-of movie is even called Hearts of Darkness. Some people think it's the Best Movie Ever (that was before having seen LotR), I don't, but anyway, it will give you a better idea of what Conrad was trying to accomplish. Something about how power corrupts, perhaps, but there's no substitution for reading it. Doing some background reading on 19th century Congo really helps.
Frankly, I like reading LotR better, but LotR is not even in the same league as Heart of Darkness.
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Forcing them to read Dilbert cartoons is not going to change them.
Is this article readable for anybody? Letters are tiny as hell at 1280x960 on my 17 inch, on 1600x1200 it must be horrible. Why oh why do webdesigners use fixed font sizes?
Hey, VIM's got tetris as well.
Yep, it does.
It's the same thing, only we spell it doomsday now. Timothy probably thought he was correcting someone's bad spelling.
Left Gnutella alone? Uhh...
Did AOL eat Gnutella for lunch?
BeOs? AmigaOS? OSX?
You are correct. They don't directly pass genetic information. But a non-mating individual can help to ensure that other individuals of the species pass their genetic material.
They don't care about their species. They care about their family, i.e. those members which they share genetic information with. That's a crucial difference.
Do you know where those bucks in Bill's wallet end up?
I think all the writer meant was that most computers in 2004 will be sold with Windows, not with Linux.
Well, that's why good professional movie reviewers still have an added value over the IMDB collected user reviews.
Good point! I have the same problem with CD reviews on Amazon (the best site for CD reviews I have found so far). The average CD gets 4.5/5 stars, and for almost every CD you can find someone claiming that it's the best CD ever and has never left his/her diskman for nine months. It's not really very helpful (but a lot better than nothing).
My point was that it was hugely popular, and still didn't show up in the top 250.
Surprisingly, the top 11-20 include much more good films. A number of true classics (Dr. Strangelove, Rear Window, Psycho, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest), three of the best hollywood movies from the nineties (Pulp Fiction, The Usual Suspects, American Beauty). And best of all, the stunningly beautiful, funny and weird Amélie!
But did you notice that Titanic is not in the IMDB Top 250? Many people really hated it: over 10% gave it a 1/10.
I'll go along with that! Even if you don't know the term 'metric megabyte' you can guess what it means. I would go for 'binary megabyte', though, instead of 'long megabyte'.
They left out ALL THAT??? and still everyone is raving? Hmm, I must see it tonight, but frankly I'm getting worried...
How do you clap your hands thrice when your holding a couple of grocery bag?
I'm not an English teacher, though I did study English Literature (I'm a Java developer, it's more fun!).
There are some really good English professors that can make you see novels in completely new ways, and really make you think about them. But then those students grow up to be English teachers, and they try to do the same thing with their students, and usually, they suck at it. Lack of talent.
Have you seen Apocalypse Now? It's a movie adaptation of Heart of Darkness. The making-of movie is even called Hearts of Darkness. Some people think it's the Best Movie Ever (that was before having seen LotR), I don't, but anyway, it will give you a better idea of what Conrad was trying to accomplish. Something about how power corrupts, perhaps, but there's no substitution for reading it. Doing some background reading on 19th century Congo really helps.
Frankly, I like reading LotR better, but LotR is not even in the same league as Heart of Darkness.
http://www.google.com/search?q=adolecents
Did you mean: adolescents
I don't have the attention of a - LOOK! PUPPIES!!!
Start with yourself, and eliminate your assumptions about the formation of plurals in English.
Nope, it was during the council of Elrond.