There was a similar game out when I was in High School. (1990-1994) It was Death Track. Oh, the memories. After we got done programming we could play games in class. This was the incentive to learn to code. I can still remember that stupid song.
True that. I think we need more mod options. I could agree with a -1 Off Topic +1 Insightfull, such as this thread, but what about things like -1 confusing? Or how 'bout +2 Funkalitious?
Again, IBM related. As I work for a former division of IBM, I have to routinely tell people that the selling of our division may have put a lot of people out, but not out of a job mind you, but it made perfect business sense. I think the term someone used is asset free business, or a more service oriented company. That goes along with their long-term goals. As for short-term goals, you got me. I just hope my 51 shares go back up in value.
You make several good points here. I question why you posted as AC. But, keep in mind that not all of us measure our self worth by our job titles or the number of zeros in our paycheck.
However reality is for those who look a little higher.
Problem with this is if you look too high, the reality you realise is beyond the people around you. Just ask Einstein and Dr Hawking.
I have to say that you are the first person I've ever encountered with worse vision than mine. I have -9.0, -9.5, no astigmatism. Vision corrective surgery is on my list of expensive things to do when I get out of debt.
Me too. But mine took the form of idiots yelling at me from all angles, regardless of the reason. Hollerin', as we say it down here, across the warehouse to get my attention usually has the desired effect. But it also causes a few side effects that are unwanted. Like me not helping you with your stupid problem. Morons.
I had a similar situation at my last job. Management had decided to out-source part of our processing to a business partner four hours away. They expected a 24 hr turn around in processing from departure to return. Knowing the number and capability of the equipment used, plus the transport time, I told management it wasn't possible with current inventory. I suggested that the only way it might work would be if one of our bank customers held more inventory. That solution got shot down by the bank. Management had already sold that part of the business and I was to follow their plan. So I decided to play their reindeer games and followed their instructions. When the turn around time was double initial projections, and communtication with all involved fail miserably, I got to be the one to tell our banks they didn't have any money in stock. In short, I let their idea fail. Even after trying to make it work, it fail. So, that is my suggestion. Work their idea as best you can, collect you paycheck, and let it fail. Never say I told you so, unless you don't need a job.
I once had a salesman at my old Wells Fargo job, tell me that there was going to be a change in the way I did my processing. I told him it wasn't possible due to time restraints and the fact that I had no plan to put a cot in my vault. He said I had to. I asked why the sudden change and why the boss let him promiss. The best answer he could come up with was that it was what the customer wanted. He also hadn't told management yet. I told him he could shove his bonus up his ass the next time he decided he was going to sell me down the river. It's been four years. They still haven't done it. I've been gone for three.:P
These silly humans and their misguided faith in gravity. They won't be around long enough to see it since the big giant head plans on making Earth an intergalactic dump.
IBM does this. It doesn't work. What you get is a bunch of people who really don't like each other saying nice things about people they otherwise hate. All in the name of getting a good evaluation in return. Thanks Louis.
So for me, morality is internally absolute, but I recognize that others have different priorities. Morality isn't hard when you just ask if a simple act is right or wrong.
So you're saying you've never changed your moral stance? I was brought up to think it was wrong to look at naked women. Do you think that moral tid bit (No pun intended) stood up very long? (Again, no pun intended)
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There was a similar game out when I was in High School. (1990-1994) It was Death Track. Oh, the memories. After we got done programming we could play games in class. This was the incentive to learn to code. I can still remember that stupid song.
True that. I think we need more mod options. I could agree with a -1 Off Topic +1 Insightfull, such as this thread, but what about things like -1 confusing? Or how 'bout +2 Funkalitious?
But if it were truly intelligent, it would exploit it.
Again, IBM related. As I work for a former division of IBM, I have to routinely tell people that the selling of our division may have put a lot of people out, but not out of a job mind you, but it made perfect business sense. I think the term someone used is asset free business, or a more service oriented company. That goes along with their long-term goals. As for short-term goals, you got me. I just hope my 51 shares go back up in value.
Didn't they do this in that Heinlein book? I forget which one. The move asteroids was mentioned above, but I'd like RAH to get some credit.
How many asses does it have?
Sorry about the mixup. It could have been due to too many candy apples, elephant ears, french fries and polish sausages. Mmmmmmm, sausages.
WRONG!!! The cyclotron is a ride at the fair. (I tried to find a link, but then I ...zzzzzzzzzzzz.)
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Desktop in a desktop. This is one of the signs of the Apocalypse as predicted by Nostadomis.
Hire me! Please! I can do mind numbing tasks for hours on end. As long as I can read /. between tapes. I work cheap too. I think $45k sounds good.
You stole that sig from my tshirt. You bastard!
I hope you're not too shallow to drown yourself in your own delusions.
But, keep in mind that not all of us measure our self worth by our job titles or the number of zeros in our paycheck.
Problem with this is if you look too high, the reality you realise is beyond the people around you. Just ask Einstein and Dr Hawking.
I wish my father would have sacrificed his drug habit, and my mother sacrifice her tithing. God (Capped for sentence) has po'lenty of money.
I have to say that you are the first person I've ever encountered with worse vision than mine. I have -9.0, -9.5, no astigmatism. Vision corrective surgery is on my list of expensive things to do when I get out of debt.
Me too. But mine took the form of idiots yelling at me from all angles, regardless of the reason. Hollerin', as we say it down here, across the warehouse to get my attention usually has the desired effect. But it also causes a few side effects that are unwanted. Like me not helping you with your stupid problem. Morons.
Like the other guy, I had to vent.
I had a similar situation at my last job. Management had decided to out-source part of our processing to a business partner four hours away. They expected a 24 hr turn around in processing from departure to return. Knowing the number and capability of the equipment used, plus the transport time, I told management it wasn't possible with current inventory. I suggested that the only way it might work would be if one of our bank customers held more inventory. That solution got shot down by the bank. Management had already sold that part of the business and I was to follow their plan. So I decided to play their reindeer games and followed their instructions. When the turn around time was double initial projections, and communtication with all involved fail miserably, I got to be the one to tell our banks they didn't have any money in stock.
In short, I let their idea fail. Even after trying to make it work, it fail. So, that is my suggestion. Work their idea as best you can, collect you paycheck, and let it fail. Never say I told you so, unless you don't need a job.
I once had a salesman at my old Wells Fargo job, tell me that there was going to be a change in the way I did my processing. I told him it wasn't possible due to time restraints and the fact that I had no plan to put a cot in my vault. He said I had to. I asked why the sudden change and why the boss let him promiss. The best answer he could come up with was that it was what the customer wanted. He also hadn't told management yet. I told him he could shove his bonus up his ass the next time he decided he was going to sell me down the river. It's been four years. They still haven't done it. I've been gone for three. :P
These silly humans and their misguided faith in gravity. They won't be around long enough to see it since the big giant head plans on making Earth an intergalactic dump.
IBM does this. It doesn't work. What you get is a bunch of people who really don't like each other saying nice things about people they otherwise hate. All in the name of getting a good evaluation in return.
Thanks Louis.
I'd buy the writers over a Forbes a sense of humor.
I wouldn't mind sacrificing a few trolls or Bill Gates or Louis Gerstner in the name of broadband. Hell, I'd sacrifice them for no good reason at all.
So you're saying you've never changed your moral stance? I was brought up to think it was wrong to look at naked women. Do you think that moral tid bit (No pun intended) stood up very long? (Again, no pun intended)
NVIDIA's gonna be pissed. So are all the folks who like to play Quake at the amusment park. No more war coastering either. NJ sucks.