Good grief, how is "deliverables" a stupid metric. Either you deliver a working solution/program on time or you don't. Thats the deliverable. Bascially your saying that having and goal and having to deliver anything is stupid.
Minimizing total pollution is a great goal but for human habitation the location of the pollution matters as well. This would decrease pollution in cities where the concentration is the highest.
As others have said, we are making concrete anyways...
With the right technique an old person might be the ideal candidate. If you can somehow rejuvenate the cells it would be most measurable on an old person. You also wouldn't have to wait as long to show the advantages...
Finally an honest, reasonable, post. You hit the nail on the head. We NEED standards and measures there isn't any way to weed out terrible teachers without them. The difficult part is in setting the standards. In this case it seems the tests need to be improved. I also think that students need to be measured on how much they IMPROVE over the year. By doing this the teacher needs to have the most gifted students improve as well as the least.
No, I'm saying that your decision to assist, in whatever way, doesn't justify your imposing your will on their actions.
If I help you in any way then I am imposing my will on you. If I don't help you I am imposing my will on you.
If I am aware or you in any way and that affects my actions in any way I am imposing my will on you in some form. Its unavoidable.
If I live next to you and you don't mow your lawn you are imposing your will on me and making me suffer consequences I might not want. If you do mow your lawn you impact me as well.
The question comes down to what the natural state of a situation is. If I'm in a suburban neighborhood then the natural state is probably to mow a lawn. If I'm in the country it might be the opposite. Everyone can not act any damn way they want without impacting others.
Thats all well and good but it doesn't work in the "real" world. Your more or less saying that if anyone sees an injured person they should be left to die on their own. I mean it was there choice to use the bike/motorcycle/car/skateboard/.... and they should suffer the consequences.
Once you agree that a moral person has some responsibility to help a person in need you've agreed that society has a burden based on everyones actions. The only question is where you draw the line.
I think your definition is interesting but doesn't cover all the corner cases. For example, how about antibiotics? An informed adult might choose to use them as a precautionary measure but if everyone did that the number of resistant critters would increase drastically.
I'm sure you've heard that "Even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes...". Well with 1 bazillion liberal arts major's around there are sure to be a few good ones. The vast majority of LA students do not get to work in the field they studied. There are so many LA grads that half the people flipping burgers have one.
So, can you get a good job with Liberal Arts? Of course. Many have and will, but your odds aren't good.
I wouldn't blame you for not wanting this fixed. Its in your favor.
I remember during the bubble flying to San Jose. Everyone was an Elite member but about two of us on a flight. As a joke the flight crew let everyone who wasn't an elite member board first.
Anyway, I digress. I would be happy if they just enforced the policy they have. Half the people don't wait for the area to be called anyway.
Are you saying we understand EVERYTHING about gravity right now? Or could it be that as we refine our knowledge of the gravity that the original equations are shown to be ever so slightly incorrect?
Guess I'd fall close the the know-it-all category. Personally I'd like to see a list of the IT classes. Towards the top of the list would be the
Cookie Cutter
All users everywhere should have the same setup and run the same programs. The engineer working on software/hardware design has no need to use anything more/less that the receptionist at the front desk. Any "rogue" programs will quickly be blamed on why the computer is crashing. Even if they haven't been run in months.
The Tester
Any problem must be fully tested and proven before any action is taken. Of course its the users responsibility to do the testing. Having a crash/blue screen. Run tests for 5 days and take detailed notes on when it happens. The users project/schedules don't matter. If tests aren't sufficient or notes don't detail every last action help is denied.
The Swiper
Have a problem? The swiper is more very willing to help. They will take your laptop promising to return it within hours. Days later you still haven't gotten it back and you can't find the swiper anywhere. (note, yelling swiper no swiping doesn't seem to help).
People really need to quantify words like "reasonable" and "lots". What many tech people consider a "reasonable" wage actually puts them in the top 10%.
Hmmm, not the best comparison. I upgraded from XP to XP SP1 to XP SP2 without much of a hitch. SP2 had a couple hitches but all my programs still run just fine.
The XP->Vista is much closer to the 9-X transition.
Your off base on this one. Its the difference between someone who only has a career and someone who is passionate about what they do. The joke is saying the person "WANTED" to stay in the lab all night. Not that they had too. Not that it was expected.
I've not met a good engineer that this doesn't happen to once in a while. You get so into what your doing that you don't want to put it down. I'm a family man myself. If I'm into something I'll go home, have some dinner and play with the kids and then right when they go to bed I'm on my laptop back working. Not because I have to but because its interesting. Too bad that I haven't had a project like that for a while but someday one will come around again.
God I wish my IT dept was reactive. Maybe I could actually run some apps that would help (ok some would hurt:) ) my productivity. Our IT dept has no idea what we need to do our job and frankly they don't seem to care a whole lot. If it doesn't fit in one of their pet projects you don't have a chance of getting it approved.
If the words weren't considered offensive they wouldn't be used in the first place. The "artists" are trying to make a childish statement. Or more likely trying to sell to rebellious teenagers trying to make a childish statement.
So in that context what is bad about censorship? Unless you have Tourette's Syndrome your censoring yourself all the time. Besides, we all know that isn't what the title of the page was referring to...
Yeah sure. I'll give you that the first year a teacher has a class there is extra work getting everything setup but after that things get easier. If you take a look at our local elementary school parking lot after 3 you know they aren't staying late. When I drop my son off in the morning I see them coming in so I know they aren't there early. I don't buy it.
I've also heard the "we have to take classes in the summer". I know teachers and maybe once every 5 years do they take a class.
Don't get me wrong, I value what teachers do immensely but hearing this crap all the time doesn't help the teachers cause. If teachers would ditch the unions and tenure they might start being considered professionals along with doctors/lawywers/engineers. This might allow the good teachers to actually be compensated above the average and get people into the profession.
"The annual US News & World Report college rankings place five Stanford Engineering departments/programs in the top two: Aeronautics & astronautics (#1), computer science (#2), electrical engineering (#2), mechanical engineering (#1), and the environmental engineering program within the civil and environmental engineering department (#1). Stanford holds four top six rankings: Civil engineering (#3), chemical engineering (#6), materials science and engineering (#6), the industrial engineering program in the management science & engineering department (#5). The Department of Bioengineering, which enrolled its first students in Sept. 2004, ranks highly as well (#12). Stanford Engineering as a school is ranked #2 in the country"
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Good grief, how is "deliverables" a stupid metric. Either you deliver a working solution/program on time or you don't. Thats the deliverable. Bascially your saying that having and goal and having to deliver anything is stupid.
Minimizing total pollution is a great goal but for human habitation the location of the pollution matters as well. This would decrease pollution in cities where the concentration is the highest.
As others have said, we are making concrete anyways...
With the right technique an old person might be the ideal candidate. If you can somehow rejuvenate the cells it would be most measurable on an old person. You also wouldn't have to wait as long to show the advantages...
Finally an honest, reasonable, post. You hit the nail on the head. We NEED standards and measures there isn't any way to weed out terrible teachers without them. The difficult part is in setting the standards. In this case it seems the tests need to be improved. I also think that students need to be measured on how much they IMPROVE over the year. By doing this the teacher needs to have the most gifted students improve as well as the least.
As an "Old Folk" I don't think this is true. I do think that most ads target the "Young Folk" so it just makes sense that I'd be less likely to watch.
No, I'm saying that your decision to assist, in whatever way, doesn't justify your imposing your will on their actions.
If I help you in any way then I am imposing my will on you. If I don't help you I am imposing my will on you.
If I am aware or you in any way and that affects my actions in any way I am imposing my will on you in some form. Its unavoidable.
If I live next to you and you don't mow your lawn you are imposing your will on me and making me suffer consequences I might not want. If you do mow your lawn you impact me as well.
The question comes down to what the natural state of a situation is. If I'm in a suburban neighborhood then the natural state is probably to mow a lawn. If I'm in the country it might be the opposite. Everyone can not act any damn way they want without impacting others.
I'd say that drastically increasing the odds of me getting a disease that will eat my leg off without any possible treatment is a direct impact.
Thats all well and good but it doesn't work in the "real" world. Your more or less saying that if anyone sees an injured person they should be left to die on their own. I mean it was there choice to use the bike/motorcycle/car/skateboard/.... and they should suffer the consequences.
Once you agree that a moral person has some responsibility to help a person in need you've agreed that society has a burden based on everyones actions. The only question is where you draw the line.
I think your definition is interesting but doesn't cover all the corner cases. For example, how about antibiotics? An informed adult might choose to use them as a precautionary measure but if everyone did that the number of resistant critters would increase drastically.
I'd call this case drug abuse.
Ahhh, someone who failed statistics I take it?
I'm sure you've heard that "Even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes...". Well with 1 bazillion liberal arts major's around there are sure to be a few good ones. The vast majority of LA students do not get to work in the field they studied. There are so many LA grads that half the people flipping burgers have one.
So, can you get a good job with Liberal Arts? Of course. Many have and will, but your odds aren't good.
People weren't buying the drives because on the uncertainty. Now that the format war is over things might very well change.
I wouldn't blame you for not wanting this fixed. Its in your favor.
I remember during the bubble flying to San Jose. Everyone was an Elite member but about two of us on a flight. As a joke the flight crew let everyone who wasn't an elite member board first.
Anyway, I digress. I would be happy if they just enforced the policy they have. Half the people don't wait for the area to be called anyway.
Good example,
Are you saying we understand EVERYTHING about gravity right now? Or could it be that as we refine our knowledge of the gravity that the original equations are shown to be ever so slightly incorrect?
Guess I'd fall close the the know-it-all category. Personally I'd like to see a list of the IT classes. Towards the top of the list would be the
Cookie Cutter
All users everywhere should have the same setup and run the same programs. The engineer working on software/hardware design has no need to use anything more/less that the receptionist at the front desk. Any "rogue" programs will quickly be blamed on why the computer is crashing. Even if they haven't been run in months.
The Tester
Any problem must be fully tested and proven before any action is taken. Of course its the users responsibility to do the testing. Having a crash/blue screen. Run tests for 5 days and take detailed notes on when it happens. The users project/schedules don't matter. If tests aren't sufficient or notes don't detail every last action help is denied.
The Swiper
Have a problem? The swiper is more very willing to help. They will take your laptop promising to return it within hours. Days later you still haven't gotten it back and you can't find the swiper anywhere. (note, yelling swiper no swiping doesn't seem to help).
Funny, I don't see any evidence of large sheets of ice in the pictures. You'd think they would leave a mark.
Hmmm, I didn't think it was that tough.
I use the free DVDFab HD Decrypter to rip and AutoGK (http://www.autogk.me.uk/) to encode to avi.
People really need to quantify words like "reasonable" and "lots". What many tech people consider a "reasonable" wage actually puts them in the top 10%.
Take a look at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_in_the_United_States
This shows that 42% of people earn less than 25K a year.
Hmmm, not the best comparison. I upgraded from XP to XP SP1 to XP SP2 without much of a hitch. SP2 had a couple hitches but all my programs still run just fine.
The XP->Vista is much closer to the 9-X transition.
Your off base on this one. Its the difference between someone who only has a career and someone who is passionate about what they do. The joke is saying the person "WANTED" to stay in the lab all night. Not that they had too. Not that it was expected.
I've not met a good engineer that this doesn't happen to once in a while. You get so into what your doing that you don't want to put it down. I'm a family man myself. If I'm into something I'll go home, have some dinner and play with the kids and then right when they go to bed I'm on my laptop back working. Not because I have to but because its interesting. Too bad that I haven't had a project like that for a while but someday one will come around again.
God I wish my IT dept was reactive. Maybe I could actually run some apps that would help (ok some would hurt :) ) my productivity. Our IT dept has no idea what we need to do our job and frankly they don't seem to care a whole lot. If it doesn't fit in one of their pet projects you don't have a chance of getting it approved.
If the words weren't considered offensive they wouldn't be used in the first place. The "artists" are trying to make a childish statement. Or more likely trying to sell to rebellious teenagers trying to make a childish statement.
I guess when Wal-mart starts building walls to keep shoppers inside I'll believe your argument.
So in that context what is bad about censorship? Unless you have Tourette's Syndrome your censoring yourself all the time. Besides, we all know that isn't what the title of the page was referring to...
Yeah sure. I'll give you that the first year a teacher has a class there is extra work getting everything setup but after that things get easier. If you take a look at our local elementary school parking lot after 3 you know they aren't staying late. When I drop my son off in the morning I see them coming in so I know they aren't there early. I don't buy it.
I've also heard the "we have to take classes in the summer". I know teachers and maybe once every 5 years do they take a class.
Don't get me wrong, I value what teachers do immensely but hearing this crap all the time doesn't help the teachers cause. If teachers would ditch the unions and tenure they might start being considered professionals along with doctors/lawywers/engineers. This might allow the good teachers to actually be compensated above the average and get people into the profession.
"The annual US News & World Report college rankings place five Stanford Engineering departments/programs in the top two: Aeronautics & astronautics (#1), computer science (#2), electrical engineering (#2), mechanical engineering (#1), and the environmental engineering program within the civil and environmental engineering department (#1). Stanford holds four top six rankings: Civil engineering (#3), chemical engineering (#6), materials science and engineering (#6), the industrial engineering program in the management science & engineering department (#5). The Department of Bioengineering, which enrolled its first students in Sept. 2004, ranks highly as well (#12). Stanford Engineering as a school is ranked #2 in the country"
Yeah, its a liberal arts school.