I was sitting on this tire swing looking at the thunder storm coming into the valley over the city. Next to me 30 feet infront and 20 to the side was a tennis court all fenced off with a 20 foot fence.
...
Nex thing I know some panic attack hit me and I booted it home about 20 feet away.
So, you were in your yard, where you have a tennis court? Maybe the lightning did have some effect...
Conclusion: Lightning is an act of terror, and yet we don't go off and build a dome over the entire country, closing ourselves inside our new "safe" structure, opening new agencies that get endless funding, secret courts... all in the name of, maybe, preventing it from ever happening again.
Normally I'd say that you seem to be having a bad day, but looking at this article entitled "The Odd Effects of Being Struck By Lightning" to basically say:
...every year, more than 500 Americans are struck by lightning. Roughly 90 percent of them will survive, but those survivors will be instantly, fundamentally altered in ways that still leave scientists scratching their heads.
Just to read on and conclude that basically "lightning can damage your brain in many different ways, sometimes". It leaves me wondering, not about this mysterious new understanding of lightning's effects on the brain, but rather, wondering why doctors are left scratching their heads. Obviously they're not electricians, but are they really scratching their heads in wonder?
If you think that a lightning strike can change your life in mysterious ways, try some DMT.
It's all about extreme art, that's all. There are some very very smart people that go there, and do all sorts of things. Generally if you go there, you are supposed to hate it at times, as well as love it at times. If that happens to you, then you're suspected to have "gotten it". I've never been, but I know a few gay guys that go regularly. These guys are very intelligent, kind, and very active in the local community.
Yeah, there was green flashes in that smoke at it's thickest part - looked scary. I'm not sure how I would have reacted, but standing around filming wouldn't have been my first thought.
Is anyone here learned in this type of event, that would like to give us all a practical idea of what to do in case you're in this situation?
Not sure how sarcastic you're trying to be. I know nothing about chip design. I read the article and learned something. These are the type of articles that reflect what I believe slashdot is about. So it's something that I came here to learn about. There's no NSA/Snowden/loss of freedom/political drama/clickbait/ in the article, so there's no trolls. Win win.
Now if only there were more comments to add to the understanding.
I don't know much of anything about how air traffic control works either. But with airports being thought of as the main point of terrorist activity, their immediate reaction was probably "Lock down due to possible terrorist activity". Then once they discovered what happened, they properly diverted to whatever backup plan they have for fire situations.
Is there any wonder there are disgruntled employers?
Disgruntled employers?? Shit like this pisses off everyone. It causes panic among the people that get to enact new laws that fuck over the rest of us, for our protection!
"...The people you are after are the people you depend on. We cook your meals, we haul your trash, we connect your calls, we drive your ambulances. We guard you while you sleep. [pause] Do not fuck with us."
I don't mean to be argumentative, but so far, 20 people have commented on this article. Seems...not so popular here...like uninteresting advertizing...as if I'm wasting my time checking slashdot for...news for nerds, stuff that matters.
~yawn~ Falling numbers of active slashdot readers causing/vertizing to go up, furthering the distance between what the current slashdot readers would like, and what they're getting.
Police said the man is a contractor, not an air traffic controller or FAA manager. ";We understand that this is a local issue with a contract employee and nothing else,"; Aurora Police Chief Gregory Thomas told reporters. ";There is no terrorist act."
Typically, and especially here on slashdot, when people mention things of this nature, they're shut up with the "tinfoil hat bit", or some other "prove it bitch!" bit. It's sufficient to say that the same strong-hand that exists in dismantling the ability to regulate banks and government, is the same strong-hand that exists in dismantling our social structure(s)' ability to detect these things on street level. Thus, dots are not connected, then later, SURPRISE! Of course by then it's to late.
As a software engineer they expect me to be a sysadmin.
As a sysadmin, I'd say that's a crazy idea. However if you are capable of digging into such, it must mean that you're quite attractive an an employee, and in some ways makes you a better software engineer too.
before the EPA does this same sort of thing with air. It'll start out as an authority to monitor air pollutants, but then they'll start telling people that unless they're indoors, gathering more than 100 people at any place outdoors produces to much carbon at one place. And so if you want to have a concert/civic function outdoors, you can just pay them $1,500.
Eventually people will all walk around with guns and shoot anyone in that tries to fine them for such. It'll be such an event that everyday people will help complete strangers hide the body.
I'm an old punk. And I'm not saying that management is worthless. There are plenty of people out there that need a manager. Hell I know a 55yo man that still asks his manager for permission to go to the bathroom. So I do see the benefit of having managers. It's just that I feel that managers don't deserve more respect than anyone else that they work with, just because they're the manager. Any manager that is worth spending money on, knows that they're just another employee, and knows the value of building personal relationships with his coworkers. Pompous assholes that become managers are the ones finger-pointing all the time and quick to pick out the "young punks" of the office.
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I was sitting on this tire swing looking at the thunder storm coming into the valley over the city. Next to me 30 feet infront and 20 to the side was a tennis court all fenced off with a 20 foot fence.
...
Nex thing I know some panic attack hit me and I booted it home about 20 feet away.
So, you were in your yard, where you have a tennis court? Maybe the lightning did have some effect...
Wrong question: fundamentally it's extremely rare. How many resources should we dedicate to helping people who suffer it by some means?
That's more like it.
Conclusion: Lightning is an act of terror, and yet we don't go off and build a dome over the entire country, closing ourselves inside our new "safe" structure, opening new agencies that get endless funding, secret courts... all in the name of, maybe, preventing it from ever happening again.
Very good point, sir.
You mad, bro?
...every year, more than 500 Americans are struck by lightning. Roughly 90 percent of them will survive, but those survivors will be instantly, fundamentally altered in ways that still leave scientists scratching their heads.
Just to read on and conclude that basically "lightning can damage your brain in many different ways, sometimes". It leaves me wondering, not about this mysterious new understanding of lightning's effects on the brain, but rather, wondering why doctors are left scratching their heads. Obviously they're not electricians, but are they really scratching their heads in wonder?
If you think that a lightning strike can change your life in mysterious ways, try some DMT.
It's all about extreme art, that's all. There are some very very smart people that go there, and do all sorts of things. Generally if you go there, you are supposed to hate it at times, as well as love it at times. If that happens to you, then you're suspected to have "gotten it". I've never been, but I know a few gay guys that go regularly. These guys are very intelligent, kind, and very active in the local community.
Yeah, there was green flashes in that smoke at it's thickest part - looked scary. I'm not sure how I would have reacted, but standing around filming wouldn't have been my first thought.
Is anyone here learned in this type of event, that would like to give us all a practical idea of what to do in case you're in this situation?
Not sure how sarcastic you're trying to be. I know nothing about chip design. I read the article and learned something. These are the type of articles that reflect what I believe slashdot is about. So it's something that I came here to learn about. There's no NSA/Snowden/loss of freedom/political drama/clickbait/ in the article, so there's no trolls. Win win.
Now if only there were more comments to add to the understanding.
Whoa, weird! My best friend's name is X0563512!
...if you know what I mean 8^o
I don't know much of anything about how air traffic control works either. But with airports being thought of as the main point of terrorist activity, their immediate reaction was probably "Lock down due to possible terrorist activity". Then once they discovered what happened, they properly diverted to whatever backup plan they have for fire situations.
In many (most?) situations, controllers are the only people stopping planes from running into each other.
Bullshit.
Parent has seen all the proof he needs in "Die Hard II".
Reroute the data to a cloud service
Oh what fun the hackers would have!
...planes ...the sky ...funny.
Oh I get it, cloud service
Is there any wonder there are disgruntled employers?
Disgruntled employers?? Shit like this pisses off everyone. It causes panic among the people that get to enact new laws that fuck over the rest of us, for our protection!
"...The people you are after are the people you depend on. We cook your meals, we haul your trash, we connect your calls, we drive your ambulances. We guard you while you sleep. [pause] Do not fuck with us."
--Tyler Durden
Why do I get the sudden impression that at least 50% of slashdot comments are created by bots?
I don't mean to be argumentative, but so far, 20 people have commented on this article. Seems ...not so popular here ...like uninteresting advertizing ...as if I'm wasting my time checking slashdot for ...news for nerds, stuff that matters.
~yawn~ Falling numbers of active slashdot readers causing /vertizing to go up, furthering the distance between what the current slashdot readers would like, and what they're getting.
Police said the man is a contractor, not an air traffic controller or FAA manager. ";We understand that this is a local issue with a contract employee and nothing else,"; Aurora Police Chief Gregory Thomas told reporters. ";There is no terrorist act."
Thank Allah!
how about we give it to the people to pay the back bills
Because money isn't worth anything without the debt that it represents.
Typically, and especially here on slashdot, when people mention things of this nature, they're shut up with the "tinfoil hat bit", or some other "prove it bitch!" bit. It's sufficient to say that the same strong-hand that exists in dismantling the ability to regulate banks and government, is the same strong-hand that exists in dismantling our social structure(s)' ability to detect these things on street level. Thus, dots are not connected, then later, SURPRISE! Of course by then it's to late.
As a software engineer they expect me to be a sysadmin.
As a sysadmin, I'd say that's a crazy idea. However if you are capable of digging into such, it must mean that you're quite attractive an an employee, and in some ways makes you a better software engineer too.
before the EPA does this same sort of thing with air. It'll start out as an authority to monitor air pollutants, but then they'll start telling people that unless they're indoors, gathering more than 100 people at any place outdoors produces to much carbon at one place. And so if you want to have a concert/civic function outdoors, you can just pay them $1,500.
Eventually people will all walk around with guns and shoot anyone in that tries to fine them for such. It'll be such an event that everyday people will help complete strangers hide the body.
I'm an old punk. And I'm not saying that management is worthless. There are plenty of people out there that need a manager. Hell I know a 55yo man that still asks his manager for permission to go to the bathroom. So I do see the benefit of having managers. It's just that I feel that managers don't deserve more respect than anyone else that they work with, just because they're the manager. Any manager that is worth spending money on, knows that they're just another employee, and knows the value of building personal relationships with his coworkers. Pompous assholes that become managers are the ones finger-pointing all the time and quick to pick out the "young punks" of the office.
Because Walmart.
Yup, freggin nailed it with the movie-set pun. Because that's exactly what management is, an act.