Warpspeed and hyperspace aren't really used outside of science fiction though. Space elevator and grey goo I'll grant you. A portal is just an opening or a doorway.
That's just not true. Google has 974,000 hits on "warpspeed" including:
I completely agree. Business IS personal.
I started my company. I work really hard at making it a good place to work, a good place to spend time. I let my employees work from home because I know that makes them happy. I get them good health care because I want them to be healthy. I let them take personal days, and make their own schedules because it's very important to keep their families happy. Happy employees mean better work product and more productive people and people who are more willing to make sacrifices when the time comes to make them. I make the first sacrifices when things are bad, and my risk is greater than that of my employees (in a downturn, I lay myself off, but I can't stop working or everyone else will have no place to return to if an upturn comes; my laid-off employees can get other jobs and actually have an income).
As a result, this business that I have built has a major personal/family component. When someone leaves my family, I am sad and depressed, but understand that sometimes people have to move on.
I used to make counteroffers. I don't anymore. The reality is that this is more like dating than a marriage. Someone who cheats in a marriage (or thinks about cheating) has a financial and personal reason to try to fix things. Someone who cheats when dating has no real excuse -- they don't have loyalty, and it's no use trying to fix things because they're already lost. If I counteroffer, I am just guaranteeing that I'll lose them later when a slightly better offer comes along.
Worse, they've learned that by looking around for better offers they can get more money or recognition or whatever. That's some serious positive reinforcement. That's the kind of behavior I really do NOT want reinforced.
Ah, that's just silly. Abortifacients have been known in many cultures for thousands of years (though the word is only from 1873) (indeed, the word "abortion" only dates back to 1547). It was always acceptable for a young (usually unmarried) woman to get rid of an unfortunate pregnancy...until we got to the 20th century. Suddenly "human life" was more important (and children were more important) than anything else. (And I'm speaking here ONLY of the Western countries -- in many other countries and societies abortion, slavery, child-labor, etc. are all still acceptable.)
Actually you'd be surprised. We get some 800 resumes/month (when we have an active job ad; only 300/month when we don't). About 1-2% of them have social security numbers AND dates of birth. We summarily ignore those -- those applicants are just not paranoid enough for us.
Slashdot Mirror
Warpspeed and hyperspace aren't really used outside of science fiction though. Space elevator and grey goo I'll grant you. A portal is just an opening or a doorway.
That's just not true. Google has 974,000 hits on "warpspeed" including:
http://www.warpspeedperformance.com/ - Exhaust and chassis upgrades
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/02/hiv-evolving-at.html - Article about evolution of HIV
http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/04/02/ - Apparently Opera allows you to browse the web quickly. (Admittedly that's rather science-fictiony.)
And many others.
Granted, not used currently in *science* but it's certainly used outside science fiction!
yTunes, anyone?
I completely agree. Business IS personal. I started my company. I work really hard at making it a good place to work, a good place to spend time. I let my employees work from home because I know that makes them happy. I get them good health care because I want them to be healthy. I let them take personal days, and make their own schedules because it's very important to keep their families happy. Happy employees mean better work product and more productive people and people who are more willing to make sacrifices when the time comes to make them. I make the first sacrifices when things are bad, and my risk is greater than that of my employees (in a downturn, I lay myself off, but I can't stop working or everyone else will have no place to return to if an upturn comes; my laid-off employees can get other jobs and actually have an income). As a result, this business that I have built has a major personal/family component. When someone leaves my family, I am sad and depressed, but understand that sometimes people have to move on. I used to make counteroffers. I don't anymore. The reality is that this is more like dating than a marriage. Someone who cheats in a marriage (or thinks about cheating) has a financial and personal reason to try to fix things. Someone who cheats when dating has no real excuse -- they don't have loyalty, and it's no use trying to fix things because they're already lost. If I counteroffer, I am just guaranteeing that I'll lose them later when a slightly better offer comes along. Worse, they've learned that by looking around for better offers they can get more money or recognition or whatever. That's some serious positive reinforcement. That's the kind of behavior I really do NOT want reinforced.
Ah, that's just silly. Abortifacients have been known in many cultures for thousands of years (though the word is only from 1873) (indeed, the word "abortion" only dates back to 1547). It was always acceptable for a young (usually unmarried) woman to get rid of an unfortunate pregnancy...until we got to the 20th century. Suddenly "human life" was more important (and children were more important) than anything else. (And I'm speaking here ONLY of the Western countries -- in many other countries and societies abortion, slavery, child-labor, etc. are all still acceptable.)
Actually you'd be surprised. We get some 800 resumes/month (when we have an active job ad; only 300/month when we don't). About 1-2% of them have social security numbers AND dates of birth. We summarily ignore those -- those applicants are just not paranoid enough for us.
I don't know...I know Butch and he's somewhat blocky on the left side. (Sorry, Butch)