I agree as well. My wife actually had the best behaved and most motivated kids at a tiny rural school she student taught at (don't get me started on a person with a PHD being forced to student teach before they can get their "own" class).
PREACH IT!!!!!! My wife just recently transferred her passion for Biology/Anatomy/Physiology into a teaching career. It has been a nightmare. The kids are indeed little bastards. Not only the poor kids, not only the rich kids, but almost all of them. NO personal accountability and no parental support. When you have teachers being physically threatened by students and administration and parents doing nothing becasue "they don't want to hurt anyone's feelings" , then of course nothing is getting taught or learned.
What makes this story even worse is my wife teaches in the 4th richest county in the country, and supposedly the top educational county in our state. If this is the best, God help those below!
Pretty much anything that starts off, "Dear X Customer" with X being the company name instead of directly using your name is a dead give-away. It took me a minute on that one too and all of the people I have shown this to have missed that one. It is one of the better ones I have seen.
We need to get this link passed on to more people. Mod it up if you can. I took it and scored a 100% as I am sure most/. folks would. I then passed it on to my father and mother-in-law. Both semi-technical folks and both very intelligent. They both scored 3/10. Scared them enough to take the emails like that they get much more seriously. We need to pass this along to the folks "under our wings" and show them how strong this treat is.
Finally, a reply that wasn't a flame, but something intelligent. Rarely happens around here! Actually, concerning 4, that is pretty much the attitude I have taken. If I am available, I am, if I am not, I am not. Pretty much the only excetion is quarter and year end close. Luckily, my boss is accepting of that, but a LOT of my friends in this business just don't have that luxury. They have to "lump it" as you say until something better can be created.
Uh, and do what? Live with Mom and Dad again? Not all of us have the great job market you must enjoy.
2. That's not my experience, but if someone put me in such a place, I'd go looking elsewhere.
See response to point one.
3. Make sure there's a hotline that people know the number for. Make sure someone's manning it. If someone calls your mobile tell them to call the hotline. If they won't, and your manager won't back you up, then you are fscked and may as well leave.
Manager does back me up. People do it anyway. CEO says take care of it. Guess manager and I are both fucked. Guess we could just quit.. no wait, see response to point #1 again.
4. Have a backup guy to give 24 hours support. If you can't get the budget, it's a cheapskate outfit and you may as well leave. If you get a support guy, have instigated a procedure of "call the support technician" and they still call you, then leave.
Work for a $1B company and they can't even come close to justifying the cost of that. Ever taken an econ or finance class? Well we could just quit and leave... oh damn, that whole point 1 thing again.
All and all I actually have a great job, but what you described isn't even close to reality in 99% of IT worlds. If it is for you, congrat, you got one of the 1% we all dream about but never actually see.
OK great. Everytime diamonds/gems are mentioned in any way here on/. I get the familiar sound coming up from my computer room of "Honey, take a look at this. I bet NOBODY else at work would have one of these." Followed by a batting of the eyelashes and a subsequent emptying of my bank account. Please oh please stop mentioning these!!!
Oh well, there is usually at least a sexual favor in there somewhere as well. Here's to hoping!!!
Though modded funny, want to make a serious comment to this. The fact that reading these books will ead your boss to saying insane things like, "Why can't I packet shape the traffic going through my 5-port, $15 netgear switch?" is exactly why we of the "more enlightened" group SHOULD read these books. We need to know exactly what klind of information they are receiving and be able to converse with them on the level of the information they have been given. Picking up these lower level books and giving them a quick read will help you to understand better when a suer comes to you and makes what appear to be off the wall comments. I keep a small library of these book handy and visable for that reason and it gives the technophobes a little something to talk to me about without feeling overwhelmed. Also, just for the super smug, nobody knows everthing and you never know when one of these little books will hold a gem of knowledge.
Come down off your intellectual high horse. I'm saying show one document, by a reputable source or independent source, that says explicitly, "Hussein was not supporting terrorists." Notice I said terrorists, not Al Qaeda specifically. Seems most folks have forgotten about the 100's of other terrorist cells that exist. A quick google search turns up 100's of documents and reports that say he was and I would imagine at least one even you would say is credible in the bunch.
That is the good question. There are simply no viable alternatives yet. I am looking hard at the libertarian. If we could get them to move just a HAIR towards reality, they would be the best alternative right now. They have great ideas, and seem to have a bead on what mainstream america is thinking, bust they are so far out there when it comes to implementing ideas that they discredit themselves.
And that is exactly why I feel we have to have a third party come into the light. The left wing-nuts are killing the democratic party and the LAST thing this country needs is for a republican party to be allowed to go completely unchecked. While I consider myself a "R", I know that allowing any one party to come into complete power kills the whole system.
So you are telling me that because I don't agree with Bush I should place my vote for someone who absolutely turns my stomach instead???? Nope, not how I work. The only way to get a third party into the light is to "take a few for the team", vote for them, and hope that enough people open their eyes, do the same, and allow that third party to at least be in a position to make a difference. To me Voting for Kerry is equal to throwing my vote away.
Another good flame. Anyone ignorant to think that Saddam was not supporting every major terrorist group needs to remove their cranium from their glutius maximus region.
I have and will. Four years ago neither Bush nor Gore got my vote. This year neither Bush nor Kerry will be getting it. I do what I can. Now if we can get 50 or so million to follow us perhaps we can make a change:-)
Oooooo... here's the flame I was waiting for. Back it up with facts huh? Read here for an idea on how they are not all that different at all. Not just the comments, follow some of the links.
Kerry was a war hero and "everyone that served with him" says so... Um, don't think so.
Kerry and Bush are both silver-spoon born million/billionares with no grasp on what the common man goes through day to day. Do you think either of them has ever been in a position where they had $5 left in their account and were stuck deciding between getting gas or food for the evening? Think either of them has ever seen red ink in their personal checkbooks and prayed that the paycheck went through before the mortgage check? Open your eyes and stop sucking at the liberal teat of the left-wing.
You make a great point. But to get that we need a MUCH more open debate system. I would love to see a rel debate with real questions that both men have equal opportunity to shine or fall. I have seen the video you mentioned and it is scary to see how badly Bush handle that situation. I have also seen videos that show how truly out of touch with mainstream Kerry is. He is an intellectual and fair speaker, but he just has no clue how to speak to people that get paid on Monday and are broke on Tueday after paying the essential bills. An open free debate format could help expose that just as much as Bush's lack of, well, anything?:)
"If you don't know who Bush is, you haven't been paying attention."
I certainly do know who Bush is, but I would like to see a real candidate push him to answer questions outside his comfort zone to see how things may be handled in the next four years.
"And after 20 years in the Senate, the same goes for Kerry."
Have you actually seen the man's voting record or listened to him talk??? He never votes the same way twice or says the same thing two days in a row. How does the little jingle go? He has more waffles than a house of pancakes I believe. We need someone to push him, just like Bush, to answer questions on the spot, questions that actually mean something to the people in the "fly-over" USA.
"I see no reason for these debates at all, both men have records that make it pretty clear where they stand."
Bush, yes, you should have a decent idea of where he stands and be able to pick a side, but more information could never hurt. Kerry... good luck figuring out where he will be on a tpoic tomorrow.
Your statements conflict. First you say that a multi-party system would "gridlock" things, of which I am in 100% agreement. Then you say you want a party that more closely meets your needs. YOu have to have a 3rd party with some staying power to either 1)eliminate one of the current parties or 2)make one of the current parties move back to the mainstream. I do not want to see a sustained multi-party system, but what we have got to have is a solid third party come up for 1-2 election runs to either remove some of the power of the current parties or cause a major shift in voter awareness.
Way off? No, I don't think so. I am not talking about a revolution in the democratic process. I am not talking about a sustained multiple party system. I am talking about getting 1 CREDIBLE person to open eyes, bring out "real people" issues, and get public interest back into the process. Perot came close, but unfortunately nobody followed up.
You are kidding right? There are websites devoted to nothing but Kerry goofs. Hell, his list of sports mis-statments alone take up several pages (nothing like going to Michigan and claiming you are firmly behind the Ohio State Buckeyes). His is not so much a problem of intellect as being completely out of touch with anyone even resembling mainstream. Just like the other major candidate I might add.
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I agree as well. My wife actually had the best behaved and most motivated kids at a tiny rural school she student taught at (don't get me started on a person with a PHD being forced to student teach before they can get their "own" class).
PREACH IT!!!!!!
My wife just recently transferred her passion for Biology/Anatomy/Physiology into a teaching career. It has been a nightmare. The kids are indeed little bastards. Not only the poor kids, not only the rich kids, but almost all of them. NO personal accountability and no parental support. When you have teachers being physically threatened by students and administration and parents doing nothing becasue "they don't want to hurt anyone's feelings" , then of course nothing is getting taught or learned.
What makes this story even worse is my wife teaches in the 4th richest county in the country, and supposedly the top educational county in our state. If this is the best, God help those below!
Pretty much anything that starts off, "Dear X Customer" with X being the company name instead of directly using your name is a dead give-away. It took me a minute on that one too and all of the people I have shown this to have missed that one. It is one of the better ones I have seen.
We need to get this link passed on to more people. Mod it up if you can. I took it and scored a 100% as I am sure most /. folks would. I then passed it on to my father and mother-in-law. Both semi-technical folks and both very intelligent. They both scored 3/10. Scared them enough to take the emails like that they get much more seriously. We need to pass this along to the folks "under our wings" and show them how strong this treat is.
GREAT LINK.
My experience has been great. Maybe it will open soon and I can do a more complete review!!!
Sorry, didn't mean your reply was a flame, just making a general comment about /.
Finally, a reply that wasn't a flame, but something intelligent. Rarely happens around here! Actually, concerning 4, that is pretty much the attitude I have taken. If I am available, I am, if I am not, I am not. Pretty much the only excetion is quarter and year end close. Luckily, my boss is accepting of that, but a LOT of my friends in this business just don't have that luxury. They have to "lump it" as you say until something better can be created.
1. That's a crap company then. Leave.
.. no wait, see response to point #1 again.
... oh damn, that whole point 1 thing again.
Uh, and do what? Live with Mom and Dad again? Not all of us have the great job market you must enjoy.
2. That's not my experience, but if someone put me in such a place, I'd go looking elsewhere.
See response to point one.
3. Make sure there's a hotline that people know the number for. Make sure someone's manning it. If someone calls your mobile tell them to call the hotline. If they won't, and your manager won't back you up, then you are fscked and may as well leave.
Manager does back me up. People do it anyway. CEO says take care of it. Guess manager and I are both fucked. Guess we could just quit
4. Have a backup guy to give 24 hours support. If you can't get the budget, it's a cheapskate outfit and you may as well leave. If you get a support guy, have instigated a procedure of "call the support technician" and they still call you, then leave.
Work for a $1B company and they can't even come close to justifying the cost of that. Ever taken an econ or finance class? Well we could just quit and leave
All and all I actually have a great job, but what you described isn't even close to reality in 99% of IT worlds. If it is for you, congrat, you got one of the 1% we all dream about but never actually see.
Wasn't trying to ... just being a little silly on a Friday afternoon.
Dick.
OK great. Everytime diamonds/gems are mentioned in any way here on /. I get the familiar sound coming up from my computer room of "Honey, take a look at this. I bet NOBODY else at work would have one of these." Followed by a batting of the eyelashes and a subsequent emptying of my bank account. Please oh please stop mentioning these!!!
Oh well, there is usually at least a sexual favor in there somewhere as well. Here's to hoping!!!
Though modded funny, want to make a serious comment to this. The fact that reading these books will ead your boss to saying insane things like, "Why can't I packet shape the traffic going through my 5-port, $15 netgear switch?" is exactly why we of the "more enlightened" group SHOULD read these books. We need to know exactly what klind of information they are receiving and be able to converse with them on the level of the information they have been given. Picking up these lower level books and giving them a quick read will help you to understand better when a suer comes to you and makes what appear to be off the wall comments. I keep a small library of these book handy and visable for that reason and it gives the technophobes a little something to talk to me about without feeling overwhelmed. Also, just for the super smug, nobody knows everthing and you never know when one of these little books will hold a gem of knowledge.
Just a thought.
Come down off your intellectual high horse. I'm saying show one document, by a reputable source or independent source, that says explicitly, "Hussein was not supporting terrorists." Notice I said terrorists, not Al Qaeda specifically. Seems most folks have forgotten about the 100's of other terrorist cells that exist. A quick google search turns up 100's of documents and reports that say he was and I would imagine at least one even you would say is credible in the bunch.
That is the good question. There are simply no viable alternatives yet. I am looking hard at the libertarian. If we could get them to move just a HAIR towards reality, they would be the best alternative right now. They have great ideas, and seem to have a bead on what mainstream america is thinking, bust they are so far out there when it comes to implementing ideas that they discredit themselves.
Prove me wrong. Show me some documents that aren't forged that prove me wrong.
And that is exactly why I feel we have to have a third party come into the light. The left wing-nuts are killing the democratic party and the LAST thing this country needs is for a republican party to be allowed to go completely unchecked. While I consider myself a "R", I know that allowing any one party to come into complete power kills the whole system.
So you are telling me that because I don't agree with Bush I should place my vote for someone who absolutely turns my stomach instead???? Nope, not how I work. The only way to get a third party into the light is to "take a few for the team", vote for them, and hope that enough people open their eyes, do the same, and allow that third party to at least be in a position to make a difference. To me Voting for Kerry is equal to throwing my vote away.
Another good flame. Anyone ignorant to think that Saddam was not supporting every major terrorist group needs to remove their cranium from their glutius maximus region.
I have and will. Four years ago neither Bush nor Gore got my vote. This year neither Bush nor Kerry will be getting it. I do what I can. Now if we can get 50 or so million to follow us perhaps we can make a change :-)
Did you bother to read my reply to that poster??? I HAVE TRIED. HAVE YOU?
Oooooo ... here's the flame I was waiting for. Back it up with facts huh? Read here for an idea on how they are not all that different at all. Not just the comments, follow some of the links.
... Um, don't think so.
... damn, I could have sworn that someone else started the war by killing 2948 Americans. Guess I was wrong.
Kerry was a war hero and "everyone that served with him" says so
Bush started a war that resluted in over 1000 american deaths
Kerry and Bush are both silver-spoon born million/billionares with no grasp on what the common man goes through day to day. Do you think either of them has ever been in a position where they had $5 left in their account and were stuck deciding between getting gas or food for the evening? Think either of them has ever seen red ink in their personal checkbooks and prayed that the paycheck went through before the mortgage check? Open your eyes and stop sucking at the liberal teat of the left-wing.
You make a great point. But to get that we need a MUCH more open debate system. I would love to see a rel debate with real questions that both men have equal opportunity to shine or fall. I have seen the video you mentioned and it is scary to see how badly Bush handle that situation. I have also seen videos that show how truly out of touch with mainstream Kerry is. He is an intellectual and fair speaker, but he just has no clue how to speak to people that get paid on Monday and are broke on Tueday after paying the essential bills. An open free debate format could help expose that just as much as Bush's lack of, well, anything? :)
"If you don't know who Bush is, you haven't been paying attention."
... good luck figuring out where he will be on a tpoic tomorrow.
I certainly do know who Bush is, but I would like to see a real candidate push him to answer questions outside his comfort zone to see how things may be handled in the next four years.
"And after 20 years in the Senate, the same goes for Kerry."
Have you actually seen the man's voting record or listened to him talk??? He never votes the same way twice or says the same thing two days in a row. How does the little jingle go? He has more waffles than a house of pancakes I believe. We need someone to push him, just like Bush, to answer questions on the spot, questions that actually mean something to the people in the "fly-over" USA.
"I see no reason for these debates at all, both men have records that make it pretty clear where they stand."
Bush, yes, you should have a decent idea of where he stands and be able to pick a side, but more information could never hurt. Kerry
Your statements conflict. First you say that a multi-party system would "gridlock" things, of which I am in 100% agreement. Then you say you want a party that more closely meets your needs. YOu have to have a 3rd party with some staying power to either 1)eliminate one of the current parties or 2)make one of the current parties move back to the mainstream. I do not want to see a sustained multi-party system, but what we have got to have is a solid third party come up for 1-2 election runs to either remove some of the power of the current parties or cause a major shift in voter awareness.
Way off? No, I don't think so. I am not talking about a revolution in the democratic process. I am not talking about a sustained multiple party system. I am talking about getting 1 CREDIBLE person to open eyes, bring out "real people" issues, and get public interest back into the process. Perot came close, but unfortunately nobody followed up.
You are kidding right? There are websites devoted to nothing but Kerry goofs. Hell, his list of sports mis-statments alone take up several pages (nothing like going to Michigan and claiming you are firmly behind the Ohio State Buckeyes). His is not so much a problem of intellect as being completely out of touch with anyone even resembling mainstream. Just like the other major candidate I might add.