Always hire people smarter than yourself (and be loyal to them), that way you learn things. Let's face it, smart people are usually easier to get along with than dumb ones.
After about 27 years in engineering I switched to CAD support (a form of IT work dedicated to computer-aided design, visualization software, etc.) for a year. I now appreciate what these people do even though I am by no means as knowledgeable as they are. A bit of humility and understanding goes a long way when trying to accomplish things across departmental boundaries.
Quite fun at the office are those super-strong magnets you can buy. I keep mine stuck to the side of my computer case. Can they affect solid state drives?
The people who are first in line to be hard headed realists
Nice reply, I appreciate the time you spent composing it.
I work in engineering, we know how to get stuff done. We also know when to not waste time because political concerns will negate our efforts. Does that make sense to you? I know this is a kind of curt response to your thoughts, and I apologize for that.
See those big towers? Those are evaporative cooling towers
I think you are mistaken. Those are actually Poison Towers (it says so, right in these official drawings stolen from the plant by one of our freedom-fighting operatives), designed to kill the local population with nucular radiation and make those 3 eyed fish we see on the Simpsons.
The solution to the current "perception problem" is to fire most current journalists and hire engineering students part time.
There are various environmental regulations (depending on region) that dictate what can be done with "gray water". It can be complicated. Often regulations are made with good intents originally, but, following the letter of the law, the regulations actually complicate matters. Which is good, if your income is based on paperwork. And it's easy to subtly draw otherwise productive people into the trap vis over-regulation - we're doing it for the public good, right? And it "creates jobs", right?
It's trivial, nothing to worry about. Every idiot/convenient fool is now an expert because they can access information on the internet and copypaste. I expect that someone will damn me for saying so and demand 47 government-authorized reports to back me up. If there's one thing the internet has proven is the ability of the uninformed to argue endlessly. Hell, we're already at the state where "uninformed" is being redefined and argued about.
Meanwhile, those of us not arguing as a profession (as opposed to doing it in our spare time) have to get on with the reality of doing the stuff that keeps things working. We're getting pretty annoyed, as that Monty Python sketch was intended as a cautionary tale, not an instructional video.
Babblespeak like this is the reason that access to fresh water will be the next "environmental crisis" after Global Climate Change has faded from the newspaper headlines/TV and peoples' minds. Check back with me after the 10 year cycle when we're either drowning or dying of thirst.
Oooh, cool! A totally true statement that is totally irrelevant to solving problems that exist in the present. Are you one of those guys that are planning for us to get off the planet soon because the current human infestation/the environment has become such a problem?
It reflects poorly upon America in general, reinforcing the "drunken frat boy with a shotgun" image we've managed to mint for ourselves.
If you guys had had the foresight to be wearing Canadian flag patches while you were doing all that stuff overseas you coulda just Blamed Canada! Silly Americans!
I disagree. The votes should have been recounted as many times as it would have taken to reach the "correct" result. That way, the world wouldn't have had to suffer through 911, Afghanistan and Iraq. Plus, Al Gore would have been president and Global Warming would not be now happening.
Do most people that voted for Obama even realize that Cuba is an island upon which the United States has a military base? Probably not, but I'm just guessing.
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The media is causing a panic simply for ratings, which is quite despicable when you think about it.
There is a vacuum to fill (started by CNN decades ago), so it gets filled. With what, they don't really care.
I think you meant, "Climate Change". The world's biggest scam has been redefined.
Check out the molecular weight of CO2 sometime.
Always hire people smarter than yourself (and be loyal to them), that way you learn things. Let's face it, smart people are usually easier to get along with than dumb ones.
After about 27 years in engineering I switched to CAD support (a form of IT work dedicated to computer-aided design, visualization software, etc.) for a year. I now appreciate what these people do even though I am by no means as knowledgeable as they are. A bit of humility and understanding goes a long way when trying to accomplish things across departmental boundaries.
Just imagine if those upon whose shoulders we stand had to use a specific brand of pencil in order to document their great ideas.
Well said. The only "senior" people who absolutely need supervision (even after 40 years' experience) are politicians.
Quite fun at the office are those super-strong magnets you can buy. I keep mine stuck to the side of my computer case. Can they affect solid state drives?
Oooh, clever troll. Wait, let me turn on the applause light for you.
The people who are first in line to be hard headed realists
Nice reply, I appreciate the time you spent composing it. I work in engineering, we know how to get stuff done. We also know when to not waste time because political concerns will negate our efforts. Does that make sense to you? I know this is a kind of curt response to your thoughts, and I apologize for that.
See those big towers? Those are evaporative cooling towers
I think you are mistaken. Those are actually Poison Towers (it says so, right in these official drawings stolen from the plant by one of our freedom-fighting operatives), designed to kill the local population with nucular radiation and make those 3 eyed fish we see on the Simpsons.
The solution to the current "perception problem" is to fire most current journalists and hire engineering students part time.
Please stop annoying the pimple-faced, know-it-all dorks with facts. :)
There are various environmental regulations (depending on region) that dictate what can be done with "gray water". It can be complicated. Often regulations are made with good intents originally, but, following the letter of the law, the regulations actually complicate matters. Which is good, if your income is based on paperwork. And it's easy to subtly draw otherwise productive people into the trap vis over-regulation - we're doing it for the public good, right? And it "creates jobs", right?
Vote for engineers as political leaders instead of lawyers.
It's trivial, nothing to worry about. Every idiot/convenient fool is now an expert because they can access information on the internet and copypaste. I expect that someone will damn me for saying so and demand 47 government-authorized reports to back me up. If there's one thing the internet has proven is the ability of the uninformed to argue endlessly. Hell, we're already at the state where "uninformed" is being redefined and argued about.
Meanwhile, those of us not arguing as a profession (as opposed to doing it in our spare time) have to get on with the reality of doing the stuff that keeps things working. We're getting pretty annoyed, as that Monty Python sketch was intended as a cautionary tale, not an instructional video.
Babblespeak like this is the reason that access to fresh water will be the next "environmental crisis" after Global Climate Change has faded from the newspaper headlines/TV and peoples' minds. Check back with me after the 10 year cycle when we're either drowning or dying of thirst.
Oooh, cool! A totally true statement that is totally irrelevant to solving problems that exist in the present. Are you one of those guys that are planning for us to get off the planet soon because the current human infestation/the environment has become such a problem?
Fucking brilliant.
What is the molecular weight of CO2?
This is the acid test to determine exactly how stupid voters are.
Next - the comfy chair!
It reflects poorly upon America in general, reinforcing the "drunken frat boy with a shotgun" image we've managed to mint for ourselves.
If you guys had had the foresight to be wearing Canadian flag patches while you were doing all that stuff overseas you coulda just Blamed Canada! Silly Americans!
I disagree. The votes should have been recounted as many times as it would have taken to reach the "correct" result. That way, the world wouldn't have had to suffer through 911, Afghanistan and Iraq. Plus, Al Gore would have been president and Global Warming would not be now happening.
Bush had to deal with 911. Oh, wait, that was an inside job, so Bush deserves all the hatred that can be possibly be thrown at him and more.
Do most people that voted for Obama even realize that Cuba is an island upon which the United States has a military base? Probably not, but I'm just guessing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban-American_Treaty