I wonder what Nixon would have said to this. I think it was his pride that kept him from destroying his tapes, and history might have turned out differently. Not better, just different.
Odds are pretty good that a major pandemic will prove to be the solution.
I'm convinced that the collective intelligence of the viral and bacterial comunnities exceeds that of our species.
It looks like you've read Rifkin. Our capitalism is based on unlimited growth which worked well while we still had a frontier. It's gone. I can remember when the sea was going to feed us. Now we are told to eat fish, but not too much because of the danger of mercury.
I'll recommend "Entropy" by Jeremy Rifkin. Although I don't buy all his conclusions, he gives us much to think about.
For one, he points out on of the problems of the free market is that future generations do not get to bid on non-replaceable resources.
It pains me to think of the mess our generation is leaving for our children and grandchildren.
Clearly Punjab University lacks any kind of statistics classes. . . or, perhaps they are taught by the Pakistani professor I had for Probablity and Statasticks (his pronunciation). He scored me a zero on the final, then I showed him why each of his answers was incorrect. Then he gave me a B.
An when you are uninsured, as I have been, you pay the $165.
I shelled out $40K from my own pocket when I had Lymphoma. At the rate I had paid for CORBA till I was forced to drop it, I figured I could still afford to have cancer every 5 years, and still come out ahead.
Would you believe $35 for a single Tylenol?
It's nuts.
Interesting. I remember speaking with US Army signal guy who had been in Germany after WWII and said they had a nation-wide direct distance dialing system in place decades before the US.
So if they understood they were a cost center, they would not be looked down upon? I assume you are implying that management is justified in looking down upon them because they are a "cost center". It may be the reason, but it doesn't make a lot of sense.
This attitude sometimes leads to real disaster.
The company I worked for for many years was suddenly seriously strapped for cash. It seems that customer payments had simply dried up. The cause? The clerk that prepared the invoices had been laid off, and no one had bothered to perform that function. She was hired back immediately, and finally found a little respect. We are talking a company with sales of over $100 million here.
In another instance, the woman that entered engineering bills into the computer left to take a job at another company. I told the manager of engineering that I personally knew her work and that he would need to hire two data entry people to replace her. A month went by, and they didn't hire anyone to perform her function. After all, she was just "overhead". End result: Entire company's production delayed by six weeks.
During 15 years as an IT manager I dealt with a lot of companies. In my mind, I assigned each a BSQ, or Bullshit Quotient. HP employees were the only ones who always had the guts to tell me "We can't do that" if they did not have a solution for me. I found that refreshing.
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I wonder what Nixon would have said to this. I think it was his pride that kept him from destroying his tapes, and history might have turned out differently. Not better, just different.
And I thought a picture was worth a thousand words.
Odds are pretty good that a major pandemic will prove to be the solution. I'm convinced that the collective intelligence of the viral and bacterial comunnities exceeds that of our species.
Not in my area.
It looks like you've read Rifkin. Our capitalism is based on unlimited growth which worked well while we still had a frontier. It's gone. I can remember when the sea was going to feed us. Now we are told to eat fish, but not too much because of the danger of mercury.
I'll recommend "Entropy" by Jeremy Rifkin. Although I don't buy all his conclusions, he gives us much to think about. For one, he points out on of the problems of the free market is that future generations do not get to bid on non-replaceable resources. It pains me to think of the mess our generation is leaving for our children and grandchildren.
Clearly Punjab University lacks any kind of statistics classes. . . or, perhaps they are taught by the Pakistani professor I had for Probablity and Statasticks (his pronunciation). He scored me a zero on the final, then I showed him why each of his answers was incorrect. Then he gave me a B.
The trickle has taken on a decidedly yellow tinge.
McCain lost my respect when he flip-flopped on torture. You would have loved Senator McCarthy.
They should find some backup infrastructure projects they can shift to when the regular work dries up.
Actually, the known universe is just a part of a massive simulation.
Shouldn't that be aluminum filings and iron oxide? Perhaps sarcasm was intended.
An when you are uninsured, as I have been, you pay the $165. I shelled out $40K from my own pocket when I had Lymphoma. At the rate I had paid for CORBA till I was forced to drop it, I figured I could still afford to have cancer every 5 years, and still come out ahead. Would you believe $35 for a single Tylenol? It's nuts.
I have never located any information in their "virus encyclopedia" for any virus flagged on my machine. It is totally useless.
Metallic sodium in a sock is fun too.
Holly stake? Silver bullet?
Every time I hear "It's faster to reinstall (OS)", I think, "This guy doesn't do very many things with his computer".
Interesting. I remember speaking with US Army signal guy who had been in Germany after WWII and said they had a nation-wide direct distance dialing system in place decades before the US.
Here here.
So if they understood they were a cost center, they would not be looked down upon? I assume you are implying that management is justified in looking down upon them because they are a "cost center". It may be the reason, but it doesn't make a lot of sense.
This attitude sometimes leads to real disaster.
The company I worked for for many years was suddenly seriously strapped for cash. It seems that customer payments had simply dried up. The cause? The clerk that prepared the invoices had been laid off, and no one had bothered to perform that function. She was hired back immediately, and finally found a little respect. We are talking a company with sales of over $100 million here.
In another instance, the woman that entered engineering bills into the computer left to take a job at another company. I told the manager of engineering that I personally knew her work and that he would need to hire two data entry people to replace her. A month went by, and they didn't hire anyone to perform her function. After all, she was just "overhead". End result: Entire company's production delayed by six weeks.
During 15 years as an IT manager I dealt with a lot of companies. In my mind, I assigned each a BSQ, or Bullshit Quotient. HP employees were the only ones who always had the guts to tell me "We can't do that" if they did not have a solution for me. I found that refreshing.
Have fun in your Brave New World.