Went on a ski trip with about 10 people recently. One was a self-described loner who was married. You have to qualify the term "loner" to a certain extent. He was quite sociable and seemed to enjoy the trip, but it was a special event and not a group he hung out with on a regular basis.
Anyway in the IT group here, everyone that I know of is either in a relationship or married. Included in this group is one of the most unsocial people I've ever met, - at least when it comes to work. But there are folks at the other end of the spectrum too. I picked the word "unsocial" because it isn't like he's rude or actively avoids people. He just doesn't participate in the common sorts of workplace social activities. No lunches. No going out for coffee. No happy hours. Even if it's an official company party, either at the office or someplace else, he won't be there.
This is exactly right. I see many folks in IT and other disciplines devaluing the roles that other people play in a company.
I work in an organization that might resemble that of the OP's. We have plenty of engineers but have few good managers.
The problem isn't so much that the good engineers aren't stepping up in terms of taking on management roles. The problem is that the organization would rather hire an engineer who may have some leadership skills than hire a good leader who understands engineering.
Tesla should not get special treatment, but rather than trying to apply an outdated law to Tesla, the outdated law should be taken off the books.
The are real consequences for doing this however. In some small towns a new car dealership can be a major employer. You've got sales people, repair people, parts people, administrative staff, etc. And of course an auto dealership relies on other services in order to operate which also employee people.
So while we may like the idea of direct sales because it cuts costs, it also takes money out of the local economy.
Believe me, I'm not a big fan of auto dealerships. I like the savings I get from buying direct or online, but I am also concerned about the long term impacts on the economy of the loss of brick and mortar retail outlets.
So this really may not have much to do with Party platform at all. It's possible that it's all about the campaign contributions made by Ohio car dealerships. It also might be driven by a genuine concern for their constituent's jobs.
I agree that from a developers perspective this IS part of the fun. And what's even more fun is that there's going to be an explosion in the use of micro controllers as people figure out what's possible from messing around with arduinos and the like.
But from the business side it sucks. Also as a developer you have to be careful you don't get yourself locked into one technology. To me learning new stuff is part of what makes my job enjoyable but far too many of us get comfortable and find ourselves reaching into our middle years with skills that are no longer in demand.
Snow that falls at 5 oF, onto roads that are already 15 oF is a perfectly drivable surface. Snow that falls at 25 oF onto a road that's 35 oF is not the same, by any stretch of the imagination.
I agree they're not the same but it doesn't just toggle between 80 and 15 in the North. In the late Fall and early Spring, - even some times in the dead of winter, we get conditions exactly like what you've described.
I think all the problems were caused by multiple factors but we shouldn't be all that surprised at what happened. Even a single accident can cause traffic delays for miles under good driving conditions. So yesterday in Atlanta you have a situation where every major road is untreated and filled with people who aren't used to driving in those conditions. There's a good chance that at least a few on each road are going to lose control of their car and cause an accident leaving the rest of them stuck.
"Wintry mix" is very common here in MN. It's not -5 all the time. Especially in November/early December and then again late in the season when temps hover around freezing. We get exactly what you got and we get it a few times a year if not more
Aside from that, we've had layers of ice and snow on the streets around my home in Minneapolis for weeks as is typical for this time of year. Snow will melt somewhat and then get compacted into ice over time. Snow emergency routes are kept cleaner in Minneapolis but side streets not so much.
Yes, sometimes roads are just impassable no matter what depending on what you're driving, but technique plays more of a role than you probably realize. For example, many inexperienced drivers spin their tires when trying to climb a slippery hill when all that does is cause them to slip more and make the road itself slipperier.
hmmm. I've lived in the Minneapolis area for close to 50 years and I'm tempted to call BS on this one, - at least partly. The first snowfall of the year does lead to more spinouts and traffic delays than usual because at least some people have forgotten how to drive in that kind of weather.
But "panic reigns"?
Uh no
If you lived in Minneapolis proper you'd know that in residential areas (outside of snow emergency routes) you may not even see a plow for that small amount of snow. Most streets within a mile of our house have had layers of compacted snow and ice on them for weeks. Yes it is dryer here on the whole but we get plenty of days with precip when the temp is hovering around freezing. It is quite common to go from rain, to freezing rain, then to snow and have the whole mess freeze over.
My guess is that a big reason you find it easier to get here around in winter is that the other drivers know what they are doing. But the other reason is that city has the equipment and know how to deal with snow and ice.
Thanks for answering those questions though I'm kind of surprised that in a game where raw materials for producing ships are bought and sold that goods and services for maintaining and operating warships aren't also bought and sold.
I'm sure you know better than I but I was wondering if the existence of these ships provided some economic activity that will now be lost. Further I'd have to wonder if at least a few people who have lost assets that cost real money to acquire might just decide that this a a good time to quit playing rather than spend another small fortune to rebuild what they had.
I don't know enough about the game to say, but does the destruction of these ships slow down further economic activity either inside the game or in terms of real dollars spent?
I loved that when I turned on my old Apple IIe it dropped me right to a 'root' BASIC terminal and didn't cost a dime to begin my software enterprise as an elementary schooler. The Mac? Well, Resedit was just not the same...
Didn't cost a dime? Even a IIe would have set you back between $2,500 and $3,000 in today's dollars.
Oh and I should mention there is a point you make with which I agree. A gun is only an instrument and we shouldn't assume that simply banning them will eliminate all kinds of problems. WTF makes a kid walk into a school or theater and kill a bunch of other kids and some adults along with them? Yes, guns were used and if the perpetrator didn't have easy access to them, maybe it wouldn't have happened.
However, that fact that a kid even wants to do it is the bigger problem. It's clearly a mental health issue but I think there is something in our culture that is a contributing factor.
"If I'm being attacked which am I more likely to be able to defend myself with? Fist, knife, or gun?"
My point was that the use of some weapons is more likely to result in a death than the use of others, - and apparently you agree.
As to your question, a gun is not the best weapon in all circumstances and there are plenty of situations where the use of one is simply not justified. Though I have to admit they appear to be quite effective in fending off popcorn attacks.
I'm not proposing that we make ALL guns illegal, but they should be much more regulated than they are and if you think about it, there are plenty of examples of regulations that do in fact make society safer. If you can't see that, then there is no point in discussing this.
And since you're asking, I believe the over dependence on the automobile for transportation in this country has a lot of downsides including the number of people that die while using one. However, I don't think the fact that a large number of people die from automobile accidents means that we should stop trying to reduce the number of gun related deaths any more than I think we should stop trying to eradicate polio.
If you're being attacked which is far more likely to be lethal? Fist, knife, or gun?
Personally I'd much rather face or try to escape from somebody punching me or attacking me with a knife than a gun.
Lots of fights and arguments start over trivial stuff. People needlessly get hurt and when there's a gun involved it's often more than just hurt.
If you can guarantee that someone carrying a gun is always going to act responsibly then these things wouldn't happen. But that's the problem. If people always acted responsibly no one would feel the need to carry a gun in the first place. The fact is that the best people can do horrible things and/or make extremely bad decisions under the right (or wrong) combination of circumstances.
Was there even a physical fight? All I've heard is that words were exchanged and popcorn was thrown. The thing is that there are lots of possible outcomes here that don't involve anybody getting killed or even beaten up. But now we have a dead man, a widow, at least one kid without a father, and an ex policeman facing the rest of his life in jail.
He was shot as result of an altercation that started over his use of a cellphone.
I don't know if the shooter ever felt that his life was in danger or not but that will likely be his defense. In any case this is another instance where a simple argument turns into a murder because somebody was carrying a gun and either panicked or allowed their anger to get the better of them.
You can like and use whatever you wish but I would hardly consider a tablet deficient (for most people) if one can't plug a USB mouse into it.
This is more of a rhetorical question. How many people do you really think haul around a keyboard and mouse to use with their tablets as opposed to just using a small laptop? A keyboard with a built in trackpad maybe, but a mouse?
Ultraportable laptops are now getting close to all day battery life and are probably at as portable if not more so than a tablet/keyboard/mouse combination. It takes a little room to operate a mouse. Plus the ultraportables run operating systems designed to be used with mice and have all the proper window decorations.
Really, think about it. You need a flat surface to use keyboard and a mouse. How many people work for hours on a flat surface that really need all day battery life? Usually in that situation there is an outlet in close proximity.
How big is your tablet? I've had that problem on a phone browser but not really on a 10" screen like an iPad. Besides, it's pretty easy to zoom to make the links larger targets, - more convenient than plugging in a mouse anyway.
Touch is great for navigation which is what people use a mouse for most of the time. In fact I don't even use a mouse at all anymore, even on my work system. I prefer a trackpad that allows me to use gestures.
I understand why people may want a real keyboard over a touchscreen keyboard, but again, there are plenty of bluetooth keyboards around.
Because most people aren't interested using a command line, USB keyboards/mice, or X-box controllers on a tablet. Suitable alternatives to Word, Outlook, and Excel exist on other platforms and swiping to switch apps is not unique to the Surface.
Lots of people thought the iPad would flop because what THEY wanted was a more lightweight and portable PC with a touch screen and decent battery life. That's not what an iPad is and it's not what the people who are buying them (and similar Android tablets) want.
If you really want a mechanical keyboard there are tons of bluetooth choices and frankly I just don't understand why anyone would want to use a mouse with a tablet. It makes no sense. I'd rather have a tablet that's a great tablet and a PC that's a great PC than one device that's only marginally good at being either one.
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Went on a ski trip with about 10 people recently. One was a self-described loner who was married. You have to qualify the term "loner" to a certain extent. He was quite sociable and seemed to enjoy the trip, but it was a special event and not a group he hung out with on a regular basis.
Anyway in the IT group here, everyone that I know of is either in a relationship or married. Included in this group is one of the most unsocial people I've ever met, - at least when it comes to work. But there are folks at the other end of the spectrum too. I picked the word "unsocial" because it isn't like he's rude or actively avoids people. He just doesn't participate in the common sorts of workplace social activities. No lunches. No going out for coffee. No happy hours. Even if it's an official company party, either at the office or someplace else, he won't be there.
This is exactly right. I see many folks in IT and other disciplines devaluing the roles that other people play in a company.
I work in an organization that might resemble that of the OP's. We have plenty of engineers but have few good managers.
The problem isn't so much that the good engineers aren't stepping up in terms of taking on management roles. The problem is that the organization would rather hire an engineer who may have some leadership skills than hire a good leader who understands engineering.
Tesla should not get special treatment, but rather than trying to apply an outdated law to Tesla, the outdated law should be taken off the books.
The are real consequences for doing this however. In some small towns a new car dealership can be a major employer. You've got sales people, repair people, parts people, administrative staff, etc. And of course an auto dealership relies on other services in order to operate which also employee people.
So while we may like the idea of direct sales because it cuts costs, it also takes money out of the local economy.
Believe me, I'm not a big fan of auto dealerships. I like the savings I get from buying direct or online, but I am also concerned about the long term impacts on the economy of the loss of brick and mortar retail outlets.
So this really may not have much to do with Party platform at all. It's possible that it's all about the campaign contributions made by Ohio car dealerships. It also might be driven by a genuine concern for their constituent's jobs.
Sorry to hear that.
I'd make the time to work on that Android program. The money may not be there but the experience could open some doors for you.
Good Luck !
I agree that from a developers perspective this IS part of the fun. And what's even more fun is that there's going to be an explosion in the use of micro controllers as people figure out what's possible from messing around with arduinos and the like.
But from the business side it sucks. Also as a developer you have to be careful you don't get yourself locked into one technology. To me learning new stuff is part of what makes my job enjoyable but far too many of us get comfortable and find ourselves reaching into our middle years with skills that are no longer in demand.
Snow that falls at 5 oF, onto roads that are already 15 oF is a perfectly drivable surface. Snow that falls at 25 oF onto a road that's 35 oF is not the same, by any stretch of the imagination.
I agree they're not the same but it doesn't just toggle between 80 and 15 in the North. In the late Fall and early Spring, - even some times in the dead of winter, we get conditions exactly like what you've described.
I think all the problems were caused by multiple factors but we shouldn't be all that surprised at what happened. Even a single accident can cause traffic delays for miles under good driving conditions. So yesterday in Atlanta you have a situation where every major road is untreated and filled with people who aren't used to driving in those conditions. There's a good chance that at least a few on each road are going to lose control of their car and cause an accident leaving the rest of them stuck.
"Wintry mix" is very common here in MN. It's not -5 all the time. Especially in November/early December and then again late in the season when temps hover around freezing. We get exactly what you got and we get it a few times a year if not more
Aside from that, we've had layers of ice and snow on the streets around my home in Minneapolis for weeks as is typical for this time of year. Snow will melt somewhat and then get compacted into ice over time. Snow emergency routes are kept cleaner in Minneapolis but side streets not so much.
Yes, sometimes roads are just impassable no matter what depending on what you're driving, but technique plays more of a role than you probably realize. For example, many inexperienced drivers spin their tires when trying to climb a slippery hill when all that does is cause them to slip more and make the road itself slipperier.
hmmm. I've lived in the Minneapolis area for close to 50 years and I'm tempted to call BS on this one, - at least partly. The first snowfall of the year does lead to more spinouts and traffic delays than usual because at least some people have forgotten how to drive in that kind of weather.
But "panic reigns"?
Uh no
If you lived in Minneapolis proper you'd know that in residential areas (outside of snow emergency routes) you may not even see a plow for that small amount of snow. Most streets within a mile of our house have had layers of compacted snow and ice on them for weeks. Yes it is dryer here on the whole but we get plenty of days with precip when the temp is hovering around freezing. It is quite common to go from rain, to freezing rain, then to snow and have the whole mess freeze over.
My guess is that a big reason you find it easier to get here around in winter is that the other drivers know what they are doing. But the other reason is that city has the equipment and know how to deal with snow and ice.
Thanks for answering those questions though I'm kind of surprised that in a game where raw materials for producing ships are bought and sold that goods and services for maintaining and operating warships aren't also bought and sold.
I'm sure you know better than I but I was wondering if the existence of these ships provided some economic activity that will now be lost. Further I'd have to wonder if at least a few people who have lost assets that cost real money to acquire might just decide that this a a good time to quit playing rather than spend another small fortune to rebuild what they had.
I don't know enough about the game to say, but does the destruction of these ships slow down further economic activity either inside the game or in terms of real dollars spent?
I loved that when I turned on my old Apple IIe it dropped me right to a 'root' BASIC terminal and didn't cost a dime to begin my software enterprise as an elementary schooler. The Mac? Well, Resedit was just not the same...
Didn't cost a dime? Even a IIe would have set you back between $2,500 and $3,000 in today's dollars.
Oh and I should mention there is a point you make with which I agree. A gun is only an instrument and we shouldn't assume that simply banning them will eliminate all kinds of problems. WTF makes a kid walk into a school or theater and kill a bunch of other kids and some adults along with them? Yes, guns were used and if the perpetrator didn't have easy access to them, maybe it wouldn't have happened.
However, that fact that a kid even wants to do it is the bigger problem. It's clearly a mental health issue but I think there is something in our culture that is a contributing factor.
"If I'm being attacked which am I more likely to be able to defend myself with? Fist, knife, or gun?"
My point was that the use of some weapons is more likely to result in a death than the use of others, - and apparently you agree.
As to your question, a gun is not the best weapon in all circumstances and there are plenty of situations where the use of one is simply not justified. Though I have to admit they appear to be quite effective in fending off popcorn attacks.
I'm not proposing that we make ALL guns illegal, but they should be much more regulated than they are and if you think about it, there are plenty of examples of regulations that do in fact make society safer. If you can't see that, then there is no point in discussing this.
And since you're asking, I believe the over dependence on the automobile for transportation in this country has a lot of downsides including the number of people that die while using one. However, I don't think the fact that a large number of people die from automobile accidents means that we should stop trying to reduce the number of gun related deaths any more than I think we should stop trying to eradicate polio.
If you're being attacked which is far more likely to be lethal? Fist, knife, or gun?
Personally I'd much rather face or try to escape from somebody punching me or attacking me with a knife than a gun.
Lots of fights and arguments start over trivial stuff. People needlessly get hurt and when there's a gun involved it's often more than just hurt.
If you can guarantee that someone carrying a gun is always going to act responsibly then these things wouldn't happen. But that's the problem. If people always acted responsibly no one would feel the need to carry a gun in the first place. The fact is that the best people can do horrible things and/or make extremely bad decisions under the right (or wrong) combination of circumstances.
Was there even a physical fight? All I've heard is that words were exchanged and popcorn was thrown. The thing is that there are lots of possible outcomes here that don't involve anybody getting killed or even beaten up. But now we have a dead man, a widow, at least one kid without a father, and an ex policeman facing the rest of his life in jail.
He was shot as result of an altercation that started over his use of a cellphone.
I don't know if the shooter ever felt that his life was in danger or not but that will likely be his defense. In any case this is another instance where a simple argument turns into a murder because somebody was carrying a gun and either panicked or allowed their anger to get the better of them.
You can like and use whatever you wish but I would hardly consider a tablet deficient (for most people) if one can't plug a USB mouse into it.
This is more of a rhetorical question. How many people do you really think haul around a keyboard and mouse to use with their tablets as opposed to just using a small laptop? A keyboard with a built in trackpad maybe, but a mouse?
Ultraportable laptops are now getting close to all day battery life and are probably at as portable if not more so than a tablet/keyboard/mouse combination. It takes a little room to operate a mouse. Plus the ultraportables run operating systems designed to be used with mice and have all the proper window decorations.
Really, think about it. You need a flat surface to use keyboard and a mouse. How many people work for hours on a flat surface that really need all day battery life? Usually in that situation there is an outlet in close proximity.
You can get styluses that'll work with any tablet.
How big is your tablet? I've had that problem on a phone browser but not really on a 10" screen like an iPad. Besides, it's pretty easy to zoom to make the links larger targets, - more convenient than plugging in a mouse anyway.
If those are your concerns a tablet is the wrong computing device for your needs.
Touch is great for navigation which is what people use a mouse for most of the time. In fact I don't even use a mouse at all anymore, even on my work system. I prefer a trackpad that allows me to use gestures.
I understand why people may want a real keyboard over a touchscreen keyboard, but again, there are plenty of bluetooth keyboards around.
Because most people aren't interested using a command line, USB keyboards/mice, or X-box controllers on a tablet. Suitable alternatives to Word, Outlook, and Excel exist on other platforms and swiping to switch apps is not unique to the Surface.
Lots of people thought the iPad would flop because what THEY wanted was a more lightweight and portable PC with a touch screen and decent battery life. That's not what an iPad is and it's not what the people who are buying them (and similar Android tablets) want.
If you really want a mechanical keyboard there are tons of bluetooth choices and frankly I just don't understand why anyone would want to use a mouse with a tablet. It makes no sense. I'd rather have a tablet that's a great tablet and a PC that's a great PC than one device that's only marginally good at being either one.