People who look fondly on Communism view themselves as the policy makers in that system, when they imagine it implemented. They never see themselves as the slave being told to toil away in the coal mines. Just as anyone who thinks they could be a "benevolent dictator" is wrong.
I do this as well, and there's one case where people are reasonably upset: If you're coasting up to a light that's red, but are in the left lane, you may block someone from making a left turn signal at the light that's green. I try to be accommodating if I see that and not coast to the light.
There are illegal companies that do exactly this. They send formal looking bills for vague services to large companies, usually in smallish amounts. Often, the person receiving the bill, rather than research why "XYZ Consulting" is charging a $22.45 fee for consulting services, will just pay them. If only one out of ten gets paid, they're still ahead.
Were you beaten by a Christian as a kid? I bet you're fun at parties. You know what? I don't believe what Mormon's believe. However hey're nice, kind, generally thoughtful. Why would I actively disparage them? I KNOW what I know and what they think. Why make it a fighting point? But I'd rather sit around with a bunch of Mormon's discussing religion than half the people trumpeting self-important "I'm right, you're wrong, fool." statements.
Oh good lord, I've been wondering about this crap myself. My assumption has been, since most software folks are primarily sedentary, "deep dive" makes them feel like they're out in the Bahamas, snorkeling.
Oddly enough, were they dead tree books, you wouldn't even have been bothered by the whole thing. I can get paper books from my local library for.50-$1.00. Searching by specific authors is difficult, but on a sidenote I often find other things to read. The technology is selling us supposed convenience at the cost of control and access.
My father, a 75 year old senior citizen who never used computerson the job, has no problem at all using a Nook. I can't speak much more the simplicity than that.
I was in my states "gifted" education classes in elementary school, around grade 5. I can still remember sitting in there at one the special projects, dissecting a small shark, and looking over at the three idiots at the next table. They had cut off the head of their shark, and were making it eat it's own organs and laughing hysterically. I remember feeling certifiably that I was NOT in the gifted class.
You won't know it til you see it. If you ever happen to get into one of those place, you'll magically find you enjoy coming into work every day. Until you hit that ( and you may not) it's hard to describe. BTW: I'm NOT in that situation, was a few years back, didn't realize it.
With wristwatch: I wonder what time it is? (glance at wrist). Total time, less than two seconds. I can also do it in meetings without anyone noticing. Without wristwatch : I wonder what time it is? ( look around room, no clock available, dig in pocket, shit, I've got my cell phone in there somewhere, but my keys are in the other pocket crammed with stuff, why won't this damn giganto phone come out of the pocket, what the hell am I carrying aroun....ah, my eyedrops are stuck now!). Total time, five seconds and a load of annoyance at all the stuff I've jammed into my pockets, possibly dropping my phone in the process. I guess I COULD wear my phone on a batman style utility belt, but if wearing a wristwatch is silly, a phone case on my belt is absolutely super-dork.
1) Don't store most things on a local HD. 2) Especially don't store email on a local hard drive. 3) I really really, really must emphasize that anything important should not be kept on PCs hard drive. 4) Audit steps 1-3 regularly.
Oh, BTW, telling the IRS you're missing documents from before they declared an audit isn't grounds for dismissal of the audit either.
While I generally agree with you, there is some interesting research ( I can't think of it off the top of my head) that points to the stress of being poor actually causing poor judgement in these situations.
I agree. I actually had a discussion the other day in which the person I was talking to stated "But your guy, Reagan..." Uh, my guy? I couldn't vote then. My response was "Yeah, but your guy, Millard Fillmore..." I don't even know what party Fillmore was in. But as long as we're dredging up the past.
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Wait...you can't flush your toilet after 10 PM? WTF???
People who look fondly on Communism view themselves as the policy makers in that system, when they imagine it implemented. They never see themselves as the slave being told to toil away in the coal mines.
Just as anyone who thinks they could be a "benevolent dictator" is wrong.
I do this as well, and there's one case where people are reasonably upset: If you're coasting up to a light that's red, but are in the left lane, you may block someone from making a left turn signal at the light that's green. I try to be accommodating if I see that and not coast to the light.
You left out the "Yeahhhhhhhhhh!"
There are illegal companies that do exactly this. They send formal looking bills for vague services to large companies, usually in smallish amounts.
Often, the person receiving the bill, rather than research why "XYZ Consulting" is charging a $22.45 fee for consulting services, will just pay them.
If only one out of ten gets paid, they're still ahead.
Were you beaten by a Christian as a kid? I bet you're fun at parties.
You know what? I don't believe what Mormon's believe. However hey're nice, kind, generally thoughtful. Why would I actively disparage them? I KNOW what I know and what they think. Why make it a fighting point? But I'd rather sit around with a bunch of Mormon's discussing religion than half the people trumpeting self-important "I'm right, you're wrong, fool." statements.
Those watches are excellent! Great job!
I just did. Took me 13 seconds to do it, though I really didn't need to wake the phone to get the time.
Oh good lord, I've been wondering about this crap myself.
My assumption has been, since most software folks are primarily sedentary, "deep dive" makes them feel like they're out in the Bahamas, snorkeling.
Oddly enough, were they dead tree books, you wouldn't even have been bothered by the whole thing. .50-$1.00. Searching by specific authors is difficult, but on a sidenote I often find other things to read.
I can get paper books from my local library for
The technology is selling us supposed convenience at the cost of control and access.
My father, a 75 year old senior citizen who never used computerson the job, has no problem at all using a Nook. I can't speak much more the simplicity than that.
actually, a lot of them ARE unattended little children: http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/24/...
You kinda made his point.
I see what you did there, you short Jewish businessman. The username is just the cherry on top of the deception!
I was in my states "gifted" education classes in elementary school, around grade 5. I can still remember sitting in there at one the special projects, dissecting a small shark, and looking over at the three idiots at the next table. They had cut off the head of their shark, and were making it eat it's own organs and laughing hysterically. I remember feeling certifiably that I was NOT in the gifted class.
You won't know it til you see it. If you ever happen to get into one of those place, you'll magically find you enjoy coming into work every day.
Until you hit that ( and you may not) it's hard to describe.
BTW: I'm NOT in that situation, was a few years back, didn't realize it.
I mainly wear watches because:
With wristwatch: I wonder what time it is? (glance at wrist). Total time, less than two seconds. I can also do it in meetings without anyone noticing.
Without wristwatch : I wonder what time it is? ( look around room, no clock available, dig in pocket, shit, I've got my cell phone in there somewhere, but my keys are in the other pocket crammed with stuff, why won't this damn giganto phone come out of the pocket, what the hell am I carrying aroun....ah, my eyedrops are stuck now!). Total time, five seconds and a load of annoyance at all the stuff I've jammed into my pockets, possibly dropping my phone in the process. I guess I COULD wear my phone on a batman style utility belt, but if wearing a wristwatch is silly, a phone case on my belt is absolutely super-dork.
This.
I'm tired of people hiding evil with "whoops!"
1) Don't store most things on a local HD.
2) Especially don't store email on a local hard drive.
3) I really really, really must emphasize that anything important should not be kept on PCs hard drive.
4) Audit steps 1-3 regularly.
Oh, BTW, telling the IRS you're missing documents from before they declared an audit isn't grounds for dismissal of the audit either.
And soon, the team will be named "The Washington USPTO asshats"
Off the top of my head, this does not sound like a bad exchange.
Plus: Underwater Disneyworld.
Like Rapture, but with more mouse.
While I generally agree with you, there is some interesting research ( I can't think of it off the top of my head) that points to the stress of being poor actually causing poor judgement in these situations.
Who's Ronnie?
Oh, you mean Ronald Reagan. The guy who went out of office 26 years ago.
I agree. I actually had a discussion the other day in which the person I was talking to stated "But your guy, Reagan..." Uh, my guy? I couldn't vote then.
My response was "Yeah, but your guy, Millard Fillmore..." I don't even know what party Fillmore was in. But as long as we're dredging up the past.
I'm not sure what's worse: that I read through this thing, or the run-on sentences were the most notable aspect to me.