I thought about doing that. How many more classes, in your situation, are needed to get the minor or second major? I've taken a few other geo classes myself. The only thing holding me back is that I can graduate next semester if I just stick with my original plan, and I'm getting married in October so don't want to be studying during the honeymoon. Decisions, decisions.
Oh, one other question: my major is CS; do there seem to be lots of spots for CS guys in the geology world? I'd imagine there's plenty of simulation/modelling/imaging work to do, but I don't know for sure. What're your thoughts?
I'm sick of this. I'm buying an island and starting my own government. The educational system will consist of science classes only. No Law School, literature class will focus on scientific texts and technical writing, and history will be the history of science. They will not avoid politics entirely (to do that would be foolish) but they will analyzed in scientific ways and conclusions drawn about what would be best in a theoretical framework. The industries will be well beyond state-of-the-art and we'll release projects to the global community if we determine that humanity is ready for them. We keep the cool toys until then.
We'll basically be like the Tlulaxu and Ixians, but without all the shape-shifting. All I need is money to buy the island and a tech base. Who's with me? I'll set us up a paypal account.
Interesting point. Although intraplate quakes are much more powerful (and much rarer) than your typical subduction quakes. They tend to originate much deeper and pack a tremendous amount of power. Look at the Lisbon quake that basically caused the collapse of the Portugese Empire. So Montana might not be as tectonically safe as some would think.
Sorry, I took a Natural Disasters class last semester and it was awesome. You can get back to your topic now.
I think the only semi-realistic and short-term way out of this is to fire the whole lot of examiners, hire lots of new smart people to do it, and pay them lots of money to do it well.
The way this stuff's going, I'd be willing to pay a few extra bucks in taxes to hire some smart, big-brained muthas with field experience (I think that's especially important) who are going to say "no" when they should and say "yes" when they should. Put the chimps who are doing it now out on their asses.
What about something like old vinyl, where having the cover art is half the reason for buying it?
I've gt a buddy with a HUGE classic vinyl collection (lots of rare stuff) and the artwork is worth WAY more than the record itself. Maybe there's a parallel these guys can draw to offer something a little more tangible than the bits. Having a scan of artwork isn't the same as having a rip of the music.
Of course for that to work, they'd have to stop pumping out 500 godzillion copies of every single album made, which is a problem for them as well.
... but my mom tells me that back in her day, when the girls knew a really big fight was coming, they'd braid razor blades into their hair to keep it from getting pulled.
From my own high school experience, chick fights were nasty. Men went into fights in high school looking to knock the other guy down in front of his friends more than anything else-- fighting wasn't rampant, but it was far from unheard of. People got bloody, maybe a broken nose here or there, but overall no debilitating injuries. By the time a couple girls got pissed enough to fight, though, they were going for the jugular. Seriously, it's scary.
but what if you were legally required to show up for work?
Sounds like the military to me. I'm not in the service, but what you described sounds a lot like what I hear about the United States military (and that includes from friends/coworkers who are active). Any servicemen out there with anything to say about the paralells I inferred from the parent? Any insights the schools could use?
Well I'm 24 and getting married next year, so the kids haven't started rolling in yet, but I'll chime in anyways.
My dad never "taught me to fight" in an organized way, but we wrestled, boxed (gloves usually on), had armwrestling & pushup competitions with each other (the bastard never let me win, but he teased me with it), and I also have 3 little brothers (and we still beat all hell out of each other on a regular basis). Little league, pickup basketball at the rec center after school, and high school sports all helped immensely.
I'm looking forward to having kids. I think they'll learn confidence and self-defense skills just like I did: practice. No serious ass-beatings you understand, just old-fashioned rounds of "toss each other around the living room until Mom gets the hose out," and the game ends laughing. To me, it seems incredibly important to get little kids out & about while they're young to set good habits. TV/computer are fine after dinner, but while the sun's up, they should be out playing with other kids and gaining skills in areas that you can't get any other way.
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Oh, one other question: my major is CS; do there seem to be lots of spots for CS guys in the geology world? I'd imagine there's plenty of simulation/modelling/imaging work to do, but I don't know for sure. What're your thoughts?
We'll basically be like the Tlulaxu and Ixians, but without all the shape-shifting. All I need is money to buy the island and a tech base. Who's with me? I'll set us up a paypal account.
Sorry, I took a Natural Disasters class last semester and it was awesome. You can get back to your topic now.
The way this stuff's going, I'd be willing to pay a few extra bucks in taxes to hire some smart, big-brained muthas with field experience (I think that's especially important) who are going to say "no" when they should and say "yes" when they should. Put the chimps who are doing it now out on their asses.
I'm guessing Carl.
At least it's not in BEGINNING!!!
Thanks for the tip. I'll try it out.
Please note that the parent in no way meant
this is no attack, exclusive-or their network is run by doofuses.
I've gt a buddy with a HUGE classic vinyl collection (lots of rare stuff) and the artwork is worth WAY more than the record itself. Maybe there's a parallel these guys can draw to offer something a little more tangible than the bits. Having a scan of artwork isn't the same as having a rip of the music.
Of course for that to work, they'd have to stop pumping out 500 godzillion copies of every single album made, which is a problem for them as well.
Your choice of name, however, is excellent. God I loved that game.
I think all of the sci-fi books I read more than ten years ago tend to blend into one, so there's a good chance I'm mistaken.
Oh, and Geeky Thanksgiving, one and all.
Thank you for your service. We appreciate it.
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At least one person caught it. Good eye.
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In that case, let's hope he doesn't even know what a CAT scan is...
I'm not sure, but if you can, he Fuchs.
From my own high school experience, chick fights were nasty. Men went into fights in high school looking to knock the other guy down in front of his friends more than anything else-- fighting wasn't rampant, but it was far from unheard of. People got bloody, maybe a broken nose here or there, but overall no debilitating injuries. By the time a couple girls got pissed enough to fight, though, they were going for the jugular. Seriously, it's scary.
Seriously, good point. You're spot-on.
My dad never "taught me to fight" in an organized way, but we wrestled, boxed (gloves usually on), had armwrestling & pushup competitions with each other (the bastard never let me win, but he teased me with it), and I also have 3 little brothers (and we still beat all hell out of each other on a regular basis). Little league, pickup basketball at the rec center after school, and high school sports all helped immensely.
I'm looking forward to having kids. I think they'll learn confidence and self-defense skills just like I did: practice. No serious ass-beatings you understand, just old-fashioned rounds of "toss each other around the living room until Mom gets the hose out," and the game ends laughing. To me, it seems incredibly important to get little kids out & about while they're young to set good habits. TV/computer are fine after dinner, but while the sun's up, they should be out playing with other kids and gaining skills in areas that you can't get any other way.