A 4 hour filight to the sun(at night, to avoid being burned up!), landed and collected sunspot samples to bring back for the Supreme Leader, and back home by 9:00 P.M. in bed for school the next day...all by a 17 year old boy/astronaut.
Truly remarkable!
The best our youth(USA) can do is cost their fathers $80,000 by posting crap on facebook...sad, really.;-)
No kidding. I was working at OSU (Oklahoma State University) about 4-5 years ago when the annual raises came out.[1]
The 'President', Hargis got a raise of a little over $150,000.00 a year. He was already making a 7 figure salary, while the faculty got a 2-3% raise, and the staff got none.(again, after not getting a raise for 3 years previously)
[1] I had been working there several years at this point, and still work there, but no longer(as of Feb. 09, 2014) as an OSU employee, they subcontracted out the dept. I work for(Custodial and Housekeeping) to save money, Pres. Hargis has recieved a minimum of 5% raise each year, while staff and most faculty salaries remain frozen, or 2% maximum. When I was hired, they had to give me a raise within 2 months due to the minimum wage going up from $6.90/hr to $7.25/hr. As of the Feb. takeover, I was making $8.25/hr after almost 6 years there.(before everyone started leaving due to the 'takeover', I was only making $7.65/hr-my pay had only gone up $0.40/hr over 5+ years there. After a lot of people started leaving, they gave us remaining fools a substancial(compared to what we were used to) raise to encourage us to stay.(I got bumped from $7.65/hr to $8.25/hr then) We have been at %50 (or less) of req'd. manpower since mid-May 2013. We(OSU) just completed a several million dollar 'campus beuatification' upgrade, amid a lot of other new multi-million dollar construction projects, including the new Boone Pickens Stadium that made news(even front page on slashdot!) recently for being 'unfriendly' to scouts and media.
And no control over the contents that specific ship may have, or whether they can find a market for the booty...I don't buy it either.
I was under the impression that the whole point of the piracy was the payoff on the hostages, and really had nothing to do with the ship's cargo. (generalization, not 100% accurate)
If the car 'saves you $10,000 a year', and you buy one for $20,000, then the car will pay for itself by the end of the second year. The third year, having that $20,000 car is making you money.
And also, both cars and employees last more than two years if properly maintained, cared for, and 'operated'.
That company attitude you describe is an exception lately. The more common company attitude seems designed to increase turn-over, mediocrity, and low morale.
I would love to find a company to work for that is like you describe, but I have not found one in many years.
Yeah, that's the problem with these 'religious freedom' discussions.
All to often what they really want is the religious freedom for their religion only.
What they fail to understand is in order to have religious freedom, you also have to have equal freedom from religion, or it is nothing more than outright discrimination by the majority religion; a theocracy in other words.
I haven't looked at a CR since the 1980's, but by then the aftermarket for high performance items were dying off somewhat. But during the 1970's, there was a strong market for that stuff. I can recall several reviews back then in different issues of several of the more popular 'racing seats' makers. Recaro were one of the more popular 'racing seat' makers.(they were VERY nice!)
I actually used the CR article on a Recaro seat as a partial tie breaker when I bought mine in 1975 for my '69 Chevelle I raced Super Stock class with on the weekends, and drove to school and work through the week. (insanity of youth is my only defense-it was a HUGE PITN for normal driving! *but was nice on the ass*)
As an Oklahoma resident since 1990, I can guarantee you (with high levels of confidence) that it will be politically slanted to the Republican side.(I'll leave the 'good vs. bad' argument alone)
And from my experience and observation, Amy Lee's statement: 'Oklahoma has some of the strongest standards in the country,' does not mean anything regarding the actual quality of OK's public education system.
What her statement means to me is that her criteria is: "How many boxes can we check? More is better, right?"
Our decision to pull our daughter(my stepdaughter) out of the school system and use 'homeschooling' was well worth the red tape for the difference in education.
For those parents that can do so, I highly recommend the 'homeschooling' experience. But, be forewarned: it requires a good bit of effort and dedication, and may not always be the best option. The social interaction, and diversity of ideas that come with 'going to school' do not happen, or are diminished with 'homeschooling'.
If you're a bad carpenter, I suppose a powerful saw could make you a worse one. At least it allows you to make a bigger mess.
Aha!!! That explains why the concept of Chainsaw Surgery never really took off like it should have!;-)
BTW, I thought you deserved the '+5, insightful' mods for a well stated, rational, and intelligent reply to what I see as one of the more ridiculous questions to show up here lately.
How a well a craftsman uses his tools is a bigger factor than which tools they use.
Using the 'best' tools in the world does not turn an incompetent or mediocre craftsman into a 'world class' craftsman, but a 'world class' craftsman can still turn out quality work with less than 'best' tools.
I know next to nothing about programming, but I can't Imagine it would be much different (in context of this discussion) than any other skill-based vocation.
I guess my 'blue collar' background made an impression on me; I derive pleasure seeing a 'master craftsman' at work on a project they enjoy doing.
Since I started roping and dragging co-workers to the fire, then branding them, no one comes in my office and disturbs me anymore. I find I am much more focused and sane now.;-)
Your comment run through the "Jive" filter at the link you provided:
Your Text, Dialectized (jive)
De "dialectizer" http://www/ so cut me some slack, Jack.rinkwo'ks.com/diale... [rinkwo'ks.com] "translates" English t'Redneck, JIBE, Cockney, Elma' Fudd, Swedish Chef, Mo'on, Pig Latin, o' Hacker. Ah be baaad... And dere's an English t'Ebonics translato' at http://massa/ l.net/EBONICS/Transl... [Massa' l.net] so's it won't be dat difficult t'get some translato' dat outputs 16-year-old-goat rap. --
I'm not repeatin' mah'self I'm an X window user; I'm an 'es-Windows user
Then that out put filtered with the "Elmer Fudd":
Your Text, Dialectized (fudd)
Youw Text, Diawectized (jive)
De "diawectizew" http://www/ [www] so cut me some swack, Jack.winkwo'ks. Oh, dat scwewy wabbit! com/diawe... [winkwo'ks. Oh, dat scwewy wabbit! com] "twanswates" Engwish t'Wedneck, JIBE, Cockney, Ewma' Fudd, Swedish Chef, Mo'on, Pig Watin, o' Hackew. Ah be baaad... And dewe's an Engwish t'Ebonics twanswato' at http://massa/ [massa] w.net/EBONICS/Twansw... [Massa' w.net] so's it won't be dat difficuwt t'get some twanswato' dat outputs 16-yeaw-owd-goat wap. --
I'm not wepeatin' mah'sewf I'm an X window usew; I'm an 'es-Windows usew
Then, since a moose once bit my sister, that output run through the "Swedish Chef" filter: Your Text, Dialectized (bork)
Yuoov Text, Deeevectized (jeefe-a)
De-a "deeevectizoo" http://vvv/ [vvv] su coot me-a sume-a sveck, Jeck.veenkvu'ks. Um gesh dee bork, bork! Ooh, det scvooy vebbeet! cum/deeeve-a... [veenkvu'ks. Um gesh dee bork, bork! Ooh, det scvooy vebbeet! cum] "tvunsvetes" Ingveesh t'Vedneck, JIBE, Cuckney, Ivme' Foodd, Svedeesh Cheff, Mu'un, Peeg Veteen, oo' Heckoo. Eh be-a beeed. Bork bork bork!.. Und dooe's un Ingveesh t'Ebuneecs tvunsvetu' et http://messa/ [messa] v.net/IBONICS/Tvunsv... [Messe' v.net] su's it vun't be-a det deefffficoovt t'get sume-a tvunsvetu' det ooootpoots 16-yeev-oovd-guet vep. --
I'm nut vepeeteen' meh'sooff I'm un X veendoo usoo; I'm un 'es-Veendoos usoo
Aannd, then run that output back through the "Jive" filter:
Your Text, Dialectized (jive)
Yo' Text, Dialectized (bo'k)
Yuoov Text, Deeevectized (jeefe-a)
De-a "deeevectizoo" http://vvv/ [vvv] su coot me-a sume-a sveck, Jeck. Ya' know?veenkvu'ks. Um gesh dee bo'k, bo'k! Right on! Ooh, det scvooy vebbeet! Right on! cum/deeeve-a. WORD!.. [veenkvu'ks. Um gesh dee bo'k, bo'k! Right on! Ooh, det scvooy vebbeet! Right on! cum] "tvunsvetes" Ingveesh t'Vedneck, JIBE, Cuckney, Ivme' Foodd, Svedeesh Cheff, Mu'un, Peeg Veteen, oo' Heckoo. 'S coo', bro. Eh be-a beeed. Bo'k bo'k bo'k! Right on!.. Und dooe's un Ingveesh t'Ebuneecs tvunsvetu' et http://messa/ [messa] v. Man!net/IBONICS/Tvunsv. Man!.. [Messe' v. Man!net] su's it vun't be-a det deefffficoovt t'get sume-a tvunsvetu' det ooootpoots 16-yeev-oovd-guet vep. Jes hang loose, brud. --
I'm nut vepeeteen' meh'sooff I'm un X veendoo usoo; I'm un 'es-Veendoos usoo
All of that proves that.....I'm easily entertained. Too bad there was not a Japanese anime filter as well.:-)
Not just this administration, it has been happening quite awhile now.
Last administration gave us the 'war on terror', the PATRIOT Act(with the DHS and TSA), and two wars that have cost us over a trillion US dollars; the list goes back a ways, and is a long list of tomfoolery.
The 'playlist for the dance' will remain the same as long as there are effectively only two parties to choose from at voting time.
It is currently close to impossible for any candidate to get support enough to pose a threat to the Democrats or Republicans, and I don't think they(D and R) will allow that to change willingly.
We've coasted on our laurels too long, and to regain lost liberties and freedoms that(allegedly) were associated by the USA is going to get messy, I'm afraid.
It is a very good thing they are not charging for the drinks, I can't imagine the horror show resulting when the pub patrons find out they are buying watered down drinks.
Even after I RTFA, I still am not sure how they are concealing the info that there is little to no alcohol in the free drinks. I know if I was presented a free pub, I would wonder what the catch was, thus altering my behavior and skewing the data.
Maybe just my own suspicious and skeptical nature is the cause for my questioning this. Or I missed that part of TFA.:-)
I can't remember how long ago it was (a decade or more, IIRC) they were irradiating uncooked food for long term shelf(room temp) storage. I think they irradiated some raw chicken carcasses to test, and were going to test and taste them after 10 years. I have not heard a single thing about this since.
Wonder what came out of the 10 year fowl experiment?
Now, they are trying 5 year pizza. Hmmm.
Past experience in the military has taught me that when they start experimenting with field rations, nightmares frequently result.
In my day, fights over the few edible entrees packed in the C-rations resulted in more severe(and numerous) casualties than accidents, Acts of God/Nature, poor planning, and Demon Murphy taking over, than all of 'enemy action' casualties combined during the 'Reign of the C-Rats'.
If you were the unfortunate troop to find 'beef stew' in you ration pack WITHOUT a p-38 to defend your life, it turned gruesome quickly!(p-38's were only included in one out of five ration packs, and were highly coveted items.)
I can and do read. But apparently that reply was modded below my reading threshold of '0', and was never presented to me to read.
Having read the answer, it's just more handwaving, as 'cold fjord' is a well known troll here.
Which tells me that others with mod points are modding 'cold' fjord' down faster than notice of reply gets to me. That fact speaks volumes for the value of those posts. In other words, many feel the same as I about 'cold fjord' just being a troll.
As for your link to his reply, and considering the value of that reply, thanks anyhow...for nothing of importance.
If it was not for the fact that 'cold fjord' occasionally posts some interesting comments on other topics, I would just mark him for so his/her comments had -5 and would never see them.
Well, troll feeding time is over, so save your 'cold fjord' defense...I won't play that game any longer today.
Slashdot Mirror
No.
Kids these days...*sigh.
Chuck Taylor's couldn't hold one of the PF Flyers shoestrings!
PF Flyers even came with a 'Magic Ring' that done encoding and decoding...Johnny Quest would never lie to me.
LOL!
That's a fascinating read.
A 4 hour filight to the sun(at night, to avoid being burned up!), landed and collected sunspot samples to bring back for the Supreme Leader, and back home by 9:00 P.M. in bed for school the next day...all by a 17 year old boy/astronaut.
Truly remarkable!
The best our youth(USA) can do is cost their fathers $80,000 by posting crap on facebook...sad, really. ;-)
Because they are run as an 'educational institution' mindset, instead of a 'for profit corp.' mindset.
Yes, that is a broad generalization, but applicable for this discussion. (there will always be exceptions, in other words)
'mc6809e' is just projecting his views on the discussion, not that he/she is looking at the whole picture.
No kidding.
I was working at OSU (Oklahoma State University) about 4-5 years ago when the annual raises came out.[1]
The 'President', Hargis got a raise of a little over $150,000.00 a year. He was already making a 7 figure salary, while the faculty got a 2-3% raise, and the staff got none.(again, after not getting a raise for 3 years previously)
[1] I had been working there several years at this point, and still work there, but no longer(as of Feb. 09, 2014) as an OSU employee, they subcontracted out the dept. I work for(Custodial and Housekeeping) to save money, Pres. Hargis has recieved a minimum of 5% raise each year, while staff and most faculty salaries remain frozen, or 2% maximum.
When I was hired, they had to give me a raise within 2 months due to the minimum wage going up from $6.90/hr to $7.25/hr. As of the Feb. takeover, I was making $8.25/hr after almost 6 years there.(before everyone started leaving due to the 'takeover', I was only making $7.65/hr-my pay had only gone up $0.40/hr over 5+ years there. After a lot of people started leaving, they gave us remaining fools a substancial(compared to what we were used to) raise to encourage us to stay.(I got bumped from $7.65/hr to $8.25/hr then) We have been at %50 (or less) of req'd. manpower since mid-May 2013. We(OSU) just completed a several million dollar 'campus beuatification' upgrade, amid a lot of other new multi-million dollar construction projects, including the new Boone Pickens Stadium that made news(even front page on slashdot!) recently for being 'unfriendly' to scouts and media.
Spy vs. Spy slapstick at it's finest.
This world is getting so ludicrous, it makes those 1970's acid trips seem tame in comparison.
And no control over the contents that specific ship may have, or whether they can find a market for the booty...I don't buy it either.
I was under the impression that the whole point of the piracy was the payoff on the hostages, and really had nothing to do with the ship's cargo. (generalization, not 100% accurate)
It seems you are missing the point.
If the car 'saves you $10,000 a year', and you buy one for $20,000, then the car will pay for itself by the end of the second year. The third year, having that $20,000 car is making you money.
And also, both cars and employees last more than two years if properly maintained, cared for, and 'operated'.
Sorry Uberbah, I cannot let this one pass.
"New highers..." should be "New hires..."
I had to re-read that before I actually understood what you meant, thus this reply.
Pedantry and Grammar Nazi aside, you have a valid point. It used to be different regarding OJT and company attitude.
But those days are gone since the MBA explosion, and where all of this will end up is anybody's guess.
That company attitude you describe is an exception lately. The more common company attitude seems designed to increase turn-over, mediocrity, and low morale.
I would love to find a company to work for that is like you describe, but I have not found one in many years.
That would cause a complete meltdown in the DOD if that ever made it inside the Pentagon.
It is very difficult to type while ROFLCoptering in a puddle of spewed Mountain Dew!
Yeah, that's the problem with these 'religious freedom' discussions.
All to often what they really want is the religious freedom for their religion only.
What they fail to understand is in order to have religious freedom, you also have to have equal freedom from religion, or it is nothing more than outright discrimination by the majority religion; a theocracy in other words.
I haven't looked at a CR since the 1980's, but by then the aftermarket for high performance items were dying off somewhat.
But during the 1970's, there was a strong market for that stuff.
I can recall several reviews back then in different issues of several of the more popular 'racing seats' makers.
Recaro were one of the more popular 'racing seat' makers.(they were VERY nice!)
I actually used the CR article on a Recaro seat as a partial tie breaker when I bought mine in 1975 for my '69 Chevelle I raced Super Stock class with on the weekends, and drove to school and work through the week. (insanity of youth is my only defense-it was a HUGE PITN for normal driving! *but was nice on the ass*)
It would be far easier for the NSA to destroy Slashdot by buying it, then changing the way the forum works.
That explains Dice and the new slashdot beta!
As an Oklahoma resident since 1990, I can guarantee you (with high levels of confidence) that it will be politically slanted to the Republican side.(I'll leave the 'good vs. bad' argument alone)
And from my experience and observation, Amy Lee's statement: 'Oklahoma has some of the strongest standards in the country,' does not mean anything regarding the actual quality of OK's public education system.
What her statement means to me is that her criteria is: "How many boxes can we check? More is better, right?"
Our decision to pull our daughter(my stepdaughter) out of the school system and use 'homeschooling' was well worth the red tape for the difference in education.
For those parents that can do so, I highly recommend the 'homeschooling' experience.
But, be forewarned: it requires a good bit of effort and dedication, and may not always be the best option.
The social interaction, and diversity of ideas that come with 'going to school' do not happen, or are diminished with 'homeschooling'.
If you're a bad carpenter, I suppose a powerful saw could make you a worse one. At least it allows you to make a bigger mess.
Aha!!! ;-)
That explains why the concept of Chainsaw Surgery never really took off like it should have!
BTW, I thought you deserved the '+5, insightful' mods for a well stated, rational, and intelligent reply to what I see as one of the more ridiculous questions to show up here lately.
How a well a craftsman uses his tools is a bigger factor than which tools they use.
Using the 'best' tools in the world does not turn an incompetent or mediocre craftsman into a 'world class' craftsman, but a 'world class' craftsman can still turn out quality work with less than 'best' tools.
I know next to nothing about programming, but I can't Imagine it would be much different (in context of this discussion) than any other skill-based vocation.
I guess my 'blue collar' background made an impression on me; I derive pleasure seeing a 'master craftsman' at work on a project they enjoy doing.
No kidding!
Imagine the Ultimate Beowolf Cluster of Stupidity, and you end up with 'Mankind'.
The only weak links in the cluster are the communication links between the nodes are buggy and full of glitchy patches.
Not recommended for use on co-workers.
I would beg to differ with you on this point.
Since I started roping and dragging co-workers to the fire, then branding them, no one comes in my office and disturbs me anymore. I find I am much more focused and sane now. ;-)
If it doesn't move, PUT IT IN THE TRUCK.
This explains some of the 'wake up in a strange place, without a clue' scenarios I used to experience frequently in the 1960's and 1970's.
I'm not sure I whether I should be relieved, or more frightened now.....
Ask yourself honestly, if it were your job to enforce these copyrights,...
If you are bringing 'honesty' into this, then you are operating from a flawed premise that he/she would even have that job to start with.
I know I would 'honestly' not take that job with my viewpoint on copyright!
Your type of argument is from a false position you created to support your view.
Try arguing your case with facts instead of strawmen and fake parameters.
Your comment run through the "Jive" filter at the link you provided:
Then that out put filtered with the "Elmer Fudd":
Then, since a moose once bit my sister, that output run through the "Swedish Chef" filter:
Your Text, Dialectized (bork)
Yuoov Text, Deeevectized (jeefe-a)
De-a "deeevectizoo" http://vvv/ [vvv] su coot me-a sume-a sveck, Jeck.veenkvu'ks. Um gesh dee bork, bork! Ooh, det scvooy vebbeet! cum/deeeve-a... [veenkvu'ks. Um gesh dee bork, bork! Ooh, det scvooy vebbeet! cum] "tvunsvetes" Ingveesh t'Vedneck, JIBE, Cuckney, Ivme' Foodd, Svedeesh Cheff, Mu'un, Peeg Veteen, oo' Heckoo. Eh be-a beeed. Bork bork bork!.. Und dooe's un Ingveesh t'Ebuneecs tvunsvetu' et http://messa/ [messa] v.net/IBONICS/Tvunsv... [Messe' v.net] su's it vun't be-a det deefffficoovt t'get sume-a tvunsvetu' det ooootpoots 16-yeev-oovd-guet vep.
--
I'm nut vepeeteen' meh'sooff
I'm un X veendoo usoo; I'm un 'es-Veendoos usoo
Aannd, then run that output back through the "Jive" filter:
All of that proves that.....I'm easily entertained. :-)
Too bad there was not a Japanese anime filter as well.
Not just this administration, it has been happening quite awhile now.
Last administration gave us the 'war on terror', the PATRIOT Act(with the DHS and TSA), and two wars that have cost us over a trillion US dollars; the list goes back a ways, and is a long list of tomfoolery.
The 'playlist for the dance' will remain the same as long as there are effectively only two parties to choose from at voting time.
It is currently close to impossible for any candidate to get support enough to pose a threat to the Democrats or Republicans, and I don't think they(D and R) will allow that to change willingly.
We've coasted on our laurels too long, and to regain lost liberties and freedoms that(allegedly) were associated by the USA is going to get messy, I'm afraid.
Freedom and Liberty are not free, or perpetual.
.
It is a very good thing they are not charging for the drinks, I can't imagine the horror show resulting when the pub patrons find out they are buying watered down drinks.
Even after I RTFA, I still am not sure how they are concealing the info that there is little to no alcohol in the free drinks. I know if I was presented a free pub, I would wonder what the catch was, thus altering my behavior and skewing the data.
Maybe just my own suspicious and skeptical nature is the cause for my questioning this. :-)
Or I missed that part of TFA.
I can't remember how long ago it was (a decade or more, IIRC) they were irradiating uncooked food for long term shelf(room temp) storage.
I think they irradiated some raw chicken carcasses to test, and were going to test and taste them after 10 years.
I have not heard a single thing about this since.
Wonder what came out of the 10 year fowl experiment?
Now, they are trying 5 year pizza. Hmmm.
Past experience in the military has taught me that when they start experimenting with field rations, nightmares frequently result.
In my day, fights over the few edible entrees packed in the C-rations resulted in more severe(and numerous) casualties than accidents, Acts of God/Nature, poor planning, and Demon Murphy taking over, than all of 'enemy action' casualties combined during the 'Reign of the C-Rats'.
If you were the unfortunate troop to find 'beef stew' in you ration pack WITHOUT a p-38 to defend your life, it turned gruesome quickly!(p-38's were only included in one out of five ration packs, and were highly coveted items.)
I can and do read.
But apparently that reply was modded below my reading threshold of '0', and was never presented to me to read.
Having read the answer, it's just more handwaving, as 'cold fjord' is a well known troll here.
Which tells me that others with mod points are modding 'cold' fjord' down faster than notice of reply gets to me.
That fact speaks volumes for the value of those posts. In other words, many feel the same as I about 'cold fjord' just being a troll.
As for your link to his reply, and considering the value of that reply, thanks anyhow...for nothing of importance.
If it was not for the fact that 'cold fjord' occasionally posts some interesting comments on other topics, I would just mark him for so his/her comments had -5 and would never see them.
Well, troll feeding time is over, so save your 'cold fjord' defense...I won't play that game any longer today.
Where's the answer to my question?