Which brings up an interesting point - will this work on teens exposed to so much loud noises (music, lots of concerts, construction, trains, etc.) that it just won't work on them?
That's a good question. Mr. Bush, do you think you could field this one?
Huh? Your job functions describe someone who IS knowledgable about technology. How is a manager going to obtain resources, set policies or perform evaluations without himself being knowledgable about what needs to be done? The manager's sole responsibility then is to keep himself and other monkeys off the technicians' backs. Wow, that type of skilled labor really justifies the six figure salary. This makes the manager an over-payed errand boy. Oh wait, I'm forgetting the task of "making you and your co-workers[sic] look good to those above him." I've always relied on my merits to do that. If the top level executives depend on the advice of a soulless automaton to make personnel decisions I'm quitting. I'd rather be my own moronic boss thank you very much.
Yes, this is why OSS works. I'm not a software developer myself but I know the feeling. People who work dull or repetitive jobs with no obvious social significance are looking for meaning. The payoff they receive from developing software that others can put to good use is much more significant than their 9-5 paycheck. It is an invigorating feeling to make a contribution (to anything really) as an individual. Even if its just for credit without profit (of course in an ideal world you would receive both). This is something the author of the article doesn't realize. Economics aside, the software industry is still run by humans and thus subject to our idiosyncracies. So it has and will continue to work.
Just my two cents.
Do you actually enjoy listening to other people whine about pointless crap? No? Then why are YOU doing it? When you get YOUR own news website with thousands of hits everyday YOU can run it whatever way YOU want. Ignore April Fools Day completely if YOU like. The admins at slashdot are just having some fun with their site. I think most of the stories are intended to be incredulous and humorous and I read them with that thought in mind- or I skip them. Typically I scan the comments looking for informative, anecdotal or humorous responses. What I don't expect to see are readers whining and complaining about the articles. So I guess you could construe this post as a complaint about complaining, but I'd like think it's at least a little bit constructive. If you're going to complain at least make it funny or sarcastic so that others get something out of reading it rather than just a few seconds ticked off their life? Please?
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Risks and nanotechnology: the public is more concerned than experts and industry - p67
Michael Siegrist, Arnim Wiek, Asgeir Helland & Hans Kastenholz
The first correspondence in the February issue of Nature Nanotechnology.
Sorry you have to pay for the journal to read the actual article.
Which brings up an interesting point - will this work on teens exposed to so much loud noises (music, lots of concerts, construction, trains, etc.) that it just won't work on them?
That's a good question. Mr. Bush, do you think you could field this one?
Does the car have a tummy-ache? How is producing Aluminum and Magnesium Hydroxide going to solve anything? I predict a lawsuit by Mylanta...
Huh? Your job functions describe someone who IS knowledgable about technology. How is a manager going to obtain resources, set policies or perform evaluations without himself being knowledgable about what needs to be done? The manager's sole responsibility then is to keep himself and other monkeys off the technicians' backs. Wow, that type of skilled labor really justifies the six figure salary. This makes the manager an over-payed errand boy. Oh wait, I'm forgetting the task of "making you and your co-workers[sic] look good to those above him." I've always relied on my merits to do that. If the top level executives depend on the advice of a soulless automaton to make personnel decisions I'm quitting. I'd rather be my own moronic boss thank you very much.
Yes, this is why OSS works. I'm not a software developer myself but I know the feeling. People who work dull or repetitive jobs with no obvious social significance are looking for meaning. The payoff they receive from developing software that others can put to good use is much more significant than their 9-5 paycheck. It is an invigorating feeling to make a contribution (to anything really) as an individual. Even if its just for credit without profit (of course in an ideal world you would receive both). This is something the author of the article doesn't realize. Economics aside, the software industry is still run by humans and thus subject to our idiosyncracies. So it has and will continue to work. Just my two cents.
Do you actually enjoy listening to other people whine about pointless crap? No? Then why are YOU doing it? When you get YOUR own news website with thousands of hits everyday YOU can run it whatever way YOU want. Ignore April Fools Day completely if YOU like. The admins at slashdot are just having some fun with their site. I think most of the stories are intended to be incredulous and humorous and I read them with that thought in mind- or I skip them. Typically I scan the comments looking for informative, anecdotal or humorous responses. What I don't expect to see are readers whining and complaining about the articles. So I guess you could construe this post as a complaint about complaining, but I'd like think it's at least a little bit constructive. If you're going to complain at least make it funny or sarcastic so that others get something out of reading it rather than just a few seconds ticked off their life? Please?