You know that you already pay more in taxes towards the state health provisions in the US than I do as a UK citizen?
I'd be interested in seeing your numbers here, and maybe some descriptions or identifiers beyond "state health provisions". I'm not saying you're wrong, but that I think such numbers would be hard to come by, especially in an apples-to-apples comparison.
I don't know if you were trying to be ironic or not, but your post used anecdotes rather than actual statistics, possibly in order to push your predefined agenda.
I'd say that the reason companies are switching to 4-day workweeks is that NOT PAYING YOUR EMPLOYEES for one day every one or two weeks makes a bigger difference.
Most companies these days that move to 4-day weeks aren't doing 4x10 hour days -- they're keeping the daily hours the same and putting through what amounts to a pay cut via the reduced hours of not having that 5th workday.
You're welcome to invest your money in the stock market instead, but it won't help with global warming.
I think you make a lot of good points; however, when the above statement is (or even appears to be) the primary driver for adopting solar, you'll have a relatively large portion of the population rolling their eyes, rather than investigating further. This is why economic feasibility is so important, even if projecting costs in the future is impossible. If you can use reasonable (even simple inflation-based) projections for future energy costs to show people how this can save them money, we don't have to argue about the science of global warming -- they'll adopt it to save some dough. And then it seems like everybody wins.
Until we reach that point, solar will be exclusive to global warming fanatics, scientific or mechanical tinkerers and those with money to "throw away".
Others may point out how medical privacy is a good thing. This is all well and good, but I wanted to address a more important issue, namely, why you feel compelled to end your post(s) with "Vortran out". This is a great mystery, perhaps only revealed by some great insider knowledge of nerddom. It also violates both non-use-of-CB-lingo-during-non-CB-communications and non-3rd-person-self-reference laws.
For what it's worth, this is why the moderation, and perhaps meta-moderation system is so annoying.
The post is right (Ayers did bomb buildings) and may be wrong (I don't know about the communism part as of this minute). But it's just not a troll. At least not by any definition of "troll" I may understand.
Yeah. I totally agree. I laughed so hard at that fantastic juggling I really worked up an appetite.
So I picked up a fresh, delicious, tasty, meaty, turkey-filled, cold cut combo. I eat three
every day just to keep me strong. Talk about a hole in one!
But he says the GEM is also ideal for commercial and municipal facilities such as industrial plants, hospitals, universities, prisons, sports stadiums, and city waste transfer stations -- "really, anybody who generates at least two tons of waste a day, which covers a huge market." (For comparison, the town of Lincoln, MA, generates 6 tons of solid waste per day, and the Prudential Center development in downtown Boston generates 11 tons, according to Haber.)
The fact that it's truck size doesn't mean you cannot permanently install it somewhere...like the end of your street.
I wonder about imperial vs. U.S. gallons, which is important.
But even so, if the Daihatsu girl car drives 10,000 miles per year, 40 MPG vs. 34 MPG provides a fuel savings of about 45 gallons of fuel, right? Even with gas at $5.00/gallon, which it currently is not, that's only $225/year.
If 100,000 people suddenly did just pick up and follow your advice, you'd probably see a maximum savings of 200,000 barrels/year of crude, depending on how that crude is refined into fuel.
Assuming the Corolla is paid for, and given that a 2009 Passo (fwd,1.0) would run you about $13,400 plus taxes plus overseas shipping and insurance (given that you can't buy one at a dealership in the U.S.) plus the annoyance of a weird warranty situation and never having parts in stock, the financial break even point is far, far, far out versus keeping the Corolla and paying for its maintenance and the pittance more in fuel.
I know I'm kind of diverting from your actual argument here. Your point about advertised fuel economy for the American Big 3 Auto Makers is true and well-taken. I chuckle at their television ads touting "best-of-class" fuel performance of 30MPG. But when I look at things holistically, this big picture keeps me from doing any reveling. The amount you would have to spend in order to "save" doesn't warrant making any changes right now, especially given that the Corolla wouldn't be eligible for this theoretically federal voucher because it has a a fuel economy better than 18 miles per gallon.
From TFA:"The traded-in vehicles must have a fuel economy of no more than 18 miles per gallon".
I'm making an assumption that you're the "Brendan" in your sig. So given said sig and the site to which it links that (in a nutshell) makes a plea for people to give money to you (for your college debt), the whole personal responsibility thing sounds more like a line than an actual something one could try.
a guy had to practically set fire to his cubicle with two secretaries tied to chairs inside it before he could be let go.
Sheesh. Why do people keep bringing this up? I'd like to put it behind me.
Read the report. It was all just a big misunderstanding. I did the counseling and volunteered in the burn unit, and as a result I was cleared of all charges and got to keep my job.
And it's "Administrative Assistant" (admin for short), not "Secretary". I learned that in the counseling.
You need to let the programmers do what they do best...while remembering programmers' tendencies to do things like pick resume-padding technologies instead of the right technologies and freaking out over small changes instead of rolling with the punches. Easier said than done, but it's the truth.
Also, whatever you do, do NOT, as some people have erroneously suggested, "be the manager that you would want to work for" because there's a good chance you don't share the same values as some of your programmers. The best rule for managers is to treat others like they want you to treat them.
For example, I'm not particularly driven by money. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't work for free and I like financial security, but when I line up priorities, thingslike freedom of time and thought are a lot more important to me than if a bonus is paid at 150% or something like that. My favorite managers have understood this, even if they don't understand how I'm wired, and they tend to leave me alone and not over-manage, unless absolutely necessary. And I've worked quite hard for them.
So as much as you can (while maintaining consistency and keeping expectations well-known), adapt to each individual instead of implementing some across-the-board strategy. One guy may be driven by money. Another may be going through a divorce and always one the edge.
Programmers are people and there's plenty of good and bad that comes with that. Some of them are just going to be jerks. And some aren't. Some will even be tremendous people. There's nothing you can do about this, but don't let yourself get pushed around or too worked up about it.
Finally, always set clear expectations and never ever raise your voice or roll your eyes (neither of those work...).
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Finally someone understands. That's EXACTLY what I kept trying to explain to both my parole office and the judge!
I enjoy reading a good book at night in bed before I go to sleep (no, not porno magazines before you suggest it, you filthy bastards)
The slashdotter doth premptively protest too much, methinks.
Yes - that's how I got my nickname: Lefty.
(As always...) there you go, fixed that for you.
You know that you already pay more in taxes towards the state health provisions in the US than I do as a UK citizen?
I'd be interested in seeing your numbers here, and maybe some descriptions or identifiers beyond "state health provisions". I'm not saying you're wrong, but that I think such numbers would be hard to come by, especially in an apples-to-apples comparison.
Why did you begin with the "Uhm,"?
I don't know if you were trying to be ironic or not, but your post used anecdotes rather than actual statistics, possibly in order to push your predefined agenda.
[Insert pointless comment about getting the state right if you're going to make geography comments]
[wait for some tool to point out there is a Columbia, North Carolina]
[insert pointless Columbia, NC vs. Columbia, SC population comparison here]
I do that from time to time for PORN too. Curse that 1000 hit limit on images.google.com!
There you go. Fixed that for you.
I'd say that the reason companies are switching to 4-day workweeks is that NOT PAYING YOUR EMPLOYEES for one day every one or two weeks makes a bigger difference.
Most companies these days that move to 4-day weeks aren't doing 4x10 hour days -- they're keeping the daily hours the same and putting through what amounts to a pay cut via the reduced hours of not having that 5th workday.
You're welcome to invest your money in the stock market instead, but it won't help with global warming.
I think you make a lot of good points; however, when the above statement is (or even appears to be) the primary driver for adopting solar, you'll have a relatively large portion of the population rolling their eyes, rather than investigating further. This is why economic feasibility is so important, even if projecting costs in the future is impossible. If you can use reasonable (even simple inflation-based) projections for future energy costs to show people how this can save them money, we don't have to argue about the science of global warming -- they'll adopt it to save some dough. And then it seems like everybody wins.
Until we reach that point, solar will be exclusive to global warming fanatics, scientific or mechanical tinkerers and those with money to "throw away".
Others may point out how medical privacy is a good thing. This is all well and good, but I wanted to address a more important issue, namely, why you feel compelled to end your post(s) with "Vortran out". This is a great mystery, perhaps only revealed by some great insider knowledge of nerddom. It also violates both non-use-of-CB-lingo-during-non-CB-communications and non-3rd-person-self-reference laws.
I know I won't.
Are unions such a great resource when others benefit but suddenly turn into something awfully negative when it applies to you?
No - they're like a lot of other things. A fairly good idea that gets corrupted by human involvement.
For what it's worth, this is why the moderation, and perhaps meta-moderation system is so annoying.
The post is right (Ayers did bomb buildings) and may be wrong (I don't know about the communism part as of this minute). But it's just not a troll. At least not by any definition of "troll" I may understand.
Yeah. I totally agree. I laughed so hard at that fantastic juggling I really worked up an appetite.
So I picked up a fresh, delicious, tasty, meaty, turkey-filled, cold cut combo. I eat three every day just to keep me strong. Talk about a hole in one!
Subway sandwiches will drive away your hunger!
The fact that it's truck size doesn't mean you cannot permanently install it somewhere...like the end of your street.
I wonder about imperial vs. U.S. gallons, which is important.
But even so, if the Daihatsu girl car drives 10,000 miles per year, 40 MPG vs. 34 MPG provides a fuel savings of about 45 gallons of fuel, right? Even with gas at $5.00/gallon, which it currently is not, that's only $225/year.
If 100,000 people suddenly did just pick up and follow your advice, you'd probably see a maximum savings of 200,000 barrels/year of crude, depending on how that crude is refined into fuel.
Assuming the Corolla is paid for, and given that a 2009 Passo (fwd,1.0) would run you about $13,400 plus taxes plus overseas shipping and insurance (given that you can't buy one at a dealership in the U.S.) plus the annoyance of a weird warranty situation and never having parts in stock, the financial break even point is far, far, far out versus keeping the Corolla and paying for its maintenance and the pittance more in fuel.
I know I'm kind of diverting from your actual argument here. Your point about advertised fuel economy for the American Big 3 Auto Makers is true and well-taken. I chuckle at their television ads touting "best-of-class" fuel performance of 30MPG. But when I look at things holistically, this big picture keeps me from doing any reveling. The amount you would have to spend in order to "save" doesn't warrant making any changes right now, especially given that the Corolla wouldn't be eligible for this theoretically federal voucher because it has a a fuel economy better than 18 miles per gallon.
From TFA:"The traded-in vehicles must have a fuel economy of no more than 18 miles per gallon".
My fridge better not negotiate its way out of cold beer at 7 AM.
There -- fixed that for you.
His brother is Bobby Boucher -- who was a standout linebacker and special teams player at South Central Louisiana State University.
Not being allowed to see the closing statement for your account is quite a big deal if you are unsure of the balance they want paying.
In all of my experience, they do send you a paper closing statement.
I'm making an assumption that you're the "Brendan" in your sig. So given said sig and the site to which it links that (in a nutshell) makes a plea for people to give money to you (for your college debt), the whole personal responsibility thing sounds more like a line than an actual something one could try.
a guy had to practically set fire to his cubicle with two secretaries tied to chairs inside it before he could be let go.
Sheesh. Why do people keep bringing this up? I'd like to put it behind me.
Read the report. It was all just a big misunderstanding. I did the counseling and volunteered in the burn unit, and as a result I was cleared of all charges and got to keep my job.
And it's "Administrative Assistant" (admin for short), not "Secretary". I learned that in the counseling.
You need to let the programmers do what they do best...while remembering programmers' tendencies to do things like pick resume-padding technologies instead of the right technologies and freaking out over small changes instead of rolling with the punches. Easier said than done, but it's the truth.
Also, whatever you do, do NOT, as some people have erroneously suggested, "be the manager that you would want to work for" because there's a good chance you don't share the same values as some of your programmers. The best rule for managers is to treat others like they want you to treat them.
For example, I'm not particularly driven by money. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't work for free and I like financial security, but when I line up priorities, thingslike freedom of time and thought are a lot more important to me than if a bonus is paid at 150% or something like that. My favorite managers have understood this, even if they don't understand how I'm wired, and they tend to leave me alone and not over-manage, unless absolutely necessary. And I've worked quite hard for them.
So as much as you can (while maintaining consistency and keeping expectations well-known), adapt to each individual instead of implementing some across-the-board strategy. One guy may be driven by money. Another may be going through a divorce and always one the edge.
Programmers are people and there's plenty of good and bad that comes with that. Some of them are just going to be jerks. And some aren't. Some will even be tremendous people. There's nothing you can do about this, but don't let yourself get pushed around or too worked up about it.
Finally, always set clear expectations and never ever raise your voice or roll your eyes (neither of those work...).
I hate re-scrolling the browser after I click the 'next' or 'back' buttons for the slideshow.