I am stunned that my comment has been modded "Interesting". But perhaps that is the moderators' own post-modernist joke in response to my attempt at humor. I'm sorry you thought the joke was lame. It's just that the summary described the scientists using antenna oscillation as evidence that the probe exited the heliosphere, and I thought, "Wow. That means that, forty years ago, when they were designing Viking, somebody said, 'Hey, we need to monitor the antenna oscillation. That's important.'"
Seventy four year old Harold Lippschitz, chief proponent and designer of Voyager's antenna oscillation meters, was quoted as saying, "Ha ha! They laughed at me years ago at NASA! I told them, 'You're gonna want those damn oscillation meters, they're important!', but the other guys just rolled their eyes and shook their heads. 'There goes Harold again,' they said. 'Jabbering about his damn little meters.' Well, who's laughing now, motherf***ers? Ha HA!"
I hate my HDTV. It is a Vizio and was purchased about three years ago. It's like a throwback to the 60's when I was a kid. Back then you turned on your TV, and then you had to wait awhile for it to warm up before you could see a picture. Changing channels required getting up from the chair and walking across the living room. Which, beyond being a pain in the ass, was time-consuming. Now I can have the same 1960s convenience with my HDTV. When you turn it on it takes at least 20 seconds to do -- what?, I don't know, boot up? Then another few seconds for sound. Except for those times when the sound won't come on for some reason, which means starting the whole process over again. Changing the channel is equally annoying. I have a remote, so I don't have to get up, but it takes just as long. It's probably five seconds between channel changes. And sometimes it skips a couple of channels. Occasionally, it seems to get mixed up about what to do, and just shuts itself off. I really miss my old analog television. HD looks nice, but it's not worth the frustration.
He claims that one of the cops asked him, "How religious are you?" What kind of a question is that? It implies that you can be religious, but not TOO religious. Apparently, you have freedom of religion, so long as you aren't too religious. It's okay if you go to a church or temple on Sunday, or whatever, once in a while, but you better not be praying or fasting any other time. That's just weird, subversive and dangerous.
And what is meant by the statement, "...a person with your kind of background"? What, you mean Hindu? Like Ghandi? I realize there have been Hindu terrorists (the Tamil Tigers come to mind), but really the 700 million or so Hindus in the world are not particularly known for being violent -- especially those that are "too religious". The only possible thing that could be meant by that statement is that he was brown-skinned.
I think he might have a good civil rights violation case here.
Maybe next time he should carry a rosary and pack a Bible. He should tell them he is Catholic (lots of brown-skinned, weird-named people are Catholic) and that he is going to see his family for day (in this case, Assumption). Leaning Spanish would probably help too. Just drop a few "senors" in the conversation and they'll probably waive him on through.
You're missing the point of the article. He's not saying that companies will be hiring more contractors, he's saying that more aging workers will be offered contract work for their companies -- bringing them in from time-to-time on a contract basis in order to tap them for their knowledge of the business and how it integrates with IT. It makes sense. I've already seen my company do this.
The idiot who wrote the summary used the term "glut" erroneously -- which implies that supply is outstripping demand. The word "glut" does not appear in the article anywhere. The gist of the article is that a lot of jobs will BECOME contract positions where companies want to hang on to aging and valuable workers in order to tap them for their knowledge. I think it's true that there are older workers who want to ease into retirement -- working part time to have some extra income, while avoiding the stress and responsibility of a full time job. I've already seen it in my company.
You're not going to see this in companies that are strictly technology companies, but in industries where knowledge of the business is important, and how to relate it to IT, this makes sense.
You may not be working with any of the industries that were early adopters of IT. If you were to look into the oil industry, automobile industry, government, distribution, and manufacturing, just to name a few, you would find lots of workers 55 and older.
Saying that there is a "glut" of IT contract workers implies that there are too many in relation to demand. But the article suggests that more positions will BECOME contract positions for aging and valuable workers who want to ease into retirement.
Hyperbole aside, it's pretty interesting, but the summary implied it would show the location of every traffic death, not just the results of a global poll.
I guess all that WWII wartime footage of allied bombers leaving contrails is evidence of them spraying chemicals on the Nazis, as well as dropping bombs.
Exactly. In an age where cash is not that necessary, and you can put pretty much whatever picture you want on your credit card, I am surprised people care either way.
Feminist: "I want a woman on a bank note!" Me: Srsly?
Misogynist: "I don't want a woman on a bank note!" Me: Srsly?
Isn't already on par with other utilities like electricity, gas and water? It is where I live. It's run by a public company that has been given a monopoly, just like the electric company and gas company. In fact, there is actually some level of competition, because there is a choice between cable and DSL. Whatever the problem is, I don't think it is completely due to how the utility is organized.
Google "dramatic outdoor lighting". With a little work, and not too much expense, you can add some nice lighting to your property that will give you more security without irritating your neighbors. It will also enhance the look of your home. I wish more people would do this instead of installing glaring flood lights that come on every time the wind changes direction.
Oh boy. Imagine: computers are more precise with complex mathematics than humans. Whoop-dee-doo! Call me when they can answer the really tough questions, such as, "Does this dress make me look fat?"
Microsoft could change their name to "MyopicSoft" and it would fit better. They sincerely believe that they are a popular company and that people cannot wait to get their hands on Microsoft products. Too many yes men. Too many marketing people drawing the wrong conclusions from their numbers. So they produced a high-priced product that was, frankly, pretty bland. And they tried to market this bland product as the greatest tablet ever, to a yawning generation that knows when they're being lied to. What a waste of time and energy.
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I am stunned that my comment has been modded "Interesting". But perhaps that is the moderators' own post-modernist joke in response to my attempt at humor. I'm sorry you thought the joke was lame. It's just that the summary described the scientists using antenna oscillation as evidence that the probe exited the heliosphere, and I thought, "Wow. That means that, forty years ago, when they were designing Viking, somebody said, 'Hey, we need to monitor the antenna oscillation. That's important.'"
Seventy four year old Harold Lippschitz, chief proponent and designer of Voyager's antenna oscillation meters, was quoted as saying, "Ha ha! They laughed at me years ago at NASA! I told them, 'You're gonna want those damn oscillation meters, they're important!', but the other guys just rolled their eyes and shook their heads. 'There goes Harold again,' they said. 'Jabbering about his damn little meters.' Well, who's laughing now, motherf***ers? Ha HA!"
I hate my HDTV. It is a Vizio and was purchased about three years ago. It's like a throwback to the 60's when I was a kid. Back then you turned on your TV, and then you had to wait awhile for it to warm up before you could see a picture. Changing channels required getting up from the chair and walking across the living room. Which, beyond being a pain in the ass, was time-consuming. Now I can have the same 1960s convenience with my HDTV. When you turn it on it takes at least 20 seconds to do -- what?, I don't know, boot up? Then another few seconds for sound. Except for those times when the sound won't come on for some reason, which means starting the whole process over again. Changing the channel is equally annoying. I have a remote, so I don't have to get up, but it takes just as long. It's probably five seconds between channel changes. And sometimes it skips a couple of channels. Occasionally, it seems to get mixed up about what to do, and just shuts itself off. I really miss my old analog television. HD looks nice, but it's not worth the frustration.
They could just have a big rigid bag of vacuum.
What if their vacuum is bagless?
Sorry, I couldn't help it.
It also neatly folds up when rear-ended. Very economical. It doubles as a coffin.
This has surely got to be one of the most dumb-assed statements anyone can make.
Definition of a library: A place where there are hundreds of books available for loan, except the one that you need.
It is potentially a great concept. I just hope insurance is available, because textbooks are expensive, but nobody wants to steal them from you.
He claims that one of the cops asked him, "How religious are you?" What kind of a question is that? It implies that you can be religious, but not TOO religious. Apparently, you have freedom of religion, so long as you aren't too religious. It's okay if you go to a church or temple on Sunday, or whatever, once in a while, but you better not be praying or fasting any other time. That's just weird, subversive and dangerous.
And what is meant by the statement, "...a person with your kind of background"? What, you mean Hindu? Like Ghandi? I realize there have been Hindu terrorists (the Tamil Tigers come to mind), but really the 700 million or so Hindus in the world are not particularly known for being violent -- especially those that are "too religious". The only possible thing that could be meant by that statement is that he was brown-skinned.
I think he might have a good civil rights violation case here.
Maybe next time he should carry a rosary and pack a Bible. He should tell them he is Catholic (lots of brown-skinned, weird-named people are Catholic) and that he is going to see his family for day (in this case, Assumption). Leaning Spanish would probably help too. Just drop a few "senors" in the conversation and they'll probably waive him on through.
You're missing the point of the article. He's not saying that companies will be hiring more contractors, he's saying that more aging workers will be offered contract work for their companies -- bringing them in from time-to-time on a contract basis in order to tap them for their knowledge of the business and how it integrates with IT. It makes sense. I've already seen my company do this.
The idiot who wrote the summary used the term "glut" erroneously -- which implies that supply is outstripping demand. The word "glut" does not appear in the article anywhere. The gist of the article is that a lot of jobs will BECOME contract positions where companies want to hang on to aging and valuable workers in order to tap them for their knowledge. I think it's true that there are older workers who want to ease into retirement -- working part time to have some extra income, while avoiding the stress and responsibility of a full time job. I've already seen it in my company.
You're not going to see this in companies that are strictly technology companies, but in industries where knowledge of the business is important, and how to relate it to IT, this makes sense.
You may not be working with any of the industries that were early adopters of IT. If you were to look into the oil industry, automobile industry, government, distribution, and manufacturing, just to name a few, you would find lots of workers 55 and older.
Saying that there is a "glut" of IT contract workers implies that there are too many in relation to demand. But the article suggests that more positions will BECOME contract positions for aging and valuable workers who want to ease into retirement.
And nothing of value was lost.
"Shocking"? No.
"Grisly"? No.
"Informative"? Yes.
Hyperbole aside, it's pretty interesting, but the summary implied it would show the location of every traffic death, not just the results of a global poll.
I will probably work great... except for the anal leakage.
I guess all that WWII wartime footage of allied bombers leaving contrails is evidence of them spraying chemicals on the Nazis, as well as dropping bombs.
It's a poor man's Solatube. However, in a hail-prevalent area like mine, I would go to the expense of a Solatube than plastic bottles.
250 meters? That's not a destroyer. I mean, that's about the size of the USS Hornet. Not exactly a "tin can".
I must be old. My first reaction was, "Why would paralyzed patients have pupils? What are they teaching?"
Exactly. In an age where cash is not that necessary, and you can put pretty much whatever picture you want on your credit card, I am surprised people care either way.
Feminist: "I want a woman on a bank note!"
Me: Srsly?
Misogynist: "I don't want a woman on a bank note!"
Me: Srsly?
...from a nation that practically invented astronomy.
Isn't already on par with other utilities like electricity, gas and water? It is where I live. It's run by a public company that has been given a monopoly, just like the electric company and gas company. In fact, there is actually some level of competition, because there is a choice between cable and DSL. Whatever the problem is, I don't think it is completely due to how the utility is organized.
Google "dramatic outdoor lighting". With a little work, and not too much expense, you can add some nice lighting to your property that will give you more security without irritating your neighbors. It will also enhance the look of your home. I wish more people would do this instead of installing glaring flood lights that come on every time the wind changes direction.
Oh boy. Imagine: computers are more precise with complex mathematics than humans. Whoop-dee-doo! Call me when they can answer the really tough questions, such as, "Does this dress make me look fat?"
Microsoft could change their name to "MyopicSoft" and it would fit better. They sincerely believe that they are a popular company and that people cannot wait to get their hands on Microsoft products. Too many yes men. Too many marketing people drawing the wrong conclusions from their numbers. So they produced a high-priced product that was, frankly, pretty bland. And they tried to market this bland product as the greatest tablet ever, to a yawning generation that knows when they're being lied to. What a waste of time and energy.