Exactly. I wonder how much bashing the Texas Attorney General is going to get for being the only state not to sign the agreement? He basically said it was worthless without any kind of age verification system.
Heck, I majored in Civil Engineering and took a class for programming in C. All the engineering majors did. Just to get a taste of a programming language - I don't think any of the profs expected us to be experts at it.
Before that the department taught FORTRAN.
If nothing else, it keeps me from staring at my husband blankly when he is telling me about code he is working on. =)
I think a lot of it has to do with whether or not you go to a state school or a private one. After speaking to many of my coworkers over the years, it seems that you end up taking less classes that deal with your major at a public school because of all the requirements for other stuff to make you "well rounded"
The disease is awful, but it has been great in that it has really brought together my family.
It helps to talk to other people going through it. My mother-in-law was officially diagnosed just before my husband I were married in April. Early 60's with 4 grown sons. My husband and his brothers are devastated. I never knew Bobbye without Alzheimer's, so I can only listen to their memories of what she used to be like.
Within a month I started up a team for the Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk here in San Antonio on October 20th. Three weeks to go and our family has already reached our fundraising goal of $2000! It really has given the family a chance to open up and discuss what it means to have Alzheimer's and what we will need to do next.
It is amazing how much I have learned about Alzheimer's since working on this event. Our family is thinking about putting together a video submission for the CNN/YouTube Republican debate about increased funds for research.
The brain is so complicated. I often wonder if it is worse to have an Alzheimer's family member who can't remember you, or one like my MIL who remembers everyone (so far) but can't remember day to day things and is pretty delusional (she now owns Marshall's, and we are all invited to the baptism of Tiger Wood's kid). We smile and nod, but she can sometimes tell we don't believe her and she gets irate.
It is heartbreaking to see such a strong person (she is even a breast cancer survivor) reduced to total dependence. Hopefully they find a cure soon.
MY first CD's (I bought two at the same time) were "Janet" by Miz Jackson and "II" from Boyz II Men. I was a junior in high school and remember being so exited that my mom gave me a Sony Discman for my birthday. I already had a stereo system from a few years previous that had a turntable AND a dual cassette deck - so getting a new one with a CD player was out of the question.
My household completly skipped the 8-tracks. Sigh... where did the time go?
Ahhh... the look of fear on a CADD tech's face as you hand over a well bloodied set of redlines. I do find 30" x 42" sheets a pain to work with though. They don't quite fit on my desk neatly.
WHAT?!? BUMBLEBEE WAS MY FAVORITE! NOooooOOooOoOOO!!!
Damn. I knew I shouldn't have started reading this before I see the movie. My husband (who is 37 and didn't really watch Transformers) is already giving me a hard time about wanting to go see it. He just rolls his eyes when he sees me glued to the previews.
I called my sister after reading this (she has a new Altima), and she said Nissan sent out letters awhile back about the problem. They said they are developing new ones that aren't affected by phones, and will be sending out replacements.
That SOUNDS easy for those of us in the Google generation (I have been called a human search engine myself), but I have found that people a little less tech savvy have a hard time searching for things electronically. Search results are only as good as the inquiry you put in.
Personally, that is why I like the way Gmail is set up. I don't think someone who has a hard time searching effectively would find it as useful.
At my place of business, it seems the biggest hurdle people have with keeping up with email is organization. This is really noticeable with the older Civil Engineers in my office that didn't start out using email. I know one that just lets his inbox fill up until it gets near 1000 then has our IT manager archive it (the IT manager has tried explaining how to create new personal folders in Outlook, but it is a lost cause).
I know you need to save email for CYA situations, but what good does it do if you can't find the email you need?
Hmmpf. I doubt that this would have any effect on children if it where passed. At least here where I am (San Antonio) all the schools/libraries already have an internal ban on social networking sites. From the looks of all the forums on free web proxy sites filled with kids recommending the best ones to check Myspace from school - I don't think San Antonio is alone.
What is the point in passing a bill to do something that has already been taken care of at the school/library board level? A little overboard if you ask me.
Sheesh. You act like men in high ranking, high stress positions have never gone off the deep end. Remember Admiral Jeremy Boorda? He committed suicide because it was revealed he was wearing medals he didn't earn. I'm sure it would be easy to find other high ranking executives in similar situations.
What about the emails from legit sites where you intentionally checked the stupid little box that tells them you don't want your inbox littered with there newsletters, special offers, etc. - but they send it anyway?!
Why should I reply to their email with "unsubscribe" in the subject box, when not only did I not ask to receive it, but I specifically asked not to get it in the first place?
I love the SPAM button in Gmail. I also love the Spam recipes Gmail shows me when I check the SPAM folder.
I have quite a few 3.5" disks from my college days that I should go through and see if there is anything worth saving. By the time I get around to it I might have a hard time finding something to read them.
Exactly. I am an engineer (civil), and I absolutely HATE graphing calculators. I borrowed one for my college Calc 2 final and promptly gave it back. I think in 10 years I only changed the batteries in my Casio scientific calculator once.
Just because the City/County may be giving them tax breaks, doesn't mean they won't be paying taxes - and lots of it. For the San Antonio site, the school district stands to collect millions of dollars every year - without the burden of a significant increase in students (the article says there will be only 75 employees).
It also isn't just structural construction. The land development (roads, site work, drainage, etc.), will be done locally and cost a pretty penny. This is my field and I live in SA, so I am excited.
They will also be the #1 customer of the local electrical perveyor - CPS Energy. Don't worry, they local economy will more than get that money back.
Not so many jobs - just money. The article says they only estimate about 75 jobs for the San Antonio datacenter. But that datacenter will be CPS Energy's #1 customer and pay a buttload of taxes.
Even with the tax incentives the City/County are giving Microsoft, they still have to pay taxes to the school district, etc. during the incentive period - WITHOUT putting significant additional strain on the school district with addition attendees caused by an increase in jobs in the area.
Civil engineers have co-op/residency/intership training as well - Engineer Intern (EI) or Engineering In Training (EIT) - depending on what state your in. Then you go throught the require state exams for compentency before getting licensed, just like every other profession (be it medical, dental, law, pharmacy, engineering or whatever).
It would be next to impossible for a civil engineering program to incorporate hands-on skills for ever imaginable subset. It would be too specialized. Besides, that is what the 4 years as an engineer-in-training is for. It takes a lot more than 4 years to learn everything you need to be an engineer.
I don't know a single engineering employer that expects you to know anything right out of college. You said it yourself - you have the base for them to build on an train you on what they specifically need you to do. A civil engineering degree is EXTREMELY flexible. You can work in hydrology, structural, transportation, land development (my field), etc., etc. All very different fields that share the same civil engineering base.
Physicians aren't expected to go into surgery after a 4 year undergrad degree - why would you expect it to be different for any other profession?
You delay menstruation by IMMEDIATELY starting a new pack and skipping the placebos all together.
I never take the placebos - I just wait the week before starting the active pills again. The menstruation that happens when you are taking birth control pills isn't true menstruation - it is a withdrawal symptom from stopping the extra hormones. That is why they claim it is safe to take the pills where you never take placebos, you take active pills indefinitely so that you never menstruate.
There is so much truth about the need to buy a computer thing. I bought a very nice Dell desktop about a year and a half ago and I am nowhere near the point where I need to upgrade. It is definately not a gaming machine, but I upgraded everything I needed to when I bought it to make sure I wouldn't need to do this again for a few years and use it as a home computer comfortably including a 19" flat panel monitor.
Enter the fiance. He has a _very_ nice MacBook Pro that he works from home on. He also has gaming PC with the largest CRT I have ever seen. He wants me to get a Mac Pro (and give my current desktop to my 12 yo daughter). Why would a family of 3 need 4 computers?!? Because he wants me to get a 30" Cinema HD Display.
My fiance had the great idea to get his niece a wii for Christmas because they have both been waiting for that Zelda game so long. There was no way we were going to stand in line for one (it isn't even our kid), so he called all the stores on a regular basis to see if they got any in.
Last week he called Walmart and they said they had 6 PS3s - but the wiis they got in 3 hours ago were already gone. Neededless to say we ended up giving his niece a giftcard to Target to purchase the console after the rush dies down.
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Exactly. I wonder how much bashing the Texas Attorney General is going to get for being the only state not to sign the agreement? He basically said it was worthless without any kind of age verification system.
Heck, I majored in Civil Engineering and took a class for programming in C. All the engineering majors did. Just to get a taste of a programming language - I don't think any of the profs expected us to be experts at it.
Before that the department taught FORTRAN.
If nothing else, it keeps me from staring at my husband blankly when he is telling me about code he is working on. =)
I think a lot of it has to do with whether or not you go to a state school or a private one. After speaking to many of my coworkers over the years, it seems that you end up taking less classes that deal with your major at a public school because of all the requirements for other stuff to make you "well rounded"
The disease is awful, but it has been great in that it has really brought together my family.
It helps to talk to other people going through it. My mother-in-law was officially diagnosed just before my husband I were married in April. Early 60's with 4 grown sons. My husband and his brothers are devastated. I never knew Bobbye without Alzheimer's, so I can only listen to their memories of what she used to be like.
Within a month I started up a team for the Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk here in San Antonio on October 20th. Three weeks to go and our family has already reached our fundraising goal of $2000! It really has given the family a chance to open up and discuss what it means to have Alzheimer's and what we will need to do next.
It is amazing how much I have learned about Alzheimer's since working on this event. Our family is thinking about putting together a video submission for the CNN/YouTube Republican debate about increased funds for research.
The brain is so complicated. I often wonder if it is worse to have an Alzheimer's family member who can't remember you, or one like my MIL who remembers everyone (so far) but can't remember day to day things and is pretty delusional (she now owns Marshall's, and we are all invited to the baptism of Tiger Wood's kid). We smile and nod, but she can sometimes tell we don't believe her and she gets irate.
It is heartbreaking to see such a strong person (she is even a breast cancer survivor) reduced to total dependence. Hopefully they find a cure soon.
MY first CD's (I bought two at the same time) were "Janet" by Miz Jackson and "II" from Boyz II Men. I was a junior in high school and remember being so exited that my mom gave me a Sony Discman for my birthday. I already had a stereo system from a few years previous that had a turntable AND a dual cassette deck - so getting a new one with a CD player was out of the question.
My household completly skipped the 8-tracks. Sigh... where did the time go?
Ahhh... the look of fear on a CADD tech's face as you hand over a well bloodied set of redlines. I do find 30" x 42" sheets a pain to work with though. They don't quite fit on my desk neatly.
WHAT?!? BUMBLEBEE WAS MY FAVORITE! NOooooOOooOoOOO!!!
Damn. I knew I shouldn't have started reading this before I see the movie. My husband (who is 37 and didn't really watch Transformers) is already giving me a hard time about wanting to go see it. He just rolls his eyes when he sees me glued to the previews.
Not perverted, just a dance people do to the SONG that makes you look silly by jumping around forming the letters Y-M-C-A with your arms.
Hi I'm Teddy Ruxpin... Can you and I be friends?
AAAAaaaaaaggghhhhhHhhHHHhh!!!
Maybe they can just use the animatronic bear from Showbiz Pizza. Yeah. That's soothing.
I called my sister after reading this (she has a new Altima), and she said Nissan sent out letters awhile back about the problem. They said they are developing new ones that aren't affected by phones, and will be sending out replacements.
That SOUNDS easy for those of us in the Google generation (I have been called a human search engine myself), but I have found that people a little less tech savvy have a hard time searching for things electronically. Search results are only as good as the inquiry you put in.
Personally, that is why I like the way Gmail is set up. I don't think someone who has a hard time searching effectively would find it as useful.
Dilbert, is that you?
At my place of business, it seems the biggest hurdle people have with keeping up with email is organization. This is really noticeable with the older Civil Engineers in my office that didn't start out using email. I know one that just lets his inbox fill up until it gets near 1000 then has our IT manager archive it (the IT manager has tried explaining how to create new personal folders in Outlook, but it is a lost cause).
I know you need to save email for CYA situations, but what good does it do if you can't find the email you need?
Hmmpf. I doubt that this would have any effect on children if it where passed. At least here where I am (San Antonio) all the schools/libraries already have an internal ban on social networking sites. From the looks of all the forums on free web proxy sites filled with kids recommending the best ones to check Myspace from school - I don't think San Antonio is alone.
What is the point in passing a bill to do something that has already been taken care of at the school/library board level? A little overboard if you ask me.
Sheesh. You act like men in high ranking, high stress positions have never gone off the deep end. Remember Admiral Jeremy Boorda? He committed suicide because it was revealed he was wearing medals he didn't earn. I'm sure it would be easy to find other high ranking executives in similar situations.
Breaking down under stress isn't gender specific.
What about the emails from legit sites where you intentionally checked the stupid little box that tells them you don't want your inbox littered with there newsletters, special offers, etc. - but they send it anyway?!
Why should I reply to their email with "unsubscribe" in the subject box, when not only did I not ask to receive it, but I specifically asked not to get it in the first place?
I love the SPAM button in Gmail. I also love the Spam recipes Gmail shows me when I check the SPAM folder.
I have quite a few 3.5" disks from my college days that I should go through and see if there is anything worth saving. By the time I get around to it I might have a hard time finding something to read them.
Exactly. I am an engineer (civil), and I absolutely HATE graphing calculators. I borrowed one for my college Calc 2 final and promptly gave it back. I think in 10 years I only changed the batteries in my Casio scientific calculator once.
Just because the City/County may be giving them tax breaks, doesn't mean they won't be paying taxes - and lots of it. For the San Antonio site, the school district stands to collect millions of dollars every year - without the burden of a significant increase in students (the article says there will be only 75 employees).
It also isn't just structural construction. The land development (roads, site work, drainage, etc.), will be done locally and cost a pretty penny. This is my field and I live in SA, so I am excited.
They will also be the #1 customer of the local electrical perveyor - CPS Energy. Don't worry, they local economy will more than get that money back.
Not so many jobs - just money. The article says they only estimate about 75 jobs for the San Antonio datacenter. But that datacenter will be CPS Energy's #1 customer and pay a buttload of taxes.
Even with the tax incentives the City/County are giving Microsoft, they still have to pay taxes to the school district, etc. during the incentive period - WITHOUT putting significant additional strain on the school district with addition attendees caused by an increase in jobs in the area.
Civil engineers have co-op/residency/intership training as well - Engineer Intern (EI) or Engineering In Training (EIT) - depending on what state your in. Then you go throught the require state exams for compentency before getting licensed, just like every other profession (be it medical, dental, law, pharmacy, engineering or whatever).
It would be next to impossible for a civil engineering program to incorporate hands-on skills for ever imaginable subset. It would be too specialized. Besides, that is what the 4 years as an engineer-in-training is for. It takes a lot more than 4 years to learn everything you need to be an engineer.
I don't know a single engineering employer that expects you to know anything right out of college. You said it yourself - you have the base for them to build on an train you on what they specifically need you to do. A civil engineering degree is EXTREMELY flexible. You can work in hydrology, structural, transportation, land development (my field), etc., etc. All very different fields that share the same civil engineering base.
Physicians aren't expected to go into surgery after a 4 year undergrad degree - why would you expect it to be different for any other profession?
Dawn, P.E.
Of course the LA project is ahead. The home builders want to appear that they have a way to decrease the dependence on illegal immigrant workers.
You delay menstruation by IMMEDIATELY starting a new pack and skipping the placebos all together.
I never take the placebos - I just wait the week before starting the active pills again. The menstruation that happens when you are taking birth control pills isn't true menstruation - it is a withdrawal symptom from stopping the extra hormones. That is why they claim it is safe to take the pills where you never take placebos, you take active pills indefinitely so that you never menstruate.
There is so much truth about the need to buy a computer thing. I bought a very nice Dell desktop about a year and a half ago and I am nowhere near the point where I need to upgrade. It is definately not a gaming machine, but I upgraded everything I needed to when I bought it to make sure I wouldn't need to do this again for a few years and use it as a home computer comfortably including a 19" flat panel monitor.
Enter the fiance. He has a _very_ nice MacBook Pro that he works from home on. He also has gaming PC with the largest CRT I have ever seen. He wants me to get a Mac Pro (and give my current desktop to my 12 yo daughter). Why would a family of 3 need 4 computers?!? Because he wants me to get a 30" Cinema HD Display.
*bangs head on desk*
My fiance had the great idea to get his niece a wii for Christmas because they have both been waiting for that Zelda game so long. There was no way we were going to stand in line for one (it isn't even our kid), so he called all the stores on a regular basis to see if they got any in.
Last week he called Walmart and they said they had 6 PS3s - but the wiis they got in 3 hours ago were already gone. Neededless to say we ended up giving his niece a giftcard to Target to purchase the console after the rush dies down.