I think this is a great idea for NASA to take on a corporate partner. Not only does it look promising from a financial viewpoint, but it greatly expands the knowledge base and brainpower from using brainiacs from both the govement and corporate pools that are generally kept separate. I think there are several government agencies that would benefit from a corporate viewpoint.
Re:Real geeks only please
on
Top Ten Geek Girls
·
· Score: 2, Interesting
She is probably the best known female civil engineer with an expertise in something thought of as very unfeminine - construction.
I would say Lisa Simpson's character is truly geek material, but I wouldn't call her a role-model. Lisa's character is shunned for her braininess. I want to emulate a woman who is smart, feminine AND successful.
The closest I ever came to winning the top prize in a science fair was when I received 2nd in fifth grade for my solar powered hot dog cooker (cardboard covered in foil with a metal skewer for the hot dog - I'm in Texas, that was enough to cook with).
I don't think the Gatorade example is that bad. Even "completely normal things" can be pretty harmful dumped into a river. I remember in my college wastewater class, we used milk as an example of a seemingly harmless substance causing pollution. If a milk tanker had an accident and all the milk leaked into a nearby stream, it could totally screw up the ecosystem and kill a lot of fish.
It would basically cause the number of bacteria in the water to spike which would lower the oxegen level in the water. I would think the sugar in Gatorade would do the same.
My coworkers and I have been celebrating this for three or four years now. Every September 19th, the cubes are plastered with posters from the website, and every in-house email starts with Arrrrrgh!, Ahoy!, or Ye lily livered land lubber!
It makes for an interesting day. It is sad when it falls on a weekend.
$63 million is not an outlandish amount to build a new high school...
what is outlandish is how many students will be using it. Here in San Antonio, a high school built with $63 million would be expected to have an attendance of AT LEAST 3000.
They still have the machines at the San Antonio Zoo. I think the smell of hot wax is supposed to offset the animal smells or something. It was a lot of fun getting one of those wax castings as a kid. The best part is watching it get made. You put in your money, then you get to watch the two halves of the metal mold come together and get filled with hot wax. after a couple of minutes, it pops out your wax bear, giraffe, lion, elephant, etc. - still warm. You had to hold it just so to allow it to cool and finish hardening without burning your little fingers. What fun!
I noticed that too when I first got my Gmail account awhile back. I simply created a rule that sends anything with "spam" in the subject line directly to the trash.
For clarification in general, I was refering to engineering as a profession, not necessarily software engineers. Up until recently, it was against the National Society of Professional Engineers' (NSPE) code of ethics for engineers to unionize. This was recently taken out, not because they think engineers should participate in unions (professional societies serve the function of unions for professionals), but because some employers require it, as you mentioned. Thank you for highlighting the recent change in the ethics code.
From the TBPE website...
Unionization and collective bargaining have long been an issue within the engineering profession. Until recent times, the NSPE Code of Ethics contained a provision relating to the collective bargaining activities of engineers. However, in February 2001, the NSPE Board of Directors approved a recommendation by the NSPE Board of Ethical Review to remove the following language from the NSPE Code:
"Engineers shall not actively participate in strikes, picket lines, or other collective coercive action."
The NSPE Board's rationale for this recommended modification was that the issue of an engineer's membership in a union should not be a priori prohibited, since in certain regions and sectors, engineers may find themselves required to participate in a union as a condition of employment. However, the Board of Ethical Review recognizes that the issues of union membership and collective bargaining are legitimate issues of professional interest and concern and therefore NSPE should continue to maintain and refine its policies concerning these important matters.
On the face of it, unionization puts the engineer's own self interest in conflict with two key service obligations of the professional-the duty to hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public and the duty to act for each employer or client as a faithful agent or trustee. While the NSPE Code does not require that engineers place themselves in positions of undue personal jeopardy, the Board has consistently and strongly held that engineers have a higher standard than self-interest alone.
It really depends on what field of engineering you are in. I am a Civil PE working in land development. I don't know a single person in my field working in the private sector that has a an advanced degree. On the other hand, almost everyone gets their professional license as soon as possible. There are other engineering fields where the opposite holds true - it is more valuble to get an advanced degree than it is to get registered. Talk to an engineer in the field you are interested in.
These webpages that provide content for MySpace profiles that consist of a lot of cut and paste code. Yes, you have the instant gratification of getting that cool contact table NOW, but I know lots of people on my friends list that have had to scrap their whole profile and start over fresh because they messed it up so bad with code they don't understand.
I use a lot of the cut and paste stuff myself, but it definately helps when you know at least some basic HTML.
It is nice to see that technology doesn't change much. I went to a military school where we would go up on the ski hill late at night and put huge letters made of toilet paper to be seen from the football field below.
How did we "commandeer" that much toilet paper? The dispensers in the bathrooms had locks, but our mail keys opened them right up. From what I hear that still works.
I know I hate the needles more than the drill! I see the dentist regularly, so any cavities are usually minor. For those I always ask not to get any painkillers. Most of the time, the needle hurts more than the actual drilling.
Last time I checked. *looks down blouse* Yep, I'm a girl. Maybe female slashdotters prefer to read rather than to comment. Of course, lots of us had something to say here.
Oh... and the boyfriend says to use a FIRM pillow to prevent blocking the chillpad vents in the back (he still uses a pillow sometimes to prop it up.;)
Agreed. My boyfriend's notebook gets so hot, that he puts it on a pillow if he wants to use it sitting in the recliner. I finally bought him a "chill pad" from Target that plugs into a USB port to power a couple of fans that draw the heat away. He loves it. =)
I have been wearing glasses since age 6, so you can imagine how bad my eyesight is (they have to custom make my contacts with extended range). I have been told since middle school that I would be a good candidate for surgical vision correction. That was before they used lasers! Remember when they used to slice off little bits off the lens of your eye by hand?
I'm glad I waited. Maybe I will continue to wait a bit longer, grinding sounds like it might work better.
Slashdot Mirror
I think this is a great idea for NASA to take on a corporate partner. Not only does it look promising from a financial viewpoint, but it greatly expands the knowledge base and brainpower from using brainiacs from both the govement and corporate pools that are generally kept separate. I think there are several government agencies that would benefit from a corporate viewpoint.
My girl-geek role model is Dr. Patricia Galloway.
She is probably the best known female civil engineer with an expertise in something thought of as very unfeminine - construction.
I would say Lisa Simpson's character is truly geek material, but I wouldn't call her a role-model. Lisa's character is shunned for her braininess. I want to emulate a woman who is smart, feminine AND successful.
Best. Science. Project. Ever.
The closest I ever came to winning the top prize in a science fair was when I received 2nd in fifth grade for my solar powered hot dog cooker (cardboard covered in foil with a metal skewer for the hot dog - I'm in Texas, that was enough to cook with).
This would definately take home a blue ribbon!
I don't think the Gatorade example is that bad. Even "completely normal things" can be pretty harmful dumped into a river. I remember in my college wastewater class, we used milk as an example of a seemingly harmless substance causing pollution. If a milk tanker had an accident and all the milk leaked into a nearby stream, it could totally screw up the ecosystem and kill a lot of fish.
It would basically cause the number of bacteria in the water to spike which would lower the oxegen level in the water. I would think the sugar in Gatorade would do the same.
My coworkers and I have been celebrating this for three or four years now. Every September 19th, the cubes are plastered with posters from the website, and every in-house email starts with Arrrrrgh!, Ahoy!, or Ye lily livered land lubber!
It makes for an interesting day. It is sad when it falls on a weekend.
$63 million is not an outlandish amount to build a new high school...
what is outlandish is how many students will be using it. Here in San Antonio, a high school built with $63 million would be expected to have an attendance of AT LEAST 3000.
They still have the machines at the San Antonio Zoo. I think the smell of hot wax is supposed to offset the animal smells or something. It was a lot of fun getting one of those wax castings as a kid. The best part is watching it get made. You put in your money, then you get to watch the two halves of the metal mold come together and get filled with hot wax. after a couple of minutes, it pops out your wax bear, giraffe, lion, elephant, etc. - still warm. You had to hold it just so to allow it to cool and finish hardening without burning your little fingers. What fun!
I noticed that too when I first got my Gmail account awhile back. I simply created a rule that sends anything with "spam" in the subject line directly to the trash.
For clarification in general, I was refering to engineering as a profession, not necessarily software engineers. Up until recently, it was against the National Society of Professional Engineers' (NSPE) code of ethics for engineers to unionize. This was recently taken out, not because they think engineers should participate in unions (professional societies serve the function of unions for professionals), but because some employers require it, as you mentioned. Thank you for highlighting the recent change in the ethics code.
From the TBPE website...
Unionization and collective bargaining have long been an issue within the engineering profession. Until recent times, the NSPE Code of Ethics contained a provision relating to the collective bargaining activities of engineers. However, in February 2001, the NSPE Board of Directors approved a recommendation by the NSPE Board of Ethical Review to remove the following language from the NSPE Code:
"Engineers shall not actively participate in strikes, picket lines, or other collective coercive action."
The NSPE Board's rationale for this recommended modification was that the issue of an engineer's membership in a union should not be a priori prohibited, since in certain regions and sectors, engineers may find themselves required to participate in a union as a condition of employment. However, the Board of Ethical Review recognizes that the issues of union membership and collective bargaining are legitimate issues of professional interest and concern and therefore NSPE should continue to maintain and refine its policies concerning these important matters.
On the face of it, unionization puts the engineer's own self interest in conflict with two key service obligations of the professional-the duty to hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public and the duty to act for each employer or client as a faithful agent or trustee. While the NSPE Code does not require that engineers place themselves in positions of undue personal jeopardy, the Board has consistently and strongly held that engineers have a higher standard than self-interest alone.
I agree that IT is probably not the best catagory. Especially considering a good chunk on engineers do work that has nothing to do with computers.
Dawn, P.E.
It really depends on what field of engineering you are in. I am a Civil PE working in land development. I don't know a single person in my field working in the private sector that has a an advanced degree. On the other hand, almost everyone gets their professional license as soon as possible. There are other engineering fields where the opposite holds true - it is more valuble to get an advanced degree than it is to get registered. Talk to an engineer in the field you are interested in.
Another item to note - engineers are considered professionals and cannot join a union anyway!
These webpages that provide content for MySpace profiles that consist of a lot of cut and paste code. Yes, you have the instant gratification of getting that cool contact table NOW, but I know lots of people on my friends list that have had to scrap their whole profile and start over fresh because they messed it up so bad with code they don't understand.
I use a lot of the cut and paste stuff myself, but it definately helps when you know at least some basic HTML.
It is nice to see that technology doesn't change much. I went to a military school where we would go up on the ski hill late at night and put huge letters made of toilet paper to be seen from the football field below.
How did we "commandeer" that much toilet paper? The dispensers in the bathrooms had locks, but our mail keys opened them right up. From what I hear that still works.
So are rural games obsolete as well? There's only one to date (well perhaps 2, Destory All Humans had plenty of farmland).
Was the other one "Redneck Rampage"? I love that game. LOL
I know I hate the needles more than the drill! I see the dentist regularly, so any cavities are usually minor. For those I always ask not to get any painkillers. Most of the time, the needle hurts more than the actual drilling.
Burning tooth smells pretty bad though.
LMAO! I'll forward your suggestion.
I can hear the "No Doubt" song in my head now..."I'm just a girl..."
Besides, if I wanted attention, I wouldn't need to mention I have a boyfriend. I could just link to my MySpace page
LMAO!
I have a few hundred Gmail invites. I wonder if it is interchangable...
Last time I checked. *looks down blouse* Yep, I'm a girl. Maybe female slashdotters prefer to read rather than to comment. Of course, lots of us had something to say here.
Well, on top of a book on top of a pillow. He even puts it on top of a book when putting it on the table. Old college texts really ARE useful.
"...Jose can you seeeee by the dawnzerly light"
I got the nickname in college. That and "fraggle", but we won't go there.
It is made by Targus. They make a lot of notebook accessories.
6 03678-2242319?v=glance&n=172282
;)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AKA8Y/104-1
Oh... and the boyfriend says to use a FIRM pillow to prevent blocking the chillpad vents in the back (he still uses a pillow sometimes to prop it up.
Agreed. My boyfriend's notebook gets so hot, that he puts it on a pillow if he wants to use it sitting in the recliner. I finally bought him a "chill pad" from Target that plugs into a USB port to power a couple of fans that draw the heat away. He loves it. =)
I have been wearing glasses since age 6, so you can imagine how bad my eyesight is (they have to custom make my contacts with extended range). I have been told since middle school that I would be a good candidate for surgical vision correction. That was before they used lasers! Remember when they used to slice off little bits off the lens of your eye by hand?
I'm glad I waited. Maybe I will continue to wait a bit longer, grinding sounds like it might work better.