90% of all my surfing, downloading, etc.. is done at work. What do I have employees for if I can't delegate my work to them? That's efficient management! "I'd love to do these 15 employee reviews, but I'm busy posting. Have them done by Monday, will you?" It's good to be the king!
A quick story from a memorable Friday night... ALL of the cooks, line, cold/hot prep, etc. decided that we were going to drop acid and work. All I can say is I am surprised at how well we did (or did we just think we 'did well'?) considering there were quite a few of us who would suddenly strike up a conversation with our garnishes or utensils during all of this. Our manager was totally baffled as to what was going on with his staff. The best part was the dishwasher th
and they agreed that the weight of evidence does show that humans are the likely cause of documented global warming. Would you care to summarize any of these points? Michael Chrichton does a great job pointing out the weaknesses of computer models. If any of your evidence is based on computer models I would discount that. As he points out, we can't predict the weather a week in advance. Why should we think our models are so accurate?
you know, it's a federal offense to hit me. I have this mental picture of the knight with the rubber chicken from Monty Python walking into your office... Is it still an offense if it is a citizen from another country? No, wait - it's an act of war! Even had a waitress just like the one in the movie, the alcoholic... Everyone in this industry has or has had a substance abuse problem. I remembe
And since my monitor faces away from people entering my office A key issue when planning your work area! Besides, sometimes posting on the forums keeps me from killing my employees.
did you see the movie 'Waiting' yet? Yes, and it is real life. All the foodies I know think its funny that you all think its funny. That's our world - we live in it. My whole career has been like "Waiting". I couldn't work a normal job anymore.
government jobs are sweet. Wait, you're a government employee? You're a drain on my tax dollars? Get back to work, you slacker!
we're not using superior firepowerin Iraq. We're meeting force with force, equal force. Absolutely true. That's the same exact mistake we made in Vietnam. During Desert Storm operations were planned to maximize our strengths - speed, air support, overwhelming firepower. We just gave those advantages away once we started nation-building in Iraq. We didn't plan well. Money has never been a 'priority' to me as it
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Don't ever talk down to me unless I am laying on your wife. Just make sure its really TLHeart's wife and not Mumble in a maid outfit! Rock on, Stormbringer!
After ninety days I received a 10% raise, which took me from a whopping 8.50 to 9.35 an hour. After one year I received 1.00 more and the promise that I would never receive another raise, ever. Damn, Stormbringer. That really, really sucks. Nothing like a mortgage to focus your priorities, huh? Do you get to move up to another position at some point? They can't be telling you you've hit the end of the line after a year , can they? There m
are you sure that's not in "Poverty, an Economic Necessity?", I bow before your intellect, Dys! if you put all the talk aside, it's obvious to me we're there for money. or rather, more control of natural resources, but it still boils down to the dollar. I agree. The goal was probably to establish a US-favorable
you seem very concerned with how accurate numbers are in general. demographic statistics are rarely perfect, and numbers about the U.S. economy are imperfect, You're right, I guess I am. I've been enjoying the discussion and am amazed at how these numbers can be made to say anything. How can we discuss what is and isn't working if we can't quantify it? And it appears that the numbers and charts that have been quoted in this thread are the numbers that t
Interesting article, Dys. Lots of food for thought. I wonder what the teachers' unions think about that.
what i was really trying to say is slightly different, that the rich are getting richer while the poor are stuggling harder and harder to stay in place If the rich are getting richer are the poor are staying even aren't we all getting better? Is Reagen's rising tide lifting our boats? why do we have to think of welfare as charity in the U.S.? in europe it tends more often to be viewed as an entitlement, a right - part
I'm 42, married, two teenagers. I usually play way too late at night after everyone is asleep. I remember playing the original Pong, and I was a freshman in high school when Space Invaders came out. We all want to spend time with our wives..but you got to admit that Altarian female is hot LOL! I fought a war with the Alterians just to wipe that sneer off of her face - my wife makes the same face! Geezers Rule!
Teachers work very few days a year compared to a normal job. They receive benefits that can only be obtained by government employee unions. They are not on call 24x7x365 as are many private employees (like me). Only the rare ones work long days. They are not working under "at will" employment. If they want to have the same pay as a private professionals, they need to work the same hours and have the same standard set of conditions that prevail in the private world. It
Seriously though, are there any numbers to back up your claims? The fact that the GNP is growing and unemployment is at record lows is generally pointed to as signs that the economy is growing. Check the "grumpy as hell" post for some great debate about what these numbers really mean. From the US Bureau of Labor Employment Cost Index Series Id: CIU1010000000000A (B,C)Not Seasonally Adjustedcompensation: Total compensationsector:
Bottom line, we ARE NOT supposed to be the 'world police'. Actually, when I read this after I posted it I wondered how long it would be before I got shot down. If we removed Saddam for humanitarian reasons then we should be removing dozens of other leaders around the world, and we aren't. And clearly we can't build a nation from scratch. But to not have responded to Saddam's threats would have been a mistake. The Muslim world has seen what happ
As a taxpayer, I have a problem with Cost per child in the LA school district: $13,792 or 14% of all CA education dollars Students who graduate in four years: Less than half The CTA (California Teachers Association) is the second most powerful political entity in California (the Police Union is #1). They have a vested interest in not changing the system. They have also clearly
But the fact that "Cornwall" didn't even move is a show of weakness. Or of reason If you have a warship in the Persian Gulf as a show of force, then to allow it to do nothing while a small craft abducts your military personnel is absurd. If it is reasonable that "Cornwall" did nothing, then "Cornwall" shouldn't have been there at all. If "Cornwall" shouldn't be there at all, then no military force at all should be there. That's a
If my stick is bigger than your stick That's why I support military spending. Could the money be spent on better things? Sure. But if we don't protect the country we won't have anything at all. Sad, but true, since the cavemen were waving femurs at each other (see "2001: A Space Odyessy").
it made it such that local property taxes provided one of the largest sources of school funding, except that schools located where the local property wasn't worth much ended up losing out as a result. Illinois funds its schools the same way, and it has resulted in the same problems. To change it, though, requires a rewrite of the tax code and would probably result in an increase in the state income tax with a reduction in the property tax, which is polit
some Iranians were captured in Iraq US troops detained several Iranian "military advisors" in Iraq. Detaining foriegn combat troops in a combat area is not the same as taking hostages on the high seas. no matter what you say they were in Iranina waters according to Iran So if the Iranians say that their territorial waters extend 100 miles offshore we should accept that? What if they claim the entire Pe
See how educational these forums can be?
I like the way my post was critisized, well done in being so predictable. My wife says I'm predictable, too. Oh, well. At least I'm consistent. What was the "Cornwall" supposed to do? I would say a shot across the bow and a move to physically intercept would have been a start. Doing nothing at all was the bigger mistake. You will probably say that interception would lead to war, but <div class="
