It seems you are missing the point.
If the car 'saves you $10,000 a year', and you buy one for $20,000, then the car will pay for itself by the end of the second year. The third year, having that $20,000 car is making you money.
And also, both cars and employees last more than two years if properly maintained, cared for, and 'operated'.
Sorry Uberbah, I cannot let this one pass.
"New highers..." should be "New hires..."
I had to re-read that before I actually understood what you meant, thus this reply.
Pedantry and Grammar Nazi aside, you have a valid point. It used to be different regarding OJT and company attitude.
But those days are gone since the MBA explosion, and where all of this will end up is anybody's guess.
That company attitude you describe is an exception lately. The more common company attitude seems designed to increase turn-over, mediocrity, and low morale.
I would love to find a company to work for that is like you describe, but I have not found one in many years.
That would cause a complete meltdown in the DOD if that ever made it inside the Pentagon.
It is very difficult to type while ROFLCoptering in a puddle of spewed Mountain Dew!
Yeah, that's the problem with these 'religious freedom' discussions.
All to often what they really want is the religious freedom for their religion only.
What they fail to understand is in order to have religious freedom, you also have to have equal freedom from religion, or it is nothing more than outright discrimination by the majority religion; a theocracy in other words.
I haven't looked at a CR since the 1980's, but by then the aftermarket for high performance items were dying off somewhat.
But during the 1970's, there was a strong market for that stuff.
I can recall several reviews back then in different issues of several of the more popular 'racing seats' makers.
Recaro were one of the more popular 'racing seat' makers.(they were VERY nice!)
I actually used the CR article on a Recaro seat as a partial tie breaker when I bought mine in 1975 for my '69 Chevelle I raced Super Stock class with on the weekends, and drove to school and work through the week. (insanity of youth is my only defense-it was a HUGE PITN for normal driving! *but was nice on the ass*)
It would be far easier for the NSA to destroy Slashdot by buying it, then changing the way the forum works.
That explains Dice and the new slashdot beta!
As an Oklahoma resident since 1990, I can guarantee you (with high levels of confidence) that it will be politically slanted to the Republican side.(I'll leave the 'good vs. bad' argument alone)
And from my experience and observation, Amy Lee's statement: 'Oklahoma has some of the strongest standards in the country,' does not mean anything regarding the actual quality of OK's public education system.
What her statement means to me is that her criteria is: "How many boxes can we check? More is better, right?"
Our decision to pull our daughter(my stepdaughter) out of the school system and use 'homeschooling' was well worth the red tape for the difference in education.
For those parents that can do so, I highly recommend the 'homeschooling' experience.
But, be forewarned: it requires a good bit of effort and dedication, and may not always be the best option.
The social interaction, and diversity of ideas that come with 'going to school' do not happen, or are diminished with 'homeschooling'.
If you're a bad carpenter, I suppose a powerful saw could make you a worse one. At least it allows you to make a bigger mess.
Aha!!!
That explains why the concept of Chainsaw Surgery never really took off like it should have!
BTW, I thought you deserved the '+5, insightful' mods for a well stated, rational, and intelligent reply to what I see as one of the more ridiculous questions to show up here lately.
How a well a craftsman uses his tools is a bigger factor than which tools they use.
Using the 'best' tools in the world does not turn an incompetent or mediocre craftsman into a 'world class' craftsman, but a 'world class' craftsman can still turn out quality work with less than 'best' tools.
I know next to nothing about programming, but I can't Imagine it would be much different (in context of this discussion) than any other skill-based vocation.
I guess my 'blue collar' background made an impression on me; I derive pleasure seeing a 'master craftsman' at work on a project they enjoy doing.
No kidding!
Imagine the Ultimate Beowolf Cluster of Stupidity, and you end up with 'Mankind'.
The only weak links in the cluster are the communication links between the nodes are buggy and full of glitchy patches.
Not recommended for use on co-workers.
I would beg to differ with you on this point.
Since I started roping and dragging co-workers to the fire, then branding them, no one comes in my office and disturbs me anymore. I find I am much more focused and sane now.
If it doesn't move, PUT IT IN THE TRUCK.
This explains some of the 'wake up in a strange place, without a clue' scenarios I used to experience frequently in the 1960's and 1970's.
I'm not sure I whether I should be relieved, or more frightened now.....
Ask yourself honestly, if it were your job to enforce these copyrights,...
If you are bringing 'honesty' into this, then you are operating from a flawed premise that he/she would even have that job to start with.
I know I would 'honestly' not take that job with my viewpoint on copyright!
Your type of argument is from a false position you created to support your view.
Try arguing your case with facts instead of strawmen and fake parameters.
Your comment run through the "Jive" filter at the link you provided:
Your Text, Dialectized (jive)
De "dialectizer" http://www/ so cut me some slack, Jack.rinkwo'ks.com/diale... [rinkwo'ks.com] "translates" English t'Redneck, JIBE, Cockney, Elma' Fudd, Swedish Chef, Mo'on, Pig Latin, o' Hacker. Ah be baaad... And dere's an English t'Ebonics translato' at http://massa/ l.net/EBONICS/Transl... [Massa' l.net] so's it won't be dat difficult t'get some translato' dat outputs 16-year-old-goat rap.
--I'm not repeatin' mah'self
I'm an X window user; I'm an 'es-Windows user
Then that out put filtered with the "Elmer Fudd":
Your Text, Dialectized (fudd)
Youw Text, Diawectized (jive)
De "diawectizew" http://www/ [www] so cut me some swack, Jack.winkwo'ks. Oh, dat scwewy wabbit! com/diawe... [winkwo'ks. Oh, dat scwewy wabbit! com] "twanswates" Engwish t'Wedneck, JIBE, Cockney, Ewma' Fudd, Swedish Chef, Mo'on, Pig Watin, o' Hackew. Ah be baaad... And dewe's an Engwish t'Ebonics twanswato' at http://massa/ [massa] w.net/EBONICS/Twansw... [Massa' w.net] so's it won't be dat difficuwt t'get some twanswato' dat outputs 16-yeaw-owd-goat wap.
--I'm not wepeatin' mah'sewf
I'm an X window usew; I'm an 'es-Windows usew
Then, since a moose once bit my sister, that output run through the "Swedish Chef" filter:
Your Text, Dialectized (bork)
Yuoov Text, Deeevectized (jeefe-a)
De-a "deeevectizoo" http://vvv/ [vvv] su coot me-a sume-a sveck, Jeck.veenkvu'ks. Um gesh dee bork, bork! Ooh, det scvooy vebbeet! cum/deeeve-a... [veenkvu'ks. Um gesh dee bork, bork! Ooh, det scvooy vebbeet! cum] "tvunsvetes" Ingveesh t'Vedneck, JIBE, Cuckney, Ivme' Foodd, Svedeesh Cheff, Mu'un, Peeg Veteen, oo' Heckoo. Eh be-a beeed. Bork bork bork!.. Und dooe's un Ingveesh t'Ebuneecs tvunsvetu' et http://messa/ [messa] v.net/IBONICS/Tvunsv... [Messe' v.net] su's it vun't be-a det deefffficoovt t'get sume-a tvunsvetu' det ooootpoots 16-yeev-oovd-guet vep.
--
I'm nut vepeeteen' meh'sooff
I'm un X veendoo usoo; I'm un 'es-Veendoos usoo
Aannd, then run that output back through the "Jive" filter:
Your Text, Dialectized (jive)
Yo' Text, Dialectized (bo'k)
Yuoov Text, Deeevectized (jeefe-a)
De-a "deeevectizoo" http://vvv/ [vvv] su coot me-a sume-a sveck, Jeck. Ya' know?veenkvu'ks. Um gesh dee bo'k, bo'k! Right on! Ooh, det scvooy vebbeet! Right on! cum/deeeve-a. WORD!.. [veenkvu'ks. Um gesh dee bo'k, bo'k! Right on! Ooh, det scvooy vebbeet! Right on! cum] "tvunsvetes" Ingveesh t'Vedneck, JIBE, Cuckney, Ivme' Foodd, Svedeesh Cheff, Mu'un, Peeg Veteen, oo' Heckoo. 'S coo', bro. Eh be-a beeed. Bo'k bo'k bo'k! Right on!.. Und dooe's un Ingveesh t'Ebuneecs tvunsvetu' et http://messa/ [messa] v. Man!net/IBONICS/Tvunsv. Man!.. [Messe' v. Man!net] su's it vun't be-a det deefffficoovt t'get sume-a tvunsvetu' det ooootpoots 16-yeev-oovd-guet vep. Jes hang loose, brud.
--I'm nut vepeeteen' meh'sooff
I'm un X veendoo usoo; I'm un 'es-Veendoos usoo
All of that proves that.....I'm easily entertained.
Too bad there was not a Japanese anime filter as well.
"Ninety percent of baseball is half mental." -- Yogi Berra
