To this day, I'm still pretty sure that nobody even knows where Denver is.

It's pretty well known at this point that Colorado is having a "Green Revolution", as they call it.

Two weeks ago, the start-up vaporizer company a friend of mine works for hosted a job fair. There were a few other companies there as well. In total, there was probably 15-20 jobs at the most that were looking to be filled. The company my friend works for was looking for a few night machine operators (running the CO2 extraction machines).

Apparently, word got out and there were hundreds of people that showed up to apply for only a handful of jobs. Most of these people were from out-of-state and had moved here because they see an opportunity here. From the sounds of it, nearly every single person was unqualified to operate these machines, so in the end it really did take hundreds of people to apply for only a few jobs simply because the expertise required is so niche.

I'm trying to decide if that is better or worse than a company forcing you to work > 40 hours/week and at the same time exempting you from earning overtime.

I'd like to challenge you to wear that bluetooth thing all day long having a conversation with your needy wife or lonely mother where ever you are and whatever you're doing. These women will require you to be attentive and listen, so no cheating by calling POPCORN or something. If you're ordering from Starbucks, have a chat. If you're changing some poopy diapers, have a chat. Changing a flat tire, have a chat. Looking for an address on an unfamiliar street, have a chat.

At the end of the day, ask yourself, did it seem like those things were a bit more difficult due to the chats you were having all day?

Yes, people like myself who have had to dodge one too many chatterboxes that think it's okay to just step into the street in front of someone riding a bicycle. After all, Brenda has a new boyfriend and she met him on Craigslist ... ewwww!

The fact is that people are too, "well that's only other people, that's not me!" and then they proceed to dial a phone call that could have easily waited until back at the office parking lot or whatever. The false sense of urgency people have simply because they can is getting ridiculous. I can accept that probably 1% of phone calls are actually urgent. What I can't accept is the 75% of calls that people think are ugent. What's the old saying, "Your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency on my part." Until it is determined that people will behave responsibly, other people will want to legislate that irresponsible behavior away from them. I don't think it has anything to do with "not being a part of their conversation" but rather that people would prefer to live in a world where they aren't surrounded by people chatting casually on a phone and being oblivious to the world around them.

This is the same FUD all those guys at the Microsoft shops always tell me. "You need to upgrade because it will be catastrophic if you don't."

Meanwhile, he's perfectly content selling upgrades from Win7 to Win8 on machines that do nothing but run an HP-UX terminal emulator running a basic inventory system. The irony in this is brilliant.

There is always going to be systems that were sold by a sales person. These systems will need to be updated. There are also going to be systems that were built in-house. These systems are also going to need to be upgraded. The difference between the two is who decides the upgrade path.

Costa Rico, on the other hand, is best known for having a football thrown over it.

I suppose it is at least useful as some kind of chart that describes what those peppers might be on a certain day. Anyone who has grown their own peppers knows that there are freaks that will defy any chart that exists. I've had jalapenos that were much hotter than habaneros and couldn't be differentiated from ghost pepppers (aside from flavor). The habaneros we had last year were milder than a typical Anaheim.

Not that it compares, but I always found this rather humorous.

Honestly, everything in moderation.

I've played some public golf courses that are adjacent to airports and rail lines and would otherwise be used for more sprawl or more industry. I like that there are places that provide refuge for birds and small mammals and one can go pay $12 and play a game for a few hours.

I don't play golf that much, in fact I haven't played at all in several years, but it's still a decent game and use of space ... in moderation.

I've only flown over Phoenix, but seriously, that is excessive as are many lush courses that scream opulence and waste of resources. If a town wanted to have a public course, I'm all for it. Most of the rest are simply excessive.

The platoon player seems like it is becoming the next inefficiency to be exploited. You might have a guy that hits .220 against righties, but .312 against lefties. As long as you only put him in against lefties, he's going to be a .300 hitter.

Oh, wait ... my bad. Wrong thread.

FF7 for the PC was a direct port. It came out a little bit after the Playstation version.

I remember being super excited when all the hype for FF7 was a big deal. I mean, it had to be huge, it took several discs.

Then I "played" it. I realized that this was the edition where they completely ruined the series and I haven't played one since.

(I used "played" in quotes because the game basically played itself compared to previous versions. I mean really, why am I trying to mash a button this fast so I can give mouth to mouth to a dolphin?)

...err, wasn't that one of the selling points when they were still relatively underground?

Seeing this tape measure makes me think of a few other ideas. It would be nice to print myself a new custom fly reel instead of paying for overpriced crap sold at some trendy Orvis store.