I have identical twin boys, nearing 3 1/2 years old.

It's like a double control group, both with the same genes and the same upbringing, right down to nap times, food eaten (or at least offered) etc.

One has always been half a pound or so heavier, and very healthy other than some normal colds / croup from the bio-warfare that is daycare. His twin has eczema, asthma and hayfever. Growing out of it slowly, thank goodness.

There are both typical Aussie boys. Wrestle like bear cubs, couldn't keep them inside if you wanted to, covered in dirt and grass within 5 minutes of putting their shoes on (if you can convince them to) in the morning.

So there you go. It may all have an influence, but there's no single cause.

Well said. Not only can you leave replying to later, but one of the most common time management tips for many managers and most executives is to only read/deal with email twice a day.

The constant interruptions make you feel busier / more involved and therefore more productive, but in reality nearly everyone whose value to a company is more than the bureaucratic equivalent of grinding, you're actually far less effective, which is the more important measure.

Cue the MBA bullshit bingo comments, but there's a lot of logic to it.

20 Annual Leave Days (Vacation)
17 "Personal Days" (Sick, Carer's Leave (kid sick), House Moving etc.)
3 days off during Christmas (in addition to the public holidays)
10+ Standard Public Holidays
5 Days bonus leave because I don't get "flex time"
37.5 hour weeks

Australia...

Not limited to managers or ICT... It's a famous doctor joke too...

Patient - "Doc, it hurts when I do this"

Doc - "Then don't do that"

It's real though. How often do you get dismissed when the effective management of a condition is deemed to be more of a hassle than just grinning and bearing it? Compained of a bad knee when jogging to be told to stop jogging? Without real assessment, physio referral, or treatment, all of which could lead to the ability to jog (and more) again?

Pet Peeve #238

I get how some of these cases would have seemed like a good idea at the time, but the cane toad case always amazes me. An animal that is toxic to touch, let alone eat... How could they have ever thought it would end well?

Crazy dumb idea, even before the punchline that they couldn't jump high enough to eat the damn things we brought them here to control!

I'm an ICT Director in a public health system. I understand the issues, pro's and con's in every approach so I'm not trying to rule on who is right or wrong here. If you're not familiar with the industry, the best way I've seen the issue (drastically) summarised is as follows:-

"Consumers don't want anyone to see their private medical records when they're well - as soon as they're ill, it's assumed everyone already has access, with the only excuse being incompetance".

Not always true, but it summarises the catch 22.

Cheers.

However, if you are planning on using XBMC, be aware that it is CPU bound as far as I know on OSX - it does not off-load anything to the GPU.

Cheers.

Bit of cognitive dissonance - You don't hotwire airplanes - Here's how to hotwire an airplane...

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