Comment Re:If you do it right (Score 1) 997
I thought I should clarify that the bonus we use for OT work is paid by the hour. This is a direct incentive to work more hours. If the hours make the company more money then it makes sense.
Comment If you do it right (Score 1) 997
This can work for short periods of time, up to a couple of weeks IF you pay an overtime bonus to the sallaried employees. My company does this and most people actually look forward to the infrequent times when it is needed because we are well compensated for it (in addition to our profit sharing program).
Comment Re:Queue the libertarians.. (Score 1) 225
OP was suggesting that objecting libertarians be formed into a line
and shot?
Comment Re:Note to the President (Score 1) 857
"If Texans have a way they want to do something, LET THEM, and don't live there if you don't like it."
Not if their decisions shapes text books all over the country. Not if they are receiving any Federal funding for their schools.
If they want to blur the line between church and state, and between facts and politics, then surely they won't mind the Federal Government taking away funding. After all, the Church will pick up the slack, right:)?
I have to admit though, living in an ultra-blue state (Oregon), it would be amusing to see my communities reaction to receiving a K-12 set of "Texanized" books.
Comment Re:Crossing the line (Score 1) 698
Fuck yes it is.
Comment Re:Black Galaxy? (Score 3, Informative) 118
I mean this in the nicest possible way, but that post really makes it sound as if you don't know what you're talking about. 100000 light years is the size of a typical galaxy, i.e. the Milky Way (admittedly diameter, not radius). And the more massive a black hole, the bigger it is (as measured by the Schwarzschild radius); a black hole with 100 billion stars - which, again, is a typical galaxy's worth - would be about 600 billion km across. That's something like 100 times the size of the orbit of Neptune, and much bigger than any star.
Comment If the dose was calculated right, not a problem (Score 1) 357
To put the dose in perspective, the ICRP 60 recommended dose limit to the whole body for the public is 1000 microsieverts/year. A 0.02 microsievert effective dose to the whole body is nothing. You would have to fly 50000 times to exceed this limit.
Comment Bad idea (Score 1) 148
What concept is this proof of?
Comment Easy solution (Score 1) 1019
Reply with a resignation letter signed by all of the programmers. He'll let you use your music players.
Submission + - Apple shuts down Think Secret blog
blueapples writes: "Apple has shut down Think Secret. From TFA: "Apple and Think Secret have settled their lawsuit, reaching an agreement that results in a positive solution for both sides. As part of the confidential settlement, no sources were revealed and Think Secret will no longer be published.""
Submission + - Duke Nukem Forever Release Date: 12/1/07! (bestbuy.com)
wiggles writes: It's offical. According to this Best Buy page, Duke Nukem Forever is scheduled for release on December 1st of 2007.
Talk about a solution to global warming! All we need to do is find hell, and use the sub-zero temperatures to siphon off our excess heat!
