This is why Elon's Space DC's will win in the end, they can just shoot their waste into the sun or else pack it into Uranus.

"I'm Going To Enjoy Watching You Die, Mr. Anderson!"

If even a quarter of what I've heard about Oracle's offerings being over-budget, never-on-time, never-on-spec shitshows is actually true,

In general this is NOT for Oracle services...this is site wide (for all of DOW) for enterprise database and other software licensing....

There are contractors for each branch and project that use and maintain databases and most of them are Oracle....lots of legacy systems and always something new on the horizon....but Oracle generally is NOT doing any work.

'79 928 says "Hello."

Ah...that sounds nice.

Do you still have it?

I lost my 930 in Katrina.....at one point on Google Maps I saw the black monster floating in my back yard....

:(

Reminds me of swapping out the radio in cars. Maybe people could bring that back? I did that on nearly every car I've owned.

Indeed I remember doing that...and used to LOVE to custom configure my cars audio system.

I research and save and save and get a new head unit, then save...get the amp, new speakers...etc.

I dunno...I guess today's youth isn't as interested in audio fidelity...but I sure miss it.

OnStar systems detect that a collision has occurred and dial 911 for you. The phone can't do this as well, though it could perhaps do it.

I believe iPhones do this too...?

I believe they call it Crash Detection.

Both of my vehicles are still stick shifts, a 5spd WRX and a 6spd Tacoma. You'll take them from my cold dead hands!

In my rather long life to date..I have never owned anything but 2 seater sports cars with manual transmissions.

Ok, the '86 911 Turbo Porsche "technically" had rear seats, but you couldn't fit more than a couple bags of groceries back there, so I don't really count that.

If I were to buy a new GM car...first thing I'd do (actually while researching the car)....is find out how to disable the fscking cellular connection and cut the damned thing off from the mothership completely.

I don't want over the air updates at their choice, nor telemetries, etc....

Hell at this point, I just may only be buying older cars if need be and keeping them in good running order.

I prefer manual transmission anyway....those are hard to get new. I'd love a new Vette, but a sports car with no manual transmission? A waste...

In addition to what other people said, some companies use it to screen out people who are going to cause employee conflicts, ie, are you using it to make controversial posts and comments and say things that violate the social contract, or do you use it to communicate with family and talk about your hobbies?

If you don't feel some attachment to your past and want people to be able to find you and contact you, in this age without phone books, are you going to be a company person? Or do you just want a paycheck?

I guess I don't see social media the way you do....I've never thought of not having social media as the same thing as "no feeling attachment to past or want people, etc".

I've never done social media, yet I'm in almost constant touch with friends over 45+ year I've been with...we text, phone call, email...and actually try as often as possible to get together in meatspace.

Anyone that needs to know where I am...knows where I am.

And not sure about....company person? I mean, the ONLY reason I work...is for $$$.

I've contracted 1099 and done W2 over the years.

When I go to work, I follow the rules, I'm very amiable with co-workers....I do work stuff at work and when the door hits me on the ass on the way out, I leave work fully behind.

As a general rule I do not associate with co-workers outside of the office. I have real friends for friend actives and needs....I have found over the years, it keeps things professional and keeps problems at bay.

Frankly in the litigious society we find ourselves in today....I do believe employers are looking more for a person like myself...little to NO threat of interoffice conflicts or lawsuits.

They're not even trying to hide it, which I actually find quite refreshing.

And what's the endgame?

"How about a nice game of....chess?"

And just because you aren't paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get you

Thank you Dr. Johnny Fever....and, watch out for the "phone cops"...those guys play hard ball!!!

Ok...I've just severely dated myself...

After I had to be on Facebook for my work,

This part of your post really caught my eye...

Did your employer actually state you had to have a FB account in order to perform your job??

If so, I've never heard of such a thing.

I've never had a FB or any other social media site account, and by my accounts...it's actually been beneficial to my lines of work over the years.

So, genuinely curious about this....what kind of job what kind of work if you don't mind me asking....

Thank you in advance...

You should buy nicer coffee beans - if your coffee tastes bad without milk or sugar and tastes terrible when cold, that is a sign you are buying trash coffee beans.

Ugh...I don't think so....I can't agree.

I have relatives and friends that are coffee snobs, and have explained in great lengths what makes the superior coffee...from bean to brewing style to even the freakin' temperature you steep it.

No matter the quality, it all basically tastes like bitter dark liquid....no flavors really that overpower the bitter.

The only way I generally like coffee, is to booze it up, lots of heavy cream and sweetener so that by the time I'm one with it...tastes like boozy hot chocolate....and they generally frown on one for drinking that on the job site, so I generally only partake at home on weekends.

And no, I don't waste my money on the "good stuff" when I drink it like that, so don't worry.

It's all just bitter to me and needs a ton of additives to make it pleasurable.....everyone has different taste buds you know.

Is that really up to some random superintendent to decide. In most countries it would have to be an act of parliament.

Well, the US is set up that way...MOST local power is reserved for the States and the localities within.

The Federal govt is set up to be weak, at least constitutionally it is only supposed to have the limited, enumerated powers and responsibilities listed in the US Constitution.

That has been bastardized greatly over the years, but it also still largely applies.

For the most part, the Feds can't order the states to so jack shit....they can coerce them by trying to withhold tax monies...etc....but that's largely it.