...has already written about this phenomenon. http://www.oliversacks.com/books/musicophilia/

I agree, but gaming is still in there but the quality is different because of the platform. With the wife and kid, I am no longer doing the several-hour marathons of Civ or AoE, as in the past. However, my phone has now enabled me to game during usually non-productive times - lunch, waiting rooms, pre-meeting, car-idling...

The only thing that'll stop a bad guy with a video game, is a good guy with a video game.

By Email: Ignore.
By Phone: Listen to pitch. Decline.

Having had a grandfather that worked for the USPS, I do have a fond place in heart for the service. With that said, hasn't the reality of e-mail and online bill pay services negated much of the use of non-parcel and non-bulk mail traffic? Maybe raise the rate on bulk mail to further reduce the work load, because it does seem like a money loser and stay competitive with the parcel's. The only website that I found actual numbers on was at Shipwire.com. First class is on a strong downward trend and will not recover. It is time to consolidate.

...or loosen immigration laws and have those with healthier birthrates to contribute to the system.

No lines. Voted on Scantron. Election judge handed me a judges sheet which was already voided. Got another sheet and had no problems.

This reminds me of the James R. Berry article from Modern Mechanix, November 1968, describing life in 2008. Interesting to see what they got right and wrong. Still missing my jetpack...

Are you a fan of the Cloud? Is it secure enough for Enterprise applications? What would you use it for and "not use it for?"

...how much better humans are as assistants.

>Remember two things, you should not be climbing under things anymore. Directors direct others to do this work. ...depending on the size of the organization. Speaking as a director and as a continuing desk diver, I agree with the "Contractor wear" top thread, but keep a pair a jeans in a drawer in your office/cubicle, just in case. ...and congrats on the promotion.

Reminds me of Cyclops in "The Big Bus"

don't tell anyone...

Possibly the importance of the education and socialization is its relationship to a structured environment - read "corporate environment." Those who excel at both, the grades and the popularity, usually end up being our corporate business management. It is not the oversight that is important, but the practice.