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Comment Solution: Move to Paris (Score 1) 710

by theadman on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @10:56AM (#47314959) Attached to: Workaholism In America Is Hurting the Economy

I'm from Melbourne, Australia and I'm sure we have a very similar work culture to the US. A culture where a whole lot of people define their social value, and a great part of their self value to their work. I think we all get sucked into this to some degree. Then my girlfriend got a job in Paris and I threw it all in and tagged along. Now I work maybe 8-9 hours a day, down from 10-12. No one eats at their desk because food it respected enough to give it some respect. The work we do is of high quality because we're not stupid after staring and screens for too long. And we tend to spin our wheels less and waste a whole lot less time. So overall I'd be surprised if productivity is really down. And life is much nicer. France isn't perfect (far, far from it) and your anecdotal milage may vary but hey, so far, so good.

Radioactive Tool Goes Missing In Texas 163

Posted by samzenpus on Monday September 17, 2012 @08:55AM from the where'd-I-put-that? dept.

Hugh Pickens writes "Oil-field service companies lower radioactive units into wells to let workers identify places to break apart rock for a drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which frees oil and natural gas. Now Bloomberg reports that Halliburton workers have discovered that a lock on the container used to transport one such device has gone missing, along with the unit, after employees drove a truck from a site near Peco to a well south of Odessa and while the loss of radioactive rods occurs from time to time, it has been years since a device with americium-241/beryllium, the material in Halliburton's device, was misplaced in Texas. NRC spokeswoman Maureen Conley says the material would have to be in someone's physical possession for several hours for it to be considered harmful as teams comb the route between the two wellsites searching for the seven-inch tube, which is clearly marked with the words 'DANGER RADIOACTIVE' as well as a radiation warning symbol, "Halliburton strongly cautions members of the public that if they locate this source, they should not touch or handle it, stay a minimum of 25 feet away," and contact local law enforcement or the company's emergency hotline if they find the cylinder, says the company which is also offering a reward for information about the tube's whereabouts."

Comment I like running. You can make it nerdy. (Score 1) 1806

by theadman on Wednesday July 30, 2008 @12:34AM (#24396929) Attached to: How Do Geeks Exercise?

I like running for lots of reasons but here is a few: - I can do it anywhere, just throw on my gear and I'm off. - If I don't have much time, I can run fast for a short period of time. If I have a while I can slow it down and stay out for a while. - With a GPS watch (I use a Garmin Forerunner 305) and some software I can map where I've run, how fast & my heart rate - When I get home I can see when I start to tire and if it was because of hills, etc - This info is perfect if your training for a goal, 5000 meter, 10k, Half-Marathon or THE MARATHON(TM) - Runners are annoying nice people, they wave and wink when you pass and are happy to run with you for a bit. - Chicks dig guys who run marathons...

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