Cancer Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 ... The enemy, the ultimate enemy, was wage growth. The employer would rather live in a postapocalyptic hellhole, fighting for the last drop of "go juice" then pay another cent to the working classes, the paper assumed. Or, rather, told people to think. Because only wage repression could keep investment income growing faster than inflation, and so keep the kind of people who read The Economist happy. Hey, they were only off by 65 years or so. BlueCloud2k2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 head-scratcher: why do community colleges treat everyone like they are 18 years old? I have a different rant about this from a decade ago, but... This one? http://www.herogames.com/forums/topic/9703-acadamic-insanity/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vondy Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 This one? http://www.herogames.com/forums/topic/9703-acadamic-insanity/ Yes. The new forum wrought chaos on the formatting.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Bureaucracy thrives on giving people the run-around. I had to get a printout of my transcripts for a job application. Why I have to do that when I graduated 20 years ago is beyond me. But I paid the fee at one building and trekked across campus to where the records are kept and waited a half hour before my turn. Now there's a student pin number which I don't have since I'm no longer a student. The clerk wouldn't even try to help me until I demanded a refund. After all, no service, no money. The clerk became much more helpful after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 You can blame the identity thieves for that one. I applied to one job a couple of months ago where I needed to submit hard copies of my resume, transcripts, a five page cover letter addressing each job requirement, three letters of recommendation, and two forms, via snail mail. For an IT position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Yes. The new forum wrought chaos on the formatting.... yep. I liked that post so much I saved a copy. If you like I can send it via PM and you can undo the chaos, and make it readable again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 You can blame the identity thieves for that one. I applied to one job a couple of months ago where I needed to submit hard copies of my resume, transcripts, a five page cover letter addressing each job requirement, three letters of recommendation, and two forms, via snail mail. For an IT position. One job I applied for was asking for high school info. (I think that is 30 years out of date by now?) Semi-tangent, I'm so glad that the medical people lately are fine with me emailing a scanned copy instead of insisting on a fax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 Vondy Wrote: head-scratcher: why do community colleges treat everyone like they are 18 years old? I have a different rant about this from a decade ago, but... "You need to talk to a counselor." "Why?" "You might not graduate if you don't talk to a..." "Stop. I am 41 years old, married, a father, employed, and have a BA plus 75." "I still think you should talk to a counselor. You'll want..." "Do tell, what is it I want?" "Sir?" "I'm here to take five classes specified by my employer for work purposes." "You don't want to graduate?" "Madame, with respect, I told you I've already graduated from a real university." "Well, the guidance department can help you decide what classes..." "Does the guidance department sign my paycheck?" "Sir?" "I told you I'm taking the classes my employer specified." "Well, if you don't think you need it you don't have to. But I'd really recommend..." "Just register me for the class, would you?" I think the bureaucrats have to justify their jobs somehow. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 This what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 That which you posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Comical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 There is nothing ... nothing ... more important to an administrator's little mind than rules he gets to enforce on others. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 Sad but true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 There is nothing ... nothing ... more important to an administrator's little mind than rules he gets to enforce on others. and there is a good reason (mostly) for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 ... What would the speed of sound be in a neutron star? Look for "speed of sound in nuclear matter". I find references to papers dealing with that as far back 1979. Hmm. 1988 paper points out that with existing theory (and this is a nuclear theory question) there are problems because in some regimes the theory predicts v_sound > c .... But the speed of sound in nuclear matter is important for the physics of supernova explosions and we don't know it all that well .... Interesting question! Logan D. Hurricanes and L. Marcus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Would that be the actual c in vacuum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Yes. That is pointing out a shortcoming of that part of theory, not a true strange thing in nuclear matter. One of those "oops" situations which tells you that you need a better theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 ... Far out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 L. Marcus wrote: Today, the 17th of May, is Norway's National Day. It commemorates the day in 1814, when the modern Norwegian constitution was adopted at Eidsvoll -- they celebrate 200 years as a sovereign state. Huzzas are in order! I take it they weren't invaded by Napoleon during this time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 No -- they were subject to Denmark at the time, and they were Nappy's allies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 I don't remember Napoleon having regiments of Viking berserkers at his disposal. Which is too bad, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 This was before the Swedes invaded, and forced Norway into a personal union. Norway remained nominally independent, under the Swedish monarch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 ... That's actually correct! Wikipedia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 That or he put lots of points in KS: History Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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