tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post2058425895472749464..comments2024-02-25T08:16:25.546-08:00Comments on Exurban Nation: Cute? No. Cool? Yes!Rob Dawghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-24883297410437306432017-06-01T10:48:47.234-07:002017-06-01T10:48:47.234-07:00True... But when your biding your time waiting for...True... But when your biding your time waiting for some clown to figure out why his circuit board doesn't work it's okay... FWIW, he never got it running...Cinco-Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11070836718703358881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-49749073583699510092017-06-01T10:46:51.683-07:002017-06-01T10:46:51.683-07:00Ya... Spent awhile on it during that disasterous d...Ya... Spent awhile on it during that disasterous demo... If be embarrassed to go into a presentation like thatCinco-Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11070836718703358881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-19748309017953467652017-06-01T10:45:38.578-07:002017-06-01T10:45:38.578-07:00Working on it 😋Working on it 😋Cinco-Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11070836718703358881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-15632755910438229382017-06-01T10:29:02.573-07:002017-06-01T10:29:02.573-07:00Oh, and a new post. Oh, and a new post. Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-80456136364860463582017-06-01T10:28:44.633-07:002017-06-01T10:28:44.633-07:00Dan, you describe one side of a two sided coin. C...Dan, you describe one side of a two sided coin. Cannot tell you how many times I squirmed in a seat while people argued about PERT chart margins of error when I wanted to be on the floor breaking $100k parts with $10m machines. Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-85043771628644129302017-06-01T09:59:21.286-07:002017-06-01T09:59:21.286-07:00Too many people think they can multi task with the...Too many people think they can multi task with their phones and pay attention at a meeting. Hint - You can't. There is no such thing as "multi tasking", you are either paying attention to your phone or the meeting, not both. Invariably the person on their phone is asked a question, and then you have to repeat what you were asking about because they were "multi tasking".<br /><br />I wish I had a portable cell signal blocker for meetings. Besides, it is just plain rude.UMDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120047085269376544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-57974781589405605762017-06-01T09:45:39.472-07:002017-06-01T09:45:39.472-07:00Liz, even Hamilton would cringe at the extent Fede...Liz, even Hamilton would cringe at the extent Federalism has grown. Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-80955015576995521992017-06-01T09:44:23.064-07:002017-06-01T09:44:23.064-07:00It is considered polite to use a Bluetooth earpiec...It is considered polite to use a Bluetooth earpiece when playing Battle Cats. <br /><br />A preview of CA single payer:<br />A recent state Senate analysis pondered a 15% payroll tax as a way to raise the estimated $200 billion needed in revenue to cover the program’s costs. The analysis assumes another $200 billion would come from existing federal, state and local funds.<br /><br />The nurses’ union paid for their own study of the proposal, conducted by economics professors at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Assuming federal waivers, the analysis suggests $225 billion could come from repurposed Medicare and Medi-Cal funds.<br /><br />An additional $106 billion would have to come through new revenue. The study suggests two new taxes: a 2.3% gross receipts tax on businesses and a 2.3% sales tax coupled with a tax credit for families that currently qualify for Medi-Cal.<br />Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-78170104372921586852017-06-01T09:23:03.049-07:002017-06-01T09:23:03.049-07:00I've been out of the rat race for a few years ...I've been out of the rat race for a few years now..what is the protocol for playing with your smartphone during meetings/presentations these days?? Is that frowned upon?? Seems like that would be a good diversion for the long boring ones..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735290094786012546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-23349500675070196322017-06-01T09:13:06.744-07:002017-06-01T09:13:06.744-07:00Reading about the interactions of Hamilton and Ada...Reading about the interactions of Hamilton and Adams. Both had feet of Clay.Lawyerlizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10205887658531497613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-6612331321583043862017-06-01T09:11:43.975-07:002017-06-01T09:11:43.975-07:00Hahahahaha. Hahahahaha. Lawyerlizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10205887658531497613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-25588912288119534022017-06-01T09:11:21.154-07:002017-06-01T09:11:21.154-07:00The fisher cat looks like a cross between a cat an...The fisher cat looks like a cross between a cat and a bear.Lawyerlizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10205887658531497613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-77868067969380726072017-06-01T08:34:27.563-07:002017-06-01T08:34:27.563-07:00Got your doctors RX that says you have meeting ind...Got your doctors RX that says you have meeting induced narcolepsy and you are allowed to sleep in meetings yet?UMDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120047085269376544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-48215402004793197522017-06-01T08:25:08.907-07:002017-06-01T08:25:08.907-07:00BTW, my middle name is Wally...BTW, my middle name is Wally...Cinco-Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11070836718703358881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-622997865198558582017-06-01T08:24:20.259-07:002017-06-01T08:24:20.259-07:00At every high tech job I've ever worked at my ...At every high tech job I've ever worked at my co-workers were sure that Scott Adams worked there... That's his geniusCinco-Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11070836718703358881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-76124341365551217742017-06-01T08:16:02.440-07:002017-06-01T08:16:02.440-07:00As a teen in New England I saw a Fisher Cat. Ther...As a teen in New England I saw a Fisher Cat. There's a checkbox few can claim. <br /><br />Cinco, is your real name "Dilbert?" ;) Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-69501994764667415762017-06-01T08:10:48.142-07:002017-06-01T08:10:48.142-07:00I onces saw an eagle tooI onces saw an eagle tooCinco-Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11070836718703358881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-22566907428888201742017-06-01T08:09:13.430-07:002017-06-01T08:09:13.430-07:00Suffering through disasterous vendor demonstration...Suffering through disasterous vendor demonstration... Not ready for prime time... This is an hour and a half that I'll never get backCinco-Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11070836718703358881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-79307077332248097342017-06-01T08:04:26.959-07:002017-06-01T08:04:26.959-07:00I think they paid the lottery winner in FIB chits....I think they paid the lottery winner in FIB chits.. ;<)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735290094786012546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-39854106974565971292017-06-01T07:52:43.537-07:002017-06-01T07:52:43.537-07:00Liz, after the holiday Thursday is like Wednesday ...Liz, after the holiday Thursday is like Wednesday and Thursday combined. Lots of busy. <br /><br />The condor chicke is getting active now. Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-80120533803674924482017-06-01T07:39:45.579-07:002017-06-01T07:39:45.579-07:00Condor Mostly Behind rock.
Posters! Come out, com...Condor Mostly Behind rock.<br /><br />Posters! Come out, come out whereever you are<br />Lawyerlizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10205887658531497613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-77142369589223843032017-06-01T07:38:41.819-07:002017-06-01T07:38:41.819-07:00The lottery winner got their money.
That live fee...The lottery winner got their money.<br /><br />That live feed looks like Madigan at his desk. Sorry, cheap, gratuitous IL tax/budget joke....UMDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120047085269376544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-88630866905619893372017-06-01T07:37:26.376-07:002017-06-01T07:37:26.376-07:00That was chomping.
Not confefe! Or covfefe. Kee...That was chomping. <br />Not confefe! Or covfefe. Keep the covfefe meme alive!Lawyerlizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10205887658531497613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-74636097639987231912017-06-01T07:35:56.195-07:002017-06-01T07:35:56.195-07:00Did the lottery winner get his prize eventually.
...Did the lottery winner get his prize eventually.<br /><br />There are eagles on NASA property. Hub saw one onces. We have tons of Hawks, nearly always one in view, and ibises whom ping on bugs in the front yard. I know we have snakes because I see their shed skins while gardening. Not to mention the turtles. Or alligators. I guess the pythons aren't newsworthy any more.Lawyerlizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10205887658531497613noreply@blogger.com