Yeah, I was wondering about that too. When he hurts himself, he hurts his wife, daughters and friends too. He alludes to parenthetically to their fear but doesn't seem to get that they actually die a little bit inside each time they hear he's been in another terrible accident.
I know mountain climbers and other outdoor warriors who've never had an injury like the ones he describes. Yearly helicopter rescues and reconstructive surgery are hardly a requirement of adventurous outdoor hobbies.
Every time one gets killed another one has to take his place. The Al-Queda "#2" position is the equivalent of the Star Trek red shirt. Nobody wants to job because they know they'll die within a week so it goes to some random guy who nobody even bothers learning his name since he won't be around long anyway.
I live in an all-party consent state. If I witness a crime in progress and record it for evidence, does that mean I've broken the law and the perpetrator could sue me? It sure sounds like that's the case if my recording includes audio.
I was right with him until I found stuff like this in the glossary:
CELESTIAL INTELLIGENT ENERGY: Full-time residents of Thoughtspace, nonmaterial beings who have never inhabited human bodies of their own. Called Angels by theologians.
SPIRITUAL PROFESSOR OF THE TEACHERS OF THE GUARDIANS OF THE ESSENCES: A CIE who is Project Manager for 250,000 Spiritual Teachers and their Guardians and Essences.
More of his "unique" life philosophy is available here. Wonder where this guy's delusions fit in the DSM?
That is awesome! The bipedal walking model is lots of fun to play with. Try reversing gravity on the little guy, he'll do some odd calisthenics on the ceiling. The spring constant on this model is really high compared to gravity, so if you just tweak him a bit with your mouse he will start shaking and wobbling like crazy all over the screen.
Reading Communion was one of the more horrifying experiences of my formative years and this article brought it all back. Now it's 2 AM and I'm too freaked out to turn out my lights, but I still can't stop reading.
Dr. Megavolt is cooler. The first time I saw him I was tripping balls on the playa and could not for the life of me figure out what was happening, but it was still very, very awesome.
When I was in high school, all of the juniors had to take the ASVAB. I scored pretty high on all of the sections except mechanics. I was a little disappointed when I only got one perfunctory call from a recruiter. Not that I was interested in joining the military, it was just a matter of principle and proving that one can overcome a complete lack of mechanical aptitude.
"They want a 10 minute presentation on how I would deliver the government's priority outcomes for e-government"
It sounds like they want you to demonstrate that you can construct a basic project plan.
People who think like that want to see first that you understand and can articulate the project goals. Then they want to see that you can translate that into a plan of action that meets those goals in a measurable way.
As previous posters have said, simplicity is key. They'll have confidence in your plan if it's intuitively simple (even if the actual execution is highly technical). In ten minutes, you can comfortably get through a title slide and 3 content slides. I'd structure the presentation like this:
Slide 1: Describe the project goals in your own words
Slide 2: Describe at a very high level the action plan you would implement to meet those goals (i.e. build a Web portal for the city government making available the following functions for users...)
Slide 3: Describe how you will measure the success of the project and feed that back into maintenence or future iterations of the project.
Approaching the job in this way shows the type of project-oriented thinking that structured organizations like to see. They'll also evaluate your design and communication skills based on your presentation, so follow the advice others have given on good graphic design. Also, don't read the slides to them. Put highlights on the slides and add interesting details as you talk. That way your slides look clean and they'll pay attention to what you're saying as you talk.
She's in a wheelchair because she threw herself off a building after catching her two Japanese schoolgirl friends playing lesbian snugglebunnies. Guess she was mad it wasn't a threesome.
Also, why are the shirts different for men and women? Must a man wear a lady-cut shirt to declare that he is an exhibitionist? Aren't there any female juvinile delinquents out there anymore?
Can I get one that says "Stalker" for the creepy ex-coworker who is still following my every movement six months after I changed jobs?
Some people should be required to wear warning labels.
According to the dire report, over half of the 104 human cases of H5N1 have been fatal (and I seem to recall that a lot of the victims were not in the infant/elderly/immunosuppresed category that is most vulnerable). If that mortality rate holds and this thing starts spreading like wildfire, this will be much worse than the Spanish Flu. Even if it only infects 20% of the world's population, that means more than 1 in 10 people will die within a very short period of time.
I really shouldn't read these articles late at night.
Darshon, you said upthread that this man is a friend of a neighbor and "adopted" her daughter. That sounds very worrisome, and given that connection he may come back to the neighborhood even if you don't hire his company for any more work. I'd have a conversation with the police. Describe his behavior, which was definitely out of whack. If he does anything else creepy in the future, having a record of your past observations will be valuable.
Yeah, I was wondering about that too. When he hurts himself, he hurts his wife, daughters and friends too. He alludes to parenthetically to their fear but doesn't seem to get that they actually die a little bit inside each time they hear he's been in another terrible accident. I know mountain climbers and other outdoor warriors who've never had an injury like the ones he describes. Yearly helicopter rescues and reconstructive surgery are hardly a requirement of adventurous outdoor hobbies.
posted by rhiannon 18 years ago
In "Al Qu'Ady #2 "may be dead"!"
Every time one gets killed another one has to take his place. The Al-Queda "#2" position is the equivalent of the Star Trek red shirt. Nobody wants to job because they know they'll die within a week so it goes to some random guy who nobody even bothers learning his name since he won't be around long anyway.
posted by rhiannon 18 years ago
In "A Practical Guide to Taping Phone Calls"
I live in an all-party consent state. If I witness a crime in progress and record it for evidence, does that mean I've broken the law and the perpetrator could sue me? It sure sounds like that's the case if my recording includes audio.
posted by rhiannon 18 years ago
In "Multiple Personalities. "
I was right with him until I found stuff like this in the glossary: CELESTIAL INTELLIGENT ENERGY: Full-time residents of Thoughtspace, nonmaterial beings who have never inhabited human bodies of their own. Called Angels by theologians. SPIRITUAL PROFESSOR OF THE TEACHERS OF THE GUARDIANS OF THE ESSENCES: A CIE who is Project Manager for 250,000 Spiritual Teachers and their Guardians and Essences. More of his "unique" life philosophy is available here. Wonder where this guy's delusions fit in the DSM?
posted by rhiannon 18 years ago
In "These lines jiggle"
That is awesome! The bipedal walking model is lots of fun to play with. Try reversing gravity on the little guy, he'll do some odd calisthenics on the ceiling. The spring constant on this model is really high compared to gravity, so if you just tweak him a bit with your mouse he will start shaking and wobbling like crazy all over the screen.
posted by rhiannon 18 years ago
In "Alien Abduction"
Reading Communion was one of the more horrifying experiences of my formative years and this article brought it all back. Now it's 2 AM and I'm too freaked out to turn out my lights, but I still can't stop reading.
posted by rhiannon 18 years ago
In "Dance Dance Immolation"
Dr. Megavolt is cooler. The first time I saw him I was tripping balls on the playa and could not for the life of me figure out what was happening, but it was still very, very awesome.
posted by rhiannon 18 years ago
In "Alpha Mom (The Martha Stewart of Parenting)."
Another vote for vomit-inducing. This woman is not psychologically healthy.
posted by rhiannon 18 years ago
In "This is the strangest example of internet collaboration. "
The Who: Whoo are you?
posted by rhiannon 18 years ago
In "MYPETCAMS"
Is that cat in the second link still breathing??
posted by rhiannon 18 years ago
In "No Child Left Behind,"
When I was in high school, all of the juniors had to take the ASVAB. I scored pretty high on all of the sections except mechanics. I was a little disappointed when I only got one perfunctory call from a recruiter. Not that I was interested in joining the military, it was just a matter of principle and proving that one can overcome a complete lack of mechanical aptitude.
posted by rhiannon 18 years ago
In "Curious George: Job interview presentation. "
"They want a 10 minute presentation on how I would deliver the government's priority outcomes for e-government" It sounds like they want you to demonstrate that you can construct a basic project plan. People who think like that want to see first that you understand and can articulate the project goals. Then they want to see that you can translate that into a plan of action that meets those goals in a measurable way. As previous posters have said, simplicity is key. They'll have confidence in your plan if it's intuitively simple (even if the actual execution is highly technical). In ten minutes, you can comfortably get through a title slide and 3 content slides. I'd structure the presentation like this: Slide 1: Describe the project goals in your own words Slide 2: Describe at a very high level the action plan you would implement to meet those goals (i.e. build a Web portal for the city government making available the following functions for users...) Slide 3: Describe how you will measure the success of the project and feed that back into maintenence or future iterations of the project. Approaching the job in this way shows the type of project-oriented thinking that structured organizations like to see. They'll also evaluate your design and communication skills based on your presentation, so follow the advice others have given on good graphic design. Also, don't read the slides to them. Put highlights on the slides and add interesting details as you talk. That way your slides look clean and they'll pay attention to what you're saying as you talk.
posted by rhiannon 18 years ago
In "Wheelchair Girl (porn review)"
She's in a wheelchair because she threw herself off a building after catching her two Japanese schoolgirl friends playing lesbian snugglebunnies. Guess she was mad it wasn't a threesome.
posted by rhiannon 18 years ago
In "What's wrong with you?"
Also, why are the shirts different for men and women? Must a man wear a lady-cut shirt to declare that he is an exhibitionist? Aren't there any female juvinile delinquents out there anymore?
posted by rhiannon 18 years ago
Can I get one that says "Stalker" for the creepy ex-coworker who is still following my every movement six months after I changed jobs? Some people should be required to wear warning labels.
posted by rhiannon 18 years ago
In "Review: Juvenile felis catus"
This is awesome. That older model looks like he might need some maintenence and a little more exercise though.
posted by rhiannon 18 years ago
In ""
I'm just waiting for hypnopup to pee down that lady's arm.
posted by rhiannon 18 years ago
In "China ruins best chance of beating bird flu epidemic."
According to the dire report, over half of the 104 human cases of H5N1 have been fatal (and I seem to recall that a lot of the victims were not in the infant/elderly/immunosuppresed category that is most vulnerable). If that mortality rate holds and this thing starts spreading like wildfire, this will be much worse than the Spanish Flu. Even if it only infects 20% of the world's population, that means more than 1 in 10 people will die within a very short period of time. I really shouldn't read these articles late at night.
posted by rhiannon 18 years ago
In "Anxious George..."
Darshon, you said upthread that this man is a friend of a neighbor and "adopted" her daughter. That sounds very worrisome, and given that connection he may come back to the neighborhood even if you don't hire his company for any more work. I'd have a conversation with the police. Describe his behavior, which was definitely out of whack. If he does anything else creepy in the future, having a record of your past observations will be valuable.
posted by rhiannon 18 years ago
In "BIG Kitty, Kitty, Kitty"
I loved the Man-Kzin Wars, Fes. I always had a soft spot for the army of large cats.
posted by rhiannon 18 years ago
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