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Skills gap by Eri June 30, 2011 7:52 am

These people get no sympathy from me. There is no shortage of qualified workers for mid-level jobs, only qualified young ones ... by ER 2011-06-30 10:01:48
When I was in high school, there were two major roads kids took for further schooling: college, or vocational ... by TB 2011-06-30 08:08:02
- I left University at the end of my 3rd year because my husband was going overseas with the AF. ... by Eri 2011-06-30 13:30:30
  - Maybe part of it is the relatively new idea of HR as an entirely separate department in a business. ... by TB 2011-06-30 14:51:03
    - As someone who has dealt with HR departments since before the time they started to adopt this new role you ... by ER 2011-07-01 06:13:27
      - Well, to be fair, these things have been a "good ole boy club" since time immemorial. Even when the ... by TB 2011-07-01 07:24:00
        
        You're right. But at least the boss has some justification to be a GOB, he is responsible for the ... by ER 2011-07-01 07:59:51
    - You're right. I hadn't actually looked at it from that angle but from the time we go our HR dept., ... by Eri 2011-06-30 22:10:00
      - Aha, we see the "Evil Chancellor" syndrome at work here! I remember my time at Foxjet. Tony Fox was eccentric ... by TB 2011-06-30 22:17:38
        
        When I started out at the RI, I worked for a real boss who took care of his employees, communicated ... by Eri 2011-07-01 06:35:56
        
        I'm sure all of us have worked for "good bosses", people who understood the job and their people, and treated ... by ER 2011-07-01 08:44:29
  - Sorry some of that is wordy and grammatically goofy. I'm waiting for the exterminator and may have to get ... by Eri 2011-06-30 13:35:12
- I can't wait for the education bubble to burst. Maybe then I could afford to go back to school. by mcfly 2011-06-30 10:37:44

TB by Eri June 30, 2011 7:50 am

I'm not sure I understand the question. Spam is spurious posts from automatic post generators out there somewhere. ... by TB 2011-06-30 08:35:48
- Ah, so they're simply among the other comments? They would be spurious responses to a new post? That's all I needed ... by Eri 2011-06-30 12:50:01

Bruce Springsteen's eulogy for Clarence Clemons by TB June 29, 2011 9:54 pm

Brown eyes/Blue eyes by Jody June 29, 2011 5:12 pm

Try this one. The original story links here. I first read it in the CoEvolution Quarterly years ago. This ... by TB 2011-06-29 18:06:00
- Wow....that is disturbing. The really sad part is that I wanted to fit in so bad at that age...that I, ... by Jody 2011-06-29 19:46:21
  - That your Human? That you want to feel a sense of belonging and kinship? by Lee 2011-06-29 20:53:41
Thanks for making my point. by Lee 2011-06-29 17:25:52

Collapse of complex societies by Jody June 29, 2011 2:00 pm

Thank you for bringing that to our attention, Jody, it was excellent. I listened to the entire lecture, all ... by ER 2011-06-29 19:41:21
- It was good..I, too listened to the whole lecture...now I will ponder. by Jody 2011-06-30 10:52:41
- Not to seem like a smartass, or a jackass, or any kind of ass for that matter, but this seems ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-29 22:14:24
  - We like to point out Rome as the example of things falling apart. But remember, the Romans kept it ... by ER 2011-06-30 07:57:54
    - Rome sort of proves my first point. When the Roman Empire collapsed (Which was a VERY gradual thing), people ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-30 11:23:05
    - The Amish will have the last laugh. by Jody 2011-06-30 10:50:41
      - Only until someone finds oil under their land. Ask the redskins. by ER 2011-06-30 11:06:47
        
        Or until the EPA wipes them out. by TB 2011-06-30 11:26:43
    - In the first episode of "Connections," James Burke wanders out from a blacked-out city, searching for something to help him. ... by TB 2011-06-30 08:32:10
      - OK. Can you guess who said this? ***Begin Quote*** The conservatives are fools: They whine about the decay of traditional ... by ER 2011-06-30 11:12:32
  - The path through all this is decentralization. I like the new focus on small, local nuclear power systems (their ... by TB 2011-06-29 22:18:27
- I didn't listen to all of them, so let me know if I've missed something key. It seems to ... by TB 2011-06-29 21:05:13
  - Yeah, but Pournelle's observation is somewhat akin to saying "We wouldn't have these problems if we just had enough money." ... by ER 2011-06-30 06:39:15
    - Actually, while energy is needed in growing amounts, technological progress also allows you to do more with less. While ... by TB 2011-06-30 08:19:42
  - Um...we aren't working with patterns of history here, are we? :) by TB 2011-06-29 21:08:49
    - Wouldn't surprise me. I have, at times, spouted some of the most ridiculous crap ever spouted. No one here actually has to ... by mcfly 2011-06-30 11:48:29
    - I catch your drift, O clever one, but we are picking up on general patterns, insights, clues. We are ... by ER 2011-06-30 06:18:47
This is one of the main reasons why I oppose multi-cultural/multi-ethnic societies. It adds unneeded complexity and conflict into ... by Lee 2011-06-29 16:25:38
- "multi-cultural" and "multi-ethnic" are not synonyms. We have made Americans out of many, many backgrounds. That anyone from anywhere can ... by TB 2011-06-29 18:15:39
  - Well said. by mcfly 2011-06-30 11:34:50
- So much for the melting-pot that has made America great. by podrock 2011-06-29 16:35:11
  - So instead of the knee jerk party line, why don't you debate an opposing view? Is your own worldview ... by Lee 2011-06-29 17:23:43
    - Knee-jerk? by podrock 2011-06-29 17:45:33
      - The Asians built the railroads? Did they now? Hmm, then I guess the old pictures I have of ... by Lee 2011-06-29 18:03:15

Couldn't happen to a more deserving bank by Eri June 29, 2011 6:17 am

You're exactly right, the customers will foot the bill. At the now-defunct bank where I used to work, there was a ... by mcfly 2011-06-29 10:25:31

Making your IPhone look like food by TB June 28, 2011 5:02 pm

Oh hells bells...I probably would still gain weight every time I answered the damn thing. by Jody 2011-06-29 12:24:47

Dogs dining in a restaurant by TB June 28, 2011 12:44 pm

That's a good one. I'm amazed though that, at the end, the people still had all their fingers and the ... by mcfly 2011-06-29 10:29:28
- Yeah, I would have used plastic forks. One way to greatly improve things like this would be a small closed-circuit TV ... by TB 2011-06-29 10:36:15

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