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The Other McCann
Isn't McCann the same idiot who wants Chula Vista to throw its last remaining money away on subsidies for the Chargers? Didn't McCann just run for Assembly and lose? I was in the Navy, and if I was going on extended deployment I'd do the honorable thing and resign for the greater good of the community. I certainly wouldn't keep it a secret and then insert my wife into the appointment of my replacement. What was McCann doing running for the state assembly when he knew he'd be deployed? That's just wrong. For him now to hide behind the flag isn't patriotic....it's shameful. Doesn't sound like he was ever much of a representative for Chula Vista or the Navy, (more of a right-wing zealot pro-football-lovin' knuckle-dragger than a soldier-philosopher) and his wife sounds even worse.— August 13, 2009 5:21 a.m.
Mobley's Money
Wow! This guy actually gets paid more than a college football coach? Hey! That's great. About time brains were something we reward and celebrate in our universities. Mobley brings real value to San Diego, and we should all welcome him. Still, it is curious how secretive such negotiations are...or has it always been this way? It is public tax money being spent after all...— August 6, 2009 10:34 p.m.
Lindsay White
The Hedonism Song By Fred Williams The world is f****d so give it up! Hedonism's rational in the face of doom I'll smoke and drink and live it up! The end of our times is coming soon Twenty twelve We'll all be gone Twenty twelve A Mayan meteor comes along There's nothing wrong So hit the bong The earth might not be round too long Hedonism Gonna get some Hedonism Know I need some Hedonism If it's up to me I'll set myself free I'll smoke and drink and live it up! Hedonism's rational in the face of doom The world is f****d so give it up! The end of our times is coming soon (No, I don't really think the world is coming to an end...it's just a fun song that popped into my head. If someone wants to use it, just let me know, I'll send you my pathetic singing voice on mp3 so you get the melody. Don't need no royalties, just credit. Copyleft or GNU open source license. It's about making music, not just money.)— August 6, 2009 10:30 p.m.
It's All About Closure
Wow. That was one of the coolest comment threads ever. Kudos to you all, and enjoy your icy beverages. If every misunderstanding online were handled with such class, the world would be a better place.— August 6, 2009 10:22 p.m.
Air conditioner, adjustable bed scams
Recruiters are the worst...pimps, really. Rarely met one I considered ethical or trustworthy. But then so much of the work we do in the modern economy can be equated to intellectual prostitution. Just like at a brothel, my clients pay me for a specific act or for a period of time during which they do with me as they like (within certain limits -- I never do marketing for example -- I do have my dignity).— August 2, 2009 10:02 p.m.
Air conditioner, adjustable bed scams
SDaniels, try this with your students: Ask them what company they admire. What company makes something they find useful and interesting enough that they would work there gladly just to have their name associated with such a company. Most students, if they're thoughtful, can find more than one company like this. Then tell them to go online, find the contact information for the most senior person possible at that company, and hand write a letter (yes! on paper!) telling the reasons they admire the company and what they could offer (what they'd bring to the company). Send that handwritten letter along with a brief resume, all printed on good paper, through the post. Be sure to include contact information. Chances are the students will get a response of some kind. It may lead to something great. At any rate, they'll know how to approach a company and make a good impression by investing time and effort learning about the company and finding out who works there, then considering what value they could bring...the reasons they might be hired. The most important thing however, is a shift in mind set. You don't have to wait for someone to advertise a job. Go to the companies you admire and ask for a job. I wish your students the best, Fred— August 1, 2009 11:03 p.m.
GateHouse Sues Copley for Breach of Contract
Don, here's a tech tip from your pal Fred: When you're given unattributed material you think may have been copied from an unknown source online, 1. Copy about ten words from the middle of the text. 2. Paste this string of words into a search engine like Google. 3. Put quote marks on the front and back of the string of text. 4. Click search. The results of such exact match searching with a longer text string should be few and almost always lead you directly to the originating source. Best, Fred "the geeks shall inherit the earth" Williams— August 1, 2009 10:11 p.m.
A Static Charge
Pete, you're missing the concept of proportionality. Trashing a car is just not bad enough to warrant a death sentence, and you know it. I suspect you're engaging in a bit of exageration to make your point here. So I won't add to the previous comments on that... ...but when you say politics is a distraction, a game if you will, while sports are important, well, Mr. Pistol, you're missing the point. Unfortunately the clowns we elect to make important decisions are very real, relevant, and potentially deadly to all of us. Consider that in San Diego those jerkwads in power screwed us all financially by hiding behind the Padres and Chargers. It's precisely because idiots were told that games were the same as infrastructure that John Moores has been able to steal half a billion dollars from San Diego with complete impunity. That's real. That's serious. That's affecting lives. When some sports team wins or loses...so what? When the city runs out of money for ambulances, people die. The relatives of those who die because the city is broke ought to find fat cat Moores and spit in his ugly face. Proportionality would suggest that Moores (along with former city manager McGrory and corrupt mayor Golding) ought to forfeit their ill-got gains and be imprisoned. (Not shot and dumped in the desert, pleasant though that image is in all our minds. We gotta strive for reciprocal proportionality...get it Pete? And since we can't line up the entire city to methodically, energetically, and endlessly sodomise these political scum to the point of utter hopelessness, their life imprisonment seems the best alternative.) If we had even a fraction of the passion for justice that you profess for sports, people like this wouldn't be roaming free today, continuing to profit from theft. Politics does matter. But does it matter enough for justice to be served in San Diego?— August 1, 2009 10:02 p.m.
Air conditioner, adjustable bed scams
SDaniels, if your students are looking for tech jobs, I've found www.dice.com to be pretty good.— July 31, 2009 1:48 a.m.
A Static Charge
SDaniels is correct. I've been a dishwasher too, Pete. I joined the military at 17 to escape from a very bad neighborhood and dismal opportunities. Working hard is what made me different from the rest of my family. Now I get to travel all over the world as a specialist in my field. I was interviewed by the BBC a few weeks ago, asking about my profession. Yet none of these things have anything to do with my point, which is that football and other professional sports have arrogated themselves into an undeserved and unearned place where even daring to question them unleashes the hounds of hell...when in fact they are NOT healthy for society, our cities, or our young people. On the contrary, they are a potentially fatal distraction from real life. Okay, I've got work to do now. (You'll notice by the time that I'm on another continent at the moment.) One last comment...Refried, it's an adjective, not an adverb. And nouns don't become verbs because of plurality -- they just get 's' on the end. Using "audible" as a verb makes as much sense as saying, "He edibels lunch." Best, Fred— July 31, 2009 1:19 a.m.