On 19/11/2012 10:35 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:

>> I don’t know about the history of suffrage in America. In Britain we had
>> to fight for the right and I am violently opposed to any reduction, even
>> if it is in the best interest. Whose best interest, I wonder?
>
> We fought a war with Britain over it. ;)
>

Quite right too..

BTW who won?


> As for whose best interest, I have to quote Star Trek:  "The needs of the
> many outweigh the needs of the few."
>
>>>> Tell that to the marines. ;-)
>>>
>>> ???  I don't understand.
>>>

It means that I doubt the veracity of your statement. :-P


> Yep.  And not voting is different than voting for nobody, as there's the
> distinction between apathy and participation to be drawn.
>

True.

>
> Glad you're OK.
>

I just had to brake harder than I would have wanted to.


> I live in Utah, and with luck, we'll be moving to a saner place.  If
> supporting a minority party in an ultra-conservative state doesn't
> disillusion me, moving someplace more liberal isn't likely to either. ;)
>

No, but old age can. :-)


>
> Hehehehehehe, yeah, I know.  If I were in the UK, I'd probably be LibDem
> or Green leaning.  Though Clegg hasn't really impressed.
>

He hasn't impressed his own party either.
But then (here I go again) he is a politician.


>> Do I look that soft? ;-)
>
> I dunno, don't think I've ever seen a picture of you, come to think of it.
>

I am a bit camera shy.

>>> That's a tough one.  On the one hand, yes - but it's more or less a
>>> passive activity, like paying your phone bill.
>>>
>> Only if you don't have a good accountant.
>
> s/a good/an/
>

Sorry, I don't get that. :-(


> Wait, did I get the roles backwards?  I did, I meant it the other way
> around.  The grunts don't make the decisions at the time, but one hopes
> that they remember what it was to be a grunt when they become the one in
> charge.
>

Probably one of the reasons that you had so many dissatisfied vets from Nam.


> I think that's the case here as well, but yeah, I know in the UK there's
> a bit of a class division there as well.  Got a friend who was in the
> upper of those ranks, and he can get quite annoying at times when it
> comes to telling stories about the royals that he's interacted with.
> <rolleyes>
>

If you want to get a dig in, call him Rupert. ;-)


> Some do, if they actually took experience away from the experience.  But
> that's another point, too, that sending your own children into battle is
> different than those of a stranger.
>

How many children of senators went to the Gulf or Afghanistan?

>>>
>> Me too. Praise the Lord.
>
> Or the FSM. ;)

Lordy, that brings back memories.

>
> I wonder if you can view what's on thedailyshow.com - not sure if there's
> a geographical restriction or not.
>

Only clips, last time I looked.

>> Good luck with it. (Maybe Andrew can give you some tips.) (Feck, that's
>> cruel, sorry.)
>
> LOL - I spent the entire weekend prepping (even though it's not scheduled
> yet), installing the product (I've installed the predecessors), making
> notes, analysing what data I can get my hands on (not much).
>

The way to go. :-D

> I met the hiring manager before the position was opened, and that helps,
> because I have an idea what to expect.  I'm very familiar with the
> company and the product's predecessors, know lots of people (including at
> least one person he reports to - the guy who introduced us) at the
> company who know him - so I think my chances are good.  They want a
> degree (and prefer an MBA for the role), but I think my experience and
> skills stand a good chance of offsetting that as a hard requirement (and
> often while those are listed as requirements, they're not a hard
> requirement if someone with the right mix of skills and experience comes
> along).
>

Right, often HR will put it in the job spec but the hiring boss just 
wants someone who can do the job of at least learn quickly.

BTW What has Business Administration got to do with technical roles?

>> I've downloaded it but I've not had time to sit down and listen to it.
>> Maybe at the weekend.
>
> They seem to have become more comfortable as a team than in previous
> series with Jack at the helm.

I thought that they had settles in fine, last season.

>
> Must remember to grab the new one tonight. :)
>
Good luck. I tried tonight (Wednesday) and it still hasn't been 
uploaded, here. :-(



-- 
Regards
     Stephen

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