I can't in good conscience mod you up, but I did laugh a bit at your comment...
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I was attempting to ask for information that I intended/hoped to stimulate conversation.
I also intended to highlight that the article was 2009; as I spent the time to read it and began a response before I observed the date.
Possibly, it is meant as a reminder of something that we should all not forget?
Would the submitter please take the time to clarify the reasoning for necroing this article?
I looked up Stephen A. Marsh (see http://www.fundairing.com/ under 'inventor').
Interesting guy - a strange history. He also is CEO of Encite LLC (also located in Burlington, MA). He does have many patents in fuel cells, etc.
Previous to Encite LLC he was CEO of a now-defunct technology startup Integrated Fuel Cell Technologies, Inc. (IFCTI)
Encite LLC was formed from IFCTI, through some obtuse legal machinations.
http://www.potteranderson.com/delawarecase-185.html
I am no expert in law, but it sounds like he basically ran IFCTI into the ground as CEO, then bought it and its resources back at a large discount via Encite LLC. The previous board members tried to sue him but lost due to some ambiguities in the laws.
Maybe someone else has more?
BTW having used a CPAP I know it is not possible to generate the volume and pressure (particularly the pressure) needed by something this size without a quantum leap in current technology.
I can't devise a method to prove and explain my conclusion. Perhaps someone more versed in the area can.
His answers regarding can it see the traffic direction (answer - yes for each individual) and how it is powered (custom length power cable, cut at install time for both sensor and base) are inline in this thread.
Also Andrew explained the base gathers info from all the sensors for counts.
I asked also about people in a group - most doorways are a physical narrowing that automatically places people in single file. If the doorway is wider than that, they can place a sensor on either side (my assumption is that these results are then filtered so a person is not counted 2x).
It can determine traffic direction; which is a leap beyond current technology i.e. a break beam, which cannot.
The sensor wires in to an electrical outlet. Andrew specified that the wire is custom length; indicating it is manually handled at install.
Nice work BTW.
In the history of the US there has never been a time where it is easier to take on debt. There has been so much tampering with the natural order of the financial system that many natural checks and balances have been altered, levitated, and in some cases nearly removed.
Please bear with me here, this is not an anti-government screed.
In 2007, per Federal Reserve Flow of Funds; Household Debt to Disposable Income reached 138%. There are also many other data points that show that since around 2006 we reached economic outlier territory. For comparison, in 1964 this number was just over 65%, and in 1991 was just over 80%. So it kind of went up like a rocket.
Their information shows some normalization since 2009, but there is grey area there as they began adjusting their methods of measurement when they varied so far out of norm (in their defense this is what any good statistician would do).
Even if you have no doubt in those measurements though there is a solid area of outlier in almost every financial measurement of activity since ~2006.
This was actually the Fed Reserve goal, so they were successful in what they set out to do.
The issue is that money is inextricably tied to national and individual personality. There will be knock-on effects there, and those aren't or can't be measured.
In summary, and reaching my point, I would say that this person was one of many victims that the Fed knows will occur on the way, while making things overall better for the many. His personal response to that event is also IMHO normal. I would do it myself if I could (I have over 80k in student debt).
That said, in all economic measurements, there is no account for changes in attitudes towards bankruptcy. In fact, bankruptcies are considered a static number in financial equations, X per year, with some variance as the availability of borrowed funds increases.
Therein lies the rub. It is really not possible, or at least extremely difficult, to account for knock on effects that may be deleterious to attitudes. I would suppose this is why they don't include those; they are either considered side cases and too small to account for or like in the case of attitudes towards bankruptcy, not possible to measure.
It is perfectly reasonable to fix things that seem broken. It is not realistic though to make changes in vital things like money with measurements taken in a vacuum. Particularly in things so deeply tied to attitudes and personality.
Final words, if you can't measure it but you still know it's there, you must make sure you do not affect it. We are too far in human history now and know too much to continue to pretend that changes in critical things don't make a difference except in measurable and temporary ways.
Trust me when I tell you this - hiring is an impersonal process, and part of 'making the sale' includes emotional tactics if the opportunity presents itself, and the other side is so inclined.
Hiring is also self serving and strictly business; contrary to any sentiment expressed during an interview. An employer sees a way to profit from what you provide, plain and simple, and thats why they are hiring you.
If you are going to succeed it is best to learn early on you alone maintain your long term priorities in the hiring process and as an employee; no one else will do that for you with the exception of maybe a highly trusted friend.
If it helps try to think about it this way; if a new applicant showed up today with the same skills as you have and was willing to work for less, they would have no hesitation in telling you that you were not a good 'fit' (industry lingo for we don't want you and we aren't telling you why). You have to keep the same mindset; if an employer comes along with a better offer, you would be shooting yourself in the foot if you didn't take it.
It's not all rainbows and unicorns, but on the other hand it's also not all cutthroat and competition. It's about finding a position that benefits both parties in meeting their goals.
TL;DR don't feel bad about telling them no.
tl;dr - NO. It would not make a difference.
Google your question. The answer is below for you.
Source: KCET article. February 10, 2014.
California's water budget is skewed heavily toward agriculture. The conventional estimate is that 80 percent of the water used in California flows into the state's multi-billion-dollar agricultural sector.
The concept of a positive inflation rate is a noble one, but unachievable. This is because, imho, it is just a high level way to reach for what is actually an unattainable goal, which is control over spending habits.
On the outset, a policy maker realizes a 'simple solution' is to increase spending when a recession or pullback arises. If they can force everyone to spend, then recessions obviously cannot happen. On its face, we all can see immediately that this can't work; if you reach into peoples' pockets and force their money on the table there will be knock off effects on other discretionary spending habits; besides that it is politically distasteful as well.
So some bright policy maker realized, well, if we can't force them to do it, how about we apply more carrot and less stick instead. Then we can achieve the impossible without the use of force. This creates a false environment where people feel they have control, but really they are doing just what policy makers asked. It can be done through inflation targeting.
Viewed through this lens, the rest of what happened should begin to come clear. It reached the desired goal immediately, and the unattainable was suddenly possible! That is until the knock off effects are piled so high and so deep that the whole thing craters, only now it is much worse.
It is a bit like forest fires. At first blush it is obvious to anyone that the fires cause the damage. Stop the fires, and stop the damage. So we tried this for years with Smokey the Bear, fire lines, and other measures with success. Eventually fires became less frequent, but highly destructive events. After years passed someone realized that controlled burns were probably a smarter idea. At some point it should become clear that it is probably not necessary due to the considerable expense and effort to create controlled burns. Maybe we should just let them unfold naturally, with minimal interference where needed, and just move people and property away from the areas of danger.
Just like in the case of forest fires, inflationary targets won't be recognized as the menace they are until we are all forced to suffer from it. Then, and only then, politicians will feel forced to move.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!" - Upton Sinclair
1. Stop going in to work (at least without a good reason such as health). 2. Confront anyone, at all. 3. Degrade your work (in as much as you can help yourself). 4. Talk about it, even here or elsewhere.
All of these things will likely be brought up if this goes to court. Don't damage your image.
Recognize you cannot trust your employer, so no point in confronting them or asking anything. Try to be all smiles and don't give anything away. You don't want them to start digging for information on their side.
Get a lawyer. I hope you can afford that. It will be hard to find one but persist.
Write down all details you can remember right away with dates and times, including overtime hours, special projects, extras you performed, reviews of your work and performance, comments that may matter, copies of your email, etc.
Good luck sir... Apologies this happened.
HN'ers do you see something else? Is it just me?
When you connect over services, the banner (the first information presented to the client, before authentication) can be configured to include the 'hostname' setting of the server you have connected to.
If I am right about that, this means that the hostname setting of the server is still set to localhost, as it is default out of the box until configured.
As an engineer my first thought when I saw what it printed was how do you turn a bolt with a plastic wrench without breaking the wrench?
The worst part is the fear that you will make a mistake out of desperation to just get something going. And you know what, unfortunately that fear bears out as fact, at least it has for me.
Historically I take the jobs that paid the most or made my hire the easiest by just being there when I needed them. This was a mistake though. It put me in some lousy jobs that I had very little chance of succeeding in, and before I even started.
I am really hoping this time out I can change that history; and I hope the same for you.
Good luck to you.
BTW I am in the exact same position right now myself. I did not follow what I am going to suggest to you next. But I hopefully have learned my lessons and won't be here again. These lessons were learned through mistakes I made and still make.
1. Always be looking for a job.
This means you should often be checking for jobs in your career field, even if you know there is no chance you would leave. Make sure you keep in mind:
Growth or looking for your next step. Too many people go from one job to the same job elsewhere. They are passing up a great opportunity to change their direction!
What kinds of things/skills others are looking for in an employee with your skillset. Helps you keep yourself employable.
Temperature and pay of your field. Is is waxing or waning in popularity?
This also reminds you to keep your resume and profiles updated.
2. Keep in mind it can be 1-3 months to find a new job that works. So, see #1 again to keep that number at the low end. Careers outside of tech can expect much longer timeframes.
3. It is a numbers game.
There are odds that work in your favor and odds against.
Timing is probably the biggest single predictor of your happiness and pay. For example, I work in IT. If I am applying for jobs in Nov-Dec I know I am probably a backfill replacing someone who is leaving. Backfill gives you great negotiation room but are almost guaranteed to be difficult. Why difficult? Logically, there must be some reason the last guy is leaving. And you will be expected to be at least as good, and lastly you will have to quietly clean up his mess.
Timing is also almost impossible to control. So keep that in mind. See #1 again to improve those odds.
HTH.
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Links in the html point to www.pirati.cz which is the Czech site for what looks to be the Czech Pirate Party.
I don't know enough about the Pirate Party to understand the connections between them and TPB if there are any...
I bought a CD for $1000, and secured a credit card with that through the same bank. It worked out better than a 'secured' credit card because I made some interest.
CD Rates are different now, but it still works out better than secured.
I had to do it secured because I had a $78 water bill that a roommate forgot to pay on my credit from 3 years earlier.
Which reminds me of something else, try to get past paid off debts removed if that is hurting you. Sometimes they will do it, depending on your story.
Still though, reading this, I wonder if Steve knew that as well going in, and already had bigger plans in mind.