Displaying 301 To 330 Of 908 Comments I think Nellie is saying that the stories here came first, so is someone at HP checking up on what were are doing and following suit. I could be wrong, but… » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 17, 2009 @ 1:07 pm Was this from conservatives or liberals over there? I was being bashed by a liberal who was still wanting to keep the pot boiling on a past issue with others, and I had suggested that they should just calm down and find another path. » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 17, 2009 @ 1:05 pm Hello BDM, I wasn’t ignorring you over there in “HELL”, I had gotten off line before I noticed your input. Going there does not make me a happy camper. The conservatives of all ilks are not going to like it no matter what. We just have to forge ahead and tell them to go get Flocked. Unfortunately, I don’t think Obama is up to being pushy. If only he could channel “Shaft” for a few weeks. » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 17, 2009 @ 12:52 pm Javaz, check in your e-mail and see if something has gotten to you in the last few seconds, or wait a little. It’s a confirmation to verify that what I have is correct. » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 17, 2009 @ 12:47 pm The whole issue with most training programs is what do you train in and how many will all chase after “the next big thing” and end up with an overabundance of newly trained individuals in “it”. I remember in the early 1990s a bunch of retraining as aerospace retrenched, many took the highly expensive network training, only to find out that everyone else had and the entry wages were really low. The “big dollars” were only for the select few. I beleive in retraining, it’s just my observation that unless there are a lot of well placed options and some direction in it, it doesn’t necessarily buy a lot. What is needed is some government directed development programs in these new technology areas to ensure that the technology will get developed and that there are positions for people to end up in. BTW, you do know that lab work is being sent out of country to places like Mexico in order to cut costs, don’t you. How else can the insurance companies get away with paying less than $20 for a whole battery of tests to a provider. » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 17, 2009 @ 12:42 pm We have several, which one? I got beat on in a new guise yesterday there by someone I’d never heard of who basically made snide references to my “work” over here, and yet this was a new sock they were addressing which I haven’t named here. Only one big player over there guessed it was me, and of course, and said so earlier in the day. Go figure. » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 17, 2009 @ 12:37 pm adlib, et al; I would recommend as reading Navigating the Jobs Crisis: Time to Try Government as Employer of Last Resort » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 17, 2009 @ 12:31 pm FINALLY.. once again a Nation of LAWS & NOT of “men”. Agreed, Keven. As I said somewhere last night (here? there?, Don’t remember) non-stated factions do not have the capacity to declare war. Do the Republicans think that those who whe are fighting in our on-going “War on Drugs” should be tried in a military tribunal? Was the attack on the Federal Building in OKC an act of “war” and so former military man McViegh should have been tried in a military court? These people are being ridiculous. And yet we think we have the right to fly into any country with predators and blast the hell out of someone and not be considered to be terrorists or war criminals? Where is the friggin’ rule of law and nations in that? Geez Luis! » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 14, 2009 @ 9:36 am BDM, so far, the only piece I’ve found was http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/091114/business/us_asia_economy_obama » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 14, 2009 @ 6:42 am Debate Night Live – Vote and Discuss! Escribacat: Who is this new person? I missed out on some things last night obviously. Just want to be up to date! BTW, good morning. » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 14, 2009 @ 9:39 am Johnie, as I said to Patsy, just change the “http:” to https: that’s all it takes. » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 13, 2009 @ 6:28 pm Patsy: If you change the URL by putting a “v” after http: like “https: it becomes fully embedded shown in the comment like the rest. It’s a luxury we have here. Enjoy. » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 13, 2009 @ 6:26 pm @Nicole; No problem, if I could, I’d have a nice glass of Amaretto, which I do have on hand. That would be a rush. » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 13, 2009 @ 5:43 pm Nicole: If i tried a glass of wine, even if we had any, I would make it for about 15 minutes right now and be under. Not to mention the blood sugar thing. But I know it comes from the heart! » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 13, 2009 @ 5:28 pm I’m tired and getting dislexic (sp) For a minute there I thought you said “bang head on shelf” Time to consider being away for a while. » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 13, 2009 @ 5:06 pm I actually have options where I live, the “phone company” supplies cable/phone/internet and so does COX. At least the cable and internet part. They didn’t have phone to begin with. My “new” neighborhood was wired for both when it was built. None the less, it is expensive. When the conservatives talk about only paying for what you want, I’d love to do that on cable television. No Fox News (sorry, but they have a lot of sports networks, and I am not giving those up), No religious programming, and I have a number of other things I never watch that I’d be glad not to be paying on. » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 13, 2009 @ 5:03 pm NO, it’s missing, but I don’t understand well enough yet to go in and fix it. I’m just not certain the format used in the post is correct or not. Maybe I should have gone to the seminar here in Phx today on our editor product. adlib! Help. » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 13, 2009 @ 4:58 pm Why Progess Is Not Instantaneous We both know how well tax credits and such to private schools work here in Arizona. » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 13, 2009 @ 2:41 pm I’ve been through a few times, but that’s it. But then again, I haven’t been to the Grand Canyon, ever. Someday I’ll take the train to the rim. » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 13, 2009 @ 2:39 pm You remember when Gingrich “shut down” the government back when? It was amazing how many people suddenly discovered that there were a lot of things they were used to that disappeared for a short while. But then I also knew wingers who saw nothing wrong with it, because “they didn’t use any of those things”. » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 13, 2009 @ 2:37 pm I was thinking the same thing. Maybe somewhere like Casa Grande? » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 13, 2009 @ 2:33 pm Bito and javaz: Taxes: Well, mine went down for next year. Why? The value on my house fell almost in half due to the bubble bursting and being at the outskirts of Phoenix (Anthem is a nice place if you like regamen, but…) Now Bitohistory talked about being childless and the fact that we don’t use the services, yet we accept paying for them. Yes, that is why we are responsible. And yet the wingers will turn around and cry why should they pay for this or that? My reply is, then, why should I pay taxes for your child to go to school? And why should my taxes be higher because we aren’t taxing church property? ect… » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 13, 2009 @ 1:57 pm OT (sort of) Javaz mentioned in a post about the grocery store strike being averted here in Arizona. Here’s the report on it from the Arizona Republic (read heavy Republican newspaper) website. http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2009/11/13/20091113GroceryStrike13-ON.html Of amazement to me is the reaction from the shoppers “well, the strike would have came at a bad time”. What do these people think, you strike when it’s convenient for the company and there’s no business loss? Geez. The issue was healthcare oosts. Employees being asked to pay a nominal amount on their insurance. But when you’re making minimum wage or just above it, that is still money needed for other basic living expenses. Now Safeway and Kroger were more than willing to spend money on temps or flying in workers from other locations to fight this thing. In the end, it would have cost both sides a lot. But the union had negotiated for over a year to no avail until now. Frankly, it’s one small step. But many people don’t get it. » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 13, 2009 @ 1:34 pm I agree. I grew up in the era of building the interstates. Big signs every so many miles telling the cost and funding. But my “pet” Stimulus Project blends into the main road expansion project and is easy to disguise as just more work. And yet it appears they’re also going to cut costs using asphalt rather than concrete, which is different than the other roadwork. Couldn’t have scaled it back and done it right. Oh, no, let’s do it all cheaply and then we can keep on repairing it annually. » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 13, 2009 @ 1:22 pm That is the kind of thing Ed Schultz needs to talk about some. He’s good with business economics and affects. Have him go all Beckian with a whiteboard and start drawing it all out. This is the way many people “get it”. And the point that when they do that simple division crap to say it cost this to create this job, ignorring what the worker is actually going to be working with, it amazes me. Do people think that the stimulus is only paying for the labor or that the materials are free, or that, God forbid, the people are all out there doing jobs where no materials are required? » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 13, 2009 @ 1:09 pm Kes, you must not be in a red state. There is no way our legislators would approve of signage for “Obamas Stimulus” work. Oh, it’s being responsible in not spending the money on them. BS. They just don’t want to give credit where credit is due. » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 13, 2009 @ 1:00 pm Javaz, Yesterday I was at the recovery.org site looking at the projects in Maricopa and Pinal counties. I actually underestimated the one nearby on I-17. I figured around a hundred workers, it was 135. Things are happening. I’m dropping out for an hour. Need to run out and get someting to eat. Are we supposed to get rain from these clouds or are they just for show? » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 13, 2009 @ 12:11 pm Javaz: That would be nice. Thank you for the offer. We’ll talk about it later. » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 13, 2009 @ 6:54 pm @javaz: The last few years I had been doing avionics systems work. Requirements using Doors and Simulink. Have worked creating systems processes for avionics organizations. Earlier designed aircraft electrical systems and did avionics integration engineering. Also a fair share of test and writing. Last “permanent” job was on Bell Road, and in Albuquerque for “Brand H”. Have done significant amounts of contracting. Industry is real cold right now, maybe forever. » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 13, 2009 @ 6:37 pm @Javaz; Question: Your profile at HP (hiss) says you are a retired aerospace engineer. I’m curious what kind. » Posted By Corgi Lover On November 13, 2009 @ 6:15 pmComments Posted By Corgi Lover
— by Marshall Auerback http://www.newdeal20.org/?p=6349, an article published today on the New Deal 2.0 website. A friend made mention of it as I was supporting his own blog.
which is pretty lite. It’s not on whitehouse.gov yet, either.
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