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Diego Mamani
ParticipantI’m going to report Rich for spamming…
😉Participant[quote=squat250]here’s a recent time magazine summary on the baboons…
http://healthland.time.com/2012/05/22/baboon-study-shows-why-high-social-status-boosts-health/%5B/quote%5D“The top animals also tend to get more social support. In baboons, this involves being groomed by others, which not only removes parasites, but more importantly, also calms the stress system and lowers the animal’s levels of glucocorticoids.”
Perhaps I should get a haircut every three weeks rather than four… And wouldn’t legalizing prostitution lower my glucocorticoid (a stress hormone) levels?
Participant[quote=EconProf]U haul truck prices are based on supply and demand.
It costs 983 to take a truck from San Antonio to San Francisco, and 1693 to go the other direction.[/quote]Thanks much! We love data here. This price difference may be due to either of these two (or a combination of them):1. More people are moving from southern TX to the Bay Area than the other way around.
2. There’s more demand for trucks for intra-regional moves in southern TX than for the Bay Area. (Hence, U-Haul charges you a premium if you want to remove its trucks from there.)#1 would argue that the Bay Area economy is growing faster than the one in southern TX. #2 would argue the exact opposite.
Participant[quote=bearishgurl]I’ve been trying to interest my youngest to attend college out of state in any of three “flyover” states where they are either eligible for in-state tuition or nearly a “full-ride” scholarship for all four years.[/quote]BG, it looks like you’ve done your homework. Would you mind sharing a few school names that you particularly like?
Participant[quote=desmond]Just got back from a road trip to Houston to deliver some furniture, etc. to my two kids living there.[/quote] Thanks for sharing Desmond! Were your kids born and raised in So. Cal.? Weather is not a petty concern for me, but hey, I’m a chicken when it comes to extreme temps.
ParticipantIt’s an interesting exercise in counterfactual history. The human cost of the war was so large, that it makes us wonder whether allowing slavery to persist a little longer would have been an acceptable trade off.
The Union could have said to the South: OK, secede, but I’m not buying your cotton, and I’m not selling you anything either. Would the south had declared war to open markets to its products? Probably not: easier to trade with Europe, Latin America, etc.
My guess is that before long: (1) the Union would have been restored, and (2) slavery would have been abolished in the southern states.
Latest research puts the war’s death toll at 750,000. Too high a cost was paid by a country of 31 million.
Participant[quote=SK in CV]That’s a bs question for any CEO. Even many small companies, much less large enterprise companies, are too complicated to be described in 5 or 10 word answers. At least half the DOW 30 CEO’s could not answer that question with a meaninful answer. Best she could have done is say “HP is a technology company”. Not very enlightening.[/quote] I agree, but the NPR guy asked the “5 words” question only after Meg gave one evasive answer after another. She had plenty of time of give a 30- or 50-word answer, but she blew it again and again.
ParticipantOur friend Meg was interviewed by Marketplace (NPR) yesterday. The interviewer asked some tough questions… Too bad I only listened towards the end.
The questions were along the lines of (paraphrasing) “what is it that HP does?” Or, “can you explain to a consumer, in a few, plain words, what HP is?”
Meg answered that HP has two types of customers: households (consumers) and CIOs of large corporations.
Eventually, the question was “Tell us in 5 words, what is it that HP is.” Meg starting saying that (again paraphrasing) “HP is the largest hardware and software company that can solve all your needs as a consumer or as a corp…”
“That’s more than 5 words!” the interviewer cut her off.
So, there you have it. Meg admitted that HP is not very clear on what their objectives are. Unless the objective is to be everything for everybody. But we know that hasn’t worked well in business before…
Participant[quote=SK in CV]Best thing you can do with a book is give it to someone else to read. (…) Nothing sadder than a book gathering dust on a shelf. They should be read, over and over and over again. Ideal mechanism to pay it forward.[/quote]
SK, you’ve probably heard of this free book-sharing system:
http://www.bookcrossing.com/Participant[quote=squat250]i love to buy all kinds of books.[/quote] Me too, but I usually buy used from amazon.com ($0.01 + $3.99 S&H), or abe.com, etc.
Participant[quote=spdrun]Is “master tech” the end of the mechanic promotion line before going to management? If so, $80k isn’t that much if you think about it.[/quote]
Huh? Mechanics are not in the management track. And yes, I think it’s obvious that $80k or $100K for a skilled mechanic, while realistic, is not an entry-level salary.Participant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=flu]don’t believe everything what the MSM posts about $100k jobs…[/quote]
Oh, I don’t think these jobs pay $100K straight out of school. But I believe many of them pay $55-80K straight out of school WITH full benefits and generous leave pkgs. And I believe a new hire can work their way up to a $100K annual salary in 3-5 yrs if they are truly motivated and know their stuff.
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About five years ago, my local mini-newspaper run a story about local high school students visiting people working in the trades. They visited the BMW stealership, where they met master technicians earning $80K a year. So, I tend to agree with BG.ParticipantTo follow up on Bitter Renter’s story, a relative of mine went to college in the late 40s and graduated with a degree in chemistry. As he was completing his B.S., he realized that chemistry is not the most lucrative major out there… so he stayed in school and completed the requirements for a B.S. in chemical engineering. So he got the the two degrees about a year apart.
Years later he completed a diploma on air pollution and public health at Harvard. After years in the air pollution field, he ended up in academia, where he lectured statistics to medical students, while pursuing a career in university administration. He retired as university vice president. He’s 86 today, and looks younger than most people in their 70s.
Participant[quote=Bitter Renter]Perhaps I could contribute a unique perspective on this topic. I dropped out of college and worked at a few refineries in NorCal in the 90’s as a union laborer. All the older workers (in their 50’s) told me to go back to college…that even though I was making $40K+, it wasn’t worth it. As union carpenters/iron workers they were pulling in over $50K at the time plus full pensions (brand new 2000 sq ft homes in the area at the time were selling for ~$180K). These guys looked like they were in their 60’s so I considered the cost/benefit analysis and realized that I should listen to them. So I did, and obtained a Bachelors in Chemistry, then a Masters. Now, 20 years later I am finally making what they made then. So, I ask what did I do wrong? I believe I should have stayed as a blue collar worker (and wore sunblock). Indeed, I would be in a much more financially stable position now.[/quote]
Thank you for sharing B.R.! Interesting story. Is your advanced degree in chemistry too? I think, that in your case, if money was the primary consideration, you should have gone into engineering, or moved onto an MBA by a top 15 business school. OTOH, if you really love chemistry, then you won, you are doing what you like, and will likely live decades longer than the suck…, er, than the fine gentlemen who breathed refinery fumes and had too much exposure to the sun.
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