niels_olson

hace 4 añosdiscuss

I interviewed at Sikorsky back in the day. Sort of wish I had pursued it, because the factory floor was amazing, but the manager reminded me of a guy from The Sopranos, and then I got into medical school. But that floor, man. Swashplates. Have you ever seen a swashplate, naked and alone on a pallet? Thin wall machining. I mean, goddamn, that was some sexy machine work. But they wanted me to run business analytics for government cost-accounting programs. Fuck. That. Also, medical school.

niels_olson

hace 4 añosdiscuss

Soundgarden’s Black Hole Sun for those of a certain age: https://youtu.be/3mbBbFH9fAg

niels_olson

hace 12 añosdiscuss

> people don't need to clean toilets for a living,

I swear to you, our janitor is the happiest, hardest working person in the building. Everyone looks up to him. But I can totally see where he couldn't work at McDonald's, let alone do QA runs on lab systems (a lab tech's job), or diagnose disease. And I think a genuine source of his happiness is having a job. Basic income doesn't solve the problem of feeling valued.

niels_olson

hace 12 añosdiscuss

If that's what hooked you, go back to your cubicle.

niels_olson

hace 13 añosdiscuss

Thanks for that. Ironically, I'm trying to collaborate with some folks, I'm DoD, and can't access the github site. And now, with the shutdown, I can't access NIST either (they are apparently closed for business except for a couple critical roles).

niels_olson

hace 13 añosdiscuss

I'm on a DoD network and can't even access github.

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