Jennaonthebeach
What would Picard do?
you're surprised? How long have you been on Urban?They’re dead. I’m surprised the thread is still going because they’re dead.
you're surprised? How long have you been on Urban?They’re dead. I’m surprised the thread is still going because they’re dead.
Accidental Partridge: Ross Kemp's Untested Vanity ProjectsEvery cloud:
Ross Kemp had planned to film TV show on Titanic sub
Five people died after OceanGate's Titan sub imploded during a trip to the Titanic wreck this week.www.bbc.co.uk
If you eat fish you're technically eating humans - the fishes will make short work of human bodies in the sea.Instead he got souped.
Interest/amusing Twitter thread on how the media in 1912 wasn’t quite as sympathetic as some might imagine:
If you eat fish you're technically eating humans - the fishes will make short work of human bodies in the sea.
As Captain Splat or whatever the owners name was, said, 'you get remembered for the rules you break.' I can see why Boris might have soft spot.
Interest/amusing Twitter thread on how the media in 1912 wasn’t quite as sympathetic as some might imagine:
I noticed that in the picture up thread and thought it must have been screwed into a liner, not the structural carbon fibre.
This.In my experience, there are some CEOs that don't like hearing the words 'no', 'it's unsafe' 'it would put people at risk' etc.
In the UK all engineers going for their IEng or CEng professional qualifications must demonstrate that they understand their ethical obligations and can give at least one example of dealing with an ethical issue. While the CEO is obviously at a more extreme end of the ethical spectrum, and standing up to him brings it's own issues, nevertheless it demonstrates why engineers must do what they do with safety first and foremost.
Oh the visioneering is always easy.This.
I just finished a contract for a multimillionaire who was launching a product.
He thought it would be easy.
I sent him a message saying "If it was easy, then everyone would be doing this, but you've got the best team on it, so let us do our stuff".
He started doing all kinds of wierd deals etc behind our backs that we didn't know about before the product was ready for launch, and then binned me off because of my "negative attitude".
Product still hasn't launched and is unlikely to.
Some of these guys are so entitled because they have money it hurts.
Oh don't worry, I started a new contract for a similar brand in the same industry paying me three times more the day after.Oh the visioneering is always easy.
These people are details people, by and large, and don't seem to understand 'you can have it done fast or you can have it done right, but you can't have both'..
Anytime you don't agree with their magnificent vision aka trying to get them to understand reality one is accused of having a negative attitude.
Commiserations.
NiceOh don't worry, I started a new contract for a similar brand in the same industry paying me three times more the day after.
It is what it is.
The most amusing thing is that I'm still in the old contracts Skype and Telegram convo so can see all the shit continue to unfold with a satisfying sense of schadenfreude
Every cloud:
Ross Kemp had planned to film TV show on Titanic sub
Five people died after OceanGate's Titan sub imploded during a trip to the Titanic wreck this week.www.bbc.co.uk
The one man on earth who could have survived the implosion.Every cloud:
Ross Kemp had planned to film TV show on Titanic sub
Five people died after OceanGate's Titan sub imploded during a trip to the Titanic wreck this week.www.bbc.co.uk
MysteryGuest!Thatcher's still dead but she gets loads of mentions on here regardless - and quite right too! They're all a bunch of cunts (apart from the 19 year old etc)!
Fun Fact: Here in Canada engineers who graduate, do the requisite 4 year 'apprenticeship' , and pass their PEng certification are given an 'iron ring' to be worn on the pinky finger of your dominant hand as a physical manifestation of ones ethical responsibilities to the public. This practice started in the early 20th century after the Quebec bridge collapsed twice during it's construction at the cost of many lives. The tapping sound it produces while doing calculations/paperwork is meant to be a constant reminder of ones obligations.In my experience, there are some CEOs that don't like hearing the words 'no', 'it's unsafe' 'it would put people at risk' etc.
In the UK all engineers going for their IEng or CEng professional qualifications must demonstrate that they understand their ethical obligations and can give at least one example of dealing with an ethical issue. While the CEO is obviously at a more extreme end of the ethical spectrum, and standing up to him brings it's own issues, nevertheless it demonstrates why engineers must do what they do with safety first and foremost.
They do show footage from inside the sub reaching the ocean floor ( on a previous dive ).Have just found this. Stockton Rush is featured in this. Just about to watch it
The Travel Show, Take Me To Titanic: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0fpz9zw via @bbciplayer
The one man on earth who could have survived the implosion.
I feel that there is a Phillip Scofield's career joke that could lead off this post but I'm too tired to make it.The one man on earth who could have survived the implosion.
They’re often the worst people to work for. Especially those who are well known. I’ve worked with entrepreneurs for 20 years now, designing product, helping them start a business. I’ve terminated the contracts of a few in the past, who turned out to be nutters.This.
I just finished a contract for a multimillionaire who was launching a product.
He thought it would be easy.
I sent him a message saying "If it was easy, then everyone would be doing this, but you've got the best team on it, so let us do our stuff".
He started doing all kinds of wierd deals etc behind our backs that we didn't know about before the product was ready for launch, and then binned me off because of my "negative attitude".
Product still hasn't launched and is unlikely to.
Some of these guys are so entitled because they have money it hurts.
Yeh it's not an entirely unproblematic thing Canadian engineers call for change to their private 'iron ring' ceremony steeped in colonialismFun Fact: Here in Canada engineers who graduate, do the requisite 4 year 'apprenticeship' , and pass their PEng certification are given an 'iron ring' to be worn on the pinky finger of your dominant hand as a physical manifestation of ones ethical responsibilities to the public. This practice started in the early 20th century after the Quebec bridge collapsed twice during it's construction at the cost of many lives. The tapping sound it produces while doing calculations/paperwork is meant to be a constant reminder of ones obligations.
I think this hating billionaires thing is catching on. Who'd a thunk it??