Sunday, July 30, 2006
from a layperson
this goes out as commentary to anyone remotely associated with forecasting the weather. I'd like to make a small suggestion.
i suggest that you stop using psychics and actually start using some equipment. you know, i'm sure that there are all kinds of sophisticated equipment that would help in forecasting the weather. i'm sure there actually pretty good at predicting whether, oh, i don't know, it will or will not rain.
b/c lately, your psychics, or whoever is telling you the weather, are off. and i'm not talking about a few degrees here or there. i'm talking about sunny clear skies when it is actually raining.
i'm sure that you are going to tell me how complicated it is this year b/c the weather is shifting so quickly and global warming etc. and i know that i'm not educated in the study of weather. i might not know what i'm talking about. but lately, it seems that neither do you.
so just a thought. but an investment in some state of the art technology could be useful to you. just a suggestion.
i suggest that you stop using psychics and actually start using some equipment. you know, i'm sure that there are all kinds of sophisticated equipment that would help in forecasting the weather. i'm sure there actually pretty good at predicting whether, oh, i don't know, it will or will not rain.
b/c lately, your psychics, or whoever is telling you the weather, are off. and i'm not talking about a few degrees here or there. i'm talking about sunny clear skies when it is actually raining.
i'm sure that you are going to tell me how complicated it is this year b/c the weather is shifting so quickly and global warming etc. and i know that i'm not educated in the study of weather. i might not know what i'm talking about. but lately, it seems that neither do you.
so just a thought. but an investment in some state of the art technology could be useful to you. just a suggestion.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
True friggin story
woman goes into the kitchen, say, at work.
she turns on the tap, and walks away for a few minutes.
she comes back to turn it off.
she turns the knob.
apparently, it won't turn off. and the water is quickly filling up the sink. its in danger of filling up and spilling out onto the kitchen floor.
woman calls for help, say, from a co-worker but you decide that part.
co-worker comes, agrees to help, thinking maybe the knob is stuck.
co-worker reaches out, and effortlessly turns off the water.
looks at the other woman who turned on the tap in the first place.
decides that its better not to say anything, and walks away.
later, she questions two things: 1) why couldn't she turn off the tap, 2) why didn't she just take out the sink plug?
another friend/coworker, whatever, repeats the story to, say the manager.
the manager, without wondering why the drama, or questioning the utter stupidity, says "we'll just throw out the sink plug".
now, correct me if i'm wrong, but why do we reward stupidity in this country?
why do we coddle, and support, and defend it?
why do we not have public mocking sessions? like hangings but just to mock in public.
why do we not give out signs that say "STUPID"?
when you're that stupid, it really should be paraded around, so others know, if nothing else, not to expect that much from someone with the sign.
she turns on the tap, and walks away for a few minutes.
she comes back to turn it off.
she turns the knob.
apparently, it won't turn off. and the water is quickly filling up the sink. its in danger of filling up and spilling out onto the kitchen floor.
woman calls for help, say, from a co-worker but you decide that part.
co-worker comes, agrees to help, thinking maybe the knob is stuck.
co-worker reaches out, and effortlessly turns off the water.
looks at the other woman who turned on the tap in the first place.
decides that its better not to say anything, and walks away.
later, she questions two things: 1) why couldn't she turn off the tap, 2) why didn't she just take out the sink plug?
another friend/coworker, whatever, repeats the story to, say the manager.
the manager, without wondering why the drama, or questioning the utter stupidity, says "we'll just throw out the sink plug".
now, correct me if i'm wrong, but why do we reward stupidity in this country?
why do we coddle, and support, and defend it?
why do we not have public mocking sessions? like hangings but just to mock in public.
why do we not give out signs that say "STUPID"?
when you're that stupid, it really should be paraded around, so others know, if nothing else, not to expect that much from someone with the sign.
The End of Privacy - Whitaker