You don’t ask that question of the HR hiring guy, you save it for your interview with the person you will actually be working under. In most mid to large companies the HR hiring manager is just a filter, and often has only a short written job description that may be out of date to go on. However, in a smaller company…

There is something seriously wrong with the idiots that write that kind of stuff. To even think stuff like that would be even marginally acceptable shows a sickness and mental problem that definately needs addressing by a psychiatrist while the perpetuator is locked away from society and wearing a jacket that buckles…

How is this covert if they’re bragging in the media about it. Telling the enemy that you are using a specific technique is half the battle for them to neutralize that threat. Covert means not telling anyone. And especially not anyone associated with the US media who are notorious for jumping at the chance to sacrifice…

If they have a Federal Government contract they may be required to test. And the Fed overides state law on this. If you insist on using pot as a recreational drug, you will still have to put up with the consequences of that decision. Just as any other lifestyle decision you make. Then, how do you feel about someone…

My close encounter with a bear was while hiking the Applachain trail. I was well ahead of my group and walked around a blind corner to meet a bear head on at about 5 feet distance. I don’t know who was more suprised. We both stopped, looked at each other and both backed up. Then both ran the other way. Smart bear. The…

I did ask. Like most agents the realtor was doing everything he could to keep us apart. But I was driving past one day and he was in the yard. We had a long talk. He showed me a few things about the house and among other things I asked why he was selling. He admitted his wife said she was moving across the country to…

Medical bills. When you sign up for your standard health insurance a 20% co pay sounds reasonable. But then the hospitals jack up the prices of everything to stratospheric prices. An asprin that costs $1 for a small bottle of 40 will cost $40 EACH in a hospital. If you break that down, 20% of $40 is ‘Only’ $8 per…

It helps if you work on a Marine Corps flight line where there are a lot of CO2 extinguishers around - so many that 4 or 5 won’t make much diference. And refilling them was a simple matter of placing the empties in a specific place where they would be replaced by filled extinguishers, no questions asked, within 24…

I have first hand experience with the CO2 fire extinguisher cooling. It works very fast. Our standard use was 4 cases of loose cans in a fiberglas case. Using 2 or 3 standard sized extinguishers. We emptied the extinguishers and had 96 cold beers in less than 2 minutes.

When I was in college in the mid 1960s the NWS had their local office right across the hall from one classroom. We always stopped in to pick up the latest weather update hot off the Teletype before class. That was the bleeding edge of high tech at the time.

I have done security and automation as well. My own experience is the poor people pay on time and in full while the wealthy are bad at making special demands, then trying to wiggle out of paying or not wanting to pay the full amount until you sic a lawyer on them. I have had to resort to removing an expensive system…

Why limit yourself to just one? Each has a free option that is probably big enough for most casual home users. Use each for the things it is best at, and for those super important files store them on all 3. If you need more storage pick the one you like best and pay for the amount you need. My primary is Drop Box,…

I need that useless light switch. I have 2 teen grandsons that think light switches are only for turning lights on and never used to turn them off.

For colored zip ties, Amazon or Monoprice have about any color you want, and at a very reasonable price compared to what you would pay at a local retail place. And for those worried about cutting themselves, Get a zip tie gun ti install them, it cuts flush and with no sharp edges.

I once picked up a Crafsman screwdriver that I found while stopped at a red light. It had been bent and had burn marks like it had been shorted actoss somthing electrical. The guy at the Sears store replaced it with no questions.

Of course you get the same group of people saying, “Of course its dangerous, but I can do it safely because I am special.” No you are not special. You are a dangerous driver who could easily get someone killed. Watch the Mythbusters segment on cell phones - they were NOT texting, just driving while talking on a cell.…

We would have to rename it from Central Park to Central Pond. At Manhatten’s height above sea level a 100 foot deep pit would soon become a 90 foot deep pool of water.

James Blish beat them to it with a novel written in about 1950 ‘Cities in Flight.’

When you book through a third party you may - or may not get a cheaper price - You WILL get worse service. Especially if there is a problem. I once accidentally booked using a third party when I thought I was calling the hotel directly because of deceptive advertising. I reserved a non smoking room because of…

I have been putting my pin or other number I need to remember on a business card as a phone number for years. Just like many people I use my own business cards to write down other people’s phone numbers. There may be several writen on the back of a card. One is a code that tells me a PIN that I rarely use. The thermo…