So good it has to be fattening . . . .

Now that's "full immersion."

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US man swept out to sea in baptism

Authorities in California have ended the search for a man swept out to sea by a giant wave during a baptism ceremony on Sunday.

Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26823842

Psycho homeless people

Have taken over the benches at union station. Brave souls are trying to reclaim the benches. Viva la revolucion! Down with the homeless overlords!

Sold

My god - it's awesome

Good news from the Ukrainian front

Thanks to upside down sensors, the Russians will probably nuke themselves!

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Unmanned Russian rocket crashes:

The latest crash follows a July 2013 crash of a rocket carrying three navigation satellites that broke into flames moments after it lifted off.
http://cir.ca/s/etZ

Spanish lesson for the week

This duolingo app has a penchant for a dark edge:

The stand, anyone?

Recommend you all read "the coming plague" this week. It may be your last.

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Ebola-like virus seen in Canada man

A man is in hospital in Canada with symptoms of a haemorrhagic fever resembling Ebola after travelling in west Africa, a health official says.

Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26726745


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HS Batman

Doom and wolfenstein are back!

In the Universe? That's a bold claim for an astrophysicist . . .

I found the following story on the NPR iPad App

The Most Powerful Nerd In The Universe Is A Scientific Anomaly
by Gene Demby

NPR - March 23, 2014

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is everywhere these days. And his current stature is remarkable, in part because he's a black astrophysicist — seemingly as elusive a phenomenon as the Higgs boson.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2014/03/23/291440486/the-most-powerful-nerd-in-the-universe-and-a-unicorn?sc=ipad&f=1001

Hawaii 5-0 gets dirty

I think they watched too much South Park!

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An amended bill before the Hawaii senate would allow undercover police officers to have intercourse with sex workers in order to catch criminals.
http://cir.ca/s/bF0

There's a much easier way

Don't use social media . . .

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'Anti-social' app to avoid friends

A new app claims to help you avoid people by alerting you to them being nearby.

Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25554192

No brakes

Off work today, playing random songs from the music library.  On comes an oldie but goodie:  "No Brakes" by Offspring (Album:  Americana)

"Lay awake
I don't give a shit
If I even ever wake up in the morning
Down below
There's a pile of sin
Always waiting for a
Waiting for a warning

Someone said it's all right
Save it now, don't say it for my sake
Someone said it's all right
Faster now, you know I got no brakes! No brakes!"

Duh . . .

You mean actually discussing about a topic is better than following a rigid script of BS talking points?  I'm betting you know at least 10 people who couldn't speak coherently about their work in public without an "artfully" crafted PowerPoint presentation . . . . 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/03/16/288796805/physicists-generals-and-ceos-agree-ditch-the-powerpoint?sc=ipad&f=1001

Stampede kills jobseekers

Shit, we should be so lucky! Ask yourself which is worse: being trampled to death or being stuck in your current job for at least another 20 years?

I choose death by flip-flop!

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Stampede kills jobseekers

A stampede among jobseekers taking a recruitment test in the national stadium in the Nigerian capital Abuja leaves many dead and injured.

Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26596192

Rise

"If you're good at something, never do it for free."

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/03/13/289826847/obama-if-you-work-more-you-should-get-paid-more?sc=17&f=1001

One more reason to work for NRC

Almost no PhDs in management!

From the NRC factoid presentation at this week's Regulatory Information Conference:

http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/conference-symposia/ric/2014-factoid-slideshow.pdf

I have a better idea . . .

Instead of doing all this work to figure out which dilapidated box to put people in, make work at home mandatory for jobs that don't require you to be in an office.  Keep a small contingent of swing space for meetings and the rare occasion that you need to go in.  Sell all that extra, unneeded space to the highest bidder.

Of course management won't like it, because line management becomes useless and will disappear.  All you would need are project managers and a few directors to allocate distributed resources and base performance reviews solely on PM feedback.

Face it, in a vast majority of government jobs, there is no need for face to face human interaction.  In fact, human interaction is the reason most people hate their jobs.  If we take a step in the right direction, job satisfaction would go through the roof.

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Government's Empty Buildings Are Costing Taxpayers Billions
by Laura Sullivan

NPR - March 12, 2014

Taxpayers are footing the bill for the upkeep of 77,000 empty or underutilized federally owned buildings. And a faulty database means the government doesn't know just how many properties it owns.

http://www.npr.org/2014/03/12/287349831/governments-empty-buildings-are-costing-taxpayers-billions?sc=ipad&f=1001

How to lose all self respect

Hide your family from a cat in the bathroom.

I found the following story on the NPR iPhone App:

Seriously: Angry Fat Cat Traps Family In Bedroom
by Eyder Peralta

NPR - March 11, 2014

An angry fat cat first allegedly scratched a baby and then allegedly penned an Oregon family in their bedroom....

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/03/11/289075547/seriously-angry-fat-cat-pens-family-in-bedroom?sc=17&f=1001

Love it

Time to move to Spain!  Or start annexing the land of the rich.

I found the following story on the NPR iPad App

Spain's Robin Hood Mayor Fights For 'Communist Utopia'
by Lauren Frayer

NPR - March 8, 2014

The mayor of a small Spanish town cleaned out supermarkets to give food to the hungry and draw attention to their economic plight. But now he's facing a potential jail stint.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/03/08/286363442/spains-robin-hood-mayor-fights-for-communist-utopia?sc=ipad&f=1001

Holy hell

What a burger - joes burger in McLean. And yes, that's chorizo and an egg on top. Dayum, dayum, dayum!!!

BeLIEve the LIE

Made this today after being inspired by an old poster I found from high school.  Going to hang it in my office, Mulder Fox style . . . .

Escalator

I never thought this is the way WW3 would start.  But I'd always really hoped . . . 

Russia's Parliament Approves Putin's Call For Troops In Ukraine
by Scott Neuman

NPR - March 1, 2014

In response, Ukraine has put its own forces on alert and warned that a Russian invasion would spark war between the two countries.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/03/01/284345466/russias-parliament-prepared-to-authorize-crimea-intervention?sc=ipad&f=1001