I think what we should be looking at is hominids in general and humans in particular. There has been many methods of running a herd of humans, most depend on the geographical complexity of the are they live in.
regards,
daemon
Newbie
- (bionerd)
- (94)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 12:33:10 PM EST
Welcome.
- (pwhysall)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 01:12:12 PM EST
Michigan? On the convoy route?
- (drewk)
- (48)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 01:17:51 PM EST
Re: Michigan? On the convoy route?
- (bionerd)
- (47)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 01:47:38 PM EST
He's referring to BeeP bash
- (broomberg)
- (1)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 01:51:38 PM EST
Re: He's referring to BeeP bash
- (bionerd)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 02:06:10 PM EST
That's a curious thing to say
- (drewk)
- (17)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 01:58:12 PM EST
Re: That's a curious thing to say
- (bionerd)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 02:19:15 PM EST
Probably means that we don't do actual (real) work. :-)
-NT
- (ChrisR)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 02:24:37 PM EST
That's sad Drook
- (broomberg)
- (9)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 02:47:31 PM EST
I said 90% didn't I?
- (drewk)
- (8)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 03:27:59 PM EST
It is representative of most of the good ones
-NT
- (ben_tilly)
- (7)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 03:45:59 PM EST
Woudln't that depend on the job?
- (drewk)
- (6)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 03:59:50 PM EST
Not that often
- (ben_tilly)
- (5)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 05:17:19 PM EST
Getting a little uppity there, aren't you?
- (drewk)
- (4)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 05:22:07 PM EST
See what I said about "some organizations"
- (ben_tilly)
- (3)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 07:03:30 PM EST
tiger teams, had the fortune to work on one once
- (daemon)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 10:33:49 PM EST
Same thing where I work.
-NT
- (admin)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 10:38:43 PM EST
That's actually my "non-break" job
- (FuManChu)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 01:49:02 AM EST
Programming is working with abstractions.
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (1)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 08:04:03 PM EST
Okay, at that level I see what you mean
-NT
- (drewk)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 08:15:42 PM EST
Excuse me
- (tuberculosis)
- (2)
- Feb. 8, 2005, 10:18:27 AM EST
Since my explanation in the thread didn't clear this up ...
- (drewk)
- (1)
- Feb. 8, 2005, 11:51:24 AM EST
Because creative \\= abstract
- (jake123)
- Feb. 8, 2005, 01:32:33 PM EST
Programmers, eh?
- (pwhysall)
- (14)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 02:02:51 PM EST
Where's my soldering iron?
- (ChrisR)
- (13)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 02:16:01 PM EST
Which cable, the power or the ribbon?
-NT
- (drewk)
- (12)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 02:19:21 PM EST
All of 'em at once.
- (ChrisR)
- (11)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 06:38:16 PM EST
Quit before the magic smoke comes out though. Can be tricky.
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- (2)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 07:13:15 PM EST
Networking engineering requires a good sense of smell.
-NT
- (ChrisR)
- (1)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 07:23:07 PM EST
ICLRPD (new thread)
- (FuManChu)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 01:50:16 AM EST
Hey! That's my specialty!
- (ben_tilly)
- (7)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 07:24:01 PM EST
Have you ever blown an inch-wide hole out of a power supply?
-NT
- (inthane-chan)
- (6)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 12:45:36 PM EST
Have you ever shorted across the 220 supply with an ohmeter?
-NT
- (drewk)
- (5)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 12:46:56 PM EST
Nope.
- (inthane-chan)
- (4)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 12:51:20 PM EST
I helped blow out half of downtown Palm Springs once
- (drewk)
- (3)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 12:55:56 PM EST
Funniest one here . . .
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (2)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 01:08:22 PM EST
Do we know Trudy under another name?
-NT
- (ben_tilly)
- (1)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 01:45:13 PM EST
No.
- (Andrew Grygus)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 02:14:56 PM EST
I'm no programmer either
- (bepatient)
- (2)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 05:16:53 PM EST
Weren't you working on changing that state of affairs?
-NT
- (FuManChu)
- (1)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 01:50:48 AM EST
Was thinking about it.
- (bepatient)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 08:52:22 AM EST
Don't you need abstract thinking in biology?
-NT
- (Arkadiy)
- (8)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 10:35:17 AM EST
Re: Don't you need abstract thinking in biology?
- (bionerd)
- (7)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 11:22:07 AM EST
So, can you tell us about your typical time at work?
- (Arkadiy)
- (6)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 11:57:42 AM EST
I thought...
- (pwhysall)
- (1)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 12:01:25 PM EST
Don't forget the biscuits
- (drewk)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 12:10:59 PM EST
Do you really want to hear about this?
- (bionerd)
- (3)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 12:37:39 PM EST
Suggestion
- (drewk)
- (2)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 12:45:15 PM EST
Been there, done that
- (bionerd)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 01:13:40 PM EST
I don't imagine she got where she is...
- (Steven A S)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 01:18:12 PM EST
Welcome
- (broomberg)
- (25)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 01:49:41 PM EST
Re: Welcome
- (bionerd)
- (24)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 02:04:39 PM EST
He has past cause...
- (ben_tilly)
- (23)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 03:42:38 PM EST
No I'm not him...I'm a her
- (bionerd)
- (21)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 04:08:34 PM EST
Cool, there is a slight imbalance in these parts..
-NT
- (ben_tilly)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 05:18:59 PM EST
Men are parasites ;-)
- (ben_tilly)
- (19)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 10:41:07 PM EST
Re: Men are parasites ;-)
- (bionerd)
- (18)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 11:37:24 PM EST
Why expend more energy? To get more kids.
- (ben_tilly)
- (17)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 12:37:57 AM EST
A couple of reasons.
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (15)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 03:32:36 AM EST
Second point is pretty much pure circular reasoning, AFAICS.
- (CRConrad)
- (2)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 03:55:30 AM EST
We are not talking 'fair' here, we're talking 'survival'.
- (Andrew Grygus)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 04:29:04 AM EST
Nature is not PC
- (ben_tilly)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 11:29:02 AM EST
Let me address those reasons for strict sexuality
- (ben_tilly)
- (11)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 11:15:06 AM EST
well if I were a hermaphrodyte I would never leave the house
- (daemon)
- (10)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 06:40:18 PM EST
Don't confuse "hermaphroditic" with "flexible"...
-NT
- (admin)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 06:48:57 PM EST
It works for nematodes
- (ben_tilly)
- (8)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 08:17:54 PM EST
Y'all take all the mystery out of procreation
- (ChrisR)
- (6)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 08:36:32 PM EST
Out drinking? Reading Jung? Casting a horoscope?
-NT
- (ben_tilly)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 08:38:19 PM EST
OT: Where TH is Ross anyway?
-NT
- (mmoffitt)
- (3)
- Feb. 8, 2005, 09:41:10 AM EST
Re: OT: Where TH is Ross anyway?
- (Yendor)
- (1)
- Feb. 8, 2005, 09:59:26 AM EST
Ah. Thanks. Missed that.
-NT
- (mmoffitt)
- Feb. 8, 2005, 10:05:38 AM EST
Atlanta, IIRC. ... Oh, you mean. Well, he ran away. :-(
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- Feb. 8, 2005, 10:00:09 AM EST
I agree
- (Nightowl)
- Feb. 8, 2005, 10:23:20 AM EST
dont have to try, they fight real well (bull sealions)
- (daemon)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 09:05:16 PM EST
Exactly
-NT
- (bionerd)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 11:24:01 AM EST
Re: He has past cause...
- (Nightowl)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 01:44:47 AM EST
Hoy
- (admin)
- (4)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 02:44:27 PM EST
Ann Arbor- Heck , no!
- (bionerd)
- (3)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 03:29:03 PM EST
My sister went there for a few years.
- (admin)
- (1)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 04:56:51 PM EST
Cow Tipping-
- (bionerd)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 05:20:59 PM EST
Moo U
- (tuberculosis)
- Feb. 8, 2005, 02:49:28 PM EST
Use Debian
- (lincoln)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 02:47:37 PM EST
welcome, another expert to opine with :-)
-NT
- (daemon)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 03:08:20 PM EST
With a handle like "bionerd"...
- (FuManChu)
- (7)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 03:46:25 PM EST
My score
- (bionerd)
- (6)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 04:16:25 PM EST
Meh, amateur...
- (admin)
- (4)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 04:58:35 PM EST
Wait until you know me better before calling me an amateur
- (bionerd)
- (3)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 05:27:19 PM EST
Amateur. Raw, rank, unadulterated.
- (admin)
- (2)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 05:32:31 PM EST
Nerd God
- (bionerd)
- (1)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 10:42:16 PM EST
Yes.
-NT
- (admin)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 10:43:55 PM EST
Your Overlord speaks:
- (folkert)
- Feb. 6, 2005, 05:32:56 PM EST
welcome to the party
-NT
- (cforde)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 01:32:04 AM EST
Welcome from another non-IT
- (Ashton)
- Feb. 7, 2005, 03:59:47 AM EST
Welcome!
- (jb4)
- Feb. 8, 2005, 06:34:20 PM EST