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[ultrarunner]

The premise of the Terminator movie franchise is machines with AI decided mankind needed to be wiped from the face of the earth.

I thought 2001 Space Odesey?

 

[ultrarunner]

So, I think a big part of this is your method of learning, and also probably a generational thing. I prefer to draw a picture/sketch to explain stuff; and learn better in a similar way. When helping 9 y/o daughter with math homework, I draw all over her homework. 12 y/o daughter, I got to Contasrnly tell her, "write it out, you can't solve a math problem looking at a screen"; but maybe other people can?

In online learning, I find people are very reluctant/slow to ask questions, and about 50% of the class won't understand, or ask.

That doesn't make it bad, it just makes it something I would have to work harder understand.

We do use Microsoft Teams a lot at work for meetings; and being able to share your screen, and highlight something, and say "what is this in the upper right corner mean" is nice; and you can instantly flip between aerial images and plans, which you wouldn't be able to do on paper

I don’t get teams… everyone now says Teams Me but I can look over my shoulder and tell them.

So much more info comes my way through teams that has nothing to do with me in the least.

When I need to document it’s email.

Quick update it’s text.

Need to cover the building it’s overhead paging.

Then there is VM to managers.

Meetings online Zoom

Why do we need Teams again?

 

[paulsharvey]

I think it has to do with the ability to document/record/preserve for public information. Zoom, never used it; had a meeting or two with outside sources that used Webex, which was a pain.

Where Teams shines is when you have 1 guy if the field, 2 guys in office A, a client out of state, and a few guys in office B, all on the meeting live. If ten people all work in same building or same town; in person is better. We started using it when people were working from home, and them kept using it. In our case, let's say the more or less same group had meetings through out the day, ever other week, but each meeting might be 15-20 minutes long, and large portions don't really involve You; you can have it on, and be doing other stuff, and half pay attention to a meeting, that you would have either skipped, or been stuck to all day.

I'm a 80-90% field/road guy, and no way I could attend some of these, and loose an entire day. Now, I can pull over, log on for 15 minutes between other jobs.

 

[ultrarunner]

So far it seems like a broadcast method of email with a trail?

I’m on the Surgery, PACU, Business Services, Facilities, Managers and Compliance.

98% of the teams are for the folks in that specific Department and I’m really a department if 1.

If a surgeon is running late or employee stuck in traffic, or someone needs a wheelchair checking in or a printer needs toner I’m just part of the group.

 

[dstig1]

In a hospital setting like you Ultra, the only utility of Teams or similar would be for admin mtgs and such. For us, it is useful for people scattered in different buildings, cities, and even other parts of the world to get together. We can have extensive engineering and business discussions with everyone seeing the same info and able to input real-time.

 

[paulsharvey]

Even in a hospital type business; I could see the utility of sending a message to the maintance/utility Team, about a problem, when you don't know who is work tomorrow; and you want to make sure the Team gets the message

But I agree with the above; we typically deal with primarily our office, but with input from 2 or 3 other engineering offices, client (could be local or out of state), clients engineer (not uncommon for them to be out of state, or atleast several hours away); and contractors. It's pretty interactive, where someone can mark up plans on the fly, (not offical changes, but discuss potential changes/options).

 

[MossRoad]

To be honest, a pilot certification is a pilot certification. They are all the same. However, he does want to go to Purdue

Boiler Up!

 

[kenmbz]

We use teams calling a lot, my projects have people in multiple countries and it makes coordinating so much easier.

Many schools use Canvas for course assignments and some on line work. My son is pretty used to doing on line work when needed.
Nothing replaces the social aspect of school like being there though.

 

[MoKelly]

I went to college at Mizzou. It was less expensive than where I went to high school.

If I recall correctly, it was something like $150-250 a credit hour. In that range. Plus books.

That was 40 years ago.

But, then again, I still remember as a kid biking to little league practice and afterward eating a hamburger, fries and a cherry coke at the drug store for a dollar and change!

 

[riptides]

I went to college at Mizzou. It was less expensive than where I went to high school.

If I recall correctly, it was something like $150-250 a credit hour. In that range. Plus books.

That was 40 years ago.

But, then again, I still remember as a kid biking to little league practice and afterward eating a hamburger, fries and a cherry coke at the drug store for a dollar and change!

And getting Lifesavers for 5 cents a roll.

 

[MoKelly]

And getting Lifesavers for 5 cents a roll.

yes.

And a pack of 5 baseball cards with gum for $.10.

Those were the days!

 

[two_bit_score]

If your college degree is not worth enough for you to pay it off, it's not worth it to your neighbor to pay it off.

 

[paulsharvey]

Anyone think the Ultra high price private colleges that offer Huge scholarship dollars, but well less than tuition is kinda a scam? I know my little brother had like $60k scholarship offer from Duke, but that was only like 40%. Son got an offer of $112k of scholarship from Stetson, but at $72k/year, that kinda seems like a joke. Kinda seems like a store marking prices up 500%, and then slapping a sale price of 250% the original price on it...

 

[deserteagle71]

If your college degree is not worth enough for you to pay it off, it's not worth it to your neighbor to pay it off.

 

[MoKelly]

Anyone think the Ultra high price private colleges that offer Huge scholarship dollars, but well less than tuition is kinda a scam? I know my little brother had like $60k scholarship offer from Duke, but that was only like 40%. Son got an offer of $112k of scholarship from Stetson, but at $72k/year, that kinda seems like a joke. Kinda seems like a store marking prices up 500%, and then slapping a sale price of 250% the original price on it...

Sort of like hospital bills. Huge retail price knocked down 80% by insurance —- yet still expensive!

 

[milkman636]

Anyone think the Ultra high price private colleges that offer Huge scholarship dollars, but well less than tuition is kinda a scam? I know my little brother had like $60k scholarship offer from Duke, but that was only like 40%. Son got an offer of $112k of scholarship from Stetson, but at $72k/year, that kinda seems like a joke. Kinda seems like a store marking prices up 500%, and then slapping a sale price of 250% the original price on it...

Agreed, just had similar experience with a private college that wants my son to play football. They said the right things and offered 40k of first year scholarship, but the total cost is 65k per year. It seems like artificially high numbers to me. It’s hard to fathom anyone willing to pay $275,000 for a bachelor degree.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

People spend money on degrees that they spend a lifetime paying for. A degree used to mean you were special. No longer, because anyone can have that paper...

 

[ultrarunner]

Dad had a friend that was a customs inspector and I asked how do you become a customs inspector and dads friend said a 4 year degree in any subject…

I thought it odd when he said any subject but remember it well… his was English Literature.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Dad had a friend that was a customs inspector and I asked how do you become a customs inspector and dads friend said a 4 year degree in any subject…

I thought it odd when he said any subject but remember it well… his was English Literature.

Airline pilots were like this for a while. I snuck in without one... But they didn't care what degree, just that you had one. I spent about $15k for training to earn $300k. Kids nowadays spend $100k-$200k for it and a degree in gender studies.

 

[milkman636]

I’ve noticed many government job postings that still have the “degree in any subject” line-item in the list of qualifications, at both state and federal level. I’ve always wondered why they don’t list “degree in a relevant subject”?

Does that requirement really mean that a degree in musical theatre would differentiate a candidate from the general public for a job like corporate tax auditor?