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Yeah, I know folks get a lot of "theory" in some classes and perhaps not enough hands on real world training.

Yeah, I know folks get a lot of "theory" in some classes and perhaps not enough hands on real world training.

Folks could design something without an engineering degree, based on processes and such. I have a good tech working for me as a designer.

But, it really helps to understand the theory of WHY you're designing something the way you are. You can't get that on the street.

One of the best technicians I ever had was an AB degreed person.  The company went back and forth about hiring BS level people as technicians because they hired BS Engineers as staff, at considerably higher pay.  At one point, a lot of our younger technicians were female, like 65%, and nearly all the engineers were not.  A female engineer at that point would get hired no matter what, and some of them were doozies.  Some of course were quite good, but many were unqualified completely.

The standard was one technician per staff, which was not enough.  Two was ideal.  At one point, they gave me five, which was WAY too many, especially as one of them was a dope (male).  I couldn't keep five people busy because I needed to see results before I had any idea what to do next.  Management would really throw resources at you when there was any semblance of a crisis.  I recall spending $80 K every two weeks on some outside testing up at Dayton for 6 months or so.  I have no idea how they budgeted for that.

That was a Dutch company, interesting outfit, that did anaerobic and aerobic composting testing.  I think when we left them they had no other customers.  Composting of course for MSW went the way of the carrier pigeon.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/living/health/ct-life-inequity-data-policy-roots-chicago-20200726-r3c7qykvvbfm5bdjm4fpb6g5k4-story.html


I'm just going to leave this here. It's too long to cut and paste, but it's worth the read. Lots of insight on how and why Chicago is what it is.

Great article

In the midst of all that uncertainty, the offseason ramp-up schedule adopted by the NCAA earlier this summer continues to march on, and that means Nebraska on Friday enters the next phase of preparation: a two-week “minicamp” style setting.

“Nobody wants all the uncertainty that we’ve got going on here, but I’m just trying to control what I can control and I’m just really excited to be able to get back out there and work with the guys a little bit,” defensive coordinator Erik Chinander said in a recent radio interview. “It’s been a long time since we’ve got the chance to do that, and I just like being around the guys, so I’m excited for that part.”

The formal summer access period began July 13, which gave coaches eight hours weekly to be around the players — six in the weight room and up to two of film work. Now, for the next two weeks, the access goes up to 20 hours weekly.


That includes up to 12 hours of walk-through, no-pad practices plus up to six hours of weight training and two hours of film. Essentially, the next two weeks are as close to the canceled spring ball practices as NU is going to get. Then, on Aug. 7, a “normal” preseason camp would begin.

Boomers will be known as the generation of division.  They will be known as the generation of selfishness.

discuss...

A generation of kids who grew up with every toy they wanted. Our parents, products of the Great Depression--didn't want us to grow up as they had had to grow up.
A generation of young people who thought singing "Give Peace a Chance" would result in peace breaking out.  Good intentions trump all else.
The first generation of Americans to refuse to fight their nation's war.  Or at least to let the more blue-collar members of their cohort go fight and die.
The generation that produced Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, two somewhat-flawed presidents in different Boomer ways.
I'm a Boomer--born right in the middle of the boom.

Some folks like city life.  Some like country living.  It's a darn good thing we don't all like and want exactly the same things, what a boring world that would be.