Everything posted by Samson's Wig
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More Students Are Turning Away From College and Toward Apprenticeships
There's a big difference between acknowledging that higher eduction is a broken system that needs reform and thinking that a generation of college dropouts is a good thing.
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More Students Are Turning Away From College and Toward Apprenticeships
I don't think this will break the "system." Higher-paying jobs are still going to require higher education for the most part. Decent paying blue-collar work, like plumbing/HVAC/etc., has always provided a path for folks, and nothing has changed there. As the article points out, these are kids who were academically inclined, and less likely to pursue blue-collar work, are simply forcing themselves into a position that they're more likely to have to do that kind of work whether they like it or not. This will simply add to the number of low-earning people who don't contribute much to the economy. We're already awash in them. While the pandemic undoubtedly increased the number of college dropouts, it was always a large number, and I don't see this significantly moving the needle in the long run. Union apprenticeships would be great if the future showed any signs of providing work for people in those roles. It doesn't, and I don't know anyone who thinks manufacturing and heavy industry will be returning to our shores anytime soon.
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Half of Surly just became obsolete
Solid points. The only way this falls apart is if there is enough of a lag between AI taking over and its inevitable failure. I've never known a lawyer to quit the profession and return later. The realization of just how shitty a job it is sets in quickly upon leaving, and after that there is no turning back. It must be like taking your first breath of fresh air after having lived in a coal mine for thirty years. You're not going back if you can help it.
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2023 bank failures
Holy shit, the pattern has been established for decades!
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2023 bank failures
I don't know why the so-called experts are missing the obvious part of this story. Silicon Valley Bank | Signature Bank | Silvergate Bank Do you see it? If you have money in the following banks, watch your cornhole (not a complete list): Sidney State Bank Silex Banking Company Silver Lake Bank Simmesport State Bank Simmons Bank Simply Bank Siouxland Bank
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Half of Surly just became obsolete
- Half of Surly just became obsolete
I might be concerned if the bar exam had anything to do with the successful practice of law.- Could You Move to a Small Town
Agreed. Again, the point was that it has more going on than Bryan/College Station, and that it's just as close to Lubbock as Navasota is to BCS. I never claimed that Lubbock is great. I certainly don't live there and have no desire to. Austin is the smallest of the cities I've lived in over the last thirty years, so you'll get no argument from me regarding big city life. I'm not sure why the pedants are out in force without bothering to read the context. I feel like I'm on a merry-go-round.- Could You Move to a Small Town
Completely agree. The discussion was about living in a small town close enough to civilization to get the necessary things.- Flight disrupting assholes Thread of Shame.
Well, that depends . . .- Flight disrupting assholes Thread of Shame.
Need a way to aerosolize it and pump it into the buildings and planes.- Could You Move to a Small Town
When compared to Bryan/College Station? Yeah, without a doubt.- Could You Move to a Small Town
About the same distance from Brownfield to Lubbock as Navasota to Bryan/College Station. In terms of living near civilization, Brownfield gets the nod, barely. The distance to Houston might push Navasota over the top, I suppose.- Could You Move to a Small Town
Would you recommend the Winchester area for a family with middle school kids? My wife works for a company out of Framingham but has to fly up to Boston so often now that we're considering making a move. I only know downtown Boston (a bit) and don't even know where to start regarding areas to look.- Flight disrupting assholes Thread of Shame.
I've been lucky thus far to avoid anything close to the type of shit posted in this thread while flying, but reading and watching this makes me question whether I should ever take my kids anywhere that involves an airport. People fucking suck, and it would sure be nice if there were a way to sort out the trash and keep them at home where they belong. I can't believe someone like the asshole tampering with the airplane door made it back to the ground alive without someone just taking him out on principle.- What the fuck is wrong with you, Austin?
I believe the proper nomenclature is spelunkulas.- Largest 15 US cities by GDP
If anything, this is a sign that being poor now is not as devastating as it used to be.- Largest 15 US cities by GDP
It's a sad state of affairs when crumbling AISD keeps anyone in place. I'm right there with you and wish all the time there was an option well outside of town for a couple of intelligent kids to receive a decent education in a culturally stimulating environment. The suburban schools rank high on paper but come with the mouth-breathing, book-burning, low-info moron contingent. Frats and sororities have to raise new recruits somewhere, I guess. There is probably a gem of a rural school hiding out there somewhere, but I've yet to hear of it.- Largest 15 US cities by GDP
A voter from 1985.- 2023 bank failures
You're assuming anyone in banking has a soul to speak of. They don't.- 2023 bank failures
!!!!EVERYBODY PANIC!!!! I have enjoyed fielding calls from every person my parents ever met asking me if their money is safe. The fact I don't have a fucking clue about any of this doesn't slow them down. I've got more education than they do so I must know all about it, even though I work in entertainment law. So, thanks a lot, SVB, you rotten lot of goat molesters, for making me talk on the phone nonstop and calm people down about whether their $50k in savings at Bank of America and their IRA at Ameriprise is safe. This is the true travesty of this entire ordeal.- Fake Paper Plates (License Plates, the Vic Food Thread is in Lulz)
Impound vehicles with no registration and/or insurance and require actual driving tests once every couple of years, and you'd have Austin streets damn near empty. One in every three (maybe two) vehicles on the road are being driven by someone with absolutely no business behind the wheel.- 2023 bank failures
I don't want to see depositors lose money, but I don't have a deep well of sympathy for a company that doesn't understand how to manage and mitigate that risk. It's not difficult, and any company sitting on a significant chunk of cash in a single bank (absent recently transferred funds to cover payroll or a larger purchase that just had terrible timing) is not being operated properly - which is par for the course in the tech industry where any moron with an idea can get stacks of cash so long as they're charming, and said charming morons often ensure no CFO worth their salt gets anywhere near the operation to gum up the grift.- 2023 bank failures
VC and tech have been digging their own grave for a long time now, propping up fake businesses and silly ideas just to funnel money into the hands of investors. It's contributed to the large wealth disparity in this country as much as anything else, and they can all go die in a fire as far as I'm concerned. Maybe everyone will grow up and actually start real businesses with a longer-term view than just getting to acquisition. It's complete bullshit on its face and has to come crashing down at some point.- Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
You can still buy long-bed trucks. They just don't market them as heavily as crew cab/short beds. If you need a true work truck, you need one. You don't need an ad campaign. - Half of Surly just became obsolete
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