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[Carborendum]

On 12/16/2023 at 6:36 PM, mrmarklin said:

Everyone knows that US Asians are "white adjacent".  For all practical purposes Gong is a White Guy.😎

If I were woke, I'd take offense to that.  Aren't you glad you're not talking to a woke Asian?

[JohnsonJones]

3 minutes ago, Carborendum said:

If I were woke, I'd take offense to that.  Aren't you glad you're not talking to a woke Asian?

Does that mean you are currently sleeping?

It's already in the afternoon where I'm at.  What time do you normally wake up at?

 

(The above is a JOKE...please accept it as that and nothing more).

[LDSGator]

1 minute ago, JohnsonJones said:

Does that mean you are currently sleeping?

It's already in the afternoon where I'm at.  What time do you normally wake up at?

 

(The above is a JOKE...please accept it as that and nothing more).

Continuing the joke thread, when you cross into Alabama set your clock back. To 1961. 
 

😉 

[Traveler]

12 hours ago, Carborendum said:

This may not be directly what you were talking about specifically, but...  I have an opportunity to take a position in a company that designs nuclear power plants.

It would be a huge feather in my cap.  I've never been in that space before.  I found out why.  For many decades, those in that field became nuclear engineers because they were already in the field.  As you can guess, that meant that no one was coming into the field and the attrition rate was as rapid as the aging population.

Now, they're looking at the entire field who is ready to retire.  So, they are willing to take outsiders who look promising.  I'm one of them.

While discussing options with my wife an interesting point came up.  Many people are growing up learning that 2+2 does not necessarily = 4.  Can we really trust the rising generation of engineering students?  If not them, whom?  

Even if the other job would be a better idea for me personally, I am considering this position for the future of the nuclear industry because I believe it will always be a necessary part of our power grid.

I haven't worked with a newbie in many years.  I really don't know if any of the new kids actually understand engineering.

This is an excellent example.  Our technical needs by industry should have input into what is taught in colleges and even sooner (k-12).  Wouldn’t government be willing to incentives needed subjects?  Obviously certain subjects are incentivized – but it is also obvious that many incentivized subjects do not provide enough salary for students to pay off student loans after graduation.  You would think that industry would be willing to provide scholarships specific to needs and that universities would do research so that their education (degrees) would have relevance.

 

The Traveler