Yup. In fact #2 is the biggie. But the three show up in pretty much EVERY file.
Allegations by the angry asshole/bitch ex are generally not taken very seriously. Which can be a considerable problem actually, because sometimes (not often) they are accurate. This is probably the #1 cause of systemic failures actually (aside from the usual culprits of under-resourcing, incompetent management, and unrealistic expectations).
There is only one way to coil a long audio or video cable - the “over-under wrap.” You have to be taught it, and it is a little tricky to learn. If you haven’t been taught it, please do NOT try coiling a cable - it’s only going to cause problems, and someone will have to untangle it and re-coil it. That goes double for fiber “cables”.
Actually us rednecks have another answer (said in a country drawl) “Well, you dont spill your beer on a violin”.
Another music question:
I was listening to Vivaldi’s “The 4 Seasons”. It’s a violin piece but has several small “solo” bits.
Are little “solo” bits always played the by first chair of that instrument such as violins?
My former role was a scuba instructor:
Yeah, screw the customer—why the hell should they have the freedom to make in-house changes to something they bought and paid for, or even to hire a different artist to modify it for them? Likewise, users should never under any circumstances be able to access and modify the source code for the software they run on their computers and other devices, even if—no, strike that—especially if the software was custom-written for them. And don’t get me started about the pathetic state of the automobile industry. Can you believe that there are still some car manufacturers out there who don’t weld the hood shut to keep those pesky buyers from making repairs or aftermarket modifications?
But it’s rarely necessary to render the exact (double) meaning in the target language. Translators working with humorous wordplay aim for something called dynamic translation equivalence, which basically means preserving the intention of the text (i.e., to make the reader or audience laugh) than the literal meaning. If you’re watching a comedic film that has been dubbed or subtitled from its foreign language, and you’re doing so for entertainment rather than as some sort of scholarly study, then you’re not going to care if some of the jokes are semantically different from the original, as long as they’re still funny and still make sense in the context of the film.
Took me a beat to get it - very well played, sir.
On topic: the job of Compliance is not to stop the company doing business. It’s to help the company do as much business as possible while sticking to the rules.
Layman here; professional musicians, feel free to chime in and correct or add to this:
Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” is a set of four violin concertos, which means they do have parts for solo violin.
Looking at the sheet music, I see there’s a line for the violin soloist separate from the first and second violins.
The soloist could be the first chair violinist (concertmaster), a guest soloist, or, I assume, anyone who’s capable of playing the part. I’ve seen many recordings where the soloist is identified by name, same as with any other violin concerto; but they could also be an anonymous member of the ensemble.
One answer is statistical accounts. These are single entry (non-balancing) accounts used to record things like headcount, sales quantities, or stock levels. They’re used for allocations and reporting.
And some of us still can’t wrap the damn things right after being patiently shown the correct way by veteran technicians AND watching those infuriating YouTube videos that show attractive person wrapping a 50’ coax in ten seconds.
Yes, yes, yes, and yes.
Classroom teachers have little, if any, control over the content they teach. Curricula are chosen by school boards. Depending on school boards and administrators, teachers may or may not have control over methods. Does the teacher plan lessons alone, or in collaboration with grade level? School wide or district wide? Or is the teacher given lesson plans written by committee in the past?
The only reason the US does as well as it does on “Nations’ report card” type tests is that the US spends 1/3 of the school year teaching students how to take multiple-choice tests. Other nations don’t. The tests used to compare nations’ educational outcomes are multiple-choice, so other nations’ students don’t know all the strategies for taking them, and scores don’t reflect actual learning.
“If you dream it, you can achieve it” is probably the biggest and most destructive lie told to children.
Thanks for the information. Reading the sheet music I’m guessing “Violincello” just means a cello?
It’s interesting to look at where in some area different instruments have long rests or just tiny parts (dang, those must be difficult to stay at the right spot and come in exactly where your supposed to ). Then they get the “solo” bit for a while while the other instruments get a rest.
The piece looks VERY long. About 180 pages! Lots of page turning.
This one took me a long time to understand… and appreciate. But to my eye, it can also be broken down further in that all components contribute to the piece. The Last Supper, David, Night Watch, Solidity of Fog, One: Number 31, 1950, The Water Lilies: Morning with Willows all have not a single drop of paint out of place- they are perfect unto themselves. I was just walking some public pieces in the San Diego airport… and they were interesting but they weren’t finished or polished.
“Salaried” and (FLSA) “Exempt” aren’t the same thing.
Except in cases where there’s a difference in benefits programs, declaring an employee Exempt is works to the benefit of the employer.
Not everyone knows what their job title is. Not every manager knows the actual job titles of subordinates.
No, if you were to quit, they would not have to hire 3 people to replace you.
I assume that is a poor attempt at translating the joke:
When is a door not a door? When it is ajar. Otherwise I don’t get it.
All mathematicians, but few others, are aware that published “proofs” are not proofs at all, but exercises in convincing the mathematical sophisticated that somewhere in the platonic world of correct mathematics a proof exists, but is too long to actually write down, let alone fit in a margin.
Former IT guy in companies:
Yes, it was the cable. (after having driven 25 km to plug that cable back in after having asked you on the phone to check the cables).
No, I can’t tell you how long it takes to fix it after having checked the error for a mere minute. It can be three minutes or three days.
No, I mostly can’t fix your private “internet” problem or that of your parents by your vague untechnical description. I’d have to check your machine, but I’m not your personal IT guy.
ETA: I forgot: So much this!
Only about 33% of complaints made to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission result in some sort of investigation.
Job titles mean very little. You have to look at what the person’s job responsibilities are to figure out what they actually do.
I am not required by law and company policy forbids me from providing you with a copy of your resume or any other part of your personnel file. If you didn’t save your annual appraisals when you received them that’s your problem.
We have the legally mandated number of handicap parking spaces. We are under no obligation to add more spaces or reserve one specifically for you.
Yeah my mom told me that. She was a reporter.
From my time in the bicycle industry:
People lie about breaking parts so often and so badly that there’s an industry slang term for this: a JRA failure. That stands for Just Riding Along. “I was just riding along when my fork bent backwards…”
Most bicycle product managers believe the claims they make about their products, no matter how outrageous. They usually don’t have the scientific background required to think critically about their own claims.
Most bicycle journalists—with a couple of notable exceptions—also don’t understand STEM concepts well enough to evaluate the claims made by bike manufacturers. They also have no idea that they have no idea, so they say silly things like “these wheels are claimed to have less drag than last year’s version, and you can definitely feel the difference.” No, bike journalist, you can’t. You’re just suggestible.
Contrary to received wisdom, almost no bike magazines take money for positive reviews. While there is such a thing as “advertorial” (as when a magazine profiles a manufacturer in a fawning way) most journalists of all stripes value their independence. There are sketchy exceptions—mostly online—but claims of systematic corruption in reviews have more to do with the claimant’s need to be smarter/canny than with any actual impropriety.
Riding what the pros ride is a popular-but-silly way to justify equipment choices. With vanishingly few exceptions, professional cyclists know very little about their equipment. They’re fit and fast and often great tacticians, but they’re not technically sophisticated. Most male pros have a high-school education and nearly all of them are exceedingly risk-averse. After all, they can’t win if they don’t finish, so reliability is prized ahead of nearly every other attribute. And that’s valid, but consumers often say “if widget X were faster, the pros would all be using it.” Well, pros routinely choose slower gear because it looks cool or because that’s what everyone else is riding.