Nerd Test

Haha Management!

A company had a vast scrap yard in the middle of a desert. Management said, "Someone might steal from it at night." So they created a night watchman position and hired a person for the job.
Then management said, "How does the watchman do his job without instruction?" So they created a planning department and hired two people: one person to write the instructions and one person to do time studies.
Then management said, "How will we know the night watchman is doing his tasks correctly?" So they created a Quality Control department and hired two people: one to do the studies and one to write the reports.
Then management said, "How are all these people going to get paid?" So they created positions for a timekeeper and a payroll officer, and hired two more people to fill them.
Then management said, "Who will be accountable for all of these people?" So they created an administrative section and hired three people: an Administrative Officer, Assistant Administrative Officer, and a Legal Secretary.
Then management said, "We've had this command in operation for one year now and we're $18,000 over budget. We have to cut back on overall costs."
So they laid off the night watchman.
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Heck of it.

Well Im just posting for the heck of it. Life is pretty busy here. Today was my suitemate Velani’s birthday, I finally got to use my big camera. 21 pictures to go before I can get the roll developed! Yes, it’s a film camera. Hmm, never got to go on a picture spree like I wanted to. Maybe in the spring, or even in the Winter.

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Earthquake sadness

Not much to report today other than the massive earthquake that hit the northern part of Pakistan. As a side-result it shows how little importance politics in front of god’s will. Kashmir is devastated; imagine us fighting over lines of control now. There are no lines on god’s earth.

Noodles in space.

Here’s an interesting news item. There’s a space expedition going on and while they are there they will be filming a commercial for instant noodles! I always knew there was something outer-worldly about instant noodles.

Commercial break

McArthur, 54, a retired US Army colonel, is a veteran of three space shuttle flights, including one to the ISS and one to the Russian space station Mir.

Tokarev, 52, a colonel in the Russian Air Force, has made one previous spaceflight, to the ISS aboard a space shuttle.

During their stay, Expedition 12 will do two or three spacewalks, to install equipment and carry out maintenance.

And alongside nearly four dozen scientific experiments to be conducted on the station, the two men will do some commercial filming for a Japanese TV advert about instant noodles.