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“What Happened to All the Nice Guys?”
Date: 2007-11-19, 3:52AM PST

I see this question posted with some regularity in the personals section, so I thought I’d take a minute to explain things to the ladies out there that haven’t figured it out.

What happened to all the nice guys?

The answer is simple: you did.

See, if you think back, really hard, you might vaguely remember a Platonic guy pal who always seemed to want to spend time with you. He’d tag along with you when you went shopping, stop by your place for a movie when you were lonely but didn’t feel like going out, or even sit there and hold you while you sobbed and told him about how horribly the (other) guy that you were fucking treated you. Read the rest of this entry »

Organizational behavior can be viewed from a traditional, a modernist, or a postmodernist perspective. Choose any one topic in organizational behavior and discuss different approaches to that topic that would come from a traditional, a modernist, or a postmodernist perspective.

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Organizational behavior is an incredibly complex and dynamic field of study. Not only are there a number of different avenues of study but within each focus lies a multitude of theories and perspectives. Bolman and Deal (2008) suggest that the best way to traverse this maze is through different lenses or perspectives of the organization (Bolman & Deal, 2008).

While the lenses that Bolman and Deal propose (structural, human resource, political and symbolic) and very useful for a practical approach to organization understanding and management, there are other perspectives that may be more useful from a more theoretical and scholarly approach. These perspectives are the traditional, modernist, and postmodernist approaches to understanding organizational behavior. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: interpretivism, postmodernism, postmodernity, power, public administration

Repost from Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/buuk2/for_all_of_those_that_want_us_to_stop_showing/

Author: enphaux

“I’m sorry, are Muslims offended by images of Muhammad? Tough shit. Look, if you want to believe in the boogey man, that’s your prerogative, but it stops being “Corky from Life Goes On” adorable when your batshit crazy beliefs begin to effect those around you.”

“You know what offends me? That your beliefs in a god (whether you’re Jewish, Christian, or Muslim) affect, and sometimes dictate, the way you vote, which does affect me. I’m offended by Sharia Law. I’m offended by the dark ages and all of the progress that humanity has lost because of religion. I’m offended by all of the energy wasted on religion. I’m offended by honor killings. I’m offended by the ongoing violent conflict between Palestine and Israel. I’m offended that in my professional career I have to pretend to also believe in your delusions just so that I don’t get black balled. I’m offended by the Crusades. I’m offended by the Inquisition. I’m offended by organized child rape and those that cover it up. I’m especially offended that religion is inflicted upon those that are too young and weak to defend themselves from religious indoctrination and the life time of baggage that goes with it. I’m offended that I can’t buy liquor on Sundays because you believe an invisible man lives in the sky. I’m offended by the blatant sexism present in religion. I’m offended by every violent act and murder ever committed in the name of religion. Most of all, I’m offended by the fact that, despite all of this, despite all of the evil done in the name of religion, the rest of you, the “good” believers, still adhere to this bullshit.”

Tags: Atheism, Muhammad, offended, rant, religion

So I’ve been meaning meaning to do this review for some time and I finally got a chance. A few months back I purchased the Minotaur MTAC Holster from Comp-Tac to replace my Infidel holster. The Infidel is a good, quality holster but with only one belt clip and the hard kydex a bit uncomfortable when sitting/driving, I decided to see what else was out there.

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Tags: Comp-Tac, holster, M&P 9c, minotaur, MTAC, review

I stumbled across this GREAT religion test. Take it and see how much you know!

1. Which of the following is the most compelling evidence for the existence of an intelligent and loving Designer?
   1. The little girl born in Egypt with two functioning heads
   2. The screams of a baby seal as it is torn apart by a shark
   3. The superiority of the octopus eyeball to the human
   4. A Caribbean sunset Read the rest of this entry »
      

      Tags: Atheism, bible, catholic, joke, quiz, religion, test

Brandon C.
12-7-09
PAF 591 - ePA

Net Neutrality and Censorship: Will the Telecommunications Industry Become the Nations Censors?

The issue of network (net) neutrality is a confusing and complex topic that involves technology, law, economy, and ideology. While much of the content and use of the Internet has evolved dramatically over the past 40 to 50 years, the fundamental workings of it have not. Based upon the TCP/IP suite of network communications protocols, the architecture of the Internet, while being greatly expanded, has actually changed very little. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: censorship, Internet, net neutrality, technology

Taken from: http://www.b937online.com/Tom-Answers-the-Tough-Questions—The-McDonalds-An/1266458

I know a girl who broke up with a guy and she told him she wanted to “still be friends.” He said, “No thanks.” She wondered why he couldn’t fall back to being just friends after they had a romantic relationship. I came up with the “McDonalds Analogy” to try and explain it in a simple way that would help all women understand this tough question.

Imagine if you went to McDonalds a lot and ordered a Big Mac Combo meal. A Big Mac, Large Fries and a Coke. You really like this meal. One day, you pull up to the drivethrough and order the Big Mac Combo meal and the girl tells you, “I’m sorry - you can have the Big Mac and the Coke, but you can’t get fries with that anymore.” You think about this for a moment, and sure - the Big Mac is the centerpiece of the meal, but McDonalds has some really good fries and you like their fries with your meal. So you say, “I’ve been able to get fries with that before, why can’t I have fries with my Big Mac combo anymore?” The girls says, “Well, I just think it is better if you only have the Big Mac and the Coke from here on out.”

At this point, a lot of guys are going to go to Wendy’s or BK and see if they can get fries with their combo at that drivethrough window. But there are some guys who REALLY like McDonalds Big Macs and they might think, “If I keep coming here and ordering the Big Mac and Coke, maybe she’ll change her mind and give me some fries with that later.” So they will keep on getting the combo without the fries until the deal breaker happens: One day that guy is going to order the Big Mac and Coke and then he’s going to pull up a little bit to pay, and someone else is going to pull up to the drivethrough speaker and order the “Big Mac Combo” and he is going to hear the girl say, “Would you like fries with that?”

That’s why guys don’t like to be friends with a girl who breaks up with them.

Tags: breakup, girlfriend, mcdonalds

Change of State: Information, Policy, and Power

Sandra Braman
MIT Press
569 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0262513241

In Change of State: Information, Policy, and Power, Sandra Braman presents a wealth of information on perspectives of viewing, interpreting, and managing information policy. Her central thesis is that the United States is evolving from a bureaucratic welfare state into an information state and that this transformation is having negative impacts on citizen interests. Braman details the dynamics of this shift over 500 pages of legal, social, and political analysis all through the frame of information policy as an avenue of power in historical and modern terms. At its base, information is the precursor to power and Change of State makes it clear that information policy is truly the politics of modern power. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: administration, Book Review, braman, change of state, information policy, law

So, many weeks ago my company had a CIO lead meeting for all developers and IT staff. It was basically a “let’s all work harder” meeting that covered a few key points like our lack of QA and such. Overall, not a bad meeting though it did have a curious lack of substance as far as any concrete goals, solutions, or new ideas. But honestly, what else can you expect from managers not trained in management and who work at a relative cognitive distance from the “proles in the trenches.”

Any who, for the past few months, we have been having some issues with the way we as a team (and individuals) are managed from both a professional and developmental perspective. This has lead to a serious lack of motivation and low morale in our team. So in response to the meeting, we came up with a document that included a few of our gripes regarding the topics covered in the meeting and conditions in general. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: motivation, what's good for the company