I could agree with pretty much all of these EXCEPT for the "Fresh Mown Grass." That smell literally makes me nauseous. I think this may come from being crammed in a stifling hot elementary school classroom and having to smell the grass through the windows as it was being cut. (I'm getting sick just thinking about it.)
I work IT in a school system and I think I can provide a little perspective. If you read the expanded articles this guy did and did not do a lot of things he should have and should not have. That being said the $1 million figure, like others have said, is for the overall consumption of resources. Obviously, most people do not think of how much the cost to run 5000 computers would be when they should be off. That being said, since this guy was a sysadmin he could have easily set the systems to power on and run at times they shouldn't have been on.
Also, there are a lot of school systems who have to hire outside consultants to do IT work because they do not pay someone on staff. Considering this system just fired an IT admin they may have to hire someone to do this and if it's a consulting group then they are going to pay out the nose.
Some factors one must consider:
1. Heat-regardless of whether a PC is 'idle' or 'active' it's on and producing heat from the power supply, the processor, the hard drive etc. This can cause any number of failures if there are already faulty or failing parts in the PC. We have had faulty capacitors on certain models which fail faster if the computer is left on to get hot all the time.
2. General wear and tear-if it's on there are parts moving and moving parts only last so long.
3. Expected replacement time table-Schools often use their computers way longer then the average public consumer. They simply cannot afford to upgrade every three years. Sometimes PCs will be used upwards of nine years and then re-purposed for another task. If these machines were being used more/more intensely then the expected life span is diminished.
4. Replacement Cost-Even when schools can buy in bulk at a discount the cost buying a large number of computers is very expensive. Large scale replacement costs in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
5. Stolen equipment and time-they have to replace that and they've paid him for not doing his job
Having seen the dress in person, it is interesting. Yes, the LED's go around the whole dress. I found it not that attractive in real life. Interesting, but kind of ugly. Also, it looked horribly uncomfortable.
I totally agree about the hand driers. They have them at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. It took a time or two to get the method exact but I wish everywhere had them.
Can we please stop bringing 80's/early 90's fashion back? It was hideous then and it's even worse now.
My school banned slap bracelets because we went around hitting each other with them. Also, I remember the edges hurting my wrists after a length of wearing them.
My husband, an avid gamer since the early days, still has all the "extras" from the Hitchhikers Infocom game. Sharing this article caused a diatribe lasting about yen minutes.
Also, I work in IT for a public school. We have sevaral pieces of software the print shop uses that have dongles. I agree that they are a pain but they work for anti piracy.
This just goes to prove that this couple isn't focusing on the real reason for getting married (just like a lot of Americans.) They're obviously more concerned about having a big fancy party then celebrating their love for one another. I thought weddings were supposed to be about two people that love each other and want to share their life together and share this with their friends and family. I must be old fashioned eh? (I'm 26 btw.) When my husband and I got married in January 2006 we had nice church ceremony, 120 people, a nice dinner, no dj, no booze and no lavish, unaffordable, over the top anything that we did not want, or could not afford. For weeks after everyone who came to the wedding and reception could not stop talking about how wonderful everything was and how nice it was to have a more family oriented reception that wasn't populated with drunks. My point being, what is wrong with just having a small wedding and celebrating in your means? I just don't get it.
I think my piggies would kill me in my sleep if I did this. That is if I could keep them still long enough to put the clothing on.
@alana you can buy the guineasaurus rex costumes etc. online somewhere. I saw them before the Pandemic episodes and was just laughing my butt off at South Park when those aired.
Also, there are a lot of school systems who have to hire outside consultants to do IT work because they do not pay someone on staff. Considering this system just fired an IT admin they may have to hire someone to do this and if it's a consulting group then they are going to pay out the nose.
Some factors one must consider:
1. Heat-regardless of whether a PC is 'idle' or 'active' it's on and producing heat from the power supply, the processor, the hard drive etc. This can cause any number of failures if there are already faulty or failing parts in the PC. We have had faulty capacitors on certain models which fail faster if the computer is left on to get hot all the time.
2. General wear and tear-if it's on there are parts moving and moving parts only last so long.
3. Expected replacement time table-Schools often use their computers way longer then the average public consumer. They simply cannot afford to upgrade every three years. Sometimes PCs will be used upwards of nine years and then re-purposed for another task. If these machines were being used more/more intensely then the expected life span is diminished.
4. Replacement Cost-Even when schools can buy in bulk at a discount the cost buying a large number of computers is very expensive. Large scale replacement costs in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
5. Stolen equipment and time-they have to replace that and they've paid him for not doing his job
My school banned slap bracelets because we went around hitting each other with them. Also, I remember the edges hurting my wrists after a length of wearing them.
Also, I work in IT for a public school. We have sevaral pieces of software the print shop uses that have dongles. I agree that they are a pain but they work for anti piracy.
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@alana you can buy the guineasaurus rex costumes etc. online somewhere. I saw them before the Pandemic episodes and was just laughing my butt off at South Park when those aired.