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It's interesting that I hear a lot of how us "boomers" want to go back to the 1950s (the 70s would be my preference, but...).

Moral of the story is that some things (ESPECIALLY music) were far far better back then.
I basically agree about the music; but there is a natural tendency to skew our preferences towards the past. We only tend to remember or replay the best tunes. There was plenty of bad music in the 1950s , 60s, and 70s too. It is just that time has (mercifully) forgotten it. It will be the same for the current day (although I would be hard pressed to name a current hit WORTH saving😂)
 
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I don't think Musk needs the government pushing EVs as much as every other maker does. He literally started the industry at any scale, long before the government was mandating anything. Yes it would hurt him, but his competition would be torpedoed hard. which helps him.

spaceX is where Musk can look at making absolutely stupid money. as the sole reliable large volume orbit capable business in the US, he controls the key to space. I think he sees asteroid mining, and other similar ventures, as viable in the near future for more expansion in that market.

Tesla profit was 1.5 billion last fiscal year, SpaceX was 3 billion.
Once Starship becomes operational, the sheer scale of the mass it can place into orbit along with rapid reusability has the potential to make Elon basically the Emperor of Outer Space. Except possibly for Blue Origin’s New Glenn (assuming it ever flies), nothing else will even come close.
 
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I basically agree about the music; but there is a natural tendency to skew our preferences towards the past. We only tend to remember or replay the best tunes. There was plenty of bad music in the 1950s , 60s, and 70s too. It is just that time has (mercifully) forgotten it. It will be the same for the current day (although I would be hard pressed to name a current hit WORTH saving😂)
Stevie Winwood wouldn't be the star he was with autotune. And have you listened to (pick a big name band) from the 70s lately? They actually played guitars and didn't use computers. (other than the occasional Moog)
 
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Stevie Winwood wouldn't be the star he was with autotune. And have you listened to (pick a big name band) from the 70s lately? They actually played guitars and didn't use computers. (other than the occasional Moog)
I think you would like the thread bham started in the movies and music forum. Why music sucks now (or something similar)
 
I always thought architects were in much higher demand than that?
That's one of the reason I got out of it. When I graduated UT, there were ZERO jobs in the southeast. I went to ATL, Nashville... got 4 jobs and was laid off within a month of each. Slept on the couch at home all summer then got a job in Denver. Stayed there until the Navy called.
 
Stevie Winwood wouldn't be the star he was with autotune. And have you listened to (pick a big name band) from the 70s lately? They actually played guitars and didn't use computers. (other than the occasional Moog)
If you think every song today involves autotune or a computer then you’ve heard like 4 songs
 
It's not sh**ing on them..it's not forcing them on you. Big difference, let EV find their own place in the market
Underrated post. The leftist government wants to force their mandates down everyone throats AND make YOU pay for it. That's my biggest beef with them.
 
Once Starship becomes operational, the sheer scale of the mass it can place into orbit along with rapid reusability has the potential to make Elon basically the Emperor of Outer Space. Except possibly for Blue Origin’s New Glenn (assuming it ever flies), nothing else will even come close.
yeah. he is looking at a monopoly just simply because he is ahead of the curve. similar to EVs there will be competition, but with his early market establishment its going to be hard to unseat SpaceX without some separate new technological development.
 
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licensed architects with 5-10 years of experience, sure. I can get a job anywhere I want NOW, and be comfortably middle class on my own. You don't start out licensed or with 5-10 years of experience. plenty of the typical corporate BS of firms wanting someone in a starting job with 2-5 years of experience, and knocking back pay if you don't meet that BS requirement. like any job, you have 2-5 years of experience you SHOULD be beyond any starting position, but that is the expectations to get your foot in the door.

especially when I graduated in 2012, we hadn't fully climbed out of the 2008 collapse. as far as I know UT still has a required class to get your degree in architecture that goes over all the other things you can do with your degree, besides being an architect. I would say maybe 1/2 of my graduating class are still "architects", and not because of choice or an initially better offer in an adjacent field, but simply because they couldn't get started/established.

fwiw, we are in the middle of a hiring freeze for low level people at one of the largest firms in Atlanta/the south. not looking for my level or higher either, but we aren't replacing the low level people who are leaving. its about to get rough again for the graduates.

I never knew that. I was always under the impression architects were in high demand, we use some landscape architects on various stormwater projects and they are worse than surveyors on lead time.
 
I have nothing against EV's. Biden has attacked them all over the campaign trail, especially in Michigan and the rustbelt.



Personally, couldn't care less, I just think Musk is going to be surprised when his ass kissing favors don't get returned.

So is Trump supposed to be beholden to his donors or not? I can't figure out how it's supposed to work, one minute you guys are saying he's a brought and paid for politician like the rest and the next you're saying he won't do favors for his big contributors. It's all so confusing.
 
I never knew that. I was always under the impression architects were in high demand, we use some landscape architects on various stormwater projects and they are worse than surveyors on lead time.
a lot of the lead time issue can be just preference. besides just not working for you in particular, a lot of firms are particular and don't want to get silo'd into certain type of work. or only have a limited staff that handle that type of work.

plenty of other stuff going on too, that you could find in any industry. when everything is a rush, nothing is a rush.
 
a lot of the lead time issue can be just preference. besides just not working for you in particular, a lot of firms are particular and don't want to get silo'd into certain type of work. or only have a limited staff that handle that type of work.

plenty of other stuff going on too, that you could find in any industry. when everything is a rush, nothing is a rush.

Understandable.
 
I agree with Zepp he could help in the Midwest, but not likely to move the South. Another issue is this current era of 'gay = pedophile' among a portion of our more naive electorate. We'll move past it, but today it persists and could hurt.
I think it’s a big nothing burger. The people who would vote for Kamala because of him are already voting left anyway. The people who wouldn’t vote for Kamala because of him are already voting right anyway. It doesn’t help or hurt.
 
yeah. he is looking at a monopoly just simply because he is ahead of the curve. similar to EVs there will be competition, but with his early market establishment its going to be hard to unseat SpaceX without some separate new technological development.
Notice too that government ran NASA was totally unable to develop any new manned vehicle after the Shuttle debuted in 1981. Once privately ran SpaceX was brought in, we had Crew Dragon, a totally new and revolutionary reusable design, ready to go in just a few years. There are many things that private enterprise can do much more efficiently than government
 
Stevie Winwood wouldn't be the star he was with autotune. And have you listened to (pick a big name band) from the 70s lately? They actually played guitars and didn't use computers. (other than the occasional Moog)
My favorite power guitar band from that era still has to be Slade
 
So is Trump supposed to be beholden to his donors or not? I can't figure out how it's supposed to work, one minute you guys are saying he's a brought and paid for politician like the rest and the next you're saying he won't do favors for his big contributors. It's all so confusing.

Not sure how you extrapolated what he's "supposed" do from what I said. Maybe the air is thinner up there on your soapbox, hypoxia is affecting your ability to critically think.

I merely pointed out that trumps loyalty is a one-way street and that Musk is going to be disappointed to find that out.

Nevertheless, please regale us with tales of Trumps moral and ethical superiority.
 
a lot of the lead time issue can be just preference. besides just not working for you in particular, a lot of firms are particular and don't want to get silo'd into certain type of work. or only have a limited staff that handle that type of work.

plenty of other stuff going on too, that you could find in any industry. when everything is a rush, nothing is a rush.
You in ATL. My SIL has a newer constr company and is looking to get inroads with engineers that do reserve studies.
 
Not sure how you extrapolated what he's "supposed" do from what I said. Maybe the air is thinner up there on your soapbox, hypoxia is affecting your ability to critically think.

I merely pointed out that trumps loyalty is a one-way street and that Musk is going to be disappointed to find that out.

Nevertheless, please regale us with tales of Trumps moral and ethical superiority.

LOL

Maybe I have you mixed up with someone else but within the last couple days I was having a discussion here and mentioned that Trump wasn't beholden to donors or benefactors like career politicians are when he was elected in 2016. I got skewered for that, I was told he was beholden and would use the office to do favors for investors, donors/benefactors. Sorry if that wasn't you, it just seemed like something you would flip/flop around on to make whatever point you wanted to make for the day.
 
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Maybe I have you mixed up with someone else but within the last couple days I was having a discussion here and mentioned that Trump wasn't beholden to donors or benefactors like career politicians are when he was elected in 2016. I got skewered for that, I was told he was beholden and would use the office to do favors for investors, donors/benefactors. Sorry if that wasn't you, it just seemed like something you would flip/flop around on to make whatever point you wanted to make for the day.

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You in ATL. My SIL has a newer constr company and is looking to get inroads with engineers that do reserve studies.
yes, I am in Atlanta, but I have no idea what that is, so I may be the wrong person to ask for references there, lol. tried googling, and the only thing that popped up was HOA financial planning, and I don't think I have any references appropriate for that.
 
According to media, anyone that believes in the common culture of America prior to 2000 or is a Christian is a neo-Nazi. They ignore the condemnation of homosexuality in Roman's Chapter 1 and Leviticus. They tell everyone that you are OK no matter your belief when Jesus said I am the way, truth, and the life. NOBODY comes to the Father except through me. This isn't about Trump and you know it. They mocked God and God is exposing them for it. God is longsuffering but He isn't Tolerant. They push atheism, serial immorality, drug abuse, materialism, greed, etc. on the world and don't expect God to get angry? You see, I am confident in my faith to know that no matter what, their ideas will fail because they are of Lucifer. So I sit back and wait on God. Trump isn't a great representation of Christ but neither was Nebuchadnezzar but God used him. Our nation mocked God for too long. I think He has had enough. Search in prayer my brother and you will see thst fact too.
What I said about Trump-Hitler's policies being parallel, I stand by it. Just the same, what you're saying about the USA diverting from its Christian roots, can't be denied. The state of our national attitude, behavior, and abandoning morality spoken of by both Jesus and Paul is upon us, and I declare steadily worsening. The difference, perhaps, between you and me is that I don't see this being merely God's wraith, I see it as a fulfilling of prophesy in the making. The worst is yet to come. I think Trump, being what he is, and will be, is America's King Ahab. The ancient Israeli monarch, who's sinful nature, ushered in the dire prophetic warnings given the Israeli prior to entering Canaan. It took ages, but their persistent rebellion finally brought the steps to their destruction fully forth.

You see, God uses even the bad to do what the OT calls His strange act. The Lord is by nature a creator, but He is being forced to destroy. Trump isn't brining in an age of return to God, he's returning American to the age of bias, bigotry, racism, discriminatory behaviors, which are all anti-Christ in nature.
The best means to implement demonic destruction is to mingle the truth with falsehoods, muddy the waters, so to speak. And that's why I have posted before, that there are some things Trump says I agree with, cheer in fact. But I can't trust him due to his character, lies, and I myself saw him say he doesn't male mistakes, and doesn't accept Jesus as his personal savior. You need to patiently view the Netfilx documentary The Family, or fast-forward it to see with your own eyes where Trump says this when asked point-blank by the shadow Christian groups that REALLY runs America.
 
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Not sure how you extrapolated what he's "supposed" do from what I said. Maybe the air is thinner up there on your soapbox, hypoxia is affecting your ability to critically think.

I merely pointed out that trumps loyalty is a one-way street and that Musk is going to be disappointed to find that out.

Nevertheless, please regale us with tales of Trumps moral and ethical superiority.
No Elon will not be disappointed in Trump. Or at least not as much as he has been in Biden. Remember what Biden has done to Elon‘s companies. First, Tesla is excluded from government EV tax credit eligibility. Second, SpaceX‘s launches keep having to go through seemingly endless licensing delays and environmental reviews. And third, since Elon bought Twitter, Administration officials have launched all kinds of investigations into his companies (including ironically an investigation of SpaceX, a company totally built on national security critical technologies, for not hiring more FOREIGN workers). Even if Trump totally did nothing FOR Elon; just leaving him the heck alone would be a huge blessing.
 

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