Re: [PHP] DailyWTF - Maybe I Needing Later
At 11:17 AM -0800 12/23/09, Adam Randall wrote: Unfortunately, this is how government works too. About 10 years ago while maintaining the Golden Gate website I had to post contracts to their site. These would be for things like seismic retrofits, etc. Contractors would bid on the contracts, and whoever came up the lowest was the winner. Nice to know that the guys making your bridges more earthquake resistant are the ones who are the cheapest. Adam. Adam: The problem is not who is the cheapest, but rather who is approved by a bunch of government bureaucrats who have no idea of what is actually needed to make a bridge earthquake resistant. I submitted several Federal applications for grants in the Geophysical discipline and you would not believe the submission and review process -- it was a joke. IMO, it's a good-old-boys-club of handing out favors to those who support government misconceptions. Much like the Global Warming nonsense of today. In any event, Merry Christmas. tedd -- --- http://sperling.com http://ancientstones.com http://earthstones.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] DailyWTF - Maybe I Needing Later
On 12/22/2009 9:10 PM, Daevid Vincent wrote: http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Maybe-I-Needing-Later.aspx Read this, just loved it. Moral of the story (though some may turn it racist or otherwise moronic): maybe hiring at the lowest possible bidder isn't always the best idea. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] DailyWTF - Maybe I Needing Later
Unfortunately, this is how government works too. About 10 years ago while maintaining the Golden Gate website I had to post contracts to their site. These would be for things like seismic retrofits, etc. Contractors would bid on the contracts, and whoever came up the lowest was the winner. Nice to know that the guys making your bridges more earthquake resistant are the ones who are the cheapest. Adam. On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 7:34 AM, John Meyer johnme...@pueblocomputing.comwrote: On 12/22/2009 9:10 PM, Daevid Vincent wrote: http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Maybe-I-Needing-Later.aspx Read this, just loved it. Moral of the story (though some may turn it racist or otherwise moronic): maybe hiring at the lowest possible bidder isn't always the best idea. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- Adam Randall http://www.xaren.net AIM: blitz574
