tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post8173229714266234235..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Friday HodgepodgeGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-910040389036792262017-04-06T06:34:20.142-06:002017-04-06T06:34:20.142-06:00Yo, Gus, you write, "Hah. Could be -- the lac...Yo, Gus, you write, "Hah. Could be -- the lack of caffeine, not quite yet on the cat." This all reminds me of an amusing story. Many years ago one of my physics professors went out of town for a conference for about a week. He came back on a Saturday night and inspected the lab the next morning (he was an experimentalist), and he left a note on the door, "The cat is BACK." Unfortunately, the point was generally lost--most of his students were Chinese, so when he went in the next morning several of them asked, "Oh, did you get a new cat?!?"Snedcatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-76541440461678512342017-04-03T04:55:16.316-06:002017-04-03T04:55:16.316-06:00Hah. Could be -- the lack of caffeine, not quite y...Hah. Could be -- the lack of caffeine, not quite yet on the cat. <br /><br />My daughter wants a fish, so <i>that</i> might be in the works.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-68764751398843149612017-04-02T19:06:52.650-06:002017-04-02T19:06:52.650-06:00Yo, Gus, you write: Then, feeling mischievous, I a...Yo, Gus, you write: <i>Then, feeling mischievous, I added, "<b>I'll print four</b>."</i><br /><br />Oh, are you getting a new cat?<br /><br />(Sad to say, that was my first thought when I read it. Not enough coffee perhaps?)Snedcatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-44019530387477019672017-03-31T10:25:57.597-06:002017-03-31T10:25:57.597-06:00Regarding both the cash and the use of technology,...Regarding both the cash and the use of technology, Green is with you, and gives great answers, both to the question about cash and the one the manager indirectly raises about technology.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-86064183805737261962017-03-31T07:36:04.472-06:002017-03-31T07:36:04.472-06:00That last story goes back to a conversation we had...That last story goes back to a conversation we had previously, about technology and how people react differently to the different ways people handle it. If this woman were 60 no one would even bat an eye at her lack of internet presence. The only reason it's considered odd is that she's violating expectations--she's not fitting the mold. And I say, good for her! No one should be under any obligation to conform to arbitrary standards they aren't even aware of. Technology is supposed to provide us with tools to improve our lives, not be leashes choking off any sense of individual autonomy. <br /><br />The cash thing is just weird, though. I do a lot of traveling for work, and while there are some purchases where cash isn't an option (hotel rooms, rental vehicles, airline tickets, etc), I've seen numerous people purchase meals and make small purchases at events using cash. The only way I can see using cash being a faux pas is if the company's paying expenses, and using a corporate credit card to track expenses--in that case, using cash is considered a red flag, because it raises the specter of fraud (an issue easily circumvented by requiring receipts for purchases over $20 or so). This seems like nothing more than another salvo in the war on cash, which means: the war on privacy. Dinwarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06138006602385020048noreply@blogger.com