so much for that
OT: Friday what are you doing at work, what are you drinking, post something interesting, pos-bang thread
June 15th, 2012 at 12:25 PM | 
You Certainly Are...
You Certainly Are...
June 15th, 2012 at 12:31 PM |
Too bad the old system isn't in effect
Too bad the old system isn't in effect
You used to be able to sort out the user by mgopoints by voting, pos and neg, average...it was so much more interactive. Then the crash, and it was never the same...sniff sniff...
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
June 15th, 2012 at 12:38 PM |
I Remember...
I Remember...
I remember that - I was here for the final months of it, and it was a far more thorough system. I actually thought about tracking fluctuations in karma too, but then it dawned on me that if karma held true then I would come back in the next life as a beta release of SPSS.
If anyone is interested, the data is mined between 5 PM and 6 PM on Fridays to allow for me actually remembering to eat dinner.
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
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June 15th, 2012 at 6:17 PM |
2000 Points?
2000 Points?
Damn, I better get posting.
June 15th, 2012 at 12:45 PM |
BB
BB
I have done two black belt projects. Both were silly exercises for management. On one of them we learned that a line that didn't run large vials well didn't run large vials well. This wasn't a surprise, as the schedulers used to be operators, and they knew it didn't run well there, and thus never scheduled large vials on that line. But we had to do a BB project so management would believe them. Our solution, don't run large vials on that line. Whoa!!
Another we learned that one of our formulations cracked vials during lyophilization after investigating why we were cracking vials during lyophilization. The second one is the only one we got meaningful data from. The lattice formation was getting into the glass microfissures and expanding there . . . crack. Not a lot we could do about that as all the filings and development work was done in glass. So the high defect rate was just a cost of doing business. We tried all kinds of glass annealing, testing different glass suppliers, slower primary and secondary drying and yeah, no dice.
It was a pleasant boondoggle while it lasted. I have a nice certification and some stuff for my I LOVE ME wall.
And when we play as a team, when the old season is over, you and I know it’s going to be Michigan again. Michigan!
June 15th, 2012 at 12:54 PM |
Feels Strange Here...
Feels Strange Here...
We have a whole group devoted to this here - the Continuous Improvement Strategy Group. It seriously is a department inside the company whose purpose is to train and assist in the CI work of other departments. So, when I finish all this, I will have the certificate and help out in my own group - Distribution Operations, Planning & Design.
Of course, all the people they hired were from the auto industry, so the first step is explaining to them how a public utility works and hope they can meaningfully apply it to this sector. Actually, they've managed to run some successful projects in the plants (Monroe and Fermi in particular), so we have done OK with it here to date. We'll see how it goes with the folks I deal with daily - designers, engineers and lines personnel.
I am trying to picture doing fishbone diagrams and cross-functional maps with a few dozen overhead linemen in the room. That could be fun.
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
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June 15th, 2012 at 12:59 PM |
it can work well
it can work well
but the problem is the six sigma metric works great for parts but is bullshit for just about everything else.
And when we play as a team, when the old season is over, you and I know it’s going to be Michigan again. Michigan!
June 15th, 2012 at 1:11 PM |
Try applying it to non
Try applying it to non
Try applying it to non production entirely (engineering processes, wtf?). It's mandatory for all employees here. Total. Waste. Of. Time.
June 15th, 2012 at 1:17 PM |
Did they try to train you on
Did they try to train you on
Did they try to train you on minitab? That's when you know the bullshit eagle has landed.
And when we play as a team, when the old season is over, you and I know it’s going to be Michigan again. Michigan!
June 15th, 2012 at 1:51 PM |
First day.
First day.
First day.
June 15th, 2012 at 12:02 PM |
Does anyone think we have a
Does anyone think we have a
Does anyone think we have a realistic chance at landing Parise and Suter this year? I feel like to get both they are longshots. I think we could maybe get one, but I hear that the Kings, Rangers, Philly, and others are wanting him really bad. Also is anyone hearing anything interesting recruiting wise for football? Or are we just basically waiting for the BBQ to have any note worthy news?
June 15th, 2012 at 1:06 PM |
Parise said he wants to try
Parise said he wants to try
Parise said he wants to try and work things out with the Devils, and that there's no way he signs with the Rangers. So if he's not signing with one Devils rival, I doubt he'd sign with another (Philly). Granted athletes say stuff like that all the time, but the way he singled out the Rangers makes me think he's being legit. Our hope has to be that the Devils financial future is too screwed up to make anything longterm not available for him.
As for Suter, Nashville talked extensions with him, but he turned them down for now, so he'll probably hit Free Agency, and rumors are that he wants to stay in the Western Conference, and that the Red Wings are at the top of his list
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
June 15th, 2012 at 12:03 PM |
Hanging tough at the office.
Hanging tough at the office.
Hanging tough at the office. About to watch the EUROs.
fomerly known as "hailtothe"
hailing from Evansville, IN...
To hell with Notre Dame.
June 15th, 2012 at 12:03 PM |
taking the kids
taking the kids
to a Great Lakes Loons game tonight and just generally wondering when Tiger will choke the US Open away. My guess is Saturday.
June 15th, 2012 at 12:16 PM |
Sounds like fun.
Sounds like fun.
He looks happy.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
June 15th, 2012 at 12:21 PM |
I'll be in Midland later today
I'll be in Midland later today
But despite being a Midland native and living 90 minutes away, I've never been to a Loons game. I've heard great things about the stadium.
June 15th, 2012 at 1:27 PM |
You should go...
You should go...
great park. A couple of years ago, we saw Clayton Kershaw pitch....and now he's a Stah....
June 15th, 2012 at 12:04 PM |
Just got offered a decent
Just got offered a decent
Just got offered a decent full time job this morning. Spending the day with the family and throwing back some Shandy.
June 15th, 2012 at 12:50 PM |
Congrats
Congrats
That and now you can pos/neg people on mgoblog with your fancy 100 points.
And when we play as a team, when the old season is over, you and I know it’s going to be Michigan again. Michigan!
June 15th, 2012 at 2:56 PM |
100 points!
100 points!
With great power comes great responsibility!!!
June 15th, 2012 at 12:06 PM |
Getting ready for lunch. Then
Getting ready for lunch. Then
Getting ready for lunch. Then hopefully play some golf tonight.
“What the mind can conceive, the mind can achieve and those who stay will be champions.” - Bo
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June 15th, 2012 at 12:15 PM |
hummus and pita yom
hummus and pita yom
hummus and pita yom
June 15th, 2012 at 12:26 PM |
Get some Shawarma
Get some Shawarma
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
June 15th, 2012 at 12:17 PM |
My last day at my current
My last day at my current
My last day at my current job. Just sent off my farewell letter.
Moving to Seattle...
June 15th, 2012 at 12:20 PM |
hmm
hmm
I didn't know things went to Seattle. I thought it was only from
Follow me on Twitter @gfraley05
June 15th, 2012 at 12:27 PM |
Does a UW blog
Does a UW blog
Need an App?
(Or seeing how you cross state lines...Oregon?)
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
June 15th, 2012 at 12:29 PM |
There's quite a bit of irony
There's quite a bit of irony
There's quite a bit of irony in all this, considering why I'm moving out there and what I'll be doing.
June 15th, 2012 at 12:35 PM |
are you
are you
Moving from okc to start a 1 man bball team?
Follow me on Twitter @gfraley05
June 15th, 2012 at 1:32 PM |
Heyooooooo
Heyooooooo
Come on over, need all the Michigan fans we can get over here
Go Blue!
June 15th, 2012 at 1:53 PM |
That's funny
That's funny
Considering he's not a Michigan fan.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
June 15th, 2012 at 12:20 PM |
Enjoying my 3 day weekend
Enjoying my 3 day weekend
Enjoying my 3 day weekend with some Dortmunder Gold and some call of duty this afternoon until the GF gets off work.
Blank.....Blank......You're not looking at the big picture here.
June 15th, 2012 at 12:21 PM |
just another day at
just another day at
just another day at work...hoping to get out early to catch some of the Eng-Sweeden game this afternoon.
sidenote: any MGoLawyers know if notice of a contempt hearing must be served on the individual or is it sufficient to serve notice to just the attorney?
June 15th, 2012 at 12:22 PM |
Last day in the 'D'
Last day in the 'D'
My school is getting closed this year...
We just finished up our work and are about to start our farewell party with a lunch downtown and then a Tiger game...
I will be drinking vodka and ice...
We are the dead.
June 15th, 2012 at 12:23 PM |
Every day
Every day
I'm lawyerin'
(Also, continuing to prep for New Home RenovationFest 2012)
June 15th, 2012 at 1:29 PM |
ooh!
ooh!
I'll send you the Brief in opposition to summary disposition that I should be working on....
June 15th, 2012 at 1:41 PM |
Easy
Easy
For any sort of responsive brief like this, just go the Joe Pesci route:
June 15th, 2012 at 12:26 PM |
I have a couple of days off.
I have a couple of days off.
I have a couple of days off. Went to the beach yesterday, but I'm probably just going to go install my grandma's air conditioner today, cut the grass, and clean up the basement so I have room to install a power rack.
...and by that, I mean helter-skelter, willy-nilly and putt-putt!
June 15th, 2012 at 12:27 PM |
Hanging out at home, waiting
Hanging out at home, waiting
Hanging out at home, waiting for the end of a terrible week. I had to make 3 trips to the ER (two for me, one for the wife) and missed a whole week of work. My dx: asthmatic bronchitis with severe bronchospasm and the wife got 3 days in the hospital with pneumonia (and she is 4 months pregnant). I hope that the rest of you guys and girls have a good weekend.
June 15th, 2012 at 2:13 PM |
hope you guys have a restful
hope you guys have a restful
hope you guys have a restful and healing weekend. also hope your wife's pregnancy goes smoothly from here!
THE slippery rock university.
June 15th, 2012 at 12:35 PM |
I'm being very unproductive
I'm being very unproductive
I'm being very unproductive at work. However, when I get out at three then I plan on being productive. 30 minutes on the stair climber and a shoulder work out. Then my good friend captain Morgan is coming over and he's going to assist me in grilling some gourmet burgers. I'm thinking a couple stuffed with mushrooms and Swiss. Also I'll probably stuff a couple with jalapeños and cheddar topped with bacon. I make a garlic mayo for the mushroom swiss burgers, and like to finish off the jalapeño-cheddar-bacon burgers with some fresh lettuce, red onion, and BBQ sauce.
June 15th, 2012 at 12:36 PM |
hanging out at work, doing
hanging out at work, doing
hanging out at work, doing what I can to complete my tasks. Fairly dull and straight forward.
Semper Fidelis
June 15th, 2012 at 12:37 PM |
Now the father of a middle schooler
Now the father of a middle schooler
Just attended the "clap out" at my son's school. He just finished 5th grade and is now a middle schooler. Oy. On my way to chaperone a pool party for his "graduating" class of about 70 energetic tweens. This may be an opportune time for a Xanax?
June 15th, 2012 at 12:41 PM |
Bar studying
Bar studying
But not my usual 14-16 hour day. It's my one scheduled night off till the exam and I'm enjoying the city and walking down to the Tigers game tonight
I have a Fandom Endurance III merit badge
June 15th, 2012 at 12:42 PM |
Local bluegrass
Local bluegrass
concert, because I live in the country I guess...
Warning: My imagination is inefficient.
June 15th, 2012 at 12:47 PM |
Pretty busy day. Scrambling
Pretty busy day. Scrambling
Pretty busy day. Scrambling to get things ready for a couple real estate closings next week, and working on the originations for a few other upcoming closings. Hoping this day ends with things coming together well.
June 15th, 2012 at 12:51 PM |
Slow day at work? Might be a
Slow day at work? Might be a
Slow day at work? Might be a good opportunity to work on your computer skills...
June 15th, 2012 at 12:52 PM |
paperwork
paperwork
doing last 75 day's expenses/mileage (accounting hates me), headed out for cliantro/lime/chopped steak tacos down the street, a couple XX's, then home for the weekend.
Biz hundert azoi ve tsvantsik
June 15th, 2012 at 12:56 PM |
my firm
my firm
waits as long as you do to pay you for expenses. So if you don't file for 75 days, they wait 75 days to pay you back after you file. It works. I file on the first day.
And when we play as a team, when the old season is over, you and I know it’s going to be Michigan again. Michigan!
June 15th, 2012 at 4:07 PM |
Makes sense
Makes sense
on the flipside, I usually accrue until the payback is a meaningful amount ($2+k or more), and ask for a an actual check rather than payroll deposit. I then do the mother of all grocery runs and some serious bar re-stocking/beer fridge replenishment and a whole bunch of one-offs (stuff for the boat, little league necessities, vehicle tune-ups, and other stupid crap for which I don't normally budget).
Biz hundert azoi ve tsvantsik
June 15th, 2012 at 12:59 PM |
Expenses
Expenses
We actually get to put all that stuff right on our timecards - it's about the only thing I like about how we use SAP. Provided your manager signs off (for they approve my time), we see it paid back in the pay period after the reporting.
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
Follow the random tweets of a Michigan alum - http://twitter.com/#!/LorneEC3
The 300 line actually stops at just barely above 2000 points. I did a straight bar chart with the first week's data just to see how steep the drop is between users, and it drops precipitously through the first 40 or so and then flattens out considerably.
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
Follow the random tweets of a Michigan alum - http://twitter.com/#!/LorneEC3