Thu, 18 June 2009
The Show Notes Hats are awesome Intro Olympus Video Asking to get paid Interesting Fauna - Phorid Flies and Zombie Ants from Dean Mehrkens
I know CPASaw UP. Go. Now! Religious Moron of the Week - Kleberg County Texas from Ted Judah
New Element 112- John Ensign from Patrick Lawrence - Cardinal Cormac from Sean Hickey & Ash Donaldson Skeptic Mix Tape Show close ..................................... Mentioned in the show: Skeptic Skepticality with Derek and Swoopy The OLYMPUS LS-10 videos: What's It Sound Like? Olympus LS-10: Episode 1 What's It Sound Like? Olympus LS-10: Episode 2 A Day with the Easton School of Rock and the Olympus LS-10 Sign up for the mailing list: Write to Geo! Score more data from the Geologic Universe! Get George's music at CD Baby and iTunes, and Non-Coloring Book at Lulu, both as download and print editions. Have a comment on the show, a Religious Moron tip, or a question for Ask George? Drop George a line and write to Geo's Mom, too! Ms. Information says "Click away, my pretties."
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Just finished ep 120, and have a question for George, this Cardinal Cormac should take a real look at ALL of the wars throughout history, and the fact that they based on religious differences and misunderstandings. Even this war that is happening in Iraq has in it\\\'s roots a fundamental lack of understanding the ways of Islam. A few bad apples can always spoil a party, and I\'d have to put Al-Quaeda in that bunch. Moreover, why can\\\'t the politicians listen to what Islam is telling them? Anyway, talk about a moron to set an example for other morons to come. I\\\'d asked you a question about this a while back: How many times throughout history has Religion been used as an excuse for war, directly or indirectly? Ah well, on to ep 121, you go, man GO! One other note, the reCAPTHCHA actually put up the name of a very good Aussie beer, \\\"Kilkenny\\\".
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For a while I was charging about 20% more than my hourly wage for contract work. But then I found out that was a lot less than the normal rate. But I also found out that three things happened when I started doubling my expected rate. First, people seemed to take me more seriously. I was a professional, not an amateur who wanted to make money. Second, they seemed happier about the end product and more forgiving of bugs. Finally, I was much more motivated to do work and to do quality work, or refer them to someone else if I didn\\\'t have the expertise. I attribute this to the \\\"Name Brand Effect,\\\" where people think something is more effective if it costs more. (More info available here.) So my advice on how to charge people is to take what you\\\'d like to make and then double it. As long as you can act like you\\\'re worth it, you\\\'ll want to do a better job and they\\\'ll be happier with the end product.
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I\\\'m glad to see I\\\'m not the only person who cried during \\\"Up.\\\" As one who has parents that dreamed of going to Hawaii, and who then lost his mother before that dream could be realized, and who now has a father that now lives sadly alone without his soul mate, I almost had to leave the theater after the opening segment of the movie. I only barely held it together to make it to the end.
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Welcome back Carrie! I saw Up! the other night. Brilliant storytelling with minimal words. Really astonishing movie making all around with some really funny bits (None of your mailman friends can save you now) Maybe there was something in my eyes. They kept tearing up and made me miss parts of the movie. :} BTW, I found you the first time through Skepticality oh those many moons ago.
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