Thirsty Thursday

Kburjr said:
Take it to the Philosophy Forum.

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Come On Sam GIF by Capital One
 
ill said:
Wrong

Engineers still need to be able to write a technical paper and how words work.
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And, most technical papers written by people with this knowledge are borderline unreadable. Whoever is teaching them that shit just needs to stop.
 
williewilliejuan said:
They don’t need to know how to diagram a fucking sentence to be able to write a paper.
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You kind of have to know how to not sound like an idiot. I have reviewed plenty of technical papers where the author didn't know how to write.
 
williewilliejuan said:
And, most technical papers written by people with this knowledge are borderline unreadable. Whoever is teaching them that shit just needs to stop.
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You clearly don't know what you are talking about but good luck with your curve balls
 
ill said:
You kind of have to know how to not sound like an idiot. I have reviewed plenty of technical papers where the author didn't know how to write.
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Most of them don’t know how to write. Probably because they wasted time learning how to diagram sentences rather than learning how to write.
 
ill said:
You clearly don't know what you are talking about but good luck with your curve balls
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Will manages a team of underwriters and you just got done slaving away on the night shift.

I’ll take a wild guess he’s a touch smarter than you.
 
RobBase (c) said:
Will manages a team of underwriters and you just got done slaving away on the night shift.

I’ll take a wild guess he’s a touch smarter than you.
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You have no idea what I do for a living. So please don't try to compare my career to his.
 
RobBase (c) said:
@basement bias is in banking too.

He coaches and his kids play competitive sports too.

Just a connection I just picked up on.
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Somewhat in "banking" as I work with bankers & real estate agents now as a title insurance agent. I did spend 7 years in banking with deposits for the first half and loan processing the 2nd half.

My coaching has all been because I was asked to volunteer and then grown from there. I've went from assisting to ending up being asked to be the replacement or one of the first coaches & board member (football from reorganization of league). I also have just been the step parent/parent in the stands. They are both hard as well as rewarding in their own ways.

As for the conversation taking place, for me it's a balance of both. A lot is determined by the culture of the program; the expectation of each parent; and the expectation, age, & skill of each kid. Cannot forget the expectation of the community as well. It becomes clear what the community expectation and culture of the program is. Takes a bit longer for the parents and kids. You learn to identify each kid & parents expectation and the reality of what they should expect. You then figure out how to make it all work together for as much success as possible while making it as fun as possible. In reality you are a negotiator. You set the tone & guidelines and figure out how to make it all seem like everyone is getting what they want. For me I focus on fundamentals & hard work. If they meet those expectations then they get a reward of having a fun activity or trying a position they aren't as good at. The key also is to read the room & emotions. You know when you can push & trick the hard work & fundamentals as fun and when to have a fun practice to reset the mood. For me the losing & winning takes care of itself. Everyone is usually mad about a loss but as long as they have good sportsmanship & learn a lesson why it happened & use it to drive them but not consume other aspects of life then it's fine. Winning cures a lot of ailments too. As long as they are humble about victory & hungry to improve then things are well too. The best part is when you get everyone synergized and all the parents are supporting all the kids like a huge family and all of the kids either have it all clicked or drastically improved. I've been lucky to see it as a coach, fan/sibling/step parent/parent/other and also be a part of championship and runner-up squads.
 
ill said:
You have no idea what I do for a living. So please don't try to compare my career to his.
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You sit at a computer all day every day and post on the daily threads.

I know a guy managing a team of underwriters doesn’t have that luxury.
 
RobBase (c) said:
You sit at a computer all day every day and post on the daily threads.

I know a guy managing a team of underwriters doesn’t have that luxury.
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You mean the guy that posts here too?
 
basement bias said:
Somewhat in "banking" as I work with bankers & real estate agents now as a title insurance agent. I did spend 7 years in banking with deposits for the first half and loan processing the 2nd half.

My coaching has all been because I was asked to volunteer and then grown from there. I've went from assisting to ending up being asked to be the replacement or one of the first coaches & board member (football from reorganization of league). I also have just been the step parent/parent in the stands. They are both hard as well as rewarding in their own ways.

As for the conversation taking place, for me it's a balance of both. A lot is determined by the culture of the program; the expectation of each parent; and the expectation, age, & skill of each kid. Cannot forget the expectation of the community as well. It becomes clear what the community expectation and culture of the program is. Takes a bit longer for the parents and kids. You learn to identify each kid & parents expectation and the reality of what they should expect. You then figure out how to make it all work together for as much success as possible while making it as fun as possible. In reality you are a negotiator. You set the tone & guidelines and figure out how to make it all seem like everyone is getting what they want. For me I focus on fundamentals & hard work. If they meet those expectations then they get a reward of having a fun activity or trying a position they aren't as good at. The key also is to read the room & emotions. You know when you can push & trick the hard work & fundamentals as fun and when to have a fun practice to reset the mood. For me the losing & winning takes care of itself. Everyone is usually mad about a loss but as long as they have good sportsmanship & learn a lesson why it happened & use it to drive them but not consume other aspects of life then it's fine. Winning cures a lot of ailments too. As long as they are humble about victory & hungry to improve then things are well too. The best part is when you get everyone synergized and all the parents are supporting all the kids like a huge family and all of the kids either have it all clicked or drastically improved. I've been lucky to see it as a coach, fan/sibling/step parent/parent/other and also be a part of championship and runner-up squads.
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My kid is at the age where he is joining a program with full-time coaches. So now I get to chill in the stands like I always dreamed of.

Last team I was on as OC, the HC was completely unorganized, late to practices, and generally unmotivated. Obviously we lost, a lot.

Not sure how this is meltdown material from the lifers, but it is.

🤷‍♂️
 
RobBase (c) said:
My kid is at the age where he is joining a program with full-time coaches. So now I get to chill in the stands like I always dreamed of.

Last team I was on as OC, the HC was completely unorganized, late to practices, and generally unmotivated. Obviously we lost, a lot.

Not sure how this is meltdown material from the lifers, but it is.

🤷‍♂️
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You're going to be the parent everyone hates because you think you can coach better than the coach
 
I have coached my son and daughters in multiple sports. It is obviously more fun to win, than to lose, but its not only about that. Now that I think about it, I coached girls soccer and lacrosse. My son played flag and tackle football, and lacrosse. I am sure that I am forgetting a couple. Sports are more important to learning how to work together, toward a common goal, even if there is personality or cultural conflicts.

When I was in the thick of it, sometimes it would be a grind, but it was always good to get kids to take pride in working hard, and achieving something. Bumped into a kid that I coached in tackle. He had never played before, and the boys were 12 or 13. He was no enjoying it, and was going to quit. I stayed on him to not quit, and it would get better. He ended up playing through high school. Said if it wasn't for me, he would have quit. That was a good win for me.
 
RobBase (c) said:
My kid is at the age where he is joining a program with full-time coaches. So now I get to chill in the stands like I always dreamed of.

Last team I was on as OC, the HC was completely unorganized, late to practices, and generally unmotivated. Obviously we lost, a lot.

Not sure how this is meltdown material from the lifers, but it is.

🤷‍♂️
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I totally get it. I'm going to struggle with being the parent-fan in the stands for certain sports. I already do struggle with it. Even though I do bitch about things, I still enjoy it. Everyone here and outside of here knows I like to bitch/complain/moan when things go haywire but most know it's me just releasing it to move on and improve. I'm looking forward though to watching and having tailgating fun too. Really both sides of the argument are right & wrong depending on each situation.
 
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