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  1. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Ummm...guilty. But in my defense, it's not because I want to feel superior, I've just always found spirited debate interesting. Also, tone doesn't always translate well in short bursts of writing, and often I'm writing something trying to be funny or actually trying to agree, but come across...
  2. HudsonHawk

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    About old names or about our schoolgirl crushes? The latter is a whole bunch of story unto itself. My biggest though was on Allison from about the 5th grade all the way up through high school. I asked her to the 8th grade dance, and she said no, she was just going with friends. Then I found...
  3. HudsonHawk

    New Blade Runner Movie NOT a remake!

    There may be a story there, but it's past the time to tell it. Roy Batty was "born" in January 2016, already in our past, so the Nexus 6 technology, not to mention previous version would have already been developed. It's one thing to make a movie and say "this is what technology will be like...
  4. HudsonHawk

    New Blade Runner Movie NOT a remake!

    You mean the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1980s? Isn't that just Beverly Hills Cop? A "prequel" will not work for Blade Runner, as it would all be set in our past. The suspension of disbelief would just not be there.
  5. HudsonHawk

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    And speaking of Biblical names, I grew up with a "Josephus" and a "Hezekiah" and we actually had a girl in school named "Jezebel". I also had a huge crush on a girl named Mildred, who we called "Misty", and there was a girl who we only knew as "Bubbles". I have no idea what her real name was...
  7. HudsonHawk

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    My paternal grandmother was Lois, and she had a sister Florence, who went by "Flossie". They had a brother Ernest, of whom I was always said to be a spittin' image. I didn't see it when I was younger, but now that I'm getting to be the age he was when I knew him...yeah. Which isn't so bad, I...
  8. HudsonHawk

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Both of my grandfathers were named "Albert", as was one of my great grandfathers, very popular in the early 20th century. Another of my great grandfathers, for whom I am named, was "Matthew", which while popular today, was not so much in 1895. But he married my GG mother, "Edna", so it sort of...
  9. HudsonHawk

    Dressing nice in the modern world can lead to trouble?

    I've had that happen, but just the other day, I had nice young lady come up to me at the convenience store, looking completely frazzled, explaining that she was mortified, but could I spare a dollar, as she's pumped her gas, then realized she was a dollar short on payment. Being that I was...
  10. HudsonHawk

    Pretty weird & unsettling...

    Perhaps the dumbest guy I've ever met has a PhD from MIT, and was socially awkward in a might be a serial killer kind of way. He could name every member of John Tyler's cabinet off the top of his head, but he couldn't think his way out of an empty room.
  11. HudsonHawk

    Pretty weird & unsettling...

    Wait a second...are you suggesting engineers aren't "persons"? Why some of my best friends are engineers...
  13. HudsonHawk

    Pretty weird & unsettling...

    I would argue that your feelings of sorrow are not empathy for the building or the car, but for other humans who will no longer get a chance to see it/experience it.
  14. HudsonHawk

    Pretty weird & unsettling...

    I understand being emotional about losing a historic building too. But not because I think the building's feelings are hurt. I just think the point of the video was to demonstrate how the robot corrects itself when the package is knocked away, that it senses it's no longer holding the package...
  15. HudsonHawk

    Pretty weird & unsettling...

    I guess I'm missing all the psychological aspects. I saw a demonstration of how the robot can react to changes while performing a task and how he/she/it can self-correct in a non-demonstrative environment. IMO, that anyone saw it as "bullying" or that the robot may have an emotional response...
  16. HudsonHawk

    Are you a Wine Connoisseur?

    I am far from a connoisseur, though I do enjoy wine. Mrs. Hawk and I have taken a few "classes" on wine while traveling, but we didn't receive a badge or learn a secret handshake for our troubles. It was just a way to giggle away a few hours, meet some people and maybe try a few new wines. I...
  17. HudsonHawk

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Barq's Root Beer, Hires' main competition in the early days, made their root beer from sarsaparilla rather than sassafras, and I assume they still do. Interestingly, sodas marketed as "sarsaparilla" at the time were made from sassafras, not sarsaparilla.
  19. HudsonHawk

    What cigar (or pipe) did you smoke today?

    Smoking my blend in a Savinelli bulldog. Great little pipe.
  20. HudsonHawk

    Your Most Disturbing Realizations

    I've kept bosses out of jail (I say "I", but I mean the work being done, of which I was part or managing), who were not crooks or sleazebags, but just whose job was on a particular end of a political hot button. For example, if you manage an oil refinery, you likely do so under indictment for...
  21. HudsonHawk

    Your Most Disturbing Realizations

    They're even more appreciative when you tell them "good news boss...not only did I save you money, but it looks like you won't have to go to jail after all."
  22. HudsonHawk

    Your Most Disturbing Realizations

    I've worked for small mom and pop companies and big international mega corporations. Both have advantages and disadvantages. In small companies, I could call the owner on the phone and run an idea by him, tell him I needed something, what have you, and get an answer in a few minutes. In larger...
  23. HudsonHawk

    Your Most Disturbing Realizations

    The other useful thing I've found is to always deliver bad news in person, if possible. If you're gonna chew my butt out, you're gonna do it face to face, looking me in the eye.

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