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by mcculley 3y ago
I never use the Touch Bar and I find it distracting because most of the time my laptop is docked to the side of my real keyboard and monitor and the Touch Bar is animating in my peripheral vision.
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by mcculley 3y ago
Most people don’t go to a gym.
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by mcculley 3y ago
I remain baffled at the silliness. I am not trying to convince you of anything.
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by mcculley 3y ago
Neither did I get that impression. I was speaking only for myself. Maybe the inconsistency in the law is good from a utilitarian point of view.
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by mcculley 3y ago
I never claimed that safety gear provided no additional safety. Another commenter pointed out that unhelmeted motorcyclists contribute to the supply of organs ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37027107 ), so I think it a
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by mcculley 3y ago
Motorcycle safety gear is great for keeping the corpse in one package. I don’t see how it does anything to keep the rider from being ejected from the vehicle. It baffles me that we are very paternal about drivers of cars and allow motorcycl
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by mcculley 3y ago
I think riding a motorcycle is accepting an enormous amount of risk. I don't see why we should permit that for some and limit it for others.
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by mcculley 3y ago
I am seriously baffled. I live in Florida, where motorcyclists are allowed to go unhelmeted while car drivers are required to wear seat belts.
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by mcculley 3y ago
The spaceflight/floor example does not baffle me at all. It is my responsibility to put up a wet floor sign to keep from harming others. When I am walking near a wet floor, I expect the owner of the floor to limit risk and liability fo
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by mcculley 3y ago
I live in Florida, where motorcycle riders are not required to wear helmets while those riding in cars are required to wear seat belts.
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by mcculley 3y ago
It baffles me that motorcycles are legal in jurisdictions that require seat belts in cars.
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by mcculley 3y ago
No worries. I agree that “nobody wants to work” is a thought-terminating cliche. I think it is a dumb oversimplification, like “there is no such thing as a labor shortage”. The process is that one generally comes on as an uncredentialed dec
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Steel Prices and Dumb Policies(enki.org)
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by mcculley 3y ago
This is an industry where a combination of tenacity and intelligence goes a long way. Since I had to take over the company I currently run, I have been looking for someone to take over my position. All of the suitable candidates are happily
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by mcculley 3y ago
Right now, any licensed captain with a Master of Towing endorsement can get whatever schedule he wants. If he wants to work 365 days per year, there are idle tugboats waiting for him.
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by mcculley 3y ago
Paying people to train them does work. We do that. We have always done that. That is how we are addressing the shortage. In a few years, we will have more licensed captains. I am replying to the assertions that there is no such thing as a l
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by mcculley 3y ago
The fleet of U.S. flag tugboats as it exists today is running at reduced utilization because there are fewer licensed captains than necessary to operate them. How does increasing pay alone fix that?
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by mcculley 3y ago
You have made me realize that my next career might benefit from looking for opportunities where the incumbents are oversimplifying their models.
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by mcculley 3y ago
It is not that simple. Crew generally have defined shifts for rest. The boat is responsible for food and other basic supplies.
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by mcculley 3y ago
Yes, we do lure people with more money. They still won’t be licensed and legal to work as captains for years.
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by mcculley 3y ago
Yes, obviously. For example, there is a bridge construction project that is delayed by lack of qualified labor. I am sure they can rebid the project and hire labor currently employed on other construction projects, delaying those projects i
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by mcculley 3y ago
Candidates are definitely attracted to higher pay. The immediate issue is that it takes a long time to get the candidate the seatime, training, and tests to become licensed. We are working on our pipeline. That does not change the shortage
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by mcculley 3y ago
I ran almost every day for years. I am working on rebuilding my running habit now. I would say that for people with a lot of running experience who are in good shape, one mile every day is going to do no harm at all. edit to add: I feel I n
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by mcculley 3y ago
I agree that in many cases, one can just apply money and get more labor. But I find that a lot of the value created is in the cases where this is not possible.
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by mcculley 3y ago
gCaptain Jobs is probably the best single resource: https://jobsite.gcaptain.com
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by mcculley 3y ago
Yes. These are good strategies for addressing the shortage. I was replying to the assertion that there is no such thing as a labor shortage (“EVER”).
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by mcculley 3y ago
Indeed. And many candidates will not deal with what they see as a bad lifestyle no matter the pay.
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by mcculley 3y ago
Yes, that is how companies like mine are addressing the shortage. That does not change the fact that there is a shortage now and that licenses require training, tests, and seatime.
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by mcculley 3y ago
There is more work than there are licensed captains available. A good captain can work 365 days per year.
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by mcculley 3y ago
I don’t know what you would make as a captain three years from now. Note that it would very likely take longer for one to become a captain. Three years is the fastest theoretically, which would require continuous time at sea. Right now, cap

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