On the CNN web site in the Technology section they have story about the Los Angeles police using a $35 million dollar computer systems to track complaints and other telling data about officers. The computer then alerts top supervisors to possible signs of misconduct.
I ask you has the world gone mad? Here is the story: Good cop, bad cop
If you hire the right type of people and train them correct. You have to re-train and you have to promote good men to supervisor. You do not need to spend $35 million on a computer.
On a another subject I heard a vice president with the AFL - CIO on National Public Radio. He was asked what the AFL - CIO would do about the x amount of millions of dollars that the unions that broke away are taking with them. He was asked will the AFL - CIO operate with less money or get the money lost from the membes still in the AFL - CIO? He said there would be a meeting about it. But you could tell they are going to make up the money that was taken away from them. I can not believe that the current AFL - CIO would stand for it. They should say to a man.. look you fucked up.. live with less money.. Not only that.. they should reduce the pay of the AFL - CIO leadership.
I do not watch much TV now that I do not have CNN and I do not have TV in my room...but I still see some news on the Internet. It pisses me off big time. I think it is old age. I never used to get mad or get upset over things.
But don't you think the two items about would piss anyone one off?
I went into work today. The computer was in the dock area. I did a few signs and then Moe the supervisor of the dock took the computer to the Tech Department and hooked it up. This was about 7 am. A lot of signs and tags needed to be made. The computer did not have a network connect. Moe said it would have one soon. Then later he said the supervisor of the Tech Department would fix it when he got to work about 9 am. So I had to try and find things to do at work. The supervisor of the Tech Department showed up sometime after 9 am.
He said the computer was in the wrong place. He said he was busy and did not have time to get it connected to the network. When I left at 11 am it was still not hooked up to the network.
I think when I go into work tomorrow that they will have moved it. No one wants the "sign machine" in their area. It is just a computer and a printer. There is a stack of some paper. I think they are going to move the computer in between the Tech Department and Customer Service area.
I just hope it is working OK so I can do my work.
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