stuvian Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/11/us/fired-meteorologist-jeremy-kappell-don-lemon-response/index.html https://www.tmz.com/2019/01/10/dr-bernice-king-weatherman-racial-slur-martin-luther-*****-fired-rehabilitation-second-chance/ what do Rochesterians think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Sounds inadvertent to me. So of course, let's ruin a man for life. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 social justice warriors have now become the bullies. They learned nothing 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Is this a saying? I've never heard it before but since it slipped out I figure it must be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) the mayor of the City of Rochester should be ashamed of herself. not to mention that, at minimum, she should probably be censured because of it. Edited January 12, 2019 by Foxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Why don't we just automate the news, weather, etc... Do we really need humans anymore for this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tierlifer Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 1 minute ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Why don't we just automate the news, weather, etc... Do we really need humans anymore for this? The 70 and older crowd wouldn’t know what to do. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 1 minute ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Why don't we just automate the news, weather, etc... Do we really need humans anymore for this? why aren't water gateways automated in Illinois? 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, Foxx said: why aren't water gateways automated in Illinois? Safety. I don't just lock boats. I assist in many functions like tieing off, water rescue, traffic control, snow plowing... The job is like running a farm. The bare minimum is two people for safety. I am not saying the station has to be automated. They can keep a skeleton crew to program the machines. That's basically what we do. Have a bare-bones, skeleton crew. My job is getting easier with automaton. But... Just like at the Weather Channel, will still need one or two people to program the machines. Why don't they automate the news delivery part? On that note... They actually ran the Mel Price lock near St. Louis from Washington, D.C. back in 2004. It was a test. A General did the honors. I would love to be able to work from home. Any place in the world! But, still need at least two boots on ground to assist in water safety and grounds maintenance. Today it is snowing like a MoFo. Somebody has to shovel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Tierlifer said: The 70 and older crowd wouldn’t know what to do. LoL... So true. They need humans. Outside, the sexy eye candy... Why are we still watching live humans deliver the news, weather, and sports? I tune to the NOAA weather channel on the marine radio, that is automated. Heck, I think even the Coast Guard automates the coded MAFORs if a mariner requests them. Edited January 12, 2019 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 At first it kind of caught me off guard a bit, reading what he said. But watching the interview on CNN and the video he posted to Facebook, I think he sounded very sincere in his apology. I dont know anything thing about this guy though. This is the first time I’ve ever even heard his name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Did anybody actually listen to it? I still haven't heard the actual words. Is there a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 10 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Safety. I don't just lock boats. I assist in many functions like tieing off, water rescue, traffic control, snow plowing... The job is like running a farm. The bare minimum is two people for safety. I am not saying the station has to be automated. They can keep a skeleton crew to program the machines. That's basically what we do. Have a bare-bones, skeleton crew. My job is getting easier with automaton. But... Just like at the Weather Channel, will still need one or two people to program the machines. Why don't they automate the news delivery part? On that note... They actually ran the Mel Price lock near St. Louis from Washington, D.C. back in 2004. It was a test. A General did the honors. I would love to be able to work from home. Any place in the world! But, still need at least two boots on ground to assist in water safety and grounds maintenance. Today it is snowing like a MoFo. Somebody has to shovel. i was mostly just busting on you. join the resistance. do not use the self-checkout registers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, Foxx said: i was mostly just busting on you. join the resistance. do not use the self-checkout registers. Yeah... Understood. A overly PC world, sensitive humans will push us more away from humans and towards machines. Why does management want to deal with the labor headaches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Foxx said: the mayor of the City of Rochester should be ashamed of herself. not to mention that, at minimum, she should probably be censured because of it. She’s a terrible person. She is currently being sued for slander, (it may not be that exactly) for calling out the president of a charter school as racist. I’ve heard the story second hand, but apparently the valedictorian of the class didn’t turn his speech in on time, so he wasn’t allowed to do it for graduation. The mayor turned it into race issue. She brought him to city hall to give his speech, and posted it all over social media. She then attacked the president, who lost his job as a result. He had a perfect record, and if I’m not mistaken, started the charter school. Even the student didn’t feel the principal deserved to lose his job. In all fairness I may not have the details correct, but we know someone related to the principal, and these were the bits I’ve heard. The lawsuit is public however, and was mentioned on the local news. Edit: the principal resigned as a result. Not fires. Edited January 12, 2019 by teef 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, teef said: She’s a terrible person. She is currently being sued for slander, (it may not be that exactly) for calling out the president of a charter school as racist. I’ve heard the story second hand, but apparently the valedictorian of the class didn’t turn his speech in on time, so he wasn’t allowed to do it for graduation. The mayor turned it into race issue. She brought him to city hall to give his speech, and posted it all over social media. She then attacked the president, who lost his job as a result. He had a perfect record, and if I’m not mistaken, started the charter school. Even the student didn’t feel the principal deserved to lose his job. In all fairness I may not have the details correct, but we know someone related to the principal, and these were the bits I’ve heard. The lawsuit is public however, and was mentioned on the local news. right. i remember the story. i think, technically he retired but more than likely was forced to. it is disgraceful for a public figure to interject a call for firings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Foxx said: right. i remember the story. i think, technically he retired but more than likely was forced to. it is disgraceful for a public figure to interject a call for firings. You are correct. I just edited my post. It’s shocking that she can’t wait to run people out of town. Her husband was a get away driver in a bank robbery for god’s sake. One of her hand picked staff, (May have even been the deputy mayor) was caught for a dui. When he tried to resign, he refused to let him. Apparently she’s more than willing to be forgiving to those in her circle. Edited January 12, 2019 by teef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 7 minutes ago, teef said: You are correct. I just edited my post. It’s shocking that she can’t wait to run people out of town. Her husband was a get away driver in a bank robbery for god’s sake. One of her hand picked staff, (May have even been the deputy mayor) was caught for a dui. When he tried to resign, he refused to let him. Apparently she’s more than willing to be forgiving to those in her circle. Is her first name Hillary? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, teef said: You are correct. I just edited my post. It’s shocking that she can’t wait to run people out of town. Her husband was a get away driver in a bank robbery for god sakes. One of her hand picked staff, (May have even been the deputy mayor) was caught for a dui. When he tried to resign, he refused to let him. Apparently she’s more than willing to be forgiving to those in her circle. without trying to plunge this thread into PPP depths, i will say that it is a larger symptom of societal ills at large. what is this handbasket i'm in and why is it getting so hot??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, Greybeard said: Is her first name Hillary? It’s actually Lovely, which is perfectly ironic. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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