You see networking for jobs touted as the best way to get them.
That said, some people who tout the idea, after telling you that 3 percent of jobs come from classifieds, will then at least have the honesty to admit they work best for sales people and similar.
But, that claim that almost no jobs come from classified ads stereotypes what counts as a "classified."
Beyond newspapers, and now, Monster, CareerBuilder and Craigslist, there are plenty of sources of classified ads.
National, regional and state chapters of professional organizations — like state newspaper organizations — have all sorts of industry-specific classifieds. Fraternities and sororities oriented to particular businesses may have some.
College alumni associations have job banks.
Indeed, professional orgs and alumni groups are the top two sources listed here. And networking, as normally understood, isn't on the list of top ten sources.
If a career counselor, whether with a state employment agency or a private individual provided to you as part of a downsizing severance, touts "networking" as a primary option, they're probably being lazy.
April 20, 2018
April 18, 2018
Southwest Airlines legacy catches up to it in Philly?
Was the engine properly inspected, as in, on regular cycles? And, then, was it properly maintained?
I ask because Southwest has a past history of using unauthorized parts, and dodging FAA inspection questions, and trying to stretch this out for four years, among other things. (Regional FAA officials were complicit in some of this, per that last link; per the second link, the FAA has in general been too cozy with airlines too often.)
Southwest's past inspection issues have not covered engines, and the current engine had no special inspection directive. Neither, though, did any of the above items.
BUT! We're now finding out that the engine's manufacturer, CFM International, recommended more inspections after another blowout of one of its engines on another Southwest flight. And Southwest resisted. And CEO Gary Kelly knows that visual inspections do not substitute for ultrasonic and other ones for metal stress and fatigue, on engines, flaps, ailerons or other metal parts.
The AP is following my blogging lead and raising a semi-skeptical eyebrow.
Remember all of this as Republicans look to further roll back regulatory agencies — abetted at times by ConservaDems, even as those agencies at times have had new regulations lessened by ModeratoDems.
Update, May 14: A Southwest flight had a depressurization problem on Saturday, May 12. Worse is that Southwest claimed the drop-down and landing were "uneventful" even as passengers disagree.
A Luther bio not worth reading
Having done, and repeatedly updated, a blog post about the 500th anniversary of the legend, and the reality, at the start of the Lutheran reformation, when I saw this new bio at my local library, I figured to give it a whirl.
I could tell it was a pop bio not an actual history. But, even by those standards, Eric Metaxas has written dreck.
Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World by Eric Metaxas
My rating: 1 of 5 stars
Meh at best as a pop bio from a conservative evangelical POV; worse than that otherwise
Per the first half of my header, that's the only reason I rated this book with two stars rather than one. Even though Metaxas discusses Luther's differences with the Reformed on the Eucharist, and a lesser degree on other things, and even tries to take a look at both the philosophy and theology behind this (while failing as much as succeeding), Metaxas still tries to paint Luther as a modern American conservative Evangelical rather than as a German Evangelical, ie, Lutheran.
The epilogue, trying to pretend Luther was some sort of forerunner of modern Western democracy, only made this worse — and more laughable at the same time. Again, though, the fact that it's being tried, and will probably be tried by others from now through maybe 2030, with the 500th anniversary events, gets it that second star rather than 1.
That said, there's other errors, mainly errors of fact, though a few others of interpretation, like those above.
I actually was originally going to rate it three stars, despite the above, but two errors late in the book got it knocked down to two stars, and almost to one, in spite of me wanting to hold it up as an example.
OK, let's dive into those errors.
First, after debunking several Luther myths in the introduction, Metaxas perpetuates two BIGGIES himself.
In reality, the consensus of good historians is that Luther did NOT nail, paste, or otherwise affix a sheet or two of 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg on Oct. 31, 1517.
A similar consensus says that Luther did NOT say "Here I stand" at the Diet of Worms.
OK, next. Erasmus did NOT restore first-century Greek to his edition of the New Testament. Instead, his "textus receptus" was similar to that in the Orthodox world of this time. Erasmus didn't have Sinaiticus, Vaticanus or other older codices, nor did he have the treasure of modern papyri finds. Also, Erasmus had no detailed methodology of textual criticism.
Tonsuring? It's Christian martyrological legend that emperors inflicted it upon apostles or later generations of Christians. That said, per the likes of Candida Moss, the severity and broadness of Roman Imperial persecution of Christians has itself been mythologized. Finally, although in these cases it involves shaving the head entirely, not just in spots, tonsuring-like practices are known to other world religions.
The idea that Luther didn't have a "modern" idea of consciousness? Well, Metaxas sets up a straw man by claiming that what he calls the "modern" idea of consciousness is modern. Less than a century after Luther, Shakespeare has Polonius in Hamlet say "To thine own self be true." And, a full 2,000 years earlier, the oracle at Delphi said "Know thyself." And, from that, Socrates said, "The unexamined life is not worth living." Of course, Metaxas is here ultimately setting up a bank shot for how Luther was different from today, but yet, was a lead-in to Merika or something.
After Erasmus, Metaxas trips on his Greek New Testament again. While the verb synago is in the New Testament in various forms, including as a participle for gathering together for worship, including gathering for the Eucharist, the noun synaxis is not. It is used in post-NT writings, I believe beginning as early as the Didache, but the noun is not in the NT.
Now, the two biggies, which give the game up.
On page 391, Metaxas claims that Suleiman the Magnificent, as part of expanding the Ottoman Empire, was trying to expand sharia law.
Tosh and rot. The Turks, and their Central Asian Turkic cousins, have been known for their generally moderate interpretation of Islam. And the Ottoman Empire was known for its millet system, which gave a relatively high degree of freedom to its Christian — and Jewish —residents.
Given that Metaxas, if not a full blown right-winger, hangs out with a lot of conservative politicos and is a talking head for a major right-wing radio network, I can only consider this to be rank pandering.
Page 417 follows in its train.
Metaxas claims that Luther, in his anti-Jewish diatribes, was influenced by "Victory over the Godless Hebrews," which he claims contain things "which we now know to be untrue." Among this, he lists Jewish blasphemies against Jesus and Mary, and claims by Jews that Jesus did his miracles by kabbalistic magic.
Deleting the "kabbalistic," as it didn't exist 2,000 years ago, and actually, these things ARE true.
Metaxas is either ignorant of some things written in the Talmud, and even more in the Toledoth Yeshu, or he's heard about such things and refuses to investigate, or thirdly, he fully knows about them and covers them up.
In any case, I suspect political leanings not just of general conservativism, but specifically neoconservativism, are now in play.
And, with that, I decided that this book could be held up as an example of wrongness AND get one star instead of two as well.
I could tell it was a pop bio not an actual history. But, even by those standards, Eric Metaxas has written dreck.
Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World by Eric MetaxasMy rating: 1 of 5 stars
Meh at best as a pop bio from a conservative evangelical POV; worse than that otherwise
Per the first half of my header, that's the only reason I rated this book with two stars rather than one. Even though Metaxas discusses Luther's differences with the Reformed on the Eucharist, and a lesser degree on other things, and even tries to take a look at both the philosophy and theology behind this (while failing as much as succeeding), Metaxas still tries to paint Luther as a modern American conservative Evangelical rather than as a German Evangelical, ie, Lutheran.
The epilogue, trying to pretend Luther was some sort of forerunner of modern Western democracy, only made this worse — and more laughable at the same time. Again, though, the fact that it's being tried, and will probably be tried by others from now through maybe 2030, with the 500th anniversary events, gets it that second star rather than 1.
That said, there's other errors, mainly errors of fact, though a few others of interpretation, like those above.
I actually was originally going to rate it three stars, despite the above, but two errors late in the book got it knocked down to two stars, and almost to one, in spite of me wanting to hold it up as an example.
OK, let's dive into those errors.
First, after debunking several Luther myths in the introduction, Metaxas perpetuates two BIGGIES himself.
In reality, the consensus of good historians is that Luther did NOT nail, paste, or otherwise affix a sheet or two of 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg on Oct. 31, 1517.
A similar consensus says that Luther did NOT say "Here I stand" at the Diet of Worms.
OK, next. Erasmus did NOT restore first-century Greek to his edition of the New Testament. Instead, his "textus receptus" was similar to that in the Orthodox world of this time. Erasmus didn't have Sinaiticus, Vaticanus or other older codices, nor did he have the treasure of modern papyri finds. Also, Erasmus had no detailed methodology of textual criticism.
Tonsuring? It's Christian martyrological legend that emperors inflicted it upon apostles or later generations of Christians. That said, per the likes of Candida Moss, the severity and broadness of Roman Imperial persecution of Christians has itself been mythologized. Finally, although in these cases it involves shaving the head entirely, not just in spots, tonsuring-like practices are known to other world religions.
The idea that Luther didn't have a "modern" idea of consciousness? Well, Metaxas sets up a straw man by claiming that what he calls the "modern" idea of consciousness is modern. Less than a century after Luther, Shakespeare has Polonius in Hamlet say "To thine own self be true." And, a full 2,000 years earlier, the oracle at Delphi said "Know thyself." And, from that, Socrates said, "The unexamined life is not worth living." Of course, Metaxas is here ultimately setting up a bank shot for how Luther was different from today, but yet, was a lead-in to Merika or something.
After Erasmus, Metaxas trips on his Greek New Testament again. While the verb synago is in the New Testament in various forms, including as a participle for gathering together for worship, including gathering for the Eucharist, the noun synaxis is not. It is used in post-NT writings, I believe beginning as early as the Didache, but the noun is not in the NT.
Now, the two biggies, which give the game up.
On page 391, Metaxas claims that Suleiman the Magnificent, as part of expanding the Ottoman Empire, was trying to expand sharia law.
Tosh and rot. The Turks, and their Central Asian Turkic cousins, have been known for their generally moderate interpretation of Islam. And the Ottoman Empire was known for its millet system, which gave a relatively high degree of freedom to its Christian — and Jewish —residents.
Given that Metaxas, if not a full blown right-winger, hangs out with a lot of conservative politicos and is a talking head for a major right-wing radio network, I can only consider this to be rank pandering.
Page 417 follows in its train.
Metaxas claims that Luther, in his anti-Jewish diatribes, was influenced by "Victory over the Godless Hebrews," which he claims contain things "which we now know to be untrue." Among this, he lists Jewish blasphemies against Jesus and Mary, and claims by Jews that Jesus did his miracles by kabbalistic magic.
Deleting the "kabbalistic," as it didn't exist 2,000 years ago, and actually, these things ARE true.
Metaxas is either ignorant of some things written in the Talmud, and even more in the Toledoth Yeshu, or he's heard about such things and refuses to investigate, or thirdly, he fully knows about them and covers them up.
In any case, I suspect political leanings not just of general conservativism, but specifically neoconservativism, are now in play.
And, with that, I decided that this book could be held up as an example of wrongness AND get one star instead of two as well.
April 17, 2018
TX Progressives attack Trump, ICE,
ConservaDems on immigration
The Texas Progressive Alliance has never needed a taint team,
but it does call for firm opposition to warmongering, as it brings you this
week's roundup.
Off the
Kuff casts a skeptical eye at a lawsuit filed against
Dallas County claiming that white voters are being discriminated
against.
SocraticGadfly
wonders if Kawhi Leonard has already played
his last game for the Spurs.
Neil at All People Have Value wrote
an open letter to Democratic Party leaders about the need for an assertive response to any
effort by Trump to curtail the Robert Mueller investigation.
Stace at Dos Centavos is (without names, so far)
criticizing Democrats who even passively support
Trump (and supported Obama) on immigration crackdowns, and may name
names soon.
Ed Darrell at Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub
punctures
the myth of violently criminal immigrants.
Does ICE need to be abolished? If, per Texas
Monthly, it’s now no longer releasing pregnant women from detention
facilities, yes.
====================
And here are some posts of interest from other Texas blogs.
Down
with Tyranny says Republicans are worried about Blake Farenthold’s
Congressional district.
Dwight
Silverman shares how you can check to see if Cambridge Analytica has
your Facebook data.
Mark
Bennett explains why you shouldn't argue while angry.
Better
Texas Blog criticizes the latest farm bill.
Grits
for Breakfast has a modest proposal for counties that complain about
the cost of indigent defense.
Paradise
in Hell remains our state's foremost interpreter of Donald Trump.
Juanita has a
close encounter with Tom DeLay.
Downwinders at
Risk wraps up disbursing the $2.3 million it got in a settlement with
cement plants.
At the Dallas Observer, Stephen
Young asks if Erin Brockovich is a “parachute enviromentalist”
peddling poor information.
Also at the Dallas Observer, Jim
Schuetze discusses early noises in the 2019 Dallas mayoral election.
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