Comments for Dave Schumaker http://daveschumaker.net life, technology, outdoors, photography Tue, 15 May 2012 23:56:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on The California unemployment office is a fiasco by Annoyed http://daveschumaker.net/the-california-unemployment-office-is-a-fiasco/comment-page-1/#comment-4586 Annoyed Tue, 15 May 2012 23:56:45 +0000 http://daveschumaker.net/blog/?p=957#comment-4586 I can't believe it. After hundreds of calls, I got through to the hold music. But then after waiting for 10 or so minutes, there was silence. It didn't hang up on me, so I just sat there. 10 minutes of silence pass and THEN I get disconnected. This happened twice. What does the silence mean?? None of the various number variations help me get through. The most annoying part is the messages you CAN'T skip by putting in a number. So every phone call takes at LEAST 4 minutes to get through, to then be told there are too many callers. Thanks for racking up the phone bill of this unemployed person. Any new suggestions out there? I can’t believe it. After hundreds of calls, I got through to the hold music. But then after waiting for 10 or so minutes, there was silence. It didn’t hang up on me, so I just sat there. 10 minutes of silence pass and THEN I get disconnected. This happened twice. What does the silence mean?? None of the various number variations help me get through. The most annoying part is the messages you CAN’T skip by putting in a number. So every phone call takes at LEAST 4 minutes to get through, to then be told there are too many callers. Thanks for racking up the phone bill of this unemployed person. Any new suggestions out there?

]]> Comment on The California unemployment office is a fiasco by fed up http://daveschumaker.net/the-california-unemployment-office-is-a-fiasco/comment-page-1/#comment-4571 fed up Wed, 02 May 2012 16:24:33 +0000 http://daveschumaker.net/blog/?p=957#comment-4571 Tried all the phone tricks mentioned in past postings and I have had no luck at all!! Tried all the phone tricks mentioned in past postings and I have had no luck at all!!

]]> Comment on The California unemployment office is a fiasco by fed up http://daveschumaker.net/the-california-unemployment-office-is-a-fiasco/comment-page-1/#comment-4570 fed up Wed, 02 May 2012 16:23:44 +0000 http://daveschumaker.net/blog/?p=957#comment-4570 I have tried the 130, 140, 103, 104 trick that everyone has mentioned and I have had no luck at a;;. I still can not get through to anyone!! I have tried the 130, 140, 103, 104 trick that everyone has mentioned and I have had no luck at a;;. I still can not get through to anyone!!

]]> Comment on Have there really been more earthquakes than average? by ANO http://daveschumaker.net/have-there-really-been-more-earthquakes-than-average/comment-page-1/#comment-4566 ANO Wed, 02 May 2012 00:15:40 +0000 http://daveschumaker.net/?p=1294#comment-4566 anyone wanna look at the numbers again.... i think it would be a good idea.... jus sayin.... how about an update. anyone wanna look at the numbers again…. i think it would be a good idea…. jus sayin…. how about an update.

]]> Comment on Have there really been more earthquakes than average? by Adam http://daveschumaker.net/have-there-really-been-more-earthquakes-than-average/comment-page-1/#comment-4520 Adam Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:09:11 +0000 http://daveschumaker.net/?p=1294#comment-4520 The two +8's off N.Sumatra followed in less than 24 hours by three in the 6-7 range. That's gonna skew the graphs somewhat isn't it. Surely. Unprecedented EQ action over the past 24 hours. Even I being quite the skeptic and going into my kitchen shortly to fabricate myself a tin foil hat just in case. :) The two +8′s off N.Sumatra followed in less than 24 hours by three in the 6-7 range. That’s gonna skew the graphs somewhat isn’t it. Surely.

Unprecedented EQ action over the past 24 hours. Even I being quite the skeptic and going into my kitchen shortly to fabricate myself a tin foil hat just in case. :)

]]> Comment on Where the hell is Mentone Beach? by Logan Bailey http://daveschumaker.net/where-the-hell-is-mentone-beach/comment-page-1/#comment-4508 Logan Bailey Sat, 07 Apr 2012 06:58:36 +0000 http://daveschumaker.net/?p=19276#comment-4508 If the San Francisco Bay has the most unoriginal city names from Pittsburgh to Alamo to Dublin then the LA area has the most deceptive names. Hawaiian Gardens, Riverside, Lakewood, need I say more. If the San Francisco Bay has the most unoriginal city names from Pittsburgh to Alamo to Dublin then the LA area has the most deceptive names. Hawaiian Gardens, Riverside, Lakewood, need I say more.

]]> Comment on The California unemployment office is a fiasco by tom http://daveschumaker.net/the-california-unemployment-office-is-a-fiasco/comment-page-1/#comment-4413 tom Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:59:04 +0000 http://daveschumaker.net/blog/?p=957#comment-4413 i just got the incomplete on my claim i did online this happened right after my fact finding interview any one got any idea i had to fill the claim all over again idk i just got the incomplete on my claim i did online this happened right after my fact finding interview any one got any idea i had to fill the claim all over again idk

]]> Comment on Review: The Orphan Master’s Son by Mystery Tribune http://daveschumaker.net/review-the-orphan-masters-son/comment-page-1/#comment-4344 Mystery Tribune Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:55:31 +0000 http://daveschumaker.net/?p=19043#comment-4344 I also read and reviewed this book recently here: http://www.mysterytribune.com/2012/02/12/note-orphan-masters-son/ I would say what captured my attention was the elaborate details which brought the characters to life. Johnson did almost 6 years of research on the book including a trip to Korea to give the story a lot of authenticity. This balance between a nice plot and reality was one of other interesting things to me. I also read and reviewed this book recently here: http://www.mysterytribune.com/2012/02/12/note-orphan-masters-son/

I would say what captured my attention was the elaborate details which brought the characters to life. Johnson did almost 6 years of research on the book including a trip to Korea to give the story a lot of authenticity.

This balance between a nice plot and reality was one of other interesting things to me.

]]> Comment on Best Photos of 2008 by Best Photos of 2008 blog project on JMG-Galleries.com ‹ What's Hot ‹ Marcin Retecki Photography http://daveschumaker.net/best-photos-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-4339 Best Photos of 2008 blog project on JMG-Galleries.com ‹ What's Hot ‹ Marcin Retecki Photography Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:25:40 +0000 http://daveschumaker.net/blog/?p=696#comment-4339 [...] Best Photos of 2008 – by Dave Schumaker [...] [...] Best Photos of 2008 – by Dave Schumaker [...]

]]> Comment on Have there really been more earthquakes than average? by Marc http://daveschumaker.net/have-there-really-been-more-earthquakes-than-average/comment-page-1/#comment-4308 Marc Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:35:12 +0000 http://daveschumaker.net/?p=1294#comment-4308 Fist of all I enjoyed this post a lot and searched for it because we had to earthquakes here in northern Italy in the past week. I'm a nobody and know nothing about anything to do with earthquakes. I love statistics though and find it almost amusing how anyone can say there are more earthquakes than usual. The earth is like a zillion years old and to have records from 1900 till now statistically seen is probably like a milli second. You can't really claim anything at all. Maybe it's normal for us to get struck every 50 million years and have it cause an Ice age? Maybe it's not an average now but it could be once it's happened 4 or 5 times, who knows. Then to say something like god said that there will be lots of earthquakes at the end is a pretty likely assumption whether there is a god or not because even I, the person who is nothing and knows nothing can make a wild guess that at the end of something as big as the planet earth, there shall be a few disruptions! Toilets have only been around for a few years theoretically and before that we threw it on the street! We have only just started to measure and record, we all know nothing about anything really. We drink Coke and judge food by it's packaging knowing nothing about what's really in it! We buy Sneakers probably made by kids in China and dont really care and what would happen to those poor kids anyway if they had no work! What I'm trying to say is, truthfully we know very little, we're still all idiots and it's true. SO the question are there more earthquakes than usual can only be answered with, since 1900 no! but what the average is we'll never know. If there are more than usual, can we change it? No! Unfortunately we can't and we can't change anything because we all live our own lives and most of us humans shall never ever ask themselves "Are there" "Is There" "Are we" because they rely on what the news tells them and that's enough. It all boils down to marketing for the most of us, I mean the US is the 4th most dangerous place to live on this planet. But we don't see that in Baywatch and millions of people want to live there because it's awesome! Truth is it's a big dam mess you have 5 billion gangsters that have been expanding from state to state and kill and cause trouble but as long as you don't have to live there it doesn't exist in your reality and also not in mine. So I think I've answered my question for myself. It really doesn't even matter if there are more earthquakes, it also doesn't matter if the weather is worse than usual, neither does it really matter about that kid who made my sneakers in China. What's important is the people around you who need help, how can we make them think for themselves so they also can think up useless things and be part of fun discussions like this one. Fist of all I enjoyed this post a lot and searched for it because we had to earthquakes here in northern Italy in the past week.
I’m a nobody and know nothing about anything to do with earthquakes. I love statistics though and find it almost amusing how anyone can say there are more earthquakes than usual. The earth is like a zillion years old and to have records from 1900 till now statistically seen is probably like a milli second. You can’t really claim anything at all. Maybe it’s normal for us to get struck every 50 million years and have it cause an Ice age? Maybe it’s not an average now but it could be once it’s happened 4 or 5 times, who knows.
Then to say something like god said that there will be lots of earthquakes at the end is a pretty likely assumption whether there is a god or not because even I, the person who is nothing and knows nothing can make a wild guess that at the end of something as big as the planet earth, there shall be a few disruptions!
Toilets have only been around for a few years theoretically and before that we threw it on the street! We have only just started to measure and record, we all know nothing about anything really. We drink Coke and judge food by it’s packaging knowing nothing about what’s really in it! We buy Sneakers probably made by kids in China and dont really care and what would happen to those poor kids anyway if they had no work!
What I’m trying to say is, truthfully we know very little, we’re still all idiots and it’s true. SO the question are there more earthquakes than usual can only be answered with, since 1900 no! but what the average is we’ll never know. If there are more than usual, can we change it? No! Unfortunately we can’t and we can’t change anything because we all live our own lives and most of us humans shall never ever ask themselves “Are there” “Is There” “Are we” because they rely on what the news tells them and that’s enough.
It all boils down to marketing for the most of us, I mean the US is the 4th most dangerous place to live on this planet. But we don’t see that in Baywatch and millions of people want to live there because it’s awesome! Truth is it’s a big dam mess you have 5 billion gangsters that have been expanding from state to state and kill and cause trouble but as long as you don’t have to live there it doesn’t exist in your reality and also not in mine. So I think I’ve answered my question for myself. It really doesn’t even matter if there are more earthquakes, it also doesn’t matter if the weather is worse than usual, neither does it really matter about that kid who made my sneakers in China. What’s important is the people around you who need help, how can we make them think for themselves so they also can think up useless things and be part of fun discussions like this one.

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