tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602622501663834998.post5325072213474246537..comments2023-10-23T09:18:59.040-05:00Comments on Empirical Question: What's 6 Orders of Magnitude Among Friends?Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15376389949707679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602622501663834998.post-73019726318404373572013-07-31T08:02:46.084-05:002013-07-31T08:02:46.084-05:003 figures. I know grad students and adjuncts were...3 figures. I know grad students and adjuncts were poor but...oh, 6 figures, OK, not a grad student.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376389949707679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602622501663834998.post-28121252112681697792013-07-31T05:41:55.557-05:002013-07-31T05:41:55.557-05:00And speaking of orders of magnitude, I was talking...And speaking of orders of magnitude, I was talking to a close friend today, who said, "Oh, btw, B [another friend] just got another raise and is now making 3 figures!"<br /><br />Then a minute later, she said, "Did I say '3 figures'? I meant 6 figures!'<br /><br />What's weird is that when she said '3 figures' I didn't hear anything wrong with it and I got the intended meaning. I guess we were both thinking 3 numbers to the left of the comma.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079829842465164437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602622501663834998.post-88270347154897510442013-07-31T05:37:48.471-05:002013-07-31T05:37:48.471-05:00Hmm. I know my future discount rate is too high, b...Hmm. I know my future discount rate is too high, but you're proving it may be possible to err on the other side.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079829842465164437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602622501663834998.post-60015523753650204612013-07-29T21:12:19.142-05:002013-07-29T21:12:19.142-05:00By rvman's math, I'm just contributing to ...By rvman's math, I'm just contributing to the very long term well-being of the organization.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376389949707679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602622501663834998.post-42691108205793573692013-07-29T19:27:51.296-05:002013-07-29T19:27:51.296-05:00Sure, 5 seconds a week is an FTE every 28000 years...Sure, 5 seconds a week is an FTE every 28000 years! rvmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602622501663834998.post-54229574319589769542013-07-26T19:11:34.831-05:002013-07-26T19:11:34.831-05:00But what if it's 5 seconds a WEEK? Doesn'...But what if it's 5 seconds a WEEK? Doesn't that add up to something meaningful over time?Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376389949707679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602622501663834998.post-55731528816890678892013-07-26T18:28:15.823-05:002013-07-26T18:28:15.823-05:00Ha! Also, no point in mentioning that time you sa...Ha! Also, no point in mentioning that time you saved someone five seconds.Debbienoreply@blogger.com