Benefits

[mashman]

Awesome now they are fully qualified DNA sequencers (as long as some scientists somewhere turn it into an online game). Why do you think the majority of online gamers are unemployed on benefits?

I said COULD be and I highly doubt the majority are unemployed. For me it says alot about the "science" industry (both good and bad, they're one-eyed, yet they're starting to look for assistance... excellent idea to turn it into a game) as well as the capability of non-specialists. If they are on a benefit, it kinda bucks the idea that they're stupid as argued by so many. But hey, why look any further when the sterotype tells you all you need to know about them

[avgas]

Its a billion dollar industry.

So is toilet cleaning.

[avgas]

I said COULD be and I highly doubt the majority are unemployed. For me it says alot about the "science" industry (both good and bad, they're one-eyed, yet they're starting to look for assistance... excellent idea to turn it into a game) as well as the capability of non-specialists. If they are on a benefit, it kinda bucks the idea that they're stupid as argued by so many. But hey, why look any further when the sterotype tells you all you need to know about them

Its something NASA and others have been doing for years. BOINC is a good example of this.
Fact of the matter is many people make good money at 60% effort. I am one of them, I imagine many scientists are too.

Stuff has to motivate us to give the extra 40-50%. Unemployed can be motivated to do 100-120% if they see a reward. Unfortunately many don't see that they can get paid more by simply putting a measly 60% into a job.

[racefactory]

Its something NASA and others have been doing for years. BOINC is a good example of this.
Fact of the matter is many people make good money at 60% effort. I am one of them, I imagine many scientists are too.

What do you call good money then?

[avgas]

What do you call good money then?

Good enough to give 60% effort

[mashman]

Its something NASA and others have been doing for years. BOINC is a good example of this.
Fact of the matter is many people make good money at 60% effort. I am one of them, I imagine many scientists are too.

Stuff has to motivate us to give the extra 40-50%. Unemployed can be motivated to do 100-120% if they see a reward. Unfortunately many don't see that they can get paid more by simply putting a measly 60% into a job.

BOINC... ooooooook, that's something I've been doing for years too ... +1 for NASA

I guess it's a half way house between subject interest and reward, primarily the latter because people have hobbies that cost, but don't return financial reward? to that end, the right carrot could provide remarkable results for those who don't know what to do and are on benefit. If it's money all the way, then it ain't gonna matter what the job is, it'll be to pay the bills and then yer 60% falls quite quickly to about 20% I would have thought.

[avgas]

If it's money all the way, then it ain't gonna matter what the job is, it'll be to pay the bills and then yer 60% falls quite quickly to about 20% I would have thought.

Well both you and I are on KB......so I guess that answers that question.

[mashman]

Well both you and I are on KB......so I guess that answers that question.

heh... that's called multi-tasking

[jonbuoy]

I said COULD be and I highly doubt the majority are unemployed. For me it says alot about the "science" industry (both good and bad, they're one-eyed, yet they're starting to look for assistance... excellent idea to turn it into a game) as well as the capability of non-specialists. If they are on a benefit, it kinda bucks the idea that they're stupid as argued by so many. But hey, why look any further when the sterotype tells you all you need to know about them

I really can´t make sense of your posts sometimes.

[jonbuoy]

So is toilet cleaning.

You don´t think cleaning companies make money or you don´t think DNA sequencing makes money?

[mashman]

I really can´t make sense of your posts sometimes.

dats fair enough ... More than happy to explain what I posted, but it'll likely still not make sense

[Ocean1]

If they are on a benefit, it kinda bucks the idea that they're stupid as argued by so many.

Nobody seriously suggested dole bludgers were stupid.

Just fucking lazy.

[mashman]

Nobody seriously suggested dole bludgers were stupid.

Just fucking lazy.

I wouldn't call them lazy either. Not saying that there aren't those who are lazy, but I'd argue that's because there's nothing that they want to do... which is a far cry from being lazy... and I would imagine that most dolies don't just sit on their arses all day looking at the goggle box. Items don't just walk out of shops by themselves ya know ... I'd call them time efficient.

[jonbuoy]

I wouldn't call them lazy either. Not saying that there aren't those who are lazy, but I'd argue that's because there's nothing that they want to do... which is a far cry from being lazy... and I would imagine that most dolies don't just sit on their arses all day looking at the goggle box. Items don't just walk out of shops by themselves ya know ... I'd call them time efficient.

Who actually wakes up every morning and wants to go to work rather than going for a ride? I can think of a thousand things I´d like to do more than go to work. Its not about wanting to something its about having to (unless your happy to sit on your arse sponging off everyone else).

[mashman]

Who actually wakes up every morning and wants to go to work rather than going for a ride? I can think of a thousand things I´d like to do more than go to work. Its not about wanting to something its about having to (unless your happy to sit on your arse sponging off everyone else).

Fair enough.