Market forces are warped. That is what happens when you can buy laws and that is what is happening now. It's pathetic to see people scream at the free market and purchase legislators at the same time.
While interpersonal skills are important, in many jobs I've had there is WAY too much emphasis put on them. I personally believe this is because it is a skillset that a manager can understand while the non-technical types don't understand the technical competence. For certain I.T. people and programming-types it's much more important, IMHO, that they understand the technical side as 95% of their job should be in front of the computer (this is excepting support personnel that have to deal with the public). I've seen quite a number of work situations where it is the other way around.
Well, that and they are often some of least respected positions in the U.S. There are plenty of people in I.T. fed up with the fact that while it isn't really a "dead end" job, you are always in a bad situation. If you're bad at your job, you just eventually lose it. If you are good at your job, some places will be scared to advance you or, since being good at your job really mean more idle time in I.T., they'll claim it's a place to cut and STILL fire you. There's also that pesky fact that many of the baldy suits can't understand what you do.
The way I.T. has been handled over the years by the management types is a prime problem in getting people in to the jobs. The I.T. people are smart and they see the "creative" people get respect and they see the pointy-head management get overpaid. It's no surprise that it would lose it's appeal.
The Government is a "monster" today because people like you are not looking beyond the B.S. that is being put out there as rhetoric. The fact that you even make such a statement proves you're listening to right wing demagogs. These same demagogs scream out of their red faces about "size of government" and spending while at the same time they are absolutely fine with spending billions on every weapons system idea that can make it to a white board. They are also fine with yelling about spending when spending growth is actually down. They are also fine with yelling about bailouts when it was their own party that proposed them. They are also fine with "big lie" strategy.
Demand that your representatives 1) listen to you and 2) have something close to a consistent philosophy that goes beyond "do what my corporate contributors want" and THEN let's talk about that monstrous federal government.
Slashdot was a hub for information during the 9/11 attacks because just about every news site out there was, forgive the pub, slashdotted.
What did THAT have to do with tech? Nothing... it was simply relevant.
Seriously, I think the anti-science and anti-fact agenda touches us a little bit more than anyone else. The "nerds" are going to be first against the wall when reasoning is made illegal.
If this burns Karma, so be it: there are parallel movements to the Tailban in the U.S. It's worth keeping an eye on.
You laugh, but go the Jack Chick's site. Not only does Jack Chick hate non-christians, he hates you if you read the wrong translation of the bible. It's the same attitude as the Taliban. You're not Muslim: they hate you. You're in the wrong sect of Islam or the wrong tribe: they hate you.
As a Christian, evolution should be freeing you up to ponder the spiritual meaning of creation. Again, healthy religion will not take bible writings literal (it does massive injustice to the document) and be considered with the "why" and not the "how."
You're right. There is a scientific truth aspect to creationism that can be disproved and there is a spiritual side to creationism that is part of the human myth-making ethos. The two don't actually meet anywhere. It's how vs. why.
The only way there is a conflict is if you believe the Bible is a literal document, and if you believe it's a literal document you have a whole host of contradictions you have to contend with anyway.
Since literalists ignore these contradictions out of hand anyway, you're back to Leakey's comment. It doesn't seem he will be correct when you know that this group of people can ignore facts at will.
Good luck. Most Universities are FILLED with corporate kissasses.
I've worked at a few. The people at the top wearing suits are no different than the people at the top of the corporations wearing the suits, nincompoops that have mastered the Peter Principle.
I've been involved with Internet2 in an ancillary way in the past (university departments I've been involved with have been involved with it somewhat, but what I did I wasn't directly involved) and my personal opinion is that isn't even close to what we need for "future" networking. I'm not expert and I am sure I will be corrected if I am wrong, but Internet2 seems to be centralized and if that is the case it's the exact opposite of what we need for any sort of next generation network. Another problem is that Inter-networking isn't something where you would ever want a clear incompatible "next generation" anyway. Providing gateways between different network and network types is one of the things the Internet is all about, IMHO.
I know we are going to get a bunch of these "not a real OS" comments, but I can come up with a half dozen applications without thinking since this running Android. Not everyone needs a "real" OS, and if your parents/other oldsters in your life can deal with an Android phone and don't need a Jitterbug (because they don't all the "cutsey" pictures) then this might just be for them.
The thing is the 57% number is *too LOW*. Just about every computer user is a "pirate" under definitions that the *AAs consider valid. Hell, an extreme view of copyright law says that making a copy to RAM falls under copyright laws.
It's broken. The 19th century definition just doesn't fit when everything can be expressed as bits. It just doesn't work.
I agree. We've got the *AA's starting to act as quasi-governmental organizations, and that's Phillip K. Dick novel territory.
Pay your legislators enough cash and you don't only control governmental actions, you almost become PART of the government apparently. We're WAY beyond the time when the foot should of come down.
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Market forces are warped. That is what happens when you can buy laws and that is what is happening now. It's pathetic to see people scream at the free market and purchase legislators at the same time.
While interpersonal skills are important, in many jobs I've had there is WAY too much emphasis put on them. I personally believe this is because it is a skillset that a manager can understand while the non-technical types don't understand the technical competence. For certain I.T. people and programming-types it's much more important, IMHO, that they understand the technical side as 95% of their job should be in front of the computer (this is excepting support personnel that have to deal with the public). I've seen quite a number of work situations where it is the other way around.
Well, that and they are often some of least respected positions in the U.S. There are plenty of people in I.T. fed up with the fact that while it isn't really a "dead end" job, you are always in a bad situation. If you're bad at your job, you just eventually lose it. If you are good at your job, some places will be scared to advance you or, since being good at your job really mean more idle time in I.T., they'll claim it's a place to cut and STILL fire you. There's also that pesky fact that many of the baldy suits can't understand what you do.
The way I.T. has been handled over the years by the management types is a prime problem in getting people in to the jobs. The I.T. people are smart and they see the "creative" people get respect and they see the pointy-head management get overpaid. It's no surprise that it would lose it's appeal.
The Government is a "monster" today because people like you are not looking beyond the B.S. that is being put out there as rhetoric. The fact that you even make such a statement proves you're listening to right wing demagogs. These same demagogs scream out of their red faces about "size of government" and spending while at the same time they are absolutely fine with spending billions on every weapons system idea that can make it to a white board. They are also fine with yelling about spending when spending growth is actually down. They are also fine with yelling about bailouts when it was their own party that proposed them. They are also fine with "big lie" strategy.
Demand that your representatives 1) listen to you and 2) have something close to a consistent philosophy that goes beyond "do what my corporate contributors want" and THEN let's talk about that monstrous federal government.
Slashdot was a hub for information during the 9/11 attacks because just about every news site out there was, forgive the pub, slashdotted.
What did THAT have to do with tech? Nothing... it was simply relevant.
Seriously, I think the anti-science and anti-fact agenda touches us a little bit more than anyone else. The "nerds" are going to be first against the wall when reasoning is made illegal.
If this burns Karma, so be it: there are parallel movements to the Tailban in the U.S. It's worth keeping an eye on.
You laugh, but go the Jack Chick's site. Not only does Jack Chick hate non-christians, he hates you if you read the wrong translation of the bible. It's the same attitude as the Taliban. You're not Muslim: they hate you. You're in the wrong sect of Islam or the wrong tribe: they hate you.
And the English bible is also a translation of a translation.
Another reason literalism is silly.
Mental Gymnastics of this sort are a violation of Occam's razor.
Of course, say that to a bible literalist / creationist and watch the blank stares.
As a Christian, evolution should be freeing you up to ponder the spiritual meaning of creation. Again, healthy religion will not take bible writings literal (it does massive injustice to the document) and be considered with the "why" and not the "how."
You're right. There is a scientific truth aspect to creationism that can be disproved and there is a spiritual side to creationism that is part of the human myth-making ethos. The two don't actually meet anywhere. It's how vs. why.
The only way there is a conflict is if you believe the Bible is a literal document, and if you believe it's a literal document you have a whole host of contradictions you have to contend with anyway.
Since literalists ignore these contradictions out of hand anyway, you're back to Leakey's comment. It doesn't seem he will be correct when you know that this group of people can ignore facts at will.
Now do a calculation of how much of your employer's time you wasted doing your calculation!
If you make all the bad assumptions the RIAA makes, I bet you can make it hit a cool million, easy!
The Internet already made this point moot, friend.
oh come on. Poor moderation there...
Good luck. Most Universities are FILLED with corporate kissasses.
I've worked at a few. The people at the top wearing suits are no different than the people at the top of the corporations wearing the suits, nincompoops that have mastered the Peter Principle.
Cert has been revoked according to above notes.
So, no, it already doesn't work. It just shows someone truly had a bad day at Yahoo yesterday (and probably before that as well)/
This is great.
It's the final notice that every person with any competency has at Yahoo has left the building (with the fake CS degrees in tow).
yes, all holograms are 3d. So stop your surly post right there...
3d holograms when we have a genius that comes up with the real time compression algorithms.
I've been involved with Internet2 in an ancillary way in the past (university departments I've been involved with have been involved with it somewhat, but what I did I wasn't directly involved) and my personal opinion is that isn't even close to what we need for "future" networking. I'm not expert and I am sure I will be corrected if I am wrong, but Internet2 seems to be centralized and if that is the case it's the exact opposite of what we need for any sort of next generation network. Another problem is that Inter-networking isn't something where you would ever want a clear incompatible "next generation" anyway. Providing gateways between different network and network types is one of the things the Internet is all about, IMHO.
So you expect the drones at the cash register to know the prices of a billion different store items? You'd be tough to work for...
HELL YES! Bring back the Quantum Bigfoot!!!11!
I know we are going to get a bunch of these "not a real OS" comments, but I can come up with a half dozen applications without thinking since this running Android. Not everyone needs a "real" OS, and if your parents/other oldsters in your life can deal with an Android phone and don't need a Jitterbug (because they don't all the "cutsey" pictures) then this might just be for them.
Bullshit. Major problem here. The MPAA isn't supposed to be a governmental organization. They have no business participating in a raid.
The thing is the 57% number is *too LOW*. Just about every computer user is a "pirate" under definitions that the *AAs consider valid. Hell, an extreme view of copyright law says that making a copy to RAM falls under copyright laws.
It's broken. The 19th century definition just doesn't fit when everything can be expressed as bits. It just doesn't work.
I agree. We've got the *AA's starting to act as quasi-governmental organizations, and that's Phillip K. Dick novel territory.
Pay your legislators enough cash and you don't only control governmental actions, you almost become PART of the government apparently. We're WAY beyond the time when the foot should of come down.