It is true./. has taken a nose dive in intelligence. Just look at me, my karma has shot through the roof. Back in the day I couldn't get a word in edgewise.
In academia, certifications (certificates) are frowned upon. It is a touchy subject. If you have ever been involved in a college or university you know that this comes up all the time and that the entrenched administration and faculty are openly hostile towards them. Business, and regular people want comprehensive certification programs, but these are unnerving to "professional educators" because they (the educators) are not protected by the accreditation monopoly in this case. I'm no financial aid expert, but as I understand it, the rules are setup so that the college cannot award certificates to those seeking a degree and using loans or grants.
Yes, I've noticed it for some time. Google is powerful by their own merit, derived from the value provided to everyday people. Worse, they do not cozy up and collude with the establishment of aged wealth on the planet and thy are not terribly interested in politics. The good ol' boys club is very agitated, and they are using their power to turn public opinion against Google. They, Google, if they are not already, need to align themselves to fight this by finding the powerful people who want them to succeed and partnering with them. I find it troubling that every-day regular people are engaging in Google bashing. Are we really able to be led around by the mainstream media that easily?
Uh, the apple juice you buy anywhere is made from Chinese apples--check the label. China's fruit production out-weighs every other country by several orders of magnitude. Second in line of fruit production is the US, which isn't even close to China's levels.
So what, and without Skynet..I mean Google...where would we be? Wallowing in an internet designed by Microsoft? I love Google, they deliver money to me while I sit back and twiddle with my website every now and again. So what if they looked the other way while prescription drug dealers used their ad system, crappy?, yes, evil?, no. I really don't care for the government regulating the sale of drugs anyway. So the whole thing being illegal is kind of moot in my book. Other than that, they have done nothing wrong, and if they have, the good they do far outweighs any negative behavior. It is a company full of a lot of people. Granted, they aren't perfect like you, but Google is putting pressure on governments and established wealthy strongholds just by their very existence. That is good thing for the progress of the entire world, something technology is good for and something which many other tech companies fail at because they are too busy learning how to fit into the political landscape. The boat needs rocked.
In other news: A joint venture between Microsoft, Harvard University, and the San Diego Zoo will attempt to breed two code monkeys in captivity for the first time in history. They aim to see if two can produce a third code monkey that will live to adulthood and reproduce successfully in the wild. Details at 11.
Clicking around on SolidGames or FaceBook does not qualify as computer literacy. Just as knowing how to drive a car does not qualify you to handle serious emergency evasion. Most drivers when faced with this situation just crash and sit there with a dumb look on their face or cry. Lack of rigorous training is a problem when adverse situations are presented (i.e. when clicking won't cut it.).
(Sorry, car analogy just popped out of nowhere, hmm.)
I'd rather my keyboard not cut out randomly throughout the day (a known issue running for over a year now on 64bit installs). This issue plagues Mint and all Ubuntu distros and only affects 64bit versions. No matter if you run Mate, Gnome, Gnome Classic, etc.. Completely random timing at completely random lengths of time. Sometimes it goes for hours without issue. No it is not me, it is not my keyboard, it is not my motherboard--this problem has come up on many different machines reported by many users. Is it fixed? Or do we just march on implementing new features? I have determined that the Linux desktop is a toy. I'm mulling over a Windows 7 license to get some work done.
Yeah, in Clermont County Ohio there is a judge who owns a lot of the low-end bars ("dives") in the county. His job...........DUI trials! He is a real red-faced cantankerous asshole too.
Capitalism means to exploit the workers for the least amount possible.
Capitalism is supposed to exploit the invisible hand, not workers. What you refer to is just bad ethics. Not every successful company is hell bound on exploiting everyone. Things are changing, slowly. Don't blame a passive idea as the cause of mankind's troubles. Capitalism, after all, has brought us all here together, connected, living in our nice houses and apartments, bitching though our hex core 16GB desktop super computers with dual 32" monitors. Grow up.
You wake me up with tea and a biscuit and there are going to be problems. I'm glad some feudalistic slave labor force exists in another country, good for Apple and their customers, but I wouldn't herald that as a shining example of progress. The reality: Those people are hanging on by the skin of their teeth. If the shop master screams jump, they don't even ask "how high," they just jump.
Study what interests you and inspires passion. If nothing inspires passion in you then you had better gain some type of technical skill. Everyone in my college is either pursuing a "business administration" degree or "computer technology." It is getting ridiculous. Business administration should be something you study along the way in any degree program. The demand for technical people is so high in the IT industry that most people following that degree path will likely get jobs, regardless of their skills. The amount of engineering students is microscopic in comparison to the rest. I haven't met anyone yet who is studying engineering to become a systems developer, it is a lonely path. During labs I spend most of my time tutoring people.
I live in the country so I get a fairly good look at the sky. However, when I first moved into my house the first thing I did was go outside and shoot the mercury bulb with a pellet gun. The power company installs a "house light" on every property and they charge you about $10 a month to run it. I called and had them remove it later on. I told them it blew up one day and I didn't want it for safety reasons. Tried to get the neighbor to get rid of his, but he never looks at the sky so what does he care.
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Oh.... the pedantry
I just got a visual of Osama bin Ladin crouched down in a cave sheepishly holding a punchcard up to a camera and mouthing the words "Fuck you."
It is true. /. has taken a nose dive in intelligence. Just look at me, my karma has shot through the roof. Back in the day I couldn't get a word in edgewise.
In academia, certifications (certificates) are frowned upon. It is a touchy subject. If you have ever been involved in a college or university you know that this comes up all the time and that the entrenched administration and faculty are openly hostile towards them. Business, and regular people want comprehensive certification programs, but these are unnerving to "professional educators" because they (the educators) are not protected by the accreditation monopoly in this case. I'm no financial aid expert, but as I understand it, the rules are setup so that the college cannot award certificates to those seeking a degree and using loans or grants.
it is the inevitable arc of all human enterprise
No, it is not. Humans have the power to do what they want, and there are many corporations that are not "evil." Grow up.
Yes, I've noticed it for some time. Google is powerful by their own merit, derived from the value provided to everyday people. Worse, they do not cozy up and collude with the establishment of aged wealth on the planet and thy are not terribly interested in politics. The good ol' boys club is very agitated, and they are using their power to turn public opinion against Google. They, Google, if they are not already, need to align themselves to fight this by finding the powerful people who want them to succeed and partnering with them. I find it troubling that every-day regular people are engaging in Google bashing. Are we really able to be led around by the mainstream media that easily?
eBay reminds me of Chinatown.
Uh, the apple juice you buy anywhere is made from Chinese apples--check the label. China's fruit production out-weighs every other country by several orders of magnitude. Second in line of fruit production is the US, which isn't even close to China's levels.
So what, and without Skynet..I mean Google...where would we be? Wallowing in an internet designed by Microsoft? I love Google, they deliver money to me while I sit back and twiddle with my website every now and again. So what if they looked the other way while prescription drug dealers used their ad system, crappy?, yes, evil?, no. I really don't care for the government regulating the sale of drugs anyway. So the whole thing being illegal is kind of moot in my book. Other than that, they have done nothing wrong, and if they have, the good they do far outweighs any negative behavior. It is a company full of a lot of people. Granted, they aren't perfect like you, but Google is putting pressure on governments and established wealthy strongholds just by their very existence. That is good thing for the progress of the entire world, something technology is good for and something which many other tech companies fail at because they are too busy learning how to fit into the political landscape. The boat needs rocked.
AC is a necessary option to have that facilitates an open exchange of ideas.
In other news: A joint venture between Microsoft, Harvard University, and the San Diego Zoo will attempt to breed two code monkeys in captivity for the first time in history. They aim to see if two can produce a third code monkey that will live to adulthood and reproduce successfully in the wild. Details at 11.
Clicking around on SolidGames or FaceBook does not qualify as computer literacy. Just as knowing how to drive a car does not qualify you to handle serious emergency evasion. Most drivers when faced with this situation just crash and sit there with a dumb look on their face or cry. Lack of rigorous training is a problem when adverse situations are presented (i.e. when clicking won't cut it.).
(Sorry, car analogy just popped out of nowhere, hmm.)
I'd rather my keyboard not cut out randomly throughout the day (a known issue running for over a year now on 64bit installs). This issue plagues Mint and all Ubuntu distros and only affects 64bit versions. No matter if you run Mate, Gnome, Gnome Classic, etc.. Completely random timing at completely random lengths of time. Sometimes it goes for hours without issue. No it is not me, it is not my keyboard, it is not my motherboard--this problem has come up on many different machines reported by many users. Is it fixed? Or do we just march on implementing new features? I have determined that the Linux desktop is a toy. I'm mulling over a Windows 7 license to get some work done.
Yeah, in Clermont County Ohio there is a judge who owns a lot of the low-end bars ("dives") in the county. His job...........DUI trials! He is a real red-faced cantankerous asshole too.
I thought it was: All the blind nuts get eaten by squirrels. Nevermind.
Allright, I'll keep them in my database instead.
Look at Texas Instrument's ethics culture, and compare it with Apple's. Apple has some growing up to do.
Capitalism means to exploit the workers for the least amount possible.
Capitalism is supposed to exploit the invisible hand, not workers. What you refer to is just bad ethics. Not every successful company is hell bound on exploiting everyone. Things are changing, slowly. Don't blame a passive idea as the cause of mankind's troubles. Capitalism, after all, has brought us all here together, connected, living in our nice houses and apartments, bitching though our hex core 16GB desktop super computers with dual 32" monitors. Grow up.
You wake me up with tea and a biscuit and there are going to be problems. I'm glad some feudalistic slave labor force exists in another country, good for Apple and their customers, but I wouldn't herald that as a shining example of progress. The reality: Those people are hanging on by the skin of their teeth. If the shop master screams jump, they don't even ask "how high," they just jump.
Study what interests you and inspires passion. If nothing inspires passion in you then you had better gain some type of technical skill. Everyone in my college is either pursuing a "business administration" degree or "computer technology." It is getting ridiculous. Business administration should be something you study along the way in any degree program. The demand for technical people is so high in the IT industry that most people following that degree path will likely get jobs, regardless of their skills. The amount of engineering students is microscopic in comparison to the rest. I haven't met anyone yet who is studying engineering to become a systems developer, it is a lonely path. During labs I spend most of my time tutoring people.
Equally as ridiculous: the state involved in the love affairs and relationships of anyone.
They ain't calling anybody with my knee on their neck.
Must....get....to....the....top...of..mom's..basement!
Don't try to make sense of it man. Just your typical bureaucratic suck-fest.
I live in the country so I get a fairly good look at the sky. However, when I first moved into my house the first thing I did was go outside and shoot the mercury bulb with a pellet gun. The power company installs a "house light" on every property and they charge you about $10 a month to run it. I called and had them remove it later on. I told them it blew up one day and I didn't want it for safety reasons. Tried to get the neighbor to get rid of his, but he never looks at the sky so what does he care.