Re:Unions are such parasites
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Unions don't protect the unskilled labourer, they protect the lazy worker and the stupid worker. They protect the ones who want to do the least amount of work and complain the loudest.
So, what do you do with the "lazy... and stupid worker"?
The best answer in my opinion is to give them enough money to live decently on. That causes the least amount of strain on society (less crime, fear, etc.). If the wherewhithal to support them comes from my (and my employers') taxes, so be it. It's worth it.
Re:Good, The New Workers need to unionise.
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I've had to put up with lots of "stupid little things" instituted by management, too.
Human nature is human nature. You go off on unions, but employers are guilty of as many annoying things that hinder my work.
Re:Good, The New Workers need to unionise.
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what skills do the employers have that leads you to cast your vote for them to not have to worry about these things?
Re:Unions are bad, mmmkay?
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some people should not work. they hinder efficiency. I would rather pay taxes so that those people don't have to work than have to deal with them in the workplace!
You cannot be sure of any online security. BBBBZZZZZTTTTTTT. The warm fuzzies ain't there.
I'd rather go into a Radio Shack and give the 17-yr old geek my CC number - and look him in the eye - than put my Amex # on the big I.
I would rather take whatever risk there is in using my credit card online, rather than go into a store and be made to feel like the cashier is doing me a favor by taking my money.
The internet capabilities of the computers included in the figures are NOT the ONLY function these machines have.
Not to mention that the internet is not necessarily creating usage where none would have existed: if I didn't buy a book online, how much energy would I consume driving to the store? How much energy does an email take, compared to making a phone call, or sending a letter (all those postal trucks, sorting machines, etc...)
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the water coming on, scaulding hot... DOH! Freezing Cold... DOH! Slightly less hot... DOH! Slightly less cold... DOH! (and on and on for 5 minutes until it settles on a good temperature).
This is the way your neural net does it, until it learns.
In the same way a neural net in your shower would learn your user preferences without you having to explicitly set them, or even think about it.
Of course you'd have the option to set them yourself if you liked...
if(animal is furry && animal is small && animal is domesticated) it's probably a cat or a dog.
Problem is you have to hardcode in or read in what is furry and what is small and what is domesticated, whereas the nn figures out what these features are and adapts to changes in the input automatically. Otherwise you have some human extracting new features and hardcoding them somewhere.
The ONE thing I thought was promising when I first heard of Java was the running on different platforms idea. Sounded good. Unfortunately it just didn't make it.
java lets developers use their os of choice. our team has 2 linux and one nt user, and the servlets/jsp app runs on solaris and win2k as well.
My last company paid for an ms "mvp" support guy who came in every week and tried to sell us all on the full ms product line. When he found out I was using open source xml parsers he told me at ms they are not supposed to look at open source because of the "restrictive licenses".
import java.util.Vector; public class testcount { public static void main( String args[] ) { try { Vector list = Count.down(Integer.parseInt(args[0])); for ( int i = 0; i list.size(); i++ ) System.out.print( ((Integer)(list.elementAt(i))).toString() + " " ); } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println("Usage: java countdown INT"); } } }
class Count { private static Vector list = new Vector(); public static Vector down( int n ) { list.addElement( new Integer( n )); if ( n == 0 ) return list; return down( n-1 ); } }
Oops. I guess you forgot that computer and natural languages serve different purposes, and that the ambiguity that context-sensitivity brings along is undesirable when you're trying to get a computer to do something? Unless you're trying to get a computer to deal with ambiguous data (hence, Fuzzy Logic).
JSP can be slow, yes. This is mainly because of the two-step that happens when you access a JSP file: first the server compiles it as a servlet, then it serves the output of the servlet. Predictably, this tends to suck performance-wise, although the performance of the most popular JSP engines seems worlds better now than a year ago, and hopefully will continue to improve.
The compilation of JSP into a servlet should only take place once, when the JSP script is called for the first time. Any subsequent calls use the already-compiled servlet (until the JSP script is modified, or the web server is rebooted...)
Bill Gates Mini-Me? you just made me emit an uncontrolled snort of laughter which I couldn't stifle in time, thereby serving to reinforce the opinion of those in the cubes near me that I am certifiably insane.
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So, what do you do with the "lazy ... and stupid worker"?
The best answer in my opinion is to give them enough money to live decently on. That causes the least amount of strain on society (less crime, fear, etc.). If the wherewhithal to support them comes from my (and my employers') taxes, so be it. It's worth it.
I've had to put up with lots of "stupid little things" instituted by management, too. Human nature is human nature. You go off on unions, but employers are guilty of as many annoying things that hinder my work.
what skills do the employers have that leads you to cast your vote for them to not have to worry about these things?
some people should not work. they hinder efficiency. I would rather pay taxes so that those people don't have to work than have to deal with them in the workplace!
if you won, you might never need to get hired again
Doesn't mean I'm not honest though. On the contrary.
I've also been lied to unashamedly by people who looked me in the eyes (back when I used to look people in the eyes).
One can smile and smile and smile and still be a villain. Same with looking people in the eye.
I would rather take whatever risk there is in using my credit card online, rather than go into a store and be made to feel like the cashier is doing me a favor by taking my money.
Not to mention that the internet is not necessarily creating usage where none would have existed: if I didn't buy a book online, how much energy would I consume driving to the store? How much energy does an email take, compared to making a phone call, or sending a letter (all those postal trucks, sorting machines, etc...)
... the water coming on, scaulding hot... DOH! Freezing Cold... DOH! Slightly less hot... DOH! Slightly less cold... DOH! (and on and on for 5 minutes until it settles on a good temperature).
This is the way your neural net does it, until it learns.
In the same way a neural net in your shower would learn your user preferences without you having to explicitly set them, or even think about it.
Of course you'd have the option to set them yourself if you liked...
if(animal is furry && animal is small && animal is domesticated) it's probably a cat or a dog.
Problem is you have to hardcode in or read in what is furry and what is small and what is domesticated, whereas the nn figures out what these features are and adapts to changes in the input automatically. Otherwise you have some human extracting new features and hardcoding them somewhere.
I use it everyday. it runs at least as well as it runs on windows.
The ONE thing I thought was promising when I first heard of Java was the running on different platforms idea. Sounded good. Unfortunately it just didn't make it.
java lets developers use their os of choice. our team has 2 linux and one nt user, and the servlets/jsp app runs on solaris and win2k as well.
I'm more productive on linux because it's such a pain to surf the web using netscape.
Then there's the "guess" method, which got me a 0 heh
right on! I agree with most everything this dude said
My last company paid for an ms "mvp" support guy who came in every week and tried to sell us all on the full ms product line. When he found out I was using open source xml parsers he told me at ms they are not supposed to look at open source because of the "restrictive licenses".
after years of watching secretaries jot down passwords on 3x5 cards and post-it notes and tuck them into the pencil drawer of a desk
The basic fact is, passwords are a nuisance to remember.
We need an easier way of authenticating. At least until we figure out how to take away everyone's motivation for stealing.
here's one way in java:
import java.util.Vector;
public class testcount {
public static void main( String args[] ) {
try {
Vector list = Count.down(Integer.parseInt(args[0]));
for ( int i = 0; i list.size(); i++ )
System.out.print( ((Integer)(list.elementAt(i))).toString() + " " );
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println("Usage: java countdown INT");
}
}
}
class Count {
private static Vector list = new Vector();
public static Vector down( int n ) {
list.addElement( new Integer( n ));
if ( n == 0 ) return list;
return down( n-1 );
}
}
Oops. I guess you forgot that computer and natural languages serve different purposes, and that the ambiguity that context-sensitivity brings along is undesirable when you're trying to get a computer to do something? Unless you're trying to get a computer to deal with ambiguous data (hence, Fuzzy Logic).
You should also add quotation marks around "misspelled" to prevent its being parsed as a past participle.
JSP can be slow, yes. This is mainly because of the two-step that happens when you access a JSP file: first the server compiles it as a servlet, then it serves the output of the servlet. Predictably, this tends to suck performance-wise, although the performance of the most popular JSP engines seems worlds better now than a year ago, and hopefully will continue to improve.
The compilation of JSP into a servlet should only take place once, when the JSP script is called for the first time. Any subsequent calls use the already-compiled servlet (until the JSP script is modified, or the web server is rebooted...)
Bill Gates Mini-Me? you just made me emit an uncontrolled snort of laughter which I couldn't stifle in time, thereby serving to reinforce the opinion of those in the cubes near me that I am certifiably insane.