Of course it would be optional. You always have the option to pay out of pocket and go somewhere private. Having a national healthcare system is not the same as outlawing private medicine..
This was proposed Back In the Day when single-payer NHS was still on the table.
The counter argument was that it would harm competition, because who in their right mind would patronize a private system when the government option was so much better?
This struck me immediately. This was clearly an adult event.
Then why did the conference organizers allow the 9-year-old to attend and participate, going so far as to feature her presentation on their own website?
And if you're upset about the issue of the 9 year old. I'm pretty sure the parent should have know that at a conference for adults, a kid didn't really belong there.
You do bring up a very interesting point: examples of racism are just as likely to be dismissed as isolated incidents rather than symptoms of a more widespread phenomenon. Racial minorities in tech experience a lot of the same issues as women do, and the same frustration with the dominant paradigm refusing to acknowledge that it's actually real.
I'm pretty fortunate--my current workplace (I'm a woman in IT, obv) is as you describe, men and women working together in a pretty egalitarian environment. But even I'm not so naive as to think that my experience invalidates all of the other examples of sexism in the industry. For one thing, the happy scenario you describe hasn't always been my experience. It isn't the experience of many other women in the industry. And you don't have to visit any linkbait websites to see evidence of this, either. Try attending a tech conference like this one and just talk to the women in attendance about their experiences. Better yet, listen.
I wish I had a dollar for every tech job posting I've seen that required more years of experience with a certain language or skill longer than said language/skill has been in existence.
I don't think liberals care much at all about *who* is helping redistribute the nation's wealth, as long as it gets redistributed in a way that benefits all, and not just a few. It's a great idea, really, letting churches help.
Good point--but it often happens that churches will deny access to social services to individuals that do not fit the church's definition of acceptable conduct (disclosure: I worked for a church with a homeless ministry--part of my job was connecting people with social services in the area). This could be something as simple as not being a member of the church, or something more fundamental like being gay or having a child out of wedlock. It's one thing if the church is prioritizing distribution of Sunday's collection plate offerings, but if it's taxpayer dollars then discrimination of this sort should not be tolerated.
I don't know that "we" are the ones who are so strangely territorial about our bandwidth. Open wireless networks were a lot more common in the USA before ISPs started shutting people down for it.
It hasn't even been so long since ISPs had a problem with in-home networks of any kind. And it wasn't because they were worried about viruses or CP, either.
Remuneration yes, to creators no. Copyright law was developed to protect the livelihoods of publishers by granting a limited monopoly on the means of reproduction (i.e. printing presses).
I had Dr. Baase as a professor at SDSU for assembly language as well as a course with the same name as the book (albeit a much earlier edition). The book is a good read and Dr Baase definitely knows her stuff, but as previous comments have pointed out her book doesn't do more than touch on issues of copyright. What I remember from the ethics course had mostly to do with privacy and personal information, but being an undergrad course it didn't do much more than provide a broad overview.
I think part of the issue stems from the fact that what you'd call racism or sexism would merely be called "prejudice" by many scholars and experts on the subject. To a lot of people whose business it is to study these things, racism and sexism are specific cases of prejudice with the added component of institutionalized privilege or power. In such a context, the average American white male could indeed be the victim of prejudice, but not racism or sexism because it's still white males who are the dominant group in America (the "lowest difficulty setting", if you will).
YMMV of course; you may not agree with the definitions as they're used or commonly understood (and there are compelling arguments for and against defining them this way). But it may help you frame future discussions of this nature--I doubt parent is trying to say that men/whites are never victims of prejudice (and this is a problem), but it is a fundamentally different kind of problem.
Your argument might be more convincing if you provided evidence that this cultural backlash against men has actually resulted in a structurally-supported norm of female privilege in each of the arenas you mentioned.
I'm sorry that you've been made to feel "male guilt" (while I'm female, I'm also white and have experienced similar discomfort dealing with my own privilege, so I know well what "white guilt" feels like), but your hurt feelings are not sufficient proof of the systemic subjugation of men (in the video game industry? Seriously?). You seem very concerned that men have to "pass laws and decree pro female bias" but you're overlooking the fact that it's still overwhelmingly men who are in the position to pass those laws to begin with. This harms both men and women--and the guilt isn't a matter of assigning blame, but collectively shouldering the responsibility to make things more fair and equal.
It seems to me that family/home environment would have at least as much influence in "setting expectations." Children typically have a pretty good intuitive grasp on gender roles, and their culture's expectations of same, well before they enter the first grade.
Washington and Colorado. Oregon had a measure on the ballot but it was voted down. Some have speculated that it was due to the amount of regulation introduced in the measure.
Washington's had medical marijuana legalized for several years. The vote legalized recreational use (up to a certain amount) for adults over 21. Figuring out how the two distinct laws could/should interact with each other has been an interesting process--some of the most vocal opponents to the recreational law were from medical marijuana dispensaries. Their arguments have been on behalf of patients under 21 who might be impacted by the new law, but also heavy-use patients who would effectively be illegal to drive 100% of the time under the new "stoned driving" definitions. Cynics say the dispensaries are just trying to protect their profit margins. YMMV.
Washington had decriminalized marijuana by deprioritizing prosecution down to near-but-not-total nonexistence. Medical marijuana is also legal [t]here. That said, when Washington voted to legalize pot for recreational use, over a hundred possession cases were immediately dropped, even though the law doesn't go into effect until December 6. There's a pretty significant difference.
As the FAQ on the Seattle PD blotter site states, though, they're not planning on giving back any of the pot they've confiscated. Bummer, dude.
I used a cartridge-refillable Rotring ArtPen for years and considered it the Holy Grail of pens, but eventually I ran into problems replacing the ink cartridges. I'd order direct from the manufacturer (for some reason even the big art stores never kept the cartridges in stock) and invariably the ink would be low-quality, diluted, and prone to leaking right out of the pen. I had the same problem with the Rapidographs. Cleaning the pens didn't help. Replacing the pens/nibs didn't help. Storing them nibside-up didn't help. About $100 later in cartridges and new pens, I finally gave up. Now I use Sakura Micron disposable drawing/drafting pens (they come in.8,.5,.3,.1, and.05 mm thickness) and they work fine--no bleeding or blobbing, but I still pine for the smoothness of the Rotring pens (the Microns "feel" just a bit too dry to me, but I'd be willing to bet most people aren't so picky about their pens as I am). Maybe I've just had bad luck, though. Certainly a number of commenters seem to be having great experiences with the Rapidogaphs, so perhaps it's time to try again.
There do exist models (the Koh-I-Noor, I think) that connect the pen to an inkwell with a miniature hose, but I've never had a chance to try them.
A perfect example of flavor text invented to explain game balance--a beholder mage with the anti-magic eye intact would have been an absolute nightmare. Even in the Forgotten Realms.
It's possible that people like Michael Harrington are able to say things like this in one sentence because people like Ray Bradbury sparked their imaginations with pages of fiction.
Slashdot Mirror
Of course it would be optional. You always have the option to pay out of pocket and go somewhere private. Having a national healthcare system is not the same as outlawing private medicine..
This was proposed Back In the Day when single-payer NHS was still on the table. The counter argument was that it would harm competition, because who in their right mind would patronize a private system when the government option was so much better?
This struck me immediately. This was clearly an adult event.
Then why did the conference organizers allow the 9-year-old to attend and participate, going so far as to feature her presentation on their own website?
And if you're upset about the issue of the 9 year old. I'm pretty sure the parent should have know that at a conference for adults, a kid didn't really belong there.
TechCrunch endorsed the 9-year-old girl's attendance.
You do bring up a very interesting point: examples of racism are just as likely to be dismissed as isolated incidents rather than symptoms of a more widespread phenomenon. Racial minorities in tech experience a lot of the same issues as women do, and the same frustration with the dominant paradigm refusing to acknowledge that it's actually real.
I'm pretty fortunate--my current workplace (I'm a woman in IT, obv) is as you describe, men and women working together in a pretty egalitarian environment. But even I'm not so naive as to think that my experience invalidates all of the other examples of sexism in the industry. For one thing, the happy scenario you describe hasn't always been my experience. It isn't the experience of many other women in the industry. And you don't have to visit any linkbait websites to see evidence of this, either. Try attending a tech conference like this one and just talk to the women in attendance about their experiences. Better yet, listen.
I wish I had a dollar for every tech job posting I've seen that required more years of experience with a certain language or skill longer than said language/skill has been in existence.
I don't think liberals care much at all about *who* is helping redistribute the nation's wealth, as long as it gets redistributed in a way that benefits all, and not just a few. It's a great idea, really, letting churches help.
Good point--but it often happens that churches will deny access to social services to individuals that do not fit the church's definition of acceptable conduct (disclosure: I worked for a church with a homeless ministry--part of my job was connecting people with social services in the area). This could be something as simple as not being a member of the church, or something more fundamental like being gay or having a child out of wedlock. It's one thing if the church is prioritizing distribution of Sunday's collection plate offerings, but if it's taxpayer dollars then discrimination of this sort should not be tolerated.
Has anyone ever "gone clean" after you've debunked them (closed their business, publicly retracted claims, admitted fault, etc.)?
I don't know that "we" are the ones who are so strangely territorial about our bandwidth. Open wireless networks were a lot more common in the USA before ISPs started shutting people down for it.
It hasn't even been so long since ISPs had a problem with in-home networks of any kind. And it wasn't because they were worried about viruses or CP, either.
No, it was to ensure remuneration.
Remuneration yes, to creators no. Copyright law was developed to protect the livelihoods of publishers by granting a limited monopoly on the means of reproduction (i.e. printing presses).
Peanut butter's not a bad burger binder either.
I had Dr. Baase as a professor at SDSU for assembly language as well as a course with the same name as the book (albeit a much earlier edition). The book is a good read and Dr Baase definitely knows her stuff, but as previous comments have pointed out her book doesn't do more than touch on issues of copyright. What I remember from the ethics course had mostly to do with privacy and personal information, but being an undergrad course it didn't do much more than provide a broad overview.
I think part of the issue stems from the fact that what you'd call racism or sexism would merely be called "prejudice" by many scholars and experts on the subject. To a lot of people whose business it is to study these things, racism and sexism are specific cases of prejudice with the added component of institutionalized privilege or power. In such a context, the average American white male could indeed be the victim of prejudice, but not racism or sexism because it's still white males who are the dominant group in America (the "lowest difficulty setting", if you will).
YMMV of course; you may not agree with the definitions as they're used or commonly understood (and there are compelling arguments for and against defining them this way). But it may help you frame future discussions of this nature--I doubt parent is trying to say that men/whites are never victims of prejudice (and this is a problem), but it is a fundamentally different kind of problem.
Your argument might be more convincing if you provided evidence that this cultural backlash against men has actually resulted in a structurally-supported norm of female privilege in each of the arenas you mentioned.
I'm sorry that you've been made to feel "male guilt" (while I'm female, I'm also white and have experienced similar discomfort dealing with my own privilege, so I know well what "white guilt" feels like), but your hurt feelings are not sufficient proof of the systemic subjugation of men (in the video game industry? Seriously?). You seem very concerned that men have to "pass laws and decree pro female bias" but you're overlooking the fact that it's still overwhelmingly men who are in the position to pass those laws to begin with. This harms both men and women--and the guilt isn't a matter of assigning blame, but collectively shouldering the responsibility to make things more fair and equal.
So is it that the other 28 items on the list are demonstrably untrue, or are you merely choosing to exercise your privilege to disregard them (#29)?
It seems to me that family/home environment would have at least as much influence in "setting expectations." Children typically have a pretty good intuitive grasp on gender roles, and their culture's expectations of same, well before they enter the first grade.
Julia Roberts is the textbook example.
Washington and Colorado. Oregon had a measure on the ballot but it was voted down. Some have speculated that it was due to the amount of regulation introduced in the measure.
Washington's had medical marijuana legalized for several years. The vote legalized recreational use (up to a certain amount) for adults over 21. Figuring out how the two distinct laws could/should interact with each other has been an interesting process--some of the most vocal opponents to the recreational law were from medical marijuana dispensaries. Their arguments have been on behalf of patients under 21 who might be impacted by the new law, but also heavy-use patients who would effectively be illegal to drive 100% of the time under the new "stoned driving" definitions. Cynics say the dispensaries are just trying to protect their profit margins. YMMV.
Washington had decriminalized marijuana by deprioritizing prosecution down to near-but-not-total nonexistence. Medical marijuana is also legal [t]here. That said, when Washington voted to legalize pot for recreational use, over a hundred possession cases were immediately dropped, even though the law doesn't go into effect until December 6. There's a pretty significant difference.
As the FAQ on the Seattle PD blotter site states, though, they're not planning on giving back any of the pot they've confiscated. Bummer, dude.
Beholders are solitary....they hate each other, you wont' see them in groups.
Yeah, the party thought the same thing. But there are accounts of at least one beholder city in the Underdark...
I used a cartridge-refillable Rotring ArtPen for years and considered it the Holy Grail of pens, but eventually I ran into problems replacing the ink cartridges. I'd order direct from the manufacturer (for some reason even the big art stores never kept the cartridges in stock) and invariably the ink would be low-quality, diluted, and prone to leaking right out of the pen. I had the same problem with the Rapidographs. Cleaning the pens didn't help. Replacing the pens/nibs didn't help. Storing them nibside-up didn't help. About $100 later in cartridges and new pens, I finally gave up. Now I use Sakura Micron disposable drawing/drafting pens (they come in .8, .5, .3, .1, and .05 mm thickness) and they work fine--no bleeding or blobbing, but I still pine for the smoothness of the Rotring pens (the Microns "feel" just a bit too dry to me, but I'd be willing to bet most people aren't so picky about their pens as I am). Maybe I've just had bad luck, though. Certainly a number of commenters seem to be having great experiences with the Rapidogaphs, so perhaps it's time to try again.
There do exist models (the Koh-I-Noor, I think) that connect the pen to an inkwell with a miniature hose, but I've never had a chance to try them.
A perfect example of flavor text invented to explain game balance--a beholder mage with the anti-magic eye intact would have been an absolute nightmare. Even in the Forgotten Realms.
/it's okay, we're all nerds here...
This works until you have (or are) a sadistic DM who throws two beholders at the party.
They did make a silver bullet card for poison decks, but it's also pretty useful when played in conjunction with creatures with Persist, like this one. Instant win condition.
It's possible that people like Michael Harrington are able to say things like this in one sentence because people like Ray Bradbury sparked their imaginations with pages of fiction.