That being individualism and the idea that J. Random knows (or can easily teach themselves) just as well how to do a thing as a trained, experienced professional.
You see that in education with parents who are dead certain they can tell teachers how to do their jobs. Also with jackasses in Texas who want to dictate what's in schoolbooks based on their political agendas, despite having no degree in education or in the subjects they're trying to modify in the curricula.
You see that in the debates about evolution and anthropogenic global warming.
This. Not every precious little snowflake is cut out to go to college and get a well-paying job. Some kids, not necessarily through any fault of their own, don't pack the gear for that and will end up working at a fast food restaurant for their entire lives.
Lots of parents aren't going to see it that way, though, and want little Johnny to have access to the same chances that the brighter kids have.
In darker corners of the USA, teachers can even be fired for being unmarried and pregnant. One of my teacher friends was forced to either marry her boyfriend or quit her job; she chose marriage.
You showcase your ignorance. Any teacher is going to put a lot of hours in at home, making tests, grading papers, creating new lessons, doing committee work. I know because my wife teaches high school English and I have an aunt and a couple friends who teach. They also don't get the whole summer off - there are committee meetings to go to, inservice days to attend, and they come in about a week before the students do to get their rooms prepped and learn about what new madness the administration and legislature have decided on.
They work much more than 8 hours a day, for a comparative pittance. Sure, they're paid more than J. Random Schmuck at McDonald's, but it's a job that requires a college degree and a certification. Still, my wife makes about $40k/yr on her eleventh year of teaching, which is only slightly more than I make fixing computers for not quite half as long, and I never take my work home with me.
Actually, it shouldn't be capitalized with that usage. I wouldn't capitalize "the Greek gods" or "the Greek god Zeus", and I expect you wouldn't either.
You sound like one of the retards who say that one shouldn't bother to vote in the USA because it's all just one Party. You, sir, are intellectually lazy.
But what if Rush Limbaugh tells you to ignore Toyota, because the firmware fix is clearly a liberal conspiracy to deprive God-fearing Americans of something or other?
What possessed you to post such a fucking stupid question? "Hey, I'm a code monkey who writes shitty VB6 for a living, and based on my vast experience with fucking up motherboard BIOS upgrades thanks to my own stupidity, I know that people tend to write bad code."
Goes to show that just because somebody's smart enough to know how to program (or to "edit") doesn't mean he knows a goddamn thing about anything else.
It's a self-correcting problem, at least - the poster may end up removing himself from the gene pool, though one hopes without inconveniencing anybody else.
Basically it summarizes what data Microsoft collects from its users - a list of IP addresses you've accessed their services from & when, plus any particulars you've provided them, such as name, date of birth, etc.
Also anything you've uploaded to their servers may be fair game in the event of a subpoena.
Nothing surprising if you've got much sense, really.
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That being individualism and the idea that J. Random knows (or can easily teach themselves) just as well how to do a thing as a trained, experienced professional.
You see that in education with parents who are dead certain they can tell teachers how to do their jobs. Also with jackasses in Texas who want to dictate what's in schoolbooks based on their political agendas, despite having no degree in education or in the subjects they're trying to modify in the curricula.
You see that in the debates about evolution and anthropogenic global warming.
You see it in politics every goddamn day.
This. Not every precious little snowflake is cut out to go to college and get a well-paying job. Some kids, not necessarily through any fault of their own, don't pack the gear for that and will end up working at a fast food restaurant for their entire lives.
Lots of parents aren't going to see it that way, though, and want little Johnny to have access to the same chances that the brighter kids have.
Who in the hell do you think /wants/ to be stuck in a room all day doing nothing? For years?
It'd be maddening even with a laptop, wireless Internet connection, and a bagful of books.
That's pretty much how it is in the States as well.
In darker corners of the USA, teachers can even be fired for being unmarried and pregnant. One of my teacher friends was forced to either marry her boyfriend or quit her job; she chose marriage.
Sounds like you've got a problem with authority, sonny.
It's hard to explain the concept of respecting other people to those like you. I know, because I used to be that way.
You showcase your ignorance. Any teacher is going to put a lot of hours in at home, making tests, grading papers, creating new lessons, doing committee work. I know because my wife teaches high school English and I have an aunt and a couple friends who teach. They also don't get the whole summer off - there are committee meetings to go to, inservice days to attend, and they come in about a week before the students do to get their rooms prepped and learn about what new madness the administration and legislature have decided on.
They work much more than 8 hours a day, for a comparative pittance. Sure, they're paid more than J. Random Schmuck at McDonald's, but it's a job that requires a college degree and a certification. Still, my wife makes about $40k/yr on her eleventh year of teaching, which is only slightly more than I make fixing computers for not quite half as long, and I never take my work home with me.
Why do spacecraft use those power specs, out of curiosity?
How about they just stick with Steam's DRM and call it a day?
Lips and arseholes are technically meat.
to read Slashdot with an ad-blocker, then? That's basically what you're advocating with your "readability" bookmarklet.
Note: I agree that their site is unbearable to read as-is.
Silly AC: there's this thing called "case law" in the USA.
Judicial activism is when a judge does something I don't like.
Actually, it shouldn't be capitalized with that usage. I wouldn't capitalize "the Greek gods" or "the Greek god Zeus", and I expect you wouldn't either.
moar liek it's kdawson.
You sound like one of the retards who say that one shouldn't bother to vote in the USA because it's all just one Party. You, sir, are intellectually lazy.
You'll be modded into oblivion shortly, if the moderation that's already been applied to this article's comments is any indication.
Unsurprisingly, the wingnuts can't deal with any opinions that differ from their own.
You over-estimate the mentality of most of the people who will be rising to kdawson's flamebait.
Also, the Christian god wouldn't allow the earth to become uninhabitable.
I've known one AGW denier to use that argument.
You're practically begging the denialists to come out and play. ...oh, it's a kdawson article. Carry on, then.
But what if Rush Limbaugh tells you to ignore Toyota, because the firmware fix is clearly a liberal conspiracy to deprive God-fearing Americans of something or other?
Ah, never thought I'd miss JonKatz, but kdawson makes me wonder sometimes...
What possessed you to post such a fucking stupid question? "Hey, I'm a code monkey who writes shitty VB6 for a living, and based on my vast experience with fucking up motherboard BIOS upgrades thanks to my own stupidity, I know that people tend to write bad code."
Goes to show that just because somebody's smart enough to know how to program (or to "edit") doesn't mean he knows a goddamn thing about anything else.
It's a self-correcting problem, at least - the poster may end up removing himself from the gene pool, though one hopes without inconveniencing anybody else.
Basically it summarizes what data Microsoft collects from its users - a list of IP addresses you've accessed their services from & when, plus any particulars you've provided them, such as name, date of birth, etc.
Also anything you've uploaded to their servers may be fair game in the event of a subpoena.
Nothing surprising if you've got much sense, really.