Your position seems based on ideals rather than rationality.
The "football team" voters that root for "their" team regardless of what they stand for, and rationalize everything their team does, are the real cause of all our problems.
Retort: the idealistic voters who ignore the fact that we have a two party political system and, instead of choosing the better of the two candidates available, choose to throw their votes away and allow the conservative side to gain a numeric advantage are the real cause of all our (political) problems.
Note: Neo-Con takeover of the republican party. Salient point: existing parties can be almost completely reformed to new goals and ideals. Conclusion: possible to work within the system to achieve a goal.
Then we agree. I have always argued for only a slight modification of the copyright law as defined in the US Constitution (14 years with an optional 14 year renewal).* As originally intended, the public domain was the ultimate home for all creative works; now *nothing* has gone into the public domain that hasn't been explicitly placed there since the 1920s.
*My modification is that software and movies should be limited to 7 years with an optional 7 year renewal.**
You missed it, those books you list are already classics.
The post author was referring to books that only pretentious people know about and think *should* be classics. Stuff like "Attack of the Bacon Robots" or something.
Those who do well at solve-the-riddle interviews are certainly intelligent and can solve problems, but it's not necessarily true that they can solve ill-specified problems -- real-world problems that need solving aren't usually as completely specified as a riddle or puzzle.
Well sure, but although they may not be good at "real-world" problems, you, as a candidate, definitely aren't good at the oddball problems in "real-time".
So you're saying that you have a skill, but that the people who already have proven themselves in the quick riddle test may also have that skill.
Your interview suggestions seem a little off. Have you actually done any hiring or are these techniques that you'd like to see applied during your next interview? Lots of people can BS about tech, less can demonstrate a good problem solving mind, and less can do it in "real-time".
re: 3. You think all high school dropouts can succintly explain the concept of linear time? Whoa.
Buddha isn't Santa Claus. You are apparently substituting Buddha for the Christian God, who most *treat* like Santa Claus (e.g. Thank God that your local...). Poor form.
Anarchism is lazy people wanting a free ride from the world. Let me see if I can boil it all down:
"I want all the stuff, but I don't want to work or pay for anything. And everyone should just get along. No one should be able to tell anyone else what to do, but all the menial labor will just get done because someone will do it."
Unless he doesn't give a crap about open plains and spaces and low gas prices. It's possible that the GP is more interested in communication and entertainment services, eh?
Don't stop at Wikipedia, it's a starting point! Zeus bound Promethus as punishment for sharing fire with us humans; but eventually Zeus relented and hinted to his son, Heracles, that it wouldn't be terrible if 'someone' freed him (hint hint). So Heracles killed the eagle, freed the god, and there was much rejoicing. See Theogony, line 526-543.
"And ready- witted Prometheus he bound with inextricable bonds, cruel chains, and drove a shaft through his middle, and set on him a long- winged eagle, which used to eat his immortal liver; but by night the liver grew as much again everyway as the long-winged bird devoured in the whole day. That bird Heracles, the valiant son of shapely-ankled Alcmene, slew; and delivered the son of Iapetus from the cruel plague, and released him from his affliction -- not without the will of Olympian Zeus who reigns on high, that the glory of Heracles the Theban-born might be yet greater than it was before over the plenteous earth. This, then, he regarded, and honoured his famous son; though he was angry, he ceased from the wrath which he had before because Prometheus matched himself in wit with the almighty son of Cronos." - Theogony of Hesiod
What's knowledge of basic classical Greek mythology coming to?!
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Weird. I got a cell phone call from "Samuel L. Jackson" telling me (by name) to take my wife (by name) to the movie. It also mentioned my job, etc. Highly amusing and certainly unique in my experience.
There were also cool airplane-like tickets you could print out as group movie night invitations.
Basically there are only a three games that leave you freer than Oblivion does: Arena, Daggerfall and Morrowind
What about Ultima 7? Stop adventuring, ignore the main quest and get a job in the bakery! Or running crops from farm to village. Or smithing. Or get hooked on drugs. Or get your party members hooked on drugs.
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But Jet does all the cooking, should he be the master chef?
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An atheist wouldn't believe in the concept of Buddha either.
There is no wired wiimote.
The wiimote is usable without the nunchuk attachment (not all games use it).
You seem to be easily confused.
Your position seems based on ideals rather than rationality.
Retort: the idealistic voters who ignore the fact that we have a two party political system and, instead of choosing the better of the two candidates available, choose to throw their votes away and allow the conservative side to gain a numeric advantage are the real cause of all our (political) problems.
Note: Neo-Con takeover of the republican party. Salient point: existing parties can be almost completely reformed to new goals and ideals. Conclusion: possible to work within the system to achieve a goal.
Then we agree. I have always argued for only a slight modification of the copyright law as defined in the US Constitution (14 years with an optional 14 year renewal).* As originally intended, the public domain was the ultimate home for all creative works; now *nothing* has gone into the public domain that hasn't been explicitly placed there since the 1920s.
*My modification is that software and movies should be limited to 7 years with an optional 7 year renewal.**
**It'll never happen.
You missed it, those books you list are already classics.
The post author was referring to books that only pretentious people know about and think *should* be classics. Stuff like "Attack of the Bacon Robots" or something.
Interesting. What makes it one of the worst movies you've ever seen? The acting, script, direction, music?
Well sure, but although they may not be good at "real-world" problems, you, as a candidate, definitely aren't good at the oddball problems in "real-time".
So you're saying that you have a skill, but that the people who already have proven themselves in the quick riddle test may also have that skill.
Your interview suggestions seem a little off. Have you actually done any hiring or are these techniques that you'd like to see applied during your next interview? Lots of people can BS about tech, less can demonstrate a good problem solving mind, and less can do it in "real-time".
Your thesis: creative people only create for financial gain.
Counter: there are creative people who create regardless of financial gain.
Examples: Wikipedia, Slashdot (originally), amateur photographers, amateur musicians (e.g. http://ghostnotes.blogspot.com/), Linux, Monster Island, etc.
Of course financial gain in some of these cases is a bonus, it was not the primary impetus for their creation.
What are you talking about? Punch-out! was the only game that the powerglove was remotely suitable for.
Lesser sin? My wife and I both enjoy Coyote Ugly. It's a chick flick with guy friendly eye candy. It's also genuinely funny.
So something useful isn't (and can't be) art?
What about the Chrysler Building? Or houses by Frank Lloyd Wright? Or the Apple G5?
Sadist? Possibly. But He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
re: 3. You think all high school dropouts can succintly explain the concept of linear time? Whoa.
Buddha isn't Santa Claus. You are apparently substituting Buddha for the Christian God, who most *treat* like Santa Claus (e.g. Thank God that your local...). Poor form.
That's why real contracts require a pen color that isn't black.
You should have added, "No offense." so ALPN could have replied, "None taken."
It's not instinct if its learned.
Anarchism is lazy people wanting a free ride from the world. Let me see if I can boil it all down:
"I want all the stuff, but I don't want to work or pay for anything. And everyone should just get along. No one should be able to tell anyone else what to do, but all the menial labor will just get done because someone will do it."
Unless he doesn't give a crap about open plains and spaces and low gas prices. It's possible that the GP is more interested in communication and entertainment services, eh?
And the story is even (mostly) correct in Wikipedia and I didn't fix it! What's basic reading comprehension skills coming to?!
Don't stop at Wikipedia, it's a starting point ! Zeus bound Promethus as punishment for sharing fire with us humans; but eventually Zeus relented and hinted to his son, Heracles, that it wouldn't be terrible if 'someone' freed him (hint hint). So Heracles killed the eagle, freed the god, and there was much rejoicing. See Theogony, line 526-543.
"And ready- witted Prometheus he bound with inextricable bonds, cruel chains, and drove a shaft through his middle, and set on him a long- winged eagle, which used to eat his immortal liver; but by night the liver grew as much again everyway as the long-winged bird devoured in the whole day. That bird Heracles, the valiant son of shapely-ankled Alcmene, slew; and delivered the son of Iapetus from the cruel plague, and released him from his affliction -- not without the will of Olympian Zeus who reigns on high, that the glory of Heracles the Theban-born might be yet greater than it was before over the plenteous earth. This, then, he regarded, and honoured his famous son; though he was angry, he ceased from the wrath which he had before because Prometheus matched himself in wit with the almighty son of Cronos." - Theogony of Hesiod
What's knowledge of basic classical Greek mythology coming to?!
Mousepad: He's using his cliches again.
Donbot: How many times is that, two or three?
Clamps: Three.
Donbot: All right, that's the necessary number of times. That hackneyed writer's going
to have a little on-the-job "accident."
You could do worse than 'Learning SQL' (which does all but a couple examples in mySQL). No need to get into mySQL specifics until you know how to use SQL itself.
Weird. I got a cell phone call from "Samuel L. Jackson" telling me (by name) to take my wife (by name) to the movie. It also mentioned my job, etc. Highly amusing and certainly unique in my experience.
There were also cool airplane-like tickets you could print out as group movie night invitations.
Basically there are only a three games that leave you freer than Oblivion does: Arena, Daggerfall and Morrowind
What about Ultima 7? Stop adventuring, ignore the main quest and get a job in the bakery! Or running crops from farm to village. Or smithing. Or get hooked on drugs. Or get your party members hooked on drugs.